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The time was the fourteenth Nisan in the year 3790. It was a dark spring evening in the seven hundred and eighty-third year of Rome. It was the twenty sixth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. We would say it was the seventh day of April in the year of our Lord 30
Three hundred thousand pilgrims within and without this stronghold of Jewish faith and Roman occupation. There was noise enough already but then
over the hill came charging one in a seamless garment: He stood
straight and tall and his chariot pulled by six white horses.
His lieutenants or disciples
as they were called, each mounted on their black Arabian steeds, rode by his side.
Jesus
of Nazareth, for this was what he was called, wheeled up before the
Fountain Gate, and watched the crowds surge forward and round about him
and listened to them call out, "Hail Jesus King of the Jews." He
stretched out his hands and with great pride acknowledged their praise.
After a while Jesus grew tired of shouts. It had been a long trip from Bethany. Every few miles people asking for a few words of wisdom and the sick, everywhere you looked.
Jesus
thought to himself, "I must have healed five thousand if 1 healed one."
He gave a wave of his hand, his lieutenants forced their horses through
the surging crowd. And Jesus moved in the direction of the Upper Room.
Once
they reached the thinly lit Upper Room where they would celebrate Past
or the Passover, Judas found a seat near the end of the table and close to the door.
As
the food was passed Jesus began to outline his plans for taking the
city. Half way through the meal Judas edged toward the door. "Now!" With
this one word Jesus motioned to Peter and Peter followed Judas out into the night.
By Wednesday Jesus had the city of
Jerusalem
well in hand. The Roman Legions were caught off guard. Three hundred
thousand Jews with the taste of freedom in their souls was too much.
The
crown sat easily on his head, a garland of golden leaves with berries
made of rubies. Above his head laced on satin were the words, "Jesu
Nazarenus, Rex Judaeori." (King of the Jews)
He
granted two hours every morning and two hours every afternoon to the
healing of the sick. They stretched from the Palace beyond the Gennath
Gate the length of the Via Dolorosa to within sight of the temple, where
Caiphas rubbed his hands in glee and planned a coalition with this new
King Jesus.
The
coronation ceremonies had been hasty but pontifically correct. James
and John had received appointments making them co-chiefs of
administration, and Peter had been put at the head of the Army to fight
off the Roman legions who would certainly attack as soon as
reinforcements arrived.
One
of the first duties of Thomas, a police inspector, was to place Pilate
in the very dirtiest of cells and deny him any water for a bath. Thomas
was not quite sure what made him treat Pilate in this particular way but
it was an obsession with him that his sentence should be carried out in
this manner.
By
Thursday, Peter had appointed Bartholomew head of propaganda and had
equipped people with Roman swords and weapons of war. They looked
uncomfortable in their shields, and some with long robes combined with
Roman belts seemed awkward warriors at the best.
On Friday the Roman legions began their seige. They
entered from the Mount of Olives, pouring over Gethsemane in the
direction of. the Golden Gate. A smaller diverting force moved down from
the higher hills surrounding Golgotha.
Within
a few hours the streets of Jerusalem were covered with the dead and
dying. And Jesus of Nazareth lay at the foot of the throne a spear
thrust deep into his side. His last gasping words were made as looked up
toward the heavens and said "Father, forgive me . . . . forgive Father,
I . . . I knew not what I did.
(Quote from Wyrick'sWritings)
He was going to rid that nation of every Bible and dethrone God.
He boasted that within 100 years there wouldn't be left one Bible left in France, except in some dusty old museums.
But before his death, he lost his mind. When the doctor, nurse or friends would enter his room, he would shrink back into his bed and shriek "The Nazarene.
The Nazarene." The nurse attending him declared that for all the money in France she would never again nurse another dying infidel. And just before he did die, he cried out, "Thou hast conquered, thou Nazarene."
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