1. Civilisation

The history of my native Japan has experienced neither Greek culture, Barbarian invasions, nor the influence of Islamic culture.

So, even if I, as a Japanese, try to understand the teachings of the Church by reading the New Testament while learning various aspects of Western history, there is no way I can share everything that European history has so far acquired and nurtured.

However, on the other hand, I might encounter unexpected discoveries.

When I noticed the Book of Revelation reveals the worldview of Jesus Christ, I immediately followed the recommendation: "Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein; for the time is near" (Revelation 1:3).

Now I read these words of the prophecy aloud and hear my own voice every day.

Doing so, I may be becoming one of the blessed ones who keep in their own memory "what is written therein."

Maria K. M.

 Reference: The Worldview of Jesus Christ and the Revelation to John (https://spiritosantowjen.blogspot.com)