Tenayestalign~ My knowledge of Rasta is still in it's enfancy, but from what I do know about Nyahbingi and Bobo Shanti is that both sects have their origins in African traditions that venerate their respective Queens Nyahzingi and Ashanti as Godesses. Now when We retrace the origins of Rasta it is clear that Haile Selassie I is descended from King David of Israel, therefore it is safe to say that Our Lord is an Israelight King. Based on His mystical manifestation as the Son of God, related to Eyesus Kristos through the lineage of Solomon & Sheba, he has revealed himself as the embodiment of the Prophet, Priest, King, Melke Sedek of Jerusalem. So the prophecy in revelation of the returm of Christ the Lion of Judah is fulfilled in the person of Ras Teferi, the Israelight Christian Ethiopian King ruling in the name of Haile Selassie on Earth and in Heaven. Now, according to the book of revelation the 144,000 first fruits are God's chosen few, from amongts the 12 twelve tribes of Israel. Therefore it seems obvious that to be a true Rasta one must be an Israelight Christian Ethiopian because We must follow HIM wherever he may lead Us. I know for a fact that he never personally demonstarted the beating of drums, burning incense, and chanting to the Queen of Heaven. He always observed the ancient Tewahdo order of oneness, as in the Holy Trinity, 3~1 & 1~3, Ab~Wolde~MenfesKidus. So it seems that these traditions of Nyahbingi and Bobo shanti are derived from outside sources that have been asimilated into "Rasta" and their claims of being Melchisedek's Order are false. Mind you, many of their traditions are in fact parallelles of similar practices observed by the Orthodox Israelights and Ethiopian Christians. For example the druming, the burning of incense, chanting, etc... The line seems blurred between authentic origins and pagan infultration because many zealous religous men/women crossed over to worship pagan ideas and vise versa. Jeremiah 44 describes one such example of the men of Israel being seduced by thier women to burn incense onto the Queen of Heaven. This concept of a queen of heaven is obviously pagan in origin seeing as it is considered blasphemous to the God of Jacob, the Holy Trinity, Haile Selassie I, as in Melke Sedek, the form of righteousness, Eyesus Kristos, the right arm of God, Father Son and Holy Spirit. In conclusion, my belief is that Haile Selassie I is Christ in his kingly character ~ Melchisedek, all Rastas are Israelight Christian Ethiopians and His/Our order is the Etyopyan Tewahdo Hymanot (Orthodox Faith). Selam ~
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