Biblical Proportions

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Matthew refers to Barabbas only as a "notorious prisoner". Mark and Luke further refer to Barabbas as one involved in a stasis, a riot. Robert Eisenman states that John 18:40 refers to Barabbas as a lēstēs ("bandit"), "the word Josephus always employs when talking about Revolutionaries". 

Barabbas's name appears as bar-Abbas in the Greek texts of the gospels. It is derived ultimately from the Aramaic בר-אבא, Bar-abbâ, "son of the father". Some ancient manuscripts of Matthew 27:16–17 have the full name of Barabbas as "Jesus Barabbas" and this was probably the name as originally written in the text. Early church father Origen was troubled by the fact that his copies of the gospels gave Barabbas' name as "Jesus Barabbas" and declared that since it was impossible he could have had such a holy name, "Jesus" must have been added to Barabbas' name by a heretic. It is possible that later scribes, copying the passage, removed the name "Jesus" from "Jesus Barabbas" to avoid dishonor to the name of Jesus the Messiah.

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2022&version=KJV

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Abraham and Isaac. At the last moment there is a substitution.

According to the Apocalypse (Revelations) of Peter, the Acts of John, and the great Seth, Jesus of Nazareth did not get crucified.  Instead, GOD Almighty saved him and substituted him for another person.

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That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:-

Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;-

— Qur'an, sura 4 (An-Nisa) ayat 157-158

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2023&version=KJV

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Matthew 13:20-22 Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

20 Some seed fell on the stony ground. That is like a person who hears the message and right away he is glad to hear it.

21 But it does not go down deep in his heart. He believes it for a short time. When trouble or a hard time comes because of the message, he stops believing.

22 Some seed fell among the weeds. That is like the person who hears the message. But he thinks about the things of this world. He wants to get money to be happy. These things push the message out of his heart. No good comes from it.

But what does this have to do with the price of psychic awareness or the pursuit of truth. What does it have to do with Eternal Life?

Without access to the the universal measuring stick everything is as clear as mud, but with access to the SOURCE even the size of Mickey Mouse's ears points the way to divinity.

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As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

How many of Osho's followers display or demonstrate a state of enlightened awakening? Gatekeepers of the world unite!

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“Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery. 

The hankering of the mind is irresistible.” —Adam Weishaupt

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The Bible is not a concealed mystery. Only willfully ignorant Gnostics (heretics) choose to believe this. 

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2024&version=KJV

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2025&version=KJV

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http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2014/06/cleric-accuses-israel-of-using-jinn.html#.VsiGUvl96Wg

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I Dream of Jeannie is an American fantasy sitcom starring Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master.

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The spice trade from Arabia supposedly ran through Israel's territories.

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The Abrahamic Covenant finds its ultimate fulfillment in connection with the return of Messiah to rescue and bless His people Israel. It is through the nation Israel that God promised in Genesis 12:1–3 to bless the nations of the world. That ultimate blessing will issue in the forgiveness of sins and Messiah’s glorious kingdom reign on earth.

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2026&version=KJV

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The Bible is very simple, but the profane cannot understand it?

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Akasha is a term for "æther" in traditional Indian cosmology. A supposed universal etheric field in which a record of past events is imprinted.

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2027&version=KJV

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2028&version=KJV