Prologue

Creator’s heart was full of sorrow, but he did not forget his ancient promise, so he sent more holy men to tell about his plan.

The Great Spirit spoke through the prophet Lifted by Creator (Jeremiah), saying,

Behold! The time will come when I will make a new peace treaty with the northern tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel) and the southern tribes of Give Him Honor (Judah). This peace treaty will be different from the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and walked them out of Black Land (Egypt). They did not honor that peace treaty, so I had to turn away from them. But here is the new peace treaty I will make with them. I will plant my laws in their minds and carve them into their hearts. I will be their Great Spirit, and they will be my people, my sacred family. (Jeremiah 31:31-33)

He also spoke through Creator Will Help Us (Isaiah), saying,

Here is the one I have chosen, who does all I ask and makes my heart glad. I have made my stand with him and love him as a father loves a son. My Sacred Spirit will rest on him and give him a message that will right the wrongs done to all people. He will not make loud arguments on the village pathways but will speak with humble dignity. He will not break a bruised reed. He will not snuff out a smoldering fire. He will never give up until all wrongs have been made right again! All Nations will hear of his reputation and put their trust and hope in him. (Isaiah 42:1-4)

The prophet Creator Will Decide (Daniel) said,

As I lay awake during the night, I was given many sacred visions. In one vision I looked and saw what appeared to be a True Human Being. He was riding on the clouds of the world above and was brought into the council house of the Ancient of Days. He stood before the Ancient of Days and was gifted with great authority over all the earth, with honor that outshines the sun, and with power that reaches beyond all the directions. All clans, tribes, nations, and languages will honor and serve this Chosen One above all others. His chiefly rule will last beyond the end of all days. For it will be a good road that can never fade away or come to a bad end. (Daniel 7:13-14)

After about seventy years in captivity, a small remnant returned to their homeland and rebuilt the sacred lodge. But the elders wept because it was pitiful in comparison to the original sacred lodge built by the great chief Stands in Peace (Solomon).

Many generations passed. Sacred ceremonies and feasts became empty rituals that were used to try to manipulate the Great Spirit to do what the spiritual leaders wanted. The ceremonies and laws were used to control people and make them afraid instead of helping them. Many spiritual leaders became even more corrupt, and they complicated and twisted the true meaning of Creator’s words.

So the Great Spirit became silent and sent no more holy men to speak his words for four hundred years. But he did not forget his ancient promises.

Through the generations that followed, many powerful nations ruled over the tribes. The most recent was the People of Iron (Romans). This government took control of the tribes and dominated them for nearly two generations.

The People of Iron (Romans) forced their treaties on the tribes but did allow some freedoms. They could practice their own spiritual ways, build gathering houses called synagogues, and maintain a sacred lodge to perform their ceremonies and make their prayers.

This government also allowed them to have their own tribal chiefs. But over many years those chiefs became corrupt and were controlled more by the ways of the People of Iron (Romans) than by their ancient Sacred Ways. The People of Iron (Romans) had taken charge of appointing their holy men and their tribal chief.

The people were oppressed and feared this powerful government of the Village of Iron (Rome) with its many soldiers and weapons of war. They kept praying that the Great Spirit would fulfill the age-old prophecies and send the Chosen One, whom they hoped would be a great warrior chief to destroy the People of Iron (Romans) and set them free.

The right time had finally come for Creator to fulfill his ancient prophecies and send his Chosen One.

But he would not come in the way the tribes expected . . .