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ByJohn Milor• May 17th, 2008 • Category:Features,Issue 3  Posted @http://www.AliensAndTheAntichrist.comIn early April 2008 I received an email from someone asking me if I’ve ever read about The Zeitgeist Movie.
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Ihadn’t, so I visited the link to the interactive transcript, and read the entire transcript, which was researched reallywell. I enjoyed the read, surprisingly, (despite the fact that the author concluded that Jesus, the Son of God, neverexisted, and is nothing more than a myth spawn from ancient astrology). Like many pseudo‐theological researchersthese days, he gathered a great number of facts, yet the truth completely eluded him.Quoting directly from the Zeitgeist Movie transcript, below is the text that the author expects to cause thegreatest amount of controversy among Christians:
The attributes of Horus, whether original or not, seem to permeate in many cultures of theworld, for many other gods are found to have the same general mythological structure. Attis, of Phyrigia, born of the virgin Nana on December 25th, crucified, placed in a tomb and after 3 days, was resurrected 
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Krishna, of India, born of the virgin Devaki with a star in the east signaling his coming, performed miracles with his disciples, and upon his death was resurrected.
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Dionysus of Greece, born of a virgin on December 25th, was a traveling teacher who performed miracles such as turning water into wine, he was referred to as the “King of Kings,” “God’s Only Begotten Son,” “The Alpha and Omega,” and many others, and upon hisdeath, he was resurrected.
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Mithra, of Persia, born of a virgin on December 25th, he had 12 disciples and performed miracles, and upon his death was buried for 3 days and thus resurrected, he was also referred to as “The Truth,” “The Light,” and many others. Interestingly, the sacred day of worship of Mithra was Sunday.
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The fact of the matter is there are numerous saviors, from different periods, from all over the world, which subscribe to these general characteristics. The question remains: why theseattributes, why the virgin birth on December 25th, why dead for three days and the inevitableresurrection, why 12 disciples or followers? To find out, let’s examine the most recent of thesolar messiahs.
After reading this far, I thought to myself, perhaps this author is on to something. There is obviously a master sourcefueling all these stories, because they are all so alike. According to the author, that master source is the sun, moon, andstars. The research continues.
… the character of Jesus, a literary and astrological hybrid, is most explicitly plagiarized fromthe Egyptian Sun‐god Horus.
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For example, inscribed about 3500 years ago on thewalls of the Temple of Luxor in Egypt are images of the enunciation, the ImmaculateConception, the birth, and the adoration of Horus.
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The images begin with Thaw announcingto the virgin Isis that she will conceive Horus, then Nef the Holy Ghost impregnating thevirgin, and then the virgin birth and the adoration.
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This is exactly the story of Jesus’miracle conception. In fact, the literary similarities between the Egyptian religion and theChristian religion are staggering.
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 And the plagiarism is continuous. The story of Noah and Noah’s Ark is taken directly fromtradition. The concept of a Great Flood is ubiquitous throughout the ancient world, with over 200 different cited claims in different periods and times.
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However, one need look no further for a pre‐Christian source than the Epic of Gilgamesh, written in 2600 BC.
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Thisstory talks of a Great Flood commanded by God, an Ark with saved animals upon it, and eventhe release and return of a dove, all held in common with the biblical story, among many 
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other similarities.
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 And then there is the plagiarized story of Moses. Upon Moses’ birth, it is said that he was placed in a reed basket and set adrift in a river in order to avoid infanticide. He was later rescued by a daughter of royalty and raised by her as a Prince.
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This baby in a basket story was lifted directly from the myth of Sargon of Akkad of around 2250 BC. Sargon was born, placed in a reed basket in order to avoid infanticide, and set adrift in a river. He was in turnrescued and raised by Akki, a royal mid‐wife.
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Furthermore, Moses is known as the Law Giver, the giver of the Ten Commandments, theMosaic Law.
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However, the idea of a Law being passed from God to a prophet on a mountainis also a very old motif. Moses is just a law giver in a long line of law givers in mythologicalhistory.
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In India, Manou was the great law giver.
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In Crete, Minos ascended Mount Dicta,where Zeus gave him the sacred laws.
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While in Egypt there was Moses, who carried stonetablets and upon them the laws of god were written.
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 And as far as the Ten Commandments, they are taken outright from Spell 125 of the EgyptianBook of the Dead.
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What the Book of the Dead phrased “I have not stolen” became “Thoushall not steal,” “I have not killed” became “Thou shall not kill,” “I have not told lies”became “Thou shall not bear false witness” and so forth.
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In fact, the Egyptian religion islikely the primary foundational basis for the Judeo‐Christian theology. Baptism,
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afterlife,
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 final judgment,
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virgin birth
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and resurrection,
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crucifixion,
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the ark of the covenant,
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circumcision,
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saviors,
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holy communion,
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the great flood,
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Easter,
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Christmas,
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Passover,
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and many, many more, are all attributes of Egyptian ideas, long predatingChristianity and Judaism. Justin Martyr, one of the first Christian historians and defenders, wrote: “When we say thathe, Jesus Christ, our teacher, was produced without sexual union, was crucified and died, and rose again, and ascended into Heaven, we propound nothing different from what you believeregarding those who you esteem Sons of Jupiter.”
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In a different writing, Justin Martyr said “He was born of a virgin; accept this in common with what you believe of Perseus.”
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It’sobvious that Justin and other early Christians knew how similar Christianity was to the Paganreligions. However, Justin had a solution. As far as he was concerned, the Devil did it. TheDevil had the foresight to come before Christ, and create these characteristics in the Paganworld.
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 Several years back, I ordered some books from a seminary, and the first thing I encountered in my first bookwas some of the above information about the story of Moses being plagiarized from ancient Ugarit texts. I suspect thatChristians who have done their homework are familiar with this information.But what do we Christians make of this?Could Justin Martyr be right, or was something else going on? Could it be that prophecy was at work, ratherthan plagiarism? Or could it be that both prophecy, and deception, could be at work?When I first read about the story of Moses being plagiarized from earlier works, I treated the mystery as I doall mysteries; I left the file open, awaiting further information, before formulating a hypothesis. Concerning my belief inJesus, on that matter I have no doubt. My belief in Him comes from personal revelation and needs no furtherconfirmation. He came to me in a dream, and spoke His name in my ear while I was awake. I’ve experienced miraclesworking through me while calling on His name. I’ve seen personalities change because of Him. To suggest that He neverexisted; that He was simply made up is absolutely preposterous! Let’s get real! Superman is made up, so where does thetransition take place between being a comic book character, to entire nations all over the world actually believing therereally is a Superman worthy of worship, and worth dying for?But on the matter of other religions having fictional characters with striking similarities to Moses and Jesus,among others, this is an intriguing fact that deserves special consideration. Justin Martyr took the easy route toexplain this, and he might be right, but such an explanation closes the case too quickly in my opinion.Regarding legends in general, they frequently begin with a basis in fact. A modern day example of this is theSanta Clause character. He didn’t travel about in a flying sleigh with magical reindeer, but he certainly existed, and waseven affiliated with the realm of the miraculous. Consider the following historical excerpt:
The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century inthe village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemicwhile Nicholas was still young. Obeying Jesus’ words to “sell what you own and give themoney to the poor,” Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and thesuffering. He dedicated his life to serving God and was made Bishop of Myra while still ayoung man. Bishop Nicholas became known throughout the land for his generosity to the thosein need, his love for children, and his concern for sailors and ships.Under the Roman Emperor Diocletian, who ruthlessly persecuted Christians, Bishop Nicholassuffered for his faith, was exiled and imprisoned. The prisons were so full of bishops, priests, and deacons, there was no room for the real criminals—murderers, thieves and robbers. After his release, Nicholas attended the Council of Nicaea in AD 325. He died December 6, AD 343 in Myra and was buried in his cathedral church, where a unique relic,
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called manna, formed in his grave. This liquid substance, said to have healing powers, fostered the growth of devotion to Nicholas. The anniversary of his death became a day of celebration, St. Nicholas Day.
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 The above excerpt continues on for several more pages, speaking of many more works about the real SantaClaus. A much more ancient version of truth giving birth to numerous legends is explicitly mentioned in Genesis 6:4.
Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God camein unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty menwhich were of old, men of renown.
Legends of the men of renown in Genesis 6:4 are spoken of in nearly every ancient culture in the world. TheGreeks mythos in particular speak in depth of the ‘gods’ mating with humans. Their children were imbued withsupernatural power, (Horas, and Perseus, among them), and some were giants, referred to as the Titans, (hideously evilbeings the Bible calls Nephilim). If these beings never existed, then why do so many legends about them proliferate theglobe with such abundance? And what of the archeological evidence, such as the anchor stones of Noah’s Ark that areapparently scattered across Turkey,
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and the two nine and one half foot tall mummies that were discovered buried sideby side, and now reside in the Golden Museum in Lima, Peru?
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In fact, hundreds of archeological findings of giant humanshave been documented throughout history, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute, but unfortunatelydisappeared in their warehouses.
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 It’s no secret; both the ancient Greeks, among many others, and Hebrews wrote of the same events, but onething stands out clearly when comparing the events depicted in the ancient writings of other cultures around the worldwith the Bible. The Hebrew author of Genesis 6:4 is the only author depicting these beings mating with humans as sinfuland fallen in nature, whereas all other ancient literary sources speak of them as gods worthy of worship. The ancientHebrew writings were strangely monotheistic, completely counterculture to all their pagan counterparts. Thisoverlooked fact is monumental in importance. Other ancient texts viewed in this context actually support the Bible as ahistorical record, rather than refute it. The Epic of Gilgamesh, for example, is actually accepted among Christianscholars to be additional confirmation of the flood of Noah. Gilgamesh is believed to be the Biblical character Nimrod.
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 Never mind the fact that the Epic of Gilgamesh depicts Gilgamesh as a godlike hero in the context of the Epic. The factthat the Epic further defines him with an enormous ego, an insatiable lustful appetite, and that he undertook the task of defying God by building a tower to the heavens, thereby escaping any future flood God might bring upon the Earth, saysit all. This is the same story of Genesis 11, simply told from Nimrod’s perspective. But Genesis 11 tells us the real versionof the story. God destroyed their pathetic monument of pride, and scrambled their brains so they spoke differentlanguages and couldn’t understand each other anymore; so much for your tower, Gilgamesh.It’s actually easy to extract the basic facts from ancient texts, and ignore the theological perspective of thewriters. And in some instances, where we read of the same events depicted from multiple sources, it doesn’t necessarilymean the writers were all plagiarizing each other, either. They were simply writing about the same real events, fromtheir own perspectives. That’s why the creation story of Adam and Eve, as well as the flood of Noah, are imbedded innearly every ancient culture in the world. The numerous versions are diluted, sure, but the fact that there are so manyversions that all have the same basic elements speaks volumes.And then there’s prophecy.Could it be that in some cases, we may have examples of prophets in nations around the world, who wereactually writing prophecy? If, for example, the story of Moses really is depicted in Ugarit texts, might the Ugarit textsbe ancient prophecies speaking about Moses?What’s even more intriguing than written prophecy is something we see in scripture called foreshadowing.With foreshadowing, certain events are actually repeated in history, with past events prophetically foreshadowingfuture events. Many written prophecies were actually events in history that foreshadowed the future. This is a Godthing; part of the way He designed our reality, to reflect truth to us. He repeats things to get His point across.Abraham being asked to sacrifice his son, Isaac, for example, is a foreshadowing of the Father sacrificing His son, Jesus,(Hebrews 11:19). Jonah spent three days and nights in the belly of a whale, foreshadowing Jesus’ journey into the heartof the Earth for three days and nights, (Matthew 12:40). The king‐priest Melchizedek, who blessed Abraham, andAbraham paid tribute to, is yet another example of a real person in history, foreshadowing the arrival of a king‐priest inthe future, who is Jesus, (Hebrews 7:1). Scripture is replete with foreshadowing. The characters and events of all thesestories are real; their actual lives were prophecies.God laying down all His power, coming to Earth in the form of a human being, and sacrificing Himself to save allof humanity, as well as possibly other beings in the vastness of the cosmos in the same fallen condition as humanity, is aBIG DEAL! This event is so enormous it would stand to reason that prophecies of all kinds, written, living, and practicallyanything else imaginable regarding it, would span all of time and space. After all, from God’s perspective, according toRevelation 13:8, the lamb was slain before the foundation of the world. This statement tells us that the Jesus’ time onEarth and His crucifixion in particular, actually transcends linear time!Of course most Christians are familiar with the numerous Old Testament prophecies that speak directly of Jesus, as well as the New Testament scriptures that show when these prophecies were fulfilled. Sixty of theseprophecies are posted here (http://www.cynet.com/Jesus/prophecy/ntquoted.htm) for anyone curious to know aboutthem.
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But now, with the information listed at the beginning of this article, Christians might consider broadening theirhorizons. Perhaps the ancient Greeks, among others, had real prophets, and they actually got the prophecies right, orat least partially right.Exactly where did the Greeks derive the bulk of their inspiration? Judging from the Biblical account, manyGreek legends originated from the events of Genesis 6, but historical and archeological evidence also tells us that theirbeliefs were infused with the stars. The Zodiac, with all of its associated mythos, was greatly expounded upon by theGreeks, but the Greeks actually inherited astrology from the Egyptians, who inherited it from the ancient Babyloniansaround 4000 BC.
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Ancient Babylon is the true seat of all world religions spawn from astrology, the previously mentioned
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I alluded to earlier. So when we see similarities in all world religions, it’s because they all originated from
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