Nero’s extreme punishment on the Christians was perhaps one of the most nefarious displays of cruelty. Particularly, Emperor Nero who felt that this “mischievous superstition” must be punished, as he saw it, for their “hatred against mankind”. This flew directly in the self-deified face of Roman Emperors. They claimed this failed messiah was not only Lord, but God himself, and as such was worthy of their devotion and praise. They claimed to eat his body and drink his blood. Christians worshiped a person who was killed by a punishment reserved for criminals. Christianity was easily misunderstood in its beginnings.
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