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#1. The Star
of David or Shield of David is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish
identity and Judaism.
It is named after King David of ancient Israel; and its
earliest known communal usage began in the Middle Ages,
alongside the more ancient symbol of the menorah. Geometrically
it is the hexagram. With the establishment of the state of
Israel in 1948 the
Star of David on the Flag of Israel has also become a symbol of Israel.
The symbol is also associated with the Zionism movement. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia RETURN
#2. Scripture reference: Rev. 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
Nicolaitanes Followers of Nicolaus, a heretic. They are thought to have been a sect of Gnostics who practiced and taught impure and immoral doctrines, such as the community of wives, that committing adultery and fornication was not sinful, and that eating meats offered to idols was lawful. This was similar to the doctrines of Balaam and Jezebel of Thyatira (Rev. 2:6,14-15,20). Dake’s Annotated reference Bible
For more information concerning the Nicolaitanes look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaitanes RETURN