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Exploring Black Imagery in Ancient Theology

Did you know that the original gods were black? In various parts of Asia, their most ancient gods are shown with extremely dark skin. Even unto Africa, their gods also shone with dark skin. Dark as the night sky. The Europeans also worshipped gods who had really dark skin. Specifically, the Romans. They worshipped the African goddess Isis. The truth is, the further you go into history, the more you will see the image of God as dark and beautiful. In Hinduism, various gods are described having black skin with matted hair, dreadlocks, or tight, coily hair. In Buddhism, surprisingly, there's stories of Buddha in his previous life as a black-skinned god, sometimes a savior. In various parts of China, Japan, Philippines, and pretty much the whole of Asia. They have gods who are dark as oil. In Christianity, the most high god has burnished skin and hair like the pure wool. But this information seems to be hidden, or treated as a taboo topic. Why has the image of god been changed? In a world that promotes bleaching products and toxic beauty standards, it's almost like Satan has influenced the mind of the world to perceive darker skin. as less appealing and inferior. Influencing the minds of people into thinking black is the color of sin or black is the color of evil. Because Satan hates God, when you read the scripture, you begin to understand that black resembles God the best. Black resembles his infinite nature, his most ancient nature, his beginning without end, his beauty. Black is the mixture of all colors. God is black.