The Question of Israel's Future: A Matter of Humility

According to author Joseph Atwill, when Rome failed to colonize the Jews in its wars it turned to religion to spiritually pacify them and make them less willing to die for their Messiah. 

Thus, Christianity was born as a tool of imperial statecraft to de-militantize Judaism, not as some divine revelation unique in the history of mankind.

It was a form of psychological counterinsurgency in 30 B.C. on a macro level. To take an example on a smaller scale from our time it would be like if the FBI infiltrated an ISIS cell to try to turn a Wahhabi terrorist into a Sufi dervish.

The Romans wanted a tribe of peaceniks, spiritual ascetics, and hippies in their empire's frontier, not a murderous Koreshian death cult that would destabilize their empire from within. 

And can you blame them?

Based on this theory, the character of Christ was deliberately engineered by Roman mythmakers in the court of the Caesars to make him the new model Messiah for radical and militant Jews to look up to - peaceful, humble, and wise enough to stay out of Caesar's way. 

Previously, the Jewish version of Messiah, their future political saviour who was to deliver them from slavery and exile, was akin to a modern suicide bomber, a violent radical willing to go to extreme limits to defend the Jewish temple and the Jewish religion from all foes. 

That form of Messianism was too chaotic and troublesome for the Romans. They knew something had to be done to transform this explosive Messiah concept and diffuse its war-making potential. The last thing they wanted was to fight in Judea for generation after generation. They had an empire to run, new lands to conquer, dams to build, soldiers to train, roads to maintain, and distant enemies to worry about. The prickly Jews were a headache they could do without.

So they went about solving the Jewish question with a clever invention, a little Messiah of their own. 

It's a compelling theory. And one that raises many questions about mankind's religious history, not just the history of Christianity. 

It is clear we do not all share one religious story, for in the Jewish telling of this Roman myth the real Antichrist was the personage of Jesus Christ. He would be the opposite of the Messiah from the Jewish perspective. They believe the Romans insulted their spiritual inheritance and religious iconography. They still spit upon the Cross and Christians today in Israel. They've held onto this grudge for millennia. It's remarkable if you really think about it.  

What Rome did still pisses the Jews off to this day. Netanyahu was talking about how Rome won't conquer Judea again. Motherfucker, Rome's been gone. What are you talking about? Put away the Torah for a minute and open a history textbook for once. 

But Netanyahu is not alone. For Zionists Rome didn't go anywhere. And this paranoid reading of history influences the Israeli worldview immensely.

A less paranoid reading of history tells us the Jews outlived Rome. David won. Rome failed to win them over with either the sword or the pen. All the Roman elite managed to accomplish was introduce a new god for other peoples to cling onto. And all that did was add more confusion and mystery to the Greco-Roman religious landscape.

Christianity as a myth has its merits. Don't get me wrong. I don't like knocking any successful religion. It has elevated individuals, instructing them to live righteously, and treat their neighbours with kindness. That's great stuff. 

Christian societies have fared better throughout history than pagan ones. A sense of community beyond the nearby king and tribe was established in Christian lands, making them more resilient militarily and economically. Christianity also produced God-fearing men and mystics who preserved knowledge and contributed to science, medicine, and mankind's general enlightenment. 

I will get around to reading the Bible soon. That's on the reading list. But the fact it didn't resolve the central tension between Jews and the other races means it's a flawed book to begin with. The authors failed in their mission to convert and pacify the Jews. Something went wrong in the translation. 

The subsequent attempts at forced conversions after Christianity's rise only produced horror and distrust. The Jews retained their identity throughout the centuries ferociously. The success of Christianity stimulated their own, older religious tradition, eventually leading them home.

After the rebirth of Israel the assumption was the Jews would finally be happy and settled, becoming just another nation amongst the nations. 

But the state of Israel wants to put itself above the nations, viewing itself as a master of the world, lecturing others from a cosmic pulpit. It is Santa Claus and we're all the children. If we're being naughty we don't get any presents. And all his little elves laugh, falsely thinking they're also part of Santa's power trip.

That relationship will have to fundamentally change moving forward. Israel has to be humbled. Not eliminated. Not converted. Just humbled. 

A new Rome will have to rise and put it in its place again.

Antichrist In The Biblical Imagination

"Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination with Evil" by Bernard McGinn, Columbia University Press, 1999:

In this timely and sweeping exploration, one of the greatest living historians of Christian thought traces the concept of Antichrist from its Judeo-Christian origins to the present day. Rooted in Second Temple Judaism--a period of intense religious and political disruption--Antichrist developed out of belief in malevolent angelic and human forces. McGinn demonstrates how Antichrist has often reflected the human need to comprehend the persistence of evil in the world, and examines how it has haunted popular imagination in both the form of indivuduals--such as Nero, Napoleon, and Saddam Hussein--and groups--Jews, heretics, Muslims.

Bernard McGinn - Wikipedia:

Bernard McGinn (born August 19, 1937) is an American Catholic theologian, religious historian, and scholar of spirituality. A specialist in medieval mysticism, McGinn is widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of mysticism in the Western Christianity. He is best known for his comprehensive series on mysticism, The Presence of God.

Works On The Antichrist

Here's some light reading for this weekend if you have the time. 

"The War of the Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization" by George Francis Dillon (1885).

"A Short Tale of the Antichrist" by Vladimir Solovyov (1900).

Wikipedia:

George Francis Dillon (1836 – 29 January 1893) was a 19th-century Catholic missionary and writer from Ireland. He became well known in 1884 for having given conferences in Edinburgh about what he claimed to be a Masonic war against Christian civilisation. His speeches were later compiled with his best-known book, War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization. After being read a summary of this work, Pope Leo XIII approved it and funded the publication of an Italian version.

. . .Dillon had a Doctor of Divinity degree, giving him license to teach Christian theology in Roman Catholic seminaries and universities.

. . .In 1884, Pope Leo XIII, in recognition of Dillon's services to the church, made him a "Monsignor" and gave him the title "Cameriere Segreto" (Secret Waiter). The title "Cameriere Segreto" made Dillon an official member of the "Famiglia Pontificia" (Pontifical Family). In his final years in Italy, Dillon was assisted by the Passionist Fathers with whom he had cultivated a great friendship.

. . .Dillon openly denounced the known collaboration between the Bavarian Illuminati and the Freemasons and the alleged collaboration between Lord Palmerston and the Carbonari. He was also critical of the Alta Vendita document, Napoleon Bonaparte's supposed ties with the Masons and the secretive character of the Fenian organisation.

Wikipedia:

Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov[a] (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Соловьёв; 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1853 – 13 August [O.S. 31 July] 1900) was a Russian philosopher, theologian, poet, pamphleteer, and literary critic, who played a significant role in the development of Russian philosophy and poetry at the end of the 19th century and in the spiritual renaissance of the early 20th century.

. . .It is widely held that Solovyov was one of the sources for Dostoevsky's characters Alyosha Karamazov and Ivan Karamazov in The Brothers Karamazov. In Janko Lavrin's opinion, Solovyov has not left a single work which can be considered an epoch-making contribution to philosophy as such, and yet his writings have proved one of the most stimulating influences to the religious-philosophic thought of his country.: 7  Solovyov's influence can also be seen in the writings of the Symbolist and Neo-Idealist writers of the later Russian Soviet era. His book The Meaning of Love (book) [ru] can be seen as one of the philosophical sources of Leo Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata (1889). It was also the work in which he introduced the concept of 'syzygy', to denote 'close union'.

. . .Solovyov synthesized a philosophy based on Hellenistic philosophy (see Plato, Aristotle and Plotinus) and early Christian tradition with Buddhist and Hebrew Kabbalistic elements (Philo of Alexandria). He also studied Gnosticism and the works of the Gnostic Valentinus. His religious philosophy was syncretic and fused philosophical elements of various religious traditions with Orthodox Christianity and his own experience of Sophia.

. . .Solovyov sought to create a philosophy that could through his system of logic or reason reconcile all bodies of knowledge or disciplines of thought, and fuse all conflicting concepts into a single system. The central component of this complete philosophic reconciliation was the Russian Slavophile concept of sobornost (organic or spontaneous order through integration, which is related to the Russian word for 'catholic'). Solovyov sought to find and validate common ground, or where conflicts found common ground, and, by focusing on this common ground, to establish absolute unity and/or integral fusion of opposing ideas and/or peoples.

Never Socialism, Never Again

God-fearing capitalists built modern Western civilization while atheistic socialists destroyed it everywhere they gained power.

Let's not forget that fact in the years and tribulations ahead.

We need to be reminded because as humans we are forgetful creatures. Most of us don't read enough history and those of who do retain only a fraction of what we read. 

Historical crimes soon fade into distant memories and tragic mistakes get repeated. 

It is unfortunate but predictable that socialism is starting to become popular in the United States as a fix-all philosophy for all the ills that have befallen the country. 

Socialism does not know how to build. The Soviet Union built ugly, soulless cities. Socialism does not know how to heal. Or create. Or imagine new solutions to problems. Government rationing soon becomes the standard wherever socialism is introduced and becomes the governing philosophy. 

It tells everyone it's okay to be a slave and a ward of the state because we're all in this together. But that is never the case. Hierarchies are inevitable in society.

There are other solutions to the economic pain in the West. The Federal Reserve in America needs to be abolished. All it does is print money for a preferred class while the rest suffer the consequences of hyperinflation.

Usury has to end. The twisted marriage between corporations and the government cannot continue.  

We in the West need to get back to building. China is the model not because it's a Quasi Communist state but because it builds. All day. Every day. If China was in possession of America they would be focusing on building bridges not stadiums.

Millions need to be put to work.

You can't build if you print money all day and think that's wealth. 

Usury is not wealth creation but wealth destruction.

The Jewish practice of "usury for thee, but not for me" cannot continue. We all must abide by one law.

This has to be part of a larger program of civilizing the Jew and making that group of people adopt Western standards and a Western code of ethics. Muslims and other immigrants must be civilized as well. Indians must be taught not to pollute rivers and oceans. Those who do will be severely fined and/or deported.

No special privileges. No special religious rules. The public space must remain secular. Fuck your Hindu deity, Islamic prayers, and ancient grudges. All prayer should be done in private, not on streets and parks.

No more special status for certain religions.

The Jewish claim to special divine status as "God's chosen people" is an insult to humanity. It serves no purpose other than making them an elevated class above the rules and regulations that other nationalities and ethnicities are subjected to. That is tyranny. It must end. And it will end.

Palmerston, The Grandfather of Modern Israel

 

Palmerston, a Master Mason and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the middle of the 19th century, sought to restore the Jewish people to the Holy Land and realize the ancient goal of rebuilding their sacred temple. 

Officially, in his capacity as Prime Minister, Palmerston was merely advancing British imperial interests in the Near East vis-a-vis the Ottoman Empire, as well as the empires of France and Russia. But his agenda to band the European Jews together and find them a home had a deeper purpose than simple geopolitics, which was connected with his Masonic eschatological aims. 

European Jews at the time, with the exception of the lands of Ukraine, Russia and Eastern Europe, enjoyed great freedoms, and had newfound status after Napoleon, a fellow Freemason, liberated them and brought them inside European civilization. The process of integration was well under away. The days of medieval prejudices and ancient superstitions were distant memories by that point.

But that emerging reality of Jewish integration into European civilization was a big hurdle for the Masons and their long-term aim of returning the Jews to Palestine.

How do you fulfill Biblical prophecy, restore Israel, and pack it with wealthy Jews if they're living great, successful lives in European capitals? How do you drive away some of the most of educated and sophisticated Europeans into the backwater that was Ottoman controlled Palestine?

They had a clever idea. Why not conjure up the phantom of antisemitism? What's the harm if a few poor Jews died if it meant the rich ones would then flee to Palestine? It was at this point that European civilization witnessed new pogroms, officially sanctioned conspiracies that pinned Jew against Gentile, and later, Nazism and Fascism.

The Masons worked their magic, funding both Zionism and anti-Semites, to split Jews from the West, and make their North star the reborn nation of Israel.

All the European and Middle Eastern wars since then have facilitated this generational, transideological, and multi-nation project. 

II.

An excerpt from, "War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization" by George F. Dillon, 1885, Chapter XVII - Lord Palmerston:

It is with difficulty that one can believe that Lord Palmerston knew the veritable secret of Freemasonry, and that for the greater part of his career he was the real master, the successor of Nubius, the Grand Patriarch of the Illuminati, and as such, the Ruler of all the secret societies in the world. As a Statesman, the distinguished nobleman had dealings of a very close character with Mazzini, Cavour, Napoleon III, Garibaldi, Kossuth, and the other leading revolutionary spirits of Europe in his day, but it was never for a moment suspected that he went so far as to accept the supreme direction of the whole dark and complex machinery of organized Atheism, or sacrificed the welfare of the great country he was supposed to serve so ably and so well, to the designs of the terrible secret conclave whose acts and tendencies were so well known to him. But the mass of evidence collected by Father Deschamps and others to prove Lord Palmerston's complicity with the worst designs of Atheism against Christianity and monarchy—not even excepting the monarchy of England—is so weighty, clear, and conclusive, that it is impossible to refuse it credence.

An excerpt from, "Chapter IV - Freemasonry": 

The Jewish connection with modern Freemasonry is an established fact everywhere manifested in its history. The Jewish formulas employed by Masonry, the Jewish traditions which run through its ceremonial, point to a Jewish origin, or to the work of Jewish contrivers. It is easy to conceive how such a society could be thought necessary to protect them from Christianity in power. It is easy also to understand how the one darling object of their lives is the rebuilding of the Temple. Who knows but behind the Atheism and desire of gain which impels them to urge on Christians to persecute the Church and to destroy it, there lies a hidden hope to reconstruct their Temple, and at the darkest depths of secret society plotting there lurks a deeper society still which looks to a return to the land of Juda and to the re-building of the Temple of Jerusalem. One of the works which Antichrist will do, it is said, is to re-unite the Jews, and to proclaim himself as their long looked-for Messias. As it is now generally believed that he is to come from Masonry and to be of it, this is not improbable, for in it he will find the Jews the most inveterate haters of Christianity, the deepest plotters, and the fittest to establish his reign.

An excerpt from, "Britain in Palestine, 1838-1882: The Roots of the Balfour Policy" by Alexander Schölch, Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol.22 No.  1, Autumn 1992:

 Yet up to the end of World War I, the exclusive control of the "Holy Land"-as Palestine was called until the establishment of the British Mandate-by a single European power seemed unthinkable. From the opening of the "Holy Land" to Europe's political and religious-cultural penetration during the Egyptian domination of Syria and Palestine from 1831 to 1840, the European powers-and chiefly England, Russia, France, and Prussia (Germany)-all endeavored to build up and expand their presence in Palestine. This they did particularly through religious-cultural means, including the "protection" of religious minorities. Toward this end, each energetically supported the philanthropical, cultural, and missionary activities of its own citizens.

European interests in nineteenth-century Palestine can be discussed on two levels: on the level of politics among the European governments, and on the level of the nongovernmental and social aspirations, trends, and movements in the context of which nineteenth-century European policy on Pales- tine developed. Among the latter must be counted both the notion of a "Peaceful Crusade," which was widespread on the continent, and traditional Christian and Jewish interests in Palestine, especially the English chiliastic concept of the "restoration of the Jews." Demands for European colonization of Palestine, often connected with the aforementioned trends, were tied to efforts of European Jews even before the rise of Zionism.

A study of European interests in Palestine would thus show that the Zionist movement represented only one of many European movements during the nineteenth century that were dedicated to the "reclamation" and colonization of Palestine. The Zionist movement did not appear in its institutional form until relatively late in the game. Moreover, until British mandatory domination was established, it was by no means certain that the Zionist movement would triumph over rival aspirations. [1] The fact that it did triumph was not the result of the skill of Zionism's representatives or the magnanimity of individual British politicians. Rather, it was the consequence of the constellation of World War I powers and a partial convergence of interests of British imperialism and the Zionist movement. The English "Gentile Zionists" of the nineteenth century, the forerunners of the non-Jewish supporters of Zionism, had carried out the ideological advance work for this convergence.

The point of departure for all these developments was the opening of the "Holy Land" to Europe's political and religious-cultural penetration, which began during the period from the end of the 1830s to the Crimean War. In 1831, Muhammad 'Ali, ruler of Egypt, sent his army, commanded by his son Ibrahim, against his sovereign, the sultan in Constantinople. He conquered the entire geographical region of Syria, which included Palestine. To secure the goodwill of the European powers, especially England, in the face of his expansionist policies, Muhammad 'Ali did two things. First, he eliminated all forms of open discrimination against the members of non-Muslim religious communities in the areas he had conquered. As subjects of the new ruler, these people had the same rights as the majority and even became to some degree privileged. Second, he facilitated political and religious-cultural penetration by the Europeans by permitting them to open consulates in the interior, and to expand and institutionalize religious missionary activities.

The most important event in Palestine in this connection was the establishment of a British consulate in Jerusalem in 1838. Because the Ottomans had to continue with Muhammad 'Ali's policy even after the Egyptians were expelled in 1840, Jerusalem witnessed the entrance of still other European consuls [2] and religious dignitaries. As a result, the European public's interest in the "Holy Land" markedly increased. Thus, Palestine fell into that whirlpool of opposing European interests: the Great Powers' "Eastern question" of the nineteenth century. Once the "Holy Land" had come into view, inordinate desires were awakened, plans were devised, and visions were given free reign. None of these, however, was politically feasible, despite the fact that the sultan would not have been able to drive the Egyptians out of Syria and Palestine without European (primarily British and Austrian) help.

Given that European intervention was undertaken for the sake of maintaining the integrity of the Ottoman Empire (Britain's Middle Eastern policy in particular held the conservation of the empire's core as an urgent goal), there could be no question of partitioning Ottoman territories. The problem-the nineteenth century's "Eastern question"-was how much of the Ottoman Empire had to be preserved, and in what form, in order to protect the interests of the European powers. Since European penetration could not take the form of territorial control, then, it could only be a matter of influence. One of the most important vehicles through which the European powers tried to exercise their influence was the "protection" of non-Muslim minorities in the Ottoman Empire.