“In the temples dedicated to many different gods, the forms of worship were subtly changed to serve another end. The servants of the Dark Ones were able to display wonders before the multitude, but these wonders were works of deceit. They revealed mysteries, but the mysteries were not the most sacred ones; these were never known by any likely to betray them. The thoughts of the people were poisoned. All manner of rites aimed at satisfying carnal cravings were introduced. Simple, satisfying

answers were given to content the hearts of the people, and all manner of rewards were promised. For payment made, men were promised forgiveness of even the most grievous wickednesses. It is well that the ears of the dumb gods were unhearing, or they would have been deafened by the clamor of pleas for petty things. The servants of the Dark Ones left not even the dead to rest in peace, but sought to satisfy the living with words from beyond the tomb. Even the blood of men was offered in dark places, while in others of greater evil, men, yes, and even children, were tormented to give pleasure. Such is the nature of men when the scales weigh down against righteousness.”

-the Kolbrin Bible (MAN:34:25)

Temples of Many Gods

Ancient Egypt had many temples devoted to various gods. While not the True God, most of these god were at least on the right side and worshiping them may have benefited the people who were not ready for a real spiritual awakening.

Worship Changed

In the time when Darkness came to Egypt, the practices in these temples were gradually changed by the Dark Forces and Beings so that they served the Dark ones, especially the Demiurge who created the realm of matter. Some of these Dark Ones claimed to know the ancient Mysteries, but the mysteries they taught were false ones aimed at making people more materialistic.

Carnal Cravings

The Dark Ones encourage carnal cravings. Prejudices and fears of many sorts were also introduced, and people were encouraged to act on their fears and prejudices, often violently. The people were promised that such behavior would be forgiven, much as some churches and religions today forgive those who participate in wars, book banning, and other forms of controlling others.

Clamor of Pleas

This is something that is still practiced by many today. They pray for a new house, a new car, a new job, or other material things without realizing that by doing so, they are praying to and empowering the Demiurge and his demonic minions. The proper way to pray to the True God is to say “Thy will be done, in me and through me.” We are not smarter than God, so we need to let Him made the decisions. We need to learn what God’s Great Plan is for saving the earth from Darkness, and do what we can to help make it happen. God could do it all by Himself, but he wants us to participate as he created us to be co-creators along with Him. If you are hired by a construction company to help build a building, you have to follow the architect’s plan, not your own. It is the same with God’s Plan for bringing a new Golden Age of Spirit to our world.

Blood Was Offered

One of the most evil things that the Dark Ones introduced was blood sacrifice. As the quote says, the blood of men (and women) was offered in evil ceremonies. Even torture of adults and children was used to satisfy the evil cravings of the Dark Ones. We must all learn that the True God has never asked for blood sacrifice, for torture, or for anyone to be killed on His behalf. Only the Demiurge asks for such things.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

This past Saturday’s readings were from the Prophet Ezekiel and The Book of God’s Revelation, The Seal of God’s New Law (pp. 115 – 120). Click here to read the first scriptural reading, and click the audio button below to hear the reading from our Second Advent scripture.

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In Light+,

Gene

“Men may ask, in days yet to dawn, how it came about that the flame of glory died in Egypt, how her grandeur passed away into dust. How, when man had climbed so high, he could climb no longer. But there is no simple cause, the seeds of degeneration lie dormant in every nation, in every man. As the man, so the nation. These seeds are as weeds, which spring up when the cultivated soil is neglected, when it is tended with indifference. The road to greatness is, for nations as for each man, a hard and stony one. Greatness is a gift requiring constant effort to retain; when men decline the effort, greatness departs. Greatness and glory will abide only in the habitations of the worthy. They depart when no longer treated as honored guests. What are Justice and Truth today? They are no more than words mumbled by the lips, but once, they were an inextinguishable flame burning within the hearts of men. What is left of honor when men cease to regard it as more than an empty symbol? It is like the lyre in the hands of a man with blistered fingers, or as the flute played by one with scabby lips. The instruments remain, but where are the musicians? Without the musicians, where are the melodies?”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MAN:34:19)

The Flame of Glory

What is called “The Flame of Glory” in the quote from the Kolbrin Bible is just another way of saying Spiritual Light. We must remember that until only a little over a century ago, Light and fire were considered the same thing, as the only way to get light was with fires and torches. The highly developed spiritual people knew that Spiritual Light was something very different from the flames of a torch, but few others did.

The quote says men “had climbed so high, he could climb no longer.” That is only true of those who joined the Mystery Schools of the day and developed their spiritual Self to its full potential. But there were many people, probably the majority, who made no such effort, and it is through those people that the forces of darkness often work to bring down the spiritual.

Seeds of Degeneration

It is true that the seeds of degeneration are in all of us and can come out when we least expect it. Even people who are well along in their spiritual development can fall victim to the demons that whisper in their ears. That is why it is now—and always has been—important to be part of a spiritual community rather than trying to go it alone. As part of a community, we can help each other and protect each other from the beings of darkness. Also, as the quote says, this degeneration can happen when we neglect “the cultivated soil”. In other words, when we don’t practice our spiritual development techniques with regularity.

Justice and Truth

The quote says that Justice and Truth became empty words, and honor is an empty symbol. Certainly, many can quote a dictionary definition of those words, but they don’t really understand them. And this is as much a problem today as it was in the time that “The Flame of Glory” died in Egypt. Many think that if the majority believes something, it makes it true, but that is rarely the case. Likewise, many think that because we have lawyers and judges that we have justice, but that is also seldom true. We even refer to the justices of the Supreme Court in The United States as liberal or conservative. To do so says that they are making decisions based on political views rather than on what is right, so they are not practicing Justice. Fortunately, we are now at the beginning of an age when all of that can change, and the Flame of Glory will rule mankind again. We can all hope that happens soon, and do what we can to help.