However we now know that he never actually dies he is simply taken to the underworld for half the year and he never actually resurrects he is simply released from the underworld. Nimrod was the latter name of Dumuzi, Enki's son and Marduk's brother. Therefore, subsequent legends arose which portrayed her as a mythic fertility goddess and mother of the gods. Satans multiple attempts to destroy the Seed are chronicled in the pages of Gods Word. If you liked this study please subscribe here. Babel means the gate of god, but it can also mean son of Bel. Perhaps Nimrod named the city of Babel after himself, as the son of Bel (Cush). of Wales). She also deified herself. Ctesias of Cnidus was both a Physician and Historian. (Something that he repeated throughout his writing on this subject. . So there we have it, if the Bible disagrees with history simply change the meaning of the Bible to fit history. In fact, they think that the Romans borrowed Persian ideas in forming their own. Hislop cites and calls upon the Plutarch for support regarding the myths of Osiris,Isis and Horus. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. Nimrod was eventually killed by an enemy, and his body was cut in pieces and sent to various parts of his kingdom. I certainly am not advocating Easter itself (see my writing is Easter Christian?) 5 Responses 0 comments Start the discussion Be the first to comment. The Sumerians built the gigantic ziggurat of Etemenanki to honor their supreme god, Marduk. One legend of ancient history regarding Semiramis describes Nimrod meeting Semiramis while she was a brother owner in Uruk. Again this in no way deterred Hislop. He has even been called one of the lying historians, J. R. Morgan (Univ. Bringing with it the revelation that previously believed history was actually not history at all. So began the arduous task of decipherment. Ninus then returned to the west where he founded a new city which he named after himself, Nineveh. The Apostle Paul wrote in the Epistle of the Romans 1:21-23: For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God, nor gave thanks to Him; but their thinking became futile, and their foolish hearts were darkened. But how did Hislop from these writings where Tammuz was never the son conclude that Tammuz was the son of Nimrod and Semiramis. . The real Semiramis the person on which she is most likely based was actually Sammu-Ramat who ruled as queen from 811-806 BC after the death of her husband King Shamshi-Adad V ( 823-811B.C) She was queen in of the Assyrian Empire as regent until her son King Adad-nirari III took rule. If the death of Osiris should be taken as the death of Nimrod then the death of Ninus should be the same if Ninus was Nimrod. 2 Babylons page 51. As already stated there is no historical written evidence of Semiramis and Nimrod being married but that little fact did not derail Hislop. Before she then set off in a war against India having heard of their great wealth. But today modern Assyriologists have much more to go on and a completely different picture of the Assyrians and Mesopotamia as a whole has emerged. The identity of Nimrod, however, and the Egyptian Osiris, having been established, we have thereby light as to Nimrod's death. [41] These claims are still circulated among some groups of evangelical Protestants, [41] in the form of Jack Chick tracts, [42] comic books, and related media. The pregnant woman described in this passage is Gods chosen nation, Israel. Yet again Plutarch repeated that we should not believe the myths as they are simply stories with attributes. It would seem that history and myth have converged together and the Greek hellenistic writers have created a goddess out of a queen. He stated Semiramis lived five generations before Nitocris. This fact alone should at least cast doubt over its veracity. God has provided clues throughout Biblical history suggesting the lineage of His Seed. (v 10), "And the beginning of his (Nimrod's) kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh." Asshur is the passive participle of a verb, which, in its Chaldee sense, signifies "to make strong," and, consequently, signifies "being strengthened," or "made strong." Inannas Descent to the Netherworld dated to somewhere between 3500 bc-1900 bc, Inanna wishes to travel to the underworld because she has set her sight on the divine powers of the underworld. Box 1705 Hislops claims are fanciful and catch the attention of those with itchy ears. The stories relating to these god/goddesses were allegorical to represent and explain the rainy season and the dry hot summer season. His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. Not even Josephus the famous Jewish historian mentions her being Nimrods wife. As perfectly shown by his Inclusion of Ninus and Semiramis . The Egyptians named him Osiris, the Phoenicians referred to him as Tammuz, and in Canaan he became the sun god of fire Molech. [xiv] ibid, pp. (1 Pedro 3:15) Bienvenido! The fictional work of Greek hellenistic writers who combined reality with myth creating nothing more than a Frankenstein's Monster of a character, a goddess named Semiramis. Therefore Nimrod being associated with Ninus based on this fact fails. There can be no doubt that this adoration of Mary is simply a modern manifestation of goddess worship that began over 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia! 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. [xiv] Zoroastrianism rests on this foundational doctrine. However, his claims are historically, biblically and factually incorrect. [i] Diodorus of Sicily: The Library of History book VI. Twice we are given the information that cush was hisFather, 3 times we are told that he was a mighty warrior and or he began to be mighty and once we are told that Assyria was known as the land of Nimrod. Syncellus we must note drew upon the works of Eusebius and Justinus. After Ishtar's descent into the underworld sexual activity on earth ceased. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Diodorus account again is based upon the writings of Ctesias. Hislop used historically incorrect information of Eusabius, Diodorus Siculus and Ctesias of Cnidus in particular, in his work and so came to conclusions that were simply shown incorrect when new historical data was found. A beginning naturally implies something to succeed, and here we find it (v 11): "Out of that land he went forth, being made strong, or when he had been made strong (Ashur), and builded Nineveh.. This is where the myths of the Egyptians are drawn in and linked with Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. Further to that there is not one single historical writing, including the talmud orthe writings of Josephus, that places these 3 together before Alexander Hislops book, which was written in the 1850s..AD.Hislops claims are fanciful and catch the attention of those with itchy ears. Hislop links Semiramis to Ishtar by way of easter through the goddess Astarte who was another supposed version of Semiramis. . In an effort to retain power and to hide her misdeeds, Semiramis makes a most audacious claim. Inanna ordered that the people weep for Damuzi .The people would symbolically weep for Damuzi as in weep for instead of him. The idea of inferiority seems to pass to the succeeding empires as well. Tammuz, the son of Semiramis and Nimrod, falsely calling himself the sun god, was born on the Winter Solstice, which on the ancient pagan calendar is December 25th. So it cannot be stated that the story is a biblical one . Then it is said that Semiramis set out to build her empire. Therefore Hislop concludes Semiramis lived at the time of Abraham. Semiramis would appear to be the Greek name given to Sammu-Ramat. 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. More importantly it is almost certain that Ninus didnt actually exist and neither did Semiramis. He is credited for having founded Freemasonry and for building the legendary Tower of Babel, in defiance of God's will. Kronos was also the Roman god Saturn, who devoured his own sons as soon as they were born. The religion of the Persians was Zoroastrianism, a dualistic belief in good and evil and man's struggle between them. Canaanites worshipped him as Bel or Baal, and he was their most important God. The rule of Sammu-rammat is debated and is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. This story of Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz in any form regardless of the details or variation is found nowhere in the Bible. . However, Semiramis commanded total authority over her subjects and clandestinely indoctrinated the priesthood with this mystery religion. Even before the fall of Babylon, Cyrus had defeated the wealthy Croesus, king of Lydia in Asia Minor (546 BC). Maybe on this occasion we could give him the benefit of the doubt and say he was simply mistaken. Here Alexander Hislop uses comparative mythology to claim that seeing Osiris is simply the retelling of the story of Nimrod and that Osiris is Nimrod, by knowing how Osiris died we can inturn know how Nimrod died. There are many websites and youtube videos dedicated to proving their story. Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah through the line of Cush (Genesis 10:8). Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz, Nebuchadnezzar's Image (Part Two): Chest and Arms of Silver. Tammuz, Sumerian Dumuzi, in Mesopotamian religion, god of fertility embodying the powers for new life in nature in the spring. 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. Marduk was also the Roman god Kronos, whose name means, the horned one. Ancient artists often depicted Nimrod wearing a crown of bullhorns. Baal worship was an abomination to God and a major factor provoking His judgment on the Canaanites and Israelites. Ezekiel saw them involved in a rite in which they were mourning the death of a Mesopotamian god whose myth said he was resurrected to new life, a mockery of the redeeming death and life-giving resurrection of the true Son of God. Nimrod appears himself just 4 times in the Bible. These works were published under the permission of Sir Henry Rawlinson between 1870 and 1884. Historical truth often grows to superhuman feats in mythology. Lenoir, NC 28645, What the Bible says about Orphans and Widows. The Torment of the Godly (Part One). If she has these powers and characteristics, then Mary must be God! His Akkadian name was Amarutuk. They found Babel, Ninevah, and Calah . The crucifixion initially appeared to accomplish his goal, but Satan failed that attempt also fortunately for mankind. Hislop claims that Ninus is clearly Identified with Nimrod. (SYNCELL) Whatever view, therefore, be adopted in regard to the age of Ninus, whether that of Eusebius, or that at which Clinton and Layard have arrived, it is evident that Shem long survived both Ninus and his wife. Having subdued, therefore, his neighbours, when, by an accession of forces, being still further strengthened, he went forth against other tribes, and every new victory paved the way for another, he subdued all the peoples of the East." Worship of this goddess became a roadblock in the apostle Pauls early mission to the city of Ephesus, as mentioned in the book of Acts 19:23-41. The Old Testament records the name of this fertility goddess of the Canaanites as Ashteroth (Baals counterpart Jdg. Cyrus, a Persian, initiated the growth of the empire by usurping the Median throne with the help of the Median nobility. His wife, Semiramis, proclaims herself Rhea, Mother of the Gods. No mortal has removed my veil. Ishtar was a goddess of many different things including love and war. Hence, the name mystery religion of Babylon refers to its secretive nature. We must discern what we consider authoritative. The simple fact is the story has no historical basis and when studied is shown completely fictional. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Please note that if you want to donate by check or money order (instead of online) make check/money order payable to Carolina Mission International (Finding Hope Ministries is the subsidiary of Carolina Mission International in Romania). [v] http:www.assyriansocietycanada.org/legend_of_semiramis.htm; http:www.onesimus @ix.netcom; author Bryce Self. Less than 175 years ago when Alexander Hislop made this claim in his infamous book the 2 babylons. Old Testament Scriptures record the history of this momentous conflict over the millennia preceding the incarnation of Jesus Christ. He wrote that gods and their associated legends arose from the deification of dead human heroes.[i]. 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. One version has Horus being born before Osiris was killed. ), ? Inanna (Semiramis) was known as Ishtar in Babylon, Isis in Egypt and the son/husband was Osiris the sun god. Layard (in his Nineveh and its Remains) subscribes to this opinion. See what over 150,000 subscribers are already receiving each day. So the question must be asked, a question that is vitally important to the understanding of this theory. Unlike the Babylonians, the Persian Empire centered squarely on its military and political bases rather than its religious, cultural, or economic life. So where did Hislop get these ideas from? Semiramis was as wicked as her son Nimrod, Incest was used here as a basis to unite this newly false religious system. Their son, Tammuz, is Bacus, meaning Suffering Son. Medo-Persia controlled a larger territory than did Babylon, so it was certainly not inferior in political or military might. Hence Hislops etymological inventiveness which traced wordsto Chaldee roots, is irrelevant in establishing linguistic links to Nimrods Babylon and Assyria. Parts of the story are shown in many different Egyptian texts. It is then said that she became a dove and flew away. Inanna gives instructions to her servant E-ana in relation to what she must do when Inanna is in the underworld. Semiramis - The Mother and Wife of Nimrod According to various legends, Semiramis became pregnant after engaging in an adulterous affair while married to Nimrod. Ishtar was an Akkadian goddess that PRECEDED the kingdom of Babylon. Two quotations from supposed saints of Catholicism will suffice to illustrate how far Mary worship goes: ? Onnes then hung himself with a rope. Ishtar is then reinstated with all the things that were removed. . Semiramis was the latter name of Inanna, Dumuzi's cousin. Nimrod was the grandson of Shem who was the son of Noah. Hislops argument stands in need of radical revision, Dr. Bruce concludes. However she may have had at least some basis on a real historical figure. Nimrods followers assigned him many mythical names that implicate works achieved only by the true Son of God, Jesus Christ. A story that has since been embellished, conflated and confused by those that have retold it. Nimrod, Semiramis and TammuzThe Myths behind the myth ( Short version part 1). Semiramis became Queen of Assyria. Sammu-Ramat, more famously known as Semiramis, was the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire (reigned 811-806 BCE) who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III until he reached maturity. She is almost certainly the amalgamation of a historical figure and Greek Goddesses created by classical Greek writers. Then after he passed away, Semiramis declared him to be the sun god. 5, 69-70. This day was celebrated as the day Nimrod was reborn as Tammuz. God is not three different persons all rolled into one, neither "a complex unity" as some Christians like to teach. 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. The beginning of his kingdom is said in the Genesis passage to be Babel, Erech, and Akkad in the land of Shinar. History which even Hislop himself was unaware of. . 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. The Anunnaki used to marry their first and second degree relatives, in order to preserve their "royal" blood and the right to the throne. Ninus using this information would eventually capture Bactra. 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. Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz All attempts to trace the origin of goddess worship lead ultimately to one single woman of ancient history Semiramis. Cush was known as the ancient god Janus, and all gods supposedly originated from him. The bull is given and released. Though he was a humane and conciliatory ruler for his time, he neither lived long enough to stamp his character on his realm (d. 529 BC), nor did he acknowledge God's sovereignty as did his predecessor (Daniel 4:28-37). Many people claim that Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz are the pagan trinity. That's it. E-ana follows her instructiona at this point and eventually goes to Nanna. Due to the fact that we are critically-thinking human beings, who are also Holy Spirit led, these views are subject to change at any time. This weeping unlike the claimed 40 days lasted anywhere from 40 hours to 6 weeks. . El mito anti navideo promovido por algunos grupos como los Testigos de Jehov y algunos evanglicos, y que asocia a Nimrod, Semramis y Tamuz, ensea que Nimrod naci precisamente el 25 de diciembre. The simple fact is the story has no historical basis and when studied is shown completely fictional. Semiramis is also credited with building other cities along the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.It is then stated that she built the stone obelisk to herself. Inannas son and husband was Tammuz, the sun god. She demands that the bull of heaven be given unto her and threatens to goto the underworld and cause mayhem if her demands are not met. Another of Inannas sisters, Erec-ki-gala is the queen of the underworld. He links people together through nothing more than association in order to make one person seem like they are another, Nimrod and Ninus are just one example where he asserts that Ninus was simply another name for Nimrod. A thorough discussion of these attempts is not within the scope of this article. For this she is judged by the Anuna,the 7 judges. Should people of this present age be concerned God might judge a world of people who have murdered millions of their children on the altar of abortion? 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. The fact that there was a Semiramis in the primeval ages of the world is beyond all doubtHislops assertion that the fact that there was a Semiramis in the primeval ages of the world, is beyond all doubt.Its subversive of all history and beyond all doubtand the clear evidence that attests to this and would leave us beyond all doubt is yes thats right the kings list of Eusebius and the cited writings of Ctesias.Subversive of all history and beyond all doubt. . What means the term Easter itself? This could not be true, for we have sufficient evidence that the Tower of Babel stood long after Nimrod's day. All our life, every thought, word, and deed is in Her hands . So Inanna is synonymous with Ishtar and Dumuzi becomes Tammuz. King Ninus after finishing the city that bore his name,Ninevah, undertook a campaign against the Bactrians. He initiated the rebellion against God. It must be stated that there is no historical evidence that Semiramis lived at all, let alone at the time of Nimrod. She is Gods chosen nation through which His Seed the Son of God would come. This new information shed new light upon the true history of the Assyrians. The name Tammuz seems to have been derived from the Akkadian form Tammuzi, based on early Sumerian Damu-zid, The Flawless Young, which in later standard Sumerian became Dumu-zid, or Dumuzi. Euhemerus was an ancient Greek mythographer who lived around 300 BC. His father was hams son Cush. However, Semiramis didn't just deify her husband. If Osiris was Nimrod, as we have seen, that violent death which the Egyptians so pathetically deplored in their annual festivals was just the death of Nimrod. The Bible never refers to the 3 together. [iii] She promoted deification of Nimrod and herself after his death. With the help of Semiramis the wife of one of his men, Onnes,who having watched the ongoing battles noticed a weak spot in the defence of the opposing army and then advised Ninus on how to overcome them. Each gate removing her items of clothing. Mercury was another name for the god Hermes. The fruit which I have brought forth is the sun.[iv] The sun was Osiris deified Nimrod. 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. It is then this Semiramis that has then morphed into the goddess known today. (St. Bernard, ibid.). Whenever you see a claim regarding these 3 people you can guarantee that the source is either The Two Babylons or a work that used it as a source. The whole story of Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz is simply made up. Alexander Hislop creates this story himself a story that is never told or known by anyone before him.Hislop used historically incorrect information of Eusabius, Diodorus Siculus and Ctesias of Cnidus in particular, in his work and so came to conclusions that were simply shown incorrect when new historical data was found. (linking seemingly unrelated people, gods or things together plays a major part of Hislop's theory). Calming Nimrod's wrath temporarily, she later gave birth to a son named Tammuz. The result was a re-incarnated Nimrod. So it cannot be stated that the story is a biblical one. Osiris was also a vegetation god, as Horus was believed to be Osiris Damuzi who we know was Tammuz was linked to Horus by way of Osiris and so Tammuz became the equivalent of Horus.. (all very complicated indeed). Many Hamitic civilizations (Ethiopians, Hittites, Chinese, Japanese, and American Indians) have favorably portrayed dragons and serpents. 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. The cults of Mithra, the sun god, and Anaita, the goddess of fertilitysimilar to Nimrod/Tammuz and Semiramis, the old Babylonian Mystery Religiongrew in popularity until Zoroastrianism faded into obscurity. (SYNCELLUS) Consequently, on this view, the reign of Ninus must have terminated, according to the usual chronology, about BC 1987. The Bereans "received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so" (Acts 17:10-11). It is now applied to virtually every deity that has existed. What the Bible says about Nimrod became the Roman god Bacchus, which means, the son of Cush. Bacchus was god of wine and revelry. The Egyptians depicted their sun god, Osiris, as the sun surrounded by a serpent. After this, as had already been predicted, her son conspired against her to take the throne. We also reserve the right to delete any comments deemed to be threatening or rude in any way at any time. In the city Semiramis is said to have erected statues of Greek gods including Zeus and Rhea. . Check out this quick teaching that goes a little deeper into the Hebrew. Most people will be aware of the claims made regarding Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. She became a stumbling block for the Jews and their leaders who first settled this area for many generations. Tammuz was killed by a wild boar when he was age 40; so 40 days of Lent were set aside to honor his death. That name, as found by Layard on the Assyrian monuments, is Ishtar. I hope this year will be a good one for all. It wasn't until the late 18th century that the markings on these tablets came to be known as actual writings. Maybe the most blatant idolatry in Roman Catholicism is their adoration of Mary, the mother of Christ. Genesis10-9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. She claimed that her son, was both the father and the son. This simply has no factual historical basis. Now Thoth is universally known as the "counsellor" of Osiris. who can be saved or redeemed but through thee. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. 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. In some versions Tammuz is killed by a wild boar in some versions he is cut up into pieces.the cutting up into pieces and spread over the word is more often stated as to how Nimrod met his death. Onnes sent for his wife who having observed the battles gave Ninus a plan of attack that finally led to the King taking hold of the city. But no matter of the extent of his convictions or the nature of his intent, wrong he was and wrong he remains. These 3 characters being the start of pagan sun god worship throughout the world. Ancient Sumerians knew Semiramis as the goddess Inanna. There is no mention of her being married to him or having a son. There are literally thousands of counsellors today each being counsellor to more than one person that doesn't make each person the same person that's just a ridiculous conclusion. Worshipers of the Babylonian religion celebrated the . Some versions have Semiramis commanding 40 days of mourning for Tammuz and even that a wild pig should be killed and eaten after the 40 days as a remembrance to Tammuz. Nimrod is mentioned just 4 times, Tammuz once and Semiramis not even once. A long description of the building of the city itself is given. Cyrus, regaled in the Bible as God's "shepherd" and "His anointed" (Isaiah 44:28-45:13), was not the same caliber of man as Nebuchadnezzar. Such, then, are the conflicting accounts which may be found in the historians regarding the career of Semiramis. Hislop even dismissed parts of the Bible and changed their meanings in order to force his understanding into it. They are most likely although I cannot say for certain intentionally so. Furthermore Tammuz was not a king of Egypt and the connection between Thamus, Tammuz and Osiris is illogical and just doesn't hold up. Semiramis is the amalgamation of fact and fiction. Read thus, the whole passage is natural and easy. We are also told about Ishtar in an Akkadian poem called Ishtar's descent into the underworld. As we know Hislop claims that all pagan religions have a commonality that derives from Nimrod and Semiramis. The views and opinions expressed in the blogs and video posts are exclusive of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and ideas specifically of Moms of Miracles. Nimrod is the sun god, his wife was Semiramis and their son was Tammuz. Are you interested in the hidden story of Nimrod found in Genesis? It must be stated that there is no historical evidence that Semiramis lived at all, let alone at the time of Nimrod. In fact Semiramis is NEVER mentioned in the Bible, not even once. -The Religions of Tammuz-From the Book of Ezekiel 8:14. Many learned individuals have taught polytheism was the evolutionary forerunner of monotheism. Nimrod is never referenced as having a wife or a child. The name, Marduk, was altered by various civilizations of the ancient world due to the languages given at the Tower of Babel. Semiramis is not stated as being Nimrods wife, they are are not described as the King and Queen of Babylon and never described as having a son. As the myth grows of Semiramis being a "gift of the sea" and becoming pregnant from a beam of light she becomes known as the Queen of Heaven. It cannot go without mention that the child part of Hislops theory is very noticeably lacking in the various writings of the Greek historians that Hislop uses. He was a Greek who lived mainly in the 5th century BC. Ishtar has her mind set on the underworld. Semiramis had all of the parts gathered, except for one part that could not be found. The most popular version is that Nimrod and Semiramis were king and queen of Babylon. The circumstances of that end, however, as antiquity represents them, are clouded with fable. [xv] Adonai means The Lord. Greeks also knew Nimrod as Dionysus, the sin bearer,[xvi] and gave homage to him as Zeus, the savior,[xvii] and Mithras, the mediator.[xviii] The Babylonians worshipped Nimrod as El-Bar, or god, the son. Archeologists in the ancient city of Nineveh have unearthed sculptures inscribed with this name. What the Bible says about She was also the mother of Tammuz who was considered to be the reincarnation of Nimrod. Easter does not derive its name from Ishtar and neither does it come from ostre. Why did God instruct stoning to death as a punishment under the Old Covenant law system? No mention of his wife, no mention of his children if any at all. 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. Historians consider the Persian imperial political structure and administrative forms to be the finest example of government before the Roman period. Previously unknown history was literally being uncovered as Hislop wrote and subsequently brought to light. This being why the Assyrians worship the dove and in doing so deifying Semiramis. There is no one, O most holy Mary . 1 chronicles 1-10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. Semiramis is not stated as being Nimrods wife, they are are not described as the King and Queen of Babylon and never described as having a son. Matthew 6:33, Search for articles on: (e.g. Easter derives its name from the Germanic osturmna was the equivalent of April.ostre or Ostara, simply means east or month of the sun from the east. There are actually a few different stories about the pagan trinity as they are sometimes called. Osten is the German word for east. Because you have burned incense and have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed Him or followed His law or His decrees or His stipulations, this disaster has come upon you, as you now see. Jeremiah 44:19-23. See what over 150,000 subscribers are already receiving each day. And so Semiramis became queen. While Josephus attests to the historical figure of Semiramis he states that Berossus, (c. Apion I., 20), opposes the view of Greek writers who make Semiramis the founder of Babylon. The discovery of the Cuneiform tablets however showed that Ctesias writings on which both Eusebius and Justin indirectly drew upon was nothing more than fables. And the once non gods had become gods. The very story that Hislop uses to start all this off, that of Ninus and Semiramis acts as evidence against this as nowhere in the Greek writings relating to Ninus and Semiramis is this version recorded about them. He then took Semiramis as his own wife. 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. The pagan concept of the trinity began most likely in the days of the Tower of Babel. This was the first indication to modern scholarship that this older culture and people, the Sumerians, existed at all. . It bears its Chaldean origin on its very forehead. Neither Ninus nor Semiramis are attested to by any of the kings lists which the Assyrians themselves compiled. So both Nimrod and Ninus being the most ancient King of Assyria. Literally changing both the verse and its meaning to fit his claims. They ruled the people and turned them against God. Checks/money orders can be sent to: The whole thing comes from the fictional work, The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop. These leaders displayed no social responsibility whatsoever. No mortal has removed my veil. She was the first deified queen of Babylon and Nimrod was the first deified king. People north of Mesopotamia commonly knew him as Ninus, the son.[xiii] Nimrod was called Zoraster, which means the seed of Aster (Ishtar-Semiramis). Even here though in all these myths and stories we still do not get the version given by Hislop. Of course if Nnus is really Nimrod then the city would not have been named after Ninus but Nimrod, but Ninus may simply have been one of the many names Nimrod has apparently been known by. It sounds good, it looks good, it must be good. Plutarch even warned that following these myths as truth destroys faith. People adored her, especially in her home city of Uruk. He is portrayed here, eagerly awaiting the birth of the prophesied Seed so he can devour Him. * See WILKINSON'S Egyptians. . Another factor of its inferiority was, oddly, its rulers. Semiramis never existed and the stories that surround her are nothing more than myths and the incorporation of actual historical events that have been changed or elaborated upon. Yet it is still claimed by people today that the story does relate to her. The primary purpose of these posts is to educate and inform. These heathen trinities, found in most polytheistic religions, follow the Father-Mother-Son pattern: Osiris, Isis and Horus; Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz; Zeus, Diana, Dionysus; Jupiter, Venus and Cupid; etc. However, his claims are historically, biblically and factually incorrect. contact@findinghopeministries.org Why did God instruct stoning as a punishment. 135 Merrill and Maye Rd. Mythology portrays Semiramis as world civilizations worshipped her in that way. She would give birth to their son Ninyas and shortly after this Ninus died. The writings of Ctesias are not entirely factual in fact most of what Ctesias wrote cannot be claimed as historically true . Although it is very clear through Egyptian texts that the Egyptians had gods called Osiris, Isis and Horus, there are actually many different versions of the Isis, Osiris and Horus mythological story. but the assertions regarding Ishtar are simply false. This is obviously some sort of pagan sunrise service, in which they honor the sun more highly than God, to whom they contemptuously show their backsides. Unable to execute JavaScript. No Egyptian source gives a full account of the myth and these myths vary in detail dependent on the source and dates used. Alexander Hislop creates this story himself a story that is never told or known by anyone before him. [x] Alexander Hislop; The Two Babylons; pp. Of course it was true. In 1853, Rawlinson came to similar conclusions, and the Class III inscriptions were recognized as being written in this more Ancient language, a language which was then called "Akkadian" or "Scythian" but which is now known to be Sumerian. Most think he did not because decrees to other nations have been found in which similar language is used. In verse 14, Ezekiel expresses his "dismay" at yet a greater abomination: "women . Nimrod became "god-the-father", Tammuz became "god-the-son", and Semramis became the "dove" or "spirit" that held this holy union together. Pagan tradition kept the trinity alive to this day. Also refer to Jer 49:1 and Jer 32:33-35. Semiramis, the wife of Nimrod-bar-Cush. Gods judgment and Nimrods execution forced the mystery religion underground for a while. Then look at Easter. [ix] Semiramis deified Nimrod after his death.[x]. Priests and astrologers obeyed her commands and aggressively marketed the mystery religion. But its principle of dualism lived on in Gnosticism and the mystery religions of the Roman Empire. The answer to this question is indeed much simpler than the way in which Alexander Hislop went about drawing his conclusion. Marduk was also the Roman god Kronos, whose name means, 'the horned one.' Ancient artists often depicted Nimrod wearing a crown of bullhorns. But in what way was Medo-Persia inferior? [xxi] Even Roman mythology repeatedly illustrates an affiliation between a serpent and the fire god and they were worshipped together. All of which seem, by its silence on the matter, to be irrelevant to the Biblical narrative. Deified Cush was revered as several gods of ancient mythology. There is nothing in the Apocrypha writings that can be used to link them together. Hence the first trinity was born - there in Babylon - and has spread its tentacles around the world - when the Babylonians were scattered abroad. The biblical silence on the matter and so in actuality the lack of biblical support for the theory and so negating the theory is actually categorically supported by history itself as it must also be acknowledged that there is not one single piece of written historical evidence from anyone in antiquity that directly links Nimrod and Semiramis togetherin ANY way. , 1 Timothy 3:16 what is the correct reading? Perhaps the last word in this verse refers to the worship of serpents even Satan, himself. Erec-ki-gala gave instructions that the 7 gates of the underworld would be locked and Inanna must go through each shedding one divine power at each gate. Unlike the cuneiform tablets the kings list attested to by Eusebius is not factual. They are not mentioned in any cuneiform literature or any Mesopotamian writings. After Nimrod's death, his so-called mother-wife, Semiramis, propagated the evil doctrine of the survival of Nimrod as a spirit being. Janus and Vulcan are names for the same god. The resurrected Seed ascended to sit at Gods right hand. Vulcan broke and divided the world with a stroke of his well-known hammer. creation; holiness etc. Osiris met with a violent death, and that violent death of Osiris was the central theme of the whole idolatry of Egypt. Semiramis claimed that after Nimrod had died he ascended to the sun and became the sun god himself she then told the people that her son, which depending on which version is being told was conceived before Nimrod died or through an extra marital source , was the reincarnation of the sun god and that she had been impregnated by the rays of the sun. Nimrod had a plan to weld together and strengthen this evil religious system and so he married his own mother who was Semiramis. Gilgamesh states that she had decreed weeping for Tammuz. After victories in central Iran and in Phoenicia, he conquered Babylon in 539 BC, and his son Cambyses overthrew Egypt and Libya in 525 BC. . Another myth has Isis and Osiris producing Apollo before they had even left their mothers(Rhea) womb. There is no historical evidence for the claim beyond the writings of the Greek historians. The video on Youtube said so.They even gave the evidence, which so turns out to be the information provided in the 2 babylons bookand round in a circle we go. The king list of Eusebius in his Chronicle has Semiramis succeeding her husband Ninus who lived at the time of Abraham. The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. The answer to this question is indeed much simpler than the way in which Alexander Hislop went about drawing his conclusion. In verse 16, the prophet sees a fourth vision in the inner court of the Temple"about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple and their faces toward the east, and they were worshipping the sun toward the east." Ninus and Semiramis had a son called Ninyas who would eventually rule after Semiramis. The authors are not to be held accountable for any misuse, reuse, recycled and cited or uncited copies of content within this site by others. He then uses some things that are attributed to Ninus such as being warlike and a hunter.These attributes are linked to Nimrod through similarities. Nimrod, who was born on December 25th, the High Sabbath of Babylon, was the founder of Babylon and the city of Nineveh. Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) The dragon is none other that Satan, himself. The land of Shinar is the Biblical name for the region of southern Mesopotamia. Please do not hold us to these views forever. At its height the Persian Empire was nearly double the size of Babylon. The fearsome red dragon depicted here is the same fiery red dragon portrayed with the sun god in the mystery religion of Babylon. I will assume that this question is Read more, Supporting Followintruth.com in 2022 Hello, and happy new year to all the followers of FollowInTruth.com. Nimrod became a god-man to the people and Semiramis, his wife and mother, became the powerful Queen of ancient Babylon. The claims in this book are the basis on which the claims made by most people who state Nimrods wife was Semiramis. God or he/who/which In 1 Timothy 3:16 should it read God was manifest in the flesh or he/who was manifest in the flesh? Nanna is angry at Inannas craving for the divine powers, However Father Enki explains how to bring Ianna back, Inanna was caught before she ascended by the Anuna and was instructed to provide a substitute, After the demons ask to take a series of people in her place and being told no by Inanna they come to Damuzi, innanas husband. Hislop also claims that Semiramis is also known by the name Ishtar. Even the Greek writers in their stories did not include anything regarding sun worship, a reincarnated son or the marriage of a mother and son. . While this kings list places Semiramis at the time of Abraham and so therefore as it is also claimed that Nimrod was alive at the time of Abraham, this also places Semiramis at the time of Nimrod it still does not actually connect Nimrod and Semiramis together. Plans for Read more, http://www.followintruth.com/nimrod-semiramis-and-tammuz. Moreover Ishtar is actually the Akkadian name for the older Sumerian goddess Inanna. It is said that tempests of wind sent by God against the Tower of Babel overthrew it, and that Nimrod perished in its ruins. In like manner, some Catholics attribute to Mary the position and characteristics of the third person of their unscriptural trinity, the Holy Spirit. And so we come to the story of Osiris, Isis and Horus that are apparently just the retelling of the story of Nimrod ,Semiramis and Tammuz. It was only about nine years, however, before the end of the reign of Ninus, that the birth of Abraham is said to have taken place. However Nimrod eventually died and Semiramis in a desperate attempt to hold onto her thrown derived a plan that would ultimately lead to not only retaining the throne but would elevate her to that of goddess. [vii] Alexander Hislop: The Two Babylons; p. 26. They may have studied the sources cited by Hislop to support his theory but modern knowledge proves this false. . 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. Ninus returned again to Bactria to complete what he had started. Neither can we simply take just one version of the story when various myths and stories were believed. If you use these historians literally and as factually accurate, who themselves conflated fact and fiction together and then use those works as a pure historically accurate source then you will inevitably and unavoidably draw upon a conclusion yourself that itself is in fact not historically accurate. However nowhere in ancient Akkadian writings is Ishtar ever described as having a husband who dies and then her claiming he became the sun god. And her child was snatched up to God and to His throne. Ctesias was thought to have been the best available source. . Ishtar tries to seduce Gilgamesh and asks to be his bride. The story of Osiris is nothing like that of Ninus. Hence it may be concluded that Thamus and Osiris are the same. at every moment, She Herself must instruct, guide, and transform each one of us into Herself, so that not we but She lives in us, as Jesus lives in Her, and the Father in the Son. Nimrod, Semramis, Tamuz y la Navidad - Pensamiento Pentecostal Arminiano Pensamiento Pentecostal Arminiano En defensa de la sana doctrina: Creados para honrar a Cristo como Seor en nuestros corazones. Tammuz is described as being a former lover of Ishtar in the epic of Gilgamesh. Hislop tried desperately to explain this verse and make it seem as if it was in fact talking about Nimrod rather than Asshur, I am persuaded that the whole perplexity that commentators have hitherto felt in considering this passage, has arisen from supposing that there is a proper name in the passage, where in reality no proper name exists. The child awaits delivery by the laboring woman (Israel). Genesis 10- 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, Asshur was the 2nd son of shem , Asshur is also the name of a people (the assyrians). Nimrod married a woman named Semiramis. It is interesting to note though that rather early on in his work, Plutarch makes the point that the Egyptians did not take these stories as being that of fact rather they were actually just stories that were allegorically constructed and symbolic. was raised up on one side" (Daniel 7:5). Ishtar being yet another name and another retelling of Semiramis. She threatens to breakdown the gates if she is refused entry and even threatens to raise the dead. [vi] Alexander Hislop: The Two Babylons; p. 26. She tells the gatekeeper to allow Ishtar in.She must go through the 7 gates. Ultimately invalidating both.The work of Justin were an epitome of Trogus Pompeius (cited by Hislop) whoes own works were based upon the works of Ctesias. We must first know that this story had changed continuously throughout the many Egyptian dynasties evolving itself over the centuries as Plutarch was fully aware. Again simply through association and a whole heap of assumption. ** . [v] This suggests the ancient civilization of Sumeria may have taken their name from her. Further to that there is not one single historical writing, including the talmud orthe writings of Josephus, that places these 3 together before Alexander Hislops book, which was written in the 1850s..AD. Also, each time an emperor died, severe struggles erupted over succession to the throne. What does the Bible say? Succeeding her husband for 42 years. The symbol connected with Janus is a club, and its Babylonian name means to break in pieces, or to scatter abroad. The sin of Cush broke the one language of mankind and caused the chaos of languages that scattered men abroad. Tammuz is simply referred to as a lover of Ishtar's youth. Inanna (Semiramis) was known as Ishtar in Babylon, Isis in Egypt and the son/husband was Osiris - the sun god. It's quite a story isn't it?But is it actually true? that from Astarte, whose name in Nineveh was Ishtar,, Hislop does this and then uses it to attack the festival of Easter. 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. Alexander Hislop used an Egyptian myth that was associated with Osiris, Isis and Horus and because as he claimed they are Egyptian versions of the earlier gods he proceeded to input those beliefs back into history even though this story is not told of anywhere by anyone that included Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. The history of queen/goddess as prostitute/brothel owner is not the material of good legends. Ancient mythology depicts Semiramis as ascending to heaven as a dove, where she became the fertility and queen goddess, Inanna. You can buy the two Babylons book here (this is an affiliate link although there is no extra cost to you. In relation to this, the word inferior itself ('ara') means "earth, world, ground." Semiramis has been worship under the names Ishtar, Astarte, Rhea and Isis to name just a few while Nimrod has been Ninus, Osiris and Baal. 4 1 Since after the founding of this city Ninus made a campaign against Bactriana, where he married Semiramis,5 the most renowned of all women of whom we have any record, it is necessary first of all to tell how she rose from a lowly fortune to such fame.. However it does not deter him from giving us the explanation of how Nimrod died. After God came down and confused the languages at the tower of Babel due to the evilness of this religion who tried to build a tower so tall it would reach into heaven with Nimrod having said he was angry at God. However Plutarch in his writings De Iside et Osiridedescribed the various and plentiful different versions of the myths both of the Egyptians and the Greeks relating to the story that revolves around these 3 characters. People of antiquity recorded a statement Janus reportedly made about himself: The ancients. It merely demonstrates that Semiramis lived at the same time as Nimrod. Hislop even states that having changed the meaning of the verse it now exactly agrees with the historical statement. This is the beginning of the belief in reincarnation in all pagan religions. Indeed, he named his son Nimrod, which means, to rebel. The mythological names of Cush suggest his sin was an inciting cause for Gods worldwide judgment the confusion of languages. This Comes from a writing The Reckoning of Time, from an 8th Century Monk named Bede.Bede states that during osturmna, pagan Anglo-Saxons had held feasts in ostre's honor, but that this tradition had died out by his time, replaced by the Christian Paschal month, a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.However Bede is the only source of such a goddess. Just to be clear, the concept that God is a Trinity is nowhere in the Bible. Greeks deified Nimrod as the god, Adonis. Semiramis is said to have survived her husband forty-two years. All 3 have had many more names accredited to them. This doesnt make the conclusion incorrect but it would require more than just similarities to actually prove that they were one and the same person. Only the superior might of Alexander's Macedonian army spelled its downfall. In the 2 Babylons book Hislop uses Marcellinus, Justinus and the chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea as proof that Semiramis lived at the same time as Abraham, * AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS compared with JUSTINUS, Historia and EUSEBIUS' Chronicle. The cults of Mithra, the sun god, and Anaita, the goddess of fertilitysimilar to Nimrod/Tammuz and Semiramis, the old Babylonian Mystery Religiongrew in popularity until Zoroastrianism faded into obscurity. The statement of Plato amounts to this, that the famous Thoth was a counsellor of Thamus, king of Egypt. 4 Now at first she was accorded only a moderate acceptance in the palace, but later, when p419 she had been proclaimed a lawful wife, she persuaded the king to yield the royal prerogatives to her for a period of five days.48 5 And Semiramis, upon receiving the sceptre and the regal garb, on the first day held high festival and gave a magnificent banquet, at which she persuaded the commanders of the military forces and all the greatest dignitaries to cooperate with her; and on the second day, while the people and the most notable citizens were paying her their respects as queen, she arrested her husband and put him in prison; and since she was by nature a woman of great designs and bold as well, she seized the throne and remaining queen until old age accomplished many great things. He links people together through nothing more than association in order to make one person seem like they are another, Nimrod and Ninus are just one example where he asserts that Ninus was simply another name for Nimrod. Yes, he was god the father and god the son - The first divine incomprehensible trinity. The Two Babylons; Alexander Hislop, p.51. The Babylonians wept for him on "Good Friday." They worshipped a cross-the initial letter of his name. If you have been watching and reading through our blogs about the history and occult pagan roots of Christmas you now have heard the names Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz. And called a lady of love and war. This clip explores the role that the Pagan Mother Goddess Semiramis has been playing ever since the time after the Great Flood of Noah. Whereas Ninus is the founder of Nineveh, she is said to have founded the even greater city of Babylon. 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. Once through the gates Ishtar sat above her sister Ereskiga. God is not three different persons all rolled into one, neither a complex unity as some Christians like to teach. She then sits on her sisters throne. In the history of mankind, Nimrod stands unequalled for his symbolism of evil and Satanic practices. On the other hand, it must be injected here that Cyrus was the instrument that God used to reestablish the Temple in Jerusalem (II Chronicles 36:22-23). A look at the evidence. The Assyrian king list of Eusebius which Hislop used in order to place Semiramis at the time of Nimrod is incorrect. It is therefore no surprise that the story told about Ishtar by many people today mirrors that of Semiramis. The trinity of god, son, and holy spirit (semiramis) has Nimrod's wife was Semiramis, who claimed to be the Virgin Queen of Heaven, and was the mother of Tammuz. The Home for Christian Writers! Each religion's central characters can be traced back to Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. Even if Osiris was indeed the the Egyptian Nimrod the myths and stories relating to Osiris cannot without proof automatically be inferred that the same myth was believed regarding Nimrod. If nobody before Alexander Hislop had ever written about Nimrod , Semiramis and Tammuz together how did he come up with the theory in the first place?