4th Craig: Testimony: My Journey to Judaism

1:1  I am not sure what began my journey to Judaism.  Perhaps, it was when I questioned my mother about some Orthodox Jews rocking back and forth as a child, and I asked her what they were doing.  My mom's response was that they were, "Retarded."  Then, later I saw another rocking back and forth on a train from the state of MA to the state of PA, and after observing him, I concluded that he was not retarded.  Now I was interested:  Why had my mom told me someone was retarded when clearly this was not a sign of retardation!

1:2  Or maybe it was some of the last words of my grandmother on my mom's side I know when she stated that she believe good deeds are the only way to get to heaven.  That much made sense.  I agreed with her, and never paid much attention to what was said in church, all the while believing good deeds where the way to heaven, which turned out not to be entirely true.

1:3  After having a rough break up with a woman at college, I gave up being good.  Being good seemed to get me nowhere, so I was to stop being good and pursue evil.  My life then got worse, until Gd spoke to me, “I never thought you would get so far.  I AM punishing you!”  My response was, “Why are you punishing me (believe me I wanted to know because I needed some relief or I would die)?”  Then, the voice said, “I get everyone sooner or later.”  I have written elsewhere the rest of the story.

1:4  The one thing I was missing when I was doing good deeds when I was younger is that I was not cleaving to Him.  The deeds were empty and cold.  Faith is like the fire that warms one from the cold in religion.  If you do go deeds and have no faith, then I believe you are missing out on some of the greatness Gd has to offer through the world.  So, my advice is to cleave to Him, the Almighty God, and let him provide for you because He will do that if you observe all of His commands.
1:5  In addition, I have met several Jews that attracted me to the religion, simply because they were extra nice to me, especially in hard times.  One of them lived on my floor at College.  Several others have given me medical care.  None have tried to sell me on the religion.  However, at some point most have said, "I am a Jew."  In addition, there was also a Jewish chatroom on AOL that I frequented.

2nd Shelah: Judah and the Rise of the 3rd Kingdom of Hades

2:1  In Greek literature, Hades is a code for the Shelahites.  The Shelahites are the Ashkenazi Jews.
2:2  Israel was conquered in the time of Joshua, and built for the first time during the Davidic Kingdom.  During this time David was recognized as a King.
2:3  The 2nd Temple period, where the Temple referred to is the Temple of Solomon ended around 0 CE.
2:4  This time period is the 3rd time period that the Shelahites have controlled the land of Israel, where the conquering of Israel during the crusades is excluded, as it was not recognized by the Shelahites.  Thus, the modern state of Israel, as I write this on 11_18_2012 is this 3rd time period, where Hades has occupied Israel.
2:4  In addition, now Sephardic Jews, code for Poseidon can also occupy Israel during 11_18_2012.  However, it is uncertain whether or not Sephardic Jews occupied the land of Israel during the second period, as their priestly garb demonstrates that they had not returned to the Temple, since Solomon built it.
2:5  Zeus, Poseidon and Hades were all brothers, as it is such that Judah had 3 surviving sons, where Er and Onan are no longer clans.  Zeus (Zerah) represents the Zerahites, who where fathered by Judah.  Poseidon (Perez) represents the Perezites who were fathered by Judah, and are now known as Sephardic Jews.  And, Hades (Shelah) represents the Shelahites who were fathered by Judah.
2:6  The control of Hades over us is a financial scepter, that is the scepter associated with Judah.  This is that the Shelahites are controlling the world financially.  Germany recently pointed this out, citing that they felt the Jews had too much financial sway in the United States of America.
2:7  One reason that the Jews now hold the financial scepter of Hades is that most Ashkenazi Jews have virtually unbelievable ability to span digits required to make financial calculations in everyday conversation.  This is notable through IQ, Intelligence Quotient, tests, where blood Jews are specifically outliers when it comes to digit spanning compared to other groups.

1st Shelah: Originally not Frum from Birth

1:1  Genesis 10(24) “And Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.”  This is a part of the Semitic line from Shem to Abraham.
1:2  The word for Eber translates to English as Hebrew.  Thus, it is such that Eber is the father of the Hebrews.
1:3  In the same way, Shem is the patriarch of the Semites because he is the son of Noah, and Abraham is his descendent.  Genesis 10:(1) “Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.”
1:4  The first time Shelah appears in the text is as a Semite, meaning that the nation of Shelah at sometimes predates the Hebrews, and is a fully fledged gentile nation.  This is thought to be one of the reasons why the Jews are sometimes able to fall so low, only to pick themselves up in the righteous ways described by Moses.
1:5  Genesis 38:(5) “And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.”  As I have discussed previously with the name Zerah, Shelah also had other origins, as I mentioned above.  Judah took Shelah in, well aged and fathered him in the ways of the Jews.  “She” refers to Judah’s Canaanite wife.  Thus, it is such that Shelah studied Torah with Judah as a Rabbi.
1:6  Numbers26:(20) “And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.”  Thus, it is such that the families counted in the book of Numbers tend to be good at Numbers.  However, there are different ways of being good at numbers.  Strictly, the Shalanites here, who elsewhere are called the Shelahites, are financially good with money.
1:7  The sign of a good Jew is that He, at the Passover Seder speaks out about the tyrannies of wealth for he has known them as a gentile, and also repented of them.
1:8  I theorize that one of the reasons that the Ashkenazi Jews have suffered so much is that the mother of Shelah was a Canaanite, where the Canaanites where cursed sons of Ham the son of Noah.
1:9  Shelah’s Canaanite mother is the reason that the Ashkenazi Jews have an inheritance with respect to the land of Israel, as formerly it was the land of Canaan.  Thus, due to ancestry, as there are no known Canaanites, for they fell by the sword, which the Book of Joshua describes.
1:10  The only remnant of the Canaanites is in the genes of white folk, where in modernity, Canaan is termed Neanderthal and the Neanderthals are long extinct though their DNA is still present in white people, primarily Jewish DNA in fact, which should come as no surprise.  Thus, it is such that due to Canaan, the Jews have a right to their land, where hopefully Jews observe not as Canaanites, but as sons of Judah.

Sovereignty and The Temple - To Demolish a Holy Site or Not

There is a push for Israel to demonstrate itself by bull dozing the mosque on the Temple Mount as a way to demonstrate its sovereignty. This would likely cause WWWIII. However, perhaps this is WWWIII already, starting with the Arab Spring and expanding.

If Israel demolishes this sacred mosque (where the Temple Mount is located), it would make Israel as a rapist.  Building the Temple without the blessing of Muslims would make Israel to be rapist of Hagar.  One who demonstrates power through might is a rapist.  The reason I say Hagar is that the book of Genesis says that Hagar was the wife of Abraham, the first monotheist, and parents of Ishmael.  We are able to liken the Ishmaelites to today's group, Muslims.

Sacred teaching teaches that if one loves the father, then one loves the children.  One is unable to love Abraham unless he or she loves Isaac and Ishmael both.  Thus, it is such that we should not think of Muslims as depraved people, but as our brothers.

I am fully sympathetic with wanting the Jewish Temple Built at the Temple Mount.  However, this is clearly not the time for such a thing to happen. In fact, the only way to lovingly accomplish sovereignty is to wait until Islam, the religion, is history.  Consider the follow, which are the traits of a wise man:

"There are seven things that characterize a boor, and seven things that characterize a wise man. A wise man does not speak before one who is greater than himself in wisdom or age. He does not interrupt his fellow's words. He does not hasten to answer. His questions are on the subject and his answers to the point. He responds to first things first and to latter things later. Concerning what he did not hear, he says "I did not hear." He concedes to the truth. With the boor, the reverse of all these is the case."

- Ethics of the Fathers, 5:7

Religions come and go, and so to this may happen with Islam. The hope is that the Muslim's descendants would then have a different view about the location of the sacred temple.

Power demonstrations like this one that is often suggested have little to do with love and everything to do with power, which is the way of rape. Rape is not about love it is about power.  In that way, it is the way of the boor who hastens actions.  Thus, it is such that in order to build the Temple in its sacred place it must be done with lovingkindness.

Honest Prayers for the Victory of Mitt Romney

I'm praying for the victory of Mitt Romney. I won't say that I think he is the perfect candidate. For example, I don't like his running mate, all the while realising that his choice is wise. I have a general distaste for religious conservatives.

I am sold on Mitt Romney because he has proved that he is qualified as a leader who achieved getting good legislation passed when in government he was very much in the minority as a Republican. My wife pointed out to me that the differences between Republicans and Democrats have a greater amount of polarization at the federal level. However, for example, Romney has talked clean coal for example shows that he is able to think beyond the narrow confines of the state of his govenorship.

My worst fear of Romney has dissipated, and that was that he would be a trigger happy Republican. In the 3rd, and last debate, that Romney was constantly trying to shift his focus to the economy rather than talking about what countries he would attack demonstrates that once again, Romney is the candidate of evolution, that is, he evolves to what America needs as time changes. He is my choice because his changes are the right changes.

5th Zerah: Adam's Lineage; From the Bible to The Royal House of Troy to The Line from Zerah to King Alfred “the Great”

The line from Adam to Noah is very well known because it is in the Bible, Christian Bibles, Jewish Bibles, and this literature is sacred even to Islam.  In the Bible, Noah is primarily know for being the person who built an Ark, such that when a massive flood came, Noah was saved, and the rest of humanity drowned.  In the Bible, Noah is the 10^th generation where Adam is the first generation.  So, I am starting with a 10 next to Noah.

10. Noah

11. Shem

Several different sacred texts include a flood story in their history.  In fact, this story is not just in Hebrew literature, but also Greek, Roman, Norse and British legend contain a flood story.  For example Shem, the son of Noah is listed in the sacred British text, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle as, Sem, and in other places Shem is called Sceaf.

Shem is where the word Semite comes from.  Thus, in this lineage, I am establishing that the British Kings and the ancestors to these kings where of Semitic origin.

12.  Arpachshad

The line from Noah to Abraham is also in the Bible, but I will list it anyway.

13.  Shelah

14.  Eber

Eber means Hebrew.  Thus, Eber is thought to be the first Hebrew patriarch.

15.  Peleg

16.  Reu

17.  Serug

18.  Nahor

19.  Terah

20.  Abraham

Among Jews, Abraham is often called the first Jew though the word Jew derives from the Israelite tribe of Judah.  This is somewhat confusing.  However, Abraham is thought to be the father of monotheism, and in addition, Abraham is well known for his institution of the practice of circumcision, which is a practice that like Jews, the British are known to circumcise their males.  However, I do understand that this is arguable because certain Orthodox Jews believe that the circumcision of the Brits, and other peoples are invalidated for various reasons.

21.  Isaac

22.  Jacob who became Israel

In mythology, the patriarch Jacob is known as SATURNUS OF KRIT, where Krit is the Island of Crete. The historians Eusebius and Tacitus (see his book Histories 5:2) connect Saturn, Crete and Israel.  In fact, among the English Saturday, is Saturn's Day, where Saturday is the Israelite Sabbath.

22.  Judah

JUPITER in Persian mythology is Judah.  In other mythology, Judah is Jove.  For example, in the Iliad, Jove had a ruler's scepter.  This scepter is mentioned in [Genesis 49:10].  In the mythology, this scepter was made by Vulcan.

23.  Zerah is the son of Judah in the book of Genesis.  The word Zerah in Hebrew means, “Strange worship,” such that it is no wonder why such odd religious associations, such as polytheism are associated with this clan of Judah.  While Jupiter of the Persian Empire mean Judah, Zeus of the Greek empire meant Zerah.  Zeus came to be associated lightning bolts, and that was the priestly Zerahites, while in other circles Zeus the Olympiad referred to Zerah, as he, Zerah is mentioned first in the Bible as an Edomite, where being an Olympiad may be thought of as Edomite like behavior.

I understand that this literature puts the Israelite Exodus from Egypt at an impossible date, according to the Orthodox calendar, but I am pretty sure that before the age of 1,000 BCE the orthodox calendar is in fact wrong.  I have discussed this in other blogs.

24.  Mahol

1 Kings 5:11 “Darda the son of Mahol”

25.  Darda [Chronicles], Dara, is the son of Zeus in the Iliad, where he is called the phonetically similar Dardanus in the Iliad.

True to the scepter and the prophecy of Israel that Judah would rule, Darda founded The Royal House of Troy and Trojan race).

26.  ERICHHONIUS [Iliad]

Thus, for the continuation of the lineage of Darda, I turn to other sacred lineage, as the Bible stops with Darda, while the semi-legendary mythologies continue the lineage.

26.  TROS [Iliad]

27.  Laomedon [Iliad]

28.  Tithonus (mentioned in THE TROJAN WOMEN by EURIPIDES)

29.  Memnon [mentioned in Theogony by Hesiod]

30.  Priam of Troy [Iliad, Woden (Odin I) John D. Keyser]

31.  Troan m. Munon, Mennon, Memnon 

The Icelandic Langfedgatal and the Younger Edda continue this lineage as a migration to the north and the birth of Thor or Tror.

32.  Thor son of Odin/Priam

Like Saturn’s Day, or Saturday, Thor was given a day of week Thursday.  Also, his hammer may be associated with the property of resonance in science.

33.  Loridi

34.  Hloritha

35.  Einridi

36.  Einrid

37.  Vingethor

28.  Moda (Hebrew connection to Norse because moda is a Hebrew word.)

29.  Magi

This name brings a connection  of the Zoroastrian religion with this lineage.  Most importantly, it is a Chaldean connection to Norse, where the Chaldeans are Hebrews.  Magi is mentioned in the Christian Bible, and I believe it is at this point that there is possibly a migration to the north, and the so called gospel says that the Magi took a different root home, and in fact, I suggest that they never returned.

Sceaf, Seskef, Odin II = Sheaf of grain connection to Leviticus 23:9-14

30.  Bedwig

This lineage continues below as listed.  There are several different sources for this lineage through the Dark Ages, so it is hard to say which one is correct.  However, the lineages do seem to indicate the pattern mentioned roughly below.  Also, when I wrote this, I definitely know that there may have been omissions to this genealogy, but it is still thought that the general list is about as close as possible that can be achieved.

31.  Hwala

32.  Hathra

33.  Athra

34.  Itermon

35.  Itermann

36.  Heremod or maybe Heremot

37.  Sceldwa or maybe Scealdna

38.  Beaw or maybe Beaf

Beowulf is a legendary book where this person is the central character.

39.  Taetwa

40.  Eatus

41.  Geata

42.  Godulf

43.  Godwulf

44.  Finn

45.  Frithuwulf

46.  Frealaf

47. Voden, Oden, or Woden (Odin  III)

48.  Bældæg

49.  Brond

50.  Gewis

51.  Elesa

52.  Cerdic, King of Wessex

53.  Cynric, King of Wessex

54.  Ceawlin, King of Wessex

55.  Cuthwine

56.  Cuthwulf

57.  Ceolwald

58.  Cenred

59.  Ingild

60.  Eoppa

61.  Eafa

62.  Ealhmund

63.  Subregulus of Kent

64.  Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex

65.  Æðelwulf, King of Wessex

66.  Ælfræd “the Great”

From this point on the ancestry is well documented, and needs no further mention here.

***** The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis – Narnia Is as Fantastic as Jesus

I love how C.S. Lewis posits the trilemma of Mere Christianity, perhaps C.S. Lewis’s most famous apologetic work, to also support the idea that Narnia exists.

Lucy must either be a liar, mad, or telling the truth that Narnia is real in the same way that in Mere Christianity Lewis posits that Jesus must be Lord, liar or lunatic.  Clearly, there are more possibilities than these with regard to Jesus, lest we believe every fantasy our children tell us.

This writing is very much secretly evangelistic, but probably not in a way most people would expect.  I feel when an evangelist presents me with the Jesus story, and declares something like that Jesus must be Lord, liar or lunatic, it is not Jesus whom I am passing judgment upon, but the witness of a fairytale presented to me.  It is thus not Jesus that must be Lord, liar or lunatic, but the person or author that presents Jesus to me that is probably liar, lunatic or telling the truth.  But, as I believe happens in the case of the Jesus story, most people that believe in fairy tales are just honestly mistaken about their tale.  That is, they are neither telling the truth, lying, or insane, but that they are just plain honestly mistaken.  When someone tells me that if I don’t believe in a fairytale, such that my soul depends on it in order to escape eternal punishment, I won’t sell my soul to believe in Jesus anymore than I would subscribe to the idea that Narnia is a real place.  Strangely, C.S. Lewis seems to support that idea as upright, such that entering the fantastic world of Jesus and Christianity, even if it be lies, is still ideal to the alternative of denying Christian religious fantasies.

Of course, Jesus was a real person, but anything beyond that is anyone’s guess, and as mysterious as Narnia itself.  Three major religions have three stories about Jesus that are very much in conflict.  Christianity says that Jesus is Lord.  Judaism says that Jesus was the antichrist.  And, Islam says that Jesus was the humblest prophet, but not as great as Mohammed.  Therefore, what is to be made of this man’s story is anybody’s guess.  Absurdly, most Christians say that this decision is central going to either heaven or hell in the afterlife.  That much I am unable to accept.