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Nija Mioni Fuller
Adam Million
English 103
16 April 2008
You have to stand in awe of the all time champion of false promises, exaggerated claims and blind followers: religion. The Christian religion has actually convinced it’s followers that there is an invisible man living in the sky that watches everything they do every day and that this invisible man has a list of ten things that he doesn’t want them to do and if they do any of these things he has a special place full of fire, smoke, pain and anguish where he will send them for all eternity to choke, burn and suffer; but he loves them? Since its formation, Christianity has been seen around the world as a narrow and elitists’ religion, rejecting all that do not fall within the perimeters of its ideologies. Followers argue against this belief, saying the Christianity is all-inclusive and a religion fundamentally based in redemption, grace and eternal life. Yet many Christian followers do not know the history of their religion, its formation or its stunning similarities to characteristics originally attributed to several pagan historic religions. Jesus Christ is accredited as the “Messiah” of the Christian faith and his life and times are seen as sacred but more importantly, unique to the Christian faith. When in truth, several other “Messiahs” of other religions recognize the same characteristics as Jesus Christ; many of which greatly precede the formation and practice of the Christian faith. It has been argued that all “Messiahs” are merely personifications of a “Sun” god: the oldest worshipped deity. Gerald Massey, author of Ancient Egypt: the Light of the World, states, “The Christian religion is a parody on the worship of the sun in which they put a man called Christ in the place of the sun
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and paid him the adoration originally paid to the sun.” He argues that “Son and Sun” are not coincidentally homonyms and that across generations have been used incorrectly or interchangeably without adequate academic explanation. Jesus Christ as a “Messiah” is arguably merely a hybrid of the historic “Sun gods” anthropomorphized.
The oldest worshipped deity is the Sun. Pre-historic humans worshipped the sun because they understood that it was responsible for all life. It brought light in the day, chasing away the dangers and mystery of the night, it was responsible for the warmth, provisions and security that they enjoyed, and it was constant: always rising in the east and setting in the west. The sun and its movement throughout the heavens has been the subject of admiration and worship since human understanding. Added to the worships are the beings of the night sky, which also follow a constant, predictable pattern and have been used as guides across generations. Mathematics, time, astronomy, physics and many other common day scientific constructs are based off of the movements of the heavens. Arguably, Christianity seeks to detach the species from the natural world by removing admiration from natural phenomena and placing it into a tangible reality: a human “Messiah.” Christ is the only documented “Messiah” that walked amongst his followers in human form. All other religions that acknowledge a “Messiah” keep his or her existence separate from their reality; in the heavens.
One of the strongest known comparisons between a “Sun” god and a “Messiah” are between Horus, the Egyptian sun god and Jesus, the Christian messiah. Biblically, Jesus was born of a virgin and three kings followed a bright star in the sky to the place of his birth where they adorned him with gifts.
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He was a prodigal child teacher at age twelve and baptized by a prophet at age 30, which marked the beginning of his ministry. He had twelve disciples which he traveled with performing miracles and wonders. He was betrayed by a follower, was crucified and rose again three days following his death. According to Gerald Massey, author of The Historical Jesus and the Mythical Christ, Horus was born of a virgin and a bright star appeared in the sky the night of his birth, in which three kings followed to give him gifts. At age twelve, he was a child prophet and at age 30, he was baptized by prophet and began his ministry. He traveled around with twelve disciples performing miracles. He was betrayed by one of his disciples and was crucified. He was dead for three days and was resurrected.
The birth sequence is completely astrological. The Great Star, The Star of David, The Bright Star, etc. are all different names for the same star: The Star in the East; which is known as Sirius "the brightest star in the night sky." On December 24th, Sirius aligns with the three brightest stars in Orion’s belt which have been traditionally called The Three Kings. These three stars and Sirius all point to the sunrise on the 25th which is why mythology states that the three kings follow the star to locate the birth of the ‘son’ or 'sun', i.e. the sunrise.
The birth of the "Sun,” is astrologically known as The Winter Solstice. The Virgin Mary is the constellation Virgo, also known as Virgo the Virgin who is usually portrayed with a sheath of wheat is representing the “House of Bread," and symbolizing the harvest season. Bethlehem directly translates to “House of Bread,” so Bethlehem is a reference to the constellation Virgo, a place in the sky not on Earth.
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Not only is the story of a miracle birth shared by Horus and Jesus, Attis of Greece, worshipped around 1200 BC, Krishna of India, worshipped around 900 BC, Dionysus of Greece, worshipped around 500 BC and Mithra of Persia, worshipped around 1200 BC, all share this birth sequence and mother’s names begin with M.
Another glaring similarity between Horus and Jesus is the crucifixion and the subsequent resurrection. Both are said to have been betrayed by a disciple or follower, been crucified and were resurrected three days later. Coincidentally, December 1st marks the beginning of a period of death and decay. The sun reduces in size as travels through the sky and was perceived to be dying. This process continues until December 22 when the sun reaches its lowest point. There the sun hovers for 3 days. The sun resides in the vicinity of the Southern Cross or Crux Constellation and after this period of three days, on December 25, the sun rises 1 degree to the north foreshadowing longer days, warmth and spring.
So it was set, that the sun dies on the cross, was dead for 3 days and was resurrected but the celebration of the resurrection doesn't occur until the spring equinox or Easter when the day becomes longer than the night or light completely prevails over the darkness.
Many other characteristics shared by Horus and Jesus can be explain in the stars and other scientific revelations. The twelve disciples are merely the twelve constellations of zodiac in which Jesus or Horus, merely being a representation of the ‘sun’ are accompanied twelve followers, just as the sun is accompanied by the constellations in the heavens. This also explains the age at which both were declared child prophets.
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As already explained, their mothers are anthropomorphized personifications of the constellation Virgo who is traditionally described as a virgin.
Christianity has adopted many other symbols that are pagan in origin and changed them to fit into their faith. The cross of Christ is not only the Southern Crux but also the Cross of the Zodiac. This cross reflects the sun’s movement through the twelve major constellations, which are representational of the places traveled by the sun god. The sun’s was movement was broken down into the twelve months of the year, the four seasons, the two solstices and the two equinoxes. Like many other Christian symbols including the Christmas tree, he cross was not initially a symbol of salvation but an astrological chart.
Arguably, the Christianity is not a unique religion. Many of the customs and traditions it subscribes to are not new and are actually shared amongst many religions around the world; many of which precede its formation. This is not an attempt to undermine the Christian faith; it is only a look into its formation and calls into question its blind following.