Will:

Here is an article on PASCAL'S WAGER --- which is a more in-depth explanation of what Reggie was talking about:

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/

You know Will --- there is an author that you should look into. His name is TONY BUSHBY --- and he has written two books which detail the inaccuracies of the KING JAMES BIBLE as well as the hidden information that has been ciphered into the text.

I am NOT referring to the BIBLE CODE silliness --- what I mean by ciphered is that FRANCIS BACON --- who played a big role in the creation of the KING JAMES BIBLE --- had encoded certain ciphers and other hidden messages in the bible. It is this information that is discussed in his second book THE SECRET IN THE BIBLE.

I have both of these books --- and I have found them to be extremely valuable in understanding HOW and WHY the KING JAMES BIBLE was created --- and what specific knowledge was hidden within the text itself.

It is this HIDDEN (or occult) knowledge that is given to high-level initiates of the various MYSTERY SCHOOLS (or MYSTERY RELIGIONS).

Here are two web pages that describe these two books:

01) THE BIBLE FRAUD - Tony Bushby http://www.hiddenmysteries.com/item300/item356.html

02) THE SECRET IN THE BIBLE - Tony Bushby http://www.hiddenmysteries.com/item600/item700.html

What I discovered upon reading these two books is that the KING JAMES BIBLE is symbolic and allegorical ONLY --- and anyone who makes the mistake of treating it LITERALLY is being mislead in a most disengenious manner.

Furthermore, I would also like to refer you to the book THE WORLD'S SIXTEEN CRUCIFIED SAVIORS by KERSEY GRAVES. This book (which I also have) discusses the FIFTEEN world religions BEFORE CHRISTIANITY that all had a savior who died for the believer's sins. This all dates back to pagan times.

You cannot call yourself a student of CHRISTIANITY without researching how it all began. For instance --- the December 25th birthdate relates to the concept of ASTROTHEOLOGY --- which simply means the worship of the heavenly bodies --- stars, planets, constellations, etc. Each and every one of these SIXTEEN crucified savors all have December 25th as their "birth" day.

What a coincidence, eh? I first heard about this in a mythology course I took in college.

THE WORLD'S SIXTEEN CRUCIFIED SAVIORS - Kersey Graves

http://www.hiddenmysteries.com/item400/item424.html

If you are really serious about your bible study --- I think you would be well served to read these three books.

If you would like more information about these books, please write me privately. I would be happy to answer your questions.

P.S. - Here is more information about the WORLD'S SIXTEEN CRUCIFIED SAVIORS --- which are discussed in this 436 page book:

I have every single "bible" of every major religion on this planet --- this is a little bit over 500 books in and of itself. Let me just take ONE little aspect of the story of Christ --- the crucifixion. There are many more than just this one aspect.

Christ is only one of sixteen major figures in world religions who all have been crucified. All of the names I am going to list below as coincidence would have it --- every single one of them share December 25th as their birthday. This is absolutely true --- you can look it up for yourself.

Here are the SIXTEEN parallels of Christ in other religions --- all of whom were crucified. Incidentally --- B.C.E refers to Before Common Era:

01) CHRISHNA of India --- 1200 B.C.E.

Here they later changed the spelling to conceal the fact that the first five letters are shared between CHRIST and CHRISNA --- later spelled KRISHNA. they are different names for the same figure.

02) SAKIA of the Hindu's --- 600 B.C.E.

03) TAMMUZ of Syria --- 1160 B.C.E.

04) WITTOBA of the Telingonese --- 552 B.C.E.

05) IAO (or JAO) of Nepal --- 622 B.C.E.

Incidentally --- the organization that Aleister Crowley belonged to --- Ordo Templi Orientis or OTO --- worships IAO. In the Aleister Crowley book entitled LIBER ABA: MAGICK (Book 4) --- there are several prayers to IAO.

06) HESUS of the Celtic Druids --- 834 B.C.E.

The drudic HESUS is spelled very similarly to JESUS. This is possible what the Greek and Latin got translated into English.

07) QUETZELCOATL of Mexico --- 587 B.C.E.

08) QUIRINUS of Rome --- 506 B.C.E.

09) PROMETHEUS of the Caucasus Mountains --- 547 B.C.E.

NOTE: The people who originated in this area --- the Caucasus Mountains --- had blonde hair and blue eyes, primarly. This is the TRUE reason why white people on this planet are called caucasians!! (Absolutely TRUE!!!)

10) THULIS of Egypt --- 1700 B.C.E.

11) INDRA of Tibet --- 725 B.C.E.

12) ALCESTOS of Euripedes --- 600 B.C.E.

13) ATYS of Phrygia --- 1170 B.C.E.

14) CRITE of Chaldea --- 1200 B.C.E.

15) BALI (or BEL) of Orissa --- 725 B.C.E.

16) MITHRA of Persia --- 600 B.C.E.

Each and every one of these "crucified saviors" all share the same themes --- albeit told through the eyes of their individual cultures and customs.

Each one was said to perform "miracles" --- and each one was crucified alternately on a cross, log, or tree.

In fact, there is so much to this subject that I am not doing it justice by responding in such short order.

When I had my printing company --- we were the official printer of the SENECA NATIONS HISTORICAL SOCIETY of the Seneca Indians. Even their stories and legends were retelling the same basic story again and again as above.

So you see --- it all once again gets back around to BELIEF.

If a person BELIEVES in only their own religion --- then the POWERS THAT BE get the DIVIDE AND CONQUER they seek. If a person keeps an open mind --- then the parallels between these things become impossible to ignore --- this is the point where I am currently at.

KDB = Buffalo, NY USA