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Bible Prophecy Research
Title: Name of Blasphemy/Queen of Heaven
Submitted by: Khazneh
Date: Sep 2, 2000
URL: http://philologos.org/bpr/files/Misc_Studies/ms071.htm
Name of Blasphemy/Queen of Heaven
Revelation 13:1 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.
Revelation 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in
purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious
stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of
abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Revelation 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Sinai = crown
Jordan = head
Petra = stone in temple/forehead (not marked on this map)
Lebanon / Israel = hair
Iraq = upper torso
Babylon = heart
Kuwait = foot and/or hand
Zooming in on her forehead...
NAQB ISHTAR
| Latitude | 29.9833 | Longitude | 35.4833 | Altitude (feet) | 3743 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lat (DMS) | 29° 58' 60N | Long (DMS) | 35° 28' 60E | Altitude (meters) | 1140 |
[Note: Great Pyramid Lat 29° 58' 51N]
CLICK for a map of Jordan showing the town, Ra's en Naqb.
05344 naqab
{naw-kab'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 1409; v
AV - curse 6, expressed 6, blaspheme 3,
bore 2, name 2, pierce 2,
Appoint 1, holes 1, pierce through
1, strike through 1; 25
1) to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to pierce, bore
1a2) to prick off,
designate
1b) (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated,
be specified
2) (Qal) to curse, blaspheme
e.g...
Leviticus 24:11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed
[5344] the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him
unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of
Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
Isaiah 36:6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce [5344] it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
[Cf. 4742 stigma {stig'-mah}from a primary stizo (to "stick", i.e. prick); TDNT - 7:657,1086; n n AV - mark 1; 1]
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naqab = nun (50), koph (100), bet (2) = gematria 152
Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. >>>
Glass Sand
Silicon dioxide, occurring in crystalline amorphous and impure
forms as in
quartyopal and sand respectively.
The principle deposits outcrops in huge quantities and
good qualities
especially in Southern parts of Jordan.
Glass sand deposits are founded in the Disi Sandstone Formation
of (Lower
Ordovician) sandstone, and lower portion of Kurnub (Lower
Cretaceous).
The Glass sand of economic importance occur in the lower
Ordovician.
The principle deposits occur:-
Ras En Naqb 35 km Southwest from Ma’an,
and 80 km Northeast of Aqaba along
the desert high way, with SiO2 content of 99.27%
and Fe2O3 content of 0.03%.
Qa' Disi 55 km Northeast from Aqaba, 70 km by asphalt
road from Aqaba and
100 km by asphalt road from Ma’an, with SiO2 content
of 96.59% and Fe2O3
content of 0.025%.
Wadi Es Sik 65 km North of Aqaba, along asphaltic
road in Wadi Araba to
Aqaba, with SiO2 content of 96.25% and Fe2O3 content of 0.041%.
Reserves (within the study area):-
Ras En Naqb 10 billion metric ton.
Qa' Disi, Wadi Es Sik unlimited.
Aqaba 10 million ton.
Uses:-
Glass industry, Chemical industry,
Ceramics, Abrasives, molding sands.
http://www.nra.gov.jo/nonmetalic/glasssand.htm
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ISHTAR
The Babylonian goddess of love and fertility
(http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/gallery/mesopotamian/ishtar.html; link no longer active)
...having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication
[She is one of Aphrodite's counterparts].
Aphrodite
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture. According to Hesiod, she was born when Uranus (the father of the gods) was castrated by his son Cronus. Cronus threw the severed genitals into the ocean which began to churn and foam about them. From the aphros ("sea foam") arose Aphrodite, and the sea carried her to either Cyprus or Cythera. Hence she is often referred to as Kypris and Cytherea. Homer calls her a daughter of Zeus and Dione.
After her birth, Zeus was afraid that the gods would fight over Aphrodite's hand in marriage so he married her off to the smith god Hephaestus, the steadiest of the gods. He could hardly believe his good luck and used all his skills to make the most lavish jewels for her. He made her a girdle of finely wrought gold and wove magic into the filigree work. That was not very wise of him, for when she wore her magic girdle no one could resist her, and she was all too irresistible already. She loved gaiety and glamour and was not at all pleased at being the wife of sooty, hard-working Hephaestus.
Aphrodite loved and was loved by many gods and mortals. Among her mortal lovers, the most famous was perhaps Adonis. Some of her sons are Eros, Anteros, Hymenaios and Aeneas (with her Trojan lover Anchises). She is accompanied by the Graces.
Her festival is the Aphrodisiac which was celebrated in various centers of Greece and especially in Athens and Corinth. Her priestesses were not prostitutes but women who represented the goddess and sexual intercourse with them was considered just one of the methods of worship. Aphrodite was originally an old-Asian goddess, similar to the Mesopotamian Ishtar and the Syro-Palestinian goddess Ashtart. Her attributes are a.o. the dolphin, the dove, the swan, the pomegranate and the lime tree.
In Roman mythology Venus is the goddess of love and beauty and Cupid is love's messenger.
(http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/a/aphrodite.html; link no longer active)
Cupid = Eros; Asteroid 433 [H 0433 'elowahh God, false god)
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Venus (Greek: Aphrodite; Babylonian: Ishtar) is the goddess of love and beauty. The planet is so named probably because it is the brightest of the planets known to the ancients. (With a few exceptions, the surface features on Venus are named for female figures.)
Venus has been known since prehistoric times. It is the brightest object in the sky except for the Sun and the Moon. Like Mercury, it was popularly thought to be two separate bodies: Eosphorus [Phosphorus, 'light bringer'] as the morning star and Hesperus as the evening star, but the Greek astronomers knew better.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/venus.html
The symbol for Venus is a stylized mirror, as befits the goddess of love and beauty (it is also the commonly used symbol for women or the female sex). National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky
Easton's [Queen of Heaven]
(Jer. 7:18; 44:17, 25), the moon, worshipped by the Assyrians as the receptive power in nature.
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(See link below for images!!!)
Ishtar ~ Inanna Altar
The Knot of Inanna is sacred to the Goddess. The image of this
knot was the first written form of the Goddess's name. The Knot
of Inanna often appears as the top of a tall pole. This symbol of
the Goddess's authority was probably the original archetype of
the much later crosier, which is carried by christian bishops and
abbots.
Inanna descended into the underworld, adorned in Lapis Lazuli.
She died and in three days returned alive to walk upon
the Earth. The story of Her descent and return are
ancient rebirth stories. Inanna's
rising from the dead is a forerunner of the christian story of
Jesus's resurrection, which parallels the earlier Inanna journey.
The book "Inanna Queen of Heaven and
Earth" by Wolkstein & Kramer recounts this tale in
translations of ancient tablets.
Inanna is the Goddess of the Morning and Evening Star. The
Semites honored Inanna as Ishtar. She Presides
over the birth of both night and day. Next to Inanna is the
sacred star sign of brilliant Venus. The Star of Venus is a
symbol of both death and rebirth. The winged Goddess moved freely
between the worlds.
Childbirth
Among Her many other titles, Inanna is the "Goddess of Love and Procreation". Sacred marriage rites were performed at New Year and the blessings of Inanna were sought to insure fertility.
This flame burns to honor Inanna
May She grant the blessings of Fertility
to all who seek this Gift.
Inanna is known as "First Daughter of the Moon" Sitting upon Her lapis lazuli throne, She was the beloved Goddess of Sumeria.
The Rosette has been a symbol associated with many Goddesses, but it is especiially sacred to both Inanna, Ishtar ans Astarte. Some scholars think that the Rosette is a symbol for the star of Venus. The Rosette is the "Star of the Earth" and grows up from the underworld beneath the ground. It is the Earth's star, as Venus is the star of the heavens. Many carved rosettes have survived, they vary widely in their patterns, but all are clearly representations of the rosette.
http://www.goddess2000.org/Inanna.html