The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants what must soon take place; and he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein; for the time is near. (Revelation 1:1-3)

 2021/10/11


8. Seven Beatitudes   

Seven beatitudes (from ① to ⑦)1 in the Book of Revelation support the course of the book and show the destination of the worldview of Jesus Christ that gives us living a lot of fruits. We can categorize these beatitudes into two groups: A and B. Group A is about the beatitudes of those who train through the Revelation2. It includes ①: he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and those who hear, and who keep what is written therein; ②: the dead who die in the Lord henceforth3; ③: he who is awake, keeping his garments that he may not go naked and be seen exposed, and ⑥: he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. Group B is about the beatitudes of those who attend the Mass. It includes ④: those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb; ⑤: he who shares in the first resurrection, namely those who shall be priests of God and of Christ and reign with him a thousand years, and ⑦: those who wash their robes (with the Holy Eucharist). Next, let's list these beatitudes for each of the groups in the order they appear: ①A-②A-③A-④B-⑤B-⑥A-⑦B. This course shows us that the Revelation guides the trainees to the Mass (①A-②A-③A-④B-⑤B). The destination of the beatitudes is the Mass. The angel who announced the last two beatitudes again urged us to practice the training of the Book of Revelation (⑥A) and commanded, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book" (Revelation 22:10). It is because the last beatitude expresses a special mission of Christians who attend the Mass (⑦B).

Reference: 1. Book of Revelation ①1:3, ②14:13, ③16:15, ④19:9, ⑤20:6, ⑥22:7, ⑦22:14, 2. This blog №2, 3. The Estuary of Theology issue 24 "The White Robe."

Maria K. M.

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