Is Jesus Real?

For many people raised in religious households, the idea of questioning Jesus feels dangerous. We’re told to simply believe—that faith means not asking questions, and that doubt is something to repent for. But as more of us wake up to the truth of who we are and what has been hidden from us, it’s only natural to revisit the very foundation we were told to build our lives upon. And one of the most important questions many are now asking is, Was Jesus real?

The short answer is yes. But not in the way we were taught.

The figure we were handed—white, soft-spoken, blonde or blue-eyed, detached from anything that looked like us—was never the true Messiah. That image was designed and circulated by colonizers, not prophets. It was used to pacify, to control, and to position European Christianity as the new moral authority over the world. It’s no surprise that for many of us, the story felt off. Something in our spirit rejected the false version, even if we couldn’t articulate why.

The truth is, the Messiah was never named Jesus. His name is Yahusha. And He wasn’t a Roman, or a European, or a neutral symbol of unity. He was a dark-skinned Hebrew, born into the tribe of Judah, sent directly to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. His mission wasn’t to start a religion. It was to call our people back into covenant with the Father—back to the laws we abandoned, back to the obedience we once walked in, back to the relationship that had been broken.

Yahusha wasn’t passive. He didn’t fit in. He wasn’t loved by the crowds. He was feared, challenged, and eventually handed over to be executed—not by strangers, but by His own people. Judah sold Him to the colonizers for thirty pieces of silver, and in doing so, we not only rejected our Redeemer—we triggered a curse that would stretch for 400 years.

So yes, He is real. But the version of Him we were given was a deception. It was meant to erase the truth of who He was, who He came for, and what He called us to return to. When you strip away the false imagery, the mistranslations, and the Roman filters, what you’re left with is not a sweet figure for stained glass—but a revolutionary Messiah who came to restore a chosen people to their identity, their laws, and their rightful place in Yahuah’s story.

If you’ve been unsure about Him, that’s okay. Many of us had to unlearn the lie before we could meet the real Yahusha. And now that you’re here—asking the right questions—it means you’re ready to see Him clearly. Not through empire. Not through tradition. But through truth.