National Socialists’ Pagan Roots and False Israelite Claims: A Biblical and Historical Refutation

By GreyWarden100 | Published May 12, 2025

National Socialism has long been a breeding ground for ideological contradictions, particularly in its attempt to co-opt Christianity while simultaneously embracing paganism and anti-Judaism. Recent posts on X, such as those citing 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15 to vilify Judeans and praising Roman general Titus as a hero, reveal the depths of this distortion. This article aims to dismantle these claims, expose the Odinist core of National Socialism’s spirituality, and show why Christians who believe Hitler was a Christian are gravely mistaken. Drawing on historical evidence, scripture, and Hitler’s own words, we’ll see that National Socialism is a pagan ideology at its core—one that worships Odin, the All-Father, not the God of the Bible—while also refuting the baseless claim of National Socialist Christians to Israelite identity.

Misusing Scripture to Fuel Anti-Judaism: A Historical and Scriptural Analysis

The X post from @Classicist9999 cites 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15, claiming that Judeans are “the enemies of mankind” because they “killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us.” This verse has been misused for centuries to justify anti-Judaism, but a closer examination reveals the distortion.

Paul, the author of 1 Thessalonians, was a Judean (Philippians 3:5) writing to the Thessalonian church around 50-51 CE. When he mentions “the Judeans” here, historical context indicates he’s referring to a specific group of Judean religious leaders who opposed the early Christian movement, not the entire Judean people. Paul himself never renounced his Judean identity and affirmed God’s enduring covenant with Israel in Romans 11:1-2: “Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.” The crucifixion of Jesus involved Roman authorities under Pontius Pilate as much as a small group of Judean leaders, and Jesus’ earliest followers, including the apostles, were all Judeans. The Bible records Jesus forgiving those involved, saying, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). The National Socialist misuse of this verse to paint Judeans as enemies contradicts the biblical command to “love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44).

Jesus’ Sacrificial Death: A Divine Plan, Not a Judean Crime

The National Socialist narrative often portrays the crucifixion of Jesus as a crime committed by Judeans, but this perspective fundamentally misunderstands the biblical purpose of His death. Jesus came to die for the sins of the world, a divine necessity that required specific historical circumstances. The 1st century CE was a time when Judaism faced significant challenges—marked by corruption among some religious leaders, Roman oppression, and internal divisions. It was during this era, often described as a low point for Judean religious integrity, that Jesus’ sacrifice needed to occur. The Judeans, as the people God entrusted with the Temple ordinances (Exodus 19:6, Leviticus 16), were divinely positioned to play a role in this redemptive act, even if some acted out of ignorance or secular motives.

To view the actions of those secular Judeans involved in Jesus’ crucifixion as a “bad thing” is to oppose the divine plan of the Lamb of God shedding His blood for the sins of the world. Jesus Himself clarified His voluntary role in this plan in John 10:17-18: “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.” This passage demonstrates that Jesus’ death was not a murder forced upon Him by Judeans or Romans but a deliberate act of obedience to God’s will, fulfilling the prophetic requirement for atonement (Isaiah 53:5-7).

National Socialists’ failure to grasp this redemptive purpose reveals their disconnect from biblical truth. Their vilification of Judeans for the crucifixion ignores the divine necessity of Jesus’ sacrifice, further proving they are neither Israelites nor Judeans but pagan descendants of Yafet who need to come to repentance and accept the salvation offered through Christ’s atoning death.

Titus: A Pagan Ruler of Kittim, Not a Christian Hero

The same X post praises Titus, the Roman general who destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE, as “the delight of mankind,” citing Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars (Titus 1). This claim is problematic for anyone claiming to follow the God of the Bible. Titus Flavius Vespasianus (39-81 CE) was a Roman emperor and a pagan, leading the siege of Jerusalem that killed countless Judeans and enslaved survivors—an event mourned by Judeans to this day on Tisha B’Av. Suetonius’ praise reflects a Roman perspective, not a universal truth.

Biblically, Titus descends from Kittim, a son of Yafet (Genesis 10:4), a name associated with Rome in ancient Judean texts like the Dead Sea Scrolls and Daniel 11:30 (“ships of Kittim”). Posts on X also note that Kittim is traditionally understood as the progenitor of the Roman peoples, with the Hebrew term often translated as Rome. The Romans worshipped a pantheon of gods—Jupiter, Mars, and others—and Titus was deified after his death, a pagan practice. For National Socialists to claim Christianity while venerating a pagan Roman ruler is incoherent. Christianity worships the God of Israel, not the gods of Rome. Titus’ destruction of the Temple was an act against the biblical God, making National Socialism’s admiration for him antithetical to Christian principles.

National Socialist Christians’ False Claims of Israelite Identity

An X post cites Jeremiah 51:27, mentioning Ashkenaz in a prophecy against Babylon: “Summon against her the kingdoms, Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.” Some groups, particularly Christians who align with National Socialism, misuse biblical genealogies to support their ideology. They falsely claim to be the true Israelites, asserting that they descend from the tribes of Israel while labeling Judeans as Edomites—descendants of Esau, whom they vilify as enemies of God’s people. This claim lacks historical and biblical grounding.

The Bible traces the Israelites to the descendants of Jacob (Israel), a Semite through Shem, while Edomites descend from Esau, Jacob’s brother (Genesis 36) which is also Semitic. Archaeological evidence, such as the Merneptah Stele (1200 BCE), places the Israelites in the Levant, consistent with Judean history and tradition. In contrast, National Socialist Christians, often of European descent, cannot trace their lineage to the tribes of Israel. Biblically, Europeans, including those of Germanic descent, are understood to descend from the tribes of Yafet (Japheth), one of Noah’s three sons (Genesis 10:2-5). Yafet’s sons—Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras—are traditionally associated with European and Central Asian peoples. For example, Yavan is linked to the Greeks, and Kittim to the Romans, while Gomer and Tiras are sometimes connected to early European groups, including Germanic tribes. Genetic studies, like those by Cavalli-Sforza in The Genetic History of Europe (1994), confirm Europeans as Indo-European mixes, aligning with Yafet’s lineage, not the Semitic lineage of Shem, from which the Israelites, Edomites, Yoktanites (Arabs) descend.

Who has been keeping the biblical commands to this day? The Bible records that Jesus was circumcised on the eighth day (Luke 2:21), fulfilling Genesis 17:12: “He that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you.” Judeans have maintained this covenantal practice for centuries, continuing to circumcise their sons on the eighth day as a sign of their covenant with God. National Socialist Christians, however, lack such practices. Hitler explicitly rejected circumcision, calling it “a crime against nature” in a 1939 speech recorded in Hitler’s Table Talk (1941-1944). This rejection, combined with their failure to observe other biblical commands tied to Israelite identity, undermines their claim to be the true Israelites. Their European ancestry, rooted in Yafet, further contradicts their assertion, as they are not of the Semitic lineage of Israel but of the Japhetic lineage of Europe.

Semitic Features of Judeans and Israelites: A Physical Refutation

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Beyond practices, the physical characteristics of ancient Judeans and Israelites, as depicted in historical artifacts, further refute National Socialist Christians’ claims. Assyrian sculptures from the Battle of Lachish (701 BCE), now housed in the British Museum, show Judean families taken captive by Sennacherib. These reliefs depict Judeans with clear Semitic features, including prominent hook noses—a trait distinct from the thinner noses often seen in European sculptures of the same period. Similarly, the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (circa 841 BCE) depicts King Yehu of Israel, a northern Israelite king, with a pronounced hook nose, a characteristic Semitic feature.

National Socialist Christians often ridicule hook noses, associating them with Judeans and using them as a point of mockery in their ideology, as seen in historical National Socialist propaganda that caricatured Judeans with exaggerated nasal features. Yet, these same features are evident in the ancient depictions of both Judeans and Israelites, such as King Yehu. If National Socialist Christians disdain hook noses, they do not fit the physical description of the Judeans or Israelites they claim to be. Moreover, their European features—typically thinner noses and lighter complexions—align more closely with the descendants of Yafet, not the Semitic peoples of the Levant. This physical evidence, combined with their lack of biblical practices, further undermines their claim to Israelite identity.

Jesus’ Circumcision: A Covenant National Socialism Rejects

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National Socialist ideology claims Aryans are the “real Judeans and Israelites,” yet they reject circumcision, a core covenantal practice of the Judean people that Jesus Himself underwent. Luke 2:21 states: “And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus.” This fulfills Genesis 17:12: “He that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you.” Jesus, a Judean born in Judea, was circumcised on the eighth day, as was standard practice for Judean males at the time, a tradition that continues among many Judean communities today.

Contrast this with Hitler’s explicit hatred of circumcision. In Mein Kampf (1925, Volume 1, Chapter 2), he calls Judean practices like circumcision a means of preserving racial purity, which he despised. In the aforementioned 1939 speech, he labels circumcision “a crime against nature, a mutilation that the Judeans use to mark their slaves.” If National Socialists are the “real Israelites,” why do they reject a practice upheld in the Bible and observed by Jesus? This contradiction exposes their claim as baseless.

The Odinist Core of National Socialism

As explored in my previous post, The Shared Roots of National Socialism, Zionism, Marxism, and Fascism: A Deeper Look, National Socialism is deeply rooted in paganism, not Christianity. National Socialist Odin worshippers, often tied to neo-pagan movements like Odinism or Ásatrú, revere Odin, the All-Father of Norse mythology, as their true god. Odin, a deity of wisdom, war, and death, embodies the warrior ethos National Socialist ideology glorifies. They see themselves as Odin’s chosen, fighting a cosmic battle for “Aryan” supremacy, often using rituals like “blots” to honor him, as noted by modern Odinist groups like Wotansvolk.

This ideology traces back to the völkisch movement and groups like the Thule Society, which influenced the early NSDAP. The Thule Society venerated Odin and used the swastika as a Germanic symbol, a practice the National Socialists adopted. Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, incorporated Odinist symbols like the Sig rune and celebrated solstice festivals, rejecting Christian traditions. Posts on X reflect this understanding, noting that “the elite Schutzstaffel [SS]… were literal Pagan cults” and that “Hitler believed in Odin/Wotan” by the early 1920s.

Hitler Was No Christian: Odin Was His God

Some Christians believe Hitler was a Christian because of his early public rhetoric, like his 1933 Berlin speech claiming to fight atheism. But this was a tactical move to gain support from Germany’s Christian population. Privately, Hitler despised Christianity. In Hitler’s Table Talk, he calls it “a religion for slaves,” a perversion that weakened the Germanic spirit. He admired pre-Christian Germanic traditions, stating, “The old beliefs will be brought back to honor again.” In a 1929 speech, he redefined socialism as an “ancient Aryan, Germanic institution,” echoing völkisch ideals that Odin, not the Christian God, was the true deity of the “Aryan race.”

The National Socialist regime’s actions confirm this. They promoted “Positive Christianity,” a distorted version of the faith that erased its Judean roots, and persecuted Christian groups like the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Goebbels wrote in his 1941 diary that Hitler was “a fierce opponent” of Christianity but avoided public attacks for political reasons. Historians like Wilfried Daim suggest Hitler saw himself as a messianic figure akin to Odin, leading the “Aryan race” to a new spiritual destiny. Odin, the All-Father, was the god of the National Socialists—not the God of the Bible.

The Collapse of National Socialist Christian Ideology

National Socialist Christian ideology is a weak amalgamation of distorted Christianity, paganism, and racial pseudoscience. It contradicts itself at every turn:

• Anti-Judaism vs. Christianity’s Judean Roots: Christianity is rooted in the Judean scriptures and Jesus’ life as a Judean. National Socialism’s anti-Judaism violates biblical teachings of love (John 13:34-35) and Paul’s affirmation that Gentiles are grafted into Israel, not replacements (Romans 11:17-24).
• Paganism vs. Monotheism: National Socialism’s use of Odinist symbols, runes, and solstice rituals shows its pagan core, incompatible with Christianity’s exclusive worship of God (Exodus 20:3). Himmler’s occultism, documented in The Occult Roots of Nazism by Goodrick-Clarke (1985), further exposes this.
• Historical Lies: The National Socialist claim that Aryans are the true Israelites has no basis. Genetic studies like Cavalli-Sforza’s The Genetic History of Europe (1994) show Europeans as Indo-European mixes, not Semitic peoples like the Israelites, who are documented in the Merneptah Stele (1200 BCE).

Conclusion: A Call for Truth

National Socialism is a pagan ideology that worships Odin, not the God of the Bible. Its veneration of pagan rulers like Titus, rejection of circumcision, and distortion of scripture reveal its incompatibility with Christianity. National Socialist Christians’ claim to be the true Israelites, while labeling Judeans as Edomites, is baseless—Europeans descend from Yafet, not the Semitic tribes of Israel, and they lack the biblical practices that Judeans have upheld for centuries. Ancient depictions of Judeans and Israelites, such as those from the Battle of Lachish and the Black Obelisk, show Semitic features like hook noses, which National Socialist Christians ridicule, further contradicting their claim. Jesus’ death, a voluntary sacrifice for the world’s sins as He affirmed in John 10:17-18, was a divine plan, not a Judean crime—National Socialists’ failure to understand this underscores their pagan, Yafetite origins and need for repentance. Hitler’s own words and the regime’s actions show he was no Christian—he sought to replace Christianity with a racialized paganism centered on Odin. Christians who believe otherwise are mistaken, and the historical record refutes National Socialism’s anti-Judean lies. Let’s stand for truth, honoring the historical and biblical foundations of faith.

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