The Friday

 

May 27, 2022

During the last few weeks we have learned quite a bit about Christ and the people around him. Distressingly, we have learned that the church has perpetrated a lie for the last couple of thousand years, and we have learned that Christ himself was something quite different than what we have been told he was. When we look at his accomplishments, or lack thereof, he seems a failure. In his defence though, the guy had a lot going against him, beginning with his birthday. He was born out of turn, from then everyone doubted his veracity, he really could have used the political support of the Baptist, but instead John made it known that he supported Jesus's brother James instead.

Even though the Essenes were a tough bunch of hombres, and what they wanted to do was admirable, together as an organization and as individuals, they acted far too rashly. Jesus was too hept up on being the heir of David and his royal roots, as opposed to what he should have been doing. For his rebellion to have worked, he should have used the means at hand, meaning that he should have taken the anger, terror, resentment of the Romans, and whipped that up into a frenzy.

He needed Israel united with him. Throughout history, when people have united in resistance against a common oppressor—such as the Roman Empire—they have formed powerful social and political bonds. These groups, forged in the fires of protest and shared struggle, took many forms: coalitions, alliances, movements, and collectives. Each reflects a spirit of defiance and unity in the face of domination.

Coalition:
A coalition often emerges when diverse factions set aside their differences to confront a mutual threat. Against Rome, rebel leaders, tribal chieftains, and religious communities sometimes forged coalitions to coordinate uprisings or defend their homeland.

Alliance:
Alliances, particularly among neighbouring nations or tribes, were formal pacts of mutual protection and resistance. In the shadow of Roman expansion, such alliances were crucial to organizing defence strategies and sustaining morale across regions.

Movement:
A movement embodies the will of ordinary people rising up together—driven by shared purpose, often spiritual, cultural, or national. Resistance movements against Roman rule, such as the Jewish Zealots or early Gallic uprisings, show how powerful a united populace can become when inspired by a collective cause.

Collective:
Collectives represent grassroots unity—where individuals band together, not through formal contracts, but through common identity and struggle. Farmers, tradesmen, and citizens could act as a single body to oppose taxation, military conscription, or cultural erasure under Roman rule.

Caucus:
Though less common in ancient terminology, the idea of a caucus—a focused political gathering—captures how local leaders might have met in secret to strategize resistance, choose emissaries, or organize revolts under the watchful eyes of Roman authorities.

Then built an army out of that, then after the expulsion of Rome from Israel, he could have touted his royal lineage and crowned himself King. Then he could have used his philosophy of love to bind the people together as an unstoppable force that the Romans or anyone else would not be able to defeat. People understand fear and bigotry, look at trump and his supporters - to speak of love and a pacifist way in a time of war is idiocy. Perhaps it would have been better if Jesus and his zealots had first joined a foreign army, Romes' or an east Indian force, yes the Israelis acquitted themselves well against Rome, but what if from the very start they had used tactics and strategies that Rome was completely unfamiliar with? Obviously if that had happened, they would have won the fight. There is no historical record of any direct military conflict between the Roman Empire and the Indian kingdoms. Despite limited contact through trade and diplomacy, Roman and Indian forces never met on the battlefield.

Key reasons for this absence of conflict include:

1. Geographical Distance:
The vast expanse between the Roman Empire and the Indian subcontinent made direct military engagement highly unlikely. Rome's expansion was concentrated around the Mediterranean basin, including North Africa, Europe, and parts of the Middle East—regions far from the Indian frontier.

2. Different Historical Timelines:
By the time the Roman Republic rose to power and later transitioned into an empire, Alexander the Great’s brief incursion into India in 326 BCE was already a distant memory. India during Rome’s peak was divided into various kingdoms, such as the Kushan and Satavahana empires, which coexisted with Rome but never clashed with it.

3. Limited Roman Exploration Eastward:
Although there was substantial trade between Rome and India—particularly in spices, gems, and silk—Rome’s military focus remained west of the Indus. Its eastern campaigns were primarily directed against the Parthian and later the Sassanian empires, which acted as buffers between Rome and India.

As a result, the Roman army never had to contend with Indian military tactics. If a confrontation had occurred, Roman forces might have faced significant challenges and losses due to unfamiliar terrain, climate, and battle strategies that differed markedly from those of their traditional enemies.

Jesus really was a strange guy. He spoke in parables, a way of drawing pictures with words to make meanings easier to understand. They too disguised actions of the Essenes from the Romans, and they spoke of spiritual things as well. What most people do not realize is that the Indian civilization is old, it very nearly matches that of Shumer, the land of Abraham and the Annunaki in age. The Indian subcontinent was given to Inanna, El Shaddai's grand-daughter. Some have accused her of leaving her society unfinished, and I have no idea of how one might measure that. Speaking for myself, there is a depth and richness to India that is quite special. They have somehow learned to master life's energy and walk on fire without being burned by it. Lay on a bed of sharpened pointy nails and not suffer a single scratch, or even to levitate themselves without the use of MFKZT. 

Levitating Monk. Here we see one with fully activated crown Chakra, and the extent of his bodily auras.

We know that Jesus was confused as to what role he had to play, was he a teacher, a military leader, or a gold smith? He was all of those things, and with the ignominious failure of his rebellion, he was now in a position that allowed him to seek further understanding of his spiritual teachings. Remember that the Essene community was a place of higher learning, it was compared to Sodom and Gomorrah, which were both noted for the excellence of their learned citizens, before the Annunaki blew both to hell with nuclear weapons. The church tries to tell us that this took place because the cities were full of sin, but that is church contrived nonsense. They merely seek to hide Jesus's connection to the Grail. 

They were centres of learning and peace, destroyed in conflicts with Marduk

  It is understood that it was the Jews who wanted Jesus and his family killed, the Romans as they chased them from Israel were merely tools of the Jews. It made good strategic sense for Jesus and Mary to go in opposite directions, she to the south of France (Gaul) and he to India. She had royal connections in Ireland and would be relatively safe in western Europe. (We will come back to this.) He went to India, there is a school of thought that thinks he went there to seek the aid of Annunaki who were then active there, just as his ancestor Alexander the Great had been. I tend to believe that he went there to hide and live out his days in relative peace as both a teacher and student, especially since the Annunaki had departed Earth some 500 years before he was born. But wait! you say, did he not die on the cross? And since he did, how the fuck is he in India?! It is a good question, and there is an equally good answer.

As we have learned, the Romans had no particular wish to see Jesus dead, all of that was on the Jews. The Jews hurried the event along because it would soon be the Sabbath, and too soon the fateful Friday took place. The crucifixion took place at Qumran thanks to the influence of Jesus's brother James, who was also known as Joseph of Arimathea. Here we meet the sneakiness of the Jew, and their bravery. That they were able to pull this off is remarkable, and it is a telling sign as to how little interest the Romans had in the death of Christ.  

 The act of crucifixion is a form of capital punishment, it originated in the 6^th century B.C. with the Assyrians and Babylonians, it was brought back to the Mediterranean by Alexander the Great, perhaps the most famous example of it being the death of Christ. The process involves the victim being nailed or tied to the beams of a cross. If nails were involved, they were about 15cm long by 1cm thick, and were driven into either the victim's wrists or forearm. None of the Gospels state clearly if Jesus was nailed or tied to the cross, however, the gospel of John reports wounds in the risen of Jesus's hands. This is not conclusive evidence that he was nailed to the cross, it is equally possible that the wounds were incurred when carrying the cross to Golgotha, I mean think about it, you are going to hurt yourself when trying to man handle several hundred pounds of rough hewn wood; and even if you have gloves there is going to be chaffing.

Death from crucifixion usually took anywhere from 4 hours to 6 days, and was caused by progressive multi-factorial pathology, which involved hypovolaemic shock and pain. As an individual is suspended on a cross, he or she struggles to breath and is forced to move about 12 inches up and down which causes catastrophic damage to already damaged tissue and veins, and the lack of oxygen causes blood to leak into the lungs which increases the speed of asphyxiation. Sometimes executioners would break the legs of victims, this to inhibit the ability of a victim to use their thigh muscles to help support them, generally speaking though, even if a victim could use their legs, the relief provided was negligible. In the case of Christ's crucifixion, Pilate was somewhat surprised that it had only been half a day and Jesus was dead. Jesus had been young and in seeming good health, he should have lasted much longer.

Jesus's trial was hardly a trial at all, as described in the Gospels it is full of ambiguities. The Book of Mathew 26:57-59 describes it “They that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled ... Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council sought false witness against Jesus”. The funny thing here is, even if it can be accepted that all these officials were gathered all at once together, it was illegal for the council to sit at night, or during the Passover. When we cut through all the double speak of the Gospels, what we get is three prisoners were brought before Pilate, Simon, Thaddaeus, and Jesus. The case against Simon and Thaddaeus were clear, they were zealots who rose against Pilate; Jesus, on the other hand was only there because the Jews wanted him out of the way.

With some angst Pilate asked the Jewish council to give him at least a pretext for putting Christ to death, the council outright lied and said that it was illegal for them to sentencea man to death. There then ensued a bit of questioning of Jesus by Pilate who eventually determined that Christ was innocent in his eyes, and told the Jews to do with him as they pleased. On the way to Golgotha, a curious event occurred involving a person called Simon the Cyrene, who was obliged to carry Jesus's cross Mathew 27:32. We are not entirely sure of his identity, but it is important that he was there. We find a further reference to him in a document from the Nag Hammadi codices, The Second Treatise of the Great Seth. In this document we find that there was a substitution made for at least one of the victims, and quotes Jesus saying after the crucifixion “As for my death, which was real enough to them. It was real to them because of their own incomprehension and blindness”.

Simon the Cyrene was a substitute for Simon Zelotes, the execution of two such as Jesus and Zelotes could not go unchallenged, and so a sneaky plan was orchestrated to outwit the Jewish authorities. It is highly likely that Pilate was quite aware of the subterfuge because the plan would not have worked without the Romans being inattentive. The plan involved a comatosing poison and the substitution of people. If anyone could pull off such a feat, that man was Zelotes, he was Head of the Samaritan Magi and was renowned as the greatest magician of his day. Both the Acts of Peter and, The Apostolic Constitutions tell the story of how some years later, he levitated himself above the Roman Forum. But that day, at Golgotha, he was on his way to be crucified.

The deception began on the way to Golgotha where by accepting Jesus's burden, the Cyrene was able to incorporate himself into the assembly. The two men switched places at the site where the crosses were erected. Now that Zelotes was free, he could now stage manage the saving of the Davidic heir's life. While Jesus was on the cross, he was given vinegar, which had mixed in Gall, which was soured wine with snake venom. This mixture soon put him in to a near comatose state that mimicked death. Not long after the three men were brought down where their injuries were tended to and Jesus slept off the poison.

He Didn't Go Viral

May 11, 2022

When the Shaw of Iran fled the country back in 1979, Iran was in the midst of a revolution. Of all the people who made that happen, the most noteworthy personality was the Ayatollah Khomeini. It was odd how he affected the people of his homeland, considering that he was in exile in France. He was noted for giving long somewhat rambling speeches about how he thought his country should be run. At that time there was of course no internet, the only source of mass information dispersion was either radio, or TV. In Iran, both of these mediums were tightly controlled by the Shaw's government. The technology that allowed for the tapping of telephones was coming along, but fortunately for the Ayatollah, in Iran, it had not yet hit it's stride. What the Ayatollah was doing is, he would call a select bunch of numbers in Iran from France, and the individual on the other end would record the Ayatollah's words on a portable tape cassette player, and then make copies of that cassette, and then disperse those cassettes around the country.

 Cassette Player. If you pressed the red button, and the play button, it would use its internal microphone to record. Or some models allowed you to plug in external micro-phones.

Those cassettes became very popular and can be said to have gone viral. This was probably history's first instance of violent revolution being induced by wired telephone and those crappy useless tape cassettes. You younguns have no idea of the struggle. It did not matter how much you spent on a cassette player, the damn things would never play back at the same speed and, they always sounded like shit. Eight tracks though, we have to work on bringing them back, their sound was real.

We learned in our article “Eighty-Two” that Jesus had 82 apostles, and that he sent 70 of them out in to the world to tell everyone about him. We know that their true purpose was to recruit people, and to bring them back to Israel to be part of Jesus's army. It may be possible that they were somewhat successful in that endeaver. Rome needed to throw great resources at the problem Jesus created, at least five legions. Five Roman legions typically consisted of approximately 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers, depending on the historical period and the organization of the legions at the time.

Level	Unit	Approx. Strength	Commanded by
Legion	1 Legion	~5,000–5,500	Legatus Legionis
↓	10 Cohorts	~480–800 each	Tribunes / Praefectus / senior centurions
↓	1st Cohort	~800–1,000	Senior Centurion — Primus Pilus
↓	9 Standard Cohorts	~480 each	6 Centurions per cohort
↓	Century	~80 men	Centurion
↓	Contubernium	~8 men	Decanus

In the late Republic and early Empire, a Roman legion had a theoretical strength of about 5,120 men, including both combat troops and support personnel.

• Cohorts: A standard legion was divided into 10 cohorts, each containing roughly 480 soldiers.

• Additional Personnel: Beyond the rank-and-file troops, each legion also included officers, cavalry, engineers, and other support staff, bringing the total strength to between 5,000 and 6,000 soldiers per legion.

Total Force: Five Legions

Based on this structure, five legions would amount to a combined force of roughly 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers.

It’s important to note that the actual size of a legion could vary due to casualties, recruitment levels, or the specific needs of a campaign.

One of which suffered catastrophic losses in to the quelling of that rebellion and the subsequent destruction of Israel. The point here being is that Jesus and his apostles, did not have telephones or tape cassettes to record messages and reports on.

As we saw in our article “Lazarus”, Jesus suffered from a lack of recognition, when he entered Jerusalem no one knew who he was. This was a fundamental flaw in his strategic planning. Yes he toured around Israel and talked his head off, and had knocked a few tables over in the city of peace. Still no one knew who he was. It seems that in many ways our human god was a bit of an idiot. Yes his intentions had been good, but he acted far too rashly. He fell into the same trap as today's Israel struggles with, orthodox Jewry failing to act in a cohesive manner.

1. Clarify Timeline and Context:

• 1 CE to 1948: There was no State of Israel. Jewish communities were under Roman, Islamic, Ottoman, and European rule. Cooperation with "governments" would refer to local rebellions (e.g., Bar Kokhba revolt), diaspora relations, or Zionist movements.

• 1948–present: The modern State of Israel exists. Now we can talk about cooperation with legal Israeli governments and their military/political structures.

2. Revised, Flowing Text:

The relationship between Orthodox Jewry and Jewish political authority—whether rebellious or state-sanctioned—has fluctuated over time. From the Second Temple era through the Diaspora, Orthodox Jews often viewed political sovereignty as a divine promise, not a human endeavor. During the Roman and later Islamic/Christian empires, cooperation was minimal or limited to religious survival.

In modern times, especially since the establishment of Israel in 1948, Orthodox communities have split: some (like Religious Zionists) actively support the state, including its military, while others (like the Haredi and ultra-Orthodox) maintain a more conditional or even oppositional stance, particularly regarding military service and secular governance.

Below is a pie chart illustrating approximate levels of Orthodox cooperation with either rebellious Jewish movements or legal Jewish governments from 1 CE to the present:

3. Approximate Pie Chart Data Breakdown (Interpretive):

Category	Approximate Share (%)
Non-cooperation / Isolationism	50%
Conditional cooperation (post-1948)	25%
Rebel support (e.g., Bar Kokhba, etc.)	10%
Active Zionist/state support	15.00%

4. Generated Pie Chart:Orthodox Jewish Cooperation with Jewish Governments (1 CE-Present)

Active Zionist/state support

Rebel support (e.g., Bar Kokhba, etc.)

15.0%

10.0%

25.0%

Conditional cooperation (post-1948)

50.0%

Non-cooperation / Isolationism

He had needed the full support of all of Israel's people, all of the political factions, everyone. Instead with his arrogance and rash behaviour, he had alienated the Sanhedrin, the Sadducees, and Pharisees. He had needed those people, he needed swords in their hands, and he had needed their political power to help cover their activities from the Romans.

After his disastrous failure to enter Jerusalem as Israel's Messiah, he was at least smart enough to realize that all of his ambitions had failed. A great deal of effort and thought went into the events at Golgotha. That half day, and the following weekend would change the world, and leave us, 2,000 years later scratching our heads and saying, “what the fuck?” Sadly Christianity has been so manipulated that it is hard to tell what is real.

Now let us figure out where Golgotha really was. The church's first pope was Emperor Constantine, he had a wife named Helena, who toured the holy land and was the one who name/placed most of the “holy” sites in Israel. Most these places were so named because she had a “feeling”, not because they were historically accurate. Remember that this took place as long as 350 years after JC's “demise”. The present day Golgotha is not where his crucifixion took place, plus that hill does not really look like a skull. The church leads us to believe that the event was fairly well attended, but in reality, the crowds were kept well away because the event took place on private land at the cemetery at Qumran! The Romans themselves had no issue with Jesus because he had not done anything, his attempt at rebellion had fizzled and come to nothing. To the Romans, Jesus was just some idiot who talked too much.

The Gospels make no mention of a hill, John 19:41 in fact says that the event took place in a garden where there was a private sepulchre owned by Joseph of Arimathea – Mathew 27:59-60. Deuteronomy 23:10-14 says “without the camp”, which describes areas set aside as unclean, meaning cesspits, latrines, and graveyards, this is important because such areas were identified with the sign of the skull.

Further the Book of Revelation 11:8 says that Jesus was crucified in the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt. We know that regardless of what the church says, Sodom was a centre of great learning, the Egypt reference is from the Ascetic Order of the Egyptian Therapeutate – medicine.

Jesus even though he had been an idiot and burned most of his bridges with the Sanhedrin and other powerful Jewish sects, he was not to be put to death as a common criminal. And if the Essenes had anything to with it, he was not going to die at all, this thanks to Joseph of Arimathea. So who was this guy? The Gospels describe him as an Honorable counsellor of the Sanhedrin, he was also a disciple of Jesus but secretly so. This was known to Pontius Pilate who accepted this without question. Neither Mary – mother or wife questioned this either. Some confuse the name to relate to the town of Arimeh on the plain of Gennesareth but no, as we are finding with the New Testament, this title too has more than one meaning. Arimathea is in fact a descriptive title, it represents high status and is derived from the Hebrew ram or Rama- height, and the Greek theo- of God together meaning divine Highness. Jesus's father was Joseph, and Jesus was the heir to the Davidic line and had been the Joseph while his father was alive. The patriarchal title of Joseph was applied to the next in line to the succession to the Davidic line. Because of this, Jesus as the David, made his brother James the crown prince or Joseph of Arimathea, at least until Jesus and and Mary had kids and the succession was assured. But that child would not be born until after Mary fled to the south of France, bringing the Grail to Europe.

Here we see Mary landing in France, Gaul. Safe, the Mother of a Dynasty that would dominate the political environment for the next 2,000+ years.

Understanding who the Divine Highness is allows us to see why the women in Jesus's life accepted the arrangements to save his life without question. It also gives us clarity as to why the Romans washed their hands of what the Jews were going to do about the “death” of their Messiah. It also allows us to understand why the tightly controlled events of that awful Friday worked, Jesus lived and was able to on the third day begin to make his escape to Srinagar Kashmir, essentially right under the noses of supposedly pissed off Romans.

As we continue our study of the Grail, we will continue our disavowing of the church and it's fiction of Christ. We will soon discuss the actual crucifixion and see how it was that he lived through it.

Lazarus

April 18, 2022

It was not long after Jesus began his mission that John the Baptist was arrested because he had pissed of Herod-Antipas, the Govern of Galilee. Antipas had married Herodias the divorced wife of his half brother Phillip – Thomas, and John the Zadok repeatedly condemned the marriage in public declaring that it was sinful. As a result he was imprisoned for a year and then beheaded. After his death many of his followers turned toward Jesus, some had thought the Baptist was the Messiah, but since a number of his prophesies had failed to materialize, he was discounted. Part of his problem was the differences in the calendars used, there were three - solar, lunar, and the Roman Julian.

Quick Comparison Table

Calendar Type	Example	Days in Year	Alignment	Used For
Solar	Gregorian	365.24	Tropical year	Global civil calendar
Lunar	Islamic (Hijri)	~354	Lunar phases	Muslim religious observances
Lunisolar	Hebrew, Chinese	~354–384	Lunar + solar	Jewish, Chinese festivals
Solar	Julian	365.25	Solar year	Historical, Orthodox liturgy

LZ Table Graphic Grout

The Essenes were advocates of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras (570 – 500) B.C. who in his great study of arithmetical ratios, searched for meaning both in the physical, and metaphysical worlds through mathematical proportions. Over the centuries using his methodology, world events were foretold with surprising accuracy. One event in particular was forecast, the beginning of a New World Order, the coming of a Saviour Messiah. As it turned out, the prophecy was off by seven years when applied to Jesus, which explains why he was born in the year 7, and not in the year zero, later to be determined as A.D. 1.

James, Jesus's brother was born in the right year, and because of this, many considered him to be the legitimate Messiah. As the Baptist's influence waned, King Herod Agrippa began to regard Jesus as the lawful heir to David, leaving few to champion for James. Jesus saw this as a great opportunity but he acted too rashly. Jewish custom says that Yom Kippor is a day of atonement, where people might be absolved of their mis-deeds and takes place generally in the month of September. For the Essenes, this ritual was held at the Holy of Holies at Mird, the rite itself was performed by the Father. This monastery was called the Wilderness. To witness the atonement, the Father was allowed one co-celebrant, a symbolic “son”, in 32 A.D., the Father was Simon Zelotes and the son was, Judas Sicariote. John 13:2 gives Judas's status as Simon's son but the priestly significance is not clarified.

When the act of atonement was complete, three deputies were authorized to proclaim the fact from a high location west of the temple, spreading the word to Jewish residents in other lands – the Jews of the diaspora. In this case the deputies appointed were, Jesus representing King David, Jonathan Annas representing the great mystic Elijah, and Thaddaeus representing Moses; thus they represented the symbolic roles of King, Priest, and Prophet. When the time came for Jesus to make the proclamation, he was supposed to have been representing King David, no instead he appeared in the guise of a high priest.

LZ Jesus as High Priest in the Holy of Holies with the Ark of the Covenant.

Not long after this Simon Zelotes fell foul of the local authorities, he had led a revolt against the governor of Judaea, Pontius Pilate. The reason why, was that Pilate was accused of using public funds to improve his personal water supply. The complaint was lodged against him in court and, his response was to have the complainants murdered. Insurrection followed immediately thereafter, it was led by the prominent zealots Simon Zelotes, Judas Sicariote, and Thaddaeus. To no one's surprise the revolt failed and Simon – Lightening was excommunicated by edict of King Herod Agrippa. Simon's political opponent Jonathan Annas – Thunder, was enabled to accede to the supreme office of the Father.

Excommunication took four days to implement, and the excomunicatee was dressed in a shroud and put away and was said to be, as sick unto death. In view of Simon's rank he was shut away in the patrimonial burial chamber at Qumran that was known as, the Bosom of Abraham. Simon's sisters (not related sisters) Martha and Mary knew that his soul would be forever condemned – lost to death, if he was not reprieved – raised by the third day, so they sent word to Jesus that Simon was sick. John 11:3 At first Jesus was powerless to act because only the Father or a High Priest could perform a raising. At that time Jesus held no priestly office whatsoever. In a stunning twist, at the same time King Herod Agrippa had an argument with the Roman authorities and lost his jurisdiction to the short term benefit of his uncle, Herod Antipas, a supporter of the zealot action against Pilate. Antipas then countermanded the order of excommunication and ordered Simon to be raised from the dead.

This left Jesus in something of a quandary, yes he was heir to the kingly line, and yes he too had ambitions to be the high priest, but he had transgressed at the atonement, nonetheless he had really wanted to come to his friend's aid. Throwing better sense to the winds, Jesus did indeed come to Simon's aid, acting from the position that he had been Simon's appointed deputy at the atonement, assuming the raiment of a priest, Jesus performed the release of Simon even though the fourth day, or death day had arrived. In so doing, he confirmed the spiritually dead Simon's rank as that of Abraham's Steward, Eliezer- which the translators of the Gospels mangled so it became Lazarus; and summoned him under that distinguished name, to come forth from Abraham's bosom.

LZ Lazarus in Abraham's Bosom.

So there he was, resurrected without official sanction from the new Father, the High Priest, nor the Sanhedrin Council. The oh so perfect Son, God, or Holy Spirit had transgressed once again. It was thanks to Herod Antipas that Jesus did not face great sanction for his behaviour. Even though the politicos knew what had taken place, the lay Jew did not, Jesus's slight of hand had worked, He had performed His third miracle. When we look at this situation critically, we find that Jesus was quick on his feet and, an opportunist.

LZ Mary

With this bit of theatre behind him, he only needed to be formally anointed and appear before the people as their Messiah. How he was to appear was long established because it had been foretold in Zechariah 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy King cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass”. The arrangements for his “arrival” were made while he and his apostles were in Bethany, during the week before Passover, March 33 AD. Mathew 26:6-7, Mark 14:3 tell us that it was Mary of Bethany who poured an expensive box of Spikenard over his holy head, then an ass was located and then according to Zechariah 9:9,

Jesus then rode into Jerusalem on the Ass. The church says that this was done because of His great humility, they are right, but as usual, are really wrong. From the time of King Solomon to the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity in 586 BC, all Davidic Kings had ridden to their coronations on an ass. This act of humility told the masses in no uncertain terms, that the King would treat with any and all persons of his Kingdom, man, woman or child, rich or poor. Another example of the Messianic Grail Code of Service.

Throughout these articles I have referenced the Magdalene, and how she was married to Jesus, let us now explore that a little more deeply. To understand her a little better, see our article “Mary the Wife”. It is odd how the New Testament treats this subject, it neither says definitely that they were or were not, married. The Gospels do contain a number of pointers that strongly suggest that they were. If he was indeed of the Messianic bloodline, it is almost impossible that he would have remained single. The dynastic regulations are quite clear in this regard, the heir to the dynasty is required by law to marry, and he was required to sire at least two sons onto his wife. This was a twofold thing, firstly it was because he would be guaranteeing the hereditary bloodline, and secondly, it was an integral step in the progress of the heir from initiation to full Community membership in the Kingly line.

The rules of dynastic wedlock were anything but ordinary, there were defined parameters that dictated a celibate lifestyle that was excepted only for the making of children at regulated intervals. There was a lengthy time of betrothal which was followed by the first marriage in September, after which a physical relationship was allowed in December, if she got pregnant, a second marriage was celebrated in March to legalize the union. During that first period, and until the second marriage pregnant or not, she was regarded as an almah – or a young woman, not as is mistranslated, a virgin. 

Guardians of the Grail

 

March 30, 2022

We left our last article just scratching the surface of our look at angels, let us now delve a little deeper. We know the difference between a regular angel   and an archangel, I don't believe that there are female Archangels That's the mainstream view in most Abrahamic traditions, though it depends on which tradition you're asking about. In the Bible, the only angels specifically named are Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael (Raphael appears in the Book of Tobit, which is considered canonical by Catholics and Orthodox Christians but not by most Protestants). All are referred to using masculine names and grammar. No archangel is explicitly identified as female.

Here's how different traditions generally view it:

• Christianity: The recognized archangels (Michael, Gabriel, and in some traditions Raphael) are not described as female. Angels are generally understood to be spiritual beings without biological sex, even though they often appear in masculine form when interacting with humans.

• Judaism: Similar to Christianity, named archangels such as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel (in some traditions) are presented with masculine names and roles. Angels are spiritual beings rather than male or female in a biological sense.

• Islam: Angels, including Jibril (Gabriel) and Mikail (Michael), are not considered male or female. The Qur'an specifically rejects the pre-Islamic Arabian belief that angels were God's daughters (Qur'an 37:149–153; 53:27).

So where do female archangels come from?

The idea of female archangels is primarily found in:

• New Age spirituality.

• Modern esoteric traditions.

• Some occult and metaphysical systems. 

Names such as Ariel (often portrayed as female in New Age literature), Charity, Faith, or Sophia are sometimes described as female archangels or angelic beings. These depictions are not based on the biblical canon or the traditional teachings of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.

One point of confusion is Sophia, the Greek word for "wisdom." In some early Christian and Gnostic writings, Sophia is personified as feminine, but she is not an archangel in orthodox Christian theology. So if you're asking from the standpoint of traditional biblical Christianity, your understanding is consistent with mainstream doctrine: there are no female archangels named or described in Scripture, and the recognized archangels are presented with masculine identities or names, even though angels themselves are generally understood to be spiritual beings rather than biological males or females

and we know that either could arrive by what can only be mechanical means. Some call Cherubim angels, you know, those things that were mounted on the Ark of the Covenant. This seems to be something of a misnomer, a document from the third century A.D. entitled “The Origin”, describes the immortal Sophia and the ruler Saboath creating a great throne on a four faced chariot called Cherubim... and on that throne he created some other dragon shaped seraphims.

Seraphim. The word "seraphim" is a Hebrew term (שְׂרָפִים, śərāfîm) that means "burning ones" or "fiery ones." It comes from the root śāraph, meaning “to burn.” In the Hebrew Bible, particularly in Isaiah 6, seraphim are celestial beings associated with fire, worship, and the divine presence.

Sumerian Translation?

Sumerian is a much older language than Hebrew, and the concept of “seraphim” does not have a direct linguistic or theological counterpart in the Sumerian pantheon. However, we can explore possible equivalents or analogs:

Term	Language	Meaning	Notes
Seraphim	Hebrew	"Burning ones" (fiery angelic beings)	Described in Isaiah as having six wings, worshipping God
zi-sag or zi-sag-gi-na	Sumerian	“Righteous shining spirit”	A term used for divine or pure spirits
Anunna (Anunnaki)	Sumerian	"Those of royal blood" / “Princes of Heaven”	A group of high-ranking deities who dwell in the heavens and underworld
udug	Sumerian	A spirit, often malevolent but sometimes benevolent	Udug-hul = "evil demon"; udug can also be a divine agent
gallu	Sumerian	Underworld demon or divine messenger	Gallu demons were said to drag people to the underworld

Closest Conceptual Equivalent?

If you are looking for a mythological analogue to the seraphim in Sumerian belief:

• Anunnaki or Igigi (heavenly beings, often attending the high gods) could be seen as analogues in function (serving or attending deities), though not in form or imagery (no fire or burning described).

• Udug or gallu spirits could possibly resemble the fearsome, powerful nature of seraphim, but they’re often darker in tone.

Conclusion:

There is no direct Sumerian translation of “seraphim” because the concept is uniquely Hebrew and part of later Semitic angelology. However, depending on your emphasis—fire, divinity, heavenly servitude, or fearsome power—some Sumerian entities might be used as functional analogues in comparative mythology.

Genesis 3:24 says that the lord stationed cherubims (chariots or mobile thrones) and a sword of fire to protect the Garden of Eden. In a Greek work called The Hypostasis of the Archons, it deals with the rulers of entirety and the creation of Adam, it too calls a heavenly chariot a cherubim. 2 Kings 2:11 says Elijah is taken up in a chariot of fire, so too is described in the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. So what we can ascertain from this is, cherubim and their auxiliaries seraphim have never been described as human, as angels have been. In all honesty, it was the fearful Roman establishment that transformed the cherubims and seraphims into adoring celestial putti.

Without exception, all the angels in the New Testament were male and their appointments to angelic office were strictly dynastic. The Book of Enoch was written in the second century B. C., it forecast the restoration of the Messianic dynasties, and laid down ground rules for the structure of the priestly hierarchy. Included was the premise that successive dynastic heads should carry the names of the traditional angels and archangels to denote rank and position.

In the days of King David, the senior priests in order of precedence were Zadok, Abiathar, and Levi, the Essenes at Qumran preserved their priestly heritage by using using those names as titles, badges of rank, the Zadok dynast was also Michael, the Abiathar was Gabriel, and Levi, was Sariel. With this in mind, it changes how we look at Archangel Michael's battle with the dragon in Revelation 12:7, we can now see that it corresponds to the conflict between the Zadokite succession and the beast of blasphemy – imperial Rome. The second beast is that of the rigidly strict regime of the Pharisees who thwarted the ambitions of the Hellenist Jews by segregating Jews from gentiles. This is the beast to which is attributed the number 666, Revelation 13:8 which is the numerically evaluated polar opposite to the spiritual energy of water in the solar force – kundalini.

Priests of the high orders were required to remain celibate, trainee priests were therefore in limited supply and were often raised within a monastic system from within the communities illegitimate sons. Because of Jesus's date of birth, and the controversy surrounding it, he could have very well been raised in the same manner. Conversely, the dynastic heads of both Kingly and priestly successions were required to marry to perpetuate their lines. If for instance the Zadok wanted to have children, he would suspend himself from his priestly duties and turn them over to another, then when those conjugal urges where done, he would then return to his duties as a celibate.

The Zadok Michael in the early gospels was Zacharias, Elizabeth's husband, his priestly deputy was the Abiathar/ Gabriel Simeon. Zack's conjugal visit is very veiled in Luke 1:15-23, his being speechless in the temple meant that he could not speak in his professional capacity. The child that resulted from their union was John the Baptist, who in time succeeded as the Zadokite head.

The head of the Levi priests during Jesus's early ministry was Jonathan Annas. As head of the Levite dynasty he held the third archangelic rank of Sariel, as such he was the King's priest. There were other supreme archangels, Michael the Zadok, Gabriel the Abiathar, Sariel the Levi, as well as a few more who were not dynastic, they were known as, Father, Son, and Spirit. The Father was the equivalent of the Roman Pope – Papa – Father. The Roman church having stolen the term from it's original Jewish source. The position of Father was elective which precluded that title holder from certain other duties. An example is, when Jonathan Annas became the Father, his brother Mathew (the apostle) became his successor as head of the Levite priests, and so Mathew became the Levi of Alphaeus.

The Levites acted as subordinates to the archangels, at their head but junior to the Levi dynast was a chief priest, a bit different from a high priest. He was designated angelically as Raphael. His senior priests were styled in accordance with the original sons of Levi Genesis 29:34 and were named Kohath, Gershon, and Merari. The next priest in seniority was Amram, Moses, and the priestess Miriam. They were senior to Nabad, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithmar – the representative sons of Aaron.

It is at this point that primary aspects of the Grail Code begins to emerge. The heir to the Davidic kingly line held no angelic title, and was not in priestly service. The King's express duty was/is to serve the people, and to champion them against establishment injustices. The name David means beloved, as a beloved servitor and champion of his people Jesus would have made a fine king. One of Jesus's problems was that the lay people could not appreciate his humble code of service as demonstrated in John 13:4-11. Such a charitable action is not the mark of a power seeking dynast, but is a shining example of a type of common fatherhood in the nature of true Grail kingship.

The gospels can not be read as Historically accurate, they tell the story of Jesus as a kind of narrative, sometimes that narrative agrees with other gospels and sometimes not. Either way, Jesus was the focal point of the message. However, not all of those messages were for everyone's ears, as we have seen. Sometimes Jesus went to great lengths to hide his messages in plain sight, just as he hid his angels in plain sight. Jesus spoke in parables, simplifying his message with allegorical talks that basically painted pictures so that his words would be more easily understood. The majority of Jesus's activities were cleverly disguised within the context of diversionary stories, so that those with ears to hear would understand, and those without, not. Clearly the church has never understood their deified human and his true message.

The Gospels contain numerous symbolic elements that have distorted their understanding to this day. These distortions have turned into the accepted church dogma of today. We have already encountered one such distortion, the fishers of men, another is in John 2:1-10 the water to wine incident at Cana. This was Jesus's and the Magdalene's wedding, Jesus had been brought up in the strict environment of the Essene community, nevertheless he realized that Rome could not be defeated while extremes of competitive doctrines existed within the Jewish community as a whole. Remember that Christianity had not yet been created during his lifetime, he was a Jew and his religion was Judaism, and all Jews worshipped El Shaddai/Enlil. Jesus aspired to share the Jewish God with Gentiles because he needed allies.

Jesus was a Hellenist – westernized, and although the Baptist had baptized him, he did not share his views. 

Hellenistic Jews. Hellenistic Judaism refers to a form of Judaism that developed within the Greek-speaking world during the Hellenistic period, roughly from 323 BCE to 31 BCE. It is marked by the integration of Greek language, culture, and philosophy with traditional Jewish religious practices. This movement arose during the era of Second Temple Judaism and spans the period from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the eventual fall of the Jerusalem Temple.

Key Characteristics

Cultural Synthesis:
Hellenistic Judaism represents a blending of Jewish religious beliefs with elements of Greek culture and intellectual life. This synthesis created a unique expression of Jewish identity that was both faithful to its roots and open to external influences.

Greek Language:
Greek became the dominant language among many Jewish communities in the Diaspora, serving not only for everyday communication but also for religious texts and philosophical discourse.

Geographic Dispersion:
This form of Judaism flourished especially in Diaspora communities, most notably in cities such as Alexandria (Egypt) and Antioch (Syria), where Jewish populations interacted closely with Greek-speaking societies.

Engagement with Philosophy:
Hellenistic Jews actively engaged with Greek philosophical schools, particularly Platonism and Stoicism, in their efforts to harmonize Jewish theology with broader intellectual trends.

Influence on Early Christianity:
Many early Christian thinkers, including Paul the Apostle, were shaped by Hellenistic Jewish thought, making this movement a significant bridge between Judaism and emerging Christian theology.

Historical Context

Alexander the Great's Conquests:
The expansion of the Greek empire under Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic culture across the Mediterranean and Near East, bringing Jewish communities into closer contact with Greek traditions.

Second Temple Judaism:
Hellenistic Judaism unfolded within the larger framework of Second Temple Judaism — a period that began with the return from Babylonian exile and concluded with the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

The Septuagint:
One of the most important outcomes of this period was the Septuagint — a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. It reflects the linguistic and cultural shift of many Jews in the Diaspora and their desire to make scripture accessible to Greek-speaking audiences.

Notable Figures

Philo of Alexandria:
A leading Jewish philosopher of the time, Philo sought to reconcile Jewish scripture with Greek philosophical thought. He is known for his allegorical interpretations of the Bible and his efforts to bridge the two traditions.

The Apostle Paul:
Although a Christian figure, Paul’s background as a Hellenistic Jew is evident in his writings, which blend Jewish theology with Hellenistic rhetorical style and philosophical ideas.

Significance

Cultural Bridging:
Hellenistic Judaism played a crucial role in mediating between Jewish and Greek worlds. It enabled the transmission of Jewish religious ideas to non-Jewish audiences and, in turn, incorporated external cultural insights into Jewish thought.

Religious and Intellectual Influence:
The philosophical and theological currents shaped by Hellenistic Judaism left a lasting mark not only on Judaism but also on the foundations of early Christian doctrine.

Understanding Jewish Diversity:
Studying this period offers valuable insights into the diversity and adaptability of Jewish life and thought in antiquity, highlighting how Jewish identity could evolve while retaining its core commitments.

Jesus had little or no patience for religious factions like the Pharisees, he had one mission and that was liberation. He knew that his people could not be freed from their oppressors until until they had freed themselves from their own sectarianism. He also knew that that the prophesied Messiah was due at that time, and was expected to usher in a new era of deliverance, and as the heir to the Royal Davidic Bloodline, he was the man to do it and that should surprise no one.

  At his wedding at Cana, it's interesting that he hesitated, saying that “mine hour is not yet come”, this refers to the fact that he was not yet anointed. His mother Mary waived his lack of entitlement aside and told the servants to “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it”. The water into wine only appears in the Gospel of John, and it is supposed to be the first of his “miracles”. As the church so often misquotes it, it is not they ran out of wine at the wedding, the text really says, “And when they wanted wine the mother of Jesus saith unto him, they have no wine”. The Dead Sea Scrolls tell us that only fully initiated celibates presided over by a priest were allowed to partake of wine. All others were regarded as unsanctified and were restricted to a purifying ritual with water, these included married men, novices, gentiles, and all lay Jews. The Gospel continues, “There were six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews”. The thing of it that made the event so special is this, Jesus ignored normal tradition and allowed “unclean” outsiders to partake of the wine because what was really happening here was, communion. Most people believe that communion is a church ritual, it is not, it is a ritual that is an age old tradition with the Essenes and was appropriated by the church.

JC and the Wise Guys

 

March 21, 2022

Simon a recruiter for Jesus's rebel army. "Fishers of men" is a phrase from the Bible, used by Jesus to describe his disciples’ mission to spread the message of faith and draw people toward God. It emphasizes an active, intentional effort to share the gospel—reaching out rather than waiting for others to come.

The sons of Zebedee, the sons of thunder, this is but one example of the code that the Essene used, Thunder and Lightening were the titles of two high ranking ministers of the sanctuary. The symbolic titles came from the events at Mt Sinai, as described in Exodus 19:16 when thunder and lightening enveloped the mountain and Moses went to meet El Shaddai/Enlil. Thunder was a guy known to Jesus as Johnathan Annas, the son of Ananus, the Sadducee high priest from A.D. 6 – 15. His political rival Lightening was known as Simon Magus the chief of the Samaritan Magi, he was known by several different names, the most common coming from the gospels, Simon the Canaanite. Both of these men were not the literal sons of Ananus, instead they were the spiritual sons (deputies/helpers) of the Ananus priest, they were also being instructed by Simon who held the highest patriarchal office, that of the Father.

Here we are presented with a very different picture of the Apostles, the question for me was, why were they presented as fishermen? As it turns out, for the Essenes, the symbolism of fishing was part of the ritual of baptism. Gentiles who wanted to convert to the Essenes way, could not be baptized in water, although they could join Jewish baptismal candidates in the sea, they could only receive priestly blessings after they had been hauled aboard the fishing boats in large nets. This action was symbolic in that, it both raised the individual from symbolic death (by drowning) and, resurrected them as they received the blessing from the priests. The priests who performed the blessings were called Fishers. Both Simon and Andrew were net haulers, and Jesus promised them both a promotion of sorts when in Mark 1:17 Jesus says: “I will make you to become fishers of men”.

Biblical Origin

The phrase appears in the Gospels (Matthew 4:18–22, Mark 1:16–20, Luke 5:2–11, and John 1:40–42), where Jesus calls fishermen to become his disciples, saying, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Metaphorical Meaning

Jesus used the familiar image of casting nets to illustrate how his followers would “catch” people—not for profit, but for spiritual transformation and inclusion in the kingdom of God.

Active Mission

This calling involves deliberate acts: inviting others to church, sharing personal testimonies, living out Christian values, and collaborating in evangelism. It’s not about passivity but about showing up, reaching out, and engaging hearts.

Beyond Conversion

Being a fisher of men is not merely about conversion numbers. It’s about helping others enter a deeper relationship with God—nurturing faith, building trust, and offering a lived example of spiritual life.

A Lifelong Practice

Just as fishermen repair and recast their nets, disciples are called to keep sharing their faith through perseverance, even after setbacks and discouragement.

Leaders of Men

In some interpretations, “fishers of men” also means “leaders of men”—those who guide others not just toward belief, but toward a transformed way of living—leading men to the Essene Way.

As these truths reveal themselves, it becomes glaringly obvious that these twelve men were not just regular plain old young men who were swept away after hearing Jesus talk about stuff. Simon Magnus was the head of the West Manasseh Magi, a priestly caste of Samaritan philosophers who supported the legitimacy of Jesus. It was these men who were the fabled wise men at Bethlehem. 

The star of which no one has has ever properly explained is , Nibiru

We know from manuscripts about his life, that he was interested in Cosmology, Magnetism, Levitation, and Psychokinesis. He was also a freedom fighter against the Romans, his name as such was, Simon Kananites – Greek the fanatic. This was mis-translated to become Canaanite.

Judas Iscariot was chief of the scribes, it was under his watchful eye that the Dead Sea Scrolls were produced. Judas was head of the East Manasseh Magi, he too advocated for war against Rome. The Romans called him Sicarius - the assassin. A sica was a curved dagger. 

Lebbaeus Thaddaeus is described as a son of Alphaeus, he too was called Judas Theudas in two of the gospels. He was an influential leader of the community and was another Zealot commander. For more than fifty years, since 9 B.C. Thaddaeus was head of the Therapeutate, an ascetic order that evolved during the Egyptian occupation of Qumran. He was a compatriot of Jesus's father Joseph, and took part in the rising against Pontius Pilate in A.D. 32. 

James, said to be another son of Alphaeus, was actually Jonathan Annas, leader of the Thunder party. The name James is an English variant of the name Jacob, and the nominal style of Jacob (James) was Jonathan's patriarchal entitlement. Just as the names of the angels and archangels were preserved within the higher priesthood, so too were the Jewish patriarchal names preserved by the community elders. They were led by a triumvirate of appointed officials to whom were applied the titular names Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Mathew too is described as a son of Alphaeus, and was also called Levi. He was in fact Mathew Annas, the brother of Jonathan. He was later to succeed as High Priest from A.D. 42 until deposed by Herod Agrippa I. He was intimately concerned with Jesus's work, and actively promoted the gospel under his name. As Jonathan's successor, he was the chief Levite priest and held the nominal title Levi. He was also a Jerusalem tax collector, who was responsible for collecting the taxes of Jews who had settled outside their homeland. Income from Asia Minor was collected by the Levites and deposited at the treasury at Jerusalem. Both Mathew 9:9 and Luke 5:27 reference the same thing. Thaddaeus, James, and Mathew are all described as sons of Alphaeus, but they were not all brothers. As elsewhere, the word son is here used to denote a deputy position. The style of Alphaeus did not imply relation to a person or place, the word simply means, the succession.

John 1:45-49 says that Phillip was an associate of Jonathan Annas, he was an uncircumcised gentile proslyte. He was head of the Order of the Shem – bread = MFKZT. See our article “MFKZT The Jesus Connection Look Here for more on this. The Coptic Gospel of Phillip was written in his name. Bartholomew (John Mark) was Phillip's evangelical and political companion. He was chief of the Proslytes and an official of the influential Egyptian Therapeutate at Qumran. The gospels do not say much about Thomas but, we know that he was one of the most influential evangelists for JC, he preached in Syria, Persia, and India. He was born a prince of the Herodian line, but lost his inheritance when his mother Mariamne II was divorced by King Herod after she tried to assassinate him.

Mariamne II. What Does the Name Mariamne Mean?
Mariamne – Name Meaning & Origin

The name Mariamne is a New Testament Greek name, possibly meaning "rebellious." However, its roots may trace even further back to ancient Egyptian, where mr means "love" and mry translates to "beloved."

Historical Context:
Mariamne I was a Hasmonean princess and the second wife of Herod the Great, King of Judea under the Roman Empire. Despite ordering her execution, Herod was said to be so grief-stricken that he preserved her body in honey for seven years.

Who Was Herod’s First Wife?
Herod's first wife was Doris, whom he married before rising to power. Once he sought to strengthen his political position, he divorced Doris to marry into the Hasmonean dynasty by taking Mariamne as his wife.

Why Did Herod Execute Mariamne?
Mariamne was famed for her beauty, as was her brother Aristobulus III. Herod, deeply paranoid and fearful of Hasmonean influence, viewed them as threats to his rule. Driven by political insecurity, he ultimately executed many prominent Hasmoneans, including Mariamne herself.

Simon Peter and Andrew, here we are dealing with the two apostles who seem to be the most prominent of them all, that is not quite accurate. As listed here, the apostles are in reverse order of their importance because in this way it protects their identities and true position from the Romans. Both of these fellows were ordinary village Essenes and held no office within the community. Peter eventually became Jesus's right hand man and was nick named Cephas – the stone, he was noted for being unflappable . He was Jesus's chief body guard. After Peter's wife died, he became an evangelist and was largely responsible for spreading the Gospels in Rome. He was eventually martyred by crucifixion during Emperor Nero's persecution of Christians.

This next bit is quite complex, but we need to have a closer look at the priestly and angelic structure of the community at Qumran. We have touched on the fact that the angelic structure was maintained within the priestly hierarchy of the Qumran community – so that the highest ranking priest was not only the Zadok dynast but was also the archangel Michael. Thus he was the Michael-Zadok (the Melchizedek). Second in ranking was the Abiathar, who was also the angel Gabriel. Let us look at this far more closely because it will better explain the Apostles professional and social status.

Now, first things first, THERE IS NOTHING ETHERAL OR SPIRITUAL ABOUT THE WORD ANGEL. The word simply means messenger, the prefix arch simply adds the word chief to it – chief messenger. The Old Testament describes two types of angels, most of whom acted like ordinary human beings like in Genesis 19:1-3, when angels visited Lot's home and they ate unleavened bread, or the one who sat under the oak tree with Gideon.

The angel who appeared to Gideon is identified as the Angel of the Lord, a figure often understood as a theophany—a visible manifestation of God in human form—and sometimes believed to be the pre-incarnate Christ. This encounter took place while Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress, hiding it from the Midianites.

A Closer Look at the Encounter:

The Angel’s Appearance:
The Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon under an oak tree in Ophrah, at a time when Israel was suffering under Midianite oppression.

Gideon’s Circumstances:
Gideon was discouraged and fearful, hiding from the Midianites and questioning why God had seemingly abandoned Israel.

The Angel’s Message:
The angel greeted Gideon with the striking words, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior,” and commissioned him to deliver Israel from Midianite rule.

Gideon’s Doubts:
Gideon expressed uncertainty about his ability to lead, citing his lowly status and the overwhelming strength of the enemy.

Divine Reassurance:
The angel assured him that God would be with him, enabling him to defeat the Midianites—an assurance central to the biblical theme of divine empowerment.

Theophany and Realization:
Gideon later realized he had encountered not just an angel, but God Himself, leading to fear that he might die from having seen the Lord face to face. This deepens the view that the Angel of the Lord was a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ, the second person of the Trinity.

Spiritual Significance:
This encounter marks a pivotal moment of divine intervention. God's calling of Gideon underscores the theme of unexpected leadership and foreshadows the New Testament promise of “God with us” (Enlil), revealing God's enduring presence with His people.

The other type of angel was seemingly different, more dangerous because they often had swords like in 1 Chronicles 21:14-16. None of them are described as being divine, nor did they have bright white robes with graceful wings coming out of their shoulder blades. As we know the Old Testament is exclusively about the Annunaki, and many of the encounters with angels is referenced by them arriving in a technological contraption of some sort.

 Most of these contraptions we are given to understand are fiery flying machines - chariots. The only people on earth at that time that possessed that type of technology were the Annunaki. They were our overlords, and it was not uncommon for them to send messengers out to whatever individual for whatever purpose. As you or I would do it, we would send a regular messenger to deliver a regular message, however, if that message deserved more serious attention, we would send a cop, or a lawyers letter, maybe the army. So too did the Annunaki in the form of an Archangel.