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Another Fine Messiah

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Nathan

The concept of the Messiah is a significant one in both Judaism and Christianity, but I think it was in my Apocalypse class in college that I learned what it actually means, and how the concept developed, particularly in the context … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Cults, History, Judaism, Religion, Zoroastrianism | Tagged ahura mazda, angra mainyu, antiochus epiphanes, bethlehem, book of enoch, cyrus the great, daniel, david koresh, enoch, gospel of john, gospel of luke, gospel of matthew, gospels, jesus, king david, maccabees, messiah, messianic age, prophecy, resurrection, second coming, son of man, talmud | 2 Comments

The Secret Lives of Stars

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Nathan

It’s kind of an odd inspiration, I suppose, but I got an idea to write a post about star mythology from this tweet, for which I’m honestly not sure how serious the original posters were. There is some basis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Babylonian, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Mythology, Religion, Science, Semitic | Tagged angels, antiochus epiphanes, archangel michael, baal, bible, book of daniel, book of enoch, bootes, constellations, demeter, enoch, ezekiel, firmament, genesis, gospel of luke, heaven, isaiah, ishtar, jesus, job, lucifer, nephilim, persephone, pleiades, revelation, satan, scorpio, stars, underworld, ursa major, ursa minor, venus | Leave a comment

The Antics of Antiochus

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Nathan

It’s interesting that the token attempt made by Western society toward multiculturalism is to acknowledge Chanukah alongside Christmas, when Chanukah is essentially a commemoration of a rejection of multiculturalism. Well, there’s more to it than that, but that is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanukah, History, Holidays, Judaism, Middle East, Religion | Tagged antiochus epiphanes, bible, daniel, maccabees, seleucid empire, sol invictus | Leave a comment

All Right, THIS Time for Sure!

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Nathan

It’s weird when people insist that we’re living in the End Times because of evidence in the Bible, when I think reading the Bible is a good indication that this is a false alarm. Biblical prophets have been predicting that … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Religion | Tagged abomination of desolation, antiochus epiphanes, apocalypse, apostles, babylon, bible, daniel, eschatology, isaiah, jeremiah, jesus, revelation, roman empire, zeus | 3 Comments

When Rome Ruled

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Nathan

Since Chanukah is soon coming to an end and I know I’ve at least occasionally had Jewish readers, I feel it’s only appropriate to write something related to this holiday. It’s sort of a multi-faith post, I suppose, as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanukah, Christianity, Christmas, Historical Personages, History, Holidays, Judaism, Religion, Roman Empire | Tagged 1 enoch, 1 maccabees, aelia capitolina, alexander jannaeus, antiochus epiphanes, antipater, aristobulus ii, bethlehem, bible, daniel, edom, first triumvirate, gnaeus pompeius magnus, gospel of matthew, hasmoneans, herod the great, herodians, hyrcanus ii, idumea, jerusalem, jesus, jewish-roman wars, judas maccabeus, judea, julius caesar, maccabees, marcus licinius crassus, mariamne, messiah, palestine, salome alexandra, sanhedrin, seleucids, syria palaestina | 3 Comments

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Another Fine Messiah

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All Right, THIS Time for Sure!

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