God and mystery

Chapter 430
The misery in the sanctuary subsided, and it was only an instant from the beginning to the end.The priests outside the church finally got up from the fire, thanking each other that they were not turned into human firewood, then turned around and took all kinds of half-broken and half-broken magic weapons, and carefully entered the quiet church. But Ji Xiang was the only one left.

"Really, what about the devil?"

A young priest asked a puzzled question. He looked left and right, but he did not see the figure of the Balrog. The other priests around him also looked around in fear, for fear that the Balrog was lurking somewhere in the cathedral.

Of course, the young priest still had a guess that he didn't say out loud. He asked Ji Xiang for confirmation——

"Has the devil been subdued by you? Just now we saw that the holy light seemed to erupt here"

"Ah, I have already surrendered. I read the scriptures borrowed from everyone before and got some insights. I was lucky enough to cast this spell for a while, and the devil was easily obliterated by the light."

Ji Xiang lied with his eyes open, but the priests were convinced of it, because the holy light erupted just now was too dazzling, and Ji Xiang was the only one left in the church at that time.

In addition, they knew that Ji Xiang was one of the apex group of people in the Eastern Taoism. In terms of status, he was equivalent to a cardinal. Agent, this is a very reasonable thing.

God needs a devout believer, even if the believer is a heretic, God will tolerate him with tolerance.

This is what the young priests think in their hearts. They are still very pure about the spread of faith, and they think it is purely spreading goodness.

But those priests who were a little older felt turbulent waves in their hearts.

They backed away, then bowed their heads and talked to each other:

"The God who came from the West chose His agent in the Far East, so what are we?"

"Following the missionaries across the ocean to come here is to spread the glory of the Lord, so that we can gain a high position. Wealth, glory, knowledge, wisdom, these things that are easily available, are they all going away from us? Yet?"

Originally, these priests really wanted to win over Ji Xiang, and even according to the old priest who was still breathing green smoke and remained in a comatose state, they wanted to drag the religious leaders here into the Catholic camp. In this way, Catholicism can flourish in the Ming Dynasty. After all, there is an official who can promote them.

But
But this kind of wooing and conversion is limited to the extent that the other party "will not be blessed by God himself".In other words, the priests never thought that a leader of a heretical religion would be so favored by their own gods, and even grant the other party the power of "Holy Light", as if treating the other party as an agent in the Far East.

So what are they?
Is it a brave pioneer who strives to spread the faith, or a cannon fodder who doesn't care if he dies in the ocean?

"Maybe God has a mind of his own."

An older priest's brows were filled with gloom:
"But our status is about to plummet. Our interpretation of the scriptures comes from the teachings of the bishops, but if the 'Apostle of God' comes to the world and is a Far Easterner, he can really fully understand our teachings. Essence?"

But no matter how they discuss, there will be no results, because the owner of this church is Matteo Ricci, not priests like them who came to Shuntian from Haojing, Australia and New Zealand.

Ji Xiang was communicating with those young priests, and at the same time, his ears moved slightly, and he had already heard the whispers of those older priests. When the two sides looked at each other, these priests all lowered their heads and did not dare to lift , showing great respect for Ji Xiang.

"The final interpretation of foreign Western religions falls into the hands of a Far Easterner, which will hinder the religious spread of missionaries. This result is not bad."

It was an unexpected benefit, and Ji Xiang was quite satisfied with it.

Just imagine, when a missionary or fanatic spreads his teachings, he, as an "apostle", goes to refute it. If the other party uses the Bible as a basis for his defense, he can directly demonstrate the "Christian God" The Holy Light that bestows comes.

From the mouths of these priests, it can be known that with the status of "apostle", any interpretation of the doctrine is pale and weak. Only what the apostles say is the real "oracle".

Perhaps they have never thought that a foreign teacher took away the right to interpret their teachings.

This sense of absurdity is as absurd as Buddhism explaining Taoist scriptures, military strategists explaining farm classics, and Shintoism explaining White Lotus.

And those young priests are a little purer in their minds. They think that they came here to cross the ocean for lofty ideals, to spread truth, goodness and beauty, and from these young priests, Ji Xiang can learn about the Holy Spirit. Some situations of Baolu College.

The base camp of the missionaries in the Far East, where the monotheism was originally stationed here, has many missionaries, but according to the descriptions of these young priests, it seems that there have never been any Western missionaries at the level of "apostles".

"The representative of Christ God is also called the representative, and the apostle is a respectful title. He can also use the words of the Holy Light, and his level is obviously higher than that of the missionary."

"Perhaps even higher than those regional bishops."

The young priests told Ji Xiang that in the Holy See, a cardinal is not necessarily an apostle, but an apostle must be one of the cardinals, which made Ji Xiang somewhat suspicious.

Whether it is the three religions or alchemists, the reason why they have many representatives is that there are various factions fighting each other within them. Naturally, there is no need to say more about the three religions. There are various factions in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. There are substitutes in the human world, and among the alchemists, there are also pre-Qin alchemists like Xu Fu, and Han Dynasty alchemists represented by Dongfang Shuo, and there are groups of Wei and Jin alchemists behind them. There are at least three types.

But monotheism, with Christ God as the supreme and only God, if it is the agent sent by him, how can there be a situation where many agents gather together?
Ji Xiang asked the reason in detail.

Soon, a knowledgeable young priest said excitedly:

"Although it is said that the Lord bestowed the apostles with strength, it is said that such a large number of blessings only emerged in the first 200 years."

"About 200 years ago, a large-scale death crusade was set off by rats. The gods of the old age have not appeared for a hundred years. Four dark shadows attacked from the end of the earth on horses, and the entire Europa was shrouded in darkness. Under the dark clouds, mice devour everything that can survive, crows stand on the rotting corpses and howl, doctors in black clothes walk in the streets and alleys, the air is filled with dust and unknown gas, people who are touched by mice People who touch it will soon rot and die, and there are more lonely ghosts than living people."

"At that time, the corrupt former Holy See took the "Bible" and declared to the world that the ancestors of man were Adam and Eve. Because they violated God's prohibition and ate the forbidden fruit of Paradise, they committed a great sin, and sin came from then on to the world. And everything we experience is paying for the sins of our ancestors.”

"They sell a voucher, measure its value with money, and then give it to the buyer to redeem the sins of the world."

"However, more and more people died, and the sins were never repaid. So people began to attack the former Holy See and tear up the indulgences. When the chaos broke out, the Lord came."

"After this terrible conquest, Lord, look upon us with concern."

"The main purpose is to revive the corrupt and dark Holy See, and to wipe out all crimes, wars, plagues, and famines from the earth, so God began to give us frequently, and give wisdom to the living people on the entire earth."

"The Lord sent countless angels to descend to the world. As the Bible says, angels will descend when believers are in danger. Unlike the angels in the Old Testament, the angels were described as strange and treacherous. but the angels who came to the world are all handsome and powerful."

"Florence is one of the earliest cities that the Lord paid attention to. Changes begin here, and a new era sets sail. Devils are suppressed and crushed here, miracles are displayed here, and wisdom takes root here. In 200 years, it has grown into a Giant trees."

The group of old gods who have disappeared for a hundred years.

Outbreak of the Black Death.

The arrival of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Reformation.

Renaissance.

Ji Xiang already understood the cause of all this at this time, but at the same time, his heart did not relax, and his expression was a little dignified.

Heaven's state of mind reveals miracles in person, which means that Christ God can directly intervene in the world!

And before that, according to the description of the young priest, the chaos and corruption of the former Holy See had lasted for a long time, at least for more than a hundred years. During such a large window of time, no gods showed their might.

Until the appearance of this "Christ God".

Although Christianity has existed since ancient times, this "Christ God" who suddenly appeared, no matter how you look at it, does not look like the "Christ" of the old days.

"It can't be the same situation as Longhu Mountain. The power of the ancestor celestial masters has been turned into a divine card. The celestial masters from generation to generation offered sacrifices with wishes until 200 years ago, there appeared an existence with a state of mind that completely assimilated the power of Christ. and took himself as the true body of Christ."

"Besides, the devils in Florence were suppressed. When the Balrog appeared, he said that this is not Florence."

Ji Xiang felt more and more that the appearance of this Christian God was very strange, and all the changes he brought about were exactly the "Renaissance".

In this plane, it is driven by a state of mind, religious reform and outward expansion, apart from missionary and colonization, there may be other purposes.

Ji Xiang faced the learned priest and asked again:

"Then, what kind of power did the angels have? Can they perform 'miracles' anytime and anywhere?"

The learned priest was very excited when he talked about this subject:

"Missionaries need to spread the Lord's faith and glory, and only believers can perform miracles. This is because God and man have an agreement. Angels are God's messengers, and apostles are angels and the Lord's apostles, so the miracles performed by the apostles Miracles are not simply called miracles, but 'miraculous powers'."

"That is, to designate a thing so that it appears in the same state as in his own description. For example, an apostle said to a sinner: 'He who deceives the Lord is guilty, and such a person will die', so the sinner Literally fall to the ground and die."

Ji Xiang's pupils shrank slightly.

Isn't this just the supernatural power of speaking the law?
How can a mere apostle have such great power?Isn't this the level of a mortal? Generally speaking, earth immortals can't do this kind of thing.

Is it because of "Heaven's Heart Blessing"?

"Did God bestow this power on the apostles?"

"Yes, all the powers of the apostles came from the Lord. They believed in the Lord with a devout heart, and the Lord gave them the power to describe all things."

The learned priest said piously, and then continued to emphasize:

"But the power of angels is stronger than this. If the power of an apostle is limited to 'describing' a single existence, then the power of angels can expand this description and implement it in a large-scale world, and It is to describe and concretize multiple existences."

"For example, the angels said that the mountains will move by themselves, the sea will be calm, and the plague will subside within three days. Their words follow a certain law in the world, even if the probability of this law happening is small, under the orders of the angels , will also become the largest and realize it.”

The priest's words made other priests involuntarily look at him and express their surprise:

"I've never heard of such a thing!"

"Father Pang Di, where did you see what you said?"

The other priests were surprised, and they even blushed a little at this moment, after all, they didn't even know everything about their own family.

"This is normal. His Majesty the Pope will not teach you some classics on the surface. Besides, it is useless for you to know them. As for me, I am just very interested in it."

Ji Xiang figured out the abilities of these angels, and couldn't help but look at the "Zhen Wu Er Shang Shu" in his hand.

Zhenwuer's ability to write a letter sounds like it restrains these angels and apostles.After all, it is to change the state of existence of the other party. If it is the power borrowed from Christ God, it can be overwritten directly with the first book of Zhen Wuer, and it will be over if the other party cannot borrow it.

But
What if there are more than one angel and apostle, and your wish reserves are not enough?

"Build more temples."

It's a good idea, but not an easy one to do.In the Ming Dynasty, large-scale establishment of a temple of a certain person or god had to be approved by the Forbidden City. Even in a place where Buddhist teachings flourished like the South China Sea, there was only one god who was enshrined by all Buddhist teachings and was also sealed by the Forbidden City. There is only Tianfei Mazu.

Ji Xiang couldn't help but focus on the young missionaries in front of him.

If we talk about preaching, the priests in the West can obviously make good use of it.

Monotheism can be taught.

Is it possible to pass on the One Demon Sect?

Just how to influence their classics has to start with St. Paul's College. The scriptures and canons used by these priests all flowed out from there.

So at this time, the "reversal of demons" is used——

Turn Hu into a demon!

(End of this chapter)