The True Origin of the word Judaism

As I wrote in my profile, “This is not your typical ‘Christian’ or ‘Messianic’ site.” For those who might come across this site by surfing the web searching for a Messianic site that is teaching sound doctrine this is not your typical Messianic site. How so? First off, I use the words Christian/Messianic, Christ/Messiah, Jesus/Yeshua  interchangeably. Many of the so-called Messianic sites would not even dare do that because they feel like they will loose their Jewishness by using a word in the Greek language. Such are not a true light to the nations, they are not even a light to the house of Israel. I have proved before how that Messianic and Christian mean the same thing, just transliterations from two different languages. If I have to prove it again, I don’t mind doing so.

The next thing that separates this site from your typical Messianic site is that I do not hold to what is called Messianic “Judaism.” Messianic is fine, but not Judaism. Many do not even know the history of the word Judaism before they swallow the pill. One of the common myths is that Abraham was the founder of Judaism. False! Judaism DID NOT exist in Abraham’s day, Judah was not even born! The so-called scholars missed that. Isaac did not practice Judaism, Jacob did not practice Judaism. All of those myths are false, and lies. Many today do not know the true origin of Judaism, they just know the common philosophy. Many, right off the bat, believe that Judaism is the religion of ancient Israel without even taking the time to do some research to see if that information is actually true. So for those that haven’t done their homework, I will give you a helping hand.

According to “The Encyclopedia of Religion: Volume 5 – page 127” the word Judaism did not exsist until the Hellenistic era, during the reign of Alexander the Great.

Neither of the sacred Jewish classics, the Bible or the Talmud, speaks of “Judaism.” Hellenistic Jews created this Greek word to describe their uncommon way of serving God (2 Mc 2:21, 8:1, 14:38; Gal. 1:13-14). All such mediating terms, because they utilize alien categories as the means of self-representation, necessarily distort as much as they explain. Thus, while the Jews of the first century CE intergrated their ethnicity and their religion, Paul, writing Galatians for gentile readers, must sunder faith from folk in order to communicate.

Before the Hellenistic era, the religion of God was never known as Judaism. There is no proof of such a claim. The religion of God was always Holiness from the very Beginning, even from eternity. The Messiah rebuked that religion throughout His ministry on earth. And to speak further, Paul, God’s apostle, forsook the religion of Judaism.

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. (Galatians 1:13-14)

The Greek word for “Jews’ religion” is Ioudaismos (which is the word that the Hellenistic Jews created). For those that do not know what Hellenistic Jews are, Hellenistic Jews were Jews that spoke the Greek language (around 300 B.C.). The word “Hellen” means “Greek” in the Greek language. The funny thing is that many that claim to be Messianics hate words of Greek origin (which is a form of racism) but yet they don’t have a problem with using words like “Judaism” and “synagogue” which are both of Greek origin. The apostle said “ye have heard of my conversation in time past” which implies that this was the past religion he put away. To add to that, if Judaism is approved of God, then Judaizing would have to be acceptable. I said that to say this, Paul rebuked Peter for Judaizing.

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? (Galatians 2:14)

The Greek word for “live as do the Jews” is Ioudaizo (which means to Judaize). Paul rebuked Peter for Judaizing the Gentiles. Therefore, from the scripture, we see Paul forsaking Judaism, and rebuking Peter for Judaizing. It is clear that Judaism is not the faith of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The problem is when someone begins to promote Messianic “Judaism” without doing some research on the word “Judaism” they are like a train going 150 mph and will not come to a complete stop immediately because the train will be destroyed.

For some people the hardest thing in the world to do is to say, “I was wrong.” Instead, they only try to find ways to justify the work of their hands, begin to verbally persecute, and slander anyone that disagrees with what they are trying to establish just like Judaism has done to the people of God throughout history. The first to coin the phrase “Messianic Judaism” is a man named Martin Chernoff who said he saw a vision of  a banner across the sky and it said Messianic Judaism. Before this, no one ever heard of the term “Messianic Judaism.”

You won’t find many sites that will give you the true history behind the new denomination called “Messianic Judaism.” The main purpose behind mixing the Messianic faith with Judaism is to make conversion easier for Jews and send a message that they can still practice Judaism and believe in the New Covenant. What is next Messianic Buddhism? How about Messianic Hinduism? Or maybe even Messianic Taoism? Compromise, and foolishness! When will the Scriptures ever be enough to identify what we are? Why do so many stick more to man-made denominations instead of sticking to what is written? We are living in a time where people are falling away from what is written, and turning unto fables. Do you actually believe what is written?

I would really like for someone that disagrees to step up and challenge my consistency. I confess that the religion of the holy angels, holy prophets, holy one, holy apostles, and holy nation is HOLINESS, not apostolic. I can back up everything I write with Scripture & history, and the devil hates that.  Stick to what is written, and away with the rest!

This site holds that if you want to be saved you have to be willing to come out of every false religion including every form of Judaism. If you come out, come out all the way, or don’t come out at all. If you believe in Messianic “Judaism” you still have connection to the religion of MYSTERY BABYLON, and are eating from a tree of hypocrisy, a tree of mixed fruit (good & evil). I know this is not popular, but this is true light, and as I said this is not your typical Messianic site. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a reply.