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Here are some notes about Jesus Christ living in India ...
Holger Kersten,
Jesus Lived in India: His Unknown Life Before and After the Crucifixion
Element Books (December 1994) Holger Kersten: "It is simply of vital importance to find again the path to the
sources, to the eternal and central truths of Christ's message, which has been
shaken almost beyond recognition by the profane ambitions of more or less
secular institutions arrogating to themselves a religious authority. This is an
attempt to open a way to a new future, firmly founded in the true spiritual and
religious sources of the past". Thus begins Holger Kersten's book "Jesus Lived in India". This German book is a thorough, methodical and authoritative examination of
the evidence of Christ's life beyond the Middle East before the Crucifixion and
in India and elsewhere after it. This article is a summary of Kersten's exhaustive research into Christ's
travels after the Crucifixion, his arrival in India with the Mother Mary and
finally his death and entombment in Kashmir. Kersten notes the many parallels
of Christ's teachings with other religious and cultural traditions and suggests
that at least some of these figures may have been one and the same personality.
It is not possible, Kersten asserts, to disprove that Christ went to India. The
current information documenting Christ's life is restricted to the gospels and
the work of Church theologians. One can hardly trust these sources to be
objective considering their obvious interest in maintaining the authority of
their Church and its grip on the masses.
The Russian scholar, Nicolai Notovich, was the first to suggest that Christ may have gone to India. In 1887,
Notovich, a Russian scholar and Orientalist, arrived in Kashmir during one of
several journeys to the Orient. At the Zoji-la pass Notovich was a guest in a
Buddhist monastery, where a monk told him of the bhodisattva saint called
"Issa". Notovich was stunned by the remarkable parallels of Issa's teachings
and martyrdom with that of Christ's life, teachings and crucifixion. For about sixteen years, Christ travelled through Turkey, Persia, Western
Europe and possibly England. He finally arrived with Mary to a place near
Kashmir, where she died. After many years in Kashmir, teaching to an
appreciative population, who venerated him as a great prophet, reformer and
saint, he died and was buried in a tomb in Kashmir itself. The first step in Christ's trail after the Crucifixion is found in the Persian
scholar F. Mohammed's historical work "Jami-ut-tuwarik" which tells of Christ's arrival in the kingdom of Nisibis, by royal
invitation. (Nisibis is today known as Nusaybin in Turkey) . This is reiterated
in the Imam Abu Jafar Muhammed's "Tafsi-Ibn-i-Jamir at-tubri". Kersten found that in both Turkey and Persia there are ancient stories of a
saint called "Yuz Asaf" ("Leader of the Healed"), whose behaviour, miracles and
teachings are remarkably similar to that of Christ. The many Islamic and Hindu historical works recording local history and legends
of kings, noblemen and saints of the areas thought to be travelled by Jesus
also give evidence of a Christ like man; the Koran, for example, refers to
Christ as "Issar". Further east, the Kurdish tribes of Eastern Anatolia have
several stories describing Christ's stay in Eastern Turkey after his
resurrection. These traditional legends have been ignored by the [Western
and/or Christian] theological community [and Christians in general]. Kersten also suggests that prior to Christ's mission in the Middle East, he may
have been exposed to Buddhist teachings in Egypt. After his birth in Bethlehem,
his family fled to Egypt to avoid Herod's persecution. Surprisingly some
scholars now acknowledge that Buddhist schools probably existed in Alexandria
long before the Christian era. More clues are drawn from the Apocrypha. These are texts said to have been written by the Apostles but which are not
officially accepted by the Church. Indeed, the Church regards them as heresy
since a substantial amount of the Apocrypha directly contradicts Church dogma
and theology. The Apocryphal 'Acts of Thomas', for example, tell how Christ met Thomas several times after the
Crucifixion. In fact they tell us how Christ sent Thomas to teach his
spirituality in India. This is corroborated by evidence found in the form of
stone inscriptions at Fatehpur Sikri, near the Taj Mahal, in Northern India.
They include "Agrapha", which are sayings of Christ that don't exist in the mainstream [Christian]
Bible. Their grammatical form is most similar to that of the Apocryphal Gospel of Thomas. This is but one example giving credibility to the idea that texts not
recognised by the Church hold important clues about Christ's true life and
his teachings. In tracing Christ's movements to India and beyond, Kersten also discovered that
many of his [Christ's] teachings, which have been gradually edited out of the
modern Bible were originally Eastern in nature. Principles such as karma and re-incarnation, for example, were common knowledge then, and seem to have been reaffirmed by
Christ. Imagine the implications that this discovery holds for Western
Christianity and its churches [read: Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Eastern
Churches, Methodist Church, etc.], who have kept Christ in their doctrinal top
pockets and have constrained the entire Western culture within the narrow
teachings of blind faith, organised religion and original sin! Further clues are cited from The Apocryphal Acts of Thomas, and the Gospel of Thomas which are of Syrian origin and have been dated to the 4th Century AD, or
possibly earlier. They are Gnostic Scriptures and despite the evidence indicating their authenticity, they are not given
credence by mainstream [Christian] theologians. In these texts Thomas tells of
Christ's appearance in Andrapolis, Paphlagonia (today known as in the extreme
north of Anatolia) as a guest of the King of Andrappa. There he met with Thomas
who had arrived separately. It is at Andrapolis that Christ entreated Thomas to
go to India to begin spreading his teachings. It seems that Christ and Mary
then moved along the West coast of Turkey, proof of this could be an old
stopping place for travellers called the "Home of Mary", found along the ancient silk route. From here Christ could easily have
entered Europe via France. He may have even travelled as far as the British
Isles, for in England there is an ancient oak tree called the "Hallowed Tree" which (says local legend) was planted by Christ himself. In his travels through Persia (today's Iran) Christ became known as Yuz Asaf ("Leader of the Healed"). We know this because a Kashmiri historical document
confirms that Isa (the Koranic name for Christ) was in fact also known as Yuz Asaf. The Jami - uf - Tamarik, Volume II, tells that Yuz Asaf visited Masslige, where he attended the grave of Shem,
Noah's son. There are various other accounts such as Agha Mustafa's "Awhali Shahaii-i-paras" that tell of Yuz Asaf's travels and teachings all over Persia. It seems that
Yuz Asaf blessed Afghanistan and Pakistan with his presence also. There are for
example two plains in Eastern Afghanistan near Gazni and Galalabad, bearing the
name of the prophet Yuz Asaf. Again in the Apocryphal Acts of Thomas, Thomas says that he and Christ attended the Court of King Gundafor of Taxila
(now Pakistan), in about 47AD, and that eventually both the King and his
brother accepted Christ's teachings. Kersten claims that there are more than
twenty one historical documents that bear witness to the existence of Jesus in
Kashmir, where he was known also as Yuz Asaf and Issa. For example the Bhavishyat Mahapurana (volume 9 verses 17-32) contains an account of Issa-Masih (Jesus the Messiah). It describes Christ's arrival in the Kashmir region of
India and his encounter with King Shalivahana, who ruled the Kushan area
(39-50AD), and who entertained Christ as a guest for some time. {Christ's life in India, after the crucifixion, challenges current Church
teachings at their very foundation. The theology of Saint Paul, the major influence on modern Christianity, is empty fanaticism in the light
of this discovery.} The historian Mullah Nadini (1413) also recounts a story of Yuz Asaf who was a contemporary to King
Gopadatta, and confirms that he also used the name Issar, ie. Jesus. There is also much historical truth in the towns and villages of
Northern India to prove that Jesus and his mother Mary spent time in the area.
For instance, at the border of a small town called Mari, there is nearby a
mountain called Pindi Point, upon which is an old tomb called Mai Mari da
Asthan or "The final resting place of Mary". The tomb is said to be very old
and local Muslims venerate it as the grave of Issa's (ie Christ's) Mother. The
tomb itself is oriented East-West consistent with the Jewish tradition, despite
the fact it is within a Muslim area. Assuming its antiquity, such a tomb could
not be Hindu either since the Hindus contemporary to Christ cremated their dead
and scattered their ashes as do Hindus today. Following Christ's trail into Kashmir, 40km south of Srinagar, between the
villages of Naugam and Nilmge is a meadow called Yuz-Marg (the meadow of Yuz
Asaf, ie. Jesus). Then there is the sacred building called Aish Muqam, 60km
south east of Srinagar and 12km from Bij Bihara. "Aish" says Kersten is derived from "Issa" and "Muqam" place of rest or repose.
Within the Aish Muqam is a sacred relic called the 'Moses Rod' or the 'Jesus
Rod', which local legend says, belonged to Moses himself. Christ is said to
also have held it, perhaps to confirm his Mosaic heritage. Above the town of
Srinagar is a temple known as "The Throne of Solomon", which dates back to at
least 1000BC, which King Gopadatta had restored at about the same time as
Christ's advent. The restoration was done by a Persian architect who personally
left four inscriptions on the side steps of the temple. The third and fourth
inscription read: "At this time Yuz Asaf announced his prophetic calling in
Year 50 and 4" and "He is Jesus -- Prophet of the Sons of Israel"! Herein lies
a powerful confirmation of Kersten's theory. Kersten suggests that Christ may
have travelled to the South of India also, finally returning to Kashmir to die
at the age of approximately 80 years. Christ's tomb, says Kersten, lies in
Srinagar's old town in a building called Rozabal. "Rozabal" is an abbreviation of Rauza Bal, meaning "tomb of a prophet". At the entrance there is an inscription
explaining that Yuz Asaf is buried along with another Moslem saint. Both have
gravestones which are oriented in North-South direction, according to Moslem
tradition. However, through a small opening the true burial chamber can be
seen, in which there is the Sarcophagus of Yuz Asaf in East-West (Jewish)
orientation! According to Professor Hassnain, who has studied this tomb, there are carved footprints on the grave stones
and when closely examined, carved images of a crucifix and a rosary. The
footprints of Yuz Asaf have what appear to be scars represented on both feet,
if one assumes that they are crucifixion scars, then their position is
consistent with the scars shown in the Turin Shroud (left foot nailed over
right). Crucifixion was not practised in Asia, so it is quite possible that
they were inflicted elsewhere, such as the Middle East. The tomb is called by
some as "Hazrat Issa Sahib" or "Tomb of the Lord Master Jesus". Ancient records acknowledge the existence of the tomb as long ago as 112AD.
The Grand Mufti, a prominent Muslim Cleric, himself has confirmed that Hazrat
Isa Sahib is indeed the tomb of Yuz Asaf! Thus Kersten deduces that the tomb of Jesus Christ Himself is in Kashmir! The implications of Kersten's discovery are monumental. Christ's life in India,
after the crucifixion, challenges current [Christian] Church teachings at their
very foundation. The theology of Saint Paul, the major influence on modern
Christianity, is empty fanaticism in the light of this discovery. Threatened
also are the doctrines of obedience to the Church, original sin, salvation
through blind faith and the non-existence of reincarnation, etc. Yet these
ideas underlie the morality and ethics, (or lack of them), that govern the
entire Western social structure, from the legal system to medical health care
schemes. It is no wonder that the modern Churches and their secular interests
refuse to consider such a proposition as Kersten's! The Synopsis of "Jesus Lived In India" by Holger Kersten was written by Dr
Ramesh Manocha & Anna Potts. —
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"The Missing Years of Jesus"
(National Geographic)
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"Where was Jesus for 18 years? Missing in Bible Part 1/2"
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Jesus disappeared at 12 years of age. There is no record of him in the Bible
for 18 years. He reappeared when he was 30 years old. The church knows the
truth but they will not divulge it because the institution will collapse if the
truth is known. We know that Joseph was a great man. He not only saved Jesus, he also saved
Mary, his mother. When people were putting her down, he was the one who saved
her by marrying her. Jesus was not his own son but he loved him as his own son.
He wanted him to be educated and the only universities, or education centers,
at the time were in Nalanda, India. Because there were no borders then and
trade was open in all those area, he sent Jesus, his son to the Nalanda city. Traveling businessmen took him to India. He was there for a minimum of 16
years. All living and educational expenses were covered. Joseph thought that
since Jesus was a very bright person, with a good education he could become a
great person. There is record and proof of Jesus' time in Nalanda in archives
in Tibet where meticulous records were kept and Jesus' signature is matched
with other records. The church will only say that Jesus was in Nazareth as a
businessman and a fisherman. Such statements will not jeopardize and threaten
the Church's existence. After his education Jesus came back and gave his marvelous humanitarian
teachings to the people. They were revolutionary. Anytime something or someone
is revolutionary people will disliked it. The truth is that Jesus was well
versed and well educated because of his studies in Nalanda city. Today the
ruins of Nalanda still stands.
*other notes*
Jesus was in India for 18 years studying the Buddhist and Jain teachings in
Nalanda city . The Church hides this truth from everyone. However, in Tibet, it
was documented that Jesus visited a Tibetan Temple. It was required that
visitors sign their name there. Jesus did. Jesus was killed for teaching new
eastern spiritual ideas to the public. *tags* jesus, 18, missing, bible, tibet, pakistan, mary magdalene, spiritual,
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Sciences ... Four Categories of Science By Stanton T. Friedman (Former Nuclear Physicist)Some people have insisted that if I can't provide a piece of a [flying] saucer
or an alien body, there is nothing to support my claims. I was quite surprised
during my last visit with Carl Sagan in December 1992, when he claimed that the
essence of the scientific method was reproducibility. In actuality, as I wrote
Sagan later on, there are at least four different kinds of science: - [Category-1 Science] Yes, there is a lot of excellent science done by people who set up
an experiment in which they can control all the variables and equipment. They
make measurements and then publish their results, after peer review, and
describe their equipment, instruments, and activity in detail so that others
can duplicate the work and, presumably, come to the same conclusions. Such
science can be very satisfying, and certainly can contribute to the advancement
of knowledge. However, it is not the only kind of science.
- [Category-2 Science] A second kind of science involves situations in which one cannot
control all the variables, but can predict some. For example, I cannot prove
that on occasion the moon comes directly between the sun and the Earth and
casts a shadow of darkness on the Earth, because I cannot control the positions
of the Earth, moon, or sun. What can be done is predicting the times when such
eclipses will happen and being ready to make observations when they occur.
Hopefully the weather where I have my instruments will allow me to make lots of
measurements.
- [Category-3 Science] A third kind of science involves events that can neither be
predicted nor controlled, but one can be ready to make measurements if
something does happen. For example, an array of seismographs can be established
to allow measurements to be made at several locations in the event of an
earthquake. When I was at the University of Chicago, a block of nuclear
emulsion was attached to a large balloon that would be released when a
radiation detector indicated that a solar storm had occurred (something we
could neither produce nor predict). Somebody would rush to Stagg Field and
release the balloon. When the balloon was
retrieved, the emulsion would be carefully examined to measure the number,
direction, velocity, and mass characteristics of particles unleashed by the sun.
- [Category-4 Science] Finally, there is a fourth kind of science, still using the rules
to attack difficult problems. These are the events that involve intelligence,
such as airplane crashes, murders, rapes, and automobile accidents. We do not
know when or where they will occur, but we do know they will. In a typical year
more than 40,000 Americans will be killed in automobile accidents. We don't
know where or when, so rarely are TV cameras whirling when these events take
place. But we can, after the fact, collect and evaluate evidence. We can
determine if the driver had high levels of alcohol in his or her blood, whether
the brakes failed, whether the visibility was poor, where a skid started, and
so on. Observations of strange phenomena in the sky come under this last
category.
In all the category-4 events, we must obtain as much testimony from witnesses
as possible. Some testimony is worth more than other testimony, perhaps because
of the duration of observation, the nearness of the witnesses to the event, the
specialized training of the observer, the availability of corroborative
evidence such as videos and still photos, or the consistency of evidence when
there is testimony from more than one witness. Our entire legal system is based
on testimony — rarely is there conclusive proof such as DNA
matching. Judges and juries must decide, with appropriate cross-examination,
who is telling the truth. In some states, testimony from one witness can lead
to the death penalty
for the accused. We should take note of the fact that even instrument data is dependent on
testimony from the observer of the instruments, and on appropriate calibration
and validation under standardized circumstances. Also, our courts place limits
on requirements for testimony, such as that against one spouse by the other.
Furthermore, there are rules about hearsay testimony, and rules regarding legal
evidence are complex and detailed. When it comes to flying saucers, we must remember that the reason most
sightings can be determined to be relatively conventional phenomena, often seen
under unusual circumstances, is that most people are relatively good observers.
The problem comes with the interpretation of what was observed. People watching
the sky late at night may get excited about a very bright light that moved very
slowly. Checking on the position of the planets at that time may reveal that
that light was Venus, because we have good information as to the angle of
observation, the direction of the light from the observer, the relatively slow
rate of motion, the location of Venus at that time, and so on. On three
occasions, when living in Southern California, I was called by people who
described an unusual object moving rapidly. I tried to make sure that I
analyzed their observations, such as, what time was it? In what direction were
you looking? In what direction did it seem to be moving? Was there any sound?
What was its apparent size, say, as compared to the moon (just covered by an
aspirin held at arm's length)? Two of the people wanted to tell me that the object was just over the next
hill. I stressed that this was an interpretation, because even huge objects far
away can seem to be small objects nearby. In all three cases, I felt that what
was being described sounded similar to a rocket launched down the California
Coast when the sun had gone down, but while the object was high enough to still
be in sunlight. I had seen such a spectacular case once myself. I checked, in
all three cases, with Vandenberg Air Force Base, which launches many rockets
down the U.S. West Coast. Indeed, there had been a launch at the right time in
each case. One case was especially intriguing, because several witnesses were
looking out across the ocean from a beach area and described the thing they saw
as similar to a string of popcorn. It turned out to be the launch of a special
weather satellite with extra solid boosters being dropped off multiple times. The people were good observers. To say the least, it would be irrational to say
that people are good observers when their input allows us to identify the
object being observed, and yet poor observers if we can't identify the UFO as
something conventional. — Stanton T. Friedman (Nuclear Physicist)
Flying Saucers and Science
Subtitle — A Scientist Investigates the Mysteries of UFOs: Interstellar Travel, Crashes,
and Government Cover-Ups
(Chapter 1 - "The Case for the ET Origin of Flying Saucers")
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really cause?
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other phases of science? What if there be only one natural law manifesting
itself, as yet, to us in many facets because we cannot apperceive the whole, of
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mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest
not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye;
and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt
thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. — Jesus the Christ
(Yahoshua ha Mashiach;
Yeshua/Yesua; Ieosus; Joshua),
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In short, in this website, I present many things that, I am hopeful, would be
of interest to a student, explorer and investigator of the Mysteries of the World ... but this doesn't mean that I believe in any of the stuff presented. ... Got it? ... Right! - Here is a purpose that I am wholeheartedly in agreement with ...
[Mysteries, Monsters, Mutants, Myths, Miracles & Much More ...]Our purpose ... is to describe the rich variety of anomalous, unexplained,
sometimes totally bizarre phenomena that people have experienced in all times
and places and that are still occurring today. ... the nature of the world and
of our existence are quite different from that which we were taught at school.
The reality is far more interesting, humorous and expansive than any religious
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There are things that happen in this world - and have occurred throughout the
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mysteriously as ever. — John Michell and Bob Rickard
The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena (Rough Guide Reference)
(New York, NY: Rough Guides Ltd, 2007) - Here is a sentiment that I am wholeheartedly in agreement with ...
As I sit down to redo this book for an American audience, what rises before me
is last night's dream: I'm in a broad and beautiful land among many trees. It's
night. I look up at a huge old tree that's dark against the starry sky in its
detail of twig and branch. There is room enough here for all of us, I realize,
here in this big, intricately textured park. But I see that some want to cut
down the trees and level it out, so huge throngs of people can gather to gaze
up at the sun's glare. I watch dark twigs fingering the remote, untouchable
stars. A voice speaks: "Don't turn this into a Copernican Garden." Waking up, I remember that I went to sleep wondering how to put this book
together. And I take "Copernican Garden" to mean a parking lot vista where
masses gather to honor the bright sun of traditional science with its old rules
as the center of the universe. So I will not cut down the trees and level this book out. It is between you and
me [or you and I], a conversation as we stroll along in a moonlit fractal
garden past webby connections of thought that merge to patterned insight. Here
hidden delights nestle in scaling patterns of self-similar but never quite
repeating beauty. Here the tree of life hold stars in its branches. No matter
how huge, this garden stays human-sized because we have a place in it, you and
I. No need to cut down the connective forest and level things out for that
bright Sol [sun] of left-brain logic whose daytime dazzle — so
close and glaring — can blind us to the myriad constellations
beyond. [...] — Katya Walter, Tao of Chaos
Sub-title: Merging East and West
(1994, 1996) - Here is an observation (adapted) made in the Acknowledgement page of a book ...
It takes many minds to produce a book [including an e-book, of course].
Although most authors [especially of non-fiction books and articles] would
prefer not to admit this fact, fundamentally they are merely 'synthesisers' of
accumulated knowledge. The process of synthesising may unveil a new reality map, or paradigm, which,
in due course, will be used by future pioneers to unveil further paradigms. This principle was summed up by Sir Isaac Newton when he remarked: "If I have
seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants". [...] — Christian von Nidda, Our Secret Planet
(2005) - Here is an observation about UFO-Aliens cover-up or conspiracy that may be of
general interest, although some readers would not agree with the observation
(e.g., they may say that some whistleblowers, such as Bob Lazar on the
Roswell-type flying saucers in secret Area-51 labs, have already come forward)
...
If any long-term coherent cover up of UFO information does exist, however, then
it must operate at all levels of government and the media. It must encompass
all the relevant written materials, from the briefest handwritten note in
government files to entries in squadron log books to letters in the personal
papers of members of the Establishment. Hundreds of politicians, service
personnel, police officers, clerks and officials, over half a century, would be
required to excise any reference to the reality of UFOs from official documents
and the media. The number of people who would have taken part in this cover up
would be vast, yet not one person has broken ranks to 'blow the whistle' on the
greatest story ever told. Meantime, millions of dollars are being spent every
day on space probes and radio telescopes that are searching for evidence of
alien life. Would there be any reason for a conspiracy of silence if that
evidence already existed? — Dr David Clarke and Andy Roberts, Out of the Shadows
(2002) - Even though I am a "Charismatic Christian", the views presented herewith, in
this Mysteries of the World Website, will NOT be colored by this fact of being a Charismatic Christian. Rather, where and
when I find it necessary (and usually, I would NOT find it necessary, since I find it tiresome to repeat myself, again and again
and again ..., ad infinitum ..., but if I should find it necessary to repeat myself), I will then state
what my Charismatic Christian beliefs lead me to believe
in — even though I am aware that my own Charismatic Christian
beliefs may or may not be the same as, or in accord with, those beliefs of
others who also may want to regard themselves as Charismatic Christians
(nb/note well: there appears to be so many varieties of Charismatic Christian
beliefs, including from those who are simultaneously of the
traditional-historical denominations — such as the Roman
Catholics, with their purgatories, mortal and venial sins, and their Mother
this and Mother that. Shudder! Shudder! Shudder!).
Thus, for example, I do not necessarily "believe" in "ghosts", even as I (will
later) examine the entire gamut of so-called "paranormal events or phenomena",
especially of those with a psychic bent (truly, these are bent!, as in
less-than-straight, aka "crooked", thinking variety). Many so-called "ghosts"
are probably some form of "fallen angels" or "demons" of the Biblical kind,
masquerading as either gods, demons, spirits, ghosts, or even "angels of light"
(when they are obviously "fallen" and are "angels of darkness", or "sons of
darkness" as used in one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e. The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness). Anyway, the author of 1 John, gave us a simple test against any "spirit" to see
whether that spirit is of light (God; Christ/Son of God; Holy Spirit of
God/Comforter/Advocate/Paraclete/The One; Jehovah/Yahveh/Yahweh/God the Father)
or of darkness (Satan, Lucifer, the Devil; the Anti-Christ; the False Prophet;
the Beast): 2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges
that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the
spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is
already in the world. — First Epistle of John
(1 John 4:2-3; New
International Version/NIV)
(Note: many Catholics like NIV
and dislike KJV! Tough!) Whatever the case may be about "ghosts" and other "apparitions", in this
website, I have stated that we will be truth-based and science-based. Despite
this, definitely, I will not be ashamed of being a Charismatic Christian or of
God's Word:If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him
when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy
angels. (Spoken by Jesus and recorded in Luke 9:26; NIV)If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's
glory with the holy angels. (Spoken by Jesus and recorded in Mark 8:38; NIV) I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the
salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. (Apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans; Romans 1:16; NIV)
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