Who Is Santa Claus?

(This post is still a work in progress.)

According to Religion Wiki, "Santa Claus, a jolly old man with a long white beard who is said to distribute presents to good children on Christmas Eve, is largely based on Odin, merged with the Christian legend of Saint Nicholas of Myra.[15] Most Christmas traditions in Germanic countries derive from celebrations of the pagan winter solstice holiday Yule as a result of the gradual merging of the two holidays.

Odin was recorded as leading a great Yule hunting party through the sky.[16] Two books from Iceland, the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, describe Odin as riding an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir that could leap great distances, giving rise to comparisons to Santa Claus's reindeer.[17] Further, Odin was referred to by many names in Skaldic poetry, some of which describe his appearance or functions; these include Síðgrani,[18] Síðskeggr,[19] Langbarðr,[20] (all meaning "long beard") and Jólnir[21] ("Yule figure").

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Verses that describe the shape of the earth

Proverbs 18:13, "He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him."

All verses from the King James Version.

Psalms 93:1, "The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved."

Psalms 75:3, "The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah."

Psalms 96:10, "Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously."

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Sacrifice in the Old Testament

Even in the Old Testament, offerings were not seen as be-all and end-all. Primary aim should be giving heed to the commandments like thou shall not kill.

Isaiah 1:11, "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats."

1 Samuel 15:22, "And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams."

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Judge not?

Some random thoughts regarding judge not. No conclusion yet.

Jesus said in Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." But then Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:3, "For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,"

This seems like a contradiction, which means there is probably a subtle difference, and thus needs a study.

The word used by Paul in Greek is κρίνω (G2919). This is the exact same word as used by Jesus.

Looking through the usages of the word, we find the following verses:

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Urker woorden

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Good questions

Cosmology

On some days, the sun and moon are visible at the same time, so does this mean the other side of the globe has no moon that night?

Why do we still have an atmosphere while our atmosphere (high pressure) has been leaking into space (zero pressure) for millions of years?

How does this interaction between atmosphere and space not cause a permanent wind on the earth which direction is opposite to the direction of rotation? Put differently, if there was no sun or moon, why would you not be able to determine the direction of rotation of the earth?

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What is the beast in Revelation?

After having done mystery Babylon in another blogpost this post will collect some verses that talk about the beast that will be worshiped by all whose names are not written in the book, according to Revelation 13.

The beast has seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 13:1-4, "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"

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Review of Strange Parallel by Helene Koppejan

I would recommend people to not trust the information presented in this book due to the following red flags.

Page 9, as evidence she uses a text which compares the Spanish with Amalek and the Dutch with Israel. So she is claiming that the Dutch were Israel. When you actually read the Jewish Encyclopedia (1905) page on Netherlands, it writes,

In particular, the relations between the Dutch and South America were established by Jews; they contributed to the establishment of the Dutch West Indies Company in 1621, of the directorate of which some of them were members.

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What is Babylon in Revelation?

Already before Revelation, Babylon is mentioned by Peter:

1 Peter 5:13, "The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son."

Wikipedia says that Peter therefore must have written from Rome. Let's see what the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible says.

Revelation 14:8, "And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."

Revelation 16:19, "And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath."

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Born Again KJV Verses

Verses about being Born Again from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.

John 3:3, "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."

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