The Crucible Act 3 Analysis

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Acts 5:3
“But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?”

The Holy Spirit must have revealed to Peter that Ananias was lying, therefore he asked him why he lied. I have heard it said that Ananias would not have been asked this question if he was a lost sinner, as Peter would have known that it is the way of the ungodly to not tell the truth. I find it at least reasonable to believe he was saved but Satan filled his heart to lie. Certainly, this must be true. Revelation 3:9
“Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.”

God watches over the Church of Philadelphia and knows those who claim to be Jews, that pretend to be the only peculiar
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The blazing star at the center of the Lodge is the witch's pentagram, symbol of the god of Satanism, Set! The letter “G” stands for generativity, sexual potency.

The apron is a tool of the ceremonial magician and a symbol of Lucifer's priesthood. It also functions as a sacrilegious parody of the veil in the temple of Solomon, in that it veils the “most holy place”--in this case, the Mason's genital region.

The Masonic initiate and the witch initiate both stand at the northeast corner of their respective temples. Both are stripped of all metal (for occult reasons), both are blindfolded and tied with a cord. Both are challenged at the door of their temples by sharp instruments piercing their naked breasts. Both must swear dreadful oaths to keep secrets which they do not know yet. Both are “illuminated” at a key point in their initiations after swearing the oaths by having their blindfolds removed.

SATAN PROVOKES

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