Pivot of the Sky

It was a very sinister ordeal, and the elder's question contained the trap of framing Joseph. Joseph was preaching in the square, in crowds of people, that if he answered that taxes should not be paid to the Maroons, not only in violation of the laws of the Maroon Empire, but also for incitement to public violence, he would be immediately taken away by the Maroon soldiers on duty.

But if Joseph answers "should," he will lose his heart. The expected Messiah was the savior of all the Salamahs and Samaritan, and it was believed that the King of Salem would lead them to a new kingdom, conquer the Empire of Maro and rule the Heavenly Pivot. Besides, there is a more important premise for the elders, how can one explain that people buy birds to fly in order to sacrifice to Arrocchio, but pay taxes to the Marocchians?

Joseph was well aware of the elder's trick, but only smiled slightly. He reached out to take a coin from his disciple and raised it to ask the crowd, "Whose avatar is on this coin? ”

“Caesar," they replied. ”- Caesar and Augustus, not only the names of the two Maroon rulers of the Magic Continent back then, but also became the honor and title of the emperors of Maroon for generations.

And Joseph cried out, “Then let Caesar return to Caesar! God doesn't need it! Have you ever heard of the privilege of buying money into heaven? It can only be used to buy a place in Temple Square from the priests, set up to sell birds and entice people to buy birds to let them fly. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ”

As he spoke, he bounced his fingers, and the coin flew out with a noise and fell at the feet of the elder. He was clever enough to get rid of the elder's entanglement without unraveling the trap of the elder's questioning. As long as the Maroon Empire remains the ruler of the Heavenly Pivot, the coins used here still cast the face of Caesar, and the merchants naturally pay taxes to the Maroon Empire.

What does Joseph tell people about the real world and the ideal world, what is the seen world, what is God's kingdom of guidance? The Maronites conquered the Sky Pivot continent, but also provided roads, water works to stop the clashes between the original tribes, taxing not only the Salem businessmen, but all parts of the Sky Pivot that were under the rule of the Maronite, including the Maronites themselves.

But what about the kingdom of Arrocho? What God needs is not these, but the true faith in the soul, to reach the kingdom beyond eternity through all sorts of tests. It's another world, a kingdom completely different from the rest of us.

With admiration, the people are still focused on the preaching of Jesus. The elder was bored and very embarrassed to stand there. He said he had a problem “asking” for Jesus himself, in the same tone that he did. And Joseph “taught” him generously in front of the people, and this honorable elder became one of the audience at this moment, and did not show the proper authority in front of Joseph.

This is an embarrassment to come out and honor Joseph with your honorable identity! The elder read a move and made another move. He held the five fingers of the staff tight and quietly started the curse magic. He was a great magician and left no trace of manipulation among all men. He wanted Joseph to feel his body sinking, his knees soft, his head leaning forward, and somehow bowed to him in public.

The magic of magic unfolded, but nothing responded like a mud cow entering the sea. And Joseph stood there and preached unto the people, and not a single tone of speech was disturbed.

To talk about theological means, Joseph was much more talented than this elder, who knew what the elder was doing, but didn't care. The best way to deal with curse divinity is to pray for the gods, and in the form of Joseph, two tears of the gods were condensed, one was refined and the other was actively integrated into the soul mark. This flesh and blood body is also an excellent artifact for praying for the gods. Even if he does nothing, the elder's curse will have no effect.

The people around them naturally did not know all of this, but at this very moment something happened that made people stare and then rejoice. The elder suddenly laid flat on his knees and tended to Joseph kneeling in front of him. He pressed his staff against the ground with both hands, placed his forehead and lips on the ground, and then raised his arms upright, his arms bent and prayed again. He worshipped three times in a row, completely disregarding the dust on his robe and forehead.

The twelve elders of the Temple of Arojo in the city of Salem are the supreme beings of the Salem representing the authority of the gods. They have never done this to the living outside the idols. Only the Son can enjoy this privilege! The elders were undoubtedly very excited about their sincere endorsement of the identity of Joseph.

The elders knelt down, and of course it was impossible for everyone to stand. In that moment, the crowd in Temple Square knelt down. The disciples also bowed down to their guide, and throughout the square, only Joseph stood, the last kneeling donkey behind him.

No one noticed a detail, just as the elders cursed the deities, the donkey behind Joseph suddenly lifted a front hoof and gently stamped his foot on the ground. The elder then knelt unwittingly, not on his own knees, but by an irresistible force. The elder struggled to climb up, the donkey stamped again, and the elder's just upright arms couldn't hold up and prayed again.

The donkey stamped her tripod in a row, and the elder prayed for three weeks. At this time, the people in the square also knelt down, the donkey saw and closed, while bending the front legs to make the appearance of kneeling salute, at the same time head down to touch the ground.

The donkey knelt down, but the elder stood up and saw that because of his actions, everyone in the square was kneeling down to Joseph, and the elder was ashamed to death - so ashamed to see anyone! His figure fluttered like green smoke, and he flashed into the temple and disappeared. The elder left a paperwork on the same day to resign from the position of Temple Elder, and has since closed the door to thank the guests.

Joseph turned around unintentionally and glanced at the donkey, but he didn't say anything. What can he compare to a donkey on this occasion? He opened his arms to the crowd and said, "Get up! ”

On entering the city of Salem, Joseph had decided not to show any miracle that might disturb and confuse people's beliefs. If the elder wanted to kneel down, Joseph had the means, there was no need to let Medanzo, who had become a donkey, get in the way. What Joseph needed was not that form of kneeling, neither temptation nor imposition, but sincere faith in the soul.

Why would Ammon walk like this if he could prove what he was after by that means?

This prank by Medanzo worked very well, everyone knelt down to Joseph. But when Joseph left Salem City on that day, he ordered his disciples to take the donkey back to the borrowed village and return it to his master.

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It was a public humiliation and absolutely unacceptable in his capacity to shut the doors of a temple elder to no longer see people as a result of what had happened in the square. But no one else knew what was going on. The elder didn't say anything to anyone. He was absolutely ashamed of himself! Eleven other elders also felt a chill and fear in their hearts, and now they have unanimously decided - that this man must be executed - if all they ever wanted was to take Joseph for sin!

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Joseph preached in the Temple Square during the day, returning at night to the village of Bertani, entering Salem seven times in a row, without riding that donkey again in the last few days. On the seventh day of the festival, the celebration is coming to an end, and the people pouring into the city of Salem from all sides are packing their things and are leaving tomorrow.

On this day, Joseph did not leave Salem City, and he commanded the disciple: "Go to Wehr-From, and I invite him to prepare a dinner for us today, in a quiet and undisturbed place, where you will wait for me first. ”

Well-Fromm was the only patient of Joseph's healing in the wilderness mountains and the only one of those patients to return to Joseph.

And the disciples departed, and Joseph left Judah alone. Walking in the world is necessarily a common affair, and Joseph and the small group of disciples, of course, also need to spend money to buy all sorts of things and prepare to walk everywhere. Judah is capable and sophisticated, manages money and procures goods of all kinds, and usually spends the most time out on his own.

Joseph took Judah through the streets and alleys in the city of Salem, full of bustling crowds, but strangely, no one could recognize Joseph! For the seventh day in a row, Joseph preached to all the people in Temple Square that when he stood in the midst of all men, everyone knew it was the Son. But when he was in the crowd, he was still wearing ordinary robes with barefoot feet. He looked no different than everyone else. Even if he walked face to face, no one realized that he was Joseph.

Salem City is very large, thanks to the scale that Link built back in the day, the entire outer city, and some mountains and even fields and woods. And Joseph took Judah out of the inner city, and he went to the outer city, and he stopped in a remote place, and he turned around, and he said, "Judah, my disciple, today I want to ask you —— do you understand why I had to give you such a name? ”

Judah's shoulders trembled, and his face seemed to have finally waited for something long awaited, and he bowed down: "Dear Guider, perhaps I should not call you the Son, because you are the one!... I didn't know why, but not long ago, I finally understood. ”

"Congratulations," said Joseph. "What do you understand? ”

Judah replied, "Four hundred years ago there was no city of Salem, and the great flood did not come, and this is a place called Duke Town. There was a teenage miner named Amon, who was fortunate enough to mine a precious tear of the gods. Rhode-Dick, the city owner of Cape Ecuadorian State, was coming to Duke Town with the candidate Virgin in search of the tears of the gods.

When the tears of the gods appeared, Lord Dick ordered his clerk to give the young man thirty gold coins, while the clerk gave the young man thirty silver coins and took away the tears of the gods in the name of Goddess Isis. Not only was the teenager unable to pay taxes on the twenty gold coins owed to him at home, but he was almost cut off a finger in front of the Temple of Mu Yun. The clerk's name was Fayor Judah. ”

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