THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT
An Overview

STRUCTURE ...

If you have heard the song, "Aquarius" by, "The 5th Dimension"
from the musical Hair, then you have heard the basic statement and
outward goals of the New Age Movement. The New Age refers to the
coming "Age of Aquarius". The lyrics of the song are:

When the moon is in the 7th house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars,
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will fill your heart;
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.

If you are not involved with the New Age Movement, this song may
have sounded to you like so much wishful thinking. If however, you
know about or are involved in the New Age Movement, you are aware that
this song is more prophetic than imaginary. There exists in the world
today an incredibly huge and well organized network consisting of
thousands of groups, trusts, foundations, clubs, lodges, and religious
groups whose goal and purpose is to prepare the world to enter the
coming Age Of Aquarius. A small sampling of only a few of the
organizations involved would include: Amnesty International, Zero
Population Growth, California New Age Caucus, New World Alliance,
World Goodwill, The Church Universal and Triumphant, The Theosophical
Society, Planetary Initiative for the World We Choose, and the Club of
Rome. This list demonstrates the diversity of organizations operating
in economic, political, and religious spheres of influence.

GOALS ...

The major goal of the New Age Movement, as stated, is to bring
peace to the world upon entering the Age of Aquarius. This will be
accomplished primarily through the leadership of "the Christ", (also
known to those familiar with the spiritual side of the movement as
Lord Maitreya), who will supposedly come to teach us to live at peace
with each other. Some of the other stated goals of the New Age
Movement are to establish a World Food Authority, World Water
Authority, World Economic Order, and an entirely New World Order. It
should be noted here that one of the requirements for a person to
enter the New Age is that he or she will have to take what is known as
a "Luciferic Initiation;" a kind of pledge of allegiance to the Christ
of the New Age and to the New World Order. (More will be said about
this later.)
The primary goals of the movement then, are to prepare the world
to receive the Christ and to enter the Age of Aquarius, thus
establishing the New World Order.

THE CHRIST: The World Teacher of the New Age.

A major idea in New Age thinking is that of the "Christ
Consciousness". In other words, Christ is an office rather than an
individual such as Jesus, whom Christians Know to be THE CHRIST. This
idea of "Christ Consciousness" asserts that Jesus was not the only
Christ, but that He equipped Himself to receive the "Christ
Consciousness"; as did Buddha, Krishna, and Mohammed.(This is an old
occult gnostic teaching which stems from the ancient Babylonian
mystery religions.) According to the New Age Movement the answer as to
who is the Christ is reflected in the full page newspaper announcement
which appeared in Major newspapers throughout the world on April 25,
1982. (At a cost of millions of dollars.)

The following is a condensation of that ad.

WHO IS THE CHRIST?

Throughout history, humanity's evolution has been guided by a
group of enlightened men, the Masters of Wisdom. They have remained
largely in the remote desert and mountain places of earth, working
mainly through their disciples who live openly in the world. This
message of the Christ's reappearance has been given primarily by such
a disciple trained for his task for over 20 years.
At the center of this "Spiritual Hierarchy" stands the World
Teacher, Lord Maitreya, known by Christians as the Christ. As
Christians await the Second Coming, so the Jews await the Messiah, the
Buddhists the fifth Buddha, the Muslims the Iman Mahdi, and the Hindus
await Krishna. These are all names of one individual.
His presence in the world guarantees there will be no third World
War. (1)

As you can see by this excerpt the New Age movement claims that
"Lord Maitreya", is the fulfillment of the second coming of Christ.
He is by their own admission the Christ of the New Age.

THE ROLE OF LUCIFER IN THE NEW AGE
(According to New Age writers)

The traditional view of Lucifer as the devil or Satan, is clearly
absent in New Age literature. Rather, he is described as a mighty
being of light and the "Ruler of Humanity", as Alice Bailey,
foundational apostle and leading writer of the New Age Movement, puts
it. An even clearer description is given by perhaps the most
influential man in the movement, David Spangler. He writes in his
book, "Reflections on the Christ":

"The true light of Lucifer cannot be seen through sorrow, through
darkness, through rejection. The true light of this great being can
only be recognized when one's own eyes can see with the light of the
Christ, the light of the inner sun. Lucifer works within each of us
to bring us to wholeness, and as we move into a new age, which is the
age of man's wholeness, each of us,in some way is brought to that
point which I term the Luciferic Initiation, the particular doorway
through which the individual must pass if he is to come fully into the
presence of his light and his wholeness.
Lucifer comes to give us the final gift of wholeness. If we
accept it, then he is free and we are free. That is the Luciferic
Initiation. it is one that many people now, and in the days ahead,
will be facing, for it is an initiation into the New Age. It is an
initiation of leaving the past and moving into the new, shedding our
guilts and fears, our anxieties, our needs, our temptations, and
becoming whole and at peace because we have recognized our inner light
and the light that enfolds us, the light of God." (2)

As to the history and achievements of Lucifer, Benjamin Creme, a
leading lecturer and proponent of the New Age, gives us some
fascinating information from a recent radio interview. The
interviewer asked Mr. Creme, "Who is Lucifer?", to which Mr. Creme
replied:

"Lucifer came from the planet Venus 18.5 million years ago; he's
the director of our planetary evolution, he is the sacrificial lamb,
and the prodigal son. Lucifer made an incredible sacrifice, a supreme
sacrifice for our planet."

Benjamin Creme uses this same exact description to describe a
being named Sanat Kumara. The only difference in the description is
that in place of the name Lucifer, Sanat Kumara is used. Mr. Creme
further adds that "Sanat Kumara is our God." Thus we have a clear
picture of who Lucifer is according to some of those at the forefront
of the New Age Movement. He is a mighty benevolent being of light,
the Ruler of Humanity, our inner guiding light... the light of God,
the sacrificial lamb, the prodigal son, and is also known as Sanat
Kumara our God. (A scrambling of Satan Marduk?)

THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT
(The spirit of truth, or the Spirit of error?)

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits,
whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out
into the world. By this you know the spirit of God; every spirit that
confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every
spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh
is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you
have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. ... we are of
God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear
us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. ...
whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God." 1 John
4:1-3,6; 5:1a (NKJ)

In this attempt to present a brief but clear description of the
New Age Movement, much emphasis has been given to the spiritual
teachings of the movement. This is because esoteric philosophies and
occult beliefs govern the actions and objectives of the political,
economic, and educational factions of the movement. The apostle Paul
writing in the New Testament said, "We do not fight against flesh and
blood, but against principalities and powers, and spiritual wickedness
in high places." Such is the case in the New Age Movement. The
principalities and powers of the movement are the keys to all the
other facets. So, it is in the spiritual realm that we will discover
the origin and true motivation behind the movement.
As stated earlier, the belief in the "Christ Consciousness", is a
denial that Jesus is, "THE Christ". New Agers make no bones about
this. They believe that Jesus received the Christ Consciousness at
His baptism, and that it left Him at His crucifixion. This is what
was previously identified by the apostle John as the spirit of the
Antichrist. The New Agers not only say that Jesus was not the Christ,
but that He was a Master of Wisdom; an ordinary man who equipped
Himself to receive the Christ Consciousness. If this was the case,
the real Jesus who lived on this earth knew nothing of it. Listen to
the words of Jesus Christ as He spoke to His disciples:

"These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with
you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law
of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me. Thus it was
written, and thus it was necessary for, "THE CHRIST" , to suffer and
rise from the dead the third day, and that the repentance and
remission of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations,
beginning at Jerusalem."

Before Jesus was crucified, He asked His disciples this question:
"Who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered and said, "You are
THE CHRIST, the Son of the Living God." Jesus answered and said to
him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not
revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven."
Thus Jesus openly accepted this acknowledgment and personally
testified that He was THE Christ, not A Christ, but THE Christ. This
fact alone may not convince you that this movement is guided by the
spirit of antichrist, but there is ample evidence available which
would support this. For example, Alice Bailey in her book, "The Rays
and the Initiations" calls 666 a sacred number and shows how to use
occult numerology to calculate it. In "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire" she
said that, "666 holds the mystery hid of one of the three heavenly
men." The "Keys of Enoch," a standard in New Age reading, instructs
the reader to use the numerical sequence 6-6-6 as frequently as
possible. Movies such as "The Exorcist" and "The Omen" have
introduced many to the concept of the Antichrist (or, "the beast") and
his identifying number, 666. The meaning of the number and its origin
is found in the New Testament book of Revelation of Jesus Christ:

Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding count the number
of the beast (Antichrist); for it is the number of a man; and his
number is six hundred and sixty-six."

If you are still skeptical about who the true mastermind and
guiding force behind the New Age Movement is, let's pursue another
area of New Age doctrine. As previously noted, David Spangler, in
speaking of "the Luciferic initiation," states that a person must have
such an initiation experience in order to enter into the New Age and
that, indeed, "it is one that many people now, and in the days ahead,
will be facing." There is only one historically reliable and enduring
source where the true identity of Lucifer may be found, and that is in
the Bible. In the Bible, the book of Isaiah, Lucifer is identified as
a great angel who thought to exalt himself above the Most High God,
and for that he was banished from heaven and came to be called Satan.
Again, if you are skeptical concerning the Bible's description of
Lucifer, you will find in Anton Le Vey's Satanic Bible a list of
"infernal names" for Satan. This list includes Kali, Lilith, Pan,
Shiva, and Lucifer.
In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter thirteen, is found the
following passage:

"And he causes all, small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive a mark in their right hand or in their forehead; and
that no man might buy or sell, except he who has the mark, or the name
of the beast or the number of his name."

It is very probable that the above scripture accurately portrays
the final visible manifestation of Spangler's "Luciferic Initiation."
When you add together the propagation of the number 666, the
acceptance and worship of Lucifer (who is Satan), and the requirement
of a Luciferic initiation to enter the New Age, we see all the
ingredients for the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy concerning the
reign and terror of Satan through the world ruler Antichrist.
Diabolically, as we have previewed, Antichrist will not at first
appear in this manner, but as a great benevolent spokesman with the
solutions to the world's problems, deceiving many into pledging their
support to him and his program.

Then, when it is too late for the followers of Antichrist, Satan
will show his contempt and hatred for the human race and will release
his wrath upon all mankind, and, in so doing will also be playing a
part in carrying out God's own judgment and wrath upon those "who
suppress the truth in unrighteousness" and who "exchanged the truth of
God for the lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than
the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen."

If you haven't already, NOW is the time to give your life to
Jesus Christ without hesitation, and to receive Him as your Lord and
Savior; for the time could soon arrive when you will face a Luciferic
initiation, and it will cost you your life to refuse it, but cost you
your soul to receive it. But praise be to God that to all those who
have received THE LORD JESUS CHRIST is given the promise:

For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ."

(1) Newspaper advertisement on April 25, 1982.

(2) As quoted in Constance Cumbey's "The Hidden Dangers of the
Rainbow," p. 139

(For an in depth study and documentation of the New Age Movement,
read "The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow" by Constance Cumbey,
Huntington House, Inc. Other excellent books for study and
documentation are: "Occult Shock and Psychic Forces" By Clifford
Wilson and John Weldon, Master Books (San Diego, Ca.); "Peace,
Prosperity, and the Coming Holocaust- The New Age Movement in
Prophecy" by Dave Hunt, Harvest House Publishers (Eugene, Oregon);
"The Seduction of Christianity" by Dave Hunt, Harvest House
Publishers.)

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