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HISTORY OF "A TRINITY"
In his book "The Two Babylons," Alexander Hislop traces most of the practices
and teachings of Catholicism to paganism and proves the Papal worship to be, in its origin, the worship of Nimrod and his wife (Gen, l0:8-12). Space will allow no more than brief mentioning of a few facts to enable readers to continue in their own investigation.
Suffice it here to say that, in comparing Catholicism (and, judged by the same
merits, Protestantism is hardly removed from Catholicism) with ancient Babylonian paganism, Hislop uses as his very first subject, that of "Trinity in Unity." Quoting from various authoritative sources, it appears that the idea of a Trinity is ancient: "In the unity of that one Only God of the Babylonians, there were three persons and ... they employed . . . the equilateral triangle, just as it is well known the Romish Church does today." (Page 16, "Two Babylons"). "The Papacy has .., in the monastery of the Trinitarians of Madrid, an image of the Triune God, with three heads on one body." (Page 17). "The recognition of a Trinity was universal in all the ancient nations of the world. " (Page 18). Similar three-headed gods are found in India's ancient supreme divinity and Japan's Budha (Page 17, 18).
If there is one subject that stands out in the Old Testament, then it is the Divine
abhorrence of these pagan idols. YAHVEH did never liken Himself unto any of the pagan abominations!
With the Messiah entering upon the stage of history, unrepentant men - unable to fathom the spiritual mysteries, now really became confused and had every reason to resort to ancestral pagan ideas! Arising from this confusion, we find the first three centuries rife with great controversies regarding Messiah's Identity, (e,g. Arianism, Eusebiusism, etc.). Amidst of this, Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, appears (A.D. 293-373) to spend most of his life opposing the Arian controversy (Encyc, of Religion - Hastings, vol. 2, pg, 168).
The result? - a Creed to define a "Mystery Trinity" - and adhered to by most churches to this very day! (Refer to the Athanasian Creed).
