How many people believe that if Christ was to live today, he would be persecuted?

Question

If you agree that Christ was an excpetionally advanced human being, and this was largely the reason for his persecution,

Would you also agree that if he lived today, he would be still persecuted?

That he would be different from anyone else, wiser than anyone else, and that most people, ignorant as they are, would ridicule him? Just as they ridiculed him 2000 years ago?

Answer 1

Jesus, the Son of God, fully human, fully God, is alive today. He is being persecuted.

Answer 2

Yes.

It has to do with the issue of power and authority, something most men and women are not willing to concede.

More people today believe that they are God than they did 2000 years ago. They believe they are in control of their lives and God is a figurative description of a fantasy or idea.

Jesus rebelled against the primary authorities of his day to put them to open shame and contempt by branding him a blasphemer and guilty of sedition and treason to the state. Image who he would anger today.

All and none, that is why his return brings the idea of fear and impending doom. The reason most people talk about it whether they admit to believing it or not. They realize that they are seeing it on the news and it makes them afraid, cause they are not sure what to do, and the bible cannot be right or they have always been wrong about it. So since the bible is right, the only ones who can be responsible for it will be either the Jews or the Christians or both. What will they do to them?

Answer 3

If I remember this fairy tale correctly Jesus was persecuted by certain church leaders and prosecuted for blasphemy, and paid the penalty for this crime, the Romans crucified him,( never mind the 'hand washing' bit, the Romans crucified him! Not the Jews the Romans).
Now back to your question, it would depend on where he appeared, in most countries he would be looked upon as some sort of crank.
But having said that, I was working in Saudi a few years back, when some religious group took over one of the Holy places and proclaimed their leader to be the Messiah, I think one of the requirements was that people of all tongues would be able to understand his word, which they did because all national media reported on the unfolding story, so any one following this saga in their own language would get and understand this message.
The new religious group were all rounded up by the Saudis and they all had a public beheading, they were taken to different market places so as many people as possible could see this event.
So I would advise any one 'popping up' as Messiah to pop up in theWestern world.
He will certainly be ridiculed but that is far less painful than getting your head chopped.

Answer 4

Anyone who spreads a message of unconditional love - where there's no hell, no saved versus unsaved, no guilt, no specialness, and no individuality -- is ALWAYS persecuted, in one way or another. People then would persecute the person, change his message to fit their mythological concepts, and project their persecution onto some other group. Then they'd create a whole persecution/hero mythology around jesus and make him and his message into something completely different. That's what people did with jesus and the bible and there would be no difference today. I see it happening with some new teachings that people get a hold of in other religions -- whatever people don't like, they reject and change the message (and the majority always want the message to be one where they'll live forever, be special, have saved versus unsaved, etc.).

Answer 5

Well in his time He was persecuted,I dont believe He was an advanced Human being,I believe He is God in the flesh,and if He were to have waited to come to us in the present day,I believe He wouldve been a 60 minute segment in about the same as Mother Theresa(if you remember she died at the same time as princess Diana and whose death was the most publicized(not that princess Diana didnt do good works)but Mother Theresa did more and changed lives,I think people now these days would have taken Jesus for granted more if He would have come in these times

Answer 6

Yes. It says in the Bible that all true Christians, including Jesus Himself, will suffer persectuion. The world hates God's Word and the people who spread it because of our sin-nature, from Adam, who causes us to rebel against the Almighty.

I am sure that today, He would suffer persecution, as the world is worse off now than it was before.

I am sure anybody who speaks out against worldliness, greed, false religions, abortions, homosexuality, murder, lust, adultery, pride, witchcraft, idolatry (like American Idol), and secret occultic government connections behind 9/11 would be persecuted, and maybe killed today.

If Jesus were here today instead of 2006 years ago, He would be executed on Live TV because the world would hate Him, but us Christians would be constantly praying for His return. When He arises, it would be live on every TV station, the story of the Millennium, and the biggest story of ever in mankind.

In the Bible it says He will return so that will be a "Story of the Millennium" on the news as every channel is covering. It will make 9/11 look like a tea party.

Answer 7

He is still persecuted here and now without someone saying he is alive just read some of the Q/A here.... and Jesus Christ is still alive living in every Christian who has accepted him as their personal Lord and Savior... and we are persecuted every time we say we believe.

Answer 8

What do you think? This is a time when it is acceptable, no, plausible to bash people of other beliefs, and then comes a person and preaches love. It appears to me that religions are awaiting warrior prophets, not peaceful ones. Jesus would be lucky to escape with his life.

It doesn't take Jesus to get some wisdom. There are thousands of wise voices from around the world. Does the community in general listen to wisdom? Hmm?

Answer 9

In any society wherein people listen to what they do not believe in they persecute. So yes, he would be. And as in biblical times, he would have his loyal followers.

Thank GOD for today's laws, and the freedom of religion, at least he wouldn't be executed for his teachings.

Answer 10

That is a very good question. In answering this question, let’s recall the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. In this parable Lazarus was a poor man, who would lay in wait at the rich man’s gate, in hopes of receiving crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Eventually Lazarus dies and goes to heaven. However, the rich man when he dies finds himself in hell. Well in hell the rich man was tormented for his follies. During which time he speaks with father Abraham. During the course of their discussion, the rich man begs that Abraham would send Lazarus back from the dead, to testify to the rich man’s five brothers. Here’s their discussion as record in Luke 16:29-31,
“Abraham said unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”
In short Abraham tries to explain that even if Moses himself were to appear unto his five brethren they would not repent. But why? Recall that after Christ’s resurrection he instructed his apostles, that he had chosen, to go and “preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15) From the recorded events in the Bible we read that they did go and preach. For which actions they were persecuted. Before Christ death on the cross, he gave specific council unto his disciples, he said,
“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. IF THEY HAVE PERSECUTED ME, THEY WILL PERSECUTE YOU; IF THEY HAVE KEPT MY SAYING, THEY WILL KEEP YOURS ALSO.” (John 15:18-20)
True it is that Christ was the Son of God. He was greater than any man, who has, or who will, ever walk upon the face of this earth. Even though he performed mighty miracles man rejected him. It has been 2,000 years since Christ personally dwelt on earth. Even though we live in a new era, there will still be believers and non-believers. And that is fine. God gives men and women their freedom of choose. They can either choose to believe or not believe. That is their own free agency. The reason that Christ would be rejected today if he were to go amongst the people, is the same reason that Moses, Abraham, Noah or any other prophet before was rejected. Recall the words of John,
“IF THE WORLD HATE YOU, YE KNOW THAT IT HATED ME BEFORE IT HATED YOU.” (John 15:18)

Answer 11

Many will feel terror and will react according to their impulse. Many will be afraid to experience the true reality of the individual. The impact will shatter previous assumptions which they may have clung to and relied on. Many will recognize the Christ.