Reasons to believe… Sons of Enoch 28

I’ve been asked many times in as many ways why I believe in God, or more specifically why I believe in Jesus. Though this post of course can only scratch the surface I felt impressed to offer a few of the practical reasons I believe.

Most recently, after stating that according to the Bible, Adam lived 930 years, I was asked how I could believe such a thing, and how could anyone know seeing as there was no written language that far back . A flurry of other questions came along with the most recent one as follows:

“If God made Adam as a likeness of himself and as the first human, why was he the only person to live that long, which means he was unlike other humans”. “And how do they know how long he lived, as there are no records from his time as they could not write, also his bones were never found”.

The answer to the first, and most important question, “Why do I believe in God, or Jesus”?, simply put, for the most part answers the question of why I believe  the words of the Bible.

My belief is based on faith He has given me proven trust- worthy through both life experiences, and precise verification within the Bible itself. Was it blind faith? No, not at first, He lovingly offered me much evidence, both spiritual, and physical to see He is real.

Have I lived spotless, righteous, and holy?  What?  Before or after He came into my life..? Don’t answer that…Heh, If I could have saved myself from the second death I wouldn’t need a savior.

But, the reality is, though I am still not where I would like to be, and nowhere near the person He would have me to be, I know He has not, nor will He utterly cast me away. He’s not looking for the perfect specimen, as there are none. Which is why He stepped into time and died, to afford us eternal life with Him.

I wont go into many, if any , life experiences, or personal God encounters throughout this particular article, unless of course one happens to present itself while I’m sitting here.  However, based on some of the questions asked about the Bible, I do find that a brief run down of its chronology may be helpful to some who have similar questions. And as time is of the essence, apparently more the pertinent.

Therefore, a good starting place might be the most recent question(s) asked on the matter.

“If God made Adam as a likeness of himself and as the first human, why was he the only person to live that long, which means he was unlike other humans”. “And how do they know how long he lived, as there are no records from his time as they could not write, also his bones were never found”?

First of all, Adam wasn’t the only one to ever live that long. In fact many who came after him lived longer. Noah, who lived 950 years, and Methuselah, the Bibles oldest man at 969, are just a few examples. Moses, however, only lived 120 years, and his bones were never found according to the Bible, as God himself buried him.

Now, also I should point out that God declared around the time of the 7th Generation, (a numerically significant generation as I’ll explain later in this post) that soon, a human’s life span would no longer exceed 120 years. Moses was the first of all the generations beginning with Adam to live only the 120 (natural) years God allocated. Abel of course being the first murder victim did not.

As for the question, whether there was an actual written language from that time or not, I’m certain much of what was written when the first alphabet, whenever it was actually invented, came from closely kept oral traditions. Exemplifying evidence of this is seen in the traditional; “Oral Torah”.

(Interesting Unrelated Note): After many years of woolgathering, theorizing, and hypothesizing, based on fossilized evidences and assumptions,  archeologist of the U.S. Southwest, rather than insisting their personal presupposed explanations are correct, of what became of the lost civilization  known as the “Anasazi” , have now concurred that the truth of the matter lies in the age-old “Oral Renderings” of the surrounding tribes. Which, parenthetically, the “Modern Pueblo” have told them for years. Go figure…er, wait that’s exactly why it’s taken them this long to see the forest for the trees…Anyway, back to the topic and region at hand.

Regardless whether one believes in the Torah, or Old Testament account,   archeological documents take us back to the Sumerian (just outside of the presumed location of the Garden of Eden) Cuneiform language written in stone around 4000 B.C. as well as Egyptian hieroglyphics in 3800B.C.

There are those who claim that Chinese writings have been found reaching back to at least 4500 B.C. Although, as tight-lipped as the Chinese government is ..?

“Who knows? They may have more Nuclear Warheads than anyone in the world as far as the rest of the world really knows.

Shy these validations, other than a few apocryphal scribes who claim that Enoch, “the seventh from Adam” (who was said to be accepted, or walked with God and was taken to heaven without seeing death) himself invented the alphabet…(Which if one cross references the book of Enoch, the books of Jude, and Peter in the New Testament, with the renderings of Flavious Josephus, is not that hard a suggestion to accept) little else is known for sure.

Now, am I proclaiming that the Hebrew language is the original written language? Well, not me persé, as I would submit to entertain such an idea we would first have to narrow the origins of the “Spoken Language”.

Now, If tangible scientific evidence is more your speed, you’re going to love this next part. Oh, and rather than decorate this already lengthy article with more fluff and stuffed words, I’ll just post a quote from Peter Pettersson, of the “Science Mysteries” magazine section of  WORLD MYSTERIES.com web site, on the study of Cymatics, Dr. Hans Jenny’s  study on the effects of sound waves on matter, by observing shapes and symbols on sand, when subjected to certain sound waves.

  I strongly recommend checking that, and other websites about the scientifically documented phenomena of Cymatics when you have a minute, you will be pleasantly surprised.

Scientifically Documented Phenomena? Almost as paradoxical sounding as the ways of the Biblical God does many times.  I know. Anyway…

“Quote”

“In his research with the tonoscope, Jenny noticed that when the vowels of the ancient languages of Hebrew and Sanskrit were pronounced, the sand took the shape of the written symbols for these vowels, while our modern languages, on the other hand, did not generate the same result! How is this possible? Did the ancient Hebrews and Indians know this? Is there something to the concept of “sacred language,” which both of these are sometimes called? What qualities do these “sacred languages,” among which Tibetan, Egyptian and Chinese are often numbered, possess? Do they have the power to influence and transform physical reality, to create things through their inherent power, or, to take a concrete example, through the recitation or singing of sacred texts, to heal a person who has gone “out of tune”?”

End Quote

Here is just one of many other sites on the subject to look into.

                                                       Rexresearch.com                                    Geometric Symbols Of Ancient Letters and Words

Flavious Josephus, tells us in his chronical: Antiquities of the Jews: Book 1, paragraph 3, chapter 3:

“Now he says that this flood began on the  seventeenth day of the aforementioned month; and this was one thousand six hundred and fifty-six years from Adam, the first man; and the time is written down in our sacred books, those who then lived having noted down with great accuracy, both the births and deaths of illustrious men”.

I personally have little evidence to support his claim, though there is certainly less evidence to deny it. In fact, as he is speaking about the 7th to the 10th generations from Adam, which include Enoch the seventh, through Noah the tenth, there is more evidence to support the possibility of a written language by that time than there is to rebut, or refute it.

In the Book of Enoch, Enoch himself is called a “Scribe” by the Angels. In chapter 13, Enoch actually writes a prayer of petition in behalf of the fallen Angels for their teaching humans hidden things of the heavenly realms.

Some of those things were evil from the knowledge of Satan, and others from the Watchers, such as writing.  Which Enoch goes on to explain that the original human-race had no need of as they were yet un-touched by knowledge of good and evil.

  Among some scholars, and evangelical Christians, especially, I realize the book of Enoch is considered a controversial book. And, there were indeed proven counter-fitted versions of the book showing up in hopes of profit after the original version disappeared for many of the dark years until 18th century travel writer, James Bruce, brought three copies of the original version to the western world from Ethiopia, where it had been used, and is still considered sacred text, by the Orthodox Christian Church. It was also one of the many pre second- temple scrolls found in the caves of Qumran, better known as the “Dead Sea Scrolls” in 1947, as I delve deeper into in my writings on “Sons of Enoch” beginning in chapter 3.

These facts in themselves makes it clear to me that the art of writing was likely taught to man just after Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden, as Adam and Eve were tempted in the garden, and once Cain, and Abel were born, the first murder in history was committed just east of Eden.

Either way, some fallen Angelic beings were among the people between the time of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and Noah’s flood, according to Judaic scripture believed by the second temple worshipers to be sacred.

Nonetheless, the assumption that a historically sound written language came into being as long as 2000 years after Adam was kicked out of the garden is not that hard to accept either,  given the fact that the Legend of Santa Claus has now lasted over 2000 years.

Unlike Father Christmas, ( Saint Nicholas of Myra’s), story of course, which has succumbed many veritable renditions along the way, ( as one might expect from centuries of Mommas explaining to a child why they saw Momma kissing Santa Claus last night), the Rabbi’s of Jewry, before being pronounced a Rabbi were held to the utmost verbatim chronological, and historical recital standards.

One other possible scenario believed by some is that the written language was first devised 200 years after Noah’s Ark landed on Mt. Ararat. After all, assuming one believes in God, He wouldn’t send the Patriarch of the New World across the waves of time without either a written account, or at least an accurate memory of traditional World history, would He?

The following is a quote from the book of Enoch, who lived before the flood found in the New Testament book of Jude.

♪,,,, ♫,,,, ♪     “Hey Jude”    ,,,♫,,,♪,,,,      No  wait… that was Paul McCartney…

Here it is:  The Book of Enoch

9. And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of ⌈His⌉ holy ones
To execute judgement upon all,
And to destroy ⌈all⌉ the ungodly:Who refuse to repent.

And to convict (not condemn) all flesh
Of all the works ⌈of their ungodliness⌉ which they have ungodly committed,
And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners ⌈have spoken⌉ against Him.

And the quote, or comparison as found in the New Testament:

Jude 1:14-15

New Living Translation (NLT)

” ¹⁴ Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones ¹⁵ to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict (NOTE… Convict…Not Condemn)!!! every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”                  ( He offers a choice )

An even more spot on quote is found in the King James Version of the new testament:

Jude 1:14-15

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁴And Enoch also, the “seventh” from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

¹⁵To execute judgment upon all, and to convince, (convict) all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (End Quote)

I should probably take this time to point out that I find significances in numbers used throughout the Bible, affirming a divine architect where human geological, and historical records are concerned.

These numbers undeniably recur throughout the Bible in great frequency, and in instinctive like passages. ( Not to be confused with the Jewish system of assigning a numerical significance to every letter of the Hebraic alphabet called Gematria ).

Albeit, the Gematria plays into the acrostic patterns throughout the Bible, as I will touch on a bit further in this post.

To further explain the frequently used numbers I am referring to and their distinct significances, I’ll give a few examples.

You’ve likely heard it said that #7 is the number of Gods “completeness”, “perfection”, or as the “Good Number”.  Some obvious reasoning’s for that assertion are:

At 562 appearances the number 7, or, a derivative of, is used more throughout scripture than any other number. It is also used more in the prophetic language/symbolism, of the Bible than any other. Just a few examples are as follows:

God created all things by the seventh day and said it is good. God rested the 7th day. There are 7 days in a week, Noah was instructed to carry 7 pairs of each clean animal on the ark, etc…

In the “Prophetic language” arena of the Bible, in Revelation and Daniel alone the #7 is used 42 times. (e.g., Seven Spirits, Seven Churches, Seven Vials, Seven Trumpets, Seven Angels, and the list goes on)

The first example in the Bible alluding to the number seven being the number of completion is found here:

Genesis 2

^“1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

²And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

³And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

And  just a few cross references to further clarify my point:

(Note): Based on much study of His word, many of us find Jesus‘ finished works on the cross to be the undeniable representation of the “True Sabbath”   afforded to those who believe in Him. ie,

  Hebrews 4:10
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.“

Remember, Jesus’ final words on the cross were:  “It is Finished” 

“7 =complete. In other words the Lords Day, Spiritually speaking, is not just one specific day…Neither Saturday or Sunday, but the day Jesus fulfilled the law by nailing it to the cross, the ultimate day of rest began.

Psalm 119:164

 ¹⁶⁴Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Of course, it’s probably just a coincidence that the number seven is used exactly seven times in Genesis 7 , right?

Parenthetically, though I initially intended only to expound briefly on the number 7 and the number 12 as examples, it just occurred to me that it might be a great time to point out the significant Biblical meaning of the number 8, since the number of people on Noah’s ark was indeed 8.  ( The ark is also easily seen as type of savior, As many other Old Testament characters, and sacred items were).

The number 8 is frequently used in context of a “New Beginning” “New Birth” and  “Resurrection”  ( 3 e.g.,  1. The Hebrew letter assigned with the number 8 means to be super-abound, or fattened with life giving abundance. 2. On the eight day Jewish boys were consecrated unto God via circumcision. 3. Jesus rose on the third day, and according to Mathew 28 that would be the dawning of the 1st day of the next week, or, the 8th day.) 

Here are just a few other examples, yet again, I can’t begin to scratch the surface in one post on the symbolic usages of numbers in the bible. Realistically, to even make a small dent in the common synonymous use of the number eight alone in our everyday lives corresponding with bible usages, one would have to write a book.

(e.g., There are 7 days in a week, then the 8th day begins a new week, their are 7 notes in a musical scale and the 8th note begins a new scale an octave higher than the 1st note in the previous scale. (There are 12 notes in a perfect measure.) 12 being the number of Perfect Governing Order…Gee, I wonder what time it is? Time to get the house in order maybe?

Circumcision,was a type of baptism to be performed on baby boys on the eight day. However, when Jesus fulfilled the law, circumcision was no longer required to enter into the New Covenant which reunites us all with our creator without the need of ritualistic ceremonies, or fleshly sacrifices. After Jesus came on the scene…   the true (Spiritual Baptism/circumcision) is what makes us a new person by the Grace of God through faith in Christ Jesus.  (Romans 2:28-29)  (Colossians 2:11-13),

♪,,,♫,,,♪,,,  “Eight Days A Week”   ,,,♪,,,♫,,,♪.. Not now !!!          Ringo I’m a Little busy…

Well, I wasn’t going to throw a lot of scripture into this post, but, believe me…None of these, if you will actually read them will be perceived as empty, legalisms, because –

Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

  Just a quick digression before moving on. The number 6 is always affiliated in context in the Bible as the number of man, beginning with the fact that man was created on the sixth day.

Many of you have seen the prophetic mention of 666 in ( Revelation 13:18 ) which reads:

¹⁸Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

This may or may not be speaking of using the Gematria calculations I briefly mentioned above, but, I’ll leave the counting method up to you on that one. However, since the opportunity manifest itself, I’ll take this time to touch on what the Gematria is.

Each letter of the Original languages has an equivalent, or corresponding number, and original geometric symbol, assigned to it. Most, if not every time   a word is used throughout the Bible, the letter itself equates to the same significant meaning as the number, if that makes sense?  No? I didn’t think so.

Math, obviously was never my strong suit, but, should one take a moment to google (significant numbers in the Bible) or the system of  Gematria, called Isopsephiathey, in the Greek, you will find that this system of word/ number association goes way deeper than I could possibly attempt to explain, though I can certainly say the synonymous meanings and recurring, calculative parities are astonishingly endless.

(There are many sites to choose from on the subject).

Anyway, I only mentioned all that to point out that according to many scholars of the Gematria, regardless of which name of Jesus one uses, and which alphabet (Greek or Hebrew) or which Gematric formula one uses to calculate it, the Gematria numerical value of the name Jesus is always: 888

Now, back to where this all began.., Both the post, and the World for that matter.

“The Genesis”

It wasn’t until the 13th generation (Moses) that the completion of God’s Genesis 6 proclamation, that “mans life span would be shortened” is realized in it’s completion. If you recall, this proclamation came about in Enoch’s day. Enoch, the 7th from Adam.

After Noah’s Ark landed on Mt Ararat, (Or wherever it landed) we begin to see the life expectancy of man become shorter and shorter. For example; Abraham lived 175, and his wife Sarah to 127, and so on until, (Joshua), of the 14th generation.

Joshua lived only 110 years, but not before he delivered the Israelites into the promised land.Unfortunately, Joshua could lead the camels to water, but, he couldn’t make them drink.

Which brings up another great truth…God will never force anything against our personal will… He simply gives us a choice. And that choice is to simply believe, and be thankful for the life He has given us…And that eternal.

Joshua is the same name as Jeshua, or Jesus, by the way, which brings us back to the reference of His being our day of rest. Being as it was interpreted from the Hebrew language in the Old Testament, and from the Greek, in the New, this name was wrongly transliterated by the King James gang in at least one place in the Bible.

eg;

Hebrews 4:8

King James Version (KJV)

  ⁸For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Here are a few more accurate interpretations of what that verse really says, which, is very important in ones studies to arrive at the message of Christ as our day of rest. And first let me just say, thank you Jesus…What a sweet rest it is.

Hebrews 4:8

New Living Translation (NLT)

 ⁸ Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come.

Joshua, like Noah’s ark, the ark of the covenant, and so many other Old Testament means of temporal salvation, are all pointing us to the coming day of Jesus. Whether one takes them as allegories, or actual events in everyday lives of people from the beginning of time is between them and God. The end result still, is JESUS saves without our help.

The divine plan, and necessity of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus the Christ are self explanatory when one reads the overall story.

 Like the endless recurring number/letter significant revelations throughout the bible, one Old Testament story after the other reveals all of the physical laws, days, and religious observances of that time were only temporal means of cleansing ones spirit of sin. When we compare the things Jesus did throughout the New Testament, we see that He once and for All fulfilled those things for us. How? 

  God Himself…stepped into time to do what no man could ever do.

One old man who’s grandson came telling him he had found God, and was now saved, said it best. The grandfather had prayed for the salvation of the boy for years. One day as the old man sat rocking in his chair on the front porch the boy came home ecstatic, laughing, and shouting “Praise God” Grandpa, he said, “I really heard and understood His word today when I was told at Church that Jesus said no greater thing can any man do than to lay down his life for his friends.”  The old man, extremely happy and thankful that the boy was on his way to salvation through Christ, looked up with tears in his eyes and said; “Yes son, no greater thing can any Man do”..”But, Jesus died for His enemies.”

Romans 5:8

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

⁸ But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

He did it for us…Not for Him. And there’s nothing we can do to help Him save us, but to accept what He did for us. And accept the “Not So Hard to Believe Reality that  …We didn’t crawl out of a can of primordial mushroom soup one day and grow legs and a brain.

Oh, sorry…Didn’t mean to sound preachy… But, Testifying, that I could really get wrapped up in…

Where was I …Oh yeah, the number 12.

The number 12 in scripture always shows up when speaking of God’s Perfect Governing plan..How things are meant to be...In Tune, if you will. In fact, the first mention of number 12 in the bible speaks of many kings who served under King  “Chedorlaomer”, and after 11 years they rebelled, guess they didn’t quite get it, as any one thing taken from the number twelve leaves us with number 11, which is mans attempt to be god.

All through the Bible the number 11 falls just one short of God’s way. Case in point, the Israelites wandered through the desert for 40 years…complaining, giving in to the heat, frustrated they no longer had Chef- Hatshepsut of Egypt serving up leeks, garlic and cream cheese on a bagel, yet they walked past the place of crossing over into the (number 12) promised land many times, as the Bible clearly states the trip was only an 11 day walk:

Deuteronomy 1: ² (There are eleven days journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

³And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

40 Years..?

Not to mention that any one number added to the number twelve throughout the Bible equates to bad news as well. The Number 13 always points to rebellion, beginning with the lineage of Cain’s offspring, where as Seth’s offspring rolls a 7 every time.   “Ah… Lots of course, not dice”..

• There are 12 notes of a musical scale…when including sharps and flats.
• The Sun governing the moon and stars travels a 360 degree path=30×12
• The solar system rotates through all 12 constellations of the Zodiac.
• There are 12 months in a year.
• There were twelve sons of Jacob
• Twelve Apostles
• Twelve Cranial Nerves
  
• Twelve Tribes
• Twelve Gates of Heaven
• Twelve Guarding Angels
• Twelve eggs to a dozen…erm..well, you get the point

I know this all sounds silly to some, and complicated, and, I admit it is a little deep…But oh so fulfilling when one takes an interest.

I tell you what isn’t complicated though…Salvation through Jesus. He’s done all the work.

 ♪,,,♫,,,Imagine there’s no heaven,,,♪,,,♫,,,it isn’t hard to do,,,♪,,,♫

Sorry John Lennon, back when you wrote that I was inclined to agree…But,  knowing what I do now…Imagining There’s No Heaven…doesn’t add up, and is a total impossibility for me.

Just a few other points of how easy it is to be accepted by God…unto eternal life with Him. You may recall I mentioned the Old Testament offering many foreshadows of Christ, and Gods ultimate plan for our salvation.

Here’s the thing. The 10 commandments could never save anyone… they only brought us face to face with the reality of our selves,where if we are totally honest,,,We become self-condemned, But Jesus said:

John 5:24

King James Version (KJV)

 ²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

All those before Christ could use the commandments to TRY  to please God… But, it was “Faith in God” that actually saved them.

Just as Abraham…all those listed in the Hebrew Hall of Fame, ( Hebrews chapter 11) whom, shy of Enoch, were murderers, liars, thieves and adulterers, were all accounted righteous to God,  by…Faith…and responding to Gods conviction, (not condemnation) with a true contrite, humble heart of remorse for the things they did, not by any good thing they did.  Hebrew Hall of Faith…Hebrews chapter 11, now there’s a story.

Well, I guess I’ll sign off for a while now, (and I wish I could have gotten this message out before Christmas), but, please take this thought…

If Jesus wasn’t the true reason for the season, after all the chronological lineage trails, and begat, after begat, after begat, from Genesis to the 4 Gospels, why is there not another birth mentioned in the remaining 10 books of the Bible?

No other birth was recorded in the Bible, after the birth of Jesus.

Just a thought…God Bless You All, and have a wonderful, thoughtful 2012.

                        In loving Memory of George Harrison

Sons of Enoch 26 (The land of Nod)

In the last few chapters, we sought to discover where the land of Eden, spoken of in the Bible’s book of Genesis may actually have been, or is today. The reason for this was to try to locate where the Bible was speaking of in terms of Cain leaving Eden, for the land of Nod, and built the first city after his son, whose name was Enoch. Basically, as anyone can see, actually locating the exact

ancient site of Eden, is  impossible, as the land/water mass configurations, topography, and geological locations of the earth were changed drastically over the years.  This was quite possibly, due to the aftermath of the great flood in the twenty-eight century B.C.E. according to the biblical account, as well as the Sumer, and others.

Since there are as many depictions throughout antiquity describing the flood’s area, as there are theories as to whether it was a localized, or  global deluge, we will not try to determine which of the many theories is correct.

What we are seeking is to identify Enoch. Which, (if either) of the Bible’s two separate persons, were the ancient Egyptians refereeing to when they attributed the design and building of the great Pyramid of Giza to, when they attributed it to the Sons of Enoch?

As stated, there are numerous accounts, and depictions of a great flood taking place in those days, and via many archeological finds, most are substantiated as creditable.   With a number of those depictions being found throughout the region of southern Babylonia. The fact that most of the known populated earth in those days was in Mesopotamia, the flood itself, can certainly not be written off as common mythological tales. The Eridu Genesis, or, Sumerian Cuneiform Genesis, is not all that differing from the Hebrew version found in the Holy Bible. Hence, it is not   all that important for us to actually know where all the rivers

spoken of in Genesis, concerning the locations of Eden, and the land of Nod were. Or, at least, that information isn’t that crucial for us to discern that southern Babylonia,  is the most likely area of where civilization began.

The next thing I would like for us to consider, is that Babylon, is the general area of where the tower of Babel was built.  That would inevitably make it the place where all of mankind congregated, and were then dispersed all about the world, with different languages, cultures, and beliefs.  This of course,  is based on the Biblical account, though, most scientific, and archeological evidences do support the region as being the first area of civilization as well.

Not far from this area, is also the area of the Caucasus mountains, and the black sea. This is another accepted area, in at least three major concepts of belief, to have spawned all the first civilizations on earth.  The area from Turkey, to the Black sea, has certainly been represented throughout history, as a birthing place of many now known European, and western nations. (More on this in a later chapter)

AnnaMollyMadison/Mt.Ararat/lenticular cloud formation

Next, we know from some of the most colossal archeological finds, supposed, and with every historical, and scientific means of evidences supporting them, as being some of, if not the oldest artifacts ever found on earth that these areas are close to where man must have first came about.

These artifacts, and remnants help to show that the Land of Nod,  and the land of UR, may have very well been first occupied by the same group of people, known as the Ubaidians.

This of course, assumes that the land of Nod, was a literal land, and not just the metaphorical “Land of wandering, and trembling” as Hebrew symbolism expresses. One who chooses to live away from Gods love and protection, will never settle down, or feel a life of ease within them.

Much of the metaphorical comparisons are found in many areas of study, including commentators such as Matthew Henry, and others, as seen here:  “Bible Encyclopedia”

Whether these people were of the Semitic race, or were invaded by the Semitic races who came down from atop of mount Ararat, will be left

to the readers own interpretation, as I will later post a few of the many links, which hold as many different opinions of those two possibilities. However, I will point out that some say that Jews, Hebrews, Arabs, and Ubaidians are all, or were Semitic peoples, though Semitic,  (as will be touched on later) in many cases is only an inference of groupings of ancient peoples, determined solely on linguistic similarities.

But, first, I would like to quote from, and post a link, (also of many) which pinpoints the most acceptable place of the first city, named Enoch, In which I agree with, based on my own studies. Here I will be quoting separate excerpts from, Dr. Arthur C. Custance. I highly recommend this link, to anyone who would like to go deeper into the study of Biblical names and explanations, in a most heart searched, poetic, and spiritually influential way: ( The Genealogies of the Bible: a Neglected Subject)

Now, in the line of Cain there are some interesting clues to the history of antiquity. To begin with, in Genesis 4:17, we are told that Cain produced a son named Enoch and that he then built a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son. The naming of cities and other such landmarks in honor of individuals is very ancient, obviously. Consequently a single name might stand for a city, a river, a mountain, or a country: and in cuneiform literature it was customary to associate with any name some identifying mark or determinative in order to let the reader know whether it was the individual himself or the city or some other feature of the landscape that was intended. In the case where the name stands for a man, the name was preceded by the sign for man. In the case of a city, the name was followed by little mark which has the phonetic value -ki (and appeared thus: To my knowledge, all place names in cuneiform are followed by this determinative sign. But there is one exception, and this is the city known as “Unuk” (equated with Enoch), which later appears as “Uruk,” (Ref. 3) “Warka,” and finally, “Perg-“, or “Purg-.” For those unfamiliar with such changes, the conversion of “wark” into “purg-” follows well-established rules in the development of language and in the transfer of words between languages of a different family.

Why is this singular exception made? I think the answer is to be found in Genesis 4:17. According to the Bible, this was the first city ever to be built, and it did not therefore form one of a class requiring an identifying determinative. It is rather analogous to calling London (England) “the City.” When people in England say they are going up to the City, they do not need to identify it; and I suspect that in Palestine the word “city” is often substituted for the word “Jerusalem” with no less certainty as to its identity. As other cities began to be built in the time of Cain, it seems likely that they, too, were named in honor of individuals then alive. But it would soon become apparent that the means of identification needed refining, and the determinatives would begin to be developed and applied appropriately. Yet this one city never required a determinative, being the very first one.

It is a curious thing that the word Unuk persisted for so long in history, reappearing finally in the Greek word Pergos which, significantly enough in the light of Genesis 11:4, means “tower.” The word tower is the basis of the English word town. And as has been demonstrated with cogency, (Ref. 4) the basic form purg- has come down into modern Indo-European languages in the form of burgh or the more extended form, borough. Thus, almost every day of our lives we are likely to come across a word meaning “city” which can be traced right back to within one generation of Adam to the City which Cain built and named in honor of his son.

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As long as there have been inquiring minds about the validity, and location of  the Garden of Eden, which the writer of the book of Genesis speaks of, there have been seekers of the river Pison, (Pee-Shone), as well as the elusive river  Gehon, ( Ghee-Khone). Both lost in antiquity to us today. Or, at least as far as the Biblical  names pertaining to the two rivers related to the two we do still know the names and locations of anyway, the Heddekel,    (Tigris in Greek,) and the Euphrates. Many attribute the Pison river to the Phasis, which was looked upon as a (god-river ) in Greek Mythology, which, we will not get into at this time. The Phasis’s head waters came from atop the Caucasus mountains, and meandered themselves through the lush foliage of that range through Colchis, and into the Black Sea. 

The river is still there today, however, it is known as the Rioni river. I only mention this particular river in detail, as it could quite possibly resurface within our research at another time based on a theory that was mentioned in this study back  in Chapter 2. That  particular theory, or hypotheses,  is one that proposes the cradle of civilization as possibly being,  not in  Turkey, Africa, or even Mesopotamia, but, in the Kaukasos Mountains. (Caucasas)  NOTE to readers; I personally found no racially motivated purpose, or influences within the study, and recommend it  for review. Reference:

A book published in part,  from 1923-1927,  entitled:   ” The Deluged Civilization of the Caucasus Isthmus” by Reginald Aubrey Fessenden

The allegorical significances within the Genesis original language, and symbolism’s, as a preliminary view of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, though, I will not veer off course of this study to elucidate as the words and meanings speak for themselves anyway, are unmistakably spelled out to those who are familiar with the Gospel story. 

Here, on the other hand, we find ourselves looking for clues that may have been given to us in just the few verses of  Genesis to where we might find, Paradise, which, of course could, if the river, and land masses in the Mesopotamia area are the same today, as back then lead us to the first city ever built, the City of Enoch. (According to the Canonical Genesis version anyway, as Josephus expounds from the Holy Scripts taken from the 70 A.D. 2nd Temple that ( Nod ) was the first city built by Cain, and Enoch was the second city built in honor of his son ) Therefore, we will begin with the first  clue found in Genesis 2.

Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

As we have already pointed out, there are many existing rivers, with modern names that incalculable hoards of  historians through-out time have pointed to and claimed; (This is the Pison)!!) Of course, then I suppose after all is said and done throughout the extent of this study, we, or,  at least I, will probably be no different. Still, unsatisfied with any of the many hypotheses, and designated studies  I have come across as of yet in my search as to where the elusive river of Pison just may be, I must leave my own signature as my claim to famed mark on History, after all, Everyone is entitled to my opinion!!!   

  The following is a list of only a few details, and clues that I have come across in my search for the River Pison.

#1 The name Pison in the original language:  (from Net Bible)  Strongs #06376: Nwvyp Piyshown   =  Increase #2 Many Bible interpretations list it as the: Pishon, = Changing at the mouth, or wide spread. #3 Other versions relate the name Pishon, to springing forward, spread about...etc ( Swamp Maybe ?)

Well, those really could describe pretty much any river, sleuth, swamp, or stream anywhere in the World practically, therefore, I digress. What seems more important, and more likely to locate with any possible chance of  accuracy might rather be the land of Hevila, the place that the Bible says that the river encompassed, and had lots of gold. In fact, the next verse in Genesis after Genesis 2:11, also adds that the gold found there was a very high quality gold. Not only, but,  it also gives us a few clues as to what other precious commodities could be found  in Hevila.

Genesis 2:12

And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

“Sons of Enoch” Chapter 20

” City of Enoch “

As you may recall from the previous  chapter, the city of Enoch spoken of here, was according to the book of Genesis, the first city ever built on earth.   According to the scriptures,  Cain built this city  and  named  it  Enoch,  in honor of his son, who was also  named Enoch. This  Enoch, However,  as we stipulated in an earlier chapter was not the same Enoch which the Genesis account tells us walked with God, and was taken into heaven. Here we will show where we believe the first city was  located,  based on Biblical information,  geographical, and archeological reasoning, as well as information found on tablets of  Sumerian cuneiform languages and lore.

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Mesopotamia writing in cuneiform

For centuries secular,  and religious,  philosophers, both scientific and theological, have debated the validity of the Genesis writer’s depiction of the Garden of  Eden, and the birth place of civilization. The allegorical significances of the stories throughout the book of Genesis, as well as the Bible itself, are undeniable to say the least. Today, however, with the unearthing of archeological evidences, languages, and ancient cities throughout the regions where the Bible tells us all of this took place circa 5000 years ago,  many of the most skeptical of  historical thinkers astonishingly admit an undeniable realization, that at least some historical significance and validity lies within the Biblical  account of  the birthplace of  humankind.  I feel it is important to point out that the writer of Genesis definitely put forth much effort in his writings, to descriptively locate for the reader,  many detailed  geographical points of references, and landmarks. These places of reference are with us yet today, and for that reason alone, I feel that there was an absolute , definitive and historical purpose in the mind of the writer of Genesis.  Allegories, and fairy tales rarely use actual geographical locations, let alone give such a detailed and  traceable layout for the readers, either presently alive,  or to possibly exist thousands of years later. Albeit, there are still at least two views of what the writings are all about, and the one of the more liberal acceptance would be of just a location  where a mythical tale unfolds.   Nonetheless, the reality that the actual location existed,  and does still today,  has become more and more difficult for anyone to ignore or contradict.  The ensuing study therefore, will be offered to the reader with the authors embracing  of the Genesis account at  face value,  and as a literal,  and historical narrative.  After all,  if it was good enough for the writers of the New Testament, and Jesus himself  to validate for us as an actual historical account, then it is good enough for me.  I base  this  belief not only by faith,  but also on  much study into the validity and historical evidence of  the existence of Yeshua,  (Jesus, ) and his followers.

“Sons of Enoch” chapter 19

Genesis 4:

¹⁴Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.¹⁵And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.¹⁶And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. ⁸And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.⁹And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?¹⁰And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.¹¹And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;¹²When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.¹³And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Cain and Abel

As we continue on our quest to find who may have been the builder, or builders of the Great Pyramid of  Giza,  we have come to a  crossroad in our study.   This crossroad, as you may recall from the previous posting is divided right from the beginning of our search,  and almost as close to the beginning of the Holy Bible, and just outside of the place of ALL earthly beginnings, the Garden of Eden.  The meaning of the term, land of Nod should probably be addressed before we continue any further. Did Cain just wander to the East of Eden, and fall asleep? Probably not.  So, I ask you to humor me, and allow some leg room here for my bad jokes, as …well, due to my limited, and often late night allotted writing time, I occasionally drift off to the land of Nod myself, and therefore, need an occasional distraction to keep my mind on the bunny trail at hand. Now, where were we ?  Oh , Yeah, the land of  Nod. The word Nod,  in our English language versions of the Bible,  is transliterated, from the Hebrew term, Nad, which means vagabond, which the Lord God deemed Cain to be, in verse: Genesis 4:12 : A further study will show that the term “Land of Nod” basically means; the Land of wandering.  So, what can we find in our research, if any thing,  of where exactly Cain wandered off to, once he left the Garden of Eden ?

“Sons of Enoch” Chapter 18

Now. Just in case some of you are not thoroughly confused on the subject of who may have built the Great Pyramid of Giza from mulling through the numerous areas of possibilities that we have covered thus far, there is still at least one other avenue of interest we have yet to cover. This, well, one might say could be the darkest, and least traveled road of all when it comes to tracing  the usual suspects in such a mystery. I’ll  not leave you in suspense for long, as far as what the venue of study will be, however, I can’t

Babylonian World Map

promise that you will be any less confused after we look into the information that we have on this particular scenario, as the road side signs for this journey are few and far between.  Still, we do find some cities, and towns scattered about along this trail, which somehow merited listings on our proverbial road map.  The possibility in which I speak of here, exist frankly, because there was in the ancient documented  historical record of mankind of the book of Genesis, prior to the mention of Enoch, who was from the line of Seth, another Enoch. Yes, another Enoch was introduced to us in Genesis chapter 4, who was the son of  Cain, and not the offspring of  Seth. Now, where do we begin our search to find  who the offspring of Cain may have been? Well, in the beginning of course, the book of Genesis:

Genesis 4:¹⁶And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

¹⁷And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

We could, of course, take off here on an in-depth Biblical trace of Hebrew names, words, and city titles etc…while comparing them to ancient cuneiform relics found throughout the Babylonian plains.  But, instead, you will either have to assume that I myself have expended the research areas of such writings, and my findings are conclusive;  Or… Start digging into it yourself.   I assure you that you will not be bored, as the assumptions, and  hypotheses,  are nearly as  numerous as the stones that it took to build the Great Pyramid of Giza itself.   Nonetheless,  some of them make very distinctive,  plausible arguments, and quite frankly,  are a lot less costly to acquire for our reading pleasure by way of  Web-Sites, than an actual archeological research trip would be. Especially if one only had the above Map of the World to go by.

“Sons of Enoch” chapter 14

 Just as anyone who has done as little as a Google search, or as much as an in depth study of just one area of  the incalculable possibilities of what can be unearthed for our enlightenment in these  studies,  I  myself  could  become  overwhelmed, and bewildered on which way to go in the continuation of this book.  Still, I believe, for the most part, we are all as intrigued by the same interesting, and mysterious historical data, or lack thereof, on the pages or stone tablets throughout  history, as those before us were leaving their marks on those pages and stones, etched, albeit, in  somewhat elusive terms.  There’s no doubt that these groups of people, all of which seem to have been driven, or at least embarked in the search and observances of many of the same mythical names, titles and or religious entities, shared some common, yet not necessarily exact interest.  Regardless of world wide separating distances of many of these civilizations, and in many cases, with no more connecting traces than the now deluged land bridges, said to have existed thousands of years earlier, many ancient civilizations have left us evidences that at one time in history, they were either all endued with much of the same information on how to calculate time and space, by means of either the heavenly alignments, visiting heavenly entities, or, were indeed, as the Bible account tells us,  from the same two original parents, before being dispersed all over the world by an angered creator, upon their attempt to build the tower of  Babel. Of course, that is also, according to the Bible account, the time in which the one world language which was spoken at the time of the building of the tower of  Babel became diversified. This is certainly one very possible scenario to consider when asking one’s self how dozens of ancient cultures, all seemingly as different as day and night in every other aspect of life, and separated from one another, somewhere beyond the seas, can share so many similar beliefs, and expectations from their own personal gods.  Particularly, when those gods, though thousands of miles away from all of the other gods, people, and their mythological, and , or , religious beliefs,  seem to share such common similarities,  names, and personalities. How could this ever be just a coincidence, or figments of  imaginative, created, hope of  so many diverse cultures ?   It’s certainly no secret that we all  are more alike in this world than we are different, though, we do not share the exact beliefs of who, or what put us here. I personally believe  God cares enough about His creation, His children, to have taken the time to interact with us in many ways, but, more importantly, I believe that He wrote us a letter. Still, that’s not how everyone believes yet…   So, taking all of this scattered, yet commonly threaded information into consideration, a recap on an earlier chapter, where I briefly presented more than one historian, and archeologist’s  accounts,  which offer evidence that the spawning of the human race was  not precisely where science, and tradition once believed it to be, is where I think I will begin this next section of the book.  In doing so, we will also be looking into the possibility that the originally believed place of the birth of civilization is correct, and from there take a look into who, or what the first people on earth looked to for inspiration, salvation, and solace. After all,what better place to search for the meaning of  life in a time when so many rumors of  the immanent end of the world  are as rampant as today, than the place where all life is said to have begun ?

“Sons of Enoch” Chapter 13

It would seem that I have come full circle in my studies, and investigation as to whom may have built the great pyramid of Giza.  That’s not to say that there are not many other areas of study, as well as many other possible venues of study, and peoples who could have been behind the massive undertaking. There are the Mayans, who no one alive today can truly say from whence came, before their empire dispersed, leaving small groups of descendants scattered throughout the Yucatan peninsula area, between lower Mexico, and Guatemala.  Of course,  as I have stated that no one can really say where the Mayans came from originally, there are certainly some strikingly close resemblances of  the Mayan beliefs, and gods to the Greco-Roman, and Hindu goddess,  ( Maya ) and her son, who is said to have been the earth god.  More will be disclosed on this as I continue this chapter at a later time.  Until then, though I am not concluding, or asserting that the Mayans were the ones who built the great Pyramid of Giza, still, keep in mind that the Pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops, as was the Greek name for him, who is accredited to building the Pyramid, is said to have been of a foreign race, than that of Egyptian.  And consider the name of the great Mayan ruins in Mexico, Chiapas, Mexico, in fact.

“Sons of Enoch” Chapter 14>

“Sons of Enoch” chapter 8

The Bible offers some ever so brief , yet intriguing passages about Enoch.  In light of the previously posted evidences and explanations showing the early church, and those of  the Second Temple Jewry being versed in the Book of  Enoch, I think it safe to look into the Book to see what,  if any light it may shed into our investigation of who may have actually been the designer, and or the builder of the Great Pyramid of  Giza. There are a few other resources that we will be looking into also, all of which  were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and were apparently a part of the Jewish religious resources dating to the 4th  Century B.C.  yet obviously based on older sources. It is important to realize that much of the  parchment and writings especially on the outer-most part of the Scrolls were greatly damaged from centuries of exposure to the elements such as moisture. Further into the individual scrolls, however, as the experts unrolled them carefully and scientifically, a treasury of translatable ancient literature became real. The Bible itself  has already given much of what was found there,  in part,  as most of the writings  seem in line of the same narratives. Nonetheless, many of the stories are much more detailed and personal. Before continuing any further into any other area of study, book, or scroll,  I feel I should probably post a little of what the Bible says about the subject that we are about to introduce here, and that would be the “Nephilim”

Genesis 6

¹And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, ²That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. ³And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. ⁴There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. ⁵And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ⁶And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. ⁷And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

⁸But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.  ( notice that this verse became the 8th verse in this passage )

One such book, or writing found among the Dead Sea Scrolls is known as the (Genesis Apocryphon.) Now, at the beginning of this scroll we find a very interesting conversation, or speech from Lamech, (Grandson of  Enoch & Father of  Noah) who was apparently, for what ever reason, ( possibly because the Nephilim problem was greater on Earth at that time than the Canonical Genesis 6 reveals to us ) perturbed, or concerned that the child that his wife was carrying might actually be the child of one of the:.. 

Now, here is where we hit another crossroad in our study,  so let me first just say that there are,  as I mentioned earlier,  pieces missing from the parchment, and therefore, in this first interpretation from:

John C. Reeves

Blumenthal Professor of Judaic Studies
Department of Religious Studies
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

“Then I considered whether the pregnancy was due to the Watchers and Holy Ones, or ( should be ascribed ) to the Nephil (im), and I grew perturbed about this child.” vacat

In the John C. Reeves interpretation we see that the Watchers, or Holy Ones,  and the Nephilim, or Giants could very possibly be two separate races. Which correlates well with the words in the  Canonical Genesis 6 wording:  Genesis 6 :⁴ There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

In a different, more recent interpretation (with added paraphrasing) of this same parchment, by:

Paraphrase and comments by Lesley Faulk and Amanda Scott

We find a bit more information leaning to the Nephilim, or Giants being thought of  as the off-spring of the “Sons of God” as commonly believed in many scholarly circles, (though there are three major theories of belief on who the “Sons of God” actually were as we will soon see). Yet, this interpretation denotes an almost absolute assertion that the Nephilim were the off-spring of the Sons of God,  where as the Bible, or the Genesis Apocryphon, as you will see do not.

“I thought, in my heart, that the conception was the work of the Watchers the pregnancy of the Holy Ones and that it belonged to the Giants”

Our main goal here, as far as the subject of this study goes, is to learn how the Second Temple Jews viewed the Genesis story, and moreover, how they interpreted Pre-Deluge history and tradition.  Incidentally, let me point out that we can all take a deep sigh of relief, along with Lamech. The Bible, and the Genesis Apocryphon both make it very clear, that this child was absolutely not conceived of any form of  fornication, or forbidden act by the Sons of God, or the Nephilim, and Batenosh, who was Lamech’s wife, because this would have been Lamech and Batenosh’ first child: Noah

Nonetheless, what does this say for the rest of the people who were on earth just prior to God sending the great flood to destroy everyone except for the 8 people  allowed  to enter the Ark ? Apparently, as we will soon see, when the Bible said: And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, It was not just talking about some people, but the vast majority of  humankind by the time of the flood. And speaking of the Number 8, which is, as many of you already know the Biblical number for “New Beginnings”,  and the Ark being a foreshadowing of the wonderful Salvation plan of  God through Jesus, whose name equates in more than one way through the calculations of Gematria (the Hebrew alphabets letters are also represented by numbers ) to JESUS = 888. I can see this is adding up to a more in-depth visit into the land of Biblical numerical significance before we are through.  In the mean time, you may find it interesting that Lamech lived to the ripe old age of  777 years. Gods number for completion.  And quite frankly, if  you are wondering if this is all  leading up to seeing where the World is today on the ” Prophetic end time Clock ” …count on it.    ©

“The Sons of Enoch”

It is said the ancient Egyptians attributed the design and construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza to the

“SONS OF ENOCH”                                                                                                                                           Chapter 1

“El Giza” the great pyramid of Giza to the “Sons of Enoch”.

Many find this to be quite interesting, surprisingly possible, and yet, just not believable. From my personal studies in this area I have not only found it to be believable, but also documented in many ways, and therefore easily accepted as truth.  The ensuing report will include evidences of this for your enlightenment, and hopefully intrigue you to seek a deeper truth. The truth that will set you free.

We on Earth are rapidly approaching a date in time and space in which the Mayan (Long Count )  Calender abruptly ends.

Presumptively influenced by this and many other prophecies, the imminence of 2012 being the exact date of the end of the world has become accepted in the minds of many dooms day Sayers. Certainly, we know that should the things that are expected to happen when the Earth, and the Sun align perfectly with the dark rift of the milky way, (as according to science takes place every 36,000 years) as will take place in the heavens above earth on that precise date, Earth will likely  undergo some very traumatic cataclysmic turn of events to say the least.  Regardless, can anyone actually say what will happen when these celestial signs and wonders take place? Actually, there are many different predictions and views ranging from total annihilation of Earth to absolutely nothing.

“How”?  Many ask.  “Could the Mayans have known about this cycle as far back as 670 A.D.” ?   (The time in which the Tortuguero monument which is said to reveal the prophecy of the alignment  found in Tobasco Mexico by Archeologist is said to have been constructed.) 

Not only did they seem to have detailed foreknowledge of this heavenly cycle and alignment of the Earth, Sun, and stars, but also of many things from ancient times past cosmic, terrestrial,  and celestial.

I believe for us to find answers to such questions as these we only have to follow the clues and valuable bits of information that have been given to us in many places, beginning in none other than the Holy Bible itself.

What scripture,  if any do we find anything about the “Great Pyramid” ? You may ask. My response would first be, “Good question”.  However, though we will get into that area a little further in the book  I would first like to point out a few remarkably interesting facts about the construction of the Pyramid itself.

The great Pyramid of Giza, unlike those surrounding,  it (which many claim are only copies built by slaves to house the bodies of Royalty and their treasures, erroneously thought by ancient Pharaohs to transport with them into eternity) houses no Pharaoh’s body, has no treasure chambers within, nor contains any treasure’s for that matter. Now, it may be important to point out here that all of the other pyramids surrounding the larger one at Giza are covered in hieroglyphics,  paintings and inscriptions leaving us with little doubt today as to what the purpose, and intended usage for the structures were at the time that they were constructed. Those intended purposes of course, once again, would have been for burial purposes.

The “Great” Pyramid,

however, has been only partially marked, leading us to believe (on the surface anyway) that the Pharaoh Khufu, who lived closely to the time of the construction of the Great Pyramid had the structure erected with the intentions of future use  as a tomb as for after life transitioning in the event of his own demise.

A closer look at the “Cartouche” (Pharaoh’s Seal or Signature), while in comparison with photographs taken supposedly on the day of discovery ( of the Cartouche’)  by British military explorer, Col. Howard Vyse during an 1837 expedition, reveals a controversy in and of itself as to its authenticity. This one (Cartouche ) is the only indication we have to base a belief that Khufu was the builder of the “Great Pyramid” and although there are countless controversial arguments on both sides of the spectrum, I will just continue to report the facts as we have them and let the reader do their own research should they care to investigate it further. Personally, I believe the comparisons of this  phenomenal edifice and it’s scientific, spiritual, astronomical, and architecturally advanced design and construction, to the latter common tombs surrounding it speak for themselves.

Once again, this enigmatic data base of unfathomable riches of the Universe had no burial chambers built within, housed no mummies, and contained no treasures within it’s interior.

Or, at least not the kind of treasures that any idol worshiping ancient Pharaoh would care to take along with him into the after life.  This, the sole remaining structure out of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, within it’s construction alone, however, houses many inscrutable treasures. 

Whoever designed and constructed this  monstrosity of an edifice had remarkable insight of the Universe and of the Earth, and construction knowledge and skills exceeding any modern Architectural capabilities. Giza is 30 times larger than the Empire State building, and it is said of  it’s massive base and outline,  can possibly be  seen from the moon.

We can attribute many of our modern day bridge and quake proof building techniques to building structures and stress points found in the Great Pyramid. Such techniques as the Ball Joint/ Socket fitted cornerstones. These allow for expansion and contraction of the entire structure due to climate, and or tectonic shifting. Of course, this only partly explains why after 4,600 years this extraordinarily immense building still stands as the oldest and largest erected  structure on earth.

Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered in ( 144,000 ) shiny white sandstone blocks 100 inches thick, and harder than marble. History tells us that the morning sun on the near mirrored sides of the Pyramid surface caused an illuminating glow that was often visible in the skies from the mountains of Israel hundreds of miles away.

Legend has it that the capstone, now missing, was made of Gold, (some, who say it was never placed, refer to it as the “cornerstone” which was rejected by the builders) History also tells us that the outer covering of the Pyramid, though still in tact after a 13th century earthquake, were shifted and loosened enough to give the Arabs in the area ideas and easy access to already hewed stones, ready for the taking and using in the constructions of palaces, and mosques, such as many in the cities of El Kaherah, and Cairo, including the Mosque of Sultan Hasan.

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Here are only a few architectural, mathematical, and historical facts which have been discovered concerning the Great Pyramid of Giza.

• The six sided  stones are cut within 0.01 (1/100th) inch of perfectly straight and at nearly perfect right angles. They were also remarkably placed together with a  gap between them of 0.02 inch. Unequaled accuracy still today for stones as large and heavy as these.
• 0.02-inch gap was the allowed space for glue to seal the stones. A white cement connecting the stones waterproofed the building and is still intact and harder than the blocks themselves.
• The enigmatic engineering marvels, and absolute accuracy of construction has intrigued and drawn scientist throughout the centuries to study them.
•  Sir Isaac Newton, while trying to secure and put into a formula, his theory of Gravity (and as no measuring system was available or accurate at that time enough to help him equate the circumference of the Earth ) visited and studied it’s construction after hearing many legends and stories that all the secrets of the Earth were to be found in this one building. He was amazed to find that the measurements used were in round numbers as the standard unit of measurement was  (1/1,000) inch larger than the British inch. This discovery not only helped Newton formulate his Theory of Gravity into Law, but also helped to unlock many other secrets of the Pyramids construction and accurate positioning. (The inch graduations used in the Pyramid turned out to be what Israel used already, and is known as the Sacred Inch )

As earlier mentioned, the stones used on the outer covering were numerous  at an astounding 144,00. The stones used in the construction of the ‘Great” Pyramid are even more  numerous, and without question…Heavy!!! In fact each weighs anywhere from 4,000 to 40,000 pounds, with a calculated estimated overall weight of 6,000,000 to 7,000,000 tons. Remarkable you think? It would probably take a mountain to support such an astronomical amount of matter one would  surmise. Well, indeed it does take a mountain, and as God would have it, (Who in my opinion was the master Architect of this colossal monument), a mountain of granite was provided as the foundation beneath the overall monstrosity. This flat granite mountain is by whatever means used more accurately level than any fine grading earth moving equipment, or stone grinding methods of today could ever achieve. According to surveyors of the Great Pyramid and the foundation upon which it rest, the top of this granite mountain that serves as the platform for the massive Pyramid’s 13 acre base, varies less than 1/2 an inch across the entire 13 acres. These  mentioned, of the slightest amazing facts that have been discovered only on the surface of the Pyramid, are by no means even close to being an exhaustive report. In fact, we haven’t even begun to scratch the surface.

As we continue in this book to list the awe inspiring marvels of design and wonderment throughout it’s long time existence in this Earth age, I feel certain that you as I will find that the impending date of December 21,  2012 will not be the end of the Great Pyramid or the world for that matter, but only a new beginning. © 2010-paulwillis all rights reserved:

Isaiah 19:19
In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. ²⁰And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.