essay based on reading`children of darkness`

God to save His people . A `self-proclaimed prophet though , he was able to exert a powerful influence to the black population , especially that he was more learned , intelligent , passionate and perceptive . He carried the mind and soul of a freeman yet carried with him the yoke of a black slave . He was devoted to fasting and prayer , yet misunderstood quite intentionally that God is exceedingly wise , such that He would not deal with the Hebrews more than five thousand years back the same way He deals with the Negroes of the 1800

A .D . The Bible has changed dramatically over centuries , and it has been renewed since the time of the New Testament , such that killing and slaying people are not the right course of acting `divinely ' during these days . Nat envisioned himself to be like Jesus - slain and slaughtered , crucified for the sake of the people - but this Jesus did not abuse or kill people before He was crucified to death . Nat 's mission is exceedingly out of the way , since he led rebels to kill their own neighbors and friends - even Travis whom Nat Turner himself considered to be a kind master (Oates 100 . Religion has no part in the true nature of his mission , but social and political issues

Conclusion

To view slain bodies in silent satisfaction (Oates 103 ) is ironically not the nature of a true , God-ordained prophet . More so , to be utterly drunk in the brandy cellar while completing the mission (Oates 103 , or to go on hiding while his companions are being captured (Oates 105 , are also not the nature of a true , God-ordained and heroic prophet . For these reasons , it resulted to many black slaves associating and helping the white population around the county , as it appeared that what the rebels pursued to...