Comments on: Witnessing the Divine

By: RickyRasper

RickyRasper — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:47:56 +0000

It’s a strange thing that the home of the longest surviving Zoroastrian flame is in modern day Iran! Zoroastrian priests are very particular in recording the date of establishment of eternal flames and also it should be stressed when a flame is extinguished. There is good reason to believe that the ‘Fire of Warharan’ was established 2346 years ago! Imagen those ancient hands kindling a fire at the time of Alexander the Great and that it has survived this great passage through time and history. Perhaps even the Magi stood before this very flame or other flames kindled from it! It fill’s me with awe!!!

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By: David Coles

David Coles — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:56:07 +0000

I’ve heard that Zoroastrianism bit before, but wouldn’t that link the Magi to the prophet Daniel of the Old Testament through Babylon and Persia? The Zoroastrianism belief in one god may have been because of Daniel’s influence as ‘head magi’.

By: David E Hostetter

David E Hostetter — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:38:53 +0000

This is a great example of many in the scriptures, and gentile history, witnessing to how the ever morphing “traditions of men” often bury the never changing truth of God. Man’s quest for righteousness thru his own efforts/works to know/judge good and evil, rather than thru faith in God first, leads to the mixed fruit of good and evil and then death.

By: Tim Upham

Tim Upham — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:53:30 +0000

The Three Wise Men or Magis were just following the teachings of Zoroastrianism. Because what they believe is that Ahura Mazda, the good god of light, was going to send a messiah born during the darkest days of winter. This messiah would be conceived by a virgin, after she bathed in a lake. This goes back to Yalda, or the Persian winter solstice.

By: Dennis Studd

Dennis Studd — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:34:34 +0000

While I respect the research put into this work, the Magi knew what they were doing and were there to affirm the place of the Messiah, because they were following the astrology of Babylon. See “The first Christmas”

By: Fern Cupertino

Fern Cupertino — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:44:41 +0000

This is really wonderful having the articles from BAS on the computer!! It’s so much easier for me to read and actually understand more clearly the wonder of belief! Thank you!

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