Jamaican Culture
Emperor Haile Selassie's Denial Of Being The Messiah
Published May 25, 2003Rastafarians worship Emperor Haile Selassie despite his many denials of being God.
Listen to Emperor Haile Selassie denial of deity in an interview in Canada in 1967 aboard the royal train.
Below is a portion of the transcript of the first personal radio interview granted by Emperor Haile Selassie. CBC reporter Bill McNeil conducted the interview with Emperor Haile Selassie while in Canada 1967 aboard the Royal train.
Questioned by Bill McNeil: "there are millions of Christians throughout the world, your Imperial Majesty, who regard you as the reincarnation of Jesus Christ."
Selassie's answer: "I have heard of that idea. I also met certain Rastafarians. I told them clearly that I am a man, that I am mortal, and that I will be replaced by the oncoming generation, and that they should never make a mistake in assuming or pretending that a human being is emanated from a deity."
Narrator: But, despite this clear declaration, millions of Ethiopians still believe that he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.
(Please Note the Narrator made a categorical mistake. Millions of Ethiopians do not consider Selassie to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Ethiopia is one of the oldest Christian nations. In fact The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is said to be one of the oldest churches in the world and actually may be the first established church. - See Acts 8:27-39.)
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Haile silassie is not God he's the elect of God he's the messiah and not jesus he decended from david through solomon jesus is greco roman mythology the coming of silassie was a blessing long a go from God to king David the lord sworn in truth unto David of the fruit of his body he will set upon his throne jesus did not fulfil this covenant jesus genology is a contradiction with the decendants to David silassie is the messiah propheciesed in the so call old testament the new testament r full of cotradictions all done by romes authourity to subue the truth and the pope is impersonating His majesty do the research
Thanx for highlighting this as most brethrens and sistrens are out there praising Hail Selassie I as God/JAH.Rasta as a way of life is devine in itself.But when it comes to giving praises for salvation and eternity,Hail Selassie I is not the right person for those praises.JAH/The Creator/The God of salvation,The Mighty in battle,The Invisible One, The Omnipotent One, is the only One worth of such praises. Haile Selassie had the divinity of a true Christian which cannot be compared to any living being on earth.As such the Rastafarians call him God incarnate.Jah bless.
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