2024/07/15

152. The Eucharist and the Priesthood that are Hidden

In the past issues, we have discussed the Eucharist and the priesthood hidden in heaven and the wilderness in the theme of the fourth prophecy of the Prophetic Composition of the Book of Revelation (see diagram below), the Prophecy of the Fate of the Church with the Priesthood and the Sacrament of the Eucharist Hidden in the Wilderness and Heaven (Revelation 12-16). As a result, we found that the woman "clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars" (Revelation 12:1) represents the priesthood and that the "great red dragon" (12:3) represents human information. And because the fate of the Church was heading towards the Prophecy of the Fall of the Church (Chapters 17-18), the Eucharist, born of the priesthood, was hidden in heaven, while the priesthood in the memories of the Apostles (cf. 12:5-6). Before moving forward with our current discussion, let's take a moment to reflect on these considerations again. 

Then, Michael and his angels challenged the human information (the dragon and his angels) to battle and triumphed (cf. 12:7). That was to protect the spirits of the Apostles, to whom Jesus had been told on his ascension that "before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:5) and "you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you" (Acts 1:8). 

In fact, the Apostles were in the upper room of the house where they were staying in the city, following the words of risen Jesus who, while having a meal with them, had commanded "not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, 'you heard from me'" (Acts 1:4). They "with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers" (Acts 1:14). They, fervently praying on the upper room, were protected from human information. 

In their spirits, as they saw the risen Jesus, their Tree of Life has been acting as an interface that connects their Breath of Life with divine knowledge. Their Tree of Life was also linked to their Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and conveyed divine knowledge to their souls already connected to the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. They, whose spirits and souls were combined in this way, were in a state where they could empathize with the words of Mary, who had been pregnant with Jesus and visited Elizabeth: "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior" (Luke 1:46-47) (see figure 1). 

As described in Genesis, after humankind had connected with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil first, when intense desires arose in their souls, they could perform actions, with their souls for themselves getting connected with their Breath of Life, seeking powerful spontaneity. Many people had become candidates for evil spirits. If they die, they will become evil spirits and wander the world. Very these people, tormented by the suffering of hell until encountering the Eucharist, will become "the accuser of our brethren ... who accuses them day and night before our God" (Revelation 12:10). 

The Apostles "have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony" (12:11). They tesified to the "authority of his Christ" (12:10). The "word of their testimony" is as described in the Gospel: "Peter said to him, 'Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.' And so said all the disciples" (Matthew 26:35). Afterwards, they were scattered as Jesus had foretold, and, having learned of Jesus' passion and death, the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony were engraved on their memory. 

The priesthood was hidden in a place where it could be nourished, escaping from human information (the devil, the dragon, and the serpent) (cf. Revelation 12:14). It was the seats at the Last Supper. Luke writes, "And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.'"(Luke 22:19). This command of Jesus becomes of the present at the place where the Mass liturgy, realized through the descent of the Holy Spirit, is performed. Human information could not enter there (cf. Revelation 12:12-16). 

However, after the Mass is over, the believers sent out, namely, "those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus" (12:17), are to meet with a group of information challenging to battle with them. It is the human accidental information that is like "the sand of the sea" (12:18). 

Maria K. M.