Unveiling the Untold History of Baptism before Christianity #religion

“Baptism by water, “is a very old rite, being practiced by the followers of Zoroaster, by the Romans, the Egyptians, and other nations.” It was also in vogue among the ancient Hindoos at a still earlier date. Their mode of administering it was to dip the candidate for immersion three times in the watery element, in the same manner as is now practiced by some of the Christian sects, during the performance of which the hierophant would ejaculate the following prayer and ceremony: “O Lord, this man is impure, like the mud of this stream! But do thou cleanse and deliver his soul from sin as the water cleanses his body.
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