Ezeki -- you don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah, right? That He was/is God
Sadly, some might get that idea if they read your post, see the part that says “right?”, and draw a conclusion about EzekiEL.
Meanwhile,
The Jesus of the Bible was and is the Messiah.
The Jesus of the Bible was and is hated by the religious Establishment, because...
The Jesus of the Bible was and is the Maverick solution to business — he cuts all the red tape, goes straight to the people to love and heal them directly.
Simple. Straightforward. Open. Honest. Sincere. Without any slippery, ulterior motives which rely on complicated doctrines for cover.
IOW, the Jesus of the Bible shows the way up and out.
Establishment Jesus is as fake as a three dollar bill. He exists to keep the ginormous machinery alive and the big names in lights.
It's like with any entrenched “too big to fail” system - the system encourages dysfunction, corruption, and inefficiency, rewarding drones for being drones. These drones are always on alert to accuse non-drones of all manner of blasphemy, heresy, confusion, and subterfuge. Same thing that Jesus had to suffer.
Similarly, Elijah was tagged as the lone nut of his day. Maybe he was accused of “private interpretation” by the 450 prophets of Baal and/or the 400 prophets of the groves. With consensus like that bearing down 24/7, who was Elijah to have other ideas?
Anyway,
Most of what is accomplished correctly and efficiently within a bureaucracy is a result of those who are *in* the system but not *of* the system. They are minded to do the right thing and give their best effort, while slackers engage in idle talk about how bad things are and that they are entitled to more bennies. Their eyeballs fixate on the clock, their feet at the ready to make a beeline for the exit.
Union boss establishment Jesus therefore has a huge following, while Jesus is persona non grata because he gets stuff done. He's a real “Can Do” man who can accomplish whatever he sets his mind to do, however long it takes.
The irony is that Christ — being the head of the church — is a fine Christian man. Obviously he has a lot of patience. 2000 years round about..
At least he can go about his work incognito. That's the plan anyway, otherwise the worshipers of Establishment Jesus would be gunning for him, or at least be out slashing his tires to send a message about his unwelcome, rogue work ethic and rejection of how things are supposed to be.
What a great guy! A chip off the old block, full of grace and mercy, and bursting at the seams with all of his detailed plans for building a Temple, like his father David.
Unfortunately he's been confused with a doormat for laying down his life.
For some reason, many people got the idea that becoming compliant galley slaves was the sure way to row to freedom.
A big surprise is on the horizon.
It would be sort of funny if the Messiah makes his official arrival at 5 PM on a Friday. Welp, no problem finding a parking spot. The place will be empty.
TGIF
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Glad I could clarify with basic, real world examples of how it is out there, and what's been recorded in the Gospel accounts. The disciples of the Jesus of the Bible know they'll get “the treatment” from the drones.
Here is a simple message on its face, wherever it should appear:
“In the beginning, Go-”
(And then came Amalek.. Deu 25:17-19; Exo 17)