Today’s readings speak of the rejection of salvation and the impending judgment on theose who refuse.
The book of Proverbs of Solomon begins by revealing the fate of adulterers, those who pursue evil and the wicked, and that the judgment of sin is latent and present in them.
“To deliver you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words,
Who forsakes the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God.
For her house leads down to death, And her paths to the dead;” (Proverbs 2)
In the book of Isaiah, He proclaims the only way for peoples to escape from judgment, which is the cross in the fullness of time, and also proclaims the salvation of believers from the gentiles and the destruction of those who refuse.
“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.”
It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush,
They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab;”
(Isaiah 11)
He also declares that salvation by the Cross is the way of salvation for every one.
“And in that day you will say: “O Lord, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation. ” (Isaiah 12)
The Matins Psalm reveals that God does not leave blood without judgment.
“Declare His deeds among the people. When He avenges blood, He remembers them;” (Psalms 9)
The Matins Gospel presents a picture of the ways of the world and its children in plotting for the judgment of the righteous, and unfortunately this method uses the clothes of lambs and from within the wolves of those who are counted on the name and worship of God.
“So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.” (Luke 20)
Pauline Epistle proclaims the righteousness of the New Covenant, forgiving the sins of men and justifying the nations from sins and transgressions.
“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered;
while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,” (Romans 4)
Catholic Epistle explains the causes of judgment as wars, rivalries, pleasures, lusts, envy and discord.
“Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” (James 4)
As for Praxis, it shows that faith in divine justice exists even in peoples who are alien to faith.
“But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.” (Acts 28)
The psalm of the liturgy proclaims the Lord as the judge of all and the planned divine judgment on all the world.
“But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness,” (Psalms 9)
The Gospel of the liturgy concludes with the revelation of the divine economy in our life on earth, that all the works of God are for our salvation, and judgment is on the last day for all those who reject the word of salvation and that the essence of judgment is the deprivation of the light of Christ on Earth and in heaven.
“I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” (John 12)
The summary of the readings
The fate of adulterers and wicked people and the judgment of sin lurk in it. The book of Proverbs
The Cross is the only way to escape from judgment for peoples and for every human being. The book of Isaiah
God does not leave the right and revenge for the blood. The Matins Psalms
The ways of the world to bring the righteous to their judgment. The Matins gospel
The righteousness of the New Testament justified the Gentiles from sins and iniquities. Pauline Epistle
The causes of judgment are envy, discord, pleasures, lusts and love of the world. Catholic Epistle
The belief of alien peoples in justice and divine judgment. Praxis
The pulpit of divine judgment for the judgment of the whole world. The psalm of the liturgy
All of God’s dealings with us on Earth are for our salvation and judgment on the last day. The Gospel of the liturgy