Resurrection

:This article is about the religious meaning of the word "Resurrection". For other meanings see Resurrection (disambiguation).

Bodily disappearances

Christian knowledge of the belief in bodily disappearance of Divine Heroes, or Saviors, in other religions around the world (see below) is relatively new and sometimes unwelcome. For these similarities, contemporary evangelical Christians have coined the phrase "Satanic Counterfeits". In addition, some Christians argue that since resurrection stories in these "mystery religions" almost always center around agricultural cycles (i.e. seeding and harvest) and involve their god dying and being resurrected every year any resemblance to the resurrection of Jesus is strictly superficial. http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/copycathub.html In ancient times, known pagan similarities were many times explained by early Christian writers (curiously, except Justin Martyr) as the work of demons.

Related Topics:
Divine Heroes - Evangelical - Justin Martyr - Demons

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As the knowledge of different religions has grown, the bodily disappearance of Divine Heroes has been found to be common. Gesar, the Savior of Tibet, at the end, chants on a mountain top and his clothes fall empty to the ground. The bodies of the Divine Gurus of Sikhism vanish after their deaths. There is a traditional spot in Jerusalem whence, while mounted, Muhammad and his horse both ascend into the sky. This shows a variety in traditions, for Muhummad's famous tomb is also visited each year in Mecca.

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Tibet - Sikhism - Jerusalem - Horse

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Lord Raglan's Hero Pattern lists many Divine Heroes whose bodies disappear, or have more than one sepulchre. B. Traven, author of The Treasure of Sierra Madre, wrote that the Inca Divine Hero, Virococha, walked away on the top of the sea and vanished. It has been thought that teachings regarding the purity and incorruptibility of the Divine Hero's human body are linked to this phenomenon. Perhaps, this is also to deter the practice of disturbing and collecting the hero's remains. They are safely protected if they have disappeared. In Deuteronomy (34:6)

Related Topics:
Hero - The Treasure of Sierra Madre - Inca - Virococha - Sea - Deuteronomy

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Moses is secretly buried. Elijah vanishes in a whirlwind 2 Kings (2:11).

Related Topics:
Moses - Elijah - 2 Kings

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