EVIDENCE THAT THE SHROUD OF TURIN DEPICTS CHRIST CRUCIFIED (and does NOT resemble Prince William!)

This article focuses on evidence supporting the belief that the Shroud of Turin, which depicts a front and back image of the entire body of a crucified man, actually depicts the crucified Christ at the moment of His resurrection from the dead. As such, it has been the subject of intense research and debate for centuries.

The faint image upon the Shroud reveals a well-formed, bearded man that was fit, trim, broad-shouldered, and almost 6 feet tall. Furthermore, this man had wounds that are consistent with a severe scourging of the body with whips followed by crucifixion. The wounds that can be detected on the body include multiple whip marks all over the front and back of the body, a spear wound to the side, nail holes in the ankles and wrists, and blood flows from the head from deep puncture wounds such as those that could have been caused by a crown of thorns.

Portrait Based On Shroud

Interestingly, there is evidence on the image of the Shroud that the eyes of the dead man depicted on it had been covered with two coins, which show up as round spots on the eye sockets in the image. This was a custom done in ancient times to provide the deceased with the coins necessary to pay the ferryman to take them across the river dividing the land of the living from Elysium, Hades, or Sheol, which is what the ancients called the abode of the dead.

Fascinatingly, a river is depicted extending downward in a wide arc from the feet of the constellation Orion in the heavens. This celestial river is the constellation called “Eridanus” after the Jordan River. Also interesting to note is that Orion depicts the resurrected Christ as a conquering King wearing a belt that depicts His crucifixion between two robbers. The crosses on Golgotha are depicted by the three bright belt stars of Orion’s Belt. Even the blood that flowed from those crosses is depicted in the Orion Nebula and Horsehead Nebula near to those three bright stars. The Horsehead Nebula can be seen south of the star “Al Nitak” in the graphic below:

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Recent tests done on the Shroud that dated it to the Middle Ages used corner swatches that were portions of the Shroud that had been repaired with medieval era cloth. This had been woven into the much older fabric of the Shroud after it had been damaged in a fire back then.

Not surprisingly, new tests done in Italy on the older portions of the Shroud in 2013 have concluded that the Shroud can be dated as far back as the first centuries before Christ. Furthermore, microscopic examinations of the cloth that were done in the 1970’s and recently have turned up soil and pollen samples that are native to Judea.

Here is a link to an article about the most recent findings on the Shroud that appear to prove its authenticity:

Research Dates Jesus’ Alleged Burial Shroud

To 1st Century, Suggest It’s Real

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/28/shroud-of-turin-real-jesus_n_2971850.html

Objections to the Shroud’s authenticity as the alleged burial cloth of Christ are often based on a supposed lack of Biblical evidence for the Shroud. However, as shown in the composite graphic that I created and uploaded below, there is no doubt that the Shroud of Turin did cover the entire head of the man depicted on it, as the Gospel of John suggests. Please open this graphic to a larger size to see all the important details on it clearly:

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John’s Gospel states that a separate cloth had been placed over the head of Christ’s body, just as the Shroud had obviously been, as seen in the photographic collage above. Here are two translations of that section of the Bible supporting the authenticity of the Shroud as the possible one-piece Burial Cloth that covered Yahshua’s head when He was prepared for burial:

“Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.” - John 20:6-7 (NIV)

 “Then, following him, Shim‘on Kefa arrived, entered the tomb and saw the burial-sheets lying there, 7 also the cloth that had been around his head, lying not with the sheets but in a separate place and still folded up.” - John 20:6-7 (CJB) 

These Scriptures tell us that, when Yahshua’s disciples went inside the tomb, they saw the burial sheets or strips of cloth lying there, as well as a separate cloth that had been folded up and placed apart from the other strips of linen that Yahshua’s body had been bound with. This folded piece of cloth was likely the Burial Shroud that had covered the entire body after it had been embalmed.

Steps To Portrait Drawn From The Shroud of Turin

Scripture also tells us that Yahshua was buried in a wealthy man’s private stone-cut tomb. Furthermore, the description given of how Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus prepared Yahshua’s body for burial by binding it in spice-soaked strips of linen comply with procedures that were followed for preparing the body for burial in ancient times, especially the wealthier classes living in Judea. Judging by the amount of myrrh and aloes that Nicodemus brought to embalm Yahshua’s body with, which Scripture states was about 100 pounds’ worth, Yahshua was indeed buried in the manner of a rich man:

“After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. 39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.” - John 19:38-42 (NKJ)

Note how this scripture tells us how Yahshua’s body was embalmed with strips of linen soaked with spices, which included the aloe gels and myrrh resins that Nicodemus had brought. My own research into ancient burial customs shows what Joseph and Nicodemus may have done to embalm Yahshua’s body. The embalming methods used by the wealthy at the time of Christ included the following steps.

1. The body was washed, then anointed with fragrant and purifying oils and sprinkled with a germ-killing herb and spice blend.

2. The body and head were then wrapped in several long strips of linen that had been soaked in aloes and fragrant oils, and sprinkled with the same spice blend on the body.

3. Over this, for the wealthy, a burial shroud of one piece was often placed, and then tied into position by strips of linen or rope.

This is why the wealthy man Lazarus, who had his own villa in Bethany, a suburb of Jerusalem, had to be unbound after he rose from the dead. He was likely bound up as Yahshua had been.

Since the Gospel of John states that Lazarus walked out of the tomb on his own, his legs apparently had kicked open the bottom of the shroud covering him enough for him to walk. The Scriptures also say that Lazarus was still bound hand and foot by his grave clothes and needed human assistance to get the shroud, embalming strips, and binds wrapped over and around him completely off:

“Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come forth!’ 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Loose him, and let him go.’” - John 11:43-44 (NKJ)

Thus, the raising of Lazarus gives us a clear idea of how bodies were prepared for burial in ancient Judea. Although none of this can prove that the image on the Shroud depicts the crucified body of Yahshua, it does indicate that there is no reason to doubt that the Shroud couldn’t be authentic, despite the claims by numerous doubters that it was a medieval forgery.

Some who insist the Shroud is a painted forgery say that it was created by Leonardo DaVinci as a slick prank, and that the face on the shroud is a painted image of Leonardo DaVinci himself. This composite image showing Leonardo’s hand drawn self portrait next to the Shroud image didn’t convince me, however. There are too many glaring differences between the images, especially in the length of the nose and face, and in the height and shape of eyebrows and forehead:

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There are still others who claim that the Shroud is authentic, but that it was used to gather Yahshua’s DNA from the bloodstains on the cloth to create a clone of Christ. They also assert that this cloned copy of Yahshua is none other than Prince William of the United Kingdom.

Although I do think that Prince William’s father Prince Charles is a definite candidate for the Antichrist or leader of the Illuminati, I am not convinced that Price William is a Clone of Christ, or that his face actually resembles the face on the Shroud.

Personally, I think William looks very much like his English mother Princess Diana, and not like a Jewish man at all. I have researched this myself and don’t see a perfect correlation between the features on the face on the Shroud and the face of William.

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As the image above shows, the features on the Shroud and William’s face are NOT the same or even similar. To start with, the face on the Shroud has a longer nose, broader chin, much larger and deeper-set eye sockets, a larger space between eye and brow, and much higher cheek bones than those on Prince William’s face: 

Another distinct difference is that 2013 images of Prince William show that he is beginning to go bald. William, who turned 30 in 2012 and thus was around the same age as Yahshua when he was photographed in 2013, was showing a significant loss of hair. Below is a photo of Prince William holding his newborn son Prince George on July 23rd, 2013: 

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This is much different than the man depicted on the Shroud, who appears to have had a heavy head of hair that can be seen framing either side of his aristocratic face. In short, Prince William and the man on the Shroud DO NOT look alike!

I, for one, believe that the Shroud of Turin is indeed the Burial Cloth that was wrapped around the embalmed body of Yahshua and over His head, and that the image on this Shroud was created by the energy released at the very moment of His resurrection from the dead.

Ultimately, the choice to believe whether the Shroud of Turin is the authentic Burial Cloth of Christ or not depends on one’s faith in the Gospels, as well as in the power of miracles. Because, if this Shroud is indeed the cloth that covered Yahshua’s head that was found folded up in the tomb where He had been laid, then it truly is a miracle that it not only contains Christ’s crucified image at the moment of His resurrection, but that it has survived all these years to remain as a testimony to the power of God and His Son to resurrect the dead, starting with Yahshua Himself.

Your Sister in Yahshua,

Helena Lehman of the

Pillar of Enoch Ministry

http://pillar-of-enoch.com

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FOR FURTHER STUDY OF THE BEAST 

SYSTEM AND MEROVINGIAN HERESY:

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1) The Merovingian Heresy Exposed:

Winged Prince is Proclaimed “Savior of the World”

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2007/02/merovingian-heresy-exposed-winged_24.html

2) Is Prince William the Antichrist?

What The Heavens Reveal

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2012/09/is-prince-william-antichrist-what.html

3) THE HIDDEN MESSAGE OF THE BEAST ASTEROID

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-hidden-message-of-beast-asteroid.html

4) UNDERSTANDING THE TWO 

BEASTS OF REVELATION 13 and 17

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2012/12/understanding-two-beasts-of-revelation.html

5) PRINCE CHARLES AND THE

BEAST NUMBER '666' RED ALERT!

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/06/prince-charles-and-beast-number-666-red.html

6) EVIDENCE THAT THE SHROUD OF TURIN

DEPICTS CHRIST CRUCIFIED 

(and does NOT resemble Prince William)

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/03/evidence-that-shroud-of-turin-depicts.html

7) THE EMPRESS HAS NO CLOTHES! - 

Royal Immorality And Occultism Among The Elite

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-empress-has-no-clothes-royal.html

8) URGENT PROPHETIC WORD: 10 NATION COALITION 

TIED TO WOMAN WHO RIDES SCARLET BEAST!

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/09/urgent-prophetic-word-10-nation.html

9) THE WOMAN WHO RIDES THE BEAST IS RISING!
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-woman-who-rides-beast-is-rising.html

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where I do a thorough, biblically grounded study of this exciting 

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THE MEANING OF THE ORION CONSTELLATION, Featuring Betelgeuse and Rigel, Star Symbols for Christ

PLEASE NOTE: To Read a Fascinating UPDATE on this Information About Orion, Please Also Read My Newer Post Entitled: "BRIGHT PROPHECIES OF CHRIST HIDDEN IN ORION, GEMINI AND TAURUS" By Clicking the Title link! ~ Helena Lehman

Since the constellation Orion is most prominent in the night time sky in the winter months in northern latitudes, I thought it would be fun to feature a short article about it and its most prominent stars, one of which is the red giant star called Betelgeuse. As shown in the photo graphic, Betelgeuse marks the right shoulder of the male figure envisioned by the Messianic constellation Orion, which represents Yahshua our Messiah as the Prince of princes who conquered death and the devil for us. His supremacy over evil is seen in the star marking his left foot named Rigel, which is crushing the head of the serpent beneath his feet. 

Betelgeuse is a massive star that is red in color supposedly because it may be nearing the end of its life span. However, allegorically, its red color suggests that it symbolizes a blood sacrifice, and that is what our Messiah Yahshua was for us! The right shoulder of a man signifies his strengths or triumphs, while his left shoulder allegorically is tied to his weaknesses or sorrows. This is also true of the right and left hands. In Orion, the right shoulder and hand signify “The Coming Branch”. This is an allusion to Yahshua our Messiah as the Righteous Branch out of Seth and Jesse. As such, the star Betelgeuse is tied to the star called Spica or “The Branch” in the sign of Virgo the Virgin - a symbol for Yahshua’s Jewish mother Miriam, as well as His grafted-in Gentile Bride.

Meanwhile, the left shoulder of Orion is dominated by a bright star called “Bellatrix”, which in Latin is the feminine form or verb of the noun “Bellator”, meaning “Warrior“. In Semitic languages, this star can also be interpreted to mean “quickly coming”.  So, taking both meanings into consideration, Orion is “The Warrior Who is Coming Quickly”, just as it says of Yahshua in Scripture:

“Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” - Revelation 3:11 

“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” - Revelation 22:7 

“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.” - Revelation 22:12 

“He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Adonai Yahshua)!” - Revelation 22:20

Knowing how much God loves each of us sinners, it is perfectly fitting that Christ’s role as a warrior that will come to judge everyone by their works, and to slay the wicked one day soon is associated with the left shoulder denoting sorrow. This shows that Yahshua will take no joy in killing the wicked, but will do it in sorrow as an expression of God’s righteous anger and perfect judgment. So, though Yahshua extends God’s mercy to those who love God and His Son, the wicked who reject Christ will perish forever in Hell, and Yahshua will be their judge and executioner. This is why it is important for all believers to accept Yahshua as their Messiah, humble themselves before God, and ask for His forgiveness while striving to live righteously.

As a left handed person who has had her share of weakness and sorrow, I sometimes wonder if left-handed people are born with a propensity to attract the negative things in life. If so, this can be either a blessing or a curse depending on the way you view your place in the cosmos and the purpose of your life. I have vacillated between both views, but as my spiritual maturity grows, so does my ability to see sorrow and misfortune as a blessing in disguise. Remember that without sorrow, we would never understand what a gift joy truly is, and without misfortune, we would never know how blessed we are when better times arrive!

Another interesting feature of the Orion Constellation is the Horsehead Nebula. It is just south of Al Nitak, the brightest star in Orion’s Belt. Al Nitak means “The Wounded One,” or “The Slain One” in Arabic. Al Nitak is also connected to the Great Pyramid at Giza, which is a symbol for Yahshua as our atonement sacrifice, as well as a symbol of those redeemed by His shed blood - the Bride of Christ, and those who dwell in the New Jerusalem.

Due to these associations, the Horsehead Nebula could be envisioned as being connected to the constellation Pegasus near Pisces as the white horse that Yahshua will ride when He returns with His holy angels and His saints at the Battle of Armageddon. Also, the fact that the Horsehead Nebula is a small part of a larger nebula that is primarily reddish in color suggests the coming judgment of the wicked, where the blood of those slain will form a lake-sized pool (1600 furlongs = 200 miles!) that will reach up to the height of a horse’s bridle, as it says in Revelation 14:20:

“And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.”

To share more truth about this beautiful constellation, here is an excerpt from my book “The Language of God in the Universe”, which is available as a paperback, PDF E-Book, or Kindle book at my POEM Web Site and at Amazon.com. This entire 400-page book teaches about the meaning of the Gospel in the Stars, and this small portion talks about the lovely meaning of Orion and its principle stars:

From page 93: “There is a star in Orion’s right shoulder named Betelgeuse, and it is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. It is considered to be 700 times larger than our own Sun! Its name, “Betelgeuse,” means “The Branch Coming.” Many proponents of the Gospel in the Stars believe that the star named Betelgeuse represents the Righteous Branch that would come through the line of Seth: Yahshua. It is therefore fitting that Betelgeuse appears in Orion - the constellation that represents our Savior as our resurrected Redeemer.

The name “Orion” means “He who comes forth as light.” This appellation can apply to Christ in His role as Messiah. A star in Orion’s foot also marks this constellation as a representation of the Messiah to Come, the Desired of All Nations (Haggai 2:7). This star is “Rigel,” meaning “The Foot That Crushes.” In the heavens, the constellation of Orion is seen as a warrior with one foot over the head of the serpent represented by the constellation erroneously called Lepus, the Hare. As the “Seed of the Woman” designated by Virgo, Yahshua finally and fatally crushed the head of the Serpent called Satan when He died for our sins, and then rose from the dead. When He comes as a conquering King, Yahshua will crush the Serpent that is Satan forever!

The idea that Orion represents Yahshua as a conquering King dressed in the trappings of a mummy is further exemplified by Orion’s place in the Mazzaroth as the first decan of Taurus. This is because the Zodiac sign of Taurus the Bull represents a raging bull charging forward to crush the wicked during the outpouring of God’s Wrath in the Tribulation. As a decan of Taurus, Orion is a fitting representation of Yahshua as the conquering King of kings and Lord of lords spoken of in Revelation (Revelation 17:14 and 19:16). The one or two Raptures that make up Part Two of the First Resurrection will partly precede this time of trouble. Part Three of the First Resurrection - the raising up of the martyrs for the faith - will occur at the end of the Tribulation - just after Yahshua returns in Glory. See “The Language of God in Prophecy” for a closer look at the Two-Rapture theory and the idea that the First Resurrection has three defined stages.” 

From Pages 327 and 328: “Myths surrounding the constellation of Orion abound everywhere, perhaps because it appears in the sky above the Earth’s equator, and is therefore visible from every inhabited place in the world. Like Taurus, when Orion rises, Scorpio always sets. As a result, these two constellations are never in the sky at the same time! This is symbolic of the fact that light cannot exist with darkness, and holiness cannot abide the presence of evil.

The Orion constellation was once falsely associated with Nimrod, the king of the first apostate world empire after the Great Flood. This may be when Orion’s image was changed from that of a conquering warrior king into the mighty hunter that alluded to “Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh” (Gen. 10:9). As one who falsely saw himself as Orion, Nimrod was just one of a long line of Antichrists who have vied for the power and glory promised to the true Messiah depicted in Orion.

As mentioned under the preceding description of Taurus, Orion is clearly connected to the patriarch Joseph as “the prince among his brothers” (Gen. 49:26). In Book Two, the details of Joseph’s life and character are shown to prefigure Christ’s own in many ways. In addition, as told to me by Gary Hazle via a revelation given to him by God, the hourglass shape of Orion may depict the cup, or chalice that Christ drank from at the Last Supper, which was a Passover meal. In addition, the star forming the horns of Taurus, if extended down to the V-shaped star cluster called the Hyades in Taurus’ face, may depict the V-shaped tear that forms when a loaf of unleavened bread is torn apart at Passover! Since Taurus is the sign that shows God’s blessings on the Gentiles and the Tribe of Joseph, it is fitting that it should clearly show how the Gentiles, and the Tribe of Joseph are to be blessed by God! Orion shows that the strength of the blessings to be poured out on the Gentile nations is dependant on their faithfulness to the New Covenant sealed with Christ’s own precious body and blood. Orion is therefore a triumphant, powerful sign showing the power of God to save the Gentiles and the whole world, and to offer them salvation from sin, death, and the schemes of the Devil. 

Gary Hazle’s revelation concerning Orion also suggests that Orion, as a representation of the patriarch Joseph, could depict the cup that Joseph drank from and divined God’s Will with (Genesis 44:5,15). Though some people suggest that Joseph sinned when he used this cup by foretelling the future, the cup may have been used like the water, or wine-filled glasses or bowls used by the Magi to gaze at the stars, and discern the heavenly signs showing God’s unchanging Will. However,  though Orion depicts Joseph, it ultimately pictures Yahshua as both our Risen Savior and conquering King coming in power at the end of the Great Tribulation. As such, Orion compliments the meaning of Taurus, which is Grace to the Gentiles, and protection from the pouring out of God’s Wrath by His ministering angels during the Great Tribulation. This connection will become even clearer when we study the second decan of Taurus - Eridanus, the River flowing out from under Orion’s feet.”  ~ End of Excerpts

If you would like to read more about Orion and the other wonderful constellations in our night-time skies, my book “The Language of God in the Universe” is available to purchases at my POEM Web site and at Amazon.com, where it is also available as a Kindle book. Here are the links to learn more about it or to purchase it in various formats:

At my POEM Web Site, here is the link to the book’s main page featuring a synopsis, reviews, excerpts and ordering options. I sell the book as a paperback, PDF E-Book, and PDF book on CD:

http://www.pillar-of-enoch.com/Language_of_God_in_the_Universe/

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http://www.amazon.com/Helena-Lehman/e/B00ELXEDQO/

Thank you for your interest in my work! :-)

God bless you, and Maranatha!

Helena Lehman of the 

Pillar of Enoch Ministry (POEM)

Web Site: http://pillar-of-enoch.com

POEM Blog: http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com

To Read Still More About ORION's Prophetic Meaning, 

check out an earlier post I wrote about it on my POEM Blog in 2012:

The Messianic Secret Hidden 

Within The Orion Constellation

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2012/02/messianic-secret-hidden-within-orion.html