The Purge Of The Righteous: A Story About The Shock And Terror Of Euthanasia
"Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow." — Deuteronomy 27:19
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The Announcement That Shook the Nation
The news came like a dagger to the heart. A single declaration, delivered in cold, detached words, was enough to plunge the nation into terror.
"For the good of progress and economic stability, we must make difficult choices. The elderly population has become an unsustainable burden on our resources. Therefore, in accordance with the New Order Restoration Act, a voluntary, dignified transition program will be implemented for senior citizens over the age of seventy. This is not an act of cruelty, but one of necessity."
The words replayed over and over on television, across newspapers, and on every digital screen. But behind the sterile language, everyone understood the truth—this was not voluntary. This was murder.
They were planning to kill the elderly.
Grandmothers. Grandfathers. The wise. The strong. The very pillars of wisdom, experience, and faith—marked for death. Their only crime? Growing old.
And why? Because their wealth, their homes, their land—everything they had built—was coveted by a government that had abandoned righteousness.
"The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy." — John 10:10
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The Powerlessness We Felt
Daniel Ben-Shimon sat in his darkened living room, his hands clenched into fists. He had heard of wicked nations before. He had studied ancient history—Egypt, Babylon, Rome—nations that oppressed the righteous, that slaughtered the innocent.
But this? This was beyond comprehension.
His own parents, both in their eighties, had worked their whole lives to build their home. His father had fought in wars to defend the nation. His mother had spent decades serving the poor. And now, in the name of "progress," they were to be discarded?
A sudden, chilling thought entered his mind: What if they come for them tonight?
He grabbed his coat and rushed out the door, driving straight to his parents’ house. When he arrived, he found his mother kneeling in prayer, her hands trembling over her open Bible.
"My son," she whispered, "they have done this before. Pharaoh tried to kill our children. Haman sought to destroy us. Now they seek to kill the old. But Hashem sees all."
"They have said, 'Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.'" — Psalm 83:4
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The Resistance Begins
In the weeks that followed, chaos erupted. Citizens who opposed the law were silenced. Protesters disappeared. Some who spoke too loudly against the government were arrested for “treason.”
Then, the first wave of removals began.
Officials arrived in unmarked black vehicles, knocking on doors in the dead of night. Those who answered were given a choice: Come willingly and receive a "peaceful transition," or be declared an enemy of the state.
Families hid their elders. Entire communities formed underground networks to smuggle them to safety. But the government was watching. They had spies. Traitors. And those caught harboring the elderly were made to suffer alongside them.
"Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, who write misfortune, which they have prescribed to rob the needy of justice and take what is right from the poor of My people." — Isaiah 10:1-2
Daniel refused to stand by and do nothing.
Along with a small group of like-minded believers, he formed The Watchmen, a resistance network dedicated to smuggling elderly citizens out of the city before the government could find them. They used abandoned tunnels, safe houses, and coded messages to communicate.
But the enemy was closing in.
One night, as Daniel was escorting a seventy-five-year-old rabbi to a safe house, his car was suddenly blocked by military vehicles. Armed men in riot gear surrounded them.
A man in a dark suit approached the driver’s side. “Daniel Ben-Shimon,” he said with an eerie smile. “You are interfering with government operations. Step out of the vehicle.”
Daniel didn’t move. His heart pounded as he gripped the wheel. The elderly rabbi beside him whispered:
"Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehinnom." — Matthew 10:28
Daniel took a deep breath. He had made his choice.
He stepped out of the car, not as a helpless victim, but as a soldier of truth.
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The Reckoning
The Watchmen's efforts could not be stopped. The government tried to silence the resistance, but the truth had already spread. The world watched in horror as the atrocities were exposed. Hidden documents leaked, revealing the true intent behind the law—it was not about preserving resources. It was about greed.
It was about power.
The government had planned to confiscate the wealth of the elderly, redistribute their homes, and erase their legacy. They wanted to erase wisdom, erase history—because a people without its elders is a people without memory.
But the people refused to be silenced.
The movement grew. International pressure mounted. Nations that once stood in silence began condemning the regime. Protests turned into revolts.
And then, like all wicked empires before them, the government fell.
"The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect." — Psalm 33:10
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The Aftermath
The law was repealed. Justice was served. The architects of the genocide were tried for their crimes.
But the scars remained.
Daniel sat beside his mother one evening, watching the sun set over the hills. So many lives had been lost. So much pain.
“Why did Hashem allow this to happen?” he asked softly.
His mother turned to him, her face lined with wisdom. “Because evil must be exposed before it can be destroyed. The righteous will always have enemies. But Hashem will always deliver His people.”
Daniel nodded, looking up at the darkening sky.
The battle was won. But the war between good and evil would never end.
"For the Lord will not forsake His people; He will not abandon His inheritance." — Psalm 94:14
