Biblical Clues That Jesus Was Black or of Color
Many people point to certain scriptures as evidence that Jesus was not white, and possibly Black or deeply melanated:
🔹 Revelation 1:14-15 (KJV)
“His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace…”
“Hair like wool” — Wooly hair is a texture most associated with Black people.
“Feet like brass burned in a furnace” — If you burn brass, it becomes dark — this could describe someone with very dark skin.
These verses don’t describe a pale European man — they describe someone with Black features.
🌍 2. Jesus as an African Refugee
In Matthew 2:13-15, when Herod tried to kill baby Jesus, his family fled to Egypt.
Let that sink in — they hid in Africa.
Why go to Africa if you were pale and looked like a European?
Jesus blended in among dark-skinned Africans — meaning he likely looked similar.
So we’re not just talking about “symbolic Blackness.” We’re talking geography, ancestry, and historical logic.
👑 3. The Israelites Were a Black People
If Jesus was a descendant of King David and from the tribe of Judah, then we must ask:
What did the ancient Israelites look like?
Many believe — especially in the Hebrew Israelite movement — that the original Israelites were:
Dark-skinned
Oppressed
Taken into slavery
Scattered across nations (Deuteronomy 28:64)
Sound familiar?
This ties directly into the transatlantic slave trade — and suggests that the descendants of slaves in America, the Caribbean, and parts of South America may be the true bloodline Israelites, just like Jesus.
🗡️ 4. Why the White Jesus Was Created
The image of the white Jesus (blond hair, blue eyes) comes from:
European artists, like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Often modeled after Caesar Borgia, a pope’s son, during the Renaissance.
Pushed hard during colonialism and slavery to make the oppressed worship their oppressors.
This false image was used to:
Justify slavery (“obey your masters”)
Teach that white people were closer to God
Break Black identity and destroy spiritual truth
So reclaiming Black Jesus is not just about color — it’s about truth, identity, and freedom.
✊🏽 5. The Spiritual Power of a Black Jesus
When Black people see a Jesus that looks like them, everything changes:
Worship becomes personal
Scripture becomes empowering
The oppressed realize they were never cursed — they were chosen
Jesus was hated, betrayed, beaten, and killed — not because he was evil, but because he stood for truth, justice, and power to the people. That sounds like the Black experience across centuries.
🔥 Final Word: Who Is the Black Jesus?
The Black Jesus is:
The historical man from a region of color
The oppressed redeemer of a chosen people
The symbol of resistance against white supremacy
The truth-teller who was executed by the state
The Son of the Most High, born through a people the world tried to erase
The Black Jesus matters because truth matters — and because a people disconnected from their image of God are a people easier to enslave.
