Independent Money Means Independent People

I read a lot.

This week I was reading the letters Pilate wrote to his superiors regarding the aftermath of putting Yeshua to death; what he witnessed, what he heard in reports from his subbordinates and what he personally was going through.  I was amazed to put it mildly.

In reading about these events from a source not affiliated with scripture, I came across a certain man who claimed to be the messiah at the time of the final stamp-out of the Jews in Jerusalem; Simon ben Kosiba, later to be called Simon bar Kokhba.  There were many before and after Yeshua who claimed to be the messiah, but only Yeshua had the miracles and witnesses of His divinity to corroborate the claims which have turned the world on it's side since that time ( what is noticable if one were to research such things ).

So this morning I come across the scripture about the Temple Tax ( Matthew 17:24-27, read this please ) and the trick of the Pharisees attempting to once again entrap Yeshua in something not kosher ( not kosher according to them ). I find it quite profound His point in giving instruction to Peter ( this specific lesson I learned from the youtube video entitled "Traveling with Brad Pugh," so thanks and credit to him for his spiritual insight ).

Yeshua had Peter go fishing to find the funds to satisfy the tribute / duty to the earthly kings.  There is much more I'd like to go into, but I want to keep this basic and simple ( yeah right, a most difficult thing for me ).   Instead of going into the money bag of theirs, Peter was to go out to nature and do a bit of work, and this being noticed by Yeshua that the earthly kings ( the Roman empire of the time ) was not recognized as the authority, yet to not cause issue, Yeshua instructed what He did ( read what He said ).

Another point I'd like to make was the response when Yeshua was asked about paying the Imperial Tax ( Matthew 22:15-22, please read this ), and here is the point of this particular blog entry. 

Yeshua's response is quite simple yet overlooked in today's society; "who's image is this and who's inscription?"  You see, the only money used for commercial purposes in Judea and throughout the empire ( conquered nations of people ) was Caesar's money, not local money.  The money used for the Temple Tax was coined by the priests, but that was not good to buy anything outside of the business performed within that temple of theirs.

Reading about this Simon ben Kosiba, he had called for a return to speaking Hebrew instead of Aramaic, AND a return to the use of their own independent money!  You see, it is the medium of exchange of a people / nation / country which points to whom they are subject to, if not themselves or someone else!

I learned this week that El Salvador has been absolutely using the Federal Reserve Note since 2001.  That country now has no say in monetary police and cannot manage much of anything commercial wise or regarding money for that money is not theirs to manage, but that of a private organization called the Federal Reserve ( not a government, but a privately owned corporation ) who now has their money circulated throughout the entire world less Cuba, North Korea and some other places called "axis of evil." 

Here's a taste of the wikipedia entry highlighting the final rebellion in Jerusalem when the people were finally removed and some interesting points highlighted by me in bold print:

The state minted its own coins, known today as Bar Kochba Revolt coinage. These were inscribed "the first (or second) year of the redemption of Israel". Bar Kokhba ruled with the title of "Nasi". The Romans fared very poorly during the initial revolt facing a completely unified Jewish force (unlike during the First Jewish-Roman War, where Flavius Josephus records three separate Jewish armies fighting each other for control of the Temple Mount during the three weeks time after the Romans had breached Jerusalem's walls and were fighting their way to the center).

A complete Roman legion with auxiliaries was annihilated. The new state knew only one year of peace. The Romans committed no fewer than twelve legions, amounting to one third to one half of the entire Roman army, to reconquer this now independent state. Being outnumbered and taking heavy casualties, the Romans refused to engage in an open battle and instead adopted a scorched earth policy which reduced and demoralized the Judean populace, slowly grinding away at the will of the Judeans to sustain the war. 
Simon ben Kosiba / Simon bar Kokhba

The above excerpt is from this Simon's wiki entry, a more detailed account of the battle and historical perspective can be found at this entry: Bar Kokhba Revolt


Notice how the minting of their own coin was a clear sign of being independent.  Notice also how in being completely unified and not being splintered into three groups regarding internal affairs, they were able to resist an empire.

Here's a quote from someone familiar to Amerikan folklore and [his]tory, and notice what he said:

"The government should create, issue, and circulate all the currency and credits needed to satisfy the spending power of the government and the buying power of consumers. By adoption of these principles, the taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest. Money will cease to be master and become the servant of humanity."

-- Abraham Lincoln


Here's one pointing to 'who' should issue, have inscription and coin their own money:

"The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."

-- Thomas Jefferson, Third President U.S.A. President A.D. 1743 - 1826


And here's one which glaringly speaks of what not many would dare say out-loud, even today:


"When the Federal Reserve Act was passed, the people of these United States did not perceive that a world banking system was being set up here.  A super state controlled by international bankers and international industrialists acting together to enslave the world for their own pleasure.  Every effort has been made to conceal its power but the truth is the Fed has usurped the government."

-- Louis T. McFadden, A.D. 1876 - 1936, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Reminiscent of how Gandhi empowered his fellow countrymen in defeating the colonization of their land and peoples by the British by executing a peaceful unity, why couldn't something like a peaceful unification and unified decision to cease using an empire's money take place? 

What's more, one could create their own 'money' / negotiable instrument / medium of exchange and forgo using a foreign currency ( which is what that green piece of paper with "Federal Reserve Note" in your hand really is ).

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