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Letter from Pontius Pilate To Tiberius Caesar

Regarding the Events of the Crucifixion

Preface by Kerrie French The following letter is of a profound nature and for the most part appears to be the letter sent from Pilate to Tiberius Caesar nearly 2000 years ago. However, the mere fact that it is in accordance with a copy at the British useum does not guarantee either of them to represent the full, unadulterated truth of what was written by Pilate!s own hand. "or e#ample, this document!s date is curiously absent, a necessary feature of great magnitude, and a re$uirement second only to the events themselves. However, there is the mention of the %&des of arch,' which will be discussed later. &t is my belief that this letter succumbed to the early form of alterations, of which much later in the thirteen century was called the %Correctories' of (ome. )uring the *00 years between the Crucifi#ion of the essiah and the Council of +icea,

2 *2,-*2. B.C, a type of %correctors' were hired to change or %alter' the verses of the Bible, as well as all the historical manuscripts, to bring harmony between paganism, /cripture, and the calendar of events of the death, and resurrection of the essiah. 0&n the year *2. 1.). was perpetrated one of the most colossal frauds and deceptions in the annals of history. This was the date of the Council of +icea, whose tas2 it was to create a new religion that would be acceptable to 3mperor Constantine...0 "The Historical Apollonius Versus the Mythical Jesus, By4 )r. (. 5. Bernard, Ph.). 0&n order to ma2e the previously despised cult of the 3arly Christians acceptable to Constantine, emperor of (ome - the new 6pagan7 Church "athers had to remove from its teachings certain doctrines which they 2new were ob8ectionable to Constantine. To accomplish this, certain "correctors" were hired, whose task it was to rewrite the Gospels." -1pollonius the +a9arene Part ,4 The Historical 1pollonius :ersus the ythical ;esus By4 )r. (. 5. Bernard, Ph.). 0The Council of +icea was a pivotal event in the history of Christianity. The sudden adoption of a $uasi-philosophic term to define the historic ;esus as e$ual to <od was a major departure from cripture and tradition. "urther, the use of this term 0trinity0 in a Creed meant that, from 1.).*2. on, +icenes could and did proclaim other dogmas that ha!e no basis in cripture." - /tate Church of the (oman 3mpire= Ben H. /wett= ,>>? a2e no mista2e, damage to the original documents had long since been done at the time of the Council of +icea 61.). *2.7, and then again in the thirteenth century. & believe this was covertly done with the aide of, and in league with top /emitic scholars of the day. This may be why there are so many contradictions that have 2ept Bible believers in hours of debate and confusion. 1fter all these years, it is difficult to say for sure which portions were altered and which were not. There are some insertions that most scholars recogni9e as being false that came through both the ;ewish and (oman corruptive influence on the Bible. The prophet )aniel warned that this would happen 6)aniel @42.7, declaring that the %beast power' would see2 to change the very %times and laws' of Aahuah. ight this %beast power' be the amalgamation of ;ewish and (oman leadersB <reat care has indeed been given by the %beast power' to ensure consistency among falsified manuscripts, but they have slipped up here and there, which you will see. 5e can therefore have confidence that 1CC historical and /criptural documents have been processed through the %Correctories,' organi9ed for the purpose of changing, Aahuah!s times and laws. 1s you read through this historical letter, & pray you will be touched as & was with

* the magnitude of the events, in spite of the alterations. Please note my comments will be highlighted in blue te#t or in blue tables such as this.
This translated copy of the historic letter written by Pontius Pilate to Tiberius Caesar is from the 01rch2o :olume0 containing manuscripts, in Constantinople, and the (ecords of the /enatorial )oc2et, ta2en from the Cibrary at (ome, Translated by )rs. c&ntosh and Twyman of the 1nti$uerian Codge, <enoa, &taly. This has been chec2ed and is in accord with the copy of the original, lodged in the British useum, which has verified the accuracy of the transcription. 6Verified in November, 1 !"#$

"istoric Letter #esurrected

Pilate$s Len%thy Letter to Tiberius Caesar
Discusses at length the arrest, the trial and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
T&'(#&) C*( *#+(,P(#-# -F #-,(+.-'L( -/(#(&G. DThere is a glaring absence of a date of any 2ind, apparently removed.E G#((T&.G 0 The events of the last few days in my providence have been of such a character that & will give the details in full as they occurred, as & should not be surprised if, in the course of, time, they may change the destiny of our nation, for it seems of late that all the gods have ceased to be propitious. & am almost ready to say, Cursed be the day that & succeeded :allerius "alceus in the government of ;udea= for since then my life has been one of continual uneasiness and distress. Fn my arrival at ;erusalem Ddate missingE & too2 possession of the Praetorium, and ordered a splendid feast to be prepared, to which & invited the Tetrarch of <alilee, with the high priest and his officers. 1t the appointed hour no guest appeared. This & considered an insult offered my dignity, and the whole government which & represent. 1 few days later, the high priest designed to pay me a visit. His deportment was grave and deceitful. He pretended that his religion forbade him and his attendants to sit at the table of the (omans, and eat and offer libations with them, but this was only a sanctimonious seeming, for his very countenance betrayed his hypocrisy. 1lthough & thought it e#pedient to accept his e#cuse, from that moment & was convinced that the con$uered had declared themselves the enemy of the con$uerors1 and & would warn the #omans to beware of the hi%h Priests of this country. They would betray their own mother to gain office and a lu#urious living. &t seems to me that, of con$uered cities, ;erusalem is the most difficult to govern. /o turbulent are the people that & live in momentary dread of an insurrection. & have not soldiers sufficient to suppress it. & had only one centurion and a hundred men at my command. & re$uested reinforcement from the prefect of /yria, who informed me that he had scarcely troops sufficient to defend his own province. 1n insatiate thirst for con$uest to e#tend our empire beyond the means of defending it, & fear, will be the cause of the final overthrow of our whole government. & lived secluded from the

M masses, for & do not 2now what those priests might influence the rabble to do= yet & endeavored to ascertain, as far as & could, the mind and standing of the people. & 2* T-L3 &T 2* 4( ) 1mong the various rumors that came to my ears there was one in particular that attracted my attention. 1 young man, it was said, appeared in <alilee preaching with a noble unction a new law in the name of <od who had sent him. 1t first & was apprehensive that his design was to stir up the people against the (omans, but my fears were soon dispelled. ;esus of +a9areth spo2e rather as a friend of the (omans than of the ;ews. Fne day in passing by the place of /iloe, where there was a great concourse

The name choice of %;esus' for the essiah would never have been used by Pilate who would certainly have used the real Hebrew name %Aahushua,' or at the least a (oman spin on it, but never the <ree2 name for Geus. 1pparently this was added, and is an apt e#ample of the wor2 of the %Correctories.'

5hilst these appalling scenes of nature were transpiring, there was a dreadful of people, & observed in the midst of the group a young man who was leaning against a tree, calmly addressing the multitude. & was told it was ;esus. This & could easily have suspected, so great was the difference between him and those listening to him. "is %olden+colored hair and beard %a!e him the appearance of a celestial aspect. DThis mention of blond hair color is doubtful.E He appeared to be about thirty years old. +ever have & seen a sweeter or more serene countenance. 5hat a contrast between him and his hearers, with their blac2 beards and tawny comple#ionsH Inwilling to interrupt him by my presence, & continued to wal2, but signified to my secretary to 8oin the group and listen. y secretaryJs name is anlius. He is the grandson of the chief of the conspirators who encamped in 3turia waiting for Cataline. anlius had been for a long time an inhabitant of ;udea, and is well ac$uainted with the Hebrew language. He was devoted to me, and worthy of my confidence. Fn entering the Praetorium & found anlius, who related to me the words ;esus had pronounced at /iloe. +ever have & read in the wor2s of the philosophers anything that can compare to the ma#ims of ;esus. Fne of the rebellious ;ews, so numerous in ;erusalem, having as2ed ;esus if it was lawful to give tribute to Caesar, he replied4 0(ender unto Caesar the things that belong to Caesar and unto <od the things that are <odJs.0 & (5T(.3(3 T- "&, ,6 P#-T(CT&-. &t was on account of his sayings that & granted so much liberty to the +a9arene= for it was in my power to have him arrested, and e#iled to Pontus= but that would have been contrary to the 8ustice, which has always characteri9ed the (oman <overnment in all its dealings with men= this man was neither seditious nor rebellious= & e#tended to him my protection, un2nown perhaps to himself. He was at liberty to act, to spea2, to assemble and address the people, and to choose disciples, unrestrained by any Praetorian mandate. /hould it ever happen K ay the gods avert the omenHL should it ever happen, & say that the religion of our forefathers will be supplanted by the religion of ;esus, it will be to this noble toleration that (ome shall owe her premature death, while &, miserable wretch, will have been the instrument of what the ;ews call Providence, and we call destiny.

. This unlimited freedom granted to ;esus provo2ed the ;ews--not the poor, but the rich and powerful. &t is true that ;esus was severe on the latter, and this was a political reason, in my opinion, for not restraining the liberty of the +a9arene. 0/cribes and Pharisees,0 he would say to them, 0you are a race of vipers= you resemble painted sepulchers= you appear well unto men, but you have death within you.0 1t other times he would sneer at the alms of the rich and proud, telling them that the mite of the poor was more precious in the sight of <od. Complaints were daily made at the Praetorium against the insolence of ;esus. & was even informed that some misfortune would befall him= that it would not be the first time that ;erusalem had stoned those who called themselves prophets= an appeal would be made to Caesar. However, my conduct was approved by the /enate, and & was promised a reinforcement after the termination of the Parthian 5ar. Being too wea2 to suppress an insurrection, & resolved upon adopting a measure that promised to restore the tran$uility of the city without sub8ecting the Praetorium to humiliating concession. & wrote to ;esus re$uesting an interview with him at the Praetorium. He came. Aou 2now that in my veins flows the /panish mi#ed with (oman blood--as incapable of fear as it is of wea2 emotion. 5hen the +a9arene made his appearance & was wal2ing in my basilica, and my feet seemed fastened with an iron hand to the marble pavement, and & trembled in every limb as does a guilty culprit, though the +a9arene was as calm as innocence itself. 5hen he came up to me he stopped, and by a signal sign he seemed to say to me, 0& am here,0 though he spo2e not a word. "or some time & contemplated with admiration and awe this e#traordinary type of man,--a type un2nown to our numerous painters, who have given form and figure to all the gods and the heroes. There was nothing about him that was repelling in his character, yet & felt too awed and tremulous to approach him. 0;esus,0 said & unto him at last--and my tongue faltered--0;esus of +a9areth, for the last three years & have granted you ample freedom of speech= nor do & regret it. Aour words are those of a sage--& 2now not whether you have read /ocrates or Plato, but this & 2now= there is in your discourses a ma8estic simplicity that elevates you far above those philosophers. The 3mperor is informed of it, and &, his humble representative in this country, am glad of having allowed you that liberty of which you are worthy. However, & must not conceal from you that your discourses have raised up against you powerful and inveterate enemies, nor is this surprising. /ocrates had his enemies, and he fell victim of their hatred. Aours are doubly incensed--against you on account of your discourses being so severe upon their conduct= against me on account of the liberty & have afforded you. They e!en accuse me of bein% indirectly lea%ued with you for the purpose of depri!in% the "ebrews of the little ci!il power which #ome has left them . y re$uest---& do not say an order---is, that you be more circumspect and moderate in your discourses in the future, and more considerate of them, lest you arouse the pride of your enemies, and they raise against you the stupid populace, and compel me to employ the instruments of law.0 The +a9arene calmly replied4 0Prince of the earth, your words proceed not from true wisdom. /ay to the torrent to stop in the midst of the mountain-gorge4 it will uproot the trees of the valley. The torrent will answer you that it obeys the laws of nature and the Creator. <od alone 2nows whither flow the waters of the torrent. :erily & say unto you, before the (ose of /haron blossoms the blood of the 8ust shall be spilt.0

N 1lthough, this may have been said between the "all and /pring 8ust prior to Passover, this e#ample appears out of place for the very reason the %ose of &haron blooms in the fall, a full .-N months after Passover and the crucifi#ion. This ma2es this statement an e#ample of fabrication, as a better and more accurate e#ample could easily have been given by the essiah, such as %the Barley or 5heat harvest,' that do occur in /pring following Passover.

0Aour blood shall not be spilt,0 said &, with deep emotion4 0you are more precious in my estimation on account of your wisdom than all of the turbulent and proud Pharisees who abuse the freedom granted them by the (omans. They conspire against Caesar, and convert his bounty into fear, impressing the unlearned that Caesar is a tyrant and see2s their ruin. &nsolent wretchesH They are not aware that the wolf of the Tiber sometimes clothes himself with the s2in of sheep to accomplish his wic2ed designs. & will protect you against them. y Praetorium shall be an asylum both day and night.0 "T"*T 2"&C" & 2#&TT(. &. T"( '--K -F T"( P#-P"(T ,) T '( *CC-,PL& "(3" ;esus carelessly shoo2 his head, and said with a grave and divine smile4 05hen the day shall come there will be no asylums for the son of man, neither in the earth nor under the earth. The asylum of the 8ust is there,0 pointing to the heavens. 0That which is written in the boo2s of the prophets must be accomplished.0 0Aoung man,0 & answered mildly, 0you will oblige me to convert my re$uests into an order. The safety of the province which has been confided to my care re$uires it. Aou must observe more moderation in your discourses. )o not infringe my order. Aou 2now the conse$uences. ay happiness attend you. "arewell.0 "& C*,( .-T T- '#&.G 2*# &.T- T"( 2-#L37 ')T P(*C(7 L-/( *.3 C"*#&T6." 0Prince of the earth,0 replied ;esus. & come not to brin% war into the world7 but peace7 lo!e and charity. & was born the same day on which *u%ustus Caesar %a!e peace to the #oman world.

(emember, the essiah was born on the night his parents arrived in Bethlehem as re$uired by Caesar 1ugustus for the census. This was given at a time of year when fol2s could easily travel with their children and aging, without being too hot or too cold. Clearly, under no circumstances could this have been )ecember 2.. Persecutions proceed not from me. & e#pect it from others, and & will meet it in obedience to the will of my "ather, who has shown me the way. (estrain, therefore, your worldly prudence. &t is not in your power to arrest the !ictim at the foot of the tabernacle of e8piation."

@ This last sentence could hardly be made up, as it defines the fact that the could not be thwarted by even a (oman edict. essiah!s purpose

/o saying he disappeared li2e a bright shadow behind the curtains of the basilica--to my great relief, for & felt a heavy burden on me, of which & could not relieve myself of in his presence. 4( ) *PP(*#(3 T- '( -.( -F T"- ( G#(*T P"&L- -P"(# T"*T G#(*T .*T&-. -,(T&,( P#-3)C( To Herod, who then reigned in <alilee, the enemies of ;esus addressed themselves, to wrea2 their vengeance on the +a9arene. Had Herod consulted his own inclinations, he would have ordered ;esus immediately put to death= but, though proud of his royal dignity, yet he hesitated to commit an act that might lessen his influence with the /enate, or like me7 was afraid of 4esus.

&s it li2ely that a (oman <overnor see2ing to climb the ladder of success would actually say he was afraid of the essiahB

But it would never do for a (oman officer to be afraid of a ;ew. Previously to this, Herod called on me at the Praetorium, and, on rising to ta2e leave, after some trifling conversation, as2ed me what was my opinion concerning the +a9arene. & replied that ;esus appeared to me to be one of those great philosophers that great nations sometimes produced= that his doctrines were by no means sacrilegious, and that the intentions of (ome were to leave him to that freedom of speech which was 8ustified by his actions. Herod smiled maliciously, and, saluting me with ironical respect, departed. CL*,-#&.G F-# T"( 3(*T" -F T"( .*9*#(.( The great feast of the ;ews was approaching, and the intention was to avail themselves of the popular e#ultation, which always manifests itself at the solemnities of the Passover.

&nteresting that the term %Passover' has been maintained here, rather than 3aster. The city was overflowing with a tumultuous populace, clamoring for the death of the +a9arene. ,y emissaries informed me that the treasury of the temple had been employed in bribin% the people. The danger was pressing. 1 (oman centurion had been insulted. & wrote to the Prefect of /yria for a hundred foot soldiers and as many cavalry. He declined. & saw myself alone with a handful of veterans in the midst of a rebellious city, too wea2 to suppress an uprising, and having no choice left but to tolerate it. They had sei9ed upon ;esus, and the seditious rabble, although they had nothing to

? fear from the Praetorium, believing, as their leaders had told them that & win2ed at their sedition, continued vociferating4 0Crucify himH Crucify himH0 Three powerful parties had combined together at that time against ;esus. "irst, the Herodians and the /adducees, whose seditious conduct seemed to have proceeded from double motives4 they hated the +a9arene and were impatient of the (oman yo2e. They never forgave me for having entered the holy city with banners that bore the image of the (oman emperor= and although in this instance & had committed a fatal error, yet the sacrilege did not appear less heinous in their eyes. 1nother grievance also ran2led in their bosoms. & had proposed to employ a part of the treasure of the temple in erecting edifices for public use. y proposal was scorned. The Pharisees were the avowed enemies of ;esus. They cared not for the government. They bore with bitterness the severe reprimands, which the +a9arene for three years had been continually giving them wherever he went. Timid and too wea2 to act by themselves, they had embraced the $uarrels of the Herodians and the /adducees. Besides these three parties, & had to contend against the rec2less and profligate populace, always ready to 8oin sedition, and profit by the disorder and confusion that resulted therefrom. C-.3(,.(3 T- 3(*T" ;esus was dragged before the High Priest, and condemned to death. &t was then that the High Priest, Caiaphas, performed a divisive act of submission. He sent his prisoner to me to confirm his condemnation and secure his e#ecution. & answered him that, as ;esus was a <alilean= the affair came under HerodJs 8urisdiction, and ordered him to be sent thither. The wily Tetrarch professed humility, and protesting his deference to the lieutenant of Caesar, he committed the fate of the man to my hands. /oon my palace assumed the aspect of a besieged citadel. 3very moment increased the number of malcontents. ;erusalem was inundated with crowds from the mountains of +a9areth. 1ll ;udea appeared to be pouring into the city. "'(2*#(7 '(2*#(7 *.3 T-)C" .-T T"*T ,*.1 F-# "( & "-L6." & had ta2en a wife from among the <auls, who pretended to see into futurity. 5eeping and throwing herself at my feet she said to me4 0Beware. Beware, and touch not that man= for he is holy. Cast night & saw a vision. he was wal2ing on the water= he was flying on the wings of the wind. He spo2e to the tempest and to the fishes of the la2e= all were obedient to him. Behold, the torrent of ount Oedron flows with blood, the statues of Caesar are filled with gemonide= the columns of the interium have given away and the sun is veiled in mourning li2e a vestal in the tomb. 1hH Pilate, evil= awaits thee. &f thou wilt not listen to the vows of thy wife, dread the curse of a (oman /enate= dread the frowns of Caesar.0 By this time the marble stair groaned under the weight of the multitude. The +a9arene was brought bac2 to me. & proceeded to the halls of 8ustice, followed by my guard, and as2ed the people in a severe tone what they demanded. 0The death of the +a9arene,0 was the reply. 0"or what crimeB0 0He blasphemed= he has prophesied the ruin of the temple= he calls himself the /on of <od= the essiah, the Oing of the ;ew.0

> 0(oman 8ustice,0 said &, 0punishes not such offences with death.0 "C#)C&F6 "&,: C#)C&F6 "&,:" 0Crucify himH Crucify himH0 cried the relentless rabble. The vociferations of the infuriated mob shoo2 the palace to its foundations. There was but one who appeared to be calm in the midst of the vast multitude= it was the +a9arene. 1fter many fruitless attempts to protect him from the fury of his merciless prosecutors, & adopted a measure which at the moment appeared to me to be the only one that could save his life. & proposed a measure, as it was their custom to deliver a prisoner on such occasions, to release ;esus and let him go free, that he might be the scapegoat, as they called it= but they said ;esus must be crucified. & then spo2e to them of the inconsistency of their course as being incompatible with their laws, showing that no criminal 8udge could pass sentence on a criminal unless he had fasted one whole day= and that the sentence must have the consent of the /anhedrin, and the signature of the president of that court= that no criminal could be e#ecuted on the same day his sentence was fi#ed, and the ne#t day, on the day of his e#ecution, the /anhedrin was re$uired to review the whole proceeding= also, according to their law, a man was stationed at the door of the court with a flag, and another a short way off on horsebac2 to cry the name of the criminal and his crime, and the names of his witnesses, and to 2now if anyone could testify in his favor= and the prisoner on his way to e#ecution had the right to turn bac2 three times, and to plead any new thing in his favor. & urged all these pleas, hoping they might awe them into sub8ection= but they cried, 0Crucify himH Crucify himH0 & T"(. C*LL(3 F-# * '* &.7 *.3 2* "(3 ,6 "*.3 & then ordered ;esus to be scourged, hoping this might satisfy them= but it only increased their fury. & then called for a basin, and washed my hands in the presence of the clamorous multitude, thus testifying that in my 8udgment ;esus of +a9areth had done nothing deserving of death= but in vain. &t was his life these wretches thirsted for. Fften in our civil commotions have & witnessed the furious anger of the multitude, but nothing could be compared with what & witnessed on this occasion. it might have been truly said that all the phantoms of the infernal regions had assembled at ;erusalem. The crowd appeared not to wal2, but to be borne off and whirled as a vorte#, rolling along in living waves from the portals of the Praetorium even into ount Gion, with howling screams, shrie2s, and vociferations such as were never heard in the seditions of the Pannonia, or in the tumults of the forum. 'y de%rees the day darkened like a winter$s twili%ht7 such as had been at the death of the great ;ulius Caesar. &t was likewise the ides of ,arch.

/everal things must be pointed out in these two sentences above. "irst, this was no ordinary solar eclipse. &t was dar2er and lasted longer than any one had ever witnessed before, as it mar2ed the death of the essiah, the /on of Aahuah, Oing of the Iniverse. Perhaps there had been a solar eclipse at Caesar!s death, but in no way could it be li2ened to this one. "or more on this %dar2ened day' of the crucifi#ion, go to4

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/econd, this statement regarding the %&des of arch' is a profound revelation, accurately identifying the early (oman ;ulian calendar system in place at this time and utili9ed by all the (oman officials during the Crucifi#ion and (esurrection of our essiah. This calendar did not wor2 li2e the modern (oman calendar in use today. The %&des of arch' ma2es reference to a specific day of the (oman ;ulian calendar e$uivalent to the %,.th' of arch. )o not be deceived by this, as you may be tempted to thin2 that this proves that the essiah was crucified on the ,Mth of arch on the %(oman ;ulian calendar,' remaining in the tomb on the ,.th and rose on the ,Nth. The month cycles and dates of the Hebrew calendar and the (oman calendar were not in sync, 8ust as the wee2s were not in harmony. 1ll the (oman dates that appear to align with the /cripture events were artificially placed there years later by Constantine when he %placed in stone' the calendar and the wee2 to that of seven days, appro#imately *00 years later. This was done to convince the coming generations that this improved (oman ;ulian calendar was the same as that of creation and the death and resurrection of the essiah as described in /cripture. But alas, with a little research the truth is revealed. The %&des of arch' date was most li2ely placed here long after this letter was written. Partly, because it is not stated as to which event occurred on the ,. th of arch, whether the Crucifi#ion or the (esurrection. But we 2now that according to /cripture neither event occurred on the ,.th of any calendar, rather the /avior remained in the tomb on the ,.th of the lunisolar calendar, the calendar governed by the lunar phases. The half way point of the Biblical lunar month is mar2ed by the dar2 lunar phase on either the ,M th or ,.th, or both, depending on whether it is a 2> or *0 day month. &n contrast with what the ma8ority of the world believe, a visual spectacle, of a long dar2 solar eclipse, did mar2 that most important crucifi#ion event as our /avior gave His life for the sins of all man2ind. The ;ulian calendar had only been operational for @N years, as it had been implemented by ;ulius Caesar in M. B. C. The entire purpose of this new calendar style was to remove the moon from time and remove the (omans from any obligation of obedience to worship in accordance with the Creator. Ini$ue to the early ;ulian calendar was its ei'ht(day )ee*s that cycled without end. This was the precursor to the later ;ulian calendar that reached its final changes to the wee2 at the Council of +icea by Constantine in 1.). *2,-*2.. The planetary seven-day cycling wee2 was made the official wee2 by Constantine with /aturn!s day moved from first day position to that of the seventh day, and /unday was permanently moved from seventh to first. The early ;ulian calendar was neither adopted by &srael, nor forced upon them until they went into captivity in 1.). @0. The reason is simple, an eight-day wee2 that cycles without end can +3:3( be harmoni9ed with the Hebrew!s lunisolar calendar with its seven-day lunar wee2 and /abbath, which was counted numerically from one +ew oon to the ne#t. The (oman wee2s have had no connection to the lunar phases since M. B.C., as they had been utterly stripped of all association. %The (oman eight-day wee2 was 2nown as internundinum tempus or %the period between ninth-day affairs.' 6This term must be understood within the conte#t of the ancient (oman mathematical practice of inclusive

,, counting, whereby the first day of a cycle would also be counted as the last day of the preceding cycle. The %ninth-day affair' around which this wee2 revolved was the nundinS, a periodic mar2et day that was held regularly every eight days.' ;. P. :. ). Balsdon, Cife and Ceisure in 1ncient (ome, 6+ew Aor24 c<raw-Hill, ,>N>7, p. .>= P. Huvelin, 3ssai Histori$ue sur le )roit des archeTs et des "oires 6Paris4 1rthur (ousseau, ,?>@7, p. ?@= Fvid, "asti 6Cambridge, 14 Harvard Iniversity Press, ,>.,7, p. N= 1lan 3. /amuel, <ree2 and (oman Chronology 6 unich4 C. H. Bec2!sche :erlagbuchhandlung, ,>@27, p. ,.M. %The modern seven-day wee2 came into use during the early imperial period, after the ;ulian calendar came into effect, apparently stimulated by immigration from the (oman 3ast. "or a while it coe#isted alongside the old ?-day nundinal cycle, and fasti are 2nown which show both cycles. &t was finally given official status by Constantine in *2,.' %oman +alendar ,ncyclopedia, -ays of the .ee*# &llustrated below, are the eight-day cycling wee2s of the early ;ulian calendar. The alphabetic letter on the left side of each column identifies the day of the wee2. Therefore, the letter!s %1-H' identify the first through the eighth day of each cycling wee2. The (oman numerals at the bottom of each column are the total number of days for each (oman artificial month that are also disconnected from the lunar cycles.

&n this table below, +1/1!s old ;ulian dates are given that correspond to the lunar phases of the years on the left column. The highlighted years are the most popular choices for when the Crucifi#ion occurred. The designation of % P' identifies a partial solar eclipse, which can only occur during the daylight of the con8unction of the dar2 moon in the middle of the month. /imilarly, the %p7 t7 or n' identify the partial, total or penumbral eclipse of the full moon, which occurs only at the beginning of the month.

,2 +one of the dates give times that accurately locate the solar eclipse that occurred at noon on the day of the Crucifi#ion. But remember that each dar2 lunar phase is dar2 because it is in con8unction with the sun or in very close pro#imity. /o, the fact remains, either +1/1!s ITC time signature is off, or the heavenly "ather utili9ed a non-scheduled event to create the dar2est and lengthiest solar eclipse ever recorded. 6(*# Full ,oon ;uarter 3ark ,oon ;uarter

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ost of the world today who hold a calendrical significance for the moon, commence their months either with the dar2 moon, calling it +ew oon, or in sync with ancient Babylon!s crescent moon god %/in.' This causes the middle of their month to occur at or near the full moon. This is e#actly opposite of /cripture!s portrayal of the sun being dar2ened at noon for three long hours at the Crucifi#ion of the promised essiah. 1n e#planation of this enormous length of time is given at this lin24
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The above dates have already had the ,, days removed by +1/1 so they are in sync with the :ernal 3$uino#. 1lso, each of the %full' +ew oons above arise in the constellation of :irgo, and arch 2@ the full moon arises %under her feet.' The %&des of arch,' the ,.th of the (oman calendar, occurs several days prior to the first day of /pring 6 arch ,>-2,7. /o it could never be the middle of the old Hebrew lunar month of 1bib, which commenced on the first %full' moon after vernal e$uino#. 5hile there appears to have been a partial solar eclipse in 1.). *2, & still believe 1.). *, fits the model better, bringing the sun and moon together closer to the ;erusalem target. Aou are encouraged to do your own research at the +1/1 eclipse lin2 below. http4PPeclipse.gsfc.nasa.govPphasePphases000,.html

,* Below is an illustration for the Hebrew lunisolar calendar year of correlating to 1.). *,. Here it can be seen how the ;ulian date of 1pril ,0 actually occurs on the Crucifi#ion, the day of the dar2 moon, the only day of the month a solar eclipse can occur. The ;ulian %&des of arch' has occurred 2, days previously and is therefore of a spurious nature. 1dditionally, this calendar depicts the thirteen lunar months that occur every two to three years. Ff special notice are the lunar wee2s and their /abbaths as they were divinely coordinated to fall on specific dates each month perpetually. 1long with the dates, the seven-day wee2ly cycle is refreshed following the appearance of each %full' +ew oon. Ff particular interest is that in 1.). *,, the lunar month of 1bib commenced at the very end of arch, and corresponded mostly with the (oman month of 1pril. /o here is why the %&des of arch,' 6,.th7 is not correct. & DPilateE, the continued governor of a rebellious province, was leaning against a column of my basilica, contemplating athwart the dreary gloom these fiends of Tartrus dragging to e#ecution the innocent +a9arene. 1ll around me was deserted. ;erusalem had vomited forth her indwellers through the funeral gates that leads to <emonica. 1n air of desolation and sadness enveloped me. y guards had 8oined the cavalry, and the centurion, with a distressed play of power, was endeavoring to 2eep order. & was left alone, and my brea2ing heart admonished me that what was passing at that moment appertained rather to the history of the gods, than that of men. 1 loud clamor was heard proceeding from <olgotha, which, borne on the winds, seemed to announce an agony such as was never heard by mortal ears. )ar2 clouds lowered over the pinnacle of the temple, and setting over the city covered it as with a veil.

&n response to the sentence above, no %pinnacles' e#isted on the Hebrew Temple= rather this is an architectural trait of (oman structures. The statement about %dar2 clouds lowering over the temple, etc.,' is another fabrication, as /cripture states the %sun was dar2ened,' and nothing was said about dar2 clouds. "or Aahuah wanted man to clearly see the heavens, specifically the visible and prophetic sign in the starry s2y at mid day, the e#act moment both the sun and the moon were directly overhead from the Nth to the > th hour. /tri2ingly, these could be seen positioned within the boundaries of the constellation of 1ries, the %lamb.' This was the yearly prophetic symbol proclaimed in the heavens4 %Behold the lamb of Aah who ta2es away the sin of the world.' /o dreadful were the signs that men saw both in the heavens and on the earth that )ionysius the 1reopagite is reported to have e#claimed4 03ither the author of nature is suffering or the universe is falling apart.0

This statement was made by a <ree2 1stronomer, and while true, was most li2ely added to this manuscript much later 6a hundred to ,*00 years later7, and most li2ely by the %Correctories.'

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5hilst these appalling scenes of nature were transpiring, there was a dreadful earthBuake in lower (%ypt7 which filled everybody with fear, and scared the superstitious ;ews almost to death.

This is an odd statement, because atthew records there was an earth$ua2e right there in ;erusalem, declaring that even the roc2s were rent, which would have certainly been felt by Pilate, so this portion appears to be fictitious, putting the earth$ua2e only in 3gypt, another e#ample of this point being the writing of another. &t is possible that the earth$ua2e e#tended to 3gypt in addition to ;erusalem.

&t is said Baltha9ar, an aged and learned ;ew of 1ntioch, was found dead after the e#citement was over. 5hether he died from alarm or grief is not 2nown. He was a strong friend of the +a9arene. T"( *C#&C&F&C( 2* C-. ),,*T(3 +ear the first hour of the night & threw my mantle around me, and went down into the city toward the gates of <olgotha. The sacrifice was consummated. The crowd was returning

,. home, still agitated, it is true, but gloomy, taciturn, and desperate. 5hat they had witnessed had stric2en them with terror and remorse. & also saw my little (oman cohort pass by mournfully, the standard-bearer having veiled his eagle in to2en of grief, and & overheard some of the ;ewish soldiers murmuring strange words, which & did not understand. Fthers were recounting miracles very li2e those, which have so often smitten the (omans by the will of gods. /ometimes groups of men and women would halt and remain motionless in e#pectation of witnessing some new prodigy. T"(6 *LL L).K -FF L&K( C-2*#3L6 C)# ( & returned to the Praetorium, sad and pensive. Fn ascending the stairs, the steps of which were still stained with the blood of the +a9arene, & perceived an old man in a suppliant posture, and behind him several (omans in tears. He threw himself at my feet and wept most bitterly. &t is painful to see an old man weep, and my heart being already overcharged with grief, we though strangers, wept together. 1nd in truth it seemed that the tears lay very shallow that day with many whom & perceived in the vast concourse of people. & never witnessed such an e#treme revulsion of feeling. Those who betrayed and sold him, those who testified against him, those who cried, 0Crucify himH we have his blood,0 all slun2 off li2e cowardly curs, and washed their teeth with vinegar. 1s & am told that ;esus taught a resurrection and a separation after death, if such be the fact, & am sure it commenced in this vast crowd. 0"ather,0 said & to him, after gaining control of my feelings,0 who are you, and what is your re$uestB0 P(#,& &-. T- ')#6 4( ) -F .*9*#(T"

0& am ;oseph of 1rimathaea,0 replied he, 0and am come to beg of you upon bended 2nees the permission to bury ;esus of +a9areth.0 0Aour prayer is granted.0 & said to him, and & ordered anilus to ta2e some soldiers with him to superintend the interment, lest it should be profaned. 1 few days after the sepulcher was found empty. His disciples proclaimed all over the country that ;esus had risen from the dead, as he had foretold. This created more e#citement even than the crucifi#ion. 1nd to its truth & cannot say for certain, but & have made some investigation of the matter= so you can e#amine for yourself see if & am in fault, as Herod represents. ;oseph buried ;esus in his own tomb. 5hether he contemplated his resurrection or calculated to cut him another, & cannot tell. The day after he was buried one of the priests came to the Praetorium and said they were apprehensive that his disciples intended to steal the body of ;esus and hide it, and then ma2e it appear that he had risen from the dead, as he had foretold and of which they were perfectly convinced. & sent him to the captain of the royal guard K alcusL to tell him to ta2e the ;ewish soldiers, and place as many around the sepulcher as were needed= then if anything should happen they could blame themselves, and not the (omans.

Here is another e#ample of the story changing. Two polar opposite stories have been given, one in /cripture stating it was (oman guards who guarded the tomb, but here we have

,N ;ewish soldiers guarding it. a2e no mista2e, this illustrates the wor2 of the %Correctories' either within the pages of /cripture or within this manuscript or both.

5hen the great e#citement arose about the sepulcher being empty, & felt a deeper solicitude than ever. & sent for alcus, who told me he had placed his lieutenant, Ben &sham, with one hundred soldiers, around the sepulcher. He told me that &sham and the soldiers were very much alarmed at what had occurred there that morning & sent for this man &sham, who related to me, as near as & can recollect, the following circumstances= "e said that at about the be%innin% of the fourth watch1 he saw a soft and beautiful light over the sepulcher. He at first thought the women had come to embalm the body of

+otice this occurred at the beginning of the %fourth watch of the night,' and not at sunrise as we have been led to believe. &ndeed, this was the beginning of the %fourth watch' 6dawn7 as both <ree2 words proi 6RMM0M7 and epiphos*o 6R20207 testify, and as declared by atthew 2?4,, ar2 ,N42, Cu2e 2M4,, and ;ohn 204,. 6+ote4 )awn is synonymous with the %fourth watch of the night' and +FT sunrise of a new day.7. &n reference to the resurrection, the translators have stated that this event occurred /early in the mornin'# But each time we see this phrase used it was intended by the original authors to say /durin' the fourth )atch of the ni'ht# There is no $uestion that the resurrection occurred on the civil calendar date of the ,Nth, but now it can be seen that it occurred during the /fourth )atch of the ni'ht on the night following the daylight of the ,Nth, and not following the daylight 6/abbath7 of the ,.th. This evidence places this pivotal (esurrection event nearly 2M hours later than many have formerly believed. 5e are only able to solve the riddle the essiah gave, declaring He would be in the heart of the earth for /three days and three ni'hts, by merging two truths. "irst, the day according to our Creator was to commence at %sunrise=' and second, our essiah!s resurrection occurred at the beginning of the %fourth watch of the night.' /o, from the three hours of daylight that remained after His death on the ,Mth, through the night following the daylight of the ,Nth, is found a full accounting for the %three days and three nights.' 6+ote4 &n Hebrew rec2oning, any part of a day was referred to as a day.7 3vidently, this statement made by Pilate about the (esurrection occurring at the %fourth watch' escaped the notice of both the ;ews and (omans. /o, now it stands as a witness against them, and the falsified translations that ma2e /cripture appear to teach the (esurrection occurred at sunrise on the morning of the ,Nth rather than nearly 2M hours later. "or more on /.hen -oes the -ay 0e'ins1 refer to4

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,? ;esus, as was their custom, but he could not see how they had gotten through the guards. 5hile these thoughts were passing through his mind, behold the whole place was lighted up, and there seemed to be crowds of the dead in their grave clothes. 1ll seemed to be shouting and filled with ecstasy, while all around and above was the most beautiful music he had ever heard4 and the whole air seemed to be full of voices praising <od. 1t this time there seemed to be a reeling and swimming of the earth, so that he turned so sic2 and faint that he could not stand on his feet. he said the earth seemed to swim from under him, and his senses left him, so that he 2new not what did occur. & as2ed him if he could not have been mista2en as to the light. 5as it not day that was coming in the 3astB He said at first he thought of that, but at a stoneJs cast it was e#ceedingly dar2= and then he remembered it was too early for day. & as2ed him if his di99iness might not have come from being awa2ened and getting up too suddenly, as it sometimes had the effect. He said he was not, and had not been asleep all night, as the penalty was death for him to sleep on duty. He said he had let some of the soldiers sleep at a time. /ome were asleep then. & as2ed him how long the scene lasted. He said he did not 2now, but he thought it was nearly an hour. He said it was hid by the light of the day. & as2ed him if he went to the sepulcher after he had come to himself. He said no, because he was afraid= that 8ust as soon as relief came they all went to their $uarters. & as2ed him if he had been $uestioned by the priests. He said he had. They wanted him to say it was an earth$ua2e, and that they were asleep, and offered him money to say that the disciples did not 2now, but he thought it was nearly an hour. He said it was hid by the light of the day. & as2ed him if he went to the sepulcher after he had come to himself. He said no, because he was afraid= that 8ust as soon as relief came they all went to their $uarters. & as2ed him if he had been $uestioned by the priests. He said he had. They wanted him to say it was an earth$ua2e, and that they were asleep, and offered him money to say that the disciples came and stole ;esus= but we saw no disciples, he did not 2now that the body was gone until he was told. & as2ed him what was the private opinion of those priests he had conversed withB He said that some of them thought that ;esus was no man= that he was not a human being= that he was not the son of ary= that he was not the same that was said to be born of the :irgin in Bethlehem= that the same person had been on earth before with 1braham and Cot, and at many times and places. &t seems seemed to me that if the ;ewish theory be true, these conclusions are correct, for they are in accord with this manJs life, as is 2nown and testified by both friends and foes, for the elements were no more in his hands than the clay in the hands of the potter. He could convert water into wine= he could change death into life, disease into health= he could calm the seas, still the storms, call up fish with a silver coin in its mouth. +ow, & say if he could do all these things, which he did and many more, as the ;ews all testify, and it was doing these things that created this enmity against him-- he was not charged with criminal offenses, nor was he charged with violating any law, nor of wronging any individual in person, and all these facts are 2nown to thousands, as well by his foes as by his friends--& am almost ready to say, as did anlius at the cross4 0Truly this was the /on of <od.0 &t seemed to me that if the ;ewish theory be true, these conclusions are correct, for they are in accord with this manJs life, as is 2nown and testified by both friends and foes, for the elements were no more in his hands than the clay in the hands of the potter. He could convert water into wine= he could change death into life, disease into health= he could calm the seas, still the storms, call up fish with a silver coin in its mouth. +ow, & say if he could do all these things, which he did and many more, as the ;ews all testify, and it was doing these things that created this enmity against him-- he was not charged with criminal offenses, nor was he charged with violating any law, nor of wronging any

,> individual in person, and all these facts are 2nown to thousands, as well by his foes as by his friends--& am almost ready to say, as did anlius at the cross4 0Truly this was the /on of <od.0 +ow noble /overeign, this is as near the facts in the case as & can arrive at, and & have ta2en pains to ma2e the statement very full, so that you may 8udge of my conduct upon the whole, as & hear 1ntipater has said many hard things of me in this matter. 5ith the promise of faithfulness and good wishes to my noble /overeign. & am your obedient servant.

Pontius Pilate
1t the end of the day, this letter appears to be a mi#ture of truth with error, as it e#poses its inconsistencies with /cripture, history and astronomy. &t reveals that both this historical manuscript and the <ree2 +ew Testament have been altered, specifically the portions depicting the time of the (esurrection being %early in the morning' on the first day of the wee2. How might the %"ourth 5atch on the day of (esurrection add 2M hours to the sign given by the essiah of %three days and three nightsB' The portion that appears unaltered is the account of the (esurrection, which includes a most incredible depiction of the rapturous 8oy of all those who were resurrected along with our essiah, even giving the correct time of the night. 5hat an e#perience that must have been for the soldiers to behold.