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Originally posted by NarrowGate
Wait wait you read the "gospel of mary magdalen" and found it to be not demonically influenced?
eta: What is the difference between a good fish and a large fish?
I could go on do you really need me to? I would prefer not to read that garbage again but if I must compare the parables and show you the influence I guess I will...
Originally posted by KSigMason
reply to post by NarrowGate
No, I have no problem with those gospels.
Originally posted by KSigMason
reply to post by CIAGypsy
Have you read anything by Carl Jung?
He lived most of his life at Chaeronea, and was initiated into the mysteries of the Greek god Apollo.
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
reply to post by CIAGypsy
1)
In your previous replies on the matter you have stated that the Rothschilds are not interested in the esoteric so why would they use such continuous symbolism as that of other organizations associated with the mysteries?
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
2)
The fact remains that the Rothschild have used this symbolism.
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
3)
Plutarch was indeed a high priest of a temple of Apollo.
Plutarch
en.wikipedia.org...
He lived most of his life at Chaeronea, and was initiated into the mysteries of the Greek god Apollo.
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
4)
I hope they read our exchange to the end to see just how dodgy you get when real questions are asked which are based on verifiable source material that run counter to your claims about the family.
Originally posted by CIAGypsy
Rothschilds are well know followers of Judaism. The symbolism they use is heavily influenced by their religious beliefs, such as the Star of David.
In Judaism it is often called the Magen David, which means the "shield of David" in Hebrew. It doesn’t have any religious significance in Judaism . . .
The Star of David is not mentioned in rabbinic literature until the middle ages. It was during the latter part of this era that Kabbalists (Jewish mystics) began to associate the symbol with deeper spiritual meaning.
The Star of David was eventually cemented as a Jewish symbol when it became a favorite architectural decoration on Jewish buildings and then during World War II, when Hitler forced Jews to wear a yellow Star of David as a "badge of shame." (Jews were also forced to wear identifying badges during the Middle ages, by the way, though not always a Star of David.)
Historically, Kabbalah emerged, after earlier forms of Jewish mysticism, in 12th- to 13th-century Southern France and Spain, becoming reinterpreted in the Jewish mystical renaissance of 16th-century Ottoman Palestine. It was popularised in the form of Hasidic Judaism from the 18th century onwards. 20th-century interest in Kabbalah has inspired cross-denominational Jewish renewal and contributed to wider non-Jewish contemporary spirituality, as well as engaging its flourishing emergence and historical re-emphasis through newly established academic investigation.
The Balfour Declaration (dated 2 November 1917) was a letter from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Baron Rothschild (Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild), a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.
His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
Originally posted by Oceanborn
reply to post by inj3ct0r
...an early Christian symbol for Christ Transfigured
You'll read and hear claims that start with "early christians" plenty of times. Most of the times it means "my imagination says".
In 1354, King of Bohemia Charles IV prescribed for the Jews of Prague a red flag with both David’s shield and Solomon’s seal, while the red flag with which the Jews met King Matthias of Hungary in the 15th century showed two pentagrams with two golden stars.
In 1460, the Jews of Ofen (Budapest, Hungary) received King Matthias Corvinus with a red flag on which were two Shields of David and two stars. In the first Hebrew prayer book, printed in Prague in 1512, a large Shield of David appears on the cover. In the colophon is written: “Each man beneath his flag according to the house of their fathers…and he will merit to bestow a bountiful gift on anyone who grasps the Shield of David.” In 1592, Mordechai Maizel was allowed to affix “a flag of King David, similar to that located on the Main Synagogue” on his synagogue in Prague. In 1648, the Jews of Prague were again allowed a flag, in acknowledgment of their part in defending the city against the Swedes in the Battle of Prague (1648). On a red background was a yellow Shield of David, in the center of which was a Swedish star.
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
You "esoteric" types usually derail threads like this very quick, almost like you are worried something will get out.
edit on 19-2-2013 by FriedBabelBroccoli because: 101
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
reply to post by CIAGypsy
1)
The magen David has no religious significance period.
Next you will say the swastika was a Jewish symbol as well seeing as it appears alongside the hexagram on the Capernaum synagogue wall.
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
2)
Actually you only listed 4, unless you were including kabbalah as different religious base than Judaism. In 3 of them you listed as having the same use for incense as well . . .
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
3)
Why don't you contribute anything on the nature of the 5's and 6's?
Originally posted by FriedBabelBroccoli
Basically why not post on topic? You "esoteric" types usually derail threads like this very quick, almost like you are worried something will get out.
edit on 19-2-2013 by FriedBabelBroccoli because: 101
Originally posted by CIAGypsy
reply to post by CIAGypsy
Yeah, I'd like to see you go into ANY synagogue in the world and tell them that the Star of David holds no religious significance to Jews.
Good luck with that....
In the Middle Ages the Star of David appeared with greater frequency among Jews but did not assume any special religious significance; it is found as well on some medieval cathedrals.
1. Assyrians
2. Babylonians
3. Egyptians
4. Jews
5. Christians (Since Moses is recognized under both Jewish & Christian religions)
As for 3 having the "same use for incense," I didn't say that. I never said what the Assyrians, Babylonians, or Egyptians used their incense for....just that it was popular. My reference to it being used to keep demons away was in the ancient world in general. I never ascribed that to any particular religion. In reality, it could be claimed by many....as could the use of incense to sanctify an object, room, person, or state of mind. You are only further underscoring my point that a SYMBOL can easily have more than one meaning. You can't unilaterally look at a hexagram or pentagram and say it is evidence of ANYTHING unless you know without a doubt what the intent was of the person who choose to display it.
"Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me" (Isaiah 1:13)