so first of we have to establish some facts. was there a person named Jesus Christ?
well, the letter J was invented in the 16th century. before this time the named used was Yehoshua or the shorter version Yeshua (which itself means "Yahweh is salvation"). So in both the OT and the NT there is a person named Yeshua. When they invented the letter J they made up the name Jesus cus scribes in the high middle ages assumed there were 2 different people. 95% of the population couldn't not read or write. The ones with access to the actual codex's and manuscripts was less then 1% of the population. easy for change to take place.
Yeshua actually translates to Joshua in modern English. In the old testament we see this. Joshua Son of nun was the Israelite high priest, the one to lead after Moses and the exodus. Now see many old books like antiquity of the Jews (200AD) and the Talmud (500AD) also refer to NT "Jesus" as the son of nun. So TLDR the new testament and the old testament are essentially about the same person. And Talmudic jews dont accept Jesus because they know the character isn't real, hes allegorical and loosely based off of there own high priest of the Hebrew old testament.
Lets go deeper.
Modern scholars and archology have come to the conclusion that many aspect of Christianly predate the birth of Christ. The Cross is a symbol from ancient Egypt along with the rest of the symbology. The mythology of resurrection, the idea of monotheism all comes from Egypt.
Not just Egypt though, it comes from the 18TH dynasty of Egypt. Aten. Akhenaton is an interesting person. Most well known and revered pharaoh of Egypt, He ushered in the idea of one god. The all mighty aten (or the sun for laymen). Tore down the old temples and made people worship him because he was the one who god spoke thru. (first actual pope)
His whole dynasty was eventually run out of Egypt and many have concluded that exodus from the old testament is actually about the Akhenaton and his family. the armana letters mention important biblical peoples indicating that those two events, the exodus and the 18th dynasty take place at the same time in the same area (when ever that may have actually been). Some scholars even go the length to say Moses was Akhenaton. Regardless of the details the conclusions are sounds. The biblical story of moses is connected to the historical 18th dynasty.
Akhenaton Had a son or successor. King tutenkamun or Tut for short. Moses also had a successor, Joshua. or Yeshua. we have a possible connection between the biblical Joshua of the OT and king tut. Is there a connection between the NT Jesus and King tut?
One of the first Gnostic Christian religions and the only one to have wide spread reach was Manichaeism, dualistic religion founded by the Persian prophet Mani. It combined elements from various religious traditions, including Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Babylonian myths. Its all about the eternal struggle between the forces of light and darkness. Mani claimed to BE the Christ's apostle of light.. Who was the Christ to them? King Tutankhamen!
So OT Joshua, NT Jesus, and king tut are all the same person. The OT comes from Egypt. New testament was written some time after the fact. Everyone agrees that the new testament was written well after the events of "Jesus"(yeshua, joshuas) life. meaning it had to be originally oral testimonies from early gnostic groups (like manis) which made it into cannon when the LXX was being complied. See the thing about Gnostics are that they believe the scripts were ALLAGORICAL. They were stories based on real people that were meant to teach or relay deeper meaning. this is why the setting between the OT and the NT are different. the OT is a take on the life of Joshua(tut) the high priest of the Israelites. The NT and jesus christ (joshua,tut) are allegorical stories that use Joshua as the character but take place during the writers setting and perspective.
Its also interesting to note that Christ comes from greece and originally ment "to be anointed" or "the anointed one". soooo we have a Yeshua the high preist of Israelites, and a Yeshua the anointed one. come one now its all the same person.
the history of this early stage of Christianity was hidden and eliminated by the papacy and the Catholicism. Any free thinking person or gnostic group was violently delt with leaving only roman Catholicism in the west and eastern orthodoxy in the east. which worked in tandem to form the Roman universal church.
there are people out there who with shout at there top of lungs that Christians are not catholic! they are different!. Yes, but you have ALL been deceived by the lamb of god. A wolf in sheeps clothing.
if your a Christian i plead with you. listen to my words because truth fears no investigation.
the messiah you worship is non other then the Jewish high priest who leads "gods chosen people".
the only reason we arnt all catholic is because of one man. See the biblical historical jesus is fake. but if you trace back thru time the teachings and idea of this allegorical character "Jesus" and modern christens, you find something.
there is a light in all this darkness and deception. because when you peel away the pages of history the secret reveals itself. Most say modern Christianity is only here because of Martin Luther and protestant reformation. But what influenced him to go against the church? An idea. the idea was that people should have the ability to think for themselves and corrupt individuals and there establishment have no right dictating peoples beliefs. and sometimes, you have to make a stand no matter the cost.
this idea, a powerful idea, can itself be traced back to one starting point. Martin Luther got this idea from the writings of the followers of Jan Hus, a man put to death for this same reason in the 1400s. both burned at the stake 150 years apart.
Jan hus, he got this idea from the writings of the Lolards and John Wycliffe. John lived thru the black death. John seen the power the church gained in England and abroad, he saw the corruption grow first hand. From the bloody massacrers of the gnostic inquisition to the wealth and power gained after the black death. John dedicated his life to translating the bible out of latin so normal people could read it for themselves. The reason you can hold that book in your hand comes from him.
but this "idea" precedes even him. Before the black death the church spent 200 years killing every single person with "wrong think" against the them. They burned whole cities with woman and children to kill this idea.
the cathers were one such group. They seen the church wage holy wars no different then raiders. they saw the church drown and burn children. they saw the church as the enemy and had no problem dying for there views. They saw the the Cristian god as the demiurge. the god who created this materialistic sink hole we call reality. they wanted no part in this power struggle were greed and ruthlessness was rewarded.
if you keep going youll find yourself at one point in time. see like the rest, The cathers who lived 1200-1350 got there ideas and concepts from someone else. at the very end of this trail you find one man
A simple man, no different from you or me. A man who who thought for himself and taught others to do the same. A man who seen evil in the Church. He saw the corruption of this "high priest" and office that represents him.
and there is one source, in the entire world that writes about him. the alexid.
Hes name was not jesus, not Joshua. Modern Christian dont know of his existence even though they follow his legacy. His name was Basil and he lived around 1100ad near Constanopal. he was a simple monk who had 12 apostles. He was influenced by Mani's ascetism but did not recognize there high priest (Joshua) in the same messianic way the church viewed him.
The eastern roman emperor decided to start a religious reform and sent guards to find basil. one of his apostles betrayed him and he was brought to the emperor. the emperor Alexios I Komnenos pretended that he was interested in basil views but had numerus witness ready to transcribe the convo as evidence of heresy, who were all hiding behind a false wall.
do you know what Basil told the emperor about his church? it was "The temple of devils". or the synagogue of Satan. sound familiar? he was imprisoned and eventually burned in front of tens of thousands of people at the hippodrome.
did you know that the word used in the LXX (greek OT and NT) for Cross has multiple meanings? The word is directly translated as wood but changes depending on the context. It essentially means Jesus was put to death on wood. it could be a wooden cross, it could be a tree (like some Celtic Christian beliefs) it could also be a pyre. a pile of wood for a burning. food for thought.
even at the moment of death he was steadfast and strong in his resolve. fearless, because he knew he was right, and he would face his creator with his pride and self respect intact. This simple monk, with his resolve would go onto trigger the rise of cathers, and in turn the gnostic inquisition, which itself lead to John Wycliffe and lolards making the bible accessible to everyone. John would pass the torch to the next generation by triggering Jan hus and his followers causing a full fledge war. there legacy would then go on manifest itself within martin luther and protestant reformation.
the reasons Christians can even say there different then Catholics is because Basil stood up and gave his life for an Idea. Not some biblical person arbitrarily named jesus. It was basil, a real life, free thinking man no different then you or me. a man so strong in his resolve that he faced death with a smile on face.
if there's any one person that actually lived who is worthy of walking in the shadow of, its this man. Basil the leader of the Bogomils.
Krishna is the king of kings. Same promises, same historical evidence