Who is Jesus?

Did someone create mankind? Is there historical evidence they visited mankind?

Did they create us alone in the universe? 

Did they tell us what will happen and leave us evidence?

What’s the future global disease they warned us about? Who will get it? 

What is heading towards earth? 

If mankind has a Creator, Why does mankind suffer disease?

All of these questions are very perplexing and require a great amount of reflection. If there is a greater reason behind humanity what is it?

Perspectives

To a man from the UK, he can value the money in the picture. The same notes and coins in another country may seem worthless. How we view something or the value we place on certain things greatly affects how important they are to us. We will present the answers to the questions asked with information many have not seen or considered. We will present it with a clarity that until now has not been given. I ask the reader for their unbiased attention as they give thought to the information presented here and consider it with an open mind. 

Did the Creator of mankind visit us personally? Can we verify this historically?

In this section, we seek to examine the historical evidence behind the man named Jesus. Jesus claimed to be a man not of this world. John 8:23 “Ye are from beneath; I am from above; ye are of this world; I am not of this world” he [Jesus] said to them.

Jesus claimed to have a kingdom that is not of this world. John 18:36 “Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence”.

Jesus claimed to have come into the world to spread the truth. John 18:37 “... Jesus answered, "Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth”.

Jesus claimed to have existed before the father of the Hebrews, Abraham was alive. John 8:58 “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am”.

Before we get into the claims made by Jesus about the future, let’s examine some historical sources to see if we can find traces of him even outside the Bible.

A historical view of Jesus.

The Bible claims there was a man called Jesus who had many disciples 

Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Acts 6:1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples [of Jesus] was multiplied

Verification: “At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and [he] was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and the other nations became his disciples”. - Flavius Josephus, 1st century Jewish historian (Arabic script)

The Bible claims Jesus had a brother named James and was commonly called Christ

Galatians 1:19 …James the Lord's [Jesus’s] brother.

Matthew 1:16 …Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Verification: “he assembled the sanhedrim of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James”. - Flavius Josephus

The Bible claims Jesus was crucified by pilate.

Matthew 27:22 “Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified”.

“Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called ‘Chrestians’ by the populace. Christus [Christ], from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilate…” - Tacitus, 1st to early 2nd century Roman historian and politician, Annals of Rome

The Bible claims Jesus was worshipped as a God.

Matthew 14:33 “Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou [Jesus] art the Son of God”.

“They were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god.” - Pliny the younger, Roman governor in Asia Minor, Epistles 10.96

Did the Bible predict the arrival of Jesus as Messiah and the destruction of Jerusalem?

The book of Daniel was written more than five hundred years before Jesus came to earth.

Old manuscript of the book of daniel (late 2nd century BC)

Prophecy 1 -  The book of Daniel claims that messiah should arrive 483 years after the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem.

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks [7], and [plus] threescore and two [62] weeks… 

A week represents seven years in the Bible prophecy, as a day is generally code for a year in the Bible in prophetic language. How do we know this? Numbers 14:34 "After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years...". A week would mean seven years.

1 week = 7 years. Therefore 69 weeks = 483 years. The commandment to rebuild Jerusalem with its full nationhood restored came in 457BC (Calculated from the Elaphantine papyri & Ezra 7).

.-457 BC + 483 = 27AD. (There is no 0 AD). What happened in 27 AD?

Jesus is publicly baptised and is confirmed by God the Father. In Luke 3:21 “Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased”.

Can we also confirm outside the Bible this year must be 27AD? 

In the same year Jesus was baptised this was said, John 2:20 “Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days”? The Jews say to Jesus that the temple has been under renovations for forty-six years in the year he was baptised. If we find out the start date for these forty-six years we can get the year Jesus was baptised.

Josephus confirms that the temple renovations of Herod begun in 20BC “[An. 20.] And now Herod, in the eighteenth year of his reign, and after the acts already mentioned, undertook a very great work; that is to build of himself the temple of God, and make it larger in compass…” - Josephus

-20 + 46 = 27 AD (There is no 0 AD)

Prophecy 2: The book of Daniel claims that Messiah should die after the 483 years.

Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself

To be “cut off” means to be killed. According to the bible Jesus was killed in 31AD. We can confirm this as John records four passovers (An annual Jewish feast which occurs once a year) in John 2:13, John 5:1, John 6:4, John 11:55. Furthermore, we know from the Roman historian Tacitus that Jesus’s death had to fall under the governorship of Pilate. Pilate was governor from 26/27AD till roughly 36/37AD.

“…Christus [Christ], from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus…”  - Tacitus

Hence Jesus died after the 483 years.

Prophecy 3: The book of Daniel claims that a prince will come and destroy Jerusalem and says it will be through war.

Daniel 9:26 “…and the people of the prince that shall come, shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood [army], and unto the end of the war desolations are determined”.

Flood in prophetic statements means an enemy army in the Bible. Isaiah 59:19 “…When the enemy shall come in like a flood…” The verse clarifies by saying “unto the end of the war desolations [destructions] are determined”. 

Emperor Vespasian took the throne after Nero and left his son Titus in charge of ending the Jewish revolt in 70AD. Titus would later become emperor.

 “one of Vespasian’s greatest assets was to have so promising a son and heir. Immediately on being proclaimed emperor in 69, Vespasian gave Titus charge of the Jewish war, and a large-scale campaign in 70 culminated in the capture and destruction of Jerusalem in September”. -Encyclopedia Britannica 

Titus was the prince that destroyed Jerusalem.

Arch of Titus showing the Jewish sanctuary items being carried off as plunder to Rome. 

The Bible claims that Jesus Resurrected.

They [Jesus’s diciples] reported that he had appeared to them three days after his crucifixion, and that he was alive. Accordingly they believed that he was the Messiah, concerning whom the Prophets have recounted wonders”. - Josephus, Arabic script.

This is a matter taken upon faith as we were not eye witnesses. One must weigh up the evidence. Either the Christians were liars or the Christians were telling the truth. One either takes the established Jewish priesthood record of events or Jesus’s followers. How did the Jews combat the idea that Jesus resurrected? They came up with “The Stolen Body Hypothesis”. Where they said the disciples stole the body of Jesus. Matthew 28:12-15 “And when they [the jews] were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day”

According to the Bible, the priests gave the soldiers money to cover up the resurrection. Why? Well, according to Roman law, if a guard let a prisoner escape, they could be killed. Polybius, the Greek historian, attests to the harsh Roman discipline in his histories (Histories 6.3). Josephus claims the practise was the same in his time (Jewish War 3). Hence, if the soldiers went to Pilate and said, “sorry Jesus’s body escaped,” they would risk suffering the death penalty (especially considering it was a high-profile case in Judaea). 

For the priests, if the resurrection were true, they would lose a lot of followers. They feared that they would lose control of the people. John 11:48 “If we [the priests] leave him [Jesus] alone, all men will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take both our place and our nation away." The priests feared that if they lost control of the people, it would make the Romans fear a Jewish revolt. This would prompt Rome to send her army to crush the suspected rebellion. This would lead to more Romans in power overseeing the Jews with fewer freedoms. The Jewish-Roman relationship was always tense, especially considering that nearly a hundred years earlier, Roman legions led by Pompeii entered the Jewish temple. This act was considered blasphemous.

The Jews for hundreds of years would go on to argue that Jesus’s disciples stole the body. In an argument to a Jewish writer, Justin writes, “... you [Trypho the Jew] have sent chosen and ordained men throughout all the world to proclaim that a godless and lawless heresy has sprung from one Jesus, a Galilaean deceiver, whom we [the Jews] crucified, but his disciples stole him by night from the tomb, where he was laid when unfastened from the cross, and now deceive men by asserting that he has risen from the dead and ascended to heaven”. -Justin Martyr 

Thinking critically

Question: Why would you try to argue against something which is easy to prove wrong? Namely the resurrection of Jesus. 

What we can gather without the Bible is that Jesus’s body was laid in a tomb. Jesus’s body disappeared from the tomb. How does a dead body move? The problem with the stolen body hypothesis is, if the disciples stole his body why would they come back to the tomb to check where Jesus is? The disciples didn’t realise the tomb was empty till they were told by the female disciples. 

There are three groups of interest. Assuming Jesus’s body was stolen. Let’s say the Romans hid the body, what do the Roman soldiers have to gain from a missing body? Death and potential disturbance. This issue troubled them in Rome they did not like the idea.

What do the Jews have to gain from taking the body? This would work against them in all forms. Plus they could just prove the disciples wrong by showing the body.

The Christians gain nothing but a charge of robbery with a potential death penalty. How would they get passed the guards?

The debate on what happened to Jesus’s body reached Rome and was quite an annoyance for the Romans. “Christus [Christ], from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition [Jesus’s resurrection], thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judæathe first source of the evil, but even in Rome”. The Roman historian Suetonius later stated that “Because the Jews at Rome caused constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus [Christ], he [Claudius] expelled them from Rome.” (Source)

The problem was the Christians were winning the argument, hence even in Rome the debate raged on, because not only had they seen Jesus, but Jesus actually appeared to multiple Jews. 1 Corinthians 15:6 “After that, he [Jesus] appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep”. From the Biblical perspective it makes sense why Jews began to convert to Christianity. They saw him. Many of them had seen him personally so they had all the evidence they needed.

Jesus taught his followers not to lie. Mark 10:18-19 “And Jesus said unto him… Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother”.

This is the level of bravery of the Christians. Reported by Tacitus. “Mockery of every sort was added to their deaths. Covered with the skins of beasts, they were torn by dogs and perished, or were nailed to crosses, or were doomed to the flames and burnt, to serve as a nightly illumination, when daylight had expired”. (Annals)

The Christians stood fast till death.

Why did our Creator visit us?

The first parents of humanity broke the Creator’s law. When you brake the law of the land, you must pay a cost. Sin means to break God’s law. In the universe the capital punishment applies for all sin. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death…”

 Why the capital punishment for all sin? 

Jesus knows that if you let the problem fester, it can only grow. Humans have been dealing with murders, thefts and lies for thousands of years. We have thousands of laws. According to the BBC in 2010, 3506 laws were introduced in the UK alone. Hence it has been shown to us and the rest of the universe that more laws don’t solve the problem. More laws act as a bandage. To prevent is better than to cure.

The result of Adam and Eve breaking God’s law meant that the whole human race would perish just like Satan and his angels. This is because their children would be destined to become law breakers. Satan tried to change God’s law, this failed. Satan then tricked humanity to break God’s law. 

Why would Satan get humans to break God’s law? 

Satan knows God loves his creations. Satan also needed a way out of his death sentence. In getting humans into the same position as himself, Satan hoped that whatever way of escape God would create for humanity, he can use that to get out of his death sentence. When Jesus made a way only for mankind, Satan’s motives switched to the total destruction of humanity. 1 Peter 5:8 “…your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour”.

Why did Jesus need to die?

Penalties may sometimes be satisfied with a fine. The law of God requires the death of the sinner. If we each had to pay this price ourselves, we would be put out of existence. This is where Jesus comes in. God will not change his law, as this standard applies to angels and all his other creations. Instead Jesus created a legal way of escape for humanity. Jesus created a contract as a man between God and himself. Jesus requests of the Father that all those that follow him will be with him and have eternal life. John 17:24 “Father [God], I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me…” When Jesus died this contract was sealed. If a man has a will, that will only becomes binding after that individual has died. Hebrews 9:17 “For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth”. Jesus declared that the blood he shared on the cross would seal this new contract for humanity. Matthew 26:28 “For this is my [Jesus] blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins”.

Romans 5:9 “Much more then, being now justified by his [Jesuss] blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him”.

This is what the phrase “Jesus died for our sins” means. Under this new contract humans can avoid the eternal death penalty where they would’ve ceased to exist. Jesus never created humans to die, he actually intended them to live forever. 

Ezekiel 18:32 “For I [God] have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye”.

In fact Jesus stated that for the humans that believe in him and reform their lives, their new positions in the universe would be equal to the angels.

Matthew 22:30 “For in the resurrection [of Christians] they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven”.

God loved humanity so much he gave them a chance of eternal life.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son [Jesus], that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”.

Jesus visiting humanity had two main purposes, the first was to tell man to reform his character and become worthy of eternal life.

Matthew 18:11 “For the Son of man [Jesus] is come to save that which was lost”. John 14:15 “If ye love me, keep my commandments”.

The second was to vindicate the law of God.

Isaiah 42:21 “The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable”.

Jesus showed the whole of creation that his law was perfect. The angels and all other created intelligences were able to witness the contrast between the one person who followed the law, Jesus, and the rest of humanity who didn’t. They saw that although he did nothing wrong, he was still killed. They saw Earth the only planet free from obeying the law of God demonstrated itself as a broken system. They saw humans were upset just because Jesus was trying to stop them doing evil.

Jesus will bring those who want to follow him and God back into the community of the rest of the worlds he created. Hebrews 11:3 “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear”.

Mankind is being viewed by a great number of witnesses. Hebrews 12:1 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us”.

Why didn’t the Jews believe seeing so much evidence? 

Many people say “If God gave me evidence I would believe”. Should God and his Son appear before everyone in the sky; it is true everyone would have less of an excuse, but it doesn’t fix the poisoned heart problem. 

What is “the poisoned heart” problem? 

Imagine a married couple where Parent A and B have a child. Then they separate. Parent A lies and teaches the child that Parent B left because they were a bad person. When the child finally meets Parent B will they suddenly like Parent B?

Imagine a married couple who live at distance to one another, and are forced to spend more time closer to each other, they may realise they don’t actually like each other.

Satan has gotten humanity used to lying, cursing, stealing, fornication and lusting after money. When Jesus came, he preached against all of this Mark 10:19 “Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother”. Can you live with someone who’s minimum requirement is to not tell a lie? Overwhelming evidence to a person with no intention to change will make them miserable. They will have no excuse for disobeying anymore. 

Proverbs 29:1 "He, that being often reproved hardeneth [hardens] his neck…” 

There are many smokers who know smoking is harmful and cancerous. They will personally say smoking is wrong. They’ll still smoke as they like to do it. If someone likes riches more than Jesus they’ll pick the riches. That’s why the Jews rejected him, accepting Jesus meant a change in lifestyle. Mark 11:17 “And he taught [the Jews], saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves”. In this instance they were selling in the temple, should they listen to Jesus and take a decrease in pay or carry on? They carried on. A common logical fallacy is to think that everyone will make the right decision given full information. Knowing the difference between a truth and a lie doesn’t guarantee following the truth if we love the lie.

Did Jesus tell us what will happen in the future?

John 14:29 “Behold I [Jesus] have told you before it come to pass, that when it come to pass ye might believe”.

If I predict the result of one coin flip. It’s not very impressive. There’s a 50% chance of getting the prediction correct. Should I get the prediction right a hundred times in a row, you may believe that I’ve rigged it. The odds of getting a hundred flips correct are 1 in 1 nonillion (That’s a 1 followed by 30 zeros). The events of these prophecies have multiple factors affecting them which cannot be controlled by any one man. Collectively, it is harder to predict the future than get a hundred coin flips. Before Jesus ascended his disciples asked him what would be the sign of him returning. Matthew 24:3 And as he [Jesus] sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? This is what Jesus replied:

Prophecy 1 - Jesus predicted there would be wars, famines, pestilences and earthquakes across the globe.

Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers [various] places.

Map of wars with more than 25000 deaths from Jesus till now

Major famines from the time of Jesus till now

“‘A new study shows that the number of conflicts between pairs of states rose steadily from 6 per year on average between 1870 and 1913 to 17 per year in the period of the two World Wars, 31 per year in the Cold War, and 36 per year in the 1990s. The number of conflicts has been rising on a stable trend,’ says Mark Harrison, professor of economics at the University of Warwick” . - futurity

“Famines have affected every inhabited continent in the world but the frequency and location of the famines have shifted with the times. Famine rates had been decreasing until 2017, when they saw a rise with famines occurring across Africa”. - Worldatlas

Major pestilences [diseases/pandemics] from the time of Jesus till now

Major earthquakes from the time of Christ till now

“The risk of pandemics is increasing rapidly, with more than five new diseases emerging in people every year, any one of which has the potential to become pandemic” - Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (reported by BBC)

“According to long-term records (since about 1900), we expect about 16 major earthquakes in any given year. That includes 15 earthquakes in the magnitude 7 range and one earthquake magnitude 8.0 or greater. In the past 40-50 years, our records show that we have exceeded the long-term average number of major earthquakes about a dozen times”. -United States Geological Survery

These events have increased in number over time. This prediction helps us to know that they will never end on this planet and only get worse.

Prophecy 2 - Followers of Jesus will be killed or hated across the globe

Matthew 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

Map showing top 50 countries where Christian persecution is currently highest.

“More than 340 million Christians – one in eight – face high levels of persecution and discrimination because of their faith, according to the 2021 World Watch List compiled by the Christian advocacy group Open Doors.” - The Guardian

“Christians have been harassed in more countries than any other religious group and have suffered harassment in many of the heavily Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa. But the report also shows that this widespread harassment is due in part to the huge size and broad geographic dispersion of Christians around the world, and that the Middle East is just one of a number of regions where Christians have faced harassment”. - Pew research

“Anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe increased by 70% between 2019 and 2020. These have a higher frequency in France and Germany, although they tend to be more severe in Spain and France, due to a reactionary form of secularism”. - OIDCE

It must be noted that many true Christians were martyred by the Catholic Church during the inquisitions. In every country in Europe there have been martyrs for Jesus. A large percentage of Christian martyrs have stemmed from Europe. Even Seventh-Day Baptists who challenged the established churches broke away and faced persecution. However, can we use supposed Christians killing other Christians as evidence? Yes, why? Because Jesus predicted that false believers would kill other believers and think they are doing God’s work. John 16:2 “…yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service”. For Jesus to predict that Christians will be killed or hated across the globe, he has to know that the teaching of Christianity would become global.

Prophecy 3 - Jesus predicts the gospel will have a global reach.

Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Map showing countries where more than 1 million people confess to be Christian.

The fact that so many claim to be Christian stands as proof to the fact that the gospel has indeed spread across the world as a witness unto all nations. How did Jesus know that this gospel he would start would become global? A common saying is “There are thousands of religions how do we know which one is right?”. This same statement can be now used to prove how great this prophecy is. There have indeed been thousands of religions throughout time, but the data suggests that religions actually stay regionalised. Meaning the chances of a religion having a global worldwide reach or knowledge is actually incredibly low. Hence the prediction of being hated or killed across the nations requires foresight about the spread of the religion which couldn’t be based on historical data. Have you heard of Suunism? Ravidassia? Atenism? Or Ashurism? Most religions have never been heard about past their regions or time as some die out.

Note: For the many Christians who aren't obeying Jesus as they should, Jesus predicts that they will shout out to him when he returns.

Matthew 7:22 "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity". Iniquity is sin. These Christians even though they called Jesus their Lord, they do opposite to what he taught.

Prophecy 4, 5, 6 - Jesus predicts many will come in his name (4). They will claim to be Christ (Messiah) (5). They will deceive many (6).

Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 

From what we can verify many people from the 18th century till now have claimed to be Jesus, some creating movements leading people astray. There are a few even alive today.

Meet Sergey Anatolyevitch Torop founder of the Church of the Last Testament. A self-proclaimed reincarnation of Jesus.

“In 2000, the Russian ministry of justice said the sect had amassed 10,000 followers around the world”. - BBC

“Self-proclaimed 'Jesus', Alan John Miller has been accused of destroying marriages, emotionally abusing his followers, and convincing them to pay for his lifestyle, including international flights, accommodation, his recording equipment, and a $400,000 house where he delivers his ‘seminars’”. - Rollingstone Australia

“There were lots of people in the first century who didn't believe I was the Messiah and were offended by what I said - and in fact I died at the hands of some of them. Unfortunately they didn't learn love either and my suggestion is, even if you don't believe I am Jesus, at least learn how to love.” - Alan John Miller quoted in Ibtimes

How often does someone impersonate you? In order for you to predict that someone would pretend to be you in the future, you would have to know that your name would live on.

Critical thought - How did Jesus know his name would live on long enough to have multiple people pretend to be him? Not just claim to be Messiah, but with his name specifically. How did he know that they would get a following at the same time? In the first century, to even be called a Christian, let alone Jesus, would get you burnt on a cross, or thrown to dogs.

Prophecy 7 - Jesus predicted that many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. In the Bible a false prophet is someone who claims to teach in the name of God but makes false prophecies (Deuteronomy 18:22) or someone who defines new false doctrines from the Bible. One example is a man called Benny Hinn in late 1980s he predicted this: “The Spirit [of God] tells me that Fidel Castro will die in the 90s”. - Benny Hinn

“Fidel Castro … (born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba—died November 25, 2016, Cuba)” – Encyclopaedia Britannica. Not only did Benny Hinn get this prediction wrong but he has held mass “crusades” where thousands gather, some in hopes of receiving a miraculous healing.

This false prophet currently has more than 800,000 followers on instagram. However, there are many examples of false prophets in Christianity who gain a lot of followers and were even given posts of power standing in the White house. False prophets predicted Trump would get another term in 2020, this didn’t come to pass, in theory they should’ve lost their whole congregations. They didn’t. (source)

Prophecy 8 - Jesus predicts new and most horrid tribulation for his followers.

Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

From the time the pope was given state power in the 6th century, persecutions against true Christians reached its worst. Pope John Paul II shocked the world by issuing an apology for killing Christians across Europe.

“We [the Catholic Church] are asking pardon ... for the use of violence committed in the service of truth” - Pope John Paul II, BBC News, 12th March 2000.

John 16:2 “…yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service”. - Jesus, 31AD

The Catholic Church actually claim to not follow the Bible alone. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII claims “The belief in the Bible as the sole source of faith is unhistorical, illogical, fatal to the virtue of faith, and destructive of unity”. Where as the Bible claims 2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness".

Methods of torture were invented by the Catholic Church never before seen. Such as: the rack, the stocks, Water torture, Heretic’s Fork, The Pear, Scold’s Bridle, The Wheel, The Breast Ripper, Judas Craddle, Handing Cages. All these torture devices were used against Christians who opposed the Catholic Church.

Prophecy 9, 10 and 11 - After the period of great tribulation the sun will be darkened, the moon won’t give light, the stars of heaven [space] fall.

Matthew 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened (9), and the moon shall not give her light (10), and the stars shall fall from heaven (11)…”

"The foundation of the papal monarchy was laid during the 11th century, and the medieval papacy reached its greatest heights in the 12th and 13th centuries, especially under Innocent III (reigned 1198–1216). Moreover, both the Gregorian Reform movement and the broader social and cultural developments of the 11th century contributed to the spiritual and intellectual blossoming of the 12th century". - Britannica

"Unlike the Benedictine monks or the Franciscan and Dominican friars, the Jesuits swore special obedience to the pope and were specifically dedicated to the task of reconstructing church life and teaching in the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation. They thus came to be called the 'shock troops of the Counter- Reformation'." - Britannica

The Jesuits were a special murderous arm of the Catholic Church for those who didn't yield.

"During the eighteenth century [1700s] the [Catholic] Church reached a nadir [the lowest point] of its prestige and influence. The scholastic and sterile controversy over the nature of grace, the decline of the papacy's vigor, the suppression of the Jesuits, the failure to come to terms with the new insights of the philosophers and scientists- these are only some of the manifestations of a general spiritual and intellectual debility". - A concise history of the Catholic Church.

As the Catholic Church began to weaken due to the French Revolution. The tribulations decreased as they had more pressing matters to deal with. Startling signs in the sky appeared.

Sun darkening (9)

“The 19th of May, 1780, was a remarkable dark day. Candles were lighted in many houses; the birds were silent and disappeared, and the fouls retired to roost. The legislature of Connecticut was then in session at Hartford. A very general opinion prevailed, that the day of judgment was at hand”. - Timothy Dwight, quoted in Davenport Ridge, Stamford, Connecticut 1892

The famous dark day of 1780 could not be explained by a solar eclipse as they only last a few minutes. The dark day lasted hours. There is also little record of volcanic activity in the region.

Moon not giving light on the same day. (10)

“The night succeeding that day [19th may 1780] was of such pitchy darkness, that, in some instances, horses could not be compelled to leave the stable when wanted for service. About midnight, the clouds were dispersed. and the moon and stars appeared, with unimpaired brilliancy.” - History of Beverly

Usually the moon should start to give light near or at sunset, however this event pushed that time back till midnight. Illustration of the New England dark day:

 

Stars falling (11)

“The morning of November 13th, 1833, was rendered memorable by an exhibition of the phenomenon called shooting stars, which was probably more extensive and magnificent than any similar one hitherto recorded…”

“The reader may imagine a constant succession of fire balls, resembling sky rockets, radiating in all directions from a point in the heavens, a few degrees south-east of the zenith, and following the arch of the sky towards the horizon….”

“The balls, as they travelled down the vault, usually left after them a vivid streak of light, and just before they disappeared, exploded, or suddenly resolved themselves into smoke. No report or noise of any kind was observed, although we listened attentively  The flashes of light, although less intense than lightning, were so bright as to awaken people in their beds”- The American Journal of Science and Arts, #25

Prophecy 12 - Jesus predicted the nations of the earth will experience pain with rising disasters by sea.

Luke 21:25 …upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring

“Sea level rise is accelerating rapidly and U.S. coasts could on average see another foot of water by 2050, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report released Tuesday”. - NBC news

“In 2020, global sea level set a new record high—91.3 mm (3.6 inches) above 1993 levels. The rate of sea level rise is accelerating: it has more than doubled from 0.06 inches (1.4 millimeters) per year throughout most of the twentieth century to 0.14 inches (3.6 millimeters) per year from 2006–2015”. - climate.gov

The state of current sea disasters

 

 
 
 
 
Prophecy 13 - Jesus predicted that the distress of nations and sea disasters will lead to people dying from fear.

Luke 21:25 “…and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth…”

“Getting scared to death may be rare, but it’s far from theoretical – there’s plenty of examples of people being frightened off their mortal coil throughout history. In fact, it’s probably more common than you think. According to Samuels, there’s about one sudden death every day in any major city – a number which increases after major catastrophes. For example, after the Fukushima disaster in 2011, the rates of sudden cardiac and unexpected death in nearby Iwate prefecture more than doubled compared to the previous year, and in 1994, when Los Angeles suffered one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the US, rates of sudden cardiac death immediately increased by a factor of five”. - iflscience

“Is it really possible to be scared to death? There's no question about it, the answer is yes, said Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. The rush of adrenaline is an involuntary response controlled by the autonomic nervous system. When faced with a fight-or-flight scenario, a person will experience rapid heart rate, dilated pupils and increased blood flow to the muscles, Glatter said. When adrenaline is released, it triggers calcium channels in the heart to open. ‘Calcium rushes into the heart cells, which causes the heart muscle to contract strongly,’ Glatter said. ‘Basically, in a massive response, the calcium keeps on pouring in, and the heart muscles can't relax.’” - Livescience

Prophecy 14 - There will be rampant sin leading to low levels of love in humanity.

Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Note: (iniquity means sin)

"During the first two decades of the 20th century the police in England and Wales recorded an average of 90,000 indictable offences each year, a figure which increased to over 500,000 during the 1950s. The crime rate consequently quadrupled from 250 crimes per 100,000 people in 1901 to 1,000 by 1950". - Parliament UK

"In the first decade of the 20th century, there was just one divorce for every 450 marriages...Today, there are just two marriages for every divorce each year". - Parliament UK

 

ONS, Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Near future prophecy - Jesus will return

Matthew 24:30 "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man [Jesus] in heaven [space]: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven [space] with power and great glory".

Where is humanity heading?

Jesus made more predictions in the book of Revelation (last book of the Bible). Revelation 1:1 "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass…” This was to give more information to humanity on what would come to pass before he returns. Satan, by a certain nation, will force the world into one final decision between Jesus and himself. Jesus states that Satan’s nation will bring forth “the mark of the beast”. Where no one can buy or sell unless they take that mark.

Revelation 13:16-17 “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark…”

The past few years many nations have been setting up laws which will pave the way for this prophecy to be fulfilled globally.

“Rules requiring people to show a Covid-19 vaccine passport to access venues will be lifted in France on March 14 – about a month before the presidential election - said French Prime Minister Jean Castex, as the country gradually eases Covid health protocols amid signs the virus is receeding in France”. - France24

“A “lockdown for the unvaccinated” was lifted on Monday, and shops, restaurants and hotels across most of the country will soon be able to receive visitors who haven’t got a jab, as long as they can show a recent negative test result”. - The guardian

I must state although the vaccine wasn’t the mark, it was the trial run. Satan plans to use the next and final global issue to push those in power to create a very stringent law. This law will punish those who don’t comply by removing their ability to buy and sell. Everyone on the planet will be forced to accept it. This is what is known as “The mark of the beast”. The term “mark of the beast” is symbolic language. The Bible breaks down the meaning. However, before understanding what the mark of the beast is, we must understand who the beast is first. Why? If an animal (beast) steals from your house and you go looking for its footprint (mark), it won’t matter how many footprints of animals you find in the dirt you could be searching for the wrong animal. On the contrary, if you see cat fur of a specific kind, where that item was, you know to focus on cat prints.

The Bible symbolically describes what animal (beast) we are looking for, in fact this beast has a woman sitting on it. Revelation 17:3 “…I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads…”

Prophecy 1 - The Bible says the woman represents a city which will reign over kings. (City)

Revelation 17:18 “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth”. A women also represents a church: Ephesians 5:23 "For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church..." The Bible tells us beasts represent nations, countries or empires. (Nation)

Daniel 7:23 …The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth…

Prophecy 2 - The seven heads are seven hills where the city is situated. (Seven hills)

Revelation 17:9 “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman [city/church] sitteth”.

Prophecy 3 - The Bible says this city on seven hills will be blasphemous. (Blasphemy)

Revelation 17:3 …I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy…

Prophecy 4 - The Bible says this city will have access to the great men of the earth who are the merchants of the earth. (In league with the great men of the Earth)

Rev 18:3, 23 “…the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies”. “…for thy merchants were the great men of the earth”.

Prophecy 1 & 2 fulfilled - Rome is known as the church and city on seven hills

“It is within the city of Rome, called the city of seven hills, that the entire area of Vatican State proper now is confined. By treaty with the Italian government certain other properties apart from the Vatican State are considered as territorial parts of the state of Vatican City” - Catholic Encyclopedia.

"The Vatican is the smallest independent state in the world and residence of the spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church". - BBC

St. John Lateran in Rome. Church of the pope.

Prophecy 1 & 2 fulfilment continued - Rome had the power to excommunicate kings in the past and turn their nations against them. ("is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth" - rev 17:18)

In the past: “Holy Roman emperor [Henry IV] …, who engaged in a long struggle with Pope Gregory VII on the question of lay investiture, eventually drawing excommunication on himself and doing penance at Canossa [waiting in the cold for the pope to forgive him]”. - Britannica

Rome still till this day has power over politicians but has changed her methods. This point unfortunately is unknown to the general public. The general public are expected to accept she has deep problems of pedophilia but are still allowed to stand as an organisation. “French report finds over 300,000 children were victims of sex abuse in the Catholic Church” - dw.com

Today:

 

 

 

Prophecy 3 fulfilled - Rome is blasphemous

“But the supreme teacher in the Church is the Roman Pontiff. Union of minds, therefore, requires, together with a perfect accord in the one faith, complete submission and obedience of will to the Church and to the Roman Pontiff [Pope], as to God Himself”. -Pope Leo VIII

"The Saviour Himself is the door of the sheepfold: 'I am the door of the sheep.' Into this fold of Jesus Christ, no man may enter unless he be led by the Sovereign Pontif; and only if they be united to him can men be saved, for the Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Christ and His personal representative on earth." - Pope John XXIII

“But since We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty, Who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the Truth, and now that Our advanced age and the bitterness of anxious cares urge Us on towards the end common to every mortal”. - Pope Leo XIII

Prophecy 4 fulfilled - Rome has connections to the merchants/great men of the earth.

“ROME -- The CEOs of vaccine-makers Pfizer and Moderna joined cardinals, academics and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith in opening a unique Vatican conference on COVID-19, other global health threats and how science, solidarity and spirituality can address them”. -ABC news

The coerced nature in which many were pressured to be inoculated is something the Vatican has done before “VATICAN CITY — When popes were king, they ordered all their subjects in the Papal States to be vaccinated, using punishments and rewards to convince the hesitant and making prisoners were inoculated as well”. -Ncronline

What the globe saw the past few years was just history repeating itself. “Kebabs for jabs as young people to be offered free food and cinema tickets to get vaccine” - The Mirror

“The Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican, an effort led by some of the world’s largest investment and business leaders, launched today. It signifies the urgency of joining moral and market imperatives to reform capitalism into a powerful force for the good of humanity. Under the moral guidance of His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson…” - inclusivecapitalism.com

“VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican joined forces with tech giants Microsoft and IBM on Friday to promote the ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI) and call for regulation of intrusive technologies such as facial recognition”. -Reuters

Pope Francis meets with Mark Zuckerberg to "discuss how to bring a message of hope".

“Pope Francis speaks before representatives of the five main technology giants, asking them to protect children online. The representatives from Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft meet with the pope, along with organizations that help minors, experts, political and religious leaders”. - Rome reports

The world is so backwards that those who abuse children can meet with top tech companies to discuss how to protect them?

Prophecy 5 - 8 - Revelation 17:4 …the woman [the city] was arrayed [clothed] in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones…

Prophecy 5 & 6 - Purple & Scarlet

 

Prophecy 7 & 8 - Decked with gold and precious stones

There’s a reason this power with its continuous scandals of pedophilia remains running. This infamous power has once again regained its strength. In the past they used force, however now they are using peace, deceit and a lot of money accumulated over time. They plan to use their vast resources and connections to get the whole world to ignore one of God’s commandments and obey their commandment instead (The Mark). Jesus warns that anyone who takes their side must suffer their punishment for all the crimes this great and sinful city has committed throughout history. Anyone who takes her side will receive an incurable disease of boils before the second coming, after the law is enforced. This is what is heading our way if we don’t repent.

Disease of boils.

Revelation 16:2 “…there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast [Vatican]…”

Gigantic Hailstones falling from the sky.

Revelation 16:21 “And there fell upon men [those with the mark] a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great”.

To put things simply, hailstones of weight 35-40+ kilograms are going to hit planet earth and wipe out all those who chose the mark of the beast. 

Anyone who refuses that law will have to endure for a time, but will be allowed into the new earth. Want to know what law they plan to enforce? Want to know what issue they’ll use to bring it about? Want to see why this law is such a problem to God? See the documentaries by clicking on this link.

Why does mankind suffer disease if they have a loving Father and Saviour?

We find it pressing that we touch on this point. There are many who are trapped suffering under diseases and conditions which can be cured if they follow God’s health laws. In fact, many of the diseases mankind has suffered could have been prevented. 

Through modern science mankind has discovered that eating things such as red meat is cancerous “The strongest, but still limited, evidence for an association with eating red meat is for colorectal cancer. There is also evidence of links with pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer”. - World Health Organisation

Jesus said to the children of Israel not to eat swine’s flesh. Leviticus 11:7 “And the swine, … he is unclean to you”.

One of the leading causes of death is coronary heart disease (CHD). According to the WHO, CHD may account up to 17.5 million deaths per year. Many heart attacks can be prevented through a good diet.

“Too much fat in your diet, especially saturated fats, can raise your cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart disease. Current UK government guidelines advise cutting down on all fats and replacing saturated fat with some unsaturated fat”. - NHS

The Lord commanded to not eat the fat of the animal to prevent humans clogging their arteries. Leviticus 3:17 “It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood”.

The optimal diet for man in the bible was entirely plant-based, the bible makes it clear that in the new earth mankind will return to that diet. This is because no animal will kill or be killed on the new earth. Genesis 1:29 “And God said, Behold, I have given you [Humans] every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat”. Meat could also mean food in older English. The point is if the diet God gave to man was better, then we should expect that people on those diets should fair well. Seventh-Day Adventists were a group known for eating predominantly plant based in the late 19th century. The Seventh-Day Adventists which still held to these eating principles have on average higher life expectancy.

“In an attempt to ‘reverse engineer longevity,’ Dan Buettner has spent years researching the parts of the world where people live much longer than average. Most of those locations are outside the United States -- including Sardinia, Italy, and Okinawa, Japan -- but there is one long-living group stateside. It's the Seventh-day Adventists, who live an average of 10 years longer than the American life expectancy of about 79 years. Buettner, whose work is part of the Blue Zones Project, joined HuffPost Live's Caitlyn Becker on Wednesday to explain what Seventh-day Adventists do right. That includes eating a plant-based diet and having ‘a social network that reinforces the right behavior.’ Their religious beliefs are also a big help, he said”. - Huffpost

“Are there any downsides to a plant-based diet? Not really, according to the experts. ‘For heart disease, diabetes, cancer, all of the major chronic diseases, there are no downsides to eliminating meat products from your diet for any of those,’ said Tobias. ‘If anything, the evidence shows that by going plant-based you would be benefiting your long-term survival and reducing the risk of those diseases.’” - Good Morning America

“Based on meta-analyses and data from the Global Burden of Disease study (2019), we used life table methodology to estimate how LE [life expectancy] changes with sustained changes in the intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, refined grains, nuts, legumes, fish, eggs, milk/dairy, red meat, processed meat, and sugar-sweetened beverages. We present estimates (with 95% uncertainty intervals [95% UIs]) for an optimized diet and a feasibility approach diet. An optimal diet had substantially higher intake than a typical diet of whole grains, legumes, fish, fruits, vegetables, and included a handful of nuts, while reducing red and processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, and refined grains”.

“A sustained dietary change may give substantial health gains for people of all ages both for optimized and feasible changes. Gains are predicted to be larger the earlier the dietary changes are initiated in life”.  - Plos Medicine

Whilst this study found that one could add up to a decade of life being predominantly plant-based, this is not news biblically speaking. The first step for those suffering from disease is to get back to the optimal diet created for mankind. How can we complain to the mechanic that our car isn’t working properly, while not supplying it with fuel he recommends for optimal performance?

Where disease goes deeper

Eating God’s recommended diet with prayer will reduce disease greatly for the majority of people. However we must make it clear, there’s a certain tree all humans need to eat from to have zero diseases. That tree was removed from us when we sinned, so we don’t sin forever. That tree was called the tree of life. Revelation 22:2 “…the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations”. What our parents eat or how they live can affect a child’s development. If our parents have lived sub-optimally in terms of health, child development is also affected. Hence there are also some cases where the children suffer for sub-optimal lifestyle choices of their parents.

“Diet also plays a big role in gene expression. In another study, researchers looked at the role of diet on gene expression. In this study, they compared gene expression across two groups – those eating what they referred to as a ‘prudent’ diet and those eating a more typically ‘Western’ diet. The prudent group consumed more vegetables, fruits and whole grains, while the latter consumed more sugars, refined grains and processed meats. The result? Over 2,000 transcripts were different between those at either end of the spectrum. In other words, what you eat massively impacts on the way your DNA behaves and what it does to your body”. -Health guidance

“Gene expression profiles were different according to dietary patterns, which probably modulate the risk of chronic diseases”. - Nutrition Journal

Jesus had to teach his disciples that sin wasn’t the only reason people get diseases. John 9:1-3 “And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him”. Jesus knew this man wasn’t born this way because of sin, but as no human has access to the tree of life, our genes will sometimes fail us. Jesus healed the man to show that all should depend upon him and God and not in themselves. The situation isn’t as simple as heal everyone, for if everyone had perfect health it doesn’t mean everyone will seek out God. In fact those that are well and have money seek God less because they feel don’t need him. When problems arise then they may cry out to him. The predominant aim of Jesus and God is not that man should enjoy life here on this planet, for this planet mankind has ruined for himself, but that man should reform his character so he can take him to the new earth. John 12:25

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal”. Everyone that reforms in Jesus and goes to the new earth will not have to think about disease again. Isaiah 35:5-6 “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert”. 

In the very near future a time is coming when many will be healed by miracles, so although there are some now who are in wheelchairs, they will stand. The dead will be raised. The blind will see even before the mark of the beast. Those who still have a poisoned heart towards God and Jesus will not receive this healing, and those who only seek God and Jesus to be healed seek for a temporary relief, but those who humble themselves and seek to change their lives will be healed and saved.

In conclusion, I pray the Holy Spirit helped you to see the true character of our Lord Jesus and our God. I hope and pray you see the true scale of the situation humanity is in right now, and I pray you have a desire to learn more. They’ve given us the Bible to guide us, but most have never read the Bible, even in many churches. What was presented was the overall context of the Bible in relation to humanity. 

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

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