(Tokyo Station on the Imperial Palace Side)There is an analogy between American people and so-called "Jews."
SECTION I: CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
Let's see contents of a CD-ROM an American Catholic group distributes, for our purpose.
I-1. History of "Jews"
Indeed, 500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ is so important for Catholics.
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History of the "Jews"
Of the two terms, Jews and Judaism, the former denotes usually the Israelites or descendants of Jacob (Israel) in contrast to Gentile races; the latter, the creed and worship of the Jews in contrast to Christianity, Mohammedanism, etc. In a separate article we will treat of Judaism as a religious communion with its special system of faith, rites, customs, etc. (See JUDAISM.)
Here, we shall cover the history of the Jews since the return from the Babylonian Exile, from which time the Israelites received the name of Jews (for their earlier history, see ISRAELITES).
This history may be divided into various periods in accordance with the leading phases which may be distinguished in the existence of the Jewish race since the Return in 538 B.C.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08386a.htm
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But, for 500 years, "Jews" could not develop its nation to a great empire like the ones of Alexander the Great and Caesar.
But, One greater than other empires and emperors appeared among the "Jews."
I-2. History of Christian "Jews" and Non-Christian "Jews"
Then, 30 or 40 years after the death of Jesus Christ must be more important for Catholics:
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Up to the reign of Caligula (37-44), the Jews enjoyed, without any serious interruption, the universal toleration which Roman policy permitted to the religion of the subject states. But when that emperor ordered that Divine honours should be paid to him, they generally refused to submit. Petronius, the Roman Governor of Syria, received peremptory orders to use violence, if necessary, to set up Caligula's statue in the Temple at Jerusalem. At Alexandria a fearful massacre took place, and it looked as if all the Jews of Palestine were doomed to perish. Petronius, however, delayed the execution of the decree, and in fact, escaped punishment only through the murder of Caligula in A.D. 41.
The Jews were saved, and with the accession of Claudius, who owed the imperial dignity chiefly to the efforts of Herod Agrippa, a brighter day dawned for them. Through gratitude, Claudius conferred upon Agrippa the whole kingdom of Herod the Great, and upon the Jews at home and abroad valuable privileges. Agrippa's careful government made itself felt throughout the entire community, and the Sanhedrin, now under the presidency of Gamaliel I, St. Paul's teacher, had more authority than ever before. Yet the national party remained in an almost constant state of mutiny, while the Christians were persecuted by Agrippa.
Upon Agrippa's death (A.D. 44), the country was again subjected to Roman procurators, and this was the prelude to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish people. Nearly all the seven procurators who ruled Judea from A.D. 44 to 66 acted as though they sought to drive its population to despair and revolt. Gradually, the confusion became so great and so general as manifestly to presage the dissolution of the commonwealth.
At length, in A.D. 66, in spite of the precautionary efforts of Agrippa II, the party of the Zealots burst into an open rebellion, which was terminated (A.D. 70) by the capture of Jerusalem by Titus, the destruction of the Temple, and the massacre and the banishment of hundreds of thousands of the unhappy people, who were scattered among their brethren in all parts of the world. According to Eusebius, the Christians of Jerusalem, forewarned by their Master, escaped the horrors of the last siege, by removing in due time to Pella, east of the Jordan.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08386a.htm
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These 30 or 40 years of the first century after the death of Jesus Christ is the most significant and mysterious period for Judaists and Christians of today, whenever they think of their religion.
It is so, since it shows what would happen if mankind kills somebody three billion and more people later call "God."
SECTION II: COMPARISON WITH AMERICA
It is almost 500 years ago that Christopher Columbus reached part of Americas and a new race "American people" started to appear.
(It was almost 500 B.C. that the race "Jews" was established in Palestine.)
So, if we could compare America to ancient Palestine, "another Christ" must appear in America sooner or later.
Or, if He has already appeared somewhere and died being unnoticed by all, America must be in the significant 30 or 40 years leading to "another fall of Jerusalem."
Indeed, if there is an analogy between ancient Palestine during its 500-year period of 2000 years ago and America during its 500-year period up to today, we can expect some great incidents today in America:
(i) Appearance of Christ
(ii) Revolutionary Movement
(iii) Fall of Washington or New York, otherwise Rome or Jerusalem
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Indeed history repeats itself.
But, how bright the world will be with Advent of Jesus Christ if in America, the Vatican, or Israel tomorrow!!
Luk 10:25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luk 10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luk 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.