This blog is actually part II of my previous blog titled "1490: Christian Kabbalah and the Illuminati".

The all-embracing theology which predates Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is  the priesthood and spiritual laws of Melchizedek, King of Salem.

This is what the apostle Paul has to say about Melchizedek and his priesthood:

Hebrews 7:1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, his name means "king of righteousness"; then also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace." 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever. 4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder! 5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people--that is, their brothers--even though their brothers are descended from Abraham. 6 This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7 And without doubt the lesser person is blessed by the greater. 8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living. 9 One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham, 10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.

Paul is saying that Melchizedek is greater than Abraham and predates him, and that his priesthood is also greater than the Levitical priesthood and predates it as well.

Could perfection of the soul and of our faith  be achieved by observing the spiritual laws of Melchizedek? Remember that the perfection of the Soul is the ultimate goal of the Kabbalists and the Alumbrados, and apostle Paul is implying that this is

"I have found it written that all that has been decreed Above forbidding open involvement in the Wisdom of Truth [Kabbalah] was [only meant for] the limited time period until the year 5,250 (1490 C.E.). From then on after is called the "Last Generation", and what was forbidden is [now] allowed. And permission is granted to occupy ourselves in the [study of] Zohar. And from the year 5,300 (1540 C.E.) it is most desirable that the masses both those great and small [in Torah], should occupy themselves [in the study of Kabbalah], as it says in the Raya M'hemna [a section of the Zohar]. And because in this merit King Mashiach will come in the future—and not in any other merit—it is not proper to be discouraged [from the study of Kabbalah]". - Rabbi Avraham Azulai

The Illuminati (or the Alumbrados), which I believe to be the third faction of Freemasonry, was created around 1490 to introduce the study of Kabbalah to the elite of society through Christian Kabbalah, and open involvement by aristocrats, scholars, and high ranking churchmen in this ancient wisdom was the result.

The year 1540 was another milestone in Kabbalah; it was the year when its practice and beliefs should be promulgated to the masses, or the general public. And in order to organize and administer the expected influx of people who will be initiated to this sacred mystery, a fourth (and I also believe, final) faction of Freemasonry was created. This faction was the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits.

The Jesuits are the largest male religious order in the Catholic Church, who are engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations on six continents. They are best known in the fields of education (schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, theological faculties), intellectual research, and cultural pursuits. They are also known in missionary work, giving retreats, hospital and parish ministry, promoting justice and ecumenical dialogue.

The Jesuit movement was founded in August 1534 by St. Ignatius de Loyola, a Spanish knight turned hermit and priest. The first Jesuits--Ignatius and six of his students--took vows of poverty and chastity and made plans to offer themselves to the Pope for apostolic work. They went to Rome to meet with the Pope and request permission to form a new religious order. In September 1540, Pope Paul III approved Ignatius' outline of the Society of Jesus, and the Jesuit order was born.

In my latest blog about Freemasonry, I mentioned my belief that this fraternity started after 1307 as an alliance between two factions, namely, the families of the original Knights Templar and the families of Kabbalah practicing Exilarchs who were expelled from France in 1306, and who later converted to Christianity. Because of persecution, this group commenced as a secret and very exclusive organization. However, from 1490 onwards, when according to Rabbi Avraham Azulai open involvement in the study of Kabbalah became permissible for the "Last Generation", membership to Freemasonry became accessible to everyone. But even then, the organization's existence remained a well guarded secret among its select members.