He
was known to have turned water into wine.
Dating
Dionysos / Bacchus (Greece).
The early Christians acknowledged that Dionysos (his Greek name) / Bacchus (his
Latin name) came before Jesus.
How?
The Christian father Justin Martyr, writing in the 100s CE, wrote that the
Devil reading the Old Testament prophesies of the messiah sent Bacchus early,
to trick men about Jesus: "The
devils, accordingly, when they heard these prophetic words, said that Bacchus
was the son of Jupiter, and ...having been torn in pieces, he ascended into
heaven." [Justin Martyr, First Apology, 54]
Dionysos
was:
Born
of a Virgin on December 25th, placed in a manger.
He
was a traveling teacher who performed many miracles.
Rode
in a triumphal procession on an ass.
Turned water into wine.
Followers
ate sacred meal that became the body of the god.
Rose
from the dead March 25th.
Identified
with the ram and lamb's
And
called "King of Kings," "Only Begotten Son,"
"Savior," "Redeemer," "Sin bearer,"
"Anointed One," the "Alpha and Omega."
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Also
from
Born
at the winter equinox of a virgin who refrained from sex with her until her
god-begotten child was born.
Sacrificed
at the spring equinox.
Called
"Savior," "Only begotten," "Prince of Peace,"
"Son of Righteousness."