Jesus Is Not As The World Depicts Him

I cringe at some of the depictions of Jesus, religious icons and paintings that do not portray him as he was. Religion has done a lot to obscure the story of Jesus, for Satan loves nothing more than to detract from who he really is and what his purpose was in coming to this earth.

Jesus was not a blonde-haired blue-eyed man with a halo around his head. No, Jesus was born a Jew. That means he was dark-haired, dark-eyed, and looked Israeli, which he was.

While he was on this earth, no one called him, “Jesus.” His name was Yeshua. He spoke Hebrew and Aramaic. His given name, “Yeshua” means “salvation.” I’ve never understood why people of other languages changed his name to fit their language. “Yeshua” is not hard to pronounce.

His earthly foster-father or legal father, was Joseph, Hebrew Yosef, who was a Jew of the tribe of Judah. Joseph was a descendant of King David through the line of David’s son Solomon. Jesus’ mother was Mary, Hebrew Miriam, who was also of the tribe of Judah, and descended from King David through David’s son Nathan.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Israel, grew up in Nazareth, began his ministry at the river Jordan, and walked throughout Israel during the 3-1/2 years of his ministry, then was crucified on a hill called Golgotha just outside the city of Jerusalem, and he was buried in a tomb nearby.

Three nights and three days later, Jesus rose from the dead, spent 40 more days on earth appearing to upwards of 500 people so that there would be no question that he had risen physically from the dead. He retained the nail prints in his hands, leaving no doubt that this was the same Jesus who died on that cross. After 40 days, he ascended back to heaven from the Mount of Olives, in the sight of many witnesses.

When he returns, he will return on the Mount of Olives, just across the valley from Jerusalem.

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