the reason why the Persians always burnt their dead in funeral towers. Jesus was also born it would seem in a Mithraic cave and the matter is noted at the Bethlehem site even today. The chosen date of his birth was the birth date of Mithras. – 25th. December. It therefore shows that those who care to explore these things – those with eyes to see and ears to hear, are pointing in the direction of a Mithraic Jesus or a prophet of a sun God. The important thing to note therefore that things are now what they appear to be and Jesus was to be a prophet who would cover a whole multitude of religious doctrines. One could say that this covered all the religious beliefs of the tribes of Israel. Above all, it illustrates that the Magi bearing gifts were looking for exactly that prophet – a descendant of Zoroaster, Mithras and the very Asahuru Mazda himself.
A royal or priestly heritage.
Clearly the story of the birth and mission was orchestrated for only one reason – that Jesus was the heir of a priestly or royal bloodline. It also suggests, in view of the crucifixion of other religious figures in mythical history, that the life of Jesus was controlled by others who controlled his destiny through the occasional intervention in the same biblical way that the mysterious elohim appeared to deliver their messages and perhaps instructions. It is inconceivable that his father would have told him all this during the first few years of his life. Other uncles on John´s side or Joseph of Arimathea may have planned it carefully to ensure that the ordeal of the crucifixion was reduced perhaps to something from which he could be withdrawn without public reaction at any time. This line of thought however, does not ring true to the