Cyrus - Tumblr Posts
The Evolution of a Gentile Messiah in the Bible
By Biblical Researcher Eli Kittim 🎓
——-
Jesus rejects the notion that he’s a descendant of David, and of the Jews, in Matthew 22:41-46.
——-
That’s precisely why the gospel writers are especially careful to dissociate him from the southern kingdom of Judah and from the Jews by locating his place of origin in the north, in the land of the Gentiles, a place outside of, and external to, the Jewish Kingdom. Btw, strictly speaking, the word “Jew “ means a person from the kingdom of Judah (Ιουδαίος).
——-
The Figurative Text (Excerpted from Kittim’s book, The Little Book of Revelation, Chapter 5):
In contrast to the “New Perspective on Paul,” which tries to Hebraize the Greek New Testament by giving Paul a Hebrew flavor, Paul himself is adamant that “Jewishness” in the Bible has nothing to do with race or descendancy. Paul gives us an exact definition of what it means to be a “Jew” within the NT context:
“For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true circumcision something external and physical. Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart—it is spiritual and not literal. Such a person receives praise not from others but from God” (Rom. 2.28-29).
According to Paul’s stunning definition, the biblical term “Jew” does not denote a race or an apparent physical birthright (as the “New Perspective on Paul” would have us believe), but rather an inner essence or, more precisely, an indwelling spirit pertaining to God. This descriptive terminology certainly illustrates a radical new way of approaching, reading, and interpreting the Bible. William Barclay, a world-renowned New Testament scholar, rightly emphasizes that Paul’s message must have infuriated the Jews:
“To a Jew a passage like this must have come as a shattering experience. He was certain that God regarded him with special favour, simply and solely because of his national descent from Abraham and because he bore the badge of circumcision in his flesh. But Paul introduces an idea to which he will return again and again. JEWISHNESS, he insists, IS NOT A MATTER OF RACE AT ALL; IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CIRCUMCISION. It is a matter of conduct. If that is so, many a so-called Jew who is a pure descendant of Abraham and who bears the mark of circumcision in his body, is no Jew at all; and equally many a GENTILE who never heard of Abraham and who would never dream of being circumcised, IS A JEW IN THE REAL SENSE OF THE TERM. To a Jew this would sound the wildest heresy and leave him angry and aghast.”
(The Letter to the Romans. The Daily Study Bible Series. Rev. ed. [Philadelphia: Westminster, 1975], p. 47, emphasis added).
——-
It’s not at all coincidental that in the plot of the gospels Jesus becomes the figurative “son of Joseph,” who is himself reminiscent of the great hero that once lived and reigned in Egypt (the land of the Gentiles)!
——-
Another Biblical clue concerning a Gentile Messiah (besides Moses the “Egyptian”) is the unique reference to Cyrus, who is explicitly called in the Book of Isaiah God’s “anointed” (i.e. messiah; Isa. 45.1). Cyrus is not a Jew! That’s precisely why God says in Isaiah 46.11 that he will bring from a far country the Messiah who will execute his counsel (cf. Matt. 28.18; 1 Cor. 15.24-25). Not only is the Messiah not Jewish, but the elect themselves are not defined as biological Jews. As Romans 9.8 reminds us, “it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.”
——-
And why do you suppose Jesus is compared “to the order of Melchizedek” (Heb. 6.20)? What’s the point of the mimesis? Precisely because Melchizedek “does not belong to their [Jewish] ancestry” (Heb. 7.6), and when compared to Jesus, it follows that Jesus himself “does not belong to their ancestry” either! What is the New Testament trying to tell us? Just like Melchizedek, Christ is not a Jew!
——-
That’s why the gospels keep telling us over and over again that the Jews expect a Jewish messiah to arrive from the line of David but are terribly disappointed in seeing a Gentile messiah appearing from Galilee. And, as a consequence, they want to kill him! And, in the end, they do!
——-
Division of People over Jesus in John's Gospel Because He Does Not Come from Bethlehem of the Jews but from Galilee of the Gentiles:
“Others were saying, “Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David [Jews], and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him” (John 7.41-43).
——-
Jesus Christ (Gk. Ἰησοῦς Χριστός; 1 Cor. 3.11) Defies Jewish Messianic Expectations
John 7.52:
“Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee” (cf. Mt. 4.15-16).
——-
Furthermore, it’s the Greek New Testament that introduces Jesus the Messiah, NOT the Hebrew Bible!
——-
And the Greek-New-Testament was not written by Jews but by Greeks! The New Testament was typically written in articulate, refined Greek, not in Hebrew! And it seems that they weren’t fluent In Hebrew because when these NT authors quote from the OT, they predominantly quote from the Septuagint, an early Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, and not from the original Hebrew scriptures per se. This indicates that the NT authors were not familiar with the Hebrew language. In other words, they were NOT Jews. And most of the NT letters are addressed to Greek communities rather than Jewish ones. This Greek-element——running not only through the “thematic structure” but also via the writing, composition, production, place-of-authorship (which is said to be outside of Palestine), distribution, and dissemination of the text (largely to Gentile communities)——speaks volumes about the NT’s theological purpose, authorial intention, and cultural milieu!
——-
Conclusion
Unfortunately, we have failed to notice that the narrative of a •Gentile-messiah• is a major theme that runs across the entire Bible! And, in my opinion, the gospels certainly take advantage of this literary motif by showing through various rhetorical devices that Christ is not a Jew!
——-
Former/reformed Team Galactic Admin you say? Hmm... Based on the fact on one of your old posts of how he's questioned if Team Galactic should keep trying to search for Cyrus, I feel as though he would be helping Ingo and Akari after also hearing about what Team Galactic used to be. The times of The Galaxy Expedition Corps. Being seen as Cyrus' second in command and the strongest Admin too- I like to think he's been dealing with the remains of Team Galactic for Ingo and Akari while also low-key helping them by sending false leads to their location to authorities- though, imagine the public outcry once he's found out. Team Galactic's strongest admin, helping these Pokemon Thieves- people are really cemented and thinking Akari might be Cyrus' heir and new the leader taking after him. (Funny idea though highly unlikely: Cyrus is actually that one admin helping the Duo. He, after a long time (for him) being stuck in the Distortion World, somehow sees the past once he bonded with Giratina, learning the error of his ways upon seeing himself and his past actions as well as Volo's- well... He cannot make up for the shit he caused. He can, however, try to earn some form of redemption and helping Akari deal with the authorities before things can clear up. His weird way of apologizing and saying thank you before he goes back to his exile in the distortion world once more) -Nezu >:3
At this time I will say Cyrus will not be making an appearance in this fic. Saturn however..,
This is a great idea for Saturn! He can have a little ‘learning the error of his ways’ and redemption, as a treat. After a bit of an identity crisis  of course. And it will drum up controversy later for Ingo and Akari once his and team galactics involvement is discovered!
And it’s good for team galactic to have someone competent wrangling them on their new path to turning over a new leaf. They’re still a bit confused but they got the spirit.
Ooo, everyone calling Akari Cyrus heir… which is great because I will be writing out the Hisui goodbyes and Professor Laventon and Captain Cyllene will both have a touching farewell where they assure her she will always be a respected member of Galaxy Team.
I love this and will definitely be keeping this in mind! 
“I will make it all mine one day… Cyrus is my name. Remember it…”
Man this thing has been in my drafts for more than a year… On the video his face was redone like 3 times and all kinds of other things went wrong at some point… However, this monster is finally done so now… here you go… *sleeps for a thousand years*
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
Aaaaa this is what happens when you play The Sound of Silence on repeat for two hours...
suited for trouble 🔥
I slowly worked on this Pokémon villain suit series for months last year; finally got the gang together ;)
Nonbinary Icon Cyrus
They are the second oldest child of the royal family of the land of the gods and the current ruler. They have a partner named Aster and takes care of their younger siblings. They like gardening and used to be into woodwork when they were younger, but they have had less time for their hobbies once they became ruler.
P.s. I am so sorry for the horrid background. I tried my best, but I absolutely hate it.
Original paper art below the cut.
Nonbinary Icon Cyrus
They are the second oldest child of the royal family of the land of the gods and the current ruler. They have a partner named Aster and takes care of their younger siblings. They like gardening and used to be into woodwork when they were younger, but they have had less time for their hobbies once they became ruler.
P.s. I am so sorry for the horrid background. I tried my best, but I absolutely hate it.
Original paper art below the cut.
Nonbinary Icon Cyrus
They are the second oldest child of the royal family of the land of the gods and the current ruler. They have a partner named Aster and takes care of their younger siblings. They like gardening and used to be into woodwork when they were younger, but they have had less time for their hobbies once they became ruler.
P.s. I am so sorry for the horrid background. I tried my best, but I absolutely hate it.
Original paper art below the cut.
Pokemon: Legends of Platinum
(I think goofy mashup titles are neat) (This can also just be called the Wrong Warp AU)
Sometime after the end of Platinum, Cynthia discovers another entrance to the Distortion World, finds Cyrus inside waiting for death, and decides to bring him out of it
Cyrus makes no attempt to get up or do anything other than be grumpy, so Cynthia has to alternate between dragging him around and having him in a bridal carry
By the time they get to where Cynthia entered the realm, the exit... has already closed back up
Fuck
After searching around, Cynthia ends up finding another exit, so she throws Cyrus in and leaps through
The two end up on a cold as shit mountain, but because they’re both from Sinnoh it’s just a normal mountain to them
Neither of them really recognize where they are, though Cyrus wasn’t making an effort anyways
Cynthia can’t shake the feeling it’s somewhat familiar, but other than that she’s got no clue
So, roadtrip time, with the goal of finding someone who can tell them where they are
Of course, it’s mostly Cynthia carrying Cyrus around because he still refuses to do anything other than ask Cynthia to just leave him for dead
It’s not even like a pathetic last request to stop prolonged suffering or anything, he’s just annoyed that he can’t sit in nothingness anymore
“Let me die, Cynthia.” “Shut up, Cyrus.”
At the very least, Cynthia was able to figure out how to maneuver him onto her back so he’s easier to transport
Eventually, the two stumble upon a small village with people in traditional Sinnoh clothing
Cynthia goes up to ask an older woman where this place is, and has an... enlightening conversation
“Oh, are you with the Galaxy Team, dearie?” “Uh... yes?” “Oh, that’s wonderful! They’ve done such good work in helping our little slice of Hisui. On behalf of the rest of Jubilife Village, please, take these!”
The lady ends up giving her some apples, and wandering off as Cynthia is locked in place processing the information
Jubilife Village? Hisui, like in that one historical text?
She does a 180 and looks at the mountain that, from this angle, is a dead ringer for Mt. Coronet
Double fuck
Bonus “Cyrus, I think we’ve gone back in time.” “I know. I figured it out hours ago. “... You WHAT?!”
How that Last Event in Pokemon Masters Ex hit me (those 3 would make a good trio)
I always imagine that Dawn Lucas and Sophocles are out in a quest to give this Dumbass of a man an actual frendgroup, in order to "help" him become better.
Galactic shenanigans (i miss them)
A new Pokémon Masters trailer just dropped and I can't help but love this chart showcasing the relationships between the villainous teams. Everyone wants to kick Giovanni's ass but then we have N and Colress with Ghetsis.
''We need to take down Team Rocket but after that? You are next.''
Más dibujos con flojera 😜😜😜...y vendrán más muchos más XD
Más trazos
tengo rato de nadaaaa
Ya tenía rato de no subir nada de Cyrus y Cynthia...la gracia esta en lo feo del ramo XD
Seguiré publicando más de ellos,o posiblemente algo de dawn y paul quien sabe igual y subo algo perdido en mi galería
Deberia de estar durmiendo ahora….pero bueno
DxP REWRITE - Being Watched
Uh-oh.
PS: Thank you all for the well wishes - we moved in pretty okay, & I’m not completely dead lol! 📦 Now to just settle in & get used to the new place. 🩵🌧️
🔼 Diamond x Pearl REWRITE 🔽
<<Previous / Next>>