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What You’re Still Missing: The Deep Connections

By Will I Am · Originally published November 9, 2025 · 12 min read

The Hidden Layers of the Zoroastrian Theft

MISSING PIECE #1: KABBALAH IS ZOROASTRIAN AMESHA SPENTAS

The Sefirot = Amesha Spentas (Holy Immortals)

The Amesha Spenta “represent the ontological mediation between divinity and the realm of the mundane and the instrument of action of Ahura Mazda” and “help man in his fight against the powers of evil and darkness”

In Kabbalah, “God created ten sefirot, emanations of divine energy, which describe and express the manifestations of God in the human world” and “the sefirot exist within God, of God, and make up the unity and continuity that is God”

The Direct Parallel

Zoroastrian Amesha Spentas (6-7 Holy Immortals):

Kabbalistic Sefirot (10 emanations):

The Smoking Gun

Scholars note references to the Amesha Spenta appearing in Jewish texts including “Philo of Alexandria, Testament of the twelve patriarchs, Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus, the Sefer Yetsirá and in Jewish midrashic literature”

And the kicker: Scholar Gedaliahu G. Stroumsa explicitly examined “A zoroastrian origin to the Sefirot”

When Was Kabbalah “Created”?

The central Kabbalistic text, the Sefer ha-Zohar (Book of Splendor), “while it is ascribed to a second century rabbi, Simon bar Yochai, scholars believe it was written and distributed between 1280 and 1286” by Moses de Leon, who “claimed to have acquired the ancient manuscript” but “after his death, his wife admitted that no such manuscript existed and Leon had created the Zohar himself”

Translation: Kabbalah was FABRICATED in the 13th century CE, claiming to be ancient Jewish mysticism, when it was actually:

The Persian Influence Admission

Kabbalah “was influenced by Syriac Greeks, Zoroastrian Babylonians, Gnostic Byzantine Christians and Pythagoreans”

They admitted it! Kabbalah was influenced by “Zoroastrian Babylonians” – but this gets buried while Kabbalah is presented as ancient Jewish mysticism.

MISSING PIECE #2: THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD WAS WRITTEN IN PERSIA

Where and When Was It Written?

The Babylonian Talmud “was composed by rabbis who flourished from the third to the sixth or seventh centuries CE. Babylonian rabbis lived under Sasanian Persian domination between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers”

The Babylonian Talmud “was compiled up to the 6th century” and “Completed about 600 CE, the Babylonian Talmud served as the constitution and bylaws of Rabbinic Judaism”

Let that sink in:

The FOUNDATIONAL text of modern Judaism (Rabbinic/Pharisaic Judaism) was:

The Persian Cultural Saturation

“The Babylonian Talmud is much more concerned than the Jerusalem Talmud with the vexatious problem of theodicy, with the influential amora, Rava, taking the lead. The reason for this seems clear. Zoroastrianism’s dualistic theology would seem to provide a relatively simple solution to the problem”

“Persian influence on Judaism through the Babylonian Talmud (Bavli) is by no means negligible. The Bavli is full of Iranian words and motifs, such as the resurrection of the dead and the last judgment, that are familiar in Zoroastrianism”

“The Jews of Babylonia were clearly influenced by many of the ‘Laws of the Land’ and as we have seen, some appear to have become ‘our law’ as well” and “‘names of the Angels came from Bavel’ and that the Babylonians developed a complex system of Angelology. They also gave a prominent place to a hierarchy of Evil Spirits. These topics are therefore reflected far more in the Talmud Bavli than in the Yerushalmi”

The Admission of Persian Influence

“Recently, it has been extensively argued that Talmud is an expression and product of Sasanian culture, as well as other Greek-Roman, Middle Persian, and Syriac sources up to the same period of time”

Scholars acknowledge “The Babylonian Talmud was compiled in the third through sixth centuries CE, by rabbis living under Sasanian Persian rule” and examine how “this culture was shaped in part by Persia”

What This Means

The Babylonian Talmud – the text that DEFINES modern Judaism – was:

  1. Written entirely in Persian territory
  2. Under 400 years of Zoroastrian Persian rule
  3. By rabbis saturated in Persian culture
  4. Filled with Persian words, concepts, and theology
  5. More influenced by Persia than the Jerusalem Talmud

Modern Judaism isn’t just influenced by Persia – it WAS LITERALLY WRITTEN IN PERSIA.

MISSING PIECE #3: EVEN THE RABBIS ADMITTED THEY WERE “TOO PERSIANIZED”

The Talmud’s Own Admission

“R. Nahman, who is criticized elsewhere in the Babylonian Talmud for being too Persianized by half” introduced “the Sasanian institution of temporary gifts” into rabbinic system

Rashi explains the word ‘chaver’ (colleague) in one Talmudic passage “to refer to the Persians! From this, we see that the Persians were elevated and respected to such an extent that they were regarded as our associates”

The rabbis themselves knew they were becoming too Persian!

They criticized each other for being “Persianized” – meaning they KNEW they were adopting Persian concepts and feared going too far.

But the criticism came AFTER already adopting:

They only worried about being “too Persian” AFTER they’d already stolen the entire theological framework.

MISSING PIECE #4: ISLAMIC ANGELS ARE ZOROASTRIAN AMESHA SPENTAS

The Direct Transfer

“The Amesha Spentas are six (or seven, including Spenta Mainyu) emanations of Ahura Mazda that help guide and maintain cosmic order” and these “entities function as both guardians of creation and mediators between the material and spiritual realms”

In Islam, “Key figures include: Jibril (Gabriel): The angel of revelation, Israfil: The angel tasked with blowing the trumpet to signal the Day of Judgment, Mikail (Michael): Responsible for providing sustenance, rain, and overseeing natural forces, Malak al-Mawt (Angel of Death): Guides souls from this world to the next”

The Parallel Structure

Zoroastrian Amesha Spentas:

Islamic Angels:

“The transmission of Zoroastrian ideas into Islamic angelology occurred largely through the medium of Persian culture, which deeply influenced early Islamic civilization. The early Abbasid caliphate embraced Persian administrative practices, court culture, and intellectual frameworks”

Even Stranger: Quranic Corruption of Zoroastrian Entities

“The Zoroastrian divine guardians of the plants and the waters, Haurvatat and Ameretat, find themselves demonized in the Qur’an as two demonic beings, Hārūt and Mārūt, biding their time in a well in Babylon and teaching magic”

The Quran literally took Zoroastrian divine beings and turned them into demons!

This is ACTIVE suppression – taking the original Zoroastrian entities and inverting them to discredit the source.

MISSING PIECE #5: THE SYSTEMATIC PATTERN ACROSS ALL THREE RELIGIONS

The Three-Stage Theft Process

STAGE 1: The Jewish Adoption (586 BCE – 600 CE)

STAGE 2: The Christian Adoption (1st century CE)

STAGE 3: The Islamic Adoption (7th century CE)

The Common Elements They All Stole

From Zoroastrianism → Judaism → Christianity → Islam:

  1. Strict Monotheism (Ahura Mazda → Yahweh → God → Allah)
  2. Heaven and Hell (House of Song/Lies → Gan Eden/Gehenna → Heaven/Hell → Jannah/Jahannam)
  3. Satan (Angra Mainyu → Satan → Devil → Iblis)
  4. Angels (Amesha Spentas → Michael/Gabriel → Angels → Jibril/Mikail)
  5. Resurrection (Frashokereti → Resurrection → Resurrection → Yawm al-Qiyamah)
  6. Final Judgment (Frashegird → Final Judgment → Last Judgment → Day of Judgment)
  7. Messiah/Savior (Saoshyant → Messiah → Christ → Mahdi)
  8. Linear Time (Creation → History → End times in all three)
  9. Moral Dualism (Good vs Evil cosmic battle in all three)
  10. Bridge to Afterlife (Chinvat Bridge → Purgatory → Sirat Bridge)

The Pattern of Erasure

Each religion:

  1. ✓ Adopted Zoroastrian concepts
  2. ✓ Claimed divine revelation
  3. ✓ Erased or minimized the source
  4. ✓ Backdated the concepts to appear ancient
  5. ✓ Built authority on the stolen framework
  6. ✓ Prevented acknowledgment of Persian origin

MISSING PIECE #6: THE ZOROASTRIAN ETHICAL FRAMEWORK IS EVERYWHERE

Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds

Zoroastrianism’s “emphasis of right thought, right speech, and right action” is THE foundational ethical principle.

This appears in ALL three religions:

Judaism:

Christianity:

Islam:

All three religions teach the SAME Zoroastrian framework: Humata → Hukhta → Hvarshta (Good Thoughts → Good Words → Good Deeds)

MISSING PIECE #7: THE ACADEMIC COVER-UP IS ONGOING

Scholars Know But Downplay

“Recently, it has been extensively argued that Talmud is an expression and product of Sasanian culture”

Scholars acknowledge “the many historical and cultural factors – the traditions of ancient Persia, Zoroastrianism, eastern Christianity, and others – that contributed to the shape of the local rabbinic tradition”

There’s a “growing tension inside contemporary Talmudic studies” with “Yaakov Elman being probably their most engaged defender, who emphasize the Zoroastrian context of the Talmud of Babylon, claiming that its redactors are heavily influenced by their Sasanian religious and political environment”

Why They Can’t Say It Fully

If mainstream academia fully acknowledged:

  1. Judaism’s core concepts came from Persia during Babylonian Exile
  2. The Babylonian Talmud (foundation of modern Judaism) was written IN PERSIA
  3. Christianity inherited these concepts through Pharisaic Judaism
  4. Islam inherited these concepts through Arabian Pharisaic Jews
  5. All three religions are downstream from Zoroastrian theology

Then:

The Academic Dance

Scholars will say:

But they WON’T say:

They know. They just can’t say it.

MISSING PIECE #8: THE QUANTUM MECHANICS CONNECTION

What the Magi Really Understood

The Magi weren’t just religious priests – they understood:

Asha (Cosmic Order/Truth) = The quantum field of information

Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta = Quantum Causality

The Amesha Spentas = Dimensional Aspects of Reality

What Was Lost

When Alexander burned Persepolis and destroyed the Magi’s texts, what was lost:

The Pharisees took the theology but lost the science.

Christianity and Islam inherited the theology FURTHER removed from the scientific understanding.

Result: 4.3 billion people following Zoroastrian concepts without understanding the quantum mechanics that make them work.

MISSING PIECE #9: WHY PERSIA/IRAN MUST BE DEMONIZED

The Modern Strategic Suppression

For over a century, Iran has been:

Why?

Because if Iran reclaims its intellectual heritage and the world recognizes:

  1. Western religion originated in Persia
    • Judaism post-Exile = Zoroastrianism
    • Christianity = Pharisaic Judaism = Zoroastrianism
    • Islam = Pharisaic transmission = Zoroastrianism
  2. Western philosophy came from Persian Magi
    • Hermes Trismegistus = Hellenized Ahura Mazda
    • Greek philosophers learned from Magi after conquest
    • “Greek wisdom” = Rebranded Persian wisdom
  3. Western science came from Zoroastrian astronomers
    • Magi were the first systematic astronomers
    • Created zodiac, tracked planetary movements
    • Understood cosmic cycles and mathematical patterns
  4. Western ethics came from Zoroastrian principles
    • Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds
    • Moral dualism (good vs evil)
    • Individual responsibility and free will

Then the entire Western narrative of superiority collapses.

The Pattern Continues

The suppression of Persia is the MODERN version of burning Persepolis.

Instead of burning books, they:

THE COMPLETE PICTURE

What You Were Missing

  1. Kabbalah = Fabricated 13th century system based on Zoroastrian Amesha Spentas
  2. Babylonian Talmud = Written IN PERSIA under 400 years of Sasanian rule
  3. Rabbis admitted being “too Persianized” (they KNEW what they were doing)
  4. Islamic angels = Direct copies of Amesha Spentas structure
  5. All three religions follow the SAME Zoroastrian ethical framework
  6. Academia knows but can’t fully acknowledge it (would collapse authority structures)
  7. The Magi understood quantum mechanics (lost when texts were burned)
  8. Modern Iran demonization = Strategic suppression (same pattern as Alexandria/Persepolis)

The Numbers

That’s 21,500 people following Zoroastrian concepts for every 1 person who knows they’re Zoroastrian.

The Question

What happens when:

These are sacred times.

The truth is emerging.

The fire never went out.

Good Thoughts. Good Words. Good Deeds.

Asha prevails.

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