Jesus for the People

Only 2009 years ago there was a boy born on the outskirts of Belen. Before his birth an angel had appeared unto Joseph telling him that Mary would soon have a child. During his first moments he was accompanied by his mother, his father, a cow, an ass and three wise men which were guided to him by a star which was the brightest in the sky. To little Jesus these wise men brought gifts but sadly Joseph had to escape to Egypt with Jesus for Herold killed all the children of the city about Jesus’ age as an attempt to kill him.

Jesus was later baptized by John the Baptist. Although at the moment he had been a very important person for the Kingdom of God for he had worked every day to give people the opportunity to be part of it he was humbled by the presence of such an important person. In the moment of his baptism God himself was there to presence it as a Dove. From that moment on he was known as the Son of God.

Jesus in his adulthood had to face the Satan and his temptations. First, while he was fasting, Satan came and told him to make stones in to bread yet he resisted and said souls feed from more than bread. Another time he was tempted to throw himself from a rooftop but he answered that one must not tempt the lord. Finally Satan tried to make him bow to him in exchange of power and wealth but Jesus answered that the Lord was the one true god one must bow to.

After his first appearance to his disciples in Galilee Jesus focused most of his time in helping the poor, healing the sick and doing exorcisms. People were surprised by his teachings on how to enter the kingdom of heaven by doing well to those who most need it.

Jesus also did a great thing, he challenged and injustice of the time. The Jewish religious system was corrupt at the time and he not only said what was wrong but also tried doing something about it. When he entered what was supposed to be a temple for God he found people selling animals for sacrifices. He found this incredibly insulting for not only had they made the temple a place for business but also scared people with the idea that if they didn’t sacrifice animals for God there would be punishment. Shocked by the corruption of God’s temple he freed the animals from their cages and turned the tables around spreading everything on the floor. With this action he made many enemies because he showed a defiant position towards the rest of the Jewish system at the time.

He continued to travel and taught parables to people trying to show them how to live in such a way as to obtain eternal happiness in the Kingdom of Heaven. He explained many complex themes that thanks to his wisdom made very easy to understand. Once he explained to his disciple why he talked in parables. He said to them that they had been gifted to see, understand and listen to many things others wouldn’t comprehend but with something more visual and above all something they could relate to. This was but one of the many ways in which he showed the great divine wisdom he had.

Not long after the event in the temple courtyard the scribes had began to think of ways to get rid of Jesus. Because it was during the feast of Passover they decided to do it in a subtle way making sure few realized what had happened. It was during the Passover eve that Jesus and his disciples had their last supper. It was then Jesus revealed Judas would be the one who would betray him and Peter would deny him three times before the cock crow. During that night Jesus prayed to God that if it were possible all the torture he would have to go through were prevented but only if it were God’s will. All his disciples fell asleep while he prayed to God. He tried to wake them up but it was useless. After several times of repeating this prayer the scribes had come with armed people. His disciples awoke and one of them cut one of the ears of a person from the armed mob. Jesus was disappointed with this and explained that if he would’ve wanted to avoid that situation he would have done so already but also explained that the purpose of this was greater than his life. He was taken and was judged in front of the scribes. After passing several false witnesses he was judged on blasphemy upon what one of those said. The Blasphemy which with he was accused of was that he had affirmed he could destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days.

After his judgment Christ was taken to the governor Pontius Pilate who at first found no reason to incriminate him. The governor’s wife told him that she was told in a dream that Jesus was not to be harmed. Pontius tried to convince the people that Christ had done nothing wrong but the scribes had convinced the people that Jesus was dangerous and evil. Because of the feast that was going on Pontius was to release a prisoner which the people chose. Barabbas was the one who obtained his freedom while the people chose to crucify Jesus. Pontius, seeing that Christ was a good man, didn’t want his to suffer such a horrible fate and told the people what he thought but they didn’t listen. He then decided to wash his hands telling them that the blood of that good man would be on their hands not his. The people accepted this happily.

So Jesus was taken and was given a crown of spines and a purple robe. He was called the “King of the Jews” by the people and the guards. He was mocked and was spit on. He bared the cross but when he could no more a farmer that was passing by helped him. When he finally reached his destination he was given vinegar to drink and was nailed to the cross. One of the thieves that were with him asked him that if he was able to destroy and rebuild the temple in three days why then did he not save himself? Jesus didn’t answer and at one point He even asked, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Yet the moment he died there was an earthquake and the dead saints arose. The people finally realized that the man which had been preaching around Galilee for about a Year and had taught them great lessons about life was truly the son of God.

Three days later, just as he had said it would happen, Jesus rose from his tomb with the help of an angel which moved the huge boulder which was placed at its entrances that the disciples wouldn’t fake the resurrection by taking the body away. He then appeared to his disciples and they worshipped him. He still remains with us to this day.