Christ on the Jewish Road by Richard Wurmbrand

Author:Richard Wurmbrand
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Religion & Spirituality, Spiritual & Religion, Christian Books & Bibles
ISBN: 9780882640150
Publisher: Living Sacrifice Book Co
Published: 1993-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR: THE FASCIST PERIOD

The Beginning of the Persecution

When old Pastor Adeney left us, he was replaced by a young man, Pastor Stevens. Both he and his wife were Christians who led very pure lives, and wished to spread the light around them. Their way of life testified to that correct Christianity which was common in England but unknown in our part of the world. Their fairness and sincerity gave us much food for thought. We are thankful for them. They left for what was meant to be a short vacation, but they could not return. Romania had been taken over by a gang of anti-Semitic fanatics, whose hands were stained with a great deal of Jewish blood. They called themselves the Legionaires.

At that time the head of the Anglican Jewish Mission was a young priest named Roger Allison, a man we all remembered for his great humility. A humble man is strong in the Lord; by reducing himself to nothing, the humble man joined with God makes not two beings but one.

During the time he was our shepherd, our little community increased greatly. But we were also in great danger. If we went into town, we never knew whether we would come back. The Legionaires were hunting the Jews in the streets, and arresting them on all sorts of trumped-up charges. On many occasions I was only a hand’s breadth from death.

I would like to relate two episodes.

One Sunday afternoon I was sitting in my apartment. A meeting of young people was taking place in the church. Suddenly a breathless young man burst into my room, shouting: “Come down to the church at once! There is a terrible disturbance going on!”

As I entered the church, I saw two young men. One of them, whom I immediately recognized as a Jew, was shouting “Jewish brethren, let us make our way to Russia! There we shall find happiness and freedom! With the victorious Soviet Army we shall return and overthrow the Fascists!”

Bessarabia, a province which until then had been Romanian territory, had been occupied by the Russians, and the Jews were fleeing en masse because of the anti-Semitic persecution. But the government of Romania at the time was Fascist; such talk in our church might lead to arrests. It might even result in a great many people being killed.

I tried to stop the two young men, but it was impossible. They attacked me, shouting, “You are a traitor to the Jews! You are on the side of the Fascists!” I could not have called the police to put an end to the commotion, as that would have meant informing on the two young men and condemning them to death. So I broke up the meeting, and asked everyone to leave and go home, speaking to no one on the way. They obeyed me.

The next Sunday this scene was repeated. I did not know what to do. I thought of closing the church.

During those days a Legionaire was killed in the capital.

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