Chapter 106 There are many crowns in the world
There are many crowns in the world, including crowns, diadems, and small crowns...
Most crowns are decorated with jewels, which are gorgeous and beautiful, symbolizing power and status, declaring the wearer's nobility and making them unique.
But there is a crown that is different. It is not made of gold and does not have the sparkle of precious stones. It is a thorn that grows from the ground and was cursed by Adam and Eve when they sinned in the past.
That was the insult and ridicule of the Roman soldiers! But it becomes sacred because of the person who wears it.
And the person who once wore this [Crown of Thorns] was also staring at Father Gabriel.
The priest fell down and lay on the ground. He looked up in fear. The wooden sculpture with a blurry face was now looking down at it.
The dome above his head was very low, and there was not enough light in the dim church, so that the shadow outlined a strange smile on the corner of the wooden sculpture's mouth...
The victim of thousands of years ago, the King of the Jews with the [Crown of Thorns] on his head, reveals the sarcasm of an era!
devil! devil!
How could the loving Christ, the Christ who sympathizes with the world, and the Christ who bore original sin, be like this? !
You are his servant, the one who preaches the gospel in the world!
Someone must be practicing witchcraft!
[They plaited a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They took a reed and put it in his right hand. They knelt before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"]
——"Matthew" 27:29
Now, in Father Gabriel's eyes, there are two people wearing [Crown of Thorns], one is hanging on the cross, and the other is standing next to him.
They were all staring at themselves, their figures slowly overlapping...
"No! Never! It's just a trick!"
Father Gabriel gasped and screamed hysterically, but he still couldn't explain why a [Crown of Thorns] appeared out of thin air on Garris's head.
"I am an ordained priest! I share the authority of the bishop! I represent the bishop to perform the sacred authority! I have been given a sacred and indelible mark!"
"What are you? What are you?"
"You are nothing!"
Father Gabriel opened his mouth and cursed. He repeatedly emphasized his status incoherently in an attempt to intimidate the young man next to him.
But obviously, Father Gabriel's move meant nothing to Garris.
Garris kicked the priest off the altar, and the deacons on the side stepped forward to help Father Gabriel up.
"Go! Drive that guy away! Beat that guy to death!"
"Come on! You guys!"
Father Gabriel ordered to the deacons who were supporting him.
However, the deacons were hesitant and some did not dare to move forward.
Because in the church, about ten people had already jumped directly from the benches, onto the aisle, and rushed straight to the altar. Protecting Garris in rags behind him.
Jesus was the poor man who saved some from the earthly misery of hunger, injustice, sickness, and death.
He invited the poor to come to the banquet in heaven, turning his flesh and blood into bread and wine and giving them to believers.
But now, Garris is standing here. Like those who protect him, he has cultivated the land under the scorching sun and dug out food from the soil with his hands.
Not all of those who protected Garris had received sermons in Skaar Village. Many of them had only known Garris for two days, but that was enough for them to regard Garris as a brother.
"Charlie, what are you doing?!"
A deacon signaled the brothers not to move forward, but this was still ineffective. Those people had formed a human wall and were approaching them, the gorgeously dressed priests.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Father Gabriel shouted loudly: "Are you going to rebel?!"
But no one responded to his words.
"Stop them! Stop them, and I'll go get reinforcements right now!"
As he spoke, Father Gabriel turned around and left the deacons. Showing agility that was completely different from his age, he fled out of the side door of the church, leaving the stunned deacons where they were.
Charlie and Simon moved their necks and wrists slightly, and then Simon went up and punched a deacon with a fist as big as a sandbag, smashing the gorgeous sacrificial clothes.
Seeing that Simon was so powerful, Charlie on the side also followed up and retaliated with an old fist. The priests of these churches, whose upper beams were not straight and whose lower beams were crooked, were used to eating naka. Whenever they perform any sacraments, they must be free people like them. A layer of oil was scraped off the body.
Charlie and the others don't have a good impression of these guys.
Nowadays, if there are complaints and grievances and revenge, beating them up is enough.
As for the priest who ran away in a hurry, Garris just looked at it indifferently and returned home?
No, this is called encirclement and reinforcements. If you don't let go of the bait, how can you catch a big fish and turn the manor into a pool of muddy water?
Attacking during the mass in the church was just the beginning. Garris did not believe that the fish behind him would not take the bait.
Hearing the screams from the side, and the sound of powerful punches hitting the flesh.
Garris said: "That's enough, don't beat people to death. It is not suitable to see blood in my brother's residence."
For the sake of the wooden cross behind him, Garris stopped Simon and Charlie to prevent them from actually beating the person to death.
In this regard, the shadow at the corner of the wooden sculpture's mouth seemed to fluctuate slightly as the candlelight swayed.
When the deacons, who had been beaten until they were dizzy and staring at stars, recovered, they had been thrown directly out of the church by Simon and Charlie.
"Sit back and let today's mass continue." Garris ordered, and Simon and Charlie nodded back with smiles on their faces.
When everyone sat down again, Garris closed the Bible that the priest had spread out. He didn't need the book to preach.
"I know that this is the first time for most of you here to see me. Who am I?"
“As it is said in the creed you heard before, I was once the flesh body of Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of God, and I endured the suffering of the cross. I witnessed the rise and fall of empires and the destruction of kingdoms in the torrent of history, and now I, the Holy Spirit, have been reincarnated as The victims bring new revelations.”
With that said, Garris took off his clothes, exposing the scar under his ribs. As Garris breathed, the terrifying scar squirmed like a centipede or a long snake. How can a person who has experienced such a cruel injury? Might still be alive!
"A few months ago, I died of a knife wound. Now that I have understood my identity and my mission in this life, I should draw out the sword for justice and ignite the flames of freedom and equality on the earth."< br>
With that said, Garris raised his left hand again and showed the scars on his left hand to the believers who were approaching him.
"My father once told me that the kingdom of heaven is not in the sky, but should be on the earth."
"When the tyranny and darkness in the world are completely destroyed, the Day of Judgment will arrive. The new heaven and new earth will be eternal, and even the dead in the past will rise from the earth together to celebrate the arrival of that day."
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"Come, let us continue today's Mass and celebrate that day's banquet."
"Let us begin with the ecumenical prayer of today's Mass."
"Please have mercy on those who live in poverty, and give them physical and spiritual food, so that they will not lose hope in their difficulties and feel the care and love of the Lord."
Everyone in the audience was a little confused. Only Simon and others responded in time, and they all answered in unison.
"Lord, please hear our prayer!"
"Please comfort all those who are in pain, the lonely and the oppressed, give them strength and hope, and feel your love and presence."
This time more people prayed together: "Lord, please listen to our prayers!"
"Please have mercy on those brothers and sisters who have passed away, and grant them eternal rest in your presence."
Almost everyone in the church prayed at the same time: "Lord, please listen to our prayers!
"Please lead each of us believers, enable us to draw the sword of righteousness, give us courage and patience, and go out like a warrior like You; inspire enthusiasm like a warrior, shout, and defeat the enemy!"
This time, everyone prayed together, without exception: "Lord, please listen to our prayer!"
Ecumenical prayer, or common prayer, is an important step in the Catholic liturgy of the Mass.
Generally speaking, universal prayer is when the church invites all believers present to pray for the universal church, society, individuals and various needs.
In the Middle Ages, the Universal Prayer Society placed special emphasis on praying for kings and all other powerful people. 】
Obviously, Garris's universal prayer kicked the church far away, without any regard for the face of those kings and those with authority.
According to Garris's self-declaration, he wants to reorder the earth and hunt down the kings of the nations with swords and bows.
Those hunted kings or lords were regarded as dust and stubble blown by the wind.
In this case, how could he pray for those prey?
When this step was completed, he found the bread and wine from the things brought by the deacons on the side. He would go through a series of rituals to transform the bread and wine into the Holy Body and Holy Blood.
The Eucharist is the most sacred part of the Mass. Believers believe that the bread and wine, after consecration, will become the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
When Garris presided over this sacrament, the body and blood of Christ became Garris' own body and blood. This was part of the plan.
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