21. Gnosis and the Apocalypse
GA 87/1902-03-29/p022
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Later Christianity endeavored to blur the old. It wanted to emphasize that it was something new, that a new era had dawned. Nevertheless, it will also be possible to rediscover many Gnostic views in the external symbolism, and thus to find old mysteries. But at the same time it will be seen that only those to whom the real meaning of the matter will dawn will be able to penetrate and reveal Christian symbolism. But it is a matter of popularization, and therefore [the Mass] must be repeated over and over again.
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