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Before Constantine: The Real Origin of “Synagogue of Satan”

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By Julie Tourangeau | julietour.com

Why Modern 2000s Christian Churches Got This Wrong and Why the Truth Sets Us Free

If you’ve spent any time around modern 2000s-era Christian churches influenced by the Seven Mountain Mandate, you’ve likely heard a very confident claim: that the phrase “synagogue of Satan” in Revelation was manipulated, shaped, or inserted by Constantine.

It sounds compelling.

It feels dramatic.

But it’s historically impossible.

The Seven Mountain Mandate is just empire wearing a cross, power disguised as prophecy, hierarchy masquerading as holiness.

Many modern churches shaped by the Seven Mountain Mandate have built an entire theology on fear, control, and the belief that Christians must “take over” cultural institutions to usher in God’s kingdom. This movement often rewrites history to fit its agenda claiming, for example, that terms like “synagogue of Satan” were manipulated by Constantine or created by later political conspiracies. But none of this is supported by actual history, early manuscripts, or the lived spirituality of the first followers of Jesus. The Seven Mountain Mandate replaces Jesus’ nonviolent, compassion-rooted Way with a dominionist system obsessed with power, hierarchy, and cultural domination. In doing so, it distorts Scripture, promotes fear-based interpretations, and encourages believers to see enemies where Jesus saw human beings in need of healing, mercy, and awakening. Recovering the real history frees us from these modern distortions and brings us back to the original, liberating message of Christ: that the kingdom is within, not seized through political conquest.

The more closely you study early Christianity, the more obvious it becomes:

Constantine wasn’t even alive when Revelation was written.

The phrase predates him by almost 200 years.

And its meaning comes from Jesus’ own spiritual lineage, not from Rome.

This matters…not just for accuracy, but because reclaiming the original meaning frees us from the fear-based, empire-influenced theology that still shapes American Christianity today.

Let’s look at the real history.

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Revelation Was Written Long Before Constantine

Revelation was composed around 90–96 A.D.

Constantine was born in 272 A.D.

The phrase “synagogue of Satan” appears in:

• Revelation 2:9

• Revelation 3:9

That’s it.

No later additions.

No Roman edits.

We possess physical manuscripts and quotations from before Constantine existed that contain these verses.

This alone breaks the Seven Mountain Mandate narrative.

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The Phrase Comes From a Much Older Jewish Tradition

“Synagogue of Satan” isn’t Roman language at all.

It’s Jewish sectarian language rooted in the Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

If you’ve ever read the Scrolls, you instantly recognize the pattern:

• “men of the pit”

• “lot of Belial”

• “congregation of deceit”

• “sons of darkness”

These are spiritual classifications describing groups aligned with corruption rather than God.

This exact dualistic moral vocabulary appears in:

• the Dead Sea Scrolls (150 B.C.–50 A.D.)

• Jesus’ teachings

• Paul’s letters

• the Book of Revelation

Which means:

The language used in Revelation is older than both Constantine and Christianity itself.

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Jesus Himself Spoke Like an Essene

Whether or not Jesus was formally Essene, His teaching vocabulary mirrors theirs:

• “children of light”

• “evil one”

• “your father, the adversary”

• “wolves in sheep’s clothing”

• “den of violent ones” (mistranslated as “robbers”)

• “blind guides”

This is the same symbolic worldview Revelation uses.

It is emphatically not Roman, imperial, or Constantinian.

It is Jewish, prophetic, and nonviolent.

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Early Church Fathers Quote the Phrase Before Constantine

Another inconvenient fact for modern prophecy churches:

Writers who lived long before Constantine quote Revelation — including the “synagogue of Satan” passages — exactly as we have them today.

• Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110 A.D.)

• Justin Martyr (150 A.D.)

• Irenaeus (180 A.D.)

Irenaeus even reproduces material from Revelation 2–3 directly.

This proves:

• the text was stable

• the phrase already existed

• Constantine didn’t insert anything

That’s not speculation.

It’s archaeology.

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What Constantine Actually Changed … And What He Didn’t

Constantine changed:

• Christianity’s political status

• the structure of the church

• the relationship between bishops and empire

… he even united pagans and Christians by combining certain aspects of each faith for holidays.

But he did not:

• influence Essene vocabulary

• change first-century Jewish symbolism

The claim that he created “synagogue of Satan” language is simply not factually possible.

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The Real Meaning of “Synagogue of Satan”

Once you remove modern distortion, the meaning becomes beautifully simple:

“Synagogue of Satan” means

an assembly aligned with injustice or spiritual blindness — not an ethnicity.

It does not mean:

• Jews

• synagogues

• ethnic groups

• political states

• religious institutions

It means:

any community whose actions oppose compassion, justice, and sacred consciousness.

This aligns perfectly with:

• the Essenes

• Jesus

• Paul

• Revelation

• and the whole apocalyptic tradition of ancient Judaism

It is not about identity.

It is about alignment.

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Why This Matters Today

Many 2000s-era prophecy churches teach a theology shaped by:

• the Seven Mountain Mandate

• 20th-century Zionist politics

• 19th-century dispensationalism

• anti-historical end-times charts

• fear-based spiritual warfare language

These systems tend to make Constantine the villain behind every biblical “hard saying.”

But the truth is far more grounded:

The ancient followers of Jesus were speaking from within their own Jewish tradition —

not reacting to a fourth-century Roman emperor.

When we return to the real roots, we rediscover the spiritual brilliance of the early Jesus movement:

• truth over distortion

• compassion over fear

• awakening over control

• inner liberation over outer empire

• justice over violence

This is the Jesus whose teachings were hijacked by empire, but not created by it.

And this is the Revelation written long before Constantine, calling communities to walk in light, love, and discernment.

Because “synagogue of Satan” was never about a people.

It was always about a posture.

It was always about a choice.

It was always about a community’s alignment with compassion or with injustice.

And that message is more relevant today than ever.

A Call for Compassion: The Case for Marie Antoinette

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Marie Antoinette and her children in a portrait hanging in Versailles.

Revolution is in the air. Corruption is coming to light at a fast pace and the question of accountability is on everyone’s lips. Humanity has been through shifts like this before, and I think it’s important to reflect on how we’ve handled these shifts of consciousness for humanity in the past.

I discovered during 2023 that my family on my mom’s side, the French Rose line have lineage going back to Jean Jaques Rousseau in France. We were once Rousseau and changed the last name to Rose when we left France. Because of this, I paid special attention to his influence on France during my visits.

Jean Jacques statue at Chateau de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley.

Jean Jacques Rousseau’s philosophy writing the social contract and questioning the natural order of things spurred the dramatic shift in thought patterns of the French, ultimately leading them to revolution. He described the current state of affairs as artificial, a sort of Matrix like reality disconnecting us to the true peaceful order of things.

Unhappy with their lives under the Royals, and blaming individual people for their suffering, the French subjects had a true insurrection at Versailles, trashing the castle, and eventually killed the entire royal family, including the infamous Marie Antoinette. In many ways, I felt my ancestor’s influence lead to her death so I feel a sense of responsibility for it.

An « M » for Marie adorns her stairway.

Walking through Versailles, I got a true sense of who Marie Antoinette was as a person. As an empath I could feel her. I was also surprised to find Kirsten Dunst’s portrayal of her personality was fairly accurate according to both my tour guide and my inner knowing. She came from privilege and responsibility in Austria, and married a soon-to-be French king to solidify the relationship between the two countries. In many ways, her life was bound by the deeds of others and not of her own making.

Walking the grounds of Le Hameau de la Reine July 2023.

It becomes abundantly clear that Marie tried to escape the demands of Versailles by building her country home, known as Le Hameau de la Reine, The Queen’s Hamlet. She lived and loved a simpler life in nature, growing food, baking sourdough, reading and meditating on the property. She felt the way her life was at Versailles was unnatural. She even had window coverings in her Hamlet, a true invention of pulleys and black out curtains not seen otherwise at her time. She yearned for a private life where she could just enjoy her days. Her decisions were meant to bring her own life peace in a difficult situation, but ultimately was perceived as uncaring and disconnected to the French people.

Marie was a fan of Rousseau, which is the ironic part of her demise. She is portrayed as reading a passage he had written while basking in the sun with her ladies outside at her Hamlet in the Sophia Coppola movie.

Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette reading Rousseau, 2006.

“Rousseau says: If we assume man has been corrupted by an artificial civilization, what is the natural state? The state of nature from which he has been removed? Imagine wandering up and down the forest without industry, without speech, and without home.”

I see Marie as a gentle soul. A true lover of the natural world, which in many ways is what the French Revolution was all about.

To quote Marie’s cousin’s mother, the infamous Anne Boleyn who rose from commoner to queen, « To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it. »

Marie’s cousin Elizabeth I quoted this passage by her mother in her famous « Golden Speech ».

This important sentiment shows the pressures the Royals were under and that it is a very different experience than those who perceive Royalty.

As we move yet again from subjects of the world governments into individual sovereignty, it’s important to see those who have demonstrated perceived crimes against humanity with compassion. Did they grow up in this matrix? Did they feel pressure to behave, act and think in a certain way? Is it possible someone is moving with the status quo out of concern of self preservation ? Like Marie Antoinette, the answer is yes, absolutely.

Unfortunately, she suffered gravely at the end. Her hair apparently turned white from fright as she approached her untimely death. The blood thirst of the French Revolution was unquenchable. They wanted the Royals to suffer like they felt they had suffered.

This is a call for compassion, a true case for the Marie Antoinette’s of today. They may be ready for change and yearning for a different life just like the rest of us. Violence begets violence. Is it possible to take the high road during revolution ? I think it’s time we try the Golden Rule even in the most extreme of circumstances. May the next revolution truly be a Golden one. ✨🫶

Eating Compassionately

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Compassion Begins On Your Plate!

➡️What losing over a hundred pounds looks like on Instagram vs. ➡️what losing over a hundred pounds looks like in reality.

This is a major vulnerability post for me, friends. In honor of Earth day, I am posting to remind you that going vegan is not only the best thing you can do to save the planet, but also yourself. I rarely took pictures of me at my heaviest. It was one of the hardest times of my life. The picture of me sitting is when I already started losing a little weight a year into me working at Whole Foods Market when I was on a trip to Chicago opening a store. At my absolute heaviest, I was in an abusive marriage and so lost. It took me going vegan to get my groove back after it all. Seriously. I started feeling happier and more positive. I felt like I wanted to move my body more and my back pain was feeling relief. There were days at my heaviest I didn’t even want to move because my feet killed me and my back made me feel immobile. The lethargy went away going vegan. I started going to the gym, and eating a lot of chia for energy, and never felt better in my life.

After I lost weight, I wanted to show it off and look my best. What I didn’t post was the stretch marks, and the stomach pouch I still had, and the ups and downs along the way. You always see me post myself wearing high waisted leggings or jeans holding in my stomach, or a tank top that is loose in the tummy and flatters me just right. Reality is that I often take a million photos and try multiple poses before I post one. Never get caught up in appearances. The main thing to take away from me going vegan is that it literally improved my quality of life from a drastic standpoint.

My point is, veganism saved my life and my health. It doesn’t matter what you look like. It’s a better quality of life for everyone, from a personal level, to how animals are treated, to how many Earthly resources are saved for everyone by eating plant based. Compassion truly begins on your plate: for the animals, for the planet, and for your health. 💚🌱✨💗

Earth Day: Compassion Begins On Your Plate

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Compassion begins on your plate!! 💚🌱✨ I’ve always been a bit of a bleeding heart. I was 14 years old when I decided weight loss wasn’t worth eating animals. My entire family was on the Atkins diet, and saw short term successes (but long term health problems, cancers and death). I was repulsed by seeing family members eat flesh for every meal. I went vegetarian without really knowing how to be a healthy one. As a Midwest girl with limited nutrition knowledge, I just decided to eat anything that didn’t have eyes. This included tons of bread, pasta, and cheese. 18 years old wasn’t even my heaviest. I was heaviest in my mid twenties working in the insurance industry. I finally had a moment where I felt like I woke up. I found myself staring down a road I didn’t want to be on, and drastically changed my life.

Working at Whole Foods and learning about The Whole Foods Diet, and finding veganism was the answer I needed all along. It was not only the most compassionate choice for the animals, and the planet, but it was the most compassionate choice for myself and my health. I finally found the answer to all the questions I had about our nutrition, while still limiting our harm, and impacting the planet positively. The energy this diet gave me impacted my physical activities as well.

We are all so hard on ourselves sometimes, myself included. We are all imperfectly perfect. As I learned more, my mind evolved, my behaviors and diet evolved, and then my body followed. It wasn’t a perfect process. It took time. Transformation doesn’t happen overnight, but it does happen. It’s as simple as making a decision on what you are making for dinner tonight, or to take that walk you are thinking about. May your life and actions be a celebration of the Earth, every day.

Recognizing Signs from Heaven Using Numerology

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Have you ever casually noticed seeing 11:11? Or 4:44? Angels often give us messages from heaven as answers to our prayers. The key to recognizing these messages is learning different ways in which angels give us signs. One of the most common ways angels communicate with us is through number sequences. Have you been noticing repeating numbers recently? I will be explaining the meaning behind the most common repeating sequences.

Welcome to the New Age: Transformation of the Collective Consciousness

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When I first “woke up” spiritually, it was an alarming experience to realize many of the people I knew and came to love were still sleeping. Being spiritually aware beyond any doubt is a beautiful experience, but sometimes the fear has its way to creep in, and you may feel isolated and lonely at times. I wouldn’t trade my dark nights of the soul for anything. The experience makes you strong and lovingly powerful. A dark night of the soul has birthed some profound prophets and healers. Ancient Egyptians took the experience of a dark night of the soul as a right of passage. Egyptians would shut themselves in a coffin for days, left to only the darkness and their own thoughts. They either died of fright from their own fears, or emerged stronger and wiser.

I was frightened at first to share my experiences or beliefs for fear of what others would think. These fears have proven themselves insignificant. Sure, some people that were once in my life are no longer there due to rejecting my new look on life. I find that the changes in friendships have been to my benefit. It has been so rewarding to find that the more I speak my truth, the more people who are spiritually aware have walked into my life, and the more my long time friends with similar closeted beliefs now step forward. The long conversations, synchronistic encounters and events, and the ideas that we have all shared are truly priceless.

As a child, I heard many theories about the new age- the golden age, and the transformational shift in consciousness our time period would be undergoing. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine how real and beautiful all of the predictions of the new age truly were. Heaven on Earth is a choice. It is a choice we make every second of our lives. It is a choice to have our thoughts dwell in a spiritual direction, and to attract miracles. To have your mind open in a spiritual direction will help you manifest profound psychic experiences. The opposite is also true, that if you close yourself off to the possibility of spiritual experiences, you may never have the experience.

Keep an open mind, have lovingly honest conversations, and watch your life shift in a positive direction. Not everyone will make it in this lifetime but that is also their free will choice to do so. Don’t label someone as negative or not spiritual since it discourages others even further. I always say it just hasn’t happened yet for them, but it will. I’ve seen some people make dramatic changes, including myself. No one is ever really lost and the spiritual path is here for everyone when they are ready.