"The fire never went out. They just stopped saying where it came from."β eFireTemple
Start Here: The Essential 10
New to the thesis? Begin with these cornerstone articles.
The Case That Cannot Be Refuted
The smoking guns β irrefutable evidence from every angle.
Curated Reading Paths
Structured journeys through the evidence, organized by interest.
ποΈ The Christian Path
Discover the Persian origins of Christianity's core concepts β from baptism to resurrection to the Lord's Prayer itself.
β‘οΈ The Jewish Path
Trace Judaism's transformation during the Babylonian Exile and how Persian concepts reshaped the faith.
βͺοΈ The Islamic Path
Explore how Zoroastrian concepts filtered through Judaism into Islam's foundational theology.
π The Scholarly Path
Academic sources, peer-reviewed evidence, and what mainstream scholars quietly acknowledge.
Master Timeline
3,500+ Years of History β The chronological evidence.
Zarathustra's Revelation β First Monotheism
Babylonian Exile Begins β Jews Enter Persian Sphere
Cyrus Liberates Jews β First "Messiah" (Isaiah 45:1)
Jewish Theology Transforms β All Major Concepts Absorbed
Alexander Burns Persepolis β Evidence Destroyed
Magi Visit Jesus β Recognize Him as Saoshyant
Jesus's Ministry β Teaches Ahura Mazda as Father
Temple Destroyed β Sadducees Disappear, Pharisees Win
Council of Nicaea β Theology Codified
Islam Emerges β Absorbs Zoroastrian Elements via Judaism
~138,000 Zoroastrians Remain β 144,000 Prophecy Approaches
I. The Source: Zoroastrianism
The world's first monotheism β and the origin of it all.
1. Timeline Evidence
Every concept that defines Judaism, Christianity, and Islam appears in Jewish texts ONLY AFTER contact with Persia in 539 BCE. None exist before.
2. Linguistic Evidence
Paradise = pairidaΔza | Pharisee = "The Persians" | First Messiah = Cyrus | Every major religious term traces to Persian.
3. Scriptural Evidence
Isaiah 45:1 calls Cyrus "Messiah" | Matthew 2: Zoroastrian priests recognize Jesus | Dead Sea Scrolls document "Iranian elements"
4. Scholarly Consensus
Mary Boyce, Richard Foltz, Encyclopaedia Iranica confirm influence. Academic field: Irano-Talmudica (150+ years).
5. The Prophecy
~138,000 Zoroastrians remain. Revelation 7:4 prophesies 144,000 sealed. "No lie was found in their mouths" = Asha.