crucifying Jesus anew

38 "…And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, “I find in him no fault at all.” 39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?”
40Then cried they all again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas.”
Now Barabbas was a robber (john 18.38-40).
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It ought to be abundantly clear that the entire MAGA movement with its messianic expectations of tRUMP is a cult. It is an American Christian heresy of epic and historic proportions. One for the history books. This was brought home to me again this week as I have prepared for the holiest week of the Christian calendar in lead up to its holiest holiday, Easter.
 
As I scanned through my Twitter feed, I was jolted by this tweet from an ardent supporter of one of the greatest con artists; one of the most committed and consistent criminals; to one of the most immoral individuals in American history:
 
“Jesus was arrested Easter week. Trump will be arrested Easter Week.”
 
I am not making this up. It is beyond my humble ability to make up something so grotesque and blasphemous. To call it grotesque and blasphemous is an understatement of gargantuan proportions. I cannot begin to say how repulsed and disgusted I am at such heresy and blasphemy—or, if I can say, I dare not, lest I issue forth with the most offensive profanity I can string together.
 
I thought of this grotesquery as I read the passage above. It is part and parcel of antisemitism’s hateful doctrine that Jews are fair game for violence because they killed Jesus. And, when given a chance, they sacrificed him in order to deliver a thief and gangster. But our blasphemous Tweeter reminds us just how complicit are we all—Jew, Christian, atheist, etc., etc.—in Jesus’ death.
 
Tragically, and destructively, this blasphemous Tweeter has done as the multitude did all those years ago. He has chosen a criminal over Jesus. But, far different than that multitude of long ago, who probably did not know the criminal before and never heard of or saw him again, this Twitting blasphemer has followed and intends to follow this American criminal to the bitter end—and the end will be bitter.
 
Yes, this ungodly blasphemer has shouted aloud from his rooftop; sent it out for all the world to hear: “Crucify him. Crucify Jesus of Nazareth, Son of God, the Holiest and Kindest and most Faithful of friends.” In choosing to follow this American criminal, he with his fellow MAGA heretics crucify Jesus anew.
 
Such Tweets as this MAGA Tweeter’s convinces one that the Lord was within His rights when He warned that “the wrath of God shall be poured out upon the wicked without measure.”[1] What punishment can be deemed to severe for such blasphemers? How long can it be before the Romans come and burn down all the Christian churches and temples? If things continue as they are, it can’t come too soon or too fast or too brutal as far as I am concerned. I am beyond the point of praying for the MAGA mob. They are past feeling, it seems. I pray against them.
 
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? 
   shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?[2]
 
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man:
   seek out his wickedness till thou find none.[3]
 
Break his teeth, O God, in his mouth:
   break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
As a snail which melteth, let him pass away:
   like the untimely birth of a woman, that he may not see the sun.[4]
 
Let him be as chaff before the wind:
   and let the angel of the LORD chase him.
Let his way be dark and slippery:
   and let the angel of the LORD persecute him.[5]
 
As smoke is driven away,
   so drive him away:
as wax melteth before the fire,
   so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.[6]
 
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
 

[1] DC 1.9
[2] Psalm 74.10
[3] Psalm 10.3-7
[4] Psalm 58.6, 8
[5] Psalm 35.5-6
[6] Psalm 68.2