ANCIENT EGYPT - THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD by Gerald Massey

APPENDIX
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A comparative list of some pre-existing and pre-Christian data which were christianized in the Canonical Gospels and the Book of Revelation. Egyptian
The Mysteries The Sem, or mythical representations The Ritual as the book of resurrection The sayings of Iu or Iu-em-hetep Huhi the father in heaven as the eternal, a title of Atum-Ra Ra, the holy spirit Ra the father of Iu the Su, or son of God, with the hawk or dove as the bird of the holy spirit Iu or Horus, the manifesting son of God The trinity of Atum (or Osiris) the father, Horus (or Iu) the son, and Ra the holy spirit Iu-Su or Iusa, the coming son of Iusas, who was great with Iusa or Iusu The ever-coming Messu or Child as Egyptian Horus (or Heru), the Lord by name, as a child Isis, the virgin mother of Iu, her Su or son The first Horus as Child of the Virgin, the second as son of Ra, the father The first Horus as the founder, the second as fulfiller for the father The two mothers of Child-Horus, Isis and Nephthys, who were two sisters Meri or Nut, the mother-heaven The outcast great mother with her seven sons Isis taken by Horus in adultery with Sut The miracles The parables The Book of Revelation The Sayings of Jesus Ihuh, the father in heaven as the eternal. God the Holy Ghost. God, the Father of Jesus, with the dove as the bird of the Holy Spirit. Jesus the manifesting Son of God. The Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus. The Hebrew Messianic Child. Child-Jesus as the Lord by name (Gospels of the Infancy). Mary the virgin mother of Jesus. Jesus the Virgins child, the Christ as son of the father Jesus as the founder, and the Christ as fulfiller for the father. The two mothers of Child-Jesus, who were sisters. Mary as Regina Coeli. Mary Magdalene, with her seven devils. The woman taken in adultery.

Christian

Apt, the crib or manger, by name as the birthplace and mother in one Seb, the earth-father, as consort to the virgin Isis Seb, the foster-father to Child-Horus Seb, Isis and Horus, the Kamite holy trinity [Page 908]

The manger as cradle of the Child-Christ. Joseph, the father on earth, as putative husband to the Virgin Mary. Joseph, as foster-father to the Child-Jesus. Joseph, Mary and Jesus, a Christian holy trinity.

Egyptian
Seb, the builder of the house, the carpenter Seb, the custodian of the mummied dead Sut and Horus, the twin opponents Horus, the sower, and Sut, the destroyer, in the harvest-field Sut and Horus contending in the desert Sut and Horus contending on the Ben-Ben or Pyramidion Horus carried off by Sut to the summit of Mount Hetep Sut and Horus contending on the mount Sut undoing the good that Horus does Smen, for Khemen, a title of Taht Smen, who held Child-Horus in his arms as the young solar god Anna or Annit (a title of Hathor), with TahtSmen The Petar or Petra by name in Egyptian as Revealer to Horus The house of Annu The group in the house at Annu Horus in Annu Asar or Osiris The two sisters Mertae Osiris, whom Horus loved Osiris perfumed for his burial

Christian
Joseph, the carpenter. Joseph of Arimathea, the keeper of the Corpus Christi. Satan and Jesus, the twin opponents. Jesus, the sower of the good seed, and Satan, the sower of tares. Satan and Jesus contending in the wilderness. Satan and Jesus contending on the pinnacle. Jesus spirited away by Satan into an exceeding high mountain. Satan and Jesus contending on the mount. Satan sowing tares by night. Simeon. Simeon, who took the Child-Jesus in his arms. Anna, the prophetess, with Simeon. Peter, the revealer to the Christ. Bethany. The group in the house at Bethany. Jesus in Bethany. Lazarus. The two sisters Mary and Martha. Lazarus, whom Jesus loved. Jesus anointed, when the odour fills the house.

Osiris prays that he may be buried speedily Osiris prepared for burial under the hair of Hathor-Meri Osiris, who slept in the tomb at Annu Osiris raised from the tomb by Horus in Annu The mummy Osiris bidden to come forth by Horus The Great One who does the work of washing The star, as announcer for the Child-Horus The seven Hathors (or cows) who minister to Horus Anup, the Precursor of Horus Anup, the Baptizer Aan, the saluter of Horus Aan, a name of the divine scribe Hermes, the scribe Mati, the registrar Taht, Shu, and black Sut Nut at the pool of the Persea, or sycamoretree, as giver of divine drink Horus born in Annu, the place of bread

Jesus begs that his death may be effected quickly. Jesus prepared for his burial beneath the hair of Mary Lazarus, who slept in the tomb at Bethany. Lazarus raised from the tomb at Bethany. The mummy Lazarus bidden to come forth by Jesus Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. The Star in the East that indicated the birthplace of Jesus. The seven women who minister to Jesus. John, the forerunner of Jesus the Christ. John the Baptist. John, the saluter of the Christ. John, the divine scribe. Hermas, the scribe. Matthew, the clerk. The three kings, or Magi. The woman at the well as giver of the water. Jesus born in Bethlehem, the house of bread.

The vesture put on Horus by the Goddess Tait The swaddling clothes put on the infant Jesus. [Page 909]

Egyptian
Offerings made to the child by the worshippers in Annu Child-Horus with the head of Ra The Bull of Amenta in the place of birth The ass, Iu, in the birthplace

Christian
Offerings and worship of the Magi. Child-Jesus with the solar glory round his head. The ox in the birthplace of the Child. The ass in the birthplace (catacombs).

The lions of the horizon attending upon Horus The lions attending the Child-Christ (pseudoMatthew). Child-Horus emerging from the Papyrus-reed Horus, the ancient child Horus, the gracious child The Child-Jesus in the catacombs issuing from the Papyrus. The little old Jesus in the catacombs. Jesus, the child full of grace.

Horus, one of five brethren Horus, the brother of Sut the betrayer

Jesus, one of five brothers. Jesus, the brother of Judas the betrayer.

Amsta, the one brother of Horus in the human James, the human brother of Jesus. form The two sisters of Horus The sisters of Jesus. Horus the lad in the country and youth in town Jesus as the child in the country and youth in town. Horus baptized with water by Anup Horus in the tank of flame Horus in his baptism becoming the beloved Son of God the Father Horus the husbandman with the fan in his hand Horus the Good Shepherd, with the crook upon his shoulder Horus with the four followers in the Mount Jesus baptized with water by John. Jesus the baptizer with fire. Jesus becoming the Son of God the Father in his baptism. Christ coming with the fan in his hand. Jesus the Good Shepherd, with the lamb or kid upon his shoulder. Jesus with the four disciples in the Mount.

Horus with the seven great spirits in the Mount Jesus with the seven spirits in the Mount (Rev.). Herrut the Apap-reptile, slayer of the younglings in the egg Isis commanded to take her child down into Egypt for safety Horus as the typical fish Horus as the fisher Herod, the murderer of the innocents. Mary warned to take her Child down into Egypt for safety. Jesus as Ichthus the fish. Jesus as the fisher.

The four fishers with Horus as founders of the The four fishers with Jesus as founders of the kingdom kingdom. Sebek, the father of the fishers Two fisher-brethren, Kabhsenuf and Hapi Two other fisher-brethren, Amsta and Tuamutef The seven on board the bark with Horus The wonderful net of the fishers Horus as the lamb Horus as the lion Horus (Iu) as the black child Horus as Ahi, the striker with the flabellum Horus identified with the Tat or Cross Zebedee, the father of the fishers. Two fisher-brethren, Simon and Andrew. Two other fisher-brethren, James and John. The seven fishers on board the bark with Jesus. The miraculous draught of fishes in the net. Jesus as the lamb. Jesus as a lion. Jesus as the little black bambino. Jesus wielding the scourge of cords as the striker. Jesus identified with the Cross.

The blind Horus, in two characters, as the God The two blind men of the Gospels. and Manes Horus of twelve years Horus made a man of thirty years in his baptism [Page 910] Jesus of twelve years. Jesus, the man of thirty years in his baptism.

Egyptian
Horus (Iu), the son of a beetle Horus (or Ra) as the great cat Horus as the shrewmouse Horus, the healer in the mountain Horus as Iusa, the exorcizer of evil spirits as the Word Horus, born as the shoot, branch, or plant from the Nun Osiris as the vine-plant, Aarru Horus, the bringer of the fish and the grapes in Egypt Horus, the child standing on two crocodiles which adore him Horus, the child of a widow Horus, the child of the widow in Sutenkhen The golden Horus Horus full of wine Horus, who gives the water of life Horus in the lentils and the grain Horus as Unbu in the bush of thorn Horus the just and true Horus-Mat-Kheru, the Word made truth at the second coming The human Horus glorified in becoming a (Khu) spirit The world made through Horus Jesus as the cat.

Christian
Jesus, the good Scarabaeus. The mouse of Jesus dedicated to Our Lady. Jesus, the healer in the mountain. Jesus, the caster out of demons with a word. Jesus born as the Natzer of Nazareth, so rendered in the course of localizing the legend. Jesus as the vine. Jesus as bringer of the fish and the grapes (catacombs). The Christ-Child adored by dragons=crocodiles. The Child-Christ who lodges with a widow in Egypt. The Child-Christ with the widow in Sotenin (pseudo-Matthew). The corn-complexioned Jesus. Jesus the wine-bibber. Jesus as giver of the water of life. Jesus the bread of life. Jesus in the crown of thorn. Jesus the faithful and true. Jesus the spirit of truth at the Second Advent. The spirit not given until Jesus is glorified. The world made through Jesus.

Horus the bridegroom with the bride in Sothis Jesus the bridegroom with the bride.

Horus of both sexes Horus who exalteth his father in every sacred place Horus as Remi the weeper Dumb Horus, or the silent Sekari Horus behaving badly to Isis Horus the gladsome Horus as prince of the divine powers Horus the uplifted serpent Horus as the Bennu Horus who giveth light by means of his own body Horus the hider of himself as Har-Sheta Horus the word-made-flesh Horus the word-made-truth Horus in the bosom of Ra Horus the Krst Horus the avenger Iu-em-hetep who comes with peace Horus called the illegitimate child Horus the afflicted one Horus the unique one Horus the lord of resurrections from the house of death Horus as the type of life eternal Iu (em-hetep) the child-teacher in the temple [Page 911]

Jesus as the bearded Sophia; Charis, the female Christ. Jesus who exalteth his father in every place. Jesus as the weeper. Jesus silent before his accusers. Jesus speaking brutally to his mother. Jesus the jocund. Jesus the prince. Jesus uplifted as the serpent. Jesus as the phoenix. Jesus the light of the world. Jesus the concealer of himself. Jesus the word-made-flesh. Jesus the doer of the word. Jesus in the bosom of the Father. Jesus the Christ. Jesus who brings the sword. Jesus the bringer of peace. Jesus called the Mamzer. Jesus the afflicted one. Jesus the unique one. Jesus the resurrection and the life. Jesus the type of eternal life. The Child-Jesus as teacher in the Temple.

Egyptian
Child-Horus as sower of the seed Har-Khuti, lord of the harvest Horus the founder Horus the fulfiller Horus as master of the words of power Horus Ma-kheru Horus as the lily

Christian
Child-Jesus as sower of the seed. Jesus, lord of the harvest. Jesus the founder. Jesus the fulfiller. Jesus whose word was with power. Jesus, the witness unto the truth. Jesus typified by the lily.

Horus the link Horus who came to fulfil the law Horus as bearer of the Ankh-symbol of life and the Un-sceptre of resurrection Horus of the Second Advent Horus the hidden force Horus as Kam-Ura, the overflower, and extender of the water illimitably Horus, who came by the water, the blood and the spirit Horus the opener as Unen Horus of the two horizons Horus as teacher of the living generation Horus as teacher of the spirits in Amenta Horus as teacher on the Atit-bark, with the seven glorious ones on board Horus uttering the words of Ra in the solar bark Horus walking the water The blind mummy made to see by Horus Horus and the Hamemmet or younglings of Shu The children of Horus Horus the raiser of the dead Horus the raiser up of Asar Horus, who imparts the power of the resurrection to his children Horus entering the mount at sunset to hold converse with his father Horus one with the father Horus transfigured on the mount Amsu-Horus in his resurrection as a Sahumummy The blood of Isis The field manured with blood in Tattu

Jesus the bond of union. Jesus who comes to fulfil the law. Jesus as the resurrection and the life personified. The coming Christ. Jesus the concealed. Jesus, giver of the water of life without limit. Jesus, who came by the water, the blood and the spirit. Jesus the opener with the keys. Jesus of the two lands. Jesus as teacher on the earth. Jesus as preacher to the spirits in prison. Jesus the teacher on the boat, also with the seven fishers on board. Jesus uttering the parables on board the boat. Jesus walking the water. The blind man given sight by Jesus. Jesus and the little ones. The children of Jesus. Jesus the raiser of the dead. Jesus the raiser up of Lazarus. Jesus who confers the same power on his followers. Jesus entering the mount at sunset to hold converse with his father. Jesus one with his father. Jesus transfigured on the mount. Jesus rising again corporeally or incorporated. The issue of blood suffered by the woman. Aceldama.

Horus (or Khunsu) the chaser of boastfulness Jesus the humbler of the proud.

The mummy-bandage that was woven without The vesture of the Christ without a seam. seam Seven souls of Ra the Holy Spirit Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Seven hawks of Ra the Holy Spirit

Seven doves of the Holy Spirit.

Seven loaves of Horus for feeding the Seven loaves of Jesus for feeding the multitude reposing in the green fields of Annu multitude reclining on the grass. Twelve followers of Har-Khuti Twelve followers of Jesus, as the twelve disciples.

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Egyptian
Horus with the twelve in the field of divine harvest The twelve who reap for Horus Horus as the intercessor Horus as the great judge The judgment of the righteous, who are the sheep of Horus, the good shepherd The judgment of the guilty, who are the goats of Sut Horus parting off the evil dead The condemned spirits entering the swine The glorious ones that wait on Horus Horus ascending to heaven from Bakhu, the Mount of the olive tree

Christian
Jesus with the twelve in the harvest-field. The twelve who reap for Jesus. Jesus as the paraclete. Jesus as the great judge. Judgment of the righteous, who are the sheep of Jesus the Good Shepherd. Judgment of the wicked, who are the goats of Satan. Jesus parting off the accursed. The evil spirits entering the swine. The angels that minister unto Jesus. Jesus ascending to heaven from Mount Olivet.

The revelation of Horus, given by The revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him to Ra, his father, to make known the show unto his servants. mysteries of divine things to his followers The revelation written down by Aan (Tehuti), the scribe of divine words The saluter Aani, who bears witness to the word of Ra and to the testimony of Horus The secret of the Mysteries revealed by Taht-Aan The books in Annu The books and their bringer Seven dungeon-seals The Revelation written by John the divine.

John, who bears witness to the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. The secret of the Mysteries made known by John. The book of doom and the book of life in Patmos. The book and its opener. The book with seven seals.

The great mother Apt, the pregnant water-cow The crocodile as great mother The great mother as Hathor, the abode The great or enceinte mother in her lunar character Isis, who brought forth Horus in the marshes Isis pursued by the great crocodile Isis, hawk-winged

The woman sitting on the waters. The dragon as great mother. The woman that was the great city personalized. The woman arrayed with the sun about to bring forth the child The woman who brought forth in the wilderness. The woman persecuted by the dragon. The woman with eagles wings.

The bride as Hathor-Isis, with the The bride as the lambs wife upon the mount. calf or lamb upon the mount of glory Atum-Huhi, the closer and the opener of Amenta Atum-Ra, the holy spirit Hathor-Iusas the bride, with Horus the lamb (or earlier calf) upon the mount Ihuh, who carries the keys of death and Hades as closer and opener. The spirit. The bride with the lamb upon the mount.

Anup and Aan, the two witnesses The two Johns as witnesses for Jesus. for Horus The seven Khuti or glorious ones The seven spirits of God. Horus, with the seven Khabsu stars, or gods of the lamp Sebek-Horus the lamb on the mount Horus the morning star [Page 913] Jesus in the midst of the seven golden lamp- stands. Jesus the lamb on the mount. Jesus the morning star.

Egyptian
Horus, who gives the morning star to his followers The Har-Seshu, or servants of Horus The fathers, or the ancient ones The four corner-keepers

Christian
Jesus, who gives the morning star to his followers. The servants of Jesus Christ. The four-and-twenty elders. The four living creatures at the four corners.

The seven spirits of fire around the throne of Ra The seven spirits of fire before the throne.

The solar god of golden form Iu the son of man (or Atum) Horus as the first-born from the dead Horus in the house of a thousand years Sebek the solar dragon Seven souls or powers of Ra The eighth to the seven Ten Tata-gods or powers The war in heaven Har-Tema as the avenger, the red god who orders the block of execution Har-Makhu Sut the accuser Sut and Horus The celestial Heptanomis The seven children of the old earth-mother Horus at the head of the seven The last judgment The mount of glory The mount as judgment-seat The lion-faced throne of steel The great judge seated on his throne The god in lion form The god in the solar disc The god whose dazzling mouth sends forth breezes of flame Osiris-Tat, the sufferer in the Lower Egypt of Amenta The Apap-reptile, the serpent of evil Apap, the power of evil in the Abyss The binding of Apap in chains and casting the beast into the Abyss Apap and Sut bound in chains and cast into the Abyss

The form with feet like unto burnished brass, and countenance as of the sun. Jesus the son of man. Jesus the Christ as first-born of those that slept. The Millennial reign of Jesus. The scarlet-coloured beast with seven heads. Seven heads of the solar dragon. The eighth to the seven. The ten horns or kings. The war in heaven. The word of God, faithful and true, with raiment dipped in blood. Michael the Archangel. Satan the accuser. Christ and the Anti-Christ. The seven mountains of earth or islands in the sea. The seven kings of the earth. Jesus at the head of the seven. The last judgment. The throne set in heaven on the mount. The mount as throne of the Great Judge. The great white throne. The Great Judge on the judgment-seat. The god who is the lion of the Tribe of Judah. The god with the sun-like countenance. The god from whose mouth proceeded the two-edged sword. The Lord who was crucified in Egypt. Abaddon, Apollyon, or Satan, that old serpent. Abaddon or Apollyon, the angel of the Abyss. The binding of the dragon, that old serpent, and casting him into the Pit. The Devil and Satan bound in a great chain and cast into the Pit.

The Ankh-key of life and the Un-symbol of the resurrection The first resurrection and the second death in Amenta [Page 914]

The keys of death and Hades in the hands of the opener. The first resurrection and the second death.

Egyptian
The Lake of Putrata where the lost souls fall headlong into everlasting night The beatified in their white garments of glory The name of Ra on the head of the deceased The little column of white stone given as a talisman to the initiates The mount of the double earth in Hetep The eternal city at the summit The water of life as lake or river

Christian
The lake of the second death. The beatified spirits arrayed in white. The name of the Father written on the forehead. The white stone given to the initiated. The mountain great and high. The Holy City. The river of the water of life.

The two divine sycamores over the water of life The tree of life on either side of the water of life. The water of life proceeding from the throne of Osiris. The great lake in Hetep upon which the gods and glorified alight The great white lake of Sa The calf (later lamb) of Horus standing on the mount with Hathor bearing the bride The water of life proceeding from the throne of God. The glassy sea on which the victors stand triumphant. The sea of crystal. The lamb standing on Mount Zion with the bride.

The lunar goddess Hathor bearing the solar orb The woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon at her feet. The glorified in Hetep stoled and girdled and crowned The emerald dawn around the mount or throne of Ra The angels girt about the breasts with golden girdles. The rainbow like an emerald round the throne.

The Ba enclosure of Aarru, in twelve measures The walled enclosure of the New Jerusalem, in twelve measures. Heaven according to the measure of a man The paradise of the pole-star The ark of Osiris-Ra Heaven according to the measure of a man. The Holy City lighted by one luminary that is neither the sun nor the moon=the pole-star. The Ark of the New Covenant in heaven.

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