Pt. 2 of Open Scroll

The Date-Palm Facilitates Apollo's Birth

For Fair Use Discussion and Educational Purposes

The date-palm tree is a sign of Apollo because he had been born under one in Delos. His mother, Leto, clung to it in the agonies of childbirth. The date-palm thus facilitated the arrival of Apollo, son of Zeus and the Sun god. Did you get that? As the source of the ashes burnt and reconstituted/revived by the priesthood of the Romish Sun god worshiping cult that labors continually to welcome that ancient god back to reign, the date-palm is a fit choice! The palm tree was also a symbol of Hermes, the agent who is perhaps most actively involved in making Apollo's return as the antichrist Beast a reality.

The Phoenix Palm Portal

The preferred branches to use come from the date palm, phoenix dactylifera. Yes, the genus is phoenix. If you haven't yet, you should relate this to the legendary phoenix, the bird that signifies resurrection, dying to rise from its own ashes! Are you getting the picture here?

The ashes used in the ritual are literally the ashes of the phoenix. The familiar phoenix story actually represents the antithesis of the life, death and resurrection of the genuine Messiah. It equates to the Osiris cycle of death and rebirth, the Sun god cycle. The ashes that mark the forehead thus identify those so marked with Horus, aka Apollo.

Perhaps the most dramatic testimony I can give about the association of the phoenix with the antichrist Beast is to offer as an example this picture of the enormous tapestry that hangs in the Security Council Chamber at the U.N. in New York City.

The phoenix is central, featured rising from its ashes. Its "roots" are associated with the tomb where a dragon-like creature has been imprisoned. It's head is associated with the child, the spawn of the scene's marital union. I believe the three are one; the locked-in-the-tomb creature, the child and the phoenix that bridges them.

The phoenix is presented below the vesica piscis shaped frame as though birthed out of the vaginal opening, an interpretation strengthened by the observation that the vegetation in the covering frame gives the appearance of a bushy pubic patch. The anatomical features extend even to the bottom of the illustration where the bowels of the earth are presented. This graphic scene is the backdrop for everything that happens in the Security Council Chamber of the United Nations, where the primary activity concerns the assertion of global authority.

It's a noteworthy observation that phoenix-palm-resurrection connections appear in the book of Job, which is acknowledged as the most ancient book in the biblical canon.

18) Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19) My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. Job 29:18-19 -- KJV

The word for “sand” can also be translated “phoenix,” as it is in the Greek text of the LXX. Both elements, the waters that the root was spread out by and the dew on the palm branches, signify resurrection life.

"Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead."Isaiah 26:19 -- KJV

Further inference about the phoenix-palm may be made from the special report Ezekiel gave about the Temple.

18) It was carved with cherubim and palm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces, 19) a man’s face toward the palm tree on one side and a young lion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side; they were carved on all the house all around. 20) From the ground to above the entrance cherubim and palm trees were carved, as well as on the wall of the nave. 21) The doorposts of the nave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other. 22) The altar was of wood, three cubits high and its length two cubits; its corners, its base and its sides were of wood. And he said to me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.” 23) The nave and the sanctuary each had a double door. 24) Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other. 25) Also there were carved on them, on the doors of the nave, cherubim and palm trees like those carved on the walls; and there was a threshold of wood on the front of the porch outside. 26) There were latticed windows and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the porch; thus were the side chambers of the house and the thresholds. Ezekiel 41:18-26

When you become aware that winged things and in particular the cherubim have transdimensional access and see how their image alternates with that of the palm, you must see them as functionally connected in some special way.

There's another pattern of alternating objects that should be considered in this context.

33) You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: 34) a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the robe. 35) It shall be on Aaron when he ministers; and its tinkling shall be heard when he enters and leaves the holy place before the LORD, so that he will not die. Exodus 28:33-35

With cherubim and palm trees appearing even on the swinging leaves of the doors, and palm trees flanking the latticed windows, we note how the portals are given particular attention with regard to these features. The winged cherubim have transdimensional access.

What is the role of the palm trees? Are they emblems of how the Lord went from son of Man to Lion of the tribe of Judah? The alternating items on the High Priest's garment make provision for him to enter the most holy place, where winged cherubim appear on the mercy seat of the ark, and into the presence of the Almighty God - “so that he will not die.” Do the palm trees have a role in the Temple suggested by the phoenix we read about in the context of resurrection in Job 29? They are symbols of the transition from death to life.

Many who practice the occult arts and habitually obfuscate using cryptic symbols know what the palm signifies. For example, The Symbolism of Freemasonry (by Albert G. Mackey, the popular Masonic author), contains the following entry. “PALM TREE. In its secondary sense the palm tree is a symbol of victory; but in its primary signification it is a symbol of the victory over death, that is, immortality.

This photo and the news item linked here is bogus - FAKEMODO - faked just for a lark, but the inspiration for such things as this come from somewhere, does it not? Vatican Buys Palm for $800 Million The number 8 signifies a new beginning as an old cycle ends and the next begins. In the publicity photo he's holding up 4 units - the "Wednesday" signal. Hmmmm. Interesting.

What's not fake is this rendering on the right of a glass plate from the Vatican Library that features palm trees, with a phoenix perched in one of them. (from New Testament Hours: The Apostles, their lives and letters (p. 343) - By Cunningham Geikie. The author states in his commentary interpreting the symbols on the artifact that both the phoenix and the palm branch represent immortality.

I believe the palm can signify immortality but suspect that life from the dead is probably more technically accurate. In Mackey's words, “victory over death” may be the better sense of the palm's meaning, but only as that which is manifested at a genuine resurrection into a 1 Corinthians 15 class of body. Anything else, and the "else" is surely coming, is not legit!

According to the Wikipedia entry for Phoenix Dactylifera:

“A date palm cultivar, known as Judean date palm is renowned for its long-lived orthodox seed, which successfully sprouted after accidental storage for 2000 years. This particular seed is presently reputed to be the oldest viable seed but the upper survival time limit of properly stored seeds remains unknown.” Based upon this item it seems the date palm is a worthy symbol of something resembling life from the dead or immortality."

Now, let's give some consideration to why the preferred ashes for Ash Wednesday derive from the palm branches used on the previous Palm Sunday.

The “Palm Sunday” Connections

By establishing a special day on their liturgical calendar and now calling it Palm Sunday, the church assigns the focus of attention to the featured palm. Given this focus, what could be meant by it? Resurrection, which is the apparent signification of the palm, did not come until about a week after “Palm Sunday,” but yet, the passages associated with the day are themselves prophetic resurrection scenarios!

Those who have revelation insight into Romans 11:15 will recognize an implicit resurrection event coded into the expression, “BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.” Baruch Haba B`shem Adonai! This expresses the acceptance that triggers a resurrection!

For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!’” Matthew 23:39

The expression is found in each of the four gospel accounts of the “Palm Sunday” events. Those who merely attempt to harmonize or merge the accounts miss the point.

12) On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13) took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of Israel.” John 12:12-13

Notice the presence and use of the branches of the palm tree in John 12.

The Greek word for “palm trees” in verse 13 is transliterated “phoinix”, or “phoenix.” Notice how they took these and "went out to meet him," beginning to shout the resurrection triggering expression of their acceptance of Y'shua as their King.

The resurrection of Lazarus is the subject this is wrapped within, in verses 9-11 and 17-18. The palm is profoundly involved with resurrection. The Romish church knows this and leverages the symbol for ritual use on Palm Sunday and Ash Wednesday.

Another example of the palm branch association with resurrection is found in Revelation 7.

"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;" Revelation 7:9

The great multitude seen with palm branches in their hands had just been resurrected!

You can identify the resurrection in John 12 as the Bride Theft if you connect the "when Jesus was glorified" dots of John 12:16 and 13:31-32. You can see where those (144k) who were beginning to shout went, when they “went out to meet Jesus,” in Genesis 45. Those actually resurrected at that time are of course the Bride.

You can identify Luke 19's account of the resurrection emblems as a type of the grape harvest if you connect the dots relating to the Mount of Olives descent and those relating to the declaration of “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

So, by identifying the palm branches associated with Palm Sunday as resurrection emblems featured significantly in that biblical context, we learn why their ashes are so desirable for use in Ash Wednesday's Beast and mark of the Beast resurrection-transformation ritual. The link is very important, adding to or even multiplying the power of the supernatural influence of the literal spell cast by the Sun cult's priesthood over each participant as they depart with the cursed mark.

That's a big deal, sure, but there's more to the linking of the two days than even that!

The Testimony of the Liturgical Calendar Span

The relationship Ash Wednesday has with Palm Sunday on the liturgical calendar is telling. Ash Wednesday is 46 days before Easter Sunday and Palm Sunday is 7 days before Easter Sunday. Doing the math, the number of the span (46-7=39) factors to 13 x 3.

Thirteen is the “lord rebel beast” signal number. Three is the resurrection number and a triple helix DNA signal. As I noted early in this study, the 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday signal man's 46 chromosome state, transformed at their counterfeit model of a spring resurrection at “Easter Sunday.” Obviously, Palm Sunday is more to Ash Wednesday than a convenient source of palms to burn.

Could the folks who designed the liturgical calendar really be so clever as to embed these signals intentionally? If you don't think so, you vastly underestimate your adversary! The counterfeiter has taken cues from The Genuine in how the plans must unfold.

The Sovereign Lord has assigned him a work and he is absolutely fit for the job! Those who serve our adversary will perform their appointed duties. The Sovereign Lord has made it very obvious that the spans of time between scheduled events like Shavuot and the wave offering at Pesah are significant.

I'm becoming convinced that Ash Wednesday will be found to signify what is very much a counter to Shavuot, suggested even as by a set count it precedes Easter as compared to following Pesah.

What else might the Ash Wednesday connection with Palm Sunday signify? It speaks to me of another counter event, answering to a trampling of the wicked that the Sovereign Lord has on His schedule of events.

Trampled Palm Branches and Garments

The biblical events referenced on Palm Sunday present both palm branches and garments being trampled into the dust by the descending King.

35) They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their coats on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36) As He was going, they were spreading their coats on the road. 37) As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen, 38) shouting: “BLESSED IS THE KING WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Luke 19:36-38

Garments are often symbols that reveal something of a person's state or status. Trees and branches sometimes represent people. Like the palm branches and garments that were trampled as Jesus rode toward Jerusalem, so shall the wicked be trampled when the prophetic scenarios of those gospel accounts are fulfilled. It is pretty obvious when you read the context that this account climaxed in a pronouncement of judgment upon Jerusalem for not recognizing the time of their visitation, or, “inspection” as the Young's Literal translates it.

To place the context, see passages like Acts 1:9-12 (where “in like manner” means descending to and then down the Mount of Olives on the way to Jerusalem), Zechariah 14, Jude 14-15, Isaiah 63:1-6, Joel 3:13-16 and Revelation 19:11-21. Another to consider is the following passage from Malachi.

1) “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.” 2) “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. 3) You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,” says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 4:1-3

The reconstitution of Palm Sunday's ashes for use on Ash Wednesday has a very interesting implication when the trampled palm branches are considered as symbols representing the wicked. Think about it. The residents of Sodom and Gomorrah were rained upon by fire and brimstone, and thereby turned to ash.

Those Canaanites were wicked, as branches of the serpent's tree. See the work I've presented about Cain's paternity if you're not following me here. What is signified when water is added to that ash if not the bringing to life of some among the wicked who have died?

It has been prophesied that certain among the wicked would be raised to life as agents that would be execute judgment in the earth.

1) The vision which Esaias son of Amos saw against Babylon. 2) Lift up a standard on the mountain of the plain, exalt the voice to them, beckon with the hand, open the gates, ye rulers. 3) I give command, and I bring them: giants are coming to fulfil my wrath, rejoicing at the same time and insulting. 4) A voice of many nations on the mountains, even like to that of many nations; a voice of kings and nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts has given command to a war-like nation, 5) to come from a land afar off, from the utmost foundation of heaven; the Lord and his warriors are coming to destroy all the world. Isaiah 13:1-5 (LXX - Brenton)

11) And the Lord said to Michael: “Go, inform Semyaza, and the others with him, who have associated with the women to corrupt themselves with them in all their uncleanness. 12) When all their sons kill each other, and when they see the destruction of their loved ones, bind them for seventy generations, under the hills of the earth, until the day of their judgment and of their consummation, until the judgment, which is for all eternity, is accomplished. 1 Enoch 10:11-12

9) The spirits of the giants shall be like clouds, which shall oppress, corrupt, fall, contend, and bruise upon earth. 10) They shall cause lamentation. No food shall they eat; and they shall be thirsty; they shall be concealed, and shall not rise up against the sons of men, and against women; for they come forth during the days of slaughter and destruction. Enoch 15:9-10

When the agents of the Romish church wet the ashes of the old dry burnt palm branches from the past Palm Sunday, they prefigure the raising of the ancient Apollo and those of his kind in turn. This is what is applied to the worshipers on Ash Wednesday as the mark of the Beast.

Conclusion

Let's review what has been concluded about each of the features of Ash Wednesday. Where the mark is put signifies the mark of the Beast. Who makes and applies it fits the mark of the Beast. The mark made with the ash signifies the Beast. The ash and its composition signify the mark of the Beast. Even when Ash Wednesday is celebrated points to the mark of the Beast. I get it.

Considering all, there's plenty of irony to be seen in what is done by the Romish church and the cover story for it. Ash Wednesday's arrival of the season of Lent with its focus upon sacrifice and repentance and fasting will be seen as a very cruel joke. I, for one, don't think it's funny. I pray the insight shared here will help you accept what the Lord has been opening to you in this critical season of preparation.

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