Page 59 - Attractive Deception - The False Hope of the Hebrew Roots Movement

Pergamon is a city in Turkey, the land where many historians believe the Etruscans lived before they
migrated to Northern Italy. In Pergamon was a famous altar built atop a hill overlooking the
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surrounding land. It was built in the 2 century B.C.. The altar fell into ruins until the German
engineer Carl Humann began excavating the site in 1878. The excavation continued until 1886. The
Germans were particularly interested in recovering the images adorning the frieze at the base of the
altar. It was agreed that the recovered panels would become the property of the Germans and they
were transported to Berlin where the west front of the altar was reconstructed and the frieze restored.

Pergamon Altar in Berlin

This being the main altar and religious shrine from the ancient city of Pergamon, many people equate
it with “Satan’s Throne,” spoken of in the book of Revelation. It was considered an ill omen when
the stage for the Democratic Convention held in Denver, Colorado in 2008 was designed as a temple
bearing a striking resemblance to the Pergamon Altar. It was here, in this “high place” that Barack
Obama received the Democratic nomination for President.

2008 Democratic Convention

What we are observing in society is an increasing externalization of Satan worship. The introduction
of Satanic elements into Christianity and Judaism is hardly less subtle, though it goes unnoticed by
the masses of professing believers. As mentioned in the previous chapter, Hanukkah has adopted