Is it me or is the Kali story similar to the Messiah story?

Question

I've been following an eclectic path between chritianity, unitarianism and earth based spirituality for some time now. Every once in a while my guides bring me a new philisophical idea to ponder. Right now it's the Messiah. I've been reading a variety of stories and they all sound simmilar to me. A time of great suffering (already here as far as I'm concerened) a time of prophets and false prophets and then a great savior wiping out the devil and everyone celebrating. So, do they all seem similar to you? Do you believe they are true prophacy and will happen (or already are)?

Answer 1

Many stories of god and sons are much like that of the Messiah in various ways according to various sources... try out "The Christ Conspiracy, the Greatest Story Ever Sold" by Acharya S and "God Against the Gods" by Jonathan Kirsch... both are good books that tickle theories about this concept.

If you look at the reality of the way things work and HAVE worked about such stories... they come and they go and nothing ever happens quite a LOT, so it supports the theories that eschew any ideas of a creator god with Jesus being any more than just some kind of really GOOD teacher.

Answer 2

Many of them have certain elements in common. There is a visitation by the entity that nobody else sees, the challenge, the magic, the consequences for the skeptic, the reward or punishment after death. Many fairy tales contain these elements also.

Answer 3

I've read similar story's before. Man has strayed the truth, lost, and forgotten, put it will be a good thing.

Answer 4

There are many pagan dieties with similar stories of Christian themes. Mithras is closest to the story of Christ.

Answer 5

just you?

Answer 6

nope.........