Messiah the Most Consequential War Ever Fought and the Christian Mistaken Perception of God: The Biggest Mistake About Jesus Was Made by the Apostles and Is Made by Modern Christians

By Robert Price

There are many places in the Bible where God is described as Love and Loving. There are also many places where God is described doing and saying things thar are cruel. Could the Bible be mistaken? Both the Old and New Testaments tell us that the crucifixion of Jesus was a a sacrifice to God to appease God's wrath. Could there be another reason. The truth in the Bible is golden. The correlations of science with Genesis are amazing. Did Isiah and other Jewish prophets have the same message that Jesus brought to the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9781663244949

Robert Price

When taking a break from writing, Robert Price works as a cabinetmaker in Western Massachusetts, designing and building custom cabinetry installations and one-of-kind home furnishings.

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Contents

Preface

Chapter One   How Could Jesus Know?

Chapter Two

Chapter Three   The Bible

Chapter Four   Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God

Chapter Five   Why was God Called Cruel?

Chapter Six   Resurrection

Chapter Seven   Sacrifices

Chapter Eight   Paul’s Dilemma and Ours

Chapter Nine   Remaining A Jewish Religion

Chapter Ten   Job

Chapter Eleven   The Missionaries

Chapter Twelve   The Rise of Judaism

Chapter Thirteen   The Birth of A Nation

Chapter Fourteen   The Promised Land

Chapter Fifteen   Judges

Chapter Sixteen   Ruth

Chapter Seventeen   King Saul

Chapter Eighteen   King David

Chapter Nineteen   King Solomon

Chapter Twenty   Division of the Nation

Chapter Twenty-one   The Rise of the Prophets

Chapter Twenty-two   The Minor Prophets

Chapter Twenty-three   Creation and Beginnings

Chapter Twenty-four   Evolution

Conclusion

Clydie Mae Was The Sweetest Lady

Who Ever Lived And Was Loved By Many People.

Clydie Is Now In Heaven With God

Preface

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If what you believe works for you to make God real and fills your heart with God’s Love and moves you to love and help your neighbor when your neighbor needs help and makes life worth living, then you have no need to change your beliefs.

In my chapter on the beginning of the heavens and earth, my description of the universe is like a kindergarten book when compared to the modern knowledge of the professionals but my descriptions of the amazing correlations between the Bible and modern knowledge of the universe are clear and accurate. How could the writer of Genesis know so accurately events that happened eons before he was born?

There is absolutely not a single scientist or expert that knows how it all began and they all admit the fact but many are still unwilling to accept that God created the heavens and the earth even though it is the most rational, logical, and intelligent explanation. How can anyone deny the existence of God who existed before the beginning of the universe? Their prescience must have been God given.

Now I will begin with proof of the misunderstanding by Jewish and gentile Christians of the intention and mission of Jesus on earth. John the Baptist had strong, clear and settled beliefs in his mind about what the Messiah was supposed to do.

John the Baptist attracted large crowds of people who came to hear him when he preached. His sermons always told the people that they were sinners and must repent and be baptized, and John the Baptist baptized many people.

Priests and Levites came to John and said: Who are you? John told them that he was not the Christ but he was preparing the way for the one who comes after him and he was not worthy to untie his sandals. The next day Jesus came to John and asked John to baptize him. John baptized Jesus and then said: I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

A year or so later, John the Baptist was in prison and asked a man who was allowed to visit him about Jesus. Tell me about Jesus. What is he preaching and doing? (Paraphrase) The man answered truthfully even though he probably knew John would be disappointed. John was terribly disappointed and also angry when he heard Jesus was just preaching love and peace and was not a warrior. John told the man to ask Jesus: "Are you the Messiah or should we look for another? Jesus was not what John expected and wanted. He wanted the Messiah to be a temporal King who would win a war, if necessary. that would free Jews from Roman rule and abuse.

The apostles made the same mistake and so did the early Christians. Do most Christians make the same mistake today? If they do, how much does it matter? It certainly is not a mortal or unforgiveable sin. How much does what we believe about Jesus matter? It surely matters but God did not want it to be difficult to know how to be close to Him and a member of the Kingdom of Heaven.

The prophet Micah gives this answer to someone who asks Micah this question:

With what shall I come before the Lord? Micah tells him:

"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and

to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God."

Christianity and Judaism have spread all over the world and the number of Christians is now in the billions. I don’t know the number of Jews but they will tell you that quality is more important than numbers and I will never argue with my Jewish friends about that.

The same is true of the Catholic Church. They have spread and increased the number of Christians more than any other institution, even though their history is seriously flawed. Without flawed Jews and Jewish religion and flawed Christians there would be no Christianity or Judaism or Kingdom of Heaven and none will be separated from Gods Grace.

Chapter One

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How Could Jesus Know?

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Jesus could not see the end of his mission on earth while he was still a child. Like all other humans, he had to work to learn and acquire his knowledge. His amount of knowledge as a child was amazing to the Jewish teachers. We know that he read and studied the available scriptures of the OT and that he attended the synagogue. When and how did he know with certainty that a cross was at the end of his mission on earth? He had to pray hard especially near the end of his mission on earth to be certain.

We can find in the Bible two prayers that describe how Jesus struggled with, and for, knowledge of the mission and the intention that God wanted him to accomplish while he was on earth. No one can satisfactorily explain how Jesus was both human and Divine. We know that Divinity was in his mind, heart, soul and mission. We also know that he had miraculous powers that he did not use. We know he was One with God. It is not important to argue about a trinity the way that some people try to do.

The first of the two prayers was right after John the Baptist baptized him. Jesus went to a place where he could be alone with God. I believe he was seeking knowledge and wanted reassurance from God about the mission he was ready to begin. What did God want him to do and to accomplish? How did God want him to do it? Dear Father, what is your will for me? The best description of this prayer is found in Matthew.

After his baptism,