Understand current events in the light of God - The Key-Enigma (2/8)

1. The Key-Enigma

The Revelation holds an enigma: a mysterious Beast which is mentioned in chapter 13: "I saw a Beast emerge from the sea: it had seven heads and ten horns... etc...", St. John says.

Who is this Beast? This is the principal Apocalyptic enigma. Man is called to identify it. Only the wise and the intelligent will be able to do so (Revelation 13,18):

“There is need for shrewdness here: if anyone is clever enough, he may interpret the number of the Beast; it is the number of a man, the number 666”

This principal enigma is the key to all the Apocalyptic enigmas. Whence discovered, all other symbols become clear.

"Apocalypse" comes from the Greek "Apocalypsé". Written in Greek, this Book commences with this word, hence its name. In Greek, "calypsé" means to cover, to veil or to hide. On the other hand, "Apocalypsé" means to uncover, to unmask, or to reveal what is hidden.

It is the identity of the Beast that is hidden, concealed in the book of Revelation. For twenty centuries - since the Revelation was revealed to John in the year 95 A.D. - many have tried to unravel the mystery. Yet all these human efforts were in vain. Finally, on the 13th of May 1970, Jesus Himself unveiled the Apocalyptic mystery. Before this date, certain people thought that the Beast represented the Roman Empire, others saw that it was the Devil, others also said communism, Hitler or the atomic bomb. But none of these explanations correspond to the descriptions of the Revelation given to the Beast. No man can discover the identity of this Beast. The Revelation itself teaches us that not a single being "in Heaven, nor on Earth" can reveal its mystery by a personal effort. Jesus only has this power. In effect, St. John says in chapter 5,1-5:

“I saw that in the right hand of the One (God) sitting on the Throne there was a scroll that was written on back and front and was sealed with seven seals (perfectly secret). Then I saw a powerful angel who called with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals’? But there was no one, in Heaven or on the earth or underneath the earth, who was able to open the scroll and read it (understand it). I (John) wept bitterly because nobody could be found to open the scroll and read it (for twenty centuries nobody could explain the Revelation), but one of the elders said to me, there is no need to cry: the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the Root of David (Jesus) has triumphed, and He will open (interpret) the scroll and its seven seals”.

Therefore, only Jesus can reveal the secret of the Revelation. It is the reason why this book is sealed with seven seals. In the prophetic language, seven is the symbol of perfection. This means that its secret is perfectly guarded (refer to Isaiah 29,11).

The pages of the book are written on the ‘front and back’, which signifies that no one is authorized to add anything, under penalty of obtaining an eternal punishment:

“This is my solemn warning to all who hear the prophecies in this book: if anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him every plague mentioned in the book; if anyone cuts anything out of the prophecies in this book, God will cut off his share of the tree of life and of the holy city, which are described in the book!” (Rev 22,18-19).

That is why this sacred book is sealed with seven seals because no one else but the Christ can touch it.

The Revelation also informs us of an important fact: Jesus opens this book, that is to explain it, by revealing its secret to a special envoy. St. John sees this man coming into the world in the form of an “Angel” carrying in hand a “small scroll unrolled” (Revelation 10,1-2). This “small unrolled scroll (or open book)” is the book that God held closed, since it is “sealed with seven seals”; and here it is now, “open”, “unrolled”, in the “Angel’s” hand, because it is explained and accessible to human intelligence. The Revelation, indeed, in volume, is a “small Book”. The words “coming down from Heaven” mean that it is the explanation of the Book that comes down from heaven.
Thus, Jesus demands John in the Revelation to address the messages to the leaders of the seven Churches - who are men - in these terms: “Write to the Angel of the Church of Ephesus… (Revelation 2,1) … to the Angel of the Church in Smyrna write… (Revelation 2,8)”. These “Angels” are men.

Jesus sends his messenger to explain the Revelation: “I, Jesus, have sent my Angel (messenger) to make these revelations to you for the sake of the churches” (Revelation 22,16). Therefore, there are two Apocalyptic messengers: St. John and the “Angel” who is sent afterwards.

John received the Apocalyptic message in incomprehensible symbols, and the Lord explicitly asked him not to clarify them: “Keep the words of the Seven Thunderclaps (the words of the Revelation) secret and do not write them down (do not explain them)” (Revelation 10,4). Twenty centuries later, when the Beast appeared, Jesus also appeared to explain the Revelation, and sends his second messenger with the contrary order to precisely explain the enigmas:

“Do not keep the prophecies in this book a secret, because the Time (of Christ’s Return) is close (the Beast having already appeared)” (Revelation 22,10).

My duty, in conscience, is to faithfully inform and make public the reasons that pushed me to publish this message.

ADVICE
It is not enough to read this text, to comment on it favorably or unfavorably. One must refer themselves to the text of the Book of Revelation. It’s a small Book, not long to read... and reread several times, with an open heart to the evidence and to the Truth.