En fattig kinesisk skolelærer får et mentalt sammenbrud, møder Gud og Jesus i et syn, og beslutter sig for at... vælte kejseren og starte et nyt himmelsk kongerige.
I dette afsnit tager vi dig med til Kina i midten af 1800-tallet, hvor en selvudnævnt lillebror til Jesus starter et oprør, der ender med at koste op mod 30 millioner mennesker livet. Det er fortællingen om Taiping-oprøret – verdenshistoriens blodigste borgerkrig, som (næsten) ingen i Vesten har hørt om.
Hvorfor gik det så galt? Hvem var Hong Xiuquan? Og hvordan endte kristendom, kejserhad og opium med at kaste et helt imperium ud i kaos? Lyt med og få svar.
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