Christus consolatur sponsam et dicit ei, quod non sileat verba dei sibi reuelata, eciam si ex hoc improbetur, nec ea loquatur propter laudes hominum, quia quibus diuina consilia dantur, si eis obedierint, obtinebunt misericordiam promissam. Si vero contempserint, incurrant iusticiam.
Faithfulness Amidst Criticism
The Lord instructs his bride to remain steadfast in proclaiming divine truth regardless of human praise or criticism, promising mercy to those who obey.
The Son of God said to his bride: "You who see spiritual things must not stay silent just because you are criticized, nor should you speak just because people praise you; and you must not be afraid because the words I have revealed to you from heaven are treated with contempt and aren't fulfilled immediately." Justice judges those who scorn me, but mercy rewards those who obey me, and it does so in two ways: first, because the penalty for sin is wiped from the book of justice; second, because the reward is increased in proportion to the satisfaction made for sins. And so, all my words come down to this one conclusion: if those to whom my words are sent hear them, believe them, and put them into practice, then my promises will be fulfilled.
The Pattern of Rebellion and Judgment
Using the historical example of Israel, the Lord warns that those who refuse to humble themselves after divine correction only harden their hearts further.
Because of this, Israel, unwilling to follow my commandments, abandoned the straight and direct path and instead took a crooked and difficult one, becoming hateful to everyone—many of whom are in hell, though more are in heaven. It's the same way even now. The people of this kingdom, whom I had struck, didn't become more humble or obedient because of the blow; instead, they became bolder against me and even more contrary to me.
The Call to Spiritual Warfare
A divine command is issued to act with the wisdom of Solomon and the strength of Samson to confront those who have shut God out of their hearts, until they return in humility.
After this, however, I heard a voice saying, "My son, you who freed the human race from hell by your death, rise up and defend yourself, because many men and women have shut you out of their hearts." Enter the kingdom wisely like Solomon, tear the great gates from their posts with the strength of Samson, lay siege to the clergy and set traps before the feet of the soldiers, frighten the women with weapons, and tear down the bridges before the community of the people!✦✦ And don't let any of your enemies escape until those who harden themselves against you seek mercy with true humility.
Read the original Latin
Filius dei loquebatur ad sponsam dicens: Tu, que spiritualia vides, non ideo silere debes, quia vituperaris, nec ideo loqui, quia laudaris ab hominibus, nec timere debes ex eo, quod verba mea tibi diuinitus reuelata contemnuntur et non statim perficiuntur.
Nam illum, qui me contemnit, iudicat iusticia, illum vero, qui obedit michi, remunerat misericordia, et hoc dupliciter: primo quia pena peccati aboletur de libro iusticie, secundo quia merces augetur iuxta satisfaccionem peccatorum.
Et ideo omnia verba mea sub hac conclusione mittuntur, videlicet si hii, quibus verba mea mittantur, audierint et crediderint et illa opere adimpleuerint, quia tunc promissa mea complebuntur.
Propterea et israhel nolens precepta mea sequi dimisit viam rectam et compendiosam et iuit per viam prauam et laboriosam, et factus est omnibus odiosus, quorum multi sunt in inferno, plures vero in celo.
Sic eciam est et nunc. Nam populus istius regni, quem ego plagaueram, non est propter plagam humilior factus nec obediencior, sed factus est audacior contra me et magis contrarius michi.
Post hec autem audiui vocem dicentem: O, inquit, fili mi, qui humanum genus liberasti morte tua de inferno, surge et defende te, quia multi viri et mulieres excluserant te a corde suo.
Ingredere igitur regnum sapienter sicut salomon, aufer de postibus summas portas fortiter sicut sampson, pone obsidionem contra clerum et decipulas ante pedes militum, deterre mulieres cum armis et deice pontes coram communitate populorum!
Nullusque inimicorum tuorum euadat, antequam cum vera humilitate illi petant misericordiam, qui contra te indurantur.
Scripture echoes
- ↩1Kgs.3.12 — Behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none shall arise like you.
- ↩Judg.16.3 — And Samson lay until midnight, and at midnight he rose and seized the doors of the city gate and the two doorposts, and he pulled them up along with the bar and set them on his shoulders, and he carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.
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