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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.

Mediation

Generations have sought to merge religion and intellect to failure of most. The argument presented today is merely a continuation of this merging. Christians base their beliefs on principles that are deceptions. Most of their religious holidays, symbols, traditions and texts are copied from older religions. "Christ" the messiah shares the life story of several other deities, most, if not all of which, are personifications of a "Sun" god. From the Egyptians to Constantine, religion had been a way to unify a people and has been successful in this attempt. My argument is not undermine faith or Christians belief in their messiah, for i am in fact a Christian as well; i merely want my fellow followers to discrete the information that they are given and analyze it for themselves. Christianity is a religion is a religion steeped in scandal, bloodshed and rejection; that has for generations trapped its followers between eternal life to eternal damnation. Many merely follow out of fear or due to the fact that they are under the impression that they will be rewarded later for their goodness here on earth. Believe what you may, but look at the history behind what you believe and make the decisions for yourself. Base your soul on information that you have investigated, not been told by those who are members of the religious hierarchy. If a strong position must be chosen, i will concede to my opponent solely because her following is far larger and is steeped in emotional belief and many find it hard to see beyond their emotions; even into truth.

Zeitgeist and the "Messiahs"

You have to stand in awe of the all time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, RELIGION. Religion has actually convinced you that there is an invisible man living in the sky that watches everything you do every day and that this invisible man has a list of ten things that he doesn’t want you to do and if you do any of these things he has a special place full of fire and smoke and pain and anguish where he will send you to choke and burn and suffer for the remainder of time… but he loves you?

Judeo-Christianity is one of the primary religions of the world believed by its followers to be the one true religion, which is usually the belief of the followers of a faith. One of the main differences between Christianity and other major religions is the perceived belief that Jesus Christ and his life story is sacred and more importantly, UNIQUE. Jesus is portrayed as the one true messiah, when in truth several other gods, deities and messiahs of other religions recognize the same characteristics as Jesus Christ; several of which greatly precede the formation of the christian faith.
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. The sun was responsible for warmth, provisions and security, and it has been argued that most, if not all religious figures are merely copy cats of a "Sun God," which is why several religious figures are called "Son, Alpha, Omega, etc." Several religious symbols subscribe to the "miracle birth," a birth sequence that in truth, is completely astrological.

• The Great Star, The Star of David, The Bright Star, etc. all are representation of the The Star in the East, which is known as Sirius "the brightest star in the night sky;" Which, on December 24th 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 'sun', i.e. the sunrise.
• The birth of the "Sun,” is 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 known as the "House of Bread", symbolizing the season of harvest. Bethlehem directly translates to “House of Bread,” so Bethlehem is a reference to the constellation Virgo, a place in the sky not on Earth.
• December 1st marks the beginning of a period of death and decay. The sun becomes smaller and smaller in the sky as the days progress and was perceived to be dying. This process continues until December 22, after which the sun reaches it's lowest point in the sky. There the sun hovers for 3 days, appearing to no longer descend. The sun resides in the vicinity of the Southern Cross or Crux Constellation and after this time period of three days, on December 25, the sun rises 1 degree to the north, foreshadowing longer days, warmth and spring and so it was set that the sun dies on the cross, was dead for 3 days and was resurrected. The celebration of the resurrection of the sun doesn't occur until the spring equinox or Easter when the day becomes longer than the night or light prevails completely over darkness.

So as previously stated the story of the Miracle birth and a procession of kings following a bright star in the sky to the birth of a son is completely astrological and has been stated several times over history.

Attis of Greece, worshipped around 1200 BC

Krishna of India, worshipped around 900 BC

Dionysus of Greece, worshipped around 500 BC

Mithra of Persia, worshipped around 1200 BC

All follow the script of the Miracle birth and mothers who's names begin with M's.

“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 and paid him the adoration originally paid to the sun”

Jesus is said to have been a child prodigy at age twelve and to have been baptized by a great prophet at 30; which was the beginning of his ministry period. He was followed by twelve disciples who assisted in his performance of miracles and wonders. He was then betrayed by one of his disciples, Judas and was crucified on a cross and resurrected three days after.

Horus was the Egyptian Sun god. His mythological birth and life precedes as follows. Horus was born on December 25, of the virgin Isis Mary. His birth was accompanied by a star in the east, in which 3 kings followed to adorn the new born savior. At the age of 12 he was a child prodigy and at the age of 30 he was baptized by a prophet by the name of Enap and began his ministry. He had 12 disciples that traveled about with him performing miracles. He was known as the truth, the light, god’s anointed son and the lamb of god. He was betrayed by one of his disciples named Tiphon. He was crucified, buried and was resurrected three days after his burial.

The myth of Horus was inscribed in stone through hieroglyphics in or around the year 3000 BC, vastly preceding any formation of a faith remotely similar to that of Christianity. Yet Christians, again accredit this story solely to their messiah. The Egyptian religion was more scientific and astrological than a faith based belief. Many of the characteristics shared by Horus and Jesus can be explain in the stars and other scientific revelations.

• The 12 disciples are merely the 12 constellations of zodiac in which 'Jesus' (being a representation of the sun) are accompanied by just as the sun is accompanied by the constellations in the heavens. This also explains the age they were both declared a prodigy.
• As already explained their mothers are the personification of the constellation Virgo, paralleled by the image of a virgin.

Christianity has also adopted symbols that are pagan in original and changed them to fit into their faith. The cross of Christ is not only the Southern Crux in the night sky but also the Cross of the Zodiac. This cross reflects the suns movement through the 12 major constellations which representational of the places traveled by the sun god. It was movement was broken down into the 12 months of the year, the four seasons, the solstices and equinoxes. The cross was not initially a Christian symbol of salvation but a astrological chart.

The basic point I am trying to argue is that Christianity is no miracle religion. Many of the ideals it presents are not new and are actually shared amongst many religions around the world. This is not an attempt to undermine the Christian faith it is only a look into its formation and the beliefs that it claims are so sacred to the faith are actually borrowed symbols from pagan faiths.