Jerusalem, where King David conquered and installed the Ark of the Covenant a thousand years ago, and where his son King Solomon built a temple, and a thousand years later, King Herod, the father of the current King Herod, expanded the temple to make it the most prosperous capital of the Jewish kingdom.

And now, another group of people have come to this famous city.

"Da ......"

The donkey under him walked on the road, making a small clattering sound, and Hana, who was riding on the donkey, looked up at the holy place of the Jews, the majestic and rich royal city in front of him, but now this former royal city of the Jewish kingdom has become the capital of the Roman Empire in the province of Judea.

If there is no king in the royal city, how can it be called a royal city?

"Lord, is this Jerusalem......

Beside him, Peter looked at the big city in front of him and said dumbfounded. He was born as a fisherman, and he came from a humble background, and he was the first disciple to follow Hanna, and he had been preaching in the countryside, but where had he ever seen such a majestic city?

"It is indeed Jerusalem. ”

Hana nodded, he had been practicing medicine in the kingdom of Judea for many years, and he had also been to Jerusalem, but he was not very shocked, he looked at several disciples beside him, his expressions were different, or surprised or astonished, and Judas was the fastest among the disciples.

"Lord, we will be fruitful on this trip!"

He said excitedly to Hana in front of him.

This time they came to Jerusalem because it was a summoning of the Jewish priests to Joshua, the son of God. At this time, all kinds of legends about Joshua, the son of God, have long been spread in the kingdom of Judea, and people say that the "King of Judea" has arrived.

In Judaism, the Messiah of salvation is seen as the king of Judea, King David is the king of Judea, the king of Israel is also the king of Judah, and now, Joshua, the son of God, has been elevated to the position of king of Judah.

Now, it is only natural that these powerful rabbins will try to see who this "Messiah" really is, and whether it will be good or bad for them.

In Judas's view, this was a great opportunity, although the good opportunity of John the Baptist had been lost before, but sure enough, the Lord was protected by God, and it didn't take long for another great opportunity to be sent, and this time Hana did not refuse again, but agreed to Judas's suggestion.

However, Judas, who was in the midst of excitement, did not notice that Hana did not have much smile on his face, and just nodded noncommittally.

Turning his head, he looked at the big city in front of him, and knew in his heart that his efforts in the past few years would depend on whether he could pass this level.

This year, including that...... No, Joshua was thirty years old.

......

Inside the glorious temple were a multitude of white-robed rabbinical priests, of all ages, but mostly old, but these decrepit men were the true masters of the entire province of Judea.

Neither Herod nor the Roman governor could have ruled the kingdom of Judea without their support, and at this moment, these old men were staring at Joshua, the man who claimed to be the king of Judea and the son of God.

In front of these people, the twelve disciples could only stand beside Joshua, who was unusually calm.

The chief priest of the Jewish Church, who was the leader, looked at Joshua in front of him and said slowly.

"You say that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who can prove it, who can prove it, what authority do you have, and who gives you the authority to preach in this world?"

Although he didn't say much, he opened his mouth to be heart-wrenching, and the old priest directly questioned Joshua's identity and status, and did not give Joshua room to maneuver at all.

When Judas heard this, he immediately relieved his heart, he understood the meaning of the old priest's words, these Jewish priests actually didn't care about Joshua's identity at all, they just wanted to know if they could get some benefits through Joshua, whether they could manipulate it in their hands.

Next, as long as Joshua is a little softer, then these Jewish priests can naturally replace God and prove Joshua's messianic identity as God's priesthood, so that through these priests who have the right to speak, Joshua's Messianic identity is justified.

"Lord, you must remember what we said before we left. ”

He prayed in his heart.

Before leaving, he had already anticipated such a situation for Joshua, and prepared a set of rhetoric in advance, so that as long as Joshua did not forget, he would be able to interpret this beautiful religious story.

But......

"Where does your authority come from?"

Although the voice is calm, the tone is extremely sharp, and there is no intention of backing down.

The priests in front of them were dumbfounded, the faces of the disciples behind them turned pale, and Judas's faces were even more terrified.

No, no, no...... Lord, don't say that, that's the end of it.

The old chief priest in front of him had a little anger on his face, but he still suppressed his anger and said.

"Our authority naturally comes from God. ”

Naturally, my authority derives from my Father in heaven. ”

......

What followed was a series of-for-tat religious arguments, to which Joshua responded, and years of preaching had given him a good eloquence that was quick and eloquent, even in the face of numerous accusations.

And in the end, all the arguments come back to a fundamental question......

"The Scripture says that God gave Canaan to the Jews and salvation to us at the end of time, but I have heard your rumors, and you don't think so. ”

The sharp-eyed old chief priest looked directly at Joshua in front of him.

The Jews, the chosen people, this is the most important tenet of Judaism, and there is hardly any principle greater than this, but Joshua never spoke of this in his ministry, but preached that all people have the opportunity to be saved.

The chief priests didn't care about what Joshua had said in the past, he only cared about how Joshua would answer in the here and now, in front of the many Jewish priests, and his answers would determine whether the two sides were friends or foes.

In a sense, this is the final showdown between them.

If Joshua had stopped talking about his previous ideas, then the church that Joshua had founded would still be a branch of Judaism, which meant that they would still have to recognize their authority.

However, in the face of the many sharp eyes in front of him, Joshua only replied calmly.

"If you forgive men's trespasses, your heavenly Father will forgive your trespasses, and if you do not forgive men's trespasses, your heavenly Father will not forgive your trespasses." ”

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who wants to settle accounts with his servants. When it was time to count, someone brought a man who owed ten million dinars. Because he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, to be repaid. Then the servant fell down and worshipped him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay it back.' And the master of the servant was moved with mercy, and released him, and forgave him his debt. ”

"And when the servant came out, and found one of his companions who owed him ten dinars, he took him by the throat and said, 'Pay me what you owe!' and his companion fell down and begged him, 'Have mercy on me, and I will pay it off.'" But he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he had paid his debt. ”

"When the companions saw what he had done, they were very sorrowful, and went and told their master all these things. Then he called him and said to him, 'O wicked slave, ask me, and I will forgive you all that you owe.' Ought thou not to have mercy on thy fellow man, as I have mercy on thee?'"

Then he was angry, and handed him over to the ruler of the prisoner, until he had paid the debt. If any of you will not forgive your brother from your heart, my heavenly Father will do the same to you. ”

“......”

As in his usual sermons, Joshua was not shy about using metaphors to explain what he wanted to say.

But as soon as such remarks were spoken, there was a sudden explosion among the priests.

Beside him, Judas heard the words and closed his eyes in despair.

"It's over. ”

The essence of this kind of rhetoric is to take away the right to enter the kingdom of heaven from the hands of God, not to choose who to enter the kingdom of heaven according to God's will, but to choose who to let into the kingdom of heaven according to human behavior.

"Alien ...... Heterodox...... Heresy!"

A Jewish priest couldn't help but stretch out his hand and point to Joshua in front of him, and said with a trembling expression.

However, in the face of the many hostile eyes in front of him, Joshua did not shy away from it, and accepted it calmly.