Friday, February 20, 2015

Pagan Revival in Iceland

Europe seems to be returning to it's roots. The Caucasian population of western Europe is beginning to embrace their race as the onslaught of middle-eastern migration to the area continues at a record pace. The path they have chosen is an interesting one. They are looking to the gods of their ancestors to reinvigorate their native and national pride. Throughout Scandinavia there is a resurgence of interest in the ancient pre-Christian gods of their people. Their is revival is real.

In Iceland, construction will begin soon on the first temple to Odin and the Norse gods in over 1000 years. It will be interesting to see if the revival grows and spreads to Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

According to the Guardian:

 High priest Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson and fellow members of the Asatru Association attend a ceremony at the Pingvellir National Park near Reykjavik.

"Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction starting this month on the island’s first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age.

Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.
“I don’t believe anyone believes in a one-eyed man who is riding about on a horse with eight feet,” said Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, high priest of Ásatrúarfélagið, an association that promotes faith in the Norse gods.
“We see the stories as poetic metaphors and a manifestation of the forces of nature and human psychology.”
Membership in Ásatrúarfélagið has tripled in Iceland in the last decade to 2,400 members last year, out of a total population of 330,000, data from Statistics Iceland showed.
The temple will be circular and will be dug 4 metres (13ft) down into a hill overlooking the Icelandic cap."

One has to wonder how long it will take for other people groups in the world return to the superstitions of their ancestors and whether they will take these faiths seriously, practicing them as they did in ancient times. The post Christian age is upon us. We have to be prepared. This could be the return of full scale evil.  This can only come from demonic sources.

So be prepared

Ephesians 6:12-17

 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.