human, the under part ending in the tail of a fish. The other was, when, to use the words of Layard, "the head of the fish formed a mitre above that of the man, while its scaly, fan-like tail fell as a cloak behind, leaving the human limbs and feet exposed." Of Dagon in this form Layard gives a representation in his last work; and no one who examines his mitre, and compares it with the Pope's as given in Elliot's Horoe, can doubt for a moment that from that, and no other source, has the pontifical mitre been derived. The gaping jaws of the fish surmounting the head of the man at Nineveh are the unmistakable counterpart of the horns of the Pope's mitre at Rome.”316
2 Peter 2:1-3 “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.” Some would argue that the mitre is merely a hat. IF the mitre is just a hat then why do we see ministers wearing it in only in church? What if a happy Texan minister chose to wear a cowboy hat in the pulpit? What if a Scottish minister wore a balmora (traditional Scottish cap)? Most would find such a notion offensive. Why then is the mitre so special? Why is it that only real reference we have for it comes from paganism? If the mitre is harmless (as some Papists claim) then why are they so defensive about it and why not simply abandon something that is so divisive? The Papal mitre is entirely different from the mitre of Aaron and the Jewish high priests. That mitre was a turban.
“As Christendom adopted this Mitre Hat for her priests, the "Fishy" aspect of this pagan worship was toned down so as not to offend the newly converted Christians who were tricked into many pagan ceremonies and holidays of the pagan Romans. You might liken this trickery to the sleight of hand that is
There were two ways in which Dagon was anciently represented. The one was when he was depicted as half-man halffish; the upper part being entirely
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