As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, (Mark 11:1)
If Jesus didn’t come to Jerusalem and worked in Galilee and Samaria vicinity only what would be happened to his destiny? There is no ‘if’ in history. History is not a fixed reality but the series of shifts and changes of event so we cannot measure history in such way. The fact Jesus came to Jerusalem only became an obvious history. From there, his crucifixion occurred, followed by his resurrection and ignited early Christian movement.
Jerusalem is, as I mentioned yesterday, the holy place of many religions. It is the holy land. Holy means a manifesting of life. There is no other holy thing except life. The reason we are calling God holy for we believe that he created life, maintaining it and finally will complete it. However, Jerusalem, the holy place was rather the land of death for Jesus. How many prophets were murdered in Jerusalem too!
From the end of last year till now Israel holding Jerusalem as a holy place raised a war. They bombed Gaza area of Palestine ruling by Hamas and already resulted the casualty of ten thousands and 5,000 injuries. Why Israel, calling herself as the holy nation and chosen people of God, does such anti-life activity? Is it an extended line of the tradition of executing Jesus on the cross?
The answer is easy. The people and system think self holy cannot allow any challenge against them. They beautify their war as a holy war. A dictator cannot allow others who stand against his absolute rule. He wraps a cruel purge as a realization of justice. When will be the time Jerusalem a holy city can restore a real peace and realize in it? It is the time to recall the scene of Jesus weeping by seeing Jerusalem.
If Jesus didn’t come to Jerusalem and worked in Galilee and Samaria vicinity only what would be happened to his destiny? There is no ‘if’ in history. History is not a fixed reality but the series of shifts and changes of event so we cannot measure history in such way. The fact Jesus came to Jerusalem only became an obvious history. From there, his crucifixion occurred, followed by his resurrection and ignited early Christian movement.
Jerusalem is, as I mentioned yesterday, the holy place of many religions. It is the holy land. Holy means a manifesting of life. There is no other holy thing except life. The reason we are calling God holy for we believe that he created life, maintaining it and finally will complete it. However, Jerusalem, the holy place was rather the land of death for Jesus. How many prophets were murdered in Jerusalem too!
From the end of last year till now Israel holding Jerusalem as a holy place raised a war. They bombed Gaza area of Palestine ruling by Hamas and already resulted the casualty of ten thousands and 5,000 injuries. Why Israel, calling herself as the holy nation and chosen people of God, does such anti-life activity? Is it an extended line of the tradition of executing Jesus on the cross?
The answer is easy. The people and system think self holy cannot allow any challenge against them. They beautify their war as a holy war. A dictator cannot allow others who stand against his absolute rule. He wraps a cruel purge as a realization of justice. When will be the time Jerusalem a holy city can restore a real peace and realize in it? It is the time to recall the scene of Jesus weeping by seeing Jerusalem.
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