The Book of the
REVELATION
of Jesus Christ
ver 2.18 (Cause version one was crap.)
And so it came to pass, in the man's darkest time, that man had forsaken the forgivness of the LORD, and chose instead to forgive himself.
So man turned not only from the forgivness of God, but from His word in its entirety, casting aside the book that for generations had contained the unequivical truth of the LORD.
Such departures from scripture brought debaucheries untold, from proclamations that man had divined that the world was created millions of years before God had done so, to the abomination of man lying with man, and ultimatley to man's casting out of God and his forgivness.
Instead, man chose to forgive himself and be done with the rigors of a church, or the word of the LORD.
Still, in these dark times, were there the chosen few, those who had not surrendered to man's creation of science, or any other of man's childish whims.
And they, in their fastidiousness and their righteousness, gathered daily to pray for the lost souls of the world, for they saw that it was their solemn duty to do the most they could to save their fallen brethren.
They did so through prayer.
One day, after the time of nightly prayers had begun, as the last light of the sun was leaving the sky, there came of a soft knock at the door.
The leader of the faithful stood up and cried to God, "Alleighluia!" as theie years of endless prayer had finally turned profit and brought a sinner to their door to find redemption.
The faithfull all turned, their attention fixed on the oaken doors of their church. No one moved for fear of commit an offense and scaring away their repentant visitor.
Another knock cut through the silence of the church. When it too went unanswered, the oaken door creaked open, and a man walked through.
The faithful gasped, for no matter how plain a man might appear, no one can mistake the glord of the son of the LORD, Jesus Christ.
Already on their knees, the faithful bent lower, both awed and silenced of the return of the son of God.
After a time of silence, the leader of the faithful gathered up the courage to speak:
"Lord Jesus, Son of God, savior of man, you have returned to us! We have done as you have asked, and kept your word sacred, and our hearts pure for you."
Jesus smiled lovingly, and held out his right hand, with his palm downward, and his fingers extended out. He then rocked his hand back and forth from left to right, stating, "Eh....Kind of."
The faithful gasped in awe, as fear spread quicly across their lot. The crowd shuffled, restlessly. Finally, their leader spoke:
"What could you mean, O Lord. How have we not done as you have commanded?"
Jesus put his hand on the man's shoulder, which calmed not only the man, but his followers as well.
"It is not that I do not appreciate your devotion," Jesus spoke, "It is more based around the apparent fact that you have been a little misguided.
"For I came for you, and was crucified to do so, to bring you the word of the LORD
"And that word was unconditional love for all who asked, and to help your fellow man through his plight, it was unconditional forgivness for you, and a request to extend that forgivness and love that you have received to all men, and to not be blinded by doing so by any commandment, man or God made.
"Not only did you make rules that encouraged hatred and discrimination against your fellow brothers and sisters for not following your rules, which blinded you to their plight,"
"Not only have you done so, but you have used my image and my suffering as the banner for your hatred, sealing me as the keystone in using your religion to not only ignore the plight of your fellow brothers and sisters, but to scorn them, and use my visage to attempt to deny them the forgivness and love they are freely given.
"These are the very things I suffered to prevent."
The wail of an old woman broke the silence after Jesus had spoken. "Woe unto us," she cried, "us who have wronged you so. Can we ever be forgiven?"
"Without question," Jesus replied, extending his arms outward, as if to embrace the entire goup of the faithful.
"Just as I am the son of the LORD, so to are you his sons and daughters. His infinite love for us extends to all, and grants forgiveness."
Then, as if by the commandment of the Lord himself, the faithful burst into song, lauding not only the glory of God, but the mercy of Jesus.
When the worship had finished, the leader of the faithful turned and asked a question of Jesus:
"O, great and merciful Jesus, son of God, we have waited long for your return to the Earth,"
At that statement, Jesus bowed his head slightly, and cradled his forehead in the palm of his hand.*
"Return to the Earth?" Jesus asked, moving his hand slightly so as to make eye contact with the leader, "Where would you get such a notion? How is it possible for me to return when I've nevere left?"
"But LORD!" a cry arose from the faithful, "Where have you been?"
When Jesus began speaking, his voice was but a whisper, elevating in volume as he progressed:
"I have been in the darkest trenches of humanity. Time and again, i have made myself known to man in his moments of despair.
"I am the needed phone call from a friend that prevents what could have been the end of a precious life. I have been the twinkle in the eye of a newborn babe that prevents the departure of a would-be fleet footed father. I have been the song that stirs the memory of the fact that it has been too long since you last told your loved ones that they are indeed loved. i have been both the moment of ridiculousness that diffuses the intensity of anger that would be the end of a friendship, and the humility that ensures such anger is buried and forgotten.
"I have been the wind in the sails of those who might become lost at sea.
...Where have YOU been?"
*The New International Version of the Bible translates this verse as “Jesus Facepalmed.” making it the second shortest verse in the NIV printing of the bible!
