Bill O’Reilly’s premise that Jesus died to free the Jews from Roman taxation is, to be charitable, incorrect. Jesus didn’t have much interest in Rome and was content to accommodate its reality. Jesus died because He pretty directly challenged the authority of the masters of the Temples and the status quo that existed between the Pharisees and Sadducees. His attack of the money changers at the Temple was a publicity stunt designed to put His martyrdom into motion. He had received His marching orders from His Father when He was met with identical phrases from Elizabeth and Mary regarding the death of Lazarus. The resurrection of Lazarus created a karmic debt He knew He had to pay and everything that happens after that leads to Golgotha. But none of it represents a challenge to Rome. On the other hand, the release of Barabbas is probably the seed of the Zealot movement which finally irritated Rome sufficiently that Jerusalem was reduced and the rebels pursued to Masada. According to Luke, Barabbas was an insurgent who was, in fact, engaged in rebellion against Rome, but he was released and, thus, is literally the Anti-Christ of Revelation. Nothing is heard of him in the official record, but there is little reason to believe that he did not return to his former profession as a Jihadist, but now with what would have been interpreted as divine intervention which became an important recruiting tool in what I propose became the Zealot movement. And the Zealot movement became the instrument of collection of the karmic debt the masters of the Temple acquired with the execution of Jesus and Rome collected in full at Masada. But I will say this: I believe without qualification that Bill O’Reilly was inspired by the Holy Spirit to write this book. Jesus observed that the only unforgivable sin is to deny the Holy Spirit and I have had similar experiences as O’Reilly: my entire life since Vietnam has been a response to the Holy Spirit. I don’t recommend it as a career path, but my circumstances are not the measure of O’Reilly’s experience. His experience is authentic, but his product is sophomoric.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 01:13:29 +0000
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