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Reaction of me, Jos Boersema, on the most famous speach of anti-christ
"Jesus", who pretended to be `moshiach jesjaja 53' but who was not and
who failed to accomplish the assigned task of world peace and justice.

General: this speech by jesus seems to be what one would expect from a
casually learned jew, who has not thought his stuff well through but who
is looking to enchant the masses with empty rethoric and bullocks.

It may very well be this emptyness, this feel good vagueness, that
attracts the ignorant masses because they can project their own vagueness
unto it and 'feel good about themselves without actually having to do
anything, much less anything that might seem daunting to them.'

In the jewish tradition, a lot is already assumed and worked out, such
as: being pro-peace, pro-justice, not to sell money for profit, not to
make war, not to celibrate the death of your enemies, to be 'righteous'
not to lie, not to make sacrifices on the alter while unclean, that
the substance of peace supercedes rituals and festivals ... Jesus does
not add anything of note or anything at all, in fact not anything at
all. He does, however, change some laws and he contradicts himself
(like saying to call nobody a fool - which is not what the prophets did -
yet moments later calling everyone who does not worship this anti-christ
and follow his order a fool).

In short: worthless tripe, that's the 'sermon of the mount.' Maybe it
is useful for the very far removed gentiles, because naturally it does
contain elements of ancient jewish society & its Torah. The Torah in
raw form may also be too difficult for the gentiles to comprehend. A
good example is 'hating enemies.' The Tanach says not to hate enemies,
did King David hate Saul ? No. But there are other animals, such as
child sacrificing criminal neighbor tribes, who need to be hated so
that their costums do not infiltrate into Israel. They need to be wiped
out and their cities burned down, to wipe their evil from the earth
and not have it infect others. With the (ancient) gentiles, however,
there was no sense of 'righteousness' at all, none. Hence they would
simply equate the word 'enemy' with 'whomever is against me,' while in
fact themselves being a problem (also). Therefore the whole idea of
burning down the enemy is a misnomer for (ancient) gentiles, as they
are themselves no better then their neigbors and hence would only cause
even more catastrophy by attacking their neighbors or hating their 
enemies.

I suppose it shows there that the Torah of Israel was for Israel, and
not for the nations, who can barely understand it and probably not at
all, turning it upside down and inside out.

However with feel-good vagueness such as jesus came up with the gentiles
could cope, as it really doesn't mean much or anything, and is often
wrong and impractical as well.

What is presumambly much more relevant about jesus in not jesus at all,
but how the early century jesus-idolators where treated by the zeus
and emperor idolators, and in general how all enemies of Rome had been
treated. Eventually the jesus-idolators did manage to impart on Rome the
idea of basic righteousness such as not lying and not stealing, to at
least communitace these ideas. Jesus then became the symbol for all that
Rome had crucified. Compared to the Zeus en emperor story, the story
of jesus does not seem any more magical or fantastical, but compared to
Zeus and the Emperor idolatry the combination "(political) victims of Rome
+ vague jesus + marginal Torah" seems to be a coctail which is morally
superior.

Anti means litterally, 'instead of.'

One may also note the inconsistency between Tanach en jesus that the
Tanach constantly warns about real world dangers that result from doing
things the wrong way: wars, corruptions, people being exploited, abused.
The Tanach constantly sees these problems occur in the future, and 
asks the people to address them in the present so they do not occur later.
Jesus on the other hand is constantly talking about life after death,
which is a typical theme from gentile 'religions,' and which is of course
a potent tool to keep a flock of idolaters under control even if they
suffer from the first to the last day of their lives ...
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>   verse by verse commentary on the Sermon on the Mount
>
>   SOURCE: THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
>
>   DATE WRITTEN: 63 AD
>
>   The Beatitudes
>
>   ^1And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was
>   seated His disciples came to Him.^ 2Then He opened His mouth and
>   taught them, saying:

Committing the mistake of idolatry & total subjugation (to a human),
by using capital H for 'he.'

>   ^3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
>       For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Simplistic. That abuse by the rich is bad is already the given Torah.

>   ^4Blessed are those who mourn,
>       For they shall be comforted.

Isn't that in the Tanach somemwhere already ?

>   ^5Blessed are the meek,
>       For they shall inherit the earth.
>   ^6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
>       For they shall be filled.
>   ^7Blessed are the merciful,
>       For they shall obtain mercy.
>   ^8Blessed are the pure in heart,
>       For they shall see God.
>   ^9Blessed are the peacemakers,
>       For they shall be called sons of God.
>   ^10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
>       For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
>   ^11"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all
>   kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.^ 12Rejoice and be
>   exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they
>   persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Trickery, Israel also 'persecuted' the Amelekites for example, does
that mean these would go to get a reward ? This is merely solidifying
a cult, to make followers impervious from outside reason.

>   Believers Are Salt and Light

Believers ?! Who cares what people /believe/ it matters that they
do the right thing ! Keep to proper and functional laws, so that
all can be happy. In this instance 'believers' also seems to refer
to idolizing jesus as a person, rather then 'belief in the Law and
the (verified) Neviim/leaders of Israel.'

>   ^  13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its
>   flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to
>   be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

Well, since in fact the jesus-idolators did not manage to breathe
righteousness back into the nation of Israel, on that account this is
a failure. On the account that the early christians managed to change
certains aspects in the Roman empire for the better after their movement
gained power, they can indeed be called 'the salt of the Roman empire'
in a positive sense.

>   ^14"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
>   cannot be hidden.^ 15Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a
>   basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the
>   house.^ 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
>   good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

This contradicts the later demand to hide you righteousness and
prayering.

>   Christ Fulfills the Law
>   ^  17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I
>   did not come to destroy but to fulfill.^

Fine, you can try Jesus boy and you should, but it didn't work.

>                                            18For assuredly, I say to
>   you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no
>   means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.^ 19Whoever therefore
>   breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so,
>   shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and
>   teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.^
>   20For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the
>   righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter
>   the kingdom of heaven.
>
>   Murder Begins in the Heart
>   ^  21 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, "You shall not
>   murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.'^ 22But
>   I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause
>   shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother,
>   "Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, "You
>   fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.^ 23Therefore if you bring your
>   gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something
>   against you,^ 24leave your gift there before the altar, and go your
>   way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your
>   gift.^ 25Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way
>   with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand
>   you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
>   ^  26Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there
>   till you have paid the last penny.
>
>   Adultery in the Heart
>   ^  27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, "You shall not
>   commit adultery.'
>   ^  28But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her
>   has already committed adultery with her in his heart.^ 29If your right
>   eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is
>   more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your
>   whole body to be cast into hell.^ 30And if your right hand causes you
>   to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for
>   you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be
>   cast into hell.
>
>   Marriage Is Sacred and Binding
>   ^  31 "Furthermore it has been said, "Whoever divorces his wife, let
>   him give her a certificate of divorce.'^ 32But I say to you that
>   whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality
>   causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is
>   divorced commits adultery.
>
>   Jesus Forbids Oaths
>   ^  33 "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, "You
>   shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'^
>   34But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is
>   God's throne;^ 35nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by
>   Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.^ 36Nor shall you
>   swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.^
>   37But let your "Yes' be "Yes,' and your "No,' "No.' For whatever is
>   more than these is from the evil one.
>
>   Go the Second Mile
>   ^  38 "You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth
>   for a tooth.' ^ 39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But
>   whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.^
>   40If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have
>   your cloak also.^ 41And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with
>   him two.^

This is, probably, the most essential core of the 'new testament.'
One could see it 2 ways:
a) An absurd statement about criminals being allowed to rule, said to
   people who themselves are not criminals.
b) An attempt to reduce overall crime in a 'nation of criminals' by
   attempting to pull them toward being less angry when a perceived
   injustice happens to them, by taking the most extreme position that
   crime should not be resisted (while making a wink with the eye that,
   of course, crime must be resisted?).

a) is simply wrong, and
b) is at least vague and not a stable end-remark on these issues.

>             42Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow
>   from you do not turn away.

Already the law, provided the person asking is good.

>   Love Your Enemies
>   ^  43 "You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor
>   and hate your enemy.'

(Which does not imply that is the Torah.) Didn't the jews burn an
offering for every nation ?

>   ^  44But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you,
>   do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use
>   you and persecute you, ^45that you may be sons of your Father in
>   heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and
>   sends rain on the just and on the unjust.^ 46For if you love those who
>   love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the
>   same?^ 47And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than
>   others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?^ 48Therefore you shall
>   be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

So, just let "them" abuse you, and hope after death you get a magic
reward. Such talk only applies to criminals who would only ever do
wrong and can therefore never rise up and wipe out the enemy while
replacing the existing order with something superior.

Why am i not seein a single useful law being promulgated by jesus
in his most famous speech ? Why isn't a state system layed out for
example ? Or why isn't the land at least re-distributed, which would
be an activity at least worthy of the later prophets but still much
smaller a goal then Moshe Rabbeinu had ? All this talk by jesus is
the level of a church speech to feel good, nothing more.

>   Matthew 6
>
>   Do Good to Please God
>   ^1"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to
>   be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in
>   heaven.^ 2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a
>   trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
>   streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you,
>   they have their reward.^ 3But when you do a charitable deed, do not
>   let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,^ 4that your
>   charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret
>   will Himself reward you openly.

I can't really agree with this: if ppl create a culture that awards
kuddos for charity, then that is great, which requires the gifts are
known. That may inspire others to also give, giving becomes an honor
in that society, which is good and means those needing help get more
funds. (This is also a contradiction where prior jesus wanted his
idolators to shine like a lamp and be seen like a city on a hill for
their good deeds. Jesus is simply rambling on while keeping the masses
amuzed.)

>   The Model Prayer
>   ^5"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they
>   love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the
>   streets, that they may be seen by men.

If there is a great lack of the law being followed, such as the laws
for land distribution, the laws against rent-seeking, the law against
having a King, then such open prayering might be construed to be a
political statement, a one person march, a one person picket line.
For this they will have to be seen by others, to impart on them their
plea. Jesus, you are just a fool and a wanker.

>                                          Assuredly, I say to you, they
>   have their reward.^

Shouldn't they receive kuddo for trying, and at least they wheren't
stealing or murdering while doing their prayering.

>                       6But you, when you pray, go into your room, and
>   when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret
>   place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
>   ^7And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do.
>   For they think that they will be heard for their many words.
>   ^  8"Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things
>   you have need of before you ask Him.^ 9In this manner, therefore,
>   pray:
>
>           Our Father in heaven,
>           Hallowed be Your name.
>          ^ 10Your kingdom come.
>           Your will be done
>           On earth as it is in heaven.
>          ^ 11Give us this day our daily bread.
>          ^ 12And forgive us our debts,
>           As we forgive our debtors.
>          ^ 13And do not lead us into temptation,
>           But deliver us from the evil one.
>           For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
>   Amen.

Well ... this is just a subjugation chant. The Tefilien of the jews,
they have things to say to impart righteousness, so it can help people
to read them all.

>   ^14"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
>   also forgive you.^ 15But if you do not forgive men their trespasses,
>   neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
>
>   Fasting to Be Seen Only by God
>   ^  16 "Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a
>   sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear
>   to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their
>   reward.^17But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your
>   face,^18so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your
>   Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret
>   will reward you openly.
>
>   Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
>    ^19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
>   rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;^ 20but lay up for
>   yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys
>   and where thieves do not break in and steal.^ 21For where your
>   treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Who are we to know anything about heaven, we just have to live here
and make sure everyone can live well.

>   The Lamp of the Body
>    ^22 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good,
>   your whole body will be full of light.^ 23But if your eye is bad, your
>   whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in
>   you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

blabla Apparently needing some empty statements to think about something
else to keep the masses enthralled.

>   You Cannot Serve God and Riches
>   ^  24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one
>   and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise
>   the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
>
>   Do Not Worry
>   ^  25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you
>   will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will
>   put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?^
>   26Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor
>   gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of
>   more value than they?
>   ^  27Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
>   ^  28"So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the
>   field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;^ 29and yet I say to
>   you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of
>   these.^ 30Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today
>   is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe
>   you, O you of little faith?
>   ^  31"Therefore do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?' or "What
>   shall we drink?' or "What shall we wear?'^ 32For after all these
>   things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need
>   all these things.^ 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His
>   righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.^
>   34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
>   its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
>
>   Matthew 7
>   Do Not Judge
>    ^1 "Judge not, that you be not judged.^ 2For with what judgment you
>   judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be
>   measured back to you.^ 3And why do you look at the speck in your
>   brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

Why should anyone be afraid of their own judgement coming back on them,
if they have been good, especially when their judgements may have
prevented crimes from progressing ?

>   ^ 4Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me remove the speck from
>   your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye?^ 5Hypocrite! First
>   remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to
>   remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Isn't there a speck in your eye, jesus ? Go ahead, remove it ?

>   ^  6"Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before
>   swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you
>   in pieces.
>
>   Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking
>    ^7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock,
>   and it will be opened to you.^ 8For everyone who asks receives, and he
>   who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.^ 9Or what
>   man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a
>   stone?^ 10Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?^ 11If
>   you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
>   how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to
>   those who ask Him!^ 12Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you,
>   do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
>
>   The Narrow Way
>    ^13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the
>   way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.^
>   14Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to
>   life, and there are few who find it.
>
>   You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
>     ^15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing,
>   but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.^ 16You will know them by their
>   fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?^
>   17Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad
>   fruit.^ 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear
>   good fruit.
>   ^  19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown
>   into the fire.^ 20Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

The fruit of the new testament is not exactly an undoubted success, is it.
For example right during its initiating time Israel was thrown out, and
war and abuse has ruled the world after the new testament as before.
The new testament has also been a vehicle for imperial oppression, for
resisting laying pressure on abusive governments, and for witch hunts
and amazing torture, and for child abuse by overzealously crazed parents.

>   I Never Knew You
>   ^  21 "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,' shall enter the
>   kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.^

Shouldn't that be 'our' at least ?

>   22Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied
>   in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in
>   Your name?'^ 23And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you;
>   depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'

... such as the new testament jesus idolaters then, who never resolved
to distribute the land and keep it that way, not to install an absolute
sovereign, not to worship idols, and to prohibit for profit finance.
Which, incidentally, will cause tremendous suffering and ultimate collapse
of nations -- which is real world suffering rather then some imaginary
High Court in heaven where the jesus' idol would decide personally who
goes to eternal happyness or "eternal pain."

>   Build on the Rock
>   ^  24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I
>   will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:^ 25and
>   the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on
>   that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
>   ^  26"But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do
>   them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:^
>   27and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
>   on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."

Solidifying a cult.

>   ^  28And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the
>   people were astonished at His teaching,^ 29for He taught them as one
>   having authority, and not as the scribes.

Right ... "as if having authority" that is, to put up a loud bold
seemingly confident voice, to look straight at people in a seamingly
threatening way and talk to them like giving a band of subordinate
soldiers their marching orders while not being in the mood to accept
anyone standing up for doubt. One might say, perhaps, like a monkey
beating his chest impressing the group with sound without meaning.

So the ppl where impressed with that tone, that perception of confidence,
and the seamless feel-good vague message in which they may have
recognized their own contradictory and confused way of thinking.

History has had many such demagogues, they always seem to be able
to drum up vast masses of people with mostly empty rethoric, which
invariable includes the idea of superiority of the listeners.

IMHO this all harks back to the ancient monkey instincts, beating
chest while barking loudly and confidently -- it instinctively
impresses; it was the power that be in those times, millions of
years ago.

Having said that, in the name of jesus idolatry people have undoubtedly
done more good then in the name of Zeus or Roman emperor idolatry.
So it can end on a happy note, after all.