Chapter 170: Heaven
"James, James. Hawke ......"
It seemed to come from a soft and ethereal voice from afar, making James slowly open his eyes, the white sky, extraordinarily dazzling, and he couldn't adapt to the light in front of him, squinting his eyes and subconsciously covering his eyes with his hands, slowly getting up and supporting the ground with his elbows, as if he had just run 5000 meters of fatigue, the scene he saw in the blur was half white and half green, and gradually he saw the world more clearly, and found himself on the green grass, the sky was drifting through the white clouds, and the breeze was blowing, The meadow is dotted with huge trees, and although the place is very comfortable, it also makes it even more confusing.
This, where is this, where am I?
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and quickly stroked his body, only to see that he was wearing a white robe, the drips on his body, and the intubation in his mouth were gone, and the confused James slowly recalled the scene just now, only remembering that he was being rescued in the hospital.
Was it just a dream? However, is the feeling just now real, or is it that I am already dead, and if I die, where is this place? Could it be ......
"James. Hawke: "Yes, it's this soft voice, it's not as ethereal as it was just now, it's very clear, it's very real. And this voice jerked him back from his thoughts, suddenly frightened, James looked back suddenly, looked up and saw a ball of light, the light from behind the object directly into his eyes, James raised the hand covering the eyes, slowly got up, and also saw the other party clearly, it was a handsome face, a girl with long golden hair, fair skin was very translucent, and James was wearing a white robe, the white robe was as light as silk in the breeze, and James's eyes were attracted by what was behind.
The girl seemed to see James's attention, and with his attention, she turned her face back and spread a pair of white wings. Looking at James with a smile on her face, noticing that he was already looking at him in surprise, the girl did not feel amused when she saw James, but looked at him with a smile.
"Oh my God, you, you're an angel, I can't believe it." James lowered his head and closed his eyes, his fingers interlaced in front of his chest, and fell to his knees at the angel's feet.
"James, you should thank our Creator, our Heavenly Father, for His mercy to you that led you to the Kingdom of Heaven, and for your life's humility and gratitude to God for your accomplishment."
"Yes, thank God, thank God for the gift, Amen." James closed his eyes and drew a cross on his chest.
"Let's go, James, let's get on our way, we still have a long way to go, and let me guide you to where you need to go, and let me introduce you here."
"Yes, Lord Angel." James got up.
"My name is Mia, and I'm your guiding angel." As he spoke, James walked after Mia, "According to your Son of Man, I only belong to the angels of the cherubim, and I know you still have a lot of questions. Is it? ”
"Yes, I ask you that you still have a long way to go, isn't that what you just said? Where are you going to lead me?" James asked curiously
"Yes, although it is here, but it is not the same, but it is divided into seven layers, and this is only the border of the kingdom of heaven, and it is the 'wasteland' of the kingdom of heaven. I will guide you to the third level, the 'resting place', which is the resting place of souls from the Son of Man's world. ”
The guiding angel Miya looked at James, smiled and said, "James, I know you have doubts, you are not the first person to come here and you are not the last. ”
"Yes, Lord Angel, it is unbelievable, it is as if it were a dream, in this world it is only through doctrine that there is a thing, but no one has ever come back to tell about it, and once doubted these things, thinking that it was the church to create a better world, ......", James could not use words to describe what he wanted to express, and did not know how to explain it more tactfully.
Miya answered with a smile and said, "Deception, is it?" ”
James suddenly explained, and before he could say anything, Meiya had already raised his hand to stop his explanation, "Judge, it's not surprising that you can have such similar thoughts, this is also the weakness of your son of man, curiosity, suspicion and vigilance of unknown things, which is also the reason why the devil likes to hear about it, but you have not doubted the existence of the true God, and have always adhered to and obeyed the precepts, eliminating the harassment of sin on you, which is also God's greatest reward for you." ”
Trembling slightly, James steadied a little when he heard the angel's words, "Yes, how superficial I am, I almost lost my faith, and I would like to tell Victoria more about it if possible." ”
"Yes, James, everything in the world is the arrangement of fate and the arrangement of our Creator. It is also an experience for you to overcome the suffering of this world to complete the spiritual ascension, which is the power that God has given to the Son of Man, and it is through your perseverance and faith that you can reach the top and wash away the sins of the Son of Man. ”
I don't know how long I walked, James didn't feel any fatigue, there was no time limit here, he climbed over mountains, plains, and angels flew over their heads in the pastures, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way, and unconsciously reached the edge of the holy city. James was even more thrilled by the sight of the huge golden city gate, the towering city walls, and the walls on both sides as if they were extending infinitely to the horizon, and James was shocked and stopped.
Miya smiled and said, "We are about to arrive, this is the second gate of the Kingdom of Heaven. ”
James hurriedly followed Meiya's footsteps and walked towards the gate.
When he walked to the city gate, the tall and wide gate made him feel small, like a human being and a flying insect, which reminded him of the stories of "Gulliver's Travels" and "Jack and the Beanstalk", on both sides of the door stood handsome angels, on each side were 7 angels, tall, upright and unwavering, with unwavering eyes, a serious expression that made people have a sense of nameless fear, the armor on his chest was even more majestic, the golden round shield in his left hand, a spear in his right hand, and a silver holy sword hanging from his waist.
James, under the leadership of Meiya, did not dare to look at random, as if a child who had done something wrong passed by the majestic parent.
"Don't be nervous, James, these are the guardian angels of heaven, they are brave and invincible, they show no mercy to the wicked, and they have great respect for the good, you are the pure soul chosen by God, and they will guard you with their lives."
Hearing this, James felt much more relieved, which made him relax involuntarily, and the tension and pressure gradually subsided.
Suddenly, in the depths of heaven there was a reverberating trumpet, a low, mellow, long, and long-lasting sound that shook the whole world, and Meiya stopped and let the sky look, as if she was continuing to wait for the sound of the horn, and when the horn sounded three times, Meiya's face was replaced by hesitation and profundity, and there was a kind of worry in her thoughtful expression.
Isn't this to welcome souls from the earth? Or is there something terrible happening, and the kingdom of heaven is not peaceful?
"James, we're on our way." Listening to Mia's words, there was urgency, nervousness, and confusion, which made James feel nervous about the unknown.
"Excuse me, Lord Angel, can I feel that you are worried and don't know what is going on?"
Meiya looked at James and was silent for a while, and said: "Don't you know, the three horns just now represent a great meaning, they have not been sounded for tens of thousands of years, this represents the horn of all the angels above the third order, and every time such a horn sounds, it means that there is a major war, enemy or expedition." ”
"Enemies of the kingdom of heaven, is it ......" said here James did not dare to imagine.
"Yes, but it's also very strange, there is no indication that Hell and other dark forces could attack."
"Are there any other enemies?" James was also very puzzled that no one, bishop or priest had ever described God's enemies other than hell.
Is the Bible incomplete, or is our understanding of Christ not deep enough?
"Yes." James was shocked by Meiya's answer, "However, it is not as powerful as hell, after all, it was created by our creator himself, and the others are the Chaos Realm and the Night Kingdom, because Chaos cannot be a head-on enemy of God, and the Night Kingdom cannot pass through the light." ”
Mia and James were now puzzled, wondering what those three sacred trumpets meant.
Miya took James and continued to walk towards the resting place, walking and walking, the light above her head was obscured, and when she looked up, the sky was full of angels flying by, covering the whole world, all of them were warriors in gear.
There are so many angels, it is impossible to describe them in words, is there really a great enemy coming?
"Where are these angels going?"
Meiya turned her head to look at James and said: "These are what I just said, angels above the third order, they all have to go to the fifth level of the heavenly kingdom 'military field' to assemble, obey God's will, and be personally dispatched by the highest-level archangel. ”
James, who was looking at the sky in a daze, muttered, "Angel Legion, how many are there." ”
"Let's talk as we go." James came back to his senses and continued to follow in the footsteps of Mia, "There are 301655722 angels in the kingdom of heaven, but 133306668 have fallen into hell, God divides the angels into 5 ranks, 9 persons, and the 5 orders are the archangel, the standing angel, the service angel, the sanctified angel and the cherubim, and it is the standing angel and the service angel that are called today. ”
Meiya took James to the end of the second floor, there was only a high erected cloud wall, soft clouds flowed slowly on the wall, it seemed to be tangible and lightly touched and became scattered everywhere, at the bottom of the cloud wall there were four angels standing, there were no doors and passages, Meiya took to the four angels, turned her head and said: "James, we have reached our destination, my mission has ended, and my brothers and sisters will guide you in the next journey, please." ”
The four angels asked James to stand in the middle of them, stretched out his hands facing James, and then spread his wings and slowly flew up, the clouds under James' feet were also slowly rising, and James was watching left and right for fear of falling from the clouds, Meiya also flew up and rose at the same time as James, smiling and waving goodbye to James, "I hope this trip brings you pleasure." ”
"Yes, Lord Angel, thank God for your grace and for your assistance, and hope to see each other again."
"Goodbye, James."
After saying that, Miya waved her wings and flew in the direction of Gate City, flying towards the wasteland of the heavenly kingdom.
"Quick, hurry, gather the archangel." An old man instructed the herald angel, "Go to the altar chamber as soon as possible." ”
The herald angel looked at the old man's anxious demeanor, did not dare to ask more, and immediately set off and flew in other directions, and the archangel guarded the various areas of the heavenly kingdom respectively. The first to arrive was Michael, who guarded the kingdom of heaven, followed by Lemuel, who was behind the kingdom, and came to the Great Council Chamber.
The chamber is very high, there is no door in front and back, it is flanked by towering marble pillars, on the ceiling is a record of the process of God's creation, the stone pillars on both sides are carved with God's prayers, and under each pillar on the periphery of the whole room stands a patron angel, the interior is as smooth as a mirror of marble, walking on it is like walking on the water, and in the middle of the hall there is a circular council table, in the middle of the round council there is a perfect diamond, the table is smooth and flawless, crystal clear, and radiates brilliance in all directions under the illumination of the light.
Michael came to the council chamber, there was no one in it, empty and silent, slowly walked through the hall, his right hand stroked his chin, his left hand held the elbow of his right hand, he was in deep thought, he heard the sound outside and looked back, only to see a six-winged angel flying in the direction of the seventh floor, flying through the gate to Michael to collect six wings.
"Hi Michael, did you summon us? Did something big happen? What about the others? Lemuel asked, apparently puzzled by the sudden summons.
Standing in front of Michael, Lemuel stood in front of Michael in full armor wearing a white carved helmet and silver breastplate, with a shield on his right and a sword on his left.
Michael couldn't explain the question raised by Lemuel, so he walked up to Lemuel and put a hand on his shoulder, smiled and said, "Dear brother, I don't know as much as you do, and I'm confused about why we were summoned. ”
"Yes, especially if you gather all the archangels at once, unless there is a big sacrifice or war, it will be difficult to gather together, does Hell want to counterattack again, and the Almighty Father has seen through their little tricks?"
"No, it shouldn't be, no matter how powerful the demons of hell are, they don't dare to blatantly declare war on the kingdom of heaven, they will only start from the Son of Man and use some small means to influence the Son of Man."
Two more angels flew in, it was Gabriel and Raphael, each of them was surprised by the hasty summoning, and each of them could not guess what was going on, hoping that it was just a misunderstanding, and everyone waited in silence for what was going on.
In turn, Urli, Metatron, and Raguil came, and everyone sat down at the table, when in a hurry an old man spread his wings and flew up, and the seven archangels faced the old man who flew in, and the old man bowed to the archangels when he landed, and the archangels bowed to the old man in return.
Michael took a step forward and said, "Hello, dear Angel Meta, I wonder what is the big deal with your sudden summoning of us?" ”
"Hello, distinguished archangels, it is indeed inappropriate to summon you here in a hurry, but it is indeed a tricky matter." The archangels looked at each other, and Michael's brow furrowed even more.
"As God's clerk, I record God's will and words, but God does not appear today, but only this, please see." Meta paused and said, took out and unfolded the silk brocade scroll, which recorded every word and holy act of God, and pointed to the last record with his finger, and the angels came to see it.
The great year in heaven is coming, and it will return to the void; Darkness will cover the heavens and the earth; The brave release the light from their backs; Darkness will retreat into the corners.
The creation of heaven and earth, the beginning of all things, the glory of honor; Flourishing endlessly, fire and earth blend with each other; The wings of love and virtue will carry the mission; Martyrs who give resurrection and eternity to faith.
After reading it, everyone raised their heads and looked at each other, completely incomprehensible to the above words, the Almighty Heavenly Father did not tell us, gave us a metaphor, and also hinted at what was going to happen, which we need to complete. The other angels exchanged ears and discussed privately.
Michael calmed down for a moment and said, "Brothers, literally the Father is going to return to the void because of the Great Year in Heaven, in fact, if this is the case, the Father can summon us and convey his will, but the Father does not do this, and also leaves a metaphorical text, explaining that the affairs of the Great Year in Heaven cannot be delayed, on the other hand, because greater things may happen after the return of the Father, and this is also a time to test our ability."
After Michael finished speaking, everyone nodded yes and agreed with Michael's idea.
"I have a hunch that what will happen after Heavenly Father leaves Heaven and enters the Void, and I also see what will happen in the future, may be because of the direction of things because of our decisions, and for this reason, we will study this metaphor carefully." Michael added.
Everyone re-examined the records on the silk brocade scrolls, hoping to shed some light on them.
"The light will dim, the darkness will become prosperous, only the light can repel the darkness, but the brave will release the light from the burden, how to understand here?" Raguil asked first.
"The Father represents the light," Raphael paused, "could it be that the Father will be in danger in the void and need someone to help him?" ”
Ulli shook his head in denial, "The Father of Heaven comes from the void and appears with the void, except for the Father who rejects anyone and everything, if it comes to danger, it is safer in it, and the Almighty God will not encounter any danger." ”
The others nodded in agreement with Uriel's reasoning, and now everyone was unanimous in their confusion.
"Why don't we turn to Heavenly Father's 'Law' for help?" Meta Angel chimed in.
This seemed to remind everyone, Michael nodded yes, everyone rushed to the temple of the seventh heavenly kingdom, in the huge temple, saw that the throne was empty, only four guardian angels, these four angels are different, there are four faces on the left and right, 2 pairs of wings, it is the guardian angel who exclusively protects the treasure of God, and when he saw that Michael and his party were here, they gave salutes respectively.
"Venerable Michael and the archangels, do you need any help here?" One of the Guardian Angels asked.
"Hello, Guardian Angels", Michael replied, "The Heavenly Father's return to the Heavenly Void to complete the Heavenly Year has left us with a metaphor that we cannot guess the mystery within, and we need to use the Father's 'Law' to show the way."
Another guardian angel stepped forward and said, "Archangel Michael, do you know God's 'law'?" ”
"Yes, I know."
"The 'Fa' is the first of the seven treasures of God, representing the wisdom of God, formless and formless, it is a book of wisdom written on a black flame in a white flame, and only the true God can see it, do you know?" The face on the left side of the guardian angel said.
"Yes, I know."
"That being the case, no spirit can peer into its mysteries except the true God. DID YOU KNOW? The face on the right side of the Guardian Angel replied.
"Yes, I know, but this time the situation is serious, the kingdom of heaven may face a major crisis, we need the help of the 'law', the Father has entered the void world, and now there is no true god to watch, so ...... for this." Michael replied calmly.
"Wait a minute, Archangel Michael, this is not true, although the Father has entered the void world, but the only son of the Father has not entered the void world, why don't you ask for the help of the Messiah?"
"But the only Son of the Father is not in heaven, and the Messiah is now ......"
"Then I'm sorry, honorable archangels, we can't help you, we have to follow the will of the Father, we can't show you the 'law', since the Father still needs the wisdom and courage of the archangels to resolve this crisis, to achieve the goal, we must first meet the conditions, please go back." The voice came from the face behind the Guardian Angel.
Faced with the rejection of the guardian angel, Michael was both relieved and helpless, so he had to find another way.
Michael and his party left the temple and came to the council chamber, "It seems that we can only rely on ourselves, and those who need to answer our doubts, do you have any high opinion as a wise man, Lemuel?" Metatron said.
Metatron's words brought Lemuel back from his contemplation, looked up at everyone's expectant eyes, and said, "The Guardian Angel reminded me just now, and I think these two paragraphs represent the purpose and the condition respectively. ”
Everyone was eagerly waiting for a more detailed explanation from Lemuel, "Please go on, Lemuel. Raguil said anxiously.
"Well, the great year of heaven is coming, return to the void, say that the Father will enter the beginning of all things, to modify or preserve all things, completely detached from the present, past and future, it is possible to destroy and create, this process is very long, since the return of the Father will also take away the 'light', which is also the light of God that we are talking about, and the light of God represents inhibition and conception." Remil paused.