Evidence of Christ in Tulum

Tulum is one of the most intriguing and mysterious of the Mayan

cities.In fact, it is not a city at all but a temple complex devoted to the
teaching
and
worship
of
the
Descending
God.
Within the walls of Tulum, artifacts have been found dating back to the
first century AD, a stele exists which dates to the fifth century AD while
much of the architecture dates to the 12th century AD.
In addition the surrounding areas clearly show occupation from as early
as the 3rd Century BC or what we call the Pre-classic period of the
Maya.
Tulum
and
Descending God

the

Tulum is the home of

the Descending God.
The Descending God has
been so named by the archaeological community because He is always
shown with his feet in the air as if he is descending from the sky.
Many people, including anthropologists, archaeologists and guides have
erroneously stated that the Descending God is only found in Tulum. This
has been done out of ignorance or in some cases a simple desire to skirt
the entire issue of the Descending God and what He potentially
represents.
If Christ, having
Maya, He would
been so singular
over throughout
Descending

been resurrected, descended from heaven to visit the

have come in great glory and the event would have
that its depiction would have been repeated over and
the Mayan world. This is what we see with the
God.

Rather than being a God only seen in Tulum, we have found that there is
no other Mayan God as prevalent throughout the width and breadth of
the Mayan world as the Descending God. Over and over again He is
shown
in
the
attitude
of
descending
from
the
heavens.
In Tulum, we find that the Temple Of The Inscriptions was built to teach
all people that the Descending God was and is the supreme God of all
Gods
and
that
all
things
are
subject
to
him.

The murals inside the temple tell the story of three men, who may have
been
responsible
for
the
building
of
the temple
complex.
In these murals the three are portrayed as seers, possibly living in a
physical
state
between
life
and
death.

The outside of the Temple Of The Descending God bears symbology that
represents the Descending God as the light and life of the world and that
He
is
the
living
water
and
light
of
the
sun.
The murals inside the temple, which have great need of restoration,
show scenes that depict both heaven and earth and perhaps creation.

The Temple Of The Descending God was built in alignment with both the
morning star, or the planet Venus, and the sun so as to mark April 6th
as
the
birthday
of
the
Descending
God.
On that day Venus can be seen rising into the night sky directly over the
door of the temple and sunlight forms a brilliant star that can be seen
only
on
that
day.
This is Extremely significantbecause Mayan Gods were known by the
day on which they were born. And April 6th is the birthday of the
Descending
God.
It is interesting to note that the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, who
lived in the state of New York, published in 1830 a translated ancient
record which told of a personal visit by Jesus Christ to the Americas
shortly after His resurrection. In addition, he identified April 6th as the
birthday of Jesus Christ. He also identified the ancient name of the city
of Zion as being Zama. Zama was the original name for the city of
Tulum.
In 1831, when Joseph Smith identified Zama as the name of the city of

Zion, Tulum had not yet been uncovered and was overgrown by
rainforest. It would not be until 1837 that the jungle would be cut away
from the temple complex that we call Tulum. And, it would not be until
late into the 20th Century before the April 6th phenomena would be
documented and the original name of Tulum be identified as the same
name Joseph Smith had used more than a hundred and fifty years
earlier
to
identify
the
city
of
Zion.
It is also interesting to note that included in the translation of the Book
of Mormon by Joseph Smith was an account of three men, two of them
brothers by the same mother, who were Disciples of Christ and attended
to Jesus during his visit to the Americas. The translation indicates that
they were seers and were granted the power, by Christ, to live until his
second
coming
in
a
translated
state.
We have found what appears to be evidence of these three men not only
in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Tulum, dating to the 12th Century,
but in many other cities as well. We have found them in Itzamal in the
4th Century AD, in Chichen-Itza in the 9th Century AD, In Uxmal in the
10th Century AD, in Dzibilchaltun in the 11th Century AD and in
potentially several other places that we are currently investigating.
The great Castillo in Tulum has three large niches over the three
doorways into the temple. In the niche above the center doorway is the
Descending God. To his right hand stands the father God of all Gods,
Hunab-ku, and to his left the niche appears to have been left
intentionally empty. Many have speculated as to the meaning of the
empty niche and to date there have been no credible answers provided
by
the
scientific
world.
If we test however, the theory of Jesus Christ being the Descending God,
the niches over the doorways and what they represent make perfect
sense to the Christian world. In order from left to right stands God the
Father, His son Jesus Christ and the third niche which is empty is for the
Holy
Ghost.
It is clear that within early Christian doctrines from the 1st Century
there was a strong belief that there were three separate beings that
made up what was known as the Godhead. There was God the Father,
His son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. The first two had physical
bodies but the Holy Ghost was described as being like the wind, not
having a physical body or any specific physical shape or form.
The

New

Testament

gives

us

many

wonderful

accounts

of

the

resurrected Christ. These accounts powerfully record that the

resurrected Christ had a physical body, in fact the same body that had
been
laid
in
the
tomb,
only
whole
and
glorified.
In the gospel of Luke chapter 24, verses 36-40, we find the resurrected
Jesus telling his apostles that He is not a spirit and that He exists as a
being
with
flesh
and
bone.
On

this

occasion

the

scriptures

record:

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of

them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were
terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
And he said unto them, why are ye troubled? and why do
thoughts arise in your hearts. Behold my hands and my feet that
it is I myself: handle me and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and
bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he
shewed them his hands and his feet.
In this instance and at other times the savior ate with his apostles and
further testified of the reality of his resurrection and physical form.

The New Testament teaches that

Christ was created in the express image
of his father and many scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments
have clear reference to both God the Father and His son having physical
bodies
and
form.
If Christ was the express image of His father and was resurrected into a
perfected glorified state with a physical body then, would it not make
sense that his Father would have a glorified physical body as well. This
idea was expressed by many of the early Church fathers at the Council
of Nicea, in 325 AD. This council was intended to standardize the many
doctrines and beliefs that had grown up around Christ since his death,

nearly

three

hundred

years

earlier.

By then however, many pagan influences had entered into the Church.
Paganism was founded around a central mystery which was revealed in
its temples. The great mystery of the early church would become the
very
nature
of
God
himself.
Doctrine and truth became nothing more than what was deemed good
by the majority, for the unification of so many factions under a single
authoritarian church. It made no logical sense but was politically
expedient. God would simply cease to be what he was and transform
himself into whatever the most powerful voices wanted him to be.
But, at the time of a possible visit by Christ to the Mayas, the
representation of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost as three distinct beings
with the latter having no body or form that could be portrayed, was well
within the beliefs of 1st Century Christians. And if Christ had visited the
Maya it would clearly explain all three niches, exactly as we see them
today.
There are many other evidences in Tulum that could be discussed in
depth.
1. A possible baptismal font.
2. A tomb in the shape of the Cross, with the door facing to the East.
3. The all seeing eye of God.
4. Depictions of a child being born and reaching out to grasp a staff
upon which a serpent is raised. This is the same symbol Moses
used to symbolize Christ in the Old Testament.
5. Depictions of scenes reminiscent of the Garden of Eden from the
Old Testament.
6. A scene of a woman kneeling at the feet of a God who is
presenting her with a baby Descending God, who is identified as
the creator of man.
However, we will simply conclude this section with the discussion of two
additional items that may be indications of a possible visit by Christ.
The first is the temple complex itself and the second is the symbol of the
red
hands.
In Jerusalem the temple of Solomon was constructed around three
courtyards,
with
a
central
alter.
In Tulum the temple complex was constructed with three temples and a

central

alter.

There were no steps to climb to enter the first courtyard of Solomons

temple.
The same is true to enter the first temple in Tulum, known as the
Temple
of
the
Initial
Series.
To enter the second courtyard in Solomons temple, one had to climb
twelve steps, a number used in the bible to signify the entire house of
Israel
or
the
people
of
God.
In Tulum it is the same. To enter the second temple, or the Temple of
the
Descending
God,
one
must
climb
twelve
steps.
In Solomons temple one had to climb an additional 15 steps, or 27
steps
in
total,
to
reach
the
innermost
courtyard.
In Tulum it is the same. In order to enter the Great Castillo, one must
climb
27
steps.
In and of itself this might be just pure coincidence, except that this
numbering system has been used with temple complexes that are
associated with a potential Christ like figure, in many areas throughout
the
Mayan
world.
In addition Solomons temple was built to mark the equinox and the
solstices.
The same is true with the temple complex in Tulum, and it marks one
additional day as well, the April 6th birthday of the Descending God.
Finally lets talk a bit about the red hands. In Tulum we see the red
hands
associated
directly
with
the
Descending
God.
The 17th Century Spanish historian Lizana recorded that the Maya
represented the great God of heaven by symbol of the hand, because
with his powerful hands he had performed many powerful miracles

amongst

the

people

to

include

healing

the

sick.

The color of the hands is significant because red was the color the Mayas
gave to the East. The direction from which Christ will come in
accordance with New Testament scripture, and the direction from which
He
would
have
come
if
he
had
visited
them.
What is of additional interest is that we find the red hands in many other
cities that contain strong evidences of a possible visit by Jesus Christ
and
which
had
a
belief
in
the
Descending
God.
In fact, it appears that the red hands may well have been used the way
early Christians used the symbol of the fish to let others know of the
presence of believers, even during times of severe religious
persecution.
We hope you enjoyed this brief overview of Tulum and will continue with
us on our quest through other cities to find evidence that Christ may
have actually visit the Mayan peoples following his crucifixion and
resurrection in Israel.