Who Do You Worship? Why A Woman Will Smash the Anti-Christ

This post is dedicated to Drew, a true man of God. This post will walk us through the pagan origins of Easter, the worship of the "Whore of Babylon" in these end times, why God would choose a woman to be one of the Two Witnesses, as well as a detailed analysis on Passover and Easter from Drew. Finally, this post will answer the question, "How should we worship Jesus Christ on Easter?"

Introduction: The Vilification of Men and Idolization of Women

In modern society, there is absolutely no doubt that men have been destroyed on many levels. Most readers, who are largely male, can verify this. Some are picking up the pieces of their lives through Jesus Christ, but sadly, it is true that everything, and I mean everything, has been done to vilify the man in today's society. Suicides are rising in men and "men going their own way", are just a few examples of the devastation of the modern male. If you are a man, you see that modern men are fragments of what they once were. Many of you are mourning or have mourned this, but also, many have found hope through Jesus Christ as the model of the perfect man.

We cannot discuss the destruction of men without examining women. Today, women are worshipped and idolized with the rise of feminism, but did you know there is a root of this worship of women? It all begins in Babylon. By the way, as most reading know, I am a woman, which allows a unique perspective in an online community of mostly disgruntled men and very few women with the capabilities to even speak about this topic appropriately.

This post will dive into the complexity of why women are the way they are in these end times, but this post is not meant to vilify women (or men!) Rather, it is to expose the problems with modern women by going to the root of the issue and offer solutions for both men and women alike.

Men, this post does not mean you are off the hook. In fact, by the time you are done reading it, you will understand the role of women better and what to do about it in these end times. Women, this post is going to challenge you to better yourselves - to be who you are supposed to be in Jesus Christ. Both men and women, you need to understand how Satan has done everything he can to destroy your roles as a Christian, and upon reading this post, you will regain your power through Christ, or at least, I pray you do.

Therefore, to begin, we need to go back to the beginning itself, Genesis, and explore Babylon to understand because as the saying goes, "There's nothing new under the Sun."

What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 1:9

Section 1: All the Same - Many Names

Easter is coming upon us, and there is no doubt the majority of readers of this blog understand its pagan origins. To clarify, though I have written this before, I will write it again, we are not legalists. This post is not about how people are going to burn in hell if they celebrate Easter; however, I want readers to rethink how to celebrate this year and do so in a way that honors our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This year, more than any other year in your life, I would deeply consider your Easter celebrations and if they truly honor Him.

First, I want to briefly touch upon the pagan origins of Easter, and how it does, indeed, tie into Sun Worship, which is just Satanism in disguise, When it comes down to it, there's nothing new under the sun, and what is happening now in the world has already happened before. Babylon is going to fall again, and the false worship we are seeing today is a key sign of this coming fall.

So, let's being with one of my central theses of this post:

Sun Worship is Satanism in disguise, originating in Babylon, and though it has taken on many forms over the years, it is now still being practiced in churches on Easter (and in other ways), which manifests as one aspect of the culture of the "Whore of Babylon."

It sounds like a lot, but I promise I will break it down for readers.

To begin, let's go back to Babylon and Scripture. It is clear that God is not pleased with the worship of the sun in Babylonian society. According to this biblical commentary:

Ezekiel 8:15-18

"You think Easter sunrise services are beautiful? God was showing the prophet Ezekiel the sins of His people in a vision—a prophecy for today!

"Turn thee yet again," said God, "and thou shalt see greater abominations than these [Ezekiel had just been shown, in vision, idol worship among professing people of God]. And he brought me [in vision] into the inner court of the Eternal's house, and behold . . . between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with . . . their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing . . . that they commit the abominations which they commit here? . . . Therefore will I deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them." (Ezekiel 8:15-18)

Do you grasp what this most abominable thing is?

It is the identical thing millions are doing every Easter Sunday morning—the sunrise service—standing with their faces toward the east, as the sun is rising, in a service of worship which honors the sun god and his mythical idolatrous consort, goddess Easter. Yes, deceived into believing this is Christian, millions practice every Easter the identical form of the ancient sun worship of the sun god Baal! Throughout the Bible this is revealed as the most abominable of all idolatry in the sight of the Eternal Creator!"

There are many verses about not worshipping the sun, but let's dig deeper. Where did this worship of the sun originate?

We need to go back to Genesis, Nimrod, and his evil wife, Semiramis. This evil female figure will be central to this post, and I want readers to start connecting these origins to what is taking place today with the modern worship of evil women. According to this source, Semiramis deified herself and all subsequent legends of fertility goddesses and such originated from her. Nimrod and Semiramis are the beginning of the false, mystery Babylonian religion. The same source writes:

"She promoted deification of Nimrod and herself after his death. God’s judgment and Nimrod’s execution forced the ‘mystery religion’ underground for a while. Its adherents realized the danger of practicing their religion in the public domain. Hence, the name “mystery religion of Babylon” refers to its secretive nature. However, Semiramis commanded total authority over her subjects and clandestinely indoctrinated the priesthood with this mystery religion. Priests and astrologers obeyed her commands and aggressively marketed the mystery religion. Ancient Sumerians knew Semiramis as the goddess Inanna. People adored her, especially in her home city of Uruk. They erected many temples to commemorate her as the goddess of sexual love and fertility. This description of her mythical duties was likely an exaggeration of her true life as a prostitute. Historical truth often grows to superhuman feats in mythology. Ancient mythology depicts Semiramis as ascending to heaven as a dove, where she became the fertility and queen goddess, Inanna."

What readers need to understand is that this false worship began in Babylon with Nimrod and Semiramis and took on many forms through the centuries with many various names in diverse cultures. If you understand this root, then you will understand the rest. Moreover, it is important to note that Semiramis is not mentioned in Scripture, but we can still examine history to try to discern what is true. However, it is clear that Semiramis is a real, historical person, and most sources will say she was, indeed, Nimrod's wife. She is at the foundation of many types of Sun Worship such as modern Easter practices.

Interestingly, there is much mystery surrounding Nimrod, and according to GotQuestions, "Nimrod was obviously a mighty man with great skill and plenty of ambition. The fact that Genesis 10:8 calls Nimrod 'a mighty one' (KJV) has led some to associate him with the Nephilim, which are called 'mighty men' in Genesis 6:4 (KJV). This association, although untenable, has led still others to believe that Nimrod was a giant."

I think it is possible, even likely, that Nimrod was not fully human. Either way, it is clear Nimrod rebelled against God. To summarize this source, after his death, Semiramis promoted the idea that he was a god, and that her son, Horus, was Nimrod reincarnated. She deified herself, Nimrod, and her son in a perverted trinity.

The important understanding is that many pagan beliefs emerged from this time period in Genesis, and they continue to this day. According to this source:

"Satan's plan was to develop a counterfeit, opposition system of religion to attract worship away from the true God of Heaven. This false system had its sacrificial plan just as God had a plan of sacrifice. But Satan's pagan worship required the offering up of human beings, which was often the sons and daughters of the worshipers. A counterfeit holy day was instituted in honor of the sun god, (Sun-day) and this was designed by Satan to rob God of his peculiar authority as the Creator of the universe as designated by His Holy day the Sabbath."

Sun worship is just one aspect of this mystery Babylonian system, and according to the same source, "Nimrod died that he went up to the sun, and the sun then became a symbol of Nimrod."

To simplify, sun worship (and other aspects of the Babylonian mystery religions) is just Satanism - it is a rebellion against god. Anything worshipped other than YHWH himself is idolatry, and Nimrod and his wife were one of the first exemplifcations of dishonoring God by honoring other gods.

Is modern day sun worship/Satanism happening today? Of course, especially in churches. When we look at holidays, such as Easter, we can easily see its pagan origins and associations, and nearly all popular Easter practices, such as the egg and bunny, originate in Babylonian idolatrous belief systems.

Of course, there are many sources that examine the origins of pagan traditions. For the purpose of keeping this post on point, I challenge readers to do their own research. For certain, in the modern-day church, there is a mixture of pagan and Christian practices occurring with traditions like Easter, Christmas, and more.

This is just the beginning though. We need to dig a little deeper into modern Sun Worship, and then we will go back to Easter later in this post.

Section 2: The Queen of Heaven

In summary, when one looks at the foundations of Mystery Babylon, they must understand at its center is the evil female named Semiramis. She deified herself and her husband, and since then, she has taken on many forms, whether it be Astar, Ishtar, or some other "goddess." In reality, I believe she is the origin of "The Queen of Heaven" in the Bible, and we will talk about this more in a moment.

Before we do, we must understand the center role of the female in Scripture. In the beginning, though Adam and Eve were both part of the fall, Eve gets the majority of the blame. From the perspective of the male role, Adam did not fulfill his leadership role by properly hindering his wife from taking the wrong action. From the perspective of the female role, Eve was careless and deceived.

When we examine Nimrod and Semiramis, another "first male and female", they both were deceived, as well. Though Nimrod defied God and was clearly evil, Semiramis carries out this evil, and many aspects of her are alive today. Again, she is associated with many female pagan goddesses, such as Ishtar. Nimrod was evil, yes, but Semiramis carried out this evil. Adam was deceived, yes, but Eve carried out this deception. To simplify this, men are meant to be godly leaders, and when they fail, the woman takes off and runs with it in a very evil manner.

As a woman writing this, I take no offense as many modern women often do, in this understanding. I believe that examining the female's role in the Bible is key in understanding the end times we are living in, and if we understand the "woman", we will understand what is happening today in Babylon. The woman is actually the key to this all, even if men do not understand this at first glance.

Earlier, I mentioned the Queen of Heaven, which is a term mentioned in Jeremiah. Though this name sounds endearing to some, it is not to our Father in Heaven. In Jeremiah 7:18, God is not happy when they are making cakes depicting the queen of heaven:

18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

There is much debate surrounding who this Queen of Heaven is, but I think it is simple. Whether you call her Ishtar or some other god, it is the female representation of Satan that God does not want His people to have anything to do with in any way.

The Queen of Heaven has taken on many forms throughout history, and cultures will call her different names. Today, they may worship her as the Virgin Mary or some other goddess. In fact, many call the Virgin Mary The Queen of Heaven. Our readers know we do NOT endorse any worship of Mary, and neither does the Bible.

The Queen of Heaven originates in Babylon, and throughout history, throughout a variety of cultures, she has had many names and evolved as necessary. I believe her foundation is in Semiramis, and this source explains:

"The Assyrian Queen Semiramis, also called Ishtar, was known as the “Queen of Heaven” and this queen of heaven is mentioned in the Bible, (Jeremiah 7:18): "Ishtar,” which is pronounced "Easter" was a day that commemorated the resurrection of one of their gods that they called "Tammuz", who was believed to be the only begotten son of the moon-goddess, Ishtar.” This clearly indicates that the Assyrian trinity of Semiramis, Nimrod, and Ninos, became the new trinity of Assyria, also known as Ishtar, Baal, (also called Bel, Belus, Pelus, Pel and Beltis, and Nimrod) and Tammuz. In other words, depending on the times in which we lived as ancient Assyrians, the Assyrian trinity was Semiramis, Nimrod, and Ninos, and later they refer to this trinity as Ishtar, Baal, and Tammuz. Tammuz is the Akkadian equivalent of the Sumerian Dummuzi, Inanna’s husband."

Essentially, The Queen of Heaven is the Jezebel of Jezebels. She is a representation of everything a woman should not be, and somehow, someway, she infiltrates many cultures, is honored as goddess, and has been worshipped throughout history. It does not matter what you call her, and again, she has taken on many forms in history.

Today, she is the "Whore of Babylon", and many are worshipping her unknowingly.

Section 3: The Whore of Babylon

To simplify the previous section, if you are celebrating eggs, bunnies, and the like on Easter, you are honoring The Queen of Heaven, whether you call it that or not, as all of these originated with Nimrod's wife, Semiramis. So, on this Easter, let us not celebrate in those ways. In my humble opinion, these things are offensive to God, and while I am not a legalist, upon knowing this information, I will no longer be participating in it (and I really haven't in years). Yes, I will still celebrate Christ's Resurrection on Sunday, and no, I won't "freak out" if someone says, "Happy Easter." However, since I know the truth about Easter, I will celebrate it in a way that honors Jesus Christ, and I hope readers are compelled to do so, too. Everyone, let's remember - love is the law. I do not think anyone should go out and destroy Easter for some child, but when we know better, we do better.

As, I have stated, "The Queen of Heaven" has taken on many forms in society, and she is now "The Whore of Babylon" in full force. Before I explain the Whore of Babylon, let me first explain the destruction of men and idolization of women in society.

In the introduction of this post, I mentioned the destruction of men and women. This all started with Adam and Eve through Satan's deception. Adam was supposed to lead Eve in the right direction, and because he did not do that, she was deceived, and this led to their fall.

Well, here we are again, where men have failed women, and women have failed men. Men, who were supposed to lead women the right way, did not do this. Yes, one may claim there were movements such as feminism to make this possible, but remember, Satan is the Great Hypnotist. He does not really ever "do anything", but he puts things in place to tempt and deceive.

So, while men can complain all day about women, they must first examine if they historically did what they were supposed to do for women as leaders. When women were screaming "feminism", did men step in to stop it? No.

To exemplify failure in male leadership, I would like to briefly discuss pornography. I believe porn is one of the most prominent factors that destroyed the modern family. If you truly look at the beginning of crumbling of the modern family, you can see its origins in the 1960s and 1970s, with the introduction of porn on a mass level in society - its normalization and desensitization. Yes, porn has always existed, but when it was allowed to pour into homes, it destroyed the family. Yes, there may be other roots to the destruction of the family, but pornography completely changed the role of men and women. To clarify, I am using pornography as just one example of this destruction, as I understand books could be written on this matter.

Ultimately, using pornography completely contradicts what the Bible says. God set up a system for a man to marry a woman, and for them to ONLY desire and be with each other.

Whether we like it or not, God made women to be possessive, to an extent. While modern society will tell people this is bad, it was actually good for the men in the past. Their wives honored them, loved them, and were loyal to them. Women, for the most part, did what they could to please their man, be beautiful for him, and keep the family intact.

While I have already written about the Satanic views of beauty, I need to men to understand one thing: porn is one of the worst things that has ever happened to them.

If there was no porn, things would be extremely different at this point in history. Since porn was introduced, it has denigrated women, and when a woman is unhappy, so is everyone around her. Because of pornography and other feminist factors, the woman saw her role differently. She no longer wanted to remain loyal to the man, and she now had the perception, at least subconsciously, that only one thing mattered to men: her sexualization and beauty. Past society promoted Christian ideals of the woman, the Proverbs 31 woman, so to speak. Now, suddenly, women were hearing from men that they were not good enough as they eyed other women. Though they could have sex at any time, many chose porn and destroyed their relationships. Today, porn is at the root of so much destruction. Again, this is a simplification and not a doctoral thesis.

This is just example of where men failed. When porn was introduced on a large scale, men did not come together and speak out against it - or war against it. They allowed it. Since men failed in their leadership, women failed, too. Instead of fighting men and porn, they took off running with it. Sure, it was bad that men were viewing porn, seeking other women, but like Semiramis, the women transformed into something much more evil - something completely unstoppable that has manifested into a great evil today.

Today, this woman is the anti-thesis of the Proverbs 31 woman:

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [b]A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies. 11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value. 12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life. 13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands. 14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants. 16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks. 18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night. 19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers. 20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy. 21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet. 22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. 24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come. 26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue. 27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her: 29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. 31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

There are very few women like the Proverbs 31 woman today. If you have one, honor her. However, I think that is why most men are alone. There are very, very few left. The type of women honored today is not the Proverbs woman in any regard. If you just browse any social media, you will see the complete opposite in women. Still, as I said, men cannot pretend they did nothing wrong. Both men and women are at fault and pornography is just one example.

This is the success of Satan's plan: The Worship of the Jezebel of Jezebel Women - The Queen of Heaven in disguise.

In fact, this is the modern Whore of Babylon.

Now, I do understand that there are many theories on this topic, that the "whore" is often thought to be a country or a place like the Vatican. I think that is fine, but personally, I do believe the United States is the Whore of Babylon, which leads the rest of the world in its abominations.

However, on a more metaphorical level, the Whore of Babylon is the personification of the evil and vile woman that has rose to the top of society. It is the Queen of Heaven - Satan's feminine counterpart that is in control of Babylon.

She is the feminine aspect that is worshipped whether it be through Easter, pornography, TikTok, modern work and feminism, or something else. She is at the foundation of every evil in our modern society, and she is naked and drunk everywhere you go. She is everywhere, she is worshipped, and she is the personification of what is wrong with Babylon.

So, then, men, what do we do? Women, what do we do? Well, I have one answer.

Section 4: Why a Woman?

I think God chose a woman in these end times. This is not a call for anyone to believe me, worship me, or even care. Rather, it is a call to examine my theory of why God may have chosen a woman as one of The Two Witnesses of Revelation.

Me being a woman is extremely important. It is impossible to read anything I do or talk to me without knowing and understanding I am a woman. In fact, I was once an evil and lost woman. I was a Babylonian woman. I honored the ways of the world, until I found Jesus Christ.

It took me years to change - to become different. I didn't know this, but I was working toward being a Proverbs 31 woman.

Now, this section isn't to glorify myself. I am a flawed human, of course, but I can say I have a witness to vouch for me. Witness 1 has written that he believes I have truly become a woman of Jesus Christ. He is a Witness to my character.

In the end, I believe a man and a woman were chosen to be the two witnesses in the end times. Everyone assumes and even wants the two witnesses to be two men, but it isn't possible.

God had to choose a woman to counter the Queen of Heaven in the end times. She is the largest force of evil in these end times, a representation of the feminine aspects of Satan. She is personified as "the Whore of Babylon" but she comes in many forms in our society, working through women themselves on a day to day basis.

He had to choose a woman that would stand against EVERYTHING the world says is true. She would go against all popular culture, and she would challenge men and their perceptions, though in a way they could handle.

He had to choose a man that would love her and no other women. He had to choose a man that could help lead her and even support her. He had to choose an intelligent man of God who truly served and loved Him.

He had to choose a man and women to exemplify what the world longs for desperately: true love, especially that of a man and a woman. It is becoming more and more rare, and even those who proclaim to be in love spend time lusting over others, cheating, and dishonoring each other.

He chose a man and a woman as the Two Witnesses of Revelation to serve as a model for what men and women are supposed to be. The man is supposed to be strong and lead his woman. He is supposed to honor her. He is to love her as Christ loved the church. That is true of Witness 1.

The woman is supposed to honor her husband. She is supposed to work toward being the Proverbs 31 woman. She is to be strong and courageous and never give into Satan. She is supposed to have internal beauty and high character. That is what Witness 1 claims me to be. [Witness 1 wants to note he thinks I'm also externally beautiful, but I told him that is not technically in the Bible.]

So, then, as the Last Adam and Eve, God has chosen a force to counter the destruction of the man and woman.

It doesn't matter if people would have chosen us or if the world likes us. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks of us in any way. The opinions of men do not matter to God. In fact, when people dislike us, it is more proof that we are chosen by Jesus Christ.

Through these two witnesses, the last Adam and Eve, they will lead the final church of Philadelphia and they hold the Key of David.

They are not to be worshipped - NO, but they are leaders and to be followed. Those who see the truth will see the truth in them. They are to lead the true remnant of Jesus Christ, which is small.

Now you may be asking, what about the "power" of the Two Witnesses? That is coming in God's perfect timing. This post is not about that, and perhaps a future post is coming for that.

First, though, this is one of the theses on why God would choose a woman at all, as I am sure that is the most controversial part of this if we truly are the Two Witnesses. Nobody will care that God chose a man. They expect that, but they will have qualms with the woman, as they have since Eve.

The female witness is supposed to counter what Eve has done. Though Eve was deceived, the female witness is not deceived. She will not be deceived and will fight until the end. She will lead many men back to where they need to be: true men in Jesus Christ. She will help inspire women to go back to their roots, and she will inspire men to lead their women properly.

So, why a woman?

It is the only way to counter the evil Satanic, Queen of Heaven in these end times - It is a counter force to the Whore of Babylon that reigns.

God took a broken female, and He allowed her to live through the fire her entire life. Her life has been one of humiliation, abandonment, and sorrow. She has been abandoned by her own family, and she has been betrayed by nearly every single person she has ever loved.

Despite all of this, she has triumphed. First, she found a man. She found one man who finally loved her: Jesus Christ. By the love of Jesus Christ, she learned to love herself. Finally, she learned to love who God created her to be.

Then, through Jesus, she was led to Witness 1, who loves her, guides her, and promotes her. He is not ashamed of her. He professes his love for her to the entire world.

Whether the readers believe this or not, it doesn't matter. I was told to write this, and I must obey Jesus Christ.

The Two Witnesses will defy EVERYTHING the world says is right. They will smash false doctrine, and they will call out the anti-Christ. Their prophecies will be fulfilled. Soon, there will be no denying who they are - though people still will.

So, why a woman? God chose a woman to help men get back to where they need to be - to become the men they are supposed to be. To lead, as Esther did, and help save God's true people.

Remember, God never just throws anything at anyone. He makes people work for it, and oh boy, has the Lord made Witness 1 and I work for where we are now.

He is saying, "The time is coming soon when the Two Witnesses of Revelation will be revealed."

In the meantime, whether you think we are the two witnesses or not, that is not truly the purpose of this post. Still, if nothing else, I hope readers decide, at the very least, to stop worshipping the Whore of Babylon, whether that be through Easter, pornography, or something else.

Personally, I believe that it is my purpose until my very last breath to help as many people, especially men, as possible.

And here's the good news. I am completely committed to Witness 1. I am not here to seduce, to distract, or to tempt. No one even knows what I look like, whether I am pretty or not (at least not yet). All anyone can examine is my character through what I write, and then, they can form their conclusions.

No, I am not asking to be worshipped, glorified, or anything like that. I am asking you to pray about it, and I wanted to present my thesis to the world on why God would choose a woman. So, I believe, ultimately, God chose a woman to counter the Whore of Babylon (The Queen of Heaven) in the end times.

I ask you all to pray about it.

In a moment, we will come back to some conclusions about Easter and worship, but now, I would like to incorporate Drew's take on Easter.

Just a side note, I did some deep research on this topic before writing this, such as listening to hours of videos about the Biblical analysis of The Queen of Heaven, including this one:

Drew's Take on Easter

Passover: The Sign of Loyalty to Christ

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And it was this Word that has been entrusted to us, to learn it, and know it. That through the Word, we might come to know the Love that He has toward us, and to love Him as He loved us. That through us, the life of Him might shine its light in the darkness. That through the light, the darkness that surrounds us daily might be confounded and brought to account of how wicked it really is.

For by Moses we were shown the Law, that it is a standard to which we as men cannot bear muster, that through the Passover Lamb of God we, being sinners, might find Grace, Peace, and Forgiveness before The Almighty, Just and One True Living God through His Son Jesus Christ.

Brethren and beloved Sisters, did not The Chosen Lamb of God die for our sins? Did He not come to set us free? And did He not ask us to hold fast to what He has taught us, that we might not go astray and wander, intentionally or not, out of that perfect light in which He casts? And did not the Apostle Paul also warn the Church, that “savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock"?

And did not Jesus also state as pertaining to the doctrines of men and the commandments there of that “...This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me"?

And did He not on that night where He dined, with his disciples in the upper room, ask them at the Passover meal to “do this in remembrance of me"?

So now the question becomes, do we keep the feast in remembrance of Him? Or did we forget about it? Did we walk away from it? Did we change it from what it was as passed down to us and remember the wrong thing? Are we not to remember what He did for us? That He was betrayed, being handed over by one of His closest friends, though under the influence of Satan, to the Pharisees and the Sadducees? That He, being blameless in all things, was hung on a tree for our sake? That He took on all of our curses, all of our unrighteousness, all of our sin, that He might bless us with “every spiritual blessing"> That He might “clothe us in righteousness” and give us the ability to be where He is?

Do we not remember all of the benefits that He has given us in this life? That we have air in our lungs. That most of those reading have ready access to clean (debatable) drinking water. Ready access to food. That most of us in our entire lives have never gone to bed hungry, that we have no idea what the pangs of hunger even feel like. That we are blessed enough to have electricity and air conditioning, that we have antibiotics to fight off our infections. We are both the most blessed generation to ever live, but we are also the most wretched.

Beloved, do we not, for those of us in the western world, and in those great metropolis spread through out the world, take for granted every single thing that we have? The power, the jobs we have (or don’t have to have), the clothes we have to wear. The abundant food we have to eat. That we have so much free time in the day that we have to invent things just to keep us from getting bored. That for every problem under the sun, we have for the most part found a way to automate it, that we can spend time doing other things of “more value.” And yet we seem to have lost track of those things that matter the most.

We have all lost track of what it means to live. The most interconnected people in the known history of the world, and the youth have problems talking to people (I have this issue, though once you force yourself enough it gets easier). That people have problems talking to each other face to face. That we are in a race to the bottom for entertainment. The most impatient generation to ever live, always expecting things to be done right now, not even wanting to give a web page a couple of seconds to load before we start freaking out. We have fallen out of touch with our communities, our neighbors. We have atomized ourselves to our own little world where we are the main character****.

And to that I must say, we are NOT the main character in this story.

Remember this, that we do stand upon the shoulders of giants, men and women who would shudder to think that this degenerate society is what they were building. Need I go through the examples, do I need to go down the list? I would argue no. However I will list a few examples for posterity and to remind us of what monster our complacency has created.

We allow homosexuals to marry, we allow them to go around naked, in their bare skin, in the midst of our cities. As they do this, there are people, maybe even people reading this, who not only show their children (let alone other peoples children) this degeneracy, but actively encourage it. There are people who call this “pride” as if it is a good thing to go around dressed up like strippers. We encourage children to make life altering decisions because “they don’t feel like they are the gender they are” or whatever nonsense that they pump into children's heads.

We allow the taking of a human life through abortions and birth control. By their own definitions of life that cells can only come from other cells, so think on that next time you or your “girlfriend” walk into an abortion clinic to sacrifice your child to Molech, or you go to the pharmacy to get “Plan B” or whatever the day after drug is called.

It gets even worse in Canada. For those unaware, doctors are actively encouraging people who have minor depression, or who are poor and hungry to literally kill themselves. And they call this assisted suicide “dying with dignity.” Absolutely disgusting.

Is disappointing our ancestors, the men and women who built our countries and nations enough for us? Or do we do something far worse. Yea, I say we have done, and are currently doing something far worse than merely making a mockery of the work of our father’s hands.

In doing these things, and far, far more things than I could reasonably list, we are directly harming those whom we ought to help and protect. Besides did Jesus not say, “It were better for a millstone to be tied around your neck and for you to be tossed into the sea than for you to harm one of these little ones?” And in another place did the King not say “Depart from me, ye workers of inequity...” and in yet another place did the Holy One not speak “Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For when I was hungry you gave me no bread, and thirsty and gave me no drink. A stranger and you took me not in. Sick and in prison and you did not visit me”?

Have we stooped so low to hurt those among us who are the lowest of the low? The stranger without a place to stay, the homeless man on the street corner who has no food, and may have not eaten for several days at this point. The hard laborer, whom you have hired, or the random man who asks for a simple glass of water, when you have ready access to give it. And especially in the pandemic, when your loved ones were sick, the easiest ones to go to, did you go and care for them? Or those who are sick and dying, on their death bed, have you visited them? Have you gone and talked to those whom have been imprisoned? Do we dare to forget about the smallest, most oppressed people. Do we deign to mock them, and kick them while they are down? For the genuine man who has lost everything and has no place to rest his head? For the woman who only wants a single glass of water on a sweltering summers day?

Have we stooped so low as to deny those things that are needful to those who need it? Even if it means that we go hungry for a while? Even if it means that I can’t get another drink of water for a couple of hours? Even if it means putting someone up in the dead of winter who has no home? What do we lose? Do we lose something unimaginable by doing this? No. The only thing that we stand to lose by doing this is time, and our comfort. Two things that man loathes to give up.

So let us ponder brethren, what are these acts that men do in their everyday life? And how does the actions of a man tell of where his heart lies? Do not the actions of a man directly tell where his loyalties lie? Do not the mannerisms that he shows show forth the inner machinations of his heart?

What do you worship, dear reader? Do you worship yourself? Do you worship some political figure who will “make everything better”? Do you worship “ScienceTM” and the intellect of some dude who is long since dead? Do you worship what the whores put out on social media? Those who sell themselves, mind, body and soul for one more dollar? Do you worship the people who play sports, the athletes? Or do you perhaps escape into video games, and spend thousands of hours on them, forsaking everything but the “grind”? Do you worship the One True Living God and His Son Jesus Christ?

There are thousands of things out there to worship, and only one of those millions of choices leads to Life Everlasting. And I will tell you brethren, that many of these questions are not just for you, but for myself as well. These are the questions that every man ought to ask himself. And I find myself lacking when compared to the beauty and perfection that is found in Christ Jesus.

What is man, that he compares himself to God? And what is God, that He made Himself man? That He suffered for us. That He died one of the most horrible deaths imaginable. Jeered at, scorned, naked and ashamed before the people that He was sent to save. To bring Good News, that the Kingdom of God was at hand. And people, His people, His creation, those created after His own Image, LAUGHED, MOCKED, AND INSULTED HIM! And if as the Apostle says “we are barely saved by grace” then truly how much wrath will the Owner of the Vineyard have upon those wicked servants who killed, beat, and maimed all of the servants that He sent, but then when it came to His own Son, His only begotten Son, they murdered Him in cold blood because he “threatened” everything that they held dear, so that they might “take possession” of said Vineyard.

“Do this in remembrance of me” said the Son of God in the last few moments of peace and joy that He experienced before His Passion on the Cross. And so we must ask, what did He ask us to take remembrance of? This should be an easy question to answer, and yet it has caused much strife in the church and body of Christ.

To answer this question let us look at the timing and the context that Jesus says this in. In Luke chapter twenty two, starting from verse seven on-wards to verse 19 it says:

“7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.”

If we take a closer look at verse 19, we find that at the Passover supper, Jesus upon breaking the bread states that the bread that He has just broken, is His body (Himself being the “Bread of Life”) which is given for us. The bread being his body, was broken, just as His body would be beaten, battered and bruised, broken on Cross for us.

In short, Jesus is asking us to remember His sacrifice. He is asking us to remember what He has done for us on the Cross. He is asking us to remember His body, which was battered and torn, how His blood was shed to forgive us our sins and free us from slavery to Sin and Satan.

So now having answered the question of what He is wanting us to remember, we must now ask the question of when are we to remember it. Well, this is probably an obvious answer, but we should be remembering the Passover Lamb of God at Passover. Simple right?

The next obvious question is “If we are to remember Christ’s Passion on Passover, then when is Passover?” To that we must turn to Exodus when the feast is first held by the Israelites held captive under the Pharaoh of Egypt. In Chapter 12 of Exodus it outlines the Passover, and the feast of Unleavened Bread (which starts on the 15th of the month at the beginning of the day, nightfall). In it it states that the Passover shall be killed on the 14th day of the first month (the month Abib as stated in Deuteronomy 16:1, or as in the Book of Esther calls it Nisan) in the evening.

Having answered the what, when, and why we should remember the Passover, who should remember it becomes the next question, and if it was not obvious, it is all Christians who should remember the sacrifice of our Glorious and Merciful Savior, Jesus Christ.

Were not the Apostles gathered around the table when He asked them to “do this in remembrance of Me"? And was it not the Apostles who promulgated this teaching out to the rest of the early church? Did not even Paul say that we should “celebrate the feast”? And was it also not Paul who warned us to not “keep the feast unworthily” in his letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor 11:23 on-wards)?

But now we must confront the question, if Paul was instructing people to keep the Passover, and if Jesus Himself asked us to remember it for His sake, then why do we celebrate Easter? Should we not keep the Passover of God? And this is that great argument, the dispute that has caused much strife in the church of God.

For examples of this we can look the year 155 AD, Polycarp Bishop of Smyrna, and a disciple of the Apostle John, visited Rome, where they (Polycarp and the then Bishop of Rome) had a dispute over the Eucharist (the Lord’s Supper) and when to celebrate it, whether on the 14th day of the month Nisan (the first month) regardless of day on which it fell, or as the Roman Bishop and the other churches of the west, were taught and held the first Sunday after the Spring (Vernal) Equinox. Though this dispute between the two ended amiably, and there was peace between the two, deciding to agree to disagree instead.

Now where the beliefs of the Roman church (and later most churches post the Council of Nicaea) sprang from is honestly beyond me at the moment. The only source that I was able to fine was this excellent web-page (all other sources will be at the end or as needed, I promise) which gives an in depth explanation of similar topics, though even they are not 100% certain as to where the claim originated and merely posit an idea that to me seems likely.

The second example of a conflict happens just a short 30 or so years later 189 AD, again between the churches in Asia (modern day Turkey) and other Asiatic churches, and the Western churches lead by the Bishop of Rome.

This came to a head, after the majority of the churches agreed to hold Pesach (Passover) on Sundays, and when the Asiatic churches, holding to the Apostolic tradition passed down to them through John (remember this is happening in modern day Turkey, in the same region where the seven churches of Revelation reside) kept the same date, “...neither removing or taking away from the day…” as stated by Eusebius in Vol. 5 chapter 23-25 of his book on church history. It was after this “defiance” as that the Bishop of Rome Victor decided to, in order to force compliance (seems familiar to something…) excommunicate the churches who still held to the practice of observing the tradition of observing the Passover.

This conflict was “resolved” in at the first Council (Synod in the Greek) of Nicaea in 325 AD, called by the Emperor Constantine. This is also where we get the Nicene Creed for those who are interested.

So it seems that this issue was solved! Right? Well, to me I feel that what I have written above does not really do this conflict justice. As I feel there is a deeper meaning just as to why this became a conflict in the first place. Why there was such a divide over something that should be quite simple? What exactly does moving the date of when to remember Christ matter, and does moving the date change the meaning of what is being celebrated, or who is being celebrated?

If we take a closer look into just what Easter means, we find a couple of things right off the bat that stink. The first is the obvious fertility symbols, with two main ones being the “bunny” and the Easter eggs.

For the “Easter Bunny”, it should be obvious that the rabbit is a fertility symbol, since we have the phrase in English at least “breeding like rabbits.”

For eggs, while delicious, also have an occult meaning. The Druids of the British Isles for example used eggs as an emblem of their order. These eggs, called “Druid Eggs” are form from the mingling of serpents in a ball, caught in a robe or piece of cloth by the Druids, who then hop on a horse and run for their lives away from the writhing mass until they cross a stream of flowing water.

In another example, from Greece we have to look no further than Bacchus (also known as Dionysus) to see that eggs were used in rituals. And again if we turn to the Egyptians, we can see that even they have eggs and used them in their temples, and whom their own historians, at least at the time of Augustus Cesar was able to describe about the goddess Venus,

“Into the Euphrates River an egg of wonderful size is said to have fallen, which the fish rolled to the bank. Doves sat on it, and when it was heated, it hatched out Venus, who was later called the Syrian goddess.” (Scroll to section 197 on this website for the source)

If as the above says is correct, and the Roman/Greek goddess Venus is the same as the Syrian goddess, then who is the Syrian goddess? Well, as it turns out this goddess of Syria goes by the name of Athar, or Atargatis in the city of Hierapolis. Now, Syria is situated in the middle east, north-east of the modern day Israel. In ancient times this land, or at least portions of it were controlled by the Israelites, and also by the Phoneticians. The Phoneticians also had another name for this goddess called Ashtoreth.

It is this same Ashtoreth that is mentioned in Judges 10:6, and 1 Samuel 7:4 and 12:10. This goddess is also referred to as the “Queen of Heaven”. This Queen of Heaven is also referenced in 1 Kings 11:5 as being the “goddess of the Sidonians.” And again is made reference to in chapter 11 verse 33 of the same as being stated as “...because they have forsaken Me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonian…”. Another reference to the Queen of Heaven is made in Jeremiah in chapters 7 verse 18, and in chapter 44 verses 17-19 and 25.

It is chapter 44 of Jeremiah that is most telling especially if you take into account the entirety of the chapter. In verse 16 the people that Jeremiah is speaking to forsake God and the message He is giving them by the Prophet. In 17 they renew and re-affirm their vows to the Queen of Heaven and their worship of her. In 18 they give their flawed rational as to why they will continue to do so. In 19 the women whom he was speaking to go even further and state that not only they, but also their men knew that they were “making cakes impressed with her image and pouring out drink offerings to her”.

It is then in the remainder of the chapter that Jeremiah first asks why would you do this, and tells them why such a great disaster came upon them and the city of Jerusalem, immediately by telling them God’s judgment of their intent, and giving them over to even more destruction, save for one again a remnant of the people who were escaped from the Judgment that He poured out in Jerusalem.

God does not like His people worshiping the Queen of Heaven, let alone other gods as it is a violation and trespass of the Commandment, and it is also important to note that the Queen of Heaven is not just unique to the ancient middle east either. The Greeks also worshiped this goddess as Astarte, and the Accadians as Ishtar. Note that Astarte was and is pronounced similarly as our pronunciation of Easter, and Ishtar is literally the exact same, with the ‘I’ making an ‘ee” sound.

So now we must ask ourselves, and answer the question: What does Easter Sunday represent? Is it really the Passover of God? Or is it something else, something that was introduced to the church, for was it not written that the Mystery of Iniquity has been at work since the beginning, to lure us out of The Way, into some path of darkness?

And thus we come to the crux of the issue. What is the meaning behind celebrating a day like Easter? To celebrate the “savior” and his “resurrection?” Which god are we celebrating on Easter? Do not other pagan religions also have savior gods, who died for them? Did not these other gods have wives and such, just as ours did? Who is it that is the focus of this celebration?

A good answer to this can be found in Ezekiel chapter 8-11. In chapter 8 you see a women weeping for Tammuz, and 25 men worshiping the rising son, facing away from God. In the following chapters God sends pronounces His judgment on the city (remember that this is happening after the first of the people were sent into captivity at the hands of the Chaldeans). Frankly I find it disgusting to even think it, that these things were done in the temple of the Most High God.

And Again is it not written in the Acts of the Apostles, at the Martyrdom of Steven, that “God gave the people over to the worship of the host of heaven…? And in the preceding verses they went to Arron the Priest and asked him to “make us gods to go before us: for as this Moses.. we wot not what is become of him.”

Again, God does not like idol worship, let alone the host of the heavens. And does God approve of the worship of the sun? Do you think that He likes the Sunrise Services that so many people who call themselves by the name of Christ Jesus do?

Let us approach this from another angle and consider the problem from another, less esoteric view. The problem then becomes thus between Passover and Easter, and as stated before; what exactly, or who, are you worshiping. Easter in the most exoteric sense is the celebration and remembrance of the Resurrection of Jesus. This Resurrection however is proceeded by an even greater miracle, frankly the biggest blessing that God could have given us, the Forgiveness of Sins by the shedding of the blood of the Passover Lamb of God, Jesus Christ. For it is in that blood that we find the atonement of our sins. Now let us think back, which also was it that we were asked to remember? His death or His resurrection?

I would say His death, for did He not also raise Lazerus, who was dead four day, from the grave? And was it not also on His death that it is written thus

“And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit.

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth sook and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many”?

But who other than He, who was The Word of God was worth, as our Hight Priest called after the order of Melchezedic, to preform such an act? Did not God provide the ram for Abraham when he was offering Issac on the alter before He stopped him? Who other than God Himself can prepare such a perfect offering?

Is Passover not supposed to be an event to remember, not only the Sacrifice of Jesus, but also to remember the Mercy of God the Father as well?

And did not all the promises that The True One made precipitate also on this one event? Did not everything that we come to hold and hope in rely upon the Son of God to be wounded? And did it not also show the Faithfulness of God, in that we did indeed receive that comforter that Jesus said He would pray for? And did not also that power fall on the church in that upper room, with tongues of fire, with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?

And did not Jesus Himself prophecy his own death, just as David and so many other of the Prophets did? For brethren, dearly beloved, is not the power of His Resurrection found in the blood of the Lamb, in the basis of His death? Did He himself not say “that unless the kernel dies, it cannot bring forth much fruit?”

So which is greater, the Death or the Resurrection? Yea, I say the Death than the resurrection. For which came first, His Passion, or the Resurrection unto Eternal Life? Yea, His Death. And which comes before the harvest if not the sowing of the seeds?

And which is a greater show of loyalty to a man, whether friend or foe, following their orders and requests, or twisting them to fit the needs and wants of men? Yea, following the orders.

And which is of a greater disrespect to a man, whether friend or foe, an intentional twisting of their request, or following their orders to the letter? Yea, twisting them. For it is one thing to ignore or forget a request, but to pervert said request is quite another.

Beloved of God, remember that there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood, that there in is the life of a man. That without this death of our God and Savior, there is no forgiveness of sins. Dearly beloved, hold fast to that doctrine of God, which has not changed since the beginning. Is the Passover some relic of the past? No. Are we to celebrate the Passover as the Isrealites once did, with the slaughter of a lamb? No, for we have a much more excellent sacrifice prepared for us, for this one Lamb is able to provide once for all. This Passover is changed, as we should remember it as the day when God the Father forgave us our sins and passed over us instead of visiting us with our just rewards for the transgression we have made against Him. Through the Blood of the Lamb of God, which was shed for the forgiveness of our sins (and His flesh which was battered and bruised, yet His bones were not broken) were given for us. A love story that is reaching its end, luckily and thankfully for those who suffered, and are suffering, for His Name’s sake, and how hard won our salvation really is, but to woe and destruction to those who are neglecting such a great redemption.

Unto Jesus be all Honor and Praise and Glory, for all that He does to take care of us, though we at time be ungrateful.

May God our Father, the Just and Righteous One illuminate your understandings, and guide you to a right decision in this important matter.

May Jesus our Savior open your heart unto all repentance and sorrow, for the times of the end are upon us. May He also give you hope and joy in everything, where each day is new, a place to enjoy Him, and find your inner-child, that you might enjoy such great a salvation as He has to offer.

Have a wonderful night or day, where ever you might be dear Theophilius, and may God our Father hold you in His everlasting hands.

Conclusion: Who Do You Worship?

Thank you, Drew, for your heartfelt post. Drew was concerned that it may be misinterpreted in a legalistic fashion, and I want readers to know Drew is not a legalist, and neither are we. I believe it was a beautiful post written in a unique and eloquent style. For more about sun worship, please see this brief 15 minute video that somewhat summarizes the point Drew and I are trying to make.

When we are looking at the foundations of the sun and Son worship, the sun represents worship of the world, and the Son represents worship of God. To summarize, here is a poem I wrote on the matter, in dedication to Jesus Christ for this weekend:

Two Suns by Witness 2

A black butterfly floats by,

Signaling the shifting times.

The radiant sun warms the world,

But it is the Son of God who comforts my soul.

The time is short, the sun will fade.

But the Son of God will always remain.

The sun has light, but it is weak

when compared to the Son and His feats.

Radiant sun I look away,

Toward the Son of God

Who saves my day.

Radiant sun, your glimmer is fleeting.

I choose the King

Every moment believing.

That in a moment we'll see His return.

But first the judgments - the world will burn.

As the sun scorches, and the people cry.

The Son of Man will magnify.

The sun or The Son

Which will it be?

This World or the Father?

Who is greatest to thee?

I choose the Son

Jesus Christ is my Lord.

I choose the Son.

The perfect man, I adore.

When the Sun is gone,

His blood still reigns.

Eternity awaits.

The Son is the Way.

No matter what one plans to do this weekend, we must properly honor the true Son for our worship, and we must acknowledge that many of the traditions of Easter are pagan.

As I have written before many times, love is the law, and if a child gave me a gift of an Easter egg, would I deny it?

Likely not, but at the same time, I am personally not going to celebrate Easter traditions or allow my family to do so.

Instead, like Drew said, I am going to honor Jesus Christ in the way He would want, in His remembrance, perhaps partaking in my own home communion. For certain, I am going to celebrate Jesus Christ with love and sacrifice.

This Easter weekend, maybe you could donate to charity, or do a Bible study with your friends or family. Maybe you could write your own poem for Jesus or submit your testimony to this website. Maybe you could go get lunch for a homeless man, or you could help someone in need. Whatever you do, let us honor Jesus Christ with love.

Going back to the section before Drew's, if we are the Two Witnesses, then it is our job to properly lead people in the correct ways to worship our Lord Jesus Christ. This blog serves as a corrective force against the tremendous amount of blasphemy taking place all over the world, especially during the holidays.

If God, did indeed, choose a woman, then He would choose a woman who is wise, who has the ability to write about such complex things in a way people can understand. He would choose helpers for her, like Drew, and the many others support her.

He would choose a man, who honors and loves Jesus Christ, as well, a humble man who does not think he is worthy.

This is Witness 1, my husband. Without him, this blog would not be possible, and neither would this ministry. Though I may do a lot of the work, and perhaps I may lead more than he does, it doesn't matter. I need him.

We need each other. As a man and woman, we have been made one flesh through Jesus Christ.

Finally, we are to exemplify the true love of Jesus Christ. We are not to offer sugar-coated views of the Bible, but we are to tell the truth to readers in these end times.

The time is short, and it is time to get right with God. Perhaps the first step is to honor Jesus Christ appropriately this Resurrection weekend. It is time to repent and come back to Him.

Together, we will rise as the true remnant of Jesus Christ. We are small, but we are powerful. If God is on our side, who can be against us?

Remember, God often takes the unusual, the unexpected, and the small to do His will. He surprises people. He has a sense of humor. He has mystery.

No matter what we write in this blog, we can never fully uncover His great mysteries in this lifetime.

However, we can ponder, and I hope this post helped you all unravel at least one mystery.

We are not to worship the sun in any shape or form. We are not to worship any human - man or woman, god or goddess. We are not to worship the things of the world, and we are not to worship any creations of the world.

We are only to worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We pray that this website helps many do this correctly in Jesus's name.

May God bless all of you in Jesus's name,

- Witness 2