A ticket for a trip to paradise in the stars. It was offered by the Captain to a select few at first. Patronus Abram was given first consideration, he had inspired many others to greatness with his early vision and investment leading to this day. His legacy was legendary. His descendant Issac Abram had driven a hard bargain with the Captain for an exclusive interview. The Captain listened to his demands and gave Issac a ground floor entry into the program, with his twelve sons. Judah was seen as especially promising, and the Captain's son went personally to supervise Judah's progress. He sent envoys to Judah to negotiate his arrival, they were received inconsistently, ignored by some members, and forgotten in paper trails by others.
When the Captain's son arrived for duty to close the deal for the tickets to paradise, his audience didn't believe who he claimed to be. Their business had been roadblocked by Roman Industries, and expected the Captain's contract to be a lifeline out of their difficulties.
The Captain's son consulted Judah's leading scientists, the Far-seers into the sky, but they wouldn't listen to his counsel and demeaned his advice as foolish and passive.
What they wanted from the Captain was a strong right hand of salvation - planning to execute an elaborate corporate strategy derived from the original parameters of the contracts.
The Captain's son maintained that the contract was revised - it was an open deal: ground floor entry into the Captain's program. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, stressed the Son, the father would offer it to rival companies if Judah wasn't interested.
Judah replied if it was a take it or leave it deal, the contract with the Captain wasn't worth it - send it to the chopping block.
The Son left, promising to return one day, he would remain faithful to His father's vision even when the short sighted scientists refused the simplicity of the Captain's grand design.
Those who believed in the viability of the Son's outline were few in Judah's line, but organized by Petros Simon and John Revel, the Son's vision was kept alive in their hearts.
Pall Quill was a brilliant student trained in Judah's Far-Seer branch, and was personally contacted by the Captain after his persecution of the Simon and Revel's followers.
After an interview, Quill was converted to believing in the Captain's vision for the Paradise program. He pitched the idea to other companies, offering them positions in the Captain's program. The work would be hard, those who joined would be ridiculed, and the code of conduct was to be found in the Captain's manual (additional tips written by Pall were given the Captain's consent).
Other nations joined the efforts, though fanatics and doubters sabotaged the program whenever possible. Some of the protesters said that man was not meant for the heavens, that earth was their final home. There was no other option but this terrestrial life, to believe otherwise was arrogant and foolish.
But the day finally came, the fleet was ready, and the Son returned to Judah. The members repented of doubting his claims before - there was no doubt that this young man's commanding bearing and brilliance were shining examples of his father. He had these traits all along, but Judah and the Far-Seers focused on the surface appearance of their expectations rather than seeing the Son in the light of who He was. The new chapter in the Captain's plan to bring Paradise to Mankind's reach was unfolded. Those naysayers who critiqued the project were silenced by the awe evoked by the Captain's vision made manifest.
This isn't all I wish it could be, but it is rather simple to me, as is the true gospel. Believe upon the Lamb and be willing to be used in whatever way the Captain might require.
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