Consider for a moment the "Statue of Liberty" standing on Liberty Island, New York City, U.S.A. It is one of the largest, greatest and grandest statues ever made. We all recognize it, adore it, are inspired by its glory, and even have a certain reverence for what it represents:
Yet the Statue of Liberty is full of Mystery!
>> What is this Great Statute of Liberty all about?
>> Who is "The Person" of the Great Statute of Liberty?
>> What did the Author and Architect have in mind who conceived, designed, and developed it?
>> What did the Author intend for the Great Statute of Liberty represent?
>> Is there a "REST of the STORY!"
The world at large is totally ignorant of the true answers, which are neither acceptable or allowable: in this "politically correct" modern age.
Official US Government Statue of Liberty Website Admits Confusion & Change!
The story of the Statue of Liberty is a story of change. The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of a friendship established during the American Revolution.
Over the years, the meanings of the Statue have grown until 'she' has become an international icon of freedom and liberty [or whatever anyone makes it to be], the most recognizable symbol of democracy in the world.
[SOURCE: http://www.nps.gov/stli/historyculture/ ].
* Some say "occult symbolism" lies behind the real meaning the famed statue of liberty,
* Others say it has symbolism of Free Masonry; However, there is no statue that represents the Masons.
* Some say it symbolizes inner character and purpose of the USA as a democracy; Again, there is no statue that represents the USA except the Eagle, perhaps.
* Some say it represents a false goddess, such as "Columbia" - said by history to be "the goddess of the Americas" (female): However, the Great Statue of Liberty looks NOTHING like the America goddess Columbia:
Columbia, goddess of the Americas
* Some say the Roman Sun-god Apollo; (male) However, the Great Statue of Liberty looks NOTHING like the America goddess Columbia:
Roman Sun-god Apollo
* Some say it represents the god of Egypt, Isis; (female) However, the Great Statue of Liberty looks NOTHING like the Egyptian goddess Isis:
the Egyptian goddess Isis
* Some say the Greek Sun-god Helios; (male - Called Titan by Homer, and adopted by Alexander the Great for his own); However, the Great Statue of Liberty looks NOTHING like the Greek god Helios:
the Greek god Helios
* Some say the ancient Colossus of Rhodes, (male) However, the Great Statue of Liberty looks NOTHING like the nearly-nude, muscular Colossus of Rhodes, though the crown is similar: (However this crown was also worn by the Roman Sun god Sol Invictus);
the Colossus of Rhodes
* Some say the statue is based on the appearance of Libertas, who was the Roman goddess of freedom; (female) However, the Great Statue of Liberty looks NOTHING like the Roman god Libertas: who never has the great spoked-crown, and either wears curled hair or the hat of 'shaved-headed recently-freed' slave;
the Roman god Libertas (Go down the page) [See the crown of Sol Invictus (Also Mithra to Persians)]
Sol Invictus - Mithra, and Statue of Liberty * Some say it represents anti-monarchy, or anti-slavery; Could be, but who decides and how would one know?
* Others say the statue and message has strong Judaeo-Christian overtones; Could be, but who decides and how would one know?
* Basic Fact Sheet in Footnotes (1)
Obviously, the Great Statue does not represent all of these things!
There are many myths and the world has never agreed, not even whether the statue was to be male or female! There are many myths and the world has never agreed, not even Some myths say sculptor copied the looks of his wife or mother. Others say he copied explicitly ancient Male Gods!
The Factual Evidence is as follows:
FACTS: The great Factual Symbols of the Great Statue of Liberty are as follows:
1 - The Crown
2 - Tablets of Law (left hand)
3 - The Torch (right hand)
4 - Right-Hand raised high
5 - Clothed in Robe of Justice (righteousness)
6 - Statue is walking
7 - Broken shackles on feet
8 - Temple-like structure of base
9 - The "Call of the Message"
These FACTS are indisputable
COMMON MYTHS:
1 - That the statue is a woman (Earliest idea was a 'male god' of freedom, or Colossus, etc.;
2 - Represents anti-monarchy, as it is wearing a Crown!
3 - Represents democracy, there is nothing to hint at democracy, besides the USA is A Republic - not a democracy;
The Truth Will Please many and Anger Others:
THESIS: Ancient History and Extensive Symbolism show the great Statue to be that of the "Christ of Liberty" - Jesus of Nazareth.
[1] The "Great Statue's" proper name is "Liberty Enlightening the World."
No ancient god or goddess ever represented "Liberty" - "Enlightenment" (Light of Knowledge) - and "Breaking the Chains of Slavery and Oppression" and "absolute Rule of Law"
Sacred Scripture is clear that Jesus Christ and He alone is the "Light of the World!" Jesus was so prophesied from the earliest prophets including prophecies to Mary His Mother, Simeon and others.
"'I AM' the Light of the World!" All who ever came before me were impostors! --Jesus Christ of Nazareth: AD 33
[2] The "Great Statue" represents "Liberty" as does America's Liberty Bell, as taken from the First Democracy on Earth: Israel.
Hebrew Scriptures, Leviticus 25:10 "And ye shall...proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof:"
Jesus Christ Himself claimed to be the fulfillment of this command:
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the spiritually blind (enlightenment), to set at LIBERTY them that are bruised,
[3] The "Great Statue" is attired in a "Robe" - as that associated with Jesus of Nazareth at Crucifixion, and the Vision of the returning Christ in the Revelation Chapter-1:
Revelation 1:13 "And in the midst of the light of the Torch in the right Hand, one like unto the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the with a golden girdle.
[4] The "Great Statue" stands with the Right Arm extended - not the "left" - holding high a flaming torch.
The Hebrew Scripture repeated most often in the Christian Scriptures is that Jesus Christ would forever be at the RIGHT HAND of the Father, Ruling and Reigning the Earth!
[5] The "Great Statue's" holding high a Flaming Torch represents the "Great Light" - as brilliant as Seven Stars (seven for fullness of light) - held in the Right Hand of Jesus as seen in the Revelation Chapters one and two.
[6] The "Great Statue's" crown with 'huge spikes symbolizing the rays of the sun' rests on the head, also identifies Christ with the Vision of Jesus in The Revelation Chapter 1:
Re 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars (Light of the Bright Torch):...and His appearance was as the Sun.
[7] The "Great Statue's" feet hold "a broken shackle" symbolizing the overthrow of "slavery" - as the Hebrews were freed out of Egypt, "Proclaiming Liberty", which slavery of sin, addiction, and oppression Jesus said His Ministry was to achieve for the world!
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the spiritually blind (enlightenment), to set at LIBERTY them that are bruised,
[8] The "Great Statue's" left arm hold The Tablets of the Law of God's Word: The Great Ten Commandments.
The great "secret" of all freedom and Liberty is for all people to "Obey the Law" - Kings, presidents, rich and poor, all races, peoples, genders: ALL obey the LAW! Power changes hands peacefully! No exceptions ever allowed!
Psalm 119:44-45 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. And I will walk at liberty:
EVEN GOD OBEYS HIS LAW!
[9] The "Great Statue's" right foot is up to signify the Statue is Walking, moving forward, covering Earth with its Principles;
Genesis 13:17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.Genesis 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be BLESSED;
Joshua 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
[10] The "Great Statue's" Crown signifies Christ's "CROWN of Crowns", the Great Conquest by Christian Liberty over many nations.
[11] The "Great Statue's" base upon which it rests, is modeled after a Temple, the dimension scale approaching the Jewish Temple of Solomon - though not loudly proclaimed - for anti-Semitic bias: rather left to self discovery
The "Great Statue's" Message: "What is it about?"
AS much as We Americans and dedicated Patriots would like this statue to be about America and the greatness of the United States, there is not a shred of symbolism or wording that is even connected to the USA.
The Great Statue would be just as appropriate in Sydney Harbour, Australia; Harbor of Rio de Janerio, Brazil; or the Harbor of Haifa, Israel.
Let us look at the Words on the Great Statue, carefully:
The "Great Statue's" Message: "Not About Americas!"
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift My Lamp beside the Golden Door!”
The "Great Statue's" Message: "A call to Salvation!"
Hear Jesus of Nazareth say the same Thing:
> "Come unto Me ALL ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give your rest! (Matt)
> "I am the Door" to the 'Golden City' (John 10)
> "I am the Light of the World!"
> "Whosoever will let them come" (John 6)
> Whosoever cometh unto me I will in no-wise cast out! (John 6)
FOOTNOTES:
The sculptor who made the great statue was Italian. His name was Auguste Bertholdi.
(1)Event at which a gift from France to the US was conceived: Dinner PartyDate: 1865Location: Glatigny, France (near Versailles)Host: Edouard-Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye (1811-83)Honored Guest: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi(As accounted by Bartholdi in 1885 - ref: Trachtenberg)
Date Construction of the Statue began in France: 1875Title of Statue: "Liberty Enlightening the World"
Sculptor: Frederic Auguste BartholdiBartholdi's Military Rank: Quartermaster to a force of five thousand soldiersBartholdi's Commander at Autun during Franco-Prussian War in 1870:Giuseppe Garibaldi (FS1986)
Structural Engineer: Gustave EiffelMethod of Fabrication: Repousse Process
Statue completed in Paris: June 1884Statue presented to America by the people of France: July 4, 1884Statue dismantled and shipped to US: Early 1885
1885 Transport Ship: French frigate "Isere"Number of individual pieces shipped to US: 350Number of crates required: 214
Location of Statue: Liberty Island, formerly Bedloe's Island and Fort Wood (fortress for protectionof New York Harbor 1811)
Reaction in Paris to Liberty leaving for New York:On July 4, 1889 the American community in Paris offered the French peoplea gift of a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty, 1/4 scale,about 35 feet high. It still stands now, on Ile des Cygnes an island in theSeine River, next to the Pont de Grenelle, a bridge crossing the Seine,1.5 km downstrean (South) of the Eiffel Tower.
Architect of the pedestal: Richard Morris Hunt (in 1877)Champion Fundraiser for the Pedestal: Joseph Pulitzer,Hungarian immigrant, Publisher of the New York World.Treaurer of The American Committee for the Statue of Liberty:Henry A. Spaulding
Date the cornerstone was laid on Bedloe's Island:5 August 1884Source of Granite for the Pedestal: Leete's Island, Connecticut
Source of Lime for Cement for the Pedestal - Widow Jane Mine688 Route 213, Rosendale, NY 12472, (845) 658-9900. Tours Available.Also on the web at: The Centuryhouse Historical Society
Largest 19th century Concrete Structure in the US -Statue of Liberty Pedestal27,000 tons, 13,300 cubic yards.Below grade: 53 feet deep, 91 feet square at the bottom, 65 feet square atthe level of the original Fort Wood.The pedestal above grade is constructed of concrete walls from eight tonineteen feet in thickness that continue the battered line of thetruncated pyramidal foundation, tapering from 65 feet square atgrade to 43 feet at the foot of the statue with a centralopening 27 feet square.
Date of Final Assembly of statue & pedestal: 1886
Official accepting Statue on behalf of US:President Grover ClevelandDate of Acceptance by President: October 28, 1886Part of Acceptance Statement by President Cleveland:"We will not forget that liberty here made her home;nor shall her chosen altar be neglected".Government Official Who Vetoed Funding forPedestal in 1884: President Grover Cleveland
Date designated a National Monument:October 15, 1924
Date arm closed to visitors: 1916On July 30, 1916, during World War I, German saboteurs blew up a cache of dynamite at nearby Black Tom Wharf in New Jersey. The explosion did extensive structural damage to the buildings on Ellis Isalnd, and popped some bolts out of the Statue of Liberty's right arm. Officials closed the monument for about a week. When the monument re-opened, and ever since, the arm has been off limits to tourists.http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm
I hope this is somewhat helpful, at least...
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FOOTNOTE (2)
His work was greatly influenced by the ancient sculptor Phidias who made gigantic statues of the ancient goddesses, particularly Athena, the "goddess of wisdom" and Nemesis (another name for Venus), a goddess who held a cup in her right hand.
Before beginning the statue of liberty project, Bertholdi was seeking a commission to construct a giant statue of the goddess "Isis," the Egyptian Queen of Heaven, to overlook the Suez canal.
The statue of Isis was to be of "a robed woman" (Statue of Liberty: 1st Hundred Years, Bernard Weisberger, p.30, quoted in Beyond Babylon, James Lloyd, p.103).
FOOTNOTE (3)
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