Pay Lay Ale
Mark Hines
In 1990, out of shame and embarrassment, LDS "church" officials deleted
material from temple ceremonies. Among other things, the "five points of
fellowship" was removed in an attempt to hide the occultic and Masonic
roots of the Mormon "church." Joe Smith, the founder of Mormonism,
admits to being a Mason in his History of the Church.
Under the date of March 15, 1842 his entry is, "In the evening I
received the first degree in Free Masonry in the Nauvoo Lodge, assembled
in my general business office" (History of the Church Vol. 4, p.551).
The very next day he added, "I was with the Masonic Lodge and rose to
the sublime degree" (Ibid. p.552).
On May 4, 1842, less than two months after achieving the "sublime
degree" and becoming a Master Mason, Smith copied occult Masonic rites,
changed them a little, and introduced them into the temple endowment
ceremony. Smith later claimed that the ceremonies were a revelation
from God (History of the Church, Vol. 5, pp. 1-2). (This is similar to
Smith's other "revelations." When he had wanted sex with teen Fanny
Alger, he came up with a "revelation" from "God" okaying his fun. Later
when the church restricted his pay, he had another "revelation" saying
that God wanted him to be paid more money. "God's" revelations seemed
always to coincide with what Smith wanted.)
Dr. Reed Durham, president of the Mormon History Association and
director of the LDS Institute of Religion at the University of Utah,
noted:
"I am convinced that in the study of Masonry lies a pivotal key to
further understanding Joseph Smith and the Church. . . . Masonry in the
Church had its origin prior to the time Joseph Smith became a Mason. . .
.. It commenced in Joseph's home when his older brother became a Mason.
Hyrum received the first three degrees of Masonry in Mount Moriah Lodge
No. 112 of Palmyra, New York, at about the same time that Joseph was
being initiated into the presence of God. . . . The many parallels found
between early Mormonism and the Masonry of that day are substantial. . .
..I believe that there are few significant developments in the Church,
that occurred after March 15, 1842, which did not have some Masonic
interdependence. Let me comment on a few of these developments. There is
absolutely no question in my mind that the Mormon ceremony which came to
be known as the Endowment, introduced by Joseph Smith to Mormon Masons,
had an immediate inspiration from Masonry. It is also obvious that the
Nauvoo Temple architecture was in part, at least, Masonically
influenced. Indeed, it appears that there was an intentional attempt to
utilize Masonic symbols and motifs. . . . (Mormon Miscellaneous, pub.
David C. Martin, October, 1975, pp. 11-16).
In introducing the temple ceremony, Joe Smith copied from the book
Freemasonry Exposed by William Morgan. For example, here is the Masonic
"five points of fellowship" from the book:
"He (the candidate) is raised on what is called the five points of
fellowship. . . . This is done by putting the inside of your right foot
to the inside of the right foot of the person to whom you are going to
give the word, the inside of your knee to his, laying your right breast
against his, your left hands on the back of each other, and your mouths
to each other's right ear (in which position alone you are permitted to
give the word), and whisper the word Mahhah-bone. . . . . He is also
told that Mahhah-bone signifies marrow in the bone. . . ." (William
Morgan, Freemasonry Exposed, 1827 pp. 84-85).
In the Mormon ceremony, the five points of fellowship were given by
putting the inside of the right foot to the inside of the actor's who
plays the Lord. The patron puts the inside of his knee to the actor's,
laying his breast close to the actor's, both peoples' left hands on each
other's backs, and each one putting his mouth to the other's ear. In
this position, the actor whispers: ". . . marrow in the bones. . . . '"
The patron and the actor playing the Lord embrace on the five points of
fellowship through the Veil. We know that this is not Biblical because
when Christ was crucified the thick veil in the Hebrew temple was
completely rent (Mt. 27:51). One no longer needs to make blood
sacrifices and the rest to meet God. With Christ's perfect sacrifice,
the veil is permanently torn. There is no more seperation between God
and man. One can now go directly to the presence of God, without any
tokens, priests, signs, shibboleths, passwords, etc.
Out of shame and embarrassment, Mormon officials also removed the temple
chant "Pay Lay Ale" from the temple rites. Before 1990 patrons raised
their arms and chanted "Pay Lay Ale" three times. They were told that
Adam prayed this. According to the Mormon explanation, the sentence from
the Adamic language means, "Oh God, here the words of my mouth!" Just
before 1930 patrons chanted "Pale hale hale" or "Pale ale ale." The
Hebrew translation of "Pele Heylel" is "Marvelous Lucifer." In the Old
Testament, "pale ale" means 'Oh marvelous false god' about a third of
the time, and "Oh marvelous true God" two-thirds of the time. The
question of translation is academic, since in the Mormon rite Lucifer
answers the prayer. There is no doubt about to whom the prayer is
addressed. In the play, Lucifer's apron has the exact Masonic symbols as
the Mormon underwear (Masons' compass, square, etc.). These is no doubt
to whom one is being sealed. God gives those who love Christ the power
to break this seal, of course.
The Masonic rites are a twisted, counterfeit version of Christ's
salvation. When the Masonic Worshipful Master raises the initiate's
hand, he is copying the Christian resurrection or raising from the dead.
This is an occult twisting of God's resurrection, and it is part of
other twistings and counterfeit rites of Freemasonry. There is no
salvation in either Masonic or Mormon rites, as they are both from
occultic, Satanic origins. Again, Dr. Reed Durham concluded that Mormon
temple ceremonies are copied heavily from rites in Freemasonry (Adamson,
Jack and Reed Durham, No Help For The Widow's Son. Martin Publishing
Co., 1980). Those who stay in the Mormon "church" may expect the obvious
when they die.
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Mark Hines
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