"he had spoken the parable against them" - A Chinese Christian who Fled China

 
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A Chinese Christian who Fled China

A Chinese Christian was arrested and put into a prison sometimes in 1980s and 1990s.

In the prison he prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ to hear His words: 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. (Revelation 3)

Then Satan spoke to him to abandon faith.  But, the believer recollected the following words in the Bible to fight against Satan: 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. (Micah 7)

He was finally set free to find an asylum in Germany in 1997.  Later he wrote a book on his experiences, which was translated into Japanese in 2004. 

I hope that China will be fully democratized to accept freedom of religion. 

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Mark 12, King James Version
12 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.'
8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

"many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus" - May Peace Prevail among Believers!

A Christmas Tree around Tokyo

May Peace Prevail among Believers!

Mahayana (greater vehicle) Buddhism was started to develop around the same time when our Lord Jesus Christ started His mission on the earth. So, it is thought that there is some linkage between Buddhism and Christianity, since some early Christians moved, after the collapse of the Jerusalem Temple in the war with the Roman Empire, to Syria and Persia under some influence from the original Buddhism established some 500 years ago by the Buddha.

In the history, it is well known that a sect of Christianity reached the Tang dynasty of China (618-907) while many monks came from Japan to Tang to learn Buddhism.  It is also believed that one of the 12 Disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ reached India.  Indeed, there seems to be some influence of original Buddhism in Christianity and influence of Christianity in Mahayana Buddhism.      

Especially Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism launched by Kukai (774-835) who went to Tang to learn Tantric Buddhism seems to have been influenced by a sect of Christianity that was then accepted in Tang.  Indeed, Shingon means the true words.  

Anyway, religions in the world handling human death and the spirit world should be connected to one another.  So, Judaism and Islam should be connected in the spirit world.  We have to pray and hope that the current war in Gaza will be immediately stopped.  Indeed, believers of Judaism and those of Islam should not fight in the sprit world.  May peace prevail among believers of any religions!

 

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John 12, King James Version
9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.