Who initiated communism? Historians attribute its genesis to Karl Marx whose theory of socialism appears to be the first step of communism. Unquestionably Marx’s book Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (The Communist Manifesto) published on February 21, 1848 serves as a text book for socialists on the long march to communism.
What is communism? Simply stated, it is both atheism and idolatry. Communists deny the existence of the Living God, El Shaddai, the Creator of the Universe. The communist state posits itself as the god of its subjects.
My opinion: Socialism is the first stage of communism; communism is the final stage of socialism.
Socialism and communism shall forever be economic theories because they have never been proven true. Socialists and communists promise many benefits to prospective followers but all the promises prove to be empty.
The Ten Commandments were given to Moses around 1446 BC.
Communism violates the first two of the Ten Commandments.
- I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. [Communist leaders set themselves as the god of the communist state. Example: Xi Jinping]
- You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments. [The communist state is an idol to be worshipped.]
In summary, communism is simply atheism as an official religion. The foundation for communism predates the Communist Manifesto by thousands of years.
When my beloved stepfather would sense my sisters and I were whispering, he would say, “Where there is whispering, lies are told.”
Satan set the foundation for communism 6,000 years ago. I refer you to Genesis 3:1-15. The evil character, the liar in these verses is called serpent. The word serpent is best understood in the original Hebrew language. The word serpent means whisperer. John 8:44 describes Satan as a liar and the father of lies.
One of the empty promises of communists is equality but the use of this word is oxymoronic and cynical.
The antithesis of communism is the Kingdom of God. The promise of Jesus Christ: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
John White
Rockwall, Texas
John N. White 