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of the 21st centuryand He knew just the men for the job. There
were twelve men who had changed the world of the first century
under the leadership of His Son, and if they could change the
world of their own time, surely they could redirect the church of
the current age.
The plan was simple. With His omnipotent power, He
would reach back in time, extract Jesus and the disciples from
strategic points in their lives, provide them with the cultural and
temporal preparation they would need, and then send them out
to teach the church what it means to be witnesses of His
salvation. Then, when their task was complete, He would simply
wipe their memories, return them to the points where they had
been extracted, and the timeline of history would continue
unbroken.
The final task was to determine where they should be
embedded, but that was an obvious choice. To effect the greatest
change in Christian culture He would place them in the region
where that culture was the most pronouncedthe United States
of America.
When the disciples arrived in this futuristic world, they
were amazed at how civilization had been transformed by
technology. Mundane day-to-day tasks had been essentially
eliminated, and people were now able to accomplish tasks the
disciples had never dreamed possible. With the right resources,
the world was at a persons fingertips. Journeys around the
globe were now measured in hours rather than years,
the epitome of her dreams. But she wanted it to grow faster. She
wanted this atmosphere of respect and acceptance to permeate
the world in her lifetime. So, she devised a plan to accelerate its
growth. She would use her influence to organize a banquet
where prominent political and social leaders of the U.S. could
come together to meet Jesus, hear what He had to say, and begin
implementing His principles on a much broader scale.
On the day of the big event, Jesus went to the banquet hall
early for prayer and self-preparation. Then, as the time for the
banquet drew near, Jesus wrapped up His prayer time and
decided to check in on the disciples to see how they were faring
in their endeavors. He took out his pad and tapped the Facebook
icon to see their latest posts. As He did, He was distracted from
his task as the doors to the hall began opening and guests began
to arrive. At first it was a trickle, but soon the room began
rapidly filling with people from all walks of life. Among the
early arrivers were President Obama, Hilary Clinton, T. D.
Jakes, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Bill Nye, Ken Ham, Richard
Dawkins, Ellen DeGeneres, Joyce Meyer, George Takei, Imam
Mohammad, and Al Gore. The list continued to grow as more
and more guests filed into the banquet hall.
As Jesus looked across this tapestry of individuals
gathering to meet Him, compassion began to well up until it felt
as if His heart would burst. There were so many passionate
people wanting to make a difference in their world, and all were
there for the purpose of meeting Him. Jesus could not wait for
Matthew 5:13