Don, what do you mean Christianity was considered an evil cult in its "early days"; frankly, it still is. The ritualised blood drinking and flesh eating is now mostly symbolic (the Holy Sacrament, Eucharist, etc), but the sinister meaning cannot be denied: Yahweh is a blood god, who perpetrated countless murders and genocide and -- tellingly -- was only appeased by the horrific torture and bloody murder of his own son.
Every Sunday -- Seventh Day Adventist aside, natch -- Christians everywhere indulge in blood rites. Jesus actually said (echoing Duotoronomy): "*Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me." *(John 6:53-57) He was speaking symbollically though, wasn't he? However, the Eucharist throws into serious question how literal the metaphor behind Jesus' words should be taken. On the one hand Christians symbollically eat his flesh and drink his blood, but on the other claim a mere metaphor! Which is right? Still, drinking the blood of Jesus the Magic Jew is better than all that cow and goat blood: *"For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" *(Hebrews 9:13-14) The Bible is all the damning evidence that is needed of Christianity's deep evilness, immorality, and blood perversions. The Dead Sea Scrolls, Book of Enoch, and other apocrypha don't offer anything particularly different to the Torah or New Testament. In Enoch, there are some passages on the Nephilim -- who are only mentioned in passing in the Bible -- who certainly were blood drinkers and encouraged their ensorcelled followers to do likewise. In the Book of Noah -- of which we only have a fragment -- Yahweh himself is also described by Enoch as a blood drinker, getting "drunk" on the blood of sinners (Enoch 16:15). Later, he even rejoices in his bloody murder of humans: "When you fall, he will not show you mercy; but your Creator will rejoice in your destruction." (Enoch 93:10). In my experience, most Christians' understanding of their ritualised blood drinking is superficial at best. Ian 2009/5/4 Don Johnson <[email protected]> > > I think Christianity is the only religion that actually had any > devious element in its creation. The people Jesus was most disgusted > with were the ones who created the religion that in no way represents > the man as he was. -Tinker > > I have heard this as well. Not sure where, possibly History Chanel. > I remember being shocked hearing Christianity was considered an evil > cult in it's early days. Underground secret rituals of drinking blood > and eating flesh certainly sound icky. Can someone recommend a good > source on this history? Unfortunately I don't have access to the > Vatican for what I'm sure would be very interesting reading(if I could > read Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, etc.-which I can't) Translations of the > Dead Sea Scrolls perhaps? The pesharim has been mentioned but what > would be the most entertaining translation? > > A Christian would recommend the Bible, of course, but I'm looking for > something less mythical and more political and sociological. Any > suggestions? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
