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A Zoroastrian Reflection on John 10:31–36 and the Eternal Fire in Every Soul In the Gospel of John 10:31–36, Jesus is threatened with stoning for blasphemy after declaring, “I and the Father are one.” Rather than retreat, he confronts the religious leaders with a paradox hidden in their own scripture: “Is it not written in your law, I said, ‘Ye are gods’?” (John 10:34, referencing Psalm 82:6 ) “If he called them…
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An Unpopular Response to an Uncomfortable Question It started, as most uncomfortable conversations do, with someone trying to be cruel. A user posted in the Zoroastrian community forum last week. No greeting. No context. Just this: "Why are you wasting your time with a dead religion? Zoroastrianism has 140,000 followers worldwide. Buddhism has 500 million. Islam has 1.8 billion. You are building a website for a religion that will be clinically extinct before your grandchildren are born.
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In the land of Cyrus and Zoroaster, where sacred fires once burned to uphold truth ( Asha ), another fire smolders in silence — the fire of Sufi mysticism , carried through whispered poetry, secret gatherings, and hearts that still remember. And that fire is feared. The Islamic Republic of Iran, built on the rigid scaffolding of Shiite clerical rule, has always viewed Sufism not merely as heresy — but as a spiritual rebellion . The dervishes do not preach violence, nor seek political power.
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A Historical Exposé for eFireTemple At eFireTemple, we rekindle the eternal flame of Asha , the divine truth bestowed by Zarathustra through Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord and uncreated Creator. The prevailing narrative of Western monotheism casts Yahweh and the Christian God as singular, self-revealing deities, yet a wealth of historical evidence reveals a suppressed lineage rooted in Zoroastrianism.
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by Diesel The Magus Zoroastrianism is recognized as the oldest continuously practiced monotheistic religion. It predates other major monotheistic faiths such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Here are the key points that underscore its primacy: Founding and Historical Context : Zoroaster (Zarathustra) : The prophet Zoroaster is believed to have lived around the early 2nd millennium BCE, with some estimates placing his life between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE.
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