Wednesday, November 02, 2005

The Great Pyramid of Giza

I just learned one of the coolest things in my art class today. Professor Cuthill was explaining the architectural significance of the Great Pyramid to the ancient Egyptians and said that some scholars today believe that it further serves as a complex Christian calendar and was ordered by the Lord. There is reference in Isaiah (20?) to a monumental structure that was erected to His glory on the border of Egypt and at the heart of Egypt. This being a paradoxical statement, makes Giza ever the more likely the spoken of structure. Egypt, being separated at the time (still is? I don't know...) into North and South Egypt has a border running right across it. At the center of this border and the heart of Egypt is Giza! Weird. Even further, Christ refers to himself as the "cornerstone." We often think of the "cornerstone" as a bottom stone in the foundation of a building. However, the cornerstone is actually the capstone at the zenith of the pyramid that connects all four corners. A pyramid is the only geometrical structure that can have a capstone. The ironic thing is that the Great Pyramid never HAD a capstone. So when Christ said that He was the cornerstone, everyone in his time would know he was referring to the Pyramid of Giza.

SO COOL!