For example, the bible starts out with Genesis saying that Adam and Eve were the first creations of man and woman.
There are four different blood types:
A
B
AB
O
and two different Rh values (+ and -).
It’s impossible to have four different blood types and two different Rh values from two people, so the bible starts out with a lie.
The 10 Commandments from Moses were literally stolen and reworded from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which has over 40 commandments.
One fascinating aspect of the bible is that it was written in perfect astro-theological order.
The Golden Calf introduced the Age of Taurus, the blowing of the ram’s horn introduced the Age of Aries, the Age of Pisces occurred when Jesus fed the masses with two fish, and when it was written in Luke,
“Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia as well as the early Church Fathers found this religion of Mithras very disturbing, as there are so many similarities between the two religions, as follows:
1. Hundreds of years before Jesus, according to the Mithraic religion, three Wise Men of Persia came to visit the baby savior-god Mithra, bring him gifts of:
gold
myrrh
frankincense
2. Mithra was born on December 25 as told in the “Great Religions of the World”, page 330:
“…it was the winter solstice celebrated by ancients as the birthday of Mithraism’s sun god.”
3. According to Mithraism, before Mithra died on a cross, he celebrated a “Last Supper" with his twelve disciples, who represented the twelve signs of the zodiac.
4. After the death of Mithra, his body was laid to rest in a rock tomb.
5. Mithra had a celibate priesthood.
6. Mithra ascended into heaven during the spring (Passover) equinox (the time when the sun crosses the equator making night and day of equal length).
As you can now see, Christianity derived many of its essential elements from the ancient religion of Mithraism.
Mithraism became intertwined with the cult of Jesus to form what is known today as “Christianity.”
We often hear about how many of the:
traditions
rites
symbols
of modern day “Christian” holidays have their roots in paganism.
Have you ever wondered why December 25th was chosen to celebrate the birth of Jesus?
Could it only be a consequence that ancient paganism and the story of Mithras’ birth coincides with the Yule/Christmas season?
If the accounts in the Bible are correct, the time of Jesus birth would have been closer to mid-summer, for this is when shepherds would have been:
“Tending their flocks in the field.”
and the new lambs were born.
Strange enough, the ancient pagan religion, Mithraism, which dates back over 4,000 years, also celebrated the birth of their “savior” on December 25th.
Franz Cumont, who is consider by many to be the leading research authority on Roman Paganism, explained the ancient religion called Mithraism.
Then Mithra returned to the earth to teach humanity His commandments and begin Mysteries and Rites which would help humans remember His acts on our behalf.
Because of His actions, we can choose good without the overwhelming power of evil, even though evil’s influence can still seem powerful because our minds believe it is.
Because of His teachings, we know that the purpose of our lives is to serve others in the name of Mithra.
The followers refer to Him as the:
“Light of the World”
a phrase often used also in Christian faith when referring to Jesus.
This son of a god born of a virgin, was so commonly spread in those days that Philo of Alexandria (30 BCE – 45 CE), warned against this widespread superstitious belief in unions between male gods and human females.
Tammuz, who was incorporated also into Attis and Mithra, and they stood model for the story in the NT, because they were deities who all are supposed to have died and resurrected.
Tammuz was always called Adon, meaning Lord.
(the Greek Adonis, was based on him).
Actually, all these deities were based on the first deity to have died and resurrected, the Egyptian deity Osiris.
So, there is absolutely nothing unique about Jesus.
In fact, he is copyright due to Osiris.
Of the following (semi) deities, legends went around that they were born of a virgin:
Augustus (his father was the god Apollo)
Agdistis
Attis
Adonis
Buddha
Dionysus
Korybas
Krishna
Mithra
Osirus
Perseus
Romulus and Remus
Tammuz
Zoroaster
Jesus
So, basically, all the pagan religions were alike, including Christianity.
It just happens that one of them got the ascendancy, and became the most powerful, and did its best to wipe out all the others.
In addition to a lack of historical support, many characteristics of Jesus, which Christians today believe in, are undeniably similar or identical to religious trends and beliefs that preceded Christianity.
There are tens of accounts of pagan gods of many different cultures who were said to have the same attributes as those that Christians claim Jesus had.
A brief review of some of these may lead to some interesting questions concerning the originality of the Christian claim:
Born of a Virgin on December 25th, placed in a manger.
He was a traveling teacher who performed many miracles.
Turned water into wine.
Followers ate sacred meal that became the body of the god.
He rose from the dead March 25th.
Identified with the ram and lamb’s and was called:
“King of Kings”
“Only Begotten Son”
“Savior”
“Redeemer”
“Sin bearer”
"Anointed One"
“Alpha and Omega”
6. HERACLES – GREECE
Born at the winter equinox of a virgin who refrained from sex with her until her god-begotten child was born and was sacrificed at the spring equinox.
He too, was called:
“Savior”
“Only begotten”
“Prince of Peace”
“Son of Righteousness”
7. KRISHNA – INDIA
Krishna was born while his foster-father Nanda was in the city to pay his tax to the king.
His nativity heralded by a star, Krishna was born of the virgin Devaki in a cave, which at the time of his birth was miraculously illuminated.
The cowherds adored his birth.
King Kansa sought the life of the Indian Christ by ordering the massacre of all male children born during the same night as Him.
Krishna traveled widely, performing miracles — raising the dead, healing lepers, the deaf and the blind.
The crucified Krishna is pictured on the cross with arms extended.
Pierced by an arrow while hanging on the cross, Krishna died, but descended into Hell from which He rose again on the third day and ascended into Heaven. (The Gospel of Nicodemus tell of Jesus’ descent into Hell.)
He will return on the last day to judge the quick and the dead.
Krishna is the second person of the Hindu trinity.
Sometimes, it feels like I’m the only one who gets this… besides the author of MITHRA = CHRISTIANITY? and a handful of other people.
We WANT to believe in the Jesus story but like the bible, it’s the:
“Greatest STORY ever told.”
When you dissect it even further, you find out that Jesus was created at the Council of Nicia in 325 AD, when Constantine brought together all of the leaders of the Yeshua ben Yosef cults to agree on one main deity, to which they added the mythological abilities of:
Horus
Osiris
Mithra
to create Ieosus Christos, which eventually became Jesus Christ.
