Verba Christi ad sponsam, qualiter peccator assimilatur tribus, scilicet aquile, aucupi et pugili.
The Three Faces of Malice
Christ describes the prideful enemy through the metaphors of an eagle, a bird-catcher, and a fighter, while offering a final window for mercy.
"I am Jesus Christ, who speaks to you—the one who was true God and true man in the womb of the Virgin, who, while remaining with the Virgin, was no less the one who rules all things with the Father." That terrible enemy of mine is like three things: first, like an eagle flying in the air, with other birds flying beneath it; second, like a bird-catcher singing with a pipe coated in sticky tar, whose voice delights the birds so that when they fly toward the pipe, they are caught by that tar; third, like a fighter who is the first in every struggle. He is like an eagle, because through his own pride—which makes him unable to tolerate anyone being above him if he can help it—he tears at everyone he can with the claws of his malice. Therefore, I will cut off his wings of power and pride. I will remove his malice from the earth. But I will hand him over to an unquenchable pot, where he'll be tormented without end, unless he amends his ways. He is also like a bird-catcher, drawing everyone to himself through the sweetness of his words and promises; but whoever comes to him gets so caught in destruction that they can never escape. Therefore, the birds of hell will pierce his eyes so that he may never see my glory, but only the eternal darkness of hell. Their ears will be closed, so they won't hear the words of my mouth. From the soles of their feet to the tops of their heads, they will be given bitterness instead of sweetness, so they must endure as many torments as the number of people they led into ruin. He is like a fighter who, being first in every kind of malice, refuses to yield to anyone and intends to beat everyone down. Therefore, just as the fighter will be first in every punishment, his punishment will be constantly renewed and will never end. Nevertheless, as long as the soul is in the body, my mercy is ready for it.
The Warning of the Proud Knight
Using the historical example of Haman, Christ warns a specific proud knight of the consequences of his mockery and invites him to repentance.
He was a very powerful knight who deeply hated the clergy, heaping shameful words upon them. A revelation was given concerning him, both before and after. The Son of God says: "O soldier of the world, ask the wise what happened to the proud Haman, who looked down on my people!" Wasn't it a shameful death and a great humiliation? That is how this man mocks me and my friends. Just as Israel did not mourn the death of Haman, so my friends will not mourn the death of this person, but he will die a most bitter death unless he amends his life. This is how it happened.
Read the original Latin
"Ego sum Iesus Christus, qui loquor tecum, qui in ventre virginis verus Deus et verus homo fui, non minor cum Patre omnia regens, licet essem cum virgine. Ille talis inimicus meus pessimus similis est tribus: primo aquile, volanti in aere, sub qua alie aues volant; secundo similis est aucupi, cantanti in fistula linita bitumine tenaci, cuius voce aues delectate, cum ad fistulam aduolant, bitumine illo retinentur; tercio similis est pugili, qui primus est in omni certamine.
Ipse namque similis est aquile, quia per superbiam suam, qua nullos pateretur, si posset, esse superiores, lacerat omnes, quos potest, unguibus malicie. Ideo abscidam ei alas potencie sue et superbie. Auferam de terra maliciam eius. Ipsum autem tradam olle inextinguibili, ubi sine fine cruciabitur, nisi emendauerit se.
Similis est eciam aucupi, quia scilicet per dulcedinem verborum et promissionum omnes sibi attrahit, sed quicumque ad eum venerint, sic infiguntur in perdicione, ut numquam possint inde fugere. Ideo aues inferni configent oculos eius, ne umquam videat gloriam meam sed sempiternas inferni tenebras.
Precident aures illius, ne audiat verba oris mei. A planta pedis usque ad verticem capitis facient ei pro dulcedine amaritudinem, ut tot penas sustineat, quot homines adduxit in perdicionem.
Similis est eciam pugili, qui primus in omni malicia nulli cedere vult et omnes deprimere proponit. Ideo sicut pugil primus erit in omni pena, semper innouabitur pena eius et non deficiet. Verumptamen quamdiu anima est cum corpore, misericordia mea parata est ei."
Hic fuit miles potentissimus, qui multum odiuit clerum, verba ignominiosa imponens eis. De quo facta est reuelacio precedens et subsequens.
Filius Dei loquitur: "O miles mundi, quere a sapientibus, quid contigit superbo Aman, qui despexit populum meum! Nonne mors ignominiosa et magna confusio? Sic iste deridet me et amicos meos.
Ideo sicut Israel non planxit mortem Aman, sic nec amici mei plangent super mortem istius sed amarissima morte morietur, nisi se emendauerit." Hec ita euenerunt.
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