Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 6 Performing the Miracle of Resurrection
Unlike all other religions, the miracle of resurrection is the cornerstone of the Christian faith.

For Christians, believing in the resurrection is believing in the existence of God.

In the logic of Christian faith, only the existence of a God who created life and the universe can reverse the terror of death. The resurrection of the savior Messiah is a symbol of theocracy, representing that there is a true God in the world who can reverse life and death.

At the same time, the resurrection of the Messiah is also a promise of Christian doctrine to all mankind, indicating that when the Day of Judgment comes, all people will be resurrected from the grave like the Messiah and begin to be judged.

The future of eternal life is placed before believers, how can they not believe it?
Even the apostle Paul, the true founder of Christianity who wrote one-third of the New Testament.

The Bible also states that if the resurrection of the Messiah is a lie, then the faith of Christians is in vain and all witnesses and preachers are liars.

No one will be redeemed from sin, all believers will face the tragic end of eternal death, and Christians will be the most miserable people in the world.

But now, Garys has stood up again!

The young man was ripped open during the battle, his blood drained out, and he collapsed in front of everyone.

Then, in front of everyone's gaze, he stood up from the pile of corpses again, his body unharmed, except for a series of healed wounds from the ordeal as evidence.

Those hideous wounds proved the miracle of resurrection to the surrounding knights, squires and servants.

Through his resurrection, Garys proved to everyone the existence of God, and once again strengthened the foundation of the Christian faith, making everyone believe that resurrection is not some vague lie, but the absolute truth.

It can be said that today, Gellis is the most solid foundation of the Christian faith of the surrounding knights, squires and servants, and has a sacred and unshakable status.

Therefore, when Garys said that he hoped to spread the Lord's teachings and bring believers who had gone astray back on track.

Those who witnessed the miracle of resurrection never thought that this was the creation of a heresy, but only felt that it was an honor for each other and another proof of God's love for the world.

Those who were the first to witness the resurrection of Garys and accept the truth will become respected saints like the Twelve Apostles in the future.

Compared with the great cause of reshaping faith, correcting doctrinal errors, and bringing believers closer to God's grace, the secular disputes over royal power seemed insignificant for a moment.

Garys looked around, and after feeling the heated gazes of the people around him, he nodded.

“I have indeed received many revelations from God, but it will take time to sort them out. Before that, I hope to restore this village we are in to its original state as much as possible, so that I can sow the first seed of spreading the truth here.”

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The Crusades, which began in 1096 in the Chinese calendar, was not only a pilgrimage to the spiritual world of Christians, but also a massive immigration movement.

Over the past nearly ninety years, hundreds of thousands of Franks migrated from the West, most of whom chose to settle in cities or return to Europe by ship.

However, many Frankish Christians chose to open up the wilderness here and settle in the mountains and hills, coastal plains, and the Jordan Valley.

The village of Skar is a microcosm of this wave of immigration.

The valley where the village is located is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a rushing river running through it. There is a small plain in the middle that can be used for arable land.

The surrounding area was surrounded by trees and shrubs. Looking from afar, it looked like a paradise. In terms of terrain, it was definitely easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unfortunately, the villagers of Scarr Village did not deploy defenses at the valley entrances that were easily penetrated by outsiders, and were therefore massacred.

The village, which originally had nearly 200 people, was reduced to only about people after the Bedouin attack. Most of them were women and children, with a small number of young men. As for the elderly and babies, they were all slaughtered.

For the slave-hunting teams, such massacres were considered from the most direct commercial benefit perspective.

In the slave trade, the elderly are a pure loss-making business, and adult males are relatively difficult to tame, unsafe, and should not be present in excessive numbers.

As for babies, they are too troublesome to withstand long journeys. These groups of people are the ones who need to be eliminated in the early stages of the slave operation.

The most suitable people to be domesticated as slaves were underage children and younger women, followed by young men who looked more docile.

These groups were either relatively easier to domesticate or fetched higher prices in the slave market.

Of course, for Garys at the moment, the above thoughts were a bit too much.

Today, Garys is holding a funeral with the survivors of the village.

Because of limited manpower and materials, let alone coffins.

For a while, there was not enough wood to make tombstones for everyone.

They could only force the captured enemies to cooperate with the surviving villagers to dig several joint graves near the back mountain of the village, and bury the people according to their closeness to each other.

Although the tomb was dug a bit roughly, Gailis tried his best to satisfy the necessary sense of ritual.

As the survivors spoke with sobs, he wrote down each name as a record in preparation for a formal tombstone in the future.

When all the victims' names were recorded and their bodies were carried into the graves, the filling began. Gellis swung the first shovel, and the people around him filled the graves with solemn sadness.

When the grave is backfilled.

Gellis replaced the priest who had been buried in the village church and led the crowd in an unconventional prayer.

"Father, grant them eternal rest and may the eternal light shine upon them. May their souls, by the mercy of the Father, rest in peace, Amen."

"Amen."

A solemn funeral does not require any luxurious burial objects. The tears of loved ones and the lingering feeling of separation are the best memorial services.

Give respect to the dead and leave the living with longing. When the mountain flowers bloom in the future, bring your children and grandchildren here, present those bouquets of flowers, and leave a few words from your heart, which will be the best comfort for the deceased.

When all this busyness was finished, the sun was setting again.

(End of this chapter)