The Decline Of The Evangelical Church. What happened? Israel. The Bible.
In the era of 500 BC there was the Persian Empire and the Greek Empire. Notable philosophers included Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Euripides, Homer, etc… Not one of them ever mentioned Jews or use the term Hebrew. In the era of 200 BC there were a number of philosophers/scholars from Greece, India, China, including Carneades, Clitomachus, Carvaka, Diogenes, etc… Not one of them ever mentioned Jews. Yet we are told the Jewish Hebrew Bible came before the Koine Greek. When in fact Jews and Hebrews had yet to be inserted in any historical context.
In 500BC, the land we call Israel was part of the Persian Empire. Aramaic was the official language, and Darius Great was King. The capital was Persepolis and ancient remains rank among the world’s greatest archeological sites. Their religion was Zoroastrianism – the first monotheistic faith; “The universe is a moral battleground between Asha (truth, order, and righteousness) and Druj (falsehood, chaos, and deception), embodied spiritually through forces like Angra Mainyu.” Angra Mainyu = God or Creator.
The Merneptah Stele is an Egyptian granite with hieroglyphic writings dating from 1200 BC. While the Stele was found by Flinders Petrie, it was Wilhelm Spiegelberg of Jewish descent who declared the one hieroglyphic that could not be translated was the word ‘Israel’. And thus it was determined in 1890 that Israel existed within the Egyptian Empire.
The second record claiming to confirm Jewish existence was via Hecataeus of Abdera, a Greek historian who lived in 300 BC. Literary “fragments” of his works were collected by Felix Jacoby, of Jewish descent, in the early 1900’s and translated for posterity with claims of Jews being ‘admired by Aristotle’ despite there being no such writings.
The Evangelical Church is divided by Israel. Those like Cruz and Huckabee who adamantly declare their goyimness and advocate for an ancient Israel Chosen One Diaspora have greatly contributed to the fall of Jesus Christ. As a direct result of these pronouncements, the Evangelical Church is dying. Of the older Boomers, roughly 75% support the right of Jews to kill Palestinians. Of the younger generation roughly 30% support the notion. Ignoring the fact that Christ is King. Not Jews. Christ lectured Peace. Not infinite War which is Biblically attributed to evil by God.
This one argument is causing the church to splinter with estimates claiming 1/3 of all US Evangelical churches will close over the coming decade. Despite there being no indication that Hebrew or Jew existed in ancient times – the attempt to insert their relevance is sparce and infamously only prevalent because of 19th century Jewish statements. Given the ancient lands were mostly Persian, Greek and Egyptian, the churches inability to recognize the arbitrariness of the assumption is pushing people away as they question ‘what else’?
A desperate Israel is now only making matters worse as they defend their right to murder throughout Palestine – the same division that has displaced America’s political citizens. The same justification for why Jews have always been expelled historically.
The argument for Peace seems to fall on deaf ears when observing the Israeli influencer commentary on social media. The same Christians who observe the spirit of Christ are advocating for War. Whose ‘fault’ would this be? In my opinion, the fault lies directly at the feet of Pastors. Pastors who elevate themselves to Authoritarians instead of teachers. Pastors who fail to reflect on the purity of Christianity being within Jesus Christ vs Judaism which denigrates Christ as a simpleton living in Hell. Pastors who don’t seek Truth and rely on substandard evidence.
Instead of reporting on ‘why’ these churches are closing, pundits are trying to challenge the math by claiming a differential of numbers while agreeing the net number is a loss every year. In addition to the Jewish division which has become monumental within the last decade, part of the reason Christians are evacuating churches is demographics; the number of single, widowed, and divorced who don’t fit in to church relationships which largely cater to families has grown more desolate. There are churches whose sermons are based on shaming, or false spirits, or this lovely; “if you are not suffering, chances are you are not a Christian”.
Why is it so important for Israeli Jews to insert themselves in history and in Christianity? Why can’t they simply be who they are? Why is lying so prominent? What is the point?
The hypocrisy becomes even more divided: “Baptists view Judaism through the lens of traditional Christian theology, which emphasizes that salvation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, while also maintaining strong theological and political support for the Jewish people”. A Trite Nonsensical statement. A clear impossibility given Jewish people don’t believe in Christ so salvation is not possible.
There are no other religions that require Christian merging or integration. Buddhism does not have anti-Buddhist laws that the world must embrace. Hindu’s do not call for the death of all non-Hindus. The bastardization of Christianity is centered on its demise. And those who defend this defamatory guidance are not of good will or good faith.