Hello,
My name is Isaac D. I go to the University of South Florida here in Tampa, FL. But, originally I was born and raised in a Rastafarian community in Battersea, London, England. I was raised Rastafarian and kept the strict traditions of the Nazarite style of hair and dress, attended a Rastafarian daycare, and ate according to the Levitical dietary laws until I immigrated to the US in 1991. Eating pork and seafood were sins, and a host of other Rastafarian traditions were observed since then.
Fortunately, I have since come to a true faith in Jesus Christ since then. After reading the same Bible that Haile Selassie I endorsed and read, I found the true Jesus, found that Rastafarianism wasn't enough to cover my sins, and that I needed a relationship and faith in Christ that caused me to forsake my sins. Many, many, many Rastafarians haven't yet read what Haile Selassie I, or His Imperial Majesty, actually wrote (including my mother and father) to this day. Otherwise, their testimonies would look a lot like mine. He pointed not to himself, but to Jesus Christ.

He wrote, at a conference in Berlin in 1966, "The love shown by our God to mankind should constrain all of us who are followers and disciples of Christ, to do all in our power to see to it that the message of salvation is carried to those of our fellows for whom Christ our Savior was sacrificed but who have not had the benefit of hearing the good news."

Here's audio of Haile Selassie I denying that he was Jesus Christ:
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(Note the words he uses.)

Here's video footage of Haile Selassie I celebrating Jesus and what happened on the cross in traditional Ethiopian style:
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(Note: he was being celebrated as Emperor of Ethiopia, not as Christ)

Haile Selassie I is the "Lion of the Tribe of Judah" insomuch as his decendency and bloodline from this line of Kings ALL bear that title. But, that title finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ - who truly is the King of kings and Lord of lords, and the only one who has the power, as Selassie I will admit himself, to bear and enforce that title.

Please see that Haile Selassie I didn't die for your sins - it was Jesus Christ alone. And no human King.

Read what Haile Selassie I himself wrote about Jesus Christ:
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Haile Selassie I was coronated in 1930. Rastafarianism was started in 1933 by a man named Leonard Howell. Selassie I didn't even start Rastafarianism! It was someone else that believed him to be divine because of his ancestry and his title. The true way of salvation belongs to Jesus Christ alone, and every title assigned to Haile Selassi I as divine is rightfully fulfilled in Jesus.

In 1892 Tafari Makonnen was born in Harar, Ethiopia to a royal family that claims descent from King Solomon and Queen Sheba. In 1930 Ras Tafari (that is Prince Tafari) ascended the royal throne to become Emperor Haile Selassie. At his coronation he was renamed Haile Selassie to reflect his faith. The name means “Power of the Trinity.” Selassie was an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian and a devout follower of Jesus Christ. The imperial crest on the royal Ethiopian flag has a lion holding a cross. The image represents the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Many Rastafarians claim that Selassie is the Christ or that he is the Second Coming. In a radio interview in 1967 Selassie said, “I have heard of that idea. I also met certain Rastafarians. I told them clearly that I am a man, that I am mortal and that they should never make a mistake in assuming or pretending that a human being is emanated from a deity.”

In his famous speech commemorating the Bible Selassie said, “No doubt you all remember reading in the Acts of the Apostles how Philip baptized the Ethiopian official. He is the first Ethiopian on record to have followed Christ, and from that day onwards the Word of God has continued to grow in the hearts of Ethiopians.”

THE GOOD NEWS

At a conference in 1966 in Berlin titled “One Gospel, One Race, One Task,” Haile Selassie opened the event with these words: “The love shown by our God to mankind should constrain all of us who are followers and disciples of Christ, to do all in our power to see to it that the message of salvation is carried to those of our fellows for whom Christ our Savior was sacrificed but who have not had the benefit of hearing the good news.”

What is the good news? The good news is the promise and hope of salvation that Jesus provides for the people of all nations. Jesus says, “The time has come. The Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” Mark 1:15. When you repent you are changing the direction of your life from being self-centered (or earth-centered or politically-centered or any life that is centered in something other than God) and turning towards a life centered in the Lord God Almighty. When you repent you must also confess your sins to God. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness,” 1 John 1:9.

THE STONE THE BUILDERS REFUSED…

“So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: ‘See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation, and the one who trusts in him will never be dismayed,” Isaiah 28:16.

“It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. He is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:10-12.

Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,” John 14:6. You cannot save yourself, neither can Haile Selassie save you. It is Jesus Christ who suffered and died on the cross and rose from the dead three days later so that you might have faith in him and be saved. Jesus says, “But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven,” Matthew 10:33.

Following Christ is a way of life. And the only way to the Kingdom of God is the way taught by Christ. There is no better time than the present to repent of your sins and confess Christ as your Lord and Savior. If you are ready to follow Christ, turn from following the way of the world and put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Turn away from living according to the standards of men and put God as your holy standard.

A PRAYER FOR YOU
Father in Heaven, you are holy. I pray that the person who is reading this prayer will be blessed by an encounter with you. I pray that the eyes and ears of their heart are open to your Living Word so that they might have salvation through your son Jesus Christ. Bless this person even now.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

References: http://morefire.wordpress.com...