By Pastor Michael Brigmond

The statement was made in the last issue, "Kabbalah is the infrastructure of the coming One World Religion." Some have asked for more information. Here it is:

When the Jews went into Babylonian captivity, they adopted Gematria from the Babylonians. History shows that King Sargon II used Gematria as early as the 8th century BC Gematria is now one of three Kabbalistic systems used to ascertain the hidden meaning of words. This is accomplished by assigning a numerical value to each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. They teach that the sum of the letters have a spiritual significance. If the sum of a word (or phrase) equals the sum of another word (or phrase), they believe that, in some spiritual way, the two words, or phrases, are connected.

The dove was contrived as a symbol of Christ because the words Alpha and Omega (the beginning and the end) have the same numerical value as the Greek word for dove, peristera. It is plain to see how Gematria can be manipulated to provide false proof for theories and conclusions.

The other 2 systems, Notarikon and Temurah, are only glorified and modified methods of Gematria, doing the same thing in different ways.

The Kabbalistic system of Gematria is far more complex than merely tallying up numerical values of letters. The intent here is not to give an exhaustive description of Gematria, but merely to show the reader how far fetched the Kabbalist system really is.

What is important is that the reader understands that all who study Kabbalah are not Jewish, although the bulk of them are Jewish. Kabbalah can be found as a fundamental system of interpretation in many Eastern Religions, i.e. Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. There are even some so-called "Christian" Kabbalists. The recent book, "The Bible Code", is nothing more than a Kabbalah’s computerize interpretation of Scripture using Gematria. "The Bible Code" is trash. The Scriptures are written plain enough for any honest hearted believer to understand.

The Bible speaks of a time in the last days when the world will be united under a one-world government and a one-world religious system. We can see the possibilities of a one-world government by what we see taking place with the United Nations. But, what could possibly, ever bring the religions of the world together? How could Jews, Moslems, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhists, New-Agers, and other religions ever find common ground to agree?

The answer is: Kabbalah. One of the main teaching of Eastern religions is reincarnation. Reincarnation has been defined as "the return of the soul or essence after death to inhabit a new physical form." Roughly two-thirds of the world’s current population believe is some form of reincarnation. Kabbalah, because it allows for reincarnation, will be the magnet that pulls the false religions of the world into a single world religion. The Hebrew word for transmigration (reincarnation) is, "Gilgul", the passage of a soul upon death into another body.

Kabbalists advanced the view that humans could transmigrate into animals, or even into plants and rocks. There is a current series of books that are having a profound influence on the children across America. Over one million young readers are consuming Katherine Applegate’s fiction books about "Animorphs", children who change into animals to save the Earth from aliens called "Yeerks". These Yeerks are slimy, slug-like creatures, grey-green in color and the size of a rat that crawl into the skull of a human to control him with the intent of taking over the Earth. Once the children in these books "morph (change) into animals", they must contend with the natural animal instincts and urges while they attempt to fight of the alien Yeerks.

Parents tend to view such books as harmless fantasy. Surely, they think, the books can’t be bad, because the series is published by Scholastic, Inc., a major publisher of children’s literature,. After all Scholastic books are peddled in most schools across America. This is the same company that produces the "Goosebumps" series. Need we say more?

Yes, indeed, the Kabbalah will be the whirlpool that sucks the religions of the world into the abyss. We, as Apostolics, must we warned and we must heed the warning if we are to avoid being duped into believing such lies.

In coming issues we will continue to expose the dangers of Kabbalist doctrine and practice. [][][][]