2022/04/25

36. The Formation of the Holy Spirit and the Revelation to John

"Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them" (Acts 2:3). This description of Pentecost shows how the Holy Spirit connected with the conscious realm of the individual disciple's brain to take what was Jesus' and declare it to them for their formation. Their remarkable actions after the event show that at this time, the worldview of Jesus Christ, which they had in their unconscious realm, was pulled out into their conscious realm by the Holy Spirit. John, who was present there, advises people in his letter: "As for you, the anointing that you received from him [the Son] remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him" (1John 2:27). "The anointing that you received from him" here refers to the worldview of Jesus Christ placed in the unconscious realm of the disciples who had stayed close to Jesus. If so, the passage, "just as it taught you, remain in him," is telling them to remain in the formation of the Holy Spirit, which pulls the worldview of Jesus Christ out of their unconscious realm into their conscious realm, as John experienced at Pentecost. However, when John wrote this letter, he was not aware that his next generation would not be able to share his experience. The Holy Spirit leads each person directly, not through prophets or teachers, nor by a charism or spirituality that works through a particular person. Surprisingly, on the day of Pentecost, Jesus' disciples already had the experience that contemporary people, who live in the age of personalised Internet connection, take for granted. These people maintain the worldview of the information-oriented society in their unconscious realm, and it is constantly being pulled out into their conscious realm. So, in order for the disciples "who have not seen and have believed" Jesus to remain in the Son, the worldview of Jesus Christ must be infused into their unconscious realm. John must have gradually become aware of this necessity. One of Paul's letters tells us that some witnesses to Jesus' resurrection had already died (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:6). God made John write a training book that would fill one's unconscious realm with the worldview of Jesus Christ in preparation for the time when these witnesses would eventually die out. And in the book, he stated, "Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near" (Revelation 1:3). The daily practice of reading aloud this prophetic message and hearing its voice helps us keep "what is written in it" in our unconscious realm. Those who do so will have the blessedness of remaining in the Son.

Maria K. M.