Quetalcoatl is the Feathered Serpent God(?) of aztec or Mayan religion supposedly returning at end times (similar to The Beast in Revelations)
Are the similarities coincidental?
2007-07-10 08:50:10 · 10 answers · asked by Amoeba Man 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. Quetzalcoatl is a symbol of Enlightenment. The Plumed Serpent has more in common with the Caduceus of Hermes than Satan. Queztalcoatl leads humanity out of the darkness of this world to higher realities beyond.
2007-07-10 08:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Quetzalcoatl's color association was white...he wasn't a "light-skinned person". The evidence here is "Black Tezcatlipoca" and "White Tezcatlipoca" or "Black Quetzalcoatl" "White Quetzalcoatl". Plus- serpents(in most cases) are considered "evil" by Christians because of their associations with the devil. Plus Quetzalcoatl ruled over the morning star (Venus) or what some have called Lucifer. So if one could assume that Quetzalcoatl/Kukulkan is actually in fact, Jesus of Nazareth- one could assume that he is also the devil. And isn't human sacrifice considered satanic? Some point out that the temples bear resemblence to the ones in the Middle East...but if you look at them, study them- you'd realize the construction is different, the purpose is different, and the meaning is different. And besides that information, the worship of Quetzalcoatl predates Christian tradition by at least 2,000 years with the Olmecs. To say that Christ and Quetzalcoatl are one in the same is just another attempt to take advantage of people's ignorance.
2007-07-10 09:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No there is no coincidents in it. Quetzalcoatl is the feathered serpent god who came down and taught the natives his gospel, cured the sick and infermed, then promised he would come again from the East. Once Catholic priest about Quetzalcoatl after studying somethings about him, he is the Jesus Christ. This was long before Joseph Smiths days.
So Quetzalcoatl is another name given to Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2007-07-10 09:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by princezelph 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, serpent gods are common among most indigenous religions. There is a neat book on this subject called "The Cosmic Serpent" by Jeremy Narby.
2007-07-10 08:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Purely coincidental. The Aztec culture and religion evolved completely separate from any influence from the old world. Besides, snakes don't necessarily have the same cultural connotations in other cultures as they do in Judeo-Christian culture.
2007-07-10 08:54:16 · answer #5 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, he wanted the hearts tore from people and offered to him as a mockery of the Catholic Mass when it says "Lift up your hearts" and then the faithful respond with "we lift up our hearts to the Lord" This is his M.O.---constantly mocking Holy things. I would say yes--the Feathered Serpent certainly was a manifestation of Satan.
2007-07-10 09:12:39 · answer #6 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christianity has a long history of co-opting other gods into their "devil." Even Lucifer, the Etruscan sun god, somehow became a "prince of darkness," showing they can't even be consistent about it.
2007-07-10 08:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. Are the similarities between Jesus, Dionysus, Osiris, Apollo, Mithra, etc etc etc all coincidental?
2007-07-10 09:23:54 · answer #8 · answered by River 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you're thinking of Quizno's Subs. They are quite evil.
2007-07-10 08:54:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was their "savior" and they waited over 2000 years for him to return.
Hmmm...who does THAT remind you of?
He never returned to them....
2007-07-10 09:02:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋