The parade would also include a display of the spoils of battle, as well as the captive enemy soldiers. The processional would include the commander riding in a golden chariot, surrounded by his officers.

If a commander in chief won a complete victory over the enemy on foreign soil, and if he killed at least 5,000 enemy soldiers and gained new territory for the Emperor, then that commander in chief was entitled to a Roman Triumph.

It was their equivalent of the American “ticker-tape parade.” Let’s dig deeper: The picture here is that of the “Roman Triumph,” the special tribute that Rome gave to their conquering generals.

Matthew 8:13 (CSB) - 13 Then Jesus told the centurion, “ As you have believed, let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that very moment.

But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 8:8 (CSB) - 8 “Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick,

Matthew 8:16 (CSB) - 16 When evening came, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed.

We should be overwhelmed The biggest thing is it is shown by His spoken word. The bottom line: Let us think about the scope of the victory of Jesus. Through us, he brings His message to the whole world. When the crowd sees us in His victory parade, they know it is Him who deserves the praise. The power that raised Him from the dead is in us and upon us. We march through life, in Him, moving from place to place, always in victory. We are triumphant in His life of resurrection. The big picture: In Jesus, we are in one perpetual victory parade. The participants and the onlookers alike. Parades are a blast.īut thanks be to God, who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place. The bands, the floats, and the celebration of a special day. Good reading.Why it matters: Parades are so much fun. May the Lord, Who is patient and merciful, grant us peace. Rev 6, 12-17), the end does not occur but instead the order is given to the four angels at the four corners of the world to hold back the winds of destruction so that they do not devastate the land or the sea or vegetation until God’s seal has been set on the foreheads of His servants (cf.

It is interesting, from this point of view that, according to the letter of the text of the Revelation to John, at the opening of the sixth seal that signifies the imminence of the end (cf. That’s why “Jesus invites us not to allow ourselves to be afraid”, wrote Cardinal Martini on Sunday 27 March on the front page of Corriere della Sera. Paradoxically, the reason for the reaction to that inexorable victory of Christ is that it reveals Him, it does not reveal a mystery of death, but one of salvation, it does not cause fear, but puts an end to fear, it is inexorable but it is merciful, it is definitive but it is patient. A struggle so profound and universal that it cannot be stated or understood completely in prose, but in the form of the overcharged images of the Revelation to John. In addition to proceeding legitimately in search of the numerous causes and effects of historical facts, one must also take into account that a struggle is always reflected in them that has to do with the rebellion and acceptance of Christ’s victory. Many things, but first of all that the events of history, mysteriously and yet in actual fact, have no other leading thread than the reaction to the inexorable victory of Jesus Christ (who won and still wins) over the fratricidal war of men, over hell and over death. So, what does the Johannine text accompanied by that fine and poetic pictorial material tell us today? Which is after all the actual reason why, especially during the first Christian millennium, use was made of the Revelation to John as a key to reading the time between the Resurrection of Our Lord and His return. But, putting aside the embarrassment, because it doesn’t have to do with a personal motive, let’s come straight to the point: why are we reproposing this article, originally occasioned by the publication, close in time to some tragic moments of conflict, of a book on the crypt of Anagni Cathedral? Because, apart from that contingency, it can also help us interpret the present moment precisely because it faithfully follows of one of the finest pictorial depictions of the verses of the Revelation to John on the opening of the seals (excluding the seventh, significantly). To write an introduction to oneself even more so.

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