"The King of the Jews" A few Basic Questions

[Anthony]

I'm sure in your lifetime many of you have come across people who question the accuracy of the gospels, how did you deal with them?

I know many of you have heard the rumor that at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion Jesus' body was moved by his disciples from the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, where he was temporarily buried. Though Matthew calls this rumor a lie circulated by the high priests, it appears in his Gospel as one of the stories surrounding Jesus’ disappearance from the initial tomb where he was buried.

I think this could be a small reason why folks could have a problem with their faith in Christ, not believing in the alleged sightings after the resurrection & The Holy Spirit spiritual ascension into heaven.

Can anyone name any mythological characters that were born from a virgin and went around performing miracles accompanied by disciples other than Jesus Christ the Holy Spirit?

Yours truly,
Anthony Smith

[James Pierce]

Anthony,

Thats a pretty interesting question. To my knowledge, Mithra was supposed to be born of a virgin, along with his birthday being on december 25th. Now, the latter is true, but the former is false. Mithra was really born from a rock in a cave. There were miracle gods within the roman and greek empire such as Dionysus who was god of the wine, but thats nothing new, because if Yeshua was a historical person, and he really did what he did, then who is Dionysus? lol

[Anthony]

Chrishna, of India, born on December 25, his mother was a virgin, mother's name was Maia. The name Chrishna means Black or Dark. His uncle, Kamsa, the ruler at the time of his birth sought to kill him [Chrishna] because he had heard a Prophecy that Chrishna would overthrow him. Chrishna escaped death by being smuggled out of the area to safety sounds like Herod and Jesus does it not ?.

Mithra, of Persia, born on December 25, his birth was witnessed by Shepherds that brought gifts to honor him. He was styled as a Mediator between God and Man. Witness this quote from the Encyclopedia Encarta,

"Mithraism was similar to Christianity in many respects, for example, in the ideals of humility and brotherly love, baptism, the rite of communion, the use of holy water, the adoration of the shepherds at Mithra's birth, the adoption of Sundays and of December 25 [Mithra's birthday] as holy days, and the belief in the immortality of the soul, the last judgment, and the resurrection. Mithraism differed from Christianity in the exclusion of women from its ceremonies and in its willingness to compromise with polytheism. The similarities, however, made possible the easy conversion of its followers to Christian doctrine."

Horus, of Egypt, born on December 25. His mother, Isis, gave birth to him in the swamp, she was warned by the god Thoth, to flee and conceal the child from the evil Set. Set had killed the father of Horus, whose name was Osiris, and sought to kill Horus, |also. Isis was able to keep Horus hidden from Set, till he [Horus] grew to manhood. Horus sought to avenge the murder of his Father, and made war against Set, and defeated him.

Buddha, of India, born on December 25, his mother's name was Maya (similar to Mary) she was a virgin. He was immaculately conceived, and at birth, he announced that he was a savior to the world. His birth was announced by a star. At his birth, he was visited by Wise Men who declared that they had seen Signs of his birth, that is to say, signs of the royal birth [coincidence?].

Beddou (Fot), was a god of the orient born 1027 BC, his mother was a virgin, he was born of royal blood. The king sought to kill him at birth, because he felt the newborn infant posed a future threat to his Throne. The god child was saved by shepherds, and lived in the desert till he reached the age of thirty, at which time he commenced teaching his spiritual doctrine to that religion.

Quetzalcoatl, a god the Western Hemisphere, was born of a virgin. He sojourned in the wilderness, fasted forty days. Was crucified. He was variously represented as the God of light that struggled against the god of darkness called Tezcatlipoca.

Hercules, son of the god Zeus, predestined by birth to inherit the throne of Argos. Hera, the jealous wife of Zeus desired the throne for another and sought to delay the birth of Hercules, and subsequently tried to kill Hercules while in his crib, by sending two snakes to strangle him. Hercules killed the snakes, though he was less than a year old. Later, He was sent away to the countryside where he became a shepherd.

Attis, of Phrygia, his mother was a virgin, her name was Nana. He was a shepherd, and reported to have died by self emasculation under a pine tree. He was alleged to have risen from the dead at Easter i.e. The vernal Equinox.

Tammuz was hailed as the only begotten son of the god Ea. His mother was a virgin, by the name of Ishtar. As an infant he was hidden in a chest by Aphrodite, the goddess of love and entrusted to Persephone, the goddess of the nether world. Persephone later opened the chest, and was so stricken by the beauty of the babe, that she refused to return the child to Aphrodite. The two goddesses fought each other for possession of the child, till finally the god Zeus mediated the matter, and declared that the child shall spend half it's year with Aphrodite and the other half in the nether world with Persephone.

Dionysus comes down to earth as god made flesh as a savior and is the son of God.
His Father is a god and his mother is a mortal virgin.
His born in a humble stable on December 25 before three shepherds.
He dies at Easter time for the sins of the world.
After he dies he descends into hell and rises again on the third day.
He preaches about a Holy communion of his sacred body and blood for the forgiveness of sins.

There were many, many more gods and saviors born of virgin mothers, than I have listed here. To explore this subject in detail, you need to read only 3 books in detail:

1. The World's Saviors, by Charles Vail

2. The Worlds Sixteen Crucified Saviors, by Kersey Graves

3. The Golden Bough, by George Frazer

[Anthony]

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