Unknown Life of Jesus Christ Old Edition 1894 Publication

Author(s): Nicholas Notovitch, Virchand R Gandhi, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: World Jain Confederation

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02 TILE UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST. the people gave themselves up to pleasures and lost tlieir original purity.
Several centuries had clapsed since their departure from Egypt, when God again thought of inflicting pun. ishument on them.
.-7-. Strangers begin to invade ilic country of Israel, clevastating the land, ruining the villages and forcing the inhabitants into captivity.
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Jlcathicus at one time came from beyond the scas from the country of Romulus; they subducd the Hebrcws and appointed commanders of the army who govcrcncd tliem under the orders of Cæsar.
They destroyed the temples, compelling the people tu sacrifice victims to the hıcathen gods instead of Worshiping the invisible God.
-10-. Warriors were made of the nobles, the women were torn from their husbands; the lower class of the people, reduced to slavery, were sent by thousands across the sca.
As to the children tlicy were killed by the sword, ind throughout the whole country of Israel nothing but wecping and groaning was hicard.
--- 1 2.--. in their sore distress the people remembered again their great God; they implored His mcrcy and prayed Ilim to forgive them. Our Father in His inexhaustible kindluess listened to their :ppeal.