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Death Throes

Evil.

We all know the effects of evil.  I daresay most of us if not all of us at one time or another have been a victim of it. 

Think about the Biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and how evil supposedly came about.       

Evil, in the form of a serpent representing the Devil (Temptation and Seduction) seduced Eve into eating the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Before this, she and Adam were blissfully unaware of their naked bodies.  But as soon as Eve bit into the apple she was immediately aware of her nakedness as well as Adam's.

Embarrassed at realizing this, she sought to cover her nakedness and asked Adam to do the same.

~We could ask why the serpent chose Eve to eat of the apple and not Adam but that's another story for another day lol~ 

Consider that when this planet was in its early stages of development, there was no good or evil.  Only after billions of years of evolution from single cell organisms to human beings did it initially make its appearance. 

Might there be another way in which human beings became aware of it other than in the Garden of Eden?

During our initial stay on this planet there are accounts of alien visitors (The Anunnaki) who used humans as slaves for mining gold.

Even though this is just one account depicting aliens living on this planet there are other civilizations that also corroborate the presence of ETs in their ancient manuscripts.

Could these ETs have conjured up this force of evil in a laboratory in the form of a virus?  Or, how about through gene manipulation?

Could this be exactly what the ETs wanted, an evil force that kept their human slaves submissive to their demands?

Seriously, why not?

Why is it that we cannot consider stuff like this as it stretches the imagination and aids in solving mysteries?  And, what if this actually turns out to have some merit?

Today, we have actual genetic engineering going on in which scientists are hybridizing plants and animals and reintroducing ancient mammoths back into existence.

Parents are now able to select the different traits they want in their children before they conceive; we have genetically modified plants being grown in order to feed more people in the world and I've read  of animal/plant and animal/human hybridization experiments.

I'm not condoning any of this but putting forth data that humans have arrived at such a place in their evolution that they are now dabbling in the same stuff our ancient counterparts did. 

*Evil is a weapon of mass destruction*. 

Instead of continuing to pour billions of dollars into WMDs isn't it time we started to eradicate them?

For the Sake of All Humanity,

The Scapegoat

Full of Sin

In ancient Hebrew the name Azazel, Azaz meaning "rugged" and el meaning "strong" was originally thought to mean the mountainous region in which a sacrificial goat was thrown off a cliff,  "cast down", during the ancient Hebrew Day of Atonement.   Thus, the name Scapegoat we're all familiar with.  

Azazel is depicted in both Judaism and  Islam and is referred to by the Hebrews as belonging to the class of Ser'irim (hairy beings) or "goat demons" who wandered in the desert.

In Islam, Azazel is thought to be Iblis (meaning confusion) or Satan.  Iblis was the Jinn (any of a class of spirits that influence mankind for either good or evil) or spirit that worshipped Allah (G-d) from among the angelic realm.  He made a promise to tempt mankind and lead them all astray and was transformed by G-d from an angelic deity into a demonic one. 

Azazel is connected to the Hebrew ancient Day of Atonement in which three animals, a ram and two male goats were offered as sin offerings on behalf of the Jewish people.

The ram was  sacrificed as a burnt offering on an altar while one goat was sacrificed to Yhwh (G-d) and the other goat laden with the sins of the Hebrew People by the High Priest as he impugned and condemned the animal, sending it back to a place of desolation and ruin (the desert, wilderness) which was believed to be the source of all Corruption, Temptation, Impurity.  This is why No. XV, The Devil Card in Tarot (meaning Temptation and Corruption) is portrayed as a man looking like a goat.   

Azazel is mentioned in the Book of Enoch as the leader of the giants (who roamed the earth during this time) preceding the Great Flood.  Azazel taught men the art of warfare and women the art of deceiving and seducing men by beautifying and adorning their bodies and hair along with the secrets of sorcery and witchcraft.

Azazel's corruption finally gained the attention of the L-rd and He commanded the Archangel Raphael to bind him hand and foot and cast him down into darkness where he would stay until the Day of Judgement.

In Christianity, Jesus Christ was born into the world to save people from their sins and was referred to as The Lamb of G-d.  Interesting analogy because both goat and sheep are closely related.  Jesus came to earth to take on humanity's sins into and unto Himself in order to save humanity from its evil ways.   

His growing flock and popularity caught the attention of the Pharisees (Lawgivers) in the Sanhedrin (ancient Jewish Supreme Court) who began to fear Him because of the signs and wonders he performed.  They even went so far as to label Jesus as being in league with the Devil with whom Jesus was accused of helping.   

After many months of seeking Jesus and doing investigative work they caught up with Him, accused Him of blasphemy (breaking Jewish Law) bound him, hand and foot and put Him on trial even though there had been many mock trials before this one.   Jesus was found guilty and condemned to death.  Because Jewish Law prohibited crucifixion, the Romans were assigned to kill Jesus by nailing him to a wooden altar (a cross).

I appreciate being able to bring forth interesting and long forgotten information relating to subjects of interest that I feel are of importance to all of us.

If, after reading you have any any additional clarifications, comments or questions, I would appreciate hearing from you.
 
     ~Nightshade