We might refer to many other cases of pagan miracles attested by
monumental evidence if our space would permit--such as the names of many
persons engraven upon the walls of the Temple of Serapis, miraculously
carved by the God Esculapius. Strabo tells us the ancient temples are
full of tablets describing miraculous cures performed by virgin-born
Gods of those times, and names a case of two blind men being restored to
sight by the son of God Alcides in the presence of a large multitude
of people, "who acknowledged the miraculous power of the God with
loud acclaim." Many spiritualists at the present day know by practical
experience how these "miraculous cures" were performed. Without
continuing the citation of cases, suffice it to say, the sin-atoning
Gods of the orientals are reported as performing the same train of
miracles assigned to Jesus Christ, such as performing astonishing cures,
casting out devils, raising the dead, &c. Now, sadly warped indeed by
education must be that mind which cannot see that if the account of
such prodigies, reported in the history of Jesus Christ, can do anything
towards proving him to have been a God, then the world must have been
full of Gods long before his time. It is impossible to dodge or evade
such a conclusion.
Christians are in the habit of assuming that all the miraculous reports
in the bible are unquestionably true, while those reported in pagan
bibles are mere fables and fiction. But if they will reverse this
proposition, it can be easier supported, because we have shown their
miracles are better attested and authenticated. Their own bible admits
that the heathen not only could and did perform miracles, but miraculous
prodigies of the most astonishing character, equal to anything reported
in their own religious history--such as transmuting water into blood,
sticks into serpents, and stones into frogs. In a word, it is admitted
they performed all the miraculous feats of Moses with the single
exception of turning dust into lice. But certainly making lice was not
a more difficult achievement than that of making frogs, and this is
admitted they did do successfully.
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