3...Christ... 5...was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. -1 Corinthians 15:3, 5-8 Bible, King James Version
The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ, by Levi H. Dowling, [1920], at sacred-texts.com
Materialisation of the Spiritual Body of Jesus
Chapter 173
Jesus appears, fully materialised, to his mother, Miriam, Mary of Magdala and to Peter, James and John.
1. Now,
when the rabbis took the body of the Lord and laid it in the tomb. The
mother of the Lord, and Mary Magdalene, and Miriam were there.
2. And when the body was entombed they went to Joseph's home and there abode.
3. They did not know that Jewish soldiers had been sent to guard the tomb, nor that Roman seal was placed upon the stone;
4. So in the morning of the first day of the week they hastened to the tomb with spices to embalm the Lord.
5. But when they reached the tomb they found the terror-stricken soldiers running frantically about.
6. The women did not know the cause; but when they found an empty tomb they were excited and aggrieved.
7. The soldiers did not know what had transpired; they could not tell who took the body of the Lord away.
8. And Mary Magdalene ran with haste toward Jerusalem to tell the news to Peter and the rest.
9. She
met, just by the gateway, Peter, James and John; she said, Some one has
rolled away the stone and carried off the body of the Lord.
10. And
then the three disciples ran toward the tomb; but John was fleet of
foot and was the first to reach the tomb; he found it empty; the body of
his Lord was gone.
11. When Peter came he went into the tomb, and found the grave clothes neatly folded up and laid aside.
12. Now,
the disciples did not comprehend the scene. They did not know the
meaning of their Lord when he informed them just before his death that
he would rise from death upon the first day of the week.
13. The three disciples went back to Jerusalem; the mother of the Lord and Miriam went not away.
14. And Mary looked within the tomb, and saw two masters sitting there; they said, Why do you weep?
15. And Mary said, Because my Lord is gone; some one has carried off the body of my Lord; I know not where it is.
16. Then she arose and looked around; a man stood near and said, Why do you weep? whom do you seek?
17. And
Mary thought it was the gardener and said, If you have borne away the
body of my Lord, O tell me where it is that I may lay it in a sacred
tomb.
18. And then the man came near and said, My Mother! and Mary said, My Lord!
19. The eyes of Miriam were opened up and she beheld the Lord.
20. And
Jesus said, Behold, I told you as we walked along the way up to the
cross that I would meet you at the sepulchre upon the first day of the
week.
21. Now, Mary Magdalene was sitting not a great way off, and Jesus went to her and said,
22. Why seek the living among the dead? Your Lord has risen as he said, Now, Mary, look! Behold my face!
23. Then Mary knew it was the Lord; that he had risen from the dead.
24. And
then Salome, and Mary, mother of the two disciples, James and John,
Joanna, and the other women who had come out to the tomb, saw Jesus, and
they talked with him.
25. And Mary Magdalene was filled with joy. She sought again for Peter, James and John; she found them and she said,
26. Lo,
I have seen the Lord; and Miriam has seen the Lord; the mother of the
Lord has seen the Lord; and many more have seen his face; for he has
risen from the dead.
27. But the disciples thought that she had simply seen a vision of the Lord. They did not think that he had risen from the dead.
28. Then Mary found the other members of the company and told them all about the risen Lord; but none of them believed.
29. Now,
Peter, James and John were in the garden of Siloam; were talking with
the gardener about the happenings of the day when John beheld a stranger
coming up the walk.
30. The stranger lifted up his hands and said, I am. Then the disciples knew it was the Lord.
31. And
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.
32. And so I come to you in form familiar unto you.
33. Go speak to Thomas, and the other men whom I have called to be apostles unto men, and say to them,
34. That he whom Jews and Romans thought was dead is walking in the garden of Siloam;
35. Will stand again before the priests and Pharisees within the temple in Jerusalem;
36. And will appear unto the sages of the world.
37. Tell them that I will go before them into Galilee.
38. Then
Peter, James and John went forth and found their brethren and said,
Behold, the Lord is risen from the dead, and we have seen him face to
face.
39. The brethren were amazed at what the three
disciples said; but still they looked upon their words as idle talk and
they believed them not.
Chapter 174
Jesus appears, fully materialised, to Zachus and Cleophas as
they journey to Emmaus, but they know him not. He tells them many things
about Christ. He eats the evening meal with them, and reveals himself
to them. They go to Jerusalem and tell the news.
Chapter 175
Jesus appears, fully materialised to the ten apostles in Simon's house, and to Lazarus and his sisters.
1. The
evening of the resurrection day had come; the ten apostles were in
Simon's house in Bethany. The lawyer, Thomas, was not there.
2. The doors were closed and barred, because the Jews had said that they would drive the Galileans from the land.
3. And as they talked, lo, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said, Peace! peace!
4. And the disciples shrank in fear; they thought it was a phantom that they saw.
5. And
Jesus said, Why are you troubled thus? Why do you fear? I am no phantom
form. I am your Lord, and I have risen from the dead.
6. I
often said, I will arise; but you believed me not; and now come here and
see. A phantom has not flesh and bones and brawn, like I possess.
7. Come now, and clasp my hands, and touch my feet, and lay your hands upon my head.
8. And every one came up and clasped his hands, and touched his feet, and laid his hands upon his head.
9. And Jesus said, Have you here anything to eat.
10. And they brought out a fragment of a fish; he ate it in the presence of them all and then the ten believed.
11. Nathaniel
said, And now we know that he has risen from the dead; he stands a
surety of the resurrection of the dead. And Jesus disappeared.
12. Now,
Mary, Martha, Ruth and Lazarus were in their home, and they had heard
the rumour that their Lord had risen from the dead, and Martha said,
13. It cannot be, for such a thing has never happened since the world began.
14. But Mary said, Did not the Lord bring back our brother from the dead? and he could surely bring himself to life again.
15. And as they talked, the Lord stood in their midst and said,
16. All hail! For I am risen from the dead, first fruitage of the grave!
17. And Martha ran and brought the chair in which the Lord had ever loved to sit, and Jesus sat down on the chair.
18. And for a long, long time they talked about the trial, and the scenes of Calvary and of the garden of Siloam.
19. Then Jesus said, Fear not, for I will be your boon companion all the way; and then he disappeared.
Chapter 176
Jesus appears, fully materialised, to the eastern sages in the
palace of Prince Ravanna in India. To the magian priests in Persia. The
three wise men speak in praise of the personality of the Nazarene.
1. Ravanna,
prince of India, gave a feast. His palace in Orissa was the place where
men of thought from all the farther East were wont to meet.
2. Ravanna was the prince with whom child Jesus went to India many years ago.
3. The feast was made in honour of the wise men of the East.
4. Among the guests were Meng-ste, Vidyapati and Lamaas.
5. The wise men sat about the table talking of the needs of India and the world.
6. The door unto the banquet hall was in the east; a vacant chair was at the table to the east.
7. And as the wise men talked a stranger entered, unannounced, and raising up his hands in benediction said, All hail!
8. A halo rested on his head, and light, unlike the light of sun, filled all the room.
9. The wise men rose and bowed their heads and said, All hail!
10. and Jesus sat down in the vacant chair; and then the wise men knew it was the Hebrew prophet who had come.
11. And Jesus said, Behold, for I am risen from the dead. Look at my hands, my feet, my side.
12. The Roman soldiers pierced my hands and feet with nails; and then one pierced my heart.
13. They put me in a tomb, and then I wrestled with the conqueror of men. I conquered death, I stamped upon him and arose;
14. Brought immortality to light and painted on the walls of time a rainbow for the sons of men; and what I did all men shall do.
15. This
gospel of the resurrection of the dead is not confined to Jew and
Greek; it is the heritage of every man of every time and clime; and I am
here a demonstration of the power of man.
16. Then he arose and pressed the hand of every man and of the royal host, and said,
17. Behold, I am not myth made of the fleeting winds, for I am flesh and bone and brawn; but I can cross the borderland at will.
18. And then they talked together there a long, long time. The Jesus said,
19. I
go my way, but you shall go to all the world and preach the gospel of
the omnipotence of men, the power of truth, the resurrection of the
dead;
20. He who believes this gospel of the son of man shall never die; the dead shall live again.
21. Then Jesus disappeared, but he had sown the seed. The words of life were spoken in Orissa, and all of India heard.
22. The
magian priests were in the silence in Persepolis, and Kaspar, and the
magian masters who were first to greet the child of promise in the
shepherd's home in Bethlehem, were with the priests.
23. And Jesus came and sat with them; a crown of light was on his head.
24. And when the silence ended Kaspar said, A master from the royal council of the Silent Brotherhood is here; let us give praise.
25. And all the priests and masters stood and said, All hail! What message from the royal council do you bring?
26. And Jesus said, My brothers of the Silent Brotherhood, peace, peace on earth; goodwill to men!
27. The problem of the ages has risen from the dead; has shown that human flesh can be transmuted into flesh divine.
28. Before
the eyes of men this flesh in which I come to you was changed with
speed of light from human flesh. And so I am the message that I bring to
you.
29. To you I come, the first of all the race to be transmuted to the image of the AM.
30. What I have done, all men will do; and what I am, all men will be.
31. But Jesus said no more. In one short breath he told the story of his mission to the sons of men, and then he disappeared.
32. The magi said, Some time ago we read this promise, now fulfilled, upon the dial plate of heaven.
33. And
then we saw this man who has just demonstrated unto us the power of man
to rise from carnal flesh and blood to flesh of God, a babe in
Bethlehem.
34. and after many years he came and sat with us in these same groves;
35. He told the story of his human life, of trials, sore temptations, buffetings and woes.
36. He
pressed along the thorny way of life he had risen and over thrown the
strongest foes of God and man; and he is now the only master of the
human race whose flesh has been transmuted into flesh divine.
37. He is the God-man of to-day; but every one of earth overcome and be like him, a son of God.
Chapter 177
Jesus appears, fully materialised, in the temple in Jerusalem.
Rebukes the rulers of the Jews for their hypocrisy. Reveals himself to
them and they fall back in fear. He appears to the apotles in Simon's
house. Thomas is convinced.
1. It was the Sabbath
day and many priests and scribes and Pharisees were in the temple in
Jerusalem. Caiaphas, Annas and some other ruling Jews were there.
2. A
stranger came in garb of fisherman and asked, What has become of Jesus
who is called the Christ? Is he not teaching in the temple now?
3. The Jews replied, That man from Galilee was crucified a week ago, because he was a dangerous man, a vile, seditious man.
4. The stranger asked, Where did you put the body of this man from Galilee? Where is his tomb?
5. The
Jews replied, We do not know. His followers came at night and stole the
body from the tomb in which it lay and carried it away, and the
declared that he had risen from the dead.
6. The stranger asked, How do you know that his disciples stole the body from the tomb? was any one a witness of the theft?
7. The
Jews replied, We had a hundred soldiers at the place, and every one of
them declares that his disciples stole the body from the tomb.
8. The stranger asked, Will any one of all your hundred men stand forth and say, I saw the body stolen from the tomb?
9. The Jews replied, We do not know; these men are men of truth; we cannot doubt their word.
10. The
stranger said, You priests and scribes and Pharisees hear me: I was a
witness of the facts, was in the garden of Siloam, and stood among your
hundred men.
11. And this I know that not a man among your hundred men will say, I saw the body stolen from the tomb.
12. And
I will testify before the God of heaven and earth, The body was not
stolen from the tomb; the man from Galilee is risen from the dead.
13. And then the priests and scribes and Pharisees rushed up to seize the man and cast him out.
14. But
instantly the fisherman became a radiant form of light, and priests and
scribes and Pharisees fell back in deadly fear; they saw the man from
Galilee.
15. And Jesus looked upon the frightened men and
said, This is the body that you stoned beyond the city's gates and
crucified on Calvary.
16. Behold my hands, my feet, my side and see the wounds the soldiers made.
17. If you believe that I am phantom made of air, come forth and handle me; ghosts do not carry flesh and bones.
18. I
came to earth to demonstrate the resurrection of the dead, the
transmutation of the flesh of carnal man to flesh of man divine.
19. Then Jesus raised his hands and said, Peace be to every one of you; goodwill to all mankind. And then he disappeared.
20. Now,
Thomas, had not seen the Lord since he had risen from the dead, and
when the ten averred that they had seen and talked with him he said,
21. Until
I see the nail prints in his hands and feet, the spear wound in his
side, and talk with him as I have talked with him before, I cannot have a
reason to believe that he is risen from the dead.
22. At
Simon's house in Bethany the men from Galilee had met. It was the
evening of the first day of the week, and on the morrow all would turn
their faces toward their homes.
23. The eleven apostles all were there: the doors were closed and barred, and Jesus came and said, Peace be to all!
24. And then he said to Thomas, Friend, you do not know that I have risen from the dead; the time has come for you to know.
25. Come here and see the nail prints in my hands, the spear wound in my side, and talk with me as you have often talked with me.
26. And
Thomas came and saw and then exclaimed, My master, and my Lord! I do
not now believe, I know that you are risen from the dead.
27. And Jesus said, Because you see me you believe, and blessed are your eyes;
28. But blessed thrice are they who see me not and yet believe.
29. Then Jesus vanished from their sight, but the disciples were established in their faith.
Chapter 178
Jesus appears, fully materialised, before Apollo and the
Silent Brotherhood in Greece. Appears to Claudia and Juliet on the Tiber
near Rome. Appears to the priest in the Egyptian temple at Heliopolis.
1. Apollo, with the Silent Brotherhood of Greece, was sitting in a Delphian grove. The Oracle had spoken loud and long.
2. The
priests were in the sanctuary and as they looked the Oracle became a
blaze of light; it seemed to be on fire, and all consumed.
3. The priests were filled with fear. They said, A great disaster is to come; our gods are mad; they have destroyed our Oracle.
4. But when the flames had spent themselves, a man stood on the orac pedestal and said,
5. God speaks to man, not by an oracle of wood and gold, but by the voice of man.
6. The
gods have spoken to the Greeks, and kindred tongues, through images
made by man, but God, the One, now speaks to man through Christ the only
son, who was, and is and evermore will be.
7. This Oracle shall fail; the Living Oracle of God, the One, will never fail.
8. Apollo
knew the man who spoke; he knew it was the Nazarene who once had taught
the wise men in the Acropolis and had rebuked the idol worshippers upon
the Athen's beach;
9. And in a moment Jesus stood before Apollo and the Silent Brotherhood, and said,
10. Behold, for I have risen from the dead with gifts for men. I bring to you the title of your vast estate.
11. All power in heaven and earth is mine; to you I give all power in heaven and earth.
12. Go
forth and teach the nations of the earth the gospel of the resurrection
of the dead and of eternal life through Christ, the love of God made
manifest to men.
13. And then he clasped Apollo's hand and
said, My human flesh was changed to higher form by love divine and I can
manifest in flesh, or in the higher planes of life, at will.
14. What I can do all men can do. Go preach the gospel of the omnipotence of man.
15. Then Jesus disappeared; but Greece and Crete and all the nations heard.
16. Claudas and Juliet, his wife, lived on the Palatine in Rome and they were servants of Tiberius; but they had been in Galilee;
17. Had walked with Jesus by the sea, had heard his words and seen his power; and they believed that he was Christ made manifest.
18. Now
Claudas and his wife were on the Tiber in a little boat; a storm swept
from the sea, the boat was wrecked and Claudas and his wife were sinking
down to death.
19. And Jesus came and took them by the hands and said, Claudas and Juiet, arise and walk with me upon the waves.
20. And they arose and walked with him upon the waves.
21. A thousand people saw the three walk on the waves, and saw them reach the land, and they were all amazed.
22. And
Jesus said, You men of Rome, I am the resurrection and the life. They
that are dead shall live, and many that shall live will never die.
23. By mouth of gods and demi-gods God spoke unto your fathers long ago; but now he speaks to you through perfect man.
24. He
sent his son, the Christ, in human flesh, to save the world, and as I
lifted from the watery grave and saved these servants of Tiberius,
25. So
Christ will lift the sons and daughters of the human race, yea, every
one of them, from darkness and from graves of carnal things, to light
and everlasting life.
26. I am the manifest of love raised from the dead; Behold my hands, my feet, my side which carnal men have pierced.
27. Claudas and Juliet whom I have saved from death, are my ambassadors to Rome.
28. And they will point the way and preach the gospel of the Holy Breath and of the resurrection of the dead.
29. And that was all he said, but Rome and all of Italy heard.
30. The
priests of Heliopolis were in their temple met to celebrate the
resurrection of their brother Nazarite; they knew that he had risen from
the dead.
31. The Nazarite appeared and stood upon a sacred pedestal on which no man had ever stood.
32. This was an honour that had been reserved for him who first would demonstrate the resurrection of the dead.
33. And Jesus was the first of all the human race to demonstrate the resurrection of the dead.
34. When
Jesus stood upon the sacred pedestal the masters stood and said, All
hail! The great bells of the temple rang and all the temple was ablaze
with light.
35. And Jesus said, All honour to the masters of this Temple of the Sun.
36. In
flesh of man there is the essence of the resurrection of the dead. This
essence, quickened by the Holy Breath, will raise the substance of the
body to a higher tone,
37. And make it like the substance of the bodies of the planes above, which human eyes cannot behold...
45. You know that all my life was one great
drama for the sons of men; a pattern for the sons of men. I lived to
show the possibilities of man. 46. What I have done all men can do, and what I am all men shall be.
47. The
masters looked; the form upon the sacred pedestal had gone, but every
temple priest, and every living creature said, Praise God.
Chapter 179
Jesus appears, fully materialised, to the apostles at the sea
of Galilee. Appears to a multitude of people. Tells his apostles to go
again to Jerusalem and he would meet them there.
27. The
news soon spread through all Capernaum that Jesus had risen from the
dead, that he had walked with his disciples by the sea and ate with them
the morning meal. The multitudes came forth to see.28. Now
Peter, James and John, together with the other men who had been called
to be apostles of the Lord, went to the mountains near Capernaum to
pray.
29. And as they prayed the master came; they saw him and they talked with him.
30. He said to them, The Pentecost is near at hand; go to Jerusalem and I will meet you there.
31. And as he talked, a multitude of people came; they saw the Lord; they said,
32. Behold, for now we know that he, the Nazarene, has risen from the dead for we have seen him face to face.
Chapter 180
Jesus appears, fully materialised, to the apostles in
Jerusalem. Gives them his instructions. Promises them a special
endowment for their work on Pentecost. Goes to Mount Olives and in full
view of many disciples ascends to heaven. The disciples return to
Jerusalem.
1. The eleven apostles of the Lord were in Jerusalem and in a spacious room that they had chosen by the Lord's command.
2. And as they prayed the Lord appeared to them and said...
13. You know the sacred Word, which is the word of power.14. The
secret things that I have told to you that may not now be told to all
the world, you shall make known to faithful men who shall in turn reveal
them unto other faithful men.
15. Until the time shall come when all the world may hear and comprehend the words of truth and power...
24. And then they saw him rise upon the wings of light; a wreath encircled him about; and then they saw his form no more.25. But as they gazed up into heaven two men, in robes of white, appeared and said,
26. You
men of Galilee, why gaze you thus so anxiously upon the ascending Lord?
Lo, he will come again from heaven as you have seen him go to heaven...
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. (See The Voice of the I AM 1940 p39)
