Multiverse Journal - Index Number 2208:, 11th April 2025, Apologetics of Traditional Catholic Magisterium

A Journal across Realities, Time, Space, Soul-States.

April 11th, 2025

Good Friday,

May the Spirit of the Gospel and the Holy Word be Always on our Tongues, in our Hearts, Minds, and in our Hands.

Holy Virgin Mother Mary and All Saints - Pray for us!

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Index Number 2208:

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May this note find us all ever closer to God, and His Clarity.

As I pray and meditate on aspects of Traditional Catholic Magisterium Mysteries, seeming paradoxes in gospel, and Doctrines, I seem most effectively engaged with these when conceiving possible Apologetics based on either modern Scientific Theory or creative application of Theology and aspects of Scripture.

The following paper (below) is an example of a creative application of Scripture for Apologetic in connection to resolving the seeming differences in same gospel recorded events that are found in 2 or more of the gospel's 4 Books, when Doctrine states all 4 Books in gospel are true, without error.

If all Books of the Gospel are order by some aspects that corresponds to the amount of grace God fills that reality with, the relative amount would be reflected in the openness of all peoples to Divine Missionary teachings.

As such has been done, we find that each Book is measurably different, as listed with least grace first and most grace last (fourth.) Keep this concept of different grace levels in mind when reading my Apologetics paper (below.)

Gospels Ordered by Public Following

From lowest to highest portrayal of Jesus' popular support:

1. John – Most selective, deeply divided crowd reactions, individual faith emphasized.

2. Mark – Moderate crowds, driven by astonishment and fear, ultimately unstable.

3. Luke – Broad and diverse appeal, strong sympathy from the common people.

4. Matthew – Largest and most reverent public response, highlighting Jesus’ messianic authority.

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I hope that you may find the time to review it and provide useful feedback. My goal was and always is in these exercises to stay with what Traditional Catholic Theology, Doctrines, Scriptures, .. Magisterium defines or do not contradict what is defined, to avoid direct heresies, and-or by creative ‘out of box’ interpretations, such as changing the scope of application to nullify seeming heretical aspects, as seen in this below example.

Perhaps this example Apologetic will Bless us with greater level of Faith and it’s increasing growth - with God's Love, Mercy, Grace and His Will - and if our faith should ever seem to die, that it may become like the Phoenix bird, our Faith reborn and gloriously Live again.

Phoenix-like, as I proposed Jesus expressed in His Burning Passion, Death, and Resurrection, and in those 3 days in between, as argued in this attached Apologetic paper.

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For those of us that would like to listen to an AI (Google NotebookLM) created audio conversation outline-overview of this Apology paper. Updated Version:

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Image map of the main concepts of the following Speculative Apologetic Model

Image Map of major concepts in this Apology

A Jacob’s Ladder Cosmology of the Gospels

A Speculative Apologetic Model for Reconciling Variations in the Gospel Narratives

Author: Steven Sears Work
Affiliation: Independent Scholar, Sinner
Date: 11 April 2025

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Abstract

This paper proposes a speculative theological model for understanding the apparent differences among the four canonical Gospel accounts. Drawing on the biblical image of Jacob’s Ladder, the model envisions a vertical cosmology of discrete ontological levels—each characterized by a decreasing measure of Divine Grace. In this framework, every soul is conceived within a particular level and may either fall or be redeemed according to its moral state. Simultaneously, Jesus Christ is understood to have fully incarnated, lived, died, and been resurrected on each level. His saving work is manifested in a cyclical process—analogous to the mythological phoenix—where His death, the three-day period of resurrection on a given level (recursively completing the cycle from conception to death on all lower levels down to Hell), followed by a 40‐day period culminating in His ascension into the next higher level, is repeated until He reaches the topmost level at God’s Right Hand. At every level, the passage of time is relative, with one day in a higher level corresponding to 1,000 years on the immediately lower level as God’s Will directs. Although this model upholds the unerring truth of the Gospel at each level, it is presented solely as a speculative meditation and does not claim to replace Traditional Catholic Doctrine as defined prior to Vatican II.

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I. Introduction

The four canonical Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—testify to the saving work of Christ. Their narratives, however, exhibit variations in the details of His life, Passion, and Resurrection. Traditional interpretations maintain that these differences reflect diverse perspectives on one historical event. In contrast, this paper offers a speculative model that regards the Gospels as records of analogous, yet distinct, incarnational realities unfolding on different levels of a cosmic hierarchy. Employing the metaphor of Jacob’s Ladder, the model articulates a structure wherein each level is defined by its ambient measure of Divine Grace, thus providing a framework to reconcile the observed divergences among the Gospel accounts.

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II. The Ontological Cosmology of Jacob’s Ladder

A. Structure of Reality and Grace Differentiation

1. Jacob’s Ladder as a Cosmological Hierarchy:
   The biblical vision of Jacob’s Ladder is reinterpreted as a metaphor for a vertical hierarchy of distinct realities. Each level represents a separate universe that progressively recedes from the immediate presence of God and contains a diminished measure of Divine Grace.

2. Quantification of Divine Grace:
   In this model, the highest level—reflecting the direct, unmediated presence of God—is characterized by 100% Divine Grace. Each successive lower level contains a fraction of that grace (for instance, the level immediately below may possess approximately 33% of the grace, the next about 11%, the third roughly 3.7%, etc.). In these lower realms, sin, moral disorder, and alienation from Divine Truth become increasingly normalized, rendering each lower level a “ghosted” echo of the higher, more gracious reality.

B. The Fall of the Soul Through Grave Sin

1. Ontological Descent:
   When a soul commits a grave (mortal) sin, it undergoes a metaphysical “death” and descends instantaneously to the next lower level. In this fallen state, the soul continues its life amid conditions where Divine Grace is diminished and moral disorder prevails—conditions in which the particular sin becomes woven into the fabric of that lower realm.

2. Possibility of Re-Ascent Through Redemption:
   Should the fallen soul exhibit perfect contrition or validly receive the Sacrament of Penance (the Sacrament of Redemption), it may be restored to its original level. However, complete restoration of its full spiritual vitality occurs only when the soul receives the Holy Eucharist in a proper Catholic Mass; the reception of the Host fully revivifies the soul with the grace appropriate to its level.

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III. Christ’s Incarnational and Redemptive Work Across Levels

A. Incarnation at Each Level

1. Multiplicity within Unity:
   Jesus Christ, by virtue of His infinite Divine nature, is posited to have fully incarnated on each level of Jacob’s Ladder. Each incarnation comprises a complete life—from Holy Conception through His earthly ministry and Passion to Resurrection—tailored uniquely to the spiritual conditions of that particular level.

2. The Canonical Gospels and Variable Gospel Records:
   The canonical Gospels are understood as the four records of Christ’s incarnational work in the four higher levels that are closer to God than the level of one’s conception, that is, the level in which the mother existed at conception. In this model, these Gospel accounts reveal the unerring truth of Jesus’ life and salvific mission as it unfolded in that specific ontological context. For those conceived in realities that are four or more levels apart from the canonical records, alternative sets of Gospel records would be manifested. In every case, each Gospel book is affirmed as the definitive and true account of Christ’s redemptive work at that level.

B. The Redemptive Descent, Progressive Resurrection, and Ascension

1. Descent into the Lower Realms:
   Upon His Passion and Death at any given level, Christ is envisioned to descend to the immediately lower level. This process is recursive: at each level, the three-day interval between His Death and Resurrection signifies the completion of a full cycle—recursively encompassing His entire salvific life (from Conception to Death, and then the three-day period) on all lower levels down to Hell.

2. Ascension and Progressive Resurrection:
   At the end of the three-day period on a given level, Christ’s resurrected form—incorporating all salvific work accomplished on the lower levels—manifests on that same level. Forty days later, His Ascension occurs; at that moment, He rises into the next higher level where a full three-day cycle has already elapsed. Once resurrected at that higher level, He completes His Divine Ministry there and establishes His Catholic Church. This sequence—Death, a three-day Resurrection cycle, a 40-day period culminating in Ascension—is repeated at every successive level upward until He reaches the topmost level at the Right Hand of God. At that apex, and through His continuous presence at every Jacob’s Ladder level, Christ exercises supreme judgment over the living and the dead.
   Furthermore, it is posited that the perception of time varies between levels: at each level, one day may be equivalent to 1,000 years on the immediately lower level, as ordained by God’s Will.

3. The Phoenix Parallel:
   The dynamic, recurring nature of Christ’s salvific process is metaphorically analogous to the myth of the phoenix—an avian symbol perpetually reborn through fire. Just as the phoenix is reborn from its own ashes after a cycle of life and death, so too does Christ’s life, sacrifice, and resurrection recur on each level. Each full cycle affirms His unchanging Divine Mission in that realm, mirroring the perpetual renewal inherent in the phoenix’s myth.

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IV. Implications for Human Salvation and Judgment

1. Final Judgment and Eternal Destiny:
   At the moment of death, each soul is individually judged. Souls found to be in a state of grace remain at their current level, resting in the salvific embrace of Christ until the final General Resurrection. In contrast, souls judged unworthy descend to the lowest level—Hell—where they encounter the presence of Jesus Christ. Depending on the soul’s Faith in Jesus Christ’s Resurrection and Faith in the Holy Ghost, Christ may appear either alive or as the pre-resurrected corpse of Jesus on the Cross. In this state, the Holy Ghost is not manifest unless that requisite Faith is present.

2. Absence of Reincarnation:
   This model firmly denies the notion of reincarnation in the traditional sense. Each human soul lives one unique, complete life per level. The processes of descent by sin and potential restoration through contrition, penance, and the Eucharist occur within a single existence and do not indicate a cycle of recurring earthly lives. Thus, the finality of individual judgment—as traditionally upheld—remains intact within each ontological level.

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V. Concluding Reflections

This speculative model—termed the Jacob’s Ladder Cosmology of the Gospels—offers a metaphysical framework for understanding the varied narratives presented by the Gospel accounts, while affirming their unerring truth within each specific ontological context. The model envisions a multilayered creation in which Christ’s redemptive work unfolds dynamically across different levels of human existence and divine reception. His complete Incarnation, Passion, Death, three-day Resurrection cycles, and subsequent Ascensions, culminating in His supreme presence at the apex of creation, are understood to occur in every level. This recurring, phoenix-like pattern reveals a continuous and universal salvific plan.

While each level fully maintains Traditional Catholic doctrines regarding the Incarnation, Passion, Death, and Resurrection as singular events within its own framework, the present model is offered solely as a private theological meditation—a symbolic and speculative extension intended to deepen our reflection on Divine Grace, human moral descent, and the expansive reach of Christ’s redemptive mission. It does not claim to supersede or alter the foundational dogmas of the Church.

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References

1. Council of Trent’s Decree on Sacred Scripture (1546):
   Establishes the pre-Vatican II doctrinal basis for the inerrancy of Scripture in all that is necessary for salvation.

2. St. Augustine, De Consensu Evangeliorum (On the Harmony of the Gospels):
   Augustine argues that, despite differences in detail, the four Gospels converge on the essential truth of Christ’s saving work.

3. St. Jerome, Commentaries on the Gospels (notably on Matthew):
   Jerome emphasizes that variations among the Gospel narratives are complementary and jointly present the unified history of Christ’s redemptive mission.

4. Selected texts from medieval mystical theology (e.g., works of St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila) on spiritual ascent and cosmic hierarchies.

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Note to Readers:
This paper is offered as a speculative exploration within the rich tapestry of Catholic theological thought. It is not intended as an official doctrinal statement but rather as an invitation to reflect more deeply upon the mysteries of Divine Grace, moral descent, and the universal scope of Christ’s redemptive work across all dimensions of creation.

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End of Paper

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Constructive feedback would be considered and perhaps help me improve this in better Model version or in clarity. A few points are not expressed well or misstated as to be false for some aspects if not understood in context to the rest of the model. Also, all ‘loose ends’ are not closed tight. Feedback in these categories or others would be considered and perhaps implemented.

It is my hope that Apologetics involving ‘out of box’ thinking or applying modern Scientific Theories (such as Simulation Theory, Many-Worlds version of Quantum Theory, or others) would be challenging enough to stimulate you and others to research Traditional Catholic Doctrines, Theologies, widely held Beliefs in past or present Traditional (pre-1958) Catholics Ordained and Laity, Scripture (especially the Gospel), and modern Scientific Theories to apply them to the Art, Theology, Science of Apologetics - to any Religious Sect.

If the Vatican had created a College of Apologetics with each major religion represented as Departments in a healthy response to expanded Modernist’s attack from Galileo Galilei model of Solar System that removed the world as the center of the universe. Although such a model is true in the limited rational materialist perceived information, when divine theology has provided the Church a more fully complete Truth that the universe’s center is at the infinitely Perfect God’s Love of Man’s Soul (You, I, and for each person is each the Center of the Universe) where the center is each soul, expressed as ‘the earth’ as all our shared realities seem centered (materialistically) here on this earth, be the earth flat, a globe, or only the limit of our senses.

Had the Vatican created a College of Apologetics with each Sect so defined in terms of wider possible interpretations of scriptures, theologies, and Doctrines, and modern Scientific Theories we might not only have a wider deeper understanding of Jesus Christ’s Holy Church, a fully [Holy] Realized version of our Traditional Catholic Church through realizing what missing Truths are found in other Sects, other Sects that God Allows for this reason, the Perfection of His True Church. And those other Sect worshipers will more clearly understand how warped, incomplete, unTrue, unJust, disOrdered, or anemic they are, especially when a more Perfected Catholic Church is defined and Acting on us all - in Her Graces.

Today is a late but Good day for the Vatican to create such a College of Apologetics, and by the Grace and Will of God, the Return of Vatican and most Church Officeholders to Jesus Christ’s Truer Church, repentance of all heretical modernists, communists, Freemasons, Satanists, and other Catholic haters and soul murderers, the removal of Satan from the Vatican, the Papal Office and all Church Office holders being True to their Duties, Oaths, and once again be Divinely Guided by the Holy Ghost, freed from all Sin, Fearing God in more Perfect Love.

Some further things to consider.

God Bless.

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