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Sun-Matrix - your Obsessed Bias is showing! In the BIBLE - GOD
I have a suggestion Sun-Matrix - try being more resonable & open-minded!
Considering your handling of the Nimrod issue, I don't think that you are to be taken too seriously in regards to the origins of any of those religions.
Originally posted by BattleofBatoche
Isis...Ra...
El ( prefix to many ancient mediterranean gods)
source
Meta-Religion, Canaanite/Ugaritic
II. What Deities did they worship?
Asmentioned above, different cities had different concepts of not only which
gods were ranked where in the pantheon, but also which gods were included
and what some of their basic attributes were.
While El or Il, whose name means 'god';
is commonly described as the creator of the earth, the Arameans ranked Hadad before him... .......
A. Primary beneficent and non-hostile gods:
El - (also called Latipan, and possibly Dagon)
He is known as the Father of the gods, 'the father of mankind', the 'Bull',
and 'the creator of creatures'. He is grey haired and bearded and lives at
Mt. Lel. He is a heavy drinker and has gotten extremely drunk at his banquets.
[...]
Nimrod a real person is killed is said to become Baal and Semiramis his mother-wife becomes pregnant by the sun(Baal) and has a son Tammuz.
Everyone should keep it cool in this thread. None of us are scholars in the history of religions, or anything like that.
It's impossible to become a Christian without being open minded.
Originally posted by stalkingwolf
It's impossible to become a Christian without being open minded.
Right even you xians cant agree on who is right. you all believe that your individual du Jure version of the truth is the only right version. And it has been that way since peter and paul (preforming with out Mary) fell out with James and the Church @ Jerusalem.
[edit on 31-7-2006 by stalkingwolf]
44. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
Originally posted by picklewalsh
OH and the antiquity of the worship of the god or gods of Baal extends back to the 14th century BC, thus completely predating any notions of Christianity and the 'devil' [edit on 31-7-2006 by picklewalsh]
Genesis 1:1 dates to 4.6 Billion years ago, according to the Sciences.
Genesis 1:2 dates to sometime prior to the last Ice Age. (40-50000 years ago)
And you offer all of this god/goddess info based on something Satan and the Fallen madeup, as insight. Thats Ironic isn't it.
Unfortunately, for your skewed view, The God of the Christians, Jews and Islam, along with the Angels, such as Gabriel, Michael and Raphael, have been here much longer than since 1400 BC. Try 4.6 Billion years or In the Begining
So please refrain from presuming some Lie you have believed has any relevance on Christains. It doesn't
fun·da·men·tal·ism
n.
1) A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism.
2) often Fundamentalism An organized, militant Evangelical movement originating in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century in opposition to Protestant Liberalism and secularism, insisting on the inerrancy of Scripture.
Adherence to the theology of this movement.
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Originally posted by Shane
So please refrain from presuming some Lie you have believed has any relevance on Christains. It doesn't.
Ciao
Shane
[edit on 31-7-2006 by Shane]
Originally posted by picklewalsh
Hmmm nice work Shane, i best convert now before my soul is lost to Satan forever
First thing is i did not pass the above information off as absolute proof, im open minded. Are you?
Hell its a good story, one of the best ones, but any person knows the modern bible has been butchered and changed so much over the years it has no relevance to the original.
Originally posted by Shane
Genesis 1:1 dates to 4.6 Billion years ago, according to the Sciences.
Genesis 1:2 dates to sometime prior to the last Ice Age. (40-50000 years ago)
Right show me proof of these claims, carbon dating?
Again prove that Satan made my Gods or Goddesses and i don't mean using reams of bible references. I want actual proof.
Have you seen his proof of age card, or again are you just believing in a book without proper proof?
Right well as you haven't given me proof of your claims, how do we know the person who made the bible was not lying.
I didn't pass it off as being relevant to christians, there was a discussion about one of my Gods i just gave my view based on mainly Theology (exactly what your doing).
Does being so close minded ruin your life?
fun·da·men·tal·ism
n.
1) A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism.
2) often Fundamentalism An organized, militant Evangelical movement originating in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century in opposition to Protestant Liberalism and secularism, insisting on the inerrancy of Scripture.
Adherence to the theology of this movement.
www.answers.com...
Sound familiar?
Originally poststed by Skadi
For all you know, you could be the one believing the lie. After all, in your holy book, the bible, your god on several occasions commands genocide, slavery, rape, and murder.
Originally posted by Seraphim_Serpente
Also please prove that "Baal" = "Satan"
Originally posted by Sun Matrix
This is common knowledge, just check the net. Lucifer = Day star
Baal = “lord”
Baal: A primitive root; to be master; hence (as denominative from H1167) to marry: have dominion (over), be husband, married.
Lucifer:
- The planet Venus in its appearance as the morning star.
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction;
Lucifer (loo͞′ sĭfər) [Lat.,=light-bearing], in Christian tradition a name for Satan. In the Vulgate, Lucifer served as a translation of the Hebrew epithet meaning Day Star, a name associated with the presumptuous King of Babylon in the Book of Isaiah. Some early Christian writers found a parallel in the Gospel of St. Luke, where Jesus refers to Satan falling like lightning from heaven. On this basis they identified Isaiah's Day Star with Satan and concluded that there was scriptural authority for designating him light-bearer. In antiquity Lucifer was also the name given Venus as the morning star.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
~2 Peter 1:16-21
phosphoros, meaning, specifically: light bearing (“phosphorus”), that is, (specifically) the morning star (figuratively): - day star.
Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
Very well, Shane. Lets rumble.
Genocide:
Joshua 6:21-24
So basically, they murdered, plundered, killed everyone in Jerico, even old people and kids, and stole everything for god. So basically, the Hebrew god applauds murder and genocide, and stealing stuff to fill his temple coffers.
Joshua 8:24-26
Here again, we have Gods "chosen people" butchering every last person of the city of Ai because god did not like them. Basically, again, we have god supporting violence against people who are not his chosen. Genocide.
Basically, the whole book of Joshua reads like a tale from the archives of the Nazis. Too many tales of absolute genocide, or god giving the go ahead for Israel to enslave their enemies. Even in many cases, animals are butchered as well.
This is my installment on genocide and cruelty sanctioned by god in the bible.
More to come.
Amorites
bible.tmtm.com...
The Amorites were warlike mountaineers. They are represented on the Egyptian monuments with fair skins, light hair, blue eyes, aquiline noses, and pointed beards. They are supposed to have been men of great stature; their king, Og, is described by Moses as the last "of the remnant of the giants". Both Sihon and Og were independent kings. Only one word of the Amorite language survives, "Shenir," the name they gave to Mount Hermon.
III. AMORRHITES AND ISRAEL
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Though a very ancient race, the Amorrhites have left but a slight mark on history in pre-biblical times. They were not the original inhabitants of Palestine, though the time and circumstances of their advent are unknown. They first appear in the Bible as inhabitants of southern Palestine, where they are defeated by Chodorlahomor and his allies (Gen., xiv, 7).
The Israelites find them in the same region when they attempt, contrary to the divine command, to enter Palestine from the south and are repulsed (Num., xiii and xiv).
About this period certain tribes of Amorrhites gain possession of the land east of the Jordan; so there the Israelites next come in contact with the Amorrhites and ask permission of Sehon, their king, to pass through his dominions, promising to do no damage and to pay for whatever they take on the way. The request being refused, war follows. Sehon is defeated and slain, and the Israelites take possession of his territory from the Arnon to the Jeboc. Crossing the Jeboc, they inflict the same fate upon Og, King of Basan, and his territory (Num., xxi; Deut., ii and iii). These lands, which were awarded to the tribes of Ruben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasses, extended from the Arnon as far north as Mount Hermon (Deut., iv, 46-49). When Josue had crossed the Jordan and with divine aid had gained several signal victories, fear fell upon the neighbouring Amorrhites. The inhabitants of Gabaon (Gibeon), an Amorrhite city, yielded to Josue, which enraged their brethren. They were accordingly attacked and besieged by a confederation of Amorrhite kings (the five kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jerimoth, Lachis, and Eglon), and sent to Josue for aid. Josue, coming to their rescue, put the Amorrhites to flight, cut them off in great numbers, captured and slaughtered the five Amorrhite kings and hung their bodies upon trees till the evening (Jos., x). It was on this occasion that Josue commanded the sea and moon to stand still (for various opinions on this passage, see JOSUE). This victory secured to Israel the tenure of Palestine. The Amorrhites were not driven out of Palestine nor exterminated. Many of them intermarried with the Hebrews and contaminated them by their idolatries and vices (Judges, iii; I Esd., ix). In the time of Solomon, and even of Esdras and Nehemias, they are still distinguished from their conquerors, but are finally merged into the general population of Palestine.
Jericho
bible.tmtm.com...
This city was taken in a very remarkable manner by the Israelites (Josh. 6). God gave it into their hands. The city was "accursed" (Heb. herem, "devoted" to Jehovah), and accordingly (Josh. 6:17; comp. Lev. 27:28, 29; Deut. 13:16) all the inhabitants and all the spoil of the city were to be destroyed, "only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron" were reserved and "put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah" (Josh. 6:24; comp. Num. 31:22, 23, 50-54). Only Rahab "and her father's household, and all that she had," were preserved from destruction, according to the promise of the spies (Josh. 2:14).
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One of the ancient and now well researched Canaanite deities that was and still is worshipped by the 'Brotherhood' is often symbolised as an owl and is referred to as Molech (sometimes Moloch).
Molech/Moloch references from the 'The English Dictionary' (www.yourdictionary.com...)
1, In the Bible, the god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom children were sacrificed.
2, Something possessing the power to exact severe sacrifice.
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE: -
Molech/Moloch references from the Christian Bible
Leviticus
20:1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 20:2 “You are to say to the Israelites, ‘Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners who reside in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the land must pelt him with stones. 20:3 I myself will set my face against that man and cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of his children to Molech and thereby defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. 20:4 If, however, the people of the land shut their eyes to that man when he gives some of his children to Molech so that they do not put him to death, 20:5 I myself will set my face against that man and his clan. I will cut off from the midst of their people both him and all who follow after him in prostitution, to commit prostitution by going after Molech.
Kings
23:10 The king ruined Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that no one could pass his son or his daughter through the fire to Molech
32:35 And they built the high places of Baal, which [are] in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through [the fire] unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Sun Matrix, since you're such an expert on such things, care to explain this to the rest of us?
Originally posted by Sun Matrix
Sure, no problem. Your god is Ahura Mazda, who you are ashamed of. His real name is false god Baal who is Satan the deceiver who is Lucifer who appears as an angel of light.
Now run back to your master and tell him he is a defeated foe. Tell him it is written that the blood of lamb has overcome him.
For I have not fallen for cunningly devised fables that blind those without knowledge.
Never attempt to teach a person that refuses to learn.
The first beliefs you should challenge are your own.
Originally posted by picklewalsh
Sun Matrix, i gave up on this thread after your blatant ignorance, close mindedness and intolerance to people of other faiths.