The Greatest Story Ever Told

[Peter Joseph] This is the sun.

As far back as 10,000 BC

history is abundant with carvings and writings reflecting people's respect

and adoration for this object.

And it is simple to understand why, as every morning

the sun would rise, bringing vision, warmth and security

saving man from the cold, blind, predator-filled darkness of night.

Without it, the cultures understood, the crops would not grow

and life on the planet would not survive.

These realities made the sun the most adored object of all time.

Likewise, they were also very aware of the stars.

The tracking of the stars allowed them to recognize and anticipate events

which occurred over long periods of time

such as eclipses and full moons.

They in turn cataloged celestial groups

into what we know today as constellations.

This is the cross of the Zodiac,

one of the oldest conceptual images in human history.

It reflects the sun as it figuratively passes

through the 12 major constellations over the course of a year.

It also reflects the 12 months of the year, the four seasons

and the solstices and equinoxes.

The term Zodiac relates to the fact that constellations

were anthropomorphized or personified as figures or animals.

In other words, the early civilizations did not just follow the sun and stars

they personified them with elaborate myths

involving their movements and relationships.

The sun, with its life-giving and saving qualities

was personified as a representative of the unseen creator or God.

God's Sun: the Light of the world, the Savior of human kind.

Likewise, the 12 constellations represented places of travel for God's Sun

and were identified by names, usually representing elements of nature

that happened during that period of time.

For example, Aquarius the water bearer, who brings the spring rains.

This is Horus. He is the sun god of Egypt of around 3000 BC.

He is the sun, anthropomorphized and his life

is a series of allegorical myths involving the sun's movement in the sky.

From the ancient hieroglyphics in Egypt

we know much about this solar messiah.

For instance, Horus, being the sun or the light

had an enemy known as Set, and Set was the personification

of the darkness or night

and metaphorically speaking, every morning

Horus would win the battle against Set, while in the evening

Set would conquer Horus and send him into the underworld.

It is important to note that 'dark vs. light' or 'good vs. evil'

is one of the most ubiquitous mythological dualities ever known

and is still expressed on many levels to this day.

Broadly speaking, the story of Horus is as follows:

Horus was born on December 25th of the Virgin Isis-Mary

His birth was accompanied by a star in the east

and upon his birth he was adored by three kings.

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

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 Anointed 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 Phrygia, born of the Virgin Nana on December 25th

crucified, placed in a tomb and after three 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. Upon his death

he was resurrected.

Mithra of Persia, born of a virgin on December 25th

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 3 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 adore 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, placed in a tomb

and after 3 days was resurrected and ascended into heaven.

First of all, the birth sequence is completely astrological.

The star in the east is Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky

which on December 24th aligns with the 3 brightest stars in Orion's belt.

These 3 bright stars in the Orion's belt are called today

what they were called in ancient times 'The Three Kings'.

And the Three Kings and the brightest star, Sirius

all point to the place of the sunrise on December 25th.

This is why the Three Kings follow the star in the east

in order to locate the sunrise, the birth of the Sun.

The Virgin Mary is the constellation Virgo, also known as Virgo the Virgin.

Virgo in Latin means Virgin.

Virgo was also referred to as the House of Bread

and the representation of Virgo is a virgin holding a sheaf of wheat.

This house of bread and its symbol of wheat

represents August and September, the time of harvest.

In turn, Bethlehem literally translates to "house of bread".

Bethlehem is thus a reference to the constellation Virgo

a place in the sky, not on earth.

There's another very interesting phenomenon

that occurs around December 25th or the winter solstice.

From the summer solstice to the winter solstice

the days become shorter and colder.

And from the perspective of the northern hemisphere

the sun appears to move south and gets smaller and more scarce.

The shortening of the days and expiration of the crops

when approaching the winter solstice symbolized the process of death

to the ancients. It was the death of the sun.

And by December 22nd the sun's demise was fully realized.

For the sun, having moved south continually for six months,

makes it to its lowest point in the sky.

Here a curious thing occurs:

The sun stops moving south, at least perceivably, for three days.

And during this three day pause, the sun resides in the vicinity

of the Southern Cross, or Crux constellation.

And after this time on December 25th

the sun moves one degree, this time north

foreshadowing longer days, warmth and spring.

And thus it was said: The Son died on a cross

was dead for three days, only to be resurrected or born again.

This is why Jesus and numerous other sun gods

share the crucifixion, three-day death, and resurrection concept.

It is the sun's transition period before it shifts its direction back

into the northern hemisphere, bringing spring and thus salvation.

However, they did not celebrate the resurrection of the sun

until the spring equinox or Easter.

This is because at the spring equinox, the sun officially overpowers

the evil darkness as daytime thereafter becomes longer in duration

than the night, and the revitalizing conditions of spring emerge.

Probably the most obvious of all the astrological symbolism

around Jesus regards the 12 disciples.

They are simply the 12 constellations of the zodiac

which Jesus, being the Sun, travels about with.

In fact, the number 12 is replete throughout the Bible.

Coming back to the cross of the zodiac, the figurative life of the Sun

this was not just an artistic expression

or tool to track the sun's movement.

It was also a pagan spiritual symbol

the shorthand of which looked like this.

This is not a symbol of Christianity.

It is a pagan adaptation of the cross of the zodiac.

This is why Jesus in earlier cult art is always shown

with his head on the cross for Jesus is the Sun.

The Son of God, the Light of the World, the risen Savior

who will come again as it does every morning,

the glory of God, who defends against the works of darkness

as he is born again every morning

and can be seen coming in the clouds

up in heaven

with his crown of thorns or sun rays.

Of the many astrological/astronomical metaphors in the Bible

one of the most important has to do with the ages.

Throughout the scriptures, there are numerous references to the age.

In order to understand this, we need to be familiar with the phenomenon

known as the precession of the equinoxes.

The ancient Egyptians, along with cultures long before them

recognized that approximately every 2150 years

the sunrise on the morning of the spring equinox

would occur at a different sign of the zodiac.

This has to do with a slow angular wobble

that the Earth maintains as it rotates on its axis.

It is called a precession because the constellations go backwards

rather than through the normal yearly cycle.

The amount of time it takes for the precession to go through all 12 signs

is roughly 25,765 years.

This is also called the great year

and ancient societies were very aware of this

and they referred to each 2150 year period as an age.

From 4300 BC - 2150 BC, it was the age of Taurus, the Bull.

From 2150 BC - 1 AD, it was the age of Aries, the Ram.

And from 1 AD - 2150 AD, it is the age of Pisces

the age we are still in to this day.

And in and around 2150 we will enter the new age

the age of Aquarius.

The Bible reflects, broadly speaking, a symbolic movement

through three ages while foreshadowing a fourth.

In the Old Testament when Moses comes down Mount Sinai

with the Ten Commandments, he is very upset

to see his people worshiping a golden bull calf.

In fact, he shattered the stone tablets and instructed his people

to kill each other in order to purify themselves.

Most Biblical scholars will attribute this anger to the fact that the Israelites

were worshiping a false idol or something to that effect.

The reality is, the golden bull is Taurus the Bull

and Moses represents the new age of Aries the Ram.

This is why Jews even today still blow the ram's horn.

Moses represents the new age of Aries

and upon the new age everyone must shed the old age.

Other deities mark these transitions as well such as Mithra

a pre-Christian god who kills the bull in the same symbology.

Jesus is the figure who ushers in the age following Aries

the Age of Pisces or the two fish.

Fish symbolism is very abundant in the New Testament.

Jesus feeds 5,000 people with bread and two fish.

When he begins his ministry walking along Galilee

he befriends two fishermen who follow him.

And I think we have all seen the "Jesus fish" on the back of people's cars.

Little do they know what it actually means.

It is a pagan astrological symbolism

for the Sun's kingdom during the age of Pisces.

Also, Jesus' assumed birth date is essentially the start of this age.

At Luke 22:10 when Jesus is asked by his disciples