Jesus Was Zoroastrian: Biblical Proof He Exposed the Pharisees’ Theft

Using Scripture to Prove Jesus Was Trying to Expose the Pharisaic Cover-Up

The Central Thesis

Jesus wasn’t just criticizing Pharisaic hypocrisy – he was exposing their entire system as a fraud built on stolen Zoroastrian wisdom while hiding the source.

Every major confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees wasn’t about theological differences (they agreed on nearly everything) – it was about authority, acknowledgment, and truth-telling.

Jesus was a Zoroastrian-trained teacher trying to reveal what the Pharisees had done: taken Persian wisdom, claimed it as their own, and erected a system of control that prevented people from accessing the original truth.

PROOF #1: Jesus Called Them Out for Replacing God’s Commandments with Man-Made Traditions

Mark 7:6-9 – The Core Accusation

“He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.“

What Jesus Is Really Saying

Surface Reading: The Pharisees added extra rules beyond scripture.

Deeper Truth: The Pharisees took Zoroastrian concepts (resurrection, heaven/hell, angels, Satan, messiah) and claimed they came from “tradition of the elders” (Oral Torah) instead of acknowledging they came from Persian Magi during the Babylonian Exile.

The Proof

Jesus says they “hold the tradition of men” while “laying aside the commandment of God.”

What does this mean?

1. “Tradition of men” = The Pharisaic Oral Torah (Talmud) which claimed to be ancient Hebrew wisdom passed down from Moses, but was actually Zoroastrian theology learned during the Babylonian captivity
2. “Laying aside the commandment of God” = The original Hebrew Torah which had:
   • NO resurrection
   • NO heaven or hell
   • NO Satan as cosmic adversary
   • NO elaborate angelology
   • NO messianic prophecy (in later sense)

Jesus is saying: “You replaced the actual ancient Hebrew tradition with Persian concepts and called them ‘tradition of the elders’ to hide where they really came from.”

The Corban Example – Proof of Fraud

Mark 7:10-13:

“For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother… But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition“

The Pattern Jesus Exposes:

• Take a clear commandment from actual Hebrew tradition (honor parents)
• Create elaborate man-made rules that OVERRIDE the original (Corban loophole)
• Claim these new rules are “tradition” when they’re actually recent innovations

This is EXACTLY what the Pharisees did with Zoroastrian concepts:

• Take Zoroastrian theology (resurrection, heaven/hell, etc.)
• Integrate it into Judaism during/after Exile
• Call it “tradition of the elders”
• Claim it’s ancient when it’s actually POST-539 BCE
• Make the original Hebrew beliefs “of none effect”

Jesus is calling out the ENTIRE SYSTEM as fraudulent.

PROOF #2: Jesus Said They “Shut the Kingdom of Heaven” Against People

Matthew 23:13 – The Blockade

“But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.“

What This REALLY Means

Surface Reading: They make it hard for people to get to God through excessive rules.

Deeper Truth: The Pharisees are BLOCKING ACCESS to the original Zoroastrian wisdom by:

1. Claiming the concepts as their own
2. Erasing the Persian source
3. Controlling who can teach and interpret
4. Preventing people from learning the REAL origin of the kingdom concepts

The “Kingdom of Heaven” Itself is Zoroastrian

The phrase “Kingdom of Heaven” (מלכות השמים – Malkuth HaShamayim) appears NOWHERE in the Old Testament before the Persian period.

It’s a Persian concept:

• Ahura Mazda rules the “House of Song” (heaven)
• The righteous inherit the kingdom after final judgment
• This becomes “Kingdom of Heaven” in Jewish apocalyptic literature

Jesus is saying: “You Pharisees took the Zoroastrian concept of the heavenly kingdom, rebranded it as Jewish, and now you’re preventing people from understanding its true source. You won’t acknowledge where it came from (Persian Magi), and you prevent others from discovering it.”

“Ye Neither Go In Yourselves”

The Pharisees don’t truly understand the Zoroastrian wisdom they stole because:

• They only took the concepts, not the deeper understanding
• They lost the Magi’s scientific/quantum knowledge
• They separated the spiritual from the scientific (Asha)
• They created legalistic interpretations instead of wisdom teachings

Jesus is calling them out: “You stole the map to the kingdom but can’t read it, and you won’t let anyone who CAN read it teach others.”

PROOF #3: Jesus Called Them “Whitewashed Tombs”

Matthew 23:27-28 – The Appearance vs Reality

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”

The Zoroastrian Context

In Zoroastrianism, proper treatment of the dead is CRUCIAL:

• Dead bodies are considered impure (dakhma – towers of silence)
• Contact with death requires purification
• The Pharisees adopted these purity concerns from Persian influence

The Irony Jesus Points Out:

The Pharisees:

• Adopted Zoroastrian purity concepts
• Made elaborate rules about ritual cleanliness
• Appeared religiously pure externally

But internally:

• Were “full of dead men’s bones” = spiritually dead
• Full of “hypocrisy” = pretending their concepts are indigenous Hebrew
• Full of “iniquity” = the sin of intellectual theft and erasure

Jesus is saying: “You took Zoroastrian purity concepts and external righteousness, but you’re spiritually DEAD because you built your entire system on a lie – stolen wisdom you won’t acknowledge.”

PROOF #4: Jesus Said They “Strain Out a Gnat but Swallow a Camel”

Matthew 23:24 – Missing the Point

“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”

The Meaning

The Gnat: Minor ritual details and legalistic interpretations The Camel: The MASSIVE THEFT of an entire theological system from Persia

The Pharisees obsess over:

• Ritual hand washing
• Tithing herbs (mint, dill, cumin)
• Sabbath regulations
• Purity laws

While completely ignoring:

• They stole their core beliefs from Zoroastrianism
• They erased the Persian teachers
• They built their authority on plagiarized theology
• They prevent acknowledgment of the source

Jesus is literally saying: “You’re worried about gnats (minor rules) while you’ve SWALLOWED A CAMEL (the massive fraud of claiming Zoroastrian concepts as your own).”

PROOF #5: Jesus Said They “Neglected the Weightier Matters”

Matthew 23:23 – What Actually Matters

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”

The Zoroastrian Foundation

The “weightier matters” Jesus lists are THE FOUNDATION of Zoroastrianism:

“Judgment” = The Zoroastrian concept of final judgment (Frashokereti) “Mercy” = Ahura Mazda’s merciful nature “Faith” = Trust in Asha (cosmic truth/order)

These three concepts form the core of Zoroastrian ethics, which the Pharisees adopted but perverted by:

• Focusing on external rituals
• Creating legalistic systems
• Missing the spiritual essence
• Refusing to acknowledge the source

Jesus is saying: “You took these core Zoroastrian principles (judgment, mercy, faith) but you focus on trivial details while missing the ESSENTIAL TRUTH – these concepts came from Persia, and you need to acknowledge that.”

The Connection to “Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds”

The Zoroastrian ethical foundation:

• Humata (Good Thoughts) = Internal righteousness
• Hukhta (Good Words) = Truthful speech
• Hvarshta (Good Deeds) = Righteous action

Jesus constantly emphasized:

• Clean the INSIDE first (Good Thoughts)
• Your words reveal your heart (Good Words)
• Faith without works is dead (Good Deeds)

Jesus was teaching the original Zoroastrian framework that the Pharisees had corrupted into legalism.

PROOF #6: Jesus Called Them “Murderers of the Prophets”

Matthew 23:29-31 – The Accusation

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.“

The Hidden Meaning

Who were “the prophets” that got killed?

Not just Hebrew prophets – but the teachers of truth throughout history, including:

1. The Zoroastrian Magi – Killed by Alexander the Great’s conquest
2. The Persian wise men – Eliminated to hide their influence
3. The truth-tellers – Anyone who tried to expose the theft

The Pharisees are “children of them which killed the prophets” because:

They inherited and perpetuate the system that:

• Killed/suppressed the original teachers (Magi)
• Destroyed the evidence (Persepolis, Alexandria)
• Erased the source from history
• Built monuments to “prophets” while hiding who really taught them

Jesus is saying: “You honor prophets in words, but you’re continuing the work of those who murdered the true teachers by hiding where your theology actually came from.”

PROOF #7: Jesus Said “You Travel Sea and Land to Make Converts”

Matthew 23:15 – The Expansion Strategy

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.”

What This Reveals

The Pharisees’ Strategy:

• Aggressively spread their version of Judaism
• Convert Gentiles to Pharisaic beliefs
• Spread Zoroastrian concepts (heaven/hell, resurrection, angels) WITHOUT acknowledging the source
• Make converts believe these concepts are indigenous Hebrew

“Child of hell” – Jesus uses the Zoroastrian-derived concept of Gehenna (hell) to point out the irony:

They’re spreading Zoroastrian concepts (including hell itself) while:

1. Not acknowledging the source
2. Teaching them as exclusively Jewish
3. Making converts WORSE than themselves because converts don’t even know they’re learning rebranded Zoroastrianism

Jesus is exposing: The Pharisees are building an empire on stolen theology and making it worse with each generation because the further removed from the source, the more corrupted the understanding becomes.

PROOF #8: Jesus Taught in Parables to Hide Truth from Pharisees

Matthew 13:10-13 – The Deliberate Concealment

“And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given… Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.“

Why Would Jesus Hide Truth?

Because he was teaching the ORIGINAL Zoroastrian wisdom to those who could receive it, while hiding it from the Pharisees who would:

1. Steal it and claim it as their own (as they did before)
2. Corrupt it through legalistic interpretation
3. Use it to increase their control
4. Continue erasing the source

The “Mysteries of the Kingdom”

These aren’t new mysteries – they’re the ORIGINAL mysteries of the Zoroastrian Magi:

• The nature of Asha (cosmic truth/order)
• The quantum nature of reality
• The power of consciousness
• The path to spiritual illumination

Jesus was RE-TEACHING the Magi’s wisdom that the Pharisees had corrupted, but he had to hide it in parables so they couldn’t:

• Claim it as their interpretation
• Add it to their Oral Torah
• Take credit for his teaching
• Further obscure the Persian source

PROOF #9: The Magi Recognized Jesus

Matthew 2:1-2 – The First Recognition

“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”

Who Were These “Wise Men”?

They were Magi – Zoroastrian priests from Persia.

The Greek word is μάγοι (magoi) – literally “Magi” – not just generic “wise men.”

Why Did They Come?

Because they recognized Jesus as the Saoshyant – the Zoroastrian prophecy of a savior who would:

• Lead humanity in the final battle against evil
• Restore righteousness
• Bring about the renovation of the world (Frashokereti)

The Magi understood: This Jewish child was manifesting THEIR prophecy, THEIR tradition, THEIR wisdom.

The Gifts They Brought

Gold = Recognition of kingship Frankincense = Sacred offering used in Zoroastrian fire temples Myrrh = Used in Zoroastrian purification rituals

These weren’t random gifts – they were Zoroastrian religious items acknowledging Jesus as a teacher in the Magi tradition.

Why This Matters

The Magi came because they SAW what the Pharisees had hidden:

The “Jewish Messiah” prophecy was actually the Zoroastrian Saoshyant prophecy that the Pharisees had rebranded during the Babylonian Exile.

The Magi were saying: “We recognize our own teaching. This is the fulfillment of our prophecy.”

Jesus was Zoroastrian from birth – acknowledged by the actual Zoroastrian priests who understood what he represented.

PROOF #10: Jesus Agreed with Pharisees on ALL Zoroastrian Concepts

The Theological Agreement

Jesus and the Pharisees agreed on:

✓ Resurrection of the dead (Martha: “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day” – John 11:24) ✓ Heaven and Hell (Jesus taught extensively about both) ✓ Angels (constantly referenced in Jesus’s teaching) ✓ Satan as adversary (Jesus confronted Satan in the wilderness) ✓ Final judgment (Sheep and goats – Matthew 25) ✓ The Messiah/Christ (Jesus claimed to be this)

ALL of these are Zoroastrian concepts that appear in Judaism ONLY after Persian contact.

The Sadducees – The Control Group

The Sadducees rejected ALL these concepts (Acts 23:8: “The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things”).

If Jesus was just teaching “authentic ancient Hebrew tradition,” he would have agreed with the Sadducees who represented pre-Exile Hebrew religion.

Instead, Jesus agreed with the Pharisees on all the Zoroastrian-derived concepts because:

1. These concepts were TRUE (from the Magi)
2. Jesus understood their Zoroastrian origin
3. He was trying to restore them to their proper context

The Real Conflict

The conflict wasn’t over WHAT to believe (they agreed on the Zoroastrian concepts).

The conflict was over:

• Authority (who can interpret these concepts?)
• Acknowledgment (where did these concepts come from?)
• Access (who can teach the deeper wisdom?)
• Truth (will you admit you stole this from Persia?)

PROOF #11: Jesus Said “I Came Not to Destroy But to Fulfill”

Matthew 5:17 – The Mission Statement

“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.“

What Did He Mean?

Surface Reading: Jesus came to complete the Hebrew law.

Deeper Truth: Jesus came to RESTORE the original wisdom that the Pharisees had stolen and corrupted.

“Fulfill” means:

1. Reveal the TRUE source of the concepts (Zoroastrianism)
2. Teach the ORIGINAL wisdom of the Magi
3. Complete what was INCOMPLETE in Pharisaic teaching
4. Bring acknowledgment to the Persian teachers

The Law vs The Prophets

“The Law” = Original Hebrew Torah (pre-Exile) “The Prophets” = Post-Exile additions containing Zoroastrian concepts

Jesus wasn’t destroying the Hebrew tradition – he was fulfilling it by revealing its connection to the Persian wisdom that transformed it during the Exile.

He came to make the picture COMPLETE – which requires acknowledging the Zoroastrian source.

PROOF #12: Jesus Emphasized INNER Transformation Over External Ritual

Matthew 23:25-26 – Clean the Inside First

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.“

The Zoroastrian Principle

This is CORE Zoroastrian teaching:

Humata (Good Thoughts) comes FIRST → Then Hukhta (Good Words) → Then Hvarshta (Good Deeds)

Consciousness → Vibration → Manifestation

This is the quantum mechanics the Magi understood:

• Clean thoughts create clean reality
• Inner state determines outer expression
• Consciousness shapes the material world through Asha (cosmic order)

What Jesus Was Exposing

The Pharisees:

• Took external Zoroastrian rituals (washing, purity laws)
• Made them elaborate and legalistic
• Lost the inner meaning – that these rituals represent inner transformation
• Missed the quantum principle – that internal state creates external reality

Jesus was teaching the ORIGINAL Magi wisdom: “You can’t fix the outside without fixing the inside. This is how Asha works – from consciousness outward.”

The Pharisees had the form but lost the substance because they didn’t understand the science behind the rituals – the quantum mechanics of consciousness that the Magi knew.

PROOF #13: Jesus Called Them “Blind Guides”

Matthew 23:16, 24 – The Repeated Accusation

“Woe unto you, ye blind guides… Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”

Why “Blind”?

They’re blind to:

1. The source of their own theology (can’t see it came from Persia)
2. The deeper wisdom (lost the Magi’s understanding of Asha/consciousness/quantum mechanics)
3. Their own fraud (don’t even realize they’re teaching stolen concepts)
4. The truth about their own history (Babylonian Exile, Magi education, Persian liberation)

Why “Guides”?

They claim to guide people to God, but:

• They don’t know the way themselves
• They’re using a stolen map
• They can’t read the map properly
• They prevent others from finding the original teachers

Jesus is saying: “You’re leading people using Zoroastrian concepts you don’t understand, stolen from teachers you won’t acknowledge, toward a kingdom you can’t enter because you’re blind to the truth of where it all came from.”

PROOF #14: Jesus Taught the “Narrow Path”

Matthew 7:13-14 – The Way Few Find

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

This is Asha – The Zoroastrian Straight Path

Asha (asha vahishta) in Zoroastrianism is:

• The path of truth and righteousness
• The narrow way that requires discipline
• The cosmic order that one must align with
• Opposed to Druj (chaos, lies, disorder)

In Islamic tradition (which inherited from Zoroastrianism via Pharisaic Judaism), this becomes Sirat al-Mustaqim – “The Straight Path.”

Jesus was teaching the ORIGINAL Zoroastrian concept that the Pharisees had adopted but corrupted:

• They made the path about external rule-following
• Jesus taught it was about internal alignment with cosmic truth (Asha)
• The Pharisees made the gate ARTIFICIALLY narrow through legalism
• Jesus taught it was narrow because FEW would seek the TRUE source

“Few There Be That Find It”

Few find it because:

1. The Pharisees hide the true source
2. Most people follow the Pharisaic corruption
3. The original Zoroastrian wisdom has been suppressed
4. People are taught lies about where these concepts originated

Jesus was saying: “The true path (Asha) is hard to find because the guides (Pharisees) have hidden the map and the signposts.”

PROOF #15: Jesus Said “The Truth Shall Make You Free”

John 8:31-32 – The Liberation Promise

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.“

What Truth Would Make Them Free?

Not just spiritual truth – but HISTORICAL truth:

1. Your core beliefs came from Persia, not indigenous Hebrew tradition
2. The Pharisees stole Zoroastrian concepts and claimed them as Jewish
3. The real teachers were the Persian Magi
4. Your “Messiah” prophecy is the Zoroastrian Saoshyant
5. Your heaven, hell, angels, Satan, resurrection – all Zoroastrian
6. The truth about this theft and erasure will SET YOU FREE from the Pharisaic system of control

Free From What?

Free from:

• Pharisaic legalism built on a lie
• A system of control based on hidden sources
• Guilt and shame for not following man-made traditions
• The psychological prison of believing a false origin story

When you know your theology came from Persia, you’re free to:

• Seek the original teachings
• Bypass the Pharisaic intermediaries
• Access the Magi’s deeper wisdom
• Understand the quantum/consciousness principles
• Stop being controlled by those who stole the knowledge

THE CONCLUSION: Jesus Was Exposing the Entire Fraud

What the Evidence Proves

Jesus wasn’t just criticizing Pharisaic hypocrisy.

He was systematically exposing that:

1. ✓ The Pharisees built their authority on stolen Zoroastrian concepts
2. ✓ They claimed these concepts as “tradition of the elders” to hide the Persian source
3. ✓ They corrupted the original Magi wisdom through legalism
4. ✓ They lost the deeper understanding (quantum mechanics, Asha, consciousness)
5. ✓ They blocked access to the real teachers and source
6. ✓ They killed the prophets metaphorically by erasing the Magi
7. ✓ They made converts “twice the child of hell” by spreading the fraud
8. ✓ They focused on external rituals while missing internal transformation
9. ✓ They were “blind guides” using a stolen map they couldn’t read
10. ✓ They “shut the kingdom of heaven” by preventing acknowledgment of its Persian origin

Jesus’s Mission

Jesus came to:

• Restore the original Zoroastrian wisdom the Pharisees had corrupted
• Expose the theft and erasure
• Teach the deeper Magi understanding
• Reconnect people to the true source
• Break the Pharisaic monopoly on spiritual authority
• Reveal that “truth shall make you free” – including historical truth

Why Jesus Had to Die

The Pharisees killed Jesus because he was:

1. Exposing their fraud
2. Undermining their authority
3. Teaching Zoroastrian wisdom directly
4. Revealing the Persian source they’d hidden
5. Threatening their entire system built on plagiarized theology

Jesus was the ultimate threat – a teacher who understood BOTH:

• The original Zoroastrian concepts
• The Pharisaic theft and corruption

And he was telling people the truth.

The Pattern Continues

After Jesus:

• Christianity took the same Zoroastrian concepts
• Claimed them as unique revelation
• Minimized the Jewish intermediaries
• Continued hiding the Persian source

Then Islam did the same thing.

Jesus tried to break the pattern. They killed him. The pattern continued.

THE FINAL PROOF: The Magi’s Gift

They Knew Who He Was

The Zoroastrian Magi traveled from Persia to honor infant Jesus because they recognized him as the Saoshyant – their prophesied savior.

They brought:

• Gold (kingship)
• Frankincense (Zoroastrian temple incense)
• Myrrh (Zoroastrian purification)

These were Zoroastrian priests acknowledging one of their own.

Jesus was:

• Born under the recognition of Zoroastrian priests
• Taught Zoroastrian wisdom throughout his ministry
• Exposed the Pharisaic theft of Zoroastrian concepts
• Died trying to reveal the truth
• Was Zoroastrian from beginning to end

The Question

If Jesus was trying to expose the Pharisees for stealing Zoroastrian wisdom and hiding the source…

If he was teaching the original Magi concepts of Asha, cosmic truth, consciousness, and the kingdom…

If he was killed for threatening their system of control built on plagiarized theology…

Then what happens when people realize Jesus was on the side of PERSIA, not the Pharisees?

What happens when Christians understand their entire religion is Zoroastrian?

What happens when 2.4 billion Christians realize they’ve been worshipping Persian wisdom while Iran is demonized?

These are sacred times.

The truth is emerging.

Good Thoughts. Good Words. Good Deeds.

Asha prevails. The fire never went out.