The Estuary of Theology

The Estuary of Theology24 The White Robe The training of the Book of Revelation is most effective when we focus on capturing the worldview of Jesus depicted in the text with our senses (five-sense data). Therefore, it is beneficial for us to practise the training, even if it is only a few lines, often whenever it is convenient in a day. The training of the Book of Revelation will infuse the worldview of Jesus into one’s memory of the senses (five-sense data), and by practising it many times a day, the worldview of Jesus is expected to constantly appear in his/her unconscious realm, that is, in his/her memory of the senses (five-sense data), and to be internalized. In the case of those who have trouble in one of their senses, this training will impress the worldview of Jesus more strongly on their memories of the senses (five-sense data) because other senses of them will work more acutely to complement the impaired sense. Moreover, the worldview of Jesus, which has descended to one’s un...

The Estuary of Theology 23  The Spirituality of the Holy Spirit and the Darkness of No-information If you are experiencing the two kinds of the darkness of no-information before the Eucharist, the darkness of no-information of God and the darkness of no-information of self, it is the evidence that you are formed by the spirituality of the Holy Spirit. They are much like, but not the same as, the experience that one has when he/she is absorbed in and concentrated on something. When one concentrates on his/her plan, he/she may forget him/herself, which means he/she is in a condition of no-information of self. At this time, his/her knowledge of good and evil and the memory of the senses (the five-sense data) are linked with each other to accomplish his/her plan. His/her knowledge of good and evil, while being connected to his/her memory of the senses (the five-sense data), repeats reasoning and judgement using the knowledge already placed in the memory of the knowledge of good and evi...

    The Estuary of Theology  22  The Book of Revelation and the Twofold Spirituality of the Holy Spirit The disciples, who were trained directly by Jesus, experienced the life of living with God while they were sharing time with Jesus. They shared the worldview of Jesus, who was divine and human, that is, they shared the worldview of the Kingdom of God. They became accustomed to knowing “God's plan” and equipped with it by being trained by Jesus in the worldview of the Kingdom of God, which was his own. Gradually, they began to separate and distinguish “God's plan” from the information of the “serpent” (accidental information). It was great progress they achieved that the disciples, at the last supper, could say, “ Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure! Now we know that you know all things, and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God ” (John 16:29-30). As Jesus said, “ Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am ”...

  The Estuary of Theology  21  Challenge of John the Evangelist (4) The Book of Revelation is a book of training for us to receive “God's plan” through our senses. Therefore, if we understand its contents, the images of the words of the book will come into our senses more easily. Last time, we divided the Book of Revelation into three parts and dealt with the first and second parts. Now, I would like to continue with the third part and discuss its main points so that the goal of this training may become clearer.   “ And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars ” (Revelation 12:1). As discussed last time, this “heaven” is the “heaven” brought into by the Holy Spirit. The “sun” in the phrase, “ a woman clothed with the sun ,” indicates the one who is described as “ his face was like the sun shining in full strength ” (Revelation 1:16), and the woman is clothed with his glor...