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The Zoroastrian Roots of Modern Religions: What They Don’t Want You to Know

The Forgotten Source of Monotheism For centuries, the world has been taught that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the foundations of monotheism—the belief in one God. But what if I told you that the core ideas of these religions were not original? What if there was an older faith , one that first introduced the battle between good and evil, the concept of a single, all-powerful God, and the idea of a coming savior? That religion is Zoroastrianism —and its influence has been buried, rewritten, and erased from mainstream history.

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The Forgotten Source of Monotheism For centuries, the world has been taught that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the foundations of monotheism—the belief in one God. But what if I told you that the core ideas of these religions were not original? What if there was an older faith , one that first introduced the battle between good and evil, the concept of a single, all-powerful God, and the idea of a coming savior? That religion is Zoroastrianism —and its influence has been buried, rewritten, and erased from mainstream history. This article will reveal the undeniable links between Zoroastrianism and the Abrahamic religions—and why this truth has been suppressed. 1. Zoroastrianism: The First True Monotheistic Religion Before Judaism became monotheistic, before Christianity was born, and before Islam was revealed, there was Zoroastrianism —the religion of the Persian Empire.

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