Pivot of the Sky

The grand celebration has finally begun, and all the people of Salem have gathered and rejoiced, and people have come from all sides, making every street crowded. Joseph and his disciples also left the village for the city of Salem, and he did not hold the staff that had been cut into the branches. On the night he met the two angels, he had returned the staff to Moses, and Joseph no longer needed the artifact.

The disciples said: "Dear guide, many people in Salem are looking forward to your arrival, and you will be greeted. In order to be able to see you in a crowded crowd, don't walk. ”

Joseph thought and nodded: “Go to the village in front and lend me a donkey and tell my master that Joseph will use it and return it soon. ”

Elijah and Moses were on the road, and they had been persuaded by Joseph, but Medanzo and Link were still following. Although Joseph discouraged their actions, he did not order them to leave. At this moment, Link suddenly said, "There seems to be a legend in the Plains of Salem that Messiah came not on horseback, but on a smooth donkey. ”

Medanzo shrugged: “Is there really a legend? That's it! I came to be that donkey. ”

Link: "Amon, didn't God tell us to stay out of Joseph's business? ”

Medanzo shook his head: “It's not called meddling, we didn't do anything else, anyway, Joseph has ordered the disciple to find the donkey. Go on, let them find it! ”

The two angels quickly circled to the village in front of them, and Medanzo turned into a donkey, and the owner of Link, who turned into a donkey, stood at the intersection with the donkey. There are still a few donkeys in the village, but this is the one where Medanzo became the most visible. The disciple borrowed the donkey according to Joseph's words, and Link gave them the donkey with great pleasure.

People heard of the arrival of the Son Jesus, who came out of the city to greet him, and a huge crowd shouted the name of the Son, and some even stood beside the road to salute him. The men in front took off their robes and laid them on the road, and others folded down the tender branches with the leaves and laid them on the ground for Joseph to pass on the donkey.

"Messiah, our savior, here he is!” The vast crowd slowly advanced, and the Son rode the donkey into Salem City.

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The elders of the Temple of Araho heard that Joseph had arrived and had come together to plot to eliminate his plan. One elder said: "There are too many people who can't do it right now, and many people believe that Joseph is the Son. If we arrest him in public, he will provoke civil change, and he will easily escape, so he will be passive. ”

Another elder said, "We can wait until the last night of the festivities, when the crowds that gather around have dispersed. ”

The elder said, “It's best to wait until he's alone. He's got a lot of followers, and we'd better buy a mole. ”

Another elder nodded and said, “This should be done! More importantly, how to judge him must convince people that he is a liar and a guide posing as a god! In that case, his followers would turn to hate him. ”

Then another elder said: "There is no need to worry about judging him. If he claims to be a savior and cannot save himself, it proves everything! But in the last seven days, shall we endure what he preached to the people in front of the temple? No, I'm going to find him. Remember, there's the governor of the Maronite Empire. What would the Maronites think of that Joseph who calls himself the Messiah? ”

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Joseph finally arrived in front of the Temple of Arrocho, first built in the David-Solomon era and renovated over hundreds of years to become more and more magnificent. It's a long way from all the buildings, on a high ground in the city, in front of a very large square. This is also a place where people gather, as long as there are more people, there is a chance to earn money, and the hawkers will naturally not miss it, not to mention the Salem, who specially know how to do business?

The disciples were somewhat stunned by what they saw in front of them, with a number of mobile traders carrying parcels, carrying baskets, pushing trolleys around the crowd drinking and shouting at each other. And secondly, there are people who get permission from the Temple Priest, or the Temple Priest works with people to set up sheds around Temple Square to sell birds and persuade pilgrims to buy them for release as a sacrifice to the gods.

Birds fly in the square with feathers and bird dung from time to time. Those captured birds were frightened and dying in their cages; many of the birds bought to fly fell tirelessly in the woods not far away, and others caught them back for resale.

Joseph came to the square and closed his eyes and heard the sounds of all kinds of birds. His expression was silent with anger. The followers saw him so that they realized that the Son might have something to say and waited quietly. Indeed, Joseph opened his eyes and said, "People who truly follow me, demolish the stalls that sell birds and let all the birds fly outside the city! ”

For the first time today, Joseph has never given orders to his followers to do anything for themselves. Everyone clearly heard the Son, crowded up to push down the stalls, grabbed all the cages, and sent the panicked birds to the city walls to let them fly. After the chaos, the square became clean again.

Someone was stunned by the actions of Joseph. He did so with the permission of the priest in the temple of sin, who could build a shed here to sell the birds sacrificed to Arrocho. The so-called "permits” are meant to give priests benefits. In fact, many of the booths are set up by the priests themselves. That is the way to make money in celebrations.

A priest came out of the crowd and questioned Jesus: “Who are you? How can you do that! These stalls sell birds for people to fly. The pilgrims bought the birds to let them fly in order to show the sacrifice of God; the birds were free and symbolized God's salvation. You inspire people to demolish stalls in blasphemy! ”

Joseph shouted politely, “If it's a domestic chicken, do you need people to let it fly? Those are birds caught from the wild by the hosts, who do not know how many innocent people were killed or injured under the net, who are locked in jails and tortured, who are scared to fly in the square, and who fly into the woods to be caught back by the hosts.

Some do so in the name of sacrificing and showing God's mercy, but only in the pockets of greedy pilgrims. God does not enjoy all of this, money just falls into the pockets of the greedy. Don't think the people here don't know that all the stalls selling birds are related to priests in the temple, otherwise they wouldn't be built on Temple Square.

What they do with you is desecrate the glory of God! If you think releasing the birds in the cage is a mercy to God to sacrifice and show him his brilliance, why sell them in the cage? You're supposed to let those birds go, aren't you? ”

The priest's face rose red and his anger trembled, but he did not know how to refute it. In fact, many people know that many of the stalls that sell birds are run by priests, and even if not by priests, priests receive benefits. Yet to be clear, Joseph wore this fact out in public, amounting to a sin to all the priests who made a profit - he was so bold!

Who has the courage to do this in Temple Square? He defies the most prestigious man on this land! The priest was also very confused when he was shouted, "Priest, look carefully, this is Jesus the Son! ”

Upon hearing the name, the priest shuddered for no reason and slipped into the crowd. The people cheered and shouted the name of Joseph and gathered around the Son. Joseph stretched out his arm to show everyone the quiet, and then preached to the crowd in this Temple Square.

Nor does he know how many times he has spoken everywhere, but today he has the largest audience. His voice was such a delightful voice that in such a large square everyone could be heard clearly. Though he was wearing an ordinary robe, he seemed to envelop a divine glow. When followers firmly believed in his identity, they could see how he felt solemn and sacred. It also added a simple sense of mystery to the invisible description of human beings.

After the speech, Joseph led the people to a prayer ceremony. When the night came, the city of Salem was still overcrowded and crowded, and pilgrims from all over could not find a place to stay, resting on the side of the road or on empty spaces. Joseph took his disciples out of the city and returned to the village of Bertani, before entering the city of Salem the following day.

The next day, as Joseph continued to preach in Temple Square, the crowd suddenly separated a path, walking a middle-aged man in a white robe with a luxurious staff. Many here know him, one of the twelve elders of the Temple of Arojo in the city of Salem, and is said to be a great magician.

It has been the custom of many years for people to bow down to this elder. The elder nodded frequently with a humble look, and came to Joseph, calmly and openly, “Joseph, I hear you claim to be the Messiah in the Illia prophecy, who yesterday incited the people to demolish all the stalls in the square selling birds? ”

And Joseph answered frankly, "This elder, if you call me that, I don't deny it. As for why you want to demolish those booths, you should know better than I do. Do you want to be guilty here? ”

The elder shook his head: "No, no, no, I don't want to blame that. You do it for your own reasons, and it will make it easier for you to win the hearts and minds of the people. But those stalls are located in the Temple Square and are also licensed by the Maronites, who also pay taxes on the sale of birds to the Maronites. I would like to ask you a question: Should the Salem not pay taxes to the Maronites? The birds were bought to fly and sacrificed to Arrocchio! Who lives in the Messiah, can you answer that? ”

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