Christianity in the Land of the Rising Sun

            In the mid fifteenth century the Jesuits arrived on the Island of Kyushu.
Japan today, has one of the smallest numbers of Christian followers among
Southeast Asian nations. Only 1%, small compared to Korea whose followers
are in 40% range.

Of the hundreds of missionaries that had committed their lives to spreading the
Message of Yeshua. I've wondered, of no fault, to the Japanese, or Christians who
came to spread the Master's Message. Why so few,  respond to the Master.
 
Kiyoshi-San (Clip 1 - Homeless in Tokyo), knows why.  He has met the Master.

22 Jesus also told them other parables. He said, ² “The Kingdom of Heaven can be

 illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 

 ³ When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. 

But they all refused to come!

⁴ “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and 
fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’ ⁵ But
 the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, 
another to his business. ⁶ Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed 
them.
⁷ “The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn 
their town. ⁸ And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I 
invited aren’t worthy of the honor. ⁹ Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone
 you see.’ ¹⁰ So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, 
and the banquet hall was filled with guests.
¹¹ “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing
the proper clothes for a wedding. ¹² ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without
wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. ¹³ Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his 
hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth.’
¹⁴ “For many are called, but few are chosen.”  ~ Matthew 22:1-14 NLT

Prophetic Dreams and Visions

In the Prophetic realm both the Old and New Testament attest
to Yahweh giving personal or general messages to his people.
These are commonly known as a Revelation. The most prominent
one being the Revelation of John.

Lately, on my mind. I was troubled by several things. Namely,
the idea of Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins. Also, the Hebrew
Nation's connection to Yahweh. Specifically, Modern Day Israel. 
Hebrews believe that the Dead transition from Gehenna a place of
spiritual purification for the wicked dead in Judaism to Olam Ha-Ba
(world to come). Islam purports that Allah weighs the Righteous Deeds
versus Evil ones on a scale to determine who goes to Paradise.
Mainstream Christianity is broken into Armenian versus Calvinist
Theology. In layman's terms both generally believe that the Blood of
Yeshua is the means whereby Sins are Forgiven once and for all.
How they differ, Calvinists believe in 'Once Saved always Saved'.
Armenians believe that 'Once Saved followed by Repentance Saved'.
Both have valid scriptural arguments. I did not write this to debate the
efficacy of one or the other, but rather, share a dream that i had.

In my Dream. A Dark Cloak enveloped me. It Scared Me in my mind
and i also heard a voice saying Luke 7.  These are two conclusions
i came up with. The Centurion represents the Goyim (Nations) and
his devotion to Yeshua's Brethren. The Woman with the Alabaster
Perfume Jar, came to the Master, in Sorrow, and received Unconditional
Forgiveness. Only the Master can Forgive Sin and her action of Loving
Much was the fruit of repentance. What do you think?

7 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to 

Capernaum. ² At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer^[a] 

was sick and near death. ³ When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent 

some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. ⁴ So

they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help,

he does,” they said, ⁵ “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a 

synagogue for us.” ~ Luke 7: 1-5 NLT

³⁶ One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went 

to his home and sat down to eat.^{[h] 37} When a certain immoral woman from 

that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled

with expensive perfume. ³⁸ Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. 

Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept

kissing his feet and putting perfume on them. ³⁹ When the Pharisee who had 
invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would
 know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!”
⁴⁰ Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have
 something to say to you.”
“Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.
⁴¹ Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—
500 pieces of silver^[i] to one and 50 pieces to the other. ⁴² But neither of them 
could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do
you suppose loved him more after that?”
⁴³ Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.”
“That’s right,” Jesus said. ⁴⁴ Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, 
“Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer
me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears 
and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the 
time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. ⁴⁶ You neglected the 
courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare 
perfume.
⁴⁷ “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown
me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” ⁴⁸ Then 
Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”
⁴⁹ The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around
 forgiving sins?”
⁵⁰ And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” 
 ~ Luke 7: 36-50 NLT