been told alooot of times not to read just any stuff. NOW I'M GANA LISTEN. After reading this looong article, is when i fing out at the end 'THE ILLUMINATI SECRET RELIGION'. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! Chek this out. armageddonconspiracy.co.uk/The-Mithras-Deception(1753794).htm (copy + paste) The absurdly close parallels between Christianity and Mithraism are summarised below. Mithras was: 1) Born on 25 December. 2) Born of a virgin. 3) Born in a cave and attended by shepherds and wise men who gave him gifts. 4) The Son of God and intermediary between God and humanity. 5) Regarded as a "King" and Saviour who shed eternal blood. 6) Said to have sacrificed himself to save humanity. 7) Celibate. 8) Mithras had a Last Supper of bread and wine with his twelve companions. 9) Sunday (the day of the Sun) was his sacred day, not the Saturday Sabbath of Yahweh. 10) His followers were baptized. 11) They regarded wine as linked to the sacrificial blood. 12) They called themselves "brothers". 13) A cross with perpendicular, equidistant arms (the "Greek" cross) was an ancient symbol of the sun. (The Knights Templar used a Greek cross as their central emblem.) 14) The followers of Mithras ate loaves of bread marked by this cross (the prototypes of "hot cross buns"). 15) The highest official grade of Mithraism was "Pater" (Father): Catholic priests are called Father. 16) There was a "Father of Fathers" (Pater Patrum), elected by the Fathers from amongst their number. He was Mithras's earthly representative, the "vicar" of Mithras (just as the Pope is called the vicar of Christ). Another title associated with the highest grade was Pater Sacrorum (Father of the Mysteries). He wore a red cap, a red robe, had a ring of office, and carried a shepherd's staff. 17) Mithras's mother was given the title "Mother of God". 18) Mithras represented an ethical system in which community and brotherhood were encouraged as a means of defeating the forces of evil. 19) Mithras was regarded as a great travelling teacher. 20) Mithras had twelve companions (equated with the twelve signs of the zodiac). 21) Mithras performed miracles such as raising the dead, casting out demons, making the blind see and the lame walk, healing the sick etc. 22) Mithras died, was buried in a tomb and rose again after three days, ascending to heaven. 23) His principal festival was celebrated every year at the spring equinox to commemorate his resurrection. The Christian Easter festival to celebrate Christ's resurrection takes place at the same time. 24) Mithras was called "the Good Shepherd." 25) Mithras was referred to as: "The Way, the Truth and the Light, the Redeemer, the Saviour, the Messiah." 26) He was identified with both the Lion and the Lamb. 27) He carried the keys to the kingdom of heaven. 28) He was the god of light and truth, the god who mediated between Man and the True God. 29) One of his symbols was the sun disk and he was known as the "Light of the World". 30) The All-Seeing Eye was a symbol chosen by Mithraists to show that nothing could be hidden from Mithras. 31) Because of its links to Persian Zoroastrianism, Mithraism was also able to incorporate Zoroastrian ideas such as heaven and hell, an apocalypse, a day of judgement, a resurrection of the dead and a second coming (where Mithras would destroy the Evil One). Mmmhhh
DONT U EVER EVER READ AN ARTICLE BEFORE ITS HEADING AND SOURCE!!!! :;
by xtreemlyconfused17 4 Replies latest jw friends
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xtreemlyconfused17
soory i'm using mobile!!! After submitting my posts, i dont c the 'spaces' i left
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Leolaia
AND DONT U EVER EVER BELIEVE AN ARTICLE BEFORE YOU KNOW ITS ACCURACY AND SOURCES.
Most of those parallels are bunk. BS. That isn't to say there are some parallels, but people do not have to make up stuff.
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Leolaia
Here is a recent disseration on Roman Mithraism:
https://bora.uib.no/bitstream/1956/2229/1/Dr._Avh._%20Jonas_Bjoernebye.pdf
And this is a very interesting site on research on Mithraism by noted scholars:
Check out the FAQ on Mithraism, which among other things shows the importance of distinguishing the Iranian cult of Mithra from the Roman Mithras cult which had only a tenuous connection with it. And note this comment:
"Further, very little of what you read in web-sites and books about the cult of Mithras is 'true' in the sense of being securely based on archaeological evidence. The trouble is that such evidence is simply not transparent, it has to be interpreted, and there is practically no limit to the fantasies of scholars. David Ulansey is a case in point: a fantastic tower of nonsense, speculation piled on speculation, unremittingly promulgated on the internet and sold as 'the truth about the cult of Mithras'. You would do well to take everything you read with a large pinch of salt."
That's from the scholars who make it their career to study the cult of Mithras.
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xtreemlyconfused17
"AND DONT U EVER EVER BELIEVE AN ARTICLE BEFORE YOU KNOW ITS ACCURACY AND SOURCES." got it! Lol thanx Lemi chek out your link