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Re: The Pagan origins of Easter and Christmas
By: Firestarter Date: April 8, 2020, 10:33 am
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About 2,275 years BC, Nimrod the great grandson of Noah lived
(the grandson of Ham). According to scripture he was “[I]the
mighty hunter[/I]”; but Nimrod hunted for humans to sacrifice
them in the Moloch ritual.
According to the book of Jasher (Yashar), the priests of Ba’al
counseled Nimrod to marry his own mother Semiramis; to acquire
the “[I]third eye[/I]” or “[I]all-seeing eye of Lucifer[/I]”.
Nimrod’s mother and wife, Semiramis, has been worshiped as
“[I]The Queen of Heaven[/I]” all over the world ever since.
Semiramis and her son/husband, Nimrod started this occult
religion that included sacrificing babies in the Moloch ritual.
They sacrificed babies in the temple at the Winter Solstice
(December 21st -25th) and also at “[I]Easter ‘Sun’ Day[/I]” at
the Spring or Vernal Equinox (March 21st -25th).
Nimrod also had the Tower of Babel erected.
Every year on 15 March and 25 December, there would be wild
drunken orgies where virgins were impregnated by the pagan
priests. From 25 March to 25 December counts 9 months, just in
time to sacrifice the new-borns on the altar in the Moloch
ritual on 25 December.
When the son of Noah, Shem, heard about these human sacrifices,
he sent out a bounty hunt to kill Nimrod. According to the book
of Jasher (Yashar) it was Esau (the twin brother of Jacob) who
actually killed Nimrod. Nimrod´s body was cut in pieces and
scattered over the kingdom. Semiramis had all of the parts
gathered, except for the penis that couldn´t be found and
couldn´t resurrect him.
Semiramis decided to memorialize his penis by erecting an
“obelisk”. These obelisks can be found all over the world, for
example in Washington DC on St. Peter’s Square in front of the
Vatican and in the City of London.
See for example the giant phallus symbol on the Dam in my home
town of Amsterdam (with the Beehive, Bijenkorf in the
background).
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The Babylonian story of Nimrod and Semiramis is basically
identical to Osiris and Isis of Egypt, where Isis reconstructed
Osiris’ body after it had been cut up into pieces by their evil
brother Set (Satan), but couldn´t find his penis. Isis then had
a son by Osiris named Horus.
Semiramis consulted the pagan priests and astrologers who told
her that the sun “dies” on 21 December but comes back to life
again on the eve of 24 December. Semiramis created a myth for
the Babylonians that Nimrod dies each year on 21 December but 3
days and 3 nights later, on 25 December, is “born-again” as the
the Sun-god, Ba’al.
Queen Semiramis also proclaimed that Baal was present on earth
in the form of a flame, whether candle or lamp, to be
worshipped.
Semiramis ordered the Babylonians to go into the groves (forest)
and place a gift under the tree to honor Nimrod who was “cut
down” like a tree (Isaiah 14:12-19). She also ordered them to
cut down a tree, place it into their homes and decorate it with
silver and gold balls to symbolize Nimrod’s testicles (Jeremiah
10:3-4).
Semiramis also declared herself the goddess of the moon and sky
and said that her son/husband Nimrod had impregnated her with
the “[I]rays of the sun[/I]” (on 25 March); so on 25 December
(!) another son Tammuz is born (Ezekiel 8:14).
I think that a strong case can be made that Christmas and
Easter-Egg trees are really “Asherah Poles” for honouring Ba’al!
Decorating these trees with little balls and coloured eggs, just
like the ancient Babylonians, who set them up right next to
their altars. Did you know that the little balls on these trees
represent Nimrod’s testicles?
According to Strong’s Concordance #H842 Asherah: groves (for
idol worship); a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of
fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her
images; the goddess, goddesses; her images; sacred trees or
poles set up near an altar.
The “bowed crucifix” is an allusion to Nimrod’s bow and it is
meant to point to the rider on the white horse in Revelation
6:2.
It is claimed that the name “Semiramis” was adopted into other
cultures as: Isis, Diana, Astarte, Ishtar, Aphrodite, Venus,
Easter and also as the “Virgin Mary”.
Her son and husband “Nimrod” (reincarnated as Tammuz) also
became known as: Horus, Apollo, Sol, Krishna, Hercules, Mithra,
amongst others.
Before the city was called “Rome” it was known as Saturnalia
(the city of Saturn). In the Chaldean mysteries, the Babylonian
dictator Nimrod was deified as Saturn. His birthday was
celebrated on 25 December, Saturnalia. In Chaldee, Saturn is
spelled as “STUR” which totals 666.
Semiramis was also called “Venus” in Rome, and had the day of
the week “Venerdi” (Friday) named after her.
Constantine simply recycled the pagan statues, naming them after
“Christian” saints. The statues of the Neptune for example was
renamed “Saint Peter”, the statue of Venus was re-named the
“Virgin Mary” and the statue of Sol (Mithra) was renamed “Jesus
Christ”.
Roman Emperor Constantine also had depictions of the original
“Queen of Heaven” Semiramis holding her baby son Tammuz renamed
as “Mary and Baby Jesus”. Is Isis “Queen of Heaven” holding her
baby Horus the origins of “Mary and Baby Jesus”?
Note the horns on Isis’ head for the “horned god” Lucifer and
the “disk” within the horns symbolising the sun.
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When Tammuz was forty years old, he was killed by a wild boar.
His mother Semiramis started a Babylonian ritual called “Forty
Days of Weeping for Tammuz” where people had to fast and pray.
The Roman Catholic Church recycled this custom as 40 days of
fasting leading up to Easter Sunday. Catholics begin these 40
days with “Ash Wednesday”.
Like in ancient Babylon, priests (of Ba’al) take ashes and place
the “mark” of the cross on the foreheads of the faithfull with a
declaration that we were “[I]created from ashes and to ashes we
shall return[/I]”.
The French made a colossus of Jezebel, it now stands in New York
Harbor, facing “East”, referring to the name Ishtar or Easter,
and is called the “Statue of Liberty”! The French Illuminati
donated this statue to the US to bring it under the influence of
Jezebel.
The Babylonian name for Semiramis is “Ishtar” from which the
“Easter” comes.
The Romans first called her Astarte but later called Venus, and
the Phoenicians called her Asherah. The Hebrews called her
Astoroth, the consort of Ba’al. Her emblem is the flower of the
lily. This explains why people buy lilies during Easter and
women don corsages of lilies and orchids to church on Easter
Sunday.
See the Fleur de lys in the coat of arms of the House of
Plantagenet.
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At the first Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, Roman Emperor
Constantine formed the first “Ecumenical Council” of the
Catholic Church. Later new creeds were drafted. One of them
included: [quote]I accept all customs, rites, legalism, and
feasts of the Romans, sacrifices. Prayers, purifications with
water, sanctifications by Pontificus Maxmus (high priests of
Rome), propitiations, and feasts, and the New Sabbath “Sol dei”
(day of the Sun), all new chants and observances, and all the
foods and drinks of the Romans (Pork and all unclean foods). In
other words, I absolutely accept everything Roman, every new
law, rite and custom, of Rome, and the New Roman
Religion.[/QUOTE]
Later, in approximately 365 AD, the Imperial Church of Rome
wrote in one of their canons: [quote]Christians must not Judaize
by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day. Rather,
honoring the Lord’s Day (Ba’al’s Day) which is “Sun-day” for Sol
Invictus (the invincible sun). But if any shall be found to be
Judaizers, let them be anathema (against) Christ.[/quote]
In Greek, the word “Catholic” means “universal”; does this mean
that it was always intended for this religion to become the “One
World Religion”?
In June 2000, the New World Order named the Roman Catholic
Church the “Mother” of the “One World Church” and Pope John Paul
II was elected as the “leader” of the “United Religions”:
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Re: The Pagan origins of Easter and Christmas
By: patrick jane Date: January 13, 2021, 10:53 am
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Will Churches be Back to Normal by Easter, Summer, or Fall?
Vital Information for Churches and Christian Leaders
A brief overview of Ed Stetzer's interview with Dr. Francis
Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health
Ed Stetzer: [Church leaders] are asking questions about when we
might be back together. Help us understand the timeline a bit
more, knowing thing might not go the way that we expect.
Dr. Francis Collins: I’ve been working from home for almost a
year and I expect I’m going to be in my home office for a few
more months. Here we are at the beginning of 2021, and this
pandemic across our country is the worst it’s been, with 3,000
people or more losing their lives every day.
The bright spot, of course, is the development of vaccines. We
do now have two such vaccines that are carefully reviewed, shown
to be safe and effective by rigorous means, and authorized by
the FDA for emergency use. We’re doing everything we can to get
those dosages into people’s arms because that is how we are
going to get past this.
I know people may have mixed feelings about the vaccine. For me,
as a scientist, it feels to me that God gave us the skills to be
able to understand how these things work, to identify this
pathogen, and to (in record time) be able to come up with the
vaccine, which has 95% efficacy. They’re actually a lot better
than most of us dreamed we would have at the present time. So
this is a gift from God, and a gift we all need to embrace to
get past this.
To be able to immunize 300 million people is not something that
can be done in less than a few months. I do think, by June or
thereabouts, we might be getting close to that point where
80-85% of the country is immune. At that point, the virus has to
start fading away, because there aren’t enough new people to
infect.
I don’t think that we’ll be able to bring churches together for
an Easter celebration this year, though I would love if that
were the case. It is going to take all of us to get there.
I am concerned that people of faith, in some instances, seem
reluctant to embrace this as a gift. If only half of Americans
take this vaccine, we will not be past this any time soon. We
have to get to the point where most of the population is immune,
or we haven’t really ended things.
Stetzer: What would you say to those who think this vaccine was
rushed?
Collins: We did move this more quickly than has ever happened.
Partly this is because of new technologies that were developed
in the last 25 years. Let me assure you, as a physician and
scientist who has been in the middle of these vaccine
developments for the past year, the only corners that have been
cut were the bureaucratic ones.
The science is as rigorous as anything we have ever done, in
terms of vaccine development. The ultimate conclusion about
safety and efficacy, which is in the public domain, is
incredibly compelling. 30,000 people enrolled in these trials,
and 95% efficacy showed up with no real evidence of any safety
concerns. The data is there! So, ignore the conspiracy theories
and look at the evidence. That is what we are all called to do.
[Dr. Collins also addressed question about stem cell lines, the
process, and conspiracy theories. Listen to the full interview
here]
Stetzer: You’ve said elsewhere that taking the vaccine is not
something you do for your just yourself, but as a way to love
other people. Can you tell us more about that?
Collins: There are two primary ways.
First, this virus is so hard to manage because you can carry it
and spread it without even knowing. Vaccination is a way to
reduce that risk.
Second, on a larger scale, if we are all part of a community, we
really need all of us engaged in the effort to generate herd
immunity.
We need everyone to succeed. This isn’t so different from
putting on a seatbelt or not drinking and driving. We don’t want
to make the vaccine a law, but it is a moral responsibility.
Stetzer: What do you think the level of mitigation will be at by
summer?
Collins: I wish I could be more precise. Some of this depends on
whether other vaccines get approved. There are six more being
studied. The more that get approved, the quicker we can
vaccinate.
We also have to study whether or not the vaccine is safe and
effective for children. There is still a lot of uncertainty.
Don’t have your heart set on June, but by the fall we ought to
be in a pretty good place. I don’t think it would be totally
unrealistic to think that by June or July that we might be in a
place to have a lot more public gatherings, including churches,
but I can’t promise that.
If 30% or 40% of Americans don’t take it, we don’t get out of
this.
Stetzer: When you say it’s going to be different in the fall,
what will it look like?
Collins: There is a big unanswered question.
We are intensely investigating whether or not those who have
received the vaccine can still spread the virus even if they
don’t get sick. If the vaccine means they don’t get sick and
they can’t convey the virus, mask wearing won’t be expected. If
you can still spread the virus even after the vaccination,
you’ll still have to wear a mask.
I don’t think so, but we have to keep the option open.
Stetzer: To close, give us a short vision on why Christians
should be engaged with the vaccine, and should advocate for it.
Collins: This is not the first plague that we’ve had to deal
with. Christians have always had the courage to figure out how
to help. We should do that now.
We won’t help the situation if we don’t get the vaccine and
continue to spread the virus or ignore protective measures.
One of the ways we evangelize is through our actions. Are we
creating a positive public witness? Are we a group people want
to be a part of? Are we helping our neighbors? Are we reaching
out to the lonely? Are we being a listening ear, virtually?
Let’s focus on being a part of worldview that others want to be
a part of. We can get through this, but we have to get through
this together.
Ed Stetzer is executive director of the Wheaton College Billy
Graham Center, serves as a dean at Wheaton College, and
publishes church leadership resources through Mission Group. The
Exchange Team contributed to this article and has updated the
article.
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Re: The Pagan origins of Easter and Christmas
By: patrick jane Date: November 23, 2021, 8:01 pm
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Bloodlines of the Chosen - ROBERT SEPEHR
In Christianity during the medieval period lasting approximately
from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, unicorns are often
considered an allegory of Christ's journey. In the study of
alchemy, the horn is the symbol for virility and sacred union.
The powder ground from the unicorn’s horn was believed to be a
powerful aphrodisiac and further reputed to purify polluted
waters.
13 minutes
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Re: The Pagan origins of Easter and Christmas
By: patrick jane Date: February 6, 2022, 4:54 am
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The Pagan Roots of Christmas
What do decorated trees, Santa Claus, reindeer, mistletoe, and
eggnog have do with the birth of Jesus? Nowhere in the Bible is
Jesus’ birthday given as December 25th. However, the Romans did
celebrate that date, not as the birthday of the Son of God, but
as the birthday of their sun god. We’ll look at the pagan
origins of common Christmas traditions. The Pagan Roots of
Christmas.
1 hour 35 minutes
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Re: Sinterklaas - Odin
By: Firestarter Date: December 5, 2024, 2:42 am
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[quote author=Firestarter link=topic=804.msg11259#msg11259
date=1585061545]It looks like the tale of Sinterklaas is mostly
based on the Norse God Odin (the tale of Santa Claus changed his
home to the North Pole). One of Odin's most popular titles is –
Allfather.
Odin had a long white beard (one eye) and sometimes visited
earth, in disguise, in a cloak and broad-brimmed hat or
hood.[/quote]
Besides Santa Claus, there are some local European variations on
the Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Odin, Yule celebrations…
In Austria, Bavaria and Tyrol, St Nicholas is accompanied by the
demonic Krampus, who punishes “bad” children by taking them to
his lair.
Krampus was incorporated into the St Nicholas festivities in the
17th century.
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On 5 December, Krampus Night, young men dress up as hairy
goat-like devils to terrify children.
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See St Nicholas in the Alps mountains area accompanied by
Krampus demons (instead of the “zwarte Piet” in the Netherlands,
and “Oel” demons in Belgium).
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In the small Dutch northern (Wadden) island of Ameland there is
a secretive local ritual instead of Sinterklaas, called
“Sunneklaas” (I didn’t even know about this…).
On 5 December, journalists of PowNed tried to report on
“Sunneklaas”, but were harassed by Ameland locals. They filed
charges with the cops, and politicians said it’s terrible that
these journalists were harassed (as they care so very much about
“freedom of speech”).
Apparently the Sunneklaas ritual involves some matchmaking for
young adults that they claim was originally also part of the
Sinterklaas festivities.
The young men take over the streets, dressed up with masks.
(in Dutch)
HTML https://archive.is/cImoh
(in Dutch)
HTML https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunneklaas
In other Wadden islands, a similar “Sunderklaas” ritual is
celebrated, which involves dressing up, in Texel on 5 December
(the normal day for Sinterklaas) and 12 December (the day of St
Lucia, after “lux”, Latin for light).
It has been argued that these rituals relate to Wodan (the
Germanic name for Odin), Krampus and “sun” worshipping (in Dutch
“zon”).
In the North of Italy and Scandinavia there is an annual
celebration for St Lucia on 13 December, with similarities to
the Sinterklaas in the Netherlands and Belgium. Lucia is the
patron saint of Venice and Syracuse: (in Dutch)
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