Knights of Malta = Hospitaliers of the Crusade = rumoured to be the murderers (sent by the false Pope) of the Templars. Probably also Phoenicians/Canaanites in origin.
Hammer & Sickle probably refers to Hephaestus (hammer) and Cronus (sickle), and therefore could be viewed as "directed power" with the hammer (blacksmithing), and the power of life/death (planting and harvesting) with the sickle.
"Symbolism will be their downfall."
Knights of Malta = Hospitaliers of the Crusade = rumoured to be the murderers (sent by the false Pope) of the Templars. Probably also Phoenicians/Canaanites in origin.
Hammer & Sickle probably refers to Hephaestus (hammer) and Cronus (sickle), and therefore could be viewed as "directed power" with the hammer (blacksmithing), and the power of life/death (planting and harvesting) with the sickle.
Interesting article here: https://www.rbth.com/arts/2014/07/19/serp_i_molot_38327.html