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substituting prayer and blessings for them in their place to the
Father. He had knowledge at each moment what was the
Father’s due as creator. This is a strong underlying theme in
the gospel of Matthew- that Jesus redid or recapitulated the life
of Israel in a perfect way.
N.616 shows this deep mystical awareness. We see this too in
Ephesian 4:9-10:
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(When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he
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had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He
who descended is the same one who ascended far above all
the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)
So too we as we grow as Christians and in love we feel the
weight of all sin around us and take them to the Eucharist.
Which is handing them over to Jesus to glorify the Father for us
by His acts in the DW. The words of the famous song Be Thou
my Vision (see below)- show this eloquently.
This is symbolised by the Biblical symbol of The Cross- where
all points in time coincide. Again N.618 clearly illustrates this
concept that the DW Book of heaven teachings give, that Jesus
had by the Cross a participation in everyone’s sufferings
caused by their sin choices. It was through His union with the
incarnate divine person within him. What is this “incarnate
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divine person” within him- it’s the DW. N. 618 goes on to say
we can participate in this by sharing in the Cross. It says in a
way known only to God. But we can boldly say – as now
elaborated through the writings of Luisa! Again N.618 points
out His mother did this par excellence- as the DW writings also
emphasise.
Again, N. 634 beautifully and clearly illustrates the concept that
Jesus’ actions have effect across space and time. He thus did
not simply do human acts as we did/do! It uses the term acts
condensed in time- this is exactly an act in the DW. Human
acts in space and time that because of our union with Jesus the
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