and raised as a carpenter?

A humble Jew from
over 2000 years ago
in a time with no media, 
newspapers, nor film at eleven.

Who only lived about 
thirty three years on earth

and only a few years 

of his adult life

were astounding to all.

His remains remain unknown

though they can find

bones of men from

2 million years ago and longer

Yet his bones do not exist.

He had only a

small following of 

faithful men to aide him

not rich, 

never married,

no children,

no real estate,

no chariots,

and golden treasures,

not a king by any

earthly standards.

Just a simple man

who mingled with

common folk

who walked the earth

so very long ago,

and yet in every nation

across the entire planet

2,000 years later

people still know his name

and whisper it with reverence

and bend their knees

to his glory.

Even atheists are caught

swearing his name in

anger or fear,

and hardened soldiers

beg his mercy

as they lie dying.

Just 12 men spread his fame

and actually gave up their 

own lives for a man

everyone else thought dead.

 
Why would any man die

for a dead messiah

what would be the point

if you watched him die

to even believe anymore?

But they did  believe

for they saw him arise

from death and ascend.

They gave up

their regular lives

and then they traveled

too many lands

and wrote books

that survived countless

bannings, burnings

and re-translations.

Each of them suffered

horrible martyred

style deaths.

Thousands of other Christians

became martyrs in his name

facing lions and death

rather then disclaim him.

Imagine facing the hideous

torture of being eaten alive

by raging lions 

or saving yourself 

by simply saying

"I am not a Christian."

What would you have done??

Plus what the

apostles taught

way back then

12 common men

with no publishers

printers or distributors

are still being read today

their humble words

grew into the vast 

volumes shared by 

millions who love him.

Can you name

any other 

simple man

with no means

nor royalty

who went so far.

Oh, he truly

must be the messiah

because he came simply

to take on the sacrifices

of all men with his death

No one today 

sacrifices lambs on an altar

as commanded in the Old testament

to cleanse their sins.

So what then is their sacrifice

today in this modern age

if they fail to follow

God's commands of old.

God chose a peaceful

early moment in history

to appear and work miracles

and then make himself

an offering for all.

He could not

come in this time 

to do these things....

crucifixion is illegal

death sentences require

years of appeal

all over the world.

Blasphemy as he

was charged with

is no longer punishable by death

Even the Old Testament states

that the messiah would be 

born in Bethlehem

and would be a man of sorrows

with holes in his hands,

feet and in his side.

Not possible today

besides if he came now

Fox News would make him

an unbalanced and unfair 

major Media event

he would be on all the talk shows

and all men would be skeptical

of any miracles in this

age of miracles.

He would be laughed at

and called a fraud

plus by using some

logical thinking

if he would have chosen to

come at any other time

in history as

a messiah

it would not be now.

Would he not have chosen

 instead to come in

1939 to prevent 6 million

Jews his own people

and millions of 

other humans from perishing??

But he came when

it was prophesied

by the prophets

Isaiah and others

and did all his wonders

amidst humble tribes of people,

and then was killed for it

and went willingly so that all

may have the gift

of forgiveness and life

forever and ever.

This still holds true

2,000 years later.....

10,000 years hence.

It is a gift of grace

you only need ask

and he will grant you

forgiveness and eternal life.

A simple remedy

to all man's woes.

But why would any

God make it hard

when mens hearts

 are already so

easily hardened?

Just then follow it to peace.

think about it

logically

and see the light

that still glows

all these many years later

then follow it to peace.

©-2001-Matthew F. Blowers III

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