[Greek] ἀναβλέπω (anablepō), [Latin] videre, [Latin] intinuere, [Latin] ascpicere, [Latin] respicere, [Latin] venire, [Latin] recipere, [Latin] suspicere: to look up, to recover sight, to gain sight; 26 scriptural references
Anablepus (“seeing again/more”): a large fish, having clearer vision, can see both under and above the surface of the water. Catholics and Protestants are rediscovering and discovering the deep history, depth, richness, and beauty of Catholicism.
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to behold, to look up, to look with confidence, to look with disdain, to revive, and to restore one’s sight.
Aristophanes’ Plutus 117: “I have good hope with the god’s help to deliver you from that blindness, in fact to restore your sight.”
Plato’s Republic 515c: “When one was freed from his fetters and compelled to stand up suddenly and turn his head around and lift his eyes to the light, what do you suppose would be his answer if someone had told him that what he had before was all all a cheat and illusion?”
Euripides’ The Suppliants 322: “Do you see how fiercely your country looks on its revilers when they mock her for want of counsel?”
Old Testament: This term means to enlighten, to give light, to look upon, to regard, to pay attention, to lift up, to bear, to face, to turn to, and to appear.
New Testament: This term means to look up and to restore (gain) sight.
Scripture:
Mt.11:5: “The blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.” (The time of salvation is marked by these deeds. John the Baptist is encouraged to not to disbelieve just because his expectations have not been met.)
Mt.14:19: “And He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.” (Jesus looks up to heaven in giving thanks for these offerings. The taking [blessing, breaking, and giving to the disciples] corresponds to the actions of Jesus over the bread at the Last Supper.)
Mt.20:34 “Moved with pity, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight, and followed Him.” (Jesus restores the sight of the two blind men. The cure of the blind men seeks to open the eyes of His disciples who have also been blind to the meaning of Jesus’ passion and the necessity of sharing Jesus’ suffering.)
Mk.10:51: “Jesus said to the blind man, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man said, ‘Master, I want to see.'” (Jesus restored his sight. Jesus stated that his faith had saved him. The man followed Jesus.)
Acts 9:17: “Ananias laid his hands on Saul and said, ‘Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” (Saul, formerly an apostate, begins his path in become an apostle for Christ.)
Jn.9:18: “Now the Jews did not believe that he had been born blind and gained his sight until they summoned the parents of the one who gained his sight.” (The Jews vainly hoped to disprove Jesus’ miracle of the healing the man born blind. They could not bear to think that Jesus could do this. They could not come to terms that this person was actually born blind.)
Seeing Jesus at Eucharistic adoration: you can pray, pray the Rosary, be quiet (attentive), or just read scripture
I am pretty sure that both Catholics and Protestants would prefer looking up in churches like this!
Conclusion:
Receive, receipt, intuit, intuition, visual, aspect, suspect, suspicion, respect
New Testament significance of numbers:
- 1000: represents everyone
- 4000: everyone in all four directions
- 5000: all the Jews (everyone under the Law (5 books)
Update: We have seen that the USCCB has devoted an excessively high percentage (90%) of their resources to immigration and a very low percentage (1%) to pro-life causes. This represents a skewed and inverted priority on immigration. Hopefully, they will focus more on pro-life, abortion, catechesis, the Eucharist, and the salvation of souls.
“The equal toleration of all religions…is the same as atheism.” Pope Leo XIII (This mindset is typical of Modernists’ and Synodalists’ toleration of other religions. And you wonder why Pope Francis got into trouble for making such problematic and heretical statements.)
Many of us are now seeing the insidious entangled financial relationships between the USCCB, Catholic Charities, the Vatican, and USAID.
Many of us are now seeing financial resources were sent for questionable purposes: illegal immigration, child trafficking, promoting atheism, condoms, birth control, and LGBTQ values.
Many of us are now seeing that the financial spigot of money is being turned off for many charitable organizations, NGOs, and other government programs.
We are now seeing a Holy Spirit-inspired organic movement toward Tradition and reverence. This is being experienced by both Catholics, Protestants, and secular people.
Many Protestants, seeking to finding something deeper in their faith, are discovering the history, depth, and beauty of Catholicism. As a result, many Protestants are converting to Catholicism.
More Protestants are seeing that the Catholic Mass is a public worship (liturgy) focusing on Christ and NOT on the pastor and NOT about entertainment.
Protestant pastors and laymen, having varying attitudes toward Catholicism, have interestingly become some of the most ardent Catholic supporters and Catholic apologists. The former Calvinistic pastor Scott Hahn, among others, comes to mind.
Both Catholics and Protestants are looking up in seeing the beautiful architecture and liturgical worship spaces in the Catholic churches. They all look up in wonder.
Many Catholics and Protestants are now seeing and hearing about Catholicism with new eyes and ears. They are seeing past their presumptions, prejudices, stereotypes of Catholicism and Catholics. The scales are being removed from their eyes. They are seeing and hearing more clearly about the fullness of Truth.
We are now seeing on YouTube an “explosion” of videos of Protestant (pastors and laity) conversion stories!
What a fish! I did not see that coming! This is not a fish story. This is a real fish, see for yourself.
We are now seeing competing interpretations St. Augustine’s Odo Amoris (the ordering of love [concern for others]).