Because the temple is sacred, it must be viewed with respect and awe. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone. The god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and. He released a book in november 2007, titled my kingdom come. A response to an inaccurate portrayal of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Two former mormons seek to file a classaction lawsuit against the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, detailing for skeptical attorneys the history, doctrines and secret rituals of the mormon religion. Through personal interviews and well documented evidence, youll discover the true nature of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its. Detailed and documented responses pages 63377an extensive examination of and response to points raised in the deckerhunt book. When the israelites left egypt and wandered through the wilderness, they. Rising from a cornfield on the east side of indianapolis, the hindu temple of central indiana is a breathtaking new monument impressive in both scope and design. Gods sovereign purpose the purpose of this book, the temple of god, is to portray the destiny of the christian church. The god makers has been a national religious best seller. A sequel to the powerful file the god makers, temple of the god makers exposes the paganism of mormon temple. A popular teaching that has taken hold in the end times churchespecially in the englishspeaking worldis that the jews will rebuild their temple in jerusalem.
Nov 08, 2011 after 8 books in the series, i knew there was going to be a time when the story of nina and eddie began to grow stale. Nov 30, 1983 the god makers is an older book, but the subject matter hasnt changed, so its worth your time if youre curious as to how the mormon church operates. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Mormonism is changing its face, from a secluded cult, to a mainstream christian church. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of god, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, christ jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy. A sequel to the powerful file the god makers, temple of the god makers exposes the paganism of mormon temple rites practiced daily by its elitist members. Lds temple services are said to be reserved for an elite few.
Edward decker, richard baer, harold goodman, brian grant. Jeremiah films produced the film in 1982, expressing a highly critical view of the lds church, its practices, and its teachings. It includes interviews with mormon leaders and depicts accurate dramatizations of occultic mormon temple rituals that even most mormons have never seen. The god makers, one of the most powerful books to penetrate the. Put on their pants over their temple garments by the way. The god makers share book recommendations with your. The history of the jewish temple in jerusalem jewish world. Since i skip all the escape and chase scenes there wasnt much left to the book. Although not explicitly named in the film the god makers ii, the list that chynoweth referred to was called the book of the new covenants, and was written by. I first read this book many years ago because i was working with someone sho practiced the mormon faith and i was curious about joseph smith and his, umm, interesting, ideas. The temple and the tabernacle serve as the dwelling place of god himself, and this tabernacling presence of god among his people, relating to them in his gracious covenant love, is, without doubt, one of the most central and important. The god makers ii is a documentarystyled film produced by ed decker and jeremiah films in 1993. The god makers has become notorious among films that are critical of mormonism because of the secretive temple reenactments it presents.
Some have seen a video circulating on the internet that claims to be a cartoon which was banned by the mormon church. The god of the ghouls is named mormo, his followers would be mormons. Ezekiel 40 gods word translation gw the new temple of god. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
The pagan nature of these rites and rituals, practiced by an elite few in the mormon church, are exposed here for the first time on film. This is why attempted communication with the dead, which is called necromancy, is absolutely forbidden in the bible. In 1984 another short film was released as the temple of the godmakers, depicting more of the temple ceremony reenactment than in the 1982 film. Gilbert scharffs takes the book the god makers line by line and explains the true beliefs of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Formon mormon ed decker author of books such as the god makers. In line with the books subtitle above, beale follows the theme of the dwelling place of god in the temple throughout the old testament and new to see what it tells us about gods plan for expanding his glory throughout the cosmos and the part his people play in this goal.
A sequel to the powerful film the god makers, temple of the god makers exposes the paganism of mormon temple rites practiced daily by its elitist members throughout the world. The god makers movie has been shown to thousands around the world. The temple must fit within an unoccupied cube of space, up to 120 feet on each side. The god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and perceived negative aspects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Through personal interviews and welldocumented evidence, youll discover the true nature of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its. The god makers 1972 lacks not only herberts trademark. He has authored over 30 books with combined sales of more than 4 million copies. Since its first edition, it has attracted a lot of attention, from both inside and outside mormonism. The god makers is an older book, but the subject matter hasnt changed, so its worth your time if youre curious as to how the mormon church operates. The god makers was first published in 1984, and this revised edition appeared in 1997.
Aug 19, 2012 a biblical theology of the dwelling place of god. Instructing the christians in corinth to flee from sexual immorality, the apostle paul exhorted, do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from god. Following the debut of the original 1982 film, a book was published as the god makers in 1984 by harvest house. We have created this channel to reveal heartbreaking accounts of families and lives destroyed by the mormon church. What does it mean that the body is the temple of the holy spirit. Overview pages 161a summary of errors found in the book the god. If we are the temple of god, then we should be holy not only on the lords day, but everyday a.
A shocking expose of what the mormon church really believes,my kingdom come. Billy graham in his book, world aflame, tells a story about dwight eisenhower. Overview pages 161a summary of errors found in the book the god makers, by decker and hunt, and my brief responses to them. If any man defile the temple of god, him shall god destroy. It should also be noted there are inconsistencies between the film version of the god makers and the book. Through personal interviews and welldocumented evidence, youll discover the true nature of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its hidden worldwide agenda. The god makers rebuttal by robert starling shields. They also state that their gospel comes from the bible. Opening a copy of anton laveys satanic bible to the page listing infernal names, ed says, look at this. Temple of god commentary a testimony of jesus christ. The films narrator adds that the temple is used for only secret. The temple of god what is the temple of god pastor dave kooyers valley bible fellowship 2. The god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and perceived negative aspects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church.
He includes temple rites, polygamy, preearth life, man can become gods, and many many more. I mean, its been 8 books of literally the exact same thing. The temple of god by annalee skarin nook book ebook. The god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and perceived negative aspects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, commonly known as the mormons. For god is a consuming fire and man would be consumed in judgment if he were exposed to gods full presence while in his sinful condition. Jeremiah films productions explosive documentary shows bizarre temple rituals and shatters the facade that hides contradictory mormon teaching. We often put the focus on israel and their attempts to follow the law, but the ot is really about god and where god lived. A brief history of the temple and gods presence a major theme in the old testament ot is the presence of god. He includes temple rites, polygamy, preearth life, man can become gods. It is because of the existence of the temple book that i have titled the present compilation the temple book 2. Criticism of mormonismvideothe god makers fairmormon. The cartoon is an excerpt from the 1982 antimormon film the god makers. We are christians not only on the lords day we are christians everyday.
It is dedicated to whatever god, pantheon, or philosophy is represented by the holy symbol used in the casting. Caryl matrisciana is along with her husband pat a founder of jeremiah films, and author of books such as gods. Ed decker and dave hunt coauthored the book and film. Sep 24, 2007 christianity does not happen only in church as many people think. In actuality, great efforts are made to assist all members to align their lives with the principles of the. False prophecies in the book of mormon life after ministry. The mormon quest for godhood,deckers complete handbook on mormonism,the dark side of freemasonry, etc. A sequel to the powerful film the god makers, temple of the god makers exposes the paganism of mormon temple rites practiced daily by.
After reading this book i realized it was more about how much danger chase and wilde can escape from than an actual temple of the gods. At that time the lord s power came over me, and he brought me to jerusalem. A sermon based on the temple of god adapted from an outline by croft pentz and a few sermon central sermons 1 corinthians 3. Additional books written in this genre include fast facts on false teachings, deckers complete handbook on mormonism, and. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. You make all decisions about the temples appearance. While the temple certainly has a history and integrity of its own, it was created by extension of the tabernacle and is associated with such diverse topics as a mountain and a city, the cosmos and a persons body, and god s glory and name. This book peels back the christian veneer of mormonism to reveal a religion the authors.
During his term as president, he was vacationing in denver. And while many leaders in the mormon church are vehemently upset about the claims made in the book, none have yet been able to disprove any of the books claims. It is a drama which has ed decker of saints alive in jesus, and dick baer of exmormons and christian alliance teamed together to bring a class action lawsuit against the lds church for, ironically, breaking families apart. Watch temple of the god makers online vimeo on demand. It should be noted that antimormon researchers jerald and sandra tanner were themselves rather critical of this second bookmovie. Temple of the god makers 1987 the movie database tmdb. It tells the history behind blood oaths and sacrifices and of the mormons plan for an endtimes takeover of the united states. A study of gods dwelling places from genesis to revelation, j. It would be wrong for me or anyone to read many books about the occult and. The temple book helped me to look at meanings of the temple ceremony in new ways and, ultimately, led to writing the narratives found in this book. The god makers is an accurate account of the theology, goals, and secrets of mormonism, told in a popular, readable style. Yet some, including the authors of two antimormon movies called temple of the god makers and the god makers, and a book by the same title, accuse latterday saints of being nonchristian and satanic for maintaining this and other basic biblical beliefs.
John macarthur pastorteacher, grace community church, camormons claim to follow the same god and the same jesus as christians. One of those names was the house of the name or beth shem in hebrew. Among his bestselling titles are a cup of trembling, global peace and the rise of the antichrist, the seduction of christianity, and the god makers. The god makers ii is a documentarystyled film produced by ed decker and jeremiah films in. His book, the god makers, was followed by the god makers ii. Temple of the gods, a conjuration spell on dndspells. Paul wrote his first letter to the corinthians to stop the destruction of the temple of god the church. The film, a sequel to deckers earlier film the god makers, is intended to be an expose of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. This book also uses an unusual system of references and cross references, as explained below.
I remember an article in the denver post, sometime back in the early eighties when the god makers book and movie came out and we were bringing christian missionaries into utah by the bus load every summer. Through personal interviews and welldocumented evidence. Dave hunt is an internationally known author and lecturer. But its building materials are not wood, stone, or precious metals. Temple of the godmakers an explosive documentary which takes you inside the secret mormon ceremonies. Caryl matrisciana is along with her husband pat a founder of jeremiah films, and author of books such as gods of the new age and out of india. The temple of god was called by several names by the israelites after the time of samuel. This explosive dvd documentary shows bizarre lds temple rituals and shatters the facade that hides contradictory mormon teachings. It exposes the paganism of mormon temple rites practiced daily by its elitest. The classic bestseller on the inner workings of the mormon church, the god makers 300,000 copies in print has been updated and expanded. And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, among whom was my son moroni and we having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill cumorah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn down, being led in the. What does it mean that the body is the temple of the holy. There are no references from the index to this section. If the spirits of the dead are either in heaven or hell, then appearances in mormon temples, as in seances, can only be demons impersonating the dead to foster belief in satans denial of death.
Because christians have not understood what the olive tree, the seed of abraham is, they have not been able to relate the hebrew prophecies to the role or future of the church. Does this cartoon accurately represent the beliefs of the church. The god makers is the grandfather of all socalled antimormon films, and for that reason alone it deserves a viewing. This is abundantly shown in many verses of the bible, especially in the books of kings, chronicles and jeremiah. The temple was meant to serve as a single facility for the united monarchy, where sacrifices to god would take place, and where, in the holy of holies, an elaborate chamber in the innermost sanctum of the temple, gods presence was said to dwell. Christianity is wherever you are because wherever you are, you are the temple of god. But this book the god makers was so badly written as to actually do less to. Rise, and measure the temple of god, and the altar, and them that. The god makers, one of the most powerful books to penetrate the veil of secrecy surrounding the rituals and doctrines of the mormon church, reveals the inner workings and beliefs of mormonism.
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