To the resurrection of condemnation

Is 49,8-15; Ps 144; Jn 5,17-30
3 APRIL

Of Christ Jesus we know the truth of essence, of nature: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was, in the beginning, with God: everything was done through him and without him nothing was done of what exists. In him was life and life was the light of men” (Jn 1: 1-4), the mystery of his Incarnation: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have contemplated his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (Jn 1:14), the end of his coming: “From his fullness we have all received: grace upon grace, because the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (Jn 1.16-17), the modalities of his work: “God, no one has ever seen him: the only Son, who is God and is in the bosom of the Father, it is he who has revealed him” (Jn 1:18.) The Son both in eternity and in time is always turned towards the Father, looks towards the Father, sees and examines everything of the Father. What the Father does, He does it; what the Father does not do, He does not do it; not only that… The Father loves the Son and shows him everything he does. Rather, so that those who are accusing him may remain marvelled, the Father decided to do greater works than the very healing of the paralytic. What will the work of works be? The resurrection of the dead on the part of the Son. Does the work of the Son end here? Not at all. The Father gave also the judgment to the Son. Why did he give it to him? Because the Father wants everyone to honour the Son as he honours the Father. Father and Son are one work, one glory, one honour and one life. With these statements, Jesus reveals his truth in its fullness, He is entirely, always and in everything from the Father. All of the Gospel of John is this truth.

But Jesus answered them, “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason the Jews tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God. Jesus answered and said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, a son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees his father doing; for what he does, his son will do also. For the Father loves his Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes. Nor does the Father judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to his Son, so that all may honour the Son just as they honour the Father. Whoever does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who sent him. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come to condemnation, but has passed from death to life. Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to his Son the possession of life in himself. And he gave him power to exercise judgment, because he is the Son of Man. Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection of condemnation. “I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.

The truth of Jesus is not for him, but for the whole world. He is from the Father, his Word is from the Father, his works are from the Father. Whoever hears his Word and believes that his is the Word of the Father, lends it faith as the true Word of the Father, that is, believing that it is the Father the one who sent Jesus, has eternal life. He does not meet judgment, but has passed through this faith from death to life. The words that follow do not allow any ambiguity, confusion and interpretation different from what they say: “the hour comes when all those who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good for a resurrection of life and those who did evil for a resurrection of condemnation”. This word of Jesus is the essence, substance and truth of our faith. Taking it away from the faith is like taking hydrogen out of water. Without hydrogen, water is no longer water. Without this truth, faith is no longer faith. Today this truth has been erased from the mind, from the heart and from the will. The death of faith must be declared.

Mother of God, Angels and Saints, do not allow that a single truth is taken away from the Gospel.