Atheists proclaim the tenets of a science they fail to embrace as apostates. And while they ignorantly criticize religion and the Bible, they surrender their own gift of reason to contend with blind believers of the simple faith. By design, the scriptures were written to be historically inaccurate -- and the most esteemed religious authorities called those who are so naive to believe the written word, idiots and gullible fools. But the scriptures have a Divine Purpose that is beyond the comprehension of carnal man - which is to open the Inner Door to the person's own soul and spiritual natures, and ultimately the Kingdom of God. Modern science has proven that these inner dimensions of consciousness that are beyond the physical exist, and are in fact the force that controls all things in this world. In rejecting their own science, Atheists and unbelievers are more dead and irrational than the religious people they judge and condemn!
Proof That Atheists Are Without Cause To Criticize the Church: Unknowingly, what they criticize is the very design and purpose of the scriptures and the manner in which they are composed. While neither the Atheist or blind believer will accept this statement, there will come a time when both pass from this life where they will find themselves in the same boat on opposite sides. The believers will be there because they blindly embraced the symbols of the scriptures and never moved beyond what the Apostle portrays and the "letter that killeth" -- i.e, the written word. The Atheists will be in the same boat on the opposite side, because they condemned the symbols of the scriptures without ever attempting to understand either the traditions these writings were composed in, or the deeper knowledge that they conveyed. Like the believer of the simple faith, the Atheists are themselves fooled by the allegorical garb that was purposely designed to be beyond rational belief. And while in this life each has vehemently opposed the other -- carrying their conflict into every time and culture that mankind has traveled -- each surrendering the very element of mind that sets us apart from the wild and untamed beasts that roam the earth, which is the gift of reason -- both equally fail to perceive the true inner meaning of these sacred writings that has the power to enlighten the disciple to All Mysteries of Life and Creation.
In
the words of St. Augustine: “What the apostle says
pertains to this problem: 'For the letter killeth, but the spirit quickeneth',
that is, when that which is said figuratively is taken as though it were
literal, it is understood carnally. Nor
can anything more appropriately be called the death of the soul than that
condition in which the thing which distinguishes us from beasts, which is the
understanding, is subjected to the flesh in the pursuit of the letter.
He who follows the letter takes figurative expressions as though they
were literal and does not refer the things signified to anything else”
(De Doctrina Christiana).
When St. Augustine quotes Paul with regard to the statement “the letter killeth, but the spirit” makes alive, he is making reference to those who read the scriptures literally as historic narratives vs those who perceive the inner meaning of what is written. “Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?” Writes the Apostle Paul to those who want to read the written word literally. “For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory” (Gal 4:21-24 KJV). The absurdity of these words is seen in the fact that the Jews claim to be the decedents of Abraham, and the genealogy of Jesus names Abraham as an ancestor -- and yet, Paul rightfully condemns an adherence to the written word because of the reasoning: Can a physical man or group of people be born from an allegory? And yet, once the inner spiritual meaning is comprehended, we are then able to understand how all spiritually evolved people are born from the seed of Abraham.
From
The Atheist Perspective: The Bible itself tells us in the above words that the
literal text is an allegory -- i.e., a series of forms and symbols that are used
to covey deeper truths and realities that often cannot be expressed in a literal
context. What this means is that the Atheist is correct when he
points out the historic abnormalities and impossibilities of the written
word. Didn't the Church Father Origen -- the man known as the
greatest Christian theologian after the Apostles -- write, and warn those who
attempt to read the Bible literally in an historical sense:
“What man of sense will agree with the
statement that the first, second and third days in which the evening is named
and the morning, were without sun, moon and stars, and the first day without a
heaven. What man is found
such an idiot as to suppose that God planted trees in paradise in Eden, like a
husbandman, and planted therein the tree of life, perceptible to the eyes and
senses, which gave life to the eater thereof; and another tree which gave to the
eater thereof a knowledge of good and evil?
I believe that every man must hold these things for images, under which
the hidden sense lies concealed” (Origen - Huet., Prigeniana,
167 Franck, p. 142).
So
when the Atheist argues that the literal/historical text of the Bible is
inaccurate, this position has been well confirmed by the most esteemed authorities in
both Judaism and the ancient Christian Church. In fact, the
scriptures were purposely composed so that the intelligent mind would quickly be
able to perceive the counterfeit nature of the written literal
text. A
man of reason will ask: If there was no sun, moon and stars, how could there
have been a day, night and dawn of a new day?
“What man of sense”,
Origen asks, will blindly believe such statements?
He called them idiots! This fundamental question that Origen asks is very similar to that asked by Jesus with
regard to the blindness of the Sadducees and Pharisees who also attempted to
read the scriptures literally. Who
could believe that God planted trees in the Garden of Eden which gave to the
eater the knowledge of good and evil, while the fruit of another tree gave
eternal life? These things
are not history, writes Origen, but rather “images,
under which the hidden sense lies concealed”.
Origen explains that the scriptures are an allegory that conceal the
deeper truths of the spirit, and writes: “It is
sufficient however, to represent in the style of a historic narrative what is
intended to convey a secret meaning in the garb of history, that those who have
the capacity may work out for themselves all that relates to the subject.”
The
Witness Of The Apostle Peter: When
Clement (Clementine Homilies) ask Peter concerning the many things in
scripture that are not true -- things that Atheists criticize and believers
blindly accept, he said: “Truly I
rejoice, and I give thanks to God, who in all things doeth well. However, he
knows that I shall be able to think nothing other than that all things are for
God. Wherefore do not suppose that I ask questions, as doubting the words
concerning God, or those that are to be spoken, but rather that I may learn, and
so be able myself to instruct another who is ingenuously willing to learn.
Wherefore tell me what are the falsehoods added to the Scriptures, and how it
comes that they are really false. Then Peter answered: Even although you had not
asked me, I should have gone on in order, and afforded you the exposition of
these matters, as I promised. Learn, then, how the Scriptures misrepresent Him
in many respects, that you may know when you happen upon them”.
In his Ecclestical History Eusebius writes that: “Many were led astray by reading the allegorical contents of the scriptures literally in the method of the Pharisees and Sadducees”. In these words we are provided great insight into the true heresy of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and why Jesus condemned them as being blind guides. When it is realized that Jesus was born among the Essenes, who were Gnostic, and a people who comprehended the inner meaning of the Law, we begin to understand that the true focus of the conflict in in the New Testament was the spiritual Israelites vs the carnal Jews. On the side of the spiritual Israelites was Jesus and the Essenes -- who perceived the true meaning of the scriptures as the guide that assists the disciple in opening the doors to the true Temple of God. The Pharisees and Sadducees, on the other hand, read the scriptures literally -- and were under the erroneous belief that God dwells in temples made with man's hands -- and employed a body of priests -- and approved a series of sacrifices, rituals and observances.
The
Atheist's Folly: The essence of religions such as Judaism and Christianity have
nothing to do with the literal and historical accuracy of the text of the
scriptures. In fact, the authors have done everything in their power
to force the reader to look beyond the literal meaning of the text. On
this very issue, Origen is quoted pertaining to this biblical fact in the Encyclopedia
of Religion and Ethics: “Scripture contains an
unhistorical element in-woven with the history, in order that the worthlessness
of the latter may drive us to seek the spiritual meaning”.
What
does this mean? “Scripture
contains an unhistorical element in-woven with the history”
-- or, there exists events reported in what, on the surface appears
to be history, that never actually happened.
Why? Why would the
scriptures contain events that never physically happened?
In answer to this question Origen writes: “...in
order that the worthlessness of the latter may drive us to seek the spiritual
meaning”. What
Origen is stating is that to read scripture as history is a worthless endeavor!
And this is the same meaning as expressed in the writings of the Jewish Mystics
as seen in the words: "Thus
the tales related in the Torah are simply her outer garments, and woe to the man
who regards that outer garb as the Torah itself, for such a man will be deprived
of portion in the next world..." (see No
Jew Has Read The Torah ). So in view of the facts -- in
conjunction with the witness of the most esteemed Jewish and Christian religious
authorities, the only argument that Atheists have against religion is that they
don't like the manner in which religious holy men have chosen to present their
truths to the reader. That the Bible is historically inaccurate, is
not an argument that can be made by Atheists, because these writings were
purposely written so that they could not be literally believed! That the
Atheists have failed to take the time to investigate as to why the scriptures
are purposely written in this manner -- and have thus surrendered their own gift
of reason in condemning the traditions of these sacred writings -- only
demonstrates the folly and wholesale ignorance of the Atheists. In
his celebrated work, De Principiis, Origen wrote concerning the factualness of
the literal narrative of the scriptures: “Where
the word found that things done according to the history could be adapted to
these mystical senses, he made use of them concealing from the multitude the
deeper meaning; but where in the narrative of the development of super-sensual
things, there did not follow the performance of those certain events which were
already indicated by the mystical meaning, the scripture interwove in the
history the account of some event that did not take place, sometimes what could
not have happened; sometimes what could but did not.”
In view of the above I have demonstrated that what the Atheists are protesting is the manner in which spiritual truths are presented to the people who lack depth of spiritual comprehension -- finding fault with this method of conveying essential truths without any understanding whatsoever as to why they are presented in this manner -- and without any comprehension of why, they are condemning what they don't understand -- especially in view of the fact that the authors of the scriptures have all stated that there is no means to convey the mysteries of man's soul and spiritual realities in a literal traditional manner.
The Universe is a Great Mind: In his 1951 textbook on quantum theory, Bohm offered some interesting speculations on the analogies between quantum processes and thought processes, thus carrying further the celebrated statement made by the astronomer James Jeans two decades earlier: “Today there is a wide measure of agreement… that the stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine”; and the statement by astronomer Arthur Eddington: “The stuff of the universe is mind-stuff”. More recently, cyberneticist David Foster described “an intelligent universe” whose apparent concreteness is generated by cosmic data from an unknowable, organized source. The holographic theory says that: “…our brains mathematically construct hard reality by interpreting frequencies from a dimension transcending time and space. The brain is a hologram, interpreting a holographic universe.”
What is the impact of these findings of modern science? The reality that is being conveyed is that what we perceive as solid physical matter, is being interpreted in this manner because our brains interpret that frequency to make what we see appear concrete. Moreover, what it also means is that we perceive only a fraction of Creation because our brains, which by virtue of the fact of their physical nature, can only detect frequencies that are within the same spectrum. In the same way that in order to be effective, an antenna must possess the physical characteristics that enables it to receive a certain range of the frequencies that the device (radio, TV, wireless phone, etc.) is intended to operate within, our physical mind and bodies are designed to function within a certain spectrum of Creation -- and this is predicated by the fact that our physical nature is composed of the elements that are of this world.
Atheists And Believers Are Afflicted With The Same Flaw: In the same way that the blind believer only sees the allegorical text of the scriptures and looks no further than the "letter that killeth", the Atheists attempts to use antiquated junk science to prove that there is nothing beyond the world that we see with our physical senses, and the scriptures are therefore a fraud because they portray other realities beyond the physical. Thus, the answer to both the Atheists and believers dilemma is seen in the warning that natural man only utilizes less than 10% of his potential of mind, in conjunction with the fact that we dwell in “an intelligent universe” and “…our brains mathematically construct hard reality by interpreting frequencies from a dimension transcending time and space. The brain is a hologram, interpreting a holographic universe.” Just as important is the fact that we only use less than ten percent of our potential of mind which corresponds to the ten percent (physical) spectrum of frequencies with which we interact with in this world, because very few of us have ever trained and developed our minds to go beyond this natural organic limitation. Because the body is physical -- and our attention is focused in the physical spectrum of the intelligent holographic universe -- only those areas of the mind that relate to this physical world are developed without serious intervention on the part of the individual. Once we begin to comprehend these fact -- and strive to overcome the three-dimensional barrier of mind that corresponds to this world -- only then can we begin to comprehend the constant biblical assertion that carnal man is blind to higher reality.
That both the Bible and modern science continually warns the people that man in his natural organic state of mind neither understands what he sees with his physical eyes -- and perceives only a very limited perception of reality -- is easily confirmed in the above statements by the modern scientist. What this equates to is conformation of the many truths that biblical holy-men and prophets have invariably declared and warned us about with respect to the fact that what we see is not concrete -- and what we see with our physical eyes appears to us as solid matter, only because our physical brains are wired in such a way so as to interpret it in this manner.
Fundamentally this means that what we see when we look out into the world is a very limited perception of reality, and equates to nothing more than the same ten percent of our potential of mind that we are limited to using by nature -- i.e., men and women who use less than ten percent of their potential of mind are only capable of perceiving less than ten percent of the totality of Creation and the world in which they dwell. Yet, to our own demise, we fail to embrace the reality that men such as Martin Luther, Darwin, our many scholars and philosophers throughout the history of the world, the people who teach our children, the political and religious leaders who convey to us their very incomplete and limited religious doctrines, quasi-scientific theories, and philosophies about life, all have failed to overcome the very flaw in human reasoning that caused the Apostle Paul to both condemn the wisdom of this world as foolishness, and warn us that the people of the simple faith do not comprehend the Spiritual Gospel of Messiah/Christ! Yet, we ignore the wisdom of the Apostle, and erroneously believe that man can attain to higher understanding while still using less than ten percent of his potential of mind -- a ten percent that only detects a very limited and suppressed spectrum of the totality of Creation. The problem is that to recognize the great dilemma that confronts man is not enough -- only a truly Great Soul possess the vision and experience to lead others to the Kingdom of Light that lies beyond the barriers of this world -- and when Constantine and his forces of darkness snuffed out the lives of the true disciples of Jesus, all of mankind has paid the price!
A Vibratory Frequency Our Brains Interpret As Concrete
In a February 1979 Psychology Today interview with brain scientist Karl Pribram, the world which he attempted to describe confirmed the vision witnessed by the Hebrew prophet and confirmed in the Bible: “It isn’t that the world of appearances is wrong; it isn’t that there aren’t objects out there, at one level of reality. It’s that if you penetrate through and look at the universe with a holographic system, you arrive at a different reality, one that can explain things that have hitherto remained scientifically inexplicable: paranormal phenomena… synchronicities, the apparently meaningful coincidence of events”.
What Karl Pribram was attempting to warn us is that the universal voice of the prophet throughout the ages was correct -- that what we perceive as solid objects is not solid at all -- and they appear to us as concrete objects because our physical senses cause them to be seen as being solid. This fact is not only true, but it is conformation that in many instances, those in the past who were condemned as religious heretics, were not the heretics -- but rather, the genuine visionaries who were able to perceive the true depth of both the material world, as well as the religious teachings that enable man to overcome the obstacle which confronts and binds him to this deceptive physical reality.
Now that science has itself evolved beyond the very limited perception of men such as Darwin, it has become possible for us to begin to perceive that what scientist Karl Pribram was attempting to explain with respect to what is continually presented throughout the scriptures, and is very clearly portrayed in the Gospel of Luke: “So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way” (Luke 4:28-30 NKJ). What Jesus did was simply withdraw the presence of his physical body from being able to be detected by the carnal minds of the men who were attempting to kill him -- i.e., he altered the frequency that he emanated -- and simply walked right through the midst of them to safety.
Once we begin to understand this greater reality of Creation that has been revealed to us by the modern scientist, we start to realize that the same obstacle that has existed throughout the ages of the past continues to plague and limit us to this very day. In his Preface to Stalking The Wild Pendulum, by Itzhak Bentov, William A. Tiller, Materials Sciences Department, Stanford University writes: “The present scientific establishment has grown somewhat fossilized by its current world picture and is locked into a view of reality that has outlived its usefulness. It has begun to limit mankind’s growth and has so increased its sense of specialization, separateness, materiality, and mechanical computer-like functioning that it is in real danger of self-extermination”. Yet this fossilized science is still being promoted among our school children -- it remains as the founding principle upon which our culture is based -- it is being used to inhibit both religion and freedom in our present-day culture -- and has greatly limited the ability of man to function in his true multidimensional and spiritual reality.
The text of Itzhak Bentov’s book itself reveals that: “The quantum theory asserts that there is no way one can measure some sets of things, like momentum and position, together very accurately... because the consciousness of the experimenter interacts with the experiment itself. Therefore, it becomes possible that the attitude of the experimenter must also influence the outcome of any particular experiment”.
Thus, we begin to contemplate the interrelatedness of mind and matter and the fact that our whole politically correct culture has become an obstacle to the advancement of mankind. In the very narrow linear perception of the “fossilized” world-view that is taught in science class in our schools today, the idea that the mind of the experimenter can impact the results of the experiment itself is simply beyond the scope of understanding. If everything we see is a detached, separate inanimate object, then we have no means to even contemplate how the mind of a person can affect the outcome of a given experiment? That there is an unseen connection between mind and matter, and man is able to consciously and unconsciously effect what we perceive as inanimate objects with his own patterns of thought, means that our present-day cultural and quasi-scientific perception of Creation itself is defective. Moreover, when we attempt to interpret the scriptures through the filter of our flawed vision and inherent understanding, it is impossible for us to even begin to perceive the true depth and revelation of the Word of God! The problem is that we can never start to embrace man’s true reality, until we begin to acknowledge and recognize that what we see is only a fragment of the whole picture of any given object.
Robert Jastrow, an astrophysicist who heads NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, pointed out that the big bang is not exactly an explanation of cause. He is quoted in The Aquarian Conspiracy: “If a scientist really examines the implications, he would be traumatized. As usual, when the mind is faced with trauma, it reacts by ignoring the implications - in science this is called ‘refusing to speculate’ - or by trivializing the origin of the world by calling it the Big Bang, as if the universe were merely a firecracker”.
Mr.
Jastrow then continues and states:
“Consider the enormousness of
the problem: Science has proved that the universe exploded into being at a
certain moment. It asks, what cause
produced this effect? Who or what
put the matter and energy into the universe?
Was the universe created out of nothing or was it gathered together out
of pre-existing materials? And
science cannot answer these questions... It is not a matter of another year,
another decade of work, another measurement, or another theory.
At this moment it seems as though science will never be able to raise the
curtain on the mystery of creation”.
In the realization that traditional scientific inquiry can never provide the answers to life, thoughtful physicists in greater number have begun to notice the curious parallels between their own findings and ancient mystical descriptions of reality. These similarities were pointed out in the book, The Tao Of Physics, by Fritjof Capra, and The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav. Zukav’s book takes its title from the Chinese expression for physics, wu li, which he translates as “patterns of organic energy”, and writes: “Bell’s theorem not only suggests that the world is quite different than it seems, it demands it. Something very exciting is happening. Physicists have ‘proved’ rationally that our rational ideas about the world in which we live are profoundly deficient”.
Bell’s theorem, which was proposed in 1964 by J.S. Bell, a physicist working in Switzerland, was first confirmed experimentally in 1972. Physicist Henry Stapp, in a 1975 federal report called it the most “profound discovery of science”. Bell’s theorem succeeds in exhibiting the bizarre nature of the subatomic world. Experiments show that if paired particles which are identical twins in their polarity fly apart, and the polarity of one is changed by an experimenter, the polarity of the other particle changes instantaneously. Even though they appear to us as separate, the particles remain mysteriously connected regardless of the fact that there is no physical connection. The problem is that the mind of man in it’s natural organic state is simply incapable of perceiving the far-reaching ramifications of this great truth -- and even less prepared to comprehend the results of the intertwining connections that are maintained not only between individuals and groups of people, but between the past, the present, and future.
In
his book, Urbausteine der Materie, physicist Walter Thirring wrote about
matter that modern physics “has
put our thinking about the essence of matter in a different context.
It has taken our gaze from the visible - the particles - to the
underlying entity, the field. The
presence of matter is merely a disturbance of the perfect state of the field at
that place; something accidental, one could almost say, a ‘blemish’.
Accordingly, there are no simple laws describing the forces between
elementary particles… Order and symmetry must be sought in the underlying
field.”
Stop reading! Do not unconsciously skim over these words of the modern scientist that confront you with a universal reality that if we fail to understand, enslaves each and every person who dwells in this world today! These words represent such a great revelation to the mind of modern man whose cultural mindset totally alienates him from his own true reality, that I believe every reader should ask themselves what this statement by a respected physicist means to them? What is the relationship of these words to your present life? How do they impact what you believe? Once it is understood that our lives are not only controlled, but predestined prior to our birth into this physical world by the combination of interweaving fabric of law, mind and spirit that comprises the makeup of the elements of the field that surrounds us -- acting as a filter that colors both our vision and perceptions of life -- elements that cause us to be either a victim or predator, successful or unsuccessful, lucky, fortunate or a total failure in life -- are all the result of the pattern of organic energy the interacts between a person’s field and every aspect of their lives. Moreover, true change, development and transformation can only be brought about when one begins to alter the source of the events and personal agenda of one’s life that is found embedded in what the scientist describes as the field.
Modern Christianity Not What Jesus Taught: What few of us will realize is the fact that these words with respect to the all-encompassing impact of the field as it interacts with what we perceive as physical matter, are in fact the (scientific) equivalent of the conclusion spoken by biblical scholar A. Powell Davies with respect to the relationship between modern religious doctrine and the Dead Sea Scrolls when he said: “Biblical scholars were not disturbed by what they found in the Dead Sea Scrolls because they had known all along that the origin of Christianity was not what was commonly supposed to have been” (quoted by Millar Burrows in More Light on the Dead Sea Scrolls).
What physicist Walter Thirring is stating to us is that everything we are presently teaching our children in our modern-day educational systems is not only grave and disturbing error, but is in fact detrimental to a proper understanding of Life and Creation. The Bible reveals to us that there are two ways -- i.e., the narrow path to Life, and the broad-way that the majority of people travel in this world to their own destruction. While it is true that our present-day understanding of the Gospel is deficient, we must ask ourselves what is the alternative? Ultimately, what this means is that if you reject religion and put your faith in the Darwinist junk science that is being promoted today, you will die -- and once this fact is recognized, it can be said that if you are a responsible parent you will immediately remove your children from the government system of public schools. Why? Because what our children are taught is political, and has nothing in common with man’s true reality.
What
are the implications to this more enlightened understanding about the
relationship between matter and what we perceive through our physical senses,
and the realm which we do not see which the scientist calls the field?
Because the very foundation of our thinking is in error -- i.e., a
philosophy founded upon the idea that the physical world and matter is the
self-generating source of life and Creation -- everything we build upon that
foundation is equally in error! What
this means is that everything we are teaching our children in science class --
philosophy -- our historical and cultural literature -- as well as the very
goals and objectives that we are using to influence and mold the thinking of our
children -- are all injurious to their well-being.
Why? In the words of
the respected man of science: Because reality is in the field that our physical
eyes and natural organic minds are incapable of detecting -- and what we
perceive with our physical eyes is merely the “blemish”
that occurs -- something that he describes as a
disturbance, and even an accident -- when these fields intersect.
If, then, we desire to see reality, and begin to teach our children
reality, then we must begin to develop those parts of our mind that has the
ability to detect the field, and learn to observe the movement of the field that
is the source of what appears to us from a physical perspective.
Physical
Body Is Created Where Opposing Fields Of Mind Interact:
What the physicist is telling you is that your
physical body that you observe in the mirror – the physical form that you use
to present yourself to the world around you -- is in fact caused by a
disturbance in your own, personal field -- and it is this field that you do not
see, that causes a blemish in this realm that we perceive through the eyes that
has been formed out of this blemish.
Again, if what we observe in this world as being concrete, is not really
concrete, but merely a frequency that our brain interprets in a concrete manner,
then we have the means to develop our mind in order to permit it to detect the
full spectrum of frequencies that make up the totality of all of Creation.
Can we do this? Both
the Bible and the holy men and women of the past convey to us that an
enlightened vision and understanding of life is not only possible, but it is our
eventual destiny. Thus, the
problem is seen in the fact that man’s true reality is neither addressed,
acknowledged, or acted upon in any intelligent manner by our politically correct
culture that controls the heartbeat of society today.
From our modern scientific perspective, the Darwinist perception of
Creation amounts to little more than junk-science, while the findings of genuine
science has become as a cult that is not even discussed in our modern
educational systems. To the
detriment of our own children, what we teach instead is secular dogma --
anti-religious secular dogma -- that has absolutely no basis in fact.
If
we could but for a brief moment gaze at this world from the perspective of
higher reality, what we would immediately realize is that what science is
learning about Creation today was in fact elementary to the eyes and
understanding of the Hebrew-Christian visionary of the past.
Thus, the great dilemma: It is one thing through scientific endeavor to
become aware that these other dimensions exist, and become cognizant of the
impact they have upon this world -- and still quite another to move in and out
and explore these other realms of existence.
Moreover, all these scientific theories that we have newly discovered
today, is not new at all -- and have been well established in the scriptures and
the writings of the prophets and visionaries since the dawn of time.
How can this be, you will ask?
Simple! If we are to
even begin to come to terms with our own higher reality and purpose of life, it
is absolutely important for us to recognize the fact that man does not need a
technically advanced society in order to explore the realms of Higher Mind --
i.e., he only needs his mind -- then it will also be realized that our world of
modern technology can in fact be detrimental to our own development, because it
has the ability to greatly distract man in his search for the answers to Life.
What this ultimately means is that the wisdom of the ancients could
very well be superior to the modern philosophy that our universities teach
today. In fact, if man could
see the wonders of Creation clearly, he would quickly realize that the supposed
conflict between science and religion is superficial, and is nothing more than
the result of ignorance with regard to both the true nature of religion and
scientific fact.
When
astronomer James Jeans proclaimed that: “Today
there is a wide measure of agreement… that the stream of knowledge is heading
towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great
thought than like a great machine” -- we
should have realized that the ancient men of wisdom did not need our modern-day
technological advances to explore a universe that is a
“great
thought”, they only needed to understand
the laws and conditions that limited their own minds from interacting with the
Higher Intelligence that put the universe in place!
It should be reasonable to every reader that the means by which we
explore the “great
thought” of Creation, is to use our own
thought and mind as a vehicle in which to travel beyond this world of physical
appearances.
The true spiritual Hebrew and Christian visionaries of the past have always acknowledged the validity of the objects that appear to our senses as being of a physical nature -- i.e., no one is denying that what we perceive with our physical eyes as being concrete to the senses does indeed exist -- but they also assert that there is a good deal more than what we see -- and modern science has progressed to the degree where it can now affirm this universal religious position. In the words of Einstein: “We may therefore regard matter as being constituted by the regions of space in which the field is extremely intense… There is no place in this new kind of physics both for the field and matter, for the field is the only reality” (quoted in M. Capek, The Philosophical Impact of Contemporary Physics).
Our intelligence and personality is in the source -- i.e., the field that surrounds the physical body through which the mind works through while the body remains alive in this world. With the death of the body, the mind which is centered in the field, can no longer manifest in this physical world -- and this is how the Out Of Body experiences of those people who momentary die, and are resuscitated in the Near Death Experience (NDE), are able to observe what transpires while their physical body is dead. One of the main purposes of the Bible and the essence of religious teachings prior to becoming corrupted by the Church, was to teach the disciple the means to move beyond the limitations of the physical body, and enter the presence of the Being of Light that is seen in many people who have an NDE, while still physically alive in the body. Fundamentally, the scriptures employ universal symbols of consciousness and an understanding of the Laws in order to assist the disciple in moving beyond his physical limitations, and connecting with those areas of the mind beyond the 10% that relates to the physical body and this world.
PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM DETRIMENTAL TO CHILD: What this means is that modern-day Atheism and the non-religious curriculum of our present-day public schools which is attempting to re-engineer Creation in reverse of reality, is in fact a very real detriment to both our children and the society at lodge. Why? Because every aspect of the agenda that is being taught -- the very mindset that our children are being imbued with -- is flawed because it is being built upon the wrong foundation and vision of Creation. Modern science has already proven our very defective vision of Creation to be in error, but they are unable to invoke any meaningful change in the world-view that has been described as “fossilized” by the more enlightened perception of human reality. Why? Because their opponents are motivated by an anti-God agenda that it is designed for the express purpose of opposing traditional religion which they view as being too (sexually) restrictive -- i.e., resulting in the fact that they do not desire to seek knowledge, understanding and higher truth -- but merely to oppose religion, standards of behavior and morality, and God.
Thus, the problem: Once properly understood, the traditional religious system of morality is not restrictive at all -- and what I will demonstrate throughout this web site is that in order to even begin to open the mind to man’s higher reality, man must cease to squander away his vital life-force, and channel this spiritual energy in a way that will enable him to utilize a greater portion of his potential of mind.
The secular quasi-priests of our culture are not interested in Truth -- and will only embrace whatever knowledge supports their carnally indulgent lifestyle. Instead of seeking the truth, the anti-God advocates attempt to ignore the facts -- close their minds to whatever does not conform to their perception of the world -- and continue to live in a cocoon that shields them from the sight of reality. Is such a statement absurd? Not once it is realized that their own prophets of science have warned them that the true source of all that we see, think and feel, as well as all events that we interact with on a daily basis, lies beyond the physical world they view with their bodily senses. What this means is the very proofs they deny with respect to the existence of what they call the supernatural, has been virtually placed in their hands -- and they continue to ignore reality because it does not conform to their own vision of life. Why? Because if they even admit that the Darwinist vision of Creation is in grave error, they will then be rejected by the masses of people they are attempting to influence and control.
One of the fundamental truths that Jesus taught, and is no longer clearly understood today, was that part of our being is not manifest in this world -- i.e., while it is true that mankind has a physical body and associated organic mind that interacts with the natural world in which it appears that we presently dwell, he also possesses a soul and spiritual nature that simultaneously exists in separate and distinct parallel spheres of consciousness. In the words of St. Teresa of Avila: “The soul,” she explains, is as “a castle made of a single diamond… in which there are many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions” (Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila).
What the teachings of the Bible reveal is that man is incomplete in his natural organic state of being -- and if we are to enter into the Kingdom that Jesus declared, we must learn to function in all the inner rooms of the soul simultaneously. Those people who were truly faithful to the teachings of the Lord, and walk in The Way, are able to overcome the limiting shackles of the physical body, break free of the power that controls this world, and transcend the divides between each of the three realms that comprise man’s physical, soul and spiritual natures. What we fail to comprehend is that mankind is temporal because of his divided state of being -- that he can only utilize less than ten percent of his potential of mind because these other elements of mind correspond to these other realms that his soul and spirit simultaneously dwells in -- and that the biblical perception of perfection and oneness is indicative of the condition when man has overcome his divided nature -- ultimately becoming One with his Source of Being. True faith, then, can only be measured and realized by those who actually follow in the footsteps of the Lord -- step by step -- and in the biblical vision of the prodigal son, return to the Kingdom from which they originally emerged.
What man in his carnal state of mind fails to understand is the paradoxical nature of reality -- and that from the vision and perception that Darwin viewed the world, he was not entirely wrong. It is true that in his natural, physical state of being, man is very much an integral part of nature -- but because Darwin’s perception of the world was limited to this realm of physical appearances, he attempted to explain mysteries that can only be comprehended when one is able to simultaneously see and understand how this world interacts with the parallel realms that he is unable to perceive with his bodily senses.
As a physical being, Darwin was correct in his conclusion that man is very much an integral part of nature. But what does this mean? Darwin observed that everything in this world is intimately entwined as a part of the whole -- so much so, that man himself can be likened to our understanding of the vegetable kingdom -- in that nature is One, and in the same way that the vegetable kingdom is one of the primary sources of the oxygen which is necessary to support all organic life, what we fail to understand is that physical man emits a vibratory-power in his life-force that the natural organic balance of this world uses to maintain its consciousness and influence over all that exists in this realm of being. What this ultimately means is that physical man is both present and necessary to the balance of this world, because he is an integral part of nature, and the world needs him -- i.e., it needs the vibratory frequency of mind that man emits. But, unlike the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms which are very much of this realm, man possesses a soul and spirit that is not of this world -- and he has the ability to direct his vital life-force energies into this indwelling Kingdom (Luke 17:21), and thereby develop his mind and consciousness beyond the natural three-dimensional limitations of this world.
If we can grasp this concept that physical man’s body is an integral element of the makeup and balance of this world -- and yet, unlike the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms that are very much a part of this realm, man has the ability to direct his life-force beyond the scope of the natural organic world -- i.e., within himself, instead of into the outside world -- then we must begin to contemplate a whole new dimension to what Jesus taught with respect to his declaration that the Kingdom can never come upon the earth in the manner that men predict, because it already exists within the mind of man. Yet, there is an obstacle that must be overcome -- and in the Bible this obstacle is portrayed as the god of this world which is actively working in the life of every individual. Thus, the Bible also warns us that when the (genuine) followers of Jesus begin to seek to overcome the three-dimensional barrier of this world and enter the indwelling Kingdom, that their powers (of mind and being) not only become stronger and more complete, but by virtue of this redirection of their energies, they actually begin to deprive this natural world of the vital organic life-force that it needs and uses as a source to feed upon. What this means is that both this natural world and the biblical portrayal of Satan, actually need us to continue to survive and maintain their harmonic balance and power in this realm.
Again, it is important for us to contemplate man’s higher reality and its effect upon organic nature from the perspective of the stability of this world. One of our greatest shortcomings is seen in the fact that we do not fully comprehend the implications of the vision of Darwin in our lives -- i.e., because we see ourselves as not only being separate, but also elevated to the position as the rulers of nature, we often fail to envision our physical self as being an integral part of this world. To perceive the whole picture, we must begin to perceive this world as a living organism that our physical bodies are an integral part of.
LIVING
UNIVERSE: Only
when we begin to heed the wisdom of the modern scientist who has warned us that
we are dwelling in an “…intelligent
universe… that resembles a great thought”,
can we even begin to comprehend why Jesus very clearly predicted that his true
followers will be persecuted in the same manner that he was.
Why? Why could he so
reassuringly make such a statement? What
Jesus was attempting to convey to us was the reality of man in relation to the
consciousness of this world. When
one man or woman begins to discover that they are able to gain access to a
parallel realm which Jesus taught was a Heavenly Kingdom, because this
individual person’s presence actually begins to affect other men and women as
they begin to discover their own indwelling spiritual nature and access to this
Kingdom, from the perspective of this world, this loss of vital life-force can
be compared to our own loss of blood.
In
the same way that we would quickly apply pressure or a bandage to stop the loss
of blood in order to preserve our own life, the consciousness of this world
moves to squash both the individual and the group who begin to redirect their
vital life-force inward -- thereby depriving the natural organic world of
life-force in the manner of our own body halting a loss of blood.
Why? Why does the
collective consciousness of this realm act in this manner?
In order to maintain it’s own survival.
If the scientist is correct in his modern-day understanding that we are
presently dwelling in an “…intelligent
universe… that resembles a great thought”,
then any loss of vital life-force and balance from the perspective of this world
must immediately be dealt with in order to maintain (organic) life!
It
is for this reason that Jesus warned his followers that they would be scorned
and despised by the people of this world -- and in the manner of a disease,
their death and demise would be looked upon as the destruction of heretics and
evildoers. The Bible very
clearly warns us that we dwell in a world of reverse polarity -- resulting in
the fact that carnal men will always perceive the Light to be evil!
Why? Because their
consciousness is very much organic and of this world -- and those who walk in
The Way, and succeed in overcoming the three dimensional barrier and are able to
manifest the inner Kingdom, become a threat to the survival of this natural
realm. Once this great truth
is understood, we can then begin to realize that the prediction of the Apostle
Paul with respect to the takeover of the church by the forces of darkness was
something that was both necessary and imminent from the perspective of the
consciousness that controls this world.
The Church in its original spiritual form was a disease!
This
world and the natural organic power that controls it is referred in the
scriptures as being enveloped in darkness, because its three-dimensional reality
is incomplete -- resulting in the fact that it greatly limits and inhibits the
mind from seeing, perceiving, and comprehending man’s higher reality and state
of being. From the
perspective of what the Apostle Paul called the god of this world, the teachings
of The Way was a threat to the natural organic balance of this world.
Paul therefore knew that in time, the Spiritual Church had to be replaced
by a shadow church that would appear to be in accordance with New Covenant
teachings, but was not!
We have been warned by the modern scientist that we are possessed by an outmoded perception of Creation -- and it is not until we begin to re-evaluate everything we think we know and understand -- look beyond our "fossilized” vision of life -- and start to perceive this realm as a living collective consciousness, can we begin to even contemplate the organic cause of why man only uses less than ten percent of his potential of mind -- which ultimately portrays the plight of man when he attempts to redirect his vital life-force inward in his search for what the Bible portrays as the gate to the Kingdom. The scriptures warn us that we are blind to man’s higher reality -- and the modern scientist has confirmed this fact. The scriptures warn us that we only hear and comprehend with a very suppressed and limited perception of what we think we see and understand -- and again, the modern scientist has confirmed this fact. How long will we continue to delude ourselves?
What
is the purpose of the scriptures?
Surely not to teach us about history -- how can history open the door to
the Kingdom within us.
By placing spiritual truths in what appears to he an historical document,
accomplishes the necessary task of putting the sacred truths of God in the hands
of the people -- in a language they can understand and relate to -- even during
that time when they are yet carnal, and unable to comprehend the Mysteries of
God.
By writing the scriptures in this fashion, the carnal Jew could relate to
the scriptures because the writings appeared -- on the surface -- to communicate
and manifest a history of the people who were using them.
Yet, Origen warns that, even when the scriptures are historically
accurate, there is concealed within the narrative a deeper meaning than what is
grasped by the carnal reader.
Was
there a historical man named Jesus?
Yes -- but it is the Living Christ that will save you.
Because the scriptures are written for the purpose of assisting the
disciples in finding the Christ, even when the scriptures are conveying
historical truths pertaining to the Christ, the genuine message is still
embedded within the body of the text.
Why?
Because the purpose of the scriptures is that of a guide and road map out
of this world -- not to convey to us a system of doctrines in which we should
blindly believe and remain immersed in lives of materialism.
Why
two gospels?
Why would Jesus have incorporate in his teachings what has been referred
to as a secret doctrine?
The modern believer who only possesses a very limited perception of
higher reality will reject the idea of an inner meaning to the scriptures, and
will reason that Jesus would have spoken all truths very clearly.
To the carnal believer, if it is true that Jesus concealed the mysteries,
this would be viewed as being dishonest.
Moreover, they would ask why, even when the scriptures are historically
accurate, would the true meaning of the message be concealed from the reader?
The believer asks the question: Why not just write the truth.
The answer is found in the words of Ignatius: “Might
I not write to you things more full of mystery?
But I fear to do so, lest I should inflict injury on you who are babes.
Pardon me in this respect, lest, as not being able to receive their
weighty import, ye should be strangled by them”.
In
the words of St. Nazianzen: “The Divine Nature
then is boundless and hard to understand”.
And in the words of St. Gregory: “The man
who in calculating the transcendent powers of the Deity limits them by his own
is a fool”.
In order to perceive God and reality, man must go beyond the physical,
and activate his own spiritual nature that is lying dormant within his carnal
nature.
Until this spiritual nature is manifested, man's true reality makes no
sense, and man is unable to understand things of any real value.
Carnal
man places great confidence and reliance on the events of history -- so the Holy
Spirit uses what appears to be historical narratives to convey great spiritual
truths in the form of allegories.
Origen writes that some parts of these historical narratives are based
upon a correct perception of historical facts.
This causes us to adopt them, and cling to them as a source of spiritual
truth.
But, Origen warns, even when the narratives of the scriptures are
historically accurate, they are still written in such a way that a higher level
of spiritual truth is contained within the vail of what is written.
Did
Jesus heal a man who was born blind?
Yes he did.
But how does this knowledge of an historical event draw you closer to
God?
Even if it makes you believe and have faith in Jesus, this knowledge
means nothing if it does not provoke you to strive to walk in The Way.
On the other hand, when you begin to recognize the fact that all men born
of woman are congenitally blind from a spiritual perspective -- and will remain
blind until healed by the Son of God -- then this knowledge has the capacity to
provoke you to change, and cause you to desire to see and behold man's true
reality.
Unlike
our modern text books which are different for each level of instruction, the
scriptures are written for believers and disciples of all levels of spiritual
maturity.
This is seen in the words of Origen when he wrote: “Since,
then, it was the intention of the Holy Spirit to enlighten with respect to these
and similar subjects, those holy souls who had devoted themselves to the service
of the truth, this object was kept in view, in the second place, for the sake of
those who either could not or would not give themselves to this labor and toil
by which they might deserve to be instructed in or to recognize things of such
value and importance, to wrap up and conceal, as we said before, in ordinary
language, under the covering of some history and narrative of visible things,
hidden mysteries. There is therefore introduced into the narrative of the
visible creation, and the creation and formation of the first man; then the
offspring which followed from him in succession, and some of the actions which
were done by the good among his posterity, are related, and occasionally certain
crimes also, which are stated to have been committed by them as being human; and
afterwards certain unchaste or wicked deeds also are narrated as being the acts
of the wicked. The description of battles, moreover, is given in a wonderful
manner, and the alternations of victors and vanquished, by which certain
ineffable mysteries are made known to those who know how to investigate
statements of that kind. By an admirable discipline of wisdom, too, the law of
truth, even of the prophets, is implanted in the Scriptures of the law, each of
which is woven by a divine art of wisdom, as a kind of covering and veil of
spiritual truths; and this is what we have called the 'body' of Scripture, so
that also, in this way, what we have called the covering of the letter, woven by
the art of wisdom, might be capable of edifying and profiting many, when others
would derive no benefit”.
Thus,
the body of the scriptures which are not necessarily historically accurate, are “capable
of edifying and profiting many” by the reading of the literal
word.
Yet, as the believer matures, he begins to realize that the endless
expose of wars, genealogies, and stories of carnal strife against Divine
Providence, are absolutely meaningless in the life of the disciple.
As he begins to spiritually develop, and starts to experience a shift in
perception, he begins to realize that these wars, genealogies and strife in the
flesh have great meaning within his own being, as he travails to overcome his
carnal nature in his quest to enter the Spiritual Kingdom of his soul.
What, therefore, the carnal believer sees as history, the disciple sees
as great spiritual truths that are imparted to him in his pursuit of spiritual
perfection and manifestation.
Origen
writes that the scriptures contain many places where what is written literally
could not have happened.
In examination of this statement we ask why?
Why not create a written word that was totally factual?
The answer that Origen provides to this question is once again very
simple:
“But as if, in all the instances of this
covering (i.e., of this history), the logical connection and order of the law
had been preserved, we would not certainly believe, when thus possessing the
meaning of Scripture in a continuous series, that anything else was contained in
it save what was indicated on the surface; so for that reason divine wisdom took
care that certain stumbling-blocks, or interruptions, to the historical meaning
should take place, by the introduction into the midst (of the narrative) of
certain impossibilities and incongruities; that in this way the very
interruption of the narrative might, as by the interposition of a bolt, present
an obstacle to the reader, whereby he might refuse to acknowledge the way which
conducts to the ordinary meaning; and being thus excluded and debarred from it,
we might be recalled to the beginning of another way, in order that, by entering
upon a narrow path, and passing to a loftier and more sublime road, he might lay
open the immense breadth of divine wisdom”.
What
Origen states is not only true, but is of the utmost importance for us to
comprehend in our present day: If the scriptures were historically accurate,
then we would believe, and never move beyond the written word.
In never moving beyond the written word, we would fail to develop those
parts of our mind that relate to our soul and spiritual natures and reality --
and in our failure to mature, we would remain lost in this carnal world, and
never open the door to the Kingdom within our being.
From a scriptural perspective, the prodigal son would never return home
to his Father.
Origen
and many of the other early Church Fathers comprehended this design and higher
purpose of the Gospel.
They understood that the scriptures are written in such a way that our
reading them would be interrupted by the many instances where what we read
literally is not true -- and in coming to this scriptural roadblock, the
intension was for us to seek to understand the deeper meaning -- a meaning that
can only be perceived by drawing closer to our own spiritual nature.
Some
of the more outrageous and blatant untruths in the literal word would be the
classic case of the sun and moon standing still: “Then
Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites
before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, 'O sun, stand
still at Gibeon, and O moon in the valley of Aijalon.' So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped, until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is
it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the
sky, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day” (Josh
10:12-13 NAS).
In the first instance, the sun does not revolve around the earth.
Secondly, there exists sufficient records of the time in question to
confirm that such an event never took place.
“Nor
was it only with regard to those Scriptures which were composed down to the
advent of Christ that the Holy Spirit thus dealt”
writes Origen, “but as being one and
the same Spirit, and proceeding from one God, He dealt in the same way with the
evangelists and apostles. For even those narratives which He inspired them to
write were not composed without the aid of that wisdom of His, the nature of
which we have above explained. Whence also in, them were intermingled not a few
things by which, the historical order of the narrative being interrupted and
broken up, the attention of the reader might be recalled, by the impossibility
of the case, to an examination of the inner meaning”.
Just
one of these examples are provided at the time of the crucifixion where it
reads: “And it was about the sixth hour, and there
was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was
darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst”
(Luke 23:44-45 KJV).
There exists sufficient historical records of that time to demonstrate
conclusively that the earth was never plunged into darkness for a period of
three hours.
In view of the fact that this event took place at the time of the
Passover, when the moon is full, it could not have been an eclipse.
Moreover, neither can an eclipse bring darkness over all the earth for a
period of three hours.
Since
this event could not have taken place in the historical sense, why is it
reported?
Origen explains this when he writes that, in the development of “super-sensual
things… the scripture interwove in the history the account of some event that
did not take place” -- which denotes episodes such as these in
the scriptures that a reasonable mind must conclude is not historically
accurate.
In the words of Origen, “sometimes what
could not have happened” -- events reported as history that
could not have taken place -- and “sometimes what
could but did not”.
Sometimes
the inconsistencies in scripture are blatant.
This is done intentionally, so the believer is unable to read the text of
the body of scripture in its literal sense.
Speaking of the conversion of Paul along the road to Damascus, Acts 9:7
reads: “And the men which journeyed with him stood
speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man”.
Yet, in Acts 22:9 the narrative reads: “And
they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not
the voice of him that spake to me”.
Which account was true?
In the first instance they heard the voice but saw nothing, in the second
they saw the light but heard nothing.
By
design the reader is supposed to question and reason to themselves that, if the
same person wrote both accounts, then why were they written in direct opposition
to each other?
If you look in the many Bible commentaries you will observe numerous
creative attempts to explain away this apparent contradiction.
Yet, none of them perceives that Saul/Paul is spoken of as being in The
Way -- that Saul in this New Testament rendition is synonymous with the Saul who
proceeded David as king of Israel -- that only Saul/Paul was struck down with
blindness, while those who were with him were not -- and that they were on their
way to Damascus -- that Saul/Paul was blind for a period of three days -- that a
disciple named Ananias was told in a vision to go to Saul/Paul, who would be at
the house of Judas, on a street named “straight”,
and heal and baptize him.
This
account is so rich with important symbolism and meaning to the disciple, that it
is almost inconceivable that it could be read as an historical, rather than a
spiritual event.
The idea that Saul (the forerunner of David) was in The Way, and was
blinded by the Light for a period of three days (a period of time used
throughout the scriptures to denotes a certain spiritual transformation), and
was at the house of Judas (the betrayer of the Christ), on a street named
straight, where he was to be baptized.
Thus, we see the common references to the command to “Enter
ye in at the strait gate” (Matt 7:13 KJV); “Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight” (Matt 3:3 KJV);
as well as the connection between the concept of the straight path and baptism: “Every
valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and
the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And
all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Then said he to the multitude that
came forth to be baptized of him…” (Luke 3:5-7 KJV).
What
is important here is that the reader understand the things conveyed not as the
conversion of an historical man, but rather the evolution of consciousness from
Stephen who was stoned by Saul and the Jews -- to Saul who began to walk in The
Way -- was transformed from a Jew, who was blind when he resided at the house of
Judas, the betrayer of Christ -- and after his baptism became Paul, who was the
little one who was chosen to serve the Lord by bringing the teachings of The Way
to the Gentiles -- Gentiles being that part of us that worships the gods (powers
and things) of this world. Where
these things mean very little to us from an historical perspective, they are of
the highest importance to us from the perspective of spiritual events that are
to take place in the life of the disciple.
Was
Paul an historical man?
Yes.
But what is conveyed in the scriptures is not historical -- and cannot
even be read in a literal sense.
What is important is that we see that the death of Stephen -- a man who
is constantly referred to as a person of great faith, and whose name is defined
in the Thayer’s Lexicon as one who is “crowned”.
As we investigate we must also recognize that Stephen was one of seven
deacons in the Jerusalem Church, and the first martyr.
Just as important is the fact that after Stephen is introduced into the
narrative of the scriptures, we see the recital of an historical account of the
Jewish people -- and in this recital, the names, places, events and numbers are
conveyed in such a manner, so as to instruct the disciple into the necessary
stages with respect to the evolution in consciousness and God awareness.
Death
in the scriptures has nothing to do with physical death -- but rather, the
transitioning from one level of consciousness to another.
Thus, when Stephen is stoned by the angry Jews, we see the immergence of
Saul -- which Thayer’s Lexicon defines as having to do with desire.
Again in the transformation of this desire into Paul, which is defined as
the “little one”, we are
presented with the pattern that one must “turn
about”, and become a “little
one”, in order to enter the Kingdom.
In
order to force the reader to stop, and contemplate the inner spiritual message,
a conflicting account is purposely entered into the scriptures: Acts 9:7 reads: “And
the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing
no man”.
Yet, in Acts 22:9 the narrative reads: “And
they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not
the voice of him that spake to me”.
It means absolutely nothing for the modern reader to believe that Saul
was converted on the road to Damascus -- there is no spiritual edification or
uplifting when we relate this knowledge to an historical event at the beginning
of our Common Era.
But what is conveyed spiritually is of great value to the disciple in
search of the Light -- and must bring about a change of mind in his quest to
open the door to the Kingdom.
Thus the disciple begins to see his own transformation from the death of
Stephen as spirit became clothed with flesh, to Saul -- from a Jew to Paul --
from Paul the little one, whose blindness was healed by Ananias -- the gift from
God.
The
many points at which the scriptures conflict in order to force the reader to
look for the inner meaning is so numerous, that an entire book could be written
in their compilation.
Acts 7:14 has 75 persons coming with Jacob into Egypt -- Gen 46:27; Ex
1:5; Deut 10:22 state there were 70.
Acts 7:16-17 has Jacob buried in Shechem -- Gen 49:28-30; 50:13 buried in
Mamre which is Hebron according to Gen 23:19.
If the Holy Spirit wrote both sets of scriptures, there should have been
uniformity between them.
Moreover, if the New Testament authors were attempting to convince others
that they knew what they were speaking about from a literal sense, they would
have been very careful to get the facts correct.
Perhaps
one of the finest examples of the carnal mind's attempt to explain away what it
should be investigating is demonstrated in the genealogies of Jesus.
The fact that the genealogy presented in Luke is not the same as that in
Matthew has been the source of many dogmatic theories.
But the fact that the genealogy in Matthew contains four women, and three
foreigners, should immediately send up a red flag warning that these genealogies
cannot be read literally.
Two
of the women were strangers to the commonwealth of Israel, Rachab a Canaanitess,
and a harlot besides, and Ruth the Moabitess.
In the pedigree of the kings of Judah, between Joram and Ozias (v. 8),
there are three left out, namely, Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah -- and therefore
Joram could not have begat Ozias.
When it is said (v. 12) that Jechonias begat Salathiel, that Jechonias
was the son of that Jehoiakim who was carried into Babylon, the scriptures tell
us that Jechonias was childless (Jer. 22:30), and in direct contradiction to
what is written in Matthew, it is written that “No
man of his seed shall prosper”.
In
order to insure that the genealogies cannot be read literally, it is further
stated in Matthew: “Thus there were fourteen generations in all from
Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from
the exile to the Christ” (Matt 1:17 NIV).
With regard to the many problems presented in the genealogies, the Adam
Clark Commentary writes:
[Josias
begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to
Babylon:] There are three considerable difficulties in this verse.
1.
Josias was not the father of Jechonias; he was only the grandfather of
that prince: (1 Chr. 3:14-16)
2.
Jechonias had no brethren; at least, none are on record.
3.
Josias died 20 years before the Babylonian captivity took place, and
therefore Jechonias and his brethren could not have been begotten about the time
they were carried away to Babylon.
To
this may be added a fourth difficulty, namely, there are only thirteen in this
2nd class of generations; or forty-one, instead of forty-two, in the whole
When
we closely examine the literal word of the Bible, all of the scriptures could be
deciphered in this same manner to demonstrate the inconsistencies from an
historical perspective.
Moreover, the problem would be even more serious than it is at present if
the Bible had been left in its original condition.
In many instances, where these many places that appear to be
contradictions were detected, they were fixed by later scribes who copied the
scriptures.
In their ignorance of the very manner that scripture is composed, every
time they fixed a contradiction or offending verse, they defiled and obstructed
the very purpose of the Word of God.
In the case of the difference between the genealogies of Matthew and
Luke, there are Greek texts that exist where the genealogy of Luke was replaced
by the one in Matthew in the endeavor to conceal this easily detected flaw in
the written word.
Where
the carnal believer sees a genealogy that would be impossible to be read
literally, it never dawns on the readers that what we have is the pedigree of
the three minds of man -- physical, mental, and spiritual -- and that in the
formation of the series of numbers in the pattern of fourteen, fourteen and
fourteen, what is being indicated has great spiritual significance.
Moreover, the fact that there is forty-one, instead of forty-two, is also
important in our quest to understanding the spiritual meaning of what is being
conveyed with regard to what Jesus had yet to accomplish in his endeavor to
become the first Son re-born into the Kingdom.
Does
all these things mean that the scriptures are untrue?
In the words of Paul: God forbid!
It is us who is not real and untrue; not the scriptures.
In understanding why the Bible is written in this manner, we must not
allow ourselves to be burdened by carnal thinking, and lose sight of what sets
scriptures apart from any other writings known to man.
“The chief object of the Holy Spirit”,
writes Origen, “is to preserve the coherence of
the spiritual meaning, either in those things which ought to be done or which
have been already performed, if He anywhere finds that those events which,
according to the history, took place, can be adapted to a spiritual meaning, He
composed a texture of both kinds in one style of narration, always concealing
the hidden meaning more deeply; but where the historical narrative could not be
made appropriate to the spiritual coherence of the occurrences, He inserted
sometimes certain things which either did not take place or could not take
place; sometimes also what might happen, but what did not: and He does this at
one time in a few words, which, taken in their 'bodily' meaning, seem incapable
of containing truth, and at another by the insertion of many. And this we find
frequently to be the case in the legislative portions, where there are many
things manifestly useful among the 'bodily' precepts, but a very great number
also in which no principle of utility is at all discernible, and sometimes even
things which are judged to be impossibilities. Now all this, as we have
remarked, was done by the Holy Spirit in order that, seeing those events which
lie on the surface can be neither true nor useful, we may be led to the
investigation of that truth which is more deeply concealed, and to the
ascertaining of a meaning worthy of God in those Scriptures which we believe to
be inspired by Him”.
Origen
writes that we must come to the realization that “those events which lie on
the surface can be neither true nor useful”.
In opposition to this statement we ask: Isn't the belief in the
historical Jesus useful?
The answer is yes, but only to the degree that the historical narrative
assists the disciple in manifesting the Living Christ in their life at the
present time.
What does the name Jesus mean?
What must we do in order to bring about that state of mind which is
portrayed in the scriptures in the life of the historical Jesus, into our
present life?
What
is important is that we “be led to the
investigation of that truth which is more deeply concealed”.
Since we know that everything we can learn from others in this world is
of a preparatory nature, and the one true doctrine that will nourish us, can
only be revealed to those who are in “the house”,
and are deserving to be taught privately the Mysteries of the Kingdom, we must
therefore seek to enter into the house with our Lord and Savior.
It is important that we perceive that whatever is written literally in
the historical narrative is the exoteric doctrine -- or good news -- that serves
as merely the invitation to the masses to enter the mystical house of the Lord
where the Secrets of Creation can be revealed to us.
In
fully comprehending these statements in relation to the whole purpose of the
teachings of The Way, let us again examine the definitive statement which
conveys to us the very essence of the Gospel -- and especially the Revelation of
John: “Blessed are those who do His commandments,
that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the
gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and
murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie”
(Rev 22:14-15 NKJ).
If
the Revelation represented the end of the world, as is commonly believed by the
majority of Christians today, then why are those who remain outside the city
portrayed as “dogs and sorcerers and sexually
immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie”?
Armageddon, then, indicates the disciples personal conflict as he
endeavors to overcome his own lower nature through the crucifixion of what is
symbolized by the flesh, in order that he can possess the Knowledge of the fruit
of the Tree of Life, transcend the natural barriers of this world, and “enter
through the gates into the city”.
With regard to those who call themselves Christian, and continue to
remain in this world, these are the ones who, like the Sadducees and Pharisees, “loves
and practices a lie” in their refusal to follow in the
footsteps of the Master.
Again
let us revisit the statement by the Wycliffe Commentary on Genesis 2:7 where it
writes about the nature of man: “Man's body was
fashioned from the dust of the ground, while his spirit came from the very
'breath' of God. He is literally a creature of two worlds; both earth and heaven
can claim him”.
What the fundamental teachings of the New Covenant convey is that if man “turns
about”, and re-focuses his direction in life through the
process of “opening and unloosing the mind”
-- freeing it from the attachments and constraints of this realm -- man will
discover that God has given him the power to gaze upon that which is Eternal.
As
with all things Created by God, the scriptures are multidimensional.
Even in what appears to be historical, we see the same form being
followed.
Our scholars know that Herod could not have been king during that time
frame that Jesus was born.
They also know that the plight into Egypt to evade being killed is also
not true: “Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the
children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years
old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the
wise men” (Matt 2:16 KJV).
Such an act would have been well documented in the numerous writings of
the many historians of the time.
The
answer is found in the meaning of the names Herod and Egypt -- and why it was
important to make the connection between the same episode that is portrayed in
the saving of Moses when the slaughter of the infants was ordered.
Thus, what is a meaningless and worthless historical account to the
modern believer, is used to convey great truths to the disciple of the Light --
in that they, themselves, must undergo these same transformations in order for
the Christ to be born within them.
In
an attempt to clarify his position, and place these things in their proper
perspective, Origen writes: “No one, I think, can
doubt that the statement that God walked in the afternoon in paradise, and that
Adam lay hid under a tree, is related figuratively in Scripture, that some
mystical meaning may be indicated by it. The departure of Cain from the presence
of the Lord will manifestly cause a careful reader to inquire what is the
presence of God, and how any one can go out from it. But not to extend the task
which we have before us beyond its due limits, it is very easy for any one who
pleases to gather out of holy Scripture what is recorded indeed as having been
done, but what nevertheless cannot be believed as having reasonably and
appropriately occurred according to the historical account. The same style of
Scriptural narrative occurs abundantly in the Gospels, as when the devil is said
to have placed Jesus on a lofty mountain, that he might show Him from thence all
the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them. How could it literally come to
pass, either that Jesus should be led up by the devil into a high mountain, or
that the latter should show him all the kingdoms of the world (as if they were
lying beneath his bodily eyes, and adjacent to one mountain), i.e., the kingdoms
of the Persians, and Scythians, and Indians? or how could he show in what manner
the kings of these kingdoms are glorified by men? And many other instances
similar to this will be found in the Gospels by any one who will read them with
attention, and will observe that in those narratives which appear to be
literally recorded, there are inserted and interwoven things which cannot be
admitted historically, but which may be accepted in a spiritual signification”.
Where
the carnal mind looks upon the world and attempts to see continuity, it is the
disciple who knows full well that we dwell in a world of incompleteness and
illusion.
Where the carnal believer attempts to read the scriptures as a witness to
historical events, the disciple probes to the depths of the scriptures and
understands them as the means by which we begin to awaken to the inner Truth and
the Light of the Spirit.
The
believer will rightly ask, if God wants us to know what to believe, why would
the scriptures contain events that did not, and even what could not have
happened?
Again, the purpose of the scriptures is not to induce people to believe
what happened in the past, and then dwell in the comfort of their beliefs -- but
rather, to focus their attention to what is taking place at the present time in
their own lives.
That the scriptures were written to coincide with a particular time or
event in history, only makes them that much more acceptable to the common
people.
This acceptance is important -- because even though the scriptures are
not historically accurate, they contain within the body of the narrative the
essential truths that each of us must embrace in order to find the ultimate
Truth which is our destiny.
In their original form -- prior to their being defiled by the Roman
Church -- what was written in the scriptures was one hundred percent accurate
with respect to man's quest to enter the Kingdom.
With
regard to reading the narrative as actual events in history, Origen wrote: “What
man of sense will agree with the statement that the first, second and third days
in which the evening is named and the morning, were without sun, moon and stars,
and the first day without a heaven.
What man is found such an idiot as to suppose that God planted trees in
paradise in Eden, like a husbandman, and planted therein the tree of life,
perceptible to the eyes and senses, which gave life to the eater thereof; and
another tree which gave to the eater thereof a knowledge of good and evil?
I believe that every man must hold these things for images, under which
the hidden sense lies concealed” (Origen - Huet., Prigeniana,
167 Franck, p. 142).
A
man of reason will ask: If there was no sun, moon and stars, how could there
have been a day, night and dawn of a new day?
“What man of sense”,
Origen asks, will blindly believe such statements?
This fundamental question is very similar to that asked by Jesus with
regard to the blindness of the Sadducees and Pharisees, who also attempted to
read the scriptures literally.
Who could believe that God planted trees in the Garden of Eden which gave
to the eater the knowledge of good and evil, while the fruit of another tree
gave eternal life?
These things are not history, writes Origen, but rather “images,
under which the hidden sense lies concealed”.
Origen explains that the scriptures are an allegory that conceal the
deeper truths of the spirit, and writes: “It is
sufficient however, to represent in the style of a historic narrative what is
intended to convey a secret meaning in the garb of history, that those who have
the capacity may work out for themselves all that relates to the subject.”
When
Clement (Clementine Homilies) asked of Peter concerning the many things in
scripture that are not true, he said: “Truly I
rejoice, and I give thanks to God, who in all things doeth well. However, he
knows that I shall be able to think nothing other than that all things are for
God. Wherefore do not suppose that I ask questions, as doubting the words
concerning God, or those that are to be spoken, but rather that I may learn, and
so be able myself to instruct another who is ingenuously willing to learn.
Wherefore tell me what are the falsehoods added to the Scriptures, and how it
comes that they are really false. Then Peter answered: Even although you had not
asked me, I should have gone on in order, and afforded you the exposition of
these matters, as I promised. Learn, then, how the Scriptures misrepresent Him
in many respects, that you may know when you happen upon them”.
In
his Ecclestical History Eusebius writes that: “Many
were led astray by reading the allegorical contents of the scriptures literally
in the method of the Pharisees and Sadducees”.
In these words we are provided great insight into the true heresy of the
Pharisees and Sadducees, and why Jesus condemned them as being blind guides.
When it is realized that Jesus was born among the Essenes, who were
Gnostic, and a people who comprehended the inner meaning of the Law, we begin to
understand that the true focus of the conflict in scripture was the spiritual
Israelites vs the carnal Jews.
On the side of the spiritual Israelites was Jesus and the Essenes -- who
perceived the true meaning of the scriptures as the guide that assists the
disciple in opening the doors to the true Temple of God.
The Pharisees and Sadducees, on the other hand, read the scriptures
literally -- and were under the erroneous belief that God dwells in temples made
with man's hands -- and employed a body of priests -- and approved a series of
sacrifices, rituals and observances.
What
was it that the Lord accused the Pharisees of doing? “Woe
to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter
in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered”
(Luke 11:52 NAS).
Yet, modern Christians today do not believe this statement.
We do not believe that the lawyers possessed the keys of knowledge prior
to the advent of Christ.
We thus fail to understand that the keys of knowledge is the
understanding of the true threefold nature of the scriptures, and man's inherent
ability to learn directly from the Christ within.
Because
we read the scriptures in the manner of the Pharisees, we have ourselves become
the modern day Jews in opposition to the Lord.
Thus, the scriptural confrontation continues right down to this present
day -- the spiritual vs. the carnal believers.
In the words of Origen: “Many, not
understanding the Scriptures in a spiritual sense, but incorrectly, have fallen
into heresies”.
Anyone who attempts to read the scriptures, seeing the body only, while
ignoring the mind and spirit, are doomed to fall into these heresies.
From
a scriptural perspective, even the name Jew contains a very real message to the
disciple of the Light.
Jesus warned of the pitfalls of division -- i.e., “But
he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself
is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth”
(Luke 11:17 KJV).
The Jews, being the decedents of Judah, represented one twelfth of the
children of Israel.
The disciple understands that, throughout both the Old and New Testament
scriptures, the Bible is not speaking about a people who called themselves Jews,
but rather the spiritual condition of mind -- a mind that by virtue of its
carnal perception of the Word, is limited to only one twelfth of its potential
-- which potential can only begin to be realized when we contemplate and embrace
the difference between the partiality of the Jew, and the completeness of
Israel.
In
this respect, from a biblical perspective, the majority of believers today are
represented in the scriptures as Jews, others as Samaritans, and still many
others as the people of the Nations.
Moreover, we are not just Jews, or Samaritans, or of the Nations -- in
that, each one of us possesses aspects of our person that are as the multitudes
of separate personalities -- separate personalities wherein each must be
converted, brought into oneness, and raised up as the children of Israel.
In all things what we perceive as the one, is comprised of the many, and
the disciple understands that the all needs to be brought into total harmony if
the prodigal son is to return to the Father.
Thus, it is the realization of these great spiritual truths that enables
us to understand the words of Origen where he wrote:
“Scripture contains an unhistorical element
in-woven with the history, in order that the worthlessness of the latter may
drive us to seek the spiritual meaning”
(Origen quoted under Origen Adamntius; The Encyclopedia of Religion
and Ethics).
Perhaps
one of the most classic verses that remains an enigma to believers today is
where Jesus states: “They that be whole need not a
physician, but they that are sick… for I am not come to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance” (Matt 9:12-13 KJV).
By present day religious doctrine, Jesus made a mistake, and it is
apparent that he did not know what he was speaking about.
From our perception of mankind, no one is whole, and there are no
righteous people.
Contrary to what is clearly written in the scriptures, we believe that
Jesus came to call everyone.
In Matthew Henry's Commentary we read that: “Jesus
Christ is the great Physician of souls… Sin-sick souls have need of this
Physician, for their disease is dangerous; nature will not help itself; no man
can help us; such need have we of Christ, that we are undone, eternally undone,
without him. Sensible sinners see their need, and apply themselves to him
accordingly”.
Thus, the Matthew Henry Commentary does not agree with the words that
Jesus spoke, that only those who are sick need a physician, and he did not come
to call the righteous.
The
Adam Clarke Commentary clarifies this doctrine when it states that: “Jesus
Christ represents himself here as the sovereign Physician of souls. That all
stand in need of his healing power. That men must acknowledge their spiritual
maladies, and the need they have of his mercy, in order to be healed by him.
That it is the most inveterate and dangerous disease the soul can be afflicted
with to imagine itself whole, when the sting of death, which is sin, has pierced
it through in every part, infusing its poison everywhere”.
Again we see that the Adam Clark Commentary also does not believe the
words of Jesus.
In
our present day understanding of the scriptures we cannot even comprehend the
meaning of “They that be whole need not a
physician”.
Why?
Because we have lost sight of the very Kingdom that Jesus came to declare
-- a Kingdom that exists within each of us (Lk 17:21 KJV).
Like Cain, each of us has gone forth from the presence of God, and it is
the destiny of all the prodigal sons of the Father to return to the Kingdom.
In order to accomplish this, we must first understand what the Bible
means when it states that we must be whole?
The
Gnostic Essenes and early Christians understood the term whole as indicating one
who converts the Jew, Samaritan, and the Nations within himself, and brings the
twelve spheres of mind together into abiding harmony -- reigning over his three
natures, body, mind and spirit -- and consciously dwells in the Kingdom within
himself.
The disciple also understands that when the twelve spheres of mind which
are represented in the Revelation as the Tree of Life, are divided, what we have
is the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Thus the words of Origen: “What man is
found such an idiot as to suppose that God planted trees in paradise in Eden,
like a husbandman, and planted therein the tree of life, perceptible to the eyes
and senses, which gave life to the eater thereof; and another tree which gave to
the eater thereof a knowledge of good and evil?
I believe that every man must hold these things for images, under which
the hidden sense lies concealed”.
We
fail to understand these elementary truths of the scriptures, because what is
today called the Christian religion has been cast out of The Way by Constantine
and the Church of the Roman Empire.
Having been imbued with a carnal mindset, we simply cannot come to terms
with the words: “Whoever walks blamelessly will be
saved” (Prov 28:18 NKJ).
Why? Because in the adoption of Augustine's doctrine of Original Sin that
attempts to explain away sacred spiritual symbols that are impossible to
understand from a carnal perspective, we don't believe that any man can walk
blamelessly without the historical Jesus.
In our doctrines, we do not believe Jesus.
We do not believe that the Kingdom is within us -- and when we manifest
the laws of the inner Kingdom in our outer life, we will walk blamelessly.
We view the Christ as an historical personage, and not the Light that
calls to us from within the door of our soul.
In
our scriptures at Luke 10:25-28 (NIV) we find “an
expert in the law” asking Jesus, “what
must I do to inherit eternal life?
What is written in the Law?” replies Jesus.
Yet, in accordance with our present day doctrines of belief, Jesus never
would have answered in this manner.
Again we see another scriptural sighting where it is clear that Jesus is
in need of instruction with regard to what we must do to be saved.
In
light of modern Christian dogma, there is nothing in the Law that could save the
man, and this passage of scriptures represents just one more enigma -- in that
we are unable to even comprehend why Jesus would ask him the question: What is
written in the Law.
In the narrative, the man answers and says: “Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbor as yourself”.
In our Bibles today Jesus replies: “Do this
and you will live”; but in the Bible used in the second century
by Clement of Alexandria, Jesus replied: “This do,
and thou shalt be saved” (The Instructor, Book 3).
Fundamentally,
modern Christians do not believe these words of Jesus!
Why?
Because we don't believe the Law can either save us, or bestow upon us
life.
If what is written here is true, and one can be saved by fulfilling the
Law, then where does belief in the historical Jesus come into the picture?
Moreover, if this is true, that would mean that modern day Jews who fully
embrace the Law could be saved, even though they never converted to
Christianity.
In
the version of this scriptural encounter contained in Mark 12:34, the reply of
Jesus takes on a whole new dimension.
In reply, Jesus said to the scribe when he answered correctly: “Thou
art not far from the kingdom of God”.
But we don't believe that either.
Why?
Because in accordance with our doctrines, one cannot be saved apart from
the historical Jesus.
What
is written in the gospel is no different than what was conveyed by Paul when he
wrote: “For when Gentiles who do not have the Law
do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to
themselves” (Rom 2:14 NAS).
How could the Gentiles who did not have the Law, keep the precepts of the
Law?
“For the truth about God is known to them
instinctively; God has put this knowledge in their hearts” (Rom
1:19 TLB).
Thus, because we view the scriptures from the same vision as the
Sadducees and Pharisees, we are incapable of comprehending the reality of what
the Bible is conveying to us -- i.e., by doing good, and seeking to know God --
our True Source of Being -- the Christ that dwells in the heart of man will
reveal himself to the faithful, and make known to them the means by which they
may enter the Kingdom.
Contrary
to modern day Christian doctrine: If a man lives on a remote island -- having
never heard the Law of God spoken -- having never heard a word about the Jesus
of the New Testament -- and this man searches within his own heart and manifests
the truth (instinctively), he will be saved because, in the words of Paul: “For
when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law,
these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves” (Rom 2:14
NAS) -- and in spirit, the Lord will come to the man who instinctively does the
things of God in their life, and make them whole.
Thus, by fulfilling the Law of God that is written in their hearts, we
can begin to comprehend the truth in the statement that: “Whoever
walks blamelessly will be saved” (Prov 28:18 NKJ); and, “They
that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick… for I am not come
to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Matt 9:12-13
KJV).
Why
don't we believe these many passages of scriptures?
Because, like the Pharisees and Sadducees, we look only to the letter,
and read the scriptures as history, rather than keys to open the door to the
Spirit and the Kingdom of God within our own mind and being.
An example of this same error of reading the scriptures literally in the
manner of the Sadducees and Pharisees is brought to light by Eusebius, who
writes of the doctrines conceived by the early Christians Papias and Irenaeus,
and still held throughout the modern Christian world today: “Papias
reproduces other stories communicated to him by word of mouth, together with
some otherwise unknown parables and teachings of the Saviour, and other things
of a more allegorical character.
He says that 'after the resurrection of the dead there will be a period
of a thousand years when Christ's kingdom will be set up on this earth in
material form'.
I suppose he got these notions by misinterpreting the apostolic accounts
and failing to grasp what they said in mystic and symbolic language.
For he seems to have been a man of very small intelligence, to judge from
his books.
But it is partly due to him that the great majority of churchmen after
him took the same view, relying on his early date; e.g. Irenaeus and several
others, who clearly held the same opinion” (Eusebius, Hist
Eccl., Book III, 39.11).
The
Spiritual Christian understands all these teachings in the scriptures as not
signifying historical events -- even if there is an historical basis -- but
rather, spiritual truths pertaining to the plight of the disciple as they seek
to open the gates to the Kingdom within their mind and being.
When Eusebius writes of Papias' doctrine that “after
the resurrection of the dead there will be a period of a thousand years when
Christ's kingdom will be set up on this earth in material form”,
he makes reference to the error of Papias when he interprets the “allegorical
character” of the scriptures in a literal fashion in the manner
of the Sadducees and Pharisees and writes: “I
suppose he got these notions by misinterpreting the apostolic accounts and
failing to grasp what they said in mystic and symbolic language.
For he seems to have been a man of very small intelligence, to judge from
his books”.
In these words it is again important for us to grasp what Eusebius states
-- i.e., that the apostolic accounts are written in the “mystic
and symbolic language” of the Essene Gnostics.
With regard to the thousand years when the kingdom will be set up on the
earth -- Armageddon and the second coming of Christ is understood to signify the
true war that wages within the disciple in his spiritual quest to reign in the
kingdom.
If
Eusebius could meet with modern Christians today, he would convey that we are a
people who have been greatly deceived.
He would ask: Why have we taken upon ourselves the error of the Sadducees
and Pharisees, and that of Papias, Irenaeus and the others who “got
these notions by misinterpreting the apostolic accounts and failing to grasp
what they said in mystic and symbolic language”?
When Eusebius writes of Papias that he must “have
been a man of very small intelligence, to judge from his books”,
he said this because any man who is “outside”
of the house, even if they are one of carnal man's greatest scholars, is of “very
small intelligence” -- using at best only one twelfth of their
mental resources -- in comparison to the Gnostic or Spiritual Christians who are
the children of Israel, and who -- in their completion of mind and spirit --
have found entrance into the Kingdom.
Eusebius
questions how carnal Christians can believe the doctrine that: “after
the resurrection of the dead there will be a period of a thousand years when
Christ's kingdom will be set up on this earth in material form”,
when Jesus clearly explained to the Pharisees that the kingdom of God will never
come upon the earth in material form: “The kingdom
of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here
it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you”
(Luke 17:20-21 NIV).
It is because the Kingdom is a Spiritual Kingdom within you that Thomas
can say in his gospel: “Whoever finds the
explanation of these words will not taste death” -- and: “When
the Lord was asked by a certain man, when should his kingdom come, he said unto
him, when two shall be one and the without as the within, and the male with the
female, neither male nor female”.
Thus, the disciple understands that the “apostolic
accounts” are written in a “mystic
and symbolic language” that only the Lord can open their mind
to see and understand.
In
the words of St. Augustine: “What the apostle says
pertains to this problem: 'For the letter killeth, but the spirit quickeneth',
that is, when that which is said figuratively is taken as though it were
literal, it is understood carnally.
Nor can anything more appropriately be called the death of the soul than
that condition in which the thing which distinguishes us from beasts, which is
the understanding, is subjected to the flesh in the pursuit of the letter.
He who follows the letter takes figurative expressions as though they
were literal and does not refer the things signified to anything else”
(De Doctrina Christiana).
When
St. Augustine quotes Paul with regard to the saying “the
letter killeth, but the spirit” makes alive, he is making
reference to those who read the scriptures literally as historic narratives vs
those who perceive the inner meaning of what is written.
“Tell me, ye that desire to be under the
law, do ye not hear the law?”
Writes the Apostle Paul to those who want to read the written word
literally.
“For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a
bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the
freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory” (Gal
4:21-24 KJV).
In
these words, what is Paul conveying to us?
The Apostle is stating nothing different than that expressed by either of
the two Clement's, Origen, or Eusebius when they warn that those who observe
these things by the letter of the written word cannot know the truth, because
the letter or body of the scriptures cannot save us.
The Apostle states that to observe these things by the letter is
meaningless, because the things written literally in the scripture are an
allegory -- which allegory is a story that conceals a deeper spiritual truth.
From
an historical perspective, maybe there was a person named Abraham -- maybe there
wasn't.
Maybe he had two sons -- maybe more, maybe one, maybe none.
From the perspective of man entering into the Kingdom, it makes no
difference whether the historical personage of Abraham lived or not, or how many
sons he had.
What matters is that we understand that we cannot be free until we rid
ourselves of the covenant of the flesh, which is the letter of the Law, and
cleave to the spiritual, which is the Life that lies within the letter.
In the same way that the body of man without the mind and spirit is dead,
so too is the written word of the scriptures dead without the mind and spirit,
and belief in the letter and the historical context cannot save us.
To
carnal believers such as the Sadducees and Pharisees, it is very important that
Abraham was an historical person -- that he had two sons -- and that they are of
the lineage of Sarah, his wife.
Without these things being historically true, they would not be able to
call themselves the chosen people blest by God.
When John the Baptist saw the Sadducees and Pharisees he said to them: “And
do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell
you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham” (Matt
3:9 NIV).
The Sadducees and Pharisees viewed the scriptures as literal historical
narratives.
John the Baptist, who through the Dead Sea Scrolls it has been
demonstrated was an Essene, and understood the scriptures in their spiritual
language, warned them that God is not the God of carnal believers who twist the
meaning of the scriptures -- but rather, the God of the spiritual believer who
surrenders his life to the Lord, and lives the Word of God in word, thought and
deed.
Do
you believe in the historical Jesus?
Do you believe that the historical Jesus can save you?
If you believe, that is good, but be sure to heed his words when he
warned: “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do
not the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46 KJV).
The New Testament scriptures were written for the very purpose of your
salvation -- but those who do not do what the Lord has commanded are
unbelievers, regardless of what they profess with their lips.
With
regard to the body of the scriptures: “Which
things are an allegory”, writes the
Apostle, “for these are the two covenants;
the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. For
this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and
is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is
the mother of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not;
break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more
children than she which hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the
children of promise. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him
that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith the
scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman
shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not
children of the bondwoman, but of the free” (Gal 4:24-31 KJV).
The
Apostle Paul writes that the story of Abraham is not historically true, and is
an allegory.
If this is so, how can the Jews be the children of Abraham?
Origen would probably say: What man of sense would believe that Sarah
conceived a child at the age of ninety nine.
Does not the very concept of two nines -- nine divided -- convey to us a
state of division.
Is not this same state of division presented to us in the New Testament
scriptures where it states: “What do you think? If
any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave
the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is
straying?” (Matt 18:12 NAS).
The
Hebrew Holy Men wrote and conveyed messages in numbers, and the number nine has
a profound meaning in relation to the Kingdom.
Therefore, the number ninety-nine demonstrates a division that can be
overcome when we begin to comprehend what it means to go and search in the
mountains in our quest for the one hundredth sheep -- which is a number that
conveys wholeness and completion.
In
view of the fact that the Apostle Paul writes that the story of Abraham, Sarah,
and the two sons are not historically true, how does this impact the genealogy
of Jesus?
Was his lineage born from an allegory -- or does the lineage itself
convey a series of profound sacred truths to the disciple -- truths that are
concealed from the carnal believer?
With
regard to the two covenants, we are the children of the free woman so long as we
pursue the spirit of the Word, rather than the flesh.
In the words of St. Augustine: “He is a
slave to a sign who uses or worships a significant thing without knowing what it
signifies.
But he who uses or venerates a useful sign divinely instituted whose
signifying force he understands does not venerate what he sees and what passes
away but rather that to which all such things are to be referred.
Such a man is spiritual and free, even during that time of servitude in
which it is not yet opportune to reveal to carnal minds those signs under whose
yoke they are to be tamed” (De Doctrina Christiana).
The
literal word of the scriptures are signs that signify spiritual truths.
The literal word may be based upon historical facts, or the text of the
narrative may be a complete fabrication.
Whether they are historically accurate or not, they appear in scripture
as signs that signify profound spiritual truths that assist the disciple in his
quest to enter the Kingdom.
Augustine writes that: “He is a slave to a
sign who uses or worships a significant thing without knowing what it
signifies”.
These stories that resemble historical narratives are allegories, not
history.
These allegories are written “when it is
not yet opportune to reveal to carnal minds those signs under whose yoke they
are to be tamed”.
Yet, those who perceive the deeper meaning of the word, “are
spiritual and free”.
Carnal
believers will view these things as confusing and not in accord with their
understanding of the scriptures.
They will rightly say: How can I believe the scriptures when you state
that they are not historically accurate.
With regard to this position Origen wrote: “Let
no one, however, entertain the suspicion that we do not believe any history in
Scripture to be real, because we suspect certain events related in it not to
have taken place; or that no precepts of the law are to be taken literally,
because we consider certain of them, in which either the nature or possibility
of the case so requires, incapable of being observed; or that we do not believe
those predictions which were written of the Savior to have been fulfilled in a
manner palpable to the senses; or that His commandments are not to be literally
obeyed. We have therefore to state in answer, since we are manifestly so of
opinion, that the truth of the history may and ought to be preserved in the
majority of instances. For who can deny that Abraham was buried in the double
cave at Hebron, as well as Isaac and Jacob, and each of their wives? Or who
doubts that Shechem was given as a portion to Joseph? or that Jerusalem is the
metropolis of Judea, on which the temple of God was built by Solomon? - and
countless other statements. For the passages which hold good in their historical
acceptation are much more numerous than those which contain a purely spiritual
meaning. Then, again, who would not maintain that the command to 'honor thy
father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee,' is sufficient of itself
without any spiritual meaning, and necessary for those who observe it?
Especially when Paul also has confirmed the command by repeating it in the same
words. And what need is there to speak of the prohibitions, 'Thou shalt not
commit adultery,' 'Thou shalt not steal,' 'Thou shalt not bear false witness,'
and others of the same kind? And with respect to the precepts enjoined in the
Gospels, no doubt can be entertained that very many of these are to be literally
observed, as e.g., when our Lord says, 'But I say unto you, Swear not at all;'
and when He says, 'Whosoever looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath
committed adultery with her already in his heart;' the admonitions also which
are found in the writings of the Apostle Paul, 'Warn them that are unruly,
comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient towards all men,' and
very many others. And yet I have no doubt that an attentive reader will, in
numerous instances, hesitate whether this or that history can be considered to
be literally true or not; or whether this or that precept ought to be observed
according to the letter or not. And therefore great pains and labor are to be
employed, until every reader reverentially understand that he is dealing with
divine and not human words inserted in the sacred books”.
What
we must not loose sight of is that the bible is a spiritual book that does not
deal with man's history -- but rather, man's relationship to the Kingdom of God.
Yes, the Son of Man walked the earth at the beginning of our Common Era,
and he came to save those who were lost -- this is an historical fact that with
my own eyes I have been permitted to witness.
But we must remain ever mindful that the Son of God is calling us into
his Kingdom this very day, and those who will hear him calling and enter therein
will be saved.
Therefore, even when the scriptures are historically accurate, their
accuracy means very little unless you can understand what is being conveyed in
the context of your quest to enter the Kingdom during our present time.
The
carnally minded believer who simply skims over the body of the scriptures and
sees historical events -- rather than intimate spiritual truths -- believes
horrific absurdities about God that are not worthy to even entertain, as well as
beliefs that are often contradicted in other places within the scriptures.
Anyone who believes that the Bible is literally true where it is written:
“And the LORD our God delivered him over to us; so
we defeated him, his sons, and all his people. We took all his cities at that
time, and we utterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we
left none remaining” (Deut 2:33-34 NKJ); is simply unable to
perceive the Divine Essence of God.
How
can we believe that God would look favorably upon the senseless destruction of
innocent men, women, and children?
How can we believe that God would Himself orchestrate such a heinous act
of irrational and pointless violence?
Only those people who are themselves of a gross, barbaric, and unrefined
nature, would even entertain the belief that a Supreme Being would orchestrate
and affirm such horrendous behavior.
Often
those places in scripture that contain the greatest absurdities, are the very
places where important truths are placed for man to discern and behold.
Thus, an example of this fact is seen in the Ten Commandments where it is
written: “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the
LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the
fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me” (Deut
5:9 NIV).
Is this the loving God revealed by Jesus who holds the children of
unbelievers accountable to the third and fourth generation?
From
a spiritual perspective, what we have here is the embodiment of a very important
and profound spiritual concept -- a concept conveying a truth of such magnitude,
that if we understood its spiritual meaning, we would begin to comprehend the
reason why carnal man cannot gaze into the heavenly realms with his physical
eyes.
Going one step further, if we knew what is being conveyed in this
statement, and we could perceive the workings of the natural laws of this realm
and their impact upon our minds and thinking, we would immediately understand
why we are limited to less then ten percent of our potential of mind.
Instead of seeking out the spiritual significance of this absurdity, we
believe that God punishes the children of sinners to the third and fourth
generation.
That
the literal meaning of the written word is not worthy of our belief is even
demonstrated in the Bible's own refutation of such a doctrine that the children
of sinners will be held accountable to the third and fourth generation: “The
soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the
father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness
of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be
upon him” (Ezek 18:20 KJV).
The
reader who pays close attention to the scriptures will immediately question why
God would hold innocent children accountable for the sins of their forefathers
to the third and fourth generation?
Is this the righteousness of God?
Or, are we supposed to seek the inner meaning of the scriptures, and
learn what great spiritual truth the Bible is attempting to convey to us with
regard to the third and fourth sequential generation?
In
view of the fact that such an absurdity was written so that men of a reasonable
mind could not believe such statement literally, we would do well to learn from
the first Christians, and investigate their mindset regarding the nature of
scripture?
In the introduction of the early Christian writing known as the Shepard
of Hermas, it is written: “The Pastor of Hermas
was one of the most popular books, if not the most popular book, in the
Christian Church during the second, third, and fourth centuries... In ancient
times two opinions prevailed in regard to the authorship. The most widely spread
was, that the Pastor of Hermas was the production of the Hermas mentioned in the
Epistle to the Romans. Origen states this opinion distinctly, and it is repeated
by Eusebius and Jerome”.
If
it is true that the Pastor of Hermas was one of the most important scriptural
authorities over the first four centuries, then we can use it in our endeavor to
better understand the essence of early Christian thought.
What the Shepherd of Hermas has to say is very important to us today,
because it represents the scriptural tradition that was taught directly to the
faithful flock by the Apostles of Christ.
Thus, on the nature of scripture, in the Shepherd we find: “I
am senseless, sir, say I, and do not understand these parables. For how she can
crush out, and on the other hand save, I do not perceive. Listen, says he. Those
who have never searched for the truth, nor investigated the nature of the
Divinity, but have simply believed, when they devote themselves to and become
mixed up with business, and wealth, and heathen friendships, and many other
actions of this world, do not perceive the parables of Divinity; for their minds
are darkened by these actions, and they are corrupted and become dried up. Even
as beautiful vines, when they are neglected, are withered up by thorns and
divers plants, so men who have believed, and have afterwards fallen away into
many of those actions above mentioned, go astray in their minds, and lose all
understanding in regard to righteousness; for if they hear of righteousness,
their minds are occupied with their business, and they give no heed at all.
Those, on the other hand, who have the fear of God, and search after Godhead and
truth, and have their hearts turned to the Lord, quickly perceive and understand
what is said to them, because they have the fear of the Lord in them. For where
the Lord dwells, there is much understanding. Cleave, then, to the Lord, and you
will understand and perceive all things”.
The
message that is very clear from this early Christian writing is that it is
impossible to mature spiritually, while attempting to divide oneself between the
two worlds.
In our present day culture we are living proof as to the validity of the
wisdom that is portrayed in this writing -- i.e., one cannot perceive the true
meaning of the parables and the inner significance of the historical narrative
of the scriptures, while one devotes their lives to their “business,
and wealth, and heathen friendships, and many other actions of this world”
-- which would include an addiction to television, computer games, internet
pornography, and all the many leisure’s and entertainments that captivate and
control our every-day lives.
Fundamentally, what this universally accepted first century writing
conveys is that, contrary to what is being preached in our pulpits, the Sunday
go to church people who live culturized lives over the course of the rest of the
week, are incapable of fulfilling the requirements of the Word of God.
In
the Shepherd of Hermas a reference is made to a tower, of which it is written: “And
the tower, I asked, what does it mean? This tower, he replied, is the Church.
And these virgins, who are they? They are Holy Spirits, and men cannot otherwise
be found in the kingdom of God unless these have put their clothing upon them:
for if you receive the name only, and do not receive from them the clothing,
they are of no advantage to you. For these virgins are the powers of the Son of
God. If you bear His name but possess not His power, it will be in vain that you
bear His name”.
In
understanding what is written, it is most important for us to be aware of the
continual message found in the words: “If you bear
His name but possess not His power, it will be in vain that you bear His name”.
Thus, if you call yourselves Christian, but fail to purify and develop
your mind and body from the defilements of this world -- and do not possess the
true Knowledge of the Spiritual Christ -- and have not yourselves inherited the
same higher powers of mind that the Son of God promised all his followers would
possess -- then “it will be in vain that you bear
His name”.
Everything
throughout the scriptures, including the New Testament, has three meanings, as
proclaimed in the Proverbs: “And do thou describe
these things to thyself in a threefold manner, in counsel and knowledge, and
that thou mayest answer the words of truth to those who have proposed them to
thee”.
In explaining this great truth, Origen writes of the miracles of Jesus: “…so
also there were many dead in the days of Jesus, but those only rose from the
grave whom the Logos knew to be fitted for a resurrection, in order that the
works done by the Lord might not be merely symbols of certain things, but that
by the very acts themselves He might gain over many to the marvelous doctrine of
the Gospel. I would say, moreover, that, agreeably to the promise of Jesus, His
disciples performed even greater works than these miracles of Jesus, which were
perceptible only to the senses. For the eyes of those who are blind in soul are
ever opened; and the ears of those who were deaf to virtuous words, listen
readily to the doctrine of God, and of the blessed life with Him; and many, too,
who were lame in the feet of the 'inner man,' as Scripture calls it, having now
been healed by the word, do not simply leap, but leap as the hart, which is an
animal hostile to serpents, and stronger than all the poison of vipers. And
these lame who have been healed, receive from Jesus power to trample, with those
feet in which they were formerly lame, upon the serpents and scorpions of
wickedness, and generally upon all the power of the enemy; and though they tread
upon it, they sustain no injury, for they also have become stronger than the
poison of all evil and of demons” (Symbols of miracles; Origen,
Contra Celsum).
What
these words demonstrate to us is the great truth that both life, and the
scriptures, is a great deal more than what we perceive it to be.
The secret to understanding the Bible, which is the key to the knowledge
of life itself, was possessed by the early church, and can still be embraced in
the words of Origen when he responded to Celsus that the Christ still visits the
Godly, as seen in the words: “I maintain that even
after His incarnation, He is always found by those who possess the acutest
spiritual vision to be most God-like”.
Thus, the secret, then, is not in what one believes -- for all
philosophical belief is at best a mere shadow of reality -- but rather, all the
great Truths of Creation belong to those who are willing to live their life in
accordance with the teachings of The Way, in order to make themselves a fit
vessel for the Son of God to come and make his abode within them, and personally
reveal the Mysteries of God and the Sacred Secrets of Creation.
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