Nyame (Nyankopon)- Head god Of The Ashanti Kingdom Of Ghana | African Mythology & folklore Ep.8

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Nyame, Nyankopon, the supreme god of the Akan people in the Ashanti land (Ashanteland) of Ghana.
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  • @mythologyfolkloreaz
    @mythologyfolkloreaz4 жыл бұрын

    Watch; The war of the Golden Stool - Yaa Asantewa war - kzread.info/dash/bejne/dm2tzrewgMKdfbQ.html Watch: Tano - the Ashanti god of war and strife - kzread.info/dash/bejne/aX12k6mHgJu2oto.html Watch: gods of the Dinka tribe - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ypt-vNKyiaS8kc4.html Watch: Abassi - Creator gof of Efik (Nigeria) mythology - kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJuF2suklLi1mcY.html Watch: Aigamuxa - The man-eating monster of South African mythology - kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ6ossR8Z5vMcbw.html

  • @kaleahcollins4567

    @kaleahcollins4567

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can you do the orishas of the yoruba tribe of Nigeria

  • @KRAFTOMEEZY
    @KRAFTOMEEZY5 жыл бұрын

    This is an over simplification. Nyame is wayyy more complex than this.

  • @nakeyaguy1364
    @nakeyaguy13643 жыл бұрын

    Wow, sounds like Yahweh. The sun his right eye to see during the day, the moon, his left eye to see at night. Breathtakingly beautiful. I wish I had learned African history.

  • @rickblackjnr9763

    @rickblackjnr9763

    3 жыл бұрын

    This indicates that we all serve the same Supreme Being.

  • @deante6118

    @deante6118

    2 ай бұрын

    In Ancient Khemetic theology, the sun is the right eye of Heru and the moon his left eye.

  • @scorpzgca
    @scorpzgca Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing wow Ghana culture is amazing I am proud

  • @EstherMensah16
    @EstherMensah163 жыл бұрын

    Onyame is thought to have female energies and linked to the moon, whilst Onyankopon has male energies and associated with the Sun - they are linked into one being by the spirit Odomankoma. I can't help but feel a lot of "modern" patriarchal ideas have been weaved into the storytelling of this video.

  • @illythagreat

    @illythagreat

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm interested in this knowledge... pls where's a reliable source to learn more of it?

  • @uncensoredreasoning1012

    @uncensoredreasoning1012

    7 ай бұрын

    Y'all love this patriarchal talk and misogynistic talk when if it wasn't for whites you would not have that belief smh white feminist has destroyed black African minds

  • @mirhamirha7470
    @mirhamirha7470 Жыл бұрын

    Very informative video keep sharing

  • @soartustus496
    @soartustus4964 жыл бұрын

    He not head god. He is God the supreme. He is omnipotent, omniscient, all seeing, yet invisible, incomparable, creator. He is indescribable. Maybe you guys have other Nyame you are talking about. But to Ashantis, they are reffering to the true creator of the universe.

  • @yaruqadishi8326

    @yaruqadishi8326

    4 жыл бұрын

    The main lead Creator then there's his associate Divines Lower Gods whom act in and out of Creation and take the prayers and worship from lesser beings like angels and humans etc.

  • @impossibleisimpossible7375

    @impossibleisimpossible7375

    4 жыл бұрын

    NO Jesus Is Lord, the creator of all things, I hope you see this in your life if not you will see it in the next Jesus loves you, cares about you, remember that when you are in trouble

  • @soartustus496

    @soartustus496

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@impossibleisimpossible7375 Yh I agree with you. But I'm saying Asantes know the Supreme Creator, not the one this video is portraying. Those are the abosom or gods. But NYAME is the Supreme Creator.

  • @yaruqadishi8326

    @yaruqadishi8326

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@impossibleisimpossible7375 again wrong again Jesus is in fact a creation in a Godless human being created by man real creators created all and give things life you need to find in your life the real truth and get rid of his Jesus in the Satan and is Jehovah guy they're all Devils from Hell the real creators give us life and prove All To Us endlessly your false text that you've been fed lies to you and it's been proven to be a lie and you like it always has been a big fat lie

  • @idkyou370

    @idkyou370

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yaruqadishi8326 what about oludamare and ifa ?

  • @opalvibration
    @opalvibration Жыл бұрын

    A few corrections 1. Nyame - Feminine divine (Moon) 2. Nyamkopon - Masculine divine 3. Odomakonma - Supreme creator, masculine/feminine

  • @charlesboateng2577
    @charlesboateng25774 жыл бұрын

    nYame is his accolade his true name is ONYANKOPON,

  • @BBGUNIVERSE

    @BBGUNIVERSE

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope other way round

  • @KwakuAmaniampongKyerefo

    @KwakuAmaniampongKyerefo

    3 жыл бұрын

    You don’t even know what you’re saying

  • @christopherdaniels6480
    @christopherdaniels64804 жыл бұрын

    Very informal and make feeling connected to something inside of me 👏🇺🇸🇩🇲👏🇺🇸🇩🇲👏🇺🇸🇩🇲👏🇺🇸🇩🇲💯

  • @christopherdaniels6480

    @christopherdaniels6480

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ohshanana2397 well i apologize that ur so upset, but i was not useing the Ghanaian flag, that is the Dominican flag i was just showin the 2 flag from my own cultural back ground to make a connection to yours

  • @perpetualamoako8844
    @perpetualamoako88443 жыл бұрын

    I love my Ghana

  • @syzmiktv664
    @syzmiktv664 Жыл бұрын

    Our BLACK God divine

  • @highthoughts1
    @highthoughts13 жыл бұрын

    Why would Africans give up a more sensible religion for Christianity????

  • @princeamoakwa4057

    @princeamoakwa4057

    3 жыл бұрын

    The sensible religion that says Nyame created his Mother? 😂😂😂

  • @CALLMEMONDAY_

    @CALLMEMONDAY_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@princeamoakwa4057 Do you watch the video?

  • @CALLMEMONDAY_

    @CALLMEMONDAY_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Umm .. 🤔 Slavery, coercion and corruption?

  • @CALLMEMONDAY_

    @CALLMEMONDAY_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @S E P where do you think I’m coming from?… “Why would Africans give up a more sensible religion”… and I gave my answer.

  • @yolo7349

    @yolo7349

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@princeamoakwa4057 this had me dying 😂😂

  • @kaygyasi5807
    @kaygyasi58073 жыл бұрын

    ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾Afri Ghana Gold Coast

  • @44531178
    @445311782 жыл бұрын

    Can anyone help I’m tryna track my roots

  • @nanayawpeter4445
    @nanayawpeter44455 жыл бұрын

    Waooo good job 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @shawnhall3849
    @shawnhall38495 жыл бұрын

    You only used the masculine pronoun when referring to Nyame. Nyame is gender neutral, female and male. Please do not drag this patriarchal crap from the mainstream Abrahamic religions into this

  • @judedesbordes1570

    @judedesbordes1570

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sol i While I understand your concerns, Nyame has always been represented as masculine. This one is not a misrepresentation of traditional Akan belief systems

  • @shawnhall3849

    @shawnhall3849

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jude des Bordes That’s an anthropomorphism, Nyame can be represented as female. African traditions always stressed balance between the feminine and masculine. No balance means disharmony

  • @HAA_Order

    @HAA_Order

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nyame is never and was never gender neutral, Nyame is male.

  • @amoun5062

    @amoun5062

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shawnhall3849 Nyame is a male

  • @jkthegreat5687

    @jkthegreat5687

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nyame is beyond the concept of gender...

  • @kizzakasule4929
    @kizzakasule49293 жыл бұрын

    In my Buganda culture or tradition our chief God was Mukasa w'ennyanja known by the Greeks as chief God Zeus who took the upper air we breath and when it comes to Mukasa also means the air we breath, therefore Mukasa being a life giver and sustainer was the reason why the Baganda often praised and thanked him by saying "Bweza bwa Mukasa " because when God created man the power of God or the spirit of God or the wind from God was moving over the water and God used that wind or air to breath life giving breath into his nostrils and the man became a living soul!

  • @skullknight4579
    @skullknight45792 жыл бұрын

    I was researching Ashanti gods and found goddess of death named Amokye, Would you say this Is this accurate? Because I can’t find any sources on her, at those that are free

  • @yaruqadishi8326
    @yaruqadishi83264 жыл бұрын

    Praise be Almighty GOD NYAME whom is AKIN TO ZEUS OR WODEN THE ALL FATHER. PRAISE GODS ALMIGHTY YOU NYAME. ASÉ

  • @jkthegreat5687

    @jkthegreat5687

    4 жыл бұрын

    Zeus is not almighty. how can someone who is omnipotent and infinite like nyame be akin to someone who has superiors and is limited in his powers like zeus?

  • @yaruqadishi8326

    @yaruqadishi8326

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jkthegreat5687 Zeus is Almighty he is Limitless is in Power as God. He does all things as do the Other Gods. Zeus is Almighty and Nyame is Akin to him

  • @yaruqadishi8326

    @yaruqadishi8326

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jkthegreat5687 Zeus doesn't have "superiors" he and the Other Divines Are Equals.

  • @jkthegreat5687

    @jkthegreat5687

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yaruqadishi8326 look man Zeus is not almighty he is the god of thunder thats it so he is not omnipotent. Poseidon and hardes are his equal. The titans who are stronger than normal gods (even though they lost the great war) are superior to zeus. Nyame is omnipotent he has no equal and has nothing to fear, whereas zeus could be defeated by one if his children.

  • @jkthegreat5687

    @jkthegreat5687

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yaruqadishi8326 please stop being delusional and open a book about greek mythology before speaking.

  • @sabunkompas
    @sabunkompas3 жыл бұрын

    Is this Shingeki no Kyojin reference?

  • @user-fz4dd7rw8b
    @user-fz4dd7rw8b2 жыл бұрын

    Okk

  • @makaveli22422
    @makaveli224222 ай бұрын

    In Jamaica we grow up story anansi we Jamaican alit of us akans

  • @TheAshantiKING
    @TheAshantiKING5 ай бұрын

    Nyame is the HUMANOID GOD he’s the god that stayed with humans ODOMAKOMA is the divine providence who cannot be seen

  • @SamsonSethooKwabenassksethoo
    @SamsonSethooKwabenassksethoo Жыл бұрын

    I shared this video on my platform because I liked the story as a Ghanaian... I posted it in May 2019. I have received a strike from KZread TODAY 😳. Can you please take back the the strike. The video has already been taken down. Thank you.

  • @dimitriheld43
    @dimitriheld433 жыл бұрын

    I know it as anana kéduaman kéduapo

  • @700deeWorld
    @700deeWorld2 жыл бұрын

    Nyame is our true God

  • @daniescott3000
    @daniescott30003 жыл бұрын

    Do the Orishas

  • @highthoughts1
    @highthoughts13 жыл бұрын

    Nyame existed as Amen Ra before they had Jesus.

  • @pastorbenjamindube5470

    @pastorbenjamindube5470

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you,I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them,in prayers,i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with a motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford or give to these motherless foundation (Godstime MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on +2349015354725) tell him I sent an you. For it is not by might nor by in power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you....

  • @niikpakpapapafio5129

    @niikpakpapapafio5129

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't mind this man

  • @draco_1876

    @draco_1876

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pastorbenjamindube5470 Get that enslaved bullshit out of here

  • @dani2628

    @dani2628

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@draco_1876 😂😂

  • @Tempa-T

    @Tempa-T

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nyame = ameyn 🤔

  • @niikpakpapapafio5129
    @niikpakpapapafio51293 жыл бұрын

    The gods exist, they are forces or spirit

  • @jarazy1232
    @jarazy12324 жыл бұрын

    😄 is that Bisa Kdei @ 3:37?

  • @brentgoff1388

    @brentgoff1388

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @pastorbenjamindube5470

    @pastorbenjamindube5470

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you,I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them,in prayers,i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with a motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford or give to these motherless foundation (Godstime MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in kebbi state nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on +2349015354725) tell him I sent an you. For it is not by might nor by in power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you....

  • @alexanderoduro8528

    @alexanderoduro8528

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @highthoughts1
    @highthoughts13 жыл бұрын

    Anansi is the spider that gave the Bible documents to the Greeks/Romans so they could have a religion. Judah Anansi or Ha Nasi. Whenever I see Judah I know it is Dwaoda. The Christian religion was crafted and stolen from your religion. This is undeniable.

  • @princeamoakwa4057

    @princeamoakwa4057

    3 жыл бұрын

    Okay 😂😂😂😂

  • @franciscasfunspace3985

    @franciscasfunspace3985

    2 жыл бұрын

    WTF. Where did you get that from

  • @tyeALpO4

    @tyeALpO4

    2 жыл бұрын

    Then why am I denying it?

  • @peteramoh3429
    @peteramoh34294 жыл бұрын

    Nyame is just a translation of "Dependable God"

  • @franciscasfunspace3985

    @franciscasfunspace3985

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually, I think that's rather twer3diapon Nyame.

  • @nanayawpeter4445
    @nanayawpeter44455 жыл бұрын

    In Ghana if we are talking about traditional facts which tribe should they mention, if not Ashanti's what else. You people should stop this jealousy is not going change today or tomorrow or no, forever.

  • @delys6332

    @delys6332

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s Akans not Ashanti but don’t forget that people do not know that Akan is for many but not only Ashanti and that need to be corrected because this is culture and nobody should change it since we pass our culture on,I think people should be corrected otherwise other part of Akans will completely disappear and even in Ghanaians themselves when they talk about Akans they talk about all not only Ashantis.please is not about being jealous is about who the people are.

  • @bismarkadu-num5834

    @bismarkadu-num5834

    3 жыл бұрын

    Infact truly speaking Ashanti's are a collection of other ethnic groups (Dagomba's,Bana,Ewe's,Nzema etc) who joined forces with the Oyoko's the wealthiest amongst the Akans . I'm from the Royal families of Bantama and Adum so I know my history......

  • @bismarkadu-num5834

    @bismarkadu-num5834

    3 жыл бұрын

    @S E P which Asante bloodline do you carry ? I don't have time for peasants

  • @nanayawpeter4445
    @nanayawpeter44455 жыл бұрын

    What's wrong with this video, only Ashanti she mentioned, no she should not say Ashanti's but Akan. Who are the Akan's Ashanti represents the Akan's wether you like it or not that's the fact, if put the Akyem's, bono's nfante's , Akuapem's , Akwamu's, kwahu's together still the Ashanti's are the majorities in Ghana. Even all the tribe's they are still the majorities so you people should shut up and learn some thing from this educational video.

  • @delys6332

    @delys6332

    4 жыл бұрын

    Akan is the right world not Ashanti that’s the fact.this is not about who is the majority this video will pass on to our generations and they should know who Akans because it also part of education.and don’t forget that is there have been a video about where the Akans really migrated from am sure you will believe everything the narrator will say right.same to this,everything we put on the internet but be accurate for our up coming generations too,this things will be very useful to them so is not about jealousy

  • @franciscasfunspace3985

    @franciscasfunspace3985

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't think they're the majority. I think their language and culture is the most dominant.

  • @niikpakpapapafio5129
    @niikpakpapapafio51293 жыл бұрын

    These are not myth

  • @233benji5
    @233benji55 жыл бұрын

    nyame is simply a translation of God, the Father of Jesus in Twi

  • @gyamfiowusu6321

    @gyamfiowusu6321

    5 жыл бұрын

    bullshit nyame-som is totally different from christo-som..nyame is totally different from the christian god or jesus infact nyamesom predates christianity by hundreds of years!! NB: som(worship)

  • @233benji5

    @233benji5

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@empressof1 no it wasnt..I'm sorry my people invented twi and that is merely a false claim which makes no sense and has no ground proof.The early asante's,my forefathers from the Ashanti kingdom who invented twi before it spread into all the neigbouring tribes bodering the asante's ,were writing twi before the europeans came into contact wiith them. Therefore it is impossible that Asante Twi as it is originally called was written by Non Africans.

  • @233benji5

    @233benji5

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@gyamfiowusu6321 It's yours I deem bullshit because you didn't back it with any proof you just stated nyamesom is totally different from christosom and left it there..back your claims..as I agree there is christosom,it is not different from Nyamesom as God is Nyame and his son Jesus Christ is Yesu Christo..If Christosom is different from Nyamesom, why do you hear the name Nyame in church ...this is ground proof for they not being different Gods...if they are different Gods you wouldn't hear churchgoers or Christians say this name of someone who is supposed to be another god in the house of the God of Abraham and Isaac. Also another proof that Nyame is referring to God is that you may hear when the Traditionalist are pouring libation..they mention onyankopon which is the same as nyame...sometimes they may even mention nyame and even though they beleive in the lesser gods, they worship almighty God through the lesser gods just as we worship GOD through Christ. So Nyamesom and Christosom is not different because Nyame or Onyankopon all refers to God Almighty or else you wouldn't hear it in church

  • @gyamfiowusu6321

    @gyamfiowusu6321

    5 жыл бұрын

    +David Dylan McKenzie lol what arrogant ignorance!!! You clearly have NO idea what you're talking about. If u want to be educated on the subject u can ask but to make those ridiculous claims on the internet where a little diligent search and talking to older Ghanaians would show u how wrong u are. First of the concept of NYAME to the indigenous akan spirituality has NOTHING to do with Christianity which is just an import from the white man that came several hundred years later. Nyamesom. Christianity as usual just lazily plagiarized the words NYAME and applied it for it's own purpose which has nothing to do with the original meaning. They didn't have a name for god in the Christian religion because they weren't CHRISTIANS so Christians lazily adopted the name nyame which is for the god of the local people. I always say African Christians are just a confused bunch of zombies they're praying to a foreign deity using names of the local deities which they've bastardized as evil and they don't even know how foolish it makes them look. Followers of Akan religion believe in a supreme god who created the universe. He is distant and does not interact with humans. The creator god takes on different names depending upon the region of worship, including Nyame , Nyankopon , Brekyirihunuade ("Almighty"), Odomankoma ("infinite inventor"), [1] Ɔbɔadeɛ ("creator") and Anansi Kokuroku ("the great designer" or "the great spider"). [2] It is occasionally said that the creator god is a part of a triune deity or triad, which consists of Nyame, Nyankopon and Odomankoma. [3] The Supreme Creator is an omniscient, omnipotent sky father. His wife is Asase Yaa (also known as Mother Earth), considered second to God. [4] Together they brought forth two children: Bia and Tano. [5] Abosom The abosom, the lower deities or spirits , assist humans on earth. These are akin to orishas in Yoruba religion , the vodun in West African Vodun and its derivatives, and the alusi in Odinani. Abosom receive their power from the creator god and are most often connected to the world as it appears in its natural state. Priests serve individual abosom and act as mediators between the abosom and mankind. Many of those who believe in these traditions participate in daily prayer, which includes the pouring of libations as an offering to both the ancestors who are buried under the land and to the spirits who are everywhere. Nsamanfo The Nsamanfo are the ancestors. They are sometimes referred to as ghost.

  • @gyamfiowusu6321

    @gyamfiowusu6321

    5 жыл бұрын

    +David Dylan McKenzie read and educate yourself that's even if u understand what u read. Almost all European and Asiatic religions are a plagiarism of the belief system of Kemet and its the reason, all their holy books were written around the era of the fall of Egypt once the great. The African ancient Egyptians civilized the Greeks who inturn civilized the Romans, Asians, Arabs and the rest. All religions came from Whites; Blacks never invented any religion. The African spiritual system is/was not a religion in itself because it involves practices which NO two persons may verbalize SAME unlike religions which come with holy books; thus a one-size fit all regardless of race and individual differences. It was/is well understood Onyame or whatever it was called in one’s native language wasnt a being but the LIFE-FORCE that holds the universe hence invisible. To some, the voice of onyame, oludumare, Amen ra, Mawu etc came through a voice they usually hear in the mind, some through the heart, some through dreams etc. in whatever form it took, its us. The ability to hear voices, dream, see visions or what religious folks misconstrue as PROPHECY or the ability to tell the PAST, PRESENT and to predict the FUTURE has nothing to do with a god or a sky-jesus. READ ALSO: THERE WAS NO JESUS! There is a part of the brain responsible for that; the PINEAL GLAND situated inside the brain is responsible for all those and its activation varies from person to person. The pineal gland is very powerful and the more activated it is, one could predict and have influence on lots of Event. The PINEAL GLAND’s function could be highly ACTIVATED and DEACTIVATED by DIET and other environmental factors. The Ancient African Egyptians were the first to have knowledge of this brain function. In Ancient Egypt, the pineal gland or the third Eye was called the Eye of Horus and its drawing way before the invention of contemporary machines that show images of the brain and its components is just as EXACT. Pineal glandEye of Horus Some of these things are usually taught at masons meetings and other Elite esoteric gatherings so members would always remain powerful to rule the masses. The concept of Onyame as known in Akan is the same across all African knowledge about the universe; our ancestors understood that Onyame or the perverted form ‘god’ is NOT a being but the life-force hence the universe. Also, mind you Onyame is not the same as what europeans call god, jesus, allah, shiva, buddha, mohammed and their cohorts. When Europeans got to Africa, Africans had knowledge of Onyame as in the case of the Akans in ghana. The europeans then told them, Onyame is the same as jesus in the case of christians and allah in the case of muslims which were truly FALSE. Religion makes one call on too many things ignorantly at the same which later cause problems for the individual. Also, Onyame/olodumare of nigeria/ mawu etc concept is more of clan/family/individualistic based because our ancestors both in Kemet before their dispersion and other Africans before colonization understood that RELIGION is crowd-control hence the saying in Akan, “obi nkyere akwadaa nyame” to wit “ No one teaches the child about god”. They believed that all that exist in nature was Onyame, GOOD or BAD and the child would definitely experience it by the child him/herself. With the Akan concept of the after-life, as exists in almost all African traditional systems, you dont escape this life to be with a sky-dwelling white jesus, mohammed, allah etc, you rather REINCARNATE; and that is one reason the gye nyame symbol is shaped as it is. It represents an All come, All go, and all come again; thus, life is infinite and cyclical. THE GYE-NYAME SYMBOL It doesnt end or it wouldn’t end as christianity propagates. Funny how after over 2000years right thinking adults are still waiting for jesus to appear in the sky.

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