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We have icons used to describe the attributes and titles of our Creator throughout the Bible. Suppose we draw them out in temples or paint them in the hallways of our churches? Then 5,000 years from now [ if the Lord tarries] someone comes along and unearths those temple paintings and applies their modern cultural idea to what they see. 

Crosses, lambs, fishes, crowns, scepters, bread, the sun, halos, doves, flames of fire, crown of thorns, robes on crosses, spears, golden cups, fleeces, and probably a thousand more... And what would the archeologists think about this generations?

We would be considered ignorant polytheistic pagans in the same way the European has labeled the African.  The sexual or procreative aspects of iconography was obvious. 

Nothing is made without intercourse!  We say that we are 'Pregnant with possibility' or we are 'birthing a ministry' and don't think about it as a sexual inference. 

We are speaking of the 'seed of the solution' or the 'genesis of gift' in the same way that the sages, or ancients or ancestors wrote it on their halls, walls and tombs.  They were not afraid to show themselves or their neteru unclothed. Genesis says of the first biblical man and woman...

'They were naked and unashamed'

Were they perfect not...and neither are we. Some foreign priests that came into power after the original Egyptian and Babylonians who mis-understood the cosmic significance and relationship with the Creator.  The Book of the Dead says man was here  millions on millions of years ago - and that Menes the earliest recoded Pharaoh was not the first ruler of Africa. When time past and the true meaning was changed or misconstrued the point of the union of the universe earth, god, man and woman and boiled it down to the aborrant sexual practices, which included, sacred prostitution, teaching catamites rituals sex and orgies. That came out of ignorance of the original intention from the original source told to the original people.  The son's of the Biblical Eli had a prostitution house set up beside the Tabernacle of God because they did not understand the sacred significance of purity in the site of Yahweh. That was Eli's fault.  Samuel the priest/prophet that anointed King David had disobedient sons too!

The original intent of worship and the iconography that ensued, was not just sex worship or exploitation, neither was it the worship of man as God, but man and woman as the image of God on earth. 

At a certain time in history, the children of those who understood the creator got it right. They looked up to the heavens and from it calculated how to live on this earth and commune with God.  The King, Nebus, Neges, Pharaoh, or leader of a nation understood  that he was the REPRESENTATION of the national man and what he did, how he lived, and how righteous and faithful he was in his life reflected on his people.

He was the representation of the 'Great Father' and as it is stated that the iniquity of the parents would be put on the children.  The king and Queen were the parents of the nation [ world] and they would bear the burden for mankind. Just as the President of the United State represents the United States - so like it or not when George bush or Bill Clinton or whoever is seen speaking he is speaking for the NATION called America and everyone that resides within its borders. 

That is why there is an Adamic Curse in the Bible, or at least interpreted as one.   They [Adam and Chavvah his wife] according to the Biblical account, sinned for the whole world and conversely, Messiah redeemed all mankind.

' Christ in us, the hope of glorification.'

Savior and King

The Pharaoh would count himself as the son of the ruling deity, he would take on those characteristics and become that righteous 'God' to his people, in the same way that Yahweh told Moses he would be god to pharaoh and Aaron would be his high-priest to release the people from Egypt.

Were their sex cults? Yes, I would suppose so. 

The truth can be turned into a lie, but that does not negate that the truth was there. Do we have preachers that have harems in the church today? Yes, but does that diminish the truth of the gospel message?  No way Jose!

Now, look at this.

From the hieroglyphic texts of all periods of the dynastic history of Egypt we learn that the god of the dead, par excellence, was the god, whom the Egyptians called by a name which was commonly known to us as "Osiris." who says:

'I am Yesterday, "and I am Today ; and I have the power to be born a second time.'

Osiris with flail and staff

Orion the soul of Osiris

The oldest and simplest form of the name [Ausar] is written by means of two hieroglyphics, the first of which represents a "throne" and the other an "eye," but the exact meaning attached to the combination of the two pictures by those who first used them to express the name of the god, and the signification of the name in the minds of those who invented it cannot be said. In the late dynastic period the first syllable of the name appears to have been pronounced Aus or US, and by punning it was made to have the meaning of the word usr, "strength of the Sun-god Ra.

For similar reasons the suggestion that the name AS-ar is connected with the Egyptian word for "prince," or "chief," ser, cannot be entertained. It is probable that the second hieroglyphic in the name As-ar is to be understood as referring to the great Eye of Heaven.  The great eye in heaven is representative of the moon.

Eye of Horus

Eclipse

The name of Abraham's wife was Sari meaning ' Princess'.  Sounds familiar doesn't it?  Well, that is also where the European term Caesar, Tsar, Kaiser  comes from they have stolen the concept and applied it to their lineage [whether real or imagined]. It initially came from ancient African royalty, specifically Egyptian or Ethiopian. By taking this African name, in their minds, gave them the right to rule the world.

Ancient Historian Tacitus said:  Everyone knew that Abraham was an Ethiopian and he stated that it was a common opinion among the Romans that the Jews [ Hebrews] "were an Ethiopian race." In Roman times Palestinian-Israelites were classed among Black Africans because it was almost impossible to tell them apart.

So, Osiris is the picture of the first born form the dead that sits on the throne in the underworld [ Paradise?] and is called the great shepherd and the one who sends the reapers to separate the wheat and the chaff.  Does this sound familiar? 

Let's read:

'Osiris/Asar, lord of the underworld, sits on his throne, represented as a mummy. On his head is the white crown of Lower Egypt (the north). He holds the symbols of Egyptian kingship in his hands: the shepherd's crook to symbolize his role as shepherd of mankind,

and the flail, to represent his ability to separate the wheat from the chaff.'

These corn-stuffed figures were bandaged like mummies with patches of gilding here and there, as if in imitation of the golden mould in which the similar figures of Osiris were cast at the festival of sowing. Again, effigies of Osiris, with faces of green wax and their interior full of grain, were found buried near the necropolis of Thebes. Finally, we are told by Professor Erman that between the legs of mummies “there sometimes lies a figure of Osiris made of slime; it is filled with grains of corn, the sprouting of which is intended to signify the resurrection of the god.” We cannot doubt that, just as the burial of corn-stuffed images of Osiris in the earth at the festival of sowing was designed to quicken the seed, so the burial of similar images in the grave was meant to quicken the dead, in other words, to ensure their spiritual immortality.   

13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one];
13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

'Shine on, Shine on Harvest Moon up in the sky...'

Ancient symbol of Yahweh

Astronomy and its cousin [original] Astrology are important in our understanding of the times and seasons or the Moedim. 

When I use the phrase original Astrology I mean the plotting of the stars, planets, sun and moon and their effect on the earth, its seasons, tides, and other forces. To develop a calendar, you need a regular event that is predictable.  Not Jean Dixon!

'Astrology has played a major role in society since the beginning of civilization. The origination was in Egypt, and later in Babylonia.  In Babylonia the temple systems were created and staffs of as many as several hundred to several thousand people in various roles were "employed" to fulfill various needs of the priests. There were junior priests, counselors, musicians, potters, etc. Later, it became necessary to have military leaders and some of these became kings.'

These kings usually had in their company a seer, or "baru-priest." This person was an interpreter of the skies -- he would read the sky for warnings, which usually involved eclipses of the moon. It could be said that the "baru-priests" were the first actual astrologers. In order to be able to communicate with the gods, mounds were built which represented shrines. These, over time, grew to larger structures called "ziggurats."

The legend of Nimrod building a temple to the sky [ ziggurat] was an ancient telescopic highway. Nimrod was building a highway to the sky - a stairway to heaven.  Ba' Vel or Bab' El means 'Gate of God' [ elohim plural]' and not the Hebraic misconstrued word confusion.

Yahweh was represents by the moon because his month started in the evening. His festivals were moon oriented, Judaism Festivals were moon centered.  It is a recent phenomenon for a day To start at an arbitrary time like midnight when the sun is the regulator for a day, and the moon was the regulator of the months and years. the religion of Ankhenaten [ possibly the biblical Moses] is Sun centered in his worship.  The sun was NOT God, but the sun being a representative of the power illumination, warmth and energy as an attribute of the one God- the Aten. 

Aten and Adon [Adonai] - The Pharaoh Ankhenaten, the first of the five Amarna Kings, recognized one power behind all the different deities [ neteroo] and heavenly manifestations in the light of Aten, or Adonai, and when his successor, the Pharaoh Tutankhamun identified/recognized the spirit of man as being part of the eternal spirit of God.

King Tut

'The name of the Egyptian deity Aten transliterates into the Hebrew word Adon, which is translated by English Bibles as "the Lord" (and Adonai, translated as "my Lord") is used along with Jehovah (Yhwh) in the Bible as the exclusive personal names of God.

Moreover, in ancient times [after their captivity in Babylon] the name Jehovah (Yhwh) was written, but never spoken.

 Whenever the written name Jehovah (Yhwh) was to be read out loud, Adon (Aten) was voiced instead. The written form of Adon is infrequent, however, its limited usage is significant, especially in the first six books of the Bible (See under "LORD" in Strong's Exhaustive Concordance), where it is reserved for the following applications alone:

Moses addresses God using the title Adon/Aten (Exodus 4:10,13; 5:22; 34:9; Numbers 14:17; Deuteronomy 3:23; 7:26; 10:17); Moses, himself, is addressed both by Aaron (Ex.32:22; Num.12:11) and by Joshua (Numbers 11:28) using the title Adon/Aten; and Joshua also addresses God using the title Adon/Aten (Joshua 5:14 b; 7:7).

As mentioned above, there is an established relationship between the literature of the Egyptian 18th Dynasty and the Bible. Psalm 104 is an embellishment of the Hymn to the Aten which was found by archaeologists at the city of Akhenaten.

Sun/Aten centered celebrations of Christinaity

Roma: Loba Capitolina - Romulo y Remo

Bronce etrusco conocido como la Loba Capitolina (siglo VI a. C.). Las figuras de Rómulo y Remo se añadieron en el siglo XV. Ubicada en el Museo del Capitolio.

 

Loba Capitolina - Romulo y Remo . ( Num ref.: 5275s )

Loba Capitolina - Romulo y Remo . ( Num ref.: 5301s )

Loba Capitolina - Romulo y Remo . ( Num ref.: 5278s )

Loba Capitolina - Romulo y Remo . ( Num ref.: 5296s )

Rómulo y Remo

Supongo que todos habréis escuchado, leído, o estudiado alguna vez la historia de Rómulo y Remo, de cómo fueron amamantados por una loba y cómo posteriormente crearon una pequeña ciudad llamada Roma que creció y creció hasta convertirse en el mayor Imperio que ha dominado sobre la superficie de este planeta. Pero seguramente siempre os habréis quedado con las cosas claves de esta historia, pero hay más, mucho más, con sus contradicciones, con sus dioses y con sus fantasías. Sentaros y … disfrutad.

Y Eneas escapó de Troya…

Aunque parezca mentira la historia de Roma comienza en Troya cuando un ejército griego cruza el mar Egeo hasta la costa noroccidental de Asia donde se encontraba esta conocida ciudad. Tras un largo asedio los griegos toman Troya y la incendian, y de las llamas escapó Eneas, uno de los héroes troyanos que defendió la ciudad, según se dice gracias al apoyo de su madre que no era otra que la diosa Venus (Afrodita). Huyó junto con más gente en 20 barcos con la intención de llegar a otras tierras donde construir una nueva ciudad que reemplazara a Troya.

Al final desembarcaron en la zona septentrional de África donde acababa de ser fundada la ciudad de Cartago con la Reina Dido a la cabeza, cabeza que perdió por el bello Eneas. Éste, por un instante, pensó en quedarse allí con Dido y convertirse en Rey de Cartago, pero los dioses sabían que ese no era su cometido y le enviaron un mensajero que le dijo que debía partir inmediatamente. Eneas, que siempre hacia caso a los dioses, marchó sin decirle nada a Dido, la cual, presa de la desesperación se suicidó. Como se nota que es mitología

Tras otro viaje llega a la costa sudoccidental de Italia y comienza a subir por la ‘bota’ hasta llegar al Lacio donde se casó con la hija del Rey Latino, que dio nombre a la región y la cultura del lugar. Pues bien, se casa con Lavinia, fundó una ciudad que le puso el nombre de la mujer y allí vivieron felices y juntos el resto de sus días. ¿Y Rómulo? ¿y Remo? ¿dónde están?

Bien, sigamos, Lavinia y Eneas tuvieron un hijo que llamaron Ascanio que fundó la ciudad de Alba Longa, convirtiéndola en la nueva capital de los latinos. Tras ‘ocho’ generaciones desde la llegada de Eneas dos de sus descendientes, Numitor y Amulio estaban en el trono del Lacio, cosa que no suele llegar a buen puerto dado que los tronos son chiquitines, y así Amulio echó del trono a su hermano para reinar solo. Pero Numitor tenía una hija que se llamaba Rea Silvia y para que no tuviese ningún hijo que posteriormente le estorbase, Amulio la obligó a hacerse sacerdotisa de la diosa Vesta (o sea, nada de hombres).

Pero un día andaba Rea a orillas del rio y se quedó dormida. Y que casualidad que por allí pasaba el dios Marte, gran aficionado a las mujeres, el cual se enamoró de ella y sin despertarla siquiera la dejó embarazada (es como el espíritu santo en versión romana).

En fin, Rea tuvo dos hijos gemelos (esto ya empieza a parecer Falcon Crest) que el usurpador ordenó matar y para ello los niños fueron colocados en una cesta y lanzados al río Tiber para que muriesen (aquí ya empieza lo que la mayoría de vosotros conocéis). La cesta encalló a unos 20 km de la desembocadura y se dice que los gemelos fueron amamantados por una loba hasta que un pastor los encontró y los crió como a sus hijos, llamándolos Rómulo y Remo.

Éstos, ya de mayores, provocaron una revuelta y quitaron al usurpador, y tio-abuelo, Amulio poniendo en su lugar en el trono a su abuelo Numitor. Los hermanos deciden irse a otros lares a fundar una nueva ciudad. Mientras Remo quería construir la ciudad en el monte avenino Rómulo quería que fuese en el monte palantino (a unos 800 metros al norte), así que deciden consultar a los dioses y por la noche se subieron a cada uno de los montes a esperar una señal divina. Remo vió pasar a 6 águilas (o buitres, no se sabe) pero Rómulo vió 12. Y a partir de aquí los historiadores se hacen la picha un lio y tienen varias versiones.

Versión 1

Remo dijo que aunque solo habia visto 6 aves las suyas habian pasado primero y él era el ganador. Claro, su hermano no estaba de acuerdo, discutieron y Rómulo mató a Remo. Entonces empezó a construir las murallas de la ciudad en el monte palantino, sobre la que iba a gobernar y que en su honor llamó Roma.

Versión 2

Remo acepta (aunque a desgana), siguiendo una tradición etrusca cogen dos bueyes blancos con arado y excavan un surco sobre el cual construyeron las murallas de la ciudad jurando matar a quienquiera que las cruzase. Remo, algo cabreado por la derrota, dijo que eran frágiles y derrumbó un trozo de un puntapié y Rómulo, fiel a la promesa, le mató.

Versión 3

Remo acepta, Rómulo marca con un arado conducido por un buey blanco los límites de la ciudad jurando matar a quien los atravesase. Remo desafia a su hermano cruzando los límites y Rómulo lo mata.

Conclusión

Y he aquí la historia de Rómulo y Remo con respecto a la fundación de Roma. Por supuesto tal y como se cuenta se ve a primera vista que todo fue una invención de los primeros romanos para dar a la creación de Roma un tinte más ‘importante’. Los romanos siempre se han sentido atraídos hacia la cultura griega, de hecho cogieron gran parte de sus dioses, y quisieron vincular la fundación de su ciudad al hecho más importante de los griegos, la conquista de Troya. En esa época uno de sus más acérrimos enemigos era Cartago, contra el cual luchaban y ya habian vencido alguna que otra vez, y claro, tenían también que meterles por medio y de ahí la historia de la Reina Dido, dando a entender que no solo habían ganado a Cartago en la guerra, sinó también en el amor.

Pero bueno, es imposible que Eneas hubiera estado en la destrucción de Troya y en Cartago, dado que la primera ocurrió en el 1.200 a.C. y Cartago se fundó 400 años después. Es como si hoy se dijera que Isabel la Católica estuvo liada con Primo de Ribera.. vamos, que la historia de Rómulo y Remo en general no cuela, de hecho se dice que Remo ni siquiera llegó a existir. Rómulo si, pero no creo que tuviera nada que ver con ninguna loba, ni con Eneas, ni con el dios Marte Pero la ‘supuesta’ historia verdadera la dejo para otro día.. nos vemos.

Autor: José Hurtado