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this meditation I want to share my thoughts
about Christianity's view on Rastafari. Over
the years that the Itations that you are
reading now are online, I've encountered
everything, from Rastafarians calling me a
"wolf in sheep's dreads" to
Christians warning me not to
"participate with idol worship". I
don't know which judgement I dislike most,
but this meditation is especially written
for my Brethren and Sistren in Christ, my
fellow Christians, who might consider me to
be on a straying path when it comes to my
reasonings concerning Rastafari.
Sometimes I get responses from concerned
Christians, sometimes even angry ones, about
my meditations. Basically it boils down to
one point, the person of Haile Selassie.
Apparently, some Christians go so far, that
even positive words, even attempts to
comprehend the spiritual significance of
Haile Selassie, become reasons to judge me.
These judgements can go very far. From my
side, I notice that many of these people
have taken the trouble to mail me, but not
to study my meditations. Is mentioning
ignorance in this matter just? For some it
seems like everything reasoned about
Selassie, other than "He's not
God" is reason to doubt my faith. Could
it be, because I strongly criticize
Christianity? I think that I have every
right to do so, being the Messian
(Christian) Dread that I am. I consider
myself part of Christianity. But it
sometimes seems like mainstream
Christianity's view on Rastafari is one of
total rejection: the Rastaman is portrayed
as an immoral drug addict, and after all,
who wants to listen to an immoral drug
addict? I know, I'm being sarcastic here,
but only to make my point. And to express my
dissatisfaction with the point of view.
Let me mention an example of what I mean:
I have heard of Christian people saying that
the "whole Afrikans in bondage in
babylon thing" is nothing but claiming
something that wasn't there, and also,
wasn't it written in scripture that when
there are those claiming to be Jews where
they were not Jews, this shouldn't be taken
so lightly?
But first of all: that scripture does not
deal with people directly because they claim
to be Jews, because then we could say this
of all Jews who do not accept Jah according
to the apostle Paulus. One could also argue,
that Christianity is in fact "fulfilled
Judaism". The scripture Rev 3:9 which
we saw earlier, deals with people who were
worshipping satan, that dragon formerly
known as lucifer. They gathered in the
"synagogue of satan".
There is an article by an organization
called Watchman which I otherwise know to be
a good source for information when it comes
to cults and sects and groups. They have an
article about "Rastafarianism"
(sic) in which they claim Rastafari to be
racialist. Ignorance? How come, if so? When
it comes to Rastafari Christians become
strange.
Strange: for years mainstream
Christianity has been claiming the promises
that Jah Jah gave the Jews, because they
were "spiritual Israel". In spite
of the fact that Israel is moving back to
the Holy Land known as the Official State of
Israel, until this present day this is
theology in many denominations still.
Let's bring in something else, too,
before I come back to this point. Stuff done
in the name of Christianity. Stuff that
makes Rastafari doubt the genuinity of
Christianity. And it would be so wise for
Christians to consider these things before
they pass judgements on the Rastaman. I am
truly happy with the particular movement
within Christianity, that is working towards
reconciliation and confessions of sins done
in the Name of Yeshua. What I'm about to
show you, is in no way a thing from
mainstream Christianity (anymore). Still it
is done in the name of the god of the slave
master that has been used so many times to
keep slaves down. And the god of the
slavemaster has been given the same Name as
the Divine Saviour. Click at the picture
below, to see what so called "good
Christian folks" do with black people.
Your browser will open in a new window and
you will see the picture. IT IS SHOCKING so
do PLEASE not view this where there are
little children.
Although this is an old picture,
"good white Christian folks" are
still killing black people in this time, and
they think it is a good thing, a good
Christian thing, to do. It is within this
context that the movement of Rastafari came
to existence, let us never forget that.
"Jesus" has been portrayed by the
babylonians as the god of the system.
"Jesus" has been used, as
justification for some of the most terrible
actions in modern history. And although this
is often wiped away as history, the echo's
go on until this day. I strongly believe
that if mainstream Christianity had obeyed
the teachings of Yeshua, and had set the
captives free instead of enslaving them,
there wouldn't now be a movement believing
Selassie to be the returned Saviour. It is
the result of centuries of theological
justified slavery and discrimination. And
all these things should be considered.
I am happy that the average Rastaman is
perfectly able to discern the wickedness
done in the Name of the Saviour from the
Most High Himself. This is what I have been
taught by Rastafarians: that black people
were taken to babylon for their own sins,
and that after 400 years the time has come
for the children of Africa to return to
their homeland
Now, is it not so, that for those people
who have been in slavery and exile for so
long, it is obvious and overstandable to
call Ethiopia Zion? There are even
scriptures which compare Ethiopians (Black
Afrikans) and the children of Israel. This
close relationship is also symbolized in the
marriage of Moses, the first Israeli Leader,
with an Afrikan Princess. Is it not so, that
in a country where a descendant of David
rules, as an Icon of Christ, it is tempting
to call that Zion? Or Kingdom of God?
But there is even something much more
important to be seen, when dealing with this
subject. There is a clear similarity to see
between the exile of the children of Israel
and the children of Ethiopia to babylon.
They were both in exile in babylon, in the
babylon of their times. The Jews were held
captive in what is now known as Iraq, the
Afrikans are hold in the Western World,
modern day babylon. And this babylon today
is very brutal. Ofcourse: it is the final
babylon! But it is also a babylon which in
name is "Christian". And that is a
bigger difference than the geographical
location: the religion of the ancient
babylon was polytheist, in name today
babylon is worshipping the Creator through
Christ. The good seed and the bad seed have
been growing up together, now there is not
so much difference to be seen at the
surface. Babylon has infiltrated
Christianity, and now a babylonian
Christianity is ruling babylon.
I have always been protesting against the
idea, that "the western world" has
a Christian Culture. The western world is
babylon, and babylon is not a Christian
although many babylonians are. But true
Christians have always been persecuted from
the first day of their existence. Reading of
the Bible? Forbidden for centuries for the
average person. Materialism and atheism have
come into place of a corrupted caricature of
true Christianity in blinding the people,
and now, when people can speak their mind
and believe what they want, who needs a
Saviour? In a system that calls itself
"Christian", Christians are
considered a group of clowns! A thing to
consider for the Christian and the Rastaman.
It may be true, that Ethiopia is not Zion
in the sense that it is not the home of the
Jews, and it is not Heaven, but it is also
not so, that Afrika is that heathen
continent of which you hear Christians
speaking. Christianity has been spread to
Afrika way before it was spread to Europe.
Afrika, Ethiopia has been a part of the land
of Eden. And what about Beta Israel? Is it
not significant that it is almost certain
that the Arc of the Covenant is present in
Ethiopia? And that a descendant of King
David was until recently still sitting upon
his throne, Haile Selassie there? I think
that Ethiopia is the keeper of the throne of
King David and the keeper of the Arc of the
Covenant, until the final days come, in
which the temple will be rebuild in
Jerusalem and the Armageddon starts to take
place. We already see in this times that we
are coming to a point in which the Lord
Iesous will return to another part of
Africa, Jerusalem. But before that,. before
He will take His place as rightful Ruler, on
the throne, there will be the last days of
babylon.
All of us in babylon, whether we are
Afrikan or not, we have to deal with
Christian babylon. Babylon is here and her
magic is enchanting everybody. When you are
conscious, when you claim to follow Jah, let
go the judging at Rastafarians, or at
Conscious Christians. We need each other.
The time will soon come in which Jah Word
cannot be spread freely anymore, so let us
fight babylon, satan and wickedness in the
Name of Yeshouah.
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