Colossians2:8NKJV "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world."

What did Jesus say about religion and tradition?

Matthew15:6-9 "Tradition in religion is a wonderful thing when it has a firm basis in the truth of God, but it becomes a deceitful and corrupting influence when its foundations are in the shifting sands of human thought."

And what else did Jesus say about the traditions of men?

Mark7:7-13KJV "For laying aside the commandments of God, ye hold the tradition of, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

One day, a reporter asked Billy Graham, who was a very well globally known Christian evangelist who was on track to describe God as One Lord, Mark12:29. But he barely came up short that God is One God, 1John5:7NKJV, by stating "that God has shown Himself to us in three distinct ways...just as a clover has three leaves and yet is still one clover, so God has three 'personalities'--and yet is still one God.' "Not quite, Mr. Graham," I would tell him if he was still living. "We don't equate personalities to leaves of clover. But instead, personalities are equated to people. So, you missed the mark as well."

THE ORIGIN OF THE TRIPARTITE GOD: THE SIMPLE CORRECT AND COMPLETE TRUTH OF THE TRIPARTITE GOD IS FOUND IN 1JOHN5:7NKJV

If Billy Graham did get it completely correct, regarding the make up of God, then there would be no calling for me, Rene' Charles Purvis to evangelize to the world that God is a Tripartite God as per 1John5:7NKJV "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." Christians have and are mistakenly assuming that the three witnesses are gods or persons. If more research and understanding in perspective are done (Isaiah28:10NKJV "For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little") and by the leading of the Holy Spirit as their Teacher and Counselor (John14:26AMPC "But the Comforter--Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things), then they would find out that the Father is His own Counsel (Isaiah40:13,14) or has His Own Mind. This is His 1st Part of Himself, the Word is the Father's own Word, coming from His own Mouth (the Father's 2nd Part of Himself, and then the Father's Holy Spirit, which means the Father's own Breath, because according to the collegiate dictionary, "spirit" or "Spirit" means breath or the Father's Breath and Power (the Father's 3rd Part of Himself) or empowerment. Because without the breath in a human being, he cannot live or is dead, and therefore it is the human being's power of his breath that keeps him living. And since we've been created in "the image of God, Genesis1:26,27, it is the same with God. Our words are breathed out of our mouths. It is our little spirits that push out our words from our mouths. And so it is with God's Holy Spirit, which pushes out the Word of God from the Father's own Mouth. And with this explanation, Father God is a Tripartite (3-Parts) God.

Furthermore and to be more clear, the three witnesses mentioned in 1John5:7NKJV, it does not necessarily mean three people. In this case it means three parts based on 1John5:6 and 8. "(6) This is He (Jesus) who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ, not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit. (8) And there are three (3) that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and these three (3) agree as one (1)." Here it mentions "3 agree as one." Yet, there are only 2 Parts (Jesus, the Word, and the [Holy] Spirit} or evidences or things that were mentioned.

[SYMBOLIC] CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRIPARTITENESS OF GOD, SEEMINGLY CONTRADICTING ITSELF: Genesis1:26,27 and Jesus sitting down at the right hand of God, Hebrews10:12-14.

One must keep in mind that God is a mystery but that He can be found by His saints or children. The mystery, revealed in the Bible, is described in various ways: The mystery of God (Colossians2:2; Revelation10:7), the mystery of His will (Ephesians1:9), the mystery of Christ (Messiah) (Ephesians3:4; Colossians4:3), the mystery of the gospel (Ephesians6:19), the mystery of the Kingdom of God (Mark:4), the mystery of the faith (1Timothy3:9), and the mystery of godliness (1Timothy3:16).

In the Bible, a mystery is a hidden truth that can be known only by revelation.

Daniel declared: "He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things" (Daniel2:21,22).

But for all practical purposes at this time, we will only address Genesis1:26,27 and Jesus sitting down at the right of God, Hebrews10:12-14. Genesis1:26,27NKJV, "(26) Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness...(27) So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Notice the words, Us, Our, His,and He. In order not to be confused is to consider all four words to mean ONE TRIPARTITE GOD, as explained earlier. That's it, that's all.

And in the case of Jesus "sat down at the right hand of God, Hebrews10:12-14, and waiting from that time onward until his enemies be made a footstool for his feet," means that it is symbolic for Jesus to return as the powerful (one's right hand as his equal Power of Attorney or Advocate) Word of God, as per the earlier explanation of the ONE TRIPARTITE GOD. I don't believe that there are ever two or more Gods or Persons (Father and Son, and Holy Spirit) that sit on the throne together. Thus, it is symbolism and not literalism.

THE ORIGIN OF THE "TRINITY" WAS ORIGINATED BY MAN AND HIS PHILOSOPHY, WHICH IS CONTRADICTORY OR "COGNITIVELY DISSONANT" TO THE BIBLE...AND HAS CONFUSED MANKIND THROUGH THE CENTURIES...SO, THOSE CHRISTIANS OR JESUS BELIEVERS WHO BELIEVE IN A TRIPARTITE GOD ARE CALLED "TRIPARTITIONISTS," COINED BY RENE' CHARLES PURVIS, TOWARD THE TRIPARTITIONIST "TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT (TTM)."  

The origin of the Trinity is a complex and controversial topic in Christian history and theology. There is no explicit mention of the Trinity in the Bible, even though there may be some passages that imply a triadic understanding of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And that's where the speculation, complexity, and controversy begins with philosophical confusion and contradiction, or cognitive dissonance--"the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trinity-Christianity

The doctrine of the Trinity was developed gradually over several centuries and through many debates and councils, as the early Christians tried to explain the relationship between Jesus and God, and the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-the-trinity-700729http://www.christadelphia.org/trinityhistory.php

The Trinity doctrine is the belief that there is one God in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/770/Semiramis.htm This doctrine is based on the biblical revelation of God and the teachings of the early Christian church. https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/who-was-semiramis-the-wife-of-nimrod.html

Some of the key figures and events that contributed to the formation of the Trinitarian doctrine include:

**King Nimrod, a great grandson of Noah, and grandson of Ham, who was the son of Noah. King Nimrod and Queen Semiramis are legendary figures from ancient Mesopotamia, who are associated with the origin of Babylon and its pagan religion. https://www.faithwriters.com/article-details.php?id=196415 According to some sources, Semiramis was the wife and mother of Nimrod, and she claimed that he was a god and that their son, Tammuz, was his reincarnation. https://messianic-revolution.com/day-8-the-pagan-origins-of-the-trinity-began-with-nimrod/ She also declared herself the Queen of Heaven and was worshipped as a goddess under various names, such as Ishtar, Astarte, and Ashtoreth. https://messianic-revolution.com/11-3-christian-trinity-origins-nimrod-2/

* Tertullian (c. 155 - c. 240), a Latin theologian who coined the term "Trinity" and defended the unity and distinction of the three persons of God. https://www.worldhistory.org/Trinity/

* Origen (c. 185 - c. 254), a Greek theologian who emphasized the eternal generation of the Son from the Father and the procession of the Holy Spirit from both.

* The Council of Nicaea (325), the first ecumenical council that condemned the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of the Son, and affirmed the Nicene Creed, which declared that the Son is "of one substance" (homoousios) with the Father.

* The Council of Constantinople (381), the second ecumenical council that condemned the Macedonian heresy, which denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit, and revised the Nicene Creed, which added that the Holy Spirit is "the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father."

* The Cappadocian Fathers (Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa), three Greek theologians who clarified the terminology and logic of the Trinitarian doctrine, using the concepts of "essence" (ousia) and "person" (hypostasis) to distinguish between the one nature and the three persons of God.

* The Council of Chalcedon (451), the fourth ecumenical council that defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ in one person, and affirmed the full divinity and full humanity of the Son.

* The Filioque controversy, a dispute that arose between the Eastern and Western churches over the addition of the phrase "and the Son" (filioque) to the Nicene Creed, to express the double procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son. The Eastern church rejected the addition as unauthorized and unscriptural, while the Western church defended it as necessary and orthodox. The controversy contributed to the schism between the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic churches in 1054.

I hope this gives you a brief overview of the origin of the Trinity. If you want to learn more, you can check out the links below:

* Trinity - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity

* Trinity | Definition, Theology, & History | Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trinity-Christianity

* Historical Background of the Trinity - Christadelphia https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-the-trinity-700729

* Trinity - World History Encyclopedia http://www.christadelphia.org/trinityhistory.php

* Tertullian - Wikipedia https://www.worldhistory.org/Trinity/

* [Origen - Wikipedia]

* [First Council of Nicaea - Wikipedia]

* [First Council of Constantinople - Wikipedia]

* [Cappadocian Fathers - Wikipedia]

* [Council of Chalcedon - Wikipedia]

* [Filioque - Wikipedia]

* [East–West Schism - Wikipedia]

KING NIMROD: TRADITIONS AND LEGENDS

Nimrod is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. This name translates to "we will rebel" and can be traced back to the controversial king who appears in the Hebrew bible. Nimrod was known for his ferocity and forging his own path, a path that led him to commission the construction of the Tower of Babel.

As the sun-god, Nimrod used his sun rays to miraculously inseminate Semiramis with a child. This child was thus considered to be divinely conceived. The child's name was Tammuz, which she claimed was the reincarnated Nimrod.

What the Bible says about Nimrod. Nimrod was so evil, it is said he married his own mother, whose name was Semiramis. After Nimrod's untimely death, his so-called mother-wife, Semiramis...

What the Bible says about Nimrod (From Forerunner Commentary)

Two key figures in the origin of Christmas are Nimrod, a great grandson of Noah, and his mother and wife, Semiramis, also known as Ishtar and Isis. Nimrod, known in Eqypt as Osiris, was the founder of the first world empire at Babel, later known as Babylon (Genesis10:8-12; 11:1-9). From ancient sources such as the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and records unearthed by archeologists from long-ruined Mesopotamian and Egyptian cities, we can reconstruct subsequent events.

After Nimrod's death (c. 2167 BC), Semiramis promoted the belief that he was a . She claimed that she saw a full-grown evergreen tree spring out of the roots of a dead tree stump, symbolizing the springing forth of new life for Nimrod. On the anniversary of his birth, she said, Nimrod would visit the evergreen tree and leave gifts under it. His birthday fell on the winter solstice at the end of December.

A few years later, Semiramis bore a son, Horus or Gilgamesh. She declared that she had been visited by the spirit of Nimrod, who left her pregnant with the boy. Horus, she maintained, was Nimrod reincarnated. was formed.

Semiramis and Horus were worshipped as "Madonna and child." As the generations passed, they were worshipped under other names in different countries and languages. Many of these are recognizable: Fortuna and Jupiter in Rome; Aphrodite and Adonis in Greece; and Ashtoreth/Astarte and Molech/Baal in Canaan.

During the time between Babel and Christ, pagans developed the belief that the days grew shorter in early winter because their sun-god was leaving them. When they saw the length of the day increasing, they celebrated by riotous, unrestrained feasting and orgies. This celebration, known as Saturnalia, was named after Saturn, another name for Nimrod.

Martin G. Collins
Syncretismas!

As was mentioned earlier, "Semiramis and Horus" were worshipped as "Madonna and child." The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means "My Lady" in Italian. Artworks of the Christ Child and his mother Mary are part of the Roman Catholic tradition in many parts of the world including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, South America, Switzerland, and the Philippines. Paintings known as icons are also an important tradition of the Orthodox Church and often show the Mary and the Christ Child. They are found particularly in Eastern Europe, Russia, Egypt, the Middle East and India.

In Catholic teaching... Madonna, as a saint, may be venerated (paid homage) and asked to intercede on behalf of the faithful...

Published in Yahweh Elyon Yeshua’s Teachings 

Jul 24, 2020, a 7 min read:

"THE HISTORY OF BABYLON, WITH CUSH, NIMROD, SEMIRAMIS AND TAMMUZ, ABOUT FOLLOW IN TRUTH.”

Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz the truth. Published by ljthriepland on April 4, 2018

The Myths behind the myth (Short version part 1)

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Most people will be aware of the claims made regarding Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz.

These 3 characters being the start of pagan sun god worship throughout the world.

There are actually a few different stories about the “pagan trinity” as they are sometimes called.

The most popular version is that Nimrod and Semiramis were king and queen of Babylon. They ruled the people and turned them against God.

However Nimrod eventually died. Semiramis in a desperate attempt to hold onto her thrown derived a plan that would ultimately lead to not only retaining the throne but would elevate her to that of goddess.

Semiramis claimed that after Nimrod had died he ascended to the sun and became the sun god himself.

She then told the people that her son was the reincarnation of the sun god and that she had been impregnated by the rays of the sun. ,

He was conceived before Nimrod died or as some versions state, she conceiving through an extra marital source.

She would later marry her son called Tammuz who was, in fact, Nimrod reincarnated.

This is why some people incorrectly say that the story has Nimrod marrying his mother. In some versions Tammuz is killed by a wild boar in other versions he is cut up into pieces. This cutting up into pieces and spread over the word is more often asserted as to how Nimrod met his death.

With Semiramis collecting his parts. She finds all the parts, apart from his male organ. This prompts her to build an obelisk which becomes a phallic symbol.

Some versions have Semiramis commanding 40 days of mourning for Tammuz.

Some even state that a wild pig should be killed and eaten after the 40 days as a remembrance to Tammuz. After all this, God came down and confused the languages at the tower of Babel due to the evilness of this religion who tried to build a tower so tall it would reach into heaven with Nimrod having said he was angry at God.

The religion went “underground” hidden. This religion has since remained and integrated itself into every major culture of the earth.

Each religion’s central characters can be traced back to Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. They became the gods of Egypt, Greece and Rome and now are worshipped by the Catholic Church in the form of the father, son and MARY the mother.

Semiramis has been worship under the names Ishtar, Astarte, Rhea and Isis to name just a few while Nimrod has been Ninus, Osiris and Baal. Tammuz also known as Horus and Adonis . All 3 have had many more names accredited to them.

It’s quite a story isn’t it? Or rather stories. But is it, are they, actually true?

The truth of this story of Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz in any form regardless of the details or variation is found nowhere in the Bible.

So it cannot be stated that the story is a biblical one.

Semiramis is not stated as being Nimrods wife, they are are not described as the King and Queen of Babylon and never described as having a son. In fact Semiramis is NEVER mentioned in the Bible, not even once. Tammuz is spoken of just once in relation to the women weeping for him, which will be looked at and explained later in this writing. He is not stated as being the son of Nimrod or Semiramis.

Nimrod appears himself just 4 times in the Bible. Nimrod was the great grandson of Noah. His father was Ham’s son Cush. Twice we are given the information that Cush was his father, 3 times we are told that he was a mighty warrior and or he began to be mighty and once we are told that Assyria was known as the land of Nimrod. Genesis 10–8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Genesis10–9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

Further to Genesis 10: 8 and 9 we Genesis 10–10 and 11 where we are told that he had a kingdom. Genesis 10–10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 1 chronicles 1–10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

Micah 5–6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. That’s it. That’s all the information that the Bible actually gives us. No mention of his wife, no mention of his children if any at all.

The Bible never states that Nimrod built the tower of Babel and it never mentions how or indeed when he died. All of which seem, by its silence on the matter, to be irrelevant to the Biblical narrative.

Surely a story as relevant as this, so important, if it were true, would have at least some biblical support, at least a verse attesting to the fact, but it doesn’t. There is nothing in the Bible that would even hint at the narrative let alone give us this story. So this story regarding Nimrod and his wife is not in fact a biblical story. This fact alone should at least cast doubt over its veracity. We must discern what we consider authoritative.
The biblical silence on the matter and so in actuality the lack of biblical support for the theory and so negating the theory is actually categorically supported by history itself. It must also be acknowledged that there is not one single piece of written historical evidence from anyone in antiquity that directly links Nimrod and Semiramis together…in ANY way. There is nothing in the Apocrypha writings that can be used to link them together. There is no mention of them in ANY Hebraic/Jewish writings, including the Talmud. Not even Josephus the famous Jewish historian mentions her being Nimrods wife. There is also no mention of them having a son called Tammuz or having any children for that matter which shouldn’t be a total surprise seeing in fact there is NO mention whatsoever of Nimrod and Semiramis together by ANYONE, ANYWHERE until the 1850’s AD. Yes that’s right the 1850’s AD. Less than 175 years ago when Alexander Hislop made this claim in his infamous book, The 2 babylons. He stated “The Trinity got its start in Ancient Babylon with Nimrod — Tammuz — and Semiramis.

Semiramis demanded worship for both her husband and her son as well as herself. She claimed that her son, was both the father and the son. Yes, he was “god the father” and “god the son” — The first divine incomprehensible trinity.” — The Two Babylons; Alexander Hislop, p.51
Anytime it is said, written or placed into a meme, yes we all know those notoriously truthful facebook memes that the poster believes is actually counted as evidence for the claim in the meme but proves absolutely nothing, that Semiramis was the wife of Nimrod, the source of the information in that claim will undoubtedly be direct from or based on the information and claims made inside the pages of this book.
The claims in this book are the basis on which the claims made by most people who state Nimrods wife was Semiramis. Even if the person making the claim does not know it themselves.

Many of those said people have done little to no research at all themselves into the claim.They simply take it as if it were true. It sounds good, it looks good, it must be good. Now i’m certainly not saying that this is the case for everyone, there are many highly studied people who still believe this. I have certainly come across many in my time both studied and unstudied, hey I used to use this myself. Of course it was true. The video on Youtube said so.They even gave the “evidence”, which so turns out to be the information provided in the 2 babylons book……and round in a circle we go.

Most of the claims made by Alexander Hislop catch the attention. They draw upon the emotions. They feel like they are revelational, eye opening, revealed long lost hidden secrets that the devil wants so desperately to conceal, theologically sound and historically supported arguments. They are most likely, although I cannot say for certain intentionally so. Now I am almost as certain, almost is the correct word, that Hislop believed what he wrote. I believe that he was passionate and meant no harm by his deception, I highly doubt he was aware of the fact he was wrong. He may very well have thought that the way in which he connected the dots was correct. But no matter of the extent of his convictions or the nature of his intent, wrong he was and wrong he remains.

So the question must be asked, a question that is vitally important to the understanding of this theory. If nobody before Alexander Hislop had ever written about Nimrod , Semiramis and Tammuz together how did he come up with the theory in the first place?
The answer to this question is indeed much simpler than the way in which Alexander Hislop went about drawing his conclusion. Through assumption, comparative theology, the use of incorrect and inaccurate historical information, association, misrepresentation and a whole heap of amalgamating together numerous and unrelated ancient myths and stories based on similarities ,cherry picking pieces of information while simply ignoring others or imposing any one or any combination of the aforementioned. Alexander Hislop “creates” this story himself a
story that is never told or known by anyone before him.A story unheard or untold in the ancient world. A story that has since been embellished, conflated and confused by those that have retold it. It is now applied to virtually every deity that has “existed”.

As already stated there is no historical written evidence of Semiramis and Nimrod being married but that little fact did not derail Hislop.
Seeing that Semiramis is not attested to in the Bible alongside Nimrod the first thing that Hislop did was “prove” that Semiramis lived at the same time as Nimrod.

In the 2 Babylons book Hislop uses Marcellinus, Justinus and the chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea as proof that Semiramis lived at the same time as Abraham.