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Originally posted by undo
reply to post by K J Gunderson
AND THE ANSWER IS: Revelation 12
9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
so in essence, what the text is saying is, an angelic being of the seraphim race, also known as a nachash, encountered eve and "knew" her (biblical lingo for had sex with her). this serpent is later encountered in the guise of set-an, or shaitan (islamic word for same thing). the book of revelation wraps it all up in a nut shell by drawing your attention to the words dragon, satan, devil, serpent, all being related to each other in the metaphor.
Originally posted by dakota1s2
The Council of Trent is where Catholic church leaders got together and put together some of the writings of Hebrews and Greeks and decided which writings would be put together in a group of books called the Bible.
Originally posted by CookieMonster09
Of course, the Catholic Church has evolved into the most evil and destructive institution in world history. For well documented proof of this, simply refer to Vatican Assassins by Eric Jon Phelps.
Unsubstantiated, broad generalizing statement. Without proof, nor factual evidence. Just the original poster's opinions.
Vatican Assassins, eh? How about reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and see if you agree with its moral philosophy of protecting the poor, serving the needs of the homeless, and fighting against the evils of abortion? The Catechism of the Catholic Church might actually give a lay reader some semblance as to what the Church really believes, and not some misguided conspiracy theorist's misguided opinions.
Therefore, Constantine decided to start his very own religion, center it around Jesus of Nazareth, make Jesus the only son of God, and make it possible for people to gain entry into Heaven ONLY if they become members of his new church and believe that Constantine, The First Pope, is the only divine human on Earth allowed to grant people access to both God and entry into Heaven.
..and that answer has been given 3 times already and each time I have had to remind the person posting it that Revelations is not talking about the serpent in the garden of Eden.
is a quote from the text i referred to earlier. ENKI AND THE WORLD ORDER. as translated by Oxford university. Eridug is Eridu, Enki's place of worship.
great dragon who stands in Eridug,
Originally posted by manna2
ok, if 3 people attempt to teach you that your definition is a corruption providing sources in fact, at what point do you begin to rethink your OPINION?
Unless you are telling me the Hebrew word is serpent and not Nachash??????????????????
undo has provided you a great service to account for your error in believing someone elses opinion you accepted that was based on faulty use of the words you seek to identify as facts.
Serpent and apple aren't used in the context you want to apply. This is a myth.
Originally posted by dusty1
reply to post by K J Gunderson
..and that answer has been given 3 times already and each time I have had to remind the person posting it that Revelations is not talking about the serpent in the garden of Eden.
Where is the proof to your assertion?
Just cause you say it ain't so, doesn't make it so.
Originally posted by undo
to understand a word, you have to seek out its roots, and the hebrew references are from an even older language, we know today as sumerian cuneiform. so what you have essentially, is a highly condensed story, providing information about the past, in the form of metaphor, using a language that was based on an even older language, and provided in the framework of both civilizations (egypt and mesopotamia).
Originally posted by undo
reply to post by K J Gunderson
it works that way if the latter novel is based on information from the previous novel, even if the authors are different.
the position you're suggesting would make any text of any kind, incapable of referencing related material written by other authors on the same subject. see my previous post to see that the serpent was NEVER a snake. people who translated it, made assumptions.