Forwarded from Scattered Roses
https://open.substack.com/pub/scatteredroses/p/contra-zionism
With the aid of Saint Justin Martyr, the case for Christian Zionism is systematically deconstructed, and in so doing, eliminating a pillar of America's support for the state of "Israel." One cannot be both a Christian and a Zionist. Either the Christ has come, a New Covenant has been established, and the Church is the true Israel, or Jesus was an imposter. Recognizing this might just save even a few souls for sanctioning (the probable) leveling of Gaza, and near genocide.
With the aid of Saint Justin Martyr, the case for Christian Zionism is systematically deconstructed, and in so doing, eliminating a pillar of America's support for the state of "Israel." One cannot be both a Christian and a Zionist. Either the Christ has come, a New Covenant has been established, and the Church is the true Israel, or Jesus was an imposter. Recognizing this might just save even a few souls for sanctioning (the probable) leveling of Gaza, and near genocide.
Scattered Roses
Contra Zionism
Should a war between Russia and Ukraine not be enough, the world is now witnessing a war between Israel and Palestine. What makes this war particularly repugnant, is the religious motivation behind it. The territorial expansion of the state of Israel is justified…
Forwarded from History of The Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn
The main reason why the Rus converted to Christianity was because of the marriage to Basil
Il's sister, Anna Porphyrogentia, to Rus king Vladimir of Kiev. But the other more significant reason was when Rus envoys to Constantinople in 900 saw the Hagia Sophia and the many churches in Constantinople. When the envoys returned, they told how beautiful the Hagia Sophia was, and how the people and the faith inside the church truly lifted their spirits. Upon hearing this, the Rus king Vladimir was hooked on the possibility of building such buildings for his people, and how beautiful it would be to hear the sounds of prayer and worship would truly be.
Never forget that without the Hagia Sophia, many
Europeans, especially the Russians and Ukrainians, would not have been Christian. It even made the Pagan Vikings convert through its beauty.
Il's sister, Anna Porphyrogentia, to Rus king Vladimir of Kiev. But the other more significant reason was when Rus envoys to Constantinople in 900 saw the Hagia Sophia and the many churches in Constantinople. When the envoys returned, they told how beautiful the Hagia Sophia was, and how the people and the faith inside the church truly lifted their spirits. Upon hearing this, the Rus king Vladimir was hooked on the possibility of building such buildings for his people, and how beautiful it would be to hear the sounds of prayer and worship would truly be.
Never forget that without the Hagia Sophia, many
Europeans, especially the Russians and Ukrainians, would not have been Christian. It even made the Pagan Vikings convert through its beauty.
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