During the time when Jesus walked the earth, there were two groups of Sanhedrin Jews, The Pharisees and The Sadducees. Both groups paraded around in their regal robes. They deemed themselves as the elite religious sect in the Jewish society.

The Pharisees were from the tribe of Levi and anointed themselves as the inheritors of the chief priest position. In addition, to the Mosaic laws, they added an additional 613 laws and traditions that the citizens had to live by. This allowed them to take over every aspect of the citizen’s lives, including dictating who was worthy to enter the temple and who was not.

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Y’all know where He went? He first went to the poor, underprivileged, and sinners who had been denied access!

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The Sadducees were the scribes, overseers, and governing body of the Mosaic and manmade laws. They issued harsh punishments to the citizens if any of the 613 laws set by them were violated.

If you had no money or grain to pay tithes, you were not allowed in the temple. No one was allowed to pray in the temple that struggled with sins of the flesh, as outlined in their laws. They arrogantly denied access to the temple to any other nation, even if they worshipped YHWH (God). The Samaritans, who were also Abraham’s descendants, but only half-Israelite, were absolutely barred by The Pharisees and Sadducees from entering the temple.

Although the Pharisees arrogantly decided that their system was the only way, they did at least believe. But here’s the blip! The Sadducees, the governing body, were non-believers! For all intent and purposes, they were atheist! Yet, they crudely co-mingled their own laws with the Mosaic laws to achieve ultimate authority over the true believers.

However, many of the true believers were self-righteous and looked down on those believers who struggled, because of their station in life. They gladly held the Pharisees and Sadducees in the highest esteem, because they were doing what they wanted done to the less fortunate and foreigners.

Many years after the destruction of the temple, the Samaritans offered to help rebuild it saying, “We want to help you build because we worship the same God you worship. We have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esarhaddon of Assyria, who brought us here.” ~Ezra 4:2. The Jews rejected their offer by declaring, “It isn’t right for your people and our people to build a temple for ‘our’ God together. We must build it alone for the Lord God of ‘Israel’.” ~Ezra 4:3

Yet! When Jesus finally stepped out on the scene, He did not go anywhere near the religious-right Pharisees, or the atheist Sadducees. In fact, He didn’t go to Jews or to the temple.

Y’all know where He went? He first went to the poor, underprivileged, and sinners who had been denied access!

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History is repeating itself with the Evangelicals and the Heritage Foundation.

What Project 2025 manifests is that they believe in ruling the masses by any corrupt means necessary.

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He formed His disciples from a group of fishermen, tax collectors and zealots. Oh! And we must not leave out Mary (a female) of Magdala, was one of His most faithful followers and disciples.

He then went to a Samaritan woman by the well who was a believer, even though she was trapped in her sins. After He told her about herself and patiently listened to her complaint about not being allowed in the temple, He encouraged her by decreeing, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Then He allowed her to be the very first person to spread the Gospel throughout Samaria. Imagine that! A sin-filled non-Jewish woman was the first to spread the gospel!

When Yeshua finally did come face-to-face with the Pharisees and Sadducees, He reprimanded them by saying, “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.”~Matthew 23:23-24

History is repeating itself with the Evangelicals and the Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation is an activist American conservative think tank whose business is not about salvation through faith in Yeshua. Nor do they profess to believe that He died for the sins of the whole world. The Foundation leads the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, also known as Project 2025.

What Project 2025 manifests is that they believe in ruling the masses by any corrupt means necessary. As Governor Chris Sununu stated on CNN, "It's not about Trump. It's all about the seat of power for us!" That means they will follow the Devil himself to grab and hold on to that power. So, they've aligned themselves with so-called religious right leaders who claim that a person can't be Christian unless they are Republican.

While the religious right leaders could most likely be aligned with the self-righteous Pharisees, the Heritage Foundation is undoubtedly the atheist Sadducees!