And the Lord said to me, 'A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem."

In the book of Jeremiah, as quoted above in Jeremiah 11:9, the Scriptures allude to a conspiracy, which is described elsewhere in the Bible (e.g., Ezekial 8-9) where the elders of Judah are described as partaking in pagan rituals. Many Bible verses, some of which are quoted here, testify that in the olden world the apostate Jews, among others, practised human sacrifice. Thus, apart from mountains of evidence that demonstrates that the occult conspiracy thrives today, there is no dearth of historical evidence of its existence through the ages,including many reports in the Bible.

"`Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. Lev 18:21 (NIV)

"Say to the Israelites: `Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the community are to stone him. I will set my face against that man and I will cut him off from his people; for by giving his children to Molech, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. If the people of the community close their eyes when that man gives one of his children to Molech and they fail to put him to death, I will set my face against that man and his family and will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molech. Lev 20:2-5 (NIV)

the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 2 King 17:31 (NIV)

When the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites, he commanded them: "Do not worship any other gods or bow down to them, serve them or sacrifice to them. 2 King 17:35 (NIV)

They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, though I never commanded, nor did it enter my mind, that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin. Jer 32:35 (NIV)

They have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as offerings to Baal-- something I did not command or mention, nor did it enter my mind. Jer 19:5 (NIV)

On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites. 1 King 11:7 (NIV)

those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the LORD and who also swear by Molech, Zeph 1:5 (NIV)

"When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved. Hosea 9:10 (NIV)

He did away with the pagan priests appointed by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the towns of Judah and on those around Jerusalem-- those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations and to all the starry hosts. 2 King 23:5 (NIV)

They forsook all the commands of the LORD their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal. 2 King 17:16 (NIV)

"...the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons." 1 Corinthians 10:20-22

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with belial?" 2 Corinthians 6:14 (KJV)

[Note: In Leviticus 20:2-5, the people of Isreal are not only told to never sacrifice their children to Molech, but they are also warned not to "close their eyes" to it, which is is to say, they should not ignore it, nor make light of it, since it's an abomination in the eyes of God and should be punished, according to Lev 20:2-5, by death. Ephesians 5:11 of the New Testament also emphasizes how the people who call themselves Christians should deal with monstrous evil:

"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but expose them." Eph 5:11

Also, note that, according to King 11:7, Solomon set up an alter to Molech. Is this why the Masons chose Solomon as their most highly respected spiritual forbears? Do Leopards have spots?

The following scriptures associate child sacrifice, as it was practised by apostate Israelites, with what might be called star worship. The ancient mystery religions were known to worship stars and planets, which they believed to be gods, and the star of Rhephan refered to in in Acts 7:3 is said to indicate the planet Saturn, which, in turn, was thought to be the pagan god Saturn-- a cannibal god symbolized by the pentagram and/or hexagram, according to some Bible scholars, to which children were sacrificed:

You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god-- which you made for yourselves. Amos 5:26 (NIV)

You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile' beyond Babylon. Acts 7:43 (NIV)

those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the LORD and who also swear by Molech, Zeph 1:5 (NIV)

And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities... Kings 17:9

[ "The owl is also the symbol of Moloch, whom the Greeks compared to Cronos on accont of Moloch's rites using human sacrifice, especialy children and first-born infants. The Old Testament makes reference to the Valley of Hinom as the area where fires were lit beneath the idol or image of Moloch, into which the unfortunate sacrifical victims were thrown. The precise location of these sacrifices is known as Topheth, which originates from the Hebrew toph, meaning 'drum'--drums were ostensibly used to cover up the screams of the victims." (Toyne Newton, "The Occult's Quest for World Domination", page 165) ]

Michael Howard, author of "The Occult Conspiracy", asserts that the owl was also used by the Summerians to represent the great goddess, who was called Lilith, but was known to the Greeks later as Hecate.

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