This story begins in 586 BCE, when the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem and deported a large part of the Israelites, including Ezekiel to Babylon. This story was recorded, among others, in the apocryphal Fourth Book of Baruch.
The prophet Jeremiah was “informed” by the “Lord” (a higher being) about the future destruction of Jerusalem, but no one wanted to listen to him.
Jeremiah and his friend Baruch (whom I mentioned in the post about giants), during the occupation and capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar’s troops, decided to remove and then bury the most important treasures of Solomon’s temple.
In the meantime, “Angels” descend from heaven with torches in their hands, probably to destroy the city. Jeremiah asks one angel to talk to the Creator so that he would spare his Ethiopian friend Abimelech.
The Lord orders Jeremiah to send Abimelech to Agrippa for figs. The next day, Jerusalem is occupied by Babylonian troops, but Abimelech, unaware of this situation, is already far from Jerusalem. Most of the Israelites are captured and taken into captivity.
Abimelech, after filling his basket with figs, weakens, sinks to the ground and falls asleep.
When he wakes up, he returns to Jerusalem, but does not recognize the city or the people.
“…he cannot recognize the city, its houses, or find his family… This is not the city, I must have lost my way… My head is still heavy… How could I tell Jeremiah that I have lost my way… This is the city, I have only lost my way… He returns to the city and searches, but finds none of his acquaintances…”
In front of the city, Abimelech meets an old man, who explains to him that this IS Jerusalem, so he asks about Jeremiah.
The old man replies:
“You mention Jeremiah’s name and ask about him after such a long time? He was taken long ago with all the people into captivity in Babylon.”
Abimelech, showing the old man fresh figs, tries to prove that only a few hours have passed since he left the city.
The old man replies:
“Look, today is 66 years since all the people were taken into captivity to Babylon… and the fig trees are not yet bearing fruit.”
Finally, it should be added that a letter was sent to Jeremiah, in which he was informed that Abimelech was still alive. Jeremiah returns to Jerusalem to meet his friend after so many years…
This story contains extraordinary events:
– as usual, the chosen one (prophet) experiences an encounter with higher, extraterrestrial beings, including the highest being
– extraterrestrial beings can fly, which once again indicates an unknown, extraterrestrial technology, incomprehensible to people of that time
– what is most important in this message – Abimelech, in his unconsciousness, experiences 66 years, but does not know how and when it happened.
The question should be asked – how is it possible that Abimelech lived in his sleep for 66 years and did not see it?
There are theoretical, possible answers:
1. Abimelech was taken by extraterrestrials on a spaceship, on a journey to another planet, and thanks to the time dilation effect, he did not even know how much time had passed on Earth.
2. He was taken by extraterrestrials to their base on Earth or in space and put into hibernation.
3. The third, most absurd, but not necessarily impossible explanation is that he went through a wormhole, which would give the same time effect (remember, the figs were still fresh).
Do my suggested events make sense? As usual, everyone has to answer this question for themselves.
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_Baruch
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