Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
(You must enter through the narrow gate. Because the gate leading to perdition is wide and the road is wide, and many people enter it. But the gate leading to eternal life is narrow and the road is small, and you can find it There are not many people.)
This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous.
(When the end of the world comes, angels are supposed to separate the righteous from the wicked)
— Both are excerpted from the New Testament Gospel of Matthew
On the wick of the candle, it was rekindled by a burning match.
A vigorous and powerful hand raised the match and waved it a few times, extinguishing the fireworks on the match.
The light drove the darkness away from the room little by little, and then the face of Jesus Christ came into the eyes of the priest again. No matter how the world changes, the Savior is still on the cross, bearing the original sin on behalf of all beings in the world.
He held the candle aloft and looked at his Lord.
That will give him confidence and strength.
Just like when he resolutely decided to dedicate the rest of his life to Jesus Christ at the age of ten.
The flame of the candle illuminates the priest's handsome face, which is enough to captivate all living beings. His eyes are rare heterochromatic pupils, with red on the left and blue on the right.
His firelight also illuminated the murals next to the chapel. What was painted on the mural was Adam's two sons, Cain and Abel.
The priest's eyes couldn't help but focus on Cain on the mural.
After staring at it for a long time, he drew a sign of the cross on his chest.
The flames of the candles suddenly began to flicker. Why is there wind in this poorly ventilated worship hall
The priest held out his palm to protect the candle's light.
When he raised his head again, he saw a black shadow appearing out of the frosted glass outside the chapel!
And... Sombra, more than one!
Then, the black shadow began to tap on the frosted glass of the chapel.
This scene appeared at this time, but the priest did not show much fear.
He walked slowly towards the frosted glass.
"Excuse me... are you a church member?"
The black shadow outside the frosted glass stopped knocking on the window, and then said in typical British English, which is completely different from the American English spoken by the priest: "Is this Father Constantine? Father, please open the door for us!" "
"You have come all the way, have you ever been tempted by darkness?"
"We seek salvation! We hope to enter the kingdom of heaven! All we believe in is Jesus Christ!"
The priest walked over slowly.
"I will open the door for you. You go to the east gate first. But only believers who have never betrayed the Lord in their hearts can step into this church."
"We... know... we just want a chance at redemption..."
Father Constantine walked through the promenade of the church and slowly moved towards the east gate.
On the promenade, the corpses of many nuns were lying there, their faces were already highly decomposed, and there were even a large number of flies biting on them. Outside the window, there was a pitch-black night sky, even the moon could not be seen, as if a dark curtain completely swallowed the sky. On the other hand, Constantine walked by the corpses of those nuns, and every time he passed by, he would take another look.
Finally, he came to the gate on the east side of the church. At this time, he had already heard voices outside the door, the voices were in Italian, French, English, and Chinese as well!
"Everyone, I'm here."
This time he spoke British English.
In this land called "New England", although his ancestors originally came from England, with the precipitation of several centuries, they have become citizens of this land called the United States of America, so his British style English, spoken quite a bit bluntly.
There was an eruption outside the door.
"Father!"
"Father... please, let us in!"
"Father, please open the door! We want to be saved!"
Father Constantine took a deep breath. He held the candle in his left hand and took out the key in his right hand.
"Whether you can get salvation is not decided by me, but by God. Next, I will open the door for you, but... Please remember, after opening the door and entering here, you must not make loud noises, walk around, or damage The mission object of the church. Please remember... what you are going to step into is the place of God."
"We get it!"
"we all know!"
"Father, I assure you that no one here will dare to do anything that threatens the church! We and the 'demon' are sworn enemies!"
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The priest slowly inserted the key into the lock. The key was turned three times to the left, then four times to the right... After repeated many times, the door was finally unlocked.
"Welcome everyone... to Lakmar Cathedral."
The door was opened. Outside the door, there were more than 20 people gathered. These people include blond-haired and blue-eyed Caucasians, dark-skinned blacks, and Asian faces with yellow skin and black eyes. They are basically in their twenties and thirties. Everyone is ragged and tired.
Afterwards, everyone scrambled to rush in.
And when the last person entered, Father Constantine quickly closed the door, then took out the key and quickly locked the door!
Then... In the dark room, there was only a little fire in Constantine's hand.
And at this time, those who rushed in were relieved, and one after another fell to the ground, but no one dared to act without authorization, and they all stayed where they were, waiting for Father Constantine to give instructions.
"Father," among the group of people, a figure with obvious leadership qualities stepped out, but this person turned out to be a typical Asian face, "On behalf of everyone, thank you for allowing us to enter the Lachmar Cathedral. I His name is Grandine Klein, a disciplinary knight in the Vatican."
"This is where the gods are, no matter what their status is, they are all equal."
"Yes... I understand."
"Let's go. From the looks of you, you have been traveling all the way, and you haven't had a full meal. Mr. Klein, let me take you to dinner first."
"Thank you, Father!"
When everyone heard these words, those who were too tired to lie on the ground immediately rolled over and stood up, and they all thanked the priest loudly. It can be seen that they haven't had a good meal for a long time.
"This world is over... We still have many companions along the way, but they either died... Or, they chose to be lured and became 'demons'..."
On the way the priest led everyone to the restaurant, they also saw the nun's body in the corridor, and they were all shocked.
"Father...these corpses?" Grandine was obviously stunned, the visual impact of this scene was too strong.
"Remember... No matter what happens, their bodies are not allowed to be moved. Don't ask me why, here, everything must follow my rules. You should know this when you come to Lakmar Cathedral to seek 'salvation' a little."
"Yes... I know, His Excellency the Pope, and His Excellency the Cardinal have repeatedly told me that in the Lachmar Cathedral, everything must be obeyed by the priest."
The current season was approaching May, and although it wasn't too hot, it wasn't too cold either, so the corpses already gave off an unbearable stench. However, after Constantine gave the order, they naturally did not dare to move the corpse. And along the corridor, there were more than a dozen corpses of nuns.
When we came to the huge dining room in the church, Father Constantine lit the candlesticks on the dining table one by one and said, "I'm going to prepare food for you all. Please stay here for a while, and the meal will take about an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, Wait patiently, and don't leave this restaurant until I come back."
"Father!" Grandine and a man with the same Asian face stood up and said in unison: "Let me help you!"
The only difference is that Grandine speaks English, while the other Asian man speaks Chinese.
"No need. Remember...no one is allowed to leave this restaurant until I come back. Even if you are hungry, please bear it."
Afterwards, Father Constantine walked out of the restaurant, and then slowly closed the door.
Then... In the dining room, there was only the faint fire light on the candlesticks, and insignificant fireflies radiated in the darkness.