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Star of Bethlehem Countermark with Christian Graffiti on Shekel of Tyre

  • Writer: scoa32
    scoa32
  • Nov 26, 2023
  • 1 min read

This is a Herodian Temple tax coin minted in 26 BC. Tyre was essentially a private mint in which the purity of the silver satisfied the authorities in charge of the religious affairs of ancient Jerusalem. On the obverse is Melkart, the son of Baal. I still have trouble understanding why pagan imagery was on the accepted currency of the Second Temple. Maybe this explains why Jesus flipped the moneychanger's tables in Holy Anger.

Although the contermark with the Star of Bethlehem or even the solar darkening event after the crucifixion is fascinating, there is something previously overlooked on this coin. Note someone put a tear under Melkart's eye.

The ancients understood the Star of Bethlehem was bringing hope to humanity. The gods of the present age are weeping in terror at the signs of the coming Son of the Living God, Jesus the Christ.

Merry Christmas and God Bless!!!

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2000 years ago the cross was a Roman symbol of death and terror. Jesus Christ transformed this symbol into a universal sign of God's love, hope and resurrection. Solar eclipse events are recorded in Roman mythology during the conception of Romulus and Remus by the war god Mars and during the foundation of the city of Rome. The solar eclipse to the Romans was a sign from their gods that war was upon the Earth. The solar eclipse symbol of the star/pellet within the crescent on Roman coins and legionary standards was also a sign of their god's approval of Roman domination over conquered lands. Fifteen hundred years later, the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" Icon was presented to the New World as an inverted Roman Legionary Standard. Jesus Christ changed these symbols of Roman domination and slavery into an everlasting sign of God's love and compassion. 

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