Genesis Lecture 58 (Pyramid)
Bible passage: Genesis 2:15
"Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it."
This is the 58th Lecture on Genesis.
Genesis 2:15 says, "Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it." God the Father formed the first man, Adam, from the dust of the ground of the earth and He breathed the breath of life into his nostrils to make him a living being. God led him into the Garden of Eden to live there.
As God the Trinity taught Adam the knowledge of spirit, Adam came to have great wisdom as he used the knowledge. Since Adam had no sin in those days, he had, in a spiritual sense, tremendous authority of light as well. With spiritual authority and wisdom, he ruled and controlled not only the Garden of Eden in the second heaven, but also the first heaven. The period of time Adam lived in the Garden of Eden was too long for us to imagine. Adam lived in the Garden of Eden for countless years as he was fruitful and prospered in all tings. He frequently traveled to the earth as well.
During such a long period of time, many things took place, and some of them had something to do with the earth. One of them was the dinosaur incident that I explained in the last few lectures. The dinosaur fossils are found throughout the whole world, but somehow they suddenly became extinct. Scientists invested long years of study, but they failed to find the correct cause of their extinction. There have been many proposals, but there is none to satisfy all the conditions. According to the word of God, however, we can get the answer so easily. That's what I have explained over the last few lectures. Now, can you recall the reason why dinosaurs were driven out to the earth from the Garden of Eden? It was because they tried to eat from the forbidden tree of knowledge of good and evil.
The center area of the Garden of the Eden where the tree of knowledge of good and evil is located is the restricted area, and it was guarded by cherub. One day, Adam traveled to the earth on a grande scale, and he even took the cherubim that were guarding this restricted area. Dinosaurs didn't miss this opportunity; they advanced to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, but then they were punished by God. By the way, what was the reason Adam took all the cherubim to the earth? I told you that it was to find a location where he could construct a building as a symbol of his authority and dignity.
Due to the dinosaur incident, however, Adam's plans had to be canceled. All the dinosaurs were driven out to the earth, and they were destroyed after only 40 days. The earth, which had been polluted and ravaged by dinosaurs recovered quickly, and became stable again. After the passage of many long years, Adam put his previous plan into action again. By the way, there was a change in Adam's mind. He originally wanted to establish a building which would show off his authority and dignity. But his purpose changed. That is, he wanted to construct the building to please God the Father. Until then, Adam only received from God. He took it for granted to receive from God, but he had now changed. He came to have a heart of giving thanks to God and of giving something to God. Of course, as we are cultivated on this earth our 'thanksgiving' and Adam's 'thanksgiving' are completely different. It was before Adam received the human cultivation. It cannot be compared with the heart of thanks which one can give during the cultivation process or after the cultivation. As Adam watched the dinosaur incident, though, he came to have a faint sense of giving thanks to God. Say, there is a family; grandfather, father, and son; three generations living together.
The highest in rank is grandfather. Moreover, everything in the family belongs to this grandfather. Now, suppose the grandson caused his grandfather to burst into anger. Then, father of the grandson would try to soothe the heart of his father who was his father and the head of the family. It was because his father's heart was hurt because of his son. Adam's situation was just like this father's situation. The dinosaurs that God gave to Adam rebelled against God and they were driven out the earth. However, the dinosaurs didn't repent, but rather became violent, and finally they were judged and became extinct. As Adam watched it, his heart was startled.
And so, he wanted to please God by whatever means he could. He didn't want to show off his authority and dignity anymore, but he rather wanted to build a structure as something proper in the sight of God. He also wanted to put meaning into it so that it could symbolize God the Trinity. The structures that Adam built with this intent still exist on the earth. What are they and where are they? They are pyramids near the Nile River which was Adam's favorite place to visit on earth. So far, more than 80 pyramids have been discovered near the Nile. However, Adam didn't build all of them.
Only the three at Giza were the pyramids that Adam built. Subsequent generations built the other pyramids imitating what Adam had constructed. Pyramids are found not only in Egypt but also in Asia and the Americas. A few examples are the ones in Xian of China and Mexico of Central America. The fact that similar shapes of pyramids are found in places which are far from each other proves that the human civilization originated in one place.
I may be able to explain about this in greater detail in the future. Please remember that the pyramids that I'm talking about refer only to the 3 pyramids at Giza in Egypt. Please also remember that it is only these 3 pyramids that Adam built. Those of you who are listening to these lectures for the first time tonight, may have some questions and doubts. You may remember that pyramids in Egypt are believed to be the tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt. There are, of course, pyramids in Egypt that were built as tombs for kings. Not a single trace was found in the Great pyramid of Giza and its neighboring two pyramids to imply these pyramids were tombs. Inside the Great Pyramid was found a 'sarcophagus,' but nothing was in the sarcophagus. People consider this Great Pyramid one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. The term, 'Wonders' here refers to the things that are amazing and unimaginable to human beings.
Many scientists have studied the Great Pyramid, but there are many things they haven't figured out yet. The Great Pyramid was found to be built by the state-of-the art construction techniques, which even modern technology cannot imitate. The Great Pyramid also harbor amazing astronomical and mathematical knowledge which are almost impossible to believe the ancient people understood. That's why it is considered one of the 7 Wonders. The oldest historical account for pyramids is found in the book, "The Histories" written by Herodotus, a Greek historian. In 440 B.C., he wrote in his book what he heard from an Egyptian priest.
This record has been passed down to these days. He said the Great Pyramid was constructed between 2,600 and 2,500 B.C. As many scientists studied the Great Pyramid, however, different theories about its age of construction were also proposed. For example, John Anthony West, an American scientist claimed that there was an extremely well-developed civilization near the Nile in 10,000 B.C. or earlier. And he also claimed that the Great Pyramid and the sphinx were the fruits of this civilization. The Sphinx has clear traces of erosion by water. It is told that the rain which could leave such a trace must have come in 11,000 to 10,000 B.C. Therefore, it concludes an idea that the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid must have been built much earlier than proposed. Since this idea is supported by relatively strong evidences, many geologists agree with it.
Besides, there is evidence that the Great Pyramid was not built by Egyptians. As studying many tombs and structures found in Egypt, we can see that Egyptians had a habit of writing records of even trivial things in forms of murals or characters known as hieroglyphics. If the Great Pyramid had been truly a king's tomb, they should have left the murals or writings about the king and the king's works. But there are no such murals in the Great Pyramid. Moreover, there is no mummy or relic at all. It is completely empty. There was found only a sarcophagus which was empty inside. Some people say that graverobbers took what was in the Pyramid, but the idea that majority agrees with is that there was originally nothing in it.
Let me tell you three things of the Great Pyramid that people wonder about. Listen to me and ask yourself whether the Great Pyramid was truly built by the ancient Egyptians. The first thing is its construction technique. The Great Pyramid consists of an estimated 2.3 million limestone blocks, many of which weigh roughly 2.5 tons. Such huge stones were precisely cut and they were fit together very closely and precisely. In those days when no metal tools such as iron or bronze had yet been forged, what kind of tools did they use to cut such stones so precisely? Inside the Great Pyramid were found two narrow passageways which seemed to be air ducts, each on the northern and southern wall.
These passages were not drilled after the Pyramid was built; they were rather built while the stones were being raised. It requires very sophisticated techniques. A sarcophagus was found in a room, called 'the King's Chamber,' and its size was larger than the entrance to the Chamber, which indicates that that it must have been placed before the roof was placed over it. It means that someone calculated all these things with great precision before it was built. The Great Pyramid is 147 meters high. How could they lift such heavy stones up to this height and placed them precisely? This fact causes wonder among people as well. According to professional architects, man could manually drag and raise such huge stones only when the length of ramps was 10 times longer than the height of the Great Pyramid. In other words, the ramp should have been 1,470 meters long since the Great Pyramid was 147 meter high.
Then, the size of the ramp itself would have been 3 times bigger than the Great Pyramid. In addition, since the stones that comprise the Great Pyramid weigh roughly 2.5 tons each, the ramp should have been strong enough to support them. Therefore, the construction of the ramp itself might have been more difficult than the construction of the actual pyramid. Scientists say that thousands of slaves built the Great Pyramid for over several decades. However, the power of a huge number of slaves and a long period of construction cannot explain everything. For example, the slope of the Great Pyramid is at an angle of 51.5 degrees. It is very close to the most stable angle for a structure, which is an angle of 52 degrees. In other words, the Great Pyramid was constructed based on precise measurement and calculation.
Moreover, the Great Pyramid was designed to equally split its weight. That's why it didn't collapse even after such a long period of time. The Great Pyramid is calculated to weigh more than 6 million tons. Considering this enormous weight, it would be natural to see serious subsidence under the surface of the ground. It is normal to see mega-sized buildings which are constructed with modern construction techniques sink 15 centimeters per century. The Great Pyramid, however, was built many thousands of years ago, but it has sunk only 5 milimeters. You can see how amazing techniques were used to build the Great Pyramid. Now, the 4 base lines of the Great Pyramid almost precisely indicate North, South, East, and West.
How could ancient people have precisely measured the directions? Additionally, the surface of the Great Pyramid was originally covered with highly polished white limestone. Therefore, when the sunlight was reflected on the surface of the Great Pyramid, it could be seen from a very long distance; even from the moon! People also wonder how such an intricate processing technique could have been developed in ancient times. All the facts that I've explained so far indicate that the Great Pyramid was built using highly sophisticated construction techniques.
An interesting fact is that the construction techniques for those pyramids which are believed to be built after the Great Pyramid are far behind the techniques used for the Great Pyramid. Human civilization developed as the time passed by. However, the construction techniques used for the early Pyramids are much better than that of the latter pyramids. Let me tell you about the mathematical knowledge about the Great Pyramid now. An American scientist wrote this in his book: "The Great Pyramid utilizes many mathematical equations which were not known until 400 years ago. I studied the Great Pyramid mathematically. It is like a secretly coded-structure. The more time I had spent analyzing it, the more I came to understand about the various things not understood before. The Great Pyramid completes the modern mathematics.
We just began to understand the astounding measurement and mathematics behind it." He tells us how outstanding the mathematical knowledge was that the construction of the Great Pyramid was based on. The Great Pyramid has the shape of a regular four-sided pyramid. The base line to the East is 230.39 meters long, to the West, 230.35 meters long, to the South, 230.45 meters long, and to the North, 230.25 meters long. The difference between the longest and the shortest is just 20 centimeters. It is only 0.09% to the average length of the 4 base lines. Its base is almost a perfect square.
The ground where the Great Pyramid was built is not flat. It is 9 meters higher in the center; it was built on a sloping area. There is a proportion between the height and the length of the sum of 4 base lines. The height is 146.73 meters, and the sum of the length of the 4 base lines is 921.44 meters. If you multiply its height by 2 and then by 3.14, it closely approximates the length of the sum of the 4 base lines. When you want to find the circumference of a circle, you multiply its radius by 2 and then by pi. If you substitute the radius with the height of the Great Pyramid, the calculation yields the approximate length of the sum of its 4 base lines. A mathematician in 300 B.C, Archimedes, is known to be the first man who calculated pi.
However, this pi was used in the Great Pyramid much earlier than Archimedes. Do you think it is a coincidence? Many other proportions are found in the Great Pyramid which are known to be most stable mathematically There are many evidences that the Great Pyramid was built using the mathematical knowledge which were found by the latter generation of thousands of years later. Therefore, we can see how great knowledge those who built the Great Pyramid had. Dear brothers and sisters. Let me tell you astronomical knowledge contained in the Pyramids of Giza.
As scientists studied them, they found another amazing fact. The 3 pyramids share some similarities with the constellation of Orion. As you take a look at them, you can find that the 3rd one is smaller than the other two. Similarly in the Orion, the 3rd star is considerably dimmer than the other two. In addition, the 3rd star is slightly out of the straight line that the other 2 make. Some scientists think that the period of time when these pyramids were built was when the Orion was right above these pyramids. Based on this assumption, it was calculated that the pyramids were constructed 10,450 B.C. In this period of time, the Milky Way in the sky was almost overlapping the Nile River which flowed near the pyramids.
I told you earlier that some scientists say the Great Pyramid was built at least 10,000 B.C. according to the subsidence, and this time period is very similar to the number I just introduced. It supports the hypothesis that the Pyramids were built not in 2,500 B.C, but it was at least 10,000 B.C. So far, I explained 3 aspects of the Great Pyramid that people wonder about. The Great Pyramid contains such amazing knowledge and techniques which were impossible for ancient people to understand. Some construction techniques are far more advanced than techniques of today. The more people study the Great Pyramid, the more astounding it becomes. Now, who could have such an amazing knowledge and techniques in the ancient days? It was Adam.
Then, how could he possibly become wise like this? God gave all the knowledge and wisdom to the first man, Adam; that's why. In the next lecture, I will explain how Adam built the Great Pyramid. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. The reason God explained the Pyramid was only to reveal the secrets of the spiritual realm. It is to make people realize how wrong the world's knowledge and theories are that people think they know. Isaiah 55:8-9 says, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts." God the Creator is the One who does such amazing and great works that we cannot even imagine. We should believe this.
Jeremiah 32:27 also says, "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?" If you can receive such great power of God, nothing would be impossible, and nothing could stop you. To the extent you break the limit of the flesh as you listen to this Genesis Lecture, you can receive such infinite power of God. And you can greatly used by God as His instrument. I hope that you can understand the heart and will of God the Father in your very heart. May you all together accomplish the providence of God the Father toward all the peoples, in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, I pray!
Mafundisho ya Mwanzo 58 | Piramidi
Andiko la Biblia: Mwanzo 2:15
“Bwana Mungu akamtwaa huyo mtu, akamweka katika bustani ya Edeni, ailime na kuitunza.”
Hili ni somo la 58 katika mafundisho ya Mwanzo.
Mwanzo 2:15 inasema, “Bwana Mungu akamtwaa huyo mtu, akamweka katika bustani ya Edeni, ailime na kuitunza.” Mungu Baba alimfanyiza Adamu, mwanadamu wa kwanza, kutoka mavumbini mwa ardhi, kisha akampulizia pumzi ya uhai puani na kumfanya kiumbe hai. Mungu alimwongoza aishi katika Bustani ya Edeni.
Mungu wa Utatu alipomfundisha Adamu maarifa ya roho, Adamu alipata hekima kubwa alipoyatumia maarifa hayo. Kwa kuwa siku hizo Adamu hakuwa na dhambi, alikuwa pia na mamlaka kubwa ya nuru kwa maana ya kiroho. Kwa mamlaka na hekima ya kiroho alitawala na kusimamia si Bustani ya Edeni katika mbingu ya pili pekee, bali pia mbingu ya kwanza. Kipindi ambacho Adamu aliishi Bustani ya Edeni kilikuwa kirefu mno kwetu kukifikiria. Aliishi humo kwa miaka isiyohesabika, akizaa na kufanikiwa katika mambo yote. Pia alitembelea dunia mara nyingi.
Katika kipindi hicho kirefu mambo mengi yalitokea, na baadhi yalihusiana na dunia. Moja lilikuwa tukio la dinosaurs nililoeleza katika masomo machache yaliyopita. Mabaki ya dinosaurs hupatikana duniani kote, lakini kwa namna fulani walitoweka ghafla. Wanasayansi walifanya utafiti kwa miaka mingi lakini hawakupata sababu sahihi ya kutoweka kwao. Mapendekezo mengi yametolewa, lakini hakuna linalotosheleza mambo yote. Hata hivyo, kwa Neno la Mungu tunaweza kupata jibu kwa urahisi. Hilo ndilo nililoeleza katika masomo yaliyopita. Je, mnakumbuka kwa nini dinosaurs walifukuzwa kutoka Bustani ya Edeni hadi duniani? Ni kwa sababu walijaribu kula tunda la mti uliokatazwa, Mti wa Ujuzi wa Mema na Mabaya.
Eneo la katikati la Bustani ya Edeni, ambako mti huo ulikuwa, lilikuwa eneo lililozuiwa na lililolindwa na kerubi. Siku moja Adamu alisafiri duniani kwa msafara mkubwa na akawachukua hata makerubi waliolinda eneo hilo. Dinosaurs hawakukosa nafasi hiyo; walijaribu kwenda kula tunda la Mti wa Ujuzi wa Mema na Mabaya, lakini Mungu akawaadhibu. Kwa nini Adamu aliwachukua makerubi wote duniani? Niliwaambia kwamba alitaka kutafuta mahali pa kujenga jengo ambalo lingekuwa ishara ya mamlaka na heshima yake.
Hata hivyo, kwa sababu ya tukio la dinosaurs, mipango ya Adamu ilisitishwa. Dinosaurs wote walifukuzwa duniani, na baada ya siku 40 tu wakaangamizwa. Dunia iliyokuwa imechafuliwa na kuharibiwa na dinosaurs ilipona upesi na kuwa thabiti tena. Baada ya miaka mingi kupita, Adamu alitekeleza tena mpango wake wa awali. Lakini moyo wake ulikuwa umebadilika. Mwanzoni alitaka kujenga jengo la kuonyesha mamlaka na heshima yake, lakini sasa alitaka kulijenga ili kumpendeza Mungu Baba. Hadi wakati huo Adamu alikuwa akipokea tu kutoka kwa Mungu. Aliona kupokea kutoka kwa Mungu kuwa jambo la kawaida, lakini sasa alikuwa amebadilika. Alipata moyo wa kumshukuru Mungu na kumpa kitu. Bila shaka, shukrani yetu tunapolelewa duniani na shukrani ya Adamu ni tofauti kabisa. Jambo hili lilitokea kabla Adamu hajapitia malezi ya wanadamu. Haliwezi kulinganishwa na shukrani inayotolewa wakati wa malezi hayo au baada yake. Hata hivyo, Adamu alipotazama tukio la dinosaurs, alianza kuhisi kwa kiasi kwamba anapaswa kumshukuru Mungu. Tuseme kuna familia yenye vizazi vitatu vinavyoishi pamoja: babu, baba na mwana.
Aliye na cheo cha juu zaidi ni babu. Zaidi ya hayo, kila kitu katika familia ni chake. Tuseme mjukuu amemkasirisha babu yake sana. Baba wa mjukuu huyo angejaribu kutuliza moyo wa baba yake, mkuu wa familia, kwa sababu moyo wa baba yake uliumia kwa sababu ya mwanawe. Hali ya Adamu ilifanana na ya baba huyo. Dinosaurs ambao Mungu alimpa Adamu walimwasi Mungu na kufukuzwa duniani. Hata hivyo, hawakutubu; badala yake wakawa wakali na hatimaye wakahukumiwa na kutoweka. Adamu alipotazama hayo, moyo wake ulishtuka.
Kwa hiyo alitaka kumpendeza Mungu kwa njia yoyote aliyoweza. Hakutaka tena kuonyesha mamlaka na heshima yake, bali alitaka kujenga kitu ambacho kingefaa mbele za Mungu. Pia alitaka kukipa maana ili kiwe ishara ya Mungu wa Utatu. Majengo ambayo Adamu alijenga kwa nia hiyo bado yapo duniani. Ni yapi na yako wapi? Ni piramidi zilizo karibu na Mto Nile, mahali Adamu alipopenda kutembelea duniani. Hadi sasa zaidi ya piramidi 80 zimegunduliwa karibu na Mto Nile, lakini Adamu hakujenga zote.
Piramidi tatu tu za Giza ndizo zilizojengwa na Adamu. Vizazi vilivyofuata vilijenga piramidi nyingine kwa kuiga alizokuwa amejenga. Piramidi hazipo Misri pekee bali pia Asia na Amerika. Mifano ni piramidi za Xi’an nchini China na za Meksiko katika Amerika ya Kati. Kupatikana kwa maumbo yanayofanana katika sehemu zilizo mbali kunathibitisha kwamba ustaarabu wa wanadamu ulianzia sehemu moja.
Huenda nitaeleza jambo hili kwa kina zaidi baadaye. Kumbukeni kwamba ninapozungumzia piramidi, namaanisha piramidi tatu za Giza nchini Misri pekee. Kumbukeni pia kwamba ni piramidi hizo tatu tu zilizojengwa na Adamu. Ninyi mnaosikiliza mafundisho haya kwa mara ya kwanza huenda mna maswali na mashaka. Mnaweza kukumbuka kwamba piramidi za Misri huaminika kuwa makaburi ya wafalme wa kale wa Misri. Bila shaka kuna piramidi zilizojengwa kuwa makaburi ya wafalme. Lakini katika Piramidi Kuu ya Giza na piramidi mbili zilizo karibu nayo hakuna alama hata moja inayoonyesha kwamba zilikuwa makaburi. Ndani ya Piramidi Kuu kulipatikana “sanduku la maiti,” lakini halikuwa na kitu. Watu huihesabu Piramidi Kuu kuwa mojawapo ya Maajabu Saba ya Ulimwengu wa Kale. Hapa “maajabu” humaanisha vitu vya kushangaza na visivyoweza kufikiriwa na wanadamu.
Wanasayansi wengi wameichunguza Piramidi Kuu, lakini bado kuna mambo mengi ambayo hawajayaelewa. Iligunduliwa kwamba ilijengwa kwa mbinu za hali ya juu ambazo hata teknolojia ya kisasa haiwezi kuiga. Pia ina maarifa ya ajabu ya astronomia na hisabati ambayo ni vigumu kuamini kwamba watu wa kale waliyajua. Ndiyo maana huhesabiwa kuwa mojawapo ya Maajabu Saba. Rekodi ya kale zaidi ya kihistoria kuhusu piramidi imo katika kitabu The Histories kilichoandikwa na mwanahistoria Mgiriki Herodotus. Mwaka 440 kabla ya Kristo aliandika kitabu hicho akisimulia aliyosikia kutoka kwa kuhani wa Misri.
Rekodi hiyo imepitishwa hadi siku zetu. Alisema Piramidi Kuu ilijengwa kati ya miaka 2600 na 2500 kabla ya Kristo. Hata hivyo, wanasayansi walipoichunguza, nadharia nyingine kuhusu wakati ilipojengwa zilipendekezwa. Kwa mfano, mwanasayansi Mmarekani John Anthony West alidai kwamba ustaarabu ulioendelea sana ulikuwepo karibu na Mto Nile mwaka 10,000 kabla ya Kristo au mapema zaidi. Pia alidai Piramidi Kuu na Sfinksi vilikuwa matunda ya ustaarabu huo. Sfinksi ina alama za wazi za kumomonyolewa na maji. Inasemekana mvua iliyoweza kuacha alama hizo ilinyesha kati ya miaka 11,000 na 10,000 kabla ya Kristo. Kwa hiyo ilihitimishwa kwamba Sfinksi na Piramidi Kuu lazima vilijengwa mapema zaidi kuliko ilivyopendekezwa. Kwa kuwa ushahidi unaounga mkono wazo hilo una nguvu kiasi, wanajiolojia wengi wanakubaliana nalo.
Zaidi ya hayo, kuna ushahidi kwamba Wamisri hawakujenga Piramidi Kuu. Tukichunguza makaburi na majengo mengi ya Misri, tunaona kwamba Wamisri walikuwa na desturi ya kuandika hata mambo madogo kwa michoro ya ukutani au maandishi ya hieroglifu. Kama Piramidi Kuu ingekuwa kweli kaburi la mfalme, wangekuwa wameacha michoro au maandishi kuhusu mfalme na kazi zake. Lakini hakuna michoro hiyo ndani ya Piramidi Kuu. Zaidi ya hayo, hakuna maiti iliyohifadhiwa wala mabaki yoyote; ni tupu kabisa. Kilichopatikana tu ni sanduku la maiti tupu. Watu wengine husema wanyang’anyi wa makaburi walichukua kilichokuwa ndani, lakini maoni yanayokubaliwa na wengi ni kwamba awali hakukuwa na kitu humo.
Nieleze mambo matatu ya Piramidi Kuu yanayowastaajabisha watu. Nisikilizeni kisha jiulizeni kama kweli ilijengwa na Wamisri wa kale. Jambo la kwanza ni mbinu za ujenzi. Inakadiriwa Piramidi Kuu ina mawe ya chokaa milioni 2.3, mengi yakiwa na uzito wa takriban tani 2.5. Mawe hayo makubwa yalikatwa kwa usahihi na kuunganishwa kwa ukaribu sana. Wakati huo ambapo zana za chuma kama chuma na shaba hazikuwa zimetengenezwa, walitumia zana gani kukata mawe hayo kwa usahihi namna hiyo? Ndani ya Piramidi Kuu kuna mifereji miwili myembamba inayoonekana kuwa mifereji ya hewa katika kuta za kaskazini na kusini.
Mifereji hiyo haikuchimbwa baada ya piramidi kujengwa; ilijengwa mawe yalipokuwa yakiinuliwa na kuwekwa. Hilo linahitaji mbinu za hali ya juu sana. Sanduku la maiti lilipatikana katika chumba kinachoitwa “Chumba cha Mfalme.” Lilikuwa kubwa kuliko mlango wa chumba hicho, jambo linaloonyesha kwamba liliwekwa kabla paa halijawekwa juu yake. Hii ina maana kwamba mtu alihesabu mambo yote kwa usahihi mkubwa kabla ya ujenzi. Piramidi Kuu ina kimo cha mita 147. Waliwezaje kuinua mawe mazito namna hiyo hadi kimo hicho na kuyaweka kwa usahihi? Jambo hili pia huwashangaza watu. Kulingana na wasanifu majengo, watu wangeweza kukokota na kuinua mawe hayo makubwa kwa mikono iwapo njia panda ingekuwa na urefu mara kumi ya kimo cha Piramidi Kuu. Kwa hiyo njia panda ilipaswa kuwa na urefu wa mita 1,470.
Basi ukubwa wa njia panda yenyewe ungekuwa mara tatu ya Piramidi Kuu. Zaidi ya hayo, kwa kuwa kila jiwe lina uzito wa takriban tani 2.5, njia panda ilipaswa kuwa imara vya kutosha kuyabeba. Kwa hiyo kujenga njia panda huenda kungekuwa kugumu zaidi kuliko kujenga piramidi yenyewe. Wanasayansi husema maelfu ya watumwa walijenga Piramidi Kuu kwa miongo kadhaa. Lakini nguvu za watumwa wengi na muda mrefu wa ujenzi haziwezi kueleza kila kitu. Kwa mfano, mteremko wa Piramidi Kuu una pembe ya nyuzi 51.5, karibu sana na pembe imara zaidi ya jengo, nyuzi 52. Yaani Piramidi Kuu ilijengwa kwa vipimo na hesabu sahihi.
Zaidi ya hayo, Piramidi Kuu ilibuniwa ili uzito wake ugawanywe sawasawa. Ndiyo maana haikuanguka hata baada ya muda mrefu sana. Inakadiriwa kuwa na uzito wa zaidi ya tani milioni 6. Kwa uzito huo mkubwa, ingetarajiwa ardhi chini yake izame sana. Ni kawaida majengo makubwa yaliyojengwa kwa teknolojia ya kisasa kuzama sentimita 15 kwa karne moja. Lakini Piramidi Kuu ilijengwa maelfu ya miaka iliyopita na imezama milimita 5 tu. Mnaweza kuona mbinu za ajabu zilizotumika kuijenga. Mistari minne ya msingi wake inaelekeza kwa usahihi karibu kabisa kaskazini, kusini, mashariki na magharibi.
Watu wa kale waliwezaje kupima mielekeo hiyo kwa usahihi? Zaidi ya hayo, awali uso wa Piramidi Kuu ulifunikwa kwa mawe meupe ya chokaa yaliyong’arishwa sana. Kwa hiyo nuru ya jua ilipoakisiwa kwenye uso wake, piramidi ingeonekana kutoka mbali sana, hata kutoka mwezini! Watu pia hujiuliza jinsi mbinu hiyo ya uchongaji iliyo tata ingeweza kuendelezwa nyakati za kale. Ukweli wote nilioeleza hadi sasa unaonyesha kwamba Piramidi Kuu ilijengwa kwa mbinu za ujenzi za hali ya juu sana.
Jambo la kuvutia ni kwamba mbinu za ujenzi wa piramidi zinazoaminika kujengwa baada ya Piramidi Kuu ziko chini sana ya zile zilizotumika kwa Piramidi Kuu. Ustaarabu wa wanadamu uliendelea kadiri muda ulivyopita, lakini mbinu za ujenzi wa piramidi za awali ni bora zaidi kuliko za zile za baadaye. Sasa nieleze maarifa ya hisabati yaliyotumika kwenye Piramidi Kuu. Mwanasayansi Mmarekani aliandika hivi katika kitabu chake: “Piramidi Kuu hutumia milinganyo mingi ya hisabati ambayo haikujulikana hadi miaka 400 iliyopita. Niliichunguza kihisabati. Ni kama jengo lenye ujumbe uliofichwa. Kadiri nilivyoitafiti, ndivyo nilivyoelewa mambo mbalimbali ambayo hapo awali hayakueleweka. Piramidi Kuu inakamilisha hisabati ya kisasa.”
“Tumeanza tu kuelewa vipimo na hisabati za ajabu zilizo nyuma yake.” Maneno hayo yanaonyesha jinsi maarifa ya hisabati yaliyotumika kujenga Piramidi Kuu yalivyokuwa ya hali ya juu. Piramidi Kuu ina umbo la piramidi ya kawaida yenye pande nne. Msingi wa mashariki una urefu wa mita 230.39, wa magharibi mita 230.35, wa kusini mita 230.45 na wa kaskazini mita 230.25. Tofauti kati ya mrefu zaidi na mfupi zaidi ni sentimita 20 tu, asilimia 0.09 ya wastani wa urefu wa pande nne. Msingi wake ni mraba karibu kamili.
Ardhi ambayo Piramidi Kuu ilijengwa si tambarare. Katikati iko juu kwa mita 9; ilijengwa kwenye eneo lenye mteremko. Kuna uwiano kati ya kimo chake na jumla ya urefu wa pande nne za msingi. Kimo chake ni mita 146.73, na jumla ya pande hizo ni mita 921.44. Ukizidisha kimo chake mara mbili kisha mara 3.14, unapata takriban urefu wa jumla ya pande nne. Ili kupata mzingo wa duara, unazidisha radius mara mbili kisha mara pi. Ukiweka kimo cha Piramidi Kuu badala ya radius, hesabu hiyo inatoa takriban urefu wa jumla ya pande zake. Mwanahisabati Archimedes, aliyeishi karibu mwaka 300 kabla ya Kristo, hujulikana kuwa mtu wa kwanza kukokotoa pi.
Hata hivyo, pi ilitumika katika Piramidi Kuu muda mrefu kabla ya Archimedes. Je, mnafikiri ni bahati tu? Uwiano mwingine mwingi katika piramidi unajulikana kuwa imara sana kihisabati. Kuna ushahidi mwingi kwamba ilijengwa kwa maarifa ya hisabati yaliyogunduliwa na vizazi vilivyofuata maelfu ya miaka baadaye. Kwa hiyo tunaweza kuona jinsi maarifa ya wajenzi wa Piramidi Kuu yalivyokuwa makubwa. Ndugu wapendwa, niwaeleze maarifa ya astronomia yaliyomo katika piramidi za Giza.
Wanasayansi walipozichunguza waligundua jambo jingine la ajabu. Piramidi hizo tatu zinafanana na kundinyota la Orion. Ukizitazama, ya tatu ni ndogo kuliko nyingine mbili. Vivyo hivyo katika Orion, nyota ya tatu hafifu zaidi kuliko zile mbili nyingine. Zaidi ya hayo, nyota ya tatu iko nje kidogo ya mstari ulionyooka unaoundwa na zile nyingine mbili. Wanasayansi wengine hufikiri piramidi zilijengwa wakati Orion ilikuwa juu yake moja kwa moja. Kwa msingi wa dhana hiyo, ilikadiriwa kwamba piramidi zilijengwa mwaka 10,450 kabla ya Kristo. Wakati huo, Njia ya Maziwa angani ilikuwa karibu kuingiliana na Mto Nile uliopita karibu na piramidi.
Niliwaambia awali kwamba baadhi ya wanasayansi hukadiria Piramidi Kuu ilijengwa angalau mwaka 10,000 kabla ya Kristo kutokana na jinsi ardhi ilivyozama, na kipindi hicho kinafanana sana na tarehe niliyotaja sasa. Hili linaunga mkono dhana kwamba piramidi hazikujengwa mwaka 2500 kabla ya Kristo, bali angalau mwaka 10,000 kabla ya Kristo. Hadi sasa nimeeleza mambo matatu ya Piramidi Kuu yanayowastaajabisha watu. Ina maarifa na mbinu za ajabu ambazo watu wa kale wasingeweza kuelewa. Baadhi ya mbinu za ujenzi zimeendelea zaidi ya zile za leo. Kadiri watu wanavyoichunguza, ndivyo wanavyostaajabu zaidi. Basi ni nani aliyekuwa na maarifa na mbinu hizo za ajabu nyakati za kale? Alikuwa Adamu.
Aliwezaje kuwa na hekima namna hiyo? Mungu alimpa mwanadamu wa kwanza, Adamu, maarifa na hekima yote. Katika somo lijalo nitaeleza jinsi Adamu alivyojenga Piramidi Kuu. Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo, Mungu alieleza kuhusu piramidi ili kufichua tu siri za ulimwengu wa kiroho. Alitaka watu watambue jinsi maarifa na nadharia za dunia wanazodhani wanazijua zilivyo na makosa. Isaya 55:8–9 inasema, “Maana mawazo yangu si mawazo yenu, wala njia zenu si njia zangu; asema Bwana. Kwa maana kama vile mbingu zilivyo juu sana kuliko nchi, kadhalika njia zangu zi juu sana kuliko njia zenu, na mawazo yangu kuliko mawazo yenu.” Mungu Muumba hufanya kazi kubwa na za ajabu ambazo hatuwezi hata kuzifikiria. Tunapaswa kuliamini hili.
Yeremia 32:27 pia inasema, “Tazama, mimi ni Bwana, Mungu wa wote wenye mwili; je! kuna neno lo lote lililonishinda?” Mkiweza kupokea uwezo huo mkuu wa Mungu, hakuna jambo lisilowezekana wala linaloweza kuwazuia. Kadiri mnavyovunja mipaka ya mwili mnaposikiliza mafundisho haya ya Mwanzo, ndivyo mnavyoweza kupokea uwezo usio na kikomo wa Mungu. Naye anaweza kuwatumia sana kama vyombo vyake. Ninaomba muuelewe moyoni mwenu moyo na mapenzi ya Mungu Baba. Na nyote pamoja mtimize mpango wa Mungu Baba kwa mataifa yote, katika jina la Bwana Yesu Kristo!
