The Cult of Sol Invictus

by D.J. Love, Minister, TSN, SBC

(Upgraded 3-4-2002)

The Roman Empire began their official recognition of sun worship during the
time of Aurelian when he instituted the cult of "Sol Invictus". There is virtually
no difference between the cult of Sol Invictus and that of Mithraism or for that
matter catholicism.

In the year 307 A.D. Emperor Diocletian, a Sun Worshipper, was involved in
the dedication of a temple to Mithra, and was responsible for the burning of
Holy Scripture (which made it possible for later emperors to formulate Christianity,
and thus began the Roman version of the "Universal Christo-pagan Mystery
Religion.") After the rein of Diocletian, the Roman Emperor Constantine, who
was an early Christo-pagan (Christian) maintained the title "Pontifus Maximus"
the high priest of paganism, and remained a worshipper of Apollo. His coins
were inscribed: "SOL INVICTO COMITI", which is interpreted as
"Committed to the Invincible Sun". During his reign pagan Sun worship was
blended with the worship of the True Creator (syncretism), and officially titled
"Christianity" by the (less than holy) Roman Empire and its' official church the
(less than holy) catholic (universal) church.

Cybele, the Phrygian goddess, known to her followers as "the mother of

god", was closely related to the worship of Mithra. Just as Mithraism was a
man's religion, the worship of Cybele was practiced by women. The priests of
Mithra were known as "Fathers" and the Priestesses of Cybele as
"Mothers". After baptism into the Mysteries of Mithra, the initiate was
marked on the forehead. The sign of the cross formed by the elliptic and the
celestial equator was one of the signs of Mithra. Sunday (Deis Solis), the day
of the Sun, was considered by Mithraist a sacred day of rest. December 25th
(the birthday of Mithra) was celebrated as the birth of the Sun, given birth by
the "Queen of Heaven" - "Mother of god." The Mithraists celebrated a
mithraic love feast. This feast consisted of loaves of bread decorated with
crosses with wine, over which the priest pronounced a mystic formula. Mithra
was considered mediator between god and man (does this sound like Jesus?).

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Note: In 46 BC, when the Roman "Julian Calendar" was adopted, December
24th was the shortest day of the year. Therefore, December 25th was the first
annual day that daylight began to increase. Thus, the origin of the REBIRTH or
Annual Birthday of the Invincible SUN.

In accordance with the Roman "Julian calendar," the "Saturnalia" festival

appears to have taken place on or about December 17th; it was preceded by the
"Consualia" near December 15th, and followed by the "Opalia" on December
19th. These pagan celebrations typically lasted for at least a week, ending just
before the late Roman Imperial Festival for "Sol Invictus" (Invincible Sun) on
December 25th.

In 1582 AD. Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the XIII caused the current
"Gregorian Calendar" to be adopted, in order to eliminate the solar time shift
error introduced by the "Julian Calendar."

By December 1582 AD the shortest day of the year had shifted 12 days on the
Roman "Julian Calendar" to Wednesday, December 12, 1582.

However, the Original December 25th 'Birth Date' was retained for all pagan
Sun gods by the Roman "Saturnalia" and "Sol Invictus" traditions; which were
now called the "Twelve Days Christ Mass."

On the new Roman Catholic Gregorian calendar the shortest annual day was
numerically shifted back 10 days to the 22nd of December, where it remains to
this day; while the original order of the days of the week remained unchanged.

Therefore, Wednesday, December 12th, 1582 AD, became Wednesday,

December 22nd, 1582 AD, and the True Sabbath Day remained unchanged.

Yahweh, the Only True Yahweh, would never have allowed The True Messiah
to be born on or near the December 25th birthday period of the pagan Sun
gods; during the time in which virgins were sacrificed, murder was
commonplace, and orgies the norm. This would be an entirely unacceptable
association.

Mithraists, also, believed in eternal life in heaven, and in the torture of the
wicked after death. Many of these beliefs and rituals were exclusive to
Mithraism and up until the fourth century were not an official part of the
Christo-pagan faith. In the 4th century, through confusion and deliberate

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manipulation by the Roman Empire and its' official universal (catholic) church,
rituals of "Sun Worship" were legitimized, under the guise of the "Authority
of the Church" (Yahweh Never Granted Any Such Authority) to be "Christian" in
nature. There is no Biblical support for the inclusion of Mithraic rituals (pagan
Worship) into the worship of the Yahweh of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the
Creator of heaven and earth, and the Only Duty of the True Church is one of
Obedience To The Authority of Yahweh. It is a Satanic scheme of deception to
disguise the transgression of Yahweh's laws under the title of "Christianity"
(Christo-pagan syncretism). This same system, characterized by the shrouding of
truth in secrecy and the manipulation of the truth in order to achieve its ends,
has been working for two millennia to perfect the Christo-pagan religion of
Christianity. The mystery of iniquity is at work and it only takes a little leaven
to leaven the whole lump. The next step is the actual forced taking of the
"Mark of the Beast," however, millions have already taken the "Mark of the
Beast" voluntarily.

Time Line of Sun Worship

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