Ultima Thule was the island which marked the ultimate bounds of the
extensive empire of this legitimate descendant of the Gods.
This Egyptian Savior appears also to have been known as Zulis, and with
this name--Mr. Wilkison tells us--"his history is curiously illustrated
in the sculptures, made seventeen hundred years B. C., of a small,
retired chamber lying nearly over the western adytum of the temple-" We
are told twenty-eight lotus plants near his grave indicate the number
of years he lived on the earth. After suffering a violent death, he
was buried, but rose again, ascended into heaven, and there became "the
judge of the dead," or of souls in a future state. Wilkison says he came
down from heaven to benefit mankind, and that he was said to be "full of
grace and truth."
XI.--CRUCIFIXION OF INDRA OF THIBET, 725 B. C.
The account of the crucifixion of the God and Savior Indra may be found
in Georgius, Thibetinum Alphabetum, p. 230. A brief notice of the case
is all we have space for here. In the work just referred to may be found
plates representing this Thibetan Savior as having been nailed to
the cross. There are five wounds, representing the nailholes and the
piercing of the side. The antiquity of the story is beyond dispute.
Marvelous stories are told of the birth of the Divine Redeemer. His
mother was a virgin of black complexion, and hence his complexion was
of the ebony hue, as in the case of Christ and some other sin-atoning
Saviors. He descended from heaven on a mission of benevolence, and
ascended back to the heavenly mansion after his crucifixion. He led
a life of strict celibacy, which, he taught, was essential to true
holiness. He inculcated great tenderness toward all living beings. He
could walk upon the water or upon the air; he could foretell future
events with great accuracy. He practiced the most devout contemplation,
severe discipline of the body and mind, and acquired the most complete
subjection of his passions. He was worshiped as a God who had existed
as a spirit from all eternity, and his followers were called "Heavenly
Teachers."
XII.--ALCESTOS OF EURIPIDES CRUCIFIED, 600 B. C.
The "English Classical Journal" (vol. xxxvii.) furnishes us with the
story of another crucified God, known as Alcestos--a female God or
Goddess; and in this respect, it is a novelty in sacred history, being
the first, if not the only example of a feminine God atoning for the
sins of the world upon the cross. The doctrine of the trinity and
atoning offering for sin was inculcated as a part of her religion.
XIII.--ATYS OF PHRYGIA CRUCIFIED, 1170 B. C.
Speaking of this crucified Messiah, the Anacalypsis informs us that
several histories are given of him, but all concur in representing
him as having been an atoning offering for sin. And the Latin phrase
"suspensus lingo," found in his history, indicates the manner of his
death. He was suspended on a tree, crucified, buried and rose again.
XIV.--CRITE OF CHALDEA CRUCIFIED, 1200 B. C.
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