Thursday, May 5, 2011

What do you think Jesus means by the words he spoke in the synagogue in Chapter 4 of The Bronze Bow?

When Jesus
speaks in the synagogue, he says that "the kingdom of God is at hand".  Although many
in the crowd assume that he is talking about a kingdom for the Jewish people released from the
oppression of Roman rule, in reality he is speaking of a kingdom which is not of this world. 
Jesus says,

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim release
to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are
oppressed, to proclaim...

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