The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament, new religious movement[1] that accepts both Jesus Christ and Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, as incarnations of God, called Jah[2] or Jah Rastafari. Haile Selassie is also seen as part of the Holy Trinity and as the returned messiah promised in the Bible.
Other characteristics of Rastafari include the spiritual use of cannabis,[3][4] rejection of western society (called “Babylon”), and various Afrocentric social and political aspirations,[3][5] such as the teachings of Jamaican publicist, organiser, and black separatist Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire a new world view.
The name Rastafari comes from Ras (literally “Head,” an Ethiopian title equivalent to Duke), and Tafari Makonnen, the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I. Rastafari is commonly called “Rastafarianism,” by some academics, but this term is considered derogatory and offensive by Rastas themselves.
Jah
Rastas are monotheists, believing in one, singular, God, whom they call Jah. Rastas believe that they worship the same God as the Christians and Jews do, but that theirs is a truer version because it has not been corrupted by western society (which they call “Babylon”).
Rastas, like Christians, see Jah as being in the form of the Holy Trinity, that is, God being the God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Rastas believe that Jah incarnated onto the Earth in the form of Jesus Christ, to give his teachings to humanity, but those teachings were corrupted by Babylon, and so God incarnated again, this time as Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia. Some Rastas also believe that Melchizedek, an Old Testament figure, was an incarnation of Jah.
Jah and Jah
Rastas believe that Jah, in the form of the Holy Spirit, lives within the human and for this reason they often refer to themselves as “I and I”.
The Holy Trinity
Rasta doctrines concerning the Holy Trinity are mostly related to the name Haile Selassie meaning Power of the Trinity in Ge’ez, but the exact significance of this tends to vary. Many Rastas claim that Haile Selassie I represents God the Father and God the Son/Yahoshua/Jesus and the Holy Trinity, while all human beings potentially embody the Holy Spirit.
HIM
Haile Selassie (1892-1975) was the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Rastas believe that he was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and therefore an incarnation of Jah onto the Earth. They also believe that he will lead the righteous into creating a perfect world, called “Zion”.
Rastas believe that Selassie’s coming was prophecised in the Book of Revelation (the final book of the Bible). Psalm 87:4-6 is also interpreted as predicting the coronation of Haile Selassie I. During his coronation Selassie was given many of the same titles used in the Bible, such as “King of Kings”, “Elect of God” and “Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah”, this is one of the primary reasons he is believed to be God incarnate. Rastas also refer to Selassie as “His Imperial Majesty” and “Jah Rastafari”. The very name “Rastafari” comes from his own name.
Of great importance is that Rastafari[3] do not accept that God could die and thus believe that Selassie’s 1975 supposed death was a hoax, and that he will return to liberate his followers. A few Rastas today consider this a partial fulfillment of prophecy found in the apocalyptic 2 Esdras 7:28.
Haile Selassie was, according to some traditions, the 225th in an unbroken line of Ethiopian monarchs descended from the Biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
For Rastafari, Selassie I remains their god and their king.[7] They see Selassie as being worthy of worship, and as having stood with great dignity in front of the world’s press and in front of representatives of many of the world’s powerful nations, especially during his appeal to the League of Nations in 1936, when he was still the only independent black monarch in Africa.[7] From the beginning the Rastas decided that their personal loyalty lay with Africa’s only black monarch, Selassie, and that they themselves were in effect as free citizens of Ethiopia, loyal to its Emperor and devoted to its flag
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