The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary celebrate the revelation of God to people assisted by visions of angels in service to the Divine. Friar Jude Winkler discusses the theophany of the passages from the Book of Daniel and Revelation where truth about the nature of God is being revealed. Jesus uses the title of the Son of Man from Daniel and references to the suffering servant of Isaiah to establish His mission, not as the Davidic King who will bring political change to Israel bearing the Messianic title “Son of God” but as the “Son of Man” who will reveal the truth about God through the glory of His triumph over evil on the Cross which is marked by the death of the demon in the passage from Revelation. The Gospel from John tells of Jesus encounter with Nathaniel who is wrestling with God in trying to understand Jesus mission. The story of Jacob wrestling with God to find truth is used by Jesus to call Nathaniel to greater understanding and intimacy. Larry Gillick SJ directs us to consider the Eucharistic celebration where daily we join the Presence with angels giving glory to God.
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