The Truth About the Holy Fire and Its Descent from the Lord’s Tomb
(Translated into English with the help of ChatGPT) It has recently come to light that during the celebration of Easter, the so-called Holy Fire—which was believed to descend from the empty tomb of Christ—is neither holy nor descending from the tomb. The priests simply ignite their candles with a lighter. And this deception of the believers has been going on for over a thousand years. This raises a question: what is the Holy Fire, or Divine Light, and why should it emanate from the empty tomb of the Lord? To answer this, we must uncover the divine mysteries connected with this fire or light. For that, we turn to the ancient sources. Yet, since almost all ancient texts were written according to the logic of the safa—the “single language” of the first people—we shall interpret them through the logic of Sufism (1). The Divine Light is first mentioned at the very beginning of creation by God. The Torah begins with these words: “In the beginning God cr...