The Romans were oppressing the Jews. And there arose in the hills of Jerusalem a fellow by the name of Barabbas. Barabbas said to his people, “There is only one way to get that Roman honky off your back, and that’s to burn him out.” And Barabbas went through the hills and suburbia burning those nice Roman suburban homes. The Romans finally caught up with Barabbas and arrested him and charged him with anarchy, insurrection and murder. But out in those same hills was another radical. His name was Jesus. He had no guns, no tanks, no ammunition. And, of all the dumb things, he went around preaching a thing called the kingdom of God. But some things started happening. Blind people started seeing. Lame people started to getting up and walking. People started to get liberated mentally and physically. Homes started being put back together. And from miles around people came to sit at the feet of this man who had this strong rap, this tremendous taste for the kingdom of God.
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