A friend of mine shared this, thought it was pertinent ☦️
This gets asked often:
What is the “Synagogue of Satan” (Revelation 2:9)?
The write up below takes a stab at answering it:
“You are of your father the devil… he was a murderer from the beginning.” —John 8:44
The Incarnation of Christ was not only the salvation of mankind—it was the judgment of the world (John 9:39), and specifically the judgment of Old Covenant Israel. The coming of the Messiah was the fulfillment, perfection, and end of the Law and the Prophets.
The majority of the religious leaders—especially the Pharisees—did not reject Christ due to ignorance, but through pride, envy, and spiritual blindness. Their rejection was not a neutral disagreement over theology, but a direct rebellion against the Logos made flesh.
They sought to preserve their power by:
- Establishing a parallel authority to the Law: the Oral Torah.
- Condemning the sinless Messiah under false charges.
- Aligning with pagan Rome to murder the Lord of Glory.
Thus began a new religious system: one that retained the language of Scripture but rejected its fulfillment in Christ. This system—Rabbinic Judaism—became what the Holy Fathers called the Synagogue of Satan (Rev. 2:9): a spiritual counterfeit, appearing to worship the God of Abraham but, in truth, opposing His Incarnate Son and waging war against His Body, the Church.
As St. John Chrysostom said:
“The synagogue is not only a brothel and a theater; it is also a den of robbers and a lodging for wild beasts...when God forsakes a place, that place becomes the dwelling of demons...the Jews say that they, too, adore God. God forbid that I say that. No Jew adores God! Who say so? The Son of God say so. For he said: "If you were to know my Father, you would also know me. But you neither know me nor do you know my Father". Could I produce a witness more trustworthy than the Son of God?” (Homily Against the Jews)
This is not racial hatred or political rhetoric—it is the theological discernment of the Church, which knows that the greatest evil is not irreligion, but religious rebellion against Christ.
Lew☦️ /
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