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Translated in the late 1800's
Summary After the Christian community had existed for a few decades, the enthusiasm that characterized its earlier years began to wane.
Reading Revelation The book of Revelation has puzzled Christians for centuries. Many today believe it holds the key to climactic events in the near future leading up to the second coming of Christ.
Menu Sponsored link. Symbols of some of the largest religions in the world: The symbols of fourteen religions are shown. Clockwise from the North Pole, they are: Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Wicca and some other Neopagan religions, Zoroastrianism, and Druidism. This graphic was donated to us along with the copyright.
The information provided below is intended to provide a short introduction to the major world religions as defined classically.
One Viewpoint
B Y T IM K ELLER, Redeemer Report, March 2004
The 52 texts discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt include 'secret' gospels poems and myths attributing to Jesus sayings and beliefs which are very different from the New Testament. Scholar Elaine Pagels explores these documents and their implications. From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels Vintage Books, New York: 1979 pp. xiii-xxiii In December 1945 an Arab peasant made an astonishing archeological discovery in Upper Egypt. Rumors obscured the circumstances of this find--perhaps because the discovery was accidental, and its sale on the black market illegal.
Various articles and Lexicon entries describe the origin, nature and activities of the Archons, a species of predatory inorganic beings who may be equated with the Anunnaki of Sumerian myth, as well as with ETs ( Grays and Reptilians ) in the intervention scenario of modern UFO lore.
The ReligionFacts " Big Religion Chart " is an attempt to summarize all the complexities of religions and belief systems into tiny little boxes on a single, quick-reference comparison chart . Yes, of course this is impossible. Our comparison charts are not a substitute for reading about religions, talking with religious adherents, etc.