Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven: BOOK 1 (Chapters 7 and 8) (A Novel / Allegory)

This is a novel and an allegorical story about some knights who travel on a quest to reach a beautiful kingdom called the Kingdom of Heaven. As they go, they encounter giants, evil knights, swamps, perils, cliffs, dungeons, castles, evil Medieval lords, traps, dark forests, cunning enemies, and powerful weapons. They must fight for their lives and overcome all obstacles with the use of their weapons and armor, namely the Sword of the Spirit, and the Shield of Faith, and the power of God. 

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Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven

- A Novel / Allegory -

By: Justin Brown (a pen name)

Date Created: Dec. 4, 2018

Table of Contents

Chapter 7

Journeying Off the Path

The small group of 8 men merrily walked down the wide path leading toward the town of Hyper-Grace. In less than half an hour, the men reached the outskirts of what proved to be a large community of about 300 thousand. There were many banks, stores, shops, churches, and businesses in the town, spread out over a large area. Horse-drawn carriages jostled through the city and competed with the crowds of people walking about.

Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven: BOOK 1 (Chapters 5 and 6) (A Novel / Allegory)

This is a novel and an allegorical story about some knights who travel on a quest to reach a beautiful kingdom called the Kingdom of Heaven. As they go, they encounter giants, evil knights, swamps, perils, cliffs, dungeons, castles, evil Medieval lords, traps, dark forests, cunning enemies, and powerful weapons. They must fight for their lives and overcome all obstacles with the use of their weapons and armor, namely the Sword of the Spirit, and the Shield of Faith, and the power of God. 

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Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven

- A Novel / Allegory -

By: Justin Brown (a pen name)

Date Created: Dec. 4, 2018

Table of Contents

Chapter 5

Continuing the Journey

The travelers left the town of Worldly-Pleasure through a large, hardwood gate and continued on the narrow path which wound through farm fields. A castle perched on a distant hill watched over the town and fields like a cold-hearted dragon. Red and black flags snapped in the wind from tall poles on its towers. To Markus, the flags resembled the forked tongue of a serpent. He shuddered slightly as he thought of the evil that lurked within that fortress.

Before long, the farmland was now replaced by a dense forest. Birds chirped in the tree tops and sang cheerful melodies. Dappled sunlight fell on the path and sparkled off the silver-colored armor of the three travelers. After five miles had passed, the forest gave way to farm fields. And, a walled town in the center of a valley caught their attention. Within the middle of the town rose a high hill with a small castle atop it. And, surrounding the town, imposing and solid, a wall with crenellations, towers, and catapults rose high into the air. 

Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven: BOOK 1 (Chapters 3 and 4) (A Novel / Allegory)

This is a novel and an allegorical story about some knights who travel on a quest to reach a beautiful kingdom called the Kingdom of Heaven. As they go, they encounter giants, evil knights, swamps, perils, cliffs, dungeons, castles, evil Medieval lords, traps, dark forests, cunning enemies, and powerful weapons. They must fight for their lives and overcome all obstacles with the use of their weapons and armor, namely the Sword of the Spirit, and the Shield of Faith, and the power of God.

Read this adventure in a PDF format here.

Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven

- A Novel / Allegory -

By: Justin Brown (a pen name)

Date Created: Dec. 4, 2018

Table of Contents

Chapter 3

The Battle with Unbelief

The giant suddenly swung his large battle axe at Henry Willow, and the heavy blade struck him in the breastplate. It knocked him off his feet and sent him crashing to the floor. His breastplate kept him from receiving a wound, but it didn’t protect him as well as his shield would have.

Markus ran toward the locked door and tried to open it, but it wouldn’t budge. He was about to strike it with his sword, when Andrew shouted, “Lookout, Markus!”

Just in time, he saw the heavy, axe blade swinging toward him, and he held up his shield to block it. The axe struck the shield with a resounding clang. At the same time, the giant drew a hammer from a holster and suddenly slammed it into Markus’s sword. Markus’s grip on his sword was somewhat weak, and the weapon flew out of his hand. Then, in a quick and fluid motion, the giant reached out an armored gauntlet toward Markus Christian and ripped his shield from his arms. Now, he was defenseless except for his breastplate, helmet, sturdy belt, and protective boots.

[Gauntlet: A jointed piece of hand armor that covers the outside of a knight's gloves.]

Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven: BOOK 1 (Chapters 1 and 2) (A Novel / Allegory)

This is a novel and an allegorical story about some knights who travel on a quest to reach a beautiful kingdom called the Kingdom of Heaven. As they go, they encounter giants, evil knights, swamps, perils, cliffs, dungeons, castles, evil Medieval lords, traps, dark forests, cunning enemies, and powerful weapons. They must fight for their lives and overcome all obstacles with the use of their weapons and armor, namely the Sword of the Spirit, and the Shield of Faith, and the power of God. 

Read this adventure in a PDF format here.

Pilgrim’s Journey: The Quest for Heaven

- A Novel / Allegory -

By: Justin Brown (a pen name)

Date Created: Dec. 4, 2018

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

The Escape

It was sometime shortly after the year 1500. In a valley surrounded by high hills sat a small, Medieval town. Wood smoke wafted up through brick chimneys and into the night air like the breath of a dragon. A man carrying a torch walked down one of the crooked, twisting streets which meandered through the length of the town. Walking beside him, his friend whispered, “We need to make sure to run fast once the time comes.”

A pointy, church steeple jutted into the starry sky, and a five-storied, stone jailhouse rose high above the roofs of the town’s half-timbered buildings. Atop the jailhouse stood a sentry armed with a crossbow. The small town of Mankind (in the country of Humanity) was fast asleep, except for some night watchmen, who walked along the top of the town’s fortified outer walls. These few sentries were armed with crossbows, swords, and halberds.

(Halberd (definition): It is a Medieval weapon which combines an axe blade with a pick on a long handle. A spearhead appears above the axe head on the halberd.)

Just then, the hinges of one of the town gates began to slowly squeak open. When the gate was wide enough to admit a person, it stopped swinging, and two men appeared in the light of a torch one was carrying. The orange light cast shadows all around them and revealed their concerned facial expressions. For half a minute, they stood still, looking out at the farm fields which had begun to sprout. Beyond the fields lay a dense, dark forest consisting of maple, oak, and other hardwood trees.

What the Bible Has to Say about Popular Entertainment – Novels, Movies, TV Shows, Video Games

What the Bible Has to Say about Popular Entertainment

– Novels, Movies, TV Shows, Video Games

Numbers 33:51-52 – "[51] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan ; [52] then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places :"

Comment: God commanded the children of Israel to destroy all the graven images, and all the idols, and all the images of false gods depicted on walls. Today, in America, and around the world, movies, TV shows, and other videos display entertainment and steal time from God. Today, entertainment takes a huge amount of time out of people’s schedules. It is a god that people serve around the world.

Psalm 101:3 – "[3] I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I hate the work of them that turn aside ; it shall not cleave to me."

Comment: The psalmist declared that he would not look at anything beliyaal (i.e. evil, worthless, unprofitable, naughty, ungodly, or wicked). The Hebrew word, in this verse, for wicked is (Strong’s # 1100) beliyaal. It means: “… without profit, worthlessness; … wickedness … Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly …, wicked.” (From: Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance.) If what we are watching or viewing is beliyaal, we must turn it off and repent.

How America Now Resembles the Aztec Empire

How America Now Resembles the Aztec Empire

There were different factors that brought about the end of the Aztec Empire. The foremost factor was their bloodshed culture. Thousands of innocent victims were murdered in human-sacrifice rituals to honor the gods of the Aztecs. Consequently, tribes which had lost family members to the murderous Aztec religion were willing to assist Hernán Cortés in fighting their oppressive overlords. With the assistance of the disgruntled native people, Cortés was able to bring a quick end to the Aztec Empire.

In this article, we will see how America is following, to some degree, in the footsteps of the Aztecs. That may sound very strange to you, but please bear with me as we examine some factors that led to the demise of the Aztec Empire. We will attempt to show how these are related to America.

HOW THE WORLD IS NOT OVERPOPULATED

HOW THE WORLD IS NOT OVERPOPULATED

Aging Population

Mercer, the largest human-resources consulting firm in the world, has declared that the “… UK FACES SEVERE WORKFORCE CRISIS BY 2025”. Mercer has stated on its website that there will be “… a perfect storm of falling net migration driven by Brexit and an ageing population, will lead to a severe shortage in the UK labour market.” (Mercer) [End quote].

The labor force of the United Kingdom is going to decrease so much so that companies “… will face significant costs trying to attract workers with the leadership and skills….” (See “Mercer” in the Works Cited section.) [End quote]. The lack of working age people is due to the fact that UK citizens have had very few children compared to past generations. Fewer working age people means less money to go into the economy and into the social security system. This is a big problem for Britain. But, it’s also a problem for many countries in the world.