## 📜 **The Ebionites — The Followers Rome Tried to Erase**
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🔹 Who Were the Ebionites?
The Ebionites were the original followers of Yeshua — Torah-keeping, Hebrew-speaking, and fully loyal to Yhwh alone.
The name comes from Hebrew אֶבְיוֹנִים (’evyonim) — meaning “the poor ones” (humble, faithful).
They formed after 70 AD, fleeing to Pella before Jerusalem was destroyed (Eusebius 3.5.3).
They obeyed the Torah, rejected Paul, rejected Roman power, and preserved the truth of The Way.
🔹 Origins
Formed after the destruction of the Temple (70 AD)
Followers of Yeshua the Nazarene who:
Kept the Torah
Rejected Roman theology
Obeyed Yhwh alone
📖 Eusebius (Church History 3.5.3) confirms:
They fled Jerusalem to Pella before the Roman siege — obeying Yeshua’s warning.
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### 🔹 **What Did They Believe?**
✅ **Yhwh is the only true God** — no Trinity, no dualism
✅ **Yeshua was a man** — not divine, not born of a virgin
✅ He was **chosen and anointed by Yhwh**, not pre-existent
✅ **No blood sacrifice** — Yhwh desires mercy, not death
✅ **Salvation = repentance + obedience**, not rituals
✅ **Paul is false** — they rejected his letters entirely
✅ **Torah is still active** — Sabbath, feasts, clean living
They lived according to **Genesis 1:29** — eating plant-based foods and refusing meat, sacrifice, and temple blood.
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### 🔹 **Their Gospel: Not the Church’s Matthew**
They used a **Hebrew Gospel of Matthew** — sometimes called the **Gospel of the Ebionites** or **Gospel of the Hebrews**.
* ✍️ Written in Hebrew or Aramaic — **not Greek**
* ❌ No virgin birth
* ❌ No baptism to receive the Spirit
* ❌ No “Son of God”
* ❌ No blood atonement
* ✅ Yeshua taught Torah and came to **end sacrifices**, not become one
📖 Quoted by Epiphanius (Panarion 30.16.5):
> **“I have come to destroy the sacrifices. If you do not cease sacrificing, the wrath of God will not cease from you.”**
That line is **not found** in the Greek Gospel — it was **removed**.
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### 🔹 **Vegetarian Lifestyle — No Blood**
* The Ebionites refused to eat meat or blood
* They said **John** (if he existed) ate “**cakes in oil**” — not locusts
* They followed **Genesis 1:29** and **rejected animal sacrifice**
📖 *Hosea 6:6* — “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”
📖 *Jeremiah 7:22–23* — “I did not command your fathers concerning sacrifices, but to obey My voice.”
They understood this **deep truth**:
> **Yhwh never wanted blood — He wanted obedience.**
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### 🔹 **No Greek Baptism — No Church Initiation**
* They did **not practice Greek “baptism” (βαπτίζω)**
* They understood that **Yhwh commands washing**, not dipping
* No one can wash you — you wash yourself in obedience
📖 *Leviticus 15* — “He shall bathe himself…”
❌ No man dips you
❌ No salvation by water
❌ No initiation into a church
The Greek church **used John and baptism** to create a **new pagan ritual** for joining their religion — **not from Torah**.
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### 🔹 **Why They Were Erased**
The Roman church **hated the Ebionites** because they:
* Rejected the **Trinity**
* Rejected **Paul’s letters**
* Rejected **Jesus as a god**
* Rejected **blood theology**
* Rejected **Roman control**
So they burned their scrolls, rewrote their gospel, and left only **hostile quotes** behind — from **Epiphanius**, **Irenaeus**, and **Jerome**.
But even their enemies admit:
> These people followed Yeshua… and kept Torah.
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### ✅ Final Truth:
The **Ebionites** were **not heretics** — they were the **remnant**.
The ones who never turned their back on **Yhwh’s commandments**.
The ones who saw Yeshua as a **man of righteousness**, not a Roman god.
The ones who knew:
> ❗ **Obedience is greater than blood.**
> ❗ **Yhwh alone is our Redeemer.**
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📜 The Ebionites Knew — No Sacrifice Was Needed
🔥 They Understood the Covenant
The Ebionites preserved what Israel forgot:
Yhwh never needed blood to forgive.
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### 🐄 **The Golden Calf — A Rebellion, Not a Pattern**
When the people made the golden calf at Sinai, they broke covenant **immediately after hearing Yhwh’s voice**. It was rebellion — but it was **not the beginning of a sacrifice-based religion**.
> “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.”
> — *Exodus 32:33*
🔹 That judgment was for **unrepentant sinners only**.
🔹 Those who repented were **spared**.
❌ Their guilt **did not pass on** to their children.
> “The son shall not bear the guilt of the father…”
> — *Ezekiel 18:20*
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### 🩸 **Sacrifice Was Never the Goal — Obedience Was**
The sacrificial system came **after** rebellion — not because it pleased Yhwh, but because the people had **hardened hearts**.
> “I did not command your fathers about burnt offerings or sacrifices… but I said: Obey My voice.”
> — *Jeremiah 7:22–23*
The Ebionites understood:
✅ Sacrifice was a **temporary system** for a rebellious generation
✅ Once in the land, **obedience** was the true offering
✅ Sacrifice was never needed when hearts were right
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### 📖 **The Prophets Repeated This Truth**
> “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” — *Hosea 6:6*
> “To obey is better than sacrifice.” — *1 Samuel 15:22*
> “Cease to do evil, learn to do good.” — *Isaiah 1:16–17*
The Ebionites followed this — rejecting blood atonement and teaching repentance, justice, and covenant faithfulness.
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### 🏞️ **Entering the Promised Land — Time to Obey, Not Sacrifice**
> “You have not yet come to the rest and inheritance Yhwh your God is giving you…”
> — *Deuteronomy 12:9*
Once in the land:
* Yhwh gave His Torah
* He set judges, not priests with knives
* He called for justice and mercy — not altars and death
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### ⛔ **70 AD: Yhwh Removes the Altar**
The Ebionites saw the **Temple destruction** as final proof:
> “If you do not stop sacrificing, the wrath of God will not cease from you.”
> — *Gospel of the Ebionites (Panarion 30.16.5)*
They did not rebuild the altar.
They returned to the prophets.
They trusted Yhwh **alone** to forgive — through **repentance**, not blood.
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### 📌 **Final Truth**
* The golden calf sin did **not pass on**
* Sacrifice was **never the goal**
* Yhwh **forgives the repentant**
* Obedience is what He always wanted
The Ebionites preserved that truth — and that’s the **same truth you teach today**.
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