Zeitgeist: The Movie Page #2

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At the age of 12, he was a prodigal child teacher,

and at the age of 30 he was baptized by a figure known as Anup and thus began his ministry.

Horus had 12 disciples he traveled about with,

performing miracles such as healing the sick and walking on water.

Horus was known by many gestural names such as The Truth, The Light, God's Annointed Son,

The Good Shepherd, The Lamb of God, and many others.

After being betrayed by Typhon, Horus was crucified, buried for 3 days, and thus, resurrected.

These attributes of Horus, whether original or not, seem to permeate

in many cultures of the world, for many other gods are found to have

the same general mythological structure.

Attis, of Phyrigia, born of the virgin Nana on December 25th, crucified, placed in a tomb

and after 3 days, was resurrected.

Krishna, of India, born of the virgin Devaki with a star in the east signaling his coming,

he performed miracles with his disciples, and upon his death was resurrected.

Dionysus of Greece, born of a virgin on December 25th, was a traveling teacher

who performed miracles such as turning water into wine, he was referred to as the "King of Kings,"

"God's Only Begotten Son," "The Alpha and Omega," and many others, and upon his death,

he was resurrected.

Mithra, of Persia, born of a virgin on December 25th, he had 12 disciples and performed miracles,

and upon his death was buried for 3 days and thus resurrected, he was also referred to as

"The Truth," "The Light," and many others.

Interestingly, the sacred day of worship of Mithra was Sunday.

The fact of the matter is there are numerous saviors, from different periods,

from all over the world, which subscribe to these general characteristics.

The question remains: why these attributes, why the virgin birth on December 25th,

why dead for three days and the inevitable resurrection, why 12 disciples or followers?

To find out, let's examine the most recent of the solar messiahs.

Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary on December 25th in Bethlehem, his birth was announced

by a star in the east, which three kings or magi followed to locate and adorn the new savior.

He was a child teacher at 12, at the age of 30 he was baptized by John the Baptist,

and thus began his ministry.

Jesus had 12 disciples which he traveled about with performing miracles such as healing the sick,

walking on water, raising the dead, he was also known as the "King of Kings," the "Son of God,"

the "Light of the World," the "Alpha and Omega," the "Lamb of God," and many others.

After being betrayed by his disciple Judas and sold for 30 pieces of silver, he was crucified,

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