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Here we have an extraordinary sequence of events and coincidences. Natural catastrophes struck die exact area where Christ died, A group of witnesses heard a sound in the sky. saw a brilliant light, and were rendered immobile as two beings descended, entered the tomb, and removed the body. One entity remained behind to make sure that everyone knew what had happened. Later the ghost of Christ appeared before his disciples to further explain the concept of resurrection. A concept which, as has already been pointed out, can be traced back to the early Egyptian civilization. Christ's ministry was brief, spanning only a few years. He travelled only a few hundred miles and spoke to only a few thousand people. Nevertheless, his impact upon human history is undeniable and immeasurable. Buddha and Lao-tse changed, the whole texture of life in the Orient, and then five hundred years later Christ wrought a similar change in the West. A series of minor miracles, visitations, and supernatural manifestations reforced the beliefs of the early Christians, and they willingly died in Roman circuses for those beliefs. Then gradually the pure Christian concepts were absorbed into the established god-king system. A succession of religious wars swept the West, claiming the lives of millions. Opportunists and exploiters moved in as the Roman Empire collapsed (about A.D. 476), and the Dark Ages began. The biblical records were suppressed, censored, and distorted. Various churches openly controlled the kings of Europe and manipulated political affairs. By this time mankind had been misled so often by false prophets and mischievous ultraterrestrials that new encounters on any level were harshly dealt with. When Joan of Arc [1412-31] rallied the French people under the guidance of super- natural voices during the Hundred Years' War, she was accused of sorcery and burned at the ad stake. Radical developments in science and philosophy which ran contrary to the accepted cosmologies of the time were regarded as the work of the devil. Galileo was imprisoned for daring to suggest that the Earth revolved around the sun. " Sources include: The Gospel of Nicodexnus: X; The lost Gospel According to Peter: Verses 9—13, Upton Clary Ewing, TJte Prophet of the Dead Sea Scrolls; The Report of Pontius Pilate, Governor of Judea. to Tiberius Caesar in Rome and Dr. Hugh Schonfield, The Passover Plot. The same story, very abridged, is found in the BiWe: St. Matthew 28; St Mark 16; St, Luke i4; and St Job;i 20. European conquerors and missionaries went off to Africa, Asia, and the Americas, wanton]? destroying whole civilizations (such as the Incas) and deliberately disposing of their ancient records. Great nations were plundered for gold. Great and noble cultures were obliterated. A large part of man's past was forever wiped away. It was humanity's darkest hour. But despite the tenor of the Inquisitions and the vicious oppression by the monarchies, the secret cults and societies survived, and fragments of the ancient teachings and beliefs were preserved. The day of the alchemist was at hand It finally came with stunning velocity in the nineteenth century, frightened and advised them that Christ had been taken or had risen.!