The God Culture: More Lies About the Behaim Globe

It is absolutely hilarious that Timothy Jay Schwab who is The God Culture cannot write a book or record a video without a passing reference to me. In this case Tim makes a direct reference to me in his new book Garden of Eden Revealed The Book of Maps. 

Garden of Eden Revealed, pgs 98-99

There are those out there who are simply dishonest who have even gone so far as to commit cyber libel expressing extreme racism against the Philippines who claim we lied that this was a Portuguese government-commissioned map. Yet it was. They need to take up that debate with the University of Cambridge. The fact they are unable to read and understand that the Portuguese King Joao II paid Behaim to create this map according to Cambridge's Whipple Museum of History and Science, demonstrates what we always observe from that fallacious onslaught of racist nonsense. They cannot even read a sentence with comprehension. 

"The earliest globe that survives today was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim, a German navigator and geographer in the employ of King João II of Portugal." ' 

I know this is a reference to me because I am the only who writes critically of The God Culture and I am the only one who has been insistent that Tim lies every time he speaks about the Behaim Globe. It is NOT Portuguese, it is German. It was made by a man who was employed by the King of Portugal but it was not commissioned by the King of Portugal. It was commissioned and financed by the City of Nuremberg which is Behaim's hometown. 

This fact is easily found on Wikipedia and following the sources leads to a book titled Martin Behaim, His Life and His Globe by Ernest George Ravenstein. This book contains much historical information regarding the provenance of the globe. 

First we are told that it was a singular member of the Nuremberg City Council who suggested to the rest of the Council that Behaim make a globe. 

https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008398949/page/42/mode/2up

It was, however, a member of the Town Council, George Holzschuher, to whom Martin Behaim became indebted for the greater part of the fame which he still enjoys. George Holzschuher in 1470 had visited Egypt and the Holy Land, and he evidently took some interest in the progress of geographical discoveries. It was he who suggested to his colleagues of the Rat that Behaim should be requested to undertake the making of a globe, upon which the recent discoveries of the Portuguese should be delineated. His suggestion was accepted, and to him we are indebted for the famous globe, a full account of which I shall give in the second part of this work.

Second we are given the instructions the City of Nuremberg gave to Behaim for making the globe. 

https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008398949/page/70/mode/2up

By desire and request of the prudent, honourable and sapient, the chief captains of the worthy Imperial city of Nurnberg who rule at this time, and whose names are D. Gabriel Nutzel, D. Paulus Volckamer and D. Nicholas Groland, this figure of an apple has been achieved and made by the skill (art), according to the directions and by the industry of the worshipful and honourable D. Martin Behaim, Knight, who is much experienced in the art of Cosmography and has circumnavigated one third of the world. All this has been extracted with industry from the books of Ptolemy, Strabo and Marco Polo, and put together, the sea as well as the land, each according to its shape and form, as ordered to be done by the abovenamed captains on behalf of the City Council by the Hon. George Holzschuher, whereunto he has helped and advised with all possible industry. This (work of) art and apple has been achieved and made in the year 1492 after the birth of Christ, and has been left behind him by the said D. Martin Peheim for the honour and enjoyment of the commonalty of the city of Nurnberg in order that he may be thought kindly of for all time, when he shall have gone back to his wife, who lives 700 miles away, where he keeps house, in order to end his days in his island where is his home.

Be it known that on this Apple (Globe) here present is laid out the whole world according to its length and breadth in accordance with the art geometry, namely, the one part as described by Ptolemy in his book called 'Cosmographia Ptolemaei,’ and the remainder from what the Knight Marco Polo of Venice caused to be written down in 1250. The worthy Doctor and Knight Johann de Mandavilla likewise left a book in 1322 which brought to the light of day the countries of the East, unknown to Ptolemy, whence we receive spices, pearls and precious stones, and the Serene King John of Portugal has caused to be visited in his vessels that part to the south not yet known to Ptolemy in the year 1485, whereby I, according to whose indications this Apple has been made, was present. Towards the west the Sea Ocean has likewise been navigated further than what is described by Ptolemy and beyond the columns of Hercules as far as the islands Faial and Pico of the Azores occupied by the noble and valiant Knight Jobst de Hiirter of Moerkerken, and the people of Flanders whom he conducted thither. These islands are occupied by my dear father-in-law, who owns and governs it. The far-off places towards midnight or Tramontana, beyond Ptolemy’s description, such as Iceland, Norway and Russia, are likewise now known to us, and are visited annually by ships, wherefore let none doubt the simple arrangement of the world, and that every part may be reached in ships, as is here to be seen.

Third and finally we are given the expenditures spent by the Nuremberg City Council for making the globe. 

https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008398949/page/110/mode/2up

Below is so be found a statement of what I, George Holzschuher, have expended by order of my lords of the city treasury, upon limning and otherwise, for making the “apple,” or mappa mundi in the shape of a sphere, and also for making the printed map for the clerk’s office, which Mr. Merten Beham, having expended thereon his art and pains, left behind for the enjoyment of my lords of the worshipful council : 

Is that enough for Tim to prove the globe was conceived and financed by the City of Nuremberg and not the King of Portugal? 

Let's take a look at Tim's source the Cambridge Whipple Museum of Science.

https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/globes/brief-history-globes

The earliest globe that survives today was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim, a German navigator and geographer in the employ of King João II of Portugal. Behaim's globe recorded not only the lie of the lands being discovered by seabourne explorers, but also details of overseas commodities, market places and local trading protocols. Thus, the earliest surviving globe, which probably reflects many others produced around the same time, features information on more than cartography.

Does this say the King of Portugal commissioned and paid for Behaim's globe? NO! It only says Behaim was "in the employ of King João II of Portugal." Can Tim read? This says nothing about who paid for and commissioned the map.

Again, this is another instance where Tim has done ZERO investigation into the matter and more proof there either is no God Culture team or they are really bad at research. The facts of the provenance of the Behaim Globe are easily found out yet Tim persists on pushing this lie it was commissioned by the Portuguese government. At this point it is beyond a mere mistake. Timothy Jay Schwab who is the God Culture is indeed a liar when he claims this globe was commissioned by the Portuguese government. Why should anyone believe anything else he has to say?

The God Culture: 100 Lies About the Philippines: Lie# 33: Matthew 12:42 is About the Philippines

Welcome back to 100 lies the God Culture teaches about the Philippines. Today's lie concerns Timothy Jay Schwab's claim that Jesus Christ prophecises about the Philippines in Matthew 12:42. That verse says the Queen of Sheba will rise up in the judgement. Tim teaches the Queen of Sheba refers to the Filipino people and they will be the ones rising up.

Tim explains this claim in his video "The Two Witnesses of Revelation Explained."

Two Witnesses of Revelation Explained. This Will Rock Your World. Ophir, Sheba, Tarshish

1:13:04 In the next verse Messiah says the Queen of the South shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Who's that? The Queen of Sheba? And behold a greater than Solomon is here. Which Queen came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon? Sheba, the Queen of  Sheba. 

Sheba is modern Philippines and we do prove that very overwhelmingly and it's also a Lost Tribes territory. Again, watch both series and you will find we prove that overwhelmingly and no, we do not expect nor do we wish for you to take our word for it. Go watch the evidence test and learn and specifically and we prove this out much further in Solomon's gold series. Cebu Philippines, still known as the Queen of the South to this day, which is also located in region 7 or Sheba, is that ancient land of the great Queen of Sheba who brought tons of gold to Solomon as a gift for the temple. If you haven't seen that most of  your questions are answered in that series on that topic so check it out as we do prove it.

Ladies and gentlemen the two witnesses will come from Kurdistan, the Northern Kingdom Lost Tribes, the yahudim of Israel, and the ekklesia grafted Gentiles. It is the origin of the olive tree. Ancient Nineveh, Kurdistan, Messiah's prophecy says will rise up against the beast in the last days and the second witness is Ophir, Sheba the Garden of Eden, the Philippines all applicable. The Northern Kingdom Lost Tribes also went there. The yahudim, the ekklesia grafted Gentiles are also there and it is the origin of the gold used in the candlestick or menorah of the temple. The ancient Queen of Sheba, Queen of the South, prophecy for Messiah, says she or her people will rise up against the beast in the last days.

In this clip Tim claims Jesus prophesied both the Kurds and Filipinos are the Two Witnesses of Revelation who will rise up against the beast in the last days. A closer look reveals that is not what Jesus said.

These verses are not a prophecy of the end times. They are a condemnation of the people listening to the preaching of Jesus Christ and rejecting Him. Jesus says the men of Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah and the Queen of Sheba heard the wisdom of Solomon. He says the men of Nineveh and the Queen of Sheba will rise up IN THE JUDGEMENT and condemn those who rejected Christ because one who is greater than both Jonah and Solomon had come. 

The rising up of the Queen of Sheba and Nineveh will not be in the last days but IN THE JUDGEMENT. They will not be condemning the beast, the antichrist, or the New World Order but those who refused to repent and believe on Jesus Christ. 

In his commentary Matthew Henry says:

https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/12-42.htm

The Ninevites would shame the Jews for not repenting; the queen of Sheba, for not believing in Christ. And we have no such cares to hinder us, we come not to Christ upon such uncertainties. This parable represents the case of the Jewish church and nation. It is also applicable to all those who hear the word of God, and are in part reformed, but not truly converted.

Tim's misinterpretation of Matthew 12:42 is crucial to his teaching concerning the Philippines and Filipinos. According to him they will not only rise up in the last days to battle the antichrist but also to reestablish the Mosaic law. In effect Tim teaches Filipinos will flee from Jesus Christ and return to the school master who leads to Jesus Christ. Once one understands the real interpretation of Mathew 12:42 they can brush aside this jumbled and disjointed exegesis as simply one more lie about the Philippines from Timothy Jay Schwab who is The God Culture.