[AkhirZaman.org] Lonceng Liberty, kadang-kadang disebut Lonceng Revolusi, atau Kemerdekaan Lama, telah menjadi simbol patriotisme Amerika selama lebih dari 200 tahun, tetapi dimulai dari permulaan yang sulit.
Awalnya lonceng ini dilemparkan di London pada 1752 dan berat lebih dari 2.000 pound, dimana lonceng Liberty tiba di Philadelphia pada bulan Agustus, namun retak selama dering uji pertamanya. Kemudian dileburkan lagi di Philadelphia dan dibentuk kembali untuk membuat lonceng kedua pada bulan Juni 1753.
namun sayangnya Itu dinilai memiliki nada yang buruk, yang dianggap berasal dari terlalu banyak tembaga, jadi itu dilebur lagi pada tahun yang sama dan menyusun kembali untuk membuatnya lonceng ketiga dan terakhir.
Ini adalah Lonceng Liberty terkenal yang ada saat ini, sebagian besar terbuat dari tembaga dan timah dengan sedikit timbal/logam, seng, arsen/fosfor, emas, dan perak.
Itu tergantung dari apa yang diyakini sebagai pemikul aslinya, terbuat dari 200 pon kayu elm Amerika, dan ketika dipukul terdengar nada datar E. Itu dibunyikan pada 8 Juli 1776, untuk mengumumkan penandatanganan Deklarasi Kemerdekaan, memproklamasikan kebebasan Amerika.
Selama Perang Revolusi, lonceng ini ditempatkan di atas gerobak, lalu dipindahkan 60 mil ke barat ke Allentown, dan disembunyikan di papan lantai Gereja Zion Reformed agar tidak jatuh ke tangan Inggris, di mana lonceng itu pasti akan dilebur untuk dibuat meriam.
Setelah perang, itu dibunyikan setiap 4 Juli sampai sekitar tahun 1835, ketika itu retak lagi. Tidak ada yang tahu persis kapan Liberty Bell retak untuk kedua kalinya. Itu adalah misteri sejarah.
Kini ikon berusia 250 tahun itu menjadi atraksi populer di Philadelphia dan hanya dibunyikan pada acara-acara khusus. Banyak orang tidak tahu bahwa lonceng pertama kali disebut Liberty Bell bukan oleh para patriot revolusi tetapi oleh kaum abolisionis yang memerangi perbudakan.
Mereka memilih nama ini karena tulisan Alkitab pada lonceng dari Imamat 25:10 yang berbunyi: “Kamu harus menguduskan tahun yang kelima puluh, dan memaklumkan kebebasan di negeri itu bagi segenap penduduknya. Itu harus menjadi tahun Yobel bagimu, dan kamu harus masing-masing pulang ke tanah miliknya dan kepada kaumnya.“
Dalam retrospeksi, lonceng yang retak adalah metafora yang sangat tepat untuk sebuah negara yang benar-benar terpecah karena perbudakan.
Tuhan berkata siapa yang melakukan dosa adalah budak dosa.
Jadi berapa harga sebuah kemerdekaan sejati? Kemerdekaan sejati melibatkan serta memberikan segenap hati kita kepada Tuhan, sehingga Dia dapat memutuskan rantai dosa kita. “Oleh karena itu, jika Anak memerdekakan kamu, kamu benar-benar merdeka” (Yohanes 8:36).
“IA menjawab mereka, Sesungguhnya, sesungguhnya, Aku berkata kepadamu, Barangsiapa melakukan dosa adalah hamba dosa.” Yohanes 8:34
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