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In my opinion, the Messianic Secret was a secret organization which is not biblical, which was formed by rich men of influence to control the destiny of life and the world in which they lived. It might have been influenced by the Christian religion, but with a lot of input by men's thoughts and influence of what they wanted out of life. That secret organization excluded the poor, the other races and people without influence in their communities. This is just my thoughts since the "secrets" are still there and I know that many of the founders and symbols from the founding of our coumtry were from that organization.