The following testimony speaks of the discovery of the truth by a couple. The woman is a Christian from the beginning of the story, but has no knowledge of the pagan character of Freemasonry. Initially, the husband hopes to find in Freemasonry: personal, family and social development. Because she is sensitive to spiritual realities, his wife Kay will feel a strong oppression from her first invitation to the Lodge and realizes the trap in which her husband found himself. Fervent in prayer, she lifts her husband to the throne of grace, does research on pagan sects and cults and it is she who stimulates the thirst for truth in her man. Tom's quest for truth will ultimately lead him to Christ. He renounces masonry and destroys any object attached to his past as a mason. His compassion for the masons still imprisoned motivates him to create his site. dedicated to Ex Masons who have found refuge or who will want to find refuge in Jesus Christ. We hope you enjoy reading it.
Tom:
I would like to tell you how I became a Freemason, how Jesus Christ saved me and how I left Freemasonry. When I entered Freemasonry in 1978, I was not a Christian. In fact, I didn't even believe in God. The answers I gave to the questions put to me were pure lies. I knew the 'right answers' that my interrogators were expecting and this is what I produced. So I joined the lodge by cheating.
I had very good impressions once in the lodge and I immediately began to learn. Supervised by a good teacher, I became very good at memorizing.
It is shameful to say that the night of the Apprentice Graduation coincided with my daughter's third birthday. I was away from the family, because in my eyes the Apprentice Rank was more important. It was October 30, 1978. In January 1979, I was admitted to the rank of Master Mason. After that, I was hired as Tyler1. I served as Tyler for the whole year and the following year was the Youth Deacon. This is how far I served in the Masonic Lodge. Subsequently, I got a job on the sea and was no longer able to attend meetings regularly.
I felt like boredom in what I was doing and decided on a field experiment. This took place around the years 1980 and 1981. Between 1982 and 1983, I began to assist my wife in her duties as church youth leader. My help focused on the supervision of young people. We taught our children and guarded them againstsects . We have learned a lot. I admit, however, that even as I worked alongside my wife in the church, I was not yet saved.
Every time I read the cult reviews, one word continually haunted my attention: 'Freemasonry'. However, I said to myself: 'Ah! don't worry about it, it's just a witch hunt, there's nothing fair about it. Mmm it's true that they sometimes say sane things, I can't deny that, but, n… no, don't worry about that. '
In 1984, I gave myself to the Lord and immediately he began a work in me. I later understood why: The fervent prayers of a righteous woman are very effective. They are, I can attest! In 1986 I was fired from my job in the oil field and in 1987 we found ourselves in great difficulty. We were very tested. I was in military school at Fort MC Clellan, Alabama, Mississippi, 300 miles from my home. I used to go and stay there during the week. It lasted 15 weeks.
It is during this period that the Lord will deal with my spiritual relationship with the Masonic Lodge. From Him, I learned every day and my confidence grew more and more, through the Christian teachings (contrary to Masonic doctrines) that I gave to the church. During my stay at Fort Mc Clellan, 300 miles from my home, I was a victim of oppression. I began to pray for solutions: 'What should I do? Show it to me Lord. Send me the truth! ' I had to pray. The Lord sent me the truth. At this level, I would like my wife to testify how I came to know the truth.
I present to you my wife Kay.
Kay:
I won't repeat what my husband said.
1 Tyler: In some lodges, Tyler is the one who arranges the room before the initiation ceremonies and who keeps the door and opens it to whoever knocks it and fulfills the conditions for access to the room. Some authors translate him as an outside overseer.
When he walked into the Masonic Lodge he was saying, 'Here is a good deal. It will make me a better man, a good husband and a good father. ' As he said at the beginning of the testimony, the Lodge prevented him from being regularly present in the family. He missed important children's events among other things, but he persisted in saying that masonry made him perfect. He spent a lot of time preaching Masonic science to others.
I didn't know anything about Masons at that time. I know I was very intrigued in my youth by the supernaturaland the New Age, but by then I had already turned the page. I really didn't know anything about Masons other than what I learned from my husband; I therefore knew them very little. My husband took his oaths at the Lodge very seriously. He offered to join the Etoile de l'Est.
I didn't know anything about this lodge and the proposal made me uncomfortable. I sensed a warning to my mind. However my husband convinced me that it would benefit our family and improve our relationship, for these reasons I accepted. In order to participate in the evening at the Etoile de l'Est, we had to miss our son's game. We left him in the middle of the game to go to the Lodge.
My first experience with the Etoile de l'Est was disappointing. I was not allowed to enter the hall for 'inappropriate clothing' and 'physical unfitness'. I had neuromuscular disease. That night, I wore ties around my legs and they weren't attractive. To hide them, I put on pants. Since I was physically limited and was not well dressed, the others were allowed inside and we were left outside. As I wondered what would happen, they decided to let us in.
As soon as I was introduced inside, I felt a strong feeling of oppression. I barely could breathe. The spirit of fear grips me so strongly! The atmosphere was dark and I prayed, 'God, if you take me out of here, I promise I will never come back.' After we leave, I tell Tom that I will not be going back. For someone like me who loves peace and avoids conflict, my selfless words were, I suspected, troubling.
I began to pray for him. I started researching New Age, occult sciences and sects, where should I categorize Freemasonry? While on a relaxing trip, I was browsing through a few excerpts from one of the books and sharing with Tom. When I shared New Age material with him, he would say, 'Yeah! Yeah! ' But as soon as I brought up a criticism of Freemasonry, it was as if I had slapped him; he narrowly avoided a slippage and from then on, the book lost all credit in his eyes.
I continued to pray for him. On a Tuesday evening, a prayer and Bible study group of which I was a member was to hold their meeting at our house. To the surprise of the day, only one couple showed up. The Lord had placed the burden of the Freemasons of our community in their hearts. They knew I was worried about Tom. It was a spiritual battle that night and we prayed intensively for his deliverance. Tom came home on Friday night with a large box. Inside this box, there were all kinds of materials and videos. I said to him: 'What is this?' He said, 'You won't believe it.
You can't believe it. Someone told me about the lodge and here I am with all these things. ' I think he's going to tell you 'the end of the story', as Paul Harvey says. I wouldn't want to go any further. However, I want to encourage you. If you pray for someone, whether in Freemasonry, or in a sect, or dominated by any sin, regardless of the seriousness of the problem, persevere and do not give up because our God is greater. and He does deliver.
Tom:
Fervent prayers work beyond 300 miles. She told you what happened. The prayer group met with us on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning at 10 am as I walked down the aisle of the school building in Fort McClellan, Alabama, I overheard a Black Mason from the Prince Hall Lodge warmly preaching to his flock.
I turned my face away, intruded on the conversation, and said to the Black Mason, 'I want to talk to you as soon as you're free.' At the break, he was waiting for me in the hallway. He told me about a nearby Christian bookstore, where he had obtained his documentation. It was from there that I brought the package and the box full of things that my wife mentioned.
I had brought back MC Quaig's manual of Freemasonry, several treatises, a book on Freemasonry. It was the last volume they had and it was under the counter. The Lord had reserved it for me. Entering the bookstore, I expressed my need to the lady and she replied, 'Just a second and I'll bring it to you.'
The next day, Friday morning, the Black Brother had a copy of John Ankerberg's program and handed it to me. six hour video! When I got home on Friday evening, I had a heavy load and a lot of research to do.
This was in 1987. I was starting to detect deep errors at the heart of their science. Here is my approach: I resolved to be honest with Freemasonry. So I opened the documents, went through sentence after sentence; As soon as a reference was accessible, I studied the source data in depth. This is how I studied, for six years. And even so far I have not stopped my research. The citations of the references were correct.
Take the books, the Masonic books, and read them yourself. It's written in black and white. The Masonic Lodge condemns itself, in its totality and without detours. The problem is intrinsic. Someone who has mastered their subject speaks to you. I was there. The truth will set you free, that's for sure. I studied Freemasonry for six years before I had the courage to send them my letter of resignation.
The letter was addressed to the Venerable Master and the Brothers of Myrick Lodge No. 525; it was handed over to the secretary of the Lodge. Since then, I have not had any consequences for my resignation . The letter should be read during a plenary session. Obviously, I think it was not. I have not heard from them to this day.
However, I also appealed to a Higher Authority. My resignation was and is to the glory of Almighty Christ. Whether the Lodge admits it or not, or even realizes it or not, I don't care. I left her; I denied it. I am no longer a Mason and cannot be controlled by her. I took the buckle of my belt, my apron, the books from the Lodge, except the one from the Monitor.
I burned them all in the backyard of my house and I have not regretted until this day. I knew I needed this Monitor to prove certain things. I gave it to a friend by the name of Larry Kunk and so I didn't keep anything that could bind me to Satan. I returned to the Lodge where I bought another monitor which I use to demonstrate the truth.
May the blood of Christ, the blood of Jesus, fervent prayer, trust in Almighty God and the Holy Bible rule me and guide my steps in faith. Tom Hilton.
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