First, the desert city.
A long time ago, in the endless desert, there was a small town called "Human". This small town is surrounded by yellow sand, but there is a small town called "Eni" in the center of the city, which can be cultivated and planted to feed the whole city. North of the city is a bare stone mountain named "Skull Mountain". There is an endless hole at the foot of the mountain. The mouth of the cave is very narrow, and it is called the "Gate of Death". There is a burning sword spinning at the door and an angel of destruction. Anyone near the door of death will die. Several people were killed before because they were curious to get close to the door of death. Therefore, for thousands of years, no one dared to visit the gate of death, and no one knew where the gate of death led.
However, there is a legend among the residents of the town: "On the other side of the desert, there is a beautiful place. Their ancestors came from there. " However, they don't know which direction this beautiful place is and how far it is from them. Because of Koizumi's grace, everyone can drink, and the town is also a blessed land in this desert. As a result, people in small towns live happily, gradually indulge in debauchery, and their thoughts are evil every day. Because of living comfortably, no one has thought about this legend for thousands of years, and no one has gone out to explore it.
This town is in the desert, and it seldom rains. Coupled with the gradual increase of population and livestock, the spring water that everyone squanders is gradually insufficient. As a result, people in the town began to be restless. Some people began to rob others of everything, and some even killed people to seize property. Later, after seven years of drought in the desert, the spring water in the town almost dried up. Many livestock died, almost all crops failed and many people starved to death. The hearts of the townspeople are desperate. Very painful, I don't know what the prospect is.
Second, the duke's son.
The owner of the town has a son who lives in a palace. One day, he went out of the palace and saw that people in the city were living in such pain: some people starved to death, some people died of illness, and even some people with white heads sent black hair ... People in his city suffered from the pain of where you would go. So, his heart was very painful, and he was determined to find a way out for the people of the whole city. He remembered the old legend: "There is a beautiful place outside the desert, where their ancestors came from." So he wants to find that place.
He left the palace and traveled around the city looking for news about that beautiful place. He asked the famous and wise old people: "Why on earth did our ancestors come to this place?" ? Where did it come from? How did it come from? "Later, one of his oldest and most knowledgeable people told him:" I remember my grandfather told me that his grandfather probably said,' Our ancestors left that beautiful place because of the idea of going out for a walk, and later got lost and came here. When the prince got the news, he fell into deep thinking: his ancestors were lost. Why did you get lost? How can I find my way back?
From then on, the prince thought about it every day and traveled around the city, thinking about it everywhere. Because there are only so many answers he can get: "I moved the idea of going out for a walk; Get out of here. " He thinks about these two questions every day, even when he fasted, he didn't think about it. He tried to find the key to go back from the sentence itself. He finally came to a conclusion: "At that time, our ancestors got lost because of the idea of going out for a walk. I want to go back now, so I can't find my way. Therefore, I simply don't move any thoughts and see if I can find my way back. " In fact, at this time, the prince has been in a trance and crazy state because he has been thinking about a problem for years. Because it's the only thing he can get. So, the prince practiced how to keep his heart still. He practiced for six years in a row.
In the sixth month of the sixth year, he came to the westernmost part of the city. There is a tree called right and wrong tree. There is a talking snake in the tree. The prince sat down under the tree and practiced the meditation he had practiced for six years. He called it "concentration". While he was meditating, the snake spat poison gas at him. After inhaling the poison gas, the prince fell into an illusion that made him ecstatic, which he called "bliss". He saw an extremely beautiful place in the west of the city, where beautiful rivers moisten the land, and people there will not die, suffer, live or die. He saw it! ! So that beautiful place is in the west! !
When he came back, he went back to the city ecstatic and told everyone what he had seen. He told everyone: "I saw that beautiful place, that place is in the west!" " ! "It took him 13 years to describe this place and point out the direction. 13 years later, he set off for that place. After saying goodbye to everyone, he set off and never came back. Some people behind followed him and never came back. Whether they went to that beautiful place or not, people in the city really don't know. But people in the city like to tell stories about the prince and think that the prince should have gone to that place. Maybe it's nice there. He doesn't want to come back.
Third, the son of heaven
Hundreds of years after the prince left town and set off for the west, one day an eagle in the sky brought a baby eagle. Put it in front of a family in the north of the city. The owner's name is "A Xin", so he took the children home to raise them. A Xin is a carpenter. He loves the child very much. Because the child fell from the sky, they named him "the son of God"
The child grew up and showed special wisdom and cleverness, and everyone liked him very much. He said that his father is the Lord of the heavenly city and the Lord of the whole earth, and he called the Lord of the heavenly city his father.
When God's son was thirty years old, he began to walk in the north of the city and told ancient legends to the residents in the north.
The son of God said, "Your ancestors once lived in a beautiful place called Tiancheng. However, later, your ancestors violated the law of nature and were expelled by the king of nature. So, your ancestors were exiled to this desert through a long tunnel, the Skull Mountain Tunnel in the north of the town. King Tiancheng refused to let your ancestors go back, so he put a flaming sword at the gate of death and sent an emissary to guard it, and refused to let your ancestors go back. " However, to this day, like your ancestors, you still indulge in debauchery, think evil, and violate the laws of nature. I tell you now, repent!
"However," continued the son of God, "the King of Heaven still loves your ancestors and gives them a fountain of grace to feed them. And he promised them that he would send an angel to take them back in the future. And I, the messenger of this Covenant, have come to take you back. Because the Lord in heaven has forgiven you, and the days of punishment are enough. He asked me to knock down the door of death for you and open the way back to the city of heaven. Repent, all of you, and follow me through the gate of death, and I will take you back. "
Besides telling the story of his return to the city of heaven, the son of God did many wonderful things: he cured many people's diseases, made the blind see, made the lame walk, and even once fed 5,000 people with five cakes and two fish.
The Son of God traveled around the North District for three years, and some people from the East, West and South Districts heard what the Son of God said. Believers follow the son of God and hope that God will open the door of death for them one day. Some unbelievers say, "This man cannot open the door of death. Even if we open the door of death, we don't know if it is a paradise city beyond the door of death. How do we know if this person is lying to us? " Because someone was killed before because he was near the death gate, many people don't believe it.
The son of God told them, "If you want to break down the door of death, you have to pay the price. The blood of an innocent person must be sprinkled on everyone, so that they will not be killed when they pass through the door of death. I tell you, I am the innocent man, and I will use my blood to save you! " Believers look forward to that day with joy, while unbelievers say he is crazy. Believers believed that the son of God would bite his finger and spill blood on them. In fact, the son of God said that he would die at the gate of death.
On the last day of three years, the son of god said to everyone, "it's time!" Let's go and go back to Tiancheng together! " Those who believe in him follow him happily, singing and praising the son of God all the way. However, they didn't see the son of God biting his finger along the way. They have some doubts. Near the gate of death, people stood at a distance because they didn't see the son of God biting his finger. Only sinners follow the Son of God and gradually approach the door of death. The son of God said, "Aren't you afraid of being killed by an angel?" ; The man replied, "Lord! I am a damn person, I just want to follow you. Please remember me when we arrive in Tiancheng. " The son of God said to him, "You will come to Tiancheng with me today."
Everyone watched the Son of God and sinners getting closer and closer. Suddenly, the angel of destruction came out with a burning sword in his hand and stabbed into the heart of the son of God. He shouted, "Everything has come true!" "The blood of the Son of God spilled out and spilled on sinners. When everyone saw that God's son was really killed, they all ran away in fear and all their confidence was gone. Everyone left, leaving only the sinner behind the son of God.
The sinner closed his eyes and waited for the burning sword to stab him. However, the sword hasn't come for a long time. He opened his eyes and the angel of destruction disappeared. The son of God stood before him, shining all over, and said to him, "Don't be afraid, everything has become new. Follow me! I'll take you home. " The sinner knelt down and said, "Lord! Did you die for me? Your blood is on me. " The son of God said, "Yes! I died for you, but I was born again. Now I'm taking you home. Come and come with me. "
Fourth, return to nature.
So, the son of God took the sinner into the door of death. After walking through a long tunnel, they came to a very beautiful place. There, the golden light is soft and warm, coming from the city of the sky and shining on the earth. Tiancheng has the color of rainbow. They flow from Tiancheng to Tiancheng along the river of life. There are all kinds of beautiful trees on both sides of the river, and there are fruits on them. They walked through the golden street as clear as glass and came to a high mountain. They climbed the golden stairs and came to the gate like pearls. The son of God said, "All the doors! You have to look up! The gate of eternity! Be lifted! Your king will come in. " An angel stood on the wall like a jasper and shouted, "Who's coming to the gate? How dare anyone come to the gate of this eternal city? Who dares to command the opening of the eternal door? "
The son of God replied, "It's me!" " Is to have a powerful eternal Lord! Almighty and eternal Lord on the battlefield! Is your glorious king! The sinner cried with tears, "it's my Lord, he is the son of God and the king of glory!" "! !"
For a time, the twelve gates of Tiancheng were opened at the same time, and the whole city cheered: "Hosanna! Hosanna. Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! There is peace in heaven and glory at the top! " The son of God walked into the city until he reached the temple in the city, cheering all the way. The son of God entered the temple and went straight to the throne of the temple. The elders on both sides of the throne stood up and bowed down to him. They took off their crowns and placed them at the feet of the Son of God. The son of God went to the throne and sat down. The four living creatures praised loudly, saying, Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God is the Almighty who was in the past, now and later! The twenty-four elders said, "Our Lord, our God, you deserve glory, honor and authority, because you created everything, and everything was created according to your will. "
When the sinner saw it, he fell to the ground as if he were dead. He didn't expect that the son of God who died for him was such a glorious king of heaven and city! ! He trembled with fear as if he were dead. The Lord laid his hand on him and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the first, I am the last, and I am alive. I was dead, and now I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys to death and the underworld. So, you should write down what you saw in that small town, what happened, and what you will achieve in the future. Tell the people in that city. "
Verb (abbreviation for verb) What do you see on the mountain?
Therefore, the glorious God took the sinner to the highest place in the city in heaven and showed him the desert. He saw the desert as far as the eye could see. Except for the dead gate leading to Tiancheng in the north, it led to the depths of the desert on three sides: east, west and south. There are eternal fires and salamanders lurking in the depths of the desert.
He looked to the west of the desert where the prince saw this image hundreds of years ago. He saw countless bones there. There is a skeleton with a rosary on its head and neck and a crown on its head. That's the skeleton of the prince. All the way to the west, white bones lay in the yellow sand. There are still people rushing to the desert in the west and dying in the desert.
The sinner asked, "Lord! Why is this? What did the prince see in those days? " A voice answered him, "In those days, the prince saw an image, an image of a city in heaven. Tiancheng was originally in the north, and you have to go through the dead door to get there, but mirage often appears in the desert, reflecting Tiancheng in the north to the west. The prince was ecstatic when the serpent spat out poisonous gas. He never doubted whether the western scenes were true or not. So he embarked on this road of no return, and many people followed him. Go back and tell them everything, let them wipe my blood, go through the door of death and come back to me. Look! The fountain of grace spews blood instead of water! With my blood, you can pass through the gate of death, although you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, you will not be afraid of harm. My blood will protect you, and when the doomsday angel sees it, he won't lay hands on you. "
Six, things in the city
On that day, the people who followed the son of God saw that the son of God was killed, and they were scattered and disheartened. When they returned to the city, they were sad for the death of God's son.
Suddenly, they heard someone shouting, "No! The fountain of grace is bleeding! You can't drink any more water! " The man who followed the son of God ran to the spring and was surprised to find that the spring had turned into blood. It turned out that on that day, the moment when the fiery sword plunged into the heart of the son of God, the earth shook and the sky was dark. From then on, what gushed from the spring turned into blood. This blood is wonderful. But they don't know what it means.
At that time, the sinner who followed the son of God to the city in heaven came back and returned to the city. When they saw him, they were surprised and asked him, "why didn't you die?" Please tell us what happened. " The sinner said, "Brothers, I followed the Lord to the death gate that day, and my knife pierced the heart of the Lord, and the blood of the Lord spilled on me. I close my eyes and wait for death. Unexpectedly, I didn't die. When I opened my eyes, I didn't see the angel and the sword, only God was standing there alive. I knelt down and said, "Lord! Did you die for me? "God said," Yes! I died for you, but I was born again. Now I'm taking you home. Come on, follow me. "
The sinner went on to say, "Then, the Lord took me near the gate of death and went through a narrow and dark tunnel to Tiancheng. I walked into the temple with him and saw him sitting on a glorious throne. All the elders and people in Tiancheng worship him! So my master is the king of the city of heaven! Seeing this, I was extremely scared and threw myself to the ground. His hand lifted me up and gave me strength. Comfort me with kind words. The Lord took me to the high mountain again and showed me everything that happened between us and told me to come back and tell you. "
The sinner said, "Look, the blood gushed from this fountain of grace is my Lord's blood. Let's put this blood on ourselves and go to him through the gate of death.". . I didn't die. I came back because of this blood. You have to paint it too, and then we can go back. "
Someone asked him, "Have you seen what is west of the desert? Don't you need to go through the dead door like that? "
The sinner said to them, "no, gentlemen, the western end of the desert is an eternal flame." What the prince saw in those days turned out to be the image of Tiancheng in the north, not the place where Tiancheng was. I saw the prince's bones lying in the west, where his followers died all the way. Just because no one came back, no one knows where that road leads. I wouldn't know if my Lord hadn't led me up the mountain to see all this. "
Seven, the division of the world
All people listen to him, some believe and some don't. Believers take blood from the fountain of blood, smear it on their bodies, and walk through the door of death. The angel of doom didn't kill them, but they also saw the beauty of the city of heaven. Some old people went to Tiancheng and settled there. After some young people have been to Tiancheng, the Lord sent them back to prove it to everyone, so that more people can return to Tiancheng.
But there are still many people who are afraid of dying and don't believe in the efficacy of precious blood. They said, "Those people are liars. They have never been to Tiancheng. They tried to lure us to death in order to seize our property. " So many people reject these people who have been smeared with blood and beat them. The blood of those who were beaten came out, and when they met Bao's blood, they were taken back to the city in heaven to be with their Lord, waiting for a better resurrection.
There are also many people who don't believe what these witnesses say, don't go to see the wonders of the blood spring, and don't think about the mystery of Skull Mountain and the Gate of Death. They still followed the prince's footsteps to the depths of the desert. They thought they could get to Tiancheng without going through the gate of death. In fact, deep in the desert is the real place of death. Where fire does not go out, insects do not go out, and fire snakes eat people. However, they don't believe what the witness said.
When the sinner finished all the main words he said on the ground and walked all the main roads, he finally told everyone: "When the blood spring no longer gushes precious blood, the Lord of the heavenly city will come back. Everyone who goes to him will be brought back, and everyone who does not repent and commits crimes in the cities on the earth will be judged, and the evil forces will be driven out. Then this dead desert will be burned with fire, and the Lord of Tiancheng will rebuild a beautiful world like Tiancheng. " After saying this, he went through the gate of death and returned to the city of heaven, leaving a letter to persuade future people to smear their precious blood and enter the gate of death. People will never see him again.
The drought in human cities is still going on and getting worse. People's lives are getting harder and harder. Believers painted with precious blood, went north into the gate of death and into the city of heaven; Unbelievers will speed up their search for other ways. East, west and south. However, the only way to live is to wipe the blood and go north to the death gate.
For the Lord said, "If anyone wants to follow me, he should give himself up and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; Whoever loses his life for me will gain it. "
I hope I can help you!