Letters from Adina - #28

Letter XXVIII. Jesus is hailed King.

“My kingdom is not of this world! I seek not an earthly throne nor earthly sceptre. My kingdom is of God."

My Dear Father,

Jesus was heard  by both my uncle Amos and myself in the synagogue at Bethany, two days after He raised Lazarus from the dead, to read from Esaias the following words, and apply them to Himself; as He had done before at Nazareth :-

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor, He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”

When He had read this prophecy, which all our people, dear father, do acknowledge to refer to Messias when He cometh, He closed the book, gave it again to the attendant scribe, and sat down.

The synagogue was thronged, so that people trod upon one another; for the fame of His miracles had brought people to hear and see Him, not only from Jerusalem, but from all Judea, and Decapolis, and beyond Jordan; nay, His fame, it seemeth, is spread abroad in all the world.

All eyes of all were waiting upon Him, and all ears ready to hear what He should speak.

He then said - ‘‘This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. Ye ask me, O scribes and men of Israel, to tell you plainly who I am - whether I am the Christ or no.  What saith the Prophet of the Messias when He shall come? Ye have even now heard His words. If such works as He prophesieth do show forth themselves in me, know ye not who I am.’’

Here one in the assembly cried out -“Tell us plainly, art thou Christ, the Son of the Highest?”

At this direct inquiry there was, a deep silence to hear the reply.

Jesus seemed about to answer, when a man, who stood near the desk, and in whom was an unclean spirit, cried out, with a shrieking voice of mingled terror and awe -

‘‘Let me alone! Torment me not, thou Jesus of Nazareth! Art thou come hither to destroy me! I know thee who thou art - the Holy One of God.’’

Jesus rebuked the devil which possessed the man (the man indeed was Jaius, a Roman proselyte of the gate, who had long spread terror in the suburbs, by his exceeding madness and ferocity), and said, in a voice of a master commanding a bond slave -

“Hold thy peace, Satan. The Son of Man needeth not, the testimony thou givest. Hold thy peace, and come out of the man.’’

At this word the man uttered a fearful cry of despair and rage, and foaming at the mouth, cast himself, or rather was thrown down by the devil within him, to the ground; where, after a moment’s terrific struggle, with writhing of great bodily pain, he lay as one dead.

Jesus took him by the hand, and he stood up, and looking in the face of the Prophet full of wonder, he burst forth into tears of thankfulness, and cried -

“I am escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and I am escaped. God hath delivered me out of the hand of my enemy!’’

He then sat down at the feet of Jesus calm, happy, and in his right mind. All gazed on him with wonder; while the mass of the people gave a great shout, for they were all amazed, and said; ‘‘This is none other than the Christ, the son of David! This is the king of Israel.’’ While the loud shouts of ‘‘Hosanna! hosanna! hosanna!’’ raised by a thousand voices, ‘‘Hosanna to our King!’’ shook the synagogue like a mighty storm.

When the noise had a little subsided, some of the Scribes and Pharisees, reproved Him for not rebuking these cries.

“Who is this that suffereth himself to be hailed as a king?” they said. “This is treason against Caesar.”

And now, Aemilius, the Roman knight, appeared at the door of the synagogue, attended by six or seven soldiers.

No sooner did the eyes of these wicked Jews behold the gleam of his helmet, and his tall plume rising above the heads of the people, than they cried out, as if eager to show reverence to their conquerors, while they looked at Aemilius, to get his approval -

“We Jews have no king but Caesar! Away with the traitor. He who maketh himself king rebels against our most mighty Emperor."

"Away with him. Arrest him, most noble Roman. Drag him before the Procurator Pilate."

Aemilius, who well understands these envious Jews, and who is wise in the knowledge of what Jesus teaches, loving Him moreover as a brother, and revering Him as divine - Aemilius remained silent, giving no sign that he would do the will of these wicked enemies of the Prophet.

Jesus then said, in a loud voice - “My kingdom is not of this world! I seek not an earthly throne nor earthly sceptre. My kingdom is of God. Ye say truly that I am king,’’

He added, with indescribable majesty, ‘‘and hereafter ye shall behold me sitting upon the throne of heaven, high and lifted up, when before me every knee shall bow, of things in heaven, of things on earth, and things under the earth.”

When he had thus far spoken, He could not proceed further, for the sudden and violent outcry that arose.

Some shouted ‘‘Hosanna!’’ other said he blasphemed; one cried out for the Roman guard, another for the priests, to drive him from the Temple; many ran towards him, to cast themselves at His feet, while others, putting their fingers in their ears, hastened from the synagogue, crying, “His blasphemies will cause the house to fall upon us, and crush us!”

Never was such an uproar heard. In the midst of it Jesus conveyed Himself away, none knew whither; and when I returned to the house of Martha, I heard his voice raised in prayer to God, in His little chamber.

Thus, dear father, do we discourse together of this wonderful Prophet, whose future life is all a mystery; save that, from the prophecies, we know it is to be inconceivably glorious — from His own lips, that it must be inconceivably sorrowful.

Your devoted and loving

Adina

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