This question is puzzling. Seemingly redundant and even insulting, Maria replied with some excitement: "Although the elders call us Samans and usually look down on us, we also believe in God. My brother has always believed in Aro devoutly. river!"
Jesus let out a sigh of relief: "That's easy. I might be able to save him. Mary, please take me to his cemetery quickly. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid it will be too late."
As he spoke, he wanted to hold Maria's hand, but he stretched it out halfway but then retracted it. This was a subconscious habit imprinted in his soul. When he called her name, it was like calling the former Temple of Isis. She was the guardian saint, so she didn't touch her, but took the opportunity to hold Weiwei's stubby bear paw.
Whether they are the Saleng people or the Sama people, they all follow the same tradition. After death, they wrap their bodies in white cloth and place them in a stone tomb, and then pile sand on the stone to make a tomb.
News of Jesus¡¯ arrival spread to the village, and many people rushed to the cemetery to watch the fun. Jesus stood in front of Lazarus's tomb, showing a relaxed smile. He could sense that there were still faint traces of life in the tomb. Lazarus was not really dead, but he had stopped breathing and his heartbeat was too weak to be detected, making people mistakenly think he was dead.
Am¨¦ng has seen this kind of short-lived shock and suspended animation phenomenon on the battlefield. Josu raised his stick and pointed at the tomb and said, "Maria, your brother is not dead yet. Open the tomb and he can return to the world."
Weiwei seemed to understand what Jesus said and ran over to dig up the sand with her claws and try to remove the stones on the tomb. Jesus lifted his cane, and the stones and sand naturally surged to both sides and separated. Weiwei also rolled aside with the sand and stones, and the pull path wrapped in white cloth in the tomb appeared in the sun.
This scene happened in broad daylight. When people saw the tomb suddenly separated and exposed the body, they retreated in horror and hid in the distance to watch.
But Jesus walked to the tomb and waved, and a leaf floated in the air and fell on Lazarus' face wrapped in white cloth. Then he took off the leather bag from his waist, took a sip of water and squirted it out.
A piece of water mist fell on the "corpse" and the leaf, and the leaf moved slightly. A weak voice came from below: "God, where am I? Why can't I move?" "
The nearest onlookers heard the sound and shouted in horror: "Oh my God! Jesus made the dead speak!"
And Maria and her sister Martha had already rushed over, reached out to untie the white cloth wrapping their brother, and helped the pale-faced Lazulu out of the tomb. This young man looked very weak, but in the sunshine he was indeed alive!
The news that Jesus had miraculous powers and could raise the dead quickly spread throughout Bethany. Although Jesus told sisters Martha and Mary, Lazarus did not actually die, it was just a temporary suspended animation. But people don¡¯t understand this and still prefer to believe the ¡°facts¡± they see with their own eyes.
Jesus literally brought a dead man back to life from his tomb in broad daylight. It was impossible for him to explain this to everyone, and it was impossible to explain it clearly in practice. The so-called fake death is considered by people to be a real death, otherwise Sister Ma would not be able to accept the fact that she would bury her living brother in the cemetery.
Those believers who follow Jesus, who thank and respect Jesus, are naturally more willing to preach such miracles. Resurrecting the dead is certainly more amazing than reviving a person who is not dead yet. From this day on, more and more people began to believe that Jesus was sent by God to save them from suffering. This unexpected event gave Jesus unprecedented sensational influence and huge popularity among the people.
The village where Mary lived was on the outskirts of the city-state of Bethany, across the river from Bethlehem, the hometown of Joseph, and further north was the city of Zelen. And Jesus led his disciples to finally stop their continuous trek and temporarily settled in this village, using this as a base to preach to people the true faith and guidance of Aroho.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? People who have righteous faith try to awaken the original power and tell all the people the way to the kingdom of heaven or heaven, and publicly read and read the Sahelian Bible in the village synagogue. At the same time, some people became increasingly unwilling to hear Jesus¡¯ preaching or see Jesus appear.
??Especially the cold priests who have formulated various codes to restrain people, the last thing they want to see is people like Yosu. Because Jesus told the Gentiles: ¡°The way we treat others is far more important than rules such as how to wash our hands or what to eat.¡±
The priests in Jerusalem prohibited Jesus from teaching scriptures in the synagogue, so he went out to teach the disciples and the people in the wild. Mary became one of his most devout believers.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?It¡¯s his hometown. Not far to the north is the city of Zelen. Why did Jesus stay in this village on the outskirts of Bethany? The disciples were unaware of the Guide's intentions, but Jesus was gathering his strength. The so-called power is not to be strong enough to defeat someone, but to make the belief he spreads as deep as possible in people's hearts. At the same time, he also hopes to stay with Maria as much as possible.
When Jesus saved Lazarus¡¯ life, he actually agreed to Mary¡¯s request at the well. Mary asked Jesus how she should repay him. And Jesus smiled and said: "I hope you will give me a gift."
Maria said sincerely: "No matter what kind of gift you want, just tell me and I will make every effort to find it and present it to you."
Jesus still smiled and said: "You have already given it to me. Do you remember the package from Weiwei? The blue cloth wrapping the food is your headscarf. Can I keep it?"
Maria quickly replied: "It's okay."
After answering these words, Mary left the place where Jesus was and came to a deserted place. Only then did her pink face turn red and her heart beat wildly. An adult man asks a girl for her headscarf as a gift. What kind of metaphors and implications is this? If it were anyone else, Maria would naturally have normal reverie.
But she didn¡¯t dare to think like that about Yue Su. In the minds of his followers, Jesus represents the existence of God and promotes God¡¯s beliefs. A Saema woman like Maria didn't even dare to touch him easily, and could only silently look up to his glory with a pious heart.
Mary was indeed a very loyal follower. She often asked Jesus various questions, and Jesus would answer them in public. One of the most famous questions and answers was about how people should pray. This question and answer is actually related to the big bear named Weiwei.
Jesus often led people to pray and meditate after preaching, purifying the soul with focused introspection.
This is also a power awakening ceremony. Only those with outstanding talents and pious faith can awaken the original power. Weiwei cannot understand these complicated preachings, but he is the most loyal listener. At this time, he will kneel down with his huge body, hold a pair of front paws in front of his chest and say a pious prayer. It even became a scenery around Jesus.
Jesus' preaching was actually able to make a bear listen so devoutly. This became one of his "miracles" that people publicized. Many people came here to see it and were surprised. Then they were moved by Jesus' preaching and became his followers.
In fact, when it comes to the prayer ceremony, the ceremony in the cold temple is more complete and complex, and it is much more solemn and sacred than the way Jesus held it casually in the wild. When the priests in the city of Bethany heard the story of the bear, they laughed at the people and said, "Jesus is just a magic stick that captures people's hearts. He makes people pray like a bear in order to make people change." Do you have to be as ignorant as a bear?"
Someone else said: "Let a trained bear pretend to pray to attract people to listen to his preaching, but is that kind of prayer meaningful? Yosu is just like those monkey buskers!"
This kind of questioning was very tricky. When Mary heard the news, she couldn't help but ask Jesus: "Dear guide, how should we pray? Will people like Weiwei who only act like they are praying get guidance from God?" Woolen cloth?"
Jesus smiled, stood up and said something that surprised everyone: "Actually, it is more important when you are not praying!"
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Jesus explained: "What is the purpose of our prayers to God? It is to purify our souls! It is not to tell God~
How devoutly do you believe in him? The results of purifying the soul are reflected in your ordinary words and deeds, and in how you treat others. What kind of person you will become means whether you truly believe in God.
There is no need to imitate the bear Weiwei, but you should not laugh at him either. Your prayer is just your prayer. Vivi may not understand what we are praying for, but in order to save the benefactor who adopted her, she spent three days and three nights with food in her mouth to find me and invited me here. This bear thinks of itself as a human being and knows how to treat others better than most people.
Jesus answered the question calmly and sharply, letting the believers understand what real prayer is. When the news came back to the priests in Bethany, they were alarmed and even more angry. One of the elders said: "Jesus must be stopped. If he continues like this, I'm afraid everyone will follow him."
Another priest said: "It would be best to get rid of him or imprison him, but what kind of charges or excuses can be used?"
Another priest said: "It is said among the people that Jesus has the power to bring the dead back to life. No magician has ever shown it. He must be the incarnation of Satan! Tell peopleJesus will awaken the undead underground and come to the world to compete for the living. Upon hearing this news, no one will not be frightened, and strangers will stay away from him and avoid him. "!.