Contraversial chocolate Jesus exhibit cancelled?
Biblical_Christian @ Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:20 am
Abraham’s Blessings
Beginning with chapter 12 of Genesis the Bible focuses upon the man Abraham and his descendants, Isaac and Jacob. As was shown, Shem lived 98 years before the flood, 502 years after the flood, and 75 years after Abraham entered Canaan. All of these men held a special relationship with Yahweh. He was very real to them, as He occasionally spoke directly to them in their Hebrew language.
The Ten Commandments were written with the finger of YHWH on two tables of stone and then given to Mosheh. They were written in the Hebrew language. Israel stood before Mount Sinai and listened as Yahweh spoke in a language they could understand. There, happy now? You guys don't understand hebrew. So keep trying to go in circles.
BluesBud @ Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:56 am
WOW! I just came back to this thread and I can't believe how far this has gone. It started as a silly idea for art (or it should have) and became a soap box for "Biblical_Christian" (his original intent I suspect).
Before it gets shut down for just being too much or a bash fest ![[bonk]](./images/smilies/bonk.gif "Bonk")
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![[bash]](./images/smilies/bash.gif "Bash")
I want to have a say.
B_C, it is Easter, a time for both somber reflection and rejoicing for Christians. Please remember the teachings of Christ first. His words are more important than the re-written work of the Bible. The Bible is a teaching tool but the teachings of Jesus tells us first and foremost to love and care for each other. Buddha taught the same. Shame on you by trying to discount Zen philosophy over Christianity. At the root it is the same message.
I said it in jest before but I will say it again and now elaborate. I suspect Jesus must have had a wonderful sense of humor. How else to turn the other cheek on his adversity. I think he would have had a good laugh over the whole chocolate thing. Further he would laugh over this exchange of words. Again I was kidding but I guess some might have a problem with a giant "Cherry Blossom Buddha".LOL
It is Easter, rejoice, Christ had risen, he died to fulfill a promise. That we can be better people, we can be forgiven, we can live on, even after death. LOVE CARE PEACE!
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:15 pm
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You can not even read. The Ten Comandments you have posted claiming them to be the real ones have roman numerals and is written in English. You have proven once and for all that your a complete loon and a moron. You haven't a clue about anything biblical let alone what Christianity is about. 
That is so true and so sad at the same time. I truly feel sorry for B_C being the lost "Christian" that he is.
And about the Ark of the Covenant...
No one knows if all the fragments are there in the Ark, but fragments are there. The Ark was some reason(I forget. my religious history on this is vague) taken/given as a gift to Ethiopia, which has long since early Biblical times been a Christian kingdom(Hence the European myth of an African Christian Kingdom of Prestor John that spurred European exploration of Africa. This came some time after a visit to the Vatican by a black Christian priest who came from somewhere in Africa).
The Templars knew of this vague history of the Ark being a gift to the Queen(Sheba?) of Abyssinia(Ethiopia), and so they undertook a massive expedition into Ethiopia. This is where if you go to Ethiopia today, you can find many places in the middle of nowhere that have been marked with the Cross of the Templars.
They search turned out unsuccessful, and so they headed back to Jerusalem. It was there that discovered something that really scared them and freaked them out(no one knows exactly what it was), and they left. Really wierd...
ziggy @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:06 pm
It is Easter,what better time for the chocolate Jesus to resurrect himself along with his topic?
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:07 pm
Found this:
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The Ark of the Covenant was the most famous object in the Tabernacle and Temple of the ancient Hebrews. Made of acacia wood covered with gold, the top of the Ark bore a carving of two winged cherubim. The cover of the Ark is called the "Mercy Seat" in the Authorised Version of the Bible.
The Ark contained the two replacement tablets of the Ten Commandments, made to replace the tablets smashed by Moses; the rod of Aaron that budded; and a vessel of manna from the wilderness of Sinai.
The Ark was the centre of a yearly ritual performed by the high priest of Israel. Once a year, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, he had to enter the Holy of Holies in the temple with the blood of a goat, sacrificed in the scapegoat ritual, which was to atone for the sins of all Israel. Other than during this ritual, no one was allowed to see the Ark.
It was thought to be the location of the direct presence of God, and as such posed a hazard to mere mortals. To touch the Ark meant instant death, even for an innocuous purpose like preventing it from falling out of an ox-cart. It may be for this reason that the Patriarch of Ethiopia is not eager to make the Ark into a tourist attraction.
The Ethiopians say that Menelik, son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, brought the Ark to Ethiopia. Menelik went on to become the founder of a long dynasty of Ethiopian kings. Haile Selassie, the last King of Ethiopia until he was murdered in 1975 by Marxist revolutionaries, was the last king of Ethiopia to claim descent from Menelik.
The Ark contained the two replacement tablets of the Ten Commandments, made to replace the tablets smashed by Moses; the rod of Aaron that budded; and a vessel of manna from the wilderness of Sinai.
The Ark was the centre of a yearly ritual performed by the high priest of Israel. Once a year, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, he had to enter the Holy of Holies in the temple with the blood of a goat, sacrificed in the scapegoat ritual, which was to atone for the sins of all Israel. Other than during this ritual, no one was allowed to see the Ark.
It was thought to be the location of the direct presence of God, and as such posed a hazard to mere mortals. To touch the Ark meant instant death, even for an innocuous purpose like preventing it from falling out of an ox-cart. It may be for this reason that the Patriarch of Ethiopia is not eager to make the Ark into a tourist attraction.
The Ethiopians say that Menelik, son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, brought the Ark to Ethiopia. Menelik went on to become the founder of a long dynasty of Ethiopian kings. Haile Selassie, the last King of Ethiopia until he was murdered in 1975 by Marxist revolutionaries, was the last king of Ethiopia to claim descent from Menelik.
There are a few holes with this story, but Moses did smash teh Ten Commandments, which I believe added to his punishment of not being able to enter Jerusalem once they made it there...
stratos @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:09 pm
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There are a few holes with this story, but Moses did smash teh Ten Commandments, which I believe added to his punishment of not being able to enter Jerusalem once they made it there...
Actualy it was for stricking the rock with his staff to make water come out. He was told by God to command it, not strike it. Thus God told him he was not going to enter the promised land.
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:10 pm
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Can you read roman language?
It's called Latin, jackass!
It can be deciphered half-assedly by any one who has a considerable vocabulary/knowledge of English or most of the Romantic languages. The major Romantic languages are Spanish, French, Italian and Romanian, followed by many more romantic languages and dialects...
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:11 pm
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Actualy it was for stricking the rock with his staff to make water come out. He was told by God to command it, not strike it. Thus God told him he was not going to enter the promised land.
Okay, so it was solely that. I though smashing the Commandments added to his punishment. Man, poor Moses.
stratos @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:24 pm
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
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Actualy it was for stricking the rock with his staff to make water come out. He was told by God to command it, not strike it. Thus God told him he was not going to enter the promised land.
Okay, so it was solely that. I though smashing the Commandments added to his punishment. Man, poor Moses.
Not that i've ever been able to find in the bible, but who knows that might have played a part in it.
kaetz @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:32 pm
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
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Can you read roman language?
It's called Latin, jackass!
It can be deciphered half-assedly by any one who has a considerable vocabulary/knowledge of English or most of the Romantic languages. The major Romantic languages are Spanish, French, Italian and Romanian, followed by many more romantic languages and dialects...
they are called Romance/Romanic languages! with NO "T"!!!
but you are not a jackass anyways
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:56 pm
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they are called Romance/Romanic languages! with NO "T"!!!
Curse Mike for his bad pronounciations, adn me beign so gullible!
Mah bad.
ShepherdsDog @ Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:51 am
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they are called Romance/Romanic languages! with NO "T"!!!
but you are not a jackass anyways
but you are not a jackass anyways
Then how come those who speak it think they are consummate lovers???
Arctic_Menace @ Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:06 pm
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Then how come those who speak it think they are consummate lovers???
Something in the water in Western Europe...