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ពេលណា​ អ្នកមើលទៅស្បែកឡើងជិតហើយភ្លាមៗវាមើលទៅមិនស្អាតទេ! មុខដ៏ស្រស់ស្អាតក្រោមមីក្រូទស្សន៍អាចមើលទៅគួរឱ្យទាក់ទាញណាស់។ ប៉ុន្តែបោះជំហានទៅមុខហើយអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាបានឃើញគឺជារូបភាពធំដែលរួមគ្នាភ្នែក - ភ្នែកច្រមុះមាត់សក់ - គួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់ទោះបីជាមានគុណវិបត្តិតិចតួចក៏ដោយ។

ពេញមួយសប្តាហ៍យើងបានឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងពីផែនការនៃសេចក្តីសង្គ្រោះរបស់ព្រះ។ ហើយយើងត្រូវការ។ បើមិនដូច្នោះទេយើងចូលក្នុងរូបភាពតូចដោយក្រឡេកមើលពេលវេលាផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនតាមរយៈមីក្រូទស្សន៍ដែលអាចធ្វើឱ្យអ្វីៗមើលទៅគួរឱ្យភ័យខ្លាច។

In today’s first reading, St. Paul continues to pull his listeners away from that microscope, telling them to stand back and see the plan of God that is unfolding before them. Suddenly, the exiles, the persecutions, and even crucifixion of the Messiah take on a new light. God has been working all things to the good.

We ourselves are proclaiming this good news to you that what God promised our fathers he has brought to fulfillment for us, their children, by raising up Jesus…

But this is only the beginning of God’s plan—a plan that involves the establishment of His Kingdom to the ends of the earth. A plan that has its enemies both within and without the Church. A plan that has only one gateway, only one Shepherd, and that is Jesus Christ who, through His death and resurrection, has already limited the powers of evil.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me… I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me… (Today’s Gospel)

ប៉ុន្តែវាក៏ជាក ប្រយុទ្ធ of epic proportions, for Satan is attempting to construct a false way, a false truth, and a ‘life” that leads only to death. In a word, he is attempting to establish his own kingdom—a “beast” with seven heads and ten horns, symbolic of the earth’s “kings” who will try to govern globally by ការគ្រប់គ្រង. And thus, we have arrived at the “final confrontation” of our times.

ឥឡូវនេះយើងកំពុងប្រឈមមុខនឹងការប្រឈមមុខចុងក្រោយរវាងសាសនាចក្រនិងការប្រឆាំងនឹងសាសនាចក្រនៃដំណឹងល្អនិងការប្រឆាំងនឹងដំណឹងល្អ។ —Cardinal Karol Wojtyla (ST. JOHN PAUL II), at the Eucharistic Congress, Philadelphia, PA; August 13, 1976

But today’s Psalm points ahead to the book of Revelation where we discover the outcome of this confrontation:

You shall rule them with an iron rod; you shall shatter them like an earthen dish… (Today’s Psalm)

…a woman clothed with the sun… gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. (Rev 12:1,5)

For there is only one King, and He will not let Satan’s minions completely destroy the earth:

He will rule them with an iron rod, and he himself will tread out in the wine press the wine of the fury and wrath of God the almighty. He has a name written on his cloak and on his thigh, “King of kings and Lord of lords.” (Rev 19:15-16)

Those who resist the “mark of the beast” will reign with Him.

ពួកគេនឹងក្លាយជាសង្ឃរបស់ព្រះនិងពីព្រះគ្រីស្ទហើយពួកគេនឹងសោយរាជ្យជាមួយគាត់អស់រយៈពេលមួយពាន់ឆ្នាំ។ (បប ២០: ៦)

At the moment, things look pretty ugly. So stand back. Look at the big picture. Something beautiful is coming…

…a Christian in the Church is a man, a woman with hope: hope in the promise. It is not expectation: no, no! That’s something else: It is hope. Right, on we go! [Towards] that which does not disappoint… —POPE FRANCIS, Homily, Casa Santa Marta, May 15th, 2014; Zenit

ចូរស្រែកថ្ងូរពីទុក្ខព្រួយ ពីជម្រៅនៃការថប់បារម្ភដែលផ្តល់ផលប៉ះពាល់ដល់បេះដូង នៃបុគ្គលនិងប្រទេសដែលត្រូវបានគេជិះជាន់ មានសញ្ញាណនៃក្តីសង្ឃឹម។ ជាចំនួនដ៏ថ្លៃថ្នូដែលមិនចេះរីងស្ងួត មានគំនិតឆន្ទៈនឹង កាន់តែច្បាស់និងខ្លាំងជាងមុន ធ្វើឱ្យពិភពលោកនេះ, ការចលាចលជាសកលនេះ, ជាចំណុចចាប់ផ្តើមនៃយុគសម័យថ្មីនៃការជួសជុលឈានដល់កំរិតថ្មី ការរៀបចំឡើងវិញពេញលេញនៃពិភពលោក។ -POPE PIUS XII, សារវិទ្យុណូអែល, ១៩៤៤