Quotes - Jesus uses Greek astrological symbolism

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At Luke 22:10 when Jesus is asked by his disciples where the next passover will be after he is gone, Jesus replied: "Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water... follow him into the house where he entereth in."

Quote Status:	Out of Context
Attributed to:	The Holy Bible
Category:	Jesus; Religion
Submitted By:	Edward L Winston

Actual Details

While the reply from Jesus is correct, the question the disciples ask is not. The above is used to claim that the man bearing the pitcher that Jesus is talking about, actually symbolizes the Age of Aquarius. Luke 22:10 is accurately quoted[1], but let's take a closer look at the disciples' question.

Like 22:7-9 states the following: "Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed [2]. And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, 'Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.' [3] They said to Him, 'Where do You want us to prepare it?' [4]".

[1] http://bible.cc/luke/22-10.htm
[2] http://bible.cc/luke/22-7.htm
[3] http://bible.cc/luke/22-8.htm
[4] http://bible.cc/luke/22-9.htm

As stated above, the disciples are not asking about where the next Passover will be, but rather where they would be eating that night. Aside from that though, the symbolism put forth by the movie is also inaccurate. The movie describes Aquarius as "always pictured as a man pouring out a pitcher of water", however in the passage from the Bible, the man is not pouring the water, but carrying it. If is the symbolic reference that the movie claims, why is the symbolism incorrect?

Seen

Part I of Zeitgeist, The Movie