A comparison of Horus (Egyptian Book of The Dead 1450 BCE) and Jesus Christ (New Testament 65-75 CE) | |||
Life Events of | Horus | Jesus Of Nazareth | |
Conception: | By a virgin | By a virgin | |
Father: | Only begotten son of the God Osiris | Only begotten son of Yehovah (in the form of the Holy Spirit) | |
Mother: | Meri | Miriam (a.k.a. Mary) | |
Foster father: | Seb (Jo-Seph) | Joseph | |
Foster father's ancestry: | Of royal descent | Of royal descent | |
Birth location: | In a cave | In a cave or stable | |
Annunciation: | By an angel to Isis, his mother | By an angel to Miriam, his mother | |
Birth heralded by: | The star Sirius, the morning star | An unidentified "star in the East | |
Birth date: | Ancient Egyptians paraded a manger and child representing Horus through the streets at the time of the winter solstice (typically Dec. 22-25) | Celebrated on DEC-25. The date was chosen to occur on the same date as the birth of Mithra, Dionysus and the Sol Invictus (unconquerable Sun) | |
Birth announcement: | By angels | By angels | |
Birth witnesses: | Shepherds | Shepherds | |
Later witnesses to birth: | Three solar deities | Three wise men | |
Death threat during infancy: | Herut tried to have Horus murdered | Herod tried to have Jesus murdered | |
Handling the threat: | The God That tells Horus' mother "Come, thou goddess Isis, hide thyself with thy child." | An angel tells Jesus' father to: "Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt." | |
Rite of passage ritual: | Horus came of age with a special ritual, when his eye was restored. | Taken by parents to the temple for what is today called a bar mitzvah ritual. | |
Age at the ritual: | 12 | 12 | |
Break in life history: | No data between ages of 12 & 30 | No data between ages of 12 & 30 | |
Baptism location: | In the river Eridanus | In the river Jordan | |
Age at baptism: | 30 | 30 | |
Baptized by: | Anup the Baptiser | John the Baptist | |
Subsequent fate of the baptiser: | Beheaded | Beheaded | |
Temptation: | Taken from the desert of Amenta up a high mountain by his arch-rival Sut. Sut (a.k.a. Set) was a precursor for the Hebrew Satan. | Taken from the desert in Palestine up a high mountain by his arch-rival Satan. | |
Result of temptation: | Horus resists temptation | Jesus resists temptation | |
Supporters: | Twelve disciples | Twelve disciples | |
Activities: | Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind. He "stilled the sea by his power." | Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind. He ordered the sea with a "Peace, be still" command | |
Raising of the dead: | Horus raised Osirus, his dead father, from the grave. | Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave. | |
Location where the resurrection miracle occurred: | Anu, an Egyptian city where the rites of the death, burial and resurrection of Horus were enacted annually. | Hebrews added their prefix for house ('beth") to "Anu" to produce "Beth-Anu" or the "House of Anu." Since "u" and "y" were interchangeable in antiquity, "Bethanu" became "Bethany," the location mentioned in John 11. | |
Origin of Lazarus' name: | Asar was an alternate name for Osirus, Horus' father, who Horus raised from the dead. He was referred to as "the Asar," as a sign of respect. Translated into Hebrew, this is "El-Asar." The Romans added the prefix "us" to indicate a male name, producing "Elasarus." Over time, the "E" was dropped and "s" became "z," producing "Lazarus." 10 As described by the author(s) of the Gospel of John. | ||
Transfigured: | On a mountain | On a high mountain | |
Key address(es): | Sermon on the Mount | Sermon on the Mount Sermon on the Plain | |
Method of death: | By crucifixion | By crucifixion | |
Accompanied by: | Two thieves | Two thieves | |
Burial: | In a tomb | In a tomb | |
Fate after death: | Descended into Hell; resurrected after three days | Descended into Hell; resurrected after about 30 to 38 hours (Friday PM to presumably some time in Sunday AM) covering parts of three days | |
Resurrection announced by: | Women | Women | |
Future: | Reign for 1,000 years in the Millennium | Reign for 1,000 years in the Millennium | |
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COMPARSION OF CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN HORUS AND JESUS | |||
Characteristics of | Horus | Yeshua of Nazareth, a.k.a. Jesus | |
Nature: | Regarded as a mythical character | Regarded as a 1st century C.E. human man-god | |
Main role: | Savior of humanity | Savior of humanity | |
Status: | God-man | God-man | |
Common portrayal: | Virgin Isis holding the infant Horus | Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus | |
Title: | KRST, the anointed one | Christ, the anointed one | |
Other names: | The good shepherd, the lamb of God, the bread of life, the son of man, the Word, the fisher, the winnower | The good shepherd, the lamb of God, the bread of life, the son of man, the Word, the fisher, the winnower | |
Zodiac sign: | Associated with Pisces, the fish | Associated with Pisces, the fish | |
Main symbols: | Fish, beetle, the vine, shepherd's crook | Fish, beetle, the vine, the shepherd's cross | |
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COMPARISON OF THE MESSAGE OF HORUS AND JESUS | |||
The Message of | Horus | Yeshua of Nazareth, a.k.a. Jesus | |
Criteria for salvation at the place of judgement: | "I have given bread to the hungry man and water to the thirsty man and clothing to the naked person and a boat to the shipwrecked mariner." | "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me..." Matthew 25:35-36 (KJV). | |
"I am" statements | "I am Horus in glory...I am the Lord of Light...I am the victorious one...I am the heir of endless time...I, even I, am he that knoweth the paths of heaven." | "I am the light of the world....I am the way, the truth and the life." | |
"I am Horus, the Prince of Eternity." | "Before Abraham was, I am" | ||
"I am Horus who stepeth onward through eternity...Eternity and everlastingness is my name." | "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today and forever." | ||
"I am the possessor of bread in Anu. I have bread in heaven with Ra." | "I am the living bread that came down from heaven." | ||
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