On Dec. 24,Sirius (Star in the East) is aligned with the 3 brightest stars in Orion Belt, also referred to as the 3 Kings. On Dec. 25 the Sun rises and is in perfect alignment with all 4 stars. Could this be the origination of the story of the Birth of Christ? The 3 Kings follow the Star in the East to witness the Birth of the Son of God.
The Consellation Virgo (Virgin in Latin) is represented with the ancient glyph symbolizing the letter "M." Virgo is also referred to as the House of Bread because it rules the months of Havests Aug-Sept., and Bethlehem happens to translates to the same-House of Bread. Similar to the story of the Son of God being born of a Virgin named "M"ary in Bethlehem?
2007-08-23 23:55:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Also, during the Winter Solstice, the Sun slowly travels South when it reaches its lowest point on Dec. 22. For 3 days, it doesn't appear to move and also happens to reside under the Southern Cross constellation. On Dec. 25, it moves 1 degree North introducing us to longer days, Spring, new life. Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
Hmmm...tell me what you all think!
2007-08-23 23:55:46 · update #1
You're right...Jesus Christ's Bday was in Feb which also happens to be during the Zodiac Pisces. "Jesus feeds 5000 people with bread and TWO FISH."
2007-08-24 00:07:03 · update #2
you all should check this out...it really breaks it down and gives a little food for thought..www.zeitgeistmovie.com
I never claimed this was my theory and yes, I know Dec. 25th wasn't Christ's Bday, just something to share with others and open their minds to possibilities. Whether they take it as truth or fiction, it's up to them!
2007-08-24 00:12:22 · update #3
December 25 used to be the sun god Mithra's birthday in the religion Christianity was competing with and almost being driven into the ground by. Recognizing a good opportunity when they saw it to help pagans make a smoother transition to Christianity, church fathers usurped the sun god's birthday and turned it into the Son of God's birthday. Slick! They weren't dummies.
2007-08-24 00:02:19 · answer #1 · answered by jaicee 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is gonna sound like a crap answer, but I believe that the reason we celebrate the birth of Christ when we do is NOT because that's when he was born. It's because when the Romans converted to Christianity, December 25 was already a religious holiday for its people, and it made it easier to convert the nation if it didn't change its holidays. I know, it sounds REALLY dumb, but if I remember correctly, Jesus' supposed birthdate was more in Jan/Feb.
2007-08-24 00:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by theis_bane 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Directly quoted from Zeitgeist. *Sigh*
December 25th was NOT Jesus's birthday, and most Christians know this. He was most likely born in September. December was chosen to help convert the pagans ("Accept this, go to heaven, AND keep all of your holidays!"). I thought everyone knew this.
Edit: I watched the first twenty minutes of Zeitgeist, and it was so full of inaccuracies and outright LIES that I couldn't bring myself to watch the rest of it. I refuse to watch fiction that's labeled as a documentary. If I wanted to be lied to, all I'd have to do is pick up a newspaper, or listen to any politician. No thanks.
Zeitgeist is not original. The religious part of it is based off of books like The Golden Bough by James George Frazer and Riddle of Resurrection: "Dying and Rising Gods" in the Ancient Near East by Tryggve N. D. Mettinger.
As I said, not original. I stopped watching soon after Zeigeist claimed that Horus was called the son of God (he was either the Child, the Elder, or the Son of Isis, depending on which region of Egypt and the time. There were three different Horuses in Egyptian mythology), that he was crucified (he was killed by Sut, or Set, daily, and none of the myths say HOW he was killed), that he was buried in a tomb and resurrected after three days (Egyptian mythology never states where he was buried, and he was resurrected daily with the rising of the sun)...
It's obvious that the writers of Zeitgeist had no idea what they were talking about. What's worse is that people believe it, and seem to think that movies like that make people think. No, movies like that make me ANGRY (because people believe it), and they make me laugh because they're so utterly stupid and poorly researched.
2007-08-24 00:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, the major problem I see with it is that Dec 25 is not Jesus' real birthday. It's merely the day that was chosen (for whatever reason) to be the celebration mass.
2007-08-24 00:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by King James 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw that video too. It was very interesting. It makes a lot of sense too. I wonder how many Christians realize that their entire faith is based on astrology, the very thing they call evil.
2007-08-24 01:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by Young Wiccan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Already answered in your other question posted
2016-03-17 05:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋