Many in the New Age spiritual communities dislike when Jesus is brought up. They despise his name. They doubt his existence. They even accuse him of being responsible for the death machine known as Christianity. This resentment is based off of misunderstandings and blatant manipulation of fact. Even most Christians are unaware of the true story of Jesus. Jesus was not how he is typically presented. Jesus was a rebel, a thorn in the government's side, a bruise on the heel of the religious establishment of his time, hope for the common man, seditious, and he possessed great Knowledge of Self. He challenged the status quo and the ruling class. He stood up against ignorance and lies. He went to the strongholds of his time and exposed the religious institutions for all the world to see. For all of this and more, he was murdered. The story most know of Jesus is just a half told tale. The purpose of this article is to very briefly examine the story of Jesus without the religious dogma and twisting of the facts. Jesus was born to regular people in a regular society. He was obviously a deep thinker and an intellectual because at a young age we can find stories of him interacting with religious leaders and doctors. In Luke 2:41-52, we find a story of a 12 year old Jesus sitting with such people at the Temple of Jerusalem listening intently to their words and questioning them as well. His understanding of the content amazed all who witnessed it. After this event revealing his intelligence and understanding, Jesus' story gets put on hold until he reemerges at 30 years old. For 18 years of his life, there is seemingly no written record. If a bit of Hebrew culture and law is understood, one can see some significance of his return to the spotlight at 30 years old. When Jesus was 12 at the temple, he would have been considered a child. However, 13 is the age of the bar mitzvah in Jewish culture. Once his bar mitzvah was complete, Jesus would have been considered an adult. On the other end of this silence in Jesus' record, you can find him at age 30. What is significant about this age in Hebrew culture? Well, 30 is the age of readiness for priesthood. However, Jesus was not a Levite. Levites are descendants of the Tribe of Levi and were charged with political and religious duties. Without turning this in to an examination of old Hebrew law and culture, suffice it to say that being a Levite offered distinct socio-political advantages. One could not be a priest without being of the Tribe of Levi. So then, what could possibly spark this intense desire to change the world around him within Jesus at the age of 30? It seems plausible that Jesus wanted to be a priest and was possibly angered and upset that he would not be allowed to pursue that path since he was not a Levite. Perhaps this sparked a desire within Jesus. As for his 18 years that are missing from written history, it is likely that Jesus developed his plan over this time. He likely spent this 18 years simply being a local carpenter and studying. Evidence of this can be found in Matthew 13:55 which says, "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?" This scripture is indicative that Jesus was locally known to at least some degree. What happened during this 18 years is less important than what followed. At the end of this unknown 18 years, we find Jesus emerging to be baptized by John the Baptist. After his legendary baptism, Jesus heads into the wilderness. It is written that he was tempted by the devil for 40 days and that he did not eat. Matthew 4 begins by saying, "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him." This scripture when taken at face value is simply a story of Jesus being tempted by the devil. However, when this scripture is viewed through an esoteric lens it becomes much more clear. Jesus went into the wilderness to meditate and be in deep thought about the plan he had been working on for the last 18 years. Can you imagine creating an 18 year plan to essentially overthrow the religious institutions and government? Can you imagine what it must feel like to be at the beginning of that plan and having to decide whether or not to go through with it? Surely you can see how this is a difficult position to be in. Jesus, having immense Knowledge of Self, went in to the wilderness to prepare himself for what was to come. During this time, he was tempted by thoughts of material gain, fame, fortune, and power. He knew that the knowledge he possessed would allow him to either become a powerful member of the ruling class or to try and overthrow that ruling class and expose this Knowledge of Self for all to see. This is what Jesus went into the wilderness to struggle with. The devil that Jesus was tempted by was the same devil you and I are tempted by - ourselves. The next order of business that Jesus began to tackle was spreading the word. He began speaking out against the religious dogma and political corruption of his time. The Romans controlled Israel and the political/religious Hebrews (Levites/priests) ran the place for them. Jesus began to speak out against them which was a dangerous move in those times. He traveled around spreading the truths that he had learned and educating the masses. He taught basic morality and dignity. He challenged people to be kind to one another and to help one another overcome. He encouraged people to be charitable out of their heart rather than for glory. He taught about the Higher Reality and even about the third eye as demonstrated in Matthew 6:22, "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." He taught that we should not be full of worry and judgment. In Matthew 7 we find him speaking out against the false prophets (the priests and rulers) saying, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." The more we follow Jesus, the clearer it becomes. Jesus was trying to start a revolution both spiritually and politically. For this, he was killed. For his desire to liberate and enlighten others, he was destroyed. Jesus, however, was not ignorant to the fact that he was in danger. He predicted his own demise more than once. Surely a man as wise as Jesus was well aware that he was creating turmoil among powerful men. He knew that there were only two options for his future. He knew that it was either all or nothing. However, this does not indicate that he came with the intent to die or that he was predetermined to be the sacrificial lamb that Christianity reports him to be today. Actually, Jesus says quite the opposite. In Matthew 26, we find Jesus after his arrest standing before the council that wanted to kill him for his sedition. "Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven." Here we see the council seeking someone to lie against Jesus so that they could produce charges against him. After the bogus charges are brought before him, Jesus said nothing because he knew that it was futile. They wanted to kill him and he knew that there was no way to convince them otherwise. Finally, he responds by saying, "Thou hast said" which means he was simply saying, "you are the ones who said that, not me." Jesus sticks to this story even once he is in front of the Roman governor known as Pontius Pilate. "And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly." We see here again Jesus indicating that he did not claim any kingship over the Jews as he tells Pontius Pilate the same thing he said before the Hebrew council, "Thou sayest" again meaning, "you are the one saying that." In fact, if you read the Bible stories with occult understanding, you can plainly see that Jesus never claimed to be special by birth and he never claimed to be anything that each and every one of us can become. He simply recognized his own Divinity and advocated that the rest of us do the same. While this surely upset the leaders of his time as it was counterproductive to keeping a population under control, the main issue they had with Jesus was most likely his nature to speak out against the priesthood and their wicked ways. To clarify exactly Jesus did to earn the hatred of the establishment of his time, imagine today if a man stood on the steps of the American Congress and began to preach against them. Imagine if a man stood there in front of crowds as well as Senators and began accusing them of criminal behavior and demanding revolution. You can imagine how quickly that man would be arrested and likely charged with some sort of extreme crime that carries extreme sentencing. After Pilate talked with Jesus and saw that he was being falsely accused, he tried to reason with the Hebrews as he realized Jesus was an innocent man. "Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified." This scripture shows that the Roman government was well aware of the innocence of Jesus and that Pontius Pilate was not happy about what was happening so he washed his hands of the situation realizing that the Hebrews wanted this man dead out of their own greedy desires rather than justice. We all know how things proceeded next. Jesus was crucified. He was tortured and murdered by the Roman and Hebrew governments. What happens next is even more evil than Jesus' murder. The Romans soon realized that they had killed an innocent man. Surely the public was upset as Jesus had became rather famous. Once news of his murder spread, the people were sure to be enraged and upset. The Romans killed a great man who had done nothing other than help people and speak out against corruption both spiritually and politically. The Roman Empire was a great empire. They were very good at maintaining control. So then how were they to control this situation before it spiraled out of hand and all of Israel became angry with them? Their solution to this social situation has survived to this day and with great success. The Roman solution to appeasing the Israelite public for killing Jesus became Christianity. Essentially, the Romans crucified and innocent man and then used his status as a martyr to create a religion from which they could control the public even more. Have you ever heard of Roman Catholicism? The Holy Roman Empire? These two institutions became (and still are) some of the most powerful forces humanity has ever seen.
The very existence of Christianity is a mockery of Jesus. Again, the Romans literally killed an innocent man and then made him into a religion to prevent backlash from that killing. Christianity is simply a mixture of the teachings of Jesus in their most basic and simple form, Roman mythology, Hebrew law, and a whole host of other religious movements that eventually became absorbed by Christianity. Christianity is blatantly against the teachings of Jesus and the Knowledge of Self that he personified. What else can it be called be a mockery? It is time that the spiritual communities begin to take a fresh look at Jesus and what he stood for. Separate Jesus from Christianity and review his words alone. Of course, much of what Jesus taught was omitted from the Bible. Many of his words were altered, changed, or just made up. It is fairly easy, however, to see what it is that Jesus really stood for so picking out the additions and alterations becomes rather easy. We must look at Jesus as a wise man no different than Hermes Trismegistus, Rumi, The Buddha, Thoth, or whoever else you choose to look up to spiritually.
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Wilfred
10/8/2016 10:23:00 am
I tried to tell people that Jesus was simply a man who challenged the status quo, and not a sacrifical lamb as they were made to believe
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Mary Tyler
12/8/2019 03:53:43 am
Serious error noted: The Jewish court that reviewed the charges against Jesus did not have the power of execution. That power was invested and held by the Romans who ruled that geographic area at that time. The Jewish court found Jesus guilty of blasphemy and “wrecking the temple’s area for the buying and selling of sacrificial animals and items. For validation of the prisoner being brought to ‘“trial”...that was the sole responsibility of the Roman governmental policies. Found guilty, Jesus was condemned for being a ‘rabble riser, causing strife and chaos and endangering the “Roman rule of ‘pax’ (peace) . The Consequence for “disrupting, appearing as an insurgent, an advocator of anything from Roman alligence was death. Here is the most serious erro: attributing the Jewish people with advocating Crucification . Jewish law and tradition never advocated, allowed nailing a person on a cross to die a long horrible death...Jewish law used stoning or throwing the guilty person off a high cliff...Crucifixation was a Roman idea...not Jewish.
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Christopher Jordan
5/4/2022 10:14:28 pm
The Jewish leadership absolutely wanted him executed. They did not have the authority, but they were the ones pushing the Romans to do it. In the same way, the Catholic church never officially executed heretics, but anyone can see that they were behind it.
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