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  H2O update

  by TheHighPriest in

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  oh, man!

  i just had to bring this one to everyones attention.. i pressume that this is rick going off.. .

  bronze member .

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  Wanted

  by TheHighPriest in

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  the new testament states that a warrant was issued for the arrest of jesus and that judas was the man that turned him in.. this warrant would have carried a description of the man that called himself the king of the jews, however this description did not find it's way into the bible.. this seem's a bit odd in particular since after all it would be interesting to know what the messiah really looked like.. i mean, think about it, if you had the chance to record the events of a man of such importance would you not include a description of his image?.

  the appearance of jesus has been a subject of disscusion amongst many jw's (and other christians aswell i'm sure) and i remember many such occassions when the topic was being discussed and needles to say the opinions on this matter differed greatly.. the one opinion however that usually prevailed was that of a strong well built man, after all he was a carpenter etc.... as i said there is no such description in the bible, however, it was reported by josephus in his "capture of jerusalem".. now, i don't know whether this report is a genuine one or not, maybe jh can throw some light on that, but a copy of josephus description has survived in slavonic texts and it paints a picture quite at odds with the image many people have painted for themselves:.

  '...a man of simple appearance, mature age, dark skin, small stature, three cubits high, hunchbacked with a long face, long nose, and meeting eyebrows, so that they who see him might be affrighted, with scanty hair with a parting in the middle of his head, after the manner of the nazarites, and with an undeveloped beard.'.

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  The Religions

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  taoism: shit happens.

  hinduism: this shit happend before.

  confucianism: confucius say: shit happens.

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  The Hiram key

  by TheHighPriest in

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  the following is on the back cover of the book the hiram key.. .

  are the scrolls containing the secret teachings of jesus buried in scotland?.

  the discovery that the most important incantation of freemasonry is spoken in ancient egyptian was the turning point of a six year quest to find the lost roots of the order.

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  The hashish-vice in the old testament. part 1,2...

  by TheHighPriest in

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  if you think that there is very little evidence for the use of cannabis in the bible think again, here is a few pages out of "indications of the hashish vice in the old testament".. before you get into it i suggest you make yourself a cup of something to go with the reading, enjoy.. by c. creighton, m.d., *london*.

  from: janus, archives internationales pour l'histoire de la medecine et la geographie medicale, huitieme annee, 1903, p. 241-246 note: "canticles" refers to the old testament book "song of solomon" or "song of songs".

  "vulgate" and "lxx" are early translations of the christian bible.

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  Manna, a celestial food?

  by TheHighPriest in

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  hi all,.

  no, i opted to post this in the bible research forum mainly because i feel some might take my post as a bit offensive, non the less if you are interested in manna from a different viewpoint it is over there.. thp.

  ps: it is not an offensive post just a wacky one, to some.. edited by - thehighpriest on 5 march 2001 7:56:51

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  Manna, a celestial food?

  by TheHighPriest in

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  this will make most of you guys think that i believe you can find god in a mushroom, that is not exactly true but what if the jews did?

  what if that is what the early christians thought?

  what if christianity is inspired by drug users?

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  Wine that maketh glad the heart of man.

  by TheHighPriest in

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  why is it that drinking is so widely accepted amongst jw's when the bible has this to say about it?.

  *** rbi8 proverbs 20:1 ***.

  20 wine is a ridiculer, intoxicating liquor is boisterous, and everyone going astray by it is not wise.. here the bible say's clearly it is not a good idea to get stuck in to the drinks but i guess the writers of proverbs, inspired as they were, did not fully agree on the drinking issue because later one of them wrote:.

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  To be & not to believe.

  by TheHighPriest in

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  first of all a little note on this post.

  if you have read this before it is because i have posted this on h2o.

  if it seems to you that i am promting atheism i'd just like to say i'm not i am promoting humanity because that is something i know for sure exist.

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  John the baptist sent me.

  by TheHighPriest in

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  hi all,.

  it wasn't really him that sent me but the the one that came after him said this was a good place to stop in, lets just hope i am welcome.. i just posted this on h2o so it will have to do as an intro for me here:.

  "i thought i'll give you all a little background to my beliefs so as you will all know where i come from or what perspective i put on things when i post or make comments.. i do believe in a god and a creator hence i can not call myself an atheist.. thp

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