For the last two thousand years, the Jewish nation has been following King Jesus. This might seem ridiculous at first since they still do not see Jesus as their Messiah and king, but they have taken the same path that Jesus was on.
Jesus became an outcast and an object of scorn. He was falsely accused of crimes he never committed. Jesus was robbed of any dignity, and seen as a pariah that required being permanently silenced. All he had was taken from him so that when he died on the cross he hung there naked. He was mocked, abused, tortured and finally murdered.
For the last two thousand years, the Jews have followed that same path. Their lives have been filled with scorn and hatred from the world. They have been robbed time and again of all they owned. The Catholic Church gained much of its lands by false accusation against the Jews and then confiscating synagogues and homes after killing or chasing away the Jews of the area. They have been tortured, imprisoned, and murdered for two thousand years. The Holocaust is just one event of the world trying to eradicate the Jews from the earth.
After Jesus' death, he was resurrected and after the Holocaust, the Jewish nation was resurrected. Without knowing it, the Jews have been following the path of their king. In the near future, they will follow him as their recognized King. They will follow Jesus into a kingdom of righteousness and peace.
All who Jesus claims as his people, must follow him. We all must show the image of Christ in our lives, just as the Jewish nation has shown the image of the suffering messiah for the last two thousand years. Let us show the image of a God who loves all people and sacrificed all to bring them to himself.
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