Pivot of the Sky: 336, John the Baptist

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After half a year, the servant Joseph returned to his hometown of Bethlehem. Today, the Salim Plain is not as desolate as it was four hundred years ago. Bethlehem is a small city-state south of Quilleng City. It appeared about three hundred years ago. At that time, the great flood triggered a landslide in the Youdi River Valley. A tributary of the Youdi River was cut off and diverted through the Duque Plains, and flowed into the Syrian Desert to form an inland lake. This river was later called the Yedan River. The Jordan River irrigates the fields on the plain, and the hometown of **** is on the same side of Jordan.

After a long journey, **** is obviously darker than before, and his body has become more robust. His skin has a bronzed luster, and he has a beard like other adult men who are cold. Parents are of course very happy to see the son of Yuan Xing coming back. At the age of Joseph, it is time for Zhang Luo to marry his daughter-in-law. The parents are already looking for a suitable marriage partner. I have my plan. "

The parents thought he did n’t like the girl he was introducing, so he had to give it up temporarily. He did n’t know that what **** thought was another thing. He went to Tianzhu with the walking stick given by the Aro River, and was lucky to find the sage Vincent, and asked many questions and was very inspired. But he refused Vincent's invitation and did not become a monk who believed in immeasurable light, because he had shouldered the mission given by God.

In Tianzhu, Joseph also examined various local traditional religious beliefs, and witnessed the conflicts and disputes among various denominations, and had his own thinking on many issues. Although he did not find a way to transcend eternal life, or he regrettably refused another guide, his mood became clearer.

The warrior named Xiao Ye once taught him the martial arts that he introduced, and on the way, he used that magical cane to practice the traditional miner ’s skills of evacuating people. The cane is better than the best mine in the world. The hammer is much easier to use. This is the skill that Joseph is currently best at. In fact, he is still not clear. After returning to his hometown, if he goes back hundreds of years, he can be regarded as the best craftsman in Duque.

Joseph, who returned to his hometown, seemed to have become deeper, and his vision was very deep. I always seem to be thinking about something. I often come to the river and hold a staff to meditate. On this day, he was slightly surprised when he saw a group of people walking up the river and heard their conversation.

During the time Josie left his hometown, a cultivator came by the banks of the Jordan. He told the people the meaning of the Bible and dipped them in the river. This symbolizes the new beginning after the blessing of God and the cleansing of body and mind. This ritual is called baptism. Many people gathered around him. Accept his baptism and listen to his preaching daily.

It is said that this man is from the city of Kallang. He is a great achiever with the power given by the gods. He claims to be waiting for the appearance of a person, the Messiah in the prophecy of Ilya. When **** heard the news, he took the cane and went upstream.

In the wilderness on the banks of the Yedan River, there was a man standing by the water, wearing a garment woven by Luo Luo Mao, with a belt around his waist, his hair and beard had not been trimmed for a long time, but the comb was clean and neat. . This person is preaching to the people in front with a loud voice: "Listen, the Kingdom of God will appear before everyone's eyes, be prepared for it, and embark on the path guided by the glory."

One of the listeners asked: "What do we need to prepare for? The Xiling people are a people who make a covenant with God, and they are God's electors in the world. Isn't the new kingdom prepared for all the Xiling people? "

The man shook his head and said: "What a naive idea, God will not care for someone for no reason, nor will he give up his believers for no reason. God once blessed the cold people, but it does not mean that the cold people God should continue to look after him. Purifying the soul and keeping away from sin is not to please God, but people should be like this. "

At this time, **** had already approached and saw that the preacher was stunned because they knew each other.

The name of this man is John. John ’s father was a duty priest in the Temple of Alo * in the city of Kallang. He had always enjoyed a high reputation. It is said that he was also a great achiever, but it was not until his old age. son.

John ’s mother is the distant cousin of Joseph ’s mother. Counting him, he is also Joseph ’s cousin, but there is a big gap between the two. One is the heir to the priest, and the other is the son of the carpenter.

John should inherit his father ’s priesthood in the cold city, how could he go to the country to baptize people?

John saw the joy of holding a cane, but showed indescribable joy, stood up and separated everyone, strode up to welcome him, and spread his arms and said: "My cousin, I ca n’t describe my excitement. It turned out to be You ... you are back! "

Joseph was about to salute, but was hugged by John. He asked in a puzzled way: "My cousin, you did n’t inherit the priesthood in the cold city, but you came here? I heard A monk is here to hold a baptism ceremony to purify the body and mind. He came over deliberately, but I did n’t expect it to be you! "

John let go of his arms and still grabbed Joseph ’s arms, said: "Are you specifically looking for me?"

Joseph nodded and said, "Yes, I want you to baptize me."

John released his hand and took a step back, looking at his eyes and saying, "I baptized people by the river, just a ritual that symbolizes the purification of the soul, bringing people farther from sin and closer to gods. You have n’t forsaken the gods, your mind and eyes are so pure, there ’s no need to baptize me ”

Joseph bowed his cane and said with a pleading tone: "I firmly believe that this is God's arrangement, and I need to express my belief in a form."

John finally nodded and said: "Well, when there are no other people, I will hold a baptism ceremony for you alone."

After the sun went down on this day, John sent his disciples away, and the cousins ​​lit a campfire by the river, telling their experiences over the years. Fear John told **** that he was awakened by the priest's father to the power of the source, and one day when he meditated at night, he heard the voice of an angel. The voice told him to resign from the priesthood and go to the wilderness on the banks of the Jordan to practice the Messiah in the prophecy.

John left Quilleng City and came here, insisting on hard work every day in the wind and sun. Food, a great achievement here. The angel's voice told him to spread God's guidance to the world.

So everyone he had seen in secret, through the baptism ceremony, awakened the power of the origin.

John ’s baptism is both a symbol and a true ritual. He does not try to awaken the power for everyone, but only chooses those who can truly understand the beliefs he preaches.

Joseph asked curiously: "Why do you think of baptism?"

John replied: "The angel told me how to awaken the power of the origin, and I have achieved great achievements to do it. This is the wild valley is not a temple in the cold city, accepting this baptism does not mean merit , Not to please God, but because people spontaneously accepted the guidance of the Aro River, so I never made it clear.

My inspiration also came from historical legends. A sage on the Heaton Peninsula called Pythagoras more than three hundred years ago, he established a manor on the outskirts of Delphi and taught various knowledge to teach people How to see the world. There is also a ceremony to enter the manor called "Purification of the Mind" which also contains the guidance of the source power. I was inspired by this. Dipping clean water on people's bodies symbolizes washing the body and mind, awakening the power and also holding a ceremony. "

Joseph asked again: "Which angel's voice did you hear?" When he spoke, he used his cane to pull the dry firewood burning in the campfire. It seemed that the cane cut from ordinary branches was intact. .

John stood up and answered, "I heard the voice of Moses. He told me to come here and wait for a person, the Messiah in the prophecy of Ilya. When this person appears, he will lead with Moses The walking stick that the tribes used when they returned to their hometown. The person who came was actually you, my cousin José, which surprised and delighted me!

Speaking, he has bent over to bow down to salute Jesus. **** quickly put down his cane and lifted him up: "My cousin, don't salute me like this, I'm here to ask you to baptize me."

John took Joseph to the river, dipped the water in the Jordan River with a scarf, and poured it on Joseph ’s hair and forehead. He said the words of blessing silently in his mouth.

At this time, he saw the light, as if the stars in the sky were converging, and the pigeons that had spread their wings fell on Joseph.

Joseph stood by the river with his staff, and a round of light appeared behind his head, as if he was experiencing something in his dreams. When he came back to God, the light would be restrained.

It was such a simple ritual that **** was awakened to his original power, because he had cultivated the skills of miners in Duque Town, and he already had such a foundation. John does not need to teach **** any more, he just accepts the guidance of the angels and completes this ritual in an unobtrusive way.

The angels are also disciples of Amun, and the power they cultivate is all taught by Amon, so they are not sure how **** should practice in the world. If they intervene too much, maybe they will treat him. 'S verification has an unknown impact.

John only needs to awaken the power for Jesus. In the future, every time **** realizes a new level, the magical staff will naturally have a corresponding message printed into the soul, containing all kinds of magical achievements and other secrets. , Only to see how **** himself practiced. When the old maniac handed the iron stick to Amon, he also kept the secrets he knew in the pupil of the earth in the staff, and Amon could read a new piece of information every time he broke through a level.