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God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

Jonathan D. Spence

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Description:< from the sleeve notes>"My hand grasps the killing powerin Heaven and Earth;To behead the evil ones, spare the just,and ease the people's sorrows."So resolves Hong Xiuquan. It is 1837 when Hong ascends to Heaven. While there, he is charged by God, his Heavenly Father -- attired in black dragon robe and high-brimmed hat, his mouth almost hidden by his luxuriant golden beard -- to slay the demon devils who are leading the people on earth astray. Their leader is Yan Luo, king of hell, the Dragon Demon of the Eastern Sea. Hong does battle in Heaven, armed by his father with sword and seal, and aided by his elder brother Jesus. Returned to his home village in south China, he resolves to carry on the struggle against the evil polluting humanity. He knows himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ, God's Chinese Son. The Taiping uprising, led by Hong Xiuquan, was a massive millenial movement that, in its violent rise and fall between 1845 and 1864, cost at least twenty million Chinese their lives. . . .We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan. To get started finding God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 1996

ISBN: 0393038440

Description: < from the sleeve notes>"My hand grasps the killing powerin Heaven and Earth;To behead the evil ones, spare the just,and ease the people's sorrows."So resolves Hong Xiuquan. It is 1837 when Hong ascends to Heaven. While there, he is charged by God, his Heavenly Father -- attired in black dragon robe and high-brimmed hat, his mouth almost hidden by his luxuriant golden beard -- to slay the demon devils who are leading the people on earth astray. Their leader is Yan Luo, king of hell, the Dragon Demon of the Eastern Sea. Hong does battle in Heaven, armed by his father with sword and seal, and aided by his elder brother Jesus. Returned to his home village in south China, he resolves to carry on the struggle against the evil polluting humanity. He knows himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ, God's Chinese Son. The Taiping uprising, led by Hong Xiuquan, was a massive millenial movement that, in its violent rise and fall between 1845 and 1864, cost at least twenty million Chinese their lives. . . .We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan. To get started finding God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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