This is just my opinion…but… it is based on certain things:

There is always stories depicting the need to conquer dragons. The dragon stories are always about a virgin being sacrificed to the dragon in order for it to be pacified. In the story of St. George the dragon wanted a virgin given to it every single day.

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In the land of rubber… there were so many dildos found yet all the rubber heads were of men. I don’t recall ever seeing a woman depicted among the Omecs of Southern America…

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The story of Sodom and Gomorrah was of sex among men with men. Recall how Lot offered his virgin daughters to the men and they demanded to have the angels who had come to visit Lot…They wanted the men. They even went on to say that if Lot did NOT give them the men they would do WORSE to Lot than what they were about to do to these visitors…

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Potiphar’s wife going after young Joseph and when he ran from her she told Potiphar that Joseph came after her. She lied on an innocent man and he was thrown into jail.

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Even among Satan worshipers they are to kiss his rectum to show their submission. Yes, it’s true. Look it up…

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Today, most of the GOP are placing before the USA laws and amendments that all swirl around; what goes into the birth canal and what comes out of it, what is done regarding sexual organs and what to do concerning sexual organs and who makes the choice.

Remember…

Even in slavery in this country there was intercourse between – well everyone…

The Angels in Heaven noticed the daughters of men and came down to earth and took them as wives…

Even in Israel there were temple harlots that the men would seek out even Judah, that’s how Tamar, his daughter in law, became pregnant with twins.

Dinah, who hung out with non Jews and was raped. Her brothers told the men to circumcise themselves and then they would give them Dinah to wed. What happened? When all the men were weak and circumcised Dinah’s kin slaughtered them.

Tamar, who was a daughter of David. Her cousin was in “love” with her, right? He had her to come into him because he was “sick”. She did to feed him and he attacked her, raped her THEN he despised her and kicked her out into the streets! Her brother Absalom found her with ripped clothes and distraught. He then plotted on his cousin and destroyed him…

——So much of our existence is enveloped in serpents, sexuality, and the legislation surrounding the place where our legs meet. Even animals are not safe around humans… See dogs, sheep, cows, etc…

Even in the Garden of Eden there the serpent was. And it gave Eve forbidden “fruit” to consume and when with Adam she gave him some and he was down with it, Right?

What “fruit” do you know of that causes death and destruction to people all over the world. Do you get where I am going with this?

There is so much trouble in all this I understand persons who are asexuals completely and totally. Anyways, St. George conquered the Dragon and saved the Virginal Princess from that thang… What do you think it means? ( I even hear that Cain was in fact Satan’s child – So Eve had two baby daddies and one half brother is always trying to kill the other of her seed. The Lord did say: “I will put enmity between you and the woman between your seed and her seed. He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” God was talking to that “serpent”.) SMH. It’s a LOT! This thing is very complex…

Even the whipping / crucifixion of Jesus Christ is a depiction of BDSM? What does it all MEAN though??

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This is just my thought:

There are animals here that thrust themselves on everyone and everything, Right? Right.

Then there are animals here that mate for life just seem (to me) to be more dignified and pristine that the others who just rut and grunt with no control over their own bodies… Creatures that mate for life include:

1. Swans
2. Wolves
3. Albatross
4. French Angelfish
5. Gibbons
6. Turtle Doves
7. Prairie Voles
8. Termites
9. And sometimes even Human Beings ;-D

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…but I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, for fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified.

No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

1 Corinthians 9:27

The Need for Self-Discipline

²⁴ Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. ²⁵ Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. ²⁶ Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. ²⁷ No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Yessss…

Self-Discipline

This is what you do of your own free will. Not because of legislation, or threat of jail or even death. Ah, but it is a test that even the angels failed, Right? So, is it hopeless? NEVER!

You are MORE than a conqueror through the indwelling of Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ in your heart and soul. #AyDiosMios

We can’t do this on our own… this thing is really a humdinger!

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George the Trophy-bearer

The holy martyr George slaying the dragon in a 15th-century icon from Novgorod, now in the Russian Museum.

The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-martyr and Trophy-bearer George was a Christian Roman soldier killed under Diocletian at the beginning of the fourth century. Though he was born in Cappadocia, his mother was from Palestine, and thus he is a particular favorite of many Palestinian Christians. He is also the patron saint of Moscow, Georgia, and England, amongst other places. The Church commemorates George on April 23, and the translation of his relics on November 3.

Life

According to Tradition, George was born to a Christian family during the late 3rd century. His father was from Cappadocia and served as an officer of the army. His mother was from Lydda, Palestine. She returned to her native city as a widow along with her young son after the martyrdom of George’s father, where she provided him with a respectable education and raised him in piety.

The youth, it would seem, followed his father’s example in joining the army soon after his coming of age. He proved to be a charismatic soldier and consequently rose quickly through the military ranks of the time. By his late twenties he had gained the titles of tribunus (tribune) and later comes (count). By that time George had been stationed in Nicomedia as a member of the personal guard attached to Roman Emperor Diocletian (reign 284–305).

In 303, Diocletian issued an edict authorising the systematic persecution of Christians across the Empire. His caesar, Galerius, was supposedly responsible for this decision and would continue the persecution during his own reign (305–311). It is believed that George was ordered to take part in the persecution but instead confessed to being a Christian himself and criticised the imperial decision. An enraged Diocletian proceeded in ordering the torture of this apparent traitor and his execution.

Then, after innumerable forms of torture, George was executed by decapitation in front of Nicomedia’s defensive wall on April 23, 303. The witness of his suffering convinced Empress Alexandra and Athanasius, a pagan priest, to also become Christians, and so they also joined George in martyrdom as consequence. George’s body was then returned to Lydda for burial, where Christians soon came to honour George as a martyr.

George and the dragon

St. George is often depicted with a dragon or some other serpentine creature under his feet. This comes from a legend whose details may vary according to local tradition. The tale begins with a dragon making its nest at the spring (or lake) that provided a town (either near Beirut or Silena, Libya, often) with water. Consequently, the citizens had to temporarily remove the dragon from its nest in order to collect water. To do so, they offered the dragon a daily human sacrifice. The victim of the day was chosen by drawing lots. Eventually, the “winner” of this lottery happened to be the local princess. The local monarch is occasionally depicted begging for her life with no result. She is offered to the dragon, but at this point a traveling George arrives. He faces the dragon, and, after invoking the name of the Holy Trinity, slays it and saves the princess. The grateful citizens then abandon their ancestral paganism and convert to Christianity.

The story may or may not be taken entirely literally. For example, the battle between George and the dragon may represent the battle between Christianity and Satan or between St. Michael, the archangel, and Lucifer. Dragon-slaying does appear to be a common religious theme; it may be the case that George has served as a Christianized version of older Indo-European deities and their folklore.

Sts. George and Demetrius

Icon of St. George from the Monastery of Christ of Symvoulas, in Cyprus

Iconography

St. George is most commonly depicted in early icons, mosaics and frescoes wearing the armour of a Roman soldier. After the fall of Constantinople and the association of St. George with the crusades, he is more often portrayed mounted upon a white horse. At the same time St. George began to be associated with St. Demetrius, another early martyred Roman soldier. The two saints are often portrayed together mounted upon horses; in this respect they are likened to earthly manifestations of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel. (Equating George with Michael is understandable, as many icons of Michael also portray him on a horse slaying a dragon.) St. George is always depicted upon a white horse and St. Demetrius on a red horse (or a black horse where the pigment used has decayed).

Churches

In Lydda in Palestine (his mother’s birthplace), a church dedicated to St. George and containing his relics is associated with miraculous healings. The dedication of the church under the reign of St. Constantine (305-337) is commemorated, with the translation of St. George’s relics, on November 3.

Rare icons

Another church, dedicated to St. George recently, is associated with the Monastery of Christ of Symvoulas (Simvulo, Cyprus). This church is in construction and is referred to as “St. George of Symvoulas” in honour of an ancient icon bearing the same name and is associated with miraculous healings.

Hymns

Troparion (Tone 4)You were bound for good deeds, O martyr of Christ: George;by faith you conquered the torturer’s godlessness.You were offered as a sacrifice pleasing to God;thus you received the crown of victory.Through your intercessions, forgiveness of sins is granted to all.

Kontakion (Tone 4)God raised you as his own gardener, O George,for you have gathered for yourself the sheaves of virtue.Having sown in tears, you now reap with joy;you shed your blood in combat and won Christ as your crown.Through your intercessions, forgiveness of sins is granted to all.

Sources

External links

Archaeological articles

• “The Legend of St. George Saving A Youth from Captivity and Its Depiction in Art” by Piotr Grotowski, Crakow University.
• Byzantine Relief “St. George with the Scenes of His Life”, by Larissa Chlenova, National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kiev

See this article here: George the Trophy-bearer (https_orthodoxwiki.org)

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My prayer for you today is that you conquer ALL the dragons that may be in your life. They must be conquered completely. Selah.

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