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34 The Magi And Christ’s Birthbecame “many gods” in a plural sense. It was not TheOne True God, The God Almighty who built all things(Hebrews 3:4). These pagans did not understand Elohimin the plural form and how it did not imply manygods (like a trinity). In truth, God is The One God withmany attributes. A theophany confused their thinking.Pagans believed in The One God, but somehow, as timewent on, they imagined three and, then, more gods.This was because God and the angels could appearas humans. Today, some believe in extra-terrestrialaliens. All pagan religions are steeped in this unrighteousacceptance of God. To them, the word “elohim”includes “many gods” and, thus, Polytheism. That iswhy Paul told The Romans that they held the truthunrighteously by worshipping the creation rather thanThe Creator (Romans 1:25).Different Religious Beliefs of FaithHistorically, because of basic underlying misunderstandingsabout the existence of theophanies, all faithsor religions arise out of this confusion. Even worse,since the entire creation reveals The Invisible One TrueGod, there are religions that know “the great spirit” isactive in the entire universe. They choose to worshipmountains, rivers, trees and even the stars (astrology)(Romans 1:20). After all, “God” is “in everything.”The entire universe is a part of God.This chapter presents the foundation and basis for discerningall religious beliefs of faith – Christian and pagan.Before Greek and Roman times, religion was a