(The author is ready to start a phase of acceleration, readers, sit tight.) ）

Half a month had passed since the conversation in the temple, but for the Twelve Disciples, it was as if it had just happened, and in the temple, Joshua directly rejected the words of the Jewish priests, and was expelled by the enraged Jewish priests as heretics.

However, this was only the beginning, the words of the Jewish priests directly led to the restlessness of the whole city, originally the group had the aura of the Son of God, but after that day, the Jewish priests directly called them apostates, and the previous awe disappeared, and all kinds of ill-intentioned people came to the door, or blackmailed, questioned, and even devout Jewish believers came to the door to insult, which made the twelve apostles deal with it in a hurry.

But Joshua remained noncommittal about the situation, praying silently in his solitary ashram, as if thinking about something.

On this day, another group of Baal believers came to make trouble, but Judas was shrewd enough to drink them out.

In this era, various faiths converged in the Middle East, and people of different religions quarreled and even went to war for differences in beliefs, and even more so, in order to eradicate the roots, the communities of different religions were directly razed.

Baal, on the other hand, is the most powerful of the religions in the Middle East, and unlike Judaism, which can basically only trap Israel, as the god of war and the sun god, Baal's followers are widespread throughout the Middle East and even in Egypt, and the conflict between the two has been a long time.

"It's ......"

Judas looked at the backs of the departing Baal believers and frowned, realizing that this Jerusalem was probably not a place to stay for a long time.

But just then, one of the disciples came running up to him and said something, and Judas's face immediately showed some doubt.

......

In the ashram, Joshua knelt before his six-pointed star and prayed silently.

There is no over-decoration in the small confined space, as Joshua strongly advocates, frugal and austere, with only a few candles flickering beside him.

Candlelight, six-pointed star, silent prayer.

After decades of baptism, in the end, Joshua did not seem to have changed at all, as if he had been a child, sincere, and religious.

"Rolling ......"

In his ears, a small voice sounded, and his closed eyes slowly opened, looking at the six-pointed star in front of him, and there was only calm in his bright eyes.

"Master ......"

Behind him, a cautious voice sounded.

"Judas, you are here. ”

Without looking back, Joshua just looked at the six-pointed star in front of him and said slowly.

"Hmm. ”

Without answering the words of the person behind him, Joshua just looked at the six-pointed star in front of him in a daze, and in a trance, the six-pointed star seemed to have changed into countless people and things, and for some reason, the memories of the past came one after another, like a rising tide, and like a low tide, I couldn't understand.

After a moment of silence, Joshua spoke.

"Judas, you are the wisest of all the disciples, tell me, what do you think the church lacks today?"

"What's missing?"

A little stunned to look at Joshua in front of him with his back to him, Judas was a little confused, not understanding why Joshua was talking about this topic, but after hesitating for a moment, he still honestly said his feelings.

"I think...... At present, the church still lacks a large enough mission office, otherwise it is not possible to preach in the countryside all the time...... You also need to have your own financial resources, and you can try to charge a certain amount of church fees...... As for the rest of the ......"

Behind him, Judas babbled a lot, and Joshua listened in silence.

Over the past few years, Judas has been in charge of the church's finances, and he is very clear about the various expenses of the church, after all, money does not deceive people, and all kinds of financial situations are enough for Judas to have a calm and sober understanding of the current situation of the church.

The current church seems to be developing rapidly, and in the past few years, there are tens of thousands of believers, but in the final analysis, the strength is still too weak, and the most embarrassing thing is that the church does not even have a suitable mission, so that Joshua and his disciples can only preach in the field and the countryside for a long time.

And with the size of the church, the organization of personnel and various expenses are also increasing, and it is no longer possible to rely on the donations of believers alone, and all kinds of severe tests are pressed on the shoulders of Judas, making him sleepless at night.

It is precisely because of this that Judas was so desperate to have the support of the Jewish priests, and with their support, the church could continue to move forward and realize the dream of "one faith".

Joshua was silent as he listened to Judas behind him, and when Judas had finally finished saying what he wanted to say, he spoke.

"Judas, these are important things to me, but it's not these things that the church lacks the most at the moment. ”

“......？”

Judas's face was stunned, and then in front of him, with his back to Judah's Joshua, a deep voice slowly sounded.

"What is most lacking in the current church...... He is a martyr who can lead believers. ”

Judas's eyes widened and he looked at it in astonishment, but then, he vaguely thought of something, his face became a little complicated, and finally he resolutely showed a resolute look.

"Lord, if this is your will...... Judas was willing to be this martyr. ”

Joshua, however, just closed his eyes, shook his head slightly, and then said.

"It's not you, it's me. ”

......

No matter how much Judas tried to persuade him, he could not redeem Joshua's will.

He was a gentle man with an iron heart, and no one could undo what he had decided in his heart.

Eventually, Judas remained silent, bowed down to him, and left the ashram, and Joshua did not turn once from the beginning to the end, keeping his back to his disciple.

When the light leaking through the crack in the door was gone, Joshua opened his eyes, filled with deep confusion.

No one knew how confused Joshua, the son of God, had been in his heart for the past few years, and no matter how he comforted himself in his heart, he always knew that he had tampered with God's will and replaced it with his own.

It is never said that God will save all, but He has always been stubborn in saying that God will save all, and it only says that the murderer will be killed, but He will say that He loves your enemies as your brothers......

None of the things he said were said in the Jewish scriptures, nor in any book was even written about him, because they were spoken by himself, and he wanted the world.

Everyone loves and helps each other, is pious and simple, does not want war, does not kill, and all live in peace.

This was what the heart of the doctor, who had been named Hanna, had seen so much death that he really didn't want to see anyone die in front of him again.

However, his early education has made him suffer a lot......

"Blasphemer!"

In his dreams, he dreamed of this scene more than a thousand times, and all the people despised him and insulted him, because he deceived them, and what he said was not true.

The god who used to be infinitely bright in his dreams was extremely terrifying at the moment, and his angry eyes seemed to be roaring at him.

"Mortal, how dare you twist my will!"

During the day, he spoke to his followers about God's forgiveness and mercy and sought peace of mind for them, but at night he himself was in great pain, the most restless of all, because he was caught between his compassion and his faith, and he no longer knew how to face the situation before him.

God?

Person?

Do you submit to your compassion as a human being and comfort your followers, or do you stick to your faith and follow God's will?

He didn't know...... I really don't know......

Because of this, Joshua, who felt that his heart was on the verge of collapse, finally chose to die as a martyr.

"At least...... At least I can help the church a little more. ”

In the ashram, in the candlelight, there was only a human kneeling on the ground praying silently and the six-pointed star in front of him.