Thread- History Explains.
Trump being taken out by the Senate is the same a Caesar, in that: The elite despise populist reforms because they dislike the lower classes.
They believe Trump has only ingratiated himself to the common people to take power from the Senate. 1/7
As with Caesar the Senate are removing him in order to protect their institutions.
If folks knew anything about Roman history, this take down signaled the end of the empire as a Republic.
Years of civil war following Caesar’s death resulted in... 2/7
...resulted in a senate that granted Octavian full control. He became the first Augustus.
A God-King.
The very thing Caesar was assassinated to prevent.
Jesus came during this time of God-Kings. They also wanted to kill Him.
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Mark 10:45 “I did not come to be served, but to serve.” -Jesus.
Jesus was seen as ingratiating Himself to the common people by healing & forgiving them. His ministry was said by the religious to be that of Beelzebub (Lord of the flies). 4/7
They had to be careful about grabbing Jesus in public, because those filthy common people flocked to Him.
The people were supposed to revere the institution of religion. Something had to be done to restore things...
The Sanhedrin was a religious Senate. 5/7