Chapter 165: Testimony (II)
They were distressed by the old woman's relentless pursuit, and did not understand why she was so abnormal today. turned to the old woman's gaze, with a trace of complaint and a trace of incomprehension.
"Heaven is in your hearts. ”
The man did not answer positively.
If it weren't for the predatory behavior of these planets, there might have been a paradise in this world. But now, the so-called heaven is just empty words.
But the man will not tell them this directly, and it is more vicious to puncture the illusion of eternal life after death than to kill them directly. A man's heart gradually hardens, but rigidity does not equal cruelty. He disdained to lie and had no intention of harming others, so he chose a compromise.
"......"
The old woman looked anxious, and stepped forward to grasp the man's hands, which obviously did not satisfy her. But as soon as she spoke, a hand was placed on hers. This is the priest, who, while the old woman had said the previous sentence, motioned to the deacon behind him and pushed himself beside the old woman, in front of the man.
"Old lady, why are you attached to this Mr. Henry? Can you tell us about it?"
"Is it because of loneliness?" said the man softly, patting the old woman's hands in turn, "all the family members have died, and there is only one left in this world." Poor old lady, you are the most miserable person here. ”
The pent-up emotions came to her heart for a moment, and the old woman's eyes lost concentration for a moment, and her lips trembled. She looked at the man, wanting to say something, but she was afraid that as soon as she opened her mouth, her talk would turn into crying. The eyes that widened suddenly, filled with tears.
"Life must be difficult, right?"
The man's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and finally broke the old woman's defense. She was stunned for a moment, tears welling up in her eyes.
"I ...... I...... I ......"
She wanted to say something, she wanted to control her out-of-tune voice, but she opened her mouth several times, choked up a few times, she was in a hurry, and finally cried out aggrieved.
Together, the crying is out of control, how many days of loneliness, how many days of longing, it seems that they have to vent at this moment.
The old woman cried so much that she cried out to the heavens and the earth, and her heart was touched. Around, someone had already begun to silently wipe away tears. The priest stared blankly at the scene in front of him, and the shock in his heart was indescribable.
The man caressed the old woman who was kneeling on the ground and stroked her rickety back.
"You want to see heaven, you want to see, family in heaven, don't you?"
The old woman was speechless at this time, so she could only nod her head and look up at the man with eyes that were almost pleading.
"Okay, I promise you. ”
As soon as these words came out, the others froze, with expressions of disbelief.
"Mr. Henry, please don't ......," said the priest, who was in a state of his own mind, "I mean, let us see it too." ”
At this time, even if he no longer listens to the priest's heart, the man can clearly feel the longing in his eyes alone. In the same way, after the priest said this, the man also noticed the sudden longing in the eyes of the others.
Why did they go from fear to admiration?
This is a self-evident thing, and a man understands the reason for it after a little thought.
At the end of the day, these people are Christians.
They believe in the doctrine that man has original sin, and that man came into this world to suffer. Only by trusting in God Yahweh can we be free from sin and enter heaven after death, where we will enjoy eternal joy.
This made them yearn for heaven from the beginning of their faith.
Moreover, the phrase "suffering in life and enjoying pleasure in death" is more important to those who have suffered great calamities among them than it is to ordinary people. This is because they are the type of suffering, and the anguish of their hearts forces them to yearn for heaven.
However, the so-called heaven, in their eyes, is just a word, just a vague illusion in their hearts. Invisible and intangible, it does not bring them enough comfort.
In the past, they could only see real pictures in film and television dramas, and they were all clumsy imitations. But now, when men tell them that they can make the old woman see heaven, doesn't the implication that 'I have the power to make anyone see the real heaven'?
A great opportunity is in front of them, do they have a reason to turn it down?
No, they can't even let go.
The man knew what they were thinking, so he simply said, "Okay, then let's see what I see." ”
The voice fell, and the side room at this time fell into deep silence.
If any outsider came here, he would have been amazed, and astonished at all the people in the room, except for the men, who had closed their eyes and remained motionless like sculptures.
But in the consciousness of these people, it is a different picture.
At this time, they are in a huge city.
Jasper is the wall, and the base is decorated with various precious stones. The twelve gates are all pearls, and the streets are pure gold, like glass. There is no sun or moon in the city, and there is no source of light, which is the God Yahweh on the throne, whose form is indiscerning, and whose appearance is invisible. Around the city, there are faint lights, which are the saints of the Bible, and their appearance is also elusive.
In this world, there is no such thing as a true paradise.
The scene they saw was a magical vision of a man as described in Revelation 21 in the Bible. With the further study of illusion magic in the past two years, the consciousness of all people is hooked together, and they sink into the same lucid dream without a sound.
In dreams, there is everything. If the body is crippled, it will be restored to soundness. Those who lost their families in the disaster, the familiar faces in their memories reappeared in front of their eyes. People can't help themselves, and among them, the old woman is the worst. In the midst of her family, she cried like a child.
Seeing the reaction of everyone in the illusion, the man nodded secretly.
On the one hand, he uses his mind to perceive the desires of others, and on the other hand, he uses magic to manifest these desires in dreams. As a result, the illusion being performed now is more elaborate in terms of manipulation than it was originally performed in Brazil. Men have to use both their hearts, using their spiritual power to exert magical powers on the one hand, and manipulating magic power with mental power on the other, the difficulty can be imagined.
However, it was a success, and everyone was immersed in it, which is a real proof.
I don't know the years in my dream, and when everyone wakes up, it's like a world away. Many people subconsciously wipe their eyes, only to find that not a single tear remains. By this time, when they looked at the man again, their eyes had unconsciously carried a hint of reverence.
"Tell me, what did your family tell you?" said the man to the old woman.
"Don't be sad, they say, for the separation is short-lived, and the days of reunion will come. Tell me to live well, and they will wait for me in eternal joy. ”
The old woman was more radiant than ever, with a smile on her eyebrows and a fluttering speech.
"That's good. ”
As he spoke, the man turned to look at the priest.
In the face of the man's gaze, the priest could not hide his excitement, his mouth was open and closed, but he could not speak.
"I know. The man heard the priest's thoughts and shook his head, "But I'm sorry, I'm not Moses, I can't be a miracle worker, and I can't be a saint." You have to do the preaching of the gospel yourselves. Didn't Jesus Christ say, 'Because you have seen me that you believe, blessed are those who have not seen and believe.'" In the same way, blessed are those who believe without seeing me. ”
The man quoted the scriptures of the Bible, but the priest was powerless to dissuade him, and after a moment of snorting, he finally sighed and rested.
At this time, the man had already walked up to a middle-aged man named Jones.
"However, I can help you with your problems. ”
He's going to do an experiment.
"You...... Can you help me?" Jones looked surprised.
The man leaned into Jones's ear: "You didn't dare to talk to the opposite sex, and you haven't married until middle age." I finally mustered up the courage, but I lost my legs, and I didn't have the courage. You crave love, but you suffer from disability. But now, I tell you, the mutilated body can be replaced, do you believe me, or do you not believe me?"
Jones' eyes widened and he was short of breath.
"Believe, I believe!" he nodded repeatedly.
When the man said this, he could not believe it.
Nodding, the man smiled and said, "Look, your legs, they're back." ”
"Poof!"
Suddenly, there was a sound of the cloth cracking, and the pants that were tied to the truncated surface of Jones's thigh were suddenly stretched open, and countless clumps of flesh buds piled up on the truncated surface, growing and spreading downward.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
"Your bodies have also returned. The man said, looking around.
As soon as the words fell, everyone with a disability appeared in the same situation as Jones in the missing parts.
"Oh my God!"
The priest was exclaiming, everyone was exclaiming.
The body gradually took shape, and the surprise turned into ecstasy, into worship. When one of the people in the seat threw away his crutches and the first one was able to stand firmly on his own, some wept with joy, and some fell on the ground and praised God, Yahweh.
"What a miracle!"
Some of them shouted in a trembling voice, knelt on the ground and spread out their hands, and embraced the man from afar, but no one dared to come near him. They both admired and revered men.
If it is said that in heaven just now, recovering a healthy body is like a dream, then what is unfolding in front of them at the moment is the most personal, the most practical, and the most uneasy for them. Although the man himself did not admit it, everyone invariably regarded him as a miracle worker, as a saint. The gaze that looked at him was full of reverence.
Along with these eyes, there is also the power of wishing like a spring.
The man could detect that if after experiencing the illusion just now, the wish power here increased suddenly, then this time, it was not just as simple as an increase. The almost infinite power of wish power was born from the body of everyone here, and this time they were almost unaffected, flying straight towards the man, moving into the spiritual power of this body, turning into a sea of light.
Only a part of the desire to fly to the mural above, as it had been before, paused in the middle of the way, and then split in two, flew into the sky, and sank to the surface.
At this time, a man only needs to move his mind to absorb all these wishes and transform them into the golden body of Buddhism, or he can be born into the Dharma. But he didn't do that, and just allowed these wishes, in his mind, to turn into a phantom of heaven. At this time, he raised his eyes to look overhead, and his gaze was far-reaching, as if he had passed through the ceiling full of murals and probed into the stars in the deep sky.
Sure enough, these celestial bodies are alive, and they are living beings with existential consciousness.
They are the real gods of this world.
And, the moment I came into the world, they knew I existed.
The man's eyes narrowed slightly, feeling the desire to pour into his body without any hindrance, and feeling the appeased attitude of the stars, he finally withdrew his gaze.
From the very beginning, I was under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, and I was still unconscious, which made people feel very uncomfortable. But the man had no way about it, this was the first time he was tempted, and the other party immediately knelt down, which made him angry?
It seems that these guys are also very desperate.
Slowly exhaling a breath, the man put this matter aside for the time being, and his mind returned to the present.
"If you are fortunate, live well and do many good deeds, so that you may live up to your sound body. The man turned, "I, here I go." ”
"Wait!"
The crowd shouted for help, but the man did not stop.
It wasn't until he reached the door that a hoarse cry suddenly sounded from the side room.
"Tell me which angel or saint you are!" cried the priest, "I will preach your name to all the world!" cried the priest.
The man paused, then pulled the doorknob open and stepped out of the side room.
"I am not an angel or a saint. There is no need to praise my name, or to show my works, for blessed are those who have not seen me and believed. ”
The door has long been closed. But the voice sounded in their ears as if there was no barrier.
At this point, some of them rushed to the door like crazy. When I opened the door, I saw that the church hall was empty except for the two deacons guarding the door.
They rushed to the gate again, and asked the two deacons, almost pleadingly, if they had seen a man, if they had seen anyone coming out of here. The answer they received was a big disappointment, mixed with blank denial.
Immediately, some people beat their chests and feet, crying bitterly. Some people's faces are like ashes, and their expressions are like mourning. They are all lost and depressed, and they can't help themselves.
At that time, they were anxious and departed, and they regretted it.
Human nature, once again, shows its contradictions.
At this time, in the side room, only the priest remained. He fell to his knees, his eyes glazed, and the man's previous words echoed in his heart.
"There is no need to praise my name, or to show my works, for blessed are those who have not seen me and believed. ”
The original intention of men is to let them do what they should do, and they don't have to take the initiative to publicize the fact that he has completed the mutilated bodies of others as a miracle, so as to cause more incidents, which in turn affect their own lives. Because, just the familiar people around them can greatly affect their lives for the next period of time.
But he didn't know that this event had a special meaning for a zealous priest. Thus, the man's words when he left also had another interpretation in the priest's view.
"Didn't Jesus Christ say, 'Because you have seen me, you believe, and blessed are those who have not seen and believed.'" In the same way, blessed are those who believe without seeing me. ”
The priest inexplicably remembered what the man had said before, and his mind was suddenly stunned. At this time, as if he had figured out something, his eyes widened suddenly, and his expression was sluggish.
"This is the Christ of the new age! Our Savior, the Messiah!"
He muttered, gasped, got to his feet, and ran desperately to another room, where there was a telephone, a telephone that went straight to the Vatican.
"The Messiah has come, the end has come, the kingdom of heaven has come!"
As he ran, he shouted, his voice piercing through the roof and resounding inside and outside the church.