Apparently, the time has come for the Mystery Schools to come out of the closet and take

a bow. Now that Christians have been trained to search for

hidden messages in their Bibles, Jonathan Cahn has come out with his third book; The Book of Mysteries. Does the Bible contain mysteries, hidden
codes and dates for Christians to distract themselves searching out? Absolutely not! God never intended for His word to be a book of mysteries to be
unlocked! That is a thoroughly Kabbalistic / Gnostic teaching.
In Christian Research Article What is Kabbalah? they write:
Kabbalists insistence upon the inspiration of Scripture [] to find hidden meaning in its numerical arrangements was unwarranted. []one may
apply Kabbalistic methods to almost any piece of literatureand draw almost any interpretation from it. Kabbalistic method of interpretation is neither
acknowledged in the Bible, nor justified by it. The application of this method of the Bible had produced interpretations that are not supported by
Scripture, and, in fact, are something directly opposed to it, in its obvious context.
In my years of research in comparative religions I have become persuaded that essentially there are only two metaphysical interpretations of reality
available to us: the Biblical and the occultic. In seeking to support the inspiration of Scripture, the Jewish Kabbalists applied to it a method of
interpretation foreign to Scripture, but familiar to the occult, and thus these Jews slipped over from a Biblical understanding of reality to an occultic
one. (emph HHA)
In her commentary on The Harbinger, Christine Pack wrote:
(The apostle) Paul does talk about the mystery of Gentiles and Jews being united together in a common church and common faith (something that
could have scarcely been imagined in Old Testament times). There is also the mystery of Jesus Christ, who was dimly glimpsed through types and
shadows in the Old Testament, but Who was gloriously revealed in his fullness as our Savior in the New Testament. But these are mysteries which are
laid open for all to see and know and understand and respond to, and not clues on a Mysterious Journey to Somewhere (which is really the more
western understanding of the word mystery).
On Gnosticism:
Gnosticism is a very old heresy that teaches that the truth has to be decoded, uncovered, unlocked, unveiled, discovered.
Secret Knowledge = Gnosticism
Gnosticism is a heresy because, according to God, we are given all that we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3 ) in Gods word. We dont need
to decode secret mysteries, unravel sealed up messages, decipher clues, or pull back the veil on hidden things. All that we need, all that God wants us
to know, is contained in the Bible.
Going back for a minute to Cahns original work The Harbinger, lets look at the title. The word,Harbinger is kind of an old fashioned word referring
to someone or something that foreshadows an upcoming event. But its use tells us something about the beliefs of the writer just as the use of
certain terminology by John Nelson Darby makes his association with Theosophy clear. Interestingly, Helena Blavatsky frequently used the term
Harbinger, in relation to Lucifer. (Thanks go out to DeAnne for bringing this to my attention):
It is but natural even from the dead letter standpoint to view Satan, the Serpent of Genesis, as the real creator and benefactor, the Father of
Spiritual mankind. For it is he who was the Harbinger of Light, bright radiant Lucifer, who opened the eyes of the automaton created by Jehovah, as
alleged; and he who was the first to whisper: in the day ye eat thereof ye shall be as Elohim, knowing good and evil can only be regarded in the
light of a Saviour. Wandering Jew (Vol. 2, p. 243)
There is much to connect Cahn to, first and most obviously; Zionism, but also Freemasonry, Kabbalah, Theosophy and Gnosticism. More on
Cahn here. Heres a Gnostic/Masonic website bringing us the Shemitah teaching.
Theosophy Gnosticism Freemasonry, are all Kabbalah. If you want to have a basic understanding of this, (and we all really should at this point in
time,) you can visit the theosophical website or the Jewish Virtual Library linked above. Its spelled out very clearly what Kabbalah and Theosophy
actually teaches. Prepare to be taken aback at how much of this has crept into society and our churches.
Evolution and the big bang are straight out of Kabbalah.
Kabbalah teaches that sound created the universe popularly understood by Christians as a scientific interpretation of the Word of God creating the
world in Genesis.
Kabbalah teaches about the 10 dimensions we know from string theory, so theoretical science is Kabbalah which brings us to the subject of
transhumanism and CERN. More to come on that.
Sites on Kabbalah cant seem to say enough about the book of Enoch and the fallen angels. here, here
Many things taught in charismatic churches such as contemplative prayer, and the Shekinah glory of God,are Kabbalistic teachings.
The issue of Kabbalah being behind quantum physics is an important one. Most Christians today are celebrating the fact that science is now
authenticating their faith. An example of how quantum physics has entered the church is the ministry of Annette Cappsthe daughter of best-selling
author/charismatic pastor Charles Capps. In her booklet, Quantum Faith, she presents a Christian faith compatible with the scientific principles of
quantum physics, and, as such, also compatible with the so-called scientific principles of the New Age/New Spirituality. She even goes so far as to
refer readers to New Age leader Gary Zukavs book The Dancing Wu Li MastersAn Overview of the New Physics. In her booklet, Annette Capps
writes:
As I studied the theories of quantum physics, I was reminded of a prophecy given by my father, author and teacher Charles Capps, Some
things which have required faith to believe will no longer require faith, for it will be proven to be scientific fact.
The issue of Kabbalah being behind quantum physics is an important one. Most Christians today are celebrating the fact that science is now
authenticating their faith. An example of how quantum physics has entered the church is the ministry of Annette Cappsthe daughter of best-selling
author/charismatic pastor Charles Capps. In her booklet, Quantum Faith, she presents a Christian faith compatible with the scientific principles of
quantum physics, and, as such, also compatible with the so-called scientific principles of the New Age/New Spirituality. She even refers readers to
New Age leader Gary Zukavs book The Dancing Wu Li MastersAn Overview of the New Physics. In her booklet, Annette Capps writes:
As I studied the theories of quantum physics, I was reminded of a prophecy given by my father, author and teacher Charles Capps, Some
things which have required faith to believe will no longer require faith, for it will be proven to be scientific fact.
At first glance that might seem like a good thing, or harmless at worst, but consider it in light of scripture which tells us:
*But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek
him. Hebrews 11:6
Its amazing how we gobble this stuff up; new vocabulary, new completely unbiblical concepts, and see it all as harmless. I remember when the book
The Shack first came out. I read it and it left me flat (I had the same response to Rick Warrens Purpose Driven Life and Cahns The Harbinger). I
saw no sense in seeing the Holy Spirit as a fat woman or any of the other bizarre depictions in the book. It made no sense to me at all, and just felt
off, but at the time I didnt know why that was. Today I know that viewing God as a woman is distinctly Gnostic, again; Kabbalah. But I remember
discussing the book with people at the bookstore. People liked the book and defended it. You were made to feel like you were silly if you didnt go
along with the popular acceptance of it. Little did I know that was only the beginning. (Reading this Theosophical link: Lucifer the Lightbringer you can
clearly see the Gnosticism and where that book (The Shack) came from.)
It all boils down to each of us individually being grounded in, and having a solid understanding of the Word of God. There was a deliberate
design behind the creation of the charismatic movement, which has had a great influence in just about every denomination, shifting the focus to
the experiential rather than on a solid understanding of the Word of God. By design, this has created a great ignorance to some of the most basic
doctrines of Christianity. Gods Word never returns void and many souls have been reached for Christ through charismatic believers, but with so many
different ideas about gifts of the spirit, second baptism, perfectionism, divine healing and more, when we get together as Christians agreeing to
disagree on a few doctrines, it has become hard to sort out differing opinions from a different gospel entirely. I cant encourage you strongly enough to
know the basic doctrines of the Christian faith.
Here is a segment from an article by Berit Kjos about Jonathan Cahn.
Criticism: It is stated that Jonathan Cahn says that Zohar, an extrabiblical, mystical source from which the occultic and mystical Kabbalah is
derived, greatly influenced his writing.'
Cahns answer: Unfortunately this kind of statements represents some of the extreme and bizarre opposition to The Harbinger It is an
extreme false accusation. No. I have never in my life said that the Zohar has greatly influenced my writing nor has it ever. Rabbinical writings,
mystical or otherwise, have been quoted for ages, in Bible commentaries, apologetics, works such as The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, etc.