But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. – Psalm 8:36.
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? – Revelation 6:9-10.
Over the past several months, the jihadist group ISIS has dominated news headlines as they have swept through portions of Syria and Iraq, taking over cities, raising their flag and killing and pillaging their way to a new Islamic “caliphate.” This organization uses gruesome killing and carnage to take over land in the name of Islam and threatened all manner of violence against the United States and Western nations who dare oppose them. All the while, Christians have been the primary target over their reign of terror, giving a chilling fulfillment of Bible prophecy and the coming end times.
What Is ISIS?
ISIS is determined to establish a Muslim caliphate worldwide.
ISIS, also known as ISIL, stands for the Islamic State In Iraq and The Levant and Islamic State. It is an unrecognized is “an unrecognized state and a Sunni jihad group active in Iraq and Syria in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status as a caliphate, it claims religious authority over all Muslims across the world and aspires to bring most of the Muslim-inhabited regions of the world under its political control beginning with territory in the Levant region which includes Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus and part of southern Turkey.” (source). Formerly known as AQI or Al Qaeda in Iraq, the group saw its true rise to prominence in 2013, when it merged with a Syrian terrorist organization and started to take over whole swaths of land in Syria and Iraq, obtaining oil fields, weapons and millions of dollars in gold and cash. Declaring itself a state, ISIS uses murder, kidnapping, rape and torture to advance its goals of spreading Islam and Sharia law throughout the Middle East.
Map courtesy of the UK Daily Mail.
During the Arab Spring, in which protests broke out among a number of Middle Eastern nations such as Syria, Libya and Tunisia, among others, violent rebellion led to the secular governments of those nations being toppled. President Obama praised the Arab Spring uprisings as a way to advance “democracy.” Soon the United States, under Obama’s directive, along with French and British military officers, were training and arming rebels in Libya and Syria to help combat the rule of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The rebels were then aided by U.S. bombing campaigns and drone strikes. Once these regimes were toppled or crippled (in Al-Assad’s case), the same rebel fighters who were “allies” to the United States, used their weapons, military training and might, to advance their own cause.
An August 2014 Washington Post article summarizes how rebels who were once considered friends of the United States soon turned to enemies:
“Washington and its allies empowered groups whose members had either begun with anti-American or anti-Western views or found themselves lured to those ideas in the process of fighting. According to interviews with members of militant groups, such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s Al Nusra Front (which is aligned with al Qaeda), that is exactly what happened with some of the fighters in Libya and even with factions of the Free Syrian Army…
“From IS to the Mahdi army you see groups that basically are not our friends but who became more powerful because we have handled the situations wrong,” says a senior U.S. security official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity.
Some European and Arab intelligence officials also voiced their worries and frustration about what they call the mistakes the United States has made in handling the uprisings in Arab states. “We had, in the early stages, information that radical groups had used the vacuum of the Arab Spring, and that some of the people the U.S. and their allies had trained to fight for ‘democracy’ in Libya and Syria had a jihadist agenda — already or later, [when they] joined al Nusra or the Islamic State,” a senior Arab intelligence official said in a recent interview.” (source).
The Washington Post article also cited that the Obama Administration’s treatment of Iran – the easing of long-existing sanctions, repeated requests for sit-down discussions, perceived as “pampering” of a nation that is predominately Shiite Muslim. Thus further alienating and angering the Sunni Muslims and making groups like ISIS, that much more attractive.
Reign of Terror
Executions, beheadings and rape are commons means of terror by ISIS.
The stories of the brutal atrocities carried out by ISIS are numerous, but here is a sampling of their horrific, murderous reign as they try to assume power in the Middle East:
‘He told us that either we become Muslims or they would kill us all,’ said Falah, mayor of the village made up mainly of members of the ancient Yazidi sect. ‘We offered money but they would not accept it.’ (source).
The Yazidis, a sect with a blended religious belief system that only incorporates parts of Islam, are viewed as “devil worshipers” by ISIS and thus forced to convert to Islam or die as ISIS soldiers rampage through their towns, crucifying victims, raping women and selling them into sexual slavery and forcing children to join their ranks.
ISIS records their mass executions for recruitment videos.
As one journalist given access inside ISIS’ operations reported:
“After weeks of negotiations, I managed to enter the city of Raqqa, which is the capital of the terrorist group in Syria, from where it launches daily attacks against President Assad’s troops. It was a surreal and a chilling experience, as I saw a regime of absolute control which imposed its strict sharia laws.
This is not some disorganised bloodthirsty terrorist group or makeshift army. They are very organised. Islamic State fighters ruthlessly beheaded Assad’s soldiers and spies on the front line. Their decapitated bodies were brought back to Raqqa and displayed in the town centre.
The IS men gave me a horrific video of decapitated soldiers’ bodies, which were left lying on the pavement in the centre of Raqqa. Some of the dismembered heads were placed on spikes.” (source).
Christian Children Beheaded Amidst “Genocide”
Some of the displaced, orphaned children living in refugee tents in Iraq.
Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. – Lamentations 5: 1-3.
Christianity in Mosul is dead, and a Christian holocaust is in our midst,” said Mark Arabo, a Californian businessman and Chaldean-American leader. In an interview with CNN’s Jonathan Mann, he called what’s happening in Iraq a “Christian genocide” and said “children are being beheaded, mothers are being raped and killed, and fathers are being hung.”
“Right now, three thousand Christians are in Iraq fleeing to neighboring cities,” he told Mann. Arabo is calling on the international community to follow France’s lead and offer the Christians of Iraq asylum. (source).
Even children have not been spared from the terrorism of ISIS. Gruesome images of children murdered and even decapitated by the terror group litter the internet. Thousands of small children are now orphans – their parents murdered, and living in refuge camps.
Sexual Assaults Against Christians and Minorities
ISIS members stone a couple to death for fornication as many community members look on. (source).
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. –Psalm 7:9.
As a part of the campaign to rid the region of any non-Muslim religion, ISIS has also carried out thousands of rapes and sexual assaults against Christian women and females of non-Muslim faiths. There are weekly reports of horrific attacks on women including one of a man who committed suicide after being forced to watch his wife and daughter sexually assaulted for failing to pay their “tax” imposed by ISIS. Women have been shot on the spot for not wearing veils as required by Sharia law. An ISIS defector gave an exclusive interview describing some of the practices of the group’s membership who are told that all women taken prisoner can be their “wives” and are subject to daily sexual abuse.
The United Nations have also investigated the selling of Christian women into slavery:
“As the U.N. scrambles to help tens of thousands of religious minority Iraqis displaced by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), experts are warning that jihadists may have forced 1,500 Christians and Yazidis into sexual slavery.
“Atrocious accounts on the abduction and detention of Yazidi, Christian, as well as Turkomen and Shabak women, girls and boys, and reports of savage rapes, are reaching us in an alarming manner,” two U.N. experts said in a statement released in Baghdad.
“We condemn, in the strongest terms, the explicit targeting of women and children and the barbaric acts [ISIS] has perpetrated on minorities in areas under its control,” said U.N. special representative for Iraq Nickolay Mladenov and special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Bangura.” (source).
Here is a video interview of a 15-year old Yazidi girl who escaped ISIS captivity after being kidnapped:
Wiping Out Christianity
Christians are literally being crucified for their faith.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. – Psalm 37:32.
In August, Qaraqosh, the largest Christian town in Iraq, was seized by ISIS soldiers. The group has been particularly aggressive in northern Iraq, which once was home to most of the Christians living in the nation. In the wake of ISIS’ wave of terror, the effort to completely remove Christian presence from Iraq is underway:
Islamic State jihadists who took over large areas of northern Iraq overnight have forced thousands of Christians to flee and occupied churches, removing crosses and destroying manuscripts, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Sako has said.
“(The Christians) have fled with nothing but their clothes, some of them on foot, to reach the Kurdistan region,” Patriarch Sako told AFP.
“This is a humanitarian disaster. The churches are occupied, their crosses were taken down,” said Sako. He added that up to 1,500 manuscripts were burnt. (source).
The United Nations put the number of people who have fled as high as 200,000, and said that many thousands of people trapped by the militants on Sinjar mountain had been rescued in the past 24 hours.
One of the many churches that have been destroyed by ISIS.
Mosul, the city once known as Nineveh, was a key area in the Bible. The prophet Jonah was sent there to preach God’s coming judgment on the formerly-pagan society. Since the first century it has been a home to some of the oldest churches in the world. In July, ISIS invaded and gave Christians 12 hours to leave the city, pay a tax or be killed.
The majority chose to flee the city. The terrorists marked Christian homes and businesses with the letter N for Nazarene and imposed a radical version of Sharia law. They told women to wear full-face veils and not leave the house without a male relative. Shopkeepers have to veil all the mannequins. The jihadists proceeded to destroy shrines important to Christians and Muslims, beginning with Jonah’s tomb.
“Yes, they expelled us from our real land,” one woman said. “From our real land! They told us, ‘Go away! This is not your land. Go to your Christian people and to your pastors. Let them feed you, shelter you, and give you homes.’”…..One resident, Bashar Nasih Behnam, left with his two children…“There is not a single family that left and was not robbed,” he continued. “They took our money, gold, even the earrings from their [women’s] ears. They took everything, even mobile phones. We don’t know if we are going to go back. Until now we have no idea if there can be a return. We don’t know what our destiny is. They have even taken our houses in Mosul.” (source).
An church marked by ISIS with the letter “Nun” for ‘Nazarene’ a term used for Christians.
All told, ISIS destroyed forty five Christian institutions in Mosul in their effort to remove any trace of Christianity. Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International called ISIS’ attacks on religious minorities the worst persecution since the Holocaust. ISIS also reached out to Nigerian Muslim terror group Boko Haram, to help them establish an “African Caliphate.”
Prophesied Persecution
Over 200,000 Christians have been forced to flee their homes and never return.
“..yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.” – John 16:2-3.
Jesus Christ prophesied that as the end times approached, more and more Christians would be the victims of persecution. With the rise of ISIS, Christians worldwide have seen unprecedented levels of violence carried out against them just for believing in Jesus Christ. Jesus said:
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. – John 15:18-21.
The 5th Seal of Revelation Chapter 6 gives insight into this as the Apostle John is given Heavenly access to view the martyrs who died for their faith all residing under the altar of God:
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. – Revelation 6:9-11.
The increased persecution of Christians is a sign of the approaching end times and martrydom of a certain number of Christians will be the final event before the Day of The Lord (for more details this see our article on the Red Moon Rapture). ISIS recently has called for even more bloodshed in the name of Islamic dominance:
“If you can kill a disbelieving American or European, especially the spiteful and filthy French, or an Australian, or a Canadian or any other disbeliever, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be,” an ISIS spokesman says. Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him, or poison him…kill the disbeliever whether he is civilian or military, for they have the same ruling. Both of them are disbelievers. Both of them are considered to be waging war. Both of their blood and wealth is legal for you to destroy. (source).
All the while ISIS has used social media in an unprecedented fashion, glamorizing murderous terrorism to attract support and new recruits. Countless videos showing their executions, holding weaponry, training and sermons on jihad are all over the web, and hundreds of jihadist volunteers from the United States and other western nations have joined ranks to wage war for the Caliphate. Newsweek reported on a recent a poll where 16% of French citizens sympathized with ISIS.
Pray For This Region
Iraqi Christians await food and supplies from relief workers.
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity..- Psalm 64:1-2.
Pray for the hundreds of thousands of Christians and other religious minorities victimized at the hands of ISIS. Pray for their safe escape and faith in this time of extreme persecution. Also pray for the United States and other nations in President Obama’s coalition who are now targets for ISIS terrorism in their own homelands. And while there may be a desire to respond with hatred towards the killers and criminals in ISIS carrying out this violence, that is not the Christian response. God will carry out judgment and vengeance against enemies of the Cross. Christians are to remember the words of Jesus Christ.
Protestors in France bear the Nun sign in solidarity with Christians in Iraq.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. – Matthew 5:43-48.
Pray for ISIS to fail in their persecution and for this genocide against Christians and other minorities to cease. But pray with the knowledge that they are fallen, depraved sinners just like every other person on this planet. And Jesus Christ died for their sins. It is the Gospel of Jesus Christ that has the power to change hearts and bring true peace. Pray that the regions hit hardest by this persecution can experience it.
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. – Psalm 9:9-20.
(Below is a video on the plight of Christians in Iraq).
ISIS is just a taste of something larger and more terrifying in the future. I believe the anti-Christ will be Islamic, that the false prophet will be a fake “Muslim Jesus”, which will fulfill prophecy in the Quran.
The most devious deceptions are ones with elements of truth to them. What better way for Satan to unite and deceive this evil world than by using a fake Jesus, weilding miraculous powers, claiming Islam is the only true faith! By this he would unite the Muslim world as well as many disallusioned Christians who would believe this lie about Jesus.
In Matthew 24, Jesus warns in the last days that many Christians will turn from the faith. He also warns us not to listen to any false Christs during the last day. A world where Christians are being beheaded and murdered (as mentioned by Jesus and the book of Revelation) would certainly tempt many to turn from the faith. Empty religion will not save us during those days. Only a strong relationship with Jesus will allow us to keep our faith, even under the threat of being beheaded. If there was a fake Muslim Jesus performing miracles, many Christians who were not grounded in scripture, who didn’t really know Jesus, will be decieved and convert to Islam to avoid death.
The false prophet, having two horns like a lamb but speaking like a dragon, as described in Revelation 13, gives a clue that he is in fact this fake Muslim Jesus (Jesus is the Lamb of God).
The bible is clear that Christians will be murdered and beheaded by anti-Christ. Do not be deceived by those who think only “Tribulation saints” will be here. Nowhere does the bible clearly say this. People who teach this ask you to believe in a dizzying array of scriptures which are impressive
in number, but whose “proof” lies in asking you to take a metaphorical or symbolic interpretation of scripture. There is no literal proof in the bible that says some Christians will be raptured before anti-Christ. There is however, literal scripture that says we will be murdered and beheaded for our faith. We must make ourselves ready, in case we are one day faced with this terror.
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Somehow, I think Islam is a red herring. Once the events of Ezekiel 38 come and God Himself obliterates that alliance, Muslims will become so disenchanted w/ Islam they’ll reject it. This will create a spiritual vacuum in their lives. And since they’re currently on a tear to wipe out Christianity in the region, they could be ripe for the Antichrist & his False Prophet to fill it.
I’m leaning towards your thinking. The religion of the day will be a secular religion and that is worshiping Satan/Anti-Christ. Remember, the false prophet also gets killed. So I’m thinking the false prophet is used to bring everyone together into the single religion and then killed.
I agree with both of you. Islam was established by satan and is now being set up to be destroyed by the antichrist who would then look like a hero to the world. I surmise that the world will think that the ac is Jesus Christ returned.
Is it possible that the ac will take credit for the destruction of the enemies of Israel in Ezekiel 38?
Hi Jason,
Yes. That is precisely what I believe. Gog Magog to the unbelieving world will essentially be a false Armageddon. And the Antichrist will then proceed to truly wage war against the remaining hostile neighbors of Israel (see Daniel 11:35-44). God bless. -B&E
Building on the above comments, it would seem that if we see an Islamic Messiah like figure appear in the middle east, that this person would be the fake anti Christ, whom the real ac will defeat, and that the Ezekiel 38 battle would be a showdown between Israel and this Islamic Messiah. Hypothetically, the ac shows up just in time and defeats or takes credit for the defeat of the fake antichrist, i.e. the Islamic Messiah. Israel would then think her Messiah has come and defeated who they will be believe is the ac. It gets confusing and ingeniously deceptive, but I see this as one possible scenario. The ac may claim to be an alien human hybrid sent to planet earth by some sort of purported intergalactic federation who has decided its time to formally and unambiguously announce their presence. They may claim they sent the ac as their representative to earth. With this generation’s brainwashing into believing in the existence of aliens and UFOs, for example, the Star Trek series and movies, it will be child’s play to convince the world of this.
Hello Joe
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This is very tragic, indeed. But, I will do my part to keep our brothers and sisters in Christ lifted up in prayer. It would be good if the Christian leaders in America could feel compelled to offer a nationwide prayer vigil to our brethren abroad, but seems like to me they have chosen to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the suffering of other Christian believers.
Beloveds, please be well and safe in Christ Jesus.
I remember when Bush was talking about the axis of evil. Iran, Iraq, North Korea…Cuba, Libya, Syria. In fact the true Axis of evil are USA, Israel, UK, France, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Qatar.
ISIS, ISIL, or whatever they called themselves are just the creation of US/Zionism policy of terror. I know many Americans are truly shocked by the behaviour of these extremists but they still refuse to see that their own government played an important role in all this mess in ME.
Just like Al Qaeda, Washington asked Saudi Arabia to create a rebel force to help their Imperialism/Zionist agenda in M.E. Then, many of these terrorists were trained in Jordan with CIA supervision. They received financial support from Saudi, Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, Israel, UK and their father, USA.
Gaddafi wanted to change the Libya currency from dollar to gold, something the arrogant blood thirsty beast, US, couldn’t accept. Gaddafi had to be removed. Then, US with the help of their vassals in Europe unleashed terrorists in Libya territory.
Iraq, Syria are victims of the American/Zionism policy of death.
9-11, an inside job with the help of mossad. All to justify wars in ME.
Do you know what makes me sick ?
The hypocrisy of the so called American Christians. They say they are against abortion but most of them didn’t see any problems with the warmongering policy of their country that killed 300 thousand children only in Iraq.
They keep sending money to Israel so they can massacre more Palestinians in Gaza ghetto. Then all they can do is blame Islam when the blame should be on their shoulders for supporting such a warmongering country in the name of patriotism.
Now US have manufactured Ebola because those countries affected by this virus are rich in oil and gas and China was their biggest partner. Let’s steal their resources.Obama is sending more troops there. What will these marines do? Shoot the virus?
Ukraine, another US meddling. They helped to overthrow the legitimate government of this country and put neo-nazi puppets there to kill Russian speaking population and anyone against the coup. They even burned people alive. Well, it’s easier to blame Russia, isn’t it ? Washington does all the evil but never takes responsibility for its action. Let’s blame other besides, Russia is an enemy of Washington supremacism, so let’s take her down too along with Europe. Yes, the sanctions against Russia will also weaken EU. But then, hasn’t Victoria Nuland said ‘f**k, EU. All to help the toilet paper, dollar.
Biden’s son is the new Tzar of Ukraine, looting their oil and natural gas. John Kerry? Yes, of course his family is taking part in the loot too.
All this anti-christ this, the anti-christ that… The anti-christ is America and the people who support their filthy meddling everywhere. Many Americans have blood on their hands. Not only the soldiers who killed in the name of the beast but those who turn a blind eye for all the atrocities US has been committing.
America, land of freedom…what a joke. America is the land of Satan.
Well said, slucchesi. You hit the nail on the head on a lot of counts. However, I believe the US, by blackmail, bribery and/or manipulation, has been taken over by Satan worshippers. Most of the people who have clout in American’s foreign policy have dual citizenship.
Global/Political Elites=Illuminati=Freemason=Luciferan=Satan Worship
Indeed. How can a person with dual citizenship be allowed to represent USA ? The American people should question this. Israel is a Rothschild project. This has nothing to do with God.
I really feel sorry about Americans who are against the US policy of death . I hope more people can open their eyes and see that Neocons, Zionists, Lucifer worshippers are pulling the strings in Washington.
NWO. The agenda 21 is upon us. When I think about the people who are suffering, especially the children…Sigh! Well, more suffering will come. Be prepared!
Just a minor correction. In the beginning of this post it says Psalm 8:36. The correct scripture is Proverbs 8:36.
I thank God for His Word and for every one of you on this page; administrators and fellow believers in Christ Jesus. I implore and encourage you Beginning And End to keep on rightly dividing The Word of Truth and bringing forth The Gospel into all the world. This page is awesome and every thing is on point to the scripture. Thanks for shedding some light on this major crisis and problem we have here at the moment. Let us stand strong and firm in the faith as brother Joe rightfully said. Many Christians will be beheaded and those who are alive shall be caught up with Christ when He comes, even those who have died in Him shall be raised in Him. The Bible shows that in Matthew 24:21 and Revelation 3:10 that great persecution is coming to try all men that dwell on the face of the earth. My prayer is that we all stand firm in Christ, accept the fact that persecution shall be rampant and stand with Jesus Christ through it all.
Peter never accepted the fact that Christ would be persecuted in Matthew 16:23 and he later denied Him. This just shows that when we are oblivious to the Truth we shall only fall into a trap of the enemy. Keep on with the Bible studies my dearly beloveds. Hebrews 6:10 and 1 Corinthians 15:58 was given me to share here to every Christian on this website. I love you all and let us keep praying and pressing onward in the midst of this crooked and perverse generation and show that Jesus Christ is The Only Hope we have as time draws on to the end!
I’d be lying if I said this doesn’t terrify me! I’m praying for all those brave Christians over there! I hope we’re as brave
that’s what they want is to terrify you. they are nothing but cowards. ever notice why they only take weak people to kill? u don’t see em doin that to marines and soldiers. stand tall an continue to pray to the real god of Christianity!
Bore da/Good morning and Hi
There is not a century that has not gone bye, that one religion or another has not perpetrated atrocities against humanity. However, the last 2,000 years has been the bloodiest, with millions of innocent lives being taken in some man-made holy war, in the name of god! After many years of researching Christianity, and its heinous crime through the centuries, and now it brother in religion has adopted past Christian atrocities, to fuel its insatiable appetite for blood of the innocent. Is showing posterity, what goes around, comes around–history is repeating itself more than 900 years later, after Pope Urban II (1088-99) sent his dogs of war (crusaders) to do his bidding, and blessed them and absolved them from all sin with a plenary Indulgence. His dogs butchers the Semitic peoples of the Levant, and western kings such as Richard Coeur-de-Lion (1157-99) beheaded and butchered more than 3,000 Muslim prisoners made-up of men, women, and children. The massacre of Ayyadieh, near the City of Acre, now Israel, was perpetrated on the afternoon of 20th August 1191, Richard I’s reason for the his heinous crime, was that the ransom for Muslim was overdue.[as witnessed by Beha-ed-Din: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lionheart.htm%5D The massacre at Acre, was but a drop in the ocean compared to the rest of Christian atrocities that span the 200 years or more of the crusades. However, that said, the atrocities of the Muslim fundamentalist ISIS of the 21st century, are as heinous as those of the crusaders, both done in the name of the same god. Nevertheless, whatever the religion, fundamentalism is a scourge upon mankind, and there will be no peace or advancement of man if fundamentalism is allowed grow like a festering open wound that leeches to the rest of the body, gradually poisoning the host.
Cofion (Regards)
Jero Jones, Mab Cymru
See all this which was being said Jero are factual in themselves but The Truth is what The Word of God. The True and Living God never sent any one to force those that didn’t believe in His name. For sin and disobedience the nations who forgot God were destroyed.
Islam doesn’t worship The True and Living God and what the crusaders did was not according to scripture. Read 2 Timothy 3:12, Matthew 24:21, John 15:18-21 and see that this is indeed prophecy. Its nothing as what goes around comes around.
Prynhawn da/Good afternoon and Hi
Hi Nordric Hinds
I know what I wrote was factual, and not based on faith, and of course god did not send men to kill, it was men who proclaimed falsely, and deceived the faithful saying that they were doing gods work! The same type of men that wrote the Bible, and claiming it to be the inerrant words and work of god, however, like most conservative Christians you are quoting apocryphal books, epistles, and Acts, such as 1 and 2 Timothy which show the Bible to be errant.[look under Acts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament_apocrypha%5D The prophecy you mention are man-made, the same with ISIS, they have hijacked their own religion and holy book, and perversely shaped it to their brand of religious fundamentalism.
Cofion (Regards)
Jero Jones, Mab Cymru
2 Timothy 3:16, Isaiah 40:13 and 2 Peter 1:20-21.
I would never call The Word of God errant because if something is errant then how can we live in it? These men whom God used to transcribe The Word of God were lead by His Holy Ghost. I would never take someone else’s word over what God says despite whatever evidence they may have.
After the apostles who mighty men and women arose since then? Certainly none else ma’am. If you think the Bible is errant then it means you aren’t a Christian right?
At the end of the day. A pen is just a vessel and a pen will never write unless the user leads it to do so. Even so the apostles and prophets are just vessels and they transcribed only what God lead them to. A pen cannot write on its own and neither did the men of God’s Word transcribe anything without God saying.
The Bible says in Romans 3:3-4 that the unbelief of men would not make the faith of God to none effect. I am a Christian andiI live The Word of God. It is inerrant. Without the Ho’ly Ghost it would seem errant to those that have no spiritual understanding and enlightenment. Trust God’s Word for what it says because it is proven my sister. You cannot beat against it and go by what men are saying even as the enemy does and think at the end you shall be rewarded for saying such and such.
Satan’s first scheme in Genesis 3:1 is always to plant a seed of doubt. He asked Eve, “hat he God really said”. Just as now he keeps asking if we’re such the Bible is without errors. I’m certain that His men are not of questionable character and I’ve witnessed through His Word their transformation and certainly none can cause my faith in The Word of God to sway. Whether I quote apocryphal books or whatever. The entire Word is God’s.
@Jero –
In order for the word of God to be dismissed as “errant,” to what “factual” source, then, is it being compared in order for this conclusion to be reached? I’m really curious to know the answer to this question. For centuries, people have made these claims against the word of God, but so far, no one has seemed to be able to put forth a credible source to which the word of God is being compared. For two decades now, I have studied the word of God and the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and so far I have not read anything that gives me pause for concern, or anything that is inconsistent, or anything that can be considered wrong, errant, or impossible to have occurred. I read the King James version of the Holy Bible.
Prynhawn da/Good afternoon and Hi
Hi You Need Schooling.
By your nom de plume, I am agog at your comment: “In order for the word of God to be dismissed as “errant,” to what “factual” source, then, is it being compared in order for this conclusion to be reached?.” I also with the utmost respect have to ask, which year you are living in, and what planet! In reference to your two decades of reading the Bible, I take it that I am your senior, as I have been researching the Bible for more than five decades, in fact from the mid 1950’s, and have been aware from that time that there was something amiss with the Bible. Firstly there are more error (many are scribal errors, but error nonetheless) in all the biblical Greek manuscripts (MSS), than there are words in the New Testament, so to name or highlight them all, it would take volumes, as well as time, which at my age, I have not the inclination or the time to do so! However, I will accommodate you with a few of the error/interpolations/forgeries that have been attested as authentic by previous Christians, and are seen as spurious by modern scholarship.
Mark 16:9-20. These verses are forgeries, as they are not documented in the oldest Greek MSS.
1 John 5:7-8. Better known as the Johannine Comma, is a medieval forgery.
1 and 2 Peter, forgeries. Why do scholars say this, because it is in the Bible: Acts 4:13, states that Peter and John were unlearned and ignorant men, whereas the New Revised Standard Bible version (NRSV). However, the correct wording for Acts 4:13 in the original Greek version, states that Peter and John were:
13 θεωρουντες δε την του πετρου παρρησιαν και ιωαννου και καταλαβομενοι οτι ανθρωποι αγραμματοι εισιν και ιδιωται εθαυμαζον επεγινωσκον τε αυτους οτι συν τω ιησου ησαν.[1550 Stephanus New Testament (TR1550)] or check out the Geneva Bible [1599 GNV] on biblegateway or from the Geneva bible itself. The Greek word ιδιωται means idiotai or idiots, so the true rendering of the verse should read: Peter and John were uneducated idiots, which shows the Christian translators polished the meaning during translating to mean something else less stigmatised. You can also check it out as you have a computer, go to any Greek to English translator, even Google should have a translator!
John 8:1-11, about a woman caught in adultery: forgery, It is not in any of the earliest Greek or Hebrew manuscripts.
I could go on about the errors in Acts, epistles, and the book of the NT, but etiquette and old age tells me that showing just one error is suffice to proves my case on errancy.
Cofion (Regards)
Jero Jones, Mab Cymru
Christ is in control. No matter what men may say or think. As long as someone reads The Bible to find errors means they cannot love for Jesus no matter how many decades they have studied. If we look for errors we shall find them as Satan shall present them. But God be thanked for those few who stand up for The Word of God and take it as it it. So what if there were a grammatical error? Would that bring salivation? Absolutely not. Christ will never ask if we found errors in His Word.
He’s looking at those that have live and preached the Gospel and took up their crosses and follow Him. Instead or arguing about errancy in His Word let’s start to preach the Gospel. The Bible is God’s Word. And to say that it contains errors means we’re calling God a liar. The only error in the Bible is one who reads with an heady and high mind.
Hi Jero,
Once again you have stated misinformation that must be corrected.
Mark 16:9-20. You claim “These verses are forgeries, as they are not documented in the oldest Greek MSS.”
You are of course referring to the Codex Vaticanus and Sinaticus which date to the 4th century AD. These are incredibly flawed and erroneous manuscripts. The Codex Sinaticus has over TWENTY THOUSAND corrections, as attested to by the head of the library in England that houses it. The Codex Vaticanus contains a BLANK SPACE in Mark 16 after verse 8, where the text was clearly removed for verses 9-20. Secular soucres confirm this as can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_16
Now, I would like to cite the numerous early century sources that quote all or parts of Mark 16:9-20. This shows that it was indeed a part of Scripture from the early church and not a “forgery” as you claim.
2nd Century: Old Latin and Peshitta Syriac versions, Papias, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian;
In the second century, in his treatise Against Heresies, Irenaeus, a disciple of Polycarp, (who was discipled by the Apostle John) wrote: ““Also, towards the conclusion of his Gospel, Mark says: ‘So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God”” Here is a 2nd century quote that predates those shoddy manuscripts by 200 years, quoting the end of the book of Mark. This alone refutes your claim in entirety.
3rd Century: Coptic and Sahidic versions, Hippolytus, Vincentius, ‘Acta Pilati’, Apostolic Constitutions;
4th Century: Curetonian Syriac and Gothic versions, Syriac table of Canons, Eusebius, Macarius Magnes, Aphraates, Didymus, The Syriac “Acts of the Apostles,” Epiphanius, Leontius, Ephraem, Ambrose, Chrysostom, Jerome, Augustine;
5th Century: Armenian version, Codices A and C, Leo, Nestorius, Cyril of Alexandria, Victor of Antioch, Patricius, Marius Mercator; 6th and 7th Centuries: Codex D, Georgian and Ethiopic versions, Hesychius, Gregentius, Prosper, Archbishop John of Thessalonica, Bishop Modestus of Jerusalem.
Now I challenge you to show with actual academic, credible sources that my above statements are incorrect. You said “one error” proves a case on errancy (sp). So by your own standard, you are in serious error.
Unfortunately B&E I fear no matter how much you refute Jero’s claims, he will never come to Christ.
I was once an atheist who truly believed that the biblical worldview was gobbledygook, and like many before me when I actually decided to study the word, and apologetics, and some of the other more scholarly works out there, I was left in very little doubt who was truly sovereign over all creation, and why we really should bow before him and give thanks and praise.
Maybe I was lucky that I also had a personal experience that brought me to where I am. All we can do for Jero is pray that his eyes are opened and he chooses to move towards Christ, because one day we will all bow before him whether we choose to or not. We will all be made to account for our choices.
Hi B+E
I expected nothing more from you on the spurious verses within the Bible, even with a link from a top Protestant institution such as http://www.bible-researcher.com/endmark.html which vindicates my citation on Mark 16:9-20 as being a forgery. Historians do not pick and choosing which manuscripts, when working on biblical history. In any field of history the oldest object/manuscript, etc., take precedent, and the oldest and earliest biblical manuscripts are the closes to the source, not some bible written in 1611, which is sixteen centuries after the fact.
And by your comment you agree that the bible is errant/fallible.
Cofion (Regards)
Jero Jones, Mab Cymru
Sorry, but communist/atheist governments over the last 120 years have killed more people than any religious holy war. Check your facts.
Prynhawn dda/Good afternoon and Hi
Hi BradS
Thanks for your comment, however, I am not sure of the 120 years of communist and atheist government killings? The first democratically elected communist government in the world came to power in San Marino in 1945. However the Bolsheviks (Marxist-Leninist) of Russia took power in 1917, 97 years ago, as of 2014. The idea of a classless society first emerged in Ancient Greece. Plato (fl. 508-322 BCE) in his “The Republic” described it as a state where people shared all their property, wives, and children: “The private and individual is altogether banished from life and things which are by nature private, such as eyes and ears and hands, have become common, and in some way see and hear and act in common, and all men express praise and feel joy and sorrow on the same occasions.”
Deaths in Russia during the Holodomor (extermination by hunger), during the early 1930’s was 4 million.[http://usukrainianrelations.org/images/pdf/%5BHESSE%202013%5D%20Wolowyna-Demographic%20Research%20of%20the%20Holodomor-%20Some%20Results%20and%20Challenges.pdf] However scholars estimated that the total loss of life was between 2.4 and 7.5 million. The Pol Pot (atheist) Khmer Rouge regime killed between 1.75 and 2.2 million, between 1975 and 1979. [http://www.mekong.net/cambodia/deaths.htm]
On Christian atrocities the scholar and cleric Dowling, wrote: From the birth of Popery in 606, to the present time, it is estimated by careful and credible historians, that more than Fifty Millions of the human family, have been slaughtered for the crime of heresy by popish persecutors, an average of more than forty thousand religious murders for every year of the existence of Popery.[Dowling, John (1846), The History of Romanism (12th edition), p.p.541-2, New York, Edward Walker] However Dowling assessment is incorrect for 2014, he did not take account the documented history from 366 to 606, and 1845 – present. History is aware of more than 70,000 Serbian Orthodox Christian (clergy, men women, and children), who were murdered by the Croatian Catholic Ustashi during WWII, whose ranks were taken up by Catholic priest, and Monks who committed the most barbaric atrocities between 1941-45. This genocide of Orthodox Serbs is well documented by two scholars, Edmond Paris (a Catholic) in his book, Genocide in Satellite Croatia, and (Baron) Avro Manhattan, in his book The Vatican’s Holocaust.
Some historians have re-calculated Dowling’s figure of 50 million, with the additional years to between 65 to 70 million lives to Christianity. In addition, to the death toll by Catholicism, the figure also includes the Protestant killing of Catholics, witches, etc., from the Reformation (1521) to the present.
Cofion (Regards)
Jero Jones, Mab Cymru
The ISIS is killing the people in the name of God. The Christians in the group are depicting the ISIS as anti Christ by quoting the scripture. The Christians and the ISIS are the culprits specially the Christians. Had not the Christians burnt the women and had not they destroyed Cathars for no fault of them. Have not they killed crores of Natives in America Australia and Mexico in the name of the Lord, the God. Have not the Christians describe the non believers in India as children of Satan even now. Had not the Christians swindled the wealth of Hindus for over three centuries. When we ask you of about your behavior in India you simply state that India is poor because it is not believing in Jesus. Are you people not ashamed of your past activity. Even now you are going on quoting Bible for and against ISIS and Christianity. The Westerners are getting back what they paid to the people worldwide for thousand of years. Have your God had not promised you the possession of grape garden not planted by you and the house not constructed by you?.It is not good on your part to quote such book which authorize Christians to take away other people,s property. Kindly avoid it in future.
Hi Kasivelu
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, as I am convalescing and am away from my computer, however, you are correct that Christianity owes most religions and mankind an apology for the past actions done in the name of its god!
Cofion (Regards)
Jero Jones, Mab Cymru
I read in the article one of the clearest accounts of what Iraq and Iran have suffered at the hands of those murdering and destroying lives now. To these poor Christians and their children I do not think anything we believe matters. I don’t know how to discern the future. I would like to find answers to my fears for America’s state of affairs, but there are no answers online. I keep trying to learn more about the affairs of ISIS, but it does not really help me. My country believes evil people make good presidents. How can I understand anything when this perplexes me. My sons take no interest in world affairs or more importantly a personal relationship with Christ. Christ has been “my living water” for over 50 years. My sons know my beliefs but will not share them. One thing is certain: He is in control. No man knows the time or the hour that Christ will return. Many in the last 2000 years have lived and died. Nothing that is happening today changes for them. I am tired and I pray I can go to sleep in Christ without seeing all that is coming on the world. Our children must choose Christ if they have hope in this life or if it is in the resurrection. Please, allow me to express my belief in Christ without being attacked for it. That really is not imprortant to anyone but me. I am old and set in my ways.
Here is a link to an Islamic site which speaks about what their beliefs in Jesus are:
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/367/
Keep in mind that much like there are differences among Christians about end-time prophecy there are also differences within the Islamic community concerning Quran prophecy. However, I believe that once this false Muslim Jesus (false prophet) appears on earth (with the help of his miraculous signs), all of these differences will fade away. All of Islam will be united by the Islamic anti-Christ and the Muslim Jesus (false prophet).
During that day all of the issues and differences that separate Christians today will fade away also. Catholic, protestant, pre-trib rapture, post trib rapture, etc., etc.,….those will all mean nothing during the end days. All that will matter is- Will we choose to believe that Jesus is the Son of God? Are we prepared to be beheaded and murdered for this faith? Or will we choose to believe in the anti-Christ, the false prophet and the lie of Islam, thereby postponing the death of our body but sealing our eternal damnation?
We must prepare ourselves. Nobody knows when these things will happen but Jesus gave us a hint, telling us we would know when it is near, even at the door (his coming). People are being beheaded right now for their faith in Jesus and their denial of Islam. Bible prophecy talks about people being beheaded by anti-Christ for their faith in Jesus. We must open the eyes of our hearts; future events written about in our bible are happening right now! This is just a small taste of the much larger terror that is to come.
We need to prepare our hearts for what is coming. We need to get closer to Jesus, focus more on purifying our own hearts rather than worrying about what others do or believe in.
Two times in the Book of Revelation, Christians are told to have patience during the threat of murder at the hands of anti-Christ, an encouragement to keep the faith: (Rev 13:10 and Rev. 14:12-13). I will end this post with the latter scripture:
“This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God’s commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.”
“Then I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”
‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.’ ” (Rev. 14:12-13)
Thank you for your words. You clearly expressed what I believe.. It thought of a perfect example of what Christ had to offer all mankind. It is at the crucifixion. Christ was on the cross between two men condemned to death for their crimes. One mocked Christ, and the other rebuked him telling him they were guilty of the crimes for which they were crucified but Jesus was guilty of no crime. Jesus told the discerning man that he would that day be with Him in paradise. It seems ever since man has been on one side or the other of their acceptance of Christ. I am thankful that as a young person I understood who Christ is and accepted the gift of His spirit to live and strengthen me throughout life. I am saved only because of Him. Maybe I will see suffering like the Christians in Iran and Iraq are seeing, but man can only take my old worn out body and allow me to go be with Christ and rest. I am tired.
You fool! Obama is the anti Christ
Obama can’t be the Antichrist. The Bible describes the Antichrist as someone who unifies peoples. I’ve yet to see Obama unifying anything.
Obama is not the anti-christ. The Pope is if you research the scriptures carefully.
There’s also the “false prophet” talked about in scripture, perhaps that is the role the pope plays.
“If you go looking for the bad in a man, and expect to find it, you surely will.”
-Abraham Lincoln
True Christians won’t be on the scene once the Anti-Christ is revealed…
Beware those who claim what they are not. This “Isis” group is of Satan, and likely a creation of western intelligence forces. No righteous group would target children. These are of the same ilk that pretend to be Christians and Jews, but are not. They are the synagogue of Satan posing as enemies while secretly united against the just and the innocent, and they persist in continuing to underestimate the authority and power of God.
I seriously doubt that ISIS is just attacking non-muslims & christians,that may be what all the media shows but its a terriost group do you really think that once non-muslims & christians are gone they are just gonna stop? No their next target will be muslims.
People like this don’t get picky about who they kill -as long as they get to abuse their power then they will do so.
Also this statement
“the worst persecution since the Holocaust.”
Um no tradgedy in the history of mankind is worse or better than the other. All of it is terrible.
ISIS is a terrorist group… what ISIS is doing, is seen countless times, DONE BY christians in the kjv of the bible… stoneing, beheading, executions, rape… why are christians so upset with ISIS? Im not for ISIS, they are wrong and should be blown off the face of the planet but, they are only doing things by the christian faith… ISIS is a muslim terrorist group following the christian faith. Why do you think im an atheist?!
You’re an atheist simply because you’re a fool. You are unlearned. The Bible says a fool said in his heart that there is no God. Psalm 14:1 and 53:1. What’s the matter? Do you only read certain scriptures only to state your point? Islam and Christianity isn’t the same because no lie is of The Truth. Jesus Christ is The Truth of God and they don’t believe in the Jesus of The Bible hence they are not of The True and Living God. If you do not believe in God that’s not our problem: its yours. Because the wrath of God is stored up for the wicked and unbelieving works and Jesus Christ came to die to save us from the wrath of God. In the Old Testament sin was supposed to be out away by death but Jesus Christ came died so that we would be given Grace and taken out of The Law. Law says we’re supposed to be dead already but Grace says I have died so that they can live and not perish. Why are you still trying to hold on to your own belief which is going to cause you to be separated from God for an eternity? Come to Je’sus Christ before it is too late and stop speaking death and damnation over your life. God still loves you but if you do not repent then you can not do it after you have departed from this earth. God gave Grace and Truth (Jesus Christ) so that we can live unto Him but men would still rather darkness and condemnation.
“And there went out another horse that was fiery red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.” – Revelation 6:4
In a dream: Jesus next to me crying, our Av(/Father) and Ruach HaKodesh(/The Holy Spirit) were sit above but behind me and Jesus and then Ruach HaKodesh flied over me and Jesus, She was so sexy, I asked her, “are you, Mary?” She said, “No, silly. I am your mother, Ruach HaKodesh but Solomon called me, ‘Chokhmah(/Wisdom)’. I am married to your Av, so please stop lusting after me, my son”. Then I saw the god(/angel) of destruction of that is Holy riding a horse of fire. I asked Her, “who is he?” and she answered in a sigh, “He is Apollyon but call him, Allah’.” And I saw he was given the power to take peace from the Earth and a great sword, and then he lead the Muslims and killed many Christians.
Wake up! ISIS=Israeli Secret Intelligence Service https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7xMDB3ls-E
I was reading your article and taking it seriously, until I saw a screen shot from the movie The Stoning of Soraya M with the description under it that read, “A Syrian woman buried to her waist after ISIS sentenced her to death by stoning.” Again, this photo is a MOVIE screen shot, and the true story movie had NOTHING to do with the Syrian army. You have a lot of great information in here, but the mis-captioned picture says a great deal about your fact checking.
Who will stand against these men of Evil . A crusade by both the Crescent and the Cross to destroy these agents of the Devil. They Shall Not Prevail !!
Let us not forget the Christian militias in Africa who have been slaughtering innocent Muslims for more than a year. Please do not assume I am a terrorist merely because I am passing along facts.
Hi James,
Thanks for your comments. What country are you referring to? -B&E
Never take ANYONE’S word for anything. In the interest of encouraging critical thinking and reading beyond our own pinched and narrow beliefs, I am advising anyone who truly wishes to find the truth wherever it leads to merely put the phrase “Christian militias” into their browser window.
I am not trying to make anyone wrong, nor indicate that I am right. I am just passing along information and everyone needs to make their own best choice about what to think or believe.
Truth will not be found in myself or in another. Truth is what highlights the conflict between opposing ideologies.
Hi James – Thanks for your comments. I have no problem verifying anyone’s assertions. But I would just like to know where the Christian militias who are attacking Muslims are located. Thanks. -B&E
Again, I must continue to encourage you to find out things for yourself that might pertain to my opinion. In doing so, you become much more open and less provincial to information that neither you OR myself would otherwise be aware of.
I feel like you might be going automatically into a “victim” stance as do many Christians and political ideologues do when they are listening to the comments of someone they deem “elite, academic or intellectual.” In other words, they feel they are being patronized or feeling they are being seen as unimaginative rubes.
That is not my intention, but if you feel at all being forced into some sort of “helpless thinking” then please cut and paste the words or phrases I use that lead you to feel put-upon or patronized. That way we can both go over them together.
Christian militia groups in Africa have been slaughtering innocent Muslims for quite awhile.
Here’s what I came up with in a quick search:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/10/central-african-republic-christian-militias-revenge
Please don’t take my word for it or depend on anyone else to show you any evidence.
Check things out for yourself. It’s easy to sit back in the pews and have an uncritical experience being lulled into complacency by a pastor we deem to be authoritative.
Those who naively wait for Jesus yearn for revenge and death, for the Jesus of Revelation has blood-soaked robes and slaughters the unfaithful so that the blood & gore spilled “reaches the level of a horse’s bridle for a distance of 200 miles.”
The end-timers are in a crisis and don’t remember God has already won. They wallow in “helpless thinking” and think they are victims. They wait for Daddy God to rescue them instead.
The God of Jesus has already won.
“I saw Satan fall from Heaven like lightning.”
Could you explain why the Jesus of the Sermon on the Mount has been hijacked in the service of a divine ethnic cleanser?