Windows 3.10

reminiscing about the glorious past, the golden age when computers were only 16 bits with very high performance. 286DX-386DX-486DX

THE FIRST CASE OF MONOTHEISM (1 of 2)

At the end of the 18th dynasty Egypt becomes a world power. The developments in religious thinking of the administrators and intellectual top class reflects this new imperialism, the by-product of which is the monotheism. God is a reflection of the pharaoh who is the absolute ruler of a great world empire. The idea of a universal god appears with the influence of the priests of the Sun-god in On (Heliopolis) who may have become more powerful with the impulses coming from Asia. The name of this god is Aton/Aten, and he is not limited to a single country or people. Then a young pharaoh comes to power in Egypt in 1379 B.C. Like his father he is called Amenhotep/Amenophis (IV) (Amenhotep = 'Amon is satisfied') in the beginning. Later on he changes his name to Akh-en-aton. He tries to impose a new belief system on his Egyptian subjects, which is in contrast with the traditions and habits of thousands of years. This new belief system is an orthodox monotheism, the first example of its kind in history. Amenhotep's rule lasts 17 years (1379-1362 B.C.). Following his death this new belief system meets its end abruptly, and anything and everything that belonged to this 'heretic' ruler is banned.

Each new development must have a basis. From this viewpoint the roots of monotheism in Egypt could be found in earlier times. For a significant period there have been attempts among the priests of the Sun Temple at On (Heliopolis) to develop the thought and emphasize the moral aspect of an universal god. During the reign of Amenhotep III (The father of Akh-en-Aton) worship of the Sun-god seems to have achieved some degree of popularity (This may have been a reaction to the strengthening of Amun of Thebes). A very ancient name of the Sun-god, Aten, Aton or Atum, has regained importance. And the young king Amenhotep IV found a ready movement based on Aten/Aton belief system. Although he was not the first to have initiated this belief system, he became a loyal follower. While all this was going on, Egypt became a world power, and the resultant imperialism found its reflection in religion as universalism and monotheism. This god had to go beyond the boundaries and spread its sovereignty to the occupied lands. Amenhotep IV has never denied his loyalty to the Sun cult.

Amenhotep IV worshipped the Sun not as an object but as a symbol of a divine being whose energy is manifested as rays of light, and he described himself as "first prophet of Re-Horakhte, rejoicing in the Horizon, in his name 'Sunlight which is in Aton.' " The high priest of Aton was called 'greatest of seers'. Instead of the word god Aton is used and god is differentiated clearly from the Sun as a body, and the pharaoh has sanctified the Sun's power to influence the world. The new cult has emphasized the personal nature of the relationship between the god and the pharaoh. No longer anthropomorphic the Sun was depicted as a golden orb shedding rays of light on the king and his queen Nefertiti, each ray ending in a little hand proffering the sign of life, the ankh, to the royal pair. Amenhotep's influence was an energetic intervention. He has introduced for the first time the 'exclusion factor' which transformed the doctrine of a universal god into monotheism. In one of the hymns he says: "O, sole god, there's no other god beside you!" (An identical impression could be found in next believes system). As a result of the reaction amongst the priests of Amun to this new religion Amenhotep's belief system gradually became clear, coherent, unyielding and intolerant. This opposition has risen to such a level in the sixth year of Amenhotep's reign that he changed his name - a part of which was the name of god 'Amun/Amen' to Akh-en-Aton (Akh-en-aton = 'Aton is pleased' or 'It pleases Aton') (Think about the word 'amen' in next believes system: 'amin').

These two words are identical apart from their pronunciation. Could they be a remnant of those days of the god Amun/Amen where the people at communal prayers in the temples were repeating the name of the god Amen/Amun in between the prayers and chanting: 'Amen'. This word could have passed to the next believes system. Akh-en-Aton has removed the name of god, Amun/Amen, not only from his name but also erased it from all the inscriptions. After changing his name he left the city of Thebes, and has established a new royal capital lower down the river, which he named 'Akhetaten' (Akhetaton/Akhetaten = 'The horizon of Aten/Aton') the ruins of which is Tell el-Amarna in our day. He closed all the temples of Amun, worshipping in those temples were banned, all the assets of the temples were confiscated. According to Akh-en-aton what is said about the other gods were all lies, and deception. He totally rejected the illusion of life after death which was very important to Egyptians.

Visual Basic Old Testament and New Testament (Christian Bible)

Old Testament Bible and New Testament Bible, this program was first written using Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 using Data Access Object (DAO) version 1.0.

When I opened my old laptop (Windows 3.10), I found a collection of my programs written using Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0, in addition to the interface program for PLCs (which at that time had more than DCS in today's), the PID optimiser; was ranked first in the directory are Christian Old Testament and Christian New Testament 16 bit versions.

With a little effort to install Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 on Windows 10 (which will soon be replaced by Windows 11) finally alkitab.exe this 16 bit program can be reopened with a new name alkitab32.exe

All Praise be to the Lord Jesus,

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen