Mithra: The pagan christ. Born on December 25 through a god and a mortal virgin in a cave and was brought gifts by three shepards who were led by a star. Mithra preached rebirth and baptized, had 12 helpers, turned water into wine and raised the dead, died during vernal equinox - he was crucified/hung on a tree with two torchbearers, his purpose was to sacrifice sin for others. He was wrapped in linen, anointed with myrhh and resurrected after 3 days, discovered by 3 women.
Why does Jesus sound exactly like Mithra? Even Constantine confused him with Mithra...this is the pagan christ that was known before Jesus...
I'm not trying to offend, I just want to know why...
2007-01-21 12:51:36 · 12 answers · asked by Celeritas 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christians stole "Christmas" (Pagan Winter celebrations of Saturnalia, Yule, and the Winter Solstice).
Christians stole "Easter" (Pagan celebration honoring Eostre, goddess of the dawn and fertility).
Christians stole Jesus (there are at least 16 EARLIER gods with Jesus-like attributes).
2007-01-21 13:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by gelfling 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sometime after A.D. 300, Christianity managed the final coup of absorbing the Saturnalia, and with that it scored its final victory over Mithraism. December 25 was established as the day of the birth of Jesus, and the great festival was made Christian. There is absolutely no biblical authority for December 25 as having been the day of the Nativity.”
One way to ascertain the year of Jesus’ birth is to consider the divinely inspired prophecy of the “seventy weeks,” or “seventy weeks of years,” recorded at Daniel 9:24-27
Wintertime does not suit the circumstances of Jesus’ birth 30 years earlier in Bethlehem. The cold rainy season for Palestine begins in late October and lasts several months. By December Bethlehem, like neighboring Jerusalem, experiences frequent frost at night
Yet the lack of a specifically stated birth date for Jesus should not disturb us. After all, the only birthday celebrations of Bible record are those of worldly rulers.—Gen. 40:20; Matt. 14:6; Mark 6:21-28; John 18:36.
true Christians have some interest in knowing when Jesus was born, it is the death, not the birth, of Jesus Christ that they are to commemorate annually.
It is clear, therefore, that Jesus was not born on December 25. Rather, the available evidence points to about October 1 of 2Â B.C.E. Hence, celebrating his birthday through Christmas observance on December 25 is totally inappropriate for those guided by the Holy Scriptures.
2007-01-21 13:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by dfg q 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paul started most of this because he was trying to get converts in tarsus after he was run out of Jerusalem.
The people around tarsus believed in Mithra so Paul borrowed the Mithra story so the people who believed in Mithra would be more comfortable with the Jesus myth he was spinning. It worked. It was so successful that the council of Nicaea adopted it and made the Nicene creed to bring it into the church as dogma.
love and blessings Don
2007-01-21 13:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Jesus was based on Mithra, as well as a few other solar deities.
Anyone he thinks some of the Gods like Horus, Mithra, Dionysus were copies of Jesus is only fooling themselves and is ignorant of history.
2007-01-21 12:59:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christ death is historically proven from a number of sources. Both Roman and Hebrew. How do we trace the historical death of Mithra?
2007-01-21 13:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by Bye Bye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly the same but they sure are part of the same archetype! There are older man/god archetypes than both Christ and Mithras...
It's all good.
2007-01-21 12:58:33 · answer #6 · answered by Tirant 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity's explanation was summarized in the words of Christian apologist St. Justin Martyr:
"When we say that Jesus Christ was born of a Virgin, was crucified, and resurrected, we propose nothing new than what you say of Dionysus." "Is it not evident that the devil has imitated the prophecy?"
2007-01-21 12:59:05 · answer #7 · answered by Nowhere Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mithraism was the biggest rival of Christianity in its early stages. Their beliefs got inter-wined with Christianity.
2007-01-21 13:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
christianity has many of it's roots based on different religions and religous beliefs such as paganism and zoroastrianism and many others that were before it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christianity
2007-01-21 13:02:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what foolishness.
Jesus Christ is the origin of Christianity.
Satan creates an "apple" as close as possible to the real thing so as to decieve the masses.
Mithraism may adorn itself with the words of belief, however empty, but will not pass the litmus test,
which is "who is Jesus Christ?"
none of Satan's minions will ever admit that Jesus is God, proving them and their beliefs are a false religion.
The Grace of God, which they do not tell you, is salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Let me know when they start believing that.
I won't hold my breath.
2007-01-21 12:57:52 · answer #10 · answered by Chef Bob 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋