What Is The Mark of The Beast?

This entry is part 29 of 57 in the series Mysteries

Question Thirty

What Is The Mark of The Beast?

The mark of the beast has also been a subject of much discussion and speculation over the millennia.  Here is the scripture behind it all:

“And he (the beast) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Rev 13:16-17

First, let us itemize some of the popular interpretations of the mark.

(1) The Barcode. From the beginning of its use in grocery stores this has been accused of being the mark of the beast.  Believers say that the number 666 is embedded in every barcode. Others claim this is a misreading but this has not deterred believers from warning us that we will soon be required to receive a barcode on our right hands or foreheads.

(2) A Computer Chip.  The idea here is that a beastly dictator will cause us to receive a computer chip implanted in the right hand or forehead and unless this is scanned in at the point of purchase no one can buy or sell anything.

(3) A tattoo of some kind, maybe a Social Security number.

(4) Recognizing Sunday as the Sabbath instead of Saturday.

These are perhaps the most popular ideas heading up an almost endless list of guesses.

But according to the scripture all of these guesses are not correct.

Why?

Again, it is written, “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark…”

The word “causeth” comes from the Greek POIEO which is written in the present tense. Also the word “all” comes from PAS which can be translated as “all” or it can refer to a selection of people. If we translate the verse mare accurately it reads, “And he is causing certain people, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark…”

In other words, when the scripture was written 2000 years ago the beast was then, at that time, causing people to receive the mark.

We know that “all” was not the correct translation because all did not receive the mark. 144,000 redeemed, mentioned in Rev 14:1 received the Father’s name in their foreheads rather than the mark. Then in Rev 20:4 we are told of those “which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands.”

Taking this into consideration we must conclude that both the beast and the mark were alive and well 2000 years ago, before computer chips, before the barcode, before Social Security and before the day of rest was changed to Sunday.

So, what then is the mark which the masses have been receiving all through history?

To understand the mark we must understand the symbolic meaning behind the forehead and the right hand.  It should be obvious that this is not likely to literally happen.  For instance, the closest thing we have seen to the predicted antichrist was Hitler and he did place a mark on the arms of the Jews, but instead of choosing the right hand he placed the mark on their left arm.  Why? He probably knew of the prophecy and didn’t want to be identified with the antichrist. He therefore chose the left arm rather than the right.

Any future bad guy who wants to mark his people is also likely to not place a mark on the forehead or right arm to avoid being accused of being in cahoots with the beast.

On the other hand, when we look at the symbolic meaning everything makes sense and we can see that the mark has been here with us all along.

The forehead symbolizes thought and the right hand a person’s labor. He who receives the mark of the beast in his forehead will think as the beast tells him to think.  He will not question an outward authority that he has given greater allegiance to than the inner voice of the Spirit.

He who receives the mark on the right hand will do what he is told to do by the beast.  He will obey without question. He will obey his prophet, priest or king without question. He will follow doctor’s orders without question. He will submit to political leaders without question and believe his teachers without question.

Many there are who see themselves as independent thinkers and doers who are not independent at all but are merely like a beast herded about in the direction some leader is pushing them.  Many realize that if they do give authorities a problem that they will lose their job or source of income and may not be able to buy or sell because their source of income will be gone.

Fortunately, there are a small number of people who do not believe something just because an authoritative person demands it.  A handful does escape the mark and will listen to the inner voice of the Spirit above the outer voice of established authorities.

A clue as to whether one has the mark of the beast lies in this question.

If you won a lottery and the authority who you most admired asks you for some of the money, would you give it without question, or checking with your inner self, or even checking into how the money is to be spent?  If you were to give the money just because you trust your leader and not check with your inner core then you are in danger of having the mark of the beast and being led about like a beast is led by his master, never questioning but just going in the direction of the herd.

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What is the Beast?

This entry is part 28 of 57 in the series Mysteries

Question Twenty-Nine

What Is the Beast?

For thousands of years believers have been asking this question and coming up wit all kinds of answers.  Many books have been written on this subject alone.  I have also written quite a bit on it myself, but since I want to keep these chapters short I’ll just cover the subject briefly and refer readers who want to know more to my other writings.

So, what are the common ideas on what the Beast is?  Here are a few.

(1) A dictator worse than Hitler that shall arise and control the world.

(2) An evil one-world government headed up by the European Union, or some other country.

(3) The Internet.

(4) Some evil business group

(5) The Muslims, Mormons, Catholics, Jews or even a new age religion.

(6) International bankers

There is one giant clue given in the Bible that eliminates all of these guesses.  Most are aware that the Beast is an antichrist, often called the antichrist.

“And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” I John 4:3

“…even now are there many antichrists.” I John 2:18

So the antichrist, or the Beast was already in the world 2000 years ago. Could it have been here even longer?  Perhaps so, for here is what we are told of the system ruled by the Beast:

“And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of ALL that were slain upon the earth.” Rev 18:24

So all the prophets and saints who lived even thousands of years before Jesus were slain by the beast.  What in the world could this beast be that has always been here fighting against the saints and taking away lives and freedom?

Paul gives us a clue in a famous scripture usually linked to the antichrist:

We are told he “opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” II Thess 2:4

Most Christians suppose the temple here will be a building but there is another interpretation given by Paul:

“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” I Cor 3:16-17

So then the temple of God can be the physical body. Keeping this in mind the antichrist or beast could be just a human in a physical body representing himself as speaking for God.  In other words, this guy’s words are to be seen as God’s words.

That said, I will now summarize what the beast is and you will see that he has indeed been here on earth for thousands of years. This will make even more sense after we cover the mark of the beast and the mysterious number 666.

The beast represents a man or woman, any human being, who replaces the voice and authority of God with his own.  In other words, it is a false outer god that replaces that inner voice which is within.  After all, Jesus said,  “the kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:21

If the Kingdom of God is within us then so is God, or the Spirit of God. We are supposed to look within for verification of knowledge, but when a person comes along and demands we follow his words blindly without understanding then he has replaced the true God, setting himself up as a false god.

The beast represents unearned authority throughout the world and there are thousands of people who are agents of this false authority. Many of them work through various religions and cults but the beast is not limited to spiritual matters.  Unearned and unjust outer authority that tells us what to think is found in all departments of life.  We find them in politics, education, science, medicine, the arts, many businesses and organizations.  When a member challenges this beastly authority he is attacked and ostracized from the system.

These powerful unjust authorities that take the place of the inner voice were here in the days of Jesus and from the beginning of civilized society. Just about all of us have the mark of the beast now, as we shall see.

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Keys Writings 2013, Part 23

This entry is part 25 of 25 in the series 2013

Dec 14, 2013

The Word Which is God

Continued from Part 22

The group has made some great comments, but has missed an aspect that is necessary for a full understanding of this key.

Many seem to think that the use of the word which is God requires soul contact, attunement with the will of God, or being a high disciple.  Such is not the case.

Contemplate what has been presented so far and tell us which Word or Words the following manifested:

Edison

Hitler

Reagan

Obama

Osama Bin Laden

Jesus

Dec 15, 2013

More on the Word

The group seems to be getting the correct general idea on the Word as represented by this key.  I gave this last assignment to insure that it is realized that all words have power whether they are positive or negative or no matter who they came from.

The assignment:

Contemplate what has been presented so far and tell us which Word or Words the following manifested:

Edison

Hitler

Reagan

Obama

Osama Bin Laden

Jesus

In the context of our discussion it is easy to accept that Edison’s idea of creating a lightbulb is a word that was brought into manifestation through Edison Groking the idea.  But what about someone like Hitler?

One of his words was the creation of the Nazi party as a platform of power to place him into power over the entire country.  This he did successfully to the detriment of the world at that time.

Another of his ideas which was a word was the annihilation of the Jewish race from the face of the earth. He gave this word an unprecedented amount of nurturing, but the Word for the Jewish race wound up dominating.

Reagan nurtured a word that split apart the Soviet Union.

Obama is sounding a word that is designed to socialize the United states with Obamacare being just one ingredient. Fortunately, other words are being sounded in opposition.

Osama Bin Laden sounded a word that that created the threat or terror in the minds of Americans.

Jesus sounded many words successfully.  One of his was, “your faith has made you whole.”

One advantage of sounding this word is that there are few opposing words to people getting healed, though he did face them in his home town and among the Jewish leaders.

The greatest word Jesus or the Christ gave us was his life as a whole. This word is still clothing itself in manifestation.

Here are points that need to be understood.

(1) Words are Gods and have great power to manifest

(2) Words are neither good or evil. Whether they accomplish good or evil depends on how they are directed by those who nurture them into existence.

(3) Those who nurture them into existence can be either on the side of light or dark.

(4) To bring a word into existence requires one to totally accept, embrace and grok it.

(5) Many words have difficulty in coming into existence because they meet with competition and resistance from other words that are sounded with power.  In this case the Word that sounds with the most power will dominate.

Someone asked if a Word played a part in its own manifestation.  The answer is yes.  You are a Word and two things played a role in you manifesting and developing.

The first is other lives who nurtured you and the second is the application of your own intelligence.

Intelligence permeates all things visible and invisible and even words have some form of intelligence. They must be nurtured by manifested lives such as ourselves to stimulate their power to Become through intelligence.

The three steps in giving the Word power to manifest is to accept, embrace and merge, or grok it. This seems like a pretty simple process  but if it were easy we would all be successful at manifesting our ideas.

Question:  Why do people have such difficulty with these three steps? Is it really difficult to accept, embrace and grok something you love and desire?  Why?

Dec 16, 2013

The three steps in giving the Word power to manifest are to accept, embrace and merge, or grok it. This seems like a pretty simple process but if it were easy we would all be successful at manifesting our ideas.

Question:  Why do people have such difficulty with these three steps? Is it really difficult to accept, embrace and grok something you love and desire?  Why?

We cannot apply the three steps to manifest a word until we understand what a word is. I have said that a word is more than the thousands of units spelled out in the dictionary.  A true word is an idea that has the possibility of being distilled in the material world.

It is also important to realize what a word is not.  A useful word is not some vague statement of desire, such as, “I want to make a million dollars,” or I want a better job or the ideal mate etc. The only word vague statements like these represent is an expression that you have desire for a thing. If you say that you want a million dollars you are making the word a reality as you speak because you do indeed want a million dollars.  Now actually getting the million dollars would require a word of a different sort.

A usable word is a definite idea or thought that is correctly communicated to yourself or others. Edison had a specific idea for a light bulb.  He first communicated it to himself so he could understand clearly what he was attempting to manifest.  Then he communicated the word to his fellow scientists who were working with him.  They then proceeded to manifest a Word, which is God. If Edison hadn’t done it, someone else would have.  The Word existed in the higher spheres and was ready to manifest.  Someone merely had to sound it properly and clothe it in the material world.

Let us suppose you were serious about making a million dollars.  You not only desire to make the money but have made a definite decision to do so.  What word would you use?

The answer is that it would have to be a word, that when acted upon would produce the desired results. In other words, the word you need would be an actual workable plan that would produce the money you desire. Now if your plan is to sell refrigerators to Eskimos then you will be disappointed. Such a word does not exist in the ethers.  On the other hand, if you have created a new sauce that everyone loves and have a plan to market it then you may have a good word. You can recognize an actual word through a registration by your soul.

If you say that you want to be healed you are merely expressing the desire of every ill person in the world who is not getting good results.

On the other hand, if you can see your body as healed and  then your physical body moving toward that visualization you may have just pulled a word out of the ethers that has power to materialize.

Once you lock on to a real word, which is God then you can proceed with the three steps.

Ruth:

How does this pan out for all the hundreds of people that buy a lottery ticket and then suddenly win millions of dollars?  Do these people know the Word,or is this just karma?

JJ

Winning a lottery has nothing to do with sounding the word. Winning it is just pure luck.  What the winner does with his winnings will definitely affect his karma for the future.

All of us experience unpredictable good and bad events as we move forward in life. How we are sounding our various words will determine whether those events turn into good or bad experiences.  Many lottery winners mess up their lives so much they wind up wishing they had never won.

Ruth:

When you know so much about this Word, and understand it so well,  then how come you have not manifested millions of dollars to build Zion etc?

JJ

Because sounding a word to manifest millions is a totally different animal than the Word to manifest Zion.  The Word for Zion has been sounded by teachers and prophets for thousands of years including the Christ himself, and has not yet manifested.  It has not yet manifested because of all the words in conflict, many of which are sounded by the Beast. must be neutralized by the continual sounding and strengthening of the sound of the Kingdom of God upon the earth.

The main word I sound is that of Zion.  It’s existence in the higher spheres is real and its  descent is certain as long as disciples continue to sound the word.  The only thing in question is the time frame. Sounding a word to make a million would only reduce the sustaining power I give to a far more important Word.

Dec 17, 2013

Step One

Once you lock on to a real word, which is God then you can proceed with the three steps.

 

Step One – Accept

One might think that it would be easy to accept a word, such as a desirable idea passing trough your mind, but such is rarely the case. Let us take the example of a successful word used by Jesus which was “Your faith has made you whole.” If you had a friend who has had a painful illness over a period of years and nothing he has tried has done much good then how would he react to such a word?  Would he accept it?  If you were to tell him that that his faith has made him whole he would most likely respond, “Yeah, right, and what else is new?”

 

In other words, the person who will benefit the most from the word and actually desires it to be true does not accept the word.

 

The same problem manifests with those who are wielding the word. They often have difficulty accepting it. Which of us could accept this word that Jesus used and go to a sick friend and say, “Your faith has made you whole?”

 

Most of us would like the word to be true but just couldn’t accept it. A typical response would be something like this, “If I did that I would just make a fool of myself.  After all, I am nothing special.  I’m not God, or even a saint by any means.”

 

Thus we have many wonderful words out there that most people would love to see manifest, but they do not manifest.  Why?  One important reason is they are just not accepted.

 

Where both sending and receiving are involved the word must be accepted by both parties.

 

Jesus did his part in that he accepted the words he used.  His problem was in getting other people to accept them. The scripture says that he could perform no miracles in his hometown.  Why?  Because these people could not accept his words which is often the case with our family and friends. It is much easier to accept the words of some mysterious stranger from afar.

 

Jesus had to build acceptance of his words by first carefully picking believing people to heal.  When others saw what he did then their power to accept his words grew. Then as he gained success even many skeptics were won over who then accepted the words of Jesus.

 

As the acceptance of his words grew he spoke this truth:

“The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63

 

To those who did not accept him he said, “my word hath no place in you…ye cannot hear my word.” John 8:37&43

 

Then he added:

“He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.” John 8:47

 

Why did he call them God’s words?  Partially because the Word is God. Did he not say, “he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came.” John 10:35

 

Then he gave this grand key, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” John 15:7

 

The power of an accepted word is so potent that when fully accepted you can ask what you will and it shall be done.

 

Unfortunately, we have difficulty in fully accepting the most wonderful of words.  The seeker is likely to have a number of feelings and beliefs which get in the way such as.

 

(1) He is not worthy

(2) He is governed by negative words that are controlling him .

(3) Friends and associates influence him with their own restrictive words.

(4) He thinks he is not special as others seem to be.

 

Yes, it would seem that it should be easier to accept healing words than words that bring illness, words that encourage rather than discourage, words of love rather than hate – but such is often not the case. For many, it is easier to accept destructive words than building ones.  This is an inclination of human nature that the seeker must master and redirect.

Dec 18, 2013

Step Two – Embrace

Acceptance of the power of a word is an important step and opens the door for great events to happen. These range from significant accomplishments to the miraculous. However, acceptance alone is not enough to activate the full power of the word.

Look at it this way. The three key words are linked to the three planes. Acceptance to the physical, Embrace to the emotional and to Merge or Grok to the mental.

Let us again examine the famous word of Jesus, “Your faith has made you whole.” Let us say you lived back then and watched him perform a couple miracles. You decide that just maybe this guy can help you get well and you “accept” the possibility that whatever he speaks to you will actually happen.

You wait in line for your turn. Five people are ahead of you and you watch their interaction with Jesus. The first guy seems to experience a miraculous healing. He second guy seems improved, but not changed that much. The same was the case for the third guy. Then the fourth guy fell to his knees in tears and said, “I know God is with you and that your word can heal, but not sure if I am worthy. My sins weigh heavily upon me. Can you help a man like me?”

Jesus grabbed the man’s hand, lifted him up and looked into his eyes, piercing deep into his soul. The man felt his emotions touched by the master and tears again flowed but stronger this time. The Jesus spoke, “God forgives your sins and you will repay by giving glory to God and his work through me. Do you believe an innocent son of God like yourself is worthy to be healed?”

“Oh, Master, I wish I could be sure that I am innocent.”

“Do you believe the words I speak?” Jesus replied.

“Yes,” said the man. “I have never heard such words before.”

Jesus then grabbed the man by both shoulders and continued looking into his eyes while saying, “Your sins are forgiven you and your faith has made you whole.”

You are watching with interest and see the man is visibly affected and falls to the feet of Jesus weeping and kissing his feet. Jesus pulls the man up and says, “Go your way, sin no more and remember to give glory to God with whom all things are possible.”

The man leaves and the fifth man seems positively affected by the healing he just witnessed. As you watch Jesus heal this person you contemplate the situation. Jesus healed the first person but then didn’t have much results with the next two and the mood seem to dampen. But then this last guy really seemed to turn things around. It just seemed now that everyone in line was bound to be healed. What was different about the fourth guy from the two that preceded him? They all seemed to accept the words of Jesus.

You think about it a moment and you realize that the fourth guy not only accepted the Master’s words, but embraced them. He embraced them to the extent that his emotional self was highly stimulated. It was as if an electrical charge of emotional energy was pouring through his being from head to foot.

Then you realize that if you want to be healed you must embrace the words of Jesus to the extent that your emotions are likewise stimulated.

It is now your turn. Jesus looks at you eye to eye and your heart begins to burn with a spiritual fire. “Yes,” you think to yourself, “I can truly embrace the words of this man.”

Jesus then spoke, and the words seemed alive with power, as if they were living things becoming a part of your very existence.

Yes, for the word to have the power of God our emotional selves must embrace it. When it is embraced a number of things may happen.

(1) Belief and faith is increased dramatically.

(2) There will be a powerful sense of purpose about manifesting the Word.

(3) Determination to fulfill the word will be strong and enduring.

(4) Other people will be positively affected by you.

Indeed, if all involved accept and embrace the Word, which is God, they are at the threshold of manifestation. Just one thing remains to ensure the Word endures.

Dec 19, 2013

So this also works for those people who are more “mentally” focused and who have control over their emotional bodies more than the average person?

JJ

Everyone has emotions whether they are mentally polarized or have great self-control.  Now some mentally polarized people have more difficulty I allowing their emotions to embrace an idea to the extent that a point of tension is reached. But to achieve the miracle of manifestation a person must emotionally embrace the idea behind the word he seeks to manifest.

That doesn’t necessarily mean he will weep at the feet of Jesus, as in my example, but the word must be clothed in strong emotional energy to manifest.

Those who have advanced mentally will have an advantage in sustaining the manifestation as you shall see in the next installment.

Dec 20, 2013

Step Three – To Merge or Grok

Indeed, if all involved accept and embrace the Word, which is God, they are at the threshold of manifestation. Just one thing remains to ensure the Word endures.

Many of us have seen faith healers in the media or in person that seem to perform miraculous healings. A popular one I used to watch, now and then, back in the Sixties was Oral Roberts, a famous faith healer in that day.

When the cameras panned the audience you could see that the faithful followers had accepted Roberts as a spokesman for God and that whatever words he spoke were the same as if God were standing there speaking them. Those who had an affliction and came up on stage seemed to be the most affected. Not only did they accept his words as the word of God, but they strongly embraced them emotionally.

Here is how a typical healing would go.  The person would come on stage and Roberts would approach him or her with a couple assistants. After saying a couple words about the power of God and Jesus he would smack the person’s forehead and loudly shout “HEAL!!!” Often the person would be so involved he would pass out and the assistants would have to catch him. After getting possession of himself the subject would often spring around stage gleefully announcing how great he felt and that he was indeed healed.

Now, it is quite possible there was some fraud involved, but I’m sure there were also some actual healings, though many of them were just temporary.

At that time I had a neighbor who was a big believer in Oral Roberts and sent him all the money he could afford each month. Then he finally made a trip to Oklahoma to see him for himself. After he came back he never spoke positively of Roberts again and ceased sending him money. Some say he discovered some fraud or that the healings were just temporary. The excitement of receiving the Word from what was thought to be a true servant had a big temporary impact, but seemed to wear off.

The Word is indeed powerful, even if it comes from the Beast of authority, but there is one final step that must be taken or it’s power will only be of a temporary nature.

To wield the full power of the Word the seeker must feed upon the Word and merge with it, or grok it, until it becomes a part of him. Your brain and emotions will take you to the point of tension so you can feel its power but it takes the mind in contemplation to understand the Word and incorporate it into one’s being so the seeker and the Word are one.

This process of merging and becoming one with the Word takes the seeker away from the Beast of authority so he sees the Word as a power independent of any person on the earth. The final resting place of the word is in his own mind and heart, not in a preacher, prophet or king.

The story of a temporary healing is mentioned in the New Testament:

And Jesus, all alone, went to the feast by the Samaria way; and as he went through Sychar on the way, the lepers saw him and a company of ten called from afar and said, Lord Jesus, stay and speak the Word for us that we may be made clean.

And Jesus said, Go forth and show yourselves unto the priests.

They went, and as they went their leprosy was healed. One of the ten, a native of Samaria, returned to thank the master and to praise the Lord.

And Jesus said to him, Lo, ten were cleansed; where are the nine? Arise, and go your way; your faith has made you whole. You have revealed your heart and shown that you are worthy of the power; behold the nine will find again their leprous hands and feet.

Aquarian Gospel 133:17-22 Also see Luke 17:11-19

The nine thought that all they had to do was to accept and embrace the Word and then go their merry way.  The tenth realized that he needed to keep the Word alive within himself and returned to show appreciation and receive more. This act kept energy flowing to and from the Word within.

To accept a Word of Power opens the door.  To embrace it reveals it’s power, but to merge with it sustains its life and power.

Tom:

The word is merge…JJ can you give some other examples of merging with the word like when the leper went back to Jesus to give thanks…so that we may better understand how to merge to make it permanent healing.

JJ

The merging isn’t something that is always visible or obvious.  Two people may be healed and one may have the problem return while the other does not.  An observer may not see any difference in the two because he cannot understand all that is going on in their hearts and minds.

He who has a sustained healing will keep the intent of the word in his heart and mind.  The healing of the apostle Paul was a good example.  After he was converted he was healed from blindness.  After the healing he kept the power of the word close to his heart as well as acting on the highest he knew to the best of his ability. Positive actions demonstrates to your soul that you are one with the word which gave you power of action.

Tom:

Is the word like a powerful prayer and ritual in one like I suspected and How did the little girl hear the word when she was dead when Jesus raised her and how did the soldiers servant hear the word when he was miles away and was healed.

JJ

The Word is not a ritual or prayer but can be activated by them.

If the person is in the presence of the healer he or she must accept the word consciously.  On occasions where he was not physically present Jesus spoke to the person’s soul where the positive words of God are already planted and ready to be activated.  It takes a high initiate or a healer with help from the other side to heal people who do not physically hear the word.

Dec 26, 2013

Looks like building floating cities is getting more traction.

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Dec 28, 2013

Initiation

Tom gave me a list of accomplishments and asked me if he was an initiate. It wouldn’t be wise for me to start pointing out who in the group would be an initiate and who was not as this could lead to division and hurt feelings. I have and will continue to attempt to try and clarify what it takes to be an initiate.  Then the seeker can judge for himself where he may be and the hopefully see the path before him with accuracy.

The first step on the path is that of the probationary disciple. This is the person who has concluded that there is a path to knowledge, salvation, service etc and makes some sort of effort to tread it.

He treads this path until he becomes a first degree initiate. Here are some of the things that goes into making an initiate of the first degree.

(1) The birth of the Christ in the heart.  This is the core requirement for this step.  So what does this entail and how is this person different from the guy who believes in Jesus and attends church?

Unlike many religious people this person has had a spiritual experience caused by sufficient soul contact that he understands that the God within and the spiritual world are real and not just a belief. He knows there is guidance and contact beyond the physical and there is a living fire within him that he must nourish.  He has faith that this inner life will lead him to some desired end, but knows not for sure what that end will be. He decides to follow this Christ within to the best of his ability.

(2) Physical control. He has control of his sexual and physical appetites.  If he is under some belief system that requires sexual purity he will have the control to be able to abide by it. If he is not under such a system he will formulate one of his own and abide by that.

He has power to abide by his belief system on what is good to or bad to take into his body. If he decides to go on a diet he can abide by that diet.  If he decides to be a vegetarian he can be one. If his religion says he isn’t supposed to eat or drink certain things he has the control to abide by it. If he decides to fast for a week without food then he can do this. If he decides on an exercise program, he can abide by it.

In other words, he has reasonable physical and sexual self control.

(3) He has a desire to initiate that which is new and good and will make some progress in this direction.  Here are some things we may see a first degree initiate do.

• Start a business or assist in starting one.

• Use the creative mind to invent, write about ideas or produce original art.

• Assist in some way to move into the public consciousness or use some new idea, concept or movement.

Dec 30, 2013

The Second Degree Initiate

The symbol of this initiation is baptism, of which the baptism of Jesus was the perfect example.

Let us examine what happened at this event.

Jesus, the man, entered into the rite of baptism, which was a symbol of being born again by the washing away of all sin and guilt. Coming up out of the water the initiate leaves behind the old life of being surrounded and controlled by emotion (water being the symbol of emotion). He comes up into the air (symbol of mind) and now surrounds himself with reason and is dominated by mental energy.

After coming up out of the water the dove representing he Spirit of God alights on and comes into Jesus and settles there.

Eve so, the second degree initiate has an experience where he feels what is called the “baptism of fire.” This is a short taste of what the overshadowing experience of Jesus was like but it will be enough to motivate initiates for the rest of their lives because they now know that a glorious and greater spiritual life awaits the true servants of humanity.

The second degree initiate obtains the keys to free himself from guilt and this is his true salvation in the kingdom of God, for guilt must be conquered before true joy can be obtained and retained.

Before the initiate completes this initiation he must obtain control of the emotions. The first degree person demonstrates control over the physical impulses and the second, the emotions.  Of the two the emotional body is much more difficult to control than the physical.

This is signified by the fact that the baptism of Jesus took place 30 years after his birth.  The long thirty years is a symbol of the long road the seeker has to tread before emotional control is mastered.

Here are signs that the emotional body is under control.

(1) The initiate will be relatively free from glamours.  Glamours can manifest hundreds of different ways and with many subtleties, including the glamour of having no glamour when still dominated by glamour.

Some common glamours that must be mastered are:

(a) Inflated self-importance.

(b) Inflated estimate of his place on the path.

(c) The glamour that the initiate is humble when he still has to master a lot of ego.

(d) The glamour of the messiah complex.

(e) The glamour that the person is special or unique in various different illusionary ways

(2) It is almost impossible to hurt his feelings. You can insult him all you want and he will hold no grievance.  If the situation requires him to smile and be friendly in the face of terrible insults he will have no problem doing so. Any response from the emotional level will be the result of a decision made on a metal level.

(3) He can show forgiveness and friendship instantly when a wayward brother tries to turn around and befriend him.

(4) He doesn’t get depressed or feel defeated.  He continues moving forward in season and out of season, even if it seems dark on the horizon.

(5) He focuses on the positive things from the past, instead of the negative.  He is cheerful in the present and optimistic of the future.

The second degree initiate will have greater power to initiate change than the first.  He is more likely to start, or work with starting something, that will have appeal beyond his local boundaries. Many (but far from all) who have obtained a degree of fame are second degree initiates.

Ruth:

Well I must be no initiate in this lifetime then.

JJ

Keep in mind that we are talking about the second initiation.  If you do not feel you fit there that does not mean you are not an initiate of the first degree.

Ruth:

What happens in the case where a dark cloud of negativity and depression is forced upon an initiate and directed by Dark Forces?  What happens in the case of the Dark Night of the Soul?

JJ

Depression cannot be forced upon the initiate. The Dark Brothers can send dark energy his way in an attempt to make him depressed or discouraged. The second degree initiate will feel the attack and register it but will not get discouraged and continue onward no matter what obstacles seem to get in the way.

Ruth:

Does a 2nd or 3rd degree initiate suffer from these two instances?

JJ

The Dark Brothers attack the second and third degree initiates with a different approach.  They still feel they have a chance to discourage or at least slow down the second degree by a direct attack.  This doesn’t work well for the third degree initiate so they attack those close to him in an attempt to stop him.

They do not attack the second degree initiates that much unless they become key players in moving the light forward or are approaching their next initiation. Most of what seems to be attacks by them are from their own thoughtforms.

Ruth:

Did you show forgiveness and friendship instantly to a wayward brother such as Hitler?  Or does this fall into another category?

JJ

A dark brother such as Hitler never tries to turn around but will continue on his downward spiral so this will never be a concern.

Anyone who sincerely attempts to turn his life around should be nurtured to the best of our ability no matter how much they offended us in the past. And the initiate should not hold a grievance, even toward a Hitler, as it only hinders his own progress

Ruth

Was Judas only a 1st degree initiate?

JJ

Could have been.  We do not have enough information on him to tell.

Ruth

If the molecule is made up of 1st, 2nd and/or 3rd degree initiates, then how do they stay totally in soul if many 1st degree and 2nd degree initiates have lots of glamour or illusions etc which might upset the molecule?

JJ

The molecule Jesus created did not always stay in the soul and neither will the first attempts of creation in our age.  It is up to the initiate of the molecule to stay in the soul and keep the molecule in the soul.  This will be difficult at first but when stabilization is finally achieved a thought form of a stable molecule will be created which will help to make stabilization of future molecules much easier.

It would be desirable to create the first molecules of third degree initiates or higher, but theses are difficult to find and gather as they are often involved in their own work and focusing on it.

Ruth:

So does that make the next molecules which are formed one day on Earth to become new Solar Angels to other humans in the next few billion years in a new Universe?

JJ

The molecules do not become solar angels but the individuals in the molecule will, though their molecular links will continue. They will become solar angels in this universe which still has a long way to go.  When a new universe is created we start over but from a different starting point.

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Are the Bible Teachings Right or Wrong About Gays?

This entry is part 27 of 57 in the series Mysteries

Question Twenty-Eight

Are the Bible Teachings Right or Wrong About Gays?

The first order of business here is to clarify exactly what the teachings of the Bible are about gays. A lot of people including some gays I have encountered actually think the Bible doesn’t actually condemn homosexual relationships, that such things are just a dogmatic misinterpretation.

Actually, there is not much to interpret here for the Bible makes itself pretty clear.

Here was the law spelled out in the Old Testament:

“If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.”  Leviticus 20:13 NKJ

That is pretty clear. Not only was homosexuality against the law, but it was seen to be deserving of the most extreme of punishments – death.

How about the New Testament written after the time of Jesus? Is it equally harsh?

It doesn’t recommend the death penalty but still condemns the act.

“Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.

“Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” I Cor 6:9-11 NLT

Obviously Paul did not support the death penalty here for he said of his followers that, “Some of you were once like that.” In other words, some of his fellow  Christians were converted homosexuals and were now accepted as long as they lived up to expectations.

Apparently, there was a softening in the view toward homosexuals.  It was still harsh by today’s standards but lenient by Old Testament commands.

Why the change?

Many explanations have been given but the basic one is that Christ brought a new focus on the spirit of the law rather than the letter. The author of Hebrews gives an interesting take:

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.” Heb 7:11-12

So, according to this the coming of Christ brought a new priesthood that changed the old black and white laws of Moses. An upgrade in the law seems to have taken away with the death penalty for many minor infractions in the Law of Moses, but the New Testament writers still condemn homosexuality.

All this brings about several items of thought. Let us first consider the Draconian approach of the Old Testament. What is the explanation for them? Here are several popular ones.

(1) God hates the sin of homosexuality and wants them put to death so they will not contaminate the people.

(2) God loves all people, including homosexuals, but because Israel worshipped the golden calf when Moses was on Mount Sinai, God dealt with them harshly to teach them a lesson of strict obedience. This included drastic measures that do not apply to us today. This is kind of like a parent disciplining his kid for disobedience telling him that he cannot play on his computer, but in normal times playing on the computer is fine.

(3) Even though the Bible was inspired parts like this just came from the minds of men to deal with the attitudes of the time.

(4) The whole Bible was conjured up by the minds of men and this proves it.

Now how about the New Testament?  Even though it is not so harsh, it still condemns homosexuality with a firmness with which many disagree.  What is the explanation? Here are some opinions.

(1) God condemned homosexuality in the Old Testament as well as the New and is still against it today and always will be.  It is a sin, plain and simple.

(2) Just as punishments on it softened after Jesus, even so today we are justified in taking a new look at how to treat gays.

(3) Both the Old and New Testament teachings on the subject are outrageous and out of date and need to be ignored.

That said, the question now is what is the real truth of the matter here?

Since we have concluded that sin is really error we must ask where the error is in homosexuality if we are to call it a sin?

First, is it a sin to be born with homosexual tendencies?

Some see this in itself as a sin but all of us have natural tastes and tendencies toward all kinds of things good and bad as we go through life.  It is not our natural desires that corrupt us but the misuse of them.  All of us like food but too much of it can lead to an early grave.

So, are sexual relations between homosexuals an error then?

Since society reasons that there are a number of sexual practices that are wrong for heterosexuals then obviously homosexuals can also misuse their sexual energies.

Instead of decreeing what is right or wrong with various sexual behaviors, I’ll just give several guidelines so the reader can judge for himself.

Guideline one: Does my behavior create harm, or cause myself or  others injury or hurt?

For example, we can all agree that adultery causes a lot of hurt to the spouse, kids and maybe others.

Guideline two: Do my actions disturb my inner sense of peace?

Deep within the core of our being is a sense of whether or not our actions are taking us the right direction.  We sometimes cover them up because of our own corrupt desires.  For instance, the drug addict ceases to reflect on his inner self and just thinks of what he wants at the moment.

Reflecting on that deep part of yourself that has a connection with God will always lead the seeker correctly.

“But,” says one, “All you have to do is read the Bible and do what it says.”

Answer:  The Bible is good to use for inspiration, but the seeker gets into trouble if he attempts to follow it too literally without balancing it off with inner guidance and good judgment. It certainly doesn’t feel right to the spirit within most of us that we should follow the Bible literally and put gays to death or even point them out and scorn them as sinners.

If there is a choice between inclusion of our brothers and sisters, or exclusion, it is best to error on the side of inclusion.

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What’s With the Draconian Commandments in the Old Testament?

This entry is part 26 of 57 in the series Mysteries

Question Twenty-Seven

What’s With the Draconian Commandments in the Old Testament?

Many critics justifiably question some of the draconian measures attributed to the God of the Bible.  These are mostly found in the Old Testament and if strictly followed it would make the Taliban look like the good guys.

Here are some of them.

• Gays caught in the act were to be put to death.

• Witches, fortune tellers, false prophets and anyone who blasphemes were to suffer the death penalty.

• Anyone who worked on the Sabbath was to be put to death.

• A woman who was found to not be a virgin on her wedding night was to be stoned to death.

• Adulterers were to be put to death.

• Unruly children were to suffer the death sentence.

• Those who did not accept the verdict of a judge or priest are included with those who suffer death.

• On top of this the Israelites were sometimes commanded to slay all the inhabitants of the cities they conquered. We’ve all heard the story of the Battle of Jericho. Here is just one quote of many available:

“When the people heard the sound of the horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the city from every side and captured it.  They completely destroyed everything in it – men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, donkeys – everything.”  (Joshua 6:20-21 NLT)

Wow.  This sounds a lot different than the words of John from the New Testament, “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” I John 4:8

There are four ways that this huge difference in approach is explained.

(1) Atheists say that all the supernatural stuff in the Bible is just made up and this pretty much proves it.

(2) Others say that the God of the Old Testament couldn’t have been anything like Jesus and must have been a mean SOB.

(3) Some say that God is evolving and is just becoming a nicer guy as time goes forward.

(4) Many will cite this scripture.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isa 55:8-9

The thinking of this group is this. Yes, it does sound that God was very harsh in those times, but we do not understand all his ways. What he did was really loving if we could just understand His will and higher ways of thinking.

It is true that those of lesser intelligence cannot always understand the ways of those of higher intelligence so there is some obvious truth to this scripture. Unfortunately, many claiming to speak for God have used this idea to convince followers to accept a lot of illusion, and sometimes harmful teachings.

So what is the real truth here? Here it is in a nutshell for your consideration.

Any inspiration or revelation that comes from God is filtered through the minds of fallible humans and then put into words. The end product is always adapted to the consciousness of the individual or group who is receiving at that time.  In addition to this many teachings and commands that are claimed to have been from God are merely from the minds of men and are in harmony with their thinking and desires at the time.

Therefore, the highest the minds of men reach toward the heart of God will depend on the consciousness of the people in the age in which he resides.

Now we may read some of the draconian measures the Israelites used and think that they were the meanest people on the planet, but we would be wrong.

Their strict rules and actions were actually a step or two above most of the other nations that surrounded them.

Other peoples conducted human sacrifice even resorting to using virgins, children and babies. Israel was forbidden such practices.

Outrageous measures to torture enemies and criminals were used by nations surrounding Israel.  When the Israelites did kill their enemies the act was done as clean and swiftly as possible but not so with many other peoples at that time. They often made their enemies suffer as much as possible by means of fire, skinning them alive, disemboweling them, gouging out eyes, cutting off body parts a piece at a time or pouring molten metal down their throats.

So, as draconian as the actions of ancient Israel was, they were the good guys in comparison to many of their neighbors.

When you clime a ladder you must take one step at a time.  We cannot expect an ancient people to have taken ten steps at once so they would suddenly be at the same state of civilization that we have achieved in the present.

Consider this, just a few centuries ago not only were there many black slaves but there were saves of all races and it was just accepted as a necessity to civilization.

We in the present have difficulty looking at actions of people in the past and understanding the difficulty in moving their consciousness forward.

Hundreds of years from now people will look back on us and have difficulty understanding why we do many ignorant things.  A book could be written as to what those things may be.

Conclusion:  It doesn’t matter how loving God is, He cannot snap His fingers and instantly pass this love on to us. The best of humanity will take the highest they understand from God and teach the rest of us, and then the rest of us always dumb the teaching down so our mindsets are not overly disturbed. In the end, we wind up not taking ten steps but one small one at a time.

 

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