12: The Messiah Projects: Jesus, Son of the Daughters of Earth

Luke 23:1: "And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 2: And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. 3: And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 4: Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. 5: And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 6: When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7: And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time."

Here we see that Pilate, the Military Governor, is asked to pass judgment on Jesus. Notice that the priests brought him not to Herod, but to Pilate. Pilate knew who Jesus was. The priestess network had spread even to Rome itself. He knows that the priestesses of Herod's house would protect him from the priests, so it is there that he sends him. Last of all, notice his statement "Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man." Now unless I'm mistaken, this man Pilate sounds pretty sympathetic to Jesus. But let's see now what happens when Jesus is sent to Herod.

Luke 23:8: "And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 9: Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10: And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11: And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate."

Now who do you think was telling Herod of all these things Jesus did? Salome, of course. Notice how happy Herod is to see Jesus. Does this sound to you like he wanted him killed? Of course not. It says that Jesus was questioned by Herod, but did not say a word. This is a lie, plainly and simply. Jesus spent the entire day and evening, talking to Herod. Next, we are told that the priests accused him. This is very true. But look carefully at what happens next. Before I continue, let me thank whoever he was, among the early church writers, who left in the one sentence that straightens this whole mess out. It was very clever. Without it, the truth would not have been known. Let's look at the last sentence "11: And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate." Part of this verse has been added by the early fathers so that you would not think Herod was sympathetic to his cause. In the beginning, Herod is overjoyed to see Jesus, yet next he let's his soldiers mock him? The real sentence should have read "Then Herod arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate." The clue here is the gorgeous robe he put on him. But first, you have to realize that it wasn't Herod who put it on Jesus. It was Herodias and Salome.

The gorgeous purple robe they are referring to, is the purple robe worn by the High Priest of Isis at ceremonies. Herod had refused to convict Jesus, and instead, acknowledged his high priesthood by placing on him his robe of office. What is missing from these verses are the entire conversations between Herod, Herodias and Salome. Herod wanted to grant the request of these two women, and free Jesus. Unfortunately he could not, as this would have caused the male priests to hate him even more. He did, however, have a solution. One which Herodias and Salome both agreed with. It was a tradition of Military Governors to grant amnesty to one person chosen by the Hebrew people as a gift of Passover. Herod planned to send Jesus back to Pilate, so that even if he did not gain his freedom outright, he would have the authority to free him as an amnesty gift. There was only one small problem. Herod had opposed Pilate in the past. They were not friends.

Herod sent a messenger and secretly promised Pilate his support, in return for helping him free Jesus. Pilate agreed, as the following verses clearly demonstrate.

Luke 23:12: "And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13: And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14: Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:15: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16: I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 17: (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)"

See? Just as I told you. Herod made a deal with Pilate and now they were friends. Pilate says neither he nor Herod find fault in him and, that according to custom, he would release Jesus. Everything was going as planned. Then the world dropped out from under Jesus' feet. Unknown to him, the male priests had beat and chased away all the supporters that the priestesses had sent to Pilate's court. They, of course, would have asked for Jesus to be released. Pilate was already clued in on the plan. That's why he didn't even ask the people who they wanted released. He already knew they wanted Jesus. Imagine what went through his mind as he heard what he thought were going to be loyal Jesus followers in his court, say the following words.

Luke 23:18: "And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: 19: (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) 20: Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 21: But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 22: And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23: And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. 24: And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. 25: And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will."

So that you can see exactly what happened, and that I did not simply make up the story of the priests' treachery, let's look at the same event as recorded by another Bible writer.

Matthew 27:17: "Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? 18: For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 19: When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20: But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus."

The person who wrote the book of Matthew knew exactly what was going on, as his version will make all too clear to you. Note that it says here that Pilate asked the people first. In reality, Luke's version is more correct. He didn't even ask, before saying he would release Jesus. The rest is more accurate than Luke's, or more revealing of the underlying plots. Pilate, we are told, knew the priests wanted Jesus dead, for one reason and one reason only.. ENVY. Why? More people were following him and the priestesses, than followed them and their male God.

Next, we are given the reason for Pilate's sudden change of heart, regarding Herod. His wife, who was herself a friend of the priestesses, had talked with Herodias and Salome. Again, we have a woman working behind the scenes to change the course of events. The dream was just a metaphor used by the early writers to show her involvement. Lastly, we find out that the priests had somehow persuaded the good people who loved Jesus dearly, to ask instead, for a murderer and revolutionary. Those surely must have been some exceptionally silver-tongued priests. What really happened involved brutal beatings and the forceful removal of Jesus' followers.

Hold this moment of treachery in your minds, Daughters of Earth, and never forget it. For it was the beginning of the end, for all you had achieved. >From this point forward, the flames which burned inside your temples were slowly, and at times painfully, being extinguished.

The events that were to happen next, are probably the most controversial and argued about sections in the entire Bible. Wars have been fought in support of, and in denial of, these events. I'm referring to the execution of Jesus and to his Resurrection. Did it really happen? Let's find out.

At this point, there should be two questions you have. 1)Why didn't Pilate simply free Jesus anyway? And 2)Why didn't the DOMA send down a couple of legions of shock troops and rescue Jesus?

Pilate had no choice but to accept the peoples' choice. The pardoning of a felon at Passover was considered a decree, or law of Caesar. To disobey Caesar's law was to disobey Caesar himself. The penalty was death, no matter who you were. Notice in the below verse how Pilate reacted when he realized there was no saving Jesus.

Matthew 27:24: "When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it."

This verse needs no commentary.

Jesus was then sentenced to be crucified. The Romans used crucifixion as punishment for non-Roman prisoners and troublemakers. It was plainly a terror weapon. Crucifixion is one of the most degrading and painful ways to die, period. They would let you hang all day, and then finally come and break your legs, resulting in death. It was to this gruesome punishment that Jesus was sentenced. Before the prisoner was brought to the cross, it was a custom to beat him, as one last form of punishment. This was done by soldiers, some of whom took quite a bit of pleasure in "administering" to prisoners. The whole idea of scourging was to not only physically abuse them, but to cause maximum humiliation. You would assume then, that the same treatment would be given to Jesus. This is what the early fathers wished you to believe, but as I will show you, it was not the case at all. Here are the verses.

Matthew 27:27: "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28: And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29: And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30: And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 31: And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him."

The above verses do indeed, tell of the scourging of Jesus. It was these soldiers' job, one they could not have avoided. But the first part is anything but scourging. It is an acknowledgment of who and what Jesus was. Notice that they put all his dressings on and bent their knees to him, before they beat him. The mocking part was simply added later, to further conceal Pilate's favorable attitude toward Jesus. The purple robe I have already explained, but what of the crown of thorns? The Romans worshipped the same Goddess as the Hebrews, but called her Venus. Her flower was the rose. It is the very same rose with which the Virgin Mary, is identified. The flowering rose represents the Goddess, and was worn by her priestesses. To represent the male, priests were given the non-flowering briar. They were worn about the head as a crown. This would sometimes lead to drawing of blood as the crown would "prick" the skin of the male priests. The word "prick" was a slang word used by the Goddesses to describe the males in their company. It was used affectionately, so don't get the wrong idea. The crown was worn by males, while the High Priestess was menstruating. This was done as a symbol of empathy and respect, for the pain and loss of blood she was enduring. What was the significance of the "reed scepter?" I'll leave that one to you. See if you can find out where, and by whom, it was used. Soldiers were not mocking Jesus. They worshipped the Goddess Venus, and this man was one of her High Priests. They were acknowledging this fact, so that he would know they had no choice but to obey their orders.

The next verse has caused a lot of arguments, so let me settle this once and for all.

Matthew 27:32: "And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross."

The Roman soldiers did not want to see Jesus have to carry his cross to the hill. I told you they were sympathetic. Simon simply carried the cross to the hill for Jesus, nothing more, nothing less, period.

Now we reach the fateful moment. The climax to our entire story. Jesus began his slow walk toward the hill of Golgotha, known as the "Place of the Skull."

After being nailed to the cross, and raised into position, Jesus cries out "Eli. Eli, lama sabachthani? ("My God. My God, why have you allowed me to remain?") After realizing he will die there, he looks at, and thinks of, Mary Magdalene. Jesus passes out for the last time. He dies there, his last thoughts, those of the woman he loved. A Roman soldier has been ordered not to let the crossmen break Jesus' legs, but to kill him cleanly with his spear. He steps up to Jesus and sees that he no longer breathes. He thrusts his spear into his heart. A great wail comes up from the crowd. Overhead, a DOMA warship hangs motionless in the sky, invisible to all on the ground. As a sign to those on the ground, they generate a small earthquake, and fire weapons that sound like thunder. Everyone looks at one other and wonders, and becomes afraid.

Thus ended the career of the man called Jesus of Nazareth. Why did they leave him to die a horrible death on the cross? So that they could show all mankind the power that they possessed. They had not spent all the effort and training on Jesus simply to let him rot in the ground. They had plans for him elsewhere. He would be sent far away from Palestine. That however, my friends, is another story all together. Let's finish this one first. You thought it was over? My friends, it's just begun!

Mattthew 28:2: "And, behold, there was a great Earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3: His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5: And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6: He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7: And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8: And they departed quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9: And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10: Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."

The first person that Jesus appeared to was Mary Magdalene. He had told his female disciples that one day he would leave, and then return. He did not mean in the manner it actually happened, though. He hadn't planned on dying on a cross in some little country on Earth. The DOMA came and revived Jesus. The damage to his body was severe, but not beyond their medical technology. He returned to Earth to see Mary and tell her to meet him again in Galilee. He then returned to The DOMA ship, and underwent a procedure known as transference. He and all he was, was transferred into a new body. This is why when he next appeared, no one recognized him, as the following verse shows.

Matthew 28:12: "After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country."

Jesus had now completed his work in Palestine. The DOMA used him in another part of the world to bring the Word of God to more people. Perhaps in a future Way message, I can tell you of his journey and teachings there. In many ways, it was a far greater success than in Palestine.

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