Synagogue of Satan

A drawing of a Black men before a crowd of hassidic Jews. Atop, text reads 'Was Christ antisemitic too? Revelation 2:: 'I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the Synagogue of Satan.'

"Synagogue of Satan" is a term used by antisemites, particularly of a religious Christian background, to depict Jews as evil conspirators. It finds its origins in Revelation 2:9, a Biblical verse which refers to a group persecuting Christians. The overwhelming majority of modern-day theologians have condemned antisemitic interpretations of the verse.

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