Could Christianity be compared to the ancient Egyptian religion, time-wise and by popularity?
Before Christianity God’s chosen people was the Nation of Israel (Jews). Which means that startign with Adam and Eve, the only religion was true worship to God Almighty. It wasn’t until rebellion in the Garden of Eden that there was ever any challenge to God’s right to rule mankind, thus opening up the issue of whether God had right to tell mankind what is right or wrong or whether man would succeed on his own deciding for himself what is right or wrong. This is where the origin of religion apart from God’s righteous standards comes into play. God tolerated (permits) false religion in order to test the sincerity and faithfulness of his own followers and prove the issue of Universal Sovereignty. Man was pretty much doing what he wanted to do when it came to worship, except for a select few select ones who were still faithful to God (leading up to the Great Flood). About 200 years after the Flood, Noah’s great grandson (a hater of God) created a great empire of false worship in oppositio
