Politicians Beware
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Politicians Beware
@GuillotineDays
Politicide incoming.



“In those days, let us see to it that no heart grows faint, and that no courage be found wanting.” - Sir Robert Borden



🧵Understanding the “Jews”, the First Centuries of Christianity, and Its Corrupted History (1/11) A Comprehensive Restoration of First-Century History and Christian Fulfillment Introduction: The Pervasive Misconception and the Call to Restore Uncorrupted Roots For centuries, a simple but profoundly misleading claim has shaped discussions about Christianity’s origins: “Jesus was a Jew.” Pagans and atheists invoke it to portray Christianity as derivative of modern Judaism or to dismiss its distinct power. Many sincere Christians repeat it without realizing it retrojects later developments onto the first century. Even contemporary clergy often affirm it without distinguishing the realities of Jesus’ time from what emerged afterward. This article restores the uncorrupted historical and biblical record. Jesus was a Judean (Ioudaios) Israelite, born into the Old Covenant people descended from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel), specifically of the tribe of Judah through David. He lived under the written Torah, the Temple system, and the prophetic tradition, NOT the rabbinic religion that developed centuries later. The destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD marked a decisive break. What became known as Judaism shifted into a new, portable, rabbi centered system codified in the Mishnah and Talmud. Historical evidence, including conversions and population movements, combined with genetic data, shows that modern Jewish populations, particularly Ashkenazim, reflect significant admixture from Edomites, Canaanites, and later converts rather than unbroken descent from the biblical Israelites. The early Church Fathers and saints recognized this shift and warned against it, viewing Christianity as the fulfillment and true continuation of Israel’s promises, not a break from them, but their completion in the New Covenant. The Old Covenant was conditional. Repeated breaking of it led to judgment, exile, and the transfer of the kingdom to a people producing its fruit. Through faith in Christ, believers from all nations, especially the European peoples who embraced and built upon the faith, became the spiritual heirs, the true Israel of God. This is not replacement theology but the biblical expansion and fulfillment long promised. This is our opportunity to restore history to its uncorrupted roots before later influences overlaid anachronisms and distortions. The evidence from Scripture, Josephus, the Church Fathers, archaeology, and genetics forms a coherent case that cannot be dismissed without ignoring primary sources. Christianity stands as the strong, fulfilled faith prepared by the prophets and affirmed by the saints of the first millennium and beyond.









🧵To every skeptic, atheist, or critic actively trying to debunk #Christianity: You’re not alone and you’re not the first. Dozens of brilliant minds (lawyers, journalists, detectives, archaeologists, philosophers, and historians) set out with deep skepticism to investigate and disprove its core claims (especially the resurrection of Jesus, the reliability of the Gospels, and the historicity of the New Testament). Many started hostile or dismissive but rigorous evidence changed their minds. They converted and often became powerful defenders of the faith. This isn’t about blind faith or emotion. These were trained professionals using legal, journalistic, archaeological, and forensic methods, the very standards real critics demand. Lets dive into some of the most well-documented cases, with what they set out to do and the specific evidence that convinced them (drawn from their own books and testimonies). Do the research yourself. Follow the evidence wherever it leads. Gilbert West and Lord George Lyttelton Two Oxford-educated English intellectuals and skeptics (often called deists or infidels) who made a pact: “Let’s dismantle Christianity once and for all.” West targeted the resurrection accounts; Lyttelton focused on the conversion of Paul (Saul of Tarsus). After independent, thorough research into the historical documents, both flipped. West concluded the evidence overwhelmingly supported Christ’s resurrection and published Observations on the History and Evidences of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Lyttelton was convinced Paul’s dramatic turnaround only made sense if he truly encountered the risen Jesus. Both became Christians. A classic 18th-century example that still gets cited today. Frank Morison (Albert Henry Ross) British lawyer and journalist, a convinced skeptic who mocked the Bible and planned a book to disprove the resurrection as legend or myth. He approached it with legal rigor: examining the empty tomb, the witnesses, the enemies’ silence, and the sudden transformation of the disciples. The facts couldn’t be explained away as conspiracy, hallucination, or swoon. He converted and instead wrote the enduring bestseller Who Moved the Stone? (1930), which meticulously defends the resurrection’s historicity. Sir William Ramsay One of the world’s foremost archaeologists and a skeptic trained in the skeptical Tübingen school, which dismissed Luke’s writings (Gospel and Acts) as late, unreliable fiction. Ramsay set out on decades of excavations in Asia Minor specifically to disprove Luke’s historical accuracy, names, places, titles, customs, and routes. Dig after dig confirmed Luke’s precision in minute details (e.g., politarchs in Thessalonica, asiarchs in Ephesus). He admitted Luke was “a historian of the first rank” and converted to Christianity. His archaeological work remains a cornerstone for New Testament reliability. Lew Wallace Civil War general, lawyer, and author. Initially indifferent to Christianity and influenced by agnostic friends like Robert Ingersoll, he set out to study the life of Christ in depth while planning a novel. Through extensive historical research into the Gospels and first-century context, he became convinced of Jesus’ divinity. The project resulted in the bestselling Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Wallace himself moved to faith, stating he had found “absolute belief in God and the Divinity of Christ.” John Warwick Montgomery Renowned lawyer, philosopher, and professor. As a philosophy student, he investigated Christianity’s claims specifically “to preserve intellectual integrity” and test whether it could stand up to rigorous scrutiny. Applying legal and historical standards, the evidence, particularly the reliability of the New Testament documents and the resurrection, convinced him. He converted and became one of the most formidable Christian apologists and debaters of the 20th century. #Jesus




















