Very soon we will have a big religious holiday “The Baptism of the Lord”. In Russia, in the Russian Orthodox Church, it is customary to celebrate it on January 19, they adhere to the Julian calendar.
Why is this day a holiday for believers?
According to the gospel story, Jesus Christ came to John the Baptist, who was at the Jordan River in Bethavar, with the goal of being baptized.
John, who preached a lot about the imminent coming of the Messiah, when he saw Jesus, was amazed and said: "I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?" To this Jesus replied that “We must fulfill all righteousness,” and was baptized by John. At the time of baptism, “the heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form, like a dove, and there was a voice from heaven, saying: You are my beloved Son; I am well pleased with You!"
The baptism of Jesus.
In honor of these supposedly events, a holiday takes place.
I am simply not religious and I do not take everything on ordinary faith what I said or wrote. Maybe it was, maybe not. I'm the kind of person who needs proof.
I believe in God. I know that there is a "Creator". Rather, the entity that created our reality and controls us. But not in the fictional tales of all religions without exception.
Promotional video:
One day on January 19, at about 1 am, I took ordinary tap water from a tap into a jar. I closed it well and put it in the closet.
I don't know if you believe me or not, but it stood for over a year and did not smell. Although, if you conduct an experiment, and put ordinary water in a jar for a long time, it will definitely go bad.
So this is real mysticism. This is a miracle. We do not know why and how this happens, but it happens all over the world, and it is connected, logically, with this holiday "The Baptism of the Lord".
Epiphany diving.
So I will tell all those who like to dive into the ice-hole the news, the water on this night is the same baptized everywhere. You can just take a shower! The result will be the same. There will not be such a holiday and trash, as the young say. But, the essence is the same.
Alexander Shurlov
