Today's lesson I am going to do a little different today. I have three stories that I would like to tell. Each one I will give a narrative and then answer who it was about. I ask that you read through the entire lesson, because this one will set the pace for several lessons afterwards. First, let me begin with this. I chose the previous verse due to its significance that it has had over humanity. Several religions, present and obsolete, have in some way violated those verses. Knowing some of the stories will help us in discovering some of the sneaky issues involved with Christianity today.
Story 1
Once upon a time, there was a group of people with one man who wanted to build a building to heaven. His followers praised him and his son. He was a mighty ruler who presided over many cities. He came from a strong family line so therefore it was easy for the masses to trust him. However, as his tower was being built the people started to worship him. He was the sun and his son was the stars. This praise angered God and He was displeased with the ignorance and sin of the people. So God then stretched forth His hand and confused them. The people began to speak other languages. Faced with the situation at hand, the people went to the four corners of the earth. However, God was not finished. The earth split into the continents we have today. This all happened because of one man's need to be worshiped as the most high.
This is a very familiar Bible story. It is the story of Babel and descendant of Ham, King Nimrod. From the very early start of history, we can see an apparent sign of sun worship. The building became more than just a building but a shrine and temple to God. But why did it make God angry? In the passage (located in Gen. 11), the people were doing it for their glory and not God's. In other works and references, there was a shift where Nimrod himself became the shining light and a god in it of himself. This story is the start.
Story 2
Once upon a time there was a great person who was killed by his brother. His wife had to put his bones together and then brought him to life for a brief period of time. Fortunately, she was able to conceive and bare a son, who became one of the greatest men of all. He became the ruler of the sky and possessed the sun and the moon. He fought his evil uncle for the sake of humanity. He ordained men to become rulers of many. His eye served as a look out and could see all things and protect many.
This is the story of Horus, the great Egyptian god. Several things can be taken from this but a couple things I want to point out. He was a son of a god. He had direct ties to the Egyptian father, much like Jesus to God the Father. His life was a constant struggle to protect his people from his evil uncle and avenge his father's death at his uncle's hand. The next thing to point out is the eye of Horus. His eye looked down on man and protected them through his watch. He could see what was going to happen so he took care of them. This sounds a lot like the all seeing eye doesn't it? Had to point this out because that is very important later.
Story 3
This is the final story I will be telling. This man was born of a virgin around the month of December. Throughout his life he performed many miracles and had many followers. He was the light of the world and shown brightly for all humanity to see. He's been betrayed through history in many ways, as a just warrior, a good shepherd, and the savior of man. He had an untimely death but then rose again later to ascend into heaven. He is worshiped on Sundays. Finally, his church is the foundation, "rock," of the world.
Now many of you know who I am talking about. It is the god, Mithra. Now I really know what you are thinking, "Wait did he just say Mithra, and not Jesus?" Exactly! Mithra was a very old Persian god. What's amazing about his story is that it is so similar to Jesus' story. It is almost exactly the same in several important aspects. Now this is not some conspiracy, he is a real ancient god and there are several books about him. The information I gave you today can be found in many reliable encyclopedias and books. Hopefully, now many of you see the problem.
Here is what I am asking. Could it be possible that the church was infiltrated? Could we be serving another god and not our own? Who really was Jesus of Nazareth? Who really was Mithra? How can we separate the two? See, I told you this would get interesting. So, with that being said allow me to end this lesson on this. You read the verse above, correct? The verse talks about the dangers of idols. Before I end with another verse, I ask that you all stick around for the next topic, "Constantine." This will start our journey towards discovering the truth. As always, I ask you to challenge this. Read the scriptures and the resources I provided. That is how you study to show yourselves approved to God. Hope you all will join me next time. God bless.
But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.
3 And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not. 2 Peter 2:1-3 (ASV)
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