Christian Church Crimes Against Humanity, part 3 Burning of the Ebionites

In 66 A.D. Israel was an occupied territory of the Roman Empire, and the entire country erupted in rebellion against Roman Rule.  This revolution had been planned and the year 66 was chosen because it had special numerical significance to the Jewish Leaders.  As confirmation of this idea, the NEXT revolution against Rome occurred in 132 AD, exactly 66 years later.  Simon Bar Kokhba was the leader of this second failed revolt.  As a consequence EVERY single tree in Israel was cut down and every single book in Israel was burned,   This is one reason why knowledge of the times is limited. 

After the first rebellion in 66 AD the  history of the Jewish People and the history of the Jewish Rebellion was documented by Josephus.  Josephus was a Jewish leader that was captured by the Romans and became an adviser or camp prisoner.  After the war, Josephus was hired by the Emperor of Rome to document the history of the rebellion.

In 70 A.D. Jerusalem fell to the Roman army and it was destroyed.  The temple was destroyed and that was the end of the Jewish Religion and Jewish Priests.  There is no Jewish Priest class, or Jewish Priests, to this day.

Prior to the commencement of the Rebellion against Rome in 66 A.D. there were two groups that left Jerusalem to avoid the war: 1) the Zealots, 2) the Ebionites.

The Zealots were a Jewish Revolutionary group that only attacked fellows Jews.  Judas Iscariot is a famous example from history. A splinter group of Zealots, called Sicarii, would target a Jewish citizen who they opposed and then kill them in the town square by surrounding them and knifing them to death.  The knives were called "sicae".   Judas Iscariot got his name from the group Sicari.  In 66 A.D. the Zealots left Jerusalem and went to Masada, which was an impregnable fortress in the desert.  In 70 A.D. they were surrounded by the Roman army and according to their group vows they all committed suicide instead of being captured by the Romans.  When the Roman army finally breached the summit of Masada it was strangely quiet and all the defenders were dead.

The Ebionites were the early Christians.  They were the people that knew and followed Jesus.  They were the friends and family members of Jesus and his brothers.  they were the first followers of Jesus, having listened to his sermons and and lived according to his philosophy.   The Ebionites left Jerusalem in 66 A.D. and established a community in Damascus Syria.

James the Just was the brother of Jesus and a Priest in the temple.  Josephus refers to him a number of times and curiously he is mentioned more times in the works of Josephus that Jesus himself is.  James the Just was the leader of the Ebionites and the early Christian church.  In 64 A.D James the Just was murdered by a Roman Agent who then fled back to Rome.  Some people speculate that this murder was responsible for the Jewish Rebellion n 66 A. D.

Nevertheless, after the war was over, the Zealots were dead, Jerusalem was destroyed, the Temple itself was destroyed and the Ebionites were living in Damascus, Syria.  It is possible that this is why Apostle Paul was on the road to Damascus when he had his vision.

Judas Thomas, the brother and follower of Jesus, lived in Damascus before he left on missionary work to India, where he established a Christian church before he died.

Now here  is the incredible part of the story:  In 321 A.D. Emperor Constantine made Christianity the State Religion of Rome.  He authorized the Apostles Creed and sanctified the Christian hierarchy of Popes and Bishops.  It is curious to note that ALL the offices of the Christian Church were given the exact same name as the same offices in the previous State Religion of Rome.

They the Christian Church began persecuting heresy and alternative philosophical interpretations of the "Christian Message."  It was at this time the Apostles Creed was formulated.

At some time after this, the Ebionites became a target of the new official Christian Church.  The descendants of the friends and family members of Jesus themselves became accused of Heresy and "non-Christian" beliefs.

As a consequence of this persecution,  the Ebionites were all killed -- they were burned alive in their own churches by the Roman Army.  The Ebionitie community ceased to exist.  All their writings and books disappeared into the fires of history and they were no more.

Here is the unbelievable fact of history -- The Christian Church itself murdered the descendants of the friends and family members who actually knew Jesus.  The Christian Church burned them alive in their own Churches.  This has to be one of the great crimes against humanity in the history of the human race and it was sponsored by the Christian Church.  Praise Jesus.


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William Schaeffer