Do you have anything substantial? Actual sources which back up your claims? Or will it just be more along the lines of, "Nimrod! Look it up yourself". If you see my response as non-specific rhetoric, can you honestly claim the high ground when you've offered nothing more than "Nimrod, his wife and son and the Sun God, (and Easter)"
The only source of information we have for Nimrod is Genesis 10, 1 Chronicles 1, and Micah 5. There is no mention of a wife or son. If you have further sources on Nimrod, please share them. After that we can look at the rest of your 'evidence'.
Among all the women who have ever lived,
the mother of Jesus Christ is the most celebrated, the most venerated...Among Roman Catholics, the Madonna is recognized not only as the Mother of God, but also, according to modern Popes, as the Queen of the Universe,
Queen of Heaven, Seat of Wisdom, and even the Spouse of the Holy Spirit."
-Time Magazine, "Handmaid or Feminist?", December 30, 1991, p. 62-66
Jeremiah 7:18 (NKJV)
18 The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.
The Babylonian people believed all the lies of Semiramis, and she was then crowned QUEEN OF HEAVEN. She later gave birth to her son and named him Tammuz. By the way, this so called “Queen of Heaven” was also called Iishtar. In today’s world, that word is pronounced, EASTER.
So, is the Mary of Rome the same as the Mary of Babylon? Truth is, Catholics the world over call Mary QUEEN OF HEAVEN do they not? When they pray the Rosary, as some do on a daily basis, they must recite the prayer entitled, “Hail Holy Queen.”
Pius IX,
Ubi Primum, 1849: "For God has committed
to Mary the treasury of all good things, in order that everyone may know that THROUGH HER are obtained every hope, every grace, and
ALL SALVATION. For this is his will, that
we obtain everything through Mary."
Paul VI, Christi Matri. "The Church ... been accustomed to have recourse to that most ready intercessor,
her Mother Mary ... For as St. Irenaeus says, she 'has become
the cause of salvation for the whole human race"
John Paul II, Dives in Misericordia, 1980, quoting Lumen Gentium, "In fact, by being assumed into heaven she has not laid aside the office of salvation but by the manifold intercession
she continues to obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation."
-Pope John Paul II again said, "Membership in the Militia means complete dedication to the Kingdom of God and to
the salvation of souls through Mary Immaculate."
These popes, like all the others WORSHIP THE PAGAN QUEEN OF HEAVEN! And where you aware that John Paul II has 'dedicated himself and his Pontificate to the Queen of Heaven? He bears the letter "M" for Mary in his coat of arms. And his personal motto, which by the way is embroidered on the side of his robes in Latin are the following words: "TOTUS TUUS SUM MARIA", which in English translates to: "MARY, I'M ALL YOURS."
For those that think the "Totus Tuus Sum Maria" is a fictitious or bogus proclamation of Pope John Paul II, notice this excerpt from a Los Angeles Times News Article.
"By awarding
the Virgin a central place in the cathedral's narrative, the archdiocese is keeping faith with a long, if fluctuating, Catholic and Orthodox tradition of devotion to Our Lady, a tradition enjoying a resurgence under Pope John Paul II. (The pope's personal motto, "
Totus tuus sum, Maria," or "I am all yours, Mary," reflects his belief that the Virgin intervened to save his life from an assassin's bullet in 1981 so that he could help defeat European communism.)"
-LATIMES.com Sept 1, 2002 By REED JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Notice how the theme Semiramus started is still active to this day? And I’m not just talking about the title “Queen of Heaven” either. The Pope continues to call his Queen the Virgin Mother. In fact, almost every Catholic I’ve ever known does this as well. Yet, was she a virgin ALL her life as Rome assumes? Or is there biblical evidence to prove otherwise? And before continuing, understand, I am not proclaiming Mary was not a virgin when she conceived Christ. That much is true according to the Word. The rest…? Well… let’s see..
So.. the
Question is~
"Why does Catholic doctrine state that Jesus had no brothers and sisters and Mary was a lifelong virgin till the day she died"
"Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his BRETHREN, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his SISTERS, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?" Matthew 13:55-56
"After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren believe in him.
John 7:1-5
“”This I must concede is my favorite verse on this subject. How can it not be realized that "His brethren" here is BLUNTLY speaking of siblings? The argument is completely mute for those that would claim, "brethren" equals ONLY "disciples" now. How? The BRETHREN in this passage are telling Jesus to be on His way and go perform His miracles so that His "DISCIPLES" will see it
"For neither did his brethren (or siblings) believe in him." Even Matthew Henry in his comments on this passage says this…””
“Though the death of her husband has given a rude shock to her power, yet her resolution and unbounded ambition were in nowise checked. On the contrary, her ambition took a still higher flight. In life her husband had been honoured as a hero; in death she will have him worshipped as a god, yea, as the woman’s promised seed, “
Zero-ashta,” who was destined to bruise the serpent's head, and in so doing, was to have his own heel bruised."
The Two Babylons p. 58-59
New World Encyclopedia: Scripture
The Septuagint: A page from
Codex vaticanus.
Scriptures (from the Latin
scriptura, meaning "a writing") are sacred texts that serve a variety of purposes in the individual and collective lives of a religious tradition. Scriptures may be used to evoke a deeper connection with the divine, convey spiritual truths, promote mystical experience, foster communal identity, and to guide individual and communal spiritual practice. Many
religions believe that their scriptures originated from divine inspiration. The
monotheistic faiths view their sacred texts as the "Word of God" and divine revelation. Around the world, scriptures are held in the highest regard and often defended with one's life.
The scriptures of the world's religions have provided humanity with some of the most sublime and profound philosophical insights, spiritual ideals, and values that have shaped the moral and spiritual development of humankind. Indeed, the impact of scripture on world cultures is immeasurable. The lofty ideas found in religious texts have shaped the identity of entire peoples, provided the content for their legal codes, offered individuals and communities meaning to life, and explained the purpose and destination of life's journey for countless followers. Today's ready availability of scriptures of every faith tradition fosters mutual understanding and respect for the value of all religions.
However, the impact of scripture has not always been positive. Excessive literalism, according to many religions, can be an obstacle to realization of higher truth. Moreover, scriptures have been used to fan the flames of intolerance, and cited to justify promote sexism,
racism,
slavery, and
anti-Semitism. It appears that the impact of scripture will continue to be somewhat contentious and ambivalent in the years ahead.
Zoroaster
.
Detail of
The School of Athens by
Raphael, 1509, showing Zoroaster (left, with star-studded globe).
Zoroaster (
Greek Ζωροάστρης,
Zōroastrēs) or
Zarathushtra (Avestan:
Zaraθuštra), also referred to as
Zartosht (Persian:
زرتشت), was an ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of
Zoroastrianism, a religion that was the national religion of the
Sassanid Empire of Persia; it is predominantly practiced today by the
Parsi community of
India.
Zoroaster is generally accepted as an authentic historical figure, but the period in which he lived remains unclear. Many scholarly estimates place him circa 1200 B.C.E., making him a candidate to be the founder of the earliest religion based on a revealed
scripture, the
Yasna, while others place him anywhere between the eighteenth and the sixth centuries B.C.E. Zoroaster taught that a the universe is pervaded by a Cosmic Battle between the uncreated creator,
Ahura Mazda and the principle of darkness and evil,
Angra Mainyu. Humans can aid the eventual victory of light and of order over darkness and chaos through their “Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds”
(“Humata, Hukhta, Huvarshta”).
From a EasterTract-By-BrotherBrad
"Ishtar", which is pronounced "Easter" was a day that commemorated the resurrection of one of their gods that they called "Tammuz", who was believed to be the only begotten son of the moon-goddess and the sun-god. In those ancient times, there was a man named Nimrod, who was the grandson of one of Noah's son named Ham. Ham had a son named Cush who married a woman named Semiramis. Cush and Semiramis then had a son named him "Nimrod." …..Ishtar soon became pregnant and claimed that it was the rays of the sun-god Baal that caused her to conceive. The son that she brought forth was named Tammuz..
This story is sanitised.
So the penny drops; no wonder you want Ellen White to be a false prophet and for those whose God is the queen of heaven would be a threat. I have trouble digesting this. They give Jesus's Glory to a FALSE Mary having given Mary's identity to Semiramis and call their Church the child of the Queen of Heaven giving meaning to being in place of Christ.
From the earliest ages of the Catholic Church a Christian people, whether in time of triumph or more especially in time of crisis,
has addressed prayers of petition and hymns of praise and veneration to the Queen of Heaven. And never has that hope wavered which they placed in the Mother of the Divine King, Jesus Christ; nor has that faith ever failed by which we are taught that
Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, reigns with a mother's solicitude over the entire world, just as she is
crowned in heavenly blessedness with the glory of a Queen. - Ad Caeli Reginam of Pope Pius XII, Encyclical on Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary, Promulgated October 11, 1985