Within days, the Zealots returned
But why did those Jewish Zealots believe this way?
In some cases, Zealots might be a better word.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
Josephus and the Talmud both believed that the Zealots were fanatic.
The Jewish Zealots at Masada believed that death would free their souls.
And this nickname“Zealot” was given to him to distinguish him from Simon Peter.
Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;
Some view the Zealot revolt as the start of terrorism as we know it.
(Mr 3:18) This term is thought to be of
Hebrew or Aramaic origin, meaning“Zealot; Enthusiast.”.
In the Middle East,
hatred has been responsible for terrorist attacks by Arab and Israeli Zealots.
We should have resisted those Muslim Zealots back then, when Khomeini was on the rise.
Within days, the Zealots returned
and began forcing the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea to join the rebellion.
Because Simon had the title Zealot, some assumed that he was part of the political group the“Zealots.”.
In 66 C. E., a group of Zealots seized the fortress of Masada near the Dead Sea.
A labyrinth of tribes urged on by Zealots and philosophers to die by the thousands for their strange gods.
The two camps and their armies of supporters have some Zealots that consider it sacrilegious to think of the option.
Like other religious extremists, the Zealots rejected the authority of a secular government and laws
that did not incorporate their beliefs.
On April 16, 73 C.E., Jewish Zealots finally succumbed to the Roman siege at Masada
after at least three years of resistance;
But since Jesus didn't believe in the goals of the Zealots, it is assumed that Simon was no
longer a member of that movement.
Beware the security zealot who is quick to apply everything in their tool belt
without knowing what the actual issue is they are defending against.
I have to be honest and admit that twenty years ago, I was something of a zealot about putting GDP growth uncompromisingly ahead of everything else.
No matter Jew or Gentile, Zealot or Sadducee, anyone truly thirsting for
and seeking the true way could obtain absolution by following the Lord Jesus, the one true God.
In November 2018, tens of thousands of Hindus gathered to demand the construction of a Hindu temple in the Indian city of Ayodhya- at the same spot
where, in 1992, Hindu Zealots demolished an ancient Muslim-built mosque.
When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus,
Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.