The Truth and Nothing But the Truth

 

George Carlin said that the all time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims is religion. Religion has aimed to convinced people that there is an invisible man living in the sky that watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you don't follow these you will go to a terrible place until the end of time. But he loves you. And he needs money. He always needs money. He's all knowing and all wise and all purposeful, but somehow he just can't handle money. Religion takes in billions of dollars and doesn't pay any tax. Kind of gives one pause to wonder what its real aim is!

At the core of Christian religion is the story of Jesus Christ – the Greatest Story Ever Told. Christians celebrate the birth and death of Jesus every year as an important part of their practice. Some people wonder if this is just a story, perhaps only a myth handed down for two thousand years of a man, the Son of God, who came to earth for a short time to deliver God's message in an attempt to save humanity from its errant path.

Is there more to the story that religion does not tell us? How does the story of Jesus Christ fit in within the greater context of history? You can draw your own conclusions.

From hieroglyphics we learn that Horus was a personification of the sun or light. He had an enemy of Set, the personification of darkness or night. Every morning Horus would conquer Set, while in the evening Set would overcome Horus and send him into the underworld. Dark versus light, or good versus evil, is one of the foundational dualities from the beginning, still expressed on many levels to this day. Horus was born on December 25 in Egypt around 3000 B.C. of the virgin Isis Mary accompanied by a star in the east. He was adored by three kings. At the age of 12 he was a prodigal child teacher. At the age of 30 he was baptized by a figure known as Anap and thus began his ministry. He traveled about with twelve disciples performing miracles such as healing the sick and walking on water. He was known by a variety of names, including the Truth, the Light, the Lamb of God, God's anointed son, the good shepherd and many others. After being betrayed by Typhon he was crucified, buried for three days, and then resurrected.

These general attributes seem to be preserved down through time in many cultures through out the world, maintaining the same heroic, mythological structure. Fo instance, there was Attis of Friggia, Greece, born of the virgin Nada on December 25, around 1200 B.C., crucified, placed in a tomb, and after three days resurrected.

There was Mithra of Persia who lived around 3200 B.C., born of a virgin on December 25; he had twelve disciples and performed miracles. Upon his death he was buried for three days and thus resurrected. He was called the truth and the light. The sacred day of worship of Mithra was Sunday.

There was Krishna of India from around 900 B.C., born of the virgin Devachi, with a star in the east signaling his coming. He performed miracles with his disciples, and upon his death was resurrected.

There was Dionysus of Greece from around 500 B.C., born of a virgin on December 25. He was a traveling teacher who performed miracles such as turning water into wine. He was referred to as the king of kings, God's only begotten son, the alpha and omega. And upon his death he was resurrected.

There are numerous saviors from different periods all over the world which subscribe to these characteristics. History records a common story to that of Jesus Christ about each one of these individuals. A separate investigation of each one reveals the same story, an ongoing myth repeated again and again by culture after culture down through time.

        Chrishna of Hindostan

        Budha Sakia of India

        Salivahana of Bermuda

        Zulis, or Zhule of Egypt

        Osiris or Orus of Egypt

        Odin of Scandinavia

        Crite of Chaldea

        Zoroaster and Mithra of Persia

        Baal and Taut - “the only begotten of God” of Phonecia

        Indra of Tibet

        Bali of Afghanistan

        Jao of Nepal

        Wittoba of the Bilingonese

        Thammuz of Syria

        Atys of Phrygia

        Xamolxis of Thrace

        Zoar of the Bonzies

        Adad of Assyria

        Devatat and Sammonocadam of Siam

        Alcides of Thebes

        Mikado of the Sintoos

        Beddru of Japan

        Hesus or Eros, and Bremrillah, of the Druids

        Thor, son of Odin, of the Gauls

        Cadmus of Greece

        Hil and Feta of the Mandaites

        Gentaut and Quexalcote of Mexico

        Universal Monarch of the Sibyls

        Ischy of the Island of Formosa

        Divine Teacher Plato

        Holy One of Xaca

        Fohi and Tien of China

        Adonis, son of the virgin Io of Greece

        Ixion and Quirinus of Rome

        Prometheus of the Caucasus

Jesus Christ was just one of a long list of messiahs with essentially the same story and the same lasting message for humanity.

Sirius is the brightest star in the east, which on December 24 aligns with the three stars of Orion's belt. These three stars are still called today what they were called then – the Three Kings. The three stars of Orion's belt and Sirius all point to the east to the place of sunrise on December 25. This is the birth of “God's Sun” at the winter Solstice. Each year the sun reaches its lowest point on the horizon on December 22 – perceived by the ancients as the death of the sun - where it perceptibly pauses for three days – Dec 22, 23, and 24 – in the vicinity of the Southern Cross, the Crux Constellation. On the 25^th it moves north one degree, foreshadowing longer and warmer days and spring, or salvation ahead.

And so the ancients said the sun dies on the cross for three days, only to be resurrected and born again. This is the meaning of the mythology shared by the saviors of antiquity. The resurrection of the sun was not celebrated until the Spring Equinox, or Easter. At this point daylight overcomes the darkness with days longer than the night for the next period.

The astrological symbolism of the twelve disciples are the twelve signs of the Zodiac which the sun travels through. The number 12 is replete throughout the Bible. The crown of thorns were the sun's rays.

The more you investigate, the more it becomes apparent that we may have been intentionally misled by our religious authorities. One must question whether, in fact, our religious institutions have been created by the very same people who gave us the concept of centralized, controlling government, corrupt education, and set up the international banking cartels. Have we all been misled from the true and divine creative presence in the universe that has been called God?

Lies are everywhere. The truth will set you free. Truth is the authority. Not the other way around.

extracted from ZEITGEIST, the 2007 documentary movie