In Christian mythology, Jesus of Nazareth (aka Jesus Christ and the Nazarene) is the son of God. Christianity as a religion came from his teachings.
When he was born in Bethlehem, King Herod ordered every child under the age of two to be killed. At the same time, the Presence cast the Wrath of God (aka the Spectre Force) into limbo because its vengeance couldn’t exist on Earth together with Jesus’s forgiveness.
As an adult, Jesus was betrayed by his best friend, Judas Iscariot, in return for 30 silver coins. His was sentenced to be crucified.
The Holy Grail
During the Last Supper before he was crucified, Jesus drank from the “Grail” over which Rheelai was murdered 33,000 years earlier. It was later used to collect his blood while he died on the cross. It was imbued with great power.


During his crucifixion, Jesus was visited by two men.
One carried what became known as…
The spear of destiny

Suddenly, the sky grew dark! Thunder rumbled, and a strong wind blew, snatching the spear from his hands.
He became a believer in that instant!

THE PHANTOM STRANGER
The other man who who visited Jesus on the cross had long suffered from his son’s death during the Massacre of the Innocents. He traded places with a Roman soldier so that he could inflict his own harm upon Jesus.

When he lashed him, Jesus spoke, “tarry till I come again,” cursing him with eternal life. The man subsequently wandered the earth as the Phantom Stranger.

AFTER DEATH
The Spectre Force escaped from Limbo in fury and swept over the earth to punish mankind for Jesus’s death.
Joseph of Arimathea took possession of the grail and kept it somewhere in Glastonbury Tor, a small town in Somerset, England.
Each warlord that possessed the spear died —
…but each had known life such as few other men ever do!
The Holy Grail and Spear of Destiny became two of the most sought after holy relics.

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