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Of course they ignored his masonic plea; Smith had been expelled from the masons for breaking his oath, and as an expelled brother, he was not entitled to special masonic protection.

Smith purportedly went through the Three Degrees of Blue Lodge in about one day. Since this is practically impossible, it can be argued Smith was never really a Mason in the first place.

Smith was shot in a small room in the Carthage jail after a brief gun battle in which he had killed two men and seriously wounded a third. There is no evidence anyone in the room was a Mason.

A more interesting question is whether the Mormon Temple Ceremony is Satanic?

Read these Questions for Your [Mormon] Temple Tour, and watch this reenactment of the Mormon Temple Ceremony, paying special attention to ...

Mocking Christian pastors as hirelings of Satan
Wearing a fig leaf apron to symbolize Satan’s power and priesthoods
Having Lucifer teach Mormon church doctrine
Portraying Satan as the god of this world
Offering prayers to the devil – Oh god, hear the words of my mouth
Praising Satan by chanting Hebrew words in the ceremony whose translation is Marvelous Lucifer
Showing Lucifer as able to defy Elohim’s commands without consequence
Praying for the violent overthrow of the US Government

Note:
Each of these terrible things is, or has been, an integral part of Mormon Temple Rites. The portrayal of pastors as satanic stooges, prayers for the overthrow of the US Government (as punishment for Mormon persecution) and the chanting of "Marvelous Lucifer" in Hebrew were eliminated a few years ago because of protests received after outsiders learned about them – despite Smith’s stern admonition that the ceremony was received directly from god and could not be changed upon penalty of death. All of the remaining practices are performed to this day.

... and then decide for yourself.

I am not a mormon, but I do speak Hebrew, and don’t believe what you posted is accurate.

It kind of reeks of sensationalism, and some that is attacked as wrong is theologically correct for mainstream Christians.

For example, the Devil is viewed as “the god of this world[age]” by St. Paul. (2 Cor. 4:4)