Your mental image of Jesus is all wrong

1. Jesus Was Not White (or European)

Judging by the western art of the past 2,000 years you might be tempted to believe Jesus would be a white, handsome guy, probable with long hair and an ethereal glow.

The earliest depictions of Jews which date from the 3rd Century, are - as far as can be determined - dark skinned. He was Jewish, so would bear the colour of a Middle-eastern person.

And Jesus probably did have some African links - after all the conventional theory is that he lived as a child in Egypt where, presumably, his appearance did not make him stand out.

2. Jesus Did Not Have 12 Disciples

If you were asked the number of Jesus’ disciple, you would say 12, right? Wrong?

Jesus had three categories of followers. The first was made up of those who came to hear him or to be healed whenever he visits a place and this group is called “crowds”.

The second category consists of those who followed Jesus from town to town. These were called disciples and according to the Gospel of Luke, there were 70 or 72 of them, depending on which version of the text you believe.

The third category of Jesus’ followers was known as the apostles. These 12 men were no mere disciples, for they did not just follow Jesus from one place to another. Rather, they were given permission to go off on their own and preach his message independently and without supervision. They were, in other words, the chief missionaries of the Jesus movement.

3. Jesus was not handsome

According to Prophet Isaiah Jesus was not handsome. Isaiah 53:2 says “He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.” We are not saying he was ugly, but we can all agree that he was is no Ramsey Noah.

4. Jesus Had Short Hair

No one know for certain what Jesus looked like, but the popular image that you have is definitely nowhere close to what Jesus looked like, apart from the fact that he was not handsome, he also had short hair.

In truth, long hair was not exactly a common fashion among Jews around the time that Jesus was said to have lived. Corinthians 11:14 says: “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?” This is in accordance with customs which considered short hair to be masculine and long hair to be feminine. So the images of Jesus as a European with long, flowing hair may be misleading.

The misconception surrounding the length of Jesus' hair comes from western artists confusing the term "Nazarene", which denotes the hometown of Jesus, with the term "Nazarite" which was a name given to those to took a religious vow to abstain from such things as wine, and from cutting their hair.

5. Jesus Was Worshiped By Demons

It would take only common sense to assume that angels worship God and Demons worship the Devil. Strangely, Jesus is the one the demons seems to worship. This is made clear in a scene in Mark, in which he is adored by a legion of demons who have possessed a man, and with whom Jesus talks directly.

Sources: Mark 5, Mark 1:27

6. Jesus Wore Nice Clothes

Jesus is often portrayed as a humble person who denied himself the simple pleasures of life. What would you say if you were told Jesus wore nice clothes? Well, he did. When he did, the Roman soldiers cast lots for his robe at his crucifixion. Who cast lots for clothes that have little or no value? We want to believe Jesus removed his robe before all that suffering, because, who wears a blood soaked clothe?

Sources: Matthew 27:35, Luke 23:34

7. Jesus Didn’t Do Charity Work

Jesus said “Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God”, and “Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled.” But he was never known for actually doing anything for the poor or needy. At one point, he did provide a free lunch for five thousand of his listeners—but it’s not really the same thing, is it? Even Judas, the infamous traitor, once criticized Jesus for failing to give to the poor.

This decision could be tied to the Christian philosophy that the afterlife is more important than our earthly existence, and that Jesus therefore gave attention to the needs of the soul rather than those of the body.

8. Jesus Did Not Have 12 Disciples

If you were asked the number of Jesus’ disciple, you would say 12, right? Wrong?

Jesus had three categories of followers. The first was made up of those who came to hear him or to be healed whenever he visits a place and this group is called “crowds”.

The second category consists of those who followed Jesus from town to town. These were called disciples and according to the Gospel of Luke, there were 70 or 72 of them, depending on which version of the text you believe.

The third category of Jesus’ followers was known as the apostles. These 12 men were no mere disciples, for they did not just follow Jesus from one place to another. Rather, they were given permission to go off on their own and preach his message independently and without supervision. They were, in other words, the chief missionaries of the Jesus movement.

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Who then is jesus?

Irrelevant facts!

What does this have to do with the fact that he died for our sins ?

Jesus did charity work:
wen judas was about 2 betray him, he said to judas do the task quickly, and judas went out.
The disciples thought judas was commanded to go GIV TO THE POOR!
So the ministry of Jesus included some form of material ministry also.

Demons didnt worship Jesus:
the demons in scripture certainly didnt adore Jesus, they hated him , and were afraid of him because of d obvious harm Jesus cud do to them.
They were terrified of Jesus. You dont try to hinder /oppose som1 u adore.
The case of d mad man of gadera, the demons did worship,bowing down and begging but it was out of fear- not adoration.
Demons hate God and everything He represents.