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Other Messiahs |
Jesus of Nazareth:
- Born of a virgin about 6 BCE in Israel
- Born on December 25th. Magis brought gifts to his birth
First worshippers were shepherds
- Accompanied by 12 disciples
- Slain on a cross to make atonement for humankind and to
take away the sins of the world.
- Ascended to heaven during the spring equinox (Easter).
- Calibrated a “Last Supper.”
- Observed the sabbath.
- Had his followers to calibrate the Eucharist by eating
bread which was his body and drinking wine for his blood
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Mithra:
- Born of a virgin about 600 BCE in Persia
- Born on December 25th
- Magi brought gift to his birth
- First worshippers were shepherds
- Accompanied by 12 disciples
- Slain on a cross to make atonement for humankind and take
away the sins of the world
- Ascended to heaven during the spring equinox (Easter)
- Calibrated a “Last Supper”
- Observed the sabbath
- Calibrated the Eucharist by eating wafers marked with
a cross
- Was known as “The Rock” (Like St. Peter)
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Attis:
- Born of a virgin in Phrygia before 200 BCE
- Hanged on a tree
- Rose again
- Was called “Father God”
- Death calibrated from March 22 to 25
- In Italy, Christians adopted March 25th as the date
of the passion of Christ
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Buddha:
- Born of a virgin named Maya (Marry) about 600 BCE
- His incarnatioin was accomplished by the descent of
the Holy Ghost upon his mother
- A mystical light surrounded the infant
- He performed many miracles.
- He was crucified.
- He descended into Hades to suffer for three days and
then ascended into heaven.
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Krishna:
- Was the 8th Avatar of the Hindu Pantheon
about 1200 BCE
- His story is in a divinely inspired
bible
- An angelic voice from heaven announced
to his mother “In thy delivery, o favored among women, all
nations shall have cause to rejoice"
- His birth in a cave was heralded by
a star
- He was visited by wise men who brought
him gifts
- His birth happened when his foster father
was in the city to pay his taxes
- The king ordered the death of all male
children born the same night he was born
- He was crucified
(Some scholars believe that the Christian writers copied from the Hindus
holy book Mahabharata)
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Quetzalcoatl:
- A Mexican god born in 587 BCE of a virgin mother by
an immaculate conception
- There are many counterparts to Jesus' life in his
biography to include: purification in the temple,
baptism and regeneration by water
- He spent 40 days of temptation and fasting
- He forgave sins and was anointed with oil
- He was crucified on a cross with two thieves being
crucified with him
- He was buried, descended into hell and resurrected
on the third day
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Horus:
- Born of the virgin Isis in Egypt around 1550 BCE
- When a baby, received gifts from three kings
- Crucified on a cross
(Religious scholars have found about 200 parallels of Horus and
Jesus)
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Adonis (Tammuz):
- Born of a virgin mother named Ishtar (Easter)
- Mother was called "The Queen of Heaven"
- He was pictured as a baby in mother's arms
He was regarded as both son and husband of mother
- Was also regarded as both God the Father and Son of
God
- He was crucified and resurrected
- Was sacrificed to save humans
- Popular with Semites of Western Asia about 2000 BCE
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Quirinus:
- Roman savior born 506 BCE of a virgin mother
- Was crucified by King Amulius
When he died, the whole earth became dark
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Indra:
- Was born of a black virgin in Thibet in 725 BCE
- He descended from heaven on mission of benevolence
- Ascended back to heaven after crucifixion
- Led life of celibacy which he taught as essential
to true Holiness
- He could walk on water and air
- He could foretell the future
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