Joseph Smith identied the Four Sons of Horus as the gods Michrah, Libna, Elkanah, and the other i forget, representing the four compass points. They do mean the four compass points. Was this divine inspiration, or lucky guess, or reason?
Well, if it was divine inspiration, why did he identify the goddess Ma'at with Pharoah? Why did he get everything else wrong? Except he identified Min with God. Again, some guy on a throne, he's probably going to represent God. In the original, by the way, Min had a huge erection. You can still see it in
every Pearl of Great Price that the Church prints, although in there it looks more like an arm. But it ain't his arm.
I tried for many years some "explain-away" for the Book of Abraham. Nothing worked. The "lost papyrus theory" does not work. The "memnotic device" does not work. The only thing that "works" is that either Joseph Smith lied completely, or he really thought he had Abraham's writings, and he was a fantasist.
Daheshism teaches that Mormons have nothing to fear, because we are all judged "solely" by our "works" (actions toward other sentient beings). Absolutely nothing else. Not what we believe, or disbelieve. Not what creed or council we must accept. Not what human leaders we follow, or not. The Mormon, the Moonie, the Muslim, the Mennonite, and the Methodist, will ALL be judged by the same Law: Do unto others, as ye would have them do unto you. If only Mormons "lived" by that Law!
brade wrote:Ok, I'll start.
1. The Sons of Horus as representing the earth in its four quarters.
Apparently Joseph Smith got right that those four characters represent the four quarters of the earth in his Explanation of Facsimile No. 2. He did not identify them as the Sons of Horus. The fair article cites Michael D. Rhodes, "The Joseph Smith Hypocephalus...Twenty Years Later." Rhodes references Bonnet, Reallexikon, 315-16; LdÄ 5:53.
