WEEKLY MESSAGE: January 22, 2020
HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE
This is the second to the last in our series concerning the Tenth Saying.
The Tenth Saying (Part 16 of our series)
“And after reading the words of Jesus, The Man said: ‘Here Jesus is talking about the final days of the world when the Light from the Sun of Righteousness will inflame the minds of men ad women. Those of Light will feed on the New Sun, while those of the world and of Darkness will suffer in the heat of that spiritual Fire, in which the world will be burned up.
“‘Jesus prophesied the state of the world in the final days. He talked about the Second Coming of a Messianic Age, a final age in which the world would be inflamed with God’s Word. Thus God has appeared in the Sun as a Messiah. People are to be redeemed by God’s own Light – His Body and Mind. It is natural that all the immortals and all of the Angels of God are manifesting with God in His Sun of Righteousness. So let him hear who will hear. All are free to acknowledge or reject. People rationalize. Because they cannot understand they reject. Many will ask why they have to be saved from matter. They wish everyone to be saved without effort, as if it is a divine right. Such is not the case. And because of this state of affairs, people would judge God and His right to judge the world. Man is arrogant, puffed up by his own intellect. Man still wishes to disobey God’s law and order because it is in conflict with his understanding of the Universe. It was such rationalization that made the Angels fall from Grace. Men and women of goodly rule and order labor for salary; they support the state and pay their taxes, respecting civil law and order. But rebellious people expect reward without taxation. They wish to live at the expense of productive men and women. These same kind reject God’s Law and Order. They seek benefits without just compensation to the state which is the foundation of the world. Such individuals serve neither God nor man honorably.
“‘It is Man’s justice that such are judged by the law and punished. It is the same with God. If Man wishes to be wicked and disobey God’s law and order, he too must suffer the consequences of punishment. Such is the natural order of law and order. People cannot see that without goodly law and order, be it civil or religious, anarchy triumphs and society falls into disorder.’
“The First Mariner spoke again saying: ‘Will all the pre-ordained, whether they hear The Teaching or not, be called out to The Community by the solar Logos in the end anyway?’
“Hearing him, The Man said: ‘There are pre-ordained here that will hear the Word but perhaps ignore it. We don’t know. Remember that God says in the final days He will send His Angels into the world to gather the people. There are Angels working in the world, inspiring the people. Jamil appeared to me before his birth in physical form; there is a very good example of pre-existence. Jamil lived as an Angel of Light, a majestic Angel of Light who recognizes and acknowledges God the Father. And he appeared and said, “I will appear in the body of a child. The child will come and teach.” So he occupied the physical body of a child for three years. Thus the indwelling Spirit or the Word was incarnate in the flesh, which demonstrates the human nature of The Child as well as the spiritual nature that co-existed with the body. This teaches us that Jesus had a human nature and a spiritual Nature. They crucified the man, but they could not kill the Spirit. While Jamil, The Child, died, the Angel was immortal.’
“Then the Second Mariner spoke: ‘How are the Angels working in the world now?’ And The Man replied saying: ‘God speaks to Man on Earth in the Light of the Messianic Sun and through the voice of Angels who manifest to Man in dreams and visions, and Man hears their words within his own being. The Angels awaken Man by these means and intercede for God who is beyond Man’s comprehension. According to the old gnostic teaching, the Angels attempt to awaken Man’s spiritual Consciousness. We are told in the Bible that in the last and final days of the Earth God will send His Angels to assist Man’s spiritual Awakening.
“‘This is one way that our Community is unique. We accept that Man requires outside help in order to develop. In many years of teaching, I have found that people are very insecure. They lack confidence. And they lack self-identity. Most are fearful and feel inadequate. Today Man needs to know who he is. The majority are not certain just how to fulfill themselves. They are afraid they are going to grow old, be alone, poor without friends, disliked. This insecurity causes disease and mental breakdown, emotional strain, anxieties and physical ills. Their insecurity makes them question their own immortality. “Am I immortal or not?” is a common question. Their fears and their guilt begin with the idea of original sin. Because they have been taught the concepts of an inferior god who is very human, one who is jealous and may cast them into Hell, they are fearful. Many people are religious only because they do not want to go to Hell. So, they worship God not out of love, but out of fear. And they feel inadequate. They lack confidence in themselves and slowly they lose identity. In short, people are lost and alone, existing without hope.
“‘Once a person makes spiritual development the main goal of life, the material world becomes less important because that person is able to handle materialism without becoming a slave to it. I learned that everyone is seeking answers to the eternal questions. People came to me in Peru from all over the world. And I discovered that while they wanted to make a better life for themselves, they were not interested in changing their lives, nor in joining a community They were far more interested in alleviating their own ignorance without wanting to alleviate the ignorance of mankind. I decided there were very few people really prepared for the spiritual life in Community. And I decided to concentrate my efforts on those few people – the pre-ordained as I came to call them. I learned by observing that when the Word of God incarnates in people, each experiences a freedom from ignorance. Each seems to feel that he or she has been forgiven all sins and is no longer judged. Each is illuminated. After this, each wants to live a new life. And I learned that to have meaning, a community life must teach new tenets, new concepts, new precepts, and make a practical approach to solving the needs of its members. A theoretical religion is of no value to anyone. Thus, it became important that a community of like-minded souls be formed wherein each could live the Teachings and bring about the restructuring of the world.’”
As we approach the commemoration of the 58th anniversary of the passing of The Child, Jamil, next week at midnight on the 29th/30th of January, I am pleased to announce that a new Service of Remembrance has been created that will begin the Second Advent Sunrise Vigil. This new service will be held on the evening of January 29th in the Chapel of the Holy Child and will usher in the eight-day Sunrise Vigil which will commence the morning of January 30th and culminate on the morning of February 6th . Of course, these sunrise services will be held at the Consecrated Sanctuary.
This new remembrance service will include readings from the book, Jamil: Child of Light, as well as beautiful music compositions not heard for almost 40 years. This music, which was composed by our Reverend Dr. Gary Buchanan, was performed by the children of The Community in 1983 and has not been heard since. I have included two of the original recordings here.
CANTATA:God’s Holy Light mp3 – Cantata:Say unto Them mp3
(click the above two names to hear or download)
While the main singer is the late Reverend Dr. Tyrus Peace, you may hear in the background the voice of a young, 12-year-old future Head Overseer among the other children of The Community of that time. Enjoy!
Again, if I may be of any personal service to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours in Light+,
Gene
