The words which proceed from me are AUTHORITATIVE because they are the only ones backed up by scriptures - THE AUTHORITATIVE WORD OF GOD left to us. You have nothing to support what you hold to, PERIOD! You wish you had the authority to teach me something. Again you are clueless GOD hates phallic symbols.
Now school is in session .You will learn when the VATICAN became the Whore-Harlot of Babylon:
Forbidden Forms of Worship
Deuteronomy 16:
21Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,
22and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
The Obelisk
repositioned by Fontana, Sep 10, 1586
The Obelisk from Egypt was brought to Rome by Emperor Caligula in 37 AD. It originally stood in his circus on a spot to the south of the basilica, close to the present Sacristy.
From 'St. Peter's - Guide to the Basilica and Square'
A large pink granite obelisk can be admired in the center of the square. It was hewn from a single block and stands 25.31 m. high on a base 8.25 m. wide. The obelisk which comes from Heliopolis, Egypt, where it was built by the Pharaoh Mencares in 1835 BC in honor of the sun, was brought to Rome in 37 BC by the Emperor Caligula (37-41) and erected in the circus he built. Here it was silent witness of the martyrdom of St. Peter and of many other Christians. In 1586 Sixtus V had it moved to the center of St. Peter's Square. This operation, which required hundreds of workmen, was directed by Domenico Fontana with the help of his brother, Giovanni, and took four months. It was erected on September 10, 1586 by 900 men using 140 horses and 44 winches.
HERE'S THE KICKER:
FROM SEMINARIAN'S GUIDE:
Obelisk is from obeliscus - "in the shape of a spear" (NO! IT IS AS IT ALWAYS WAS , A PHALLIC SYMBOL. DENIAL DOES NOT CHANGE WHAT IT HAS ALWAYS REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT CULTURES IN HISTORY and what it represented in Egypt, being placed in "Peter's" Square does not change it.).
For pagans, the obelisk was a solar symbol that represented a vital flow between heaven and earth, a way of communicating to the divine.
This is a bunch of BUNK! "In the shape of a spear
". It is a PHALLIC SYMBOL, that PAGAN men erect not only as a Sun dial , but to declare to all ,the PHYSICAL strength=power through flesh(NOTHING DIVINE) of their nations THEY ALSO WORSHIPED THE SUN, DUH!. Don't you love how carnal men have taken over and set themselves up over the true members of the Body in Christ in Rome as a replacement for Christ?
AGAIN! What did God say in Deuteronomy 16:?
21Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,
22and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
Now you will begin to see the Harlot, and when did she begin to emerge???
ACCORDING TO THE SEMINARIAN'S GUIDE:
As a pagan monument in the greatest Christian square, it is a symbol of humanity reaching out to Christ ( YEAH WITH A PHALLIC SYMBOL). Originally inscribed to "Divine Augustus" and "Divine Tiberius" and now dedicated to the Holy Cross
- "Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperat. Christus ab omni malo plebem suam defendat." It is topped by a bronze cross containing a fragment of the true Cross.
Sixtus V had Domenico Fontana move it in 1586 to the center of St. Peter's Square. (O BOYA! men are sooo vain).
It is also a sun dial, its shadows mark noon over the signs of the zodiac in the white marble disks in the paving of the square. The obelisk rests upon four couchant lions, each with two bodies whose tails intertwine.
Construction of the present basilica, which would replace Old St. Peter's Basilica from the 4th century AD, began on
18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.
History of
St Peter's Basilica in Rome
In 306 AD, Emperor Constantine became
the first Christian emperor of
Rome. He decided to erect a
basilica on Vatican Hill at the supposed location of
St.
Peter's tomb. Construction started in 319 AD and was completed around 349 AD.
CORRECTION: Constantine did not become a Christian until on his death bed when he finally decided to get baptized. All believer's /followers of Christ are to be baptized upon belief in Christ. He neither had a Holy fire one nor water (until on his death bed). That is not how that works. This is not according to God's commands.And he was not the thief on the cross, he knew about Christ and enough about Christianity during his life to get right with God then. Then conveniently, at his death he though he would try and climb in under the radar (AS IF HE COULD) and get into heaven. PLEEEEASE , that is NOT how that works.
John 10:1
Jesus the Good Shepherd
1
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.…
He did not enter the sheepfold. He did not practice Christianity. He used the name Christianity , because he saw how Christianity was taking hold of Rome and that there was no stopping its growth. Not even martyrdom could stop it. He up to his death entertained the god's of Rome too. And he is not sanctified through his mother. Constantine had two wives (THAT IS NOT CHRISTIAN and shows he used the title Christian but was never baptized into it during HIS LIFE MEANING ENTERED THE FOLD.) santan is smarter than your average Joe and can influence all of those but he is not sharper than the Elect!
The church established by both Peter and Paul in Rome- (aka Church in Babylon) became a Harlot when Constantine got involved. When was that? When the construction started in 319AD on the FIRST basilica of "St Peter". As soon as men's governments got involved with the church of Rome, she became the Harlot.
When did Peter and Paul begin to build up a member(part) of the Body of Christ in Rome?
the exact date is not clear concerning arrival, but Peter's death is recorded and is to be around (died 64 ce), in Rome. So the phallic symbol only represents men's constant influence OVER the Christian body . I bet you thought I was going to conclude with , it was in Sep 10, 1586 that the harlot body started to take over the Roman church? No! The harlot spirit got to work early on! Each stupid step points to the increase in power of the Harlot. Which is now at its pinnacle.