One God Versus Many - A Solitary God in the Company of Many (Part 2)
One God Versus Many – A Solitary God in the Company of Many (Part 2)
The concept of the Christian Trinity is puzzling, to say the least, but what about the Jewish/Christian god’s admittance to the existence of other gods? Here are the Old Testament instances where this god identifies, or admits, the existence of other gods. Most of the verses relate to the law as it was handed down to and recorded in the Torah by the Jewish patriarch Moses.
“For on this same night I will go through Egypt…executing judgment on all the gods of Egypt—I, the Lord!” Exodus 12:12
“You shall not have other gods besides me. You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; you shall not bow down before them or worship them.” Exodus 20:3-5
“Whoever sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord alone, shall be doomed.” Exodus 22:19
“You shall no revile God (or the gods), nor curse a prince of your people.” Exodus 22:27
“Make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.” Exodus 23:13
“Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.” V. 24
“Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.” v.32
“For the LORD, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome.” Exodus 10:17
“I will pronounce my sentence against them for all their wickedness in forsaking me, and in burning incense to strange gods and adoring their own handiwork.” Jeremiah 1:16
This Hebrew god makes it clear that his followers are not to worship other gods, going so far as to threaten punishment for doing so. Sound familiar? Yet not only does this god admit to being one of many, his followers do as well (though they claim him to be better than the others).
“Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?” Exodus 15:11
“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods.” Exodus 18:11
“And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.” 1 Samuel 28:13
“The Lord … is to be feared above all gods.” 1 Chronicles 16:25
“God standeth in the congregation of the mighty, he judgeth among the gods.” Psalm 82:1
“I have said, Ye are gods.” Verse 6
“Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord.” Psalm 86:8
“For the Lord … is to be feared above all gods.” Psalm 96:4
“Worship him, all ye gods.” Psalm 97:7
“Our Lord is above all gods.” Psalm 135:5
“O give thanks unto the God of gods. Psalm 136:2
“Thus you shall say of them: Let the gods that did not make heaven and earth perish from the earth, and from beneath the heavens.” Jeremiah 10:10
“The Lord will be terrible to them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth.” Zephaniah 2:11
According to these verses it appears as though early followers recognized their god as one of many. Jews and Christians believe these references are not necessarily about living gods, but rather man-made idols. This is a possible explanation, though one may assume that at least the all-knowing god would be able to confer his meaning accurately if such were the case.
Yet other verses again claim that there is only one god in the Old Testament. For example:
“This is what the Lord says — Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.” Isaiah 44:6
This is only one of many similar verses that claim the existence of only one god. How is it possible that there are many and yet only one? Did only one god out of many form the heavens and the earth, or did only one exist? These scriptures seem to contradict themselves, causing one to wonder whether or not they should seriously be considered in the first place. While one cannot help but to admit that the Jewish/Christian concept of a single god is revolutionary, it is also hard to comprehend, and thus hard to get behind.
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“The concept of the Christian Trinity is puzzling, to say the least, but what about the Jewish/Christian god’s admittance to the existence of other gods? ”
The Judeo/Christian god trinity originates from the Egyptian polytheistic Israelites. It’s all in there in their name, which is the 3 semitic solar deities Osiris, Ra and El.
Osiris is chopped to pieces by set, as in sunset, he becomes darkened, inactive, his penis falls into the Nile and is eaten by fish, he becomes impotent = Solar minimum activity.
Ra is represented by a giant flaming solar eye and his punishments are brutal = Solar maximum activity.
El is god of gods, he represents moderation in all things and thus abundance for all = Balanced solar activity.
osirIS+RA+EL=ISRAEL. Three gods in one god.
There have only been two monotheistic religions, discounting all the sub cult spin off religions. The first is called Atenism, was invented and state enforced by the despotic, inbred Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV, c1’300 BCE. It only lasted his lifetime, it caused so much misery and problems his son Tutankhamun abolished it, allowing the population to resume practice of their traditional beliefs. The second monotheistic religion Judaism, was invented by the political party of wealthy influential money lenders called the Pharisees, after 70 CE. After Rome wiped the polytheistic Israelites off the face of Earth.
The most logical source for the Jesus story is the only begotten son of god, the acting Roman emperor Julius Caesar, via the virgin Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra/Isis Meri. It is well known that time period everyone had their own pet protecting deities, and rulers were no different. They associated themselves as living gods and compared themselves to gods. Cleopatra associated herself with Isis because she was an unmarried mother giving birth to a first born heir of a kingdom, the Roman Empire.
Nobody knows his real name for sure, but it’s believed to have been Iesous, which is Greek for Jesus. Cleopatra was from the Greek Ptolemy family. He is mostly known by his nickname Caesarian, born c30 BCE, titled ‘son of god’, ‘heir to the kingdom of god’, ‘lamb of god’, ‘in the image of god’, etc.
He fled into the wilderness, along with his half brothers and sister via Mark Anthony, aka into exile, when their mother killed herself when Egypt and Mark Anthony’s attempt to amalgamate the Egyptian and Roman empires failed. Caesarion was the true heir to the Roman and Egyptian Empires, but Rome was taken over by Octavian/Augustus who was the older adopted son of Caesar. He destroyed Egypt and it’s claim.
It would certainly make a lot more sense than a lowly son of a carpenter being offered the world in the wilderness by the Devil. Because no low born would ever have been accepted as such. The rulers claim was based on right of birth, the gods must of wanted them to rule by making them heir to it. And the only people able to offer the World would be the wealthy influential money lenders, at that time a political party called the Pharisees. All wars are bankers wars.. they would not take place without bank loans.
Jesus makes a rather astonishing claim about who he was in Revelation 22.16 “I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright morning star”.
The root of David is Egypt, an offspring of David would be an heir of Egypt. The morning star is the planet Venus on the Dawn horizon, otherwise known as Lucifer. There is a very strong connection to the Caesarian claim because Caesar was a direct descendent of Venus (actually the original name for Thracia), and Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt. The timing is perfect.