Tobias Churton is Honorary Fellow of Exeter University, where he is faculty lecturer in Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry. The founding editor of the magazine Freemasonry Today, he holds a master's degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, and is the author of several books, including Gnostic Philosophy, The Magus of Freemasonry, and The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians. He speaks about John the Baptist, who is a towering figure in Christianity. Yet his prominence as a spiritual and political leader has been mostly written out by Orthodoxy. Beyond uncovering his remarkable existence, we discover how John is an important luminary in Gnosticism, Paganism, and many Secret Societies. And his profound legacy on esoteric spirituality.
He was interviewed by Barbara DeLong on her show at October 19th 2020 on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AX4VrbfvvQ
Clementine Recognitions (1.54, 1.60), describe how the disciples of John felt that he was the Christ:"Yea, some even of the disciples of John, who seemed to be great ones, have separated themselves from the people, and proclaimed their own master as the Christ. But all these schisms have been prepared, that by means of them the faith of Christ and baptism might be hindered."
"And, behold, one of the disciples of John asserted that John was the Christ, and not Jesus, inasmuch as Jesus Himself declared that John was greater than all men and all prophets."
In John 8:48, Jesus is accused of being a Samaritan magician in control of a demon:"Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. And I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks and judges.” Note: Jesus doesn’t deny being a Samaritan, but only having a demon. The Samaritans were associated with witchcraft.
The Babylonian Talmud also named Jesus a sorcerer who studied magic in Egypt (just as Simon in the Clementines). When Jesus finally returned, he was a highly educated young man full of heterodox ideas. In The Babylonian Talmud, specifically in Tosefta Shabbat 104b, we find an obscure figure by the name of “Ben Stada” or “Ben Sattadai” who is said to have had the “witchcraft of Egypt” (i.e. magic spells) tattooed on his flesh. (Scholars have identified Ben Stada as Jesus)
There are still followers of John the Baptist - the MANDAEANS. They say this about Jesus:
* John the Baptist is the true Christos
* Jesus was his disciple. But he became a traitor and changed and perverted the holy teachings. The Mandaeans call him a liar, a false prophet, a magician.
* Jesus was a planetary incarnation (Venus morning star) sent by the Archons to mislead humanity.* Salome was a follower of Jesus and had John killed with Jesus' knowledge.
From a Gnostic Perspective
* John was an angel incarnate
* Jesus was a Pseudo-Christ
* The demons of Jesus tried to traumatize John by imprisonment and beheading in order to transfer the karma of Jesus (=the magician) to John (=true Christos).
"The Mandaic Book of John:" http://rogueleaf.com/book-of-john/2011/11/16/30-jesus-comes-to-john-to-be-baptized/
Watch: "Jesus was a Usurper" https://odysee.com/@SergeantSchultz:2/Lynn-Picknett---Jesus-was-a-Usurper,-John-the-Baptist-was-the-True-Christ.-The-Johannite-Tradition.:9
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Literature:
Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince - The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ
Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince - The Masks of Christ: Behind the Lies and Cover-ups About the Life of Jesus
Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley - The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People
Andrew Philip Smith - John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics: The Secret History of the Mandaeans
G.R.S. Mead - Gnostic John the Baptizer: Selections from the Mandaean John-Book
E.S. Drower - Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis
