The Teachings of God as Revealed in the Bible; and Taught by The
Order
The Seven Laws of
Noah
The Seven Laws of Noah (Hebrew:
שבע מצוות בני נח
Sheva Mitzvot B'nei Noah), also referred to as the Noahide Laws
or the Noachide Laws (from the English transliteration of the
Hebrew pronunciation of "Noah"), are a set of imperatives which were given by God as a binding set of laws
for the "children of Noah", that is, all of humanity. Accordingly, any non-Jew who
adheres to these laws because they were given by Moses is regarded
as a righteous gentile, and is assured of a place in the world to
come (Hebrew: עולם הבא
Olam Haba), the final reward of the righteous.
The seven Noahide laws as
traditionally enumerated are the following:
- Do not deny God.
- Do not blaspheme God.
- Do not murder.
- Do not engage in illicit
sexual relations.
- Do not steal.
- Do not eat from a live animal.
- Establish courts/legal system
to ensure obedience to said laws.
The 7 laws were given to the sons
of Noah, 6 of the 7 laws are exegetically derived from passages in Genesis, with
the seventh being the establishing of courts.
The Name of God
Is Christ
The name of God, as man incarnated is Jesus
The Meaning of
the Word Jehovah
Moses spent many years
between youth and old age, working as a shepherd. At the end of this
period, God asked him to go back to Egypt and set free the Hebrew
people enslaved there. Moses, who had been educated as an Egyptian
prince, didn’t know them. He said: “Who shall I say sent me?” God
answered: “I AM! Say that I AM sent you”. The Hebrew words for
I AM,
is Jaweh, (Jehovah).
- Joshua (Jesus in Hebrew) is the name of Christ incarnated.
-
Jeshua (Jesus in Aramaic) is the name of Christ incarnated.
-
Yeshua (ישוע, יֵשׁוּעַ in Hebrew) was a common alternative form of
the name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshua – Joshua) in later books of the
Hebrew Bible, and among Jews of the Second Temple period.
The name
corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous, from which, through the
Latin Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus.
The Bible
The Bible is a
Collection of Records, of the various happenings that where recorded
for the Instruction of the People later.
For Much Might Be Given Respecting The Bible
This has passed through many hands.
Many that would turn that which was written into the meanings that
would suit their own purposes, as ye yourselves often do. But if ye
will get the spirit of that written there ye may find it will lead
thee to the gates of heaven. For, it tells of God, of your home, of
His dealings with His peoples in many environs, in many lands. Read
it to be wise. Study it to understand. Live it to know that the
Christ walks through same with thee. For, as He gave, in
righteousness may ye know those things that have been preserved from
the foundations of the worlds in thine own experience. For, these
are told there in the manners of those that recorded same in their
own environ. What wilt Thou write today that will be as the words of
life to thy brothers in the ages to come? For, He has given, ye
have been called, and ye have a work to do. This is Given then, to
the sons of the Light, the sons of the Way, this information is thus
given to the Nation of Israel, explaining the meaning of the
mysteries, which are veiled in the the texts of the Old Testament,
New Testament, and even in some others which have not been included
in same, but are indeed, from the source of Oneness, the true
source, which have here also been referred to, and included here the
explanation of same. Thus for same to be understood by the sons of
the Light, to know how best to make for its application in the
experience of each individual soul.
In the beginning was the Word
Know the truth of
those first expressions in a portion of His description: "In the
beginning was the Word." And as these develop, know that is the
beginning of the experiences of man in his relationships to the
personality in a material world.
The Tanakh
The Tanakh consists of
24 books. The Tanakh also called the Mikra (מקרא), meaning "that
which is read" or Hebrew Bible, is the canonical collection of
Jewish texts, which is also a textual source for the Old Testament
of Christians.
These texts are composed mainly in Biblical Hebrew, with some
passages in Biblical Aramaic (in the books of Daniel, Ezra and
others).
The books of the Tanakh were passed on by each generation and,
according to rabbinic tradition were accompanied by an oral
tradition, called the Oral Torah.
The traditional Hebrew text is known as the Masoretic Text.
Tanakh is an acronym of the first Hebrew letter of each of the
Masoretic Text's, 3 Traditional Subdivisions:
I.
Torah "Teaching", The Books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy,
all written by Joshua in Shiloh, the soul of Christ.
II.
Nevi'im "Prophets", The Books: Joshua, Judges, Samuel,
Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah,
Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, a number of
these texts where written by
Joseph Prince in Egypt, and other texts where written by
Jeshua
of Jerusalem,
both where the soul of Christ.
III.
Ketuvim "Writings", The Books: Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song
of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Esther,
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles.
Understanding the Bible
The Bible is all one
book, and it bears witness to One God Christ.
It is one continuous story, the story of man and his relationship to
God through the soul.
It is a progressing, unfolding story of truth, and nothing in it is
told at once, or once and for all. The first 5 books of the Bible
together with the book of Joshua where written by Joshua in Shiloh the Soul of
Christ.
The first 5 books of the Bible are:
1. Genesis, deals with the beginnings of man and covers the creation
and fall of man.
In the records that constitute the Book of Genesis are several
events given: The Creation of the Earth, the time comprising the
Creation of Adam 10,500,000 years, before the 1,900 AD, the period
of the flood of Noah 28,000 Before Christ.
2. Exodus, tells of the liberation of Israel: The events of
Exodus took place in an era of 5,500 years Before Christ.
3. Leviticus, deals with the methods of worship.
4. Numbers, deals with the disciplines of the Mosaic Law.
5. Deuteronomy, a summary of the other four books.
The books of Joshua, Judges (this record of the Book of Judges was
written by many many), Ruth, Samuel I (the book of Samuel I was
written by several record keepers and some portions where from those
original records from the Book of Judges) and II, Kings I and II,
Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther are devoted primarily to the history of
Israel as a Nation.
This history portrays a form of dictatorship at first, followed by a
rule by judges and elders, as a “government by wise men,” down to a
royal line of kings.
About this time we come to a fine long list of the mistakes that
followed, which came about, perhaps, because too much trust had been
placed in the princes and kings.
The literature of Israel is summed up in the Books of Job, Psalms
(part of the material which served to form the Book of Psalms comes
from those Records of the time of the Book of Judges, these near
that time of those activities of Joshua),
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Solomon and Lamentations.
Book of Job,
written by Melchizedek
The book of Job as an allegory or story of mankind in the aggregate,
is a written record older than the book of Genesis. The Book of Job
was written by Melchizedek which is the same Soul of Christ. It is
not the story of any particular man at any one time or place but
rather of collective man.
After the literature of Israel we come to the prophets and
exhorters.
These are the wonderful old characters such as Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
Their stories are found primarily in the books which bear their
honoured names. With Malachi we come to the end of the Old
Testament.
The Prophets of Israel not only warned the people of impending
calamity but reiterated promises of a Messiah.
The prophecies told what the Messiah would be like and asserted that
His own Would know Him not.
Seeming complications in the coming of the Messiah were hinted at.
The New Testament
The Words, Deeds
and
Life of The Lord, Have Been Preserved
5,824 Greek
Manuscripts
10,000 Latin Manuscripts
5,000 to 10,000 Other Languages Manuscripts
1 Million Quotations from the New Testament by Church Fathers
Essential Christian Beliefs are not affected by textual variants in
the Manuscript Tradition of the New Testament.
The New
Testament commences with the First Recorded 4 Gospels
1. Mark - The First Record Gospel.
2. Matthew - The Second Record Gospel.
3. Luke - The Third Record Gospel, (Lucius of Cyrene, assisted and helped in the writing of the Gospel of Luke).
4. John - The Fourth Record Gospel.
The Gospels deal with the life of Jesus and bear out the old
prophets of Israel.
He was born of the house of David, of humble background, of a
virgin, and was rejected as foretold.
Jesus lacked all interest in a worldly career of pomp and ceremony.
Instead He brought a new pattern for existence, which has outlasted
all political systems of His day.
The book of the Acts, which follows the Gospels, is a record of the
disciples activities after the ascension, when Jesus had physically
left the scene.
As the apostles and their followers came together in the old meeting
places, new teachers rose up among them.
There was a veritable epidemic of healing miracles of all kinds with
remarkable events occurring in the lives of otherwise ordinary
persons.
The book of the Acts shows how the early Church was begun and how it
spread around the Mediterranean area.
Paul, the great teacher, kept in contact with the new congregations
through his Epistles, which we find indited to the Romans,
Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,
Thessalonians and others.
Some letters were written to helpers such as Timothy, Titus and
Philemon.
One letter was written to the Hebrews.
The book which follows is that of James (one of the brothers of
Jesus, head of the church while it had its headquarters in
Jerusalem before Rome became the place of the Holy See.
Next come the two letters of Peter and then first, second and third
John.
There follows the book of Jude (Jesus other brother).
The last book in the Christian Bible is the Revelation of St. John
the Divine.
This book was very nearly omitted from the Bible, this book is best
described as a manual of discipline for the use of the individual as
he seeks to understand something of the relationship to his Source
through the soul.
It is a roadmap, a book of instructions and a chart of the anatomy
of the soul in all its relationships.
Lucius of Cyrene
Lucius of Cyrene, was
the Bishop of the Church in Laodicea. Lucius was made by Paul and
Barnabas, Head of the Church, the Mother Church; or the First
Church in Antioch, and the First Church in Jerusalem headed by the
brother of the Lord, James, and Peter and Andrew.
Mentioned in the
Bible
"Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets
and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and
Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod
the tetrarch, and Saul." - Acts 13:1
"Now they which were
scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen
travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the
word to none but unto the Jews only. And some of them were men of
Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto
the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus." - Acts 11:19-20
He is also mentioned in Romans 16:21. Origen identifies the Lucius
in Romans with the evangelist Luke (Comm. Rom. 10.39)
The life of Lucius of Cyrene the First Bishop of the Mother
Church
Lucius of Cyrene was known in the early portion of the experience as
Lucius Ceptulus, of Grecian and Roman parentage, and of the city of
Cyrene.
As a developing youth and young man, Lucius was known rather as a
ne'er-do-well; or one that wandered from pillar to post; or became,
as would be termed in the present day parlance, a soldier of
fortune. When there were those activities in and about Jerusalem and
Galilee of the ministry of the man Jesus, Lucius came into those
environs.
Being impelled by the experiences with the followers, and the great
lessons as given by the Teacher, he became rather as one that was a
hanger-on, and of the very intent and purpose that this was to be
the time when there was to be a rebellion against the Roman legions,
the Romans in the authority.
And Lucius looked forward to same; acting rather in the
capacity of not an informant but rather as one attempting to keep in
touch with the edicts of the various natures between the political
forces in Rome and the political forces among the Jews.
The entity was disregarded and questioned by those who were of the
Jewish faith who were the close followers of the Master; yet it was
among those that were sent As those who
were to be as teachers, or among the 70. With the arousing, and the
demanding that there be more and more of the closer association with
the Teacher, Lucius being of the foreign group was rejected as one
of the Apostles; yet was questioned mostly by John, Peter, Andrew,
James and those of the closer following, as Matthew, Bartholomew;
and was the closer affiliated or associated with Thomas.
In those activities then that followed the Crucifixion, and the days
of the Pentecost, and the sermon or teachings, and when there was
beheld by Lucius the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, when Peter spoke
in tongues, or as he spoke in his Own tongue, it, the message was
Heard by those of Every nation in their Own tongue, this so
impressed Lucius that there came a rededicating, and the
determination within self to become the closer associated, the
closer affiliated with the Disciples or Apostles.
But when the persecutions arose, and there was the choice of those
that were to act as those called the deacons, as Philip and Stephen
and the others, again he was rejected because of his close
associations with one later called Paul, or Saul; he being also of
Tarsus or of the country, and a Roman, and questioned as to his
Jewish ancestry, though claimed by Paul (or Saul) that he was a
Jew. His mother was indeed, and of the tribe of Benjamin, though his
father was not.
Hence we find the questions arose as to the advisability of putting
those in position, either as teachers, ministers or those in active
service, that were questioned as to their lineal descent. And again
the old question as to whether Any were to receive the word but
those of the household of faith, or of the Jews.
During the sojourn in Jerusalem, though, before the greater
persecutions, that is, before the beheading of James the brother of
John and the stoning of Stephen, here again we had a great question
arise. For Lucius, through the associations with the one who became
his companion or wife as ye would call, was entertained and kept by
Mary and Martha and Lazarus, thus we find these again made
questions.
And there is often the confusing of Lucius and Luke, for these were
kinsmen; and Lucius and Luke were drawn or thrown together, and with
the conversion of Saul (or Paul) (as he became) they followed closer
and closer with the activities of Paul.
With the acceptance of Lucius by Paul, and part of those in the
Caesarean church, Lucius determined, with his companion, to return
to the portion of his own land, owing to the persecutions, and to
there attempt to establish a church; to be the minister, to be the
active force in those portions of the land.
Thus we find in those latter portions of the experience he became
the bishop or the director or the president of the Presbytery; or
what ye would call the priest or the father or the high counsellor
as given to those in the early periods of the Church; that is, the
one to whom All Questions were taken respecting what ye would term
in the present as theology, or questions pertaining to the laws.
In such the entity as the bishop was the last word, other than that
there might be the appeal from such a verdict to the church in
Jerusalem, or the Apostles themselves.
Such disputes brought disturbances at times, when there were the
questionings especially as Paul brought into that region as to
whether it was well for those in such positions to be married or
not.
And the declarations as made through the Corinthian and the Ephesian
leaders indicate what disturbances there were; because differences
arose between Lucius and Paul as well as between Silas and Paul and
Barnabas and those that had become the leaders or the real ministers
or the missionaries for the Church.
Hence this brought into the experience of the entity Lucius
disturbance between himself and his companion, because, in the
first, the companion was younger in years than Lucius and to them
there had been no offspring, no child.
This confusion made for periods when there was the withdrawing of
the companion, and the closer association of the companion with the
teacher that had been the proclaimer and the director in the early
experience of the Master's life Himself, or with Judy; and with
Elizabeth and with Mary the Mother of the Lord.
With those experiences, and with Paul's being carried on in his
second and even his third missionary journey, and with Many of the
things propounded by him that Lucius had declared as things that
were unstable, there again, with the teachings to the companion by
Judy, by the Mother of the Lord and Elizabeth in their years of
maturity teaching this younger person, was brought to Lucius that
which later John proclaimed; that there IS in this church of
Laodicea no fault yet it is neither hot nor cold, and that for the
lack of its very stand it would find condemning.
Those became periods when Lucius then was thrown the closer, or
drawn the closer to the companion; and with the birth of the child
there were brought those periods of the greater contentment and
peace in the latter days of the entity called Lucius, and a seeing
of the development of those experiences.
In Lucius association with Andrew, there was still questioning, for
with Peter the speaker, Andrew the listener, there were disputes as
to the advisability of Lucius being put into power; though in the
latter portion of the experience, they were rather close associated,
and Andrew was a defender of Lucius, After there was the settling
between the companion and Lucius, after their separation and then
reuniting.
Who actually wrote the
four Gospels, in what order, and where were they written?
1. Mark was first dictated, greatly by Peter, and this in those
periods just before Peter was carried to Rome.
“When Mark was the interpreter of Peter, he wrote down accurately
everything that he recalled of the Lord’s words and deeds—but not in
order. For he neither heard the Lord nor accompanied him; but later,
as I indicated, he accompanied Peter, who used to adapt his
teachings for the needs at hand, not arranging, as it were, an
orderly composition of the Lord’s sayings. And so Mark did nothing
wrong by writing some of the matters as he remembered them. For he
was intent on just one purpose: to leave out nothing that he heard
or to include any falsehood among them.” - Papias, Greek
Apostolic Father, Bishop of Hierapolis c. 60 - c. 130 AD, in
“Eusebius, Church History”, 3.39
2. The next was Matthew, written by the one whose name it bears (as
for the Specific reasons), to those who were scattered into the
upper portions of Palestine and through Laodicea. This was written
33 to 34 years later than Mark; and while he that wrote same was in
exile.
“And so Matthew composed the sayings in the Hebrew tongue, and each
one interpreted them to the best of his ability. And he set. forth
another account about a woman who was falsely accused of many sins
before the Lord,’ which is also found in the Gospel according to the
Hebrews.” - Papias, Greek Apostolic Father, Bishop of Hierapolis
c. 60 - c. 130 AD, in “Eusebius, Church History”, 3.39
3. Luke was written by Lucius of Cyrene, rather than Luke; though a
companion with Luke during those activities of Paul; and written, of
course, unto those of the faith under the Roman Influence, not to
the Roman peoples, but to the provinces ruled by the Romans, and it
was from those sources that the very changes were made, as to the
differences in that given by Mark and Matthew.
4. John was written by several; not by the John who was the beloved,
but the John who represented or who was the scribe for John the
beloved; and as much of same, was written much later. Portions of it
were written at different times and combined some 50 years after the
Crucifixion.
Matthew the Apostle
“Matthew also called Levi, apostle and aforetimes publican, composed
a Gospel of Christ at first published in Judea in Hebrew for the
sake of those who believed, but this was afterwards translated into
Greek. The Hebrew itself has been preserved until the present day in
the library at Caesarea which Pamphilus so diligently gathered. I
have also had the opportunity of having the volume described to me
by the Nazarenes of Beroea, a city of Syria, who use it. In this it
is to be noted that wherever the Evangelist, whether on his own
account or in the person of our Lord the Saviour quotes the
testimony of the Old Testament he does not follow the authority of
the translators of the Septuagint but the Hebrew. Wherefore these
two forms exist “Out of Egypt have I called my son”, and “for he
shall be called a Nazarene.” - Jerome in “Lives of Illustrious Men”,
393 AD.
“But such a light of piety shone on the minds of those who heard
Peter that they were not nearly satisfied with a single hearing or
with an unwritten account of the divine proclamation. And so with
all kinds of entreaties they begged Mark (whose Gospel is now in
circulation), a follower of Peter, that he might leave behind a
written record of the teaching that had been given to them orally.
And they did not rest until they had prevailed upon him. To this
extent they were the impetus for the writing called the Gospel
according to Mark. And they say that when the apostle came to know
what had happened, after the Spirit revealed it to him, he delighted
in their eagerness and authorized the writing to be read in the
churches. Clement passes along this story in the sixth book of the
Outlines, and the one who is called Papias, the bishop of Hierapolis,
corroborates his account, pointing out in addition that Peter makes
mention of Mark in his first epistle, which also they maintain was
composed in Rome itself. And Papias as well, an ancient man — the
one who heard John and was a companion of Polycarp — gives a written
account of these things in the fourth of his books. For he wrote
five books.”
2. Thus Irenaeus. But Papias himself, in the preface of his work,
makes it clear that he himself neither heard nor saw in person any
of the holy apostles. Instead, he declares that he received the
matters of faith from those known to them. As he says:
3. “I also will not hesitate to draw up for you, along with these
expositions, an orderly account of all the things I carefully
learned and have carefully recalled from the elders; for I have
certified their truth. For unlike most people, I took no pleasure in
hearing those who had a lot to say, but only those who taught the
truth, and not those who recalled commandments from strangers, but
only those who recalled the commandments which have been given
faithfully by the Lord and which proceed from the truth itself.
4. But whenever someone arrived who had been a companion of one of
the elders, I would carefully inquire after their words, what Andrew
or Peter had said, or what Philip or what Thomas had said, or James
or John or Matthew or any of the other disciples of the Lord, and
what things Aristion and the elder John, disciples of the Lord, were
saying. For I did not suppose that what came out of books would
benefit me as much as that which came from a living and abiding
voice.”...
7. This Papias, whom we have just been discussing, acknowledges that
he received the words of the apostles from those who had been their
followers, and he indicates that he himself had listened to Aristion
and the elder John. And so he often recalls them by name, and in his
books he sets forth the traditions that they passed along. These
remarks should also be of some use to us.
8. But it would be worthwhile to supplement these remarks of Papias
with some of his other words, through which he recounts certain
miracles and other matters, which would have come to him from the
tradition.
9. We have already seen that the apostle Philip resided in
Hieropolis with his daughters;3 but now I should point out that
Papias, who was their contemporary, recalls an amazing story that he
learned from Philip’s daughters. For he indicates that a person was
raised from the dead in his own time. Moreover, he tells another
miracle about Justus (also called Barsabbas), who drank deadly
poison but suffered no ill effects because he was sustained by the
grace of the Lord...
11. And he sets forth other matters that came to him from the
unwritten tradition, including some bizarre parables of the Savior,
his teachings, and several other more legendary accounts.
12. Among these things he says that after the resurrection of the
dead there will be a thousand-year period, during which the Kingdom
of Christ will exist tangibly, here on this very earth.” - in
“Papias Fragments”, The Apostolic Fathers, Vol. II, Oxford
University Press, 2003.
Constantine
When Constantine, ruled over that land, there were those changes
which made, and have brought about much change in the mental, and
religious, and spiritual relationships in the world. It was during the periods of
Constantine, when there was the turning from worldly thought to the
activities that made for rather the uniting of State and Church; the
activities that had to do with those when those in authority made
overtures to those in authority in relationships with the
congregational activities. Irene the daughter of Constantine, made
for the correlation of the penal law, the moral law, the church law,
as one, during those stages of the purposes that were set by the
early fathers of the church, as called; during the Constantine
period, when the law and the order were rather for those in
authority and in position and in place to become affiliated and
active in both state and church. During the early days of the
church, when the activities of Constantine brought purposeful
desires on the part of individuals to supply, hunt out, find, those
records as made by the early disciples of the Master.
Fragments of the
Gospel of Christ
“And
Jesus said to them, This is the day to consecrate yourselves unto
the work of God; so let us pray. Turn from the outer to the inner
self; close all the doors of carnal self and wait. The Holy Breath
will fill this place, and you will be baptised in Holy Breath. And
then they prayed; alight more brilliant than the noonday sun filled
all the room, and tongues of flame from every head rose high in air.
The atmosphere of Galilee was set astir; a sound like distant
thunder rolled above Capernaum, and men heard songs, as though ten
thousand angels joined in full accord. And then the twelve disciples
heard a voice, a still, small voice, and just one word was said, a
word they dared not speak; it was the Sacred name of God. And Jesus
said to them, By this omnific Word you may control the elements, and
all the powers of air. And when within your souls you speak this
Word, you have the keys of life and death; of things that are; of
things that were; of things that are to be. Behold you are the
twelve great branches of the Christine vine; the twelve foundation
stones; the twelve apostles of the Christ. As lambs I sent you forth
among wild beasts; but the omnific Word will be your buckler and
your shield. And then again the air was filled with song, and every
living creature seemed to say, Praise God! Amen!” - The Aquarian
Gospel of Jesus the Christ, 89:2-22
The
Sacred Omnific Word of Power, or Logos, and the Omnipotence,
Omniscience and Omnipresence?
This ability, to speak, to
apply, to be present in Omnipresence, is attained by having fully,
completely met all that has been error in the experience of the
body, mind and soul in the earth experience. Not that this is not
attainable, but one grows to that consciousness in the application
of the faith in and the consciousness of being at-one with the
divine that is within.
“As I am
pattern unto you, so you are patterns for the human race. We show by
non-resistance that we give our lives in willing sacrifice for man.
But my example will not end with death. My body will be laid within
a tomb in which no flesh has lain, symbolic of the purity of life in
death. And in the tomb I will remain three days in sweet communion
with the Christ, and with my Father-God and Mother-God. And then,
symbolic of the ascent of the soul to higher life, my flesh within
the tomb will disappear; Will be transmuted into higher form, and,
in the presence of you all, I will ascend to God.” - The Aquarian
Gospel of Jesus the Christ, 127:26-30
Is
the transmutation of human flesh to flesh divine the real mystery of
the Crucifixion and Resurrection?
There is no mystery to the transmutation of the body of the
Christ. For having attained in the physical consciousness the at-onement
with the Father-Mother-God, the completeness was such that with the
disintegration of the body, as indicated in the manner in which the
shroud, the robe, the napkin lay, there was then the taking of the
body-physical form. This was the manner. It was not a transmutation,
as of changing from one to another. Just as indicated in the manner
in which the body-physical entered the Upper Room with the doors
closed, not by being a part of the wood through which the body
passed but by forming from the ether waves that were within the
room, because of a meeting prepared by faith. For as had been given:
"Tarry ye in Jerusalem, in the upper chamber, until Ye be endued
with power from on high." - Luke 24:49
As
indicated in the spoken word to Mary in the garden: "Touch me not,
for I have not yet ascended to my Father." - John 20:17
The body
(flesh) that formed that seen by the normal or carnal eye of Mary,
was such, that it could not be handled until there had been the
conscious union with the sources of all power, of all force. But
afterward, when there had been the first, second, third, fourth, and
even the sixth meeting, He Then said: "Put forth thy hand and touch
the nail prints in my hands, in my feet. Thrust thy hand into my
side and Believe." - John 20:25
This
indicated the transformation. For as indicated when the soul departs
from a body (this is not being spoken of the Christ, you see), it
has all of the form of the body from which it has passed, yet it is
not visible to the carnal mind unless that mind has been, and is,
attuned to the infinite. Then it appears, in the infinite, as that
which may be handled, with all the attributes of the physical being;
with the appetites, until these have been accorded to a unit of
activity with universal consciousness. Just as it was with the
Christ-body: "Children, have ye anything here to eat?" - John 21:5
This
indicated to the disciples, and the Apostles present that this was
not transmutation but a regeneration, recreation of the atoms and
cells of body that might, through desire, masticate material things,
fish and honey (in the honeycomb) were given. As also indicated
later, when He stood by the sea and the disciples, and Apostles who
saw Him from the distance could not, in the early morning light,
discern, but when He spoke, the voice made the impression upon the
mind of the beloved disciple such that he spoke: "It is the Lord!" -
John 21:7
The body
had prepared fire upon the earth, fire, water, the elements that
make for creation. For as the spirit is the beginning, water
combined of elements is the mother of creation. Not transmutation of
flesh, but creation, in the pattern indicated. Just as when there
are those various realms about the solar system, in which each
entity may find itself when absent from the body, it takes on in
those other realms not an earthly form but a pattern, conforming to
the same dimensional elements of that individual planet or space.
“Behold,
we may make free this man that he may better serve the race and pay
his debts. Then Jesus called the man and said, Would you be free?
would you receive your sight? The man replied, All that I have would
I most freely give if I could see. And Jesus took saliva and a bit
of clay and make a salve, and put it on the blind man's eyes. He
spoke the Word and then he said, Go to Siloam and wash, and as you
wash say, Jahhevahe. This do for seven times and you shall see. The
man was led unto Siloam; he washed his eyes and spoke the word, and
instantly his eyes were opened and he saw.” - The Aquarian Gospel of
Jesus the Christ, 138:17-22
The
meaning and pronunciation of the word: JAHHEVAHE?
Java; meaning the ability within itself to know itself, to be
itself, and yet one with, or one apart from, the infinite. To be a
part of that realm of helpers; to know self as a part of and in that
realm where the angels are, or in that realm of the individuals who
have been, who are, with the Announcer, the Lord of the Way, and who
have attained the consciousness of the Christ-within.
“And
Jesus opened up to [the disciples] the meaning of the hidden way,
and the Holy Breath, and of the light that cannot fail. He told them
all about the Book of Life, the Rolls of Graphael, the Book of God’s
Remembrance, where all thoughts and words of men are written down.”
- The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ, 158:3–4
What
is meant by the Hidden Way?
The Hidden Way is the finding of the consciousness of self
within, as related to, as being at-one with, or; as a part of, or
separated from, the whole. For as was given so oft, this is found
within. For thy body is indeed the pattern of the heavenly body, yet
it only grows to same, as it grows away from same; though it may be
within the three-dimensional realm. This is the Hidden Way. For as
the entity uses, never abuses but uses self in service, it finds the
Way. For who is the greater among you? "He that is the servant of
all." Who would know the Hidden Way? They who seek to do His
biddings alone.
What
is the Holy Breath?
This is the same, only in activity; that is, one may be aware of
the at-onement but to see, to feel. There are not words to express,
for we are expressing same in material terms or expressions of
awarenesses in a consciousness made known as it plays upon the
attributes of a physical being. As we say, the All-Seeing Eye of
God, the All-Seeing Eye of self can only be attained when in attune
to God. And when attuned, He hath breathed the Holy Breath on the
activity of the entity.
What
is the light that cannot fail?
This is the Christ. For it has succeeded, in that it has in
physical consciousness passed through and attained. And when that
light enters, by the individual entity opening the consciousness of
self to that abiding presence, the light has entered.
What
is light?
That from which, through which, in which may be found all
things, out of which all things come. Thus the first of everything
that may be visible, in earth, in heaven, in space, is of that
light: Is that light!
What
is the Book of Life?
The record that the individual entity itself writes upon the
skein of time and space, through patience, and is opened when self
has attuned to the infinite, and may be read by those attuning to
that consciousness.
What
is the Book of God's Remembrances?
This is the Book of Life.
What
are the Akashic Records?
Those made by the individual.
What
are the Rolls of Graphael?
The records of an individual, as an archangel. The records of
those activities with the Announcer, the Way, in association with
the Christ-Consciousness.
“The
harvest feast drew near; the twelve went to Jerusalem, but Jesus did
not go with them; he tarried in Capernaum. Among the multitudes that
followed him were many who went not up to the feast; they were not
Jews. And Jesus called three-score-and-ten of these disciples unto
him and said: The kingdom of the Christ is not for Jews alone; it is
for every man. Lo, I have chosen twelve to preach the gospel, first
unto the Jews; and they are Jews. Twelve is the number of the Jew
and seven the number of the all, including every man. God is the
ten, the holy Jod. When God and man are multiplied we have
three-score-and-ten, the number of the brotherhood of man. And now I
send you forth by twos and twos; not to the Jews alone, but unto
every nation under heaven; to Greek and to Assyrian; to the
Samaritan; to those beyond the seas; to every man.” - The Aquarian
Gospel of Jesus the Christ, 133:1-8
God
is the ten the Holy Jod?
This is an expression, not a fact, but that which leads to, directs
towards activity in the associations with others.
Reincarnation Cases Given in Scriptures
Christ in the body of Jesus, advised his apostles that John the
Baptist, was the return of the prophet Elias:
“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to
turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the
Lord.” - Luke 1:17
“But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him
not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall
also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood
that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.” - Matthew 17:12-13
Which other parts of the New
Testament Teach Reincarnation?
The Gospel of John: Chapter 3 to 5, and 6 to 8. Then the rest of
the Gospel of John as a whole.
Testament of Job
The blameless, the sacrifice, the
conqueror in many contests.
Book of Job, called Jobab, his life
and the transcript of his Testament.
Chapter 1
1 On the day he
became sick and (he) knew that he would have to leave his bodily
abode, he called his seven sons and his three daughters together and
spake to them as follows: 2 "Form a circle around me, children, and
hear, and I shall relate to you what the Lord did for me and all
that happened to me. 3 For I am Job your father. 4 Know ye then my
children, that you are the generation of a chosen one and take heed
of your noble birth. 5 For I am of the sons of Esau. My brother is
Nahor, and your mother is Dinah. By her have I become your father. 6
For my first wife died with my other ten children in bitter death. 7
Hear now, children, and I will reveal unto you what happened to me.
8 I was a very rich man living in the East in the land Ausitis, (Utz)
and before the Lord had named me Job, I was called Jobab. 9 The
beginning of my trial was thus. 10. Near my house there was the idol
of one worshipped by the people; and I saw constantly
burnt-offerings brought to him as a god. 10 Then I pondered and said
to myself: "Is this he who made heaven and earth, the sea and us all
How will I know the truth" 11 And in that night as I lay asleep, a
voice came and called: "Jobab! Jobab! rise up, and I will tell thee
who is the one whom thou wishest to know. 12 This, however, to whom
the people bring burnt-offerings and libations, is not God, but this
is the power and work of the Seducer (Satan) by which he beguiles
the people". 13 And when I heard this, I fell upon the earth and I
prostrated myself saying: 14 "O my Lord who speakest for the
salvation of my soul. I pray thee, if this is the idol of Satan, I
pray thee, let me go hence and destroy it and purify this spot. 15
For there is none that can forbid me doing this, as I am the king of
this land, so that those that live in it will no longer be led
astray’’. 16 And the voice that spoke out of the flame answered to
me: "Thou canst purify this spot. 17. But behold I announce to thee
what the Lord ordered me to tell thee, For I am the archangel of the
God". 18 .And I said : "Whatever shall be told to his servant. I
shall hear". 19. And the archangel, said to me : "Thus speaketh the
Lord: If thou undertakest to destroy and takest away the image of
Satan, he will set himself with wrath to wage war against thee, and
he will display against thee all his malice. 21 He will bring upon
thee many severe plagues, and take from thee all that thou hast. 21
He will take away thine children, and will inflict many evils upon
thee. 22 Then thou must wrestle like an athlete and resist pain,
sure of thy reward, overcome trials and afflictions. 23 But when
thou endurest, I shall make thy name renowned throughout all
generations of the earth until to the end of the world. 24 And I
shall restore thee to all that thou hadst had, and the double part
of what thou shalt lose will be given to thee in order that thou
mayest know that God does not consider the person but giveth to each
who deserveth the good. 25 And also to thee shall it be given, and
thou shalt put on a crown of amarant. 26 And at the resurrection
thou shalt awaken for eternal life. Then shalt thou know that he
Lord is just, and true and mighty". 27 Whereupon, my children, I
replied: "I shall from love of God endure until death all that will
come upon me, and I shall not shrink back". 28 Then the angel put
his seal upon me and left me.
Chapter 2
1 After this I rose
up in the night and took fifty slaves and went to the temple of the
idol and destroyed it to the ground. 2. And so I went back to my
house and gave orders that the door should he firmly locked; saying
to my doorkeepers : 3 "If somebody shall ask for me, bring no report
to me, but tell him : He investigates urgent affairs. He is inside".
4 Then Satan disguised himself as a beggar and knocked heavily at
the door, saying to the door-keeper: 5 "Report to Job and say that I
desire to meet him’’, 6 And the door-keeper came in and told me
that, but heard from me that I was studying. 7 The Evil One, having
failed in this, went away and took upon his shoulder an old, torn
basket and went in and spoke to the doorkeeper saying: "Tell Job :
Give me bread from thine hands that I may eat". 8 And when I heard
this, I gave her burnt bread to give it to him, and I made known to
him : "Expect not to eat of my bread, for it is forbidden to thee".
9 But the door-keeper, being ashamed to hand him the burnt and ashy
bread, as she did not know that it was Satan, took of her own fine
bread and gave it to him. 10 But he took it and, knowing what
occured, said to the maiden : "Go hence, bad servant, and bring me
the bread that was given thee to hand to me". 11 And the servant
cried and spoke in grief: "Thou speakest the truth, saying that I am
a bad servant. because I have not done as I was instructed by my
master". 12 And he turned back and brought him the burnt bread and
said to him : "Thus says my lord : Thou shalt not eat of my bread
anymore, for it is forbidden to thee. 13 And this he gave me
[saying: This I give] in order that the charge may not be brought
against me that I did not give to the enemy who asked".) 14 And when
Satan heard this, he sent back the servant to me, saying: "As thou
seest this bread all burnt, so shall I soon burn thy body to make it
like this". 15 And I replied: "Do what thou desirest to do and
accomplish whatever thou plottest. For I am ready to endure whatever
thou bringest upon me". 16 And when the devil heard this, he left
me, and walking up to under the [highest] heaven, he took from the
Lord the oath that he might have power, over all my possessions. 17
And after having taken the power he went and instantly took away all
my wealth.
Chapter 3
1 For I had one
hundred and thirty thousand sheep, and of these I separated seven
thousand for the clothing of orphans and widows and of needy and
sick ones. 2 I had a herd of eight hundred dogs who watched my sheep
and besides these two hundred to watch my house. 3 And I had nine
mills working for the whole city and ships to carry goods, and I
seat them into every city and into the villages to the feeble and
sick and to those that were unfortunate. 4 And I had three hundred
and forty thousand nomadic asses, and of these I set aside five
hundred, and the offspring of these I order to he sold and the
proceeds to be given to the poor and the needy. 5 For from all the
lands the poor came to meet me. 6 For the four doors of my house
were opened, each, being in charge of a watchman who had to see
whether there were any people coming asking alms, and whether they
would see me sitting at one of the door’s so that they could leave
through the other and take whatever they needed. 7 I also had thirty
immovable tables set at all hours for the strangers alone, and I
also had twelve tables spread for the widows. 8 And if any one came
asking for alms, he found food on my table to take all he needed,
and I turned nobody away to leave my door with an empty stomach. 9 I
also had three thousand five hundred yokes of oxen, and I selected
of these five hundred and had them tend to the plowing. 10 And with
these I had done all the work in each field by those who would, take
it in charge and the income of their crops I laid aside for the poor
on their table. 11 I also had fifty bakeries from which I sent [the
bread] to the table for the poor. 12 And I had slaves selected for
their service. 13 There were also some strangers who saw my good
will; they wished to serve as waiters themselves. 14 Others, being
in distress and unable to obtain a living, came with the request
saying: 15 "We pray thee, since we also can fill this office of
waiters (deacons) and have no possession, have pity upon us and
advance money to us in order that we may go into the great cities
and sell merchandise. 16 And the surplus of our profit we may give
as help to the poor, and then shaII we return to thee thine own
(money). 17 And when I heard this, I was glad that they should take
this altogether from me for the husbandry of charity for the poor.
18 And with a willing heart I gave them what they wanted, and I
accepted their written bond, but would not take any other security
from them except the written document. 19 And they went abroad and
gave to time poor as far as they were successful. 20 Frequently,
however, some of their goods were lost on the road or on the sea, or
they would he robbed of them. 21 Then they would come and say: "We
pray thee, act generously towards us in order that we may see how we
can restore to you thine own". 22 And when I heard this, I had
sympathy with them, and handed to them their bond, and often having
read it before them tore it up and released them of their debt.
saying to them: 23 "What I have consecrated for the benefit of the
poor, I shall not take from you’’. 24 And so I accepted nothing from
my debtor. 25 And when a man with cheerful heart came to me saying:
I am not in need to be compelled to he a paid worker for the poor.
26 But I wish to serve the needy at thy table", and he consented to
work, and he ate his share. 27 So I gave him his wages nevertheless,
and I went home rejoicing. 28 And when he did not wish to take it, I
forced him to do so, saying: "I know that thou art a laboring man
who looks for and waits for his wages, and thou must take it." 29
Never did I defer paying the wages of the hireling or any other, nor
keep back in my house for a single evening his hire that was due to
him. 30 Those that milked the cows and the ewes signaled to the
passersby that they should take their share. 31 For the milk flowed
in such plenty that it curdled into butter on the hills and by the
road side; and by the rocks and the hills the cattle lay which had
given birth to their offspring. 32 For my servants grew weary
keeping the meat of the widows and the poor and dividing it into
small pieces. 33 For they would curse and say: "Oh that we had of
his flesh that we could be satisfied’’, although I was very kind to
them, 34 I also had six harps [and six slaves to play the harps] and
also a cithara, a decachord, and I struck it during the day. 35 And
I took the cithara, and the widows responded after their meals. 36
And with the musical instrument I reminded them of God that
they should give praise to the Lord. 37 And when my female slaves
would murmur, then I took the musical instruments and played as much
as they would have done for their wages, and gave them respite from
their labor and sighs.
Chapter 4
1 And my children,
after having taken charge of the service, took their meals each day
along with their three sisters beginning with the older brother, and
made a feast. 2 And I rose in the morning and offered as
sin-offering for them fifty rams and nineteen sheep, and what
remained as a residue was consecrated to the poor. 3 And I said to
them: "Take these as residue and pray for my children. 4 Perchance
my sons have sinned before the Lord, speaking in haughtiness of
spirit: We are children of this rich man. Ours are all these goods;
why should we be servants of the poor’ 5 And speaking thus in a
haughty spirit they may have provoked the anger of God, for
overbearing pride is an abomination before the Lord." 6 So I brought
oxen as offerings to the priest at the altar saying: "May my
children never think evil towards God in their hearts.’’ 7 While I
lived in this manner, the Seducer could not bear to see the good [I
did], and he demanded the warfare of God against me. 8 And he came
upon me cruelly. 9 First he burnt up the large number of sheep, then
the camels, then he burnt up the cattle and all my herds; or they
were captured not only by enemies but also by such as had received
benefits from me. 10 And the shepherds came and announced that to
me. 11 But when I heard it, I gave praise to God and did not
blaspheme. 12 And when the Seducer learned of my fortitude, he
plotted new thing’s against me. 13 He disguised himself as King of
Persia and besieged my city, and after he had led off all that were
therein, he spoke to them in malice, saying in boastful language: 14
"This man Job who has obtained all the goods of the earth and left
nothing for others, he has destroyed and torn down the temple of
god. 15 Therefore shall I repay to him what he has done to the house
of the great god. 16 Now come with me and we shall pillage all that
is left in his house." 17 And they answered and said to him: "He has
seven sons and three daughters. 18 Take heed lest they flee into
other lands and they may become our tyrants and then come over us
with force and kill us.’’ 19 And he said: Be not at all afraid. His
flocks and his wealth have I destroyed by fire, and the rest have I
captured, and behold, his children shall I kill." 20 And having
spoken thus, he went and threw the house upon my children and killed
them. 21 And my fellow-citizens, seeing that what was said by him
had become true, came and pursued me, and robbed me of all that was
in my house. 22 And I saw with mine own eyes the pillage of my
house, and men without culture and without honor sat at my table and
on my couches, and I could not remonstrate against them. 23 For I
was exhausted like a woman with her loins let loose from multitude
of pains, remembering chiefly that this warfare had been predicted
to me by the Lord through His angel. 24 And I became like one who,
when seeing the rough sea and the adverse winds, while the lading of
the vessel in mid-ocean is too heavy, casts the burden into the sea,
saying: 25 "I wish to destroy all this only in order to come safely
into the city so that I may take as profit the rescued ship and the
best of my things." 26 Thus did I manage my own affairs. 27 But
there came another messenger and announced to me the ruin of my own
children, and I was shaken with terror. 28 And I tore my clothes and
said: The Lord hath given, the Lord hath taken. As it hath deemed
best to the Lord, thus it hath come to be. May the name of the Lord
be blessed."
Chapter 5
1 And when Satan
saw that he could riot put me to despair, he went and asked my body
of the Lord in order to inflict plague on me, for the Evil one could
not bear my patience. 2 Then the Lord delivered me into his hands to
use my body as he wanted, but he gave him no power over my soul. 3.
And he came to me as I was sitting on my throne still mourning over
my children. 4 And he resembled a great hurricane and turned over my
throne and threw me upon the ground. 5 And I continued lying on the
floor for three hours. and he smote me with a hard plague from the
top of my head to the toes of my feet. 6 And I left the city in
great terror and woe and sat down upon a dunghill my body being
worm-eaten. 7 And I wet the earth with the moistness of my sore
body, for matter flowed off my body, and many worms covered it. 8
And when a single worm crept off my body, I put it back saying:
"Remain on the spot where thou hast been placed until He who hath
sent thee will order thee elsewhere." 9 Thus I endured for sever
years, sitting on a dung-hill outside of the city while being
plague-stricken. 10 And I saw with mine own eyes my longed-for
children [carried by angels to heaven] 11 And my humbled wife who
had been brought to her bridal chamber in such great luxuriousness
and with spearmen as body-guards. I saw her do a water-carrier's
work like a slave in the house of a common man in order to win some
bread and bring it to me. 12 And in my sore affliction I said: "Oh
that these braggart city rulers whom I soul not have thought to be
equal with my shepherd dogs should now employ my wife as servant!"
13 And after this I took courage again. 14 Yet afterwards they
withheld even the bread that it should only have her own
nourishment. 15 But she took it and divided it between herself and
me, saying woefully: "Woe to me! Forthwith he may no longer feed on
bread, and he cannot go to the market to ask bread of the
bread-sellers in order to bring it to me that he may eat" 16 And
when Satan learned this, he took the guise of a bread-seller, and
it was as if by chance that my wife met him and asked him for bread
thinking that it was that sort of man. 17 But Satan said to her :
"Give me the value, and then take what thou wishest." 18 Whereupon
she answered saying: Where shall I get money Dost thou not know what
misfortune happened to me. If thou hast pity, show it to me; if not,
thou shalt see." 19 And he replied saying: "If you did not deserve
this misfortune, you would not have suffered all this. 20 Now, if
there is no silver piece in thine hand, give me the hair of thine
head and take three loaves of bread for it, so that ye may live on
there for three days. 21 Then she said to herself: "What is the hair
of my head in comparison with my starving husband" 22 And so after
having pondered over the matter, she said to him: "Rise and cut off
my hair". 3 Then he took a pair of scissors and took off the hair of
her head in the presence of all, and gave her three loaves of bread.
24 Then she took them and brought them to me. And Satan went behind
her on the road, hiding himself as he walked and troubling her heart
greatly.
Chapter 6
1 And immediately
my wife came near me and crying aloud and weeping she said: "Job!
Job! How long wilt thou sit upon the dung-hill outside of the city,
pondering yet for a while and expecting to obtain your hoped-for
salvation!" 2 And I have been wandering from place to place, roaming
about as a hired servant, behold they memory has already died away
from earth. 3 And my sons and the daughters that I carried on my
bosom and the labors and pains that I sustained have been for
nothing 4 And thou sittest in the malodorous state of soreness and
worms, passing the nights in the cold air. 5 And I have undergone
all trials and troubles and pains, day and night until I succeeded
in bringing bread to thee. 6 For your surplus of bread is no longer
allowed to me; and as I can scarcely take my own food and divide it
between us, I pondered in my heart that it was not right that thou
shouldst be in pain and hunger for bread. 7 And so I ventured to go
to the market without bashfulness. and when the bread-seller told
me: "Give me money. and thou shalt have bread’’. I disclosed to him
our state of distress. 8 Then I heard him say : "If thou hast no
money, hand me the hair of thy head, and take three loaves of bread
in order that ye may live on these for three days’’. 9 And I yielded
to the wrong and said to him "Rise and cut off my hair !‘‘ and he
rose and in disgrace cut off with the scissors the hair of my head
on the market place while the crowd stood by and wondered. 10 Who
would then not be astonished saying: "Is this Sitis, the wife of
Job, who had fourteen curtains to cover her inner sitting room, and
doors within doors so that he was greatly honored who would be
brought near her, and now behold, she barters off her hair for
bread! 11 Who had camels laden with goods. and they were brought
into remote lands to the poor, and now she sells her hair for bread!
12 Behold her who had seven tables immovably set in her house at
which each poor man and each stranger ate, and now she sells her
hair for bread! 13 Behold her who had the basin wherewith to wash
her feet made of gold and silver, and now she walks upon the ground
and [sells her hair for bread !] 14 Behold her who had her garments
made of byssus interwoven with gold, and now she exchanges her hair
for bread! 15 Behold her who had couches of gold and of silver, and
now she sells her hair for bread!" 16 In short then, Job, after the
many things that have been said to me, I now say in one word to thee
: 17 "Since the feebleness of my heart has crushed my bones, rise
then and take these loaves of bread and enjoy them, and then speak
some word against the Lord and die! 18 For I too, would exchange the
torpor of death for the sustenance of my body". 19 But I replied to
her "Behold I have been for these seven years plague-stricken, and I
have stood the worms of my body, and I was not weighed down in my
soul by all these pains. 20 And as to the word which thou sayest:
‘Speak some word against God and die!‘, together with thee I will
sustain the evil which thou seest. and let us endure the ruin of all
that we have. 21 Yet thou desirest that we should say some word
against God and that He should be exchanged for the great Pluto [the
god of the nether world.] 22 Why dost thou not remember those great
goods which we possessed If these goods come from the lands of the
Lord, should not we also endure evils and be high-minded in
everything until the Lord will have mercy again and show pity to us
23 Dost thou not see the Seducer stand behind thee and confound thy
thoughts in order that thou shouldst beguile me 24 And he turned to
Satan and said : "Why dost thou not come openly to me Stop hiding
thyself thou wretched one, 25 Does the lion show his strength in the
weasel cage Or does the bird fly in the basket I now tell thee: Go
away and wage thy war against me". 26 Then he went of from behind my
wife and placed himself before me crying and he said : Behold, Job,
I yield and give way to thee who art but flesh while I am a spirit.
27 Thou art plague-stricken, but I am in great trouble. 28 For I am
like a wrestler contesting with a wrestler who has, in a
single-handed combat, torn down his antagonist and covered him with
dust and broken every limb of his, whereas the other one who lies
beneath, having displayed his bravery, gives forth sounds of triumph
testifying to his own superior excellence. 29 Thus thou, O Job, art
beneath and stricken with plague and pain, and yet thou hast carried
the victory in the wrestling-match with me, and behold, I yield to
thee". 30. Then he left me abashed. 31 Now my children, do you also
show a firm heart in all the evil that happens to you, for greater
than all things is firmness of heart.
Chapter 7
1 At this time the
kings heard what had happened to me and they rose and came to me.
each from his land to visit me and to comfort me. 2. And when they
came near me, they cried with a loud voice and each tore his
clothes. 3 And after they had prostrated themselves, touching the
earth with their heads, they sat down next to me for seven days and
seven nights, and none spoke a word. 4 They were four in numbers:
Eliplaz, the king of Teman, and Balad, and Sophar, and Elilhu. 5 And
when they had taken their seat, they conversed about what had
happened to me. 6 Now when for time first time they had come to me
and I had shown them my precious stones, they were astonished and
said : 7 "If of us three kings all our possessions would be brought
together into one, it would not come up to the precious stones of .Jobab’s
kingdom (crown). For thou art of greater nobility than all the
people of the East. 8 And when, therefore, they now came to the land
of Ausitis "Uz" to visit me, they asked in the city : "Where is
Jobab, the ruler of this whole land" 9 And they told them concerning
me: "He sitteth upon the dung-hill outside of the city for he has
not entered the city’ for seven years". 10 And then again they-
inquired concerning my possessions, and there was revealed to them
all that happened to me. 11 And when they had learned this, they
went out of the city with the inhabitants, and my fellow-citizens
pointed me out to them. 12 But these remonstrated and said: "Surely,
this is not Jobab’’. 13 And while they hesitated, there said Eliphaz.
the King of Teman: "Come let us step near and see." 14 And when they
came near I remembered them, and I wept very much when I learned the
purpose of their journey. 15 And I threw earth upon my head, and
while shaking my head I revealed unto them that I was [Job]. 16 And
when they saw me shake my head they threw themselves down upon the
ground, all overcome with emotion 17 And while their hosts were
standing around, I saw the three kings lie upon the ground for three
hours like dead. 18 Then they rose and said to each other: We cannot
believe that this is Jobab". 19 And finally, after they had for
seven day’s inquired after everything concerning me and searched for
my flocks and other possessions, they said: 20 "Do we not know how
many goods were sent by him to the cities and the villages round
about to be given to the poor, aside from all that was given away by
him within his own house How then could he have fallen into such a
state of perdition and misery !" 21 And after the seven days Elihu
said to the kings : "Come let us step near and examine him
accurately, whether he truly is Jobab or not" 22 And they, being not
half a mile (stadium) distant from his malodorous body, they rose
and stepped near, carrying perfume in their hands, while their
soldiers went with them and threw fragrant incense round about them
so that they could come near me. 23 And after they had thus passed
three hours, covering the way with aroma, they drew nigh. 24 And
Eliphaz began and said : "Art thou, indeed, Job, our fellow-king Art
thou the one who owned the great glory 25 Art thou he who once shone
like the sun of day upon the whole earth Art thou he who once
resembled the moon and the stars effulgent throughout the night" 26
And I answered him and said: "I am", and thereupon all wept and
lamented, and they sang a royal song of lamentation, their whole
army joining them in a chorus. 27 And again Eliphaz said to me :
"Art thou he who had ordered seven thousand sheep to be given for
the clothing of the poor Whither, then hath gone the glory of thy
throne 28 Art thou he who had ordered three thousand cattle to do
the plowing of the field for the poor Wither, then hath thy glory
gone! 29 Art thou he who had golden couches, and now thou sittest
upon a dung hill [" Whither then hath thy glory gone !"] 30 Art thou
he who had sixty tables set for the poor Art thou he who had
censer’s for the fine perfume made of precious stones, and now thou
art in a malodorous state Whither then hath thy glory gone! 31 Art
thou he who had golden candelabras set upon silver stands; and now
must thou long for the natural gleam of the moon ["Whither then hath
thy glory gone !"] 32 Art thou the one who had ointment made of the
spices of frankincense, and now thou art in a state of
repulsiveness! [Whither then hath thy glory gone !"] 33 Art thou he
who laughed the wrong doers and sinners to scorn and now thou hast
become a laughingstock to all !" [Whither then hath thine glory
gone] 34 And when Eliphaz had for a long time cried and lamented,
while all the others joined him, so that the commotion was very
great, I said to them : 35 Be silent and I will show you my throne,
and the glory of its splendor: My glory will be everlasting. 36 The
whole world shall perish, and its glory shall vanish, and all those
who hold fast to it, will remain beneath, but my throne is in the
upper world and its glory and splendor will be to the right of the
Savior in the heavens. 37 My throne exists in the life of the "holy
ones" and its glory in the imperishable world. 38 For rivers will he
dried up and their arrogance shall go down to the depth of the
abyss, but the streams of my land in which my throne is erected,
shall not dry up, but shall remain unbroken in strength. 39 The
kings perish and the rulers vanish, and their glory and pride is as
the shadow in a looking glass, but my Kingdom lasts forever and
ever, and its glory and beauty is in the chariot of my Father).
Chapter 8
1 When I spoke thus
to them, Ehiphaz. became angry and said to the other friends "For
what purpose is it that we have come here with our hosts to comfort
him 9 Behold, he upbraids us. Therefore let us return to our
countries. 2 This man sits here in misery worm-eaten amidst an
unbearable state of putrefaction, and yet he challenges its saving :
‘Kingdoms shall perish and their rulers, but my Kingdom, says he,
shall last forever’". 3 Eliphaz, then, rose in great commotion, and,
turning away from them in great fury, said’: "I go hence. We have
indeed come to comfort him, but he declares war to us in view of our
armies". 4 But then Baldad seized him by the hand and said :" Not
thus ought one to speak to an afflicted man, and especially to one
stricken down with so many plagues. 5 Behold, we, being in good
health, dared not approach him on account of the offensive odor,
except with the help of plenty of fragrant aroma. But thou, Eliphaz.
art forgetful of all this. 6 Let me speak plainly. Let us be
magnanimous and learn what is the cause Must he in remembering his
former days of happiness not become mad in his mind 7 Who should not
be altogether perplexed seeing himself thus lapse into misfortune
and plagues But let me step near him that I may find by what cause
is he thus" 9 And Baldad rose and approached me saying: "Art thou
Job" and he said: "Is thy heart still in good keeping 9 And I said:
"I did not hold fast to the earthly things, since the earth with all
that inhabit it is unstable. But my heart holds fast to the heaven,
because there is no trouble in heaven". 10 Then Baldad rejoined and
said: "We know that the earth is unstable, for it changes according
to season. At times it is in a state of peace, and at times it is in
a state of war. But of the heaven we hear that it is perfectly
steady. 11 But art thou truly in a state of calmness Therefore let
me ask and speak, and when thou answerest me to my first word, I
shall have a second question to ask, and if again thou answerest in
well-set words, it will be manifest that thy heart has not been
unbalanced". 12 And I said: "Upon what dost thou set thy hope" And I
said: "Upon the living God". 13. And he said to me: "Who deprived
thee of all thou didst possess And who inflicted thee with these
plagues 9" And I said: "God". 14 And he said: "If thou still placest
thy hope upon God, how can He do wrong in judgment, having brought
upon thee these plagues and misfortunes, and having taken from thee
all thy possessions 15 And since He has taken these, it is clear
that He has given thee nothing. No king will disgrace his soldier
who has served him well as body-guard" 16 [And I answered saying] :
"Who understands the depths of the Lord and of His wisdom to be able
to accuse God of injustice" 17 [And Baldad said] : "Answer me, o
Job, to this. Again I say to thee: ‘If thou art in a state of calm
reason, teach me if thou hast wisdom: 18 Why do we see the sun rise
in the East and set in the West And again when rising in the morning
we find him rise in the East Tell me thy- thought about this’’ 19
Then said I: "Why shall I betray (babble forth) the mighty mysteries
of God And should my mouth stumble in revealing things belonging to
the Master Never! 20 Who are we that we should pry into matters
concerning the upper world while we are only of flesh, nay, earth
and ashes! 21 In order that you know that my heart is sound, hear
what I ask you: 22 Through the stomach cometh food, and water you
drink through the mouth, and then it flows through the same throat,
and when the two go down to become excrement, they again part; who
effects this separation". 23 And Baldad said: "I do not know". And I
rejoined and said to him : "If thou dost not understand even the
exits of the body, how canst thou understand the celestial circuits"
24 Then Sophar rejoined and said: "We do not inquire after our own
affairs, but we desire to know whether thou art in a sound state,
and behold, we see that thy reason has not been shaken. 25. What now
dost thou wish that we should do for thee Behold, we have come here
and brought the physicians of three kings, and if thou wishest, thou
mayest he cured by them". 26 But I answered and said: "My cure and
my restoration cometh from God, the Maker of physicians".
Chapter 9
1 And when I spoke
thus to them, behold, there my wife Sitis came running, dressed in
rags. from the service of the master by whom she was employed as
slave though she had been forbidden to leave, lest the kings, on
seeing her, might take her as captive. 2 And when she came, she
threw herself prostrate to their feet, crying and saying:
‘‘Remember’. Eliphaz and ye other friends, what I was once with you,
and how I have changed, how I am now dressed to meet you’’ 3 Then
the kings broke forth in great weeping and, being in double
perplexity, they kept silent. But Eliphaz took his purple mantle and
cast it about her to wrap herself up with it. 4 But she asked him
saying: "I ask as favor of you, my Lords, that you order your
soldiers that they should dig among the ruins of our house which
fell upon my children, so that their bones could be brought in a
perfect state to the tombs. 5 Fir as we have, owing to our
misfortune, no power at all, and so we may at least see their bones.
6 For have I like a brute the motherly feeling of wild beasts that
my ten children should have perished on one day and not to one of
them could I give a decent burial’’ 7 And the kings gave order that
the ruins of my house should be dug up. But I prohibited it, saving
8 ‘‘Do not go to the trouble in vain; for my children will not he
found, for they are in the keeping of their Maker and Ruler’’. 9 And
the kings answered and said: "Who will gainsay that he is out of his
mind and raves 10 For while we desire to bring the bones of his
children back, he forbids us to do so saying: ‘They have been taken
and placed the keeping of their Maker’. Therefore prove unto us the
truth". 11 But I said to them: "Raise me that I may stand up, and
they lifted me, holding up my arms from both sides. 12 And I stood
upright, and pronounced first the praise of God and after the prayer
I said to them : ‘‘Look with your eyes to the East’’. 13 And they
looked and saw my children with crowns near the glory of the King,
the Ruler of heaven. 14 And when my wife Sitis saw this, she fell to
the ground and prostrated [herself] before God, saying: ‘‘Now I know
that my memory remains with the Lord". 15 And after she had spoken
this, and the evening came, she went to the city, back to the master
whom she served as slave, and lay herself down at the manger of the
cattle and died there from exhaustion. 16 And when her despotic
master searched for her and did not find her, he came to the fold of
his herds, and there he saw her stretched out upon the manger dead,
while all the animals around were crying about her. 17 And all who
saw her wept and lamented, and the cry extended throughout the whole
city. 18 And the people brought her down and wrapt her up and buried
her by the house which had fallen upon her children. 19 And the poor
of the city made a great mourning for her and said: "Behold this
Sitis whose like in nobility and in glory is not found in any woman.
Alas ! she was not found worthy of a proper tomb!‘‘ 20 The dirge for
her you will find in the record.
Chapter 10
1 But Eliphaz and
those that were with him were astonished at these things, and they
sat down with me and replying to me, spoke in boastful words
concerning me for twenty seven days. 2 They repeated it again and
again that I suffered deservedly thus for having committed many
sins, and that there was no hope left for me, but I retorted to
these men in zest of contention myself. 3 And they rose in anger,
ready to part in wrathful spirit. But Elihu conjured them to stay
yet a little while until he would have shown them what it was. 4
"For", said he, "so many days did you pass, allowing Job to boast
that he is just. But I shall no longer suffer it. 5 For from the
beginning did I continue crying over him, remembering his former
happiness. But now he speaks boastfully and in overbearing pride he
says that he has his throne in the heavens. 6 Therefore, hear me,
and I will tell you what is the cause of his destiny. 7 Then, imbued
with the spirit of Satan. Elihu spoke hard words which are written
down in the records left of Elihu. 8 And after he had ended, God
appeared to me in a storm and in clouds, and spoke. blaming Elihu
and showing me that he who had spoken was not a man, but a wild
beast. 9 And when God had finished speaking to me, the Lord spoke to
Eliphaz: "Thou and thy friends have sinned in that ye have not
spoken the truth concerning my servant Job. 10 Therefore rise up and
make him bring a sin-offering for you in order that your sins may be
forgiven; for were it not for him, I would have destroyed you’’. 11
And so they brought to me all that belonged to a sacrifice, and I
took it and brought for them a sin-offering, and the Lord received
it favorably and forgave them their wrong. 12 Then when Eliphaz,
Baldad and Sophar saw that God had graciously pardoned their sin
through His servant Job, but that He did not deign to pardon Elihu,
then did Eliphaz begin to sing a hymn, while the others responded,
their soldiers also joining while standing by the altar. 13 And
Eliphaz spoke thus "Taken off is the sin and our injustice gone; 14
But Elihu, the evil one, shall have no remembrance among the living;
his luminary is extinguished and has lost its light. 15 The glory of
his lamp will announce itself for him, for he is the son of
darkness. and not of light. 16 The doorkeepers of the place of
darkness shall give him their glory and beauty as share; His Kingdom
hath vanished, his throne hath moldered, and the honor of his
stature is in (Sheol) Hades. 17 For he has loved the beauty of the
serpent and the scales (skins) of’ the dracon his gall and his venom
belongs to the Northern One (Zphuni = Adder). 18 For he did not own
himself unto the Lord nor did he fear him, but he hated those whom
He hath chosen (known). 19 Thus God forgot him, and "the holy ones"
forsook him, his wrath and anger shall be unto him desolation and he
will have no mercy in his heart nor peace, because he, had the venom
of an adder on his tongue. 20 Righteous is the Lord, and His
judgments are true, With him there is no preference of person, for
He judgeth all alike. 21 Behold, the Lord cometh! Behold, the "holy
ones" have been prepared: The crowns and the prizes of the victors
precede them! 22 Let the saints rejoice, and let their hearts exult
in gladness; for they shall receive the glory which is in store for
them.
Chorus
23 Our sins are
forgiven, our injustice has been cleansed, but Elihu hath no
remembrance among the living". 24 After Eliphaz had finished the
hymn, we rose and went back to the city, each to the house where
they lived. 25 And the people made a feast for me in gratitude and
delight of God, and all my friends came back to me. 26 And all those
who had seen me in my former state of happiness, asked me saying:
"What are those three things here amongst us"
Chapter 11
1 But I being
desirous to take up again my work of benevolence for the poor, asked
them saying: 2 "Give me each a lamb for the clothing of the poor in
their state of nakedness, and four drachmas (coins) of silver or
gold" 3 Then the Lord blessed all that was left to me, and after a
few days I became rich again in merchandise, in flocks and all
things which I had lost, and I received all in double number again.
4 Then I also took as wife your mother and became the father of you
ten in place of the ten children that had died. 5 And now, my
children, let me admonish you: "Behold I die. You will take my
place. 6 Only do not forsake the Lord. Be charitable towards the
poor; Do not disregard the feeble. Take not unto yourselves wives
from strangers. 7 Behold, my children, I shall divide among you what
I possess, so that each may have control over his own and have full
power to do good with his share". 8 And after he had spoken thus, he
brought all his goods and divided them among his seven sons, but he
gave nothing of his goods to his daughters. 9 Then they said to
their father: "Our lord and father! Are we not also thy children
Why, then, dost thou not also give us a share of thy possessions" 10
Then said Job to his daughters : "Do not become angry my daughters.
I have not forgotten you. Behold, I have preserved for you a
possession better than that which your brothers have taken". 11 And
he called his daughter whose name was Day (Yemima) and said to her:
"Take this double ring used as a key and go to the treasure-house
and bring me the golden casket, that I may give you your
possession’’. 12 And she went and brought it to him, and he opened
it and took out three-stringed girdles about the appearance of which
no man can speak. 13 For they were not earthly work, but celestial
sparks of light flashed through them like the rays of the sun. 14
And he gave one string to each of His daughters and said: "Put these
as girdles around you in order that all the days of your life they
may encircle you and endow you with every thing good". 15 And the
other daughter whose name was Kassiah said: "Is this the possession
of which thou sayest it is better than that of our brothers What now
Can we live on this" 16 And their father said to them: "Not only
have you here sufficient to live on, but these bring you into a
better world to live in, in the heavens. 17 Or do you not know my
children, the value of these things here Hear then! When the Lord
had deemed me worthy to have compassion on me and to take off my
body the plagues and the worms, He called me and handed to me these
three strings. 15 And He said to me: ‘Rise and gird up thy loins
like a man I will demand of thee and declare thou unto me'. 19 And I
took them and girt them around my loins, and immediately did the
worms leave my body, and likewise did the plagues, and my whole body
took new strength through the Lord, and thus I passed on, as though
I had never suffered. 20 But also in my heart I forgot the pains.
Then spoke the Lord unto me in His great power and showed to me all
that was and will be. 21 Now then, my children, in keeping these,
you will not have the enemy plotting against you nor [evil]
intentions in your mind because this is a charm (Phylacterion) from
the Lord. 22 Rise then and gird these around you before I die in
order that you may see the angels come at my parting so that you may
behold with wonder the powers of God". 23 Then rose the one whose
name was Day (Yemima) and girt herself; and immediately she departed
her body, as her father had said, and she put on another heart, as
if she never cared for earthly things. 24 And she sang angelic hymns
in the voice of angels, and she chanted forth the angelic praise of
God while dancing. 25 Then the other daughter, Kassia by name, put
on the girdle, and her heart was transformed, so that she no longer
wished for worldly things. 26 And her mouth assumed the dialect of
the heavenly rulers (Archonts) and she sang the donology of the work
of the High Place and if any one wishes to know the work of the
heavens he may take an insight into the hymns of Kassia. 27 Then did
the other daughter by the name of Amalthea’s Horn (Keren Happukh)
gird herself and her mouth spoke in the language of those on high;
for her heart was transformed, being lifted above the worldly
things. 28 She spoke in the dialect of the Cherubim, singing the
praise of the Ruler of the cosmic powers (virtues) and extolling
their (His) glory. 29 And he who desires to follow the vestiges of
the "Glory of the Father" will find them written down in the Prayers
of Amalthea’s Horn.
Chapter 12
1 After these three
had finished singing hymns. did I Nahor (Neros) brother of Job sit
down next to him, as he lay down. 2 And I heard the marvelous
(great) things of the three daughters of my brother, one always
succeeding the other amidst awful silence. 3 And I wrote down this
book containing the hymns except the hymns and signs of the [holy]
Word, for these were the great things of God. 4 And Job lay down
from sickness on his couch, yet without pain and suffering, because
his pain did not take strong hold of him on account of, the charm of
the girdle which he had wound around himself. 5 But after three days
Job saw the holy angels come for his soul, and instantly he rose and
took the cithara and gave it to his daughter Day (Yemima). 6 And to
Kassia he gave a censer (with perfume = Kassia, and to Amalthea’s
horn (= music) he gave a timbrel in order that they might bless the
holy angels who came for his soul. 7 And they took these, and sang,
and played on the psaltery and praised and glorified God in the holy
dialect. 8 And after this he came He who sitteth upon the great
chariot and kissed Job, while his three daughters looked on, but the
others saw it not. 9 And He took the soul of Job and He soared
upward, taking her (the soul) by the arm and carrying her upon the
chariot, and He went towards the East. 10 His body, however, was
brought to the grave while the three daughters marched ahead, having
put on their girdles and singing hymns in praise of God. 11 Then
held Nahor (Nereos) his brother and his seven sons, with the rest of
the people and the poor, the orphans and the feeble ones, a great
mourning over him, saying: 12 "Woe unto us, for today has been taken
from us the strength of the feeble, the light of the blind, the
father of the orphans; 13 The receiver of strangers has been taken
off the leader of the erring, the cover of the naked. the shield of
the widows. Who would not mourn for the man of God! 14 And as they
were mourning in this and in that form, they would not suffer him to
be put into the grave. 15 After three days, however, he was finally
put into the grave, like one in sweet slumber, and he received the
name of the good (beautiful) who will remain renowned throughout all
generations of the world. 16 He left seven sons and three daughters,
and there were no daughters found on earth as fair as the daughters
of Job. 17 The name of Job was formerly Jobab, and he was called Job
by the Lord. 18 He had lived before his plague eighty five years,
and after the plague he took the double share of all; hence also his
year’s he doubled, which is 170 years. Thus he lived altogether 255
years. 19 And, he saw sons of his sons unto the fourth generation.
It is written that he will rise up with those whom the Lord will
reawaken. To our Lord by glory. Amen." - Translated by M.
R. James in "Apocrypha anecdota 2. Texts and Studies 5/1. Cambridge:
University Press, 1897". (Scanned and edited by Diane Morgan for the Wesley Center for Applied
Technology at Northwest Nazarene University, Copyright 2000 by the
Wesley Center for Applied Theology).
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