SACRED POLES, PILLARS AND OBELISKS. Sacred poles, pillars and obelisks, and their many forms, are usually located in prominent public places by many nations. They are all an offence before God.
Among the demon false gods
worshipped by the ancients were those fashioned as poles cut from trees, or
pillars from stone. Today, they are given such names as obelisks, cenotaphs,
druid stones, maypoles, etc. One example is the so The only allowance Almighty God has given for a pillar to be erected is one of remembrance in Egypt. When the day arrives when inhabitants of the five cities of Egypt are "swearing allegiance to the Lord of Hosts", a sacred pillar will be erected on Egypt's frontier as a token and a reminder to the Lord of how He did "strike" and "heal" them. (Isaiah 19:18-22 NEB). Further, it is written: "You shall not plant any kind of tree as a sacred pole beside the altar of the Lord your God which you shall build. You shall not set up a sacred pillar, for the Lord your God hates them." (Deut 16:21,22 NEB. See 7:5,6 NEB). Giving glory to carved images is also an offence. (Lev 26:1,2 NEB). When anointed sons of God administer the Spirit of His righteousness from the heavens, churches and their spires must be destroyed, for they too are an offence before Jehovah.
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