In my heart there's a heavenly kingdom (a kingdom of love, a kingdom of peace, a kingdom of forgiveness) where God is enthroned as the sovereign ruler, the King of kings. More often great battles happen in the battlefield of the mind between good and evil, between truth and lies, between love and hate, between reason and faith. And when the forces of light succumbed to the foreign legions of darkness as led by the devil, they withdrew back to the kingdom of the heart to defend the kingdom and protect the sovereign ruler - the King of kings.
Following the defeat of the forces of light in the mental faculties, a new great battle occurs in the kingdom of the heart. Whenever the throne of the great and mighty King is in imminent danger, the "great warrior prince" named Michael arises with his shining armor: "the belt of truth, the breastplate of justice and the zeal as his shoes to propagate the Gospel of peace. While his left hand holds the shield of faith and his head protected by the helmet of salvation, his right hand holds the sword of the Spirit, that is, the Word of God." (Ephesians 6:13-17). As the trumpets blast in the twelve corners of the kingdom the great warrior prince Michael marshal the forces of goodness, justice and peace - where the angels, the martyrs and the saints gather together to fight in combat and banish the devil and his cohorts of darkness.
After the enemies were subdued in the battlefield of the heart they withdraw back into the battlefield of the mind to make their last stand. Thereafter, an apocalyptic battle occurrs in the battlefield of the mind where the devil and his demons were finally extinguished. Then there comes a great feast and celebration of victory followed by the jubilation and the tears of joy of the redeemed. A dying soul and fading light was finally brought to life. The songs of praises and the words of thanksgiving echoed low in the firmament of heaven. While gazing at the sky, a bright light shone upon my face as I was embraced by the light. And in the universe of the mind the Trinitarian God set His throne high above the firmament of heaven as guarded by the four huge white holy cross. Beneath these four holy crosses were the four sacred creatures of the gospel - the Winged Face of the Holy Man, the Sacred Eagle in flight, the Sacred Ox and the Sacred Lion - all four creatures singing in adoration days and nights unceasingly repeating "Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis." (Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord the God of Hosts...).
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