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The Truth about the Trinity203established pagan beliefs.Hislop’s Two Babylon’s explainsthese: “In the unity of that only G-dof the Babylonians, there were threepersons and to symbolize that doctrineof the Trinity, they employed, as thediscoveries of Layard prove, theequilateral triangle, just as it is wellknown the Romish Church does atthis day.” A footnote points out that theEgyptians also used the triangle as asymbol of their triform divinity. (p. 16)The Trinitarian concept gainedacceptance as the Jewish convertswere overwhelmed by the growingnumber of heathen who were taken intothe church, bringing with them pagandoctrines nowhere found in the Bible.Pagan converts could more easilyidentify with Christianity and become apart of it by simply changing the namesof their deities. Those who worshiped aTrinity could find one in Christianity.Israel was notably different fromvirtually all other religions in thatthey worshiped one Mighty One. TheBabylonians, Egyptians, Canaanites,Zorastrians, Hindus and othersworshiped a triad of major deitiesin a worship Yahweh expresslyabhorred. In the very first of theTen Commandments He thunderedthat we are to have no other deitiesbefore Him.Christianity began to accept manypagan doctrines, only the names werechanged to appear “Christian” (forexample, the pagan Roman Saturnaliabecame Christmas; Assyrian fertilityworship of the goddess Ishtar wasbrought over to create the Easter{“Ishtar”} celebration; Semiramis, the“Queen of Heaven” worshiped by theBabylonians, was transformed into theMadonna worshiped by many today{“Madonna” means “my lord” from Latinmea + domina}; pagan sun worshipbecame manifest in the Christian halo,etc.).”The Roman Catholic church states:“The Trinity is the term employedto signify the central doctrine of theChristian religion...Thus, in the wordsof the Athanasian Creed: ‘the Fatheris G-d, the Son is G-d, and the HolySpirit is G-d, and yet there are not threeG-ds but one G-d.’ In this Trinity...thePersons are co-eternal and co-equal:all alike are uncreated and omnipotent.”The Catholic Encyclopedia.The Trinity is considered to be “oneG-d in three persons” with each believedto be without beginning, having existedfor eternity and are all equal, each beingnot lesser or greater than the others.Members of the National Council ofChurches all espouse a belief in theTrinity.Scripture clearly shows that Yahwehis the supreme Mighty One in theheavens. There is no one equal to Him.Paul wrote: “But I would have youknow, that the head of every man isMessiah; and the head of the woman isthe man; and the head of the Messiah isYahweh,” 1Corinthians 11:3.He said in Ephesians that there isone “Father of all, who is above all,” 4:6.The Savior Himself said, “My Father isgreater than I,” John 14:28 .“Elohim” Means Plural - More ThanOne- Not “Three”Many recognize that the Trinityteaching is confusing and in the wordsof the Encyclopedia Americana is“beyond the grasp of human reason.”The Bible clearly teaches a pluralityin the Old Testament, for the Book ofGenesis begins with “In the beginningG-d [Hebrew Elohim] created...” Theword Elohim is from the Hebrew Eloahwith the “im” suffix denoting the plural.Elohim is a Hebrew collective noun,