Throne of Deception: The Broken Order

The false throne reigns beneath fractured skies—order broken, worship misled, the true King awaited.

In the ancient rhythms of myth and ritual, there lies a sacred dance—but not all dances lead to truth. The Hieros Gamos, or "Sacred Marriage," was one such ritual: a ceremonial union designed to mirror the cosmos and sustain its perceived balance. Central to this rite was the worship of the androgynous Venus/Lucifer—in her earlier forms as Inanna and Ishtar, the so-called Queen of Heaven. Yet beneath the shimmer of divine union lay a profound inversion: a worship of the creature rather than the Creator, as the apostle Paul warns in Romans 1. These acts, draped in sacredness, were not aligned with the living God but with a counterfeit cosmology, where sexual rites and temple prostitution became the mechanisms for divine favour.

Kings, pharaohs and emperors, acting as earthly stand-ins for the gods, participated in these rites to become “divine” themselves—bridge-builders between heaven and earth, between the seen and unseen. Their union with temple priestesses was not merely symbolic; it was believed to literally channel cosmic forces, fertilizing the land and affirming their sovereignty. In this theology, man crowned himself god, and the natural order was bent around desire and ritual power. This counterfeit cosmic order—propped up by the worship of the so-called Queen of Heaven (Venus/Lucifer) who is none other than the fallen cherub, the ancient serpent of Eden, whose domain stretched along the Euphrates—was crafted to legitimize earthly rule, enshrine idolatry, and displace true worship of the Creator. In its place rose a sensual, cyclical performance—a shadow of divine intimacy that mimicked heaven while tethering humanity to deception.

When Eve was enticed to reach for divine knowledge she broke the sacred order of creation. This wasn’t just a personal fall—it was a cosmic rupture. In that act, the harmony between heaven and earth, spirit and flesh, male and female, was fractured. And into that rupture stepped the serpent—the fallen cherub, the androgynous Lucifer—who began weaving a false reality, a counterfeit order that mimicked the divine while leading humanity away from its Source.

From this inversion came the rise of the so-called Queen of Heaven—worshipped across ancient cultures as Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, and Venus. Her cult flourished especially along the Euphrates, near the very region where Eden once stood. This figure became the feminine face of rebellion, embodying not true wisdom, but seduction, domination, and spiritual confusion. Through her worship, cosmic disorder was institutionalized. Kings and rulers performed sexual rituals in her honour, believing they could access divine power and legitimacy by uniting with temple priestesses, becoming “gods” on earth—bridge-builders between realms through sensual rites. And all the while, they were aligning not with the Creator, but with the created, just as Romans 1 warns: “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator.”

This false sacred marriage upheld a broken system—a seductive illusion propped up by the enemy of truth. Those who understood its power—priests, kings, witches, and secret societies—sought to preserve it, trading worship for wealth, obedience for influence. And behind it all, the androgynous father of lies wove a narrative that mimicked divine intimacy, but led to bondage, confusion and eternal seperation from God.

Let’s get into the real details of the Hieros Gamos—the sacred marriage rite at the heart of Inanna worship and the worship of the so-called Queen of Heaven. This wasn’t mere metaphor. It was a physical, sexual ritual designed to reenact the mythic union between the goddess Inanna and her divine shepherd-lover, Dumuzi (Tammuz). The king of the city—often from Uruk—would take on the role of Dumuzi, while a high priestess known as the entu would embody Inanna herself. She was not just a representative; she was considered a vessel for the goddess, a living conduit of divine feminine power.

The ritual was intensely sacred and anything but private. It took place within a temple complex, ritually prepared and "sanctified". Sacred music would fill the air, poetry would be recited—and witnesses from the priesthood would observe. This was a public rite of cosmic significance, where the act of sex became a performance of divine order. It was believed that through this union, the "balance" between heaven and earth, masculine and feminine, chaos and order, would be reaffirmed.

The purpose of the ritual was layered: it legitimized the king’s right to rule by connecting him to the divine realm; it invoked fertility for the land, the people, and the womb; it reestablished the link between the spiritual and the carnal. It was cosmic theater—a fusion of religion, power, and sensuality. In myth, Inanna chose Dumuzi over the farmer Enkimdu, selecting not only her consort but the divine archetype of kingship. This story was more than a myth—it was lived, performed, and celebrated in the temple precincts.

Kings like Shulgi of Ur wrote hymns proclaiming their participation in these rites, describing how they bathed in sacred oil, entered the holy bedchamber, and lay with the goddess. These weren’t shy metaphors; they were confessions of divine duty, acts believed to sustain the world. The ritual was not symbolic in the way modern minds often assume. It was literal, embodied, and central to the structure of society.

The Queen of Heaven, in this framework, bestowed kingship through sex. Power was granted not by the Creator, but by ritual union with a goddess who was, in truth, a manifestation of the fallen cherub’s counterfeit system. It was a seductive illusion, a sacred inversion. The entu priestess was her avatar, the temple was her throne room, and the act was her coronation.

This was one of the earliest and clearest examples of how sexuality, politics, and divinity were fused into a single ritual performance—designed to uphold a broken cosmic order, mimic divine intimacy, and replace the true Creator with a sensual, cyclical deception.

In the book of Revelation, we are given a vision of the true sacred marriage: the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Here, Christ, the Bridegroom, returns for His Bride—not to reenact a pagan myth, but to consummate a divine promise. His first coming was for redemption. He entered into flesh, lived in perfect obedience, bore the weight of sin and death, and rose again—defeating the serpent and opening the way back to the Father. That act restored relationship, but the full restoration of cosmic balance was still to come.

What happened instead was the establishment of an earthly throne—one that claimed to be the sole mediator of God's grace, yet in practice stood as a barrier between humanity and the Father. Rather than drawing people closer to the living God, this hierarchical system reintroduced a priestly class that placed itself between the believer and divine communion. Forgiveness of sins, the distribution of sacraments, and access to salvation itself were monopolized by men in robes who claimed apostolic authority—yet when held up to the light of Scripture, this structure reveals itself as a distortion.

Even the apostle Peter—whom some traditions exalt as the first pope—never claimed such supremacy. In his own words, he referred to himself not as a ruler over the faithful, but as a fellow elder and servant (1 Peter 5:1–3), urging shepherds to lead not by compulsion or dominance, but by example. He pointed believers not to himself, but to Christ, the Chief Shepherd. The idea of an infallible earthly mediator other than Christ stands in direct contradiction to the core message of the gospel: that through Jesus, every believer has direct access to the Father (Hebrews 4:16, 1 Timothy 2:5).

But to preserve this counterfeit cosmic order—a system built on control, opulence, and spiritual dependency—the lie had to be maintained. As the book of Revelation describes, this system lived luxuriously, decked in purple and scarlet, intoxicated by its own power and the blood of the saints. It did not merely err in doctrine—it actively commodified souls. As 2 Peter 2:3 says, “Through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you.” And so they did—for centuries.

By claiming to possess the keys of heaven (obviously not the third), by selling indulgences and elevating tradition above the Word, they enslaved the masses under spiritual bondage. The sacred was commercialized, grace was packaged and sold, and the living gospel was buried beneath ritual and hierarchy. This was not the kingdom of God—it was the perpetuation of a broken cosmic order, dressed in religious language but fueled by the same spirit that still enthrones the Queen of Heaven, the androdrynous fallen cherub.

The serpent was crushed, but the feminine—the counterpart, the Bride—had not yet been fully redeemed and restored. That’s what the second coming is about. It is not only a return of the King, but the unveiling of the Bride. It is union. Consummation. The descent of New Jerusalem. The healing of the nations. The restoration of all things.

Christ came first to forgive sin, conquer death and reconcile hearts. But He returns to complete the story—to bring harmony where there was chaos, truth where there were lies, and sacred union where there was division. The cross was the victory. The return is the wedding.

First, forgiveness.Then, union.Finally, restoration.

This is the true sacred marriage—not between man and false goddess, but between Creator and his faithful. Not through sensual ritual, but through divine love. Not in rebellion, but in fulfillment. The counterfeit is collapsing. The Bride is being made ready.

Revelation 19:7 (KJV):

“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”

But what do we see when we look around at our own societies today? Not the sacred union between man and woman, not the holy mystery of marriage that reflects Christ and His Bride, but the deliberate twisting and distortion of that divine image. What was once a covenant has become a commodity. What was meant to reflect unity and life has been broken into fragments of self-interest, lust, and confusion. The original pattern of creation—male and female, joined together in harmony—is under siege.

This is not new. The spirit behind this inversion is ancient. In Sumer, the earliest known civilization, the Queen of Heaven worshipped as Inanna was not merely a goddess of love and beauty—she was a goddess of power, war, sex, and chaos. Her myths describe her as one who possessed the power to bend nature itself, to turn men into women and women into men. This was not symbolic poetry—it was ritual magic. Her followers, including her temple priests, embodied this inversion. Many would castrate themselves in her honour, renouncing natural reproduction, family, and identity. They did not marry, nor build families, but instead became living icons of her defiance against the created order.

These ancient rituals were not acts of liberation—they were sacrifices made to sustain a broken cosmic system, a system that exalted self over submission, desire over design, and chaos over divine order. And that same spirit, cloaked in new language and modern ideals, still operates today. Divorce is normalized. The family is fractured. Gender is fluid, and children are often raised in homes absent of the covenantal union they were meant to emerge from. Homosexuality, gender confusion, pride, and rebellion are celebrated, paraded, and legislated into the very fabric of society.

I'm all for genuine love—real, selfless love that honours the image of God in each person. But when we begin to surrender to our base instincts—lust, perversion, pride, and self-exaltation—we step outside the purpose we were created for. These aren't paths to freedom; they are chains disguised as liberation. We were made for holiness, for wholeness, for something far greater than fleeting pleasure or self-worship.

But in this upside-down world, evil is now called good, and good is mocked as evil. The moral compass has been shattered. Those who have fully bought into the lie—who have drunk deeply from the poisoned well—can no longer recognize the truth, even when it's right in front of them. Their hearts are numbed, their eyes veiled. What once would have stirred conviction now evokes applause. And in that blindness, they march deeper into bondage, calling it enlightenment.

Revelation 18:23 (KJV):

“And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.”

It is not by accident. The same spiritual forces that once enthroned the Queen of Heaven in ancient temples now operate through cultural institutions, media, and politics. The lie is repackaged, but the goal is the same: to invert what God created, to dethrone divine order and enthrone human will. And behind it all are those who know exactly what they are doing.

The power brokers of this age, like the priest-kings of old, keep peddling the lie—not for truth, not for justice, but for their own luxury and power. As long as the original order remains broken, they maintain their place at the top of the pyramid. They sell confusion and call it progress. They dismantle family and call it freedom. They feed chaos while they live in palaces.

But Scripture makes it clear: what is exalted among men is often an abomination to God. The counterfeit may reign for a time, but the true order—the harmony of heaven and earth, the covenant between Christ and His Bride—will be restored. In the end, every false throne will fall, and every lie will be exposed. Until then, the remnant must discern the times, recognize the ancient patterns, and refuse to bow to Babylon’s golden image.

Revelation 18:8–9 (KJV):“Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning.”