Philosophy of Nothingness

Some of the Rizalistas believed that Rizal has an apparent parallelism to Jesus Christ in many ways. Other's belived that Rizal is the messiah of the Philippines just like Jesus Christ as messiah of Israel. There were also those who believed that Rizal was the re-incarnation of Christ. These beliefs of the groups were based on the similarities of the two. They said that both of them were morally upright and exemplary in their own rights, they possess extraordinary character and have the purest intention in pursuing their missions. Also, they were both pious and Asians, and both from a country under colonial rule during their time. Also, the two were advocates of solidarity, equality and peaceful coexistence in spite of differences in social status, ethnicity and creed. and many more, such as, they were both healers and great visionaries, they advocate of reform and peaceful means to carry out their missions, strongly denounced prejudice, apathy, immorality and cruelty. They were also victims of trial and mockery, their teachings influence people around the world and most importantly, they were executed by their enemy and died for a noble cause. Both lived in a society that engenders oppression, injustice, and inequality. Jesus was in Palestine under the Roman Empire's heavy taxation, devastation of towns, and slavery. He saw Jewish leaders collaborating with Roman authorities at the expense of the Jewish peasantry. Jose Rizal was in the Philippines under the Spanish forced labor, social classes, and oppression. He saw Filipino leaders collaborating with Spanish authorities to secure their properties at the expense of the Filipino peasantry.

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