re: Jesus is Lord is trending on X

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The Bible did say the meek would inherit the Earth. Maybe that’s what he’s banking on

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Correction: the writer of “the gospel according to Matthew” describes the Jesus character as saying the “meek” shall inherit the land. “Meek” here being a quote of Psalm 37 and meaning more literally “afflicted” or “oppressed” with the latter fitting into context better.

Psalm 37 was written during or after the Babylonian exile and the context was that those faithful to Yahweh (the Jews) would re-take possession of the land from their oppressors. So you see, “inherit” is not the best translation of Matthew 5 as it should be “take possession of…”

Interestingly, “Jesus” quoted from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible instead of the Hebrew Bible.

So the meaning of Matthew 5:3-5 is that the “poor in spirit” (those needing Yahweh in their spirit), who were oppressed, will take possession of the land.

Wait a sec, the Jewish priestly class ruled Judea under the the watchful eye and nudging of the Roman governor. The Yahwists - the second temple priests - already had possession of the land. What gives? What was “Jesus” talking about in Matthew 5:3-5?

What we have in Matthew 5:3-5 is a no true Scotsman fallacy. Similar to how FooLaneCraig asserts that Catholics aren’t Christians, “Jesus” here is asserting that the second temple priestly class in Jerusalem were not followers of Yahweh. At least not “true” followers.

Those “true” Yahwists - followers of the more original faith of the first temple, less affected by Persian religious ideas, worshippers of El Elyon (the father) and his son Yahweh (see Deuteronomy 32:8-9) and god the Mother - Asherah aka the Holy Spirit - were longing for a day when “the messiah” would return and their sect of Judaism would rid themselves of the corrupt second temple priests and take possession once more of the land.

The second temple priests in charge couldn’t have a messiah. The messiah was just “the anointed” king chosen by Yahweh to lead the people. The second temple religion could not have a messiah as it was the priests, not a king, who were in charge. That’s why the Jews in Jerusalem didn’t accept Jesus or anyone else as their messiah - they weren’t permitted to even have one.

In the other hand, the Jews of Qumran of Dead Sea Scrolls fame were waiting on the return of the messiah and were waiting to retake possession of Jerusalem from the corrupt second temple priests. It was that sect or one just like them that became the first Christians.