THE HEREAFTER:

HEAVEN

and

EARTH

THE SCIENCE OF

MYTHOLOGY

These statues are worshippers imploring their gods for favors

Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Greece

GREECE

HADES, god of the dead, was king of the underworld. He holds a bident [two-pronged pitchfork] with Cerberus, the three-headed guard-dog, standing at his side. His spouse was Persephone.

THE WORD OF GOD—YAHWEH

Exodus 20—I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME

Genesis 3:19--By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return,

ISAIAH 14:11 - Maggots are your bed and worms are your blanket.

CHRISTIANITY

JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

THE NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew 16:15—

Simon Peter: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Jesus: Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades [the underworld] will not overcome it. I will give you THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

Matthew 22:30

At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

Luke 23: 42—the resurrection

Criminal: Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.

Jesus: I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in PARADISE.

PARADISE: Persian word for walled garden or enclosed park.

Published 1962

SHIRAZ

1972: I took this photo of the garden of the poet HAFIZ

Sura 85:21/22—A TABLET PRESERVED

[in heaven/universe]

JANNAH—Eternal Abode: Paradise

For Muslims: an eternal garden of pleasure and peace.

Sura 47:15—four rivers in Paradise: rivers of pure water, and rivers of milk whose taste never changes, and rivers of wine, delicious to those who drink and rivers of purified honey.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Martin Luther: 1483-1546

The German Augustinian monk wrote a book:

THE JEWS AND THEIR LIES

[Library of Congress]

From the pulpit he told the congregation that Jews were VERMIN.

KABUL

Gulf News: 09-28-2008

Without darkness—light has no definition

LET THERE—BE LIGHT!

ELECTRICITY RULES THE WORLD

AI

PEACE TO THE WORLD

STAY TUNED !

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