.
.
.
He
went out for meditation for many days, then came back to the people revealing
His true mission. He gave the glad-tiding of the Kingdom of God.
Once He went to a holy place. This was a center of pilgrimage and reverence
for the Jews , but they had also turned it into a business center. Christ
went and pulled down their shops and chased them out of the
holy
place. He said:
.
"
This is the House of God . You should not pollute it with your worldly
interests. "
.
He
wanted to show that the Religion of God should not become a source of material
gains.
.
In
the days of Christ there were very many people who were spiritually sick
and spiritually
dead.
He cured them and gave them life with the power of the Word of God . Soon
He became very popular. The priests grew jealous and did not like that
their followers should be attracted
by
this simple man who was teaching a new way of life for the people. When
He told them
that
He was their spiritual King, the One Promised in their Holy Books, the
priests grew
very
angry because they expected their king to be a man with worldly grandeur
while
Jesus
Christ was a simple man, He had even no shoes. Nevertheless , He
proclaimed
that He was the King of Israel.
.
"
I am your true King "
.
He
said:
.
"
I am the Master of the New Kingdom. These
worldly kingdoms are nothing as compared to the everlasting Kingdom of
God . "
.
But
the Jews did not want to believe Him. They rose against Him and had him
crucified along with two thieves. Even on the Cross , Jesus Christ prayed
for the forgiveness of His enemies.
.
The
Jews did not understand the true meaning of their Holy Book; they did not
even know that by killing the Manifestation
of God , they could not kill His voice
as it was the Voice of God and would be heard in every land.
.
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