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Were the Images of the Temple Lawful?

• Understanding that obeying Ahayah’s voice comes first and there is meaning to the testimonies left to us, let's examine whether the images made when Solomon built the House of Ahayah were lawful. Firstly, Ahayah showed Moses the pattern of the tabernacle in heaven: 

Heb 8:5  

Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of Alahayim when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. 

• So what Moses was to make was the replica of what is in heaven. Mind you, it’s unlawful to make graven images, the similitude of any figure, likeness of male or female, or a molten image:

Deu 27:15  

Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto Ahayah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 

Deuteronomy 4:15-18 

Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that Ahayah spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: 16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, 18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:

• These commands are right and true, yet these commands do not precede the first commandment given to Israel upon coming out of Egypt:

Exodus 19:5 

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

• Knowing the Law and the first covenant of obeying the Lord’s voice, if Ahayah commands something to be made, though unlawful to do in His law, it is still a just work in following after Him to perform what He commands because one is obeying His voice. Now, let’s see what Ahayah commanded Moses:

Exodus 25:1-2, 8-9, 18  

And Ahayah spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

Exodus 26:1, 31 

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. 31 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

• The sanctuary being made after the pattern of the one in heaven helps understand that cherubim are part of the design and they are lawful to make for the sanctuary of Ahayah because that is obeying His voice to do it for His sanctuary though it’s not lawful to make molten images of gold nor carved images in general. This means making an image of a cherubim for any other purpose is unlawful because of the commandments not to make graven images, likenesses, or similitudes of any male or female figure in heaven. For confirmation that making cherubim are righteous for the house of Ahayah, Ezekiel saw the vision of the house of Ahayah that Israel is to build in Christ’s kingdom and it will also have cherubim: 

Ezekiel 40:2-4 

In the visions of Alahayim brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. 3 And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. 4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 41:1, 18-20, 23, 25 

Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. 18 And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces; 19 

So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about. 20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple. 23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. 25 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.

Eze 43:10-12

Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. 11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 12 This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.

• Through scripture, we get understanding of the form, fashion and law of the house to come in the kingdom and know the pattern of the tabernacle shown to Moses in the heavens, both of which we see there are cherubims, yet there were no bull or lion figures in them nor were they commanded to be made. Solomon made graven images of cherubim in the house of Ahayah as well which was lawful to do as we now know by Ahayah’s commands and the patterns of the tabernacle of old and the fashion of the House to come in Christ’s kingdom:   

1 Kings 6:1, 16, 19, 23, 27-29, 31-32

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Ahayah 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Ahayah. 23

And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. 31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. 32 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.

• So graven images of cherubim statues of gold were erected in the Holy place along with the doors and the walls round about the house were covered with carved images of cherubim. All this was lawful to do for the House of Ahayah because cherubim were used for the tabernacle Moses made as well.

The unlawful images of the House of the Lord

• Solomon hired Hiram, a man of Tyre. [I Kings 7:13-14] He made a molten sea, bases, and wheel plates with similitudes of creatures that Ahayah didn’t command. [I kings 7:29-50] These items went outside of the House on the porch in the courts to the south eastern side of the House:

1 Kings 7:13-14 

And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

• The sea for the priest was put in the court of the House:

2 Chronicles 4:9 

Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. 

1 Kings 7:39 

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

• The bases and the sea for the priests were outside of the House in the inner courts. There were unlawful images made by Hiram on the items in the inner court of the House:

2 Chronicles 4:2-6 

Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 3 And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast. 4  It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 5  And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. 6  He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

• The bases with wheels and plates

1 Kings 7:27, 29 

And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. 29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.

• The wheel plates of the bases

1 Kings 7:30, 36-37, 40 

And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. 36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. 37 After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size. 40 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of Ahayah:

• Through scripture, we see the bulls and lions made by Hiram weren’t in the actual sanctuary but the inner courts and Ahayah never commanded Moses to make bulls and lions, neither are they in the pattern shown to Moses in the mount, nor were those images in the temple to come in Christ’s kingdom. For such reasons as afore mentioned, it was against the law and should not have been put in the courts of the house. Ahayah suffered it to be as a testimony against the Israelites, for we are the inner courts (Rev 11:1) where His altar is. The idols inside the inner courts of the temple symbolizes the idols in our hearts (Jer 9:26; Eze 11:21) and the temple being destroyed symbolizes the wrath that shall come upon those that separate themselves from Ahayah to serve their idols. 

Barnabas 16:7 

I find then that there is a temple, How then shall it be built in the name of the Lord? Understand ye. Before we believed on Alahayim, the abode of our heart was corrupt and weak, a temple truly built by hands; for it was full of idolatry and was a house of demons, because we did whatsoever was contrary to Alahayim.

• Christ will build the true temple made without hands in our heart free of idols and demons:

Barnabas 16:8-9

But it shall be built in the name of the Lord. Give heed then that the temple of the Lord may be built gloriously. 9 How? Understand ye. By receiving the remission of our sins and hoping on the Name we became new, created afresh from the beginning. Wherefore Alahayim dwelleth truly in our habitation within us. How? The word of his faith, the calling of his promise, the wisdom of the ordinances, the commandments of the teaching, He Himself prophesying in us, He Himself dwelling in us, opening for us who had been in bondage unto death the door of the temple, which is the mouth, and giving us repentance leadeth us to the incorruptible temple.

• The true temple is being built and we must be found faithful in all things to partake in it by having our hearts purified by faith, fearing Alahayim, and working righteousness to be accepted with Him, both Hebrew and Gentile. (Acts 10:35; 15:7-9) The words of Lord Yache in the gospels regarding building another temple without hands was in reference to this temple in our hearts:

Mark 14:58 

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

• By precept, he was referring to building the true temple gloriously in our hearts.

Barnabas 16:6; 6:15 

But let us enquire whether there be any temple of Alahayim. There is; in the place where he himself undertakes to make and finish it. For it is written And it shall come to pass, when the week is being accomplished, the temple of Alahayim shall be built gloriously in the name of the Lord. 6:15 For a holy temple unto the Lord, my brethren, is the abode of our heart 

• Solomon should not have allowed Hiram nor Huram to make those graven images, yet we understand why Ahayah suffered them to do it, because it wasn't His true temple. The temple was left for a testimony against us because the temple with idols was destroyed by the Babylonians as a token that the man of an idolatrous heart shall also be destroyed. On the other hand, the temple made without hands, which is the holy temple of the heart [Barnabas 6:15] purified by the blood of Christ [Heb 9:14] and sanctification of the Holy Spirit,[Rom 3:28-30;5:5;15:16] shall be built up with the remnant of Israel [Rev 7:4,10;14:1-4] and the brethren of the righteous Gentiles [Rev 7:9-10] that are called. [Amos 9:11-12] Unfortunately, Solomon did error as well in making lions in his own house.

1 Kings 9:10

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Ahayah, and the king's house,

1 Kings 10:18-20

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 19  The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 20  And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

• Solomon was an ensign, that not by a multitude of wisdom and knowledge were Lord Yache's people going to be delivered, [Sirach 19:24] but by obedience in obeying His voice [Jer 9:23-24, Exo 23:20-21] because he had a much wisdom but transgressed the law, diminishing his honor:

Testament of Judah 16:3

For even wise men among my sons shall they mar, and shall cause the kingdom of Judah to be diminished, which the Lord gave me because of my obedience to my father.

• This was in reference to Solomon, further signifying that the wisdom of obedience in the fear of Alahayim to obey His voice is better than much wisdom and transgressing;

Sir 47:13-14, 19-21

Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured... 14 How wise wast thou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with understanding! 19 Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou wast brought into subjection.20 Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly. 21 So the kingdom was divided..

Sir 19:24 

He that hath small understanding, and feareth Alahayim, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.

• Josias was an example of fearing Alahayim, having the simple understanding of departing from evil, not turning from the law, though not having much wisdom like his forefather Solomon;

Sir 49:1

The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.

2 Kings 22:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of Ahayah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Sir 49:2-4

He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity. 3 He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the unholy he established the worship of Alahayim. 4 All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed.

• Solomon was also a testimony of how head knowledge alone will not make us perfect of heart. David had not a plethora of knowledge, but an obedient heart, being merciful and walking uprightly in simplicity, [I Sam 13;14; I Macc 2:57; I Kings 11:4] for which, his heart was found perfect. Praise Ahayah that Solomon received the seal through repentance [Testament of Solomon] by confessing his faults, that he may receive mercy [James 5:15-16] which was promised to his father David, that Ahayah's mercy would not depart from him. [2 Sam 7:15]

Wisdom of Solomon 11:23

But thou hast mercy upon all; for thou canst do all things, and winkest at the sins of men, because they should amend.

• Ahayah winked at the ignorance, but we are by no means justified or given the grace of this liberty in Christ to do the same errors today, having understanding of the shortcomings of others for our admonitions to perfect our walk in these times;

1 Corinthians 10:11

Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

Sir 15:20, 5:4-5

He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin. 5:4 Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me? for the Lord is longsuffering, he will in no wise let thee go. 5 Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add sin unto sin:

Galatians 5:13-14

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• We are aware of the laws, the meaning of why Solomon and Hiram were suffered to make the images and what it symbolized for us and future prophesy. For us to make or continue operating with unlawful images would be unwise, seeing as though the righteous understood unlawful images were against the law as a confirmation for us to know it is indeed against the law for us today: 

4 Macc 17:7

And had it been lawful for us to paint, as might some artist, the tale of thy piety, would not the spectators have shuddered at the mother of seven sons suffering for righteousness' sake multitudinous tortures even unto death?

• It being unlawful to make the similitude of male or female made it unlawful to paint a portrait of the woman and her seven sons suffering. On the other hand, the unlearned make such unlawful images: 

Wisdom of Solomon 13:1, 10,13-15
Surely vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of Alahayim, and could not out of the good things that are seen know him that is: neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the workmaster;  [10] But miserable are they, and in dead things is their hope, who call them alahayims, which are the works of men's hands, gold and silver, to shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand. 

• This is showing they were making portraits to resemble beasts in their art from the ancient times;

[13] And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understanding, and fashioned it to the image of a man; [14] Or made it like some vile beast, laying it over with vermilion, and with paint coloring it red, and covering every spot therein; [15] And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron: 

• Its describing how after one has made the picture or image they nail it up upon a wall. As one can see, picture and image making is an ancient practice, whether images of men or beast.

Wis 13:16 

For he provided for it that it might not fall, knowing that it was unable to help itself; for it is an image, and hath need of help:

• We are not justified to make unlawful images today because the makers of unlawful images will be punished along with the images they make:

Wis 14:9-10 

For the unholy and his unholiness are both alike hateful unto Alahayim. 10 For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it.

• Nor is it right to lust after unlawful images:

Wis 15:5-6 

The sight whereof enticeth fools to lust after it, and so they desire the form of a dead image, that hath no breath. 6 Both they that make them, they that desire them, and they that worship them, are lovers of evil things, and are worthy to have such things to trust upon.

• Not only worshipping unlawful images is evil, but making them and desiring them is also evil.

 

Understanding Unlawful Images

• An image is unlawful when it goes against the commands of the Lord

Exo 20:4  

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 

• Why shall we not make a carved image or the likeness of anything?

Deu 4:16-18

  Lest ye corrupt yourselves,

• They actually corrupt us when we make them so that is the reason we ought not to make them. What are the types of things that corrupt us if we make their likeness exactly?

and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, 18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:

• So the making of any likeness or similitude of a figure, whether of creatures of heaven, earth or the waters will corrupt us. What other things shall we not make?

Leviticus 26:1

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image,

• Not only shall we not make graven images (sculptures/carved images) or likenesses (images) of creatures, but we also shall not make idols (deities) as well. So even if we aren’t making a graven image or likeness of a creature as our deity, it's still unlawful to make it and its unlawful to make any deity for ourselves even if its not the image of a creature. What else shall we not do?

neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am Ahayah your Alahayim.

• We cannot set up standing images (pillars/stumps) or images of stone to bow down unto. An example of a standing image that one bows down to is a Christmas tree:

Jer 10:3-5 

For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.​

• An image of stone that we shall not bow down unto is self explanatory, don’t make an image of stone, nor bow down to one that someone else has made. An example can be a literal stone that someone has set up.

Wisdom of Solomon 13:10

But miserable are they, and in dead things is their hope, who call them alahayims, which are the works of men's hands, gold and silver, to shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand.​​

• Other unlawful images to make are:

Exo 34:17; 20:23

 Thou shalt make thee no molten alahayims. 20:23 Ye shall not make with me alahayims of silver, neither shall ye make unto you alahayims of gold.

• We shall not make molten deities casted of metal, gold, silver or other materials. Worshipping stones or any image or idol causes harm to us because of the idolatry.

Wisdom of Solomon 14:27

For the worshipping of idols not to be named is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all evil.

Enoch 99:6-10 

And again I swear to you, ye sinners, that sin is prepared for a day of unceasing bloodshed. 7. And they who worship stones, and grave images of gold and silver and wood (and stone) and clay, and those who worship impure spirits and demons, and all kinds of idols not according to knowledge, shall get no manner of help from them. 8. And they shall become alahayimless by reason of the folly of their hearts, and their eyes shall be blinded through the fear of their hearts and through visions in their dreams. 9. Through these they shall become alahayimless and fearful; For they shall have wrought all their work in a lie, and shall have worshiped a stone: Therefore, in an instant shall they perish. 10. But in those days blessed are all they who accept the words of wisdom, and understand them, and observe the paths of the Most High, and walk in the path of His righteousness, and become not alahayimless with the alahayimless; For they shall be saved. 

• Alahayim willing, this helps understand the importance of keeping ourselves from idols or unlawful images and stones so that we may be blessed by accepting the words of wisdom in regards to them to walk in the paths of the Most High's righteousness so that we may be saved. Images can be lawful when they do not resemble male or female creatures, aren’t made to worship, or aren’t molten deities. For example, apples aren’t creatures so they are lawful:

Proverbs 25:11 

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

• Pictures of the sun, moon, stars, aren’t unlawful because they aren’t creatures either. Stars are circles as well:

Wis 13:2 

But deemed either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the alahayims which govern the world.

• Jacob’s children made maps of stars to know images of stars aren’t unlawful to make, as their just circles like the other luminaries, the sun and moon:

Jasher 53:18-19

18. And he ordered them to bring before him his map of the stars, whereby Joseph knew all the times, and Joseph said unto Benjamin, I have heard that the Hebrews are acquainted with all wisdom, dost thou know anything of this? 19. And Benjamin said, thy servant is knowing also in all the wisdom which my father taught me,..

• So it’s lawful to make images of the luminaries which are circles, but we cannot worship the luminaries as that is unlawful:

Deu 4:19  

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which Ahayah thy Alahayim hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. 

• This law is straight forward as worshipping the luminarries is a provocation of Ahayah;

Ezekiel 8:15-17

Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. 16 And he brought me into the inner court of Ahayah’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of Ahayah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Ahayah, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. 17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations w hich they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

• We do have to be mindful to abstain from all appearance of evil;

 1Th 5:22  

Abstain from all appearance of evil. 

• For Alahayim's sake, we are not to make stars for idols, nor worship them as people have done in error in times past to their detriment;

Acts 7:43

Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your alahayim Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

• The stars of idols or idolatrous religions are to be avoided. For example, the star of Chiun is to be avoided which history shows is the six pointed star:

Amos 5:26

But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your alahayim, which ye made to yourselves.

• The 6 pointed star, among many other images, are demonic symbols used for the worship of Satan, demons, and evil spirits. The actual luminaries of heaven are circular according to the scriptures while the 6 pointed star is the hexagon of 666. {Revelations 13:18} 

Revelation 13:18

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. 

• When it comes to 5-pointed stars, a real star in creation is simply a circle. (Wis 13:2) On the other hand, a gateway for spiritual entities is a pentalpha, (pentegram or 5 pointed star as it’s known today) which can be used for summoning demons. 

Testament of Solomon 4-5

But the child said to the king: "I pray thee, O king. Listen to what has befallen all that thy child hath. After we are all released from our work on the Temple of Alahayim, after sunset, when I lie down to rest, one of the evil demons comes and takes away from me one half of my pay and one half of my food. Then he also takes hold of my right hand and sucks my thumb. And lo, my soul is oppressed, and so my body waxes thinner every day." 5 Now when I Solomon heard this, I entered the Temple of Alahayim, and prayed with all my soul, night and day, that the demon might be delivered into my hands, and that I might gain authority over him. And it came about through my prayer that grace was given to me from Ahayah Sabaoth by Michael his archangel. He brought me a little ring, having a seal consisting of an engraved stone, and said to me: "Take, O Solomon, king, son of David, the gift which Ahayah Alahayim has sent thee, the highest Sabaoth. With it thou shalt lock up all demons of the earth, male and female; and with their help thou shalt build up Jerusalem. But thou must wear this seal of Alahayim. And this engraving of the seal of the ring sent thee is a Pentalpha."

• Solomon was given this ring with the seal of Alahayim protecting him from being overtaken by the demons that he was given authority over through the gift, being able to summon them with it. The engraving of a pentalpha (5-pointed star) was upon the ring. This helps understand the pentalpha is used for summoning demons, so a five pointed star (as we know it) is a gate way which ought not to made or used, lest the demons get authority over us for having done evil as even Solomon was eventually overcome by the demons after having sinned;

Genesis 4:7 

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

• When Solomon didn’t do well, the idols had place to rule over him as opposed to him ruling over them at the first though the power Alahayim had bestowed upon him through the ring and his obedience;

Testament of Solomon 128

And when I answered that I would on no account worship strange alahayims, they told the maiden aot to sleep with me until I complied and sacrificed to the alahayims. I then was moved, but crafty Eros brought and laid by her for me five grasshoppers, saying: "Take these grasshoppers, and crush them together in the name of the alahayim Moloch; and then will I sleep with you." And this I actually did. And at once the Spirit of Alahayim departed from me, and I became weak as well as foolish in my words. And after that I was obliged by her to build a temple of idols to Baal, and to Rapha, and to Moloch, and to the other idols. 129. I then, wretch that I am, followed her advice, and the glory of Alahayim quite departed from me; and my spirit was darkened, and I became the sport of idols and demons. Wherefore I wrote out this Testament, that ye who get possession of it may pity, and attend to the last things, and not to the first. So that ye may find grace for ever and ever. Amen.

• For such reasons, Solomon gave the true wisdom of the duty of man to fear Alahayim and keep his commandments so that no evil may touch us;

Ecclesiastes 12:13; 8:5 

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear Alahayim, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 8:5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

• These admonitions are essential as the demons Solomon had bound are throughout the world present day, having been released when the Babylonians conquered Judah, so our obedience to the law, doing good so no evil may touch us is essential in these times; 

Testament of Solomon 65

I therefore Solomon prayed to my Alahayim, and I invoked the angel of whom Enépsigos spoke to me, and used my seal. And I sealed her with a triple chain, and (placed) beneath her the fastening of the chain. I used the seal of Alahayim, and the spirit prophesied to me, saying: "This is what thou, King Solomon, doest to us. But after a time thy kingdom shall be broken, and again in season this Temple shall be riven asunder [1]; and all Jerusalem shall be undone by the King of the Persians and Medes and Chaldeans. And the vessels of this Temple, which thou makest, shall be put to servile uses of the alahayims; and along with them all the jars, in which thou dost shut us up, shall be broken by the hands of men. And then we shall go forth in great power hither and thither, and be disseminated all over the world. And we shall lead astray the inhabited world for a long season, until the Son of Alahayim is stretched upon the cross. For never before doth arise a king like unto him, one frustrating us all. Who else can receive such authority over spirits, except he, whom the first devil will seek to tempt, but will not prevail over? The number of his name is 644, which is Emmanuel.

• Keeping the commandments so that Yache may know us and keep us from idols is where our help truly lies as he is the king who has authority over all spirits to protect us; 

1 John 2:3-6; 5:18

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of Alahayim perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of Alahayim sinneth not; but he that is begotten of Alahayim keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

• We must do that work to overcome our sins as calling on the name Yache alone with working in faith to overcome sin will not keep the demons (or who their operating in) from touching us;

Acts 19:13-16

Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Yache, saying, We adjure you by Yache whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Yache I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

• There we see the name of Christ isn’t profitable for deliverance if he doesn’t know us because we continue in works of iniquity though calling upon him;

Matthew 7:22-23 

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Tobit 12:7

…Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you.

• In simplicity, all we need is the name of Yache and good works in keeping his commandments to keep us from evil through his authority over the all things in heaven and earth, given to him by the Holy Father. The 5-pointed star is to be avoided as it is a gateway to summoning demons, yet not to be feared as we can’t be touched by the wicked one or his evil if we do that which is good in our Lord’s sight as an idol is nothing, seeing as though we are in the hands of the Alahayim, Ahayah and our Lord Yache;

1 Corinthians 8:4-6

..we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other Alahayim but one. 5 For though there be that are called alahayims, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be alahayims many, and lords many,) 6 But to us there is but one Alahayim, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Yache Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

• We are to avoid the stars made for idols and the polygram stars as they are not used for good in the world, some being the stars of idolatrous religions. This includes 5 and 6 pointed stars amongst others. 

1Th 5:22  

Abstain from all appearance of evil. 

• So not all images are unlawful, just the images that resemble male or female creatures, standing images or stones made to bow down to, molten deities, 6 pointed stars, stars of idols and idolatrous religions, and 5 pointed stars as they are gateways for entities. Other lawful images are: trees, fruits, herbs, nature and the luminaries because as they aren’t resembling the creatures in heaven, earth, or the sea according to the law.

Unclean Simulacra

Definition:

Simulacra: an image or representation of someone or something.

•  The children of men, led by malignant spirits, made molten images, graven images and unclean simulacra:

Jubilees 11:4-5

And they made for themselves molten images, and they worshipped each the idol, the molten image which they had made for themselves, and they began to make graven images and unclean simulacra, and malignant spirits assisted and seduced (them) into committing transgression and uncleanness. 5. And the prince Mastema exerted himself to do all this, and he sent forth other spirits, those which were put under his hand to do all manner of wrong and sin, and all manner of transgression, to corrupt and destroy, and to shed blood upon the earth.

• An enemy exerted himself to make man commit all these transgressions. This means its evil in the sight of the Lord to make idols, molten images, graven images or the likeness of creatures (paintings/pictures) which are unclean simulacra because they are the representation of a creature that we are corrupted by an evil spirit to make;

Deu 4:25 

When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of Ahayah thy Alahayim, to provoke him to anger:

• These unlawful images, whether graven image or the likeness of anything, are made by the assistance of evil spirits and then the images have evil spirits dwell in them, so as to be hidden from men. 

Acts of Thomas 76

And when the devil had said these things and even more, the apostle said: Yache commands you and your son through me not to enter anymore into the habitation of man: but go now and depart and dwell far apart from the territory of men. And the devils said to him: you have punished us harshly with your commandment: but what are you going to do about the others that are hidden from you? These people of India have created all types of images, rejoice in them far more than what you do: Many of these people do mostly worship and perform their own will, sacrificing to these images and bringing them gifts of food, by libations and by wine, water and offering with oblations.

• The devils were hidden in the images people created. There is a judgement for the pictures, graven image, molten image, and idols along with the person that made them: 

Wis 14:10  

For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it.

• Notice the idol itself will be punished as well? Because an evil spirit dwells there. Also the person that made the image will be punished as well because he transgressed the law that commanded not to make a graven image or likeness of anything, being led by an evil spirit himself to do so. To confirm the evil spirits in the images and the images themselves will be punished, Peter saw that the souls of these devils that dwell in unlawful images will be punished as well as the unlawful images too:

Apocalypse of Peter 6 

Uriel, the angel of Alahayim, shall bring forth the souls of those sinners who perished in the flood, and of all that dwelt in all idols, in every molten image, in every (object of) love, and in pictures, and of those that dwelt on all hills and in stones and by the wayside, whom men called alahayims: they shall burn them with them in everlasting fire; and after that all of them with their dwelling places are destroyed, they shall be punished eternally

• Idols, molten images, Unclean simulacra (pictures), objects of love, and stones called deities are dwelling places of the souls of devils. For such reasons, it is unlawful for us to even paint an image in respect of the law commanding not to make likenesses, [Exodus 20:4] so as not to corrupt ourselves in idolatry by hearkening to an evil spirit to make the similitude of any male or female figure, or create a dwelling place for devils to hide in:

4 Maccabees 17:7

And had it been lawful for us to paint, as might some artist, the tale of thy piety, would not the spectators have shuddered at the mother of seven sons suffering for righteousness' sake multitudinous tortures even unto death?

• His comment showed it wasn’t lawful for us to paint people even to show the traumatic experience of what the mother and children went through because it would be making a similitude of male and female to help understand that it’s not lawful to make images of living creatures even if we aren’t worshipping them.

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Can we make unlawful images if we do not worship them?

• Its unlawful to make unlawful images in general, even if we don't worship them ourselves;

Deuteronomy 5:8

Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

• Its also unlawful to turn unto idols to hearken unto them to do evil, nor are we permitted to make deities as well even if we don't worship them ourselves;

Leviticus 19:4

Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten alahayims: I am Ahayah your Alahayim.

• Through the testimonies, the person that makes an unlawful image is cursed for making it, even if they put it in a secret place, and whether they worship it or not;

Deuteronomy 27:15

Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto Ahayah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

• We are also commanded not to worship or serve unlawful images, keeping ourselves from idols;

Deuteronomy 5:9

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I Ahayah thy Alahayim am a jealous Ala, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me..

• The person that makes an unlawful image is cursed along with the image that he made.

Wis 14:8, 10, 12 

But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made it; and it, because, being corruptible, it was called alahayim. 10 For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it. 12 For the devising of idols was the beginning of spiritual fornication, and the invention of them the corruption of life. 

• The scriptures show it was not lawful to merely paint an image in the old testament and in the days of the Apostles, making portraits of people was still not right to do for a believer as well: 

Acts of John 27-29

The painter, then, on the first day made an outline of him and went away. And on the next he painted him in with his colours, and so delivered the portrait to Lycomedes to his great joy. And he took it and set it up in his own bedchamber and hung it with garlands: so that later John, when he perceived it, said to him: My beloved child, what is it that thou always doest when thou comest in from the bath into thy bedchamber alone? do not I pray with thee and the rest of the brethren? or is there something thou art hiding from us? And as he said this and talked jestingly with him, he went into the bedchamber, and saw the portrait of an old man crowned with garlands, and lamps and altars set before it. And he called him and said: Lycomedes, what meanest thou by this matter of the portrait? can it be one of thy alahayims that is painted here? for I see that thou art still living in heathen fashion.

• Its unbeliever's fashion to paint images of male or female creatures:

And Lycomedes answered him: My only Alahayim is he who raised me up from death with my wife: but if, next to that Alahayim, it be right that the men who have benefited us should be called alahayims -it is thou, father, whom I have had painted in that portrait, whom I crown and love and reverence as having become my good guide. 28 And John who had never at any time seen his own face said to him: Thou mockest me, child: am I like that in form, thy Lord? how canst thou persuade me that the portrait is like me? And Lycomedes brought him a mirror. And when he had seen himself in the mirror and looked earnestly at the portrait, he said: As the Lord Yache Christ liveth, the portrait is like me: yet not like me, child, but like my fleshly image; for if this painter, who hath imitated this my face, desireth to draw me in a portrait, he will be at a loss, the colours that are now given to thee, and boards and plaster and glue, and the position of my shape, and old age and youth and all things that are seen with the eye. 29 ...But this that thou hast now done is childish and imperfect: thou hast drawn a dead likeness of the dead.​​​​​​​