From Assyria to the iron fist of Rome, Israel had faced foreign oppression for centuries. Promises of coming justice were interpreted as defeat for their enemies when the Promised One finally arrived. Yet, when this prophecy is quoted and fulfilled centuries later, it appears the Promised One has a very different idea of who the Enemy was who must be defeated, and the scope of those who he had come to save. In a similar way, what Messiah do we truly follow, and how do we respond to those we see as different to us?

Music:

Ikson - Last Summer
Dexter Britain - Overcoming Stage Fright