Mark 1 starts off with John the Baptist in the wilderness. The modern church paints a picture of him as a mostly naked barbarian eating grasshoppers. A little historic context reveals a much more upstanding figure.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: June 29, 2024
Show Notes
- 00:01:50 Word of God = Logos = Right Reason; Bondage of Egypt; Melchizedek; Salem = Peace; Militia
- 00:10:18 Covenants of the gods; Employ vs Enslave
- 00:12:45 Gospel of Mark
- 00:15:18 Menahem the Essene; Republic; Abraham; Altars of Clay and Stone; Mayflower Compact; Living Stones
- 00:21:35 John the Baptist; Israel
- 00:24:45 Ten Commandments
- 00:30:00 Altars of Clay and Stone; Sophistry; Leaven; Breeches
- 00:33:37 Mark 1:1; Father; Free Bread; Caesar = Son of God; Julius Caesar; FDR;
- 00:42:00 Polybius; Plutarch; Dainties; Deceitful Meats; The Way
- 00:47:00 John the Baptist; Baptism; Bondage of Egypt; Parthia; Apotheos; Turtledove Goddess of Sumer
- 00:58:15 Public Religion; Nazareth
- 01:02:52 Temptations; Satan; Corban; Temple of Jerusalem; Temple of Roma; Polybius; Dainties; Tables
- 01:14:00 Synagogue; Nimrod; Jesus Commanded; Higher Liberty; Exousia; World; Idiotes; Baptism; John the Baptist
- 01:30:55 Sabbath; Prayer
Paul’s Notes
Revealing information modern churches don’t; The “Word” of God; “logos” = right reason; Distorting Moses; Straightening out understanding; Bondage of Egypt; Kingdom of God; Melchizedek; “well-regulated”; Self-organization; “Militia”; Slavery; Employment; Mark: first gospel written?; Who was Mark?; Building altars of clay and stone; Republics; Social bonds; Living by faith vs force; Why people are suffering; Mark – shorted gospel – summary; Jesus the philosopher; Ten Commandments; Abundance of life; Aliens?; Uniqueness of Christ; Stories absent from Mark; “Carpenter”?; Socialists not getting the gospel; Sophistry; Sayings of Jesus; Mark 1:1 Title?; Christ the anointed; “patronus”; Son of God?; Pagan temples; Christ’s “Way”; Bringing light to darkness; Caesar’s welfare; John preparing the Way; Lk 3:3; John 1:23; Getting closer to God; Repentance?; Remission of sins; John’s raiment; Magi?; Parthia; Offices of Caesar; Locusts = carob?; Date honey?; Caesar’s baptism; “Nazareth”; Baptizing Jesus; Spiritual compelling; What Christ preached; Making Simon and Andrew fishers of men; Prominent families; Hearing the cries of your brother; Covetousness; Setting your neighbor free; Jesus’ astonishing doctrines; Christ’s “authority” (power of choice, free man); Self-governing; Synagogue; Tens; Teaching authority/liberty; “idiotes”; The Higher Liberty book; Unclean spirits?; “Legion”; “destroy”?; Casting out demons; Fearing the light; “torn” = drive/convulsion; Spirit of destruction; Healing Peter’s mother; Possession by devils; Prayer; How did Jesus pray?; Preaching in synagogues; Humbling yourself; Moving with compassion; Vow of the Nazarite; Learning meaning and methods of Jesus Christ; Leprosy; Fear not.
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