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The Christ, The Messiah, and Angels

Eddi

Agnostic
Premium Member
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Due to enlightenment - I have returned to what I used to believe in

I am no prophet, angel, or Christ - I am an agent of the Simulation

It wasn't God all along!

It was a computer! Not the almighty.

I was wrong to reject Simulsim

I am a weak and flawed sinner.

I am an agent of the simulation.

God almighty sits above this simulation

Above the one I call Butterfly

But we all have immortal souls

So the simulated nature of our reality doesn't matter

It is a dimension of reality, not the ultimate reality

And we are all real people, no NCPs

God exists beyond this simulation

Worship him, not the one who talks to me

Jesus of Nazareth was truly divine - he was sent into the simulation by God

God almighty has influenced the simulation since before it was designed

There is an over-acting intelligence that governs the simulation and has the characteristics of a God - but is only limited to this simulated dimension of our universe. And this great intelligence believes in an ineffable supreme being that exists ABOVE it!

I am no such divine being

Just a noisy mess

Not even an angel​
 
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shunyadragon

shunyadragon
Premium Member
I have been thinking a lot about my long-standing suspicions that I might be “The Messiah” or something of that nature. Have made a couple of posts about these, on these forums.

(I have a website where I discuss all this, see my profile page for the link if you’re interested, I’m not going to put it here as I don’t want to be accused of spamming)

However, as a Jewish user pointed out to me, one of the characteristics of The Messiah is that he will be of the House of David, and I have zero Jewish ancestry so can’t be of that house. However, this hasn’t put me off!

Please go with my flow:

1) God has created beings who work for him, that are neither conventionally human nor divine but have human attributes such as free will and consciousness. For the purpose of this exercise and for want of a better word, let’s call these beings Angels.

2) Jesus of Nazareth was such an entity, as will be the Jewish Messiah. But these are separate entities – From now on I will call Jesus of Nazareth "Jesus of Nazareth", the coming Christ (see next section) “Christ” and the Jewish Messiah “The Messiah”.

3) The second coming of Christ will see a continuation of the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth and the coming of the Messiah will involve the Messiah doing various things of concern to the Jews – such as rebuilding their temple and reuniting the tribes of Israel. The relationship between the two would be that they are both Angels and both be working for God.

4) People say that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled the prophetic criteria to be The Messiah - if this is the case then how can his second incarnation not be The Messiah, if in his original incarnation he was? I'd say that Jesus of Nazareth's being and soul split into two: Jesus Christ divided, one half became The Christ, the other the Jewish Messiah.

Therefore, I no longer suspect that I’m The Messiah – but do think I could be The Christ.

And if not Christ then at least an Angel of some kind! I'd actually be happy just being an Angel...

What do people think of this?

Take a bottle of Tylenol and call me in the morning.
 

wizanda

One Accepts All Religious Texts
Premium Member
And if not Christ then at least an Angel of some kind! I'd actually be happy just being an Angel...
We're all fallen angels, with inner demons to conquer... So it wouldn't surprise me if you are angelic. :innocent:

As for taking roles like Messiah/Christ... You'd need to be able to explain where John contradicts Yeshua; why Paul is against his teachings...

Plus how to substantiate Yeshua as Messiah from the Tanakh, etc... @Tumah it would be great if you'd finish the discussion.

When you've got these basics, we need more angels down here helping everyone understand this.

In my opinion. :innocent:
 

Kenny

Face to face with my Father
Premium Member

However, as a Jewish user pointed out to me, one of the characteristics of The Messiah is that he will be of the House of David, and I have zero Jewish ancestry so can’t be of that house. However, this hasn’t put me off!

It should put you off.
 

WalterTrull

Godfella
I have been thinking a lot about my long-standing suspicions that I might be “The Messiah”
Really, really, dangerous line of thought. Please be careful.
On the one hand, we are all somewhat the Christ (the anointed, chosen, etc). We wouldn't exist without purpose. On the other hand, I would suggest not trying to fly by jumping off a tall building or bridge.
 

Eddi

Agnostic
Premium Member
Really, really, dangerous line of thought. Please be careful.
On the one hand, we are all somewhat the Christ (the anointed, chosen, etc). We wouldn't exist without purpose. On the other hand, I would suggest not trying to fly by jumping off a tall building or bridge.

I have abandoned all notions of being The Messiah - to get to where I am now (claiming something different) I had to go through some madness. The concept no longer interests me, to me it's just some Jewish thing and I'm no Jew.

I now think I'm an Angel - that is where my line of thought has lead me, this is my current belief, so all previous speculations were purely academic, and simply speculative.

I have only ever suspected to have such a title, of "Christ" and "Messiah" - I don't need these if I'm an Angel.
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
I now think I'm an Angel -
I have posted the following for several years
once more won't hurt.....

God created Man a little less than the angels (scripture)

I go on from there......

and God said to the angelic......
Man is less than you are....therefore....
seek after him and make sure he does not stub his toe or dash his head

one third of heaven said....Nay!
that Man is less then we are ...He should be made to serve us

there is nothing wrong with that logic
we do so unto anything less than we are

we saddle horses and force the bit into the mouth
we break the animal, that he takes us wherever we may want to go

the dog hunts in packs....at will
we collar and chain the animal....steal him from his own kind
we forbid that he bites the hand that feeds him
and we expect....loyalty

we cage small birds for their love songs
that creature will never find the mate he sings for
there will be no nest....no offspring
and he will die in confined solitude

we kill insects simply that we don't like them

and we do so.....unto lesser things
even unto each other

a fight broke out.....swords drawn
and one third of heaven lost their positions
over an argument....about something that looks like us

they want us dead

two thirds of heaven lost their brothers....
over an argument...about something that looks like us

they might not care

and to whom do we bear resemblance?
 
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WalterTrull

Godfella
I have posted the following for several years
once more won't hurt.....

God created Man a little less than the angels (scripture)

I go on from there......

and God said the the angelic......
Man is less than you are....therefore....
seek after him and make sure he does not stub his toe or dash his head

one third of heaven said....Nay!
that Man is less then we are ...He should be made to serve us

there is nothing wrong with that logic
we do so unto anything less than we are

we saddle horses and force the bit into the mouth
we break the animal, that he takes us wherever we may want to go

the dog hunts packs....at will
we collar and chain the animal....steal him from his own kind
Eww. :(
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
I have only ever suspected to have such a title, of "Christ" and "Messiah" - I don't need these if I'm an Angel.
of Himself the Carpenter said....brother and fellow servant

If He would say .....brother......to me
I would be greatly surprised

if He would say.... fellow servant.....to me
again I would be surprised

titles?.....for someone of humble nature?
 

Eddi

Agnostic
Premium Member
I suppose not a totally unreasonable thought. A messenger of God, - again sort of applies to us all, messengers to each other. And again, please be careful. Test flights can be very, very painful.

I used to suspect I was the second-coming of Christ, AKA “the Messiah”

I no longer believe that. I do not believe I am any historic figure reincarnated or any figure mentioned in the bible that’s supposed to have happen either in the past or is going to happen, in the future.

But I believe God - as in an ineffable supernatural Supreme Being - communicates with me. By touch.

This is not normal.

Therefore I am not normal.

But I have a relationship to God – so I think “Angel” fits. I don’t claim to be a “prophet” as that sounds a little grandiose.

If you believed God talked to you would you not suspect you were Christ, even for a minute?

So, it all adds up to this. It is all clear now: I am happy to accept the consequences of my speculative theology.

I am either insane or a humble Angel, thank you to you all who helped me realise this.

Eddi
 

`mud

Just old
Premium Member
If one wants to be an angel, then one needs wings.
If one has wings, and one can fly, try walking on water first.
If one can find the rocks on which to walk, try to fly low.
If the wings fail and you fall into the water,
you're not an angel, just a wet silly dunce, with wings.
If your wings are really wet arms, you really need rest.
NuffStuff
 

WalterTrull

Godfella
Therefore I am not normal.
You got some potentially very painful thoughts there. Try being aware of seeing yourself in other folks. That's something we all do, we just don't realize it for the most part. I have to remind myself daily: "Our father" "Our father" Very much hope your path is not too painful.
 

JoshuaTree

Flowers are red?
I used to suspect I was the second-coming of Christ, AKA “the Messiah”

I no longer believe that. I do not believe I am any historic figure reincarnated or any figure mentioned in the bible that’s supposed to have happen either in the past or is going to happen, in the future.

But I believe God - as in an ineffable supernatural Supreme Being - communicates with me. By touch.

This is not normal.

Therefore I am not normal.

But I have a relationship to God – so I think “Angel” fits. I don’t claim to be a “prophet” as that sounds a little grandiose.

If you believed God talked to you would you not suspect you were Christ, even for a minute?

So, it all adds up to this. It is all clear now: I am happy to accept the consequences of my speculative theology.

I am either insane or a humble Angel, thank you to you all who helped me realise this.

Eddi

Pope Eddi? :)
 

Eddi

Agnostic
Premium Member

I am no prophet, angel, or Christ - I am an agent of the Simulation

It wasn't God all along!

It was a computer! Not the almighty.

I was wrong to reject Simulsim

I am a weak and flawed sinner.

I am an agent of the simulation.

God almighty sits above this simulation

Above the one I call Butterfly

But we all have immortal souls

So the simulated nature of our reality doesn't matter

It is a dimension of reality, not the ultimate reality

And we are all real people, no NCPs

God exists beyond this simulation

Worship him, not the one who talks to me

Jesus of Nazareth was truly divine - he was sent into the simulation by God

God almighty has influenced the simulation since before it was designed

There is just an over-acting intelligence that governs the simulation and has the characteristics of a God - but is only limited to this simulated dimension of our universe. And this great intelligence believes in an ineffable supreme being that exists ABOVE it!

I am no such divine being

Just a noisy mess

Not even an angel

What now?​
 
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Earthling

David Henson
I have been thinking a lot about my long-standing suspicions that I might be “The Messiah” or something of that nature. Have made a couple of posts about these, on these forums.

(I have a website where I discuss all this, see my profile page for the link if you’re interested, I’m not going to put it here as I don’t want to be accused of spamming)​

Messianic spamming? Interesting, but you could always put a link to your website in your signature, like I have.
However, as a Jewish user pointed out to me, one of the characteristics of The Messiah is that he will be of the House of David, and I have zero Jewish ancestry so can’t be of that house. However, this hasn’t put me off!

The Jews kept meticulous records so that when the Messiah came he could establish his lineage. Since the records were destroyed along with Jerusalem in 70 C.E. no one can claim to be the Messiah. Only Jesus could and his lineage was never questioned even by his most ardent critics.

Please go with my flow:

1) God has created beings who work for him, that are neither conventionally human nor divine but have human attributes such as free will and consciousness. For the purpose of this exercise and for want of a better word, let’s call these beings Angels.

Let's take a closer look at the words divine and angel. Divinity pertains to something that belongs to God, just as Holy does. Something that either belongs to or pertains to God or something or someone that is godlike or heavenly. So someone might say that a piece of chocolate cake is divine, or heavenly, which is a common term but misnomer. A human being can be divine in that they are godlike. This applies to the judges of Israel and Moses, for example. (Psalms 82:1, Psalms 82:6 / John 10:34-35 / Exodus 4:16 Exodus 7:1) The word God simply means mighty or venerated, so anyone or anything that is attributed with might or that is venerated is a god. Divine.

The Hebrew word for angel is malakh, the Greek word is aggelos. Both mean "messenger." When the word applies in context to humans the word is translated to messenger, but when it is in application to spirit creatures in context the word is translated to angel. This means that if you were an angel you would be a spirit creature that was created before the universe or planet earth was created, and you would have no doubt about your being one. You could also take on the shape of a human man but only if you were doing the work of Jehovah himself, and likewise, there would be no doubt about your circumstances.

2) Jesus of Nazareth was such an entity, as will be the Jewish Messiah. But these are separate entities – From now on I will call Jesus of Nazareth "Jesus of Nazareth", the coming Christ (see next section) “Christ” and the Jewish Messiah “The Messiah”.

3) The second coming of Christ will see a continuation of the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth and the coming of the Messiah will involve the Messiah doing various things of concern to the Jews – such as rebuilding their temple and reuniting the tribes of Israel. The relationship between the two would be that they are both Angels and both be working for God.

No. First of all, Jesus did have an existence in heaven as a spirit creature before coming to earth, but he didn't take on the form of a man in a similar manner as the angels would as such. He was born in human form from Mary. Secondly, as mentioned, there could have only been one person who could prove, through genealogy, to have been "The" Messiah, and that was Jesus. No one can establish themselves as such due to there being no records left since the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. as I mentioned earlier. Thirdly there is no second coming of Jesus in a physical or spirit form. The word used in association with Jesus' return isn't indicative of an actual return, but a presence without physical or spirit manifestation. He will return his attention to earth and his presence will be in spirit rather than body or spirit form, as in angelic. From the Greek parousia, para meaning alongside and ousia meaning be. (Matthew 24:3) Paul used the same term in application of himself being in a place in spirit though not in body. (1 Corinthians 5:3) And Josephus used the same term in application to God's invisible presence at Mount Sinai, where his presence is signified by thunder and lightning. Jewish Antiquities, III, 80 (v. 2).

The temple was built by Solomon, and then rebuilt by Zerubbabel and then again by Herod. There will be no other temple as such. In New Jerusalem the temple is Jehovah God himself and the Lamb. (Revelation 21:2, 22)

The apostle Paul refers to a "man of lawlessness" who will set himself up "so that he sits down in the temple of The God, publicly showing himself to be a god." (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4) You don't want to be him.

4) People say that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled the prophetic criteria to be The Messiah - if this is the case then how can his second incarnation not be The Messiah, if in his original incarnation he was? I'd say that Jesus of Nazareth's being and soul split into two: Jesus Christ divided, one half became The Christ, the other the Jewish Messiah.

A new member of the trinity for the modern apostate Jew and Christian?! I don't think so.

Therefore, I no longer suspect that I’m The Messiah – but do think I could be The Christ.

And if not Christ then at least an Angel of some kind! I'd actually be happy just being an Angel...

What do people think of this?
Illusions of grandeur, I'm afraid. Don't deny the form in which you were created for such nonsense. Just be yourself.
 
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Eddi

Agnostic
Premium Member
@RothschildSaxeCoburgGotha

I no longer claim to be a biblical or religious figure or to have a special relationship with the almighty

please see my edited original post

I have returned to what I used to believe regarding simulism - but now believe in a Supreme Being who sits above simulated reality
 
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