Genealogy Joke

CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THAT GOD CAN’T KEEP HIS GENEALOGIES STRAIGHT —

SINCE CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THAT THE NEW TESTAMENT IS THE “WORD OF GOD”

COLUMN ONE  IS  THE OLD TESTAMENT LINAGE LEADING BACK TO DAVID (AND SOLOMON).  COMPARE IT TO THE TWO VERSIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN’S “WORD OF GOD”.

Both Christian linages end with Joseph … the step father???  The father of Jesus was God.    I guess God committed adultery since Mary was married at the time of conception.  And there is no indication that Joseph adopted Jesus.  Jewish tribal affiliations are based on the birth father and not through adoption. This is demonstrated by the Cohen Priest’s traditions.

How can Jesus have two completely different lineages in the New Testament, the “Word of God?”  And why two completely different linage from the linage in the Old Testament?

Matthew includes four women in his reciting of the genealogy of Jesus: Tamar, Rachab, Ruth and “the wife of Uriah”.  Genealogies in the Bible are exclusively based upon the male lineage.

After David, the “Word of God” has Luke’s rendition and Matthew’s rendition with only three names that are the same!

In the “Word of God” Luke’s genealogy is FIFTEEN GENERATIONS LONGER than Matthew’s genealogy!!!!!

Both genealogies are false and contain made up fictitious names.  A number of the names are not patriarchs but older gods!

Genealogy Score =  Matthew 27, Luke   43

Mary

The genealogy in Matthew is Jesus', so say the fable believers, but the genealogy in Luke is Mary's.  The fact that Luke's genealogy never mentions Mary and explicitly says that it is Jesus', doesn't concern them.

In addition, Luke 1:36 says that Mary is a cousin of Elizabeth, who is a descendant of Levi (Luke 1:5). So Luke's genealogy couldn't be Mary's since it descends from Judah (Luke 3:33) not Levi.

36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month.   Luke 1:36

5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.    Luke 1:5

33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,   Luke 3:33

The Father of God-Jesus was the Holy Ghost-God

8   Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.    Matthew 1:18

     **God must have done his ADULTEROUS deed after the wedding (“Mary was espoused to Joseph”) but (“before they came together”) before the wedding night!!!**

‘you shall not commit adultery,   Mark 10:19,  Luke 18:20,  Romans 13:9

As Written

Here is the genealogy from the gospel of Matthew: (Matthew starts with David and ends with Jesus.)

David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
And Solomon begat Roboam;
and Roboam begat Abia;
and Abia begat Asa;
And Asa begat Josaphat;
and Josaphat begat Joram;
and Joram begat Ozias;
And Ozias begat Joatham;
and Joatham begat Achaz;
and Achaz begat Ezekias;
And Ezekias begat Manasses;
and Manasses begat Amon;
and Amon begat Josias;
And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel;
and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
And Zorobabel begat Abiud;
and Abiud begat Eliakim;
and Eliakim begat Azor;
And Azor begat Sadoc;
and Sadoc begat Achim;
and Achim begat Eliud;
And Eliud begat Eleazar;
and Eleazar begat Matthan;
and Matthan begat Jacob;
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.       Matthew 1:6-16

And here is the (supposedly same, but actually completely different) genealogy from Luke. (Luke starts with Jesus and goes back to David.)

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph,
which was the son of Heli,
Which was the son of Matthat,
which was the son of Levi,
which was the son of Melchi,
which was the son of Janna,
which was the son of Joseph,
Which was the son of Mattathias,
which was the son of Amos,
which was the son of Naum,
which was the son of Esli,
which was the son of Nagge,
Which was the son of Maath,
which was the son of Mattathias,
which was the son of Semei,
which was the son of Joseph,
which was the son of Juda,
Which was the son of Joanna,
which was the son of Rhesa,
which was the son of Zorobabel,
which was the son of Salathiel,
which was the son of Neri,
Which was the son of Melchi,
which was the son of Addi,
which was the son of Cosam,
which was the son of Elmodam,
which was the son of Er,
Which was the son of Jose,
which was the son of Eliezer,
which was the son of Jorim,
which was the son of Matthat,
which was the son of Levi,
Which was the son of Simeon,
which was the son of Juda,
which was the son of Joseph,
which was the son of Jonan,
which was the son of Eliakim,
Which was the son of Melea,
which was the son of Menan,
which was the son of Mattatha,
which was the son of Nathan,
which was the son of David.        Luke 3:23-31

Messiah Linage Must Come from David

Column Two and Three  are the Christian linage tracings of Jesus back to David. This shows that the New Testament recognizes that it must establish that Jesus, if portrayed as the Messiah, came from the linage of David as was clearly stated in the Old Testament;  Jeremiah 33:17-20 , and  1 Chronicles 17:11-12

And … Messiah Linage Must Come from Solomon

The Messiah seed must come from Solomon — Samuel 7:12-16 … and Psalms 89:29-38…  and  1 Chronicles 17:11-14,  22:9-10,  28:6-7

In God’s “Word of God,” Luke 3:31 lists Joseph as a descendant of David through Nathan, Solomon’s brother, and not through Solomon.  God clearly didn’t know that this disqualifies Jesus as the Messiah since the Messiah must come through Solomon.

The Father of Joseph ... was it Jacob or Heli???

Again God couldn’t get his genealogy straight;

And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus.     Matt. 1:16.

Being the son of Joseph which was the son of Heli.   Luke 3:23.

Get the Number of Generations Right

God in his Book of Matthew conveniently skipped descendants and he can’t count the generations he himself listed; 13 generations if you include Jechoniah (which is incorrect) and including Joseph (he is not in the linage according to the other verses)  With those two excluded Matthew is only listing 11 generations. Luke is listing totally different descendants totaling 42 generations. God in his Book of Luke has 15 more generations than Matthew between David and Jesus.

Abraham to David----

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Matthew 1:17

   COUNT = THIRTEEN GENERATIONS,  -- NOT FOURTEEN, 

Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of King David.

          Matthew 1:2-6

[Only13 listed by Matthew]. (Matt. 1:2, 3, 4, 5, 6.)

   God Can't Count!

David until Babylon----

David the king begat

Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
And Solomon begat Roboam;
and Roboam begat Abia;
and Abia begat Asa;
And Asa begat Josaphat;
and Josaphat begat Joram;
and Joram begat Ozias;
And Ozias begat Joatham;
and Joatham begat Achaz;
and Achaz begat Ezekias;
And Ezekias begat Manasses;
and Manasses begat Amon;
and Amon begat Josias;
And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

Matthew 1:6-16

There was fourteen in this segment.

Babylon until Christ----

And from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. (Matt. 1:17.)

   God Can't Count!

 COUNT = THIRTEEN GENERATIONS,    -- NOT FOURTEEN, 

And after they were brought to Babylon,

Jechonias begat Salathiel (1)

and Salathiel begat Zorobabel (2);

And Zorobabel begat Abiud (3);

and Abiud begat Eliakim (4);

and Eliakim begat Azor (5);

And Azor begat Sadoc (6);

and Sadoc begat Achim (7);

and Achim begat Eliud (8);

And Eliud begat Eleazar (9);

and Eleazar begat Matthan (10);

and Matthan begat Jacob (11);

And Jacob begat Joseph (12) the husband of Mary,

of whom was born Jesus (13), who is called Christ.       Matthew 1:12-17

GOD CAN’T COUNT, PERIOD.

– Can you trust a God that can’t count in his "word of God"??? And, can you trust a couple of guys inspired by God that don’t agree on the linage of Jesus by 15 generations (Luke’s 42 generations, minus Matthew’s 27, equals 15 generations apart -- way way apart).

Jesus NOT the Messiah

If Jesus was born of a virgin and the father of Jesus was God then he is not a descendant from the linages of David and Solomon and thus he is NOT the Messiah.

As the "Word of God" said Joseph didn’t consummate the marriage and the Holy Ghost God was the father;

25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.    Matthew 1:25

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.     Luke 1:35

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.   Matthew 1:18

If a Man was the father from the linage of David and Solomon;  And if Jesus is a descendant of David, then his father is not God; thus he cannot be called the “Son of God.”

9 But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon, and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

10 He is the one who will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.     1 Chronicles 22:9

Was Jesus the son of David?

Mattthew shows Jesus in his genealogy as being the son of David. Was he?

Yes.

He was the son and seed of David, the fruit of his loins his according to the flesh.

Therefore being a prophet [David], and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.       Acts 2:30

Of this man's seed [David's] hath God, according to his promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.      Acts 13:23

Concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.       Romans 1:3

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David. 2 Timothy 2:8

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David.      Revelation 22:16

No.

He is not the son of David. (How could David call him "Lord" if he was his son?) Jesus denies being the Messiah.

Jesus Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?          Matthew 22:45

And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?            Mark 12:35-37

Jesus NOT the Son of God

30 Therefore being a prophet [David], and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne     “Christian’s Word” in  Acts 2:30

23 Of this man’s seed [David’s] hath God, according to his promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.     “Christian’s Word” in Acts 13:23

3 Concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.     “Christian’s Word” in  Romans 1:3

8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David.     2 Timothy 2:8

16 For verily he [Jesus] took not on him the nature of angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham.     “Christian’s Word” in  Hebrews 2:16

16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David.    “Christian’s Word” in  Revelation 22:16

NOT a Virgin – but a young woman!

Christians distort their translations so it serves their idol worshiping fable story by producing another fraudulent translation;

…which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 ‘Behold a virgin shall be with child…   Matthew 1:22-23

What it really says in the Old Testament;

“Behold, the young woman is with child Isaiah 7:14

Almah in Hebrew means young woman.

And, at the end of that New Testament verse Matthew 1:23 the Christians translate it as

“…they shall call his name Emmanuel.”

The true translation in Isaiah is;   (It can only be translated one way)

“she will call his name Emmanuel.”

According to the Christians “Word of God” they should be calling their savior by the name Emmanuel instead of Jesus.

A translator should translate what it says and not slant the translation to suit his purposes.  I guess the translator forgot that Jesus was never called Emmanual anywhere in the New Testament.  Isaiah was answering King Ahaz and the implication was that Isaiah was referring to his own wife.

A Disciple of Jesus declared Jesus’ father to be Joseph

Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.   John 1:45

God in his “Word of God.” has disciple Philip declaring Jesus to be the Son of Joseph, not the Son of God.

Joseph WAS the father of Jesus.

These verses claim that Jesus is son of David -- "the seed of David", "the fruit of his loins" "according to the flesh". For this to be true, Jesus would have to have a real father (presumably Joseph).

Therefore being a prophet [David], and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.     Acts 2:30

Of this man's seed [David's] hath God, according to his promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.      Acts 13:23

Concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.      Romans 1:3

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David.      2 Timothy 2:8

For verily he [Jesus] took not on him the nature of angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham.       Hebrews 2:16

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David.       Revelation 22:16

Joseph WAS NOT the father of Jesus.

The Holy Ghost was the father of Jesus. He came upon the virgin Mary and impregnated her.

When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.       Matthew 1:18

And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.        Matthew 1:25

And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring for a son, and shalt call his name Jesus .... Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be seeing I know not a man. And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee.       Luke 1:31-35

     The Holy Ghost committed Adultery !!!

Adoption???

According to Christian’s “Word of God”,  Joseph himself was not a legitimate heir to the throne. Even if lineage could be passed on through an adoption (can’t), Jesus could not be the Messiah if he was a descendant of Joseph.  Joseph, himself, was a descendant of a family whose linage is specifically stated to be disqualified from the Messiah linage.

Matthew 1:11 shows that Joseph was descended from Jechoniah or Coniah for short, a former king who was very wicked and cursed by God. In Jeremiah 22, we see that Jechoniah’s descendants are absolutely disqualified as heirs to the throne   Numbers 1:18-44, 34:14,  Leviticus 24:10     Therefore, anyone descended from Joseph was also disqualified as a candidate to the throne of David.

30 Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.   Jeremiah 22:30

In biblical tradition concerning the Kohanim (Priests), an adopted son cannot become a Kohen. Also a son adopted by a member of the royal line can never become heir to the throne. Thus the Messiah must be an actual biological member of the royal line.

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.    Matthew 1:16

The “whom” word in the above verse, Christians say, God was not referring to Joseph but refers to Mary; God wrote Joseph instead of Mary.  God makes mistakes too.  That way the Christians can keep up their idol worshiping of the Blessed Holy “Virgin” Mary”, and also keep up their idol worshiping of Jesus as the son of God (Jesus thus being God in the flesh).

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Mathew 1:18

God’s Book of Luke - the Genealogy lists Nathan instead of King Solomon

9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies around; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

10 He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.     I Chronicles 22:9-10

18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to rule over Israel.     II Chronicles 7:18

12 When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

These verses are referring to King Solomon. The linage of the throne must be traced back to King Solomon. Nathan was another one of David’s sons but not a qualified linage. I guess God in writing his “Word of God” forgot what is written in  I Chronicles 22:9-10 … or II Chronicles 7:18 … or Samuel 7:12-13.

God Can’t Get the Old Testament Generations Right Either

God’s Book of Matthew claims “Uzziah begat Joatham.”

In the Old Testament, 1 Chron 3:11-12, it lists three generations between Uzziah and Jotham (Joash, Amaziah, and Azariah).  God’s Book of Matthew omits all three generations.

11 Jehoram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,     1 Chr 3:11-12

9 Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,     Matthew 1:9

Did God in his Book of Luke insert Someone into a Family Tree???

And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years and begat Salah. (Gen. 11:12.)

YES, God's word in Luke inserted Cainan into the linage.

Which was the son of Sala, which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad. (Luke 3:35, 36.)

Paul Knew their Genealogies were B.S.

But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions and strivings about the law, for they are unprofitable and useless.    Titus 3:3

… not head to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than Godly edification which is in faith.   I Timothy 1:4

God in his “Word of God” apparently wants you to forget about his mistakes in genealogies.

Jesus of Royal Descent

Jesus was not the only Messiah who was claimed to be of royal descent.

Crishna, the Hindoo Saviour, he was of royal descent, although born in a state the most abject and humiliating.  Thomas Maurice says of him: "Crishna, in the male line, was of royal descent, being of the Yadava line, the oldest and noblest of India; and nephew, by his mother's side, to the reigning sovereign; but, though royally descended, he was actually born in a state the most abject and humiliating; and, though not in a stable, yet in a dungeon." 

Buddha was of royal descent, having descended from the house of Sakya, the most illustrious of the caste of Brahmans, which reigned in India over the powerful empire of Mogadha, in the Southern Bahr. [163:3] R. Spence Hardy says, in his "Manual of Buddhism:"

"The ancestry of Gotama Buddha is traced from his father, Sodhódana, through various individuals and races, all of royal dignity, to Maha Sammata, the first monarch of the world. Several of the names, and some of the events, are met with in the Puranas of the Brahmins, but it is not possible to reconcile one order of statement with the other; and it would appear that the Buddhist historians have introduced races, and invented names, that they may invest their venerated sage with all the honors of heraldry, in addition to the attributes of divinity."

How remarkably these words compare with what we have just seen concerning the genealogies of Jesus!

Jesus Declares He is Not Royalty

54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.       Matthew, 8:54

Crishna

Crishna, the Hindoo Saviour, he was of royal descent, although born in a state the most abject and humiliating. Thomas Maurice says of him:

"Crishna, in the male line, was of royal descent, being of the Yadava line, the oldest and noblest of India; and nephew, by his mother's side, to the reigning sovereign; but, though royally descended, he was actually born in a state the most abject and humiliating; and, though not in a stable, yet in a dungeon."

Buddha

Buddha was of royal descent, having descended from the house of Sakya, the most illustrious of the caste of Brahmans, which reigned in India over the powerful empire of Mogadha, in the Southern Bahr.  R. Spence Hardy says, in his "Manual of Buddhism:"

"The ancestry of Gotama Buddha is traced from his father, Sodhódana, through various individuals and races, all of royal dignity, to Maha Sammata, the first monarch of the world. Several of the names, and some of the events, are met with in the Puranas of the Brahmins, but it is not possible to reconcile one order of statement with the other; and it would appear that the Buddhist historians have introduced races, and invented names, that they may invest their venerated sage with all the honors of heraldry, in addition to the attributes of divinity." 

Rama

Rama, another Indian avatar—the seventh incarnation of Vishnu—was also of royal descent. 

Fo-hi

Fo-hi; or Fuh-he, the virgin-born "Son of Heaven," was of royal descent. He belonged to the oldest family of monarchs who ruled in China. 

Confucius

Confucius was of royal descent. His pedigree is traced back in a summary manner to the monarch Hoang-ty, who is said to have lived and ruled more than two thousand years before the time of Christ Jesus. 

Horus

Horus, the Egyptian virgin-born Saviour, was of royal descent, having descended from a line of kings. He had the title of "Royal Good Shepherd." 

Hercules

Hercules, the Saviour, was of royal descent. 

Bacchus

Bacchus, although the Son of God, was of royal descent. 

Perseus

Perseus, son of the virgin Danae, was of royal descent. 

Æsculapius

Æsculapius, the great performer of miracles, although a son of God, was notwithstanding of royal descent. 

Many more ...

Many more such cases exist referring to the histories of the virgin-born gods and demi-gods spoken of.

From Colebrooke's "Miscellaneous Essays,"  clearly shows that this idea was pervasive:

"The last of the Jinas, Vardhamâna, was at first conceived by Devanandā, a Brahmānā. The conception was announced to her by a dream. Sekra, being apprised of his incarnation, prostrated himself and worshiped the future saint (who was in the womb of Devanandā); but reflecting that no great saint was ever born in an indigent or mendicant family, as that of a Brahmānā, Sekra commanded his chief attendant to remove the child from the womb of Devanandā to that of Trisala, wife of Siddhartha, a prince of the race of Jeswaca, of the Kasyapa family." 

Con Man

Constantine

Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus

The Greatest Con Man ever, Constantine

Constantine was uniting his kingdom by establishing a high-bred religion at Constantine’s Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. He did this to prevent his kingdom from disintegrating.  He called the religion the Universal religion, or Catholic religion.

Constantine decreed the day of worship to be Sunday not Saturday (against one of the Ten Commandments) in order to honor a pagan god of the Sun.  After one of his council meetings the Christian doctrine changed, and the new doctrine became “Jesus was God in the flesh.” The quotations of sayings by Jesus in the New Testament have never even hinted that he was God.

Constantine controlled the copying and distribution of the Catholic Bible. He commissioned the writing of fifty Bibles, only the New Testament, a large undertaking in those days. These copies were master copies from which all other New Testament Bibles were to be copied from.

Prior to Catholic

Rome had the Jewish holy land as their enemy so much so that they leveled the whole country, more specifically the holy city of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.  The order for destroying the sacred Temple was that there not to be one stone on top of another.  Yet the same united Roman state under Constantine decreed Christianity as the state religion, a religion whose origin was Judea and Jerusalem and it’s savior was a Jewish prophet (or God) who was executed by a Roman governor.  At the same time Rome made a concerted effort to eliminate the then pagan religious cults that competed against the Constantine declared state religion.

In 305 C.E. , just 17 years prior to the Christianity state religion decree, Rome had declared the state religion to be the Persian savior Mithras.  This savior was declared “Protector of the Empire.”  This also was irregular since Persia was one of Rome’s main enemies.  Mithras was born on December 25 (just like Jesus) and it was common for this cult to celebrate with a symbolic meal of bread and wine.  Mithras is the root of the word Myth.

Mithraism started to spread around the Roman Empire around the first century and by the third century it had spread “from the banks of the Black Sea to the mountain of Scotland, and to the borders of the great Sahara Desert.”  Slaves would often rise to the top ranks in the religion.  Right before the third century a Roman named Commodus was initiated into the mysteries of Mithra which lead to a swell in popularity among the people of the Empire.  Emperors after Commodus, as well as other prior Emperors, tried to establish Mithraism as the religion of the Empire, and as was stated earlier, in 305 C.E. it was declared the religion of the Roman Empire.

The Decree

Before the decree of Christianity as the state religion by Constantine, there were many religions in the city of Rome alone as shown by the preferences of the Roman leaders.  Mark Anthony worshiped Dionysus.  Claudius worshiped Attis.  Vespasian worshiped Serapis.  Domitian worshiped Osiris.  Elgabalus worshiped Helios.

Because of the many religions there developed many major conflicts between leaders as well as with large groups of people in the Empire.  One unifying religion was needed to quell the violence that would develop because of the conflicts of religion.  A “catholic” or universal religion was established.  It was to be an amalgamation of all the religions.

Of the many religious cults at that time all were led by a cult leader who opposed the leaders of the Empire and had a need to tell the state what they should do.  The Christ religion demanded blind faith not only for the initiate to believe in their doctrine, but also blind faith in following the state leaders and accept their authority.  Also the Christ religion had no inner mysteries.  It was transparent.

Catholic

In 321, Constantine fashioned his religion from an amalgamation of the cults, and declared it to be the official religion to be practiced throughout the Empire in the “Edict of Toleration”.  This was specifically a political decision by him and there is evidence that there was no personal spiritual motivation behind it.  Constantine created the name of the hero of this catholic religion.  The name was a mixture of all the names used by the major religions at that time.  The name was Jesus Christ.  See this link for a further explanation => THE NAME JESUS.

Many years after the decree, Constantine claimed an alleged conversion by a vision he had that appeared in the sky.  He had seen a sign similar to the cross but different.  Inscribed on it was “by the Emperor.” This symbol is the chi-ro symbol seen still today in the Vatican.   Not only he, but “all the troops had also seen it.”  Constantine went to bed in wonderment of what the symbol meant.  Then in a dream he was visited by Christ who was wearing the same symbol.  In this dream Christ told him to put this symbol on his troops to conquer his enemy he was to fight the next day.  And this vision was seen the eve before a major battle.  Constantine emblazoned this symbol on the shields of the troops before the battle.  How they did this so quickly before the battle is a question not answered.

After he won the fierce battle he honored the battle by building a monstrous monument.  Surely he made reference to Christ who gave him the symbol and that gave him instructions that helped him win the battle. No. No. He made the statue depict himself alongside the Sun God Helios in the forum of Rome.  He also depicted his soldiers receiving assistance from various pagan Gods.

Constantine Coin to further His Created Religion

Constantine the Great [c. 280 - 337 C.E.] really started the use of Christian symbols on coins in A.D.312 by showing on the reverse of his coins the labarum, the imperial standard, with a chrismon, and the inscription In hoc signo vinces--"By this sign thou shalt conquer"-

The First Pope

In Rome at the site of the alleged grave of Peter, Constantine constructed a huge basilica which today is at St. Peters Square in the country of the Vatican.

Constantine went by the title “Pontifex Maxius” which is the title for the high priest in the pagan worship world.  This title was continued by all Emperors of Rome until 382 C.E. when it was passed to the Pope of the Catholic Church.  Constantine was truly the first Pope.

Like all the Emperors Constantine lived up to the utterly vicious and cruel acts.  During his wars in Gaul (306 to 312) it was written; “Even heathen feeling was shocked when he gave barbarian kings to the beasts, along with their followers by the thousands at a time.”

Constantine Baptized

Constantine was never baptized into the Catholic Religion until his death bed.  It is said that he deliberately waited until the end of his life because the baptism (according to the Catholics) would erase all his previous atrocious sins he had committed.  He thus could go to heaven.  He probably said yes only because he was on his death bed and some Catholic priest was insisting that he must and he wanted this priest who was taking care of him to have a positive attitude towards him and to stop the nagging.

I guess Christ (“the Prince of Peace”) who took on a warous role and gave Constantine that warous “military victory symbol” had not won him over after the victory.  A Catholic priest remarked concerning his conversion and his baptism, “We will not be able to know his true sincerity.  Only Christ will know.”

He was buried in the Church of the Apostles in Constantinople, the city he chose to be the capitol of his empire.  His capitol and his created religion are both truly east meets west.

AS HOLLYWOOD PUTS IT, IT IS THE GREATEST STORY EVERY TOLD (SOLD!).  THE STORY ATTRACTS FOLLOWERS QUICKLY AND THE PEOPLE LATCH ON THE THE EMOTIONAL STORY AND ARE MESMERIZED BY IT.  THE STORY HAS BEEN USED ALL OVER THE WORLD HUNDREREDS AND THOUSAND OF YEARS BEFORE THE JESUS STORY OF THE CHRISTIAN NEW TESTAMENT WAS DEVELOPED. THE ORIGINAL STORY WAS ABOUT DESCRIBING THE STARS AND THE STORY EVOLVED TO BE A LITERAL HISTORICAL STORY (WITH CONSTANTINE’S HELP).

The human desire for a “Superman” is so great   (It’s a bird.  It’s a plane. No, it’s Superman…).

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Prior Jesus/God Saviors Crucified

346 Jesus Matches to the modeled superhero Krishna