But the reason why Novia chose to convene the Ecumenical Council was not only to spread the New Testament, but also to set an example for future generations, that is, no matter what, even Christians in the highest positions must convene an Ecumenical Council to make major decisions.
After all, Novia’s prestige is too high now. If he does not set an example, it may indirectly lead to the future Pope having the final say.
For an organization of this size, corruption is bound to occur. Long-term stagnancy is enough to drag it down, so necessary debate is necessary. As for whether it will split from its original history, Novia doesn't care at all. Regardless of whether it splits or not, as long as its basic idea remains what he advocates, that is, to help the poor, love each other, take care of the weak, treat children well, etc., it will be enough.
If even this point is abandoned, it would be better to destroy directly than to split.
“We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of all things visible and invisible.”
In a facility similar to the Senate, Novia stood alone in the center and spoke to the leaders of churches throughout the empire.
Everyone listened in extreme silence, not daring to make the slightest noise, while Nero entered the room wearing a dazzling red robe and sat in the last seat as an observer of the meeting.
“We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten of the Father, only-begotten, that is, of the Father’s very essence.”
The decorations on the walls fully reflect the majesty of this place, and the silence makes it a more solemn space.
"God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten but not created, of the same essence as the Father, through whom all things in heaven and on earth were created. For the salvation of us the world He came, became flesh, suffered, and on the third day was resurrected and ascended into heaven."
After this, Noviya established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox as the day of Jesus' resurrection, independent of the Hebrew calendar.
"The love of the Lord is everything in the world. We must not speak of the glory of the Son of Man privately. The Son of Man has left us a sacred, solemn and dignified place, which should be used to take care of everything. Therefore, from now on, we should be called the Holy Church."
As for Novia's suggestion to change the name of Christianity to the Holy Church, although everyone was puzzled, they still agreed, because after all, it was just a name. Maybe Novia had his own unique understanding, and this is what they thought.
At the end of the meeting, Novia was naturally elected by everyone as the leader of the newly renamed Holy Church. Although Novia's status was like this before, it was a tacit consent that did not need much explanation, but now it was truly laid out on the table.
However, everyone discussed for a long time what title to use, and finally Nero, who had been observing the scene, came up with it -
pope.
Gained unanimous approval from everyone.
before the meeting officially ends.
"The Holy Church, what the Son of Man entrusted to me, is our faith. It is also a contract that will not be broken, a vow that will not be betrayed, or a condition that binds us to each other."
"We exchanged verbal promises and pledged everything we had."
"It is because we cannot fight alone that we need to unite our forces. At all times, our interests as human beings are the same. We must eliminate heretics who are malicious towards humans. Please close your eyes to the things that you don't like in your fellow believers, and be sure to borrow the good things from them."
"We have always been a 'group', and the 'group' as a cathedral church is established for each of its members, as well as for all those who are in sorrow, unfortunate people, and those who are confused about the future in the world. It is also established just for people."
"This is not what the Lord requires, but this is the covenant between me and you. It is also the covenant that all believers of God in the world should follow from now until the distant future."
He said so.
Therefore, in 55 AD, Christianity changed its name, and the Cathedral Church officially stepped onto the historical stage of the Roman Empire.
The name of the first pope was Novia.
Its full title is:
The Successor of Christ Jesus, the One who correctly understands the Lord's will, the Chief of God's servants, the One who leads the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, the Mediator of conflicts, the Forerunner of the world, the One who counts all things, the One whose faith in the Lord is endless, the Supreme Patriarch of the Universal Church, the Servant of the Holy Land, the Master of the Roman Provinces, the One who wrote the New Testament, the Interrogator at the Gates of Heaven.
........
“…I see.”
After the Ecumenical Council ended, the sky gradually darkened. Those who participated in the Council were all preparing to return to their local areas to do what they should do, so they were extremely busy. However, among this group of people, John, one of the eleven apostles, had a confused look on his face, as if he was thinking about something.
Eventually, John secretly approached Novia.
"Yes, Novia, although it is hard to believe, I saw... the end of the world last night."
057: The Position of the Holy Spirit
As for the end of the world that John spoke of, Novia understood that it was the so-called Revelation, which was the true ending of the original New Testament.
But the question is why there is an extra puzzling paragraph in John's description, which he calls the 1st Book of Revelation.
The Apostle John describes Novia this way:
I see.
In the middle of the world, there was a person wearing a long white robe that reached down to his feet, with a blue-black thing tied around his chest.
His head and hair were white as wool, as white as snow, his eyes were like the blue sea, and his voice was like the voice of the sun.
He came into this world to reconnect the Son with the Father, and to constantly inspire, guide, teach, and reveal Him so that He could bear fruit. The fruit He bears is love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness.
This he enables, distributing to each one individually as he chooses, being poured out on the earth richly through Jesus Christ.
Although he made it impossible for Vesta's fire to be ignited again, he ensured eternal safety.
Then I saw that the temple of the Holy Place was opened, and in the temple there appeared plagues. The heaven was shut up, so that no rain fell. They had power to turn water into blood and could strike the earth with all kinds of plagues at any time they wished.
This plague deceived those who lived on the earth, telling them to make an image for this false Messiah, and to kill all those who did not worship the false image.
The disaster also caused everyone, regardless of whether they were small or big, rich or poor, independent or whatever, to have one finger cut off and receive a mark.
What he did turned the sea into blood like the blood of a dead man, and all living creatures in the sea and on the land died.
When disaster sits on the throne, the kingdom of men is darkened.
I saw the first man fell down in front of him like dead, but he bravely said, "I don't need to be afraid. I came into the world to make all good people happy."
I heard a voice coming from the air, and my wrath has come. The time to judge the irredeemable evil has also come. The time for you to destroy those things that corrupt the world has also come. He who overcomes will be clothed in white garments, and my Father will not erase his name from the Book of Life. Rather, I, my Father, and all his angels will receive the position he deserves.
The world lost its color and darkness was everywhere. He who has ears should hear what the man, the Holy Spirit, says, and so should the king of the Antichrist.
There were sounds, thunder, and loud roars. Since the beginning of human existence on earth, the Holy Land had never suffered such great and severe damage.
That disaster was destroyed and can never appear again.
Therefore, whoever has ears should hear what the Spirit says.
The Spirit whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and the things in them, the earth and the things in it, the seas and the things in them, saying, “This is my covenant with you: I will keep what I have spoken until the destruction.”
After John finished speaking about 1 Apocalypse, he continued speaking about Revelation from Novia’s memory, but the content was subtly changed.
For example, the cause of the great judgment of the apocalypse in the Book of Revelation was originally the reappearance of Christ.
Because there are people claiming to be Christ, there are rumors of wars, nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, there are terrible earthquakes, famines, plagues, many people will betray one another and hate each other, lawlessness will increase, the good hearts of many will wax cold.
So create a whole new world.
But the reason for the coming of the apocalypse that John told Novia was completely different, to the point of being unbelievable.
Although the previous content is different, the content after the seven angels blow the seven trumpets is completely different:
An angel came to me and said, come here and watch the punishment coming.
And there appeared a great red dragon in the sky, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven crowns covered with blasphemous names; and his tail drew away a third of the stars of the sky and threw them to the earth.
And upon the scarlet beast sat a woman, clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls; and having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her sins.
This is that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world.
And on her forehead there was a name written, MYSTERY, THE MOTHER OF ALL THE ABOMINATIONS THAT ARE IN THE EARTH.
And I saw the woman wanting to drink the blood and the flesh of the Spirit; and when I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
The angel said to me, why are you so surprised?
I will tell you the secret of the woman and of the beast that carries her.
The beast you saw was not before, but is now, and will come out of the things given by the Spirit, and will go into perdition. All who live on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast that was not before, but is now, and will be again.
The angel said to me again, “The land that you saw where the woman sits is a place of many peoples, nations, and languages, and it is a great city that rules over the earth.”
The Holy Spirit works in the world until this disguised devil reveals his true face.
For all the Holy Spirit was poured out with the wine of her lust, and he was tormented in fire in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
And I heard a voice from heaven say, Treat her just as she has treated you, and repay her double for what she has done.
Use the glass she mixes for cocktails and mix her drink twice as much.
As much as she glorifies herself and lives in luxury, so much torment and sorrow should be given to her.
Therefore her plagues will come in one day: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be completely burned with fire.
She was reduced to a desolation in one hour, and the blood of all those who had been slain on the earth was seen on her.
The light could no longer shine on the earth, and all nations were slaughtered.
Then I saw, and the eyes of the Holy Spirit were opened. His eyes, like the deep blue ocean, were like flames of fire. On his head were many crowns, and he had a name written on it that no one knew except himself. He was wearing a robe splashed with blood, and he asked her for the sin of shedding blood.
The heavens were opened, and the great white throne and the one sitting on it, from whose front the earth and the heaven fled away; and no place was found for them.
Fire came down from heaven and burned everything.
It was the wrath of God Almighty, and the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.
And they cried out, King of kings, and Lord of lords.
He who sits on the throne has wiped away the sorrow of the Holy Spirit. There will be no more death or mourning or hesitation, for the old order of things has passed away, and so it should be with the heart of men.
Then he said, Behold, I make all things new.
Everything that happens on earth is impure, so all things will be punished, the living will die, and the dead will die again.
Nothing unclean on earth may enter there; it is the kingdom of God’s glory, where the gates are never closed during the day and there is no night.
Because the key has been shattered.
However, since the position of the Holy Spirit already exists, that person must ascend to it.
058: For you, teacher, I can do anything, right?
Novia instructed John to compile what he had said into a book, which would serve as the final chapter of the New Testament.
But the only requirement is that no one except Novia can be informed before it is completed.
"Apocalypse... What on earth is this..."
Novia, who usually had a smile on his face, seemed to have no energy to pay attention to his behavior at this moment. He leaned against a tree outside his home, looking at everything that came into view.
In the morning, the clear blue sky and green earth are reflected, and the warm morning light shines on every inch of this country.
"...Holy Spirit..."
Huh——Novia let out a sigh.
He could clearly hear that the Holy Spirit mentioned by John in the content of the 1st Book of Revelation was absolutely him.
The corresponding silver hair and blue eyes, and the reconnection of father and son probably refers to the trinity that has been promoted.
Making the fire of Vesta unable to be lit again should refer to the fact that Christianity replaced the Roman polytheism. The Roman family goddess Vesta is the romanized name of the Greek god Hestia. It is said that the eternal fire of Vesta must never be extinguished, otherwise it will mean disaster for Rome.
The disaster that followed was even more obvious. It was said to be the Antichrist King, who was the guy who used Solomon's body.
Then it is mentioned that Novia destroyed Jerusalem with a spear.
All these statements indicate that the true identity of the "Holy Spirit" mentioned by John is most likely Novia himself.
But why? When did I become the Holy Spirit? Novia was also confused.
He was very clear about the Holy Spirit of the Trinity, but the reason why he only promoted the Trinity in recent years was because Christianity was still at the stage of "easy to understand". As for the Holy Spirit, which could only be discovered by delving into the contents of the Bible, Novia planned to leave it to future generations to discuss, and there was no need for him to define the nature of such a "wonderful" thing.
Ultimately, the Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force or power. In the Trinity, the Holy Spirit is not the Father or the Son, because these three are eternally different. There is only one God, so the Holy Spirit is the same as the Father and the Son in existence or essence, but in terms of person, He is irreducibly different from the Father and the Son.
This relationship does not involve any subordination, inferiority or temporal priority, but rather refers to a relational and personal order.
"Hmm, teacher, I'm about to go to the Greek Peninsula, but you don't come to see me off. I will be angry."
Amid the beauty of the trees turning green, soft sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves onto the ground, and every time the leaves sway in the wind, they look like giggling girls.
The blonde girl named Nero looked at Novia with eagerness and attachment, fascinated.
She was originally going to go today, but when the farewell ceremony was about to begin, she couldn't find any trace of her teacher no matter how hard she looked, so she immediately postponed it to the next day, and then went straight to her teacher's house, wanting to know if anything had happened in Novia and why she wasn't even told any news.
