Jesus Questions the devil and Offers him His Mercy~Revelations of St. Bridget

[Dawn Marie]

Jesus Questions the devil and Offers him His Mercy

(FROM THE REVELATIONS OF SAINT BRIDGET)

 

But, now, since you deal straightly, let me ask a question for you to answer me: Tell me, why do you love her so much, and why did you not choose someone holier, richer, and prettier for yourself?"The Lord answered: "Because that is what justice demanded. You were created in me and beheld all justice in me.

Tell me, while she is listening, why it was just that you fell so far and what you were thinking when you fell!

 

“The devil answered: "I saw three things in you: I saw your glory and honor above all things, and I thought about my own glory. Hence I was determined in my pride not merely to be equal to you but

even greater than you.

 

Second, I saw that you were the most powerful of all. Hence I longed to be more powerful than you.

 

Third, I saw what was to be in the future and, since your glory and honor were without beginning and would be without end, I envied you and thought that I would gladly be tortured forever with all manner of harsh punishments if only you could die. With such thoughts I fell. And in that way hell was created."

 

The Lord answered: "You asked me why I love this woman so much. Assuredly, it is because I change all your evil into good. Since you became proud and did not want to have me, your Creator, as an equal, therefore, humiliating myself in every way, I gather sinners to myself and make myself their equal by sharing my glory with them.

Second, since you had so base a desire that you wanted to be more powerful than I, therefore I make sinners more powerful than you and sharers in my power.

Third, because of your envy toward me, I am so full of love that I offered myself up for everyone."

 

Then the Lord said: "Now, devil, your heart of darkness has been shown in the light. Tell me, while she is listening, how I love her." And the devil said: "If it were possible, you would readily suffer in each and every limb the same pain you once suffered on the cross in all your limbs together, rather than lose her."

 

Then the Lord answered: "If I am so merciful, then, that I do not refuse pardon to anyone asking for it, ask me humbly for mercy yourself, and I will give it to you." The devil answered him: "That I shall do by no means! At the time of my fall, a punishment was established for every sin, for every worthless thought or word. Every spirit that has fallen will have his punishment. But rather than bend my knee before you, I would rather swallow all the punishments myself, as long as my mouth can open and shut in punishment and be forever renewed to be punished again."

Then the Lord said to his bride: "See how hardened the prince of the world is and how powerful he is against me thanks to my hidden justice! I could certainly destroy him in a second by means of my power, but I do no more harm to him than to a good angel in heaven.

When his time comes, and it is now approaching, I shall judge him and his followers. So, my bride, persevere in good works! Love me with your whole heart! May you fear nothing but me! For I am the Lord over the devil and over everything in existence."

[Alley]

This makes me smile, truly God is Good!

[Dawn Marie]

Adrienne and I were just talking about this kind of thing...people choosing hell. It just blows my mind to no end why anyone would choose anything whatsoever besides Our Beloved Lord.  I just can't wrap my measly mind around it.

[David Kaftal]

Our Beloved Lord is, unfortunately, despised by the modern world, and people, especially children, are taught that good is evil and evil good -- it's drummed into them by TV and movies and pop culture and schools and the government and peer pressure, and even the Conciliar Church lends a hand to the rise of error. The True Church is despised, and has all but retreated back into the catacombs, and can do little right now to stem the rising tide of unholiness. Under these conditions, it is not so surprising to me that many souls choose self-indulgence over Our Beloved Lord. They truly know not what they do.

[Alley]

Our Good God does not refuse pardon to anyone who asks for it so there is

still time to ask for His pardon for poor sinners. Even on someones death bed.

I pray for these poor souls.

[David Kaftal]

Yes, and I know God's mercy and justice are infinite. Still, though, I can actually envision a situation in which a secular conservative on his deathbed could conceivably repent of having been opposed to supporting a "woman's right to choose" or "equality for gays" or some such abomination that he might have been brainwashed into reluctantly believing. These people need not just prayers, but prayers and sacrifice.

[David Kaftal]

I know that I need to pray and fast and do penance, but I am such a sluggard. I'm so fat I don't think they even make hair shirts in my size.

[332xt2bmneuca]

Hey David, me too but you do have to ask Our Blessed Mother and your Guardian Angel to help you  as soon as

you get up for them to help you .

God Bless you