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Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History
An Intimate Review Pt 1
By Lawrence DeMetrius

Eusebius of Caesarea Maritima is the father or author of church history up to 324 A.D. He was born in the year 260 A.D. and died in 339 A.D. Much of his research derives from prior historians, while he actually lived during the latter years of his work. His primary motivation for writing this epitome was to give an accurate account of Jesus Christ with factual records, historic figures, and events that proved Christ’s existence on earth, and the progress of His Church during the first 300 years after His ascension.

Book 1 is entitled The Person and Work of Christ and covers the reigning periods of Roman emperors Augustus to Tiberius. It discusses Eusebius’s purpose for writing this work. He writes about the nature of Christ, using scriptural texts as his proof. The literary work of Enoch is mentioned. He reviews the various epithets or names of Christ by which He was known in earlier history. He touches on the antiquity of the Faith taught by Christ. He provides history of Christ prior to His First Advent. He affirms that Egypt was indeed the dominating nation for many years prior to being conquered by Rome. He covers the fall of Israel, detailing how and why it happened. He emphasizes how naysayers have always been present to argue the legitimacy the Holy Scriptures, even upon witnessing manifestations of divine power that supported them. While Jesus Christ is the express image of GOD THE FATHER, Yahweh HIMSELF is not nor has HE ever been a mortal man. [Num 23:19; St Jn 1:18] However, Yahweh does magnify HIS Word above HIS OWN NAME, which was ultimately personified in the Person of Jesus the Christ. [Ps 138:2; St Jn 1:1, 2, 14; Pro 8:30, 31; I Jn 5:7-12; Rev 19:13]

Book 1 reiterates that some persons are innately wicked and remain so until their mortal death. One such person was Herod, who murdered many people, including the Hebrew children he drowned per Apostle Matthew’s report. Eusebius details Yahweh’s punishment upon Herod in A.D. 39. The fate was similar to that experienced by the Pharaoh who enslaved Israel, and who also murdered countless Hebrew children by water and other means. Eusebius notes a letter wherein Christ promised to heal The Prince of Edessa after His resurrection.
It is a non-biblical account of the real historical person of Jesus Christ and His mindfulness of all who reach out to Him by faith. His promise to the Prince of Edessa was fulfilled through Thaddeus, a servant of Jesus Christ. Most profoundly, this account expressed how important it is to THE DIVINE GODHEAD, that one believes in THEM without having seen THEM with the natural vision. Christ expressed this to doubting Thomas at [Jn 20:29].

BOOK 2 is entitled The Apostles and covers the reigning periods of Roman emperors Tiberius to Nero. During this time the miraculous healing that Christ promised The Prince of Edessa was fulfilled, and won his entire city to the Christian Faith. Christians must remember that they are entrusted to Yahweh through a Lord Who publicly performed miracles during His ministry on earth, and after His resurrection. [Jn 20:30, 31; Mk 16:20] Book 2 discloses the reality and influence of true wizards. It speaks of how true witches feign as Christians and plant themselves within Christian Assemblies. The book gives honorable mention of Enoch and the Ethiopian Bible, in which his original writings are preserved. It reports that while the resurrection of Christ was well-known throughout the Roman Empire, Christ was not officially deified by Roman authorities until Emperor Constantine. It reveals that divine inspiration bestowed on Tiberius made the spread of the Divine Gospel possible, causing divine iconoclasm to flourish. It references the existence of true foretelling prophets after Christ’s ascension. It speaks of the jailing experience of Apostle Paul and Silas. This is noted in Apostle Luke’s Epistle of Acts. [Acts 16:16-40] This occurrence gives credence to the reality and power of angelic beings. Book 2 notes how whoredom and prostitution accessorize sorcery and witchcraft, as also noted in the Old Testament. It notes that true Christians were recognized as healers of the soul. It speaks of allegorical misuse of authentic writings of true Christian apostles. It clarifies that tithes were initially put in place as compensation to the Levitical Priests for their ministerial services in Yahweh’s Temples. These services were no longer required once Jesus Christ became the final Sacrificial Lamb acceptable to Yahweh at Calvary. [Heb 10] Book 2 notes the account of Apostle Paul being mistaken as an Egyptian, due to his biological features, which is noted in Apostles Luke’s Epistle of Acts. [Acts 21:35-40] The book speaks of the devotion of Apostle James, who was also the biological brother of Jesus Christ. As taught by Enoch, mortals possessing the spiritual nature of one who altogether defies Yahweh, HIS Christ, and HIS principles are classified as black bulls.
In First Century Rome, sacrificing to idols was of utmost importance. Not participating therein was considered an act of treason, and deemed worthy of persecution and death. During this time Christians, were seen as atheists because they did not worship all that were officially established as deities by Roman Rule. As a result, many of them fell victim to extreme persecutions, especially during the first 300 years after Christ’s ascension. Martyrdom of Christian leaders invoked catastrophic judgment upon unbelieving practitioners of Judaism and Roman Rulers like Nero, who was the first black bull in Rome to inflict such persecution.

Book 3 is entitled Missions and Persecutions. It covers the reigning periods of Roman emperors Galba to Trajan. It touches on destinations and writings of the earliest Christian apostles. During this time, the Apostolic Epistles that were found wholly authentic were Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, the first epistles of Paul, I John, I Peter, and Revelation. Book 3 provides gruesome details of persecutions that took place in Jerusalem when it was sieged by Rome. This was indicative of Yahweh’s judgment on the unbelieving Hebrews for their crimes against HIS Christ. This information is also recorded by the famous Hebrew Historian, Warrior and Jewish Priest Flavius Josephus, who fought in earlier revolts against Roman Rule. It notes events involving the Corinthian Church, which are also covered in Apostle Paul’s Epistles of I and II Corinthians. It notes how black bulls like Domitian even persecuted and murdered their own relatives.
It reveals that Apostle Jude was also biologically related to Jesus Christ, as was Apostle James. The book details information about Apostle John, the Disciple whom Jesus loved. He was indeed the Apostle chosen to expound upon The Divinity of Christ. Eusebius notes that Apostle John did not die on the Isle of Patmos. He went to Ephesus afterward and eventually became a martyr for Jesus Christ, as did his apostolic comrades.

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