"Obelisk is from obeliscus - "in the shape of a spear". For pagans, the obelisk was a solar symbol that represented a vital flow between heaven and earth, a way of communicating to the divine.The sun worship is seen very clearly right there in St Peter's Square.....
There is a Babylonian sun wheel with an obelisk in the centre that was imported from Egypt....a representation of the sun god Ra.
The origins of obelisks is stated here....in a quick Google search....
"The first obelisks were built by ancient Egyptians. They were carved from stone and placed in pairs at the entrance of temples as sacred objects that symbolized the sun god, Ra. It's believed that the shape symbolized a single sun ray. ... In fact, there are more Egyptian obelisks in Rome today than there are in Egypt."
Please explain.....
As a pagan monument in the greatest Christian square, it is a symbol of humanity reaching out to Christ. Originally inscribed to "Divine Augustus" and "Divine Tiberius" and now dedicated to the Holy Cross - "Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperat. Christus ab omni malo plebem suam defendat." It is topped by a bronze cross containing a fragment of the true Cross."
"The east and west sides have exorcist formulas."
St. Peter's - The Obelisk
Wow, so very evil.