Thank you for your patience with me. The water problem at the Chancellery has become quite an issue that we are still sorting out. As we know more, we will keep you posted. As always, we are very appreciative of your financial assistance for this emergency. It definitely has turned into a bigger problem than we originally thought.
As promised, we continue with our review of the Thirteenth Saying of Jamil. This portion deals directly with the Second Coming, or the Second Advent, which was prophesied by Jesus Christ and which this Community importantly represents.
The Thirteenth Saying (Part 10)
And The Man continued speaking to the Mariners of the Ship of Light.
“‘As we all know, it is fundamental in Christian teaching that there will be a Second Coming, or a return of Christ. What do we mean by the Second Coming? The average interpretation of the natural Man is that Jesus Christ will come in the flesh and teach us. Here we have a material conception of the Messiah – like the Jews who wanted to restore the Kingdom of Israel and triumph over the Romans and the world. This is what the Jews expected of Jesus: the establishment of a world political power. They were disillusioned when Jesus announced that his Kingdom was not of this world and that he wanted to create God’s Kingdom on Earth. It was out of frustration and disappointment, and the fact that he criticized the Jerusalem priesthood, that the Jews put Jesus to death.
“‘What Jesus refused the Jews, he will refuse the Gentiles who are very materialistically oriented. They see his risen body as flesh; his blood shed as an atonement for their sins. They expect him to govern the material world. Thus, they see the Second Coming of Christ in that manner. They do not know that Christ’s coming is a spiritual event of which the natural Man can never be a part. When we speak of light we really mean Light. Christians read the Gospels, which stress light, but do not understand what is meant. One has only to have a proper interpretation of scripture to understand that Christ is always linked with Light. How better could God affect the world than through the source of all light in the solar system?
“‘We see, then, that Jamil the Child and prophet-messenger gave to us a divine knowledge of God’s presence in a new Sun. A spiritual world can only be created by God. It can only be inhabited by spiritual beings. Thus the guidelines and directives for the creation of such a world must be regulated from the spiritual abodes of Light. Man does not have the faculties, or the free will and Intelligence, to build such a world on his own. He needs inspiration, transformation. The regenerative powers of God are required. Thus God sends forth His Angels of Light – His Will and Thought – in the Sun of Righteousness through which the pre-ordained are raised up to assist in this great work. Thus The Community is to be built by divine inspiration and direction, step by step, like the construction of a house: first a foundation, then the walls, and finally the roof.
“‘The Community had its origins in the Mind of God. This was foreordained just as were the workers who have been sent here to do the building. They are a chosen people. Once the house has been established it can benefit the whole family of Man. We thus see that The Community is a divine act of God. Each of you is the chosen one.
“The Sayings of Jamil tell me that our Church represents the Second Advent and elevates the Christian religion to its rightful position in the cosmic scheme of things. This New Church will be as different from popular Christianity as the early Church under Jesus was different from the religion of the Pharisees and Sadducees. The New Community will not be so much a social institution as it will be a spiritual institution. The New Church will divorce itself from materialism and the emphasis of the old church on salvation in Jesus the man, and the blood sacrifice and the atonement of sins. These were not the teachings of Jesus. He did not come to Earth for these reasons. Ordinary, natural men and women could not grasp the high teachings of Jesus, so they misunderstood and misapplied them. Thus natural Man claimed Jesus for his very own perverted his teachings.'”
Believe this. Trust in the Light, and all will be well.
For those of you in the United States, I wish you a happy and safe Independence Day; and for those of you in Canada, I wish you a happy belated Canada Day.
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