Wanna know real fact? The real King Solomon/Suryavarnman was a brown Asiatic Asian man who lived in Se-Asia where the real Solomon/suryavarnman Temple (Vat in Khmer matching Vat-ican meaning Holy ground??) stand facing West mention in scriptures....... biblehub.com/1_kings/7-21.htm
Johnny Johnson you don’t know what ur talking about our king has Oromo blood so. Look up the definition of colonization if you are the same person how are you supposed to do that
@Johnny Johnson Colonization has always been a part of african history, the abyssinians were not the only africans who colonized other africans. This has been done by multiple african leaders, so there have been several black colonizers in Africa and outside. Liberia was colonized by african americans. Slavery has also been a part of african history generally. So this doesn't exclude the rest of Africa
Just a quick input Ethiopia was already a Christian state by the 4th century So as an Ethiopian finding out later on that some people think Christianity was brought to Africa is just laughable
@@robertjohns6701 I'm not too sure how Micheal Angelo depicted this but I am Orthodox Christian (as most of Ethiopia is) if this in any way answers your question
Helena Zelle, How was god/Jesus depicted then, when Christianity started in Ethiopia?....obviously this was before printing and photography....I guess my question is, what image the Ethiopian Christian churches showed as god’s image when printing and photography became possible?...I’ve been to Ethiopia and attended church, one maybe, but it had a white Jesus....never saw a black Jesus...
Jan Pearson : that the image presented may not be the correct depiction of this god; that if nobody surely knows, then the whole Christian thing was designed or created for a purpose, cause nobody worships a god that’s not in their own colour....
What's so interesting is .. Christianity "came" to Africa, What was there before it came? Now I did not come to take anybody's Jesus from them, because black folks fight for that one, I am just asking "if it came to Africa, what was there before it came?
The God of Abram Issac and Jacob was always present. The continents were joined together and there was Tower of Babel. Then things broke off and the Babylonian mysteries began to mix with what the ancestors and their descendants did. This is why looking at ALL demographics you can see some similarities in the unclean rituals vs the godly ones. Jesus was Jewish when on Earth and belief in His Way only became known as Christianity later which is why it "came" and "went" different places. Jesus was a Palestinian Jew- a middle eastern. And nothing can be taken away from someone when they know the truth. When they see people delivered from demons. When they see people healed in Jesus' name. When they come to the truth and freedom of repentance. Jesus if Lord. And In the beginning the was the Word who still is. I AM was there.
land, gold, diamond etc "When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible" - Jomo Kenyatta
This video clearly has some major discrepancies, 1. Israel apart of the content of Africa. 2. How do you qualify the Bible as a Christian book when the term Christian comes from the Greek nation, provide a precept to prove your position. 3. What tenets of Christianity did Yahshuah aka Jesus preach and practice. 4. Why was the Ethiopian Eunuch coming from Jerusalem and are you saying the literature concerning the prophecy out of Isaiah is Christianity you need to produce precept for that position also. 5. Also do you know the difference between Descendants of ham and descendants of Shem? For the record a lot of African tribes where practitioners of the Torah due to Solomon marrying the Ethiopian queen, Ethiopians always had affinity with the Israelite nation. Might want to do more research on this.
J.I.K “He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.” Psalms 147:19-20 KJV This is why we know it to be true.
What does proud to be Congolese mean to you? Does it mean that you are proud that King Alfonso the first joined with the Jesuits in order to oust the Jews that lived in the Kongo empire during the Portuguese Inquisition? Does it mean that you are proud that the went to areas outside of the kingdom to enslave people? Do you say that you are proud to be kind of days because your king thought it was okay to sell Africans during the Inquisition in Europe? I am curious to know what your product. I am triangle is also from the diaspora are the Jewish people who lives under the kingdom. And yet, I too am a proud Congolese.
Thank you for another OBJECTIVE and Non-Bias Video. Unfortunately, to many people in the comments have Already made up their mind before watching the video smh.... Black people can be Christian, Muslim , Atheist, or even follow ancient African Spirituality. That’s all cool . However let’s be historically accurate with our statements. Don’t call my beliefs the “White man’s” Religion, because evidently it isn’t. Jesus wasn’t white, and *some* of the first Christian Kingdoms were African and became so without force and of their own accord....
Yoyo Bae There’s no “white man’s” or “Black man’s” way of Practicing. Christianity knows know Colour. Christ said make disciples of all Nations. I follow what’s in the gospel, not what race obsessed individuals suggest..
Samuel Appiah a raceless persona has damaging consequences. 🍉 you might end up in a situation where you have to choose between your race and religion. Christianity is not really 1 thing, this was something rediscovered by the majority during the reformation, a personal faith is the result, giving people a personal spirituality without fear of that being a condemable choice. this was something found in earlier writings were people felt free to think of creative ways in which God relates to us. this was however thwarted by a desire for solidarity amongst believing people, which some rejected causing political enmity against the power gaining Rome; which would define Christianity in interlectual terms communal terms, which undermine the individual spirituality of people. 😄 ok but anyway the thing is, your race is something much more personal and meaningful in a measurable way. I doubt that Christianity can fulfil black people or liberate them
Harmony Well Again, I’ll never have to choose between Christianity and my race, I might have to choose between the *Church* and my race, but never between the doctrine and my race....
That Ethiopian man was definitely reading the old testament and on his way to Jerusalem to "worship" and was converted according to the Bible. It only makes sense for him to return to Ethiopia taking what he had received with him and sharing it with everyone including the Queen and other devout, noble, and important Ethiopians. This would be the oldest evidence that not only the knowledge of Jesus Christ was in at the very least Ethiopia but also there were Jews or Jewish converts in Ethiopia too. Also in the book of Acts chapter 2 it says there were Devout Jews in Jerusalem from Egypt, Libya, and Cyrene.
We still got black Jews in Ethiopia Amhara region of Gonder & Gojam . We are also the source of Nile Ghion in which it is mentioned in the Genesis among one of the rivers which floods through heaven!
Eric Lane 100% facts ...Judaism has always been in the Horn of Africa .. the Ethiopian was reading the Old Testament and most likely he was practicing Judaism and couldn’t decipher the scriptures in regards to Christ and therefore he converted from Judaism to Christianity or one can call him a Messianic Jew because to my knowledge the label “Christian” wasn’t giving to Christ followers yet during that time and that label came later. Pagans that converted to Christianity are called Christian but if one was already practicing Judaism and believe in Christ therefore he or she will be call a messianic Jew but labels don’t mean nothing.. messianic Jew or Christian is all the same but different ways of observing and practicing their believe.
The first christian empire in Afrika was Ethiopia. But the first was the Roman empire. Ethiopia became a Christian nation many years after it began in Rome.
Princess Menen that does not mean much because Christianity was still foreign to the people of the continent of Africa. And Africans had already had their own spirituality. As the original human race and were the only race for hundreds of years if not millions. We had developed the oldest spiritual system which is undoubtedly the source of all major religions. We were the first to come up with the very concept of a God or a Supreme Being. African spirituality is where you find the very first concept of trinity, "Sun" of God, death and resurrection, laws/commandments, judgment ect...All that stuff was recorded on paper, and that was at least 3,000 years before Christianity. Christianity is nothing, but a plagiarized form of African spirituality, designed by the white man to conquer, and control. Africans don't need Christianity to know or be in harmony with the Supreme Being. We had known the Creator way before the idea of Christianity even came up.
quote me something, don't just claim it. "When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible" - Jomo Kenyatta
The story about Phillip baptizing the Ethiopian official can be found in the book called Kebra Negus (The glory of the Kings). It details how he went back to Ethiopia and told the story to Queen Candice who then gets baptized and also baptized her entire family and household and thus Christianity started around 60-100 AD. So my friend African was following Christ long before the European ever considered it. Love and light
"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible" - Jomo Kenyatta
Then what did Kenyatta do after independence? The same thing, plundered the Highlands and productive lands of Kenya for himself Up to this moment Kenya is feeling the effect of this theft Look for truth Don't be biased just because you have a negative view of Christianity
This is an important but forgotten part of Christian history. Thank you for sharing. It is also worth noting that Zipporah the wife of Moses was a Cushite.
@@familyslove7036 ....spare us the afrocentric rants. So who created white people? didn't he want them to attain salvation? The bible was written by mostly Eastern/southern euroeans and converted Jews. It has so many distortions that it ridiculously contradicts itself. The reason you are inclined to think "blacks" must understand the bible because "they" wrote it, proves how the biblical notion of Jews as chosen people has affected your brain, only that you've seen substituted it with afrocentrism! Christianity is a joke 🤣🤣🤣
Mkali Kwanza What an ignorant comment. People like you are the first people to complain about the white man is hiding our history. Yet when one takes an interest you attack them. He's clearly not a white supremacist troll so what is your issue?
@@WilliamGarrow .... I didn't mean to cause racial strife. My issue is that Africa was tricked by Western colonists-cum-missionaries to adopt Christianity. But today, many westerners have seen the discrepancies in the bible and rejected Christianity. So I'm wondering why are westerners so concerned about Christianity in Africa. It's because they want to lord over them as it is the only strong market for Christian lies.
Great video, I'm a Zambian living abroad, and Afrikan Christianity 1st came to my country via my tribe the bemba (a royal clan from the kingdom of Kongo) in 1328 after our long relationship with Portugal in the Kongo. It is important to understand that original Afrikan Christianity is completely different from the European Christianity brought through missionaries before, during and after colonisation of 90% of the continent. Afrikan Christianity was well accepted as one of many forms of spirituality amongst the many other older forms of Afrikan spirituality. Pre colonisation Christianity was brought in by Europeans and was written off the templates of Roman Catholic and Anglican Christianity to mention a few, which of course the Vatican still hold ultimate power in our modern-day. This was because Christianity was turned into one of the earliest forms of organised religion in Europe itself, and was used to wipe out all other non-Christian (pagan) faiths in Britain to be specific and vilified all their worshippers for centuries to come. This was and still is the current form of Christianity that was used in pre-colonisation, during colonisation and now in neo-colonialism. It vilifies all other indigenous African faiths and it is globally evident that geographical regions that have held on to there indigenous faiths have had a direct correlation with there cultural success and have then fostered successful independent globally recognised economies, (the great Chinese dynasty in China, the Nordic religions in Sweden and other European countries, the Celtic faiths of Scotland just to mention a few). So, should an African be born into or even be forced into being a Christian such as my own country Zambia "Christian nation" expects? To then embrace European Christianity and therefore undermine or even negate our own indigenous faiths? I and many Pan-African believe not, our education system was and still is from the west and does not even teach our true history yet alone at the very least, promote our indigenous faiths.
You speak truth, am from zambia too and i attest to this, it was imposed on my ancestors and therefore its not for me. My great grandpa was not a Christian, i believe he is one of the few who refused it.
Christianity was imposed on colonial africa , Christianity in Ethiopia which is very close to middle east, might be voluntarily praticed and therefore more vigilant. First rule about Christianity in colonial africa is :Blessed are the poor, the weak shall inherit the earth. All new testament nonsense originating from Paul. gtfo here with your morality of the slave... the weakling.
Before Christianity it was called manifesting, strong believers of kingdom unity by using dance and gatherings, Giving to the forest as it gave back, eating none man made foods, belief in many Gods, such as Isis goddess of fertility, Ra the Sun God ECT, strong believers in themselves*spiritual people who believe in the Supreme Being called the Universe* erb doctors who healed but were called withes by Europeans* and after death it was reincarnation not a hell and heaven* That was African religion culture and traditions before Christianity* it terrified the Europeans* the African strength was strong* they needed to soften their mind with quotes such as if u get hit on one cheek turn so I can hit the other or u will get ur glory in Heaven* this way they could colonize them* take away their power and they will be easier to manipulate* and thats what happened, queen Revelonia saw this and tried to do away with missionaries bringing Christianity and still till this day they call her barbaric for her trying to save her people from Christianity. P.S ur Christian Jesus was not black he was Arabian
Please add some references / links on your videos to see where you got your information so that we can learn more . Thank you for the good work that you are doing.
You should do more of these videos bro. It’s very informative. Most people think the only reason any black people believe is because of slavery. That’s simply not true.
Jezre3L That is why most black people believe in it. I knew Ethiopians were Christians but most of Africa was not Christians. In the 16th century the Portuguese made the Kingdom of Kongo convert. It was suppose to be to prevent them from slavery.
AnonBelieverOfGovLiez how do I not know what I talking about when it’s clearly documented that the spaces that came to America were from West africa and all spoke different language and had their own folk religion and spirituality. Don’t try and gaslight me to make me seem like I’m crazy
Coptic Christians in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have been there before colonialism. Protestants and Catholics became so through colonialism. Every case of african Christianity outside of this is a very small negligible percentage.
Just like how Christianity was forced on everyone Egyptians, Greeks, Asians, and Celts but there were a lot of groups who willingly converted to Christianity.
Highly useful. I've spent a lot of time with my students discussing how Islam entered the West African Empires but we haven't talked much about Christianity.
Great video man but I still think it would be a bit better if you could link your information in sources for us to do further digging from a good starting point. also just helps keep the haters away.
This was an interesting video and it cleared up some of my misconceptions on Christianity in Africa. You should do videos on the history of Islam and jewdism as well and again thank you for clearing up my misconceptions also I suggest doing a video on the African people’s outside of Africa like the Siddi people in India
Thank you for this video. I am a student studying Christianity in Africa. This video was very helpful and educational. Several points I did not know. Thanks again.
FACT: The first mention of African converts to Christianity is in Acts Chapter 1:5,10 on the day of Pentecost. The book of Acts specifically mentions the Africans that were present of that day.
The Acts 1- 2 people were all ethnically Jewish but had travelled to Jerusalem for Jewish festival of Shavout which is also known as Pentecost. So the Africans mentioned in Acts 1- 2 were nationally Africans but ethnically Jewish. So the Ethiopian in Acts 2 is the first non Jewish convert to Christianity. Also before the Roman converts in Acts 10. So even convert wise Africans embraced Christianity before Europeans. Same with whole nations being Christian. Ethiopia became a Christian nation in 3rd century. Roman empire only in 4th century. 😬🙌🏼
Charles/Marilyn Billington, exactly that what happened, so the entry point must be the recovery point,kongo Kingdom holds such key. Carefully read below:Please READ: Exodus 12:40. Also do your own research, King John I or Nzinga NKUWU from the Kongo Kingdom received baptism in 1491, the official entry of Christianity into Africa, because the brand of Christianity which entered Ethiopia and Egypt had not spread throughout the continent as such had no spiritual impact on us as Africans. After King Nzinga Nkuwu's baptism, which meant that Africa had lost its spiritual powers, the start of paying back for our forefathers sins in ancient Egypt. In 1706, Kimpa Vita preached and prophesied the return to our ancestral spirituality, is burnt alive together with her child and husband by Catholic priests, before getting into the fire, she promised the return of her son to reveal to Africans and blacks in general, the lies of Christianity. In 1921, Mfumu Kimbangu Mvuluzi denounced Christianity and started preaching our African ancestral religion,during the 3 months performed greater miracles never seen or heard by any prophet on this planet, from Jesus to Muhammad, three months later was arrested and spent 30 years in prison; his crime was he had misinterpreted the Bible. To conclude: 1491-1706, we have 215, which is half of 430 yrs(this means Africa should have been free along time ago, but our brothers participated in burning Kimpa Vita , when she begged them not to do so), From 1491-1921, we have 430 years, the total of years the time when the Israelites stayed and were mistreated by our Egyptian ancestors. So, Mfumu Kimbangu Mvuluzi is the saviour of Africa and of the black race, it is time to recognise him and leave all those oppressive and imported Religions, thus to please God and our ancestors. Any questions, please ask. INGETA, Hotep
Well done ! This is a subject that interests me, many of the early church fathers were born in Africa like Saint Augustine he was born in Algeria and is one of the most important figures in Christianity, the Nubian Church was an important part of early Christianity and even took part in the crusades, anyway love your page
Christianity came to Africa (Ethiopia) and was established there many years before it reached Europe - see 'Acts of the Apostles' chapter 8. About a quarter of the Bishops who formed the Council of Nicea in 325 AD which defined Christianity as it is today were AFRICANS.
First of all Christians originated for the Middle East that’s where all of this start, and just a fun fact Rome was transitioning for pegan to Christian from 305ad to 335ad and it was rough transition it wasn’t until 380ad every Roman was christan
@@Okay-pr9fppoint is the 1800s justification of "we bring Christianity to Africa" is a total sham, and prior to Ethiopia there also was the Coptic Christians of Egypt also in Africa.
FANTASTIC VIDEO! But, I see the devils are out in the comments section to contradict the video with their lies and nonsense. Typical and expected. I hope you do more of these African Christian videos! New subscriber!
Excellent video and a wealth of information. Finally! You've save the best for last, there's still more to this subject on christianity's long standing relationship with Africa. PEACE.
And before the Roman empore occupied Egypt helping in the spread of Christianity they held their own indigenous African beliefs too. That's the way of the world
As a black atheist, I certainly understand the need of these ancient religions over ancient peoples before an understanding of science. Most people needed some way to try and understand the world they lived in and without the modern day science through geology, biology, chemistry, astronomy, genetics, and modern medicine, this was a scary world to live in. So we filled it with several deities in an attempt to understand it. We are beginning to move out of these ancient religions of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other religions into a true age of enlightenment through science and we will be better for it as we truly embrace our shared humanity as the surviving hominid species from the continent of Africa where all races came according to science.
Sgtbigmike Well as a Black Christian, i’ll thank-you for your polite and intelligent comment. However with that being said I wouldn’t agree with you entirely. I mean the fathers of modern day Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy and Practically all Modern day Sciences and Scientific theories were Christians. Bacon , Galleleio , Newton , Darwin who popularized the theory of evolution, and the man that created the big bang theory was a Catholic Priest. I feel like Science explains how our world works, however as many of these Scientists explained and realized, Religion details how to work in this world....
The father of biology Aristotle, was not a Christian. The father of evolution was not a Christian. Albert Einstein was only born Jewish but himself had a shaky opinion of his own faith. The problem with many religions was that they were indoctrinated on the masses and therefore, you were born with little choice in the matter. Also, in many cases, the penalty for denial of faith was harsh to include incarceration or even burning alive at the stake. Galileo himself was convicted for his findings in science that went against the scripture and was sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life. It's under these pretenses that it's very difficult to judge scientists of the past off of their regions of the past. It's only been in the 20th and now 21st centuries that you will continue to see an increase in scientists who of course, are completely willing to announce their findings in lack of scientific evidence to back both Biblical and Quran scriptures. Modern day science is evidence based, it can be changed based on the evidence at hand. Religion is not evidenced based, it does not change regardless of what the evidence presents, it works out no details unless by mere coincidence and without evidence it would not explain them.
Sgtbigmike Darwin the father of Evolution was a Christian theist.... Furthermore I never said *Every* famous scientists was a Christian, I was trying to say most of the founding fathers of modern day Science, I.e the Scientific revolution were Christian. Which would therefore not include Aristotle since he was pre-Scientific revolution. And yes it’s absolutely horrible what the church in the history has done to those who’ve challenged their interpretations, however that doesn’t make the theological documents itself wrong, nor the scientists relationship with Jesus Christ either. Science will always change because it’s evidence based, and because the evidence of how the natural world operates will change of course. However Religion is not a description of how the Natural world works, it’s how we operate in this world, It’s how we live our lives, treat others, it’s what is greater than us, in my humble opinion of course. At the end of the day I respect your beliefs, and I’m glad to see another educated brother with knowledge about the history of Science as we definitely could use some more brothers like you lool . Peace ✌🏿
Samuel Appiah There were people who came up with the evolution hypothesis prior Darwin. For example, Al-Jahiz, a Black Arab scholar in the 8th century who elucidated on the concept of food chains and basic evolution.
Samuel Appiah You are on everyone’s comment threads with the same cult member brand of logic. Prove your god exists and stop spewing what a bunch of European liars said and wrote. Are you a Black man for real? I can’t tell..💯
sufism preaches a lot of things that are not part of Islam. some sufis dance around graves and some worship saints. this is all wrong and against Islam.
Thank for this video brother. I am sure you have included this in other content but Africa and mostly Kush is prominently mentioned in the Old Testament starting in Genesis. Bible scholars mention that the people of Kush spread all across Africa into and throughout Asia. This is perhaps why you find dark-skinned people with African Features in Ancient China, Japan, Cambodia, Laos, The Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. I am sure you know that Moses wife was an Ethiopian woman and there were Ethiopians that were among the original Hebrew People. Jewish believers came from the Middle East and Africa to Jerusalem for the Passover each year. This is why we have reason to believe that African were among the 150 gathered in the Upper Room in Acts 2.
I dont agree with the "idea" where they said.. black ppl only originate in africa and if tgey are found in other area or continents They must've been brought as slaves or migrated .. i feel as tho black-dark skinned ppl are originated where they are in asia/middle east/natives in australia america
@@rediettadesse2828 I agree with you not all black skinned people throughout the world were “slaves.” Indeed many of them did indeed migrate. Some were indigenous. Thank you for mentioning the Aboriginal people of Australia.
It was really good. And you have to know one of the worlds ancient religious(Christianity ) icons are in Africa in Ethiopia and Egypt before many years earlier than the Europeans.
Ethiopiar mentioned more than 40 times in the bible Not only ethiopians(blacks) knew the bible before europeans .. Even the bible knew ethiopia before n after jesus😄😄😊 The second oldest church IN THE WORLD
I really appriciate your videos. Great and educational content! Sometimes though i feel you mix historical facts: When you say Ethiopia do you mean what was then known as the Aksumite Empire? That means what in our modern day is known as Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia. Remember Ethiopia under Menelik II turned even more to a settler state. Pretty much up to now (Oromo, Ogaden...etc). Any reflection on that?
Ethiopians were Christians 500 years before the Vatican ever existed. Ethiopians Have the oldest Bible in the world containing all 81 books! The Book of Creation Genesis in the Old Testament only mentions African countries Using their ancient or modern names, eg Abssynia/Ethiopia being the first country mentioned in the Bible...what Iam saying is the Old Testament is an African book Stolen by Rome!
Your first part is true. Ethiopians were indeed among the first christian kingdom (although to be exact the first christian kingdom was Armenia) but your ending make no sense. Rome stole the book of Old testament? You mean they invaded Ethiopia, took all the copies of the old testament, burned them all and returned back to Rome to make a new version?
The West Africans were originally the North Africans, but escaped to the west when the muslim/arab invasion happen. Also Christianity survived for 100 years before the colonisation of the Europeans. When the Portuguese first came, they built hospitals, schools etc. So they were also traces of Christianity in the west before slavery.
@@peripheralhandshakerwhat are you yapping about? West Africans are not originally North Africans.many of them are just southern and East Africans that immigrated west Africa. they are not originally North Africans.
@@manakamuhammad6936 congo was ethiopia ? WHAT THE FAUQE ? WHO TOLD YOU THAT ? ethiopia used both names interchangeably with abysinnia for centuries (1 million proves)
*When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.* Desmond Tutu
@Helen Hovhannisyan Armenians wee killed because the ottomon's no longer trusted you not because you were christian the young turks did not like islam themselves.
Thank you for giving us knowledge about our history and giving us the weapons we need to fight these demons trying to brainwash us everyday, thank you. My mother told me about you years ago she loves you ❤️❤️
this was really interesting, it'd be dope if you dropped sources in the description though because I can't take anything as it is on CZcams without proof. I can't tell if anything is well researched because I don't know much about Christianity or the African diaspora.
I really appreciate this. I've gotten into so many arguments over this topic. As an African American who happens to be a Christian, the "woke" community constantly tells me that I'm a traitor and a sellout for partaking in the "White man's religion." I always mention what you just explained so well in this video, but to no avail. Maybe next time I'll share this link. Thanks.
They have such a deep hate for anything that reminds them of white people that they blindly believe that Christianity belongs to white people. Keep believing in Christianity if you want.
Anton Takashima ..u r you just need some for justification to support your argument Christianity is not a native tongue or religion or spirituality he's talking about everything after ad what about civilization religion spirituality and BC and BCE there wasn't no Christianity in BC or BCE my brother
hi admin forgive me if i'm out of context but if you have any knowledge of what i'm about to ask could you please elaborate on the first white pharaoh "Constantine" relation to Christianity. Thank you
Ethiopia has some of the oldest Christian communities, churches and villages in the world. Arguably some of them dating back less than a century after Christs death.
Brruuuuuuuhhhh!! Thank you so much for this video, I know I just commented on Makuria, you've def sparked my interest. I need to find out more about these Nubian Kingdoms, I was under the assumption that Kush ruled Nubia until Axum
There were three nubian Kingdoms as this video mentioned Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia. Makuria ruled in what is now Northern Sudan and parts of Upper Egypt. In fact the Upper Egyptian town of Edfu was the center of the Makuria Kingdom after the absorbed the kingdom of Nobatia. wikivisually.com/wiki/Zacharias_III_of_Makuria
I love your videos and support you on patreon. I think you're a little off with this one. While many of the historical links to Christianity do begin in the lavont most of the theological and ecumenical aspects originated from the Nile Valley. The earliest, and most formative, roots of Christianity can be found in the Theology of the Nile Valley. Including much of what is written in the Bible. These aspects were flourishing in Nile Valley culture and work co-opted by the Greeks, Romans and later Europe. Much of the Bible, or at least much of its Core Concepts, are borrowed almost word for word from the pyramid texts and the Book of coming forth. An honest look at Christianity would show that it was already in Africa before it came back in a European form, and before any European art had been made. An honest look at Christianity would start with pachomonian monks, and would focus on the diverse groups that formulated such ideas as the early Gnostic Christians had of whom Orthodoxy wrote its earliest Treatise against. Christianity, or the early beginnings of it, traveled up and down the Nile far before Europeans, or even Greeks got a hold of it. The problem is they didn't classify themselves as Christians. But the Nag hammadi Library, and the early accounts of the church fathers who repudiated these ideas show that there was a diverse community of Proto Christians in Northern Africa. It is a complex subject and it's hard to put the finger on these groups because there's been little scholarship to give these ideas their proper origin. But all of the ideas are there in Nile Valley culture before the Christians called themselves Christian!
@Black Horse...Thanks for your great input! I think what you may be referring to is more in alignment with Judaism...As the Old testament is basically the Jewish Torah. The Torah has a lot of similarties with Nile Valley ideological/theological thought. Christianity did start in the Levant because Christianity means the followers of Jesus/Christ (essentially). This religion follows the teachings of Jesus and he was born in the Levant region. If we want to make the argument that Jews burrowed from Nile valley teachings that would be fair...but concerning the origin of Christianity itself...that was a levantine development. Im just countering your point about the origin of Christianity which is exclusive to the following of Jesus in the levant. For example...we cant say that the Greek alphabet is Egyptian even though it was highly influenced by Egypt. It still stands on its own
HomeTeam History Not only is Judaism filled with Nile Valley theology, but the New Testament is as well. Especially when you link the Astro theological aspects of Christianity to their origin. Much of the Theology of Christianity comes from the understanding the Nile Valley culture had of the Stars. Some similarities you'll find in the trinity, which is of course from the Nile Valley Assar, Asset, and Heru. You have Heru being a solar deity and Christ being a very similar solar deity. They both were born of a virgin, right around the end of December, they both had 12 disciples, and they both had three kings watching over them. This is a antidote you find in many savior Heroes linked with the Sun because it has astrological significance. If you look past the supposed historical Jesus, you will find that most of the theology is worked out in Northern Africa. There were just as many early church fathers in North Africa then there were in Syria. Many of the most important contributions to our understanding of Christianity actually come from African church fathers, many of who moved to Rome. you also have a great amount of Christian heresies that grew in Northern Africa and in the Mediterranean. To a large degree Rome created the Christianity we practice today. But you must look towards the early African Christians many of whom existed early off in the second century before Rome created Catholicism if you want to look at Africa and how it shaped the Christian mind. Most of the shaping of the Christian mind was not done in Syria or the Levant. Most of it came from the Nile Valley. I have a few books, and lectures on the topic if you're interested. I think you would be surprised how much of the New Testament is taken straight from Concepts that existed in the pyramid texts, and the book of the coming forth. Rome created both the Torah and the New Testament. And they were both written while Rome had gotten access to the Egyptian literature. That's why the Romans/Greek greatest library was in Egypt. Because they got the Scrolls in Egypt.
HomeTeam History You have a Stella out of Memphis that predates Christianity by over 700 years that talks about how Ptah spoke the world into existence. Which is clearly borrowed from the so-called Gospel of John in the Theology of Jesus as the word. Another interesting correlation you find is with a figure called the demiurge your who was prominent in Christian heresy known as gnosticism. The roots of the demiurge come from this same Egyptian theology where is intermediary God is responsible for the creation of humans and Earthly Realm. This is a concept that was reworked throughout Judaism and reached its fruition in Christian gnosticism. It also has links in platonism where the demiurge was refined.
HomeTeam History Even the story of the crucifixion in the New Testament was preceded by the crucifixion of Heru or Horus. There's even a version of his crucifixion where he's crucified with two criminals. Between the pyramid text, the coffin text, and the Book of the coming forth, most of the theological aspects of Christianity can be accounted for. Some of them grew out of Syria and Asia as well. But the majority of the theological aspects are covered simply by looking at the progression of Nile Valley theology, starting from deep in the interior routes of Africa and ending in Northern Africa. The mingling of these ideas with others from Asia and Mesopotamia largely happened in Egypt, Greece, and North Africa in general.
Eri In Genesis 46:16 Eri (עֵרי "watchful") is the son of Gad. He was the progenitor of the Erites. (Numbers 26:16) Aguleri, meaning "Agulu of Eri", is a town in southeastern Nigeria. It is a major cradle of Igbo civilization, and the first settlement of Eri (Eri-aka) was in Aguleri. Its Ezeora dynasty, which has produced 34 kings to date, is one of the oldest in eastern Nigeria.
Christianity was an African religion before it became a worldwide accepted religion. Maybe not west, Central and South African but it always existed in Ethiopia and North Africa way before it spread to Europe and other parts of the world. I don't know how West Africa became the representation for the whole continent all of a sudden.
Although I'm no longer a religious human being. I still enjoy learning the history of Africa. And this story still don't convince me of these religion biblical characters existence.
Some people will still never accept these facts as it does not match their agenda.
Read the Torah.
Wanna know real fact? The real King Solomon/Suryavarnman was a brown Asiatic Asian man who lived in Se-Asia where the real Solomon/suryavarnman Temple (Vat in Khmer matching Vat-ican meaning Holy ground??) stand facing West mention in scriptures.......
biblehub.com/1_kings/7-21.htm
@@DJCole34 Torah teaches whiteman are Japheth offsprings.....
@@solomonking5097 Oh shut up! King Solomon was a Son of David and was 100% Jewish
@@solomonking5097 read Zephaniah 3:10
Crazy how some of the oldest churches can be found in Ethiopia yet, Ethiopia was never colonized by a European power.
Johnny Johnson you don’t know what ur talking about our king has Oromo blood so. Look up the definition of colonization if you are the same person how are you supposed to do that
@Johnny Johnson Colonization has always been a part of african history, the abyssinians were not the only africans who colonized other africans. This has been done by multiple african leaders, so there have been several black colonizers in Africa and outside. Liberia was colonized by african americans. Slavery has also been a part of african history generally. So this doesn't exclude the rest of Africa
@Johnny Johnson But ok, if Eritrea never was a part of Ethiopia/abyssinia then that means that yall weren't a part of the aksum kingdom right?
@Johnny Johnson Preacher from hell!
This is true %100 percent
Ethiopia was the first Christian Empire👍
and the only country to never have been colonized. They did suffer because they refused to be ruled by Elizabeth and her father. However they remain.
Abbi Williams Liberia also was in colonized so it wasn't the only country
Nubian Obadiah Eritrean Are rebellious anyway
The Flagged CZcamsr II it was an american colony
anonymous Ethiopia
How many of y'all do a African like shoulder bounce. When the drums come on.
Khallid Muhammed Ayyyyyyy
I'm guilty😂😂😂
Khallid Muhammed
Hey! How did you know I do that?😋
thought it was only me haha
Khallid Muhammed - It's the melanin.
Just a quick input
Ethiopia was already a Christian state by the 4th century
So as an Ethiopian finding out later on that some people think Christianity was brought to Africa is just laughable
Helena Zelle, I don’t suppose you worshiped the Jesus as depicted by Micheal Angelo?
@@robertjohns6701 I'm not too sure how Micheal Angelo depicted this but I am Orthodox Christian (as most of Ethiopia is) if this in any way answers your question
Helena Zelle, How was god/Jesus depicted then, when Christianity started in Ethiopia?....obviously this was before printing and photography....I guess my question is, what image the Ethiopian Christian churches showed as god’s image when printing and photography became possible?...I’ve been to Ethiopia and attended church, one maybe, but it had a white Jesus....never saw a black Jesus...
Jan Pearson : that the image presented may not be the correct depiction of this god; that if nobody surely knows, then the whole Christian thing was designed or created for a purpose, cause nobody worships a god that’s not in their own colour....
Jan Pearson and unfortunately I don’t relate that description with Africa.....he was never a Africa god....
What's so interesting is .. Christianity "came" to Africa, What was there before it came? Now I did not come to take anybody's Jesus from them, because black folks fight for that one, I am just asking "if it came to Africa, what was there before it came?
The God of Abram Issac and Jacob was always present. The continents were joined together and there was Tower of Babel. Then things broke off and the Babylonian mysteries began to mix with what the ancestors and their descendants did. This is why looking at ALL demographics you can see some similarities in the unclean rituals vs the godly ones. Jesus was Jewish when on Earth and belief in His Way only became known as Christianity later which is why it "came" and "went" different places. Jesus was a Palestinian Jew- a middle eastern. And nothing can be taken away from someone when they know the truth. When they see people delivered from demons. When they see people healed in Jesus' name. When they come to the truth and freedom of repentance. Jesus if Lord. And In the beginning the was the Word who still is. I AM was there.
paganism
I thought I was the only one... makes u think
land, gold, diamond etc
"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible"
- Jomo Kenyatta
@@Rizal12061986 was the bible in ethopia befor the catholics came
Christanity in Africa pre-dates Christanity in europe.
Surprising nobody as africa was right next door to the Levant
@Alethia 21 amen
This video clearly has some major discrepancies, 1. Israel apart of the content of Africa. 2. How do you qualify the Bible as a Christian book when the term Christian comes from the Greek nation, provide a precept to prove your position. 3. What tenets of Christianity did Yahshuah aka Jesus preach and practice. 4. Why was the Ethiopian Eunuch coming from Jerusalem and are you saying the literature concerning the prophecy out of Isaiah is Christianity you need to produce precept for that position also. 5. Also do you know the difference between Descendants of ham and descendants of Shem?
For the record a lot of African tribes where practitioners of the Torah due to Solomon marrying the Ethiopian queen, Ethiopians always had affinity with the Israelite nation. Might want to do more research on this.
J.I.K “And he said, 👉🏿Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; 👈🏿and Canaan shall be his servant.”
Genesis 9:26 KJV it’s based off covenant.
J.I.K “He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.”
Psalms 147:19-20 KJV
This is why we know it to be true.
Videos like these are the reason why I am subscribed to this channel. Proud to be Congolese!
What does proud to be Congolese mean to you?
Does it mean that you are proud that King Alfonso the first joined with the Jesuits in order to oust the Jews that lived in the Kongo empire during the Portuguese Inquisition? Does it mean that you are proud that the went to areas outside of the kingdom to enslave people? Do you say that you are proud to be kind of days because your king thought it was okay to sell Africans during the Inquisition in Europe?
I am curious to know what your product. I am triangle is also from the diaspora are the Jewish people who lives under the kingdom. And yet, I too am a proud Congolese.
What do you mean when you say that you are proud to be Congolese?
Jesus is a fictitious character.
If you really love Congo, then you need to accept the truth and start concentrating on making the world a better place.
@@adeamujale who's your savior?
Thank you for another OBJECTIVE and Non-Bias Video. Unfortunately, to many people in the comments have Already made up their mind before watching the video smh.... Black people can be Christian, Muslim , Atheist, or even follow ancient African Spirituality. That’s all cool . However let’s be historically accurate with our statements. Don’t call my beliefs the “White man’s” Religion, because evidently it isn’t. Jesus wasn’t white, and *some* of the first Christian Kingdoms were African and became so without force and of their own accord....
Johnny Wright Lmfao that was nearly unintelligible. Please re-phrase
Yoyo Bae There’s no “white man’s” or “Black man’s” way of Practicing. Christianity knows know Colour. Christ said make disciples of all Nations. I follow what’s in the gospel, not what race obsessed individuals suggest..
Yoyo Bae a lot of Christians don’t even practise Christianity the white mans way.. like Nigerians and Ethiopians. Ethiopians especially.
Samuel Appiah a raceless persona has damaging consequences. 🍉 you might end up in a situation where you have to choose between your race and religion. Christianity is not really 1 thing, this was something rediscovered by the majority during the reformation, a personal faith is the result, giving people a personal spirituality without fear of that being a condemable choice. this was something found in earlier writings were people felt free to think of creative ways in which God relates to us. this was however thwarted by a desire for solidarity amongst believing people, which some rejected causing political enmity against the power gaining Rome; which would define Christianity in interlectual terms communal terms, which undermine the individual spirituality of people. 😄 ok but anyway the thing is, your race is something much more personal and meaningful in a measurable way. I doubt that Christianity can fulfil black people or liberate them
Harmony Well Again, I’ll never have to choose between Christianity and my race, I might have to choose between the *Church* and my race, but never between the doctrine and my race....
That Ethiopian man was definitely reading the old testament and on his way to Jerusalem to "worship" and was converted according to the Bible. It only makes sense for him to return to Ethiopia taking what he had received with him and sharing it with everyone including the Queen and other devout, noble, and important Ethiopians. This would be the oldest evidence that not only the knowledge of Jesus Christ was in at the very least Ethiopia but also there were Jews or Jewish converts in Ethiopia too. Also in the book of Acts chapter 2 it says there were Devout Jews in Jerusalem from Egypt, Libya, and Cyrene.
We still got black Jews in Ethiopia Amhara region of Gonder & Gojam . We are also the source of Nile Ghion in which it is mentioned in the Genesis among one of the rivers which floods through heaven!
The man wasn't from modern Ethiopia he was a kushite from the Sudan that's where Kantakes ruled not Abyssinia
Eric Lane 100% facts ...Judaism has always been in the Horn of Africa .. the Ethiopian was reading the Old Testament and most likely he was practicing Judaism and couldn’t decipher the scriptures in regards to Christ and therefore he converted from Judaism to Christianity or one can call him a Messianic Jew because to my knowledge the label “Christian” wasn’t giving to Christ followers yet during that time and that label came later. Pagans that converted to Christianity are called Christian but if one was already practicing Judaism and believe in Christ therefore he or she will be call a messianic Jew but labels don’t mean nothing.. messianic Jew or Christian is all the same but different ways of observing and practicing their believe.
OG Yoda ' that use to be Ethiopia too once upon a time
Ethiopians already confirmed they were practising Judaism for a 1000 years before converting to christianity.
The first Christian empire was Ethiopia the first Christian emperor is king/emperor Ezana
The first christian empire in Afrika was Ethiopia. But the first was the Roman empire. Ethiopia became a Christian nation many years after it began in Rome.
Butcher murderer
We’re not all Ethiopians you moron. West Africans weren’t Christians until Europeans colonized us
I though Armenia was 1st
Princess Menen that does not mean much because Christianity was still foreign to the people of the continent of Africa. And Africans had already had their own spirituality. As the original human race and were the only race for hundreds of years if not millions. We had developed the oldest spiritual system which is undoubtedly the source of all major religions. We were the first to come up with the very concept of a God or a Supreme Being. African spirituality is where you find the very first concept of trinity, "Sun" of God, death and resurrection, laws/commandments, judgment ect...All that stuff was recorded on paper, and that was at least 3,000 years before Christianity. Christianity is nothing, but a plagiarized form of African spirituality, designed by the white man to conquer, and control. Africans don't need Christianity to know or be in harmony with the Supreme Being. We had known the Creator way before the idea of Christianity even came up.
In the Bible. Some of the first people and places that were touched by the disciples of Christ were Africans/Africa.
Jezre3L Not Armenians ? ? Wut?
Nantz Stein "some" he might have typed... Maybe you read all ion kno
quote me something, don't just claim it.
"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible"
- Jomo Kenyatta
So what about Haussar
It was the Americas where all this started..
The story about Phillip baptizing the Ethiopian official can be found in the book called Kebra Negus (The glory of the Kings). It details how he went back to Ethiopia and told the story to Queen Candice who then gets baptized and also baptized her entire family and household and thus Christianity started around 60-100 AD. So my friend African was following Christ long before the European ever considered it. Love and light
True!
Never!!Who is Christ tell me?
Wow amazing I need to read that book
Thank you
The story of the Ethiopia Eunuch meeting with Philip is also found in the book of Acts in the new testament.
"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible"
- Jomo Kenyatta
Are you saying,
Black people are stupid ?
Like MAC DRE said "LETS GET STUPID DOO DOO HYPHY DUMB..."
Then what did Kenyatta do after independence?
The same thing, plundered the Highlands and productive lands of Kenya for himself
Up to this moment Kenya is feeling the effect of this theft
Look for truth
Don't be biased just because you have a negative view of Christianity
Yes sir
Yep Tru and they did it every where they went
This is an important but forgotten part of Christian history. Thank you for sharing. It is also worth noting that Zipporah the wife of Moses was a Cushite.
Because Moses wad a black man. No white man written any Bible.
Do know how its hard for white to understand the Bible ?
@@familyslove7036 ....spare us the afrocentric rants. So who created white people? didn't he want them to attain salvation? The bible was written by mostly Eastern/southern euroeans and converted Jews. It has so many distortions that it ridiculously contradicts itself. The reason you are inclined to think "blacks" must understand the bible because "they" wrote it, proves how the biblical notion of Jews as chosen people has affected your brain, only that you've seen substituted it with afrocentrism! Christianity is a joke 🤣🤣🤣
Mkali Kwanza What an ignorant comment. People like you are the first people to complain about the white man is hiding our history. Yet when one takes an interest you attack them. He's clearly not a white supremacist troll so what is your issue?
@@WilliamGarrow .... I didn't mean to cause racial strife. My issue is that Africa was tricked by Western colonists-cum-missionaries to adopt Christianity. But today, many westerners have seen the discrepancies in the bible and rejected Christianity. So I'm wondering why are westerners so concerned about Christianity in Africa. It's because they want to lord over them as it is the only strong market for Christian lies.
Great video, I'm a Zambian living abroad, and Afrikan Christianity 1st came to my country via my tribe the bemba (a royal clan from the kingdom of Kongo) in 1328 after our long relationship with Portugal in the Kongo. It is important to understand that original Afrikan Christianity is completely different from the European Christianity brought through missionaries before, during and after colonisation of 90% of the continent. Afrikan Christianity was well accepted as one of many forms of spirituality amongst the many other older forms of Afrikan spirituality. Pre colonisation Christianity was brought in by Europeans and was written off the templates of Roman Catholic and Anglican Christianity to mention a few, which of course the Vatican still hold ultimate power in our modern-day. This was because Christianity was turned into one of the earliest forms of organised religion in Europe itself, and was used to wipe out all other non-Christian (pagan) faiths in Britain to be specific and vilified all their worshippers for centuries to come. This was and still is the current form of Christianity that was used in pre-colonisation, during colonisation and now in neo-colonialism. It vilifies all other indigenous African faiths and it is globally evident that geographical regions that have held on to there indigenous faiths have had a direct correlation with there cultural success and have then fostered successful independent globally recognised economies, (the great Chinese dynasty in China, the Nordic religions in Sweden and other European countries, the Celtic faiths of Scotland just to mention a few). So, should an African be born into or even be forced into being a Christian such as my own country Zambia "Christian nation" expects? To then embrace European Christianity and therefore undermine or even negate our own indigenous faiths? I and many Pan-African believe not, our education system was and still is from the west and does not even teach our true history yet alone at the very least, promote our indigenous faiths.
You speak truth, am from zambia too and i attest to this, it was imposed on my ancestors and therefore its not for me.
My great grandpa was not a Christian, i believe he is one of the few who refused it.
Christianity was imposed on colonial africa , Christianity in Ethiopia which is very close to middle east, might be voluntarily praticed and therefore more vigilant. First rule about Christianity in colonial africa is :Blessed are the poor, the weak shall inherit the earth. All new testament nonsense originating from Paul. gtfo here with your morality of the slave... the weakling.
What was it called before christianity?
Before Christianity it was called manifesting, strong believers of kingdom unity by using dance and gatherings, Giving to the forest as it gave back, eating none man made foods, belief in many Gods, such as Isis goddess of fertility, Ra the Sun God ECT, strong believers in themselves*spiritual people who believe in the Supreme Being called the Universe* erb doctors who healed but were called withes by Europeans* and after death it was reincarnation not a hell and heaven* That was African religion culture and traditions before Christianity* it terrified the Europeans* the African strength was strong* they needed to soften their mind with quotes such as if u get hit on one cheek turn so I can hit the other or u will get ur glory in Heaven* this way they could colonize them* take away their power and they will be easier to manipulate* and thats what happened, queen Revelonia saw this and tried to do away with missionaries bringing Christianity and still till this day they call her barbaric for her trying to save her people from Christianity.
P.S ur Christian Jesus was not black he was Arabian
Binge watching all of your videos. I will not be left behind!💪🏾🏃🏾♂️
Love your work and research - please keep up the good work.
I appreciate this video and the research you do
Thanks bro.
Great job.
I love you and your vedio it's so much 🤩🤩🤩
From Ethiopia 🇪🇹
What a beautiful name you have 😍😍
Please add some references / links on your videos to see where you got your information so that we can learn more . Thank you for the good work that you are doing.
I wonder if he started doing this cuz I would love it.
You should do more of these videos bro. It’s very informative. Most people think the only reason any black people believe is because of slavery. That’s simply not true.
Jezre3L Lol you should subscribe
Jezre3L That is why most black people believe in it. I knew Ethiopians were Christians but most of Africa was not Christians. In the 16th century the Portuguese made the Kingdom of Kongo convert. It was suppose to be to prevent them from slavery.
Jezre3L most slaves were not Christian before slavery tho. Christianity wasn’t even a thing in West africa
Jackie Montrose You dont know what in the world you're talking about. Lol
AnonBelieverOfGovLiez how do I not know what I talking about when it’s clearly documented that the spaces that came to America were from West africa and all spoke different language and had their own folk religion and spirituality. Don’t try and gaslight me to make me seem like I’m crazy
Coptic Christians in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have been there before colonialism. Protestants and Catholics became so through colonialism. Every case of african Christianity outside of this is a very small negligible percentage.
Ethiopia. They're Biblical people after all.
Amaka Olachi nne, one of the oldest bibles and churches can be found in Ethiopia.
Yes but it was an export to Ethiopia from the Levant
Through conversion not conquest.
Negus 97 they dont wanna hear that thought. As long as they feel that they have some connection to them the history and origin dont matter.
+MAMA AFRICA Yes I know, I did research on that. I wish to see them! 😀
Yes, Congo converted voluntarily. And look what it got them. Nuff said.
yep their greatest empire collapsed after conversion the Portuguese knew what they were doing
Absolutely. Compare that to the Japanese who handed them their asses. Whose better ahead today?
Just like how Christianity was forced on everyone Egyptians, Greeks, Asians, and Celts but there were a lot of groups who willingly converted to Christianity.
There were some Native Americans who willingly converted to Christianity but it was also forced on the other tribes.
Let me put it this way, I got more issues than the New York Times with all of the Abrahamic traditions.
Highly useful. I've spent a lot of time with my students discussing how Islam entered the West African Empires but we haven't talked much about Christianity.
And ironically, it was Islam that did the colonizing and killing.
You should as Jesus Christ is the way, truth and the life.
Arab is not a race like Hispanic a nationality.
wow, Im about to study deeper on this topic! Thank you for sharing!
This was great. Thanks for this and for all that you do.
Great video man but I still think it would be a bit better if you could link your information in sources for us to do further digging from a good starting point. also just helps keep the haters away.
This was an interesting video and it cleared up some of my misconceptions on Christianity in Africa. You should do videos on the history of Islam and jewdism as well and again thank you for clearing up my misconceptions also I suggest doing a video on the African people’s outside of Africa like the Siddi people in India
This was a good video man thank you brotha.
Thank you for this video. I am a student studying Christianity in Africa. This video was very helpful and educational. Several points I did not know. Thanks again.
So, it started In Africa??? 🤨
FACT: The first mention of African converts to Christianity is in Acts Chapter 1:5,10 on the day of Pentecost. The book of Acts specifically mentions the Africans that were present of that day.
The Acts 1- 2 people were all ethnically Jewish but had travelled to Jerusalem for Jewish festival of Shavout which is also known as Pentecost.
So the Africans mentioned in Acts 1- 2 were nationally Africans but ethnically Jewish.
So the Ethiopian in Acts 2 is the first non Jewish convert to Christianity. Also before the Roman converts in Acts 10.
So even convert wise Africans embraced Christianity before Europeans.
Same with whole nations being Christian. Ethiopia became a Christian nation in 3rd century. Roman empire only in 4th century.
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CHRISTIANITY didn't exist back then
The devil knocked on the door and Africa let him come in!
Correct and his name was Christianity
Charles/Marilyn Billington, exactly that what happened, so the entry point must be the recovery point,kongo Kingdom holds such key. Carefully read below:Please READ: Exodus 12:40. Also do your own research, King John I or Nzinga NKUWU from the Kongo Kingdom received baptism in 1491, the official entry of Christianity into Africa, because the brand of Christianity which entered Ethiopia and Egypt had not spread throughout the continent as such had no spiritual impact on us as Africans. After King Nzinga Nkuwu's baptism, which meant that Africa had lost its spiritual powers, the start of paying back for our forefathers sins in ancient Egypt. In 1706, Kimpa Vita preached and prophesied the return to our ancestral spirituality, is burnt alive together with her child and husband by Catholic priests, before getting into the fire, she promised the return of her son to reveal to Africans and blacks in general, the lies of Christianity. In 1921, Mfumu Kimbangu Mvuluzi denounced Christianity and started preaching our African ancestral religion,during the 3 months performed greater miracles never seen or heard by any prophet on this planet, from Jesus to Muhammad, three months later was arrested and spent 30 years in prison; his crime was he had misinterpreted the Bible. To conclude: 1491-1706, we have 215, which is half of 430 yrs(this means Africa should have been free along time ago, but our brothers participated in burning Kimpa Vita , when she begged them not to do so), From 1491-1921, we have 430 years, the total of years the time when the Israelites stayed and were mistreated by our Egyptian ancestors. So, Mfumu Kimbangu Mvuluzi is the saviour of Africa and of the black race, it is time to recognise him and leave all those oppressive and imported Religions, thus to please God and our ancestors. Any questions, please ask. INGETA, Hotep
@@lilraisin no Christianity is not evil
@bobbi brown shut up and stop invading our spaces.
And it was called Islam
HomeTeam History u guys are doing great work I love you guys
Well done ! This is a subject that interests me, many of the early church fathers were born in Africa like Saint Augustine he was born in Algeria and is one of the most important figures in Christianity, the Nubian Church was an important part of early Christianity and even took part in the crusades, anyway love your page
Christianity came to Africa (Ethiopia) and was established there many years before it reached Europe - see 'Acts of the Apostles' chapter 8.
About a quarter of the Bishops who formed the Council of Nicea in 325 AD which defined Christianity as it is today were AFRICANS.
First of all Christians originated for the Middle East that’s where all of this start, and just a fun fact Rome was transitioning for pegan to Christian from 305ad to 335ad and it was rough transition it wasn’t until 380ad every Roman was christan
miss martha ur ancestors were slaves for ther white man and u love a white god lol
@@Okay-pr9fppoint is the 1800s justification of "we bring Christianity to Africa" is a total sham, and prior to Ethiopia there also was the Coptic Christians of Egypt also in Africa.
Next talk about Leopold and the Belgian kongo.
Waffle waffle waffle
That was a beautiful summary & testimony brother 🙋🏽♂️ May the Most High who is called Elohim bless you in His Son Immanuel’s name 🙏🏾
Once again thank you for being your self and just giving the facts and not your personal opinions.This is what makes your post so interesting.
Brother, everytime you drop that drum beat, I am dancing to my feet, idk about the rest of y'all, I feel at home when that comes on...
The sound of those drums sends an indescribable energy through my whole body!!
Hometeam university that who u are. Big up Professor Af-rui-ka.
Great video!
Thanks for breaking down this knowledge. Very insightful
Powerful! Serious and solid knowledge! Better for this information!
FANTASTIC VIDEO! But, I see the devils are out in the comments section to contradict the video with their lies and nonsense. Typical and expected. I hope you do more of these African Christian videos! New subscriber!
Excellent video and a wealth of information.
Finally! You've save the best for last, there's still more to this subject on christianity's long standing relationship with Africa.
PEACE.
I can listen to him for hours
His voice is so soothing.
Peace from a Cameroonian in Cape Town
Egypt was a Christian nation until the Islamic conquest which islamised the whole of North Africa.
MAMA AFRICA you mean the second wave of Persian's.
And before the Roman empore occupied Egypt helping in the spread of Christianity they held their own indigenous African beliefs too. That's the way of the world
The Copts are still there.
They did right to worship one true God and follow real teachings of Jesus PBUH instead of blapsemy against God by believing in trinity.
@@basharatali927 nahhhhh.
I came to this video before I got the notification. Anyone else?
Isaac Diakité same lol.
I did
love your voice. It makes me want to watch more of your videos.
He said WHEN Europeans embraced Christianity, when means they did not start it. They later embraced it.
As a black atheist, I certainly understand the need of these ancient religions over ancient peoples before an understanding of science. Most people needed some way to try and understand the world they lived in and without the modern day science through geology, biology, chemistry, astronomy, genetics, and modern medicine, this was a scary world to live in. So we filled it with several deities in an attempt to understand it. We are beginning to move out of these ancient religions of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other religions into a true age of enlightenment through science and we will be better for it as we truly embrace our shared humanity as the surviving hominid species from the continent of Africa where all races came according to science.
Sgtbigmike Well as a Black Christian, i’ll thank-you for your polite and intelligent comment. However with that being said I wouldn’t agree with you entirely. I mean the fathers of modern day Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy and Practically all Modern day Sciences and Scientific theories were Christians. Bacon , Galleleio , Newton , Darwin who popularized the theory of evolution, and the man that created the big bang theory was a Catholic Priest. I feel like Science explains how our world works, however as many of these Scientists explained and realized, Religion details how to work in this world....
The father of biology Aristotle, was not a Christian. The father of evolution was not a Christian. Albert Einstein was only born Jewish but himself had a shaky opinion of his own faith. The problem with many religions was that they were indoctrinated on the masses and therefore, you were born with little choice in the matter. Also, in many cases, the penalty for denial of faith was harsh to include incarceration or even burning alive at the stake. Galileo himself was convicted for his findings in science that went against the scripture and was sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life. It's under these pretenses that it's very difficult to judge scientists of the past off of their regions of the past. It's only been in the 20th and now 21st centuries that you will continue to see an increase in scientists who of course, are completely willing to announce their findings in lack of scientific evidence to back both Biblical and Quran scriptures. Modern day science is evidence based, it can be changed based on the evidence at hand. Religion is not evidenced based, it does not change regardless of what the evidence presents, it works out no details unless by mere coincidence and without evidence it would not explain them.
Sgtbigmike Darwin the father of Evolution was a Christian theist.... Furthermore I never said *Every* famous scientists was a Christian, I was trying to say most of the founding fathers of modern day Science, I.e the Scientific revolution were Christian. Which would therefore not include Aristotle since he was pre-Scientific revolution. And yes it’s absolutely horrible what the church in the history has done to those who’ve challenged their interpretations, however that doesn’t make the theological documents itself wrong, nor the scientists relationship with Jesus Christ either. Science will always change because it’s evidence based, and because the evidence of how the natural world operates will change of course. However Religion is not a description of how the Natural world works, it’s how we operate in this world, It’s how we live our lives, treat others, it’s what is greater than us, in my humble opinion of course. At the end of the day I respect your beliefs, and I’m glad to see another educated brother with knowledge about the history of Science as we definitely could use some more brothers like you lool . Peace ✌🏿
Samuel Appiah
There were people who came up with the evolution hypothesis prior Darwin. For example, Al-Jahiz, a Black Arab scholar in the 8th century who elucidated on the concept of food chains and basic evolution.
Samuel Appiah You are on everyone’s comment threads with the same cult member brand of logic. Prove your god exists and stop spewing what a bunch of European liars said and wrote. Are you a Black man for real? I can’t tell..💯
Thank you brother, interesting stuff.
Well made videos! We never learn this stuff in schools...
I'd like to hear your thoughts, research and perspective on the esoteric aspects of Christianity (Gnosticism), Islam (Sufism) and Judaism (Kabbalism).
So the nutters
sufism preaches a lot of things that are not part of Islam. some sufis dance around graves and some worship saints. this is all wrong and against Islam.
Thank for this video brother. I am sure you have included this in other content but Africa and mostly Kush is prominently mentioned in the Old Testament starting in Genesis. Bible scholars mention that the people of Kush spread all across Africa into and throughout Asia. This is perhaps why you find dark-skinned people with African Features in Ancient China, Japan, Cambodia, Laos, The Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. I am sure you know that Moses wife was an Ethiopian woman and there were Ethiopians that were among the original Hebrew People. Jewish believers came from the Middle East and Africa to Jerusalem for the Passover each year. This is why we have reason to believe that African were among the 150 gathered in the Upper Room in Acts 2.
I dont agree with the "idea" where they said.. black ppl only originate in africa and if tgey are found in other area or continents
They must've been brought as slaves or migrated .. i feel as tho black-dark skinned ppl are originated where they are in asia/middle east/natives in australia america
@@rediettadesse2828 I agree with you not all black skinned people throughout the world were “slaves.” Indeed many of them did indeed migrate. Some were indigenous. Thank you for mentioning the Aboriginal people of Australia.
Boy you jus got yoself a subscriber ✊🏽
Such truth, thanks for sharing.
Didn't mention how the apostle Mathew (with Andrew sometime) evangelize in ethiopia
It was really good. And you have to know one of the worlds ancient religious(Christianity ) icons are in Africa in Ethiopia and Egypt before many years earlier than the Europeans.
Ethiopiar mentioned more than 40 times in the bible
Not only ethiopians(blacks) knew the bible before europeans .. Even the bible knew ethiopia before n after jesus😄😄😊
The second oldest church IN THE WORLD
This was mind blowing and revelational!
This is very informative.... Where can i go to get further information on this? Any books to recommend?
I really appriciate your videos. Great and educational content! Sometimes though i feel you mix historical facts: When you say Ethiopia do you mean what was then known as the Aksumite Empire? That means what in our modern day is known as Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia. Remember Ethiopia under Menelik II turned even more to a settler state. Pretty much up to now (Oromo, Ogaden...etc). Any reflection on that?
great observation, I'm sure we can research the answer by simply finding out if it was called Ethiopia in 33A.D.
yes if we start to see the region as one whole. we can not simply ignore the fact that they share a common history
@@wcp4jc Ethiopia back then essentially ment any land in africa that wasn't Egypt
The Kingdom of Ethiopia was the first to make Christianity the official religion.
What is your intro music? I love it.
Awesome 👏 video as always
Remember Jesus was black. The European only know jeus in the 4 cenetry
Ethiopians were Christians 500 years before the Vatican ever existed. Ethiopians
Have the oldest Bible in the world containing all 81 books!
The Book of Creation Genesis in the Old Testament only mentions African countries
Using their ancient or modern names, eg Abssynia/Ethiopia being the first country mentioned in the Bible...what Iam saying is the Old Testament is an African book
Stolen by Rome!
Your first part is true. Ethiopians were indeed among the first christian kingdom (although to be exact the first christian kingdom was Armenia) but your ending make no sense. Rome stole the book of Old testament? You mean they invaded Ethiopia, took all the copies of the old testament, burned them all and returned back to Rome to make a new version?
Christianity was taught to ethiopians by middle easterners, when ethiopia(aksum) became christian, the head of the church was a Syrian.
JP B where is Armenia mentioned in the Bible? There is zero evidence that Christianity was adopted there first. Many historians have long proven this
Amaanreer stop this nonsense to Arab ever taught an Ethiopian Christianity.
This was amazing thanks
Wonderful video.. But did you put up another video after this one that has been taken down?
Well a majority of sub Saharan Africans came into contact with Christianity through Europeans. The exception being East Africans/Ethiopians.
The West Africans were originally the North Africans, but escaped to the west when the muslim/arab invasion happen. Also Christianity survived for 100 years before the colonisation of the Europeans. When the Portuguese first came, they built hospitals, schools etc. So they were also traces of Christianity in the west before slavery.
@@peripheralhandshakerwhat are you yapping about? West Africans are not originally North Africans.many of them are just southern and East Africans that immigrated west Africa. they are not originally North Africans.
@jacquelinewebster9171 It true, the inly group beside sub saharan un Kemet was the amazaih (bad spelling) but blacks use to occupy the North.
Bruh thank you! I literally took an African Studies course and they only talked about Ethiopia. No one even talked about the Congo.
Congo was Ethiopian current Ethiopia was Abyssinian.
@@manakamuhammad6936 congo was ethiopia ?
WHAT THE FAUQE ? WHO TOLD YOU THAT ?
ethiopia used both names interchangeably with abysinnia for centuries
(1 million proves)
This was well broken down without bias or shaming outstanding
So glad I found u let's educate
*When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.*
Desmond Tutu
Quran For U, Jomo Kenyatta is the originator of this quote
Hahaha
@Helen Hovhannisyan Armenians wee killed because the ottomon's no longer trusted you not because you were christian the young turks did not like islam themselves.
Look at the liers, who think muslims attacked them
Both Christianity and Islam are fake.
Thank you for giving us knowledge about our history and giving us the weapons we need to fight these demons trying to brainwash us everyday, thank you. My mother told me about you years ago she loves you ❤️❤️
Yep
Awsome Vid.
this was really interesting, it'd be dope if you dropped sources in the description though because I can't take anything as it is on CZcams without proof. I can't tell if anything is well researched because I don't know much about Christianity or the African diaspora.
I really appreciate this. I've gotten into so many arguments over this topic. As an African American who happens to be a Christian, the "woke" community constantly tells me that I'm a traitor and a sellout for partaking in the "White man's religion." I always mention what you just explained so well in this video, but to no avail. Maybe next time I'll share this link. Thanks.
Cedric Peterson -Before you refer a derogatory term to Anton Takashima learn to spell. Two words you are are not spelled your.
They have such a deep hate for anything that reminds them of white people that they blindly believe that Christianity belongs to white people. Keep believing in Christianity if you want.
Anton Takashima ..u r you just need some for justification to support your argument Christianity is not a native tongue or religion or spirituality he's talking about everything after ad what about civilization religion spirituality and BC and BCE there wasn't no Christianity in BC or BCE my brother
anton ur black... U pray to a white god lol.. I think christainity was great at making africans the perfect slave back in the day
The Black Professors John henry Clarke and Ben yusef Jochannon lectures on this same topic entails more "organic" research and perspective.
hi admin forgive me if i'm out of context but if you have any knowledge of what i'm about to ask could you please elaborate on the first white pharaoh "Constantine" relation to Christianity. Thank you
I'm from Congo and I have heard a christian believers before the Diego Cao arrived in the 15th century
Great video but I think you could have included the branches of Christianity that these African empires like were they Orthodox, Coptic, or Catholic.
Nobatia, Alodia and Aksum were Coptic, while Makuria was initially Greek Orthodox, but switched to the Coptic Church in the seventh century.
Ethiopia has some of the oldest Christian communities, churches and villages in the world. Arguably some of them dating back less than a century after Christs death.
In kerala india a church was made in 52 ad
Brruuuuuuuhhhh!! Thank you so much for this video, I know I just commented on Makuria, you've def sparked my interest. I need to find out more about these Nubian Kingdoms, I was under the assumption that Kush ruled Nubia until Axum
There were three nubian Kingdoms as this video mentioned Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia. Makuria ruled in what is now Northern Sudan and parts of Upper Egypt. In fact the Upper Egyptian town of Edfu was the center of the Makuria Kingdom after the absorbed the kingdom of Nobatia.
wikivisually.com/wiki/Zacharias_III_of_Makuria
Hi 👋🏽 Can I get references to everything you said in this video besides the scriptures?
I am so proud to be Congolese.
I love your videos and support you on patreon. I think you're a little off with this one. While many of the historical links to Christianity do begin in the lavont most of the theological and ecumenical aspects originated from the Nile Valley. The earliest, and most formative, roots of Christianity can be found in the Theology of the Nile Valley. Including much of what is written in the Bible. These aspects were flourishing in Nile Valley culture and work co-opted by the Greeks, Romans and later Europe. Much of the Bible, or at least much of its Core Concepts, are borrowed almost word for word from the pyramid texts and the Book of coming forth.
An honest look at Christianity would show that it was already in Africa before it came back in a European form, and before any European art had been made.
An honest look at Christianity would start with pachomonian monks, and would focus on the diverse groups that formulated such ideas as the early Gnostic Christians had of whom Orthodoxy wrote its earliest Treatise against. Christianity, or the early beginnings of it, traveled up and down the Nile far before Europeans, or even Greeks got a hold of it. The problem is they didn't classify themselves as Christians. But the Nag hammadi Library, and the early accounts of the church fathers who repudiated these ideas show that there was a diverse community of Proto Christians in Northern Africa.
It is a complex subject and it's hard to put the finger on these groups because there's been little scholarship to give these ideas their proper origin. But all of the ideas are there in Nile Valley culture before the Christians called themselves Christian!
@Black Horse...Thanks for your great input! I think what you may be referring to is more in alignment with Judaism...As the Old testament is basically the Jewish Torah. The Torah has a lot of similarties with Nile Valley ideological/theological thought. Christianity did start in the Levant because Christianity means the followers of Jesus/Christ (essentially). This religion follows the teachings of Jesus and he was born in the Levant region. If we want to make the argument that Jews burrowed from Nile valley teachings that would be fair...but concerning the origin of Christianity itself...that was a levantine development. Im just countering your point about the origin of Christianity which is exclusive to the following of Jesus in the levant. For example...we cant say that the Greek alphabet is Egyptian even though it was highly influenced by Egypt. It still stands on its own
HomeTeam History
Not only is Judaism filled with Nile Valley theology, but the New Testament is as well. Especially when you link the Astro theological aspects of Christianity to their origin. Much of the Theology of Christianity comes from the understanding the Nile Valley culture had of the Stars. Some similarities you'll find in the trinity, which is of course from the Nile Valley Assar, Asset, and Heru. You have Heru being a solar deity and Christ being a very similar solar deity. They both were born of a virgin, right around the end of December, they both had 12 disciples, and they both had three kings watching over them. This is a antidote you find in many savior Heroes linked with the Sun because it has astrological significance. If you look past the supposed historical Jesus, you will find that most of the theology is worked out in Northern Africa. There were just as many early church fathers in North Africa then there were in Syria. Many of the most important contributions to our understanding of Christianity actually come from African church fathers, many of who moved to Rome. you also have a great amount of Christian heresies that grew in Northern Africa and in the Mediterranean.
To a large degree Rome created the Christianity we practice today. But you must look towards the early African Christians many of whom existed early off in the second century before Rome created Catholicism if you want to look at Africa and how it shaped the Christian mind. Most of the shaping of the Christian mind was not done in Syria or the Levant. Most of it came from the Nile Valley. I have a few books, and lectures on the topic if you're interested. I think you would be surprised how much of the New Testament is taken straight from Concepts that existed in the pyramid texts, and the book of the coming forth. Rome created both the Torah and the New Testament. And they were both written while Rome had gotten access to the Egyptian literature. That's why the Romans/Greek greatest library was in Egypt. Because they got the Scrolls in Egypt.
HomeTeam History
You have a Stella out of Memphis that predates Christianity by over 700 years that talks about how Ptah spoke the world into existence. Which is clearly borrowed from the so-called Gospel of John in the Theology of Jesus as the word. Another interesting correlation you find is with a figure called the demiurge your who was prominent in Christian heresy known as gnosticism. The roots of the demiurge come from this same Egyptian theology where is intermediary God is responsible for the creation of humans and Earthly Realm. This is a concept that was reworked throughout Judaism and reached its fruition in Christian gnosticism. It also has links in platonism where the demiurge was refined.
HomeTeam History
Even the story of the crucifixion in the New Testament was preceded by the crucifixion of Heru or Horus. There's even a version of his crucifixion where he's crucified with two criminals. Between the pyramid text, the coffin text, and the Book of the coming forth, most of the theological aspects of Christianity can be accounted for. Some of them grew out of Syria and Asia as well. But the majority of the theological aspects are covered simply by looking at the progression of Nile Valley theology, starting from deep in the interior routes of Africa and ending in Northern Africa. The mingling of these ideas with others from Asia and Mesopotamia largely happened in Egypt, Greece, and North Africa in general.
@@thegoldenjaguar Yes, thats because Christianity is one of the biggest lie in all of Christiandom the other being Jesus.
Eri
In Genesis 46:16 Eri (עֵרי "watchful") is the son of Gad. He was the progenitor of the Erites. (Numbers 26:16)
Aguleri, meaning "Agulu of Eri", is a town in southeastern Nigeria. It is a major cradle of Igbo civilization, and the first settlement of Eri (Eri-aka) was in Aguleri. Its Ezeora dynasty, which has produced 34 kings to date, is one of the oldest in eastern Nigeria.
Brutha, would you please provide a book for your information. Bless
Been there since Ancient Ethiopia
Cristianity came to the west.When the Hebrews left jerusalemThrough religious persecution.
What???!!
On point
Well researched
whats the name of the intro song of the drums.
They still being the victim and posting memes mocking Jesus and blaming the white man saying he brought Christianity to them. SMH
Thank you for doing this Africa is just as much apart of the Christian story as Rome was.
Christianity was an African religion before it became a worldwide accepted religion. Maybe not west, Central and South African but it always existed in Ethiopia and North Africa way before it spread to Europe and other parts of the world. I don't know how West Africa became the representation for the whole continent all of a sudden.
@missethio7394 Friend are You suggesting Christianity isn't for Everyone?
Nice to hear a history that is not so Eurocentric. Do you do speaking tours?
You know exactly what you be doing with the music because you be having me shook
Although I'm no longer a religious human being. I still enjoy learning the history of Africa. And this story still don't convince me of these religion biblical characters existence.