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Quote by: Quismo could someone explain this "dying for our sins" to me? the whole idea of death bringing forth salvation sounds pretty rediculous to me :/ |
It is along the same lines as any other human sacrifice, and annoying as hell that Christians do not acknowledge this, and don't equally honor all those who gave their lives for everyone else. A whole lot went into the thinking of the time, and the explosion of the volcano that covered Pompii was very much a part of the end of the world thinking that was spreading. Jews were not the only ones who thought the world was coming to an end, and not all Jews believed this. But the appocoliptic Jews mixed with the mystical Gnostics, results in Jesus.
To the question- yes, it was planned and you need to begin with Jesus going to the temple and turning over tables, during a very tense holiday time, when Roman security was high, and such behavior was sure to alarm everyone. Jesus was not just rebelling against Roman authority but also the Pharasees, with all their prestege and money, taken from the poor. Jesus was an archist; one of those folks will throw themselves into the flames, because their goal is to make a difference and they will give their lives for that purpose. The fame and glory is more desirable than life itself. But he wasn't the movement. The movement was much bigger than him, or he would have been forgotten, instead of deified.