Many scholars today,believe that the pentagram originated from ancient astronomical observances,tracing the eight-year cycle path of Venus (Also called the Morning and Evening star). It would then be quite logical for Christians to ***ociate the pentagram with Jesus Christ,since he,himself said,
"I am the root and the offspring of David,and the bright and morning star."
(Revelations 22:16)
The reason Venus appears so bright in our horizon is because it actually reflects the light of the Sun. The symbol is inverted therefore to represent that as it's light is being drawn from from the rising sun the greatness and glory of Jesus Christ has come from God the Father.
It is also symbolic of those who overcome the world by becoming like Christ and have their "
calling and election made sure."
"And he that overcometh,and keepeth my works unto the end,to him will I give power over the nations:And he shall rule them with a rod of iron;as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers;even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star."
(Revelation 2:26-28)
"We have also a more sure word of prophecy;whereunto ye do well that ye take heed,as unto a light that shineth in a dark place,until the day dawn, and the day star
(Morning Star) arise in your hearts:"
(2 Peter 1:10,v. 19)
To include some double standard in your argument in which a person applies standards,principles,rules,etc. to others while taking themself (or those they have a special interest in) to be exempt,without providing adequate justification for the exemption is comitting the fallacy of special pleading. You argue that when used by Christians the pentagram symbolised the five wounds of Jesus. When it is utilized by us on some of our temples it is satanic. You are using a double standard and are therefore guilty of the fallacy of special pleading.
Not only that but you flip flopped on your position concerning the use of stars on some of our temples. First you said that "
the five pointed star has more to do with Masonry that Christianity. They have incorporated many symbols in to their rites that have more to do with satanic practice than they do with truth." Then you lectured me on how you had a handle on the meaning of the stars on some of our temples and that it was not Masonic in origin. You flip flopped on your position and said "
I don't believe Mormons use it as a satanic symbol it represents the telestial kingdom to you."
The Old Testament law commanded the Israelites,“Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD” (
Leviticus 19:28). Yet you say that you will "
put that symbol on my body and on my church buildings."
Also in Sir John Gardner Wilkinson book en***led Wilkinson's Egyptians he shows that the cross was originally a pagan symbol and it existed centuries before Christianity.
Are we then to conclude from this that you have incorporated the pagan symbol of the cross in to your rites that have more to do with satanic practice than they do with truth? Any reasonable person would say that this would be drawing a false conclusion. Yet that is exactly the basis of the argument that you have given me. You are arguing that since the five pointed star is linked with Masonry and is satanic then the inverted stars on some of our temples are therfore occultic or even satanic in nature.
The inverted pentagram has a long history,and only took on negative connotations in the last one hundred years.
As I have stated before,