The Ancient Witnesses

58 • The Ancient Witnesses: A Journey to Discover Our Sacred Roots

“Dang!” said Preacher, with a look of awe on his face. “Precisely,” said Father Greg. “Do we get to check out the books?” asked Cesar, anxiously. “It’s better than that, Cesar,” I said, reminding him about what Mentor said, “we get to hear from the authors themselves!” “Are we going to hear from all of them?” asked Joseph, pointing to the hundreds of witnesses seated throughout the Athenaeum. “I believe we are to hear select witnesses from each section,” said Father Greg. “Do you know why there are seven sections?” I asked “If I understood Mentor correctly,” said Father Greg, “each section represents one of chapter of the Story.” “Do we know what the chapters are?” asked Joseph. “Each chapter represents a dispensation ,” said the priest, “in other words, a distinct time period mentioned in Scripture.” “Like, the End Times?” asked Preacher. “Precisely,” said Father Greg, “but that chapter, obviously, comes later on.” “What’s first?” I asked “The Time before Time ,” he replied.