Dreams of a King Daniel 2

Nebuchadnezzar's Prophetic Dream

   After the death of King Nabopolassar (605 B.C.) King Nebuchadnezzar II claimed the throne, inheriting a bunch of mystic advisors that previously served his father. These wise men were collaborators of the dark arts who worked in service to the King. The mystic advisors were the best the kingdom had to offer, Egyptian magicians, Canaanite fortunetellers, Aramaic astrologers, and Chaldean dream interpreters. There were also soothsayers, diviners,  sorcerers, enchanters, conjurers, and illusionist available to provide counsel unto the new king.  

   But none would come close to doing what the king requested.

   King Nebuchadnezzar II was plagued by a recurring dream. Night after night, he tossed and turned in his bed, the details of his dream evaporating as soon as he woke. It intrigued him so deeply that he called upon his court of dream translators, sorcerers, astrologers, and magicians to reveal his dream, so he could remember it.   

   He was desperate to know more of the mysterious dream that evaded his waking moments. 

Hislop and the Mother Child Religion

   The argument used by Alexander Hislop to explain the mystery religion or, the mother - child worship predominant in the Catholic church is that every false religion in the world is the worship of a woman named Semiramis and her child, Tammuz, the reincarnation of Nimrod. His argument is that a mother-child religion spread through the entire world after the fall of Babel. This religious system replicates the worship of Semiramis and Nimrod in the form of Tammuz. He claims that these are the same beings with different names since the languages had changed. 

    His argument is that Mary and Jesus are simply imitations of Semiramis and Tammuz reintroduced into religion, and the birth of Christ Jesus, was a replacement for this ancient Babylonian mystery religion. He ignores any reference to the rise of fertility cults consisting of a variety of deities that dominated the Mesopotamia. 

   History shows that the Mesopotamia was filled with a mixed combination of occult  rituals, idol worshipers and a saturation of fertility religions post-flood. History has no mention of a woman named Semiramis until the 8th century BC, long after the tower of Babel fell and, Nimrod no longer walked the earth. And, her name wasn't Semiramis, it was Queen Shammuramat. But, her memory was expounded upon, and included in the writings of many Greek historians, beginning with Greek physician and historian, Ctesias (5-4th C BC) who connected her to a mythological character, King Ninus. 

   According to Greek mythology, King Ninus ruled Assyria in 3000 BC. These myths and legends are what Alexander Hislop based his research on. These myths and legends are often taught in the church as actual Biblical or, historical occurrences.