midnight.
The church clock rang at this moment.
At this time, Constantine was standing in front of the statue of Jesus Christ and praying.
"Although I know this question is superfluous, I still want to ask. You...should have warned them that they are absolutely not allowed to enter that room, right?"
Cressier gradually walked behind Constantine.
"Yes, I have warned them repeatedly. In any case, they are not allowed to enter that room."
"very good… "
At this time, Cressair used a chain to tie the "Apocalypse" and her belt together, and hung it on her right side. The same is true for Constantine, except that he chose to tie it around his left waist.
Cressier walked to Constantine's side.
"This book... is heavy, right?"
"Yes. There are too many human sins recorded in it, but... what I see is not pure evil."
"Then... what did you see?"
"Good and evil... Is there really an absolutely insurmountable dividing line? As a human being, am I qualified to judge them? Judging them should be the power of God."
"God gave you and me the qualifications to judge them. He must have his deep meaning. All you have to do is execute and be fair."
"However, I can't be sure whether my decision must be fair... This is not a secular court. There are no legal provisions to follow. The standard of good and evil is up to me to decide..."
"Not only you, but also... me."
When he heard the "I", Constantine's face slowly turned to Cressair, and then he looked at the statue of Jesus Christ in front of him.
"When I was ten years old, my father took me to the Catholic church for the first time. At that time, I asked my father: 'Why did Jesus Christ suffer on the cross? Why did He bear their sins for mankind?' And my father replied my Yes, human beings are born sinful, and only by becoming a good person can they enter the gate of heaven."
"He's right. He's not wrong."
"Not long after I was baptized as a believer, I came into contact with Earl Dronne Klein. A few years later, under his recommendation, I made a pilgrimage to the Vatican and met the Pope in person. It was also from the Pope that I knew …Your existence. You are the most beautiful angel in the kingdom of heaven who wrote the Book of Revelation for God himself, and is also the most trusted angel by God. At that time, I was only sixteen years old.”
"Father... what do you want to say?"
"At that time, I was in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican and saw with my own eyes... Michelangelo's "Last Judgment". At that time, I asked the Pope, where are you in the painting."
"The Last Judgment" is a giant painting painted by the Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo on the wall of the altar of the Sistine Cathedral under the commission of Pope Paul III from 1534 to 1541 (the size of the portrait is 1370cm*1220cm), There are more than 400 figures in the painting. At the top of the painting are some angels clustered around the cross, in the center is Jesus Christ, surrounded by the twelve disciples and the Virgin Mary, and at the bottom of the picture... is the judgment of good and evil people, On the left are those who have ascended to heaven, and on the right are those who will go to hell. Hell... also at the very bottom of the painting.
"I... am not in that painting." Kress Aier shook her head, "What I did was just a trial."
"The pope also said that to me. However, I was still trying to find a figure close to you from every angel in the painting. At that time, I knew that the "Apocalypse" written by you instead of God would be Distinguish good people from evil people. At that time, I have always looked forward to you. Until now... the same is true."
Having said that, he took another step closer to Cressair. At this moment, their faces were almost touching each other, and they could feel each other's breath.
"When I was eighteen, I was told that my mission was to assist you... in the final judgment. At that time, I already knew that one day, the end would come. At that time, the key is how to judge Humanity. At that time, I felt pain for the world that was about to end, but I also took comfort in the fact that I could redeem sinners."
"At that time... didn't you think it was difficult to judge human beings?"
"Yes. At that time, I was only eighteen years old, and I didn't feel that it was difficult to distinguish between good and evil. As long as I had the "Revelation", I could easily judge human beings. Because I was created by God The chosen one. At that time, I really thought so."
"But... different now?"
"Yes. It's different... because I know that not everyone can have the opportunity to obtain salvation. It turns out that, just like the indulgences sold by the Holy See in the Middle Ages, the opportunity to go to heaven requires power to obtain it. It can be reached There is no one in this church, ordinary human beings without power. Only elite exorcists who are associated with the Vatican can get it. In this world, Christians account for 30% of the global population Above, even if there are only 1% of human beings alive today, these people should not be the only ones who have the opportunity to be judged."
"God... naturally has a deep meaning."
"I have been to the Vatican many times. However, the last time I went to the Vatican, when I saw the painting "The Last Judgment" again, it felt completely different from the first time I saw it when I was sixteen. "
"Really? So, what's the difference?"
At this time, Constantine and Cressair, who were almost face to face, could clearly see themselves in each other's pupils through the burning candles in the chapel.
"The first time I saw this painting, I was fascinated by Jesus Christ at the top of the picture, and those angels flying around who I think may have you in it, and the Virgin Mary, And... those who are about to ascend to the kingdom of heaven. Just as Jesus Christ was resurrected and ascended to the kingdom of heaven after his death, he has the power to determine the good and evil of the soul, so that good people can enter the kingdom of heaven and enjoy eternal happiness after death even if they suffer in life. For me, the shock was huge."
After all... For a believer, especially someone like Constantine, who has seen various miracles in his childhood, he will naturally not regard heaven and hell as a kind of nothingness like an atheist. Spiritual belief, this is real. Teenagers are passionate, full of vigor, jealous and impulsive.
"And when I watched "The Last Judgment" for the last time, my eyes gradually moved to those who were about to fall into hell at the bottom. The dead in hell are sent to the eighteenth floor of hell one by one through the Agron River."
Speaking of which, his hand was stroking... the hell scroll of "Apocalypse" tied around his waist.
"No... it should be said, it's the nineteenth floor of hell!"
"Why... your perspective changed, Constantine?"
"I saw that in the "Last Judgment", the souls of those evil people who are about to be extradited to hell by the people who cross the river, but some of them are gradually ascending, perhaps because they have obtained the right to enter the kingdom of heaven through atonement. By chance, I also saw some ghosts that turned into skeletons and began to grow blood again. Before, I never noticed these details.”
"After completing the atonement, you will naturally be able to ascend to the kingdom of heaven again."
"At that time... in my eyes, in the original painting, the dividing line between good and evil souls began to blur. I suddenly felt a strong fear. I... really have a way to deal with it objectively and fairly. Judging humans?"
(And demons... are they absolutely not allowed to enter the kingdom of heaven? However, a scum like Yuan Qing, who is no different from a demon, can have his name recorded on the volume of the kingdom of heaven in the Book of Revelation!)
"I can't answer you." Cressair replied flatly: "But you must believe in our Lord, Jesus Christ. Believe, He has always loved the world deeply, and has always... longed for the salvation of mankind."
At this time, Constantine gradually moved his face closer to Kressel. At this time, the distance between the lips of the two is only a few millimeters at most. Almost in the next second, he was able to kiss her.
But at this moment, the door of the worship hall was suddenly pushed open!
Constantine and Cressair immediately turned their heads back at the same time, looking at the gate of the chapel.
The person standing at the door was... Delaria Helsing!