Things you didn’t know about the Bible

[SportsBookData]

• Hinduism (founded around the 15th – 5th century BCE) ...
• Zoroastrianism (10th – 5th century BCE) ...
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• Jainism (8th – 2nd century BCE) ...
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<dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">6th to 5th centuries BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">The first five books of the Jewish Tanakh, the Torah (Hebrew: תורה‬), are probably compiled.[SUP][16][/SUP]</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">6th century BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Possible start of Zoroastrianism; however some date Zarathustra closer to 1000 BCE . Zoroastrianism flourished under the Persian emperors known as the Achaemenids. The emperors Darius (ruled 522–486 B.C.E.) and Xerxes (ruled 486–465 B.C.E.) made it the official religion of their empire.[SUP][17][/SUP]</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">600–500 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">The earliest Confucian writing, Shu Ching, incorporates ideas of harmony and heaven.</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">599–527 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">The life of Mahavira, 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism.[SUP][18][/SUP]</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">c.563/480–c.483/400 BCE,[SUP][19][/SUP][SUP][20][/SUP][SUP][21][/SUP]</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism was born.</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">551 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Confucius, founder of Confucianism, was born.[SUP][13][/SUP]</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">399 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Socrates was tried for impiety.</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">369-372 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Birth of Mencius and Zhuang Zhou</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">300 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">The oldest known version of the Tao Te Ching was written on bamboo tablets.</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">300 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Theravada Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka by the Venerable Mahinda.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP]</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">c.250 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">The Third Buddhist council was convened by Ashoka. Ashoka sends Buddhist missionaries to faraway countries, such as China, mainland Southeast Asia, Malay kingdoms, and Hellenistic kingdoms.</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">140 BCE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">The earliest grammar of Sanskrit literature was composed by Pāṇini.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP]</dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; font-family: sans-serif;"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">100 BCE–500 CE</dt><dd style="margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, constituting the foundational texts of Yoga, were composed.</dd></dl>

You are confusing spiritualism with religion... spiritualism always was and always will be because it is the way it's supposed to be. Religion was man-made for power, control and greed. This is fact.

 

[sportsm60]

I absolutely NEVER said Jesus wasn't real. If you can't even understand my posts then how on earth am I supposed to believe that you actually understand the truth of Jesus or the metaphors the religious texts are written in?

You say you are not judging and yet you call me an idiot and keep making one bad assumption after the next... this is all judgement my brother! The fact you don't even understand this simple truth proves just how simple-minded you are.

My heart is heavy for you and I truly and genuinely hope that one day you take the box off your head and allow yourself to consider all possibilities. Again, something HUGE is coming that is unavoidable and it is going to force you, and all humans, to WAKE UP!

In the meantime, spend some time looking at the sun and study it closely.... here is where the truth is. Peace.

In case you dont remember your own words you stated that Jesus was the "Sun God" and not the son of god. Everything you say is BS. You are warped, but that is your problem. Then you accuse me of judging you by calling you an idiot? Well you are one. That is not judging you that is simply making an observation. Big difference. Carry on with your dumbassery, it dont really matter to me. I dont have to walk in your shoes.

 

[savage1]

Sorry to butt in, but I am fascinated by this whole topic and especially the afterlife, and thus just ordered the NY Times best seller

Evidence of the Afterlife by Jeffrey Long.

Has anyone read it already and if so, any comments on its content so I will know what to expect?

tia

 

[rwjr]

Sorry to butt in, but I am fascinated by this whole topic and especially the afterlife, and thus just ordered the NY Times best seller

Evidence of the Afterlife by Jeffrey Long.

Has anyone read it already and if so, any comments on its content so I will know what to expect?

tia

Don't apologize homeboy ..... join in the fracas , just don't listen to sportsbookdata ..... the guy is a NEW AGER leading souls to hell

 

[rwjr]

I absolutely NEVER said Jesus wasn't real. If you can't even understand my posts then how on earth am I supposed to believe that you actually understand the truth of Jesus or the metaphors the religious texts are written in?

You say you are not judging and yet you call me an idiot and keep making one bad assumption after the next... this is all judgement my brother! The fact you don't even understand this simple truth proves just how simple-minded you are.

My heart is heavy for you and I truly and genuinely hope that one day you take the box off your head and allow yourself to consider all possibilities. Again, something HUGE is coming that is unavoidable and it is going to force you, and all humans, to WAKE UP!

In the meantime, spend some time looking at the sun and study it closely.... here is where the truth is. Peace.

Is this a joke ointer: sportsbookdata you claimed that the SUN is the son of God .... you totally dismissed jesus Christ as for who he is ( true son of God / God ) . Your a devil in disguise mis-leading people on purpose & you will pay heavily for that come judgement day ( I know you don't believe that ) because your fucking nuts .your a moron .... THAT'S A FACT

 

[rwjr]

If there was a good he would never let children suffer. God can go fuck himself.

That'll save you a spot in hell ...can't wait for you to tell God that on judgment day when your standing before him when it's time for you to be judged , my guess is you'll be crying like the little bitch you really are ointer:

 

[sportsm60]

Is this a joke ointer: sportsbookdata you claimed that the SUN is the son of God .... you totally dismissed jesus Christ as for who he is ( true son of God / God ) . Your a devil in disguise mis-leading people on purpose & you will pay heavily for that come judgement day ( I know you don't believe that ) because your fucking nuts .your a moron .... THAT'S A FACT

Sportsbookdata is a new age wacko who believes we are all like gods. Blaspheme is an unforgivable sin. He and Allistar both are smarter than everyone else. Good for them. Im tired of conversing with the dummies!

 

[AlistairCookie]

That time when Jesus said he’d be back within a generation but then 2000 years later and people are like “get ready y’all the end is nigh!”

 

[SportsBookData]

That time when Jesus said he’d be back within a generation but then 2000 years later and people are like “get ready y’all the end is nigh!”

The "Second Coming" was another literal interpretation by humans and Christians causing them to believe that Jesus would appear in the sky... this is false. The "Second Coming" referred to Christ Consciousness and not Jesus as a physical being. However, humans and Christians can't understand this because they still can't understand that Jesus and Christ are NOT one-in-the-same. Again, Jesus was a human incarnate who achieved Christ Consciousness, thus becoming Jesus THE Christ or Jesus Christ for short. But again, they are NOT one-in-the-same. Ask any Christian if Jesus and Christ are the same and I guarantee you 99.99999% of them say YES... this is false!

Jesus was a higher consciousness soul who chose to incarnate here as a human at the darkest of times to help humanity save itself. He was here to remind us who we are/were... we are all children ("sons") of God, one with each other and one with the Father, infinite creator of all. Jesus clearly stated this when he said "I am in Father, you are in me, and I am in you". Again, he wanted humans at that time to understand the one simple concept that WE ARE ALL ONE WITH EACH OTHER AND CREATOR.

Jesus is "Savior", not because he is literally going to show up on your doorstep and "save" you, but because his teachings on earth restored ("saved") faith and hope for humanity during its darkest time. If Jesus did not arrive and spread the "word" humanity was almost certain to self-destruct AGAIN!

People need to stop trying to convince each other that Jesus was real... HE WAS! Instead, people need to start understanding the REAL story and message, and the only way you can do this is to start discounting some of what you've been taught and start expanding your mind to include other possibilities. People need to understand the Bible is a parable written in metaphors, this is by design to keep truth hidden. Remember, modern day organized religion was created by the Romans for POWER, CONTROL AND GREED. If the simple-minded man awakens to the truth they no longer control you... and YES you are still controlled by them today!

Many of the Metaphors in the Bible and other texts are astrological references. This is significant to understand because if you can understand the meaning of these metaphorical references it will lead you to the TRUTH. I have cited one metaphorical example here that has drawn criticism by a few but I do not blame them for their attacks on me, it is simply because they don't understand.

One reference I cited was the phrase "Son of God". It is true that Jesus is "Son of God", but it is also true that YOU and I are too. Again, we are all Sons of God because WE ARE ALL ONE with source ("Father"), Infinite Creator of All, something Jesus made very clear. However, in the Bible, and other texts, the term "Son of God" is often a metaphorical and astrological reference for our actual SUN (yes, the one in the sky). The simple truth is LIFE CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT THE SUN. Our sun, as with all suns in all galaxies and universes, are "Sons of God" because they were only made possible by the One Central Sun ("one infinite creator") of the entire infinite universe. Why the need to use astrological references? Because the truth is "in the stars". You are intelligent design and there is nothing random about your existence. The Zodiac is the "clock" of your existence and it is highly predictable and can't be changed.

The Indigenous people of our planet always had a very deep understanding of Astrology and its intelligent design and this is why they "worshiped" the "SUN God". And remember, the Indigenous people existed on this planet LONG before Jesus arrived. Pagans also worshiped the "SUN God" and they, too, existed before Jesus arrived. It is not coincidence that Indigenous tribes all around the world, who had no knowledge that each other existed, all "worshiped" the "SUN God". Remember, you are intelligent design and there is no such thing as coincidence. The Indigenous people also understood they were spiritual beings having human experiences and not humans having spiritual experiences like many think today!

I am just an ordinary guy like you and none of what I say or share here is "New Age", "Paganism" or "Religion" like a few here want to believe... what I say and share here JUST IS!

 

[AlistairCookie]

People need to stop trying to convince each other that Jesus was real... BECAUSE I'M RIGHT AND ALL OF YOU ARE WRONG AND I'M THE SMARTEST BECAUSE I ALMOST DIED!

We all know what you really meant.

 

[AlistairCookie]

Is there a book that is more cherry picked for beliefs than the Bible?

Imagine a God who creates a god-breathed book but no one can agree on what it means. There are literally 1000s of sects of Christianity and you ALL think you are right. EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF YOU think that you have a one-way ticket to paradise and no one else except the people in your sect are invited.

That's not even the crazy part. The crazy part is that all of you KNOW this is true, and still believe it.

 

[AlistairCookie]

It's ok, bacteria and viruses don't hurt you.

Jesus, the son of man, the son of God, the messiah, the savior of all mankind, apparently didn't know that you should wash your hands before you eat. Sometime after the feeding of the 5000 and Jesus' getting his chill on by walking on some water, some of the Pharisees asked Jesus why his diciples were breaking tradition of washing their hands before eating. Of course, instead of saying, "Because they're idiots, I've told them about this. OK everyone, I'm god and I know things. One of those things is that germs are bad for you and washing your hands is one of the most important ways of staying healthy in this time where there is really no such thing as effective medecine," he told them that (a) they should die if they said bad things about their mother or their father and but also (b) not washing their hands wouldn't hurt them.

No, Jesus took this as an opportunity say tell a parable about how it was much more important to honor your mother and father and god in your heart than to wash your hands. Germs entering your body via unwashed hands would not hurt you, but saying bad things about the Trickster Yahweh or your mom or your dad would.

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.But he answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother: and, He that curses father or mother, let him die the death. But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me; And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free...And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand: Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

Do not you yet understand, that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?...These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not a man. (Matthew 15)​

 

[SportsBookData]

We all know what you really meant.

Your response doesn't make you much better than those who continue to judge and attack you. Given your level of knowledge and understanding I would have expected more from you.

My NDE doesn't make me better or smarter than anyone, it simply allowed me to gain a bigger and broader perspective of our existence.

 

[SportsBookData]

YOU are the conduit between the physical world and the spiritual world.
YOU are the convergence of science and spirituality.
YOU are a microcosm... one with source, one with each other, one with all beings across all universes.

Every thought you have, every action you take, and every choice you make affects every single being on this planet and beyond!
Collectively, WE create our reality! If you don't like our reality start changing your thoughts and making better choices! The ONLY way the world changes is if YOU change!

#WEAREONE #BETHECHANGE

 

[StackinGreen]

There is a ton of misinformation in this thread, be careful everyone. Sportsbook is a gnostic, I only had to read a couple of posts, it's clear. These people have existed from the time of ancient Christianity and before, and they purport a warped Gospel of "special knowledge". He even said it himself, "esoteric" knowledge "only known" by him or a few others. That's the strict definition, in fact of gnosticism, and is the direct etymology in fact of the word from Greek (gnosis, meaning knowledge).


I'm confused why Alistair thinks it is worthwhile to post on a forum trying to "debunk" things he claims not to care about, or are stupid, or for him, aren't "real."

 

[SportsBookData]

There is a ton of misinformation in this thread, be careful everyone. Sportsbook is a gnostic, I only had to read a couple of posts, it's clear. These people have existed from the time of ancient Christianity and before, and they purport a warped Gospel of "special knowledge". He even said it himself, "esoteric" knowledge "only known" by him or a few others. That's the strict definition, in fact of gnosticism, and is the direct etymology in fact of the word from Greek (gnosis, meaning knowledge).


I'm confused why Alistair thinks it is worthwhile to post on a forum trying to "debunk" things he claims not to care about, or are stupid, or for him, aren't "real."

I agree there is a ton of misinformation and your post is now included in that cluster. Everything I post is truth and fact. Most may not understand a lot of it but it's simply because they won't allow themselves to open their minds enough to seek truth on their own. The esoteric knowledge I refer to is available TO ALL but few are willing to invest the time and energy to expand their consciousness enough to gain access to it... most will not even understand this statement but I assure you it's real. #THEGREATAWAKENING #WEAREONE

 

[AlistairCookie]

I’m assuming that you are grouping me in as a culprit of having spread misinformation - if that is correct at least you’re being nice about it, and I’m not sure yet whether or not you think I’m actually being purposely deceptive or outright lying.

I can assure you that I have not lied about anything I’ve posted though I cannot be certain that everything I have posted is true or accurate. Several people have called me names or accused me of lying over the last week, but none have actually posted any examples of these lies or inaccuracies. One particularly clever poster did catch me deviously using google and the internet to find information, but no one has actually quoted anything I’ve posted and explained why it was wrong.

I’m happy to debate anyone who doesn’t refer to me as Satan or a faggot, dismiss my humanity because I don’t share their affinity for their particular belief system/deity and if I’ve posted something inaccurate I will gladly retract.

 

[AlistairCookie]

Everything I post is truth and fact.

My previous post was uncalled for I apologize but when I read this and similar confident expressions I’m completely turned off to your POV which is a shame because there is knowledge on your posts.

It is possible that everything you post is truth and fact but you yourself very clearly know that the only way for anyone reading that to find out if that possibility is an actual reality is to discover it for themselves, So I’d not sure why you continually state it as such.

 

[SportsBookData]

I’m assuming that you are grouping me in as a culprit of having spread misinformation - if that is correct at least you’re being nice about it, and I’m not sure yet whether or not you think I’m actually being purposely deceptive or outright lying.

I can assure you that I have not lied about anything I’ve posted though I cannot be certain that everything I have posted is true or accurate. Several people have called me names or accused me of lying over the last week, but none have actually posted any examples of these lies or inaccuracies. One particularly clever poster did catch me deviously using google and the internet to find information, but no one has actually quoted anything I’ve posted and explained why it was wrong.

I’m happy to debate anyone who doesn’t refer to me as Satan or a faggot, dismiss my humanity because I don’t share their affinity for their particular belief system/deity and if I’ve posted something inaccurate I will gladly retract.

I was not including you in that cluster. I thought my previous statement that honored your knowledge was clear. I was just disappointed with your response.

Like you, I only post truth... it doesn't mean it "ends there", nor is it backed by any arrogance, and I apologize if it ever comes across that way.

Again, when I originally saw the topic of "Reincarnation" I thought sharing my experience might enlighten a few but, instead, I was met with resistance and retaliation.

My purpose isn't to challenge anyone's belief's I am simply sharing truth and experience. I am also open to receiving truth and experience. This is how we learn and grow.

 

[XENO]

First of all there are many that claim to be Christians an are not.Several groups have claimed that Christ is there God yet deny its Power.The Biblical True christian adheres to what the Bible says about GOD and His Nature. There is 1 God who reveals Himself within 3 Personalities,Father,Son and Holy Spirit -All being GOD,Yet all distinct- Jesus says if you have seen ME ,you have seen the Father! Paul says Jesus being in the Form of GOD,thought it not something HE had to reach for,No he already Possess it. Jesus was God in Bodily Form. Jesus said Glorify me Father with the Same Glory we had before the world ever existed! THe Holy Spirit talks ,directs people and calls himself I. So all heresies begin with the Nature of GOD.Next is the Virgin Birth. Jesus was born IN TIME but HIS goings forth have been from Old,from everlasting. 3RD Salvation by Grace alone. ALL men sin and fall short of GODS Glory.we can never no matter how Good we think we are ,we can never attain SALVATION and go to Heaven, SO GOD sent 1 Savior which HE even calls HImself, yet the Title is also Given to Jesus who makes the Father Known! Jesus was the only Person that ever said He came from Heaven. NO other religious leader ever said that nor ever would.Nicodemus a leading Jewish Pharasee ask Jesus about Himself, and said i KNOW that thou are a Teacher who comes from GOD ,cause no man can do the things you do without GOD being with Him! Jesus said except a man be Born again he cannot see the kingdom of GOD.Nicodemus said how can this be,can a man be born twice in his mothers womb. Jesus said those that are Flesh ARE Flesh an those that are Spirit ARE Spirit. THE wind blows wherever it goes and you see the leaves move as the wind moves, but you dont know where it came from or wither it goes! This is like the Spirit.Jesus continues and says its not that there isnt enuff Light,No but men love the darkness rather than the Light.But to those who seek the Light they will be SAVED. No other religious avatar or guru ever said things like that. either Jesus is a big liar or HE is who He says He is.God in human Flesh.As a former atheist and agnostic i have become a believer sinner that i am.Thank God he sent Jesus to save me as HE took on my sins! Thank You