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MARDUK / NIBIRU
Some Scholars... at first believed that MARDUK
was either the NORTH
STAR, or some other bright Star... seen
in the Mesopotamian skies…. at
the time of the Spring Equinox…. because
the Celestial MARDUK was
described.... as a "bright heavenly body",
but all the ancient astronomical
texts... spoke of MARDUK as a
member... of the Solar System.
Since other texts... describe MARDUK as the "great heavenly body", and
the "one who illumines", the theory... was advanced... that MARDUK
...
was a
Babylonian Sun God, (parallel to the Egyptian God "RA"), whom
the
scholars....
also considered a Sun God.
Texts... describing MARDUK as
he who "scans the
heights... of the distant Heavens…. wearing a halo…
whose brilliance... is
inspiring" appeared to support this theory.
But the same text.... continued to say.... that "he surveys the lands...
like
SHAMASH (the Sun)". If MARDUK... was in some respects....
akin to
the Sun, he could not, of course, "be" the Sun.
If MARDUK ... was not the Sun, which one of the planets... was he?
The
ancient texts failed to fit any one planet. Basing their theories on
certain epithets (Such as Son of the Sun), some scholars pointed at
Saturn. The description of MARDUK... as a redish planet, made Mars
too, a candidate.
But the texts placed MARDUK in "Marcus Shame" (in the center of
heaven), this convinced most scholars... that it was Jupiter…. which is
located.... in the center... of the line of planets.
The "Epic of Creation" clearly states... that MARDUK... was an
invader...
from
outside the Solar System, passing by the outer planets
(including
Saturn
and Jupiter), before colliding... with TIAMAT. The
Sumerians... called the
planet "Nibiru" (the planet of Crossing), and the Babylonian version...
of
the Epic... retained the following information:
Planet Nibiru:
The Cross Roads of Heaven and Earth… he shall occupy.
Above and below, they shall not go across,
They must await him.
Planet Nibiru:
Planet... which is brilliant in the Heavens….
He holds the central position….
To him... they shall pay homage.
Planet Nibiru:
It is he... who without tiring…
The midst of TIAMAT keeps crossing…
The one who occupies... the Midst.
These lines... provide the additional and conclusive information... that in
dividing the other planets, into two equal groups, the Twelfth Planet….
in "the midst of TIAMAT... keeps crossing". Its orbit
... takes it again
and
again... to the site... of the Celestial battle, where TIAMAT used to be…
that would be Earth now…..
If MARDUK’s orbit takes it to where TIAMAT once was, relatively
near
us (between Mars and Jupiter), why have we not yet seen this
planet, which
is supposedly large and bright?
The texts spoke of MARDUK... as reaching unknown regions.... of the
skies...
and the far reaches of the Universe. "He scans the hidden
knowledge…. he sees all the quarters... of the Universe".
He was described.... as the "Monitor" of all the planets…. one whose
orbit... enables him... to encircle all the others. "He keeps hold on their
bands (orbits), makes a "hoop", around them". His orbit.... was "loftier"
and "grander" than that.... of any other planet…..
MARDUK / NIBIRU a Comet
It thus occurred to us…. that
MARDUK was a fast – moving Celestial
body…. orbiting a great elliptical path, just like
a Comet….
Such an elliptical path, focused on the Sun... as a center of
gravity,
has an apogee… (the point farthest from
the Sun, where the return
flight begins, and a perigee, the point nearest
the Sun, where the
return to Outer Space begins).
We find that two such "bases" are indeed associated with MARDUK
in
the Mesopotamian texts. The Sumerian texts.... described the planet...
as going
from "AN.UR" (Heaven’s base), to "E.NUN" (Lordly Abode). The Creation
Epic
said of MARDUK:
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He crossed the Heaven and surveyed the regions….
The structure of "the Deep"…
the Lord then measured.
E.SHARA, he established... as his outstanding Abode…
E.SHARA, as a great Abode...
in the Heaven... he
established.
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One "Abode" was thus "outstanding", far in
the deep regions of Space….
The other... was established... in the "Heaven"
(within the Asteroid Belt),
between Mars and Jupiter. And the
planet was depicted as a
"winged globe".
The pictographic sign... for the twelfth
planet, (the planet of crossing), was
a "Cross". The "Holy symbol of
all religions".
Indeed, all of the people... of the ancient world considered the periodic
nearing... of the twelfth planet ... as a sign of upheavals, great changes, and
new eras. The Mesopotamian texts... spoke of the planets
periodic
appearance... as an anticipated… predictable… and observable event:
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The Great Planet:
At his appearance, dark red…
The Heaven... he divides in half,
And stands as Nibiru.
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Many of the texts... dealing with
the planet’s arrival... were omen texts,
prophesying the effect... the event would
have... upon Earth and Mankind:
When from the station of Jupiter….
The planet passes toward the West,
There will be a time... of dwelling in security….
Kindly peace... will descend.... upon the land.
When from the station of Jupiter….
The planet increases in its brilliance,
And in the Zodiac of Cancer, will become Nibiru….
Akkad... will overflow with plenty,
The King of Akkad... will grow powerful….
When Nibiru culminates.
The lands will dwell securely,
Hostile Kings... will be at Peace,
The Gods... will receive prayers... and hear supplications.
Throne of Heaven
The nearing planet, however, was expected to cause rains and
flooding….
as its gravitational effects have been known to do.
When the planet.... of the Throne of Heaven will grow
brighter….
There will be floods and rains…
When Nibiru... attains its perigee,
The Gods will give peace,
Troubles will be cleared up,
Complications will be unraveled….
Rains and floods will come.
Like the noise of a multitude... in the mountains,
A tumultuous noise... like of a great many people,
Of Kingdoms of Nations... gathered together,
It is the Lord of the Hosts….
Commanding a Host to battle.
From a far away land they come,
From the end-point... of the Heaven
Do the Lord... and his weapons of wrath
Come to destroy... the whole Earth….
Therefore... will I agitate the Heaven
And Earth... shall be shaken out of its place,
When the Lord of Hosts... shall be crossing….
The day of his burning wrath.
While on Earth "mountains shall melt…. valleys shall be left",
Earth’s axial
spin... would also be affected. The prophet Amos... explicitly predicted:
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It shall come to pass on the Day,
Sayeth the Lord God,
That I will cause the Sun... to go down at noon,
and I Will darken the Earth, in the midst of daytime.
And there shall be no light…. uncommonly
shall it freeze…. Land... there shall be
One day, known to the Lord, which shall be neither
day nor night, when at eve-time, their shall be light…..
The Sun and Moon... shall be darkened, the Stars shall withdraw their radiance…
The Sun shall be turned... into darkness,
and the Moon shall be as red blood.
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A cylinder seal, found at Nippur, depicts a group... of plowmen looking
up
with awe…. as the twelfth planet (depicted with its cross symbol), is
visible
in the skies. The ancient peoples not only expected the periodic
arrival
of the twelfth planet, but also charted its advancing course.
Various biblical passages… especially in Isaiah, Amos, and Job…
relate
the movement... of the Celestial Lord... to various constellations.
"Alone he
stretches... out the Heavens... and treads upon the highest
Deep… he arrives
at
the Great Bear, Orion and Sirius, and the
constellation... of the South.
He smiles his face... on Taurus and Aries, from Taurus to Sagittarius...
he
shall go….. this describes a point... that not only spans the highest
Heavens,
but also comes in.... from the South, and moves in a clockwise
direction….
just as we have deduced... from the Mesopotamian data. Quite
explicitly,
the prophet HABAKKUK stated: "The Lord from the South... shall
come….
his glory shall fill the Earth…. and Venus shall be as light… its
rays of
the Lord given".
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Planet... of the God Marduk
Upon its appearance: Mercury
Rising 30 degrees... of the Celestial Arc: Jupiter…
When standing in the place.... of the Celestial battle:
"Nibiru".
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The first opportunity... to observe the twelfth planet as its orbit
brings it
back..... to Earth’s vicinity, then, was when it aligned with
Mercury, at an
angle... of 30 degrees... to the imaginary Celestial
axis... of
Sun-Earth perigee.
Coming closer to Earth... and thus,
appearing to "rise" farther in Earth’s
skies, (another 30 degrees
to be exact), the planet crossed the orbit
of Jupiter.
Finally arriving at the place... where the Celestial battle had taken place,
the perigee, or the "place of crossing", the planet is "Nibiru"!
It acted like a Comet! Some of the known Comets…. like Halley’s
Comet, which nears Earth... every 75 years… disappeared from view,
for such
long times, that astronomers... were hard pressed... to
realize...
that they were seeing the same Comet. Other Comets...
have been
seen..... only once... in human memory, and are assumed
to have orbital
periods... running into thousands of years.
The Comet Kohoutek, for example, first discovered... in March 1973,
came within 75,000,000 miles... of Earth... in January 1974, and
disappeared behind the Sun…. soon thereafter. Astronomers
calculate
it will reappear anywhere from 7,500 to 75,000
years... in the future.
Planet X
"Nibiru’s" orbital period is shorter than that…. if so, why are our
astronomers...
not aware of the existence... of this planet?
The
orbits of known
planets,
astronomers found, were apparently being
affected... by other Celestial
bodies.
This may also be the way... in which astronomers will "discover"
the 12th
planet. There has already been speculation that a
"Planet X"
exists,
which, though unseen, may be "sensed", through its effects...
on the
orbits...
of certain Comets.
The Mesopotamian sources present strong evidence…. that the orbital
period... of the 12th planet... is 3,600 years. The number 3,600 years
was
written... in Sumerian as a large circle… a completed cycle….
Berossus, ( the Babylonian priest / astronomer / scholar), spoke of 10
rulers.... who reigned upon Earth... before the Deluge…. the history...
of the
10
Kings of the Chaldeans, and the periods... of each reign,
which consisted
collectively... of 120 "shars", or 432,000 years….
reaching to the time...
of the
Deluge.
Now a "shar" is esteemed to be 3,600 years…
One Sumerian King list, records the divine reigns... in 5 settled places
or "cities". In the first city "Eridu", there were 2 rulers. The
text prefixes
both names... with the 3-syllable "A", meaning
"progenitor".
"A.LU.LIM" became King (he ruled 28,800 years).
"A.LAL.GAR" (ruled 36,000 years).
Two kings ruled 64,800 years.
The cities that followed …. and their divine rulers…. showed the striking
fact... about the lengths of these rulers….is that, without exception…. they
are multiples of 3,600 years!
The conclusion... that suggests itself, is that these "shars" of ruler-ship
were related to the orbital period of a "shar" (3,600 years). If these
pre-deluvial rulers... were "Nephilim" (the Anunnaki), who came to
Earth... from the 12th planet,
(or 12th Heaven), then it should not be
surprising...
that their
periods of "reign" on Earth, should be related to
the orbital period of
the 12th planet.
The twelfth planet "Nibiru" and the Anunnaki Gods
associated with it...... are always shown as a winged disc....
there are
many variations of this winged disc......also
represented
by a
cross.... of light... as well......
One may ask, whether any one... of the Anunnaki (Nephilim), having
landed on Earth, could remain in command here for the purported
28,800 or 36,000 years. But what is a year? Our "year" is simply the
time... it takes Earth... to complete one orbit around the Sun. Because
life... developed on Earth, when it was already orbiting the Sun, life on
Earth... is patterned... by
this length of orbit.
There can be little doubt, that life on another planet.... would be "timed"
to the cycles.... of that planet…. then 3,600 of our years…. would amount
to only 1 of their years…. and also... only one year in their lifetime…. The
tenures... of Kingship, would thus... be neither "legendary", nor
"fantastic"….
they would have lasted 5, 8, or 10 "Nephilim" years.
Mankind’s march to civilization…. (through the intervention of the
Nephilim),
passed 3 stages... which were separated... by periods
of 3,600 years: The
Neolithic period (circa 11,000 BC), the Pottery
Phase circa 7,400 BC),
and the Sudden Sumerian civilization
(circa 3,800 BC).
It is not unlikely, then, that the Nephilim periodically reviewed...
and resolved
to continue…. Mankind’s progress, since they could
meet in assembly each
time... the 12th planet... neared Earth.
The descriptions of the 12th planet... as "clothed with a halo",
assume more
than poetic significance. It was always referred to
as
a radiant planet, and
a ray-emitting body. The 12th planet, "Nibiru",
could generate its own heat...
and retain the heat, because of
its atmospheric mantle.
Scientists have also come to the unexpected conclusion... that not
only
could life have evolved... upon the outer planets ( Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus,
and Neptune), but it probably did evolve there.
These planets... are made
up...
of the higher elements... of the
Solar System, and have a composition... more
akin.. to that of the
Universe in general, and offer a profusion of hydrogen,
helium,
methane, ammonia, and probably neon... and water vapor... in
their atmospheres.
All the elements required... for the production of the organic
molecule… For life as we know it…. to develop… water is essential.
The
12th
planet
was a watery planet. In the "Epic of Creation", the
planet’s list of 50
names... included a group exalting its watery
aspects…..
"Life" on Earth is baffling…. why is there only one genetic
code... for
all
terrestrial life? If life started in a primeval "soup",
organisms... with
a
variety of genetic codes.... should have
developed…. Also why does
the element "Molybdenum" play
a key role in enzymatic reactions... that
are essential to life,
when Molybdenum... is a very rare element?
During the collision, the life-bearing soil and air of the 12th
planet
‘seeded’ Earth, giving it the biological and complex early forms... of
life…. for whose early appearance, there is no other explanation.........
Earth was considered the 7th planet, because the Anunnaki
(Nephilim),
were coming... from the outskirts of our Solar System….
Sources:
The Twelfth Planet..... by Zacharia Sitchen
Enuma Elish: "The Epic of
Creation"
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Z. Sitchin
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