MERGING HALIE SELASSIE'S IDENITY WITH JAH'S & JESUS
Rastafari movement From Wikipedia,
Many representive of the Twelve Tribe branch of Rastarfari say they do NOT worship or view Haile Selassie I as God nor Christ, However, the greater majority in the Rasta movements view Selassie as the God incarnate, whom they call Jah.[1] He is also seen as part of the Holy Trinity as the messiah promised in the Bible to return.] Haile Selassie and the Bible. One belief that unites many Rastafari is that Ras[3] Tafari Makonnen, who was crowned Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia on November 2, 1930, is the living God incarnate, called Jah.
For Rastafari, Selassie I remains their god and their king.[5] They see Selassie as being worthy of worship.
Most Rastafari believe that Selassie is in some way a reincarnation of Jesus.
Rasta doctrine concerning the Holy Trinity relates to the name Haile Selassie meaning Power of the Trinity in Ge'ez. Rastas believe that Haile Selassie is both God the Father and God the Son of the Holy Trinity, while it is themselves, and potentially all human beings, who embody the Holy Spirit. Some see Melchizedek in addition to Jesus as having been former incarnations of Haile Selassie.
GANJA/MARIJUANA USE
Ironically, Usage of alcohol is also generally deemed unhealthy to the Rastafarian way of life, partly because it is seen as a tool of Babylon to confuse people, and partly because placing something that is pickled and fermented within oneself is felt to be much like turning the body (the Temple) into a "cemetery". They contrast their herb to liquor, which they feel makes people stupid, and is not a part of African culture. While there is a clear belief in the beneficial qualities of cannabis, it is not compulsory to use it, and there are Rastas who do not. Among Biblical verses Rastas believe justify the use of cannabis: Genesis 1:11 "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so." Genesis 3:18 "... thou shalt eat the herb of the field."
Proverbs 15:17 "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith."[1] Psalms 104:14 "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man."
See my articles on:
Ganja/Majuana: It's Physical & Spritual Effects
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Jah's Name Is Biblical
Health Effects of Marijuana
Spiritual effects of Marijuana
Jah's Name Is Biblical!
Views On Jesus _ 12 Tribe vs. Other Rastas
