A few days later, on the first day of Passover, Joshua and the Twelve Apostles were to celebrate God's help in fleeing Egypt for a meal on the first day of Judaism.

But no one noticed that Judas took advantage of this opportunity to quietly go to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, but no one knew about his departure except Joshua, who had already known all this, but Joshua did not speak.

When it was time for the feast, thirteen people gathered around a table, and Joshua, as the godfather, sat in the center, as a matter of course, while the twelve disciples lined up in turn.

They ate and drank like ordinary people, without any splendor or hymns, and even the room was a little cramped, but the thirteen people still ate bread together, prayed to the gods together, and washed their hands together.

And in the end, according to Jewish custom, the next song should be sung together, and it was agreed that the Passover would be celebrated together in the coming year, but Joshua was uncharacteristically silent, looking around at his disciples.

The disciples looked at each other and were at a loss, but Joshua looked at the crowd in front of him and just smiled and said.

"Very good...... Everybody's so good. ”

Before the disciples could understand, suddenly there was a noise outside the door, and a group of priests with their servants broke in, and when they entered, they saw the people who were having dinner in front of them, and they spoke in a loud voice.

"Joshua, your time of death is up!"

As he spoke, some of the servants stepped forward to arrest Joshua, but the disciples were not willing, and some of them tried to draw their swords in a violent manner, but then a voice rang out.

"No!"

Faced with the arrest of several servants, Joshua did not resist, but shouted at the disciples.

The disciples were stunned and instinctively stopped moving, and then several servants took the opportunity to take Joshua away, and even so, Joshua still struggled to look back at the disciples in front of him, shaking his head and signaling them not to move.

......

When Joshua was bound, it wasn't long before the chief priests of the Jewish church saw him, and then, somehow, a long parchment scroll was found in his hand, in which Joshua recorded all the words he had spoken during his sermon, and then accused him of being "a fanatic of vain words." ”

Joshua just closed his eyes and was silent about what the chief priest said, he knew that this was just a process, after all, he was also the head of a sect, how could he kill at will, so he naturally had to find an excuse first, but he took the initiative to give the "excuse" parchment to the chief priest.

And as it was, there was no nonsense, and the priests escorted him before Pilate, the governor of Judea in the city.

According to the custom of the Roman Empire, it was basically based on respecting the customs of the local kingdom, so on the day of Passover, the empire would release a prisoner according to local requirements.

And when Joshua came, there was already a prisoner, and when he looked at the prisoner, even Joshua couldn't help but be surprised.

"Lieber?"

In front of him was Lieber, who had been treated by him for his father and himself, and who had been forced to become a robber because of his rebellion against Pilate. It's just that now, he has already had another name.

Barabbas.

A robber in the Kingdom of Judea, known for his steadfast actions for Jewish independence.

And looking at Joshua in front of him, Lieber, or Barabbas, was also dumbfounded.

"How could you ......"

In the hall, Pilate looked at the many Jewish priests in front of him, and Joshua, who was mostly wounded and embarrassed, and couldn't help frowning.

He was at odds with the Jews, but he had a good relationship with the Jewish priests, who needed their help to run the Jewish province, and the Jewish priests needed to curry favor with him to assert their power, and the two sides were mutually beneficial.

"Who is this person. ”

He spoke.

This is a blasphemous man who claims to be the Son of God and the King of Judah. ”

A Jewish priest preemptively spoke.

Pilate looked at the Jewish priests and Joshua in front of him, and immediately understood that it was obvious that the Jewish priests were trying to solve a person who was not liked by them by his hand.

He rubbed his temples and turned to look at the priests in front of him.

"Today is the first day of Passover, and I think you should decide who you want to release as soon as possible, and ask again. ”

The chief Jewish priest looked into the temple and pointed to the only prisoner, Liber.

"Then let him go. ”

Lieber's eyes showed surprise, but then he looked at Joshua in front of him, he didn't know why Joshua was locked up, but he still said eagerly.

"No, you'd better let him go. ”

But Joshua just shook his head and said, calmly looking at Liber in front of him.

"Let him go, just arrest me. ”

Pilate didn't bother to pay attention to the relationship between the two, so he waved casually at the Jewish priests.

"Then leave it to you. ”

......

Judas stood blankly in the chaotic dwelling room, listening to the many disciples beside him as if they were saying something, but he did not notice it at all, but went to his room in a daze, sat down on the bed, and was silent for a long time.

After a long time, he suddenly laughed, laughed and cried again.

"Thirty silver coins...... Thirty silver coins. ”

There was a deep reluctance in that hoarse voice.

He bit his lower lip, biting out the blood, and finally found a rope in the room, tied a knot, and hung it from the beam.

Bring the stool, step on it, and align your neck at the loop.

On that day, Joshua told Judah his plan, and it was extremely important for a faith to have a model to remember, just like Moses in Judaism, that if the church wants to grow, it must be sacrificed, and it is better to sacrifice itself than to let others sacrifice.

Judas knew well that his Lord did not give himself all his reasons, but he realized something when he inadvertently saw His weary and haggard face in the reflective mirror......

Unlike Joshua thought, Judas knew the Lord he believed in far more than Joshua thought, and he knew the confusion that always plagued Joshua.

From the beginning to the end, he did not believe in the Son of God, the Messiah, the end of salvation or anything like that, or rather, he did not believe in any gods or religions at all, and he was full of doubts about everything for a man who lived by deception.

But...... When he saw the scene of that man's preaching, he was shocked, what kind of perseverance and patience could make a man so willing to persuade those people who had no oil and water at all, willing to heal so many countrymen?

He never believed in God, and even if there was a God in heaven, he would not believe in Him, because God never appeared in His most difficult time, so why should such a God be worthy of his trust?

And then, he didn't really believe anyone.

At least...... He was really willing to believe the words of the man who had been talking about love, forgiveness, and kindness, and the kingdom of heaven and salvation that he had spoken of, because in his most perplexed moments, such a fellow was really willing to help him, without any regard for his notoriety.

“......”

With a soft sound under his feet, the suspended body put his neck under great pressure, and he couldn't even breathe, and before long, the sky was already dark in front of him, and his brain consciousness was gradually blurred, and only a vague picture was vaguely recalled.

Among the many patients, the extremely gentle man who was shrouded in light like a god was patiently trying to save the patient in front of him......

In the palm of his released hand, thirty silver coins rolled to the ground.

"Lord, you are the God of my heart......