16. The Temple of Death
Like some ancient Aztec temple darkened with the blood of human sacrifice, the Temple of Death loomed before us. This loathsome five-sided pyramidal shaped building bore a mock resemblance to the great city of love and light prepared by the Son for all who love and believe in Him. I was encouraged to see that this morbid monument was not well kept, and the foundation seemed to be crumbling and rotting away. Still, a glance at the grounds and architecture told me that at one time it had been a great center of pagan worship.
“Who built this place, and why?” I asked.
“This place has been here nearly from the beginning. The Fallen Ones built it with slave labor as a great monument to death, to commemorate Satan’s triumphant condemnation of all humanity to death. That
