Easter is exactly Sunday.
Bored, I watched a healing movie: "Ben-Hur".
I haven't read the original book of the movie, but I only heard that the author was Louis Wallace (also known as Lou Wallace) during the American Civil War. He shaped the story of a young Jewish nobleman, who was betrayed by his close friend and became a prisoner, and then got the opportunity to turn around, defeat the enemy, and finally convert to Christianity. The book has been hailed as "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century" and has been at the top of the best-selling book list in the United States for many years. Since 1907, it has been regarded as the most popular "IP" by the US entertainment industry. It was either adapted into a stage play by Broadway or made into a movie by Hollywood. Five versions of the film have appeared so far. I watched Ben Hur, which was released in 1959.
The movie was terrific. The scene is magnificent, the plot is full, the characters are full, and the meaning is profound. It is called a masterpiece of the last century. In particular, the bustling scene of the ancient Roman Empire feels very realistic. In addition, the composition and use of light are extremely brilliant, and the costumes and props are extremely elegant. A random cut is like an oil painting. It's no wonder that at the 1960 Academy Awards, the film swept eleven awards, only the subsequent "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" can be compared. But in my eyes, "Thai" and "Finger" are wrong "Ben-Hur" a thousand miles away.
The story takes place during the reign of Caesar Augustine the Great in the ancient Roman Empire. Messera, the tribune commander of the new governor of Jerusalem, returned to his hometown and met his childhood friend Ben Hur. After the two excitedly embraced and reminisced about the past, they found that each other had already stood on different political positions. (It is recorded that since 8 AD, the Roman government conducted a census of the Jewish population and financial resources for the purpose of "taxation", so a Jewish national uprising led by Judas of Galilee broke out. The insurgent army was attacked by the Roman governor in Syria. Cruel repression, more than 2,000 insurgents were crucified, and the remaining insurgents went underground to form Zealots to continue their resistance.)
Messera hoped to use the influence of Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman, to bring the Jews under the rule of the Roman Empire. But Ben-Hur was reluctant to betray his own nation, and at the same time declared that he hated the tyranny of the Roman Empire, thus offending Mesera.
When Messera took advantage of the new governor to lead his subordinates to patrol the streets, Ben-Hur's sister was watching the accident on the roof that she accidentally knocked down a tile and hit the governor, framing the Ben-Hur family for treason. Since then, Ben-Hur has been reduced to a prisoner, and was assigned to a battleship as a rowing slave. For three years, he has no personal freedom and no news of his family.
Fortunately, he is strong and strong, and is good at enduring humiliation. Even if he was abused and whipped, he was able to control his emotions and continue to work. He got a different look from the Roman general Arius. Arius tortured the oarsmen in different ways, and found that only Ben-Hur persevered and never slackened. Arius plans to take Ben-Hur to the arena as a gladiator, giving him a chance to leave the fleet. Ben-Hur refused, and took advantage of the shipwreck to save Arius. Arius was deeply moved, recognized Ben-Hur as his adopted son, and took him back to Rome.
The counter-attack Ben-Hur was received by the Roman emperor, and he was blessed with glory again and restored to glory. Ben-Hur, who is free, is eager to return to Jerusalem as soon as possible to seek revenge for Mesera. On the way back home, Ben-Hur met the Arab chief and learned that the chief's horse never relies on the whip, but on the father's love for the child. After the chief learned of Ben-Hur's hatred for Mesera, he hoped that Ben-Hur could defeat Messera in the arena and defeat the Roman conqueror at the hands of the insulted Jews. Ben-Hur returned to the original place and challenged Mesera. He got four white horses assisted by the Arab Sheikh, and he was ready to defeat the enemy who had cost him everything.
On the day of the competition, Messera played a shady trick. He installed a sharp knife ring on the yoke of his carriage. Once he encountered a competitor, he approached the opponent and used the knife ring to destroy the opponent's wheel. In his despicable means, one by one opponents were tricked by him and turned over. Only Ben-Hur escaped Mesera's pursuit in the galloping white horse.
Infuriated, Messera swung the whip frantically, beating his four black horses fiercely. The black horses were in pain and had to raise their hoofs desperately. The four white horses that Ben-Hur drives are super-spiritual, and they don't need to be whipped. They can automatically move and dodge when they find a crisis, and they can also move forward bravely in unity.
Messera whipped the whip at Ben-Hur jealously, and Ben-Hur endured the pain and saw him. When Mesera repeated the old trick and tried to use the knife ring to cut Ben-Hur's wheel, the knife ring was broken by Ben-Hur's axle and bounced back to his own wheel. Due to inertia, Messera was thrown out of the carriage and fell hard in the middle of the road. Subsequent chariots and horses ran over him mercilessly, and Messera was trampled to the ground, and in a very unseemly way became the most utterly loser in the race.
However, Ben Xu, who had a great revenge, let out a bad breath, but he did not feel any joy and release. He visits the disfigured Mesera and learns that his mother and sister contracted leprosy while in prison. And Messera died without an apology or reconciliation with him. Ben-Hur watched his once closest friend gasp with the thrill of resentment and revenge against him, and he had a deep-rooted despair. When he saw in the Valley of Leprosy that his mother and sister were suffering from a serious disease and there was no cure for it, he was even more helpless and heartbroken.
In this case, Ben-Hur began to take anger at the Roman Empire. He believed that Rome had ruined his friendship with Messera, as well as his originally happy family. He even thought that it was not only the rule of the Roman Empire that made his life It is full of tragedies, including the injustice of God to him, so that such a tragic fate will be arranged.
Ben-Hur's fiancée discovered Ben-Hur's problem in time. She hoped that Ben-Hur would put down his hatred and stop doing any drastic things. Ben-Hur was unmoved, he decided to break with the Roman Empire represented by his adoptive father, and shouted loudly: "Rome has destroyed the whole world!" The implication was that he wanted to use his prestige in the Jewish nation to repay evil with violence and violence. Also violent!
At this time, Ben Xu's sister was dying because of a serious illness. Ben Xu carried her to the market, and all he encountered was the disgust of the world. Later he found out that Pilate, the governor of Rome, was executing a Jew, flogging him, forcing him to bear a cross, and escorting him to Calvary to be crucified. Ben-Hur found out that this person was the benefactor who saved his life with a ladle of water when he was bullied on the way to exile; it was also the one he met on the mountain who was helpless for his relative's leprosy and who preached love and forgiveness to the world. young man.
What crime did this man commit to be crucified?
Ben-Hur followed and saw that this man had been brutally abused by the Roman soldiers, put a crown of thorns on his head, nailed his limbs to a huge torture device, and erected him upright. for public viewing. This person endured inhuman torture, but remained calm as if unconscious until he lost his life.
The night this man died, there was a strong wind, lightning and thunder, and a torrential rain. The pooled rain was like a stream, moving the blood under the cross into the valley. After Ben Xu's mother and sister got the blood of this person, the leprosy on their bodies was miraculously healed. Only then did Ben Hur believe that it turned out that this young man from an ordinary background, but at the age of 33, was really the Messiah of the Jews. And this savior, just before his death, just said indifferently: "Father, forgive them! Because they do not know what they have done..."
This sentence moved Ben-Hur and saved Ben-Hur and his family. Ben Xu retracted his sword into the sheath, no longer intending to take revenge. His heart of stone finally softened into a heart of flesh. He became a Christian and spread the teachings of Jesus everywhere.
What did Jesus teach people?
"A new commandment I give you, that you should love one another; as I have loved you, so you shall love one another. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John Gospel 13:34-35]
What did Jesus teach people?
"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." Matthew 5:43
What did Jesus teach people?
"The scriptures say, 'I love mercy, not sacrifice.' Go and ponder the meaning of this sentence. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Matthew 9:13
What did Jesus teach people?
"Not all who call me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but only those who do the will of my heavenly Father will enter." Matthew 7:21
The teachings of Jesus are extremely challenging to human nature, so through resurrection, he once again proved the truth of his words. Those who believe in him will be blessed, and will be free from the bondage of sin and the shadow of life, and gain true freedom.
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