An old man walks into the University Offices and says "I'd like to enrol for a Latin course." The Dean looks at him and asks rather coyly, "How old are you, Sir?" "Ninety-three" is the reply. "Then why do you want to learn Latin, at your time in life?" "Well" the man explains "I realize I haven't got long for this world, but if I go to Heaven I'd like to be able to speak to God and the Angels in their own language, and I'd feel more comfortable if I knew some Latin." The Dean thinks, and then asks "But what if you don't go to Heaven but go to ? you know ? the other place?" "That's all right, I can already speak American." William Lilly's History of his Life and Times of 1681 also speaks to the language of Angels. When seen, these apparitions or Angels seldom speak articulately, but when they do speak, it's like the Irish, much in the Throat.2 There have been many appearances of Angels. The course of this article is not to determine their authenticity but to regard the language spoken. Do Angels speak in Latin. The many appearances, however suggest that:
Spirits and angels speak from the inner memory and consequently have a universal language.3
From the shores of the Pacific ocean, to Asia, Africa, Europe, and back to the Atlantic, many languages do exist. When appearances of Angels confront those to whom they are sent, a language common to the one visited is spoken. For God being the author of all life and even languages confounded those at Babel, by turning one language into many. Therefore, today, one of His Angels can understand and speak the language in kind to those to whom they appear. A student of Latin quoted one of his teachers, who said "Latin is the language of the Angels."4 In one such case where it was witnessed, we find St. Toscana upon her deathbed.5 In this, the young beautiful Toscana, who had lost her husband then sought to serve God all her life, had now found her end. As she lay there, the following was recorded from witnesses.
She was seized by a serious attack of fever, and an angel came to warn her that her end was near. She felt such deep joy at the news that she gave thanks profusely. Then she had herself laid on the bare ground and remained there in the greatest spirit of mortification. That is why she obstinately refused to take the wine that a doctor had ordered for her "to prevent dropsy". And when a priest tried to mix some with her other potions, she noticed it and pushed away the drink.
She asked to be buried in the gateway of the Hospital, in the road, without honours. Finally she died, saying:
"I have chosen to be scorned in the house of God, rather than to live under the tents of sinners".
As she was closing her eyes and giving up the ghost, there was heard, like an echo, the sound of angels answering her in Latin (for angels always speak in Latin!):
Veni, famula Christi, Toscana, accipe coronam quam tibi Dominus praeparavit in aeternum.
1343 was the year in which her death was recorded. The above Latin verse being interpreted as "I have chosen to be scorned in the house of God, rather than to live under the tents of sinners".
We have seen that the Latin speaking Angels speak thus in the confines of the Catholic church. This is not to be seen as uncommon , for in the history of this organization, Latin among the monks, priest, and nuns was common. Today, however, we do not see such. For why would an Angel speak Latin to an American living in Detroit? Unless, of course, that person is an educated Latin speaker. The Latin, of history, is not the version spoked by the Italian, French, or Spanish. It is one of unique variety from which the Roman language and many others developed. However, we do see that Angels speak in Latin.
We have seen the traces of Latin even in America. A ship approached the mainland of this continent before the Revolution. Upon its deck was a Father and three sons. Upon seeing the shore of America, the Father dropped dead, leaving the sons to fend for themselves in the new land. One of the sons was Charles Thompson. This person was educated in this country, the first one to take a stand with the colonists against England. He was also chosen as secretary to the 1st Continental Congress. 6 He also designed the logo's on our money. When seen, the dollar bill, has Latin inscriptions on them. For many, these have hidden meanings and conspiracy people see the New World Order of today upon its bill. In actuality this man put the phrases to mean:
Novus means: new or young or novel. Ordo means: row or series or order. Seclorum (a poetic form of seculorum or saeculorum), means: of the ages or generations or centuries. An expert in Latin, Charles Thomson coined the motto: "novus ordo seclorum" and explained:
"The date underneath [the unfinished pyramid] is that of the Declaration of Independence and the words under it signify the beginning of the new American ?ra, which commences from that date."
The official translation of "novus ordo seclorum" is:
"A new order of the ages"
NOTE: "Novus ordo seclorum" does not properly translate into "new world order," which is an English phrase whose Latin translation would not be "novus ordo seclorum." Seclorum is a plural form (new worlds order?), and Thomson specifically said the motto refers to "the new American era" which began in 1776.
In the motto "Annuit C'ptis," the subject must be supplied. Thomson explained:
"The pyramid signifies Strength and Duration: the Eye over it & the Motto allude to the many signal interpositions of providence in favour of the American cause."
Therefore, the subject of the sentence is Providence. "Annuit C'ptis" means "Providence has favored our undertakings" or "Providence favors our undertakings."
The official translation of "Annuit C'ptis" is:
"He (God) has favored our undertakings."
NOTE: "Annuit" does not mean "to announce" (annuntio).
From the above we can clearly see this Latin influence coming through. It indeed is a language of men and of Angels. A language which seems to embody the mysterious and ancient. For the Angelic visitors who speak Latin, they are bringing to the forefront the ancient, into the here and now. They are interrupting us in our daily lives, revealing there is God that knows what is going on. It also reveals to those today that God moved in the Church during the most difficult periods of History. This shows us to be careful in our critique of those who followed the Lord in those days. Even though, today, we disagree with what they teach in their doctrines, Angels speaking Latin teaches us one more thing. That God confirms His Word, in spite of man-made doctrines and traditions of Men. It teaches us God is involved in the every day and can speak to us, no matter what language we are. Even if we speak a language that is considered a dead language such as Latin. Yes, God also knows Latin.
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In the confines of time, Latin came about. It all started with two brothers named Romulus and Remus. In 753 BC, as the so called fictional story goes, Romulus killed his brother Remus. He then founded a city for criminals and crooks1 which was known as Rome. This is the start of the city the book of Revelation calls "the seven hills". The language of history with style, romance, and unchangeability amidst the 3,000 to 8,000 languages2 worldwide.
Whereas, over the millennium English and other languages developed and changed, Latin has remained. The world had seen it evolve into French, Spanish, and Italian. According to Robert Davies famous writer and graduate of Oxford3 who said " Latin was rubbed away until it degenerated into dreadful lingos like French and Spanish and Italian".
Although people had seen Latin evolve into other languages, it still had an ability to remain unchanged in various other houses. During the invasions of England in the 11th century by the Angles, Saxons, and the French, English was in a constant state of change. 4 This for the Catholic church then meant that the Latin they used would be the tool to keep . It made the Latin bible a dominant one to keep and use as well. Of course, there are those who say at this time, it was more to keep the uneducated masses from reading the bible and knowing the truth. From 600 AD onward few people outside of the monasteries could read or write. This provided the church with incredible leverage and power. From this we note that "absolute power, corrupts absolutely". This was the case during the many years of this period.
A Language of immense propensity for the religious, the occult, and the unseen. It has endured while other languages have died out. St Jerome in 382 AD translated the New Testament from Greek to Latin this was the mainstay for many in the ages to come. It became known as the Latin Vulgate (vulgur), for the common people of the day. It was within the monasteries that the Words of God was translated, transcribed, and kept as the Work of God, "Opus Dei" proceeded. Latin thus formed the main vein of communication in the church in those days. As the Bishop of Naples, Andrea Gemma, who has been the best known of the Roman Catholic church's experts of exorcism said about his experiences "5If I speak Latin, the demon responds to me in Latin. He has a horror of that language." He goes on to say that "Perhaps the reason why Latin is powerful is because to use a language like that creates a sense of sacred time and space".
It is commonly known that there are three languages of the world in relation to the Lord God. It puts the stage up front for all to see. Now whether you agree that the "Bride of Christ" is the Catholic church, which I do not. The Bride of Christ is the Born Again believer who Trust in Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMassiach) as Lord and Savior. Let me take a moment to tell you briefly this:6
The body of Christ is identified as those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as their personal savior and have been given the Holy Spirit to indwell them. The scriptures are clear that since the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, all believers are placed into the body of Christ by the baptizing of the Holy Spirit. So all believers today are in the body of Christ as Ephesians 4 states.
The bride of Christ speaks of the same persons mentioned above but is really a looking ahead to the time when we will be united with Jesus our groom. The bride is to prepare for her wedding by keeping herself pure and focused on the groom. The New Jerusalem is compared to the bride because of it's beauty but is never said to be the actual bride. The bride will be brought into the New Jerusalem by the groom as often is the case of the carrying over the threshold to their new abode. Here are some verses that help clarify the concepts discussed earlier:
1 Corinthians 12:27 ? You are the body of Christ ? speaking of the church and those who have been given spiritual gifts.
Ephesians 4:12 ? The edifying of the body of Christ is the reason we are equipped to minister, earlier in the beginning of this chapter is the discussion on who is in the body ? one faith one baptism.
Rev. 21:2 ? The new Jerusalem is beautifully adorned as a bride because it will be the home of His bride.
Rev. 21:9 ? The bride is said to be the Lamb's wife.
Rev. 22:17 ? The Spirit and the bride say to the bridegroom, "come."
John 3:29 ? John the Baptist does not seem to be included as the bride.
Ephesians 5:25-28 ? The discussion of husbands and wives. Jesus sets the example by how he loved the church and gave himself for it. Church must equal wife.
Revelation 19:7-9 ? The marriage of the Lamb, the wife is dress in fine linen, clean and white which is the righteousness of the saints.
Now that we know, who, the Bride of Christ is. Let us ask about these three languages? The first of those languages is Hebrew. We find this in the Torah, where we get our Old Testament. The second is the Greek, where the New Testament writers put down what we read today as the Gospels and Epistles. The third is Latin. This language was made into the Latin Vulgate and remained a stable version through centuries of unrest and political upheaval. It was the language of monks, scholars, writers, philosophers, and monarchs. St Thomas Acquinas, St Jerome, and even Queen Elizabeth 1st spoke Latin fluently. Today, even Mel Gibsons the Passion was made in Aramaic and in Latin. From this we see the historicity and long-lasting endurance of the language known as Latin.
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