Who In The World Is Tammuz?
Rev. John R. Greene, Evangelist
Of all the Old Testament Books, I find Ezekiel to be the most moving and interesting. Rarely is it taught or discussed in churches because most people feel that it is like the Book of Revelation. Ezekiel was written about 2500 years ago, but is all about today's world! When taken literally, kept in context, and compared with history, it becomes clear and very dramatic as we realize that he deals with the 20th and 21st century! Ezekiel sees the "mystery of the church" that Paul writes about in Ephesians Chapter 5 where Jesus is The Bridegroom and the church is His bride.
Then He brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. Eze 8:14 KJV. Encyclopedias tell us that Tammuz was the son of Nimrod's incestuous marriage to his mother, Semiramus. This was during the time of the Tower of Babel when God confused the languages and organized "religion" began.
Moses was given tablets from God that we know were the 10 Commandments. "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me" is one of those Commandments! Ezekiel explains the church worship of their idol, Tammuz, and captures the horror of the disgusting practices of the church. This is adultery!
One might ask, "Is it true that the church still worships idols?" Yes, but we tell everyone that it is harmless and in fun! "Can it be fun?" It sure can. You might say, "We don't worship idols in our church!" You may because Halloween is the beginning. For fun, we dress up like demons, devils, ghosts, Freddie Krueger etc. all because we want to have fun. Soon, we'll look like Santa, his elves, and reindeer!
What is worship? It is placing the glory, honor, and limelight on a person, place, thing or idea. This is one reason why it is idol worship with Santa Claus and Halloween. There are many other reasons. We aren't worshipping God. We are worshipping gods!!
On October 31st, 1587 AD, Martin Luther protested the Catholic practices by nailing to the Wittenburg