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It's Not What You Think It Is!
An inverted cross is the cross of St. Peter, who, according to tradition, was crucified upside down because he felt unworthy to die the same way as Christ. As Catholics believe the pope to be a successor of St. Peter, the inverted cross is frequently used in connection with the papacy, such as on the papal throne and in papal tombs [photo]. It also symbolizes humility because of the story of Peter. The inverted cross has more recently been appropriated by Satanists as a symbol meant to oppose or invert Christianity.
"It is believed that three different kinds of crosses were used for Roman executions - the crux commissa which had the form of a T, the crux decussata whose shape was X and the crux immissa or capitata which is generally believed to be the type of cross on which Jesus died." Lutterworth Dictionary of the Bible By Watson E. Mills (p. 185).
Click on image for this groups information of the cross. Jehovah's Witness Cross Pin At one point in time the Jehovah's Witness' used the image of the cross, but came to understand the pagan origins of it and no longer use this image.
What was the symbol associated with the Babylonian Goddess Tammuz?
What is atop the domes at St. Basil's in Moscow?
What did the crusaders use on top of banners in early invasions?
What is your banner? Exodus 17:15
What sign can be seen in the hands of Egyptian kings and gods of antiquity?
What are in the hands of many of the statues on the wall of St. Peter's Square in Rome?
What sign is above almost every altar in the churches?
What sign is placed on the foreheads of the Christians on "Ash Wednesday"?
The cross was widely known in pre-Christian times. Indeed, it was a well known heathen sign. The Egyptian god of light, Horus had the cross on his vestments. Rassam found buildings at Nineveh marked with the Maltese cross. Osiris as well as Jupiter Ammon, had for a monogram a cross. The cross is found on the Phoenician monuments at an early date.
The Cadeceus, used as a symbol of the medical profession, was an outgrowth of the Tau cross. The Tau cross was inscribed on the forhead of every person admitted into the mysteries of Mithras. From 1400 BCE and to 400 AD, the Persians, the Romans, and the Greeks worshipped the god Mithras.
We can see a parallel with the Scripture in Revelation 13:16, "And he caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to recieve a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads: (verse 17) And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." This Beast system is soon to come aliveor the deadly wound is being healed.
The historians wrote many facts about the cross and its beginning. We, as righteous watchman of Yahweh should be able to see what will be part of the "Mark of the Beast". Yahweh has revealed this revelation to but a small group of believers.