Stone Symbols

Kabbalah's Tree of Life

For it was requisite that inevitable destruction should come upon them that exercised tyranny, but to these it should only be shown how their enemies were destroyed. For when the fierce rage of beasts came upon these, they were destroyed with the bitings of crooked serpents. But Your wrath endured not for ever, but they were troubled for a short time for their correction, having a sign of salvation to put them in remembrance of the commandment of Your law. (Wisdom 16:4-6)

And use the chips of his work to dress his meat, and taking what was left thereof, which is good for nothing, being a crooked piece of wood,and full of knots, carved it diligentl when he had nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashione3d it and made it like the image of a man: or the resemblance of some beast, laying it over with vermillion and painting it red, and covering every spot that is in it. (Wisdom 13:12-14)

For wisdom is a safeguard, as money is a safeguard, but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to them that have it. Consider the work of God, for who can make straight that which He has made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider this: God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. (Ecclesiastes 7:12-14)

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. . (Ecclesiastes 1:14-15)

A man who is laden with the guilt of human blood will be a fugitive until death. Let no one support him. He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but he who is crooked will fall all at once. (Proverbs 28:17-18)

Evil men think not on judgment, but they that seek after the LORD take notice of all things. Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways. He that keeps the law is a wise son, but he that feeds gluttons, shames his father. (Proverbs 28:5-7)

7The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they (A)refuse to act with justice. 8The way of a guilty man is (B)crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright. Proverbs 21:7-9

19He who (A)loves transgression loves strife; He who (B)raises his door seeks destruction. 20He who has a crooked mind (C)finds no good, And he who is (D)perverted in his language falls into evil. Proverbs 17:19-21

2When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom. 3The (B)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (C)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 10:8-10

8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. 9 The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out. Proverbs 11:2-4

For my mouth will utter truth and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverted in them. (Proverbs 8:7-8)

Her feet go down to death, her steps lead straight to the grave. She gives no thought to the way of life. Her paths are crooked, but she knows it not.. (Proverbs 5:5-6)

Discretion will guard you. Understanding will watch over you…To deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things;, from those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, who delight in doing evil and rejoice in the perversity of evil, whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways. (Proverbs 2:11-15)

Do good, O LORD, unto those that are good and to them that are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity; but peace shall be upon Israel. (Psalm 25:4-5)

Yet they tempted and provoked the most High God, and they kept not His testimonies. They turned away, and kept not the covenant, even like their fathers they were turned aside as a crooked bow. They provoked Him to anger on their hills, and moved Him to jealousy with their graven things. (Psalms 77:56-58)

To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless. To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself astute (Psalm 18:25-26)

He divideth the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smites against the proud. By His Spirit He hath garnished the heavens. His hand hath formed the crooked serpent. (Job 26:12-14)

To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless. To the pure, you show yourself pure, but to the crooked, you show yourself shrewd. (2 Samuel 22:26-28)

Woe to them that are fainthearted, who believe not God, and therefore they shall not be protected by Him. Woe to them that have lost patience, and that have forsaken the right ways, and have gone aside into crooked ways. What will they do, when the LORD shall begin to examine? (Sirach 2:15-17)

He is the Rock. His work is perfect; for all His ways are judgment, a God of truth and without iniquity. Just and right is He. They have corrupted themselves. Their spot is not the spot of His children; they are a perverse and crooked generation. (Deuteronomy 32:4-6)

Say to Aaron: ‘Whosoever of thy seed throughout their families, has a blemish, he shall not offer bread to his God. Neither shall he approach to minister to him, if he be blind, if he be lame, if he have a little, or a great, or a crooked nose, (Leviticus 21:17-19)

They do not know the way of peace and there is no justice in their tracks. They have made their paths crooked, no one who walks in them will know peace. (Isaiah 59:8)

Even when I cry out and call for help, He shuts out my prayer. He has blocked my ways with hewn stone. He has made my paths crooked. He is to me like a bear lying in wait,Like a lion in secret places. (Lamentations 3:8-10)

It is written in the Book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: `Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'” (Luke 3:4-6)

Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost, fixed his gaze on him and said, ‘You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the Devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the LORD? Now, behold, the hand of the LORD is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.’ Immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. (Acts 13:9-11)

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, Children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world. (Philippians 2:14-15)

A Study of the Original Name of God

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He leads beside green pastures and past the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me on the right path for the sake of His name. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for the LORD is with me. With his rod and staff he comforts me. He prepares a table for me in the sight of my enemies. He anoints my head, my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and Iwill dwell in the House of the LORD forever.
– Psalms 23:1-6

The Flag of Israel
God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. – Genesis 1:6-7

The Knights Hospitaller, The Flag of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem
The LORD said unto her, ‘Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.’ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob. – Genesis 25:23:26

Left Hand Swastika

The Union Jack, The Flag of Great Britain
He carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. – Revelation 21:10-14

Right Hand Swastika

The Russian Empire, The Flag of Russia
I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the [red] dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled…And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.- Revelation 20

Two Swastikas in Opposite Directions

Knights Templar

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. (Isaiah 45:7)

Soviet Union
‘Use your sharp sickle and reap the harvest, for the time to reap has come, because the earth’s harvest is fully ripe.’ So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested… So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and cut the earth’s vintage. He threw it into the great wine press of God’s fury. The wine press was trodden outside the city and blood poured out of the wine press.
– Revelation 14:15-20