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With a new government in power in Malaysia, expectations are high that real change is possible this time.
That set me thinking. If society’s value system does not change, any change brought about by a switching of the political parties in power is likely to be limited.He had proclaimed the kingdom of God and the people wanted to crown Him Messiah. Many ordinary people did not even understand the nature of the kingdom Jesus was proclaiming. Some of His own followers thought He would lead them to victory over their Roman overlords and then be crowned king. This was one of the temptations that even Jesus faced.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to dismantle an oppressive, exploitative system. Jesus could see that the local religious elite were manipulating religion for their own gain, making life miserable for the ordinary people. The Law, instead of upholding mercy and justice, was being exploited to enrich the elite and burden the peasants.
So, a sense of urgency, of foreboding and doom, hung over the preaching of John the Baptist and Jesus. They probably could sense that the seething resentment and bitterness beneath the surface towards Roman occupation would lead to a collision course between the little nation and the mighty Roman Empire — a catastrophe in the making.
But John and Jesus’ brief ministries until around AD 30 could not stop the Jewish-Roman wars — large-scale revolts against Roman rule — from breaking out between AD 66 and 135, with horrendous casualties and devastation.resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, and the fall of Galilee. Up to 1.4 million civilians and military personnel were killed.the Romans devastated Judea’s countryside and ejected the people to suppress the revolt.
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