TOME 10 PART 144; THE THREE PHASES OF THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHN; CONCEALMENT, OBSCURING AND REVELATION
DAGARA PROVERB;
The Overarching Theme Of The Apocalypse can be divided into Three Main Phases; the Concealment Phase where the Face Of God is Hidden, the Obscuring Phase where one begins to catch a glimpse of God's Face but cannot quite comprehend what they see and the Revelation Phase where God's Face is fully revealed.
THE CONCEALMENT PHASE; THE WISDOM OF GOD
This is mainly the phase where ignorance is the norm. The whole point of this phase is to seek the Wisdom Of God. One tries to grasp God's nature but mostly through one's limited understanding. The Face Of God is sought mostly through the pursuit of God's knowledge. The proverb, 'God has left evidence Of Himself through His Creation in the Hopes That Man by grasping at these may find God' is the credo of this Phase. In The Apocalypse, this Phase is revealed in the Letters To The Seven Churches where God points out each of their Virtues yet hints at the ways in which they are incomplete and cautions them to remain awake lest he comes as a Thief in the Night to snatch the Lamp(The Spirit Of God) from their Lampstands (The Churches Of God).
THE OBSCURING PHASE; THE POWER OF GOD
This is the Phase where God begins to take back the Authority Mankind handed over to the Devil at the beginning of Time. This commences the Fall Of The Devil's Kingdom. It is at this Phase that Things Start To Go Bump In The Night With No Apparent Explanations. At this Phase, God begins to demonstrate His Power. The Obscuring Of The Face Of God at this Phase is different from the Concealment Phase where the Face Of God Is Hidden. Here, Mankind begins to catch glimpses of the Face Of God but mostly due to the demonstration of the Power Of God. This Revelation Of God is a partial revelation mostly obscured by Sin. It's the proverb, 'God's Face Is Hidden In Deep Darkness'. The parable being that 'before the Divine, the Mundane loses its shine'. Dirt becomes magnified in the presence of Purity, imperfections are magnified in the presence of Perfection. Before the Face Of God, it can be said that the Gravity Of Sin becomes magnified but this is also because Man sees the Darkness clouding God's Face and cannot yet perceive the Love behind this Mask. Most of the Conflicts including the Events Of The Seals, Trumpets and Bowls Of Wrath occur in this Phase. At this Phase, Man questions and doubts the Love and Justice; the Goodness Of God as he witnesses God deal with evil. The revelation of the Face Of God is gradual but the Obscuring Phase is full of manifestations of God's Might and Power. The Conflict with the Devil and the Beasts Of The Apocalypse are also meant to remove this 'Veil'. In a sense, it is due to the partial revelation of the Face Of God at this Phase that most mistake the Beast Of The Apocalypse for God. The Beast, The False Messiah's Experiences and Jesus, the True Christ's Experiences share some similarities expressed mostly through contrast. The Father Of Jesus is God, the Spiritual World is expressed in proverbs as the Sea and Jesus' mother Mary is named after the Sea, the Beast Of The Apocalypse also comes from the Sea. The Differences between them also share similarities expressed through Contrast. Jesus descends from Heaven to the Realm Of Man expressing Humility, the Beast attempts to rise to the Place Of God expressing Pride. Whereas Jesus falls to rise, the Beast rises to fall. Jesus is executed as a Heretic by the Jews and then accepted into Glory by God, the Beast who is the True Heretic is accepted by Man only to be condemned by God in Daniel's Vision of The Son Of Man. This Contrast in some sense is what the 'Deep Darkness Masking The Face Of God is about'. If the Story were to be told in antithesis, Jesus would be the Hero Of The Jews and the Beast would be condemned by Mankind. The Mask Of Deep Darkness must be extinguished for Man to truly perceive God.
THE REVELATION PHASE; THE LOVE OF GOD
The Revelation Phase or 'The Great Unveiling Of The Face Of God' begins when Man experiences the Mercy and Love Of God. After coming face to face with the Deep Darkness masking the Face Of God, Man must remember and appeal to the Mercy Of God. It is here that the Mask falls and Man perceives the Love that had been concealed behind the Mask Of Deep Darkness. This Phase is also gradual and it is based on the Faithfulness Of God expressed in the Proverb, 'When we are Faithless, He Remains Faithful for He cannot Deny Himself'. It is only when Man realizes that God does not abandon Man even when Man falls into Sin that the Love Of God captures Man's heart. This knowledge is the Source Of Peace and the End Of Striving to prove oneself. At this Phase the 'Fear Of The Monster Behind The Mask' is replaced by 'Love and Peace' as one comes to realize that the 'Monster' is in fact caused by the 'Obscuring Of The Face Of God', that is, the incomplete revelation of the Identity Of God which causes Man to perceive God through a 'Mirror Cracked By Sin'. This 'Mirror Cracked By Sin' fractures the 'Reflection Of God in Man'. This Monster itself is in fact 'Mankind staring at His Own Reflection Of God through the Lens Of Sin'. The Revelation Phase heals that crack and allows Man to perceive Himself as He truly is, the Image Of God which is The Son Of God, the Son Of Man, Jesus Christ, the Perfect Fully Healed Image Of God that heals the Cracks Of Man's Image, God's Reflection in the Lens Of Sin.