The Pagan Origins of Water “Rebirth”
What began as Yochanan’s (John’s) warning call became a Roman ritual of control.
Called a dying-and-rising god
People wept, fasted, and performed river washings to symbolize rebirth
Their water rituals were about spiritual rebirth through emotion and myth
Sound familiar? That’s not Torah — that’s Babylon.
Murdered, dismembered, and “resurrected” by Isis
His followers were immersed in water to join in his “rebirth”
Mystery cults taught: “Die with the god, rise again in spirit.”
A Roman military religion before Christianity spread
Required ritual washing in blood or water
Initiates claimed rebirth into a new life
By the 3rd–4th century, these ideas merged with Roman Christianity: Mithras = blood | Osiris = water | Rome = “Baptism saves”
God of the sea and water
Worshipers cleansed in water before entering temples or holy days
Water = power, favor, rebirth, connection to deity
| Hebrew Truth | Roman Twist |
|---|---|
| Yochanan called for repentance | Rome made baptism a ritual “rebirth” |
| Torah gives life through action | Rome taught life through sacraments |
Rome borrowed from: Babylon’s Tammuz, Egypt’s Osiris, Persia’s Mithras, Greece’s Poseidon/Neptune. Then mixed it with Greek mysticism and stamped it “Christian.”
“I have set before you life and death... choose life, that you may live — by loving YHWH your Elohim, obeying His voice, and clinging to Him.”
Deuteronomy 30:19–20
No baptism, No sacred water, No second birth through immersion. Only repentance and obedience.
YHWH never told Moses to baptize
YHWH never said “be reborn” through water
YHWH said: Obey and live
Rome’s Version: Turned warning (Yochanan) into sacrament, Used water as religious control, Claimed salvation came through ritual
YHWH’s Version: “Return to Me, and I will return to you.” (Malachi 3:7)
Strip away the Roman myths. Return to the Torah: No baptism. No magic water. Just repentance and obedience.
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