nimrod, semiramis and tammuz

Richard T. Ritenbaugh His history of the Assyrians is found in books 1-6 of his Persika called the Assyriaka which were written in opposition to Herodotus. Nimrod was the latter name of Dumuzi, Enki's son and Marduk's brother. The prophet, Jeremiah, spoke the Word of God to the Israelites who had participated in Baal worship. God often judged His own people, the Israelites, more severely than the pagans adhering to these practices. It was believed that it was the tears shed by the vegetation god that brought the rains and so during the wetter months the god was in the heavens however during the hotter summer months when the rain stopped this was when the vegetation god was in the underworld. , 1 Timothy 3:16 what is the correct reading? However his attempts at taking over Bactria were foiled at Bactra the capital of Bactria. Itt would seem that Hislop simply chooses which parts of a story and from which version of the story to take and make up the correct story. What the Bible says about of Wales). There is also no mention of them having a son called Tammuz or having any children for that matter which shouldnt be a total surprise seeing in fact there is NO mention whatsoever of Nimrod and Semiramis together by ANYONE, ANYWHERE until the 1850s..AD. She,wanting to accomplish greater things than her predecessor and wishing to establish her fame went about building a city in Babylonia. So both Nimrod and Ninus being the most ancient King of Assyria. Nimrod appropriated the dragon and the snake as his personal emblems, and from this association various myths about gods and serpents originated in antiquity. The story of Ishtar as told by the Akkadians does not resemble that of the story of Osiris,Isis and Horus. It is then said that she became a dove and flew away. The Bible does not say that neither Nimrod nor Ninus built Nineveh. . You end up with nothing more than false history. Semiramis was the latter name of Inanna, Dumuzi's cousin. People adored her, especially in her home city of Uruk. Each gate removing her items of clothing. Yes, he was god the father and god the son - The first divine incomprehensible trinity. The Two Babylons; Alexander Hislop, p.51. Therefore, subsequent legends arose which portrayed her as a mythic fertility goddess and mother of the gods. The primary purpose of these posts is to educate and inform. Scholars are still divided over whether Cyrus actually meant that the God of Israel was indeed the true God and thus his sovereign Lord. Another myth has Isis and Osiris producing Apollo before they had even left their mothers(Rhea) womb. The Egyptians named him Osiris, the Phoenicians referred to him as Tammuz, and in Canaan he became the sun god of fire Molech. The prophet, Jeremiah, prophesied about the worship of this goddess: The women added, When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes like her image and pouring out drink offerings to her? Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him, Did not the Lord remember and think about the incense burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem by you and your fathers, your kings and your officials and the people of the land? Many of those said people have done little to no research at all themselves into the claim.They simply take it as if it were true. The beginning of his kingdom is said in the Genesis passage to be Babel, Erech, and Akkad in the land of Shinar. Hislop also claims that Semiramis is also known by the name Ishtar. And it is within the Egyptian myth that we come across the story that is now most commonly attributed to that of Nimrod , his wife and child. We believe as you learn how they impacted history and how they continue to infiltrate the world today you will begin to understand satans agenda to deceive Gods children. The crucifixion initially appeared to accomplish his goal, but Satan failed that attempt also fortunately for mankind. This meant that the real basis of power in the empire was the army, even above that of the king, although the king supposedly controlled the army. Ctesias claimed She is also credited with the Behistun monument which was actually constructed by Darius I to celebrate his numerous conquests.Authored by Darius the Great sometime between his coronation as king of the Persian Empire in the summer of 522 BC and his death in autumn of 486 BC. Micah 5-6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. By the time she reaches her sister she is totally naked. Mercury purportedly divided the speech of men. Yes thats right the 1850s AD. First heading towards the Medes. She was also called Diana/Artemis great fertility goddess of the Ephesians. In fact, they think that the Romans borrowed Persian ideas in forming their own. In the proceding writing of Diodorus he tells the story of Semiramis how she was found as a baby after her mother had abandoned her. Then, in regard to the death of Ninus, profane history speaks darkly and mysteriously, although one account tells of his having met with a violent death similar to that of Pentheus, Lycurgus, * and Orpheus, who were said to have been torn in pieces. Through assumption, comparative theology, the use of incorrect and inaccurate historical information, association, misrepresentation and a whole heap of amalgamating together numerous and unrelated ancient myths and stories based on similarities ,cherry picking pieces of information while simply ignoring others or imposing any one or any combination of the aforementioned. This description of her mythical duties was likely an exaggeration of her true life as a prostitute. There is an inscription engraved in an Egyptian temple of Isis that reads: "I am all that has been, or that is, or that shall be. This simply has no factual historical basis. The child awaits delivery by the laboring woman (Israel). The pagan concept of the trinity began most likely in the days of the Tower of Babel. [ix] Henry Morris; The Genesis Record; p. 265. He built his empire through the means of conquest. Allowing him to do so she ordered that he should be obeyed. And is it even important to know about these characters? [xi] The Phoenicians every year sacrificed their beloved and only begotten children to Kronos, or Saturn; and the Rhodesians often did the same. [xii]. (St. Bernard, ibid.). Semiramis and Ninus emerge as monarchs of Assyria only in Greek versions of Assyrian history and never in the history of the Assyrians themselves It was for many centuries that most of the information regarding Mesopotamia came from these classical Greek writers. This horrible form of idol worship incited Gods judgment upon the Canaanite people and also upon the Israelites, as they participated in this worship. It was first deciphered by Georg Friedrich Grotefend and Henry Creswicke Rawlinson between 1802 and 1848. Ninus according to Ctesias and other Greek historians writing in the Hellenistic period and later who relied on Ctesias as a source, was credited as being the founder of Nineveh, having named the city after himself. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. Surely a story as relevant as this, so important, if it were true, would have at least some biblical support, at least a verse attesting to the fact, but it doesnt. Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: Deuteronomy 6:4 KJV, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; Deuteronomy 17:3 KJV, And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Revelation 18:4 KJV. weeping for Tammuz." After Nimrod's death, his so-called mother-wife, Semiramis, propagated the evil doctrine of the survival of Nimrod as a spirit being. If every pagan religion is simply the retelling of the same story then the story should in essence stay the same or at least be similar. It is therefore no surprise that the story told about Ishtar by many people today mirrors that of Semiramis. But in what way was Medo-Persia inferior? Eusebius references the Babylonian writer Berossus, complaining that the Greeks attributed to Semiramis great building projects she had no hand in, while Polyaenus references inscriptions of hers testifying to her exploits and the construction of impregnable walls of her cities. Semiramis became Queen of Assyria. But her husband was called Ninus, she according to even Eusebius was not the wife of Nimrod. Leviticus 20:2 Say to the Israelites: Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. These leaders displayed no social responsibility whatsoever. that from Astarte, whose name in Nineveh was Ishtar,, Hislop does this and then uses it to attack the festival of Easter. When she reaches the gates of the underworld she asks the gatekeeper to let her in. The bull is given and released. (Something that he repeated throughout his writing on this subject. . So this story regarding Nimrod and his wife is not in fact a biblical story. Hislop asserts that Semiramis was instrumental in Nimrod's plan to rebel against God, and he speaks of the woman's unusual ability to manipulate the will of men. Tammuz who was Damuzi is ripped out of the story of Ishtar and then simply forced into the Egyptian myth and becomes Horus the son. Video Source Credit: Stand For Christ Ministries. Janus and Vulcan are names for the same god. The famous Gilgamesh epic is quite similar to the Biblical flood story, except he is the central figure. The Catholic Church has elevated Mary to divine status and given her titles and responsibilities reserved to God the Father and His Son! In fact, one of her titles, as used by the present Pope, a devoted Marian, is "Queen of Heaven" (Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19, 25)! She is reputed to have been the founder of the Babylonian mysteries and the first high-priestess of idolatry. Study Materials to help with your Bible study. Therefore we cannot take one version and overlay it onto each other version or we would then have to dismiss versions that do not follow the story with which Hislop has derived. In his Fasti Hellenici he makes his age to have been BC 2182. Hislop then dismisses the fable of Nimrod's death that is given by tradition. We should constantly be changing from glory to glory into the image of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, and thus be open to correction and updates as necessary. Hence, the name mystery religion of Babylon refers to its secretive nature. Ishtar tries to seduce Gilgamesh and asks to be his bride. Nimrod, Semiramis & Tammuz Moms of Miracles ANTICHRIST NIMROD SEMIRAMIS TAMMUZ ANCIENT BABYLON WITCHCRAFT Share 7/15 Watch on This video is private Watch on What do you think? 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