Bible Guide for the New Age

Luke 7:24-26 John much more than a prophet

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²⁴And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? ²⁵But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. ²⁶But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. -Luke 7:24-26 Bible, King James Version

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¹Elizabeth was blest; she spent her time with John, and gave to him the lessons that Elihu and Salome had given her.

²And John delighted in the wildness of his home and in the lessons that he learned.

³Now in the hills were many caves. The cave of David was a-near in which the Hermit of Engedi lived.

⁴This hermit was Matheno, priest of Egypt, master from the temple of Sakara.

⁵When John was seven years of age Matheno took him to the wilderness and in the cave of David they abode.

⁶Matheno taught, and John was thrilled with what the master said, and day by day Matheno opened up to him the mysteries of life.

⁷John loved the wilderness; he loved his master and his simple fare. Their food was fruits, and nuts, wild honey and the carob bread.

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²⁷Matheno taught the harbinger, and he explained to him the inner meaning of the cleansing rite and how to wash himself and how to wash the multitude.

²⁹Now in Engedi’s hills Matheno’s work was done and he and John went down to Egypt. They rested not until they reached the temple of Sakara in the valley of the Nile.

³⁰For many years Matheno was a master in this temple of the Brotherhood, and when he told about the life of John and of his mission to the sons of men, the hierophant with joy received the harbinger and he was called the Brother Nazarite.

³¹For eighteen years John lived and wrought within these temple gates; and here he conquered self, became a master mind and learned the duties of the harbinger.

Luke 6:45 As a Man Thinketh so is He

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⁴⁵A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. -Luke 6:45 Bible, King James Version

As a man thinks so is he spiritually either good or evil. We rise or fall spiritually in the inner worlds according to the quality of our thoughts and feelings. The devil we must all overcome is our own human mind and emotions. If there is a battle between the mind and the emotions, the emotions usually win therefore the easiest way I believe to take control of the mind and the emotions is to open up the Heart chakra. This effectively closes the lower Solar-plexus chakra of emotion and replaces it with Divine Love. Out of these higher Divine Feelings naturally flow pure thoughts just as evil thoughts naturally flow out of negative emotions such as anger.

Luke 6:39 Can the blind lead the blind?

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³⁹And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? -Luke 6:39 Bible, King James Version

How can those who are spiritually blind lead those who are spiritually blind? Many of the spiritual leaders in this day and age are spiritually blind because they do not know the way to freedom from re-embodiment in this lifetime therefore they will only lead their followers into the ditch of re-embodiment.

Luke 6:27-28 (See Matthew 5:38-39, 43-45)

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²⁷But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, ²⁸Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. -Luke 6:27-28 Bible, King James Version

Luke 5:36-39 (See Matthew 9:17)

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³⁶And he spake also a parable unto them... ³⁷...no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. ³⁸But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. ³⁹No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better. -Luke 5:36-39 Bible, King James Version

Luke 3:38 Adam was the son of God

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³⁸...Adam... was the son of God. -Luke 3:38 Bible, King James Version

To my understanding millions of years ago all mankind lived on this earth as gods who were represented by Adam and Eve. Children were not created the way they are today but were manifested as adults by the Light of God.

In the book 'Autobiography of a Yogi' by Paramahansa Yogananda (pp 169-170) he is taught about the Adam and Eve story by his Master Sri Yukteswar: "Genesis is deeply symbolic, and cannot be grasped by a literal interpretation" he explained... "GOD CREATED THE HUMAN SPECIES BY MATERIALIZING THE BODIES OF MAN AND WOMAN THROUGH THE FORCE OF HIS WILL; HE ENDOWED THE NEW SPECIES WITH THE POWER TO CREATE CHILDREN (p169) IN A SIMILAR 'IMMACULATE' OR DIVINE MANNER... God made the first human bodies, symbolically called Adam and Eve...

Luke 3:16 (See Matthew 3:11)

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¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: -Luke 3:16 Bible, King James Version

Luke 2:40-52 When Jesus was Twelve Years Old

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Young Jesus Teaching in the Temple

⁴⁰And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
⁴¹Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

⁴²And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

⁴³And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

⁴⁴But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

⁴⁵And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

⁴⁶And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

⁴⁷And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

⁴⁸And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

⁴⁹And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

⁵⁰And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

⁵¹And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

⁵²And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. -Luke 2:40-52 Bible, King James Version

The Masonic Square and Compass By W9NED

The Masonic Square and Compass symbol with the letter "G" that stands for Geometry revealing the glory of God. The compass and square, as Lodges and rituals explain, are tools as lessons in conduct, ethics or morality.

The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined together) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect's tools, and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons. Some Lodges and rituals explain these symbols as lessons in conduct: for example, that Masons should "square their actions by the square of virtue" and learn to "circumscribe their desires and keep their passions within due bounds toward all mankind". However, as Freemasonry is non-dogmatic, there is no general interpretation for these symbols (or any Masonic symbol) that is used by Freemasonry as a whole.

In the Mormon Temples and the Masonic Temples there are the symbols of the carpenter's square and compass. In The Aquarian Gospel Jesus talks about their symbolic meaning:

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

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After the feast. The homeward journey. The missing Jesus. The search for him. His parents find him in the temple. He goes with them to Nazareth. Symbolic meaning of carpenter’s tools.

⁴Then Joseph, Mary, and a son of Zebedee, returned and sought through all Jerusalem, but they could find him not.

⁵And then they went up to the temple courts and asked the guards, Have you seen Jesus, a fair-haired boy, with deep blue eyes, twelve years of age, about these courts?

⁶The guards replied, Yes, he is in the temple now disputing with the doctors of the law...

¹¹And then he went forth with his parents on their way to Nazareth; and when they reached their home he wrought with Joseph as a carpenter.

¹²One day as he was bringing forth the tools for work he said,

¹³These tools remind me of the ones we handle in the workshop of the mind where things are made of thought and where we build up character.

¹⁴We use the square to measure all our lines, to straighten out the crooked places of the way, and make the corners of our conduct square.

¹⁵We use the compass to draw circles round our passions and desires to keep them in the bounds of righteousness.

¹⁶We use the ax to cut away the knotty, useless and ungainly parts and make the character symmetrical.

¹⁷We use the hammer to drive home the truth, and pound it in until it is a part of every part.

¹⁸We use the plane to smooth the rough, uneven surfaces of joint, and block, and board that go to build the temple for the truth.

¹⁹The chisel, line, the plummet and the saw all have their uses in the workshop of the mind.

²⁰And then this ladder with its trinity of steps, faith, hope and love; on it we climb up to the dome of purity in life.

²¹And on the twelve-step ladder we ascend until we reach the pinnacle of that which life is spent to build—the Temple of Perfected Man.

The Bible gives us an historical account of Jesus’ life and teachings in Jerusalem during his three year mission from about the age of thirty to thirty-three. It also includes a few brief references indicating that Jesus spent part of His early life in Egypt and that He was teaching in the Temple of Jerusalem at age twelve. (Luke 2:42 & Matthew 2:13-15) Apart from this there is no account of Jesus’ life and teachings between the ages of twelve and thirty. There is only a veiled reference to his disciples in other lands when He teaches the Jews: Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: [in Jerusalem] them also I must bring, and they shall here my voice. (John 10:16) To find out about this period in Jesus’ life we must look beyond the Bible.

Frank J. Muccie, Jr. points out that; Jesus’ visits and stays in foreign lands is an absolute certainty, as many ancient Essene. documents verify this. One account was discovered in

Tibet

by Nicolas Notovitch. He had two manuscripts read to him by the lama of the Hemis Convent which were translated from scrolls belonging to the Lhasa Library. The Hemis monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in Hemis, Ladakh within the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. These were placed in a Convent standing on Mount Marbour, near Lhasa. This version of Jesus’ life and teachings was originally recorded within three or four years after the death of Jesus Who it refers to as Issa. Isa means Lord over everything. Jesus is also referred to as Isa in the Qur’an, or Koran, the Muslim’s Holy Book. From this account we learn that when Issa had attained the age of thirteen, when an Israelite should take a wife, it was then that Issa secretly left his father’s house, went out of Jerusalem, and in the company of some merchants, travelled toward Sindh. Sindhi is one of the provinces of

Pakistan

. In the course of His fourteenth year, young Issa visited Juggernaut where He received a joyous welcome from the white priests of Brahma. He spent six years in Juggernaut, [which is in the Puri town, Orissa state,

India

. The life of the town centers around the cult of Juggernaut, a form of the Krishna incarnation of Vishnu.] Rajagriha, [Rajgar, ancient Rajagriha, is a city in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar] Benares, [in

India

] and other holy cities. The white priests and the warriors becoming aware of the discourse addressed by Issa to the Soudras, the lowest division in the Hindu caste system, resolved upon His death and sent their servants for this purpose. But Issa, warned of this danger by the Soudras, fled in the night from Juggernaut, gained the mountains, and took refuge in the Gothamide Country. The Gothamide Country is apparently the birthplace of the Great Buddha Cakya-Mouni which is the Tibetan name for Siddharta Buddha the founder of Buddhism who was born in Lumbini which was originally in Northern India but is now in

Nepal

. Six years later Issa left Nepal and the Himalaya Mountains and went westward. The Divine Issa taught the people. When He reached

Persia

the priests were terrified and forbade the inhabitants to listen to him. Issa was twenty-nine years of age when He arrived in the land of Israel. (See The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ by Nicolas Notovitch.)

There have been others who have visited the Hemis monastery confirming the existence of the Issa manuscript. In his book Journey into Kashmir and Tibet, Swami Abhedananda of the Ramakrishna Society travelled to Hemis after he had read Nicolas Notovitch’s book to see the manuscript for himself. He was shown a manuscript which was a translation into Tibetan of the original manuscript which was in a monastery at Marbour near Lhasa. He made a translation himself which apparently closely matched that of Nicolas Notovitch’s version.

Hemis Monastery - Festival By madpai

Nicholas Roerich also visited the Hemis monastery in 1925. He published an account of this in his books Altai-Himalaya-A Travel Diary and Heart of Asia-Memoirs from the Himalayas. This is also supported by Murdo MacDonald Bayne’s book Beyond the Himalayas in which Geshi Tung La points out: The Master Jesus. We have records of him here. [in Tibet] According to C. W. Leadbeater, in his book The Masters and the Path we read: In Tibet… a narrow door… leads to a system of vast subterranean halls containing an occult [or secret] museum of which the Master Kuthumi is the Guardian on behalf of the Great White Brotherhood. …Original manuscripts of incredible antiquity… are here to be seen- a manuscript for example… written by the Lord Christ during his birth in Palestine.

Monastery-Hemis Door5 By fixing-shadows t.saldanha

Another account of Jesus’ life and teachings in Egypt, India, Persia, Greece, Tibet and Jerusalem is recorded in a book entitled The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling. Early in life Levi had a vision in which he was told that he was to; build a white city. This vision was repeated three times with years intervening. The building of the white city was The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ. The contents of his book were transcribed from the Akashic Records. These are records in the atmosphere or on a higher Plane in the Spirit World. In this account while Mary, Joseph and Elizabeth with their sons Jesus and John were in Zoan Egypt they were taught for three years by the Masters Elihu and Salome before they returned back home. Jesus spends a year living in the Jerusalem Temple. Some time after the age of twelve He travels with Ravanna, a royal prince of Orissa in India, where He becomes a pupil in the temple Jagannath and here He learned the Vedas. Jesus with his friend Lamaas went through all the regions of Orissa and the valley of the Ganges. In Benares of the Ganges Jesus learnt the Hindu art of healing. For four years Jesus abode in the temple Jagannath. In the cities of Orissa Jesus taught. At Katak, by the river side, He taught and thousands of the people followed him. At Behar, on the sacred river of the Brahms, He taught for many days. The Brahmic priests are enraged because of Jesus’ teachings and so they resolve to drive Him from India. They find a murderer by trade and sent him out by night to slay Jesus so he left Benares and journeyed to the city of Kapivastu in the Himalayas. Jesus spends time in Lhasa, Tibet, then He travels to Lahore with a caravan of merchantmen who were journeying through the Kashmir vale as Jesus passed that way. They had seen His mighty works in Leh. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan Kingdom of Ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was twenty-four years of age when He entered Persia. The priests forbade Him from teaching or healing the sick but He regarded not their angry threats. In time He reached Persepolis, the city of the learned Magi, Hor, Lun and Mer, the three wise men. When Jesus’ work in Persia was done He resumed His journey to Chaldea. In Ur He tarried for a time before travelling home to Nazareth. Jesus longed to study with the Masters in the schools of Greece so He left Nazareth, crossed the Carmel hills, and took a ship to the Grecian capital where He teaches the Greek Masters. Next He sails to Egypt and travels to Zoan where His mother was taught twenty-five years before. At age thirty Jesus begins His Mission in Jerusalem. Following His Resurrection Jesus appears in Jerusalem, India, Persia, Greece, near Rome, Egypt and finally He Ascends to Heaven on the Mount of Olives. According to the Mormon Church’s Book of Mormon Jesus also visited the people in ancient America after His resurrection.

Jagannatha Temple, Puri, Orissa by Swami Gauranapada

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We read in Levi Dowling’s account that Jesus was accepted as a pupil in the temple Jagannath. (See p40 The Aquarian Gospel Jesus the Christ.) In 1959 the Shankaracharya of Puri, India, His Holiness Sri Bharati Krishna Titha was interviewed by Sri Daya Mata who was the President of the Self-Realization Fellowship. She commented that she had been told that Jesus spent some of his life in India in association with her illumined sages. His Holiness replied; That is true. I have studied ancient records in the Puri Jagannath Temple archives confirming those facts. He was known as Isha and during part of his time in India he stayed in the Jagannath Temple. When he returned to his part of the world he expounded the teachings known today as Christianity.

Jagannatha Temple Puri Orissa By Swami Gaurangapada

Godfre and Lotus Ray King from the Saint Germain Foundation in 1940 claimed that Jesus the Christ stood in their home many times in His Visible Tangible Ascended Master Body, held them in His Arms and they kissed His Hands. In 1941 Jesus revealed to them that He visited some places in India before his Ministry in Judea began. With regards to the limited amount of information concerning the life and teachings of Jesus as recorded in the Bible Saint John admits; there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. (John 21:25)

Luke 2:36 (See Judges 4:4)

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³⁶And there was one Anna, a prophetess... -Luke 2:36 Bible, King James Version

Mark 16:14 (See Matthew 28:9-10)

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¹⁴Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. -Mark 16:14 King James Version

Mark 16:9 (See Matthew 28:1)

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9. Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. -Mark 16:9 Bible, King James Version

Mark 16:5 Description of a Physical Angel

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⁵And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. -Mark 16:5 Bible, King James Version

1 Peter 3:18-19 & 4:6 Jesus Preaches to the Dead

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18 For Christ... being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 ...he went and preached unto the spirits in prison... 6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. -1 Peter 3:18-19 & 4:6 Bible, King James Version

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

Doctrine and Covenants 138

A vision given to President [Prophet] Joseph F. Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 3 October 1918.

1 On the third of October, in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, I sat in my room pondering over the scriptures... 6 I opened the Bible and read the third and fourth chapters of the first epistle of Peter, and as I read I was greatly impressed, more than I had ever been before, with the following passages: 7 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 8 “By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 9 “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.” (1 Peter 3:18–20.) 10 “For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.” (1 Peter 4:6.) 11 As I pondered over these things which are written, the eyes of my understanding were opened, and the Spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and I saw the hosts of the dead, both small and great. 12 And there were gathered together in one place an innumerable company of the spirits of the just, who had been faithful in the testimony of Jesus while they lived in mortality... 15 I beheld that they were filled with joy and gladness, and were rejoicing together because the day of their deliverance was at hand. 16 They were assembled awaiting the advent of the Son of God into the spirit world... 18 While this vast multitude waited and conversed, rejoicing in the hour of their deliverance from the chains of death, the Son of God appeared, declaring liberty to the captives who had been faithful; 19 And there he preached to them the everlasting gospel, the doctrine of the resurrection and the redemption of mankind from the fall... 20 But unto the wicked he did not go... 22 Where these were, darkness reigned, but among the righteous there was peace; 23 And the saints rejoiced in their redemption, and bowed the knee and acknowledged the Son of God as their Redeemer and Deliverer from death and the chains of hell. 24 Their countenances shone, and the radiance from the presence of the Lord rested upon them, and they sang praises unto his holy name... 27 But his ministry among those who were dead was limited to the brief time intervening between the crucifixion and his resurrection; 28 And I wondered... how it was possible for him to preach to those spirits and perform the necessary labor among them in so short a time. 29 And as I wondered, my eyes were opened, and my understanding quickened, and I perceived that the Lord went not in person among the wicked and the disobedient who had rejected the truth, to teach them; 30 But behold, from among the righteous, he organized his forces and appointed messengers, clothed with power and authority, and commissioned them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were in darkness... and thus was the gospel preached to the dead... 33 These were taught... 34...all other principles of the gospel that were necessary for them to know in order to qualify themselves that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

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¹⁵Now, Jesus did not sleep within the tomb. The body is the manifest of soul; but soul is soul without its manifest. ¹⁶And in the realm of souls, unmanifest, the Lord went forth and taught. ¹⁷He opened up the prison doors and set the prisoners free; ¹⁸He broke the chains of captive souls, and led the captives to the light; ¹⁹He sat in council with the patriarchs and prophets of the olden times; ²⁰The masters of all times and climes he met, and in the great assemblies he stood forth and told the story of his life on earth, and of his death in sacrifice for man, ²¹And of his promises to clothe himself again in garb of flesh and walk with his disciples, just to prove the possibilities of man; ²²To give to them the key of life, of death, and of the resurrection of the dead. ²³In council all the masters sat and talked about the revelations of the coming age...

Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen by Emanuel Swedenborg. (First published, in Latin, 1758)

XXXV. HEAVEN AND HELL ARE FROM THE HUMAN RACE.

312. ...The interiors of my spirit have been opened by the Lord, and I have thus been permitted to talk with all after their decease with whom I was ever acquainted in the life everyone's state of life is at first such as it was in the world, but there is a gradual change in it either into heaven or into hell), were moved by new joy at being alive, saying that they had not believed that it would be so. But they greatly wondered that they should have lived in such ignorance and blindness about the state of their life after death; and especially that the man of the church should be in such ignorance and blindness, when above all others in the whole world he might be clearly enlightened in regard to these things... 313. Very many of the learned from the Christian world are astonished when they find themselves after death in a body, in garments, and in houses, as in the world. And when they recall what they had thought about the life after death, the soul, spirits, and heaven and hell, they are ashamed and confess that they thought foolishly, and that the simple in faith thought much more wisely than they.

512. LIII. THIRD STATE OF MAN AFTER DEATH, WHICH IS A STATE OF INSTRUCTION FOR THOSE WHO ENTER HEAVEN.

The third state of man after death, that is, of his spirit, is a state of instruction. This state is for those who enter heaven and become angels. It is not for those who enter hell, because such are incapable of being taught... Good spirits, on the other hand, are led from the second state into the third, which is the state of their preparation for heaven by means of instruction. For one can be prepared for heaven only by means of knowledges of good and truth, that is, only by means of instruction... Man is in heaven when he both acknowledges the Divine and acts justly and honestly for the reason that he ought so to act because it is commanded in the Word. This is living justly and honestly for the sake of the Divine, and not for the sake of self and the world... But no one can so act until he has been taught, for example, that there is a God, that there is a heaven and a hell, that there is a life after death, that God ought to be loved supremely, and the neighbor as oneself, and that what is taught in the Word, ought to be believed because the Word is Divine. Without a knowledge and acknowledgment of these things man is unable to think spiritually; and if he has no thought about them he does not will them... All this makes clear that spiritual good and truth are learned not from the world but from heaven, and that one can be prepared for heaven only by means of instruction... 513. Instruction is given by the angels of many societies... The places of instruction are... arranged and distinguished according to the kinds and varieties of heavenly goods, that all and each may be instructed there according to their disposition and ability to receive; the places extending round about to a great distance. The good spirits who are to be instructed are brought by the Lord to these places... and yet not all; for there are some that have been instructed in the world, and have been prepared there by the Lord for heaven, and these are taken up into heaven by another way... 514. All who are in places of instruction dwell apart; for each one is connected in regard to his interiors with that society of heaven which he is about to enter... 519. When spirits have been prepared for heaven by instruction in the places above described, which is effected in a short time on account of their being in spiritual ideas that comprehend many particulars together, they are clothed with angelic garments, which are mostly glowing white as if made of fine linen; and they are thus brought to the way that leads upwards towards heaven, and are delivered there to angel guards, and afterwards are received by other angels and introduced into societies and into many blessednesses there. After this each one is led by the Lord into his own society... When they come to their own society their interiors are opened; and as these are in conformity with the interiors of the angels who are in that society they are immediately recognized and received with joy. 520. To this I will add a memorable fact respecting the ways that lead from these places to heaven, by which the newly arrived angels are introduced. There are eight ways, two from each place of instruction, one going up in an eastern direction the other towards the west. Those that enter the Lord's celestial kingdom are introduced by the eastern way, while those that enter the spiritual kingdom are introduced by the western way.

Mark 15:37 (See Matthew 27:50)

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³⁷And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. -Mark 15:37 Bible, King James Version

Mark 13:32 (See Matthew 19:16-17)

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³²But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. -Mark 13:32 Bible, King James Version

Mark 13:13 (See Matthew 10:22)

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¹³ ...He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. -Mark 13:13 Bible, King James Version

Mark 13:5-6,22 (See Matthew 7:15)

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⁵And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: ⁶For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. ²²For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. -Mark 13:5-6,22 Bible, King James Version

Mark 12:25 (See Matthew 22:30)

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²⁵For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. -Mark 12:25 Bible, King James Version

Mark 11:27-28 (See Matthew 7:28-29)

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²⁷And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, ²⁸And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? -Mark 11:27-28 Bible, King James Version

Mark 11:25-26 (See Matthew 18:21-22)

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²⁵And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. ²⁶But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. -Mark 11:25-26 Bible, King James Version

Mark 11:15-18 Jesus went into the Temple

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¹⁵And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; ¹⁶And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.¹⁷And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. ¹⁸And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. -Mark 11:15-18 Bible, King James Version

I would like to address two issues raised by this incident in the Temple. The first is the sacrifice of animals for the forgiveness of sins. The second is the significance of temples.

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³Now in the hills were many caves. The cave of David was a-near in which the Hermit of Engedi lived. ⁴This hermit was Matheno, priest of Egypt, master from the temple of Sakara. ⁵When John [the Baptist] was seven years of age Matheno took him to the wilderness and in the cave of David they abode. ⁶Matheno taught, and John was thrilled with what the master said, and day by day Matheno opened up to him the mysteries of life. ⁷John loved the wilderness; he loved his master and his simple fare. Their food was fruits, and nuts, wild honey and the carob bread. ⁸Matheno was an Israelite, and he attended all the Jewish feasts. ⁹When John was nine years old Matheno took him to a great feast in Jerusalem. ¹⁰The wicked Archelaus had been deposed and exiled to a distant land because of selfishness and cruelty, and John was not afraid. ¹¹John was delighted with his visit to Jerusalem. Matheno told him all about the service of the Jews; the meaning of their sacrifices and their rites. ¹²John could not understand how sin could be forgiven by killing animals and birds and burning them before the Lord. ¹³Matheno said, The God of heaven and earth does not require sacrifice. This custom with its cruel rites was borrowed from the idol worshippers of other lands. ¹⁴No sin was ever blotted out by sacrifice of animal, of bird, or man. ¹⁵Sin is the rushing forth of man into the fens of wickedness. If one would get away from sin he must retrace his steps, and find his way out of the fens of wickedness. ¹⁶Return and purify your hearts by love and righteousness and you shall be forgiven.

Egyptian Hall By Curious Expeditions

The amazingly lavish Masonic Temple in Philadelphia, PA, erected in 1873

In his book The Hidden Life in Freemasonry C. W. Leadbeater reveals concerning the Masonic Temples: In Egypt… [six thousand years ago p10] there was a Grand Lodge… of which the Grand Master was the Pharoah… (p28-29) Moses, of whom it was said in the biblical story that he was “learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians.” He passed on his knowledge (of the Mystery teaching of Egypt) to the Jewish priestly line, and thus it survived in a more or less defective form till the time of David and Solomon. When Solomon built his temple he erected it on Masonic lines, and made it a centre of Masonic symbolism and Work. …King Solomon… judaized the entire ritual, substituting Hebrew words for the original Egyptian, though in some cases at least preserving the original meaning…(p35-36) Much of the ancient wisdom has been allowed to slip into oblivion, and so some of the true secrets were lost to the great body of the [Masonic] Brn. [Brethren] But among the Hierophants [or wise Master teachers] of the Great White Brotherhood the true secrets have ever been preserved and they will always reward the search of the really earnest Mason. (p38)

Salt Lake Temple Terrestrial Room

The Terrestrial Room represents the Terrestrial Kingdom, the 2nd degree of glory, also called the glory of the moon.

In the Mormon Temples members receive their Endowment, the purpose for which is explained by the prophet Brigham Young: Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the House of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels, being enabled to give them the key words, the signs and tokens, pertaining to the Holy Priesthood, and gain your eternal exaltation in spite of earth and hell. (Journal of Discourses Vol. 2:31) The Mormon Church teaches there are three kingdoms of heaven; the Telestial, the Terrestrial and the Celestial. Within the highest of these three heavens, the Celestial, they believe are three degrees of glory. These kingdoms of heaven are symbolically passed through in the Endowment room or rooms. Before passing through the veil into the Celestial room the Temple patrons must first give the right key words and the right answers to questions from behind the veil as well as signs and tokens. As these patrons enter into the Endowment room they receive a secret key word. This unfortunately is only a symbolic Name, or Word of Divine Power, just as the veil is symbolic of the division between the inner and outer worlds and the Celestial Room symbolizes the Celestial Kingdom of Heaven.

Salt Lake Temple Celestial Room

The Celestial Room of the temple represents The Celestial Kingdom, the highest of all the glories, also called the glory of the sun.

In the Books of the Saviour Jesus teaches His disciples how to avoid having to give any answers or tokens and yet still pass through all these veils of the lower regions to the higher kingdom of heaven where Jesus resides by knowing and using a particular one and only Word:

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"...The mystery of the Ineffable [or Indescribable] is the mystery which is in all these of whom I have spoken unto you... And it is the one only mystery of the Ineffable... |226. ...And that mystery of the Ineffable is moreover also a one and only word, which existeth in the speech of the Ineffable, and it is the economy of the solution of all the words which I have spoken unto you... He |227. then, who shall receive the one and only word of that mystery, which I have told you, if he cometh forth out of the body... and if the retributive receivers come and... free the soul which hath received this one and only mystery of the Ineffable, which I have just told you, then will it straightway, if it be set free from the body of matter, become a great light-stream in the midst of those receivers, and the receivers will be exceedingly afraid of the light of that soul, and the receivers will be made powerless and fall down and desist altogether for fear of the great light which they have seen. And the soul which receiveth the mystery of the Ineffable, will soar into the height, being a great light-stream, and the receivers will not be able to seize it and will not know how the way is fashioned upon which it will go. For it becometh a great light-stream and soareth into the height, and no power is able to hold it down at all, nor |228. will they be able to come nigh it at all. But it will pass through all the regions of the rulers and all the regions of the emanations of the Light, and it will not give answers in any region... nor giveth it any tokens; neither will any power of the rulers nor any power of the emanations of the Light be able to come nigh that soul. But all the regions of the rulers and all the regions of the emanations of the Light, -every one singeth unto it praises in their regions, in fear of the light of the stream which envelopeth that soul, until it passeth through them all, and goeth to the region of the inheritance of the mystery which it hath received, -that is to the mystery of the One and Only, the Ineffable... Amēn, I say unto you: It will be in all the regions in the time a man shooteth an arrow. Now, therefore, amēn, I say unto you: Every man who will receive that mystery of the Ineffable... -he is a man in the world, but he towereth above all angels... |230. "...He is a man in the world, but he will rule with me in my kingdom. He is a man in the world, but he is king in the Light. He is a man in the world, but he is not one of the world...

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...And Mary answered again and said unto the Saviour: "My Lord, bear with me, if I question thee, and be not wroth with me. Now, therefore, my Lord, unless we live and know the gnosis [or knowledge] of the whole word of the Ineffable, shall we not be able to inherit the Light-kingdom?" And the Saviour answered |233. and said unto Mary: "Surely; for every one who shall receive a mystery of the Light-kingdom, will go and inherit up to the region up to which he hath received mysteries. But he will not know the gnosis of the universe... unless he knoweth the one and only word of the Ineffable, which is the gnosis of the universe... But all the men who shall receive mysteries in the Light, -every one will go and inherit up to the region up to which he hath received mysteries. On this account I have said unto you aforetime: 'He who hath faith in a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and he who hath faith in a righteous [man] will receive a righteous [man's] reward,' -that is: Every one will go to the region up to which he hath received mysteries. He who receiveth a lesser mystery, will inherit the lesser mystery, and he who receiveth a higher mystery, will inherit the higher regions. And every one will abide in his region in the light of my kingdom, and every one will have power over the orders which are below him, but he will not have the power to go to the orders which are above him; but he will abide in the region of the Inheritance of the Light |234. of my kingdom, being in a great light immeasurable for the gods and all the invisibles, and he will be in great joy and great jubilation." (Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead)

Joseph Smith, the Founder of the Mormon Church, was apparently a Mason so it is little wonder that there are similarities between the Mormon Temple and the Masonic Temples. The 33rd Degree Mason C. W. Leadbeater teaches: In the Royal Arch [the Holy Royal Arch of Jerusalem, a continuation of the M. M. Degree or 3rd Degree] he passes beyond the substituted secrets and learns the genuine Word. …For the true Word is the Name of God. (p277-278) The Degree of the H.R.A. [Holy Royal Arch] leads the neophyte a step further in his quest. …His vision must be so purified that He can behold His presence with eyes unveiled. This attainment of true spiritual vision is symbolized by the Passing of the Four Veils on the road to the Heavenly City, the Sanctuary of Light and Peace; for the Veils represent those limitations of consciousness which blind his vision of the Truth. (p286-287) (The Hidden Life in Freemasonry by C. W. Leadbeater)

Mark 10:28-30 (See Matthew 19:27-29)

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²⁸Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. ²⁹And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, ³⁰But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. -Mark 10:28-30 Bible, King James Version

Mark 10:24 Trust in God not Riches

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²⁴ ...Jesus... saith unto them... how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! -Mark 10:24 Bible, King James Version

The American Eagle Gold Coin

If we place money first in our lives, thus placing our trust in riches, then money becomes our god. In the afterlife these riches are worthless so you can't buy your stairway to heaven. We must place our trust in God first because by doing so we can build up real treasures in heaven.

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³¹He answered them and said, I tell you, men, that they who trust in riches cannot trust in God and cannot come into the kingdom of the soul...

Mark 10:17-18 (See Matthew 19:16-17)

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¹⁷And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? ¹⁸And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. -Mark 10:17-18 Bible, King James Version

Mark 10:14 (See Matthew 19:14)

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¹⁴But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. -Mark 10:14 Bible, King James Version

Mark 9:1-13 (See Matthew 11:7-14)

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¹¹And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? ¹²And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. ¹³But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. -Mark 9:1-13 Bible, King James Version

Mark 9:2-8 (See Matthew 17:1-9)

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²And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. ³And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. ⁴And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁶For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. ⁷And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. ⁸And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. -Mark 9:2-8 Bible, King James Version

Mark 9:1 (See Matthew 16:28)

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¹And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. -Mark 9:1 Bible, King James Version

Mark 8:36-37 (See Matthew 10:34-39)

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36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? -Mark 8:36-37 Bible, King James Version

Mark 8:35 (See Matthew 10:34-39)

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35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. -Mark 8:35 Bible, King James Version

Mark 8:29 Jesus' Title, The Christ

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²⁹And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. -Mark 8:29 Bible, King James Version

The word Christ is an official title which means, the Master of Love thus Jesus was referred to as Jesus the Christ.

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¹¹Men call me Christ, and God has recognized the name; but Christ is not a man. The Christ is universal love, and Love is king. ¹²This Jesus is but man who has been fitted by temptations overcome, by trials multiform, to be the temple through which Christ can manifest to men. ¹³Then hear, you men of Israel, hear! Look not upon the flesh; it is not king. Look to the Christ within, who shall be formed in every one of you, as he is formed in me.

Mark 7:14-23 (See Matthew 15:16-20)

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¹⁴And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: ¹⁵There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. ¹⁶If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁷And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. ¹⁸And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; ¹⁹Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? ²⁰And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. ²¹For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²²Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: ²³All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. -Mark 7:14-23 Bible, King James Version

Mark 2:15-20 Why did Jesus' Disciples not Fast?

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15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? 17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. -Mark 2:15-20 Bible, King James Version

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¹The news soon spread through all the land that Jesus was at home and then the people came in throngs to welcome him. ²And Matthew, one of the twelve, a man of wealth, whose home was in Capernaum, spread forth a sumptuous feast, and Jesus and the foreign masters and the twelve, and people of all shades of thought, were guests... ⁸A band of John’s disciples who had heard that John was dead were wearing badges for their dead; ⁹Were fasting and were praying in their hearts, which when the Pharisees observed they came to Jesus and they said, ¹⁰Why fast the followers of John and your disciples do not fast? ¹¹And Jesus said, Lo, you are masters of the law; you ought to know; perhaps you will make known your knowledge to these men. ¹²What are the benefits derived from fasts? The Pharisees were mute; they answered not. ¹³Then Jesus said, The vital force of men depends on what they eat and drink. ¹⁴Is spirit-life the stronger when the vital force is weak? Is sainthood reached by starving, self imposed? ¹⁵A glutton is a sinner in the sight of God, and he is not a saint who makes himself a weakling and unfitted for the heavy tasks of life by scorning to make use of God’s own means of strength. ¹⁶Lo, John is dead, and his devoted followers are fasting in their grief. ¹⁷Their love for him impels them on to show respect, for they have thought, and have been taught that it is sin to lightly treat the memory of the dead. ¹⁸To them it is a sin, and it is well that they should fast... ²¹What is a sin for me to do may not be sin for you to do. The place you occupy upon the way of life determines what is sin... ²³One man may fast and in his deep sincerity of heart is blest. ²⁴Another man may fast and in the faithlessness of such a task imposed is cursed... ²⁶Why should these men who follow me resort to fasting, or to anything that would impair their strength? They need it all to serve the race...

Mark 5:1-15 Jesus Casts out a Legion of Spirits

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Jesus casting out Legion

¹And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. ²And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, ³Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: ⁴Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. ⁵And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. ⁶But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, ⁷And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. ⁸For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. ⁹And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. ¹⁰And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. ¹¹Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. ¹²And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. ¹³And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. ¹⁴And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. ¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. -Mark 5:1-15 Bible, King James Version

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¹The morning came; the Christines landed in the country of the Geracenes. ²They went to Gadara, chief city of the Peracans, and here for certain days they tarried and they taught. ³Now, legends hold that Gadara is sacred to the dead, and all the hills about are known as holy ground. ⁴These are the burial grounds of all the regions round about; the hills are full of tombs; and many dead from Galilee are here entombed. ⁵Now, spirits of the lately dead that cannot rise to higher planes, remain about the tombs that hold the flesh and bones of what was once their mortal homes. ⁶They sometimes take possession of the living, whom they torture in a hundred ways. ⁷And all through Gadara were men obsessed, and there was no one strong enough to bring relief. ⁸That they might meet these hidden foes and learn the way to dispossess the evil ones the master took the foreign masters and the twelve into the tombs. ⁹And as they neared the gates they met a man obsessed. A legion of the unclean ones were in this man, and they had made him strong; ¹⁰And none could bind him down, no, not with chains; for he could break the stoutest chains, and go his way. ¹¹Now, unclean spirits cannot live in light; they revel in the dark. ¹²When Jesus came he brought the light of life, and all the evil spirits were disturbed. ¹³The leader of the legion in the man called out, Thou Jesus, thou Immanuel, we beg that thou wilt not consign it to the depths. Torment us not before our time. ¹⁴And Jesus said, What is your number and your name? ¹⁵The evil spirit said, Our name is legion, and our number is the number of the beast. ¹⁶And Jesus spoke; and with a voice that shook the very hills, he said, Come forth; possess this man no more. ¹⁷Now, all the hills were filled with unclean animals that fed, and carried forth and spread the plague among the people of the land. ¹⁸And when the evil spirits begged that they might not be driven forth without a home, the master said, ¹⁹Go forth and take possession of the unclean quadrupeds [or four-footed animals.] ²⁰And they, and all the evil spirits of the tombs went forth and took possession of the breeders of the plague, ²¹Which, wild with rage, ran down the steeps into the sea, and all were drowned. ²²And all the land was freed of the contagion, and the unclean spirits came no more.

Mark 4:35-41 Even the Wind and the Sea Obey Him

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³⁵And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. ³⁶And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. ³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. ³⁸And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? ³⁹And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? ⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? -Mark 4:35-41 Bible, King James Version

Peace, be still

Christ calms the sea
Photo source: LDS Church Gospel Art Book

As a Master Jesus had power over the elements including the water element. This also meant He had power over the elements within a person's body thus He could perform different kinds of healing miracles. All mankind will eventually become like Jesus thus we will be able to perform similar miracles. Jesus taught: ¹²Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. -John 14:12 Bible

Mark 4:34 (See Matthew 13:10-11)

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³⁴But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. -Mark 4:34 Bible, King James Version

Mark 4:23-25 You That Hear Shall More be Given

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²³If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. ²⁴And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. ²⁵For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. -Mark 4:23-25 Bible, King James Version

We need to be careful that we don't fall into the know it all trap of saying, "We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible or we have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough!"

In the Mormon Church’s Book of Mormon the prophet Nephi in ancient

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teaches the people: Behold, I prophesy unto you concerning the last days. …The Gentiles… have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches. …For it shall come to pass in that day that the churches which are built up, …the one shall say unto the other: Behold, I, I am the Lord’s, and the others shall say: I, I am the Lord’s; and thus shall every one say that hath built up churches. …Because of… false doctrine, their churches have become corrupted… They have all gone astray save it be a few. …Behold, that great and abominable church, the whore of all the earth… must tumble to the earth. …Yea, wo be unto him that saith; We have received, and we need no more. And in fine, wo unto all those who tremble, and are angry because of the truth of God! For behold he that is built upon the rock receiveth it with gladness; and he that is built upon a sandy foundation trembleth lest he should fall. Wo be unto him that shall say: We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough! For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts… for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have. …And because my words shall hiss forth- many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible, Thou fool, that shall say: A Bible, we have got a Bible, and we need no more Bible. …Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall receive more of my word? …I speak forth my words according to my own pleasure. And because I have spoken one word ye need not suppose that I cannot speak another; for my work is not yet finished; neither shall it be until the end of man, neither from that time henceforth and forever. Wherefore, because ye have a Bible ye need not suppose that it contains all my words; neither need ye suppose that I have not caused more to be written. (2 Nephi 26:14,20; 28:3,14,18,27-30; 29:3,6,9-10)

Also in a revelation to the prophet Joseph Smith in 1833 the Lord teaches: Study and learn, and become acquainted with all good books… but be admonished in all your high-mindedness and pride, for it bringeth a snare upon your souls. …Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly. (Doctrine and Covenants 90:15,17,24) "Become acquainted with all good books" does not mean only the Mormon books. No religion has all the Truth. Truth is like a Golden Thread which runs through all religions. Some have more of the Truth than others but none have all the Truth. The Ascended Masters teach that the Bible contains about thirty percent of the Truth therefore it is important to search diligently until one finds the pure Truth as taught by the Masters or one risks being snared in their own high-mindedness and pride believing they have all the Truth they need but it will only lead them to re-embodiment.

Mark 4:21-23 Let Your Light Shine

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²¹And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? ²²For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested... ²³If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. -Mark 4:21-23 Bible, King James Version

The most important thing we need to learn to do is to let our spiritual Light shine. The Kingdom of Heaven is a Kingdom of Light so in order to enter it we must become Angels of Light. At the age of 24, while Jesus was in Persia, His personal Light was so bright it could be seen by others. In the Spirit World if one is filled with light or darkness that will be manifested as a heaven, a hell or a purgatory which is in between.

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¹Four-and-twenty years of age was Jesus when he entered Persia on his homeward way. ²In many a hamlet, town and neighborhood he paused a while and taught and healed... ⁶In time he reached Persepolis, the city where the kings of Persia were entombed; the city of the learned magi, [or followers of Zoroaster,] Hor, and Lun, and Mer, the three wise men, ⁷Who, two-and-twenty years before, had seen the star of promise rise above Jerusalem, and who had journeyed to the West to find the new-born king; ⁸And were the first to honor Jesus as the master of the age, and gave him gifts of gold, gum-thus and myrrh. ⁹These magi knew, by ways that masters always know, when Jesus neared Persepolis; and then they girt themselves, and went to meet him on the way. ¹⁰And when they met, a light much brighter than the light of day, surrounded them, and men who saw the four stand in the way declared they were transfigured; seeming more like gods than men...

CHAPTER 40.

¹Now, in the early morning Jesus came again to teach and heal. A light not comprehended shone about, as though some mighty spirit overshadowed him. ²A magus noted this and asked him privately to tell from whence his wisdom came, and what the meaning of the light. ³And Jesus said, There is a Silence where the soul may meet its God, and there the fount of wisdom is, and all who enter are immersed in light, and filled with wisdom, love and power. ⁴The magus said, Tell me about this Silence and this light, that I may go and there abide. ⁵And Jesus said, The Silence is not circumscribed; is not a place closed in with wall, or rocky steeps, nor guarded by the sword of man. ⁶Men carry with them all the time the secret place where they may meet their God. ⁷It matters not where men abide, on mountain top, in deepest vale, in marts of trade, or in the quiet home; they may at once, at any time, fling wide the door, and find the Silence, find the house of God; it is within the soul. ⁸One may not be so much disturbed by noise of business, and the words and thoughts of men if he goes all alone into the valley or the mountain pass. ⁹And when life’s heavy load is pressing hard, it is far better to go out and seek a quiet place to pray and meditate. ¹⁰The Silence is the kingdom of the soul which is not seen by human eyes. ¹¹When in the Silence, phantom forms may flit before the mind; but they are all subservient to the will; the master soul may speak and they are gone. ¹²If you would find this Silence of the soul you must yourself prepare the way. None but the pure in heart may enter here. ¹³And you must lay aside all tenseness of the mind, all business cares, all fears, all doubts and troubled thoughts. ¹⁴Your human will must be absorbed by the divine; then you will come into a consciousness of holiness...

Mark 4:10-11 (See Matthew 13:10-11)

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¹⁰And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. ¹¹And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: -Mark 4:10-11 Bible, King James Version

Mark 4:1-20 The Parable of the Wheat and Tares

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¹And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. ²And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, ³Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: ⁴And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. ⁵And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: ⁶But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. ⁸And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. ⁹And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁰And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. ¹¹And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: ¹²That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. ¹³And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? ¹⁴The sower soweth the word. ¹⁵And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. ¹⁶And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; ¹⁷And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. ¹⁸And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, ¹⁹And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. ²⁰And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. -Mark 4:1-20 Bible, King James Version

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 116.

¹The Christines [or Christians] were in Philip’s home and Peter said to Jesus, Lord, will you explain to us the meaning of the parables you spoke today? The one about the wheat and tares, especially? ²And Jesus said, God’s kingdom is a duality; it has an outer and an inner form. ³As seen by man it is composed of men, of those who make confession of the name of Christ. ⁴For various reasons various people crowd this outer kingdom of our God. ⁵The inner kingdom is the kingdom of the soul, the kingdom of the pure in heart. ⁶The outer kingdom I may well explain in parables. Behold, for I have seen you cast a great net out into the sea, ⁷And when you hauled it in, lo, it was full of every kind of fish, some good, some bad, some great, some small; and I have seen you save the good and throw the bad away. ⁸This outer kingdom is the net, and every kind of man is caught; but in the sorting day the bad will all be cast away, the good reserved. ⁹Hear, then, the meaning of the parable of wheat and tares: ¹⁰The sower is the son of man; the field, the world; the good seed are the children of the light; the tares, the children of the dark; the enemy, the carnal self; the harvest day, the closing of the age; the reapers are the messengers of God. ¹¹The reckoning day will come to every man; then will the tares be gathered up, and cast into the fire and be burned. ¹²Then will the good shine forth as suns in the kingdom of the soul. ¹³And Philip said, Must men and women suffer in the flames because they have not found the way of life? ¹⁴And Jesus said, The fire purifies. The chemist throws into the fire the ores that hold all kinds of dross. ¹⁵The useless metal seems to be consumed; but not a grain of gold is lost. ¹⁶There is no man that has not in him gold that cannot be destroyed. The evil things of men are all consumed in fire; the gold survives.

Mark 2:23-28 Man was not Made for the Sabbath

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²³And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. ²⁴And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? ²⁵And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? ²⁶How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? ²⁷And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: ²⁸Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. -Mark 2:23-28 Bible, King James Version

This suggests several things to me. Firstly we need to live the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law. Some people get so caught up in trying to live their lives according to the rules laid down by their religious leaders that they are no longer living a spiritual life. To me the essence of living a spiritual life is to fill our hearts with Divine Love and then allow this to flow into everything we do. Secondly when Jesus teaches the orthodox priests that; "the Son of man is Lord... of the sabbath" this suggests to me that it is more important to follow the Ascended Masters, Who are the Sons of God, than it is to go to church on Sunday and follow the orthodox priests.

Mark 2:21-22 (See Matthew 9:17)

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²¹No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. ²²And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. -Mark 2:21-22 Bible, King James Version

Mark 1:27 What New Doctrine is This?

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²⁷And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, ...What new doctrine is this?... -Mark 1:27 Bible, King James Version

When the Ascended Master Jesus brought the New Testament Gospel to the Jews 2000 years ago they were amazed by His new doctrine which was considerably different from the Old Testament doctrine taught by their orthodox priests. In our day and age another Ascended Master by the name of Saint Germain has brought forth more amazing new doctrine which builds on the teachings of Jesus. Regarding this new doctrine Beloved Jesus warns all orthodox Christians: I say to the orthodox world. …Those who cannot accept Saint Germain and the Ascended Masters, will not have My Radiation! (The Voice of the I AM 1943 December p7) Emanuel Swedenborg reveals that; 225. all the preachers are from the Lord’s spiritual kingdom; none are from the celestial kingdom… 227. …The doctrine of the inmost heaven is more full of wisdom than the doctrine of the middle heaven, and this more full of intelligence than the doctrine of the outmost heaven; for in each heaven the doctrines are adapted to the perceptions of the angels. (Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen Chapter 25)

Mark 1:22 (See Matthew 7:28-29)

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²²And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. -Mark 1:22 Bible, King James Version

Mark 1:9-11 (See Matthew 3:16-17)

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⁹And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. ¹⁰And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: ¹¹And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.-Mark 1:9-11 Bible, King James Version

Matthew 28:9-10 Jesus Appears Physically

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⁹And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. ¹⁰Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. -Matthew 28:9-10 Bible, King James Version

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Jesus appears, fully materialized, to his mother, Miriam, Mary of Magdala and to Peter, James and John.

³⁰The stranger lifted up his hands and said, I am. Then the disciples knew it was the Lord. ³¹And Jesus said, Behold, for human flesh can be transmuted into higher form, and then that higher form is master of things manifest, and can, at will, take any form. ³²And so I come to you in form familiar unto you.

The Ascended Masters explain how Jesus was able to Resurrect His physical body from the dead and unite it together with His Higher Mental Body: During the time Jesus’ body lay in the tomb, the faculties of His outer consciousness were drawn into his Higher Mental Body and from within It’s Light and Substance he poured the Flame of his own Life Stream from his Higher Mental Body’s Heart, Head and Hands into the flesh structure of his physical body and at the same time the Ascended Master known as the Great Divine Director also poured the Flame from his Heart and the Ascended Masters Octave of Light upon the flesh body of Jesus. The Great Divine Director drew the Cosmic Light Ray from his Octave and held that protected and undisturbed by the vibratory action of the atmosphere of this earth until all the Points of Light in the flesh body were drawn into Jesus’ Higher Mental Body. When that was completed Jesus came forth from the tomb on Easter Morning in his Higher Mental Body. (The Voice of the I AM 1941 November p22-23) The Higher Mental Body can be raised or lowered in vibration to appear physically or disappear up into the higher Planes.

Matthew 28:2-4 The Angel Rolled Back the Stone

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2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. -Matthew 28:2-4 Bible, King James Version

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CHAPTER 172.

³¹ ...Just before the sun arose, the heavens blazed with light, a distant thunder seemed to herald forth a coming storm; ³²And then the earth began to quake and in the rays of light they saw a form descend from heaven, They said, Behold an angel comes. ³³And then they heard again, Adon Mashich Cumi. ³⁴And then the white-robed form tramped on the Roman seal, and then he tore it into shreds; he took the mighty stone in hand as though it were a pebble from the brook, and cast it to the side. ³⁵And Jesus opened up his eyes and said, All hail the rising sun! the coming of the day of righteousness! ³⁶And then he folded up his burial gown, his head bands and his coverings and laid them all aside. ³⁷He rose, and for a moment stood beside the white-robed form. ³⁸The weaker soldiers fell upon the ground, and hid their faces in their hands; the stronger stood and watched. ³⁹They saw the body of the Nazarene transmute; they saw it change from mortal to immortal form, and then it disappeared. ⁴⁰The soldiers heard a voice from somewhere; yea, from everywhere, it said, ⁴¹Peace, peace on earth; good will to men. ⁴²They looked, the tomb was empty and the Lord had risen as he said.

Matthew 28:1 Resurrection on 1st day of the Week

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¹In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. -Matthew 28:1 Bible, King James Version

As I understand it the Sabbath Day in the Old Testament, before the Resurrection of Jesus, was on Saturday the 7th day of the week. After Jesus' Resurrection on Sunday the 1st day of the week most Christian Churches have their Sabbath Day on Sunday.

Matthew 27:62-66 Jesus Visits the Spirit World

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⁶²Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, ⁶³Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. ⁶⁴Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. ⁶⁵Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. ⁶⁶So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. -Matthew 27:62-66 Bible, King James Version

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CHAPTER 171.

³⁰The rabbis came and took away the body of the Lord and when they had prepared it with the spices they had bought, ³¹They laid it in the new-made tomb that had been made for Joseph in a solid rock.³²And then they rolled a stone up to the sepulcher. ³³The priests were fearful lest the friends of Jesus would go forth at night and take away the body of the Nazarene, and then report that he had risen from the dead, as he had said; ³⁴And they requested that the governor would send his soldiers to the tomb to guard the body of the dead. ³⁵But Pilate said, I will not send a Roman guard; but you have Jewish soldiers and may send a hundred men with a centurion to guard the tomb. ³⁶And then they sent a hundred soldiers out to guard the tomb.

CHAPTER 172.

¹The tomb in which they laid the body of the Lord was in a garden, rich with flowers, the garden of Siloam, and Joseph’s home was near. ²Before the watch began Caiaphas sent a company of priests out to the garden of Siloam that they might be assured that Jesus’ body was within the tomb. ³They rolled away the stone; they saw the body there, and then they placed the stone again before the door. ⁴And Pilate sent his scribe who placed upon the stone the seal of Rome, in such a way that he who moved the stone would break the seal. ⁵To break this Roman seal meant death to him who broke the seal. ⁶The Jewish soldiers all were sworn to faithfulness; and then the watch began. ⁷At midnight all was well, but suddenly the tomb became a blaze of light, and down the garden walk a troupe of white clad soldiers marched in single file. ⁸They came up to the tomb and marched and countermarched before the door. ⁹The Jewish soldiers were alert; they thought the friends had come to steal the body of the Nazarene. The captain of the guard cried out to charge. ¹⁰They charged; but not a white clad soldier fell. They did not even stop; they marched and countermarched among the frightened men. ¹¹They stood upon the Roman seal; they did not speak; they unsheathed not their swords; it was the Silent Brotherhood.¹²The Jewish soldiers fled in fear; they fell upon the ground. ¹³They stood apart until the white clad soldiers marched away, and then the light about the tomb grew dim. ¹⁴Then they returned; the stone was in its place; the seal was not disturbed, and they resumed their watch. ¹⁵Now, Jesus did not sleep within the tomb. The body is the manifest of soul; but soul is soul without its manifest. ¹⁶And in the realm of souls, unmanifest, the Lord went forth and taught. ¹⁷He opened up the prison doors and set the prisoners free; [1 Peter 3:18-20 & 4:6] ¹⁸He broke the chains of captive souls, and led the captives to the light; ¹⁹He sat in council with the patriarchs and prophets of the olden times; ²⁰The masters of all times and climes he met, and in the great assemblies he stood forth and told the story of his life on earth, and of his death in sacrifice for man, ²¹And of his promises to clothe himself again in garb of flesh and walk with his disciples, just to prove the possibilities of man; ²²To give to them the key of life, of death, and of the resurrection of the dead. ²³In council all the masters sat and talked about the revelations of the coming age, ²⁴When she, the Holy Breath, shall fill the earth and air with holy breath, and open up the way of man to perfectness and endless life. ²⁵The garden of Siloam was silent on the Sabbath day; the Jewish soldiers watched and no one else approached the tomb; but on the following night the scene was changed. ²⁶At midnight every Jewish soldier heard a voice which said, Adon Mashich Cumi, which meant, Lord Christ arise. ²⁷And they supposed again that friends of Jesus were alert, were coming up to take the body of their Lord away. ²⁸The soldiers were alert with swords unsheathed and drawn, and then they heard the words again. ²⁹It seemed as though the voice was everywhere, and yet they saw no man. ³⁰The soldiers blanched with fear, and still to flee meant death for cowardice, and so they stood and watched. ³¹Again, and this was just before the sun arose, the heavens blazed with light, a distant thunder seemed to herald forth a coming storm; ³²And then the earth began to quake and in the rays of light they saw a form descend from heaven, They said, Behold an angel comes. ³³And then they heard again, Adon Mashich Cumi. ³⁴And then the white-robed form tramped on the Roman seal, and then he tore it into shreds; he took the mighty stone in hand as though it were a pebble from the brook, and cast it to the side. ³⁵And Jesus opened up his eyes and said, All hail the rising sun! the coming of the day of righteousness ³⁶And then he folded up his burial gown, his head bands and his coverings and laid them all aside. ³⁷He rose, and for a moment stood beside the white-robed form. ³⁸The weaker soldiers fell upon the ground, and hid their faces in their hands; the stronger stood and watched. ³⁹They saw the body of the Nazarene transmute; they saw it change from mortal to immortal form, and then it disappeared. ⁴⁰The soldiers heard a voice from somewhere; yea, from everywhere, it said, ⁴¹Peace, peace on earth; good will to men. ⁴²They looked, the tomb was empty and the Lord had risen as he said. ⁴³The soldiers hastened to Jerusalem, and to the priests, and said, ⁴⁴Behold, the Nazarene has risen as he said; the tomb is empty and the body of the man is gone; we know not where it is. And then they told about the wonders of the night. ⁴⁵Caiaphas called a council of the Jews; he said, the news must not go forth that Jesus has arisen from the dead; ⁴⁶For if it does all men will say, He is the son of God, and all our testimonies will be proven false. ⁴⁷And then they called the hundred soldiers in and said to them, ⁴⁸You know not where the body of the Nazarene is resting now, so if you will go forth and say that his disciples came and stole the body while you slept, ⁴⁹Each one of you shall have a silver piece, and we will make it right with Pilate for the breaking of the Roman seal. ⁵⁰The soldiers did as they were paid to do.

Matthew 27:50 Jesus gave up the Ghost

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⁵⁰Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. -Matthew 27:50 Bible, King James Version

A ghost is another name for a spirit. There are the spirits of mankind who have a physical body and those who do not. When Jesus gave up the ghost this simply means He discarded His outer body and continued to live as a spirit in the Spirit World.

Matthew 25:1-13 The Parable of the Ten Virgins

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¹Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. ²And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. ³They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: ⁴But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ⁵While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. ⁶And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. ⁷Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. ⁸And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. ⁹But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. ¹¹Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. ¹²But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. ¹³Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. -Matthew 25:1-13 Bible, King James Version

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³⁴Behold, when he will come with all his messengers of light, the Book of Life, and that of Records, shall be opened up—the books in which the thoughts and words and deeds are written down. ³⁵And every one can read the records he has written for himself, and he will know his doom before the judge shall speak, and this will be the sifting time. ³⁶According to their records men will find their own.

Matthew 24:30 The Second Coming of Jesus

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³⁰And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. -Matthew 24:30 Bible, King James Version

Quan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, teaches us concerning the second coming of Jesus: The United States of America, as a Nation, [shall] ascend into that Octave of Light’s Activity which brings in the full Perfection of the Golden Age… [This will] provide the conditions for the return of Jesus… and other Ascended Masters to move among mankind as in the Golden Ages of the past to teach the people and help raise them into their Eternal Freedom of the Ascension. (The Voice of the I AM 1941 August p21-22)

Matthew 24:24 The Elect

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²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. -Matthew 24:24 Bible, King James Version

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead
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40. ...The souls who shall receive the mysteries... the 'elect'...

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280. ...The Saviour... said unto his disciples: "If ye go into cities or kingdoms or countries, proclaim first unto them, saying: Search ever and cease not, until ye find the mysteries of the Light which will lead you into the Light-kingdom. Say unto them: Beware of the doctrines of error. For many will come in my name... and they will lead many astray...

Matthew 23:13 Ye Shut up the Kingdom of Heaven

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¹³But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. -Matthew 23:13 Bible, King James Version

Because the orthodox priests in Jesus' day and our day have not received the mysteries they shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men for they neither go in themselves nor do they allow them that are entering to go in due to their ignorance.

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead

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280. ...When then the disciples had said this, the Saviour continued again and said unto his disciples: "If ye go into cities or kingdoms or countries, proclaim first unto them, saying: Search ever and cease not, until ye find the mysteries of the Light which will lead you into the Light-kingdom. Say unto them: Beware of the doctrines of error. For many will come in my name... and they will lead many astray...

Beloved Jesus teaches in this day and age: I say to all people of America and the Earth: You, who have said you love Me so greatly, must remember that you cannot have Me without Saint Germain and all the other Ascended Masters. They are ONE in Their Eternal Perfection. They have gained Their Victory, as you are now endeavouring to do. (The Voice of the I AM 1941 December p6)

Matthew 22:30 No Marriage in Heaven

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30 ...In the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. -Matthew 22:30 Bible, King James Version

Our Higher Self already has a Soul Mate, or Twin Ray, therefore we neither marry nor are given in marriage in Heaven. When we attain the Resurrection and the Ascension we literally become one with our Soul which already has a Soul Mate therefore marriage is only for the lower worlds. The Ascended Master known as Beloved Pearl reveals: The Truth concerning marriage. In the Octaves of Light, there is no giving in marriage. There is only the activity of the two Rays, which came forth from the One Great Flame of Life. (The Voice of the I AM 1939 April p39) In order to enter into the Highest Degree of Glory in the Celestial Kingdom of Heaven, or the Higher Soul Plane, our male and female Souls, or Twin Rays, enter into the Holy Union with Their Higher Self or White Fire Body from which our Twin Rays are projected. Regarding this principle, the ECK Master Paul Twitchell reveals in his book The Tiger’s Fang No soul can enter into the worlds above the plane of Sat Lok [or the Soul Plane] without being complete within itself -without having both completed the cycle of balance and entering into the oneness with its own other self, and both gaining the traits of the other… and in the end becoming the male or original soul [symbolized by Adam] as God first put on earth. …The soul will come together again upon the fifth plane [or Soul Plane] …and there be rejoined before it becomes eligible for entering any of the higher worlds. …All souls must undergo this process even… Jesus… to become Gods themselves. (p84-87)

Matthew 22:1-14 The Wedding Garment

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1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son... 11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen. -Matthew 22:1-2 & 11-14 Bible, King James Version

In order to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven I believe one needs to be worthy to receive or know how to clothe themselves in the Angelic Garments of Light or they will not be among the worthy few chosen to enjoy the company of the Ascended Masters Who are the Sons of God.

Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen by Emanuel Swedenborg. (First published, in Latin, 1758)

177. XX. THE GARMENTS WITH WHICH ANGELS APPEAR CLOTHED.

Since angels are men, and live among themselves as men do on the earth, they have garments and dwellings and other such things, with the difference, however, that as they are in a more perfect state all things with them are in greater perfection… 179. The garments of some blaze as if with flame, and those of others glisten as if with light. …Some have garments that are glistening white… and others garments of various colors… 181. When I asked where they got their garments, they said from the Lord, and that they receive them as gifts, and sometimes they are clothed with them unconsciously. They said also that their garments are changed in accordance with their changes of state, that in the first and second state their garments are shining and glistening white, and in the third and fourth state a little less bright… 182. Those in the hells… appear clothed in garments, but in ragged, squalid, and filthy garments… and they can be clothed in no others. It is granted them by the Lord to be clothed, lest they be seen naked.

Matthew 21:12-13 The Temple of God

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¹²And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, ¹³And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. -Matthew 21:12-13 Bible, King James Version

Salt Lake Temple Terrestrial Room

The Terrestrial Room represents the Terrestrial Kingdom, the 2nd degree of glory, also called the glory of the moon.

The Temples are full of wonderful spiritual symbolism. The first obvious comparison is to the body. As we travel within the physical body we enter the Spirit World where according to the Bible there is hell and the three Kingdoms of Heaven. (2 Corinthians 12:2) When one enters into the Mormon Temple they first put on white clothing to represent the Angelic garments of white Light. Within the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple they have different rooms to represent the three Kingdoms of Heaven called the Celestial, Terrestrial and the Telestial which is the lowest. Before entering into the Endowment Room everyone receives a secret name or key word which they use later in the ceremony before passing thru the veil into the Celestial Room. I believe this Key Word represents the secret Name of God "I AM." In the Masonic Temple and the Mormon Temple there is also reference to the square and the compass.

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 20.

¹The great feast of the pasch was ended and the Nazarenes were journeying toward their homes. ²And they were in Samaria, and Mary said, Where is my son? No one had seen the boy. ³And Joseph sought among their kindred who were on their way to Galilee; but they had seen him not. ⁴Then Joseph, Mary, and a son of Zebedee, returned and sought through all Jerusalem, but they could find him not. ⁵And then they went up to the temple courts and asked the guards, Have you seen Jesus, a fair-haired boy, with deep blue eyes, twelve years of age, about these courts? ⁶The guards replied, Yes, he is in the temple now disputing with the doctors of the law. ⁷And they went in, and found him as the guards had said. ⁸And Mary said, Why Jesus, why do you treat your parents thus? Lo, we have sought two days for you. We feared that some great harm had overtaken you. ⁹And Jesus said, Do you not know that I must be about my Father’s work? ¹⁰But he went round and pressed the hand of every doctor of the law and said, I trust that we may meet again. ¹¹And then he went forth with his parents on their way to Nazareth; and when they reached their home he wrought with Joseph as a carpenter. ¹²One day as he was bringing forth the tools for work he said, ¹³These tools remind me of the ones we handle in the workshop of the mind where things are made of thought and where we build up character. ¹⁴We use the square to measure all our lines, to straighten out the crooked places of the way, and make the corners of our conduct square. ¹⁵We use the compass to draw circles round our passions and desires to keep them in the bounds of righteousness... ²¹And on the twelve-step ladder we ascend until we reach the pinnacle of that which life is spent to build—the Temple of Perfected Man.

Egyptian Hall by Curious Expeditions

The amazingly lavish Masonic Temple in Philadelphia, PA, erected in 1873

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The Thirty-third Degree Freemason C. W. Leadbeater reveals: In Egypt… [six thousand years ago p10] there was a Grand Lodge… of which the Grand Master was the Pharoah… (p28-29) Moses, of whom it was said in the biblical story that he was “learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians.” He passed on his knowledge (of the Mystery teaching of Egypt) to the Jewish priestly line, and thus it survived in a more or less defective form till the time of David and Solomon. When Solomon built his temple he erected it on Masonic lines, and made it a centre of Masonic symbolism and Work. …King Solomon… judaized the entire ritual, substituting Hebrew words for the original Egyptian, though in some cases at least preserving the original meaning…(p35-36) Much of the ancient wisdom has been allowed to slip into oblivion, and so some of the true secrets were lost to the great body of the [Masonic] Brn. [Brethren] But among the Hierophants [or wise Master teachers] of the Great White Brotherhood the true secrets have ever been preserved and they will always reward the search of the really earnest Mason. (p38) In the magnificent illumination given in the Eighteenth Degree, that of the Sovereign Prince of the Rose-Croix of Heredom… [the Mason] finds the divine Love reigning in his own heart and in those of his Brn. [Brethren] He also learns that God has descended and shared our lower nature with us expressly in order that we may ascend to share His true nature with Him. …It further teaches us that God sits enthroned in every human heart, that the inmost Spirit of each man is part of God Himself, a spark of the Divine; and that therefore all men are one in Him, and there is no height to which man may not aspire. …Each Knight [of the Rose-Croix] should meditate upon it and try to realize all that it involves for the knowledge which it gives should permeate the whole fibre of his very essence, if he is to do the duty which is expected of him. …For the man who really knows this, all life is one great glad song of triumph and of gratitude. All this he acknowledges, in all this he rejoices, every time he remembers that wondrous Word of power (The Name of T.G.A.O.T.U. [The Great Architect Of The Universe? God? The author does not say what this Word of Power is but on p275 he talks about the Sacred word AUM or OM] which is revealed to the aspirant in this most wonderful 18[th Degree] was the central and innermost secret of the ancient Egyptian mystery teaching. It is the clear duty of every Knight of the Rose-Croix to spread this light abroad- to preach by word when possible, and always by action, this true “gospel of the grace of God.” In the Co-Masonic form of this Degree he is instructed to offer himself as a channel for the Divine force and to make efforts to co-operate with T.G.A.O.T.U. [or God?] By this daily work… the Christ dwelling in man, should be aroused and greatly developed, so that he becomes, to the limit of his capacity, a living manifestation of the Eternal Love, a veritable priest who is its instrument for the helping of the world. In this Degree also we find certain symbols of deep significance. The flower of the Rose… [and] the Cross. …So when these two emblems are taken in conjunction, as they always are in the name Rose-Croix, they betoken the Love of Self-sacrifice, the secret of Immortality, and the sweet Fragrance of a Holy life. (p296-298) Much of the ancient wisdom has been allowed to slip into oblivion, and so some of the true secrets were lost to the great body of the Brn. [Brethren] But among the Hierophants [or wise Master teachers] of the Great White Brotherhood the true secrets have ever been preserved and they will always reward the search of the really earnest Mason. (p38, 296-298) You may be interested to know that just as Jesus is acknowledged as the Master at the Head of all the Christian Religions C. W. Leadbeater teaches: The Chohan of the Seventh Ray… is that Master of the Wisdom of whom we often speak as the Comte de St. Germain. (p11) He was the Comte de St. Germain at the time of the French Revolution. …This great Saint and Teacher still lives and His present body has no appearance of great age. I myself met Him physically in Rome in 1901 and had a long conversation with Him. In Co-Masonry we refer to Him as the Head of all True Freemasons throughout the world. …Today but few of His Masons acknowledge Him as their Sovereign Grand Master, yet the possibility of such discipleship has ever been recognized in the traditions of the Order. (The Hidden Life in Freemasonry by C. W. Leadbeater p11, 14-15)

Matthew 19:27-29 Every one that hath Forsaken all

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²⁷Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? ²⁸And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. -Matthew 19:27-29 Bible, King James Version

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead

CHAPTER 100

251. ..."Now, therefore, Andrew and all thy brethren thy co-disciples, because... ye have received the purifying mysteries and are become refined light exceedingly purified, -for this cause, therefore, ye will go on high and penetrate into all the regions of all the great emanations of the Light and be kings in the Light-kingdom for ever...

In order to follow the Ascended Masters some may have to give up possessions or loved ones to inherit Eternal Life in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 19:16-17 Jesus Claims He is not God

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¹⁶And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? ¹⁷And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God... -Matthew 19:16-17 Bible, King James Version

Many Christians believe Jesus is God yet here Jesus appears to point out that He is not God. Jesus was what some Masters refer to as a Godman which is a personification of God on earth. This means one may be a god on earth but God Itself is always greater. Every master has a Master and every god has a God of a higher order.

Matthew 19:14 Little Children in Heaven.

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¹⁴But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 19:14 Bible, King James Version

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

Doctrine and Covenants Section 131

Instructions by Joseph Smith the Prophet, given at Ramus, Illinois, 16 and 17 May 1843

1. In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees...

Section 137

A vision given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, 21 January 1836

1 The heavens were opened upon us, and I beheld the celestial kingdom of God, and the glory thereof, whether in the body or out I cannot tell. 2 I saw the transcendent beauty of the gate through which the heirs of that kingdom will enter, which was like unto circling flames of fire... 10 And I also beheld that all children who die before they arrive at the years of accountability are saved in the celestial kingdom of heaven.

Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen by Emanuel Swedenborg. (First published, in Latin, 1758)

2. I. THE GOD OF HEAVEN IS THE LORD

4. Infants... form a third part of heaven...

329. XXXVII. LITTLE CHILDREN IN HEAVEN.

...No one receives heaven... through baptism; for baptism is merely for a sign and memorial that man should be regenerated... Let them know therefore that every child... is received when he dies by the Lord and trained up in heaven, and taught in accordance with Divine order, and imbued with affections for what is good, and through these with knowledges of what is true; and afterwards as he is perfected in intelligence and wisdom is introduced into heaven and becomes an angel... 330. When children die they are still children in the other life, having a like infantile mind, a like innocence in ignorance, and a like tenderness in all things. They are merely in the rudiments of a capacity to become angels, for children are not angels but become angels. For everyone passing out of this world enters the other in the same state of life, a little child in the state of a little child, a boy in the state of a boy, a youth, a man, an old man, in the state of a youth, a man, or an old man; but subsequently each one's state is changed. The state of little children surpasses the state of all others in that they are in innocence... 331. The state of children in the other life far surpasses their state in the world, for they are not clothed with an earthly body, but with such a body as the angels have... In this world children must be taught to walk... and to speak... It is not so with children in the other life. As they are spirits they act at once in accordance with their interiors, walking without practice, and also talking... 332. Little children... immediately after death... are taken into heaven and confided to angel women who in the life of the body tenderly loved little children and at the same time loved God... All little children are under the immediate auspices of the Lord; and the heaven of innocence, which is the third heaven, flows into them... 334. ...When this first age is completed they are transferred to another heaven, where they are taught by masters; and so on. 340. Many may suppose that in heaven little children remain little children, and continue as such among the angels. Those who do not know what an angel is may have had this opinion confirmed by paintings and images in churches, in which angels are represented as children. But it is wholly otherwise. Intelligence and wisdom are what constitute an angel, and as long as children do not possess these they are not angels, although they are with the angels; but as soon as they become intelligent and wise they become angels; and what is wonderful, they do not then appear as children, but as adults, for they are no longer of an infantile genius [or nature,] but of a more mature angelic genius. Intelligence and wisdom produce this effect. The reason why children appear more mature, thus as youths and young men, as they are perfected in intelligence and wisdom, is that intelligence and wisdom are essential spiritual nourishment; and thus the things that nourish their minds also nourish their bodies, and this from correspondence; for the form of the body is simply the external form of the interiors. But it should be understood that in heaven children advance in age only to early manhood, and remain in this...

Although children have been blessed to enter into Heaven at the close of each embodiment I do not believe they have been granted Eternal Life in Heaven through the Ascension simply because they have died as a child. In 1943 the Ascended Master Saint Germain taught: For the first time in four and a half million years this is made possible to this earth that children in this embodiment may make the Ascension! (The Voice of the I AM 1943 August p14)

Matthew 19:12 Eunuchs for Kingdom of Heaven's Sake

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¹²For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. -Matthew 19:12 Bible, King James Version

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 143.

⁴⁴A eunuch is a man who does not lust; some men are eunuchs born, some men are eunuchs by the power of men, and some are eunuchs by the Holy Breath, who makes them free in God through Christ. ⁴⁵He who is able to receive the truth I speak, let him receive.

Matthew 18:21-22 Forgiveness

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²¹Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? ²²Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. -Matthew 18:21-22 Bible, King James Version

How can those who are filled with hatred and vengeance hope to enter into Heaven? These human emotions will only drag one down to hell. The Master Jesus is teaching us to maintain a spirit of forgiveness, mercy and love at all times for all mankind so we are prepared to enter into Heaven.

Matthew 18:3-4 Become as Little Children

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³And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 18:3-4 Bible, King James Version

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 131.

⁸Now Jesus heard the twelve dispute among themselves. The spirit of the carnal self was moving in their hearts, and they were questioning among themselves who was the greatest in the sight of God and man. ⁹And Jesus said, You men, for shame! the greatest is the servant of the rest. And then he called to him a little child; he took it in his arms and said, ¹⁰The greatest is the little child, and if you would be great at all you must become as is this child in innocence, in truth, in purity in life. ¹²If you would enter through the kingdom gate you must be humble as this little child.

Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus' Face did Shine as the Sun

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¹And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, ²And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. ³And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. ⁴Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁵While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. ⁶And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. ⁷And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. ⁸And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. ⁹And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. ¹⁰And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? ¹¹And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. ¹²But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. ¹³Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. -Matthew 17:1-9 Bible, King James Version

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 129.

¹¹Then Jesus, taking Peter, James and John, went forth unto a mountain top to pray. ¹²And as he prayed a brilliant light appeared; his form became as radiant as a precious stone; ¹³His face shone like the sun; his garments seemed as white as snow; the son of man became the son of God. ¹⁴He was transfigured that the men of earth might see the possibilities of man. ¹⁵When first the glory came the three disciples were asleep; a master touched their eyes and said, Awake and see the glory of the Lord. ¹⁶And they awoke, and saw the glory of the Lord; and more, they saw the glory of the heavenly world, for they beheld two men from thence stand forth beside the Lord. ¹⁷And Peter asked the master who awakened them, Who are these men who stand beside the Lord? ¹⁸The master said, These men are Moses and Elijah, who are come that you may know that heaven and earth are one; that masters there and masters here are one. ¹⁹The veil that separates the worlds is but an ether veil. For those who purify their hearts by faith the veil is rolled aside, and they can see and know that death is an illusive thing. ²⁰And Peter said, Praise God! And then he called to Jesus and he said, My master and my Lord, this is the gate of heaven, and it is well that we remain. ²¹May we go down and bring three tents; a tent for you, a tent for Moses, and for Elijah one? But Jesus answered not. ²²And Moses and Elijah talked with Jesus on the mount. They talked about the coming trial of the Lord; ²³About his death, his rest within the tomb; about the wonders of the resurrection morn; the transmutation of his flesh, and his ascension on the clouds of light; ²⁴And all symbolic of the path that every man must tread; symbolic of the way the sons of men become the sons of God. ²⁵The three disciples were amazed, and suddenly the ethers were surcharged with song, and forms as light as air, moved all about the mountain top. ²⁶And then from out the glory of the upper world they heard a voice that said, ²⁷This is the son of man, my chosen one to manifest the Christ to men. Let all the earth hear him. ²⁸When the disciples heard the voice they were afraid; they fell upon the ground and prayed. ²⁹And Jesus came; he touched them and he said, Arise, fear not; lo, I am here. ³⁰Then they arose, and as they looked about they saw no one; the men had gone. The master only stood with them. ³¹As Jesus and the three came from the mountain top they talked about the meaning of the scene, and Jesus told them all; and then he said, ³²Till I have risen from the dead tell not to any one what you have seen. ³³But the disciples could not comprehend the meaning of the words, Till I have risen from the dead. ³⁴And Jesus told them once again about his death, and rising from the grave; about the kingdom of the soul that was to come in glory and in power. ³⁵But Peter said, The scribes have taught that e’er the king shall come Elijah must appear. ³⁶And Jesus said, Elijah has already come; but scribes and Pharisees received him not; ³⁷And men reviled him, bound him, cast him in a prison cell, and shouted with a fiend’s delight to see him die. ³⁸What men have done to him, that they will do to me. ³⁹Then the disciples understood that Jesus spoke of John whom Herod slew.

Matthew 16:28 Some Here Shall not Taste of Death

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²⁸Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. -Matthew 16:28 Bible, King James Version

It is not necessary to go thru the process of death, as Jesus did, to attain the Resurrection and the Ascension. Jesus did so to demonstrate to mankind that it is possible to overcome death or who would have believed it was possible. Jesus could have simply Ascended up into Heaven in His physical body without tasting death therefore others who follow the Ascended Masters can also not taste of death as did some of Jesus' disciples.

Matthew 16:27 Man Rewarded According to his Works

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²⁷For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. -Matthew 16:27 Bible, King James Version

There are many Christians who believe that if they have faith in Jesus they are already saved in the Kingdom of Heaven. In James 2:20 we read: "...Wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?" We need to spiritually work out our salvation in the Kingdom of Heaven permanently by following the teachings of the Ascended Masters until we have attained the Resurrection and the Ascension as did Jesus.

Matthew 16:26 Gain the Whole World, and Lose Soul

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²⁶For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? -Matthew 16:26 Bible, King James Version

Is it really worth it if we gain all the pleasures and treasures of this world but in so doing we lose our own soul thru the cycle of birth and death?

Matthew 16:18-19 The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven

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¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. -Matthew 16:18-19 Bible, King James Version

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead

CHAPTER 133

...The Saviour answered and said unto Mary: "Amēn, I say unto you...

"For this cause, therefore, have I brought |351. the keys of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; otherwise no flesh in the world would be saved. For without mysteries no one will enter into the Light-kingdom, be he a righteous or a sinner.

"For this cause, therefore, have I brought the keys of the mysteries into the world, that I may free the sinners who shall have faith in me and hearken unto me, so that... he whom I shall... bind in the world to the... vestures and the orders of the Light, may be bound in the Light-land to the orders of the inheritances of the Light... and not only the sinners, but also the righteous, in order that I may give them the mysteries and that they may be taken into the Light, for without mysteries they cannot |352. be taken into the Light."

Matthew 16:12 Beware of Doctrines of Error

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Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. -Matthew 16:12 Bible, King James Version

Mankind needs to beware of the orthodox religious doctrines of error taught by those who claim to represent the Saviour Jesus but their teachings do not include the mysteries which are necessary to free them from the cycle of birth and death.

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead

CHAPTER 111

...The Saviour continued again and said unto his disciples: "If ye go into cities or kingdoms or countries, proclaim first unto them, saying: Search ever and cease not, until ye find the mysteries of the Light which will lead you into the Light-kingdom. Say unto them: Beware of the doctrines of error. For many will come in my name and say: It is I. And it is not I, and they will lead many astray.

Matthew 15:16-20 Evil Thoughts Defile Mankind

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¹⁶And Jesus said... ¹⁸ ...those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. ¹⁹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: ²⁰These are the things which defile a man... -Matthew 15:16-20 Bible, King James Version

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ ***by Levi H.* *Dowling***

CHAPTER 67.
¹Now, on the morrow Jesus came again and stood with John beside the ford; and John prevailed on him to speak, and standing forth he said, ²You men of Israel, hear! The kingdom is at hand. ³Behold the great key-keeper of the age stands in your midst; and with the spirit of Elijah he has come. ⁴Behold, for he has turned the key; the mighty gates fly wide and all who will may greet the king. ⁶ ...Whoever will may come; but he who comes must will to prune himself of every evil thought; ⁷Must overcome desire to gratify the lower self; must give his life to save the lost. ⁸The nearer to the kingdom gate you come, more spacious is the room; the multitudes have gone. ⁹If men could come unto the kingdom with their carnal thoughts, their passions and desires, there scarcely would be room for all. ¹⁰But when they cannot take these through the narrow gate they turn away; the few are ready to go in and see the king.

CHAPTER 126.

⁸Hear me, you men of Israel! ...The carnal mind lays hold of thought, and makes... sin; sin is a creature of the mind. ¹⁹The law of spirit calls for purity in thought and word and deed. ²⁵That which defiles a man wells up from carnal thoughts... and generate a host of evil things.

Matthew 15:14 Blind Leaders of the Blind

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¹⁴Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. -Matthew 15:14 Bible, King James Version

Here Jesus is talking about the orthodox Jewish religious leaders known as the Pharisees. In our day and age the exact same principle applies. The orthodox religious leaders are spiritually blind therefore they lead their spiritually blind followers into re-embodiment.

Matthew 13:43 Righteous Shine as the Sun in Heaven

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⁴³Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. -Matthew 13:43 Bible, King James Version

In order to enter into the Celestial Kingdom of Heaven, which is like a blazing sun in It's glory, we must also learn to shine forth as the sun.

Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen by Emanuel Swedenborg. (First published, in Latin, 1758)

177. XX. THE GARMENTS WITH WHICH ANGELS APPEAR CLOTHED.

Since angels are men, and live among themselves as men do on the earth, they have garments and dwellings and other such things, with the difference, however, that as they are in a more perfect state all things with them are in greater perfection.... 178. The garments with which angels are clothed, like all other things with them, correspond; and because they correspond they have real existence. Their garments correspond to their intelligence, and therefore all in the heavens appear clothed in accordance with their intelligence; and as one is more intelligent than another so the garments of one surpass those of another. The most intelligent have garments that blaze as if with flame, others have garments that glisten as if with light; the less intelligent have garments that are glistening white or white without the effulgence; and the still less intelligent have garments of various colors... 182. ...Everyone in the spiritual world has garments in accordance with his intelligence, that is, in accordance with truths which are the source of intelligence...

Matthew 13:10-11 The Mysteries of Heaven

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¹The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. ²And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. ³And he spake many things unto them in parables... ¹⁰And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? ¹¹He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. -Matthew 13:1-11 Bible, King James Version

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead

CHAPTER 102

JESUS continued again in the discourse and said unto his disciples: "When I shall have gone into the Light, then herald it unto the whole world and say unto them: Cease not to seek day and night and remit not yourselves until ye find the mysteries of the Light-kingdom, which will purify you and make you into refined light and lead you into the Light-kingdom... |258. "Say unto them: Renounce the doctrines of error, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light...

CHAPTER 103

|263. "But amēn, amēn, I say unto you: Even if a righteous man hath committed no sins at all, he cannot possibly be brought into the Light-kingdom, because the sign of the kingdom of the mysteries is not with him. In a word, it is impossible to bring souls into the Light without the mysteries of the Light-kingdom."

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When then the disciples had said this, the Saviour continued again and said unto his disciples: "If ye go into cities or kingdoms or countries, proclaim first unto them, saying: Search ever and cease not, until ye find the mysteries of the Light which will lead you into the Light-kingdom. Say unto them: Beware of the doctrines of error. For many will come in my name... and they will lead many astray. Now, therefore, unto all men who come unto you and have faith in you and hearken unto your words and do what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light, give the mysteries of the Light and hide them not from them. And unto him who is worthy of the higher mysteries, give them, and to him who is worthy of the lower mysteries, give them, and hide not anything from any one...

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Mary continued again and said unto the Saviour: "My Lord, if the faith and the mysteries shall have revealed themselves, -now, therefore, if souls come into the world in many circuits [or changes of the body] and are neglectful of receiving mysteries, hoping that, if they come into the world at any other circuit, they will receive them, will they not then be in danger |317. of not succeeding in receiving the mysteries?"

The Saviour answered and said unto his disciples: "Herald unto the whole world and say unto men: Strive thereafter that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light in this time... and enter into the Light-kingdom. Join not one day to another, or one circuit to another, hoping that ye may succeed in receiving the mysteries if ye come into the world in another circuit...

|318... "At that time then the faith will reveal itself still more and the mysteries in those days. And many souls will come by means of the circuits of the changes of the body... coming back into the world...

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The Saviour answered and said unto Mary: "Amēn, I say unto you: All which is appointed unto every one... whether all good or all sins... cometh unto them. For this cause, therefore, have I brought |351. the keys of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; otherwise no flesh in the world would be saved. For without mysteries no one will enter into the Light-kingdom, be he a righteous or a sinner... |352... "For this cause, therefore, I have not hidden it, but I have cried it aloud clearly. And I have not separated the sinners, but I have cried it aloud and said it unto all men, unto sinners and righteous, saying: 'Seek that ye may find, knock that it may be opened unto you; for every one who seeketh in truth, will find, and who knocketh, to him it will be opened.' For I have said unto all men: They are to seek the mysteries of the Light-kingdom which shall purify them and make them refined and lead them into the Light. For this cause, therefore, hath John the Baptizer prophesied concerning me, saying: 'I indeed have baptized you with water unto repentance for forgiveness of your sins. He who cometh after me, is stronger than me. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will purify his floor. The chaff indeed he will consume with unquenchable fire, but the wheat he will gather into his barn.' The power in John hath prophesied concerning me, knowing that I would bring the mysteries into the world and purify the sins of the sinners who shall have faith in me and hearken unto me, and make them into refined light and lead them into the Light."

Matthew 12:22 Possessed with a Devil

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²²Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. -Matthew 12:22 Bible, King James Version

The devils in the Spirit World are evil spirits from mankind on this earth who are in between their embodiments.

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The Master Elihu’s lessons in Egypt to Joseph, Mary and Elizabeth:

¹Again Elihu met his pupils in the sacred grove and said... ¹⁷Men seek salvation from an evil that they deem a living monster of the nether world; and they have gods that are but demons in disguise; all powerful, yet full of jealousy and hate and lust; ¹⁸Whose favors must be bought with costly sacrifice of fruits, and of the lives of birds, and animals, and human kind. ¹⁹And yet these gods possess no... power to save ²⁰This evil is a myth... ²¹The only devil from which men must be redeemed is self, the lower self. If man would find his devil he must look within; his name is self. ²²If man would find his savior he must look within; and when the demon self has been dethroned the savior, Love, will be exalted to the throne of power.

Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen by Emanuel Swedenborg.

311. XXXV. HEAVEN AND HELL ARE FROM THE HUMAN RACE.

In the Christian world it is wholly unknown that heaven and hell are from the human race... But since such ignorance prevails they rejoice in heart that it has pleased the Lord to reveal to mankind at this time many things about heaven and about hell, thereby dispelling as far as possible the darkness that has been daily increasing... They wish for this reason that I should declare from their lips that... all, both in heaven and in hell, are from the human race; in heaven those who lived in the world in heavenly love and belief, in hell those who lived in infernal love and belief, also that it is hell taken as a whole that is called the Devil and Satan... −the name Devil being given to the hell that is behind... and the name Satan being given to the hell that is in front, where those are that are called evil spirits... The angels said that the Christian world had gathered such a belief about those in heaven and those in hell from some passages in the Word understood according to the mere sense of the letter not illustrated and explained by genuine doctrine from the Word; although the sense of the letter of the Word until illuminated by genuine doctrine, draws the mind in different directions, and this begets ignorance, heresies, and errors...

Matthew 11:7-14 John the Baptist was Elijah

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⁷And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? ⁹...A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. ¹¹Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist... ¹⁴And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. Matthew 11:7-14 Bible, King James Version

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

Bible Dictionary

Elias. There are several uses of this word in the scriptures. (1) It is the N.T. (Greek) form of Elijah (Hebrew), as in... Matt. 17:1–4. Elias in these instances can only be the ancient prophet Elijah whose ministry is recorded in 1 and 2 Kings.

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead

CHAPTER 135

...The Saviour answered and said unto Mary: "Amēn, amēn, I say unto you Before I did come into the world... And when I came to the regions of the æons, I have turned Elias and sent him into the body of John the Baptizer, and the rest also I turned into righteous bodies, which will find the mysteries |356. of the Light, go on high and inherit the Light-kingdom...

"...The righteous from the time of Adam unto now, who are in the æons and all the orders of the rulers, when I came to the region of the æons, I have... made to turn into bodies which will all be righteous, -those which will find the mysteries of the Light, enter in and inherit the Light-kingdom."

Mary answered and said: "Blessed are we before all men because of these splendours which thou hast revealed unto us."

And Mary continued and said to the Saviour: "Lo, my Lord, we have openly, exactly and clearly known that thou hast brought the keys of the mysteries of the Light-kingdom, which forgive souls sins and purify them and make them into refined light and lead them into the Light."

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³Now in the hills were many caves. The cave of David was a-near in which the Hermit of Engedi lived. ⁴This hermit was Matheno, priest of Egypt, master from the temple of Sakara. ⁵When John was seven years of age Matheno took him to the wilderness and in the cave of David they abode. ⁶Matheno taught, and John was thrilled with what the master said, and day by day Matheno opened up to him the mysteries of life.

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¹When John was twelve years old...²...Matheno said... ⁹The sages of the ages call you harbinger. The prophets look to you and say, He is Elijah come again. ¹⁰Your mission here is that of harbinger; for you will go before Messiah’s face to pave his way, and make the people ready to receive their king. ¹¹This readiness is purity of heart; none but the pure in heart can recognize the king. ¹²To teach men to be pure in heart you must yourself be pure in heart, and word, and deed. ¹⁷Men... come to God through ceremonies and forms. ¹⁸And so when you would make men know that sins are washed away by purity in life, a rite symbolic may be introduced. ¹⁹In water wash the bodies of the people who would turn away from sin and strive for purity in life. ²⁰This rite of cleansing is a preparation rite and they who thus are cleansed comprise the Church of Purity. ²²This rite of cleansing and this church are but symbolic of the cleansing of the soul by purity in life, and of the kingdom of the soul, which does not come with outward show, but is the church within. ²⁹Now in Engedi’s hills Matheno’s work was done and he and John went down to Egypt. They rested not until they reached the temple of Sakara in the valley of the Nile. ³¹For eighteen years John lived and wrought within these temple gates; and here he conquered self, became a master mind and learned the duties of the harbinger.

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³⁵But Peter said, The scribes have taught that e’er the king shall come Elijah must appear. ³⁶And Jesus said, Elijah has already come; but scribes and Pharisees received him not; ³⁷And men reviled him, bound him, cast him in a prison cell, and shouted with a fiend’s delight to see him die. ³⁸What men have done to him, that they will do to me. ³⁹Then the disciples understood that Jesus spoke of John whom Herod slew.

Matthew 10:40-41 He that Receiveth a Prophet

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⁴⁰He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. ⁴¹He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. -Matthew 10:40-41 Bible, King James Version

In the Spirit World there are Higher and lower Planes or Regions with their Rulers. The Bible refers to three Degrees of Glory likened to the sun, moon and stars two of which it names as the Celestial and the Terrestrial. (1 Corinthians 15: 39-44) The Mormon Church teaches that the Celestial Kingdom is the highest and has three divisions within it, then there is the Terrestrial Kingdom and the lowest is the Telestial Kingdom. In the Mormon Temples members receive the key words, answers, signs and tokens to be able to pass by the angels who stand as sentinels to enter into the Celestial Kingdom of Heaven. The angels revealed to Emanuel Swedenborg that the Christian Preachers represent the Spiritual Kingdom of heaven not the higher Celestial Kingdom of Heaven. All priests, prophets, spiritual teachers, Masters and religions represent different Planes or Regions and their Rulers. Everyone will receive a spiritual reward in the afterlife based upon whether they received and followed the teachings of a righteous man, a Priest or Minister, a prophet, a Master or an Ascended Master. There is a Key Word which opens the Door to Heaven. This Key Word can lift one up to a higher Plane or Region than all the other words, answers, signs, tokens and mantras of the lower regions. In order to gain the Ascension and enter permanently into the Highest Plane one must receive this Key Word which is the Name of God. The Ascended Masters teach that this Word is "I AM." This is the Name of God revealed to Moses in the Old Testament. (Exodus 3: 13-15)

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¹⁹False prophets come and go; they claim to be the shepherds of the sheep; they claim to know the way, but they know not the word of power; the watchman opens not the gate...

Pistis Sophia translated by G. S. R. Mead

CHAPTER 97

...And Mary [Magdalene] answered again and said unto the Saviour: "My Lord, bear with me, if I question thee, and be not wroth with me. Now, therefore, my Lord, unless we live and know the... word of the Ineffable, [or Indescribable,] shall we not be able to inherit the Light-kingdom?"
And the Saviour answered |233. and said unto Mary: "Surely; for every one who shall receive a mystery of the Light-kingdom, will go and inherit up to the region up to which he hath received mysteries... And moreover it is impossible to know the one and only word... unless a man first receive the mystery of the Ineffable. But all the men who shall receive mysteries in the Light, -every one will go and inherit up to the region up to which he hath received mysteries.
"On this account I have said unto you aforetime: 'He who hath faith in a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and he who hath faith in a righteous [man] will receive a righteous [man's] reward,' -that is: Every one will go to the region up to which he hath received mysteries. He who receiveth a lesser mystery, will inherit the lesser mystery, [or lower regions] and he who receiveth a higher mystery, will inherit the higher regions. And every one will abide in his region in the light of my kingdom, and every one will have power over the orders which are below him, but he will not have the power to go to the orders which are above him; but he will abide in the region of the Inheritance of the Light |234. of my kingdom, being in a great light immeasurable for the gods and all the invisibles, and he will be in great joy and great jubilation.
"But now, therefore, hearken, that I may discourse with you concerning the grandeur of those who shall receive the mysteries of the First Mystery.
"He, therefore, who shall receive the [first] mystery of that First Mystery, and it shall be at the time that he cometh out of the body... -then the... receivers come and lead the soul of that man out of the body. And that soul will become a great light-stream in the hands of the... receivers; and those receivers will be afraid of the light of that soul. And that soul will go upwards and pass through all the regions of the rulers and all the regions of the emanations of the Light. And it will not give answers... nor tokens in any single region of the Light nor in any single region of the rulers; but it will pass through all the regions and cross over them all, so that it goeth and ruleth over all the regions..."

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...The Saviour answered and said unto Mary: "Amēn, I say unto you: All which is appointed unto every one... whether all good or all sins... cometh unto them.
"For this cause, therefore, have I brought |351. the keys of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; otherwise no flesh in the world would be saved. For without mysteries no one will enter into the Light-kingdom, be he a righteous or a sinner.
"For this cause, therefore, have I brought the keys of the mysteries into the world, that I may free the sinners who shall have faith in me and hearken unto me, so that I may free them from the bonds... of the æons [or the series of spiritual powers] of the rulers and bind them to... the vestures [that cover us such as our clothing or our body] and the orders of the Light, in order that he whom I shall free in the world from the bonds... of the æons of the rulers, may be freed in the Height from the bonds... of the æons of the rulers, and in order that he whom I shall bind in the world to... the vestures and the orders of the Light, may be bound in the Light-land to the orders of the inheritances of the Light.
"For the sake of sinners, therefore, have I... brought them the mysteries, that I may free them from the æons of the rulers and bind them to the inheritances of the Light, and not only the sinners, but also the righteous, in order that I may give them the mysteries and that they may be taken into the Light, for without mysteries they cannot |352. be taken into the Light.
"For this cause, therefore, I have not hidden it, but I have cried it aloud clearly. And I have not separated the sinners, but I have cried it aloud and said it unto all men, unto sinners and righteous, saying: 'Seek that ye may find, knock that it may be opened unto you; for every one who seeketh in truth, will find, and who knocketh, to him it will be opened.' For I have said unto all men: They are to seek the mysteries of the Light-kingdom which shall purify them and make them refined and lead them into the Light.
"...The power in John hath prophesied concerning me, knowing that I would bring the mysteries into the world and purify the sins of the sinners who shall have faith in me and hearken unto me, and make them into refined light and lead them into the Light."

Matthew 10:34-39 He That Loseth His Life ForMySake

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³⁴Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. ³⁵For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. ³⁶And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. ³⁷He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is worthy of me. ³⁸And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. ³⁹He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. -Matthew 10:34-39 Bible, King James Version

Ideally Jesus wants us all to be peace makers however He knew His message would divide mankind sometimes to the point that they would take up arms against one another. There will be those of the same household whose differing spiritual beliefs will divide them. In order to follow the Master Jesus one must be willing, if necessary, to upset loved ones by changing our spiritual beliefs. Those who love their families more than God, and the Ascended Masters who represent God, are serving their families rather than serving God. We need to place our Heavenly Father, or the I AM Presence of God, first in our lives and follow the teachings of the Ascended Masters or we will not be worthy of the Ascension. Those who lose their old way of life, which may include losing family, relations, loved ones and one's religion for the sake of following the Ascended Masters shall find Eternal Life.

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⁴⁰The Christ is king today, and men must recognize his power. ⁴¹He who loves not the Christ, which is the love of God, before all else, can never gain the prize of spirit consciousness. ⁴²And they who love their parents or their children more than they love the Christ can never wear the name of Christ. ⁴³And he who loves his life more than he loves the Christ cannot please God. ⁴⁴And he who clings to life shall lose his life, while he who gives his life for Christ will save his life.

Matthew 10:28 Death of Both Soul and Body

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²⁸And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. -Matthew 10:28 Bible, King James Version

There are basically three inner and outer bodies which make up a human being. There is the outer physical body, the inner soul body and the higher spirit body. Sometimes the word spirit and soul are interchanged. When I personally use the word soul I mean the Higher Self rather than the inner self. Here Jesus appears to use the word soul to refer to our inner spirit which eventually goes thru the process of death after the death of the physical body. This inner death leads one back into a different physical body thru the process of re-embodiment.

Matthew 10:22 Endure to the End to be Saved

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²²...He that endureth to the end shall be saved. -Matthew 10:22 Bible, King James Version

Enjoying the Kingdom of Heaven in this life or the afterlife is a state of mind or state of consciousness on a moment to moment basis therefore we need to maintain this until the end of our mortal life so when we pass over to the Spirit World this state of consciouness will manifest as a Heaven. Before Jesus began His mission in Jerusalem He visited and taught in other countries including the city of Kapivastu in Nepal, India.

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²³And after many days he reached the mighty Himalayas, and in the city Kapivastu he abode. ²⁴The priests of Buddha opened wide their temple doors for him.

CHAPTER 33.

¹In silent meditation Jesus sat beside a flowing spring. It was a holy day, and many people of the servant caste were near the place. ⁷The man replied, Of heaven we have heard; but then it is so far away, and we must live so many lives before we reach that place! ⁸And Jesus said, My brother, man, your thoughts are wrong; your heaven is not far away; ...it is a state of mind. ¹⁰...Just open up the windows of your hearts, and, like a flood of light, a heaven will come and bring a boundless joy... ¹¹The people were amazed, and gathered close to hear this strange young master speak

Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen By Emanuel Swedenborg (First published, in Latin, 1758)

154. XVII. CHANGES OF STATE OF THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN.

By changes of state of angels their changes in respect to love and faith, and wisdom and intelligence therefrom, are meant, thus their changes in respect to states of life... 155. Angels are not constantly in the same state in respect to love, and in consequence in the same state in respect to wisdom; for all their wisdom is from their love and in accordance with their love. Sometimes they are in a state of intense love, sometimes in a state of love not so intense. The state decreases by degrees from its greatest degree to its least. When in their greatest degree of love they are in the light and warmth of their life, or in a clear and delightful state; but in their least degree they are in shade and cold, or in an obscure and undelightful state. From this last state they return again to the first, and so on, these alternations following one after another with variety.

Matthew 10:8 Freely ye have Received, Freely Give.

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⁸...Freely ye have received, freely give. -Matthew 10:8 Bible, King James Version

The Teachings of the Ascended Masters should be freely given so that rich and poor alike can know how to attain the Ascension in this lifetime.

Matthew 9:37-38 The Labourers are Few

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^P37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; ³⁸Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. -Matthew 9:37-38 Bible, King James Version

There are billions of people on this earth who need to receive the Fullness of the Gospel as taught by the Ascended Masters including Jesus and Saint Germain but there are only a few involved in this great work.

Matthew 9:17 Put New Wine Into New Bottles

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¹⁷Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. -Matthew 9:17 Bible, King James Version

When Jesus brought the New Testament teachings to the Jews, who were and still are following the Old Testament teachings, God couldn't bring them forth through the old Jewish religion because they were too set in their ways. God had to establish a new Christian religion which could handle these New Testament teachings. In this day and age the New Testament teachings have now become the teachings of the Old Dispensation and the teachings of the Ascended Masters, including Jesus and Saint Germain, have become the teachings of the New Dispensation. The old religions based on the teachings of the Bible have become set in their ways so they do not receive the Fulness of the Gospel.

Matthew 8:21-22 Let the Dead Bury Their Dead

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²¹And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. ²²But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. -Matthew 8:21-22 Bible, King James Version

There are basically two types of people in this world, those who are spiritually alive and those who are spiritually dead. Those who are spiritually dead know the ways of the world including how to bury their dead but they can only serve the world. Those who are spiritually alive on the other hand know the way to Heaven so they are needed by God to teach mankind the way to attain the Ascension in this lifetime allowing the spiritually dead to take care of the less spiritually important things in life.

Matthew 8:19 Masters

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¹⁹And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master... -Matthew 8:19 Bible, King James Version

There are many spiritual paths which lead up the Mountain of God however most of these do not lead to the Mountain Top. In the School of Life most of these lower paths are represented by the different orthodox Religions which are like spiritual Kindergartens, Primary, Intermediate, or High Schools but we must find a spiritual University where we are able to gain our Master’s Degree from those who have already gained their Master’s Degree. Only the brave dare to venture up to the spiritual Mountain Top despite the dire warnings of eternal damnation from the orthodox priests who are like the orthodox priests in Jesus’ day who; shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. (Bible, Matthew 23:13) I believe only those who are unafraid of the Truth can find It. There are both male and female Ascended Masters apart from Beloved Jesus such as Saint Germain, Mother Mary and Quan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. Regarding these other Ascended Masters Jesus teaches: I say to all people of America and the Earth: You, who have said you love Me so greatly, must remember that you cannot have Me without Saint Germain and all the other Ascended Masters. They are ONE in Their Eternal Perfection. They have gained Their Victory, as you are now endeavouring to do. (The Voice of the I AM 1941 December p6) Regarding the orthodox priests, or preacher’s teachings, Emanuel Swedenborg reveals that; 225. all the preachers are from the Lord’s spiritual kingdom; none are from the celestial kingdom… 227. …The doctrine of the inmost heaven is more full of wisdom than the doctrine of the middle heaven, and this more full of intelligence than the doctrine of the outmost heaven; for in each heaven the doctrines are adapted to the perceptions of the angels. (Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen Chapter 25) Jesus also teaches in this day and age: I say to the orthodox world. …Those who cannot accept Saint Germain and the Ascended Masters, will not have My Radiation! (The Voice of the I AM 1943 December p7) The Archangel Michael teaches us: Forget my dear people denominations! See the Truth of Life and pour out blessings to all mankind. (The Voice of the I AM 1939 May p10)

Matthew 7:28-29 Jesus Taught with Authority

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²⁸And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: ²⁹For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. -Matthew 7:28-29 Bible, King James Version

In Jesus' day the scribes of the orthodox Religions claimed to have the authority to represent God but the people were astonished at the difference between their doctrine or teachings and the teachings of the Master Jesus Who was a true representative of God. In this day and age we have exactly the same situation. The orthodox Religions including the Christian Religions claim to have the authority to represent God but because the Bible only contains about 30% of the Truth their teachings are astonishingly different from the teachings of the Masters including the Ascended Master Jesus.

Matthew 7:21-23 NotEveryChristianShallEnterHeaven

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²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. ²²Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? ²³And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. -Matthew 7:21-23 Bible, King James Version

Many Christians believe that all they have to do to be saved in the Kingdom of Heaven is to believe in Jesus therefore when they pass over to the Spirit World they will be surprised to find that they do not have access to Heaven even if they have done many wonderful works in the Name of Jesus. Nevertheless, in the afterlife they can be taught how to enter into Heaven on a temporary basis until their re-embodiment which gives them another opportunity to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven on a permanent basis by attaining the Ascension. This is supported by the teachings of Jesus to his disciples, after his Resurrection, in the Books of the Saviour. Jesus’ disciples ask him what will happen to a righteous man who hasn’t received the mysteries of the Light when he goes forth out of the body. Jesus teaches them that; the Virgin of Light… letteth it be cast down into the body… which will be good to find the… mysteries of the Light and inherit the Light-kingdom for ever. …It is impossible to bring souls into the Light without the mysteries of the Light-kingdom. …Search ever and cease not unto ye find the mysteries of the Light which will lead you into the Light-kingdom. …Beware of the doctrines of error. For many will come in my name… and they will lead many astray. (Pistis Sophia by G.R.S. Mead p220, 234)

Apocalypse Revealed By Emanuel Swedenborg [1766]

157. ...I have also been permitted to hear many in the spiritual world say, that they have often gone to the holy communion, and thus have eaten and drunk what is holy, and have as often been absolved from their sins; that every Sabbath day they have hearkened to their teachers; and have devoutly prayed at home morning and evening, besides other things. But when the interiors of their worship were laid open, they appeared full of iniquities and infernal things, therefore they were rejected.

Matthew 7:15 Beware of False Prophets

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¹⁵Beware of false prophets... Matthew 7:15 Bible, King James Version

In the Books of the Saviour Jesus teaches His disciples: CHAPTER 111 vs. 280. … If ye go into cities or kingdoms or countries, proclaim first unto them, saying: Search ever and cease not, until ye find the mysteries of the Light which will lead you into the Light-kingdom. Say unto them: Beware of the doctrines of error. For many will come in my name… and they will lead many astray. Now, therefore, unto all men who come unto you and have faith in you and hearken unto your words and do what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light, give the mysteries of the Light and hide them not from them. And unto him who is worthy of the higher mysteries, give them, and to him who is worthy of the lower mysteries, give them, and hide not anything from any one… (Pistis Sophia Translated by G. R. S. Mead) According to the Akashic Records Jesus teaches:

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 101.

¹⁴Beware, for many claim to walk the way of life who walk the way of death. ¹⁵But they are false in word and deed...

CHAPTER 139.

¹⁹False prophets come and go; they claim to be the shepherds of the sheep; they claim to know the way, but they know not the word of power; the watchman opens not the gate...

Matthew 7:13-14 The Way, Few Find it

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¹³Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: ¹⁴Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. -Matthew 7:13-14 Bible, King James Version

There are essentially only two paths in life which mankind follows. The Path to Eternal Life and the path to re-embodiment. The majority of mankind follow the path to re-embodiment including the orthodox religions of the world. Only a few find the Path to Eternal Life. George King from the Aetherius Society teaches: "Reincarnation is in the eyes of the great Masters, not a theory, but an essential part of Divine Truth, an aspect which, sooner or later, must be taught by every major Religion on Earth... Not for very much longer can the orthodox leaders of the Christian Religion suppress the existence of Truth regarding reincarnation." ("The Nine Freedoms" p111) The Path to Eternal Life is the Path to Ascension. C. W. Leadbeater from the Theosophical Society teaches: "The path of fire is the path of ascension, from which there is no longer any rebirth under the law of necessity." (p275 "The Hidden Life in Freemasonry" by C. W. Leadbeater) To give us a clearer idea of how few people have been able to find the Path to Eternal Life and gain the Ascension for thousands of years up until the 1930s, the Ascended Masters teach that; Only one person a year out of three and a half billions of people on this earth ever attained his Ascension. (The Voice of the I AM, 1940 April p36)

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The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

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¹¹...Find the path that leads up to the mountain top.

Matthew 7:12 WhatsoeverYeWouldThatMenShouldDoToYou

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¹² ...All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. -Matthew 7:12 Bible, King James Version

The Law of the Harvest or the Law of Karma teaches mankind to love one another.

Matthew 7:1-6 Cast the Beam out of thine own Eye

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¹Judge not, that ye be not judged. ²For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. ³And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? ⁴Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? ⁵Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. -Matthew 7:1-6 Bible, King James Version

Some people are quick to see the minor imperfections in others but they do not see, and therefore do not remove, the major imperfections in themselves. Once a person has removed all their own imperfections then from this higher spiritual ground they can reach down and assist others who have fallen into imperfection. This is not done thru judgement, criticism or condemnation but thru the saving grace of Christ which is Divine Love and Mercy.

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 100.

²⁰How can you see the splinter in your brother’s eye while you have chunks within your own? ²¹First take the chunks from out your eye and then you may behold the splinter in your brother’s eye and help him take it out, ²²And while your eyes are full of foreign things you cannot see the way, for you are blind, ²³And when the blind lead forth the blind, both lose the way and fall into the slough. ²⁴If you would lead the way to God you must be clear in sight, as well as pure in heart.

Matthew 7:1-2 Judge Not

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1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged...
-Matthew 7:1-2 Bible, King James Version

According to the the Law of the Harvest or the Law of Karma whatever we do unto others will be done unto us therefore we should avoid criticism, judgement, condemnation, and passing opinions of others because such spiritually offensive behaviour can keep us out of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 6:33 Seek ye First the Kingdom of God

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³³...Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. -Matthew 6:33 Bible, King James Version

In this life or in the afterlife there are many distractions one can seek after which will enable us to enjoy some temporary satisfaction but what's the point if you have to keep reembodying on this earth. Better to seek the Kingdom of God first because the sooner we attain it permanently the sooner we are free from the endless cycle of birth and death. Also as Masters God will provide us with every constructive thing we may need plus so much more. In order to gain the Kingdom of God permanently we need to attain the Resurrection and the Ascension therefore we should seek first the Goal of Life which is the Ascension.

Matthew 6:24 Ye Cannot Serve God and Mammon.

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²⁴No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. -Matthew 6:24 Bible, King James Version

Everybody usually loves something more than anything else in their life. Essentially you worship whatever you love the most. For some people it is mammon or money while for others it is God. Jesus is suggesting that you cannot serve both. One must take priority.

Matthew 6:22-23 The Light of the Body

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²²The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. ²³But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22-23 King James Version

The Beloved Master Jesus explains what He meant by these words. "When I said: "The Light of the body is the eye, and if thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of Light," I meant exactly what I said. The Light of the body is the "I AM Presence," and if you turn your attention and look there and continue to look there, the Light that you will draw back into your bodies, from the contemplation of the Source from whence the Light in your body comes, your body will become Light." (The Voice of the I AM, April 1945 p7)

The Inner Worlds are like a mirror which reflect the spiritual nature of the spirits who reside there. If a spirit is good their body will be full of light therefore they will find themselves in a world of light with other good spirits. If a spirit is evil their body will be full of darkness therefore they will find themselves in a world of darkness or lessor light with other evil spirits. Knowing how to fill ourselves with the Light of Christ or the Light of Divine Love is the Key to open the Door to Heaven.

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 33.

8 And Jesus said... 10 ...just open up the windows of your hearts, and, like a flood of light, a heaven will come and bring a boundless joy...

CHAPTER 116.

¹²...The good shine forth as suns in the kingdom of the soul.

CHAPTER 135.

¹⁰And Jesus said... ¹¹I go my way and you shall find me not; for where I go you cannot come, because you do not know the way. ¹²You cannot find the way because your hearts are gross, your ears are dull, your eyes are closed. ¹³The light of life cannot shine through the murky veil that you have drawn about your hearts. ¹⁴You do not know the Christ and if the Christ be not within the heart there is no light.

Matthew 6:19-21 Lay up Treasures in Heaven

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¹⁹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: ²⁰But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: ²¹For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:19-21 Bible, King James Version

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 111.

¹⁴Then to the people Jesus said, Take heed, and covet not. The wealth of men does not consist in what they seem to have—in lands, in silver and in gold. ¹⁵These things are only borrowed wealth... ¹⁷The wealth of soul lies in the purity of life, and in the wisdom that descends from heaven. ²⁴You men of Galilee, lay not up treasures in the vaults of earth; accumulated wealth will blight your soul. ²⁵God does not give men wealth to hoard away in secret vaults. Men are but stewards of God’s wealth, and they must use it for the common good. ²⁶To every steward who is true to self, to other men, to every thing that is, the Lord will say, Well done.

Many of mankind spend their lives accumulating wealth with little or no thought given to the afterlife so they enjoy a comfortable life but when they pass over to the Spirit World they have nothing. We don't need to live in poverty like a monk however we do need to live a spiritual life which prepares us for Heaven where we can enjoy it's Real Treasures. Our good karma created by our good deeds etc in life after life is stored in Heaven and can be released in a particular lifetime. In this physical world money provides us with what we need however in Heaven this is worthless. The golden coin of Heaven is Divine Love which is why Saint Paul teaches: ¹Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. ²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. ³And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Bible)

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 33.

²¹And Jesus said… ²³That in the heart the richest gems abound; that he who wills may open up the door and find them all. ²⁴And then the people said, Make known to us the way that we may find the wealth that lies within the heart. ²⁵And Jesus opened up the way…

Matthew 6:14-15 If ye Forgive

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¹⁴For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: ¹⁵But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. -Matthew 6:14-15 Bible, King James Version

Here Jesus is teaching the Law of the Harvest or the Law of Karma which means that what we sow we will reap. For example if we plant weeds we will reap weeds. If we plant an apple seed we can expect to eventually pick apples from an apple tree. Therefore if we wish to be forgiven for our mistakes we must be willing to forgive others for their mistakes.

Matthew 6:14 Your Heavenly Father

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14 ...Your heavenly Father... -Matthew 6:14 Bible, King James Version

When Jesus spoke of our Heavenly Father He was referring to our individual I AM Presence which is the Personification of God. When God appeared to Moses in the Old Testament and Moses asked what His Name was 14 ...God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Exodus 3:14-15 Bible, King James Version) When we are privileged enough to stand before God it is said we will realize that God is our own Higher Self and we will exclaim, "I am that I AM" or in other words "I am that I AM Presence!"

Matthew 6:6 When Thou Prayest

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But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. -Matthew 6:6 Bible, King James Version

When Jesus spoke of his Father in Heaven he was referring to his I AM Presence or Higher Self. By quieting our thoughts and our feelings when we pray, our I AM Presence can more clearly communicate with us.

Matthew 5:48 Be ye Perfect

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⁴⁸Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 Bible, King James Version

This is the Great Command of God to all life and eventually, if not in this embodiment then in another, we must all become perfect. This includes hell and all it's evil spirits. Even this earth itself which has delayed her perfection for the sake of mankind will gladly transform into a perfect heavenly world. The Goal of life is Perfection which is achieved by attaining the Resurrection then the Ascension. Because our I AM Presence, or Higher Self, is Perfect by becoming one with our I AM Presence thru the Ascension we become Perfect.