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Hello all,

I found this article on the front page of yahoo news. I do not usually read any of the articles there, but this one caught my eye. It is from 'The Blaze', another news source I never read...so we can take this article with a grain of salt. Mainly I wanted you see the subject matter, and how these kind of articles will lead to more and more Christian persecution. I was shocked and dismayed by it, but sadly there will be many people who will believe it , paving the way for a One World Religion.



Self-professed ‘Bible Scholar’ Makes Explosive Allegation About Jesus That He Believes Could Rock the Christian Faith to Its Core

By Billy Hallowell (The Blaze)


On Oct. 19, self-professed Biblical scholar Joseph Atwill is planning to make public some very flammable allegations. At a day-long symposium called "Covert Messiah" in London, England, he's set to unveil purported evidence that Roman aristocrats manufactured Jesus Christ - a claim that, if substantiated, would devalue the core of the Christian faith.

The only problem? Most Biblical experts disagree with the scholar's pronouncements.

A press release announcing the purported new evidence claims that Atwill has discovered "ancient confessions" that purportedly prove that Romans invented Jesus Christ in the first century. He has long argued that the faith system was used as a political tool to control the masses -- something he says is still going on today.

"I present my work with some ambivalence, as I do not want to directly cause Christians any harm, but this is important for our culture," he said of the alleged debunk - one that he believes will eventually be universally accepted.

In the release, Atwill said that governments often create "false histories and false gods" and that this is often done in an effort to secure social order.

Rather than a theology, Atwill believes that Christianity was concocted as a government project that was used to control Roman citizens. During a time in which Jewish residents were waiting for their Messiah, he says they were a constant source of insurrection, leading the Romans to seek out an equalizing and tempering force.

"When the Romans had exhausted conventional means of quashing rebellion, they switched to psychological warfare," Atwill explains in the press release. "They surmised that the way to stop the spread of zealous Jewish missionary activity was to create a competing belief system."

And that's when Jesus was allegedly created - a man who advocated peace rather than violence. Atwill contends that the Christ that billions embrace never actually existed and that he is a "fictional character."

He bases his theory on a study of "Wars of the Jews," a book by Josephus, a scholar who provided insight and documentation first-century Judea. The historian contends that the prophesies of Jesus line up with Josephus' writings about the Jewish-Roman war and are, thus, proof that "the biography of Jesus is actually constructed, tip to stern, on prior stories, but especially on the biography of a Roman Caesar."

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This has to be as low as it can go!! But, Jesus warned us that truth would become lies and lies the truth....just as good would become evil and evil good. It is happening on all levels and at everyone's front door!! Also the timing of Oct 19th seems interesting...after a major development perhaps?

May the Lord help us all to keep His truth in our hearts!

Patti C.

I just wanted to add a bit more information about this article...I found the website about what is going to be taking place and want to share that.

http://www.covertmessiah.com

In London on October 19th, there will be a symposium to prove that Jesus never existed. This is amazing and I think this is going to make an impact on changing history and an insight into what the ONE WORLD RELIGION will be....HUMANISM.

Please go and check out this website and see what you think. The timing is very interesting. This will add fuel to the fire of the War on Christians!! Taking place in London, is also interesting.

Lord Jesus Come soon!!

Patti C.