Kingdom Opportunities

2004-5-24 04:59:00

Ruth is puzzled by this selection:

7.And at that time Yeshua said to his disciples, "Preach to all the world, saying, 'Strive to receive the mysteries of Light, and enter into the kingdom of Light, for now is the accepted time and now is the day of salvation."

8."Don't put off from day to day, and from cycle to cycle and ?on to ?on, in the belief, that when you return to this world you will succeed in gaining the mysteries , and entering into the kingdom of light."

9.For you don't know when the number of perfected souls will be filled up, and then the gates of the kingdom of light will be shut, and from hence none will be able to come in thereby, nor will any go forth." 10."Strive you that you may enter while the call is made, until the number of perfected souls will be sealed and complete, and the door is shut."

Ruth then comments:
This is an interesting statement. Is there really a set number of perfected souls that will fill up the Kingdom? This has already been worked out, I'm sure, and that God knows exactly who will be coming through His door. This is also telling us of reincarnation in number 8.

I didn't realize that the Kingdom of light would ever be shut, unless He is talking about those *souls* that remain and prefer to stay in the darkness?

JJ, can you explain this, or maybe someone else can as well, if JJ is busy?


JJ:
I haven't had time to read more than a few selections from this version of the gospel so I haven't had a chance to test it against my soul, but what Jesus says here is in harmony with the teachings of DK.

Here is what he says about it. He states that there are cycles of opportunity where the inhabitants of one kingdom can move up to another. For example in the days of Atlantis the advanced animals were able to move into the human kingdom. After the cycle passed the doorway between these kingdoms was closed and a new door opened to the fifth kingdom - the Kingdom of God. This time advanced humans had the opportunity to move up to the God kingdom.

Just like the doorway from the animal to the human had a beginning and ending period so does this. DK does not name a number in the immediate cycle, but during this whole greater cycle on earth he tells us that about 60% will become initiates.

Because a cycle ends does not mean that there will be an end to progress. In a later time another cycle will begin and the animals will again have a chance to move into the human and the laggards among humanity will also have a future cycle to enter into the Kingdom of God.

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)