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Who was this simple man????who was this simple man, born in a stable 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 burial place unknown though they can find bones of men from 2 million years ago and longer his grave is but a guess and empty 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 just a simple man who mingled with common folk who walked the earth long ago and yet in every nation across the entire planet 2000 years later people still know his name and whisper it with reverence and bend their knees to his glory even atheists cry out his name in anger or fear soldiers beg his mercy as they lie dying just 12 men spread his fame and actually gave up their own lives for a man others 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 then they traveled the lands and wrote books that survived countless banning and burnings and re translations 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?? and what the apostles taught way back then 12 common men with no publishers printers or distributors their words grew into the vast 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 for 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 command of old he 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 and yet the Old Testament states that the messiah would be born in Bethlehem and would be a man of sorrows with holes in his hands and feet and side not possible today besides if he came now Ted Koppel would make him a 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 logically 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 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 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 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 why would God make it hard when mens hearts are so easily hardened just think about it logically and see the light that still glows all these many years later then follow it too peace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Artis Poetry Ad-Free Upgrades Vote for this poem
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