AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The 'Most People Rejected His Message' or 'They Hated Jesus' meme is based on a comic strip panel that features two characters: a man speaking assertively and another individual, presumably Jesus, with a resigned expression. The caption typically reads something along the lines of "Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?", inspired by the biblical passage from Galatians 4:16. The template is commonly used to depict situations where truth-telling leads to unpopularity or disdain.
OriginWho did it first?
This meme template originated from a 1997 Christian comic pamphlet entitled 'Charlie's Ants' by American cartoonist Jack Chick. The story starts with the character Charlie trying to alert an ant colony about a looming flood. During the comic, another character named Sarah appears and recounts the life of Jesus through short stories linked to biblical passages. The digital scans of this comic pamphlet were first shared online by the blogger Meecha on the 'Kansas City With Russian Accent' website on November 5th, 2010. The post can be found here.[1]
Origin: 2010