The False Gods of the Bible and Christian Persecution

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Saturnalia


Official Roman State Holiday

(7 Day Festival for King of Heaven and His Son)


Webster's Dictionary

Saturnalia \Sat`ur*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L. See Saturn.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The festival of Saturn celebrated in December, originally during one day the 17th, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.

Saturn

Roman god of agriculture concerned with the sowing of seed. Equated with the Greek god Kronos. His consort was Ops. He was the father of Jupiter. His temple was constructed in the Roman Forum as early as the fifth century BC. It served as the Roman treasury (aerarium). His festival was the Saturnalia, observed on December 17 but later extended to seven days. It was the most popular Roman festival, characterised by a suspension of all business, a reversal of the roles of master and slave, the exchange of gifts (including candles to symbolise the reborn sun god), and a loosening of moral restrictions. Our Saturday was named after Saturn.

Jupiter

King of the Roman gods, son of Saturn(whom Jupiter overthrew), brother and husband of Juno. He was particularly concerned with oaths, treaties, confederations and with the most ancient and sacred form of marriage. Jupiter, the name, is derived from the same root word as Zeus (bright). He was improperly called Jove also. Originally the god of the sky, Jupiter was worshiped as god of rain, thunder, and lightning. He developed into the prime protector of the state, and as the protector of Rome he was called Jupiter Optimus Maximus. As Jupiter Fidius he was guardian of law, defender of truth, and protector of justice and virtue. The Romans identified Jupiter with Zeus, the supreme god of the Greeks, and assigned to the Roman god the attributes and myths of the Greek divinity Zeus. Jupiter with the goddess Juno and Minerva, formed the triad (Trinity) whose worship was the central cult of the Roman state.

Venus

"Behold,...moved by your prayer I come to you--I, the natural mother of all life, the mistress of the elements, the first child of time, the supreme divinity, the queen of those in hell, the first among those in heaven, the uniform manifestation of all the gods and goddesses--I, who govern by my nod the crests of light in the sky, the purifying wafts of the ocean, and the lamentable silences of hell--I, whose single godhead is venerated all over the earth under manifold forms, varying rites, and changing names. Thus, the Phrygians that are the oldest human stock call me Pessinuntia, Mother of the Gods. The aboriginal races of Attica call me Cecropian Minerva. The Cyprians in their island-home call me Paphian Venus. The archer Creatans call me Diana Dictynna. The three-tongued Sicilians call me Stygian Proserpine. The Elusinians call me the ancient goddess Ceres. Some call me Juno. Some call me Bellona. Some call me Hecate. Some call me Rhamnusia. But those who are enlightened by th e earliest rays of that divinity the sun, The Ethiopians, the Arii, and the Egyptians who excel in antique lore, all worship me with their ancestral ceremonies and call me by my true name, Queen Isis." Apuleius, 2nd. century A.D.

Osiris

(AKA: Saturn/Jupiter)

All the evidence in the subject now available goes to prove, that the early Egyptians before the first Dynasty believed that Osiris(Jupiter) was a man-god, son of (Helios or Ra or Saturn) and brother and husband of Isis.(AKA: Goddess of ten thousand names, Juno, Diana, Venus, ect.) Osiris who was murdered and Isis claimed his body was entombed in a tree that sprang from a sprout to a tree three times its normal size in a single day when touched by Osiris's dead body. After a long search Isis (AKA: Goddess of ten thousand names, Juno, Diana ect.) recovered her Brother's/Husband's dead body from the tree. Latter his enemies found his dead body and he was cut into fourteen pieces. Isis found all of the pieces but one and the various pieces of his body were reassembled and Osiris was reborn. Isis claimed Osiris was reborn in her son Horus. We know from very interesting text at the ancient city of Dendera that during the month of Khoiak (December) a number of festivals were celebrated at all the sanctuaries of Osiris in Egypt. The elaborate ceremonies were performed in the temples in commemoration of every event which took place in the life, death, and resurrection of Osiris. In the text at Dendera the uses of the various Temples are described. Detailed instructions are given for the making of the funeral chest, and the Statue of Osiris, (which was to be buried in the coffin), and of the incense, and the amulets, and of the fourteen divine members, and all the materials, etc. which were employed in the ceremonies. On the 12th day of Khoiak, the Festival of the Ploughing of the Earth and the Festival of the Tena, were celebrated (Saturn Roman God of Farmers) on the 16th day the Festival of Osiris began (Khent Amenti). On the 24th day the statue of Osiris from the preceding year was taken from its place in the temple and buried suitably. The new reborn Osiris was embalmed in the sanctuary on his birthday the 25th of the month; on the last day of the month the T et was set in Tettu, because on this day the divine pieces of Osiris were brought to be put back together. The new Osiris remained for seven days because of the tradition, which declared that the god had remained for seven days in the womb of his mother Nut when she was with child. In connection with the ceremonies in the great Temples, at Dendera, thirty-four papyrus boats with tamarisk trees were employed, and these trees were lit up with 365 lights or lamps to signify Osiris rebirth.
Helios - (Sol, Saturn, Ra, Nimrod) The sun, seen as a man driving a chariot of fire-breathing horses and sunbeams crowned upon his head.

Nimrod (AKA:Osiris, Saturn)

(Beginning of Mysteries of Babylon)

Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefor it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord." The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar. From that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen between Niveveh and Calah; that is the great city.(Genesis 10:8-12)

Nimrod's empire, starting in Babylon, extended from the Middle East to the Straits of Gibraltar in the west, or so some say. It was the first empire in the history of the world.

It is believed that Nimrod established his empire by forming horseback hunting parties to kill off the predators, which had multiplied faster than Humans after the flood. He was the first man to tame the horse, with which he hunted the wild beast and gathered people from the forests into cities. They built a tower to watch the heavens to predict the next flood. Nimrod created, and named the various constellations, and invented Astrology dividing the Heavens into 12 zodiacs, they used astrology to find the perfect baby to sacrifice to the sun, this would ensure no more floods. Nimrod which comes from the Hebrew verb 'nimrodh' (which is translated, "Let us revolt"). Nimrod denies that God is involved with the affairs of the world. He denies the flood is an act of God', and as a result of Mankind's behaviour.

In the midst of Nimrod's war of conquest Nimrod and Semiramis met, in not so savoury circumstances, for tradition states that she was an inn/brothel keeper in the city of Erech, leading one to speculate upon the nature of their initial acquaintance.

Very little has come down to us through the millennia concerning Semiramis' rise to power, but it is safe to assume that it was initially upon Nimrod's coattails that she rode, although later in life as well as throughout history her influence overwhelmingly obscured that of her husband. Of course, it would not do to have an ex-harlot upon the throne, so the "polite fiction" was invented that she was a virgin sprung from the sea at Nimrod's landing, and hence a suitable bride for the emperor(thus the title Semiramis which has totally obscured her original name).

Nimrod was a great Hunter and Warrior soon people began to worship him instead of the true God as preached by Noah. Semiramis and Nimrod formed a false religion aimed at supporting their rule and comforting peoples fear of another flood. The religion invented was based upon baby sacrifice and the newly invented art of Astrology and Worship of the King as God and the sun and the moon and planets. All this was done to "predict" the future and thereby maintain control of his subjects through fear and lies. He reassure the people that if they would sacrifice their babies to the Sun God their would not be another flood of the Earth.
Although Nimrod was a brilliant strategist, he made a fatal blunder when he allowed Semiramis to retain full control over the religious system they had created. Through it Semiramis could control the minds and hearts of the people.

When a schism occurred between them she was able to turn the religion from a tool of support into a deadly weapon. The rift between husband and wife occurred when the queen became pregnant with an illegitimate son, and the king threatened her with both dethronement and exposure of her true origin. Semiramis, of course would not allow this to take place, and devised a plot to overthrow Nimrod.

During the course of the New Year's festivities (winter solstice) at which the advent of Nimrod's rule was celebrated, there was a certain feast exclusively for the royal family and the upper echelons of the priesthood. During this feast, a year-old ram was traditionally sacrificed by being torn limb-from-limb while still alive, and it's flesh eaten raw. This ram symbolised the old year passing into the heavens to allow room for the New Year. A new-born lamb was then presented which, symbolising the New Year, and would be kept and fattened for the next year's ceremonies. This year Semiramis directed the ritual according to the formula, with the exception that when the time came for the ram to be slaughtered, it was the king who was torn to pieces at the hands of the priesthood and Semiramis. Her illegitimate son was to be installed as king. Thus Nimrod, the mighty hunter, died a horrible death as a trapped beast himself.

Following the death of Nimrod, his wife with some alterations continued this form of worship. She claimed that her husband had become the Sun God, and was to be forever worshiped. Some time after this, Queen Semiramis gave birth to a son named Tammuz, who she declared was actually Nimrod reborn, and that the "Spirit of Rebirth" had reincarnated him her womb. She was worshiped as the mother of the gods, Queen of Heaven. Semiramis assumed the regency for her infant son, and ruled as absolute monarch for 42 more years.
 
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The Gods of the Phoenicians

The Phoenicians Worshiped the Father God Baal, The Mother Goddess Astarte/Ashtoreth, and the son Melqart /Tamuz. All of these Gods were primarily Gods of great force and of war.

Baal or Baalim(AKA:Osiris/Saturn/Nimrod)

Baal (ba'al), plural Baalim (ba'allm) [Semitic,= possessor], name used throughout the Old Testament for the deity or deities of Canaan. The term was originally applied to various local gods, but by the time of the Ugarit tablets (14th cent. B.C.), Baal had become the ruler of the universe. Baal (Hadad) is regularly denominated "the son of Dagan," although Dagan (biblical Dagon) does not appear as an actor in the mythological texts. Baal also bears the titles "Rider of the Clouds," "Almighty," and "Lord of the Earth". He is the god of the thunderstorm, the most vigorous and aggressive of the gods, the one on whom mortals most immediately depend. Baal resides on Mount Zaphon, north of Ugarit, and is usually depicted holding a thunderbolt. Baal, also known as El. In 1978, Israeli archaeologists excavating at an eighth-century B.C. site in the eastern Sinai desert found several Hebrew inscriptions mentioning Ba'al and El in the form of "Elohim," a name used to refer to God in the Hebre w Bible. Further, whenever the Jews refer to God or our God they use "Eloh, Elohaino or Elohim." The Ugarit tablets make him chief of the Canaanite pantheon. He is the source of life and fertility, the mightiest hero, and the lord of war. There were many Temples Fortresses of Baal in Canaan, and the name Baal was often added to that of a locality, e.g., Baal-peor, Baal-hazor, Baal-hermon. The Baal cult penetrated Israel and at times led to a syncretism. The practices of holy prostitution and child sacrifice were especially abhorrent to the Hebrew prophets, who denounced the cult and its "high places" (temples). This abhorrence probably explains the substitution of Ish-bosheth for Esh-baal, of Jerubbesheth for Jerubbaal (a name of Gideon), and of Mephibosheth for Merib-baal. The substituted term probably means "shame." The final detestation of the term is seen in the use of the name Beelzebub (see SATAN), probably the same as Baal-zebub. 1 Kings 11.4-8; 2 Kings 1. The B aal of 1 Chron. 4.33 is probably the same as RAMAH 3. As cognates of Baal in other Semitic languages there are Bel (in Babylonian religion) and the last elements in the Tyrian names Jezebel, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal.

Astarte (AKA:Seramilias, Isis, Juno Ishtar ect.)

Astarte also spelled Ashtart, great goddess of the ancient Near East, chief deity of Tyre, Sidon, and Elath, important Mediterranean seaports. She was called Asherar-yam, our lady of the sea, and in Byblos she was Baalat, our dear lady. Astarte was linked with mother goddesses of neighboring cultures, in her role as combined heavenly mother and earth mother. Cult statues of Astarte in many different forms were left as votive offerings in shrines and sanctuaries as prayers for good harvest, for children, and for protection and tranquillity in the home. Hebrew scholars now feel that the goddess Ashtoreth mentioned so often in the Bible is a deliberate compilation of the Greek name Astarte and the Hebrew word boshet, "shame," indicating the Hebrew contempt for her cult. Ashtaroth, the plural form of the goddess's name in Hebrew, became a general term denoting goddesses and paganism. King Solomon, married to foreign wives, "went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians" (I Kings 11 :5). Later the cult places to Ashtoreth were destroyed by Josiah. Astarte/Ashtoreth is the Queen of Heaven to whom the Canaanites had burned incense and poured libations (Jer. 44). Astarte, goddess of love and war, shared so many qualities with her sister, Anath, that they may originally have been seen as a single deity. Their names together are the basis for the Aramaic goddess Atargatis. Astarte was worshipped as Astarte in Egypt and Ugarit and among the Hittites, as well as in Canaan. Her Akkadian counterpart was Ishtar. Later she became assimilated with the Egyptian deities Isis and Hathor, and in the Greco-Roman world with Aphrodite, Artemis, and Juno, all aspects of the Great Mother. Anath, also spelled ANAT, chief West Semitic goddess of love and war, the sister and helpmate of the god Baal. Considered a beautiful young girl, she was often designated "the Virgin" in ancient texts. Probably one of the best known of the Canaan ite deities, she was famous for her youthful vigour and ferocity in battle; in that respect she was adopted as a special favourite by the Egyptian king Ramses II (reigned 1279-13 BC). Although Anath was often associated with the god Resheph in ritual texts, she was primarily known for her role in the myth of Baal's death and resurrection, in which she mourned and searched for him and finally helped to retrieve him from the netherworld. Egyptian representations of Anath show a nude goddess, often standing on a lion and holding flowers. During the Hellenistic Age, the goddesses Anath and Astarte (q.v.) were blended into one deity, called Atargatis (q.v.).

Melqart (AKA:Tamuz, Horus, Jupiter, Sol)

Melqart, Son of Baal (or El, Ruler of the Universe), God of Tyre, King of the Underworld, Protector of the Universe symbolized the annual cycle of vegetation and was associated with the female deity Astarte in her role as the maternal goddess. Also, he was considered the Heracles or Hercules of the Tyrians though he came from a more distant past than the Greek Heracles/Hercules. Melqart was also known as Eshmun by the Sidonians. The Greeks equated Melqart with Heracles who was held to be the mythical founder of the Macedonian dynasty. Melqart was also known by other names -- like other Phoenician gods and goddesses. He was known as Baal- Adon- Eshmun- Melqart the God of warand also as Thasian Heracles because he was worshipped on the island of Thasos. Also, a Temple of Melqart is known to have been on the island of Sancti Petri near Cadiz. Many historians such as Josephus Flavius refer to Melqart and Heracles interchangeably. Also, Herodutus, Theophrastus (Arsistotle's pupil) and Horace the Roman wrote about Melqart's Temple in Tyre. It had two pillars one of pure gold and the other of emeralds which shone brilliantly at night. Melqart made Tyre a Phoenician Jerusalem whose kings minted Tyrians coins with Melqart riding on the Phoenician Hippocampus (seahorse/monster). This unique position of Tyre in Phoenician mythology survived into the Christian Era as an amazingly modern city. The remains of the Temple of Eshmun (Sidon's Melqart) have been found in Sidon. The fame and name of Melqart travelled to the far corners of the Phoenician colonies around the Mediterranean and the other dominions and territories where the Phoenicians settled. The famous Pillars of Hercules of Gibraltar were actually known as the Pillars of Melqart but as time went by and the two gods became combined into one, the Pillars became those of Heracles or Hercules.
Because of the diverse languages, over time Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz were called by different names from place to place. For instance, in Egypt, Tammuz was called Horus, the divine son in whom Osiris (Nimrod) was reincarnated after he was dismembered. The divine mother who gave birth to this divine son was Isis, the Egyptian name for Semiramis. Thus there were now three gods to whom worship was due, a Father God(Nimrod or Osiris or Saturn, Baal), his Son part Father part Son(Tammuz or Horus or Jupiter, Melqart), and a Mother Goddess Semiramis(AKA: Isis Goddess of ten thousand names, Juno, Diana, Venus Astarte, ect.), yet all of these were to be considered equal, because they were all to be considered equal parts of a triune god.
 
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The Pagan Persecutions of Christians

All Christians who died in the Pagan persecutions died for refusing to Sacrifice to the Roman God's, and to Caesar as God on Earth. The gods were as follows The Father God, Saturn(AKA: Osiris, Nimrod, Baal) The Son God Jupiter (AKA:Horus, Tammuz, Sol latter called Mithras, Baal) The Mother Goddesses Venus, Juno, Diana(AKA: Semiramis, Isis, Astarte) these were the God's that you had to sacrifice to along with saying Caesar is Lord.


The State Religion of Rome

In the begining the Roman Emperors forced all to say "Ceasar is Lord". Latter the sun, which was revered by millions of the inhabitants of the Roman Empire became the official state Religion after 200 A.D.. The sun had long been identified with the gods Zeus Jupiter, Saturn, Osiris and other gods as well as the Living God, Caesar. From before the time of Alexander the Great faith in the Sun god had spread throughout the Mediterranean world. To Rome, the divinity of the Sun came very early on; and then, centuries afterwards, in the superb dome of Hadrian's Pantheon which represented the solar system. In the first century B.C.. the area we know as Babylon fell under the control of Rome. The priest of the ancient Sun worship Religion, know as the Mystery Religion, moved their principal Temple and the centre of their worship to Pergamos, while still leaving local hereditary priest in charge of temples and the worshippers in Syria. This seems to have been a deliberate move on their part as within a short time of this move the priesthood and religion, through sorceries (prophetic council), gained favour with the Emperors of Rome. The Emperors soon were appointed Pontifex Maximus which was the designation for the high priest of the religion. Under Severus, worship of the Sun god as Rome's principal God grew. His grandnephew Elagabalus (218-22 A.D. ), to the alarm of conventional Romans, passed an edict granting this Syrian version of Sun worship special privilege and the title State religion. His journey from Syria to Rome which was a lavish six month moving party accompanied by sacrifices and ceremonies along the way in which he claimed his god El-Gabal(AKA: Helios, Ra, Sol, Osiris, Jupiter, Baal) the Syrian version of the Phoenician Father God Baal would take over the world and that eventually all peoples of the world would worship his God.

In 235AD Maximinus I, was unable to accept Christians refusal to join in pagan state festivals such as Saturnalia. He demanded every Christian perform a single act of worship to the State protector Jupiter (El-Gabal, Baal, Ra, Osiris Nimrod, Baal) once that had been made, the local Sacrificial Commission handed out a Certificate of Sacrifice (Libel1tls), examples of which have been found in Egypt. The members of the church, being mainly city people, found it hard to escape notice and were easy to pick out. Since you were unable to buy or sell or even enter the market without the Certificate of Sacrifice every day life became almost impossible. Many, succeeded in evading the tests. However, others were caught and called upon to sacrifice and confess with their lips "Caesar is Lord", they refused saying Jesus is Lord and were put to death.

The emperor Aurelian established a massive temple of the Unconquerable Sun as the central focal point of the entire religious system of the state (274 A.D.). Aurelian hoped that all the various gods could be united into one state religion. It was this religious system of sun worship that was in place at the time of the great Roman persecution of 303 A.D. The chief festival of this state religion began on December 17 and encompassed the festival of Saturnalia, which coincided with the festival of the religion favoured most by women, the festival of Isis and Osiris with its worshippers standing in the open squares and walking through the streets of the cities and towns singing hymns, this combined festival ended with the birthday of the God Sol (AKA:Helios, El-Gabal, Nimrod/Tamuz, Osiris/Horus, Saturn/Jupiter, Baal/Melqart) on December 25. Constantine the Great, even after his miraculous vision, and conversion from this Sun worship religion, continued to sacrifice and worship the Sun God until his death bed. He concentrated all the resources of his coin making efforts upon a single design of the Sun god, accompanied by the inscription "To the Sun, the Unconquerable Companion" (SOLI INVICTO COMITI)


The Persecution, Under Nero, A.D. 67

The first persecution of Christians took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. This persecution had nothing to do with religion or the lack of sacrifices to the gods but was a punishment for the fires that destroyed Rome. Nero ordered that the city of Rome should be set on fire, this order was executed by his officers, guards, and servants. While the Imperial city was in flames, he went up to the tower of Macaenas, played upon his harp, sung the song of the burning of Troy, and openly declared that 'he wished the ruin of all things before his death".

This fire continued nine days. Nero, finding that the people were blaming him for the fire immediately set the blame on the Christians and excuse himself. This was the start of cruelty towards Christians. Nero was particularly cruel with his persecutions, he had some sewed up in skins of wild beasts, and then attacked by wild dogs eaten alive they died; and others dressed in shirts made stiff with wax, fixed to axletrees, and set on fire in his gardens, in order to illuminate them. This persecution was general throughout the whole Roman Empire; but it rather increased than diminished the spirit of Christianity. In the course of it, St. Paul and St. Peter were martyred.


The Persecution, Under Domitian, 81AD

The emperor Domitian, who was naturally inclined to cruelty, first slew his brother, and then raised the second persecution against the Christians. In his rage he put to death some of the Roman senators, some through malice; and others to confiscate their estates. He then commanded all the lineage of David be put to death. This persecution was more in hatred of the Jews As the Jewish Revolt was still fresh in his mind. Christians were just another sect of the Jewish faith.

Among the numerous martyrs that suffered during this persecution was Simon, bishop of Jerusalem, who was crucified; and St. John, who was boiled in oil, and afterward banished to Patmos. Flavia, the daughter of a Roman senator, was likewise banished to Pontus; and a law was made, "That no Christian, once brought before the tribunal, should be exempted from punishment without renouncing his religion."

A variety of fabricated tales were, composed in order to prejudice the Pagans against the Christians. If famine, pestilence, or earthquakes afflicted any of the Roman provinces, it was laid upon the Christians and Jews for refusing to worship the State Gods.


The Persecution,Under Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 162AD

Justin, the celebrated philosopher, fell a martyr in this persecution. He was a native of Neapolis, in Samaria, and was born A.D. 103. Justin was a great lover of truth, and a universal scholar; he investigated the Stoic and Peripatetic philosophy, and attempted the Pythagorean; but the behavior of our of its professors disgusting him, he applied himself to the Platonic, in which he took great delight. About the year 133, when he was thirty years of age, he became a convert to Christianity, and then, for the first time, perceived the real nature of truth.

He kept a public school, taught many who afterward became great men, and wrote a treatise to confuse heresies of all kinds. As the pagans began to treat the Christians with great severity, Justin wrote his first apology in their favour. This piece displays great learning and genius, and occasioned the emperor to publish an edict in favor of the Christians.

The second apology of Justin, upon certain severity's, gave Crescens the cynic an opportunity of prejudicing the emperor against Justin the writer of it; upon which Justin, and six of his companions, were apprehended. Being commanded to sacrifice to the pagan idols, they refused, and were condemned to be scourged, and then beheaded.

Several were beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to the image of Jupiter; in particular Concordus, a deacon of the city of Spolito.


The Persecution, Under Decius, 249AD

Peter, a young man, amiable for the superior qualities of his body and mind, was beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to Venus. He said, "I am astonished you should sacrifice to an infamous woman, whose debaucheries even your own historians record, and whose life consisted of such actions as your laws would punish. No, I shall offer the true God the acceptable sacrifice of praises and prayers." Optimus, the proconsul of Asia, on hearing this, ordered the prisoner to be stretched upon a wheel, by which all his bones were broken, and then he was sent to be beheaded.


The Persecution, Under Valerian, 257AD

At Utica, a most terrible tragedy was exhibited: three hundred Christians were, by the orders of the proconsul, placed round a burning limekiln. A pan of coals and incense being prepared, they were commanded either to sacrifice to Jupiter, or to be thrown into the kiln. Unanimously refusing, they bravely jumped into the pit, and were immediately suffocated.


The Great Persecution, Under Diocletian, 303AD

Sabinus, bishop of Assisium, refusing to sacrifice to Jupiter, and pushing the idol from him, had his hand cut off by the order of the governor of Tuscany. While in prison, he converted the governor and his family, all of whom suffered martyrdom for the faith. Soon after their execution, Sabinus himself was scourged to death, December, A.D. 304.

It has been said that the lives of the early Christians consisted of "persecution above ground and prayer below ground." Their lives are expressed by the Coliseum and the catacombs. But despite the awful story of persecution that we may read here, the inscriptions breathe forth peace and joy and triumph. Here are a few:

"Here lies Marcia, put to rest in a dream of peace."
"Lawrence to his sweetest son, borne away of angels."
"Victorious in peace and in Christ."
"Being called away, he went in peace."
Remember when reading these inscriptions the story the skeletons tell of persecution, of torture, and of fire.
But the full force of these epitaphs is seen when we contrast them with the pagan epitaphs, such as:
"Live for the present hour, since we are sure of nothing else."
"I lift my hands against the gods who took me away at the age of twenty though I had done no harm."
"Once I was not. Now I am not. I know nothing about it, and it is no concern of mine."
"Traveler, curse me not as you pass, for I am in darkness and cannot answer."

The most frequent Christian symbols on the walls of the catacombs, are, the good shepherd with the lamb on his shoulder, a ship under full sail, harps, anchors, crowns, vines, and above all the fish.

The fish, ichthys in Greek, is the symbol for the Savior Jesus Christ. It was so used already in the first century [but not during the time of the apostles], not primarily because the fish played a part in Jesus life or because he appointed his apostles to be spiritual fisherman using the net of the Gospel. Rather, it was because ichthys could be used as a rebus form of a pagan symbol of the Pagan God Gagon. The word consists of these five letters of the Greek alphabet: i-ch-th-y-s. When these five letters are regarded as initials for five words, we obtain this Christian declaration: Iesous Christos Theou Yios Sorter. These words say: Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior. Very likely the fish symbol was used as a sign by which early Christians found and identified one another, especially in times of persecution. When scrawled on a wall or on the ground in the marketplace or near a fountain where people congregated, it let wandering Christians know that others of their faith had come to this community.
 
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Jms:5:7: Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Rv:6:9: And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:10: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?11: And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

I figured that since the latter rain are to be Killed as their Fellow Brethren were Killed it might be nice for everyone to understand How, Why Where and When.
 
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No they are Fallen Angels who once played as Gods to ancient mankind.

Yes I am aware of the moon God of Arabia.

Are you aware that almost all Christian holidays are actually Pagan God festivals renamed. Easter Christmas etc etc.

We do not need to Guess where Satan's throne was and what the False religion referred to in Revelation is. We are told in very plain language......... and it is not the Moon God.....it is the same False God that led ancient Israel and Judea Astray.

It is the God of War and Forces. Baal, Astarte, Melqart. AKA by other names in other Languages.


Rv:2:13: I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14: But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

Here we are told were Satan's seat is that the Beast of rev 13 gets. We are told it is the worship of Baal IE the doctrine of balaam.

Rv:2:20: Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

1Kgs:18:19: Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.

here let me show you this false God

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This Statue was found at Tyre it dates to 1800 BC

Baal was the Fallen Angel Azazel he is the Destroyer he is the Beast in the pit.
 
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The same false God that Christians worship just with a different name.

Rv:12:9: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world:

Isa:23:15: And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 16: Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17: And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

Above we see the harlot before she rules the whole world. We are told she will pass over to Rome.

Isa:23:12: And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Kittim;

Well not to the city Rome but Asia Minor which is Constantinople, which is where the seven churches are, which is where this is

Isa:23:12: And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13: I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

It was not Christianity that passed over to Kittim it is the False religion of the God of War and Forces.

Rv:17:1: And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters:2: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication..........18: And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

There we see the harlot as she sits in total authority many centuries later just before God will judge her. The whole world is Deceived by the God of War and Forces.

The People are drunk with her power. The Nations waste trillions of dollars building more and more weapons to Honour Her and Murder God's Creation.

In her is found

24: And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

When Jesus returns people will learn God's ways.

2: And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.3: And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Time Watcher, My Brother in Christ, Please hear the words of the Spirit

The World Worships the God of War and Forces.

Jesus is the Prince of Peace.

God is for Peace but People take his words and twist them them into their doctrines and use them as justification for building more weapons and killing their fellow man.

Ps:120:7: I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

Justification for standing by while others Kill the children of the God's creation. The whole time claiming it is God's will. Thus making God the murderer of Children in the eyes of the unbeliever. May God have mercy on our souls.
 
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