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> From:          Jan Kapteyn
> To:            heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
> Subject:       Constantine's Emblem
>
>
> The subtitle of this could be: "Coincidence or Divine planning"
>
> Yesterday I went over to some of my wife's family, to have diner.
> After Dinner we came to talk about History. I stated that someone's
> interpretation of history depends on the source someone uses.
> I used Emperor Constantine as an example.
>
> One source of information is through the Church. Mostly information,
> given by Constantine himself, was used by Church leaders to write a
> biography. This was handed down, and modified occasionally when the
> purpose did  justify it.
>
> The main picture we get from this, is A Christian Emperor fighting to
> establish Christianity. And his famous dream about the cross. The
> remarkable thing about the cross is, that there is no archaeological
> or pictorial evidence that the cross was known to be used by the
> Christians before the 4th century. It was known to have been used by
> various forms of Pagan worship since Nimrod's Babel. In the time of
> Constantine it was still known as a magic symbol. The Greek
> manuscripts of the New Testament do not use the word cross but
> mention Stake and Tree.
>
> An other source of information from history,  about Constantine is from
> his contemporaries. This gives us a total  different picture. First
> of all they describe him as an ardent  follower, up till the time of
> his death, of the "Sol Inventus" cult.
>
> The unbeatable Sungod. This is also evident from coins and artefacts
> dating from the time around his death. This cult allowed him to pay
> homage to other Gods as well. He was also described as a cunning
> smart fellow who tried to iron out the difficulties, that existed
> between various religions, by having them all to celebrate their
> religious feasts, at the same time. One of the things we learn from
> his contemporaries, is that his soldiers were composed of a mixture
> of Christians, and  Pagans steeped in Mithrasism. To make them fight
> together as a unit he designed a very clever emblem for his troops.
> Something that both parties could relate to. He combined the Greek
> Chi "X" with Rho "P". For the Christians these were the first letters
> of Christ. However this also looked like a cross with a sword in it.
>
> This was a symbol of the Mithra. We know this from, among others, the
> "Mizd" a sun shaped bun with the cross of Mithra on it, which was
> eaten ceremonially. In Australia, and I presume other places as well,
> it is still known as the "Hot cross bun", eaten at Easter.
> Constantine had, in the year 315, a picture made of himself, wearing
> a helmet with this symbol, know to day as the "Pax Christi" symbol.
>
> Now I come to the purpose of  writing this.
>
> Coming home from that dinner I grabbed an supplement from our daily
> newspaper, which I had not yet read. Coincidence or not, this emblem
> was there right in front of my eye It was fixed to the front of a
> Roman helmet. I started to read the article and found out that some
> time last year fragments of a Roman soldiers helmet were discovered
> in the Southern Netherlands. It was estimated that it originated from
> the time of Constantine. The helmet was restored using a polyester
> base and a picture was shown. Here we have the proof that Romans
> fought under this symbol. However, some more amazing stuff came to
> light. We know, or suspect, that this emblem also, had something to
> do with the Sungod. Now note his. The emblem itself, was made from
> silver chloride, a very light sensitive material and silver
> amalgamate. Very hard materials to work with. There is still more,
> the helmet was clad with silver and the crest, to which the emblem
> was fixed, was gold clad. According to the restoration experts this
> helmet must have been a radiant beacon of light as soon as it was
> struck by the sun. It must have been glowing like it was a part of
> the Sun itself. Can you imagine an Roman officer on his horse amidst
> his troops? He carrying their sacred emblem and being radiant as the
> Sun himself. If that would not have inspired them, what else would.
> For sure this proves that Constantine was indeed a very crafty fellow
> I thought some of you might be interested in this and that is why I
> share it with you, people I met on the net.
>
> Jan Kapteyn (The Netherlands)
>
> HomePage http://www.gironet.nl/home/kapteynj/home.htm
>
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From:          Sheila A Crawford
To:             <heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
Subject:       Re: Constantine's Emblem-cross

Just a quick additive: We do know that God recognizes the cross for
way back in Numbers 1&2, God had the Israelites camp out in the form
of a cross so He could look down on that symbol that I believe is the
real symbol for Christianity.

Shalom
Sheila

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From:        Karin Hahn
To:             heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject:       Re: Constantine's Emblem

Dear Eddie,

In response to Jan's letter on Constantine there is a great book that
takes this subject even further.  The name  of the book is Come Out of
Her My People written by C J Koster.  You may purchase the book from
Institte for Scripture Research  545 Newport Ave #151 Pawtucket, RI
02861. Thank you so much Eddie for all the letters that you share
with us, it is greatly appreciated. .

Shalom,

Karin Hahn

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