Sol, the "Invincible Sun", should not be an unfamiliar term to those who know the history of the church.
In ancient Roman times, this worship was very popular. It came from the Syrian region and spread widely among the legions, gaining a large number of adherents. During the Severan Dynasty, the worship of the "Invincible Sun" reached its climax, and He even received the title of "Imperado" to show the fusion of god and emperor's authority.
Because he was respected by the army, the Sun God was once the greatest rival of the Heavenly Father. During the reign of Aurelian, the "Restorer of the World", he built a huge temple for Him, trying to make the Sun God the national worship that surpassed all other gods.
Moreover, there is another interesting point here: the God-worshipping religion at that time did not have an advantage in powerful organizations such as the Legion. The church often failed to help Rome's military operations, and even hindered them. Many people felt that worshiping God harmed Rome and made it weak and bullyable.
The church at that time often even preached through women. Church history is full of stories of wives persuading their husbands to convert.
In other religions, there are far fewer such stories. In fact, even in the Tianfang Sect, which is also a monotheistic religion and has deep roots, there are far fewer stories of wives persuading their husbands and daughters persuading their fathers.
The result of the competition is that the Heavenly Father of the poor and women finally defeated the "invincible sun" of the legions. Guo Kang discussed this issue with Tuohuan and the others more than once - the social laws reflected here are quite interesting.
However, Guo Kang believes that this is something they can borrow.
The worship of concepts like sunshine and light has not disappeared. Strictly speaking, this theological concept should come from Persian paganism and had a profound influence on the Greeks. The various monastic orders admired by the Greeks were very fond of this statement. And light and the sun are obviously inseparable.
As for the combination of gods, this is also a Roman tradition. And as Guo Kang said outside, this argument is not very difficult.
The advantage of this is that it can adhere to more ancient sayings and demonstrate its rationality. Besides, with the device in front of him, he could indeed prove it.
A priest came over, holding a box and distributing glasses with black glass lenses to everyone. Tuo Huan was the first to bring it on, and others followed suit.
On the other side of the device, several priests were busy working up and down, inserting two thick and long graphite rods head-to-head into two metal balls, then covering them with a glass cover, and then closing them tightly with a plug. Afterwards, they started to recite prayers in front of the statue of Brother Tian. Then, a priest climbed behind Brother Tian and used the two poles at the back to operate Brother Tian's arms, adjust them until the graphite rods were close to each other, and then used a mechanical lock live.
After finishing all this, he waved to Dean John opposite. Dean John looked carefully through a thin tube, nodded to him, and he climbed down the ladder on the pillar.
"That's it." Guo Kang said to the people around him: "Soon, we will witness the birth of light."
"Master Wang!" He shouted to Dalai Lama Wang: "Are you ready?"
Lama Wang nodded and spoke to Dean John, who called on several monks to go up to the roof from the exit. It turns out that this chapel has a movable wooden ceiling. After closing it, the room became even darker.
"Get ready!" shouted Lama Wang.
Compared with his predecessors, Patriarch Zhang, Taoist Yin and others, Lama Wang’s theological attainments were actually among the worst. Taoist Yin even doubted whether he could perform his basic duties at that time. However, later facts proved that even the Greek Church had almost no requirements for the theological level of the Patriarch, so there was no need to worry so much.
Moreover, although Lama Wang is cunning, he is easy-going and approachable and is very good at dealing with all kinds of people. He can get close to almost anyone from any background. As time went by, he became very popular among various factions in the church, and everyone was willing to listen to his advice and mediation. Therefore, it still accumulated a lot of prestige.
He personally presided over the ceremony, which shows the importance he attached to it. The monks also stood upright in awe.
"Choir, recite prayers to pay tribute to Brother Tian!" Lama Wang shouted.
From all around the chapel, the deep and majestic singing of adult men could be heard.
Originally, these choirs were supposed to be dominated by boys and teenagers. However, Guo Kang discussed with Lama Wang and believed that the goal of that kind of choir is to pursue a pure and holy temperament, but lacks a sense of power and majesty, which is not in line with the atmosphere. Therefore, Dean John selected a group of strong Greek men and often organized them to practice.
Although the tone and the like are not perfect yet, the momentum is enough.
"Atoner, turn the wheel and wash away sins!" Lama Wang shouted again.
The monks at the bottom waved their whip ropes, and during the continuous beatings, the Slavic slaves began to push the turntable hard. Dozens of people worked together, and through gear transmission, the iron disc rotated at high speed with a harsh friction sound.
"Holy! Holy! Lord of hosts!"
"Holy! Holy! The Supreme Victor!"
"Holy! Holy! The undefeated sun!"
Amidst the high-pitched singing, Lama Wang finally shouted: "Close the switch and open the circuit of light!"
A high priest pressed the wooden lever on the pillar, and with a snap, the copper switch closed. In an instant, a dazzling light burst out between the two metal balls.
The light of the carbon arc spreads throughout the chapel, like a small sun.
"Light! Light! It's really light!" A monk shouted crazily.
The monks were shocked by its brightness and the way the light came from. Some people had already tried to take off their sunglasses to take a closer look with their eyes and observe this obviously miraculous holy light.
Guo Kang reached out and hit him.
"Be honest!" he shouted: "Is the Holy Light something you can see directly with your eyes? Put it on!"
The monk calmed down and became more honest.
The Slavic slaves at the bottom were obviously more energetic, but the monks still controlled their pace and asked them to walk according to the rhythm to prevent these people who were excited from bathing in the holy light from pushing too fast. They kept their heads down and pushed the wheel steadily.
"Rise - the sun!" Lama Wang, who also put on sunglasses, spread his arms and shouted.
The monk on the top floor opened the lid, revealing the "sun" in Brother Tian's hand. The entire statue slowly rose up with copper cables and out of the roof, making the chapel temporarily less dazzling.
On the top of the building, there is a huge concave mirror - it is composed of many small glass mirrors arranged in a curved surface. It rotates slowly, sweeping the light across the various buildings in the monastery.
"The sun is shining -" Lama Wang said in a dramatic tone.
The two missing chapters have also been made up.
(End of chapter)
