WHY PARABLES?

In the same day that Immanuel spoke of these things of my accusing in deception, we went out from the town and walked along the shore of the sea. After a while we sat down where we might rest and be at peace for a respite. It was not to be. For when he sat down, many people gathered around him and pressed in so closely that he stepped onto a boat ported nearby. He sat upon the cross-bench and the people stood at the shore or sat upon the banks and sands.

The Master Immanuel spoke to them in parables, about many things and I shall attempt to reconstruct them as noted in the scrolls. He began by saying, "A sower went out to sow seeds for the crops. When he scattered the seeds, several seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and ate them. Several seeds fell on the rock where there was not any earth in which they could take root. Later, several of the seeds burst forth with life but the sun was standing high in the sky and the seeds withered for they had no place in which to place their roots, they withered and dried out.

"Some of the seeds fell under the thorn bushes; and the thorns grew and suffocated them. Ah, but some of the seeds fell on good land and bore abundant fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

One of the disciples went to him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables, since they do not understand your teaching?" He responded by saying, "It is given to you to understand the secrets of the spirit, but to them it is not given. They do listen to my words, but they live according to the false teachings of their scribes and Pharisees. Their spirit is ignorant and empty and they first have to learn how to think. What would serve better to make them think, if not speaking parables? Verily I say to you, the knowledge of truth is valuable and good only if obtained through one's own thinking and drawing conclusions from within, that is, the solution of the secrets which are told in parables whereby the visions might be created. Man is still of such little faith and without knowledge, and he is not yet aware of the Laws of The Creation and the power of the spirit. Therefore, first man must learn to recognize the truth and thus also to live according to the law of the spirit. And thusly, he will become knowledgeable and powerful in his spirit.

"It is such that he who has, to him shall be given, so that he may have abundance; but he who does not have, from him will be taken even that which he has. Therefore, I speak to them in parables. For with seeing eyes they do not see, and with hearing ears, they do not hear nor do they understand.

"In them will be fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, 'You will hear with ears and shall not understand it; and with seeing eyes you will see and not recognize it.'

"For the heart of these people is hardened and their ears hear evil, and their eyes are asleep, so they cannot see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their mind, and comprehend the truth and the Laws of The Creation what were given so that, thereby, they would obtain help and knowledge. For the people of Israel turned away from the Laws of The Creation and are unfortunate and shall never find their peace. There shall always be the shedding of their blood, for they persistently trespass against the Laws of The Creation. They deem themselves above all the human races as the chosen people and consider of themselves a separate race. This is malicious error and also evil presumptuousness, for inasmuch as Israel was never a nation, nor a race and thus, could not be a 'chosen' race by whatever definition. Deserting all the Laws of The Creation, Israel is a mass of people with an inglorious past characterized by murder and arson as allowed by the cult laws set forth by the leaders. It is, however, destined that they will not be alone in their false journey.

"There are only a few fathers in the mass of these ones that have an honorable past and can truly trace their lineage. They, however, do not belong to the generation of cunning foxes who have sold themselves to the false Jewish faith, to the false faith and teachings they took over from Moses who in turn has stolen them from the Egyptians. These beloved few patriarchs are believers of truth and knowledge and they recognize only the Laws of The Creation.

"These blessed ones have become so few in number they can be counted on but one hand of fingers for they are persecuted and slain just as with John. Herod sent ones forth and had John beheaded while in prison. Oh, they are in no wise, wise and act most foolishly in their arrogance.

"Blessed are your eyes that they see and your ears that they hear. Verily I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see that which you see, and have not seen it, and to hear that which you hear, and have not heard it. Many have passed into their graves in the searching and persecution through the eons of time but theirs shall be the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, listen carefully to this parable of the sower.

"If one hears the word of truth of the spirit and of the laws and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and tears away what has been sown in his mind; it is he on whose path the seed has been planted.

"Where the seed has been dropped upon the rocks, it is he who hears the word and soon embraces it with joy, but he has no roots in himself so that it could be rooted firmly and he will bend in the winds and blow easily from the fields; in the case of discomfort and any type of ridicule or harassment, he becomes angry and takes his leave.

"Those ones by whom the seeds are planted among the thorns, that is, when he hears the word, the cares of the world and the delusion of material riches and security of self, chokes the truth and the knowledge and he brings forth no fruit for he cannot allow himself to reach out beyond the bondage.

"Now let us consider the one by whom the seed has been planted on good soil, who accepts the word and seeks truth and finds it; and then lives according to the Laws of truth, lets the fruit grow and ripen, and brings forth a rich harvest indeed, one bearing a hundredfold, the other sixtyfold, and the other thirty-fold - indeed a grand investment of thine assets.

"This is the meaning of the parable whose secrets have to be uncovered by men, so that they learn to think and find understanding. But the path that leads to wisdom and truth is long and so is the compliance with the Laws of The Creation, which is yet so obvious." "Then he told them another parable, "The spiritual kingdom is like a man who planted good seeds in his field. But when he slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the good fruit and went silently away. When the seeds grew and brought forth fruit, weeds also grew in equal abundance.

"The servants went to the fields and saw the weeds and came to the sower and said to him, 'Lord, did you not plant good seeds in your field? From where come the weeds?' He responded, 'An enemy did this.' And the servants said, 'Do you want us to go and pull the weeds from the fields?' The sower answered, 'No, lest ye pull out the good plants along with the weeds. Let both grow together until the time of harvest, and then I shall tell the cutters; "First gather the weeds and tie them in bundles so that they can be burned and the ashes strewn over the field, to nourish the soil; but gather the good fruit and lay it up in my barn.' But, behold, said Immanuel, "both grow side by side, the weeds and the good fruit. The weeds somewhat hinder the full growth of the good fruit but later, the weeds will become compost and nourish the soil. Therefore, since good fruit needs nourishment in order to grow, if it was not for the weeds which are made into nourishment the fruit could not grow unto perfection and abundance."

Then Immanuel told them another parable. "The spiritual kingdom is like leaven which a woman took and mixed among three bushels of flour until it was thoroughly leavened."

And thus did Immanuel talk to the people, in parables; but he did not talk ever without using parables, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet who had said, "He will open his mouth in parables and will voice that which was hidden from the beginning of the world, so that the people may learn therefrom and find truth, and recognize and follow the Laws."

"Let he who has ears, hear! The spiritual kingdom is like a hidden treasure in the field which a man found and hid, and rejoicing in it, he went to sell everything he had to buy the field.

"And likewise, the spiritual kingdom is like a merchant who searched for precious pearls, and when he found one he went and sold all that he had and bought the pearl.

"And again, the spiritual kingdom is like a fish net that was cast into the sea to catch all kinds of species. But when it was filled, they pulled it ashore, sat and gathered the good fish into vessels, and threw the useless fish away. Such is the spiritual kingdom which rules in man and whose king is man himself.

"Therefore, pay heed to the parables and learn to solve their secrets, so that you may learn to think and recognize the Laws of The Creation and follow them. Did you understand all I have told you?" And they answered, "Yes".

And he continued, saying, "Therefore, every scribe who has become a disciple of the spiritual knowledge and the spiritual kingdom is like the father of the household who finds in his treasures things both old and new."

After Immanuel had finished these parables, he went away.

A PROPHET GETS NO RESPECT

Later, he went into his father's city, Nazareth, and taught in the synagogue, and the people were shocked and they said, "How did he come by such wisdom and how can he do such mighty works? Is he not the carpenter Joseph's son whose wife became pregnant by a guardian angel's son? Is not his mother's name Mary? Are not his brothers Judas, Joseph, Simon and Jacob? And his sisters, are they not all here with us? Where does he get all the wisdom and power for his deeds?"

They were much offended by him and threatened to turn him over to the courts. But Immanuel said, "A prophet is never esteemed less than in his own country and in his own house which will become true for all the future, and as long as man has little faith and follows the false teachings of the scribes and other misinterpreters of the truth. And it will become true in two times a thousand years, when man has become aware and thinking, that my real, unfalsified teaching will be revealed anew.

IN 2000 YEARS. A NEW PROPHET

"The new prophet of that far away future time will not have that much power and strength over the evil and of diseases, but his knowledge will include mine and his revelations about my real teaching will shake up the structure of the whole Earth, because at this time the world will be inundated by my teachings which have been distorted and falsified by the scribes, and the Earth will live in a false cult which will bring it death. Before the two times a thousand years are past, the new prophet will reveal my unfalsified teaching in small groups, as I teach in small groups my trusted friends and disciples, the wisdom and knowledge of the Laws of The Creation. And it shall not be given to know until that time whether it shall be that the prophet is of male or female.

"That one's path will be beset with difficulties and obstacles, for he will start his mission in a peace-loving country in the north where there is a strong false cult of my teachings that have been falsified by distorters. In that place he did not show any great signs of his powers and did not publicize his great knowledge, because of disbelief. It is noted that his powers shall be hidden even from his own eyes that he might not misunderstand his path. There will come forth several blessed ones who will take the truth and give it forth unto the world and the Celestial Sons of the Heavens will give proof and credence unto the words. So be it for such is it written that in the final days distant, those ones shall prevail in the name and truth of The Creation.

"And thus shall it come to pass in the generation of two times a thousand years, that these things shall come into fulfillment." Enough for this day, Dharma, for we have worked long and diligently. I grant you rest and peace, little one, for thy task is one of great responsibility. Ye have ones of greatness and filled with love, who will give unto thee the support ye need. So be it and I place of mine seal upon the writings of mine beloved, Judas, that they come into thy world in clarity and purity. Adonai and praise be unto Solen Aum Solen that this time has arrived that our works might come into fulfillment.

I AM THAT I AM, I AM SANANDA

Greetings in Radiance, Dharma, for another wondrous day has been given unto you by The Creation. Treasure each of the gifts for you have some unpleasant ones to come. So be it. Do not fail to witness the flowers and gifts along the path.

I will surrender the alternation frequency to Judas Iscarioth that we not take too much time in idle chatter for your hands tire quickly enough and the time span is short for having this translation finished. Enjoy the honor, however, for it is a great benevolence to allow an entity to clear of his false legacy and set a record to correctness. Blessings are upon you ones who receive at Earth physical plane and set the dictation to permanent record. There will come a day in the twinkling of the universal eye when man shall find these words which will be ancient, and again, a world will be changed for it is experienced to be so. Salu, little sparrow, I grant you strength and accuracy that you concern not about it.
Thank you in graciousness. Judas here to continue through the scrolls. Do not expect the original scrolls, which are in mine hands, to be brought in the original contact other than perhaps that you and a very limited few, can view them. They would be taken and most quickly destroyed by man. However, ye shall be given thy credence and credentials that thy writings be known as truth. May we do well this day, is my quest.

HEROD AND THE BAPTIST

During the time that Immanuel dwelled in Nazareth, news about him reached Herod. Great speculation had arisen in the land and Herod was most distressed and told the people, "This surely must be John the Baptist, he has arisen from the dead, therefore he does possess great and mighty powers."

Herod had seized John, bound him and put him into prison because of Herodius, the wife of his brother Philippus, and subsequently had him beheaded.

It had happened that John had reprimanded Herod saying, "It is not good that you have taken Herodius, for you have committed adultery with her, and you have to be punished according to the Law."

At that moment he would like to have killed the Baptist but was afraid of the people, for they considered him to be a prophet. However, when Herod celebrated his birthday, the daughter of Herodius danced before him and it pleased him greatly. He was most lustful of her and in his foolishness, he made an unlawful oath that he would give unto her whatever she would demand of him.

The young girl acted according to her mother's demands and responded, "Bring me the head of John the Baptist on a platter of silver."

But the daughter of Herodius wept when she said it, for she dearly loved John the Baptist and fully believed in his teachings.

The king, Herod, was glad that Herodius had persuaded her daughter to demand the head of John because this way he would not be guilty in the eyes of the people, inasmuch as he had given an oath. But Herodius? daughter did not realize that Herod and her mother had agreed, even before the dance, to demand the head of John the Baptist through her. She thought it some type of banter to be enjoyed at the celebration festival.

However, Herod immediately sent soldiers and had John beheaded within the prison, and his head was carried on a silver platter and given to the young girl. The girl was overwhelmed with grief and she kissed the forehead of the head that had been severed. She cried bitterly and said, "I did not know that love could taste so bitter." Then she took John's head to her mother and placed it mockingly at her feet.

The disciples of John then came and took the body from the prison and buried it. They then searched out Immanuel and told him of what had happened.

When Immanuel heard this he was overcome with anxiety for his work was not yet finished and he feared the same fate prematurely, so he went away on a light ship into a deserted area. When the people heard of this, they followed him on foot from the cities. But as Immanuel saw the crowds gathered, from a distance, he felt great sorrow for them and entered into a boat from across the water and came unto them; he went ashore, and healed the sick and infirm.

FIVE LOAVES AND THREE FISHES

In the evening the disciples came to him and said, "This area is so deserted and night is falling; tell the people to go away so that they can buy food and drink in the villages."

But Immanuel said, "It is not necessary that they go away; give them something to eat and drink,"

But they responded, "We have nothing here but five loaves of bread and three fishes for we have looked and can find no more."

Immanuel said, "Bring them unto me."

He told the people to sit down, took the five loaves of bread and the fish, spoke a secret blessing, broke the loaves of bread and the fish, gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave the food to the people. They all ate and were filled, and when finished the remaining food was gathered into baskets, the baskets of morsels numbered twelve.

There were about five thousand people who had eaten.

After they had eaten, Immanuel asked his disciples to get into a boat, and to take it over as far as the city ahead of him, until he could dismiss all of the people. After he dismissed all the people, he climbed to the crest of a small hillock where he might be alone for a brief rest that he might regain his strength and he stayed alone for a time of refreshment.

Meanwhile, the ship of the disciples was in the mid area of the sea and was in great difficulty because the sea had swelled and the waves were overtaking the boat. A storm had risen and the wind was contrary and they were extremely distressed and fearful.

WALKING ON THE WAVES

During the fourth night watch, Immanuel came towards them, walking on the waves of the sea. When his disciples saw him walk upon the water, they were terrified and said, "He is a ghost!", and they were screaming in fear.

Soon Immanuel reached near unto the boat and spoke to them saying, "Be comforted for it is I, do not be afraid. I have come to bring you to safety."

"Master, is it truly you?" asked Peter. And Immanuel answered, "Verily, it is me."

Peter could not understand and called to Immanuel, "Master, if it is you, please let me come to you upon the water."

Immanuel said, "Then come here unto me and do not be afraid, believe and know that the water will carry you and it shall carry you. Do not doubt in your faith and your knowledge, and the water will be firm beneath your feet."

Peter stepped from the boat and was held above the water and he walked toward Immanuel. But then strong thunder ripped through the howling storm and he was startled and began to go down into the sea, and he screamed and called, "Immanuel, help me!"

Immanuel quickly went to him, reached forth his hand and pulled him gently up above the waves saying, "Oh you of little faith, why are you startled, and why do you doubt when things appear to be difficult and formidable? The power of your knowledge gives you the ability which you have just witnessed. You trusted in my words before the thunder came, but when you were shaken and began to doubt, then the power of knowledge left you and your ability disappeared also.

"Never doubt in the power of the spirit which is part of The Creation Itself and therefore does not know any limits of power.

"Behold, there was a little bird who circled the sky a great distance in the air and whistled and sang in rejoicement about life when a strong gust of wind came and made him waver. He suddenly doubted his power to fly, fell and crashed and was thusly killed.

"Therefore, never doubt in the power of your spirit and never doubt in your knowledge, when logic proves to you the Law of The Creation. Even in thy daily lives you can see the logic of The Creation and know truth, for all about you will be done that which you perceive cannot be done."

Peter and Immanuel then stepped into the boat, and Immanuel told the storm to stop, and it abated and the winds ceased to blow and all was quiet as the waves became stilled.

Aboard the boat, the men marveled and said, "You are indeed a Master of the Spirit and someone who knows the Laws of The Creation. No one like you has ever been born, and also, no prophet has had such power."

ABOVE ALL, THE CREATION

Immanuel smiled and answered, "I tell you there are greater masters of spiritual powers than me, and they are our patriarchs who came out of the great space, and the greatest among them is God and He is the spiritual ruler of the three human races. But above Him, is The Creation whose Laws he faithfully follows and adheres to, and he, God, is not omnipotent either, as only The Creation Itself can be omnipotent. Thus there are limits for him who allows himself to be called God and who is above Kings and emperors, as has been said. But man is ignorant and immature because he considers God as the same as The Creation and follows the false teachings that were adulterated by distorters and charlatans. Thus, when man believes in God, he does not believe in The Creation, for God is man on a far greater dimension of perfection and it is left for man to grow in his own truth and perfection that he can attain such perfection.

"There is a great difference in God and man, however, that in his spirit He is infinitely greater than all people upon the Earth. But he is NOT The Creation, which is infinite and without any form nor limitations. Thus, God, too, is a creation of the Original Creation which has no beginning and has no ending."

All was very quiet upon the sea as they came across the water and went ashore, in the land of Gennasaret.

When the people in this place became aware of him, they sent word all over the land and brought all to him who were sick and infirm. They asked that they might even touch the hem of his clothing that they might be healed, and thus it took place; those that so much as touched the hem of his robe became whole.

Thank you, Dharma, let us take a brief leave of the word for respite. Salu. I will await your signal to continue.

Ah yes, Dharma, let me give back unto you a song, "Put your hand in the hand of the one who stills the waters. Put your hand in the hand of the one who calms the seas. Take a look at yourself and you'll see your brother differently. And put your hand in the hand of the man of Galilee." So be it for he offers his hand unto any who will accept of it for I know, I have walked with him since the eons past - I am Judas Iscarioth of Judea; long since gone from that place but walking with the Master. He is the way-shower and Captains this ship unto its proper portage. You are given to walk in physical form at this glorious, most glorious time of a golden dawn. You ones are most blessed; you who take his hand and prepare a place for his coming forth in radiance. You cannot comprehend how blessed ye are to have these truths bestowed upon you. And, further, to be granted the gift of building of the city is beyond thy grasp - so be it for it shall finally come into thy realization.

LAWS OF THE CREATION? OR OF MAN?

There came to Immanuel, Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, saying, "Why do your disciples disregard the laws of the elders?" He answered and spoke to them, "Why do you violate the Laws of The Creation for the sake of your own man-written laws? Moses said according to the Laws of The Creation, 'You must honor your father and your mother; but he who unjustly honors his father and mother shall die a death.'

"But you teach: He who says to his father or mother: 'I sacrifice to the cult what I really owe to you', he needs to honor his father and/or his mother; and so you did away with the Laws of The Creation for the sake of your statutes and hunger for power. You hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied about you accurately and said, ?The people of Israel honor The Creation only with their lips, for their hearts and their knowledge are far from it. They serve their cult in vain because they preach such falsehood and deception, which are nothing but man-made laws.?"

Immanuel called the multitude and said: "Hear and understand!"

"The teachings of the scribes and the Pharisees are wrong and are all lies, because they teach you man-made laws, which are not the Laws of The Creation nor of God."

His disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the scribes and the Pharisees took great objection to your words when they heard it? They went out from here to witness against you and to have you slain because of your teachings."

But Immanuel answered, "All plants that do not live according to the Laws of The Creation, will dry and perish or will rot and perish. Let them say what they will say and do what they will do, for they are the blind leaders leading blinded ones. But when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch. But we will go away from this place that the persecutors remain without gratuity."

Peter then spoke unto Immanuel, "Please interpret, to us, your speech about the blind men.

DISCIPLES REPRIMANDED

Immanuel reprimanded his disciples and said, "Are you, too, still without understanding and therefore ignorant and doubting in thy spirit? You have been with me for a very long time, but you still do not have the ability to think and recognize truth. Verily I say to you, you yourselves will do much towards falsifying my teachings in the future, for you do not come into proper understanding of such simple truth. With your knowledge, you hardly exceed that of the other people who have not walked with me. Have you not yet realized that all the parables and speeches have a spiritual meaning and are about the spiritual life of man-kind? Oh you of little faith, does not your understanding exceed the stupidity of the people and those who make no effort to follow the Laws of The Creation and of God? BEWARE, OR YOU WILL SEE ME IN A FALSE PERCEPTION AND LIGHT AND ACCUSE ME OF AN ORIGIN OF WHICH I CANNOT BE."

Then Immanuel went away from that place and escaped to the area of Sidon and Tyre.

SIGNS?

But, again, he was antagonized by the Sadducees and Pharisees who came to him and demanded that he would let them see a "sign" of his spiritual power.

But he answered and said, "In the evening you say, Tomorrow will be a fair day, for the sky is red. Then in the morning you say, Today will be foul weather, for the sky is red and dull. You can discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot you then also discern the signs of the times as they appear unto you? This wicked infidel generation is seeking a sign; there shall be no sign given unto it, but the sign of Jonah who disappeared alive into the belly of the whale and stayed alive therein, and came again alive into the light." Immanuel said not another word, turned from them and left and went away from that place.

LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES

Immanuel and his disciples then boarded a boat and sailed across the sea and arrived ashore on the other side of the sea. They found that they had forgotten to bring bread along on the journey.

Immanuel spoke to them, "Take care and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."

They spoke among themselves and one said, "That probably means something to the effect that we haven't taken along bread or something else to eat," and mumbled and grumbled among themselves. Immanuel heard them and he was angry and said, "Oh you of so little faith, why does it concern you that you have no bread? Do you still not understand? Do you not have the imagination to understand my speeches? Are you of such little faith and without understanding that you are unable to recognize the meaning therein? Do you still not understand, and do you wish to not understand for all times to come?

"Do you not remember the five loaves of bread and the three fishes divided among the five thousand, and how many baskets you lifted up still filled? I speak not of the bread you eat every day, but beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."

Finally, they understood that he had not said to beware of the leaven of the bread, but of the false and adulterated teachings of the scribes and Pharisees.

PETER IN TROUBLE

Immanuel then traveled into the area of Cesarea Philippi and asked his disciples, "Who do these people say that I am?"

They answered, "Some say that you are John the Baptist, others, that you are Elia, and others again, that you are Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

Then Immanuel said to them, "Who do you say that I am?"

Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Messiah the prophets had spoken about, and a son of the living God, the spiritual ruler of the three human races."

Immanuel was most angry with irritation and answered and said to him, "Oh you unfortunate one, my teaching has not revealed it to you, for I instructed you in truth and you have listened not. I also tell you that you are a faithful disciple, but your understanding must be compared to that of an unlearned child. You are Peter and I cannot build my teaching on your rock, and you will open the portals of ignorance, inasmuch as people will be overcome by your false interpretation of my teaching, and shall follow it, and live according to false teachings. I cannot give you the key of the spiritual kingdom, or you would open it with false locks and false portals. I am not the son of the spiritual ruler of the three human races, and therefore not the son of God.

"My mother is Mary who conceived me through a guardian angel, a descendent of our patriarchs, and my Earthly father is Joseph who is a mortal father to me that I might have Earthly birthright, and further, Peter, ye shall some day correct of thy misunderstanding that the truth shall go forth to the four corners of thy planet."

He then warned the disciples not to tell anyone such a story as had been pronounced by Peter and not to go forth and teach such erroneous stories and false teachings. "SO BE IT AND SELAH! AHO!"

From that time forward, Immanuel began to tell the disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and that he would be caused to suffer much from the elders and the scribes and high priests, because he could not avoid bringing his teachings unto them.

Peter was angry and said to him, "May God or The Creation prevent that! This may not be allowed to happen to you, for they shall arrest, torture, and kill you."

But Immanuel turned to Peter in equal anger and retorted, "Get away from me, Satan. You are an annoyance, for you are not thinking in spiritual reasoning, but in human thought and desire. Simon Peter, again you make me angry and show your ignorant thinking. It is not alone your thinking but it comes forth from thy lips in behalf of all mine accredited ones.

"Verily, I say unto you this day, because of your ignorance the world will shed much blood, because you will falsify my teaching and spread it among the people and it will become more and more twisted and inverted. You will be guilty of the deaths of many peoples, and of the origin of a false name for me, and of the evil insult of calling me the Son of God, and that God is The Creation Itself, for it shall come to pass as I speak it.

"But you are still under the grace of my long suffering patience and you can still improve your ignorance by some measures, but I am remaining in great annoyance with you, brother."

And then Immanuel said to his disciples, "If someone wants to follow my teaching, he should take the burden of seeking the truth, of realization, and of understanding upon himself. But man will surely not do so for man is lazy and careless, he will believe that which anyone speaks unto him. It will be those who live their lives in truth and knowledge who will be victorious, but he who lives his life in untruth and ignorance, will lose.

WHAT WOULD A MAN PROFIT

"What would a man profit if he would gain the entire world and all that is in it, and would damage his spirit? Or, how can man help his spirit, if he is unable to "think"! Man must think carefully and learn about all circumstance in which he finds himself that he not pre-judge without proper knowledge regarding that of which he judges. Ye have neither the patience nor the willingness to go forth and ferret out the truth of a given circumstance but judge on untruth and limited knowledge and pronounce thy judgment loudly about the lands. It will merit you nothing in the spans of that which you call "time". The Creation is timeless, and so is the spirit of man.

TO PERFECT THE SPIRIT

"Verily I say to you, there are some here who will not taste the power of spirit in this life span, which they will learn in the next life to come; or the next after that. But the spirit of man is ignorant as long as he has gained knowledge through human thinking and research. And so the spirit of man is not a machination of man, but a part of The Creation given to him which has to be made aware and has to be perfected, so that he proceeds to be One with The Creation, since The Creation, too, lives in constant change and growth. I repeat - The Creation is timeless, and so is the spirit of man.

"The teaching of knowledge is extensive and not easy, but it is the way to life, manifold in its manner. The human life of man is destined to be perfection of the spirit, so that he lives his life in fulfillment thereof. Even if man makes mistakes, he learns from them and gathers perception and knowledge, thereby cultivating his spirit and acting according to his strength. Without mistakes it is impossible to gather perception and knowledge so that the spirit can be cultivated.

"Verily I say to you, the teachings of the high priests, the Pharisees, and the scribes are deceptive and false, when they tell you that a mistake would be punished by God or The Creation, when the mistake serves the purpose and the knowledge of the spirit.

"Since there is no mistake that can be punished if this mistake serves the perception and knowledge of the spirit, so then there is no mistake that can be inherited, and no punishment in this world or another world for the literal punishment of such a mistake would contradict all the Laws of Nature, and thus, all the Laws of The Creation.

"In this life - still in another life - there is no punishment, if a mistake has been committed, which will serve the perception and knowledge of the spirit. If man lives with the vocation to perfect his spirit and obtains perception and knowledge through his mistakes, he leads a life for which he was destined.

"However, if man does not learn according to the rules and the size of his spirit which is governed by the Law of The Creation, he is led into things which have to be in accord therewith, since they are destiny. It shall be long before man comes into his balance in understanding of these words.

"Let it be realized that the spiritual powers of other people affect the life of the individual; either in a perception of good or bad.

PERSECUTION OF PROPHETS

"But if man at this time begins to think and perceive, he needs the teaching; therefore, the prophets have been sent by the Celestial Sons to teach the human race the true Laws of The Creation and the knowledge regarding life.

"The people are still most ignorant, following the false laws of the high priests and the distorters because they do not perceive the new teaching in its truth. Incomprehensibly so, they curse the truth which has to come. They curse the prophets, stone, kill and crucify them. But since the teaching of the truth must be spread among the people, the prophets will simply have to bear the great burdens and whatever suffering might come forth under the execration of the people.

"Therefore, many prophets have been persecuted, are being persecuted and so shall it be after my time is past. The prophecy of the destiny according thereto is that this also applies to me, and that I, innocently, will be declared guilty.

"However, brethren, I shall not be killed, but being in a state of semi-death, I will be considered to be dead for some three days and nights. I will be placed in a tomb so that the sign of Jonah will be fulfilled.

"This shall come to pass at such time as I attain a certain perception within myself, increase my own knowledge, and create a new power in mine own spirit. So be it for it shall come to pass."

And thus the days passed in teachings and lessons.

BECOME AS A CHILD

One day it happened that a disciple went to Immanuel and said, "Who is the greatest in spirit?"

Immanuel called to a child who was nearby, and placed it among them and spoke, "Verily I say to you, if you do not change and become as the children, you will not become great in spirit. He who searches and seeks and gathers understanding, who thirsts for knowledge as this child, will be great in spirit. And he who searches and seeks and finds like such a child, will be in himself always the greatest. But he who does not heed this truth and follows false teachings, and neither searches nor finds, would be better off with a millstone around his neck, hanged, and drowned at sea, where it is the deepest, for there is no sense in life and there is no fulfilling of its meaning without searching, seeking and finding.

"It would be better to expel those who do not understand, from life, so that they cannot hinder the willing, who do seek truth. But in the after life it is certain that the unreasonable people are willing to heed the Law of The Creation. Woe to the world because of annoyances. Trouble must come; but woe to the one through whom it is caused.

"However, if your hand or your foot annoys you and is lost, do not take heed. It is better to lose a limb and to grow great in spirit than to have two hands and two feet and remain small in spirit or to wither altogether.

"Further, if an eye offends you and becomes blind; do not pay attention to it. It is better for you to "see" the Laws of The Creation in the vision and might of your spirit, rather than having two eyes and be spiritually blind. See to it that you do not become one of those who are sound in body but sick and lacking in mind and spirit.

"Search always the meaning and truth of my teachings. Since I am as human as are you, I, too, have to search and perceive for I, too, am about mine growing and understanding.

"However, since I am human like you and have gathered my knowledge, so are you capable of learning, searching, perceiving, and knowing; through this you follow the Law of The Creation. And through this will you know that you, too, can reach thy perfection. For I come forth that you might know of the path and truth.

COUNSEL IN PRIVACY

"If your fellow man makes errors and embraces teaching in falseness, go to him and confront him in privacy. If he listens to you, you have won your fellow man and done a great service. If he does not hear you and keeps on embracing his senselessness, let him go, for he is not worthy of your teaching once you have done all that you can do. However, come to your own knowledge that that which you proclaim is in actual fact, truth, and not of thy own perception of personal opinion.

"It is better to allow an unreasonable person to walk on the path of misery than to bring confusion to one's own spirit; therefore, take great caution that you be absolute in your TRUTH, and not tainted by falseness to any manner or degree.

"Verily I say to you: The heavens would fall down before an unreasonable person could be taught reason, therefore, beware of same, for acceptance of truth comes from just logic and clarity of reason.

"Sow the seeds of truth and wisdom on fertile soil where they can be germinated and grow, for only germinated seed and sturdy plants will bring forth great fruit."

About this time Immanuel departed from Galilee and went into the Jewish land, beyond the Jordan river. Many people followed him there also, and he healed those who came to him in request of help.

PHARISEES AND DIVORCE

The Pharisees also came to him, taunted him, and said, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"

Immanuel answered and said, "Verily I say to you, stars would fall from heaven before divorce is permissible, because, for the sake of marriage does a person leave his father and mother and stay with his spouse, and they will become one flesh and one blood. And they are no longer two, but as one in flesh and in blood, and that is theirs. And from that oneness can they then bring forth offspring which again, are one flesh and one blood of their father and their mother combined. What, therefore, has been joined together, let no man put asunder, for it is against the Laws of Nature that the child can be properly nurtured and grow in truth and strength as one within the unit of 'one' ".

Then they retorted, "Why then, did Moses command that a letter of separation be issued in case of divorce?"

He spoke to them, "Moses gave you permission to divorce because of the hardness of your own hearts and the dominion over you, but it has not been so since the beginning of the human race, for in this instance Moses did break the Law. But I say to you that whoever divorces except if it be for adultery in fornication, or for other errors made by the other, is breaking a marriage. "

Then the disciples inquired of him, "If that is the way it is between a person and his spouse, it is not good to marry."

But he responded wearily to them, "Not everyone understands this word, save those to whom it is given, for some do not enter a marriage, because from the time of their birth they are un-suited for marriage; some do not enter a marriage because other people have made them unsuited for it, and others, again, do not enter a marriage because they renounce marriage for the sake of spiritual power. He who can grasp this, let him grasp this. It is not the divorcing that should be given the careful consideration but rather the marriage."

CHILDREN AND WISDOM

Then it was that the children were brought to him so that he would lay his hands on them to bless them. But the disciples rebuked them as being an annoyance. But Immanuel spoke, "Leave the children alone and do not stop them from coming to me; for they are my most attentive listeners and of such is the kingdom of wisdom."

He put his hands on them and said, "Teach knowledge and wisdom, and you shall be spiritually complete and true followers of the Law. Verily I say to you, inasmuch as I am called Immanuel, which means ?God with us?, you, too, shall bear this name if you perceive the wisdom of knowledge."

He then said to his disciples, "Verily, verily I say to you, seek knowledge and perceive the truth if you are to be wise. Since I am named ?God with us?, this means that I stand spiritually above Kings and emperors, which means, truth is among us. Thus I am the king of wisdom among the human races, as God is the king of wisdom among the Sons of Heaven, which are the creators of the three human races.

"But as I was born of Earth woman and speak her language, I am called Immanuel as God is called God in his language, which means king of wisdom and ruler over this human race and ruler over the people.

"Seek and understand my speech and its meaning lest you may be so bold to call me the Son of God, or to attribute to me the power of The Creation, or to insult me by calling me the ruler over good and evil. Behold the little children, they are not like you; they believe in the truth and the wisdom of my speech, and therefore wisdom shall be theirs. So why do you push them away?" Then he gently placed his hands upon them and then departed the place.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?

As they were walking, Peter said to him: "Behold, we have forsaken all to follow you, and what shall we get for that?"

Immanuel spoke to them, "Verily I say to you, you who follow me, some of you will embrace the wisdom of my teaching, so you will be spiritually great in the incarnations to come. But some of you will not perceive the wisdom of my teaching and will spread false teachings about me in the times to come. But those shall have a difficult time finding the truth in their coming incarnation. But ye must come into thy truth and wisdom in the conclusion if ye are to gain thy spiritual perfection. And thus it will be among the human races from East to West, and from North to South. My teaching will be brought to many, but they will not perceive it. Many will follow false teachings about me and therefore not find the truth, because they consider me God or his son, or perhaps even the Son of The Creation.

"Great words will be spoken and some will proclaim that they alone know the truth, because they have become victims of a terrible mistake, and thus follow evil and falsified teachings.

"Many will be the first among human races, because they will think humanly in their false teachings. But they will be the last in spiritual knowledge and very small, indeed, in wisdom. Wisdom will only be where the knowledge about wisdom bears fruit and follows and respects the Laws of The Creation in truth."

I, Sananda do place my seal upon these words. So be it and Selah. I AM THAT I AM, I AM SANANDA. SALU, SALU, SALU.

FAITH, HEALING AND TRUTH

In all the places where Immanuel went the infirm followed, many blind people came for word of his healing had gone far and wide. Thus as they traveled into Jericho, there were many blind ones in the crowds.

As Immanuel and his disciples entered into the city, two blind persons sat by the wayside; and when they heard Immanuel passing by, they screamed and said, "Oh Lord, son of a Celestial Son, have mercy on us." But the people threatened them so that they would be silent. But they implored even louder and pleaded, "Oh Lord, son of a Celestial Son, have mercy on us."

Immanuel stopped and stood still, then called to them, and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

They responded and said, "Lord, that our eyes be opened and we can see the beauty of this world."

Immanuel had pity for them and asked, "What do you believe, whose power is it which can make you see?"

They said, "The power of The Creation which is in the Laws."

Immanuel was astonished and said, "Verily, so far I have never seen such faith and knowledge among these people. Be it done to you as you believe." And he touched their eyes and soon they had vision and got up and followed him.

As they traveled along on their way, Immanuel taught the people most candidly, saying, "Verily, verily I say to you, if you are knowledgeable in spirit and embrace wisdom, and if you have faith in the truth and do not doubt, you will not only do such things with blind eyes, but when you say to the fig tree it should dry up, then it will dry up, or, when you say to the mountain ?lift you up and throw me into the sea?, it will come to pass, for you are knowledgeable in the truth of wisdom, so that your spirit will become totally powerful. When you are knowledgeable and live in the truth of wisdom, your spirit will be filled with infinite power. And then, everything that you command or ask for in prayer, when you believe it, you will receive.

"Do not believe, however, that prayer is necessary, for you will also receive without prayer if your spirit is trained through wisdom. Do not make the mistake and believe in the false teachings that man has a will, for this belief is incorrect. Know then, whatever man wants to attempt he is obligated at all times to first create a will for this or that, because this is the Law of Nature. Thus man determines the course of his life which is called ?fate?. But it is such that he must acquire the knowledge and learn wisdom, so that from this he creates a will which is then within the Law of Nature.

"Consider yourselves as people who live in order to learn and to perfect the spirit. For you are born for the obligation of becoming perfect in spirit. Do not worry about the future, when the false teaching is spread, that man would have to perfect himself in spirit another time because he has fallen away from The Creation.

BEWARE FALSE TEACHINGS

"Each spirit in man is a unit, so is The Creation in itself a UNIT, and has no other powers besides IT. In Itself, The Creation is pure Spirit and therefore is infinite power, for it is One with Itself, and nothing exists outside of IT. Therefore, beware of the false and adulterated teachings of the future, which will insult me by calling me the Son of The Creation, and also as the Son of God. For these teachings lead to lies, and because of them the world will suffer much want and distress.

"Do not pay heed to the false teachings of the future, which are trying to make into one, the spirit, The Creation, and Me, and making a Trinity thereof, which again shall be a unit. Beware of these false and adulterated teachings of the future, for a Trinity is impossible according to the logical Laws of The Creation, there is only ONE.

"Verily I say to you, the princes keep their people down, and the sovereigns do violence unto them, but when they use violence, the new cults will do violence when they adulterate my teachings and proceed to disperse them.

"Beware of them and do not carry the yoke of the false teachings because of force. It shall not be so among you, but you shall be great and teach the wisdom. As I have come to teach the wisdom and knowledge among the people, so you shall continue to teach, so the truth may penetrate."

INTO JERUSALEM ON THE DONKEY

When they came near Jerusalem, to Bethpage, near the Mount of Olives, Immanuel sent out two of his disciples and said to them, "Go to the place which lies before you and you will find a female donkey tied to a post and a foal with her; untie her and bring her to me, for she was a gift to me and is only encamped there. And if anyone asks you a question as to why you are taking the animal, say to them, ?Immanuel of Nazareth needs her.? Soon they will let you take her."

The disciples went forth and did as instructed, and they returned with the female donkey and the foal and they put their clothes on its back and Immanuel sat thereon.

When the people heard that Immanuel, the king of wisdom would come, they spread their clothes on the path, and others cut off branches from the trees and spread them out on the path.

The people who went ahead of him and those who followed him screamed and said, "Hail to the descendants of David. Praise to him who comes and publicizes the new teaching."

When they entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was excited and said, "Who is it that comes?" But the people said, "That is Immanuel, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee who brings a new teaching of wisdom."

PURGING OF THE TEMPLE

In Jerusalem, Immanuel went into the temple and when he saw what was taking place be became furious. There were dealers, sales people, merchants dealing with doves and many money changers who had established themselves therein.

He shouted at them in a loud voice, "It is written: The temple is to be a place of teaching, a place of contemplation. But (you) change it into a den for thieves."

In his anger he kicked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of the dealers of doves and drove them all out with the whip of a donkey driver.

Then he allowed the blind and the lame to come to him in the temple and he healed them, all who came.

When the high priests and scribes saw the great deeds he accomplished and the people who were screaming in the temple saying, "Hail to the descendants of David!", they became extremely agitated.

They shouted at him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" But Immanuel said to them, "Are you so afraid of the truth that the truth annoys you?"

He immediately left them there in the temple and left the city and went to Bethany and stayed there overnight.

BY WHOSE AUTHORITY?

When Immanuel again came into the temple and taught, the high priests, scribes, and the elders of the people came to him and asked, "With what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you the power?"

Immanuel angrily responded, "I, too, want to ask you a word, and if you answer that question, I will tell you from where the power originates that allows me to do these things.

"From where was the baptism of John? Was it through The Creation or through people?" And they pondered the question and discussed it among themselves, "If we say it was through The Creation, then he will say, 'Then why do you not believe in it and why aren't you following the Laws?'

"But if we say it was through men, we will have to be afraid of the people for they consider John a prophet"

THE PARABLE OF TWO SONS

So, they answered Immanuel, saying, "We don't know." Thereupon he said to them, "You generation of vipers, so I will not tell you by whose power I do these things. But what do you think? A man had two sons and went to the first one and said, 'My son, go and work today in the vineyard.' But he answered and said, 'Yes father, I will go.' Yet he did not go. So he went to the other son and said, 'My son, go and work today in the vineyard.' But the second son answered and said, 'I don't want to do it and therefore I will not go.' But soon afterwards he felt remorse and went into the vineyard and worked.

"Now I ask you, which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The latter, of course."

But Immanuel rebuked them, "Verily, verily 1 say to you, the publicans and prostitutes will perceive the wisdom of knowledge before you do.

"John and the prophets came to you and taught you the right way and you did not believe them; but the publicans and the prostitutes believed them. And even though you saw it, you did not repent or change your mind, so that you would have afterwards also believed the truth.

"You know the truth, and yet you deny it, so that you would profit thereby in terms of gold, silver and goods, and that you thereby get rich at the expense of the poor, whom ye have led astray.

THE PARABLE OF THE VINE-DRESSERS

"But listen to another parable about a vineyard, and perhaps you will understand it if your mind is not cracked.

"There was a Lord who owned much. He planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He dug a wine press therein, built a tower and leased it all to vine-dressers. He then left the country.

"When the time came that the grapes were ripe, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers so that they would receive the grapes. The vine-dressers took the servants; one was beaten, one was killed outright, and the third one they stoned to death.

"Again the Lord sent other servants, more than the first time and they, too, were all killed. At last he sent the son of the administrator to them for he was sure the vine-dressers would fear the administrator's son. But when the vine-dressers saw the son of the administrator they spoke among themselves, This is the heir, come let us kill him and take his inheritance.'

"They took him from the vineyard and killed him, or so they thought. And while deeming him dead, put him in a tomb where he was in a state of semi-death for some three days and three nights and then fled, and the son arose and returned to the Lord of the vineyard. But when the Lord of the vineyard heard of what had happened to the son of the administrator, what do you think he did?"

They responded, "He would probably have the villains killed and turn his vineyard over to other vine-dressers who would give him the fruits at the right time. He most certainly must have turned over the legacy to the son of the administrator at an early date."

Immanuel spoke, "You recognized the meaning, and that is what you have read in the scriptures: The stone that the builders threw away became the cornerstone.

"Therefore I tell you, I am as the son of (the) administrator of the vineyard. My teachings are not strange to you and are very well known, for they have already been given to you by the prophets and you know them thereof. But if you disregard them and interpret them to your own advantage, that is, accuse me of lying, you thus accuse God of lying. It was upon God's advice that I was created by one of His kind, and because of Whom I am a prophet here before you now.

"Therefore I say to you, peace and joy shall be taken away from you and also from your people, for all times, and they shall be given to a people which brings forth its fruits.

"If you disregard and kick with your feet, all the laws of God who is the ruler over this, and the two other human races in the North and in the East, you shall be disregarded and kicked with feet for all time to come.

"The burden of the Jews will be like a heavy stone of the seven great ages. And he who falls upon this stone will be shattered, but upon whomever it falls, he will be pulverized into dust."

When the high priests and Pharisees heard his speeches they understood that they would be cursed, and all those ones who followed of their false teachings, for all time to come. And they deliberated as to how they might seize him, but they were afraid of the people, for the people believed Immanuel to be a prophet.

When the Pharisees held counsel with each other as to how they would catch Immanuel in his speech, they sent to him their followers and the people of Herod.

GIVE UNTO CAESAR

They taunted, "Lord, we know that you are true and that you teach the Law properly and do not consider the rank of a person, because you do not pay tribute to people but only to the Laws of God and to truth, and to the Laws of The Creation. Therefore tell us your opinion, is it right to pay tax unto Caesar, or is it not?"

Immanuel was aware of their maliciousness and said, "You hypocrites, of what low mentality you are! To want to aggravate me in such a foolish manner? Show me a tax coin so that I can heal you from your sick stupidity." And, they gave him a coin. He then said to them, "Whose image and inscription is on this coin?"

They responded, "It is that of the Emperor."

So he answered them, "Therefore, give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and give to God the things which are God's. But beware and know that God and the emperor are people above whom is the Almighty Creation to which you are to give the highest praise. For even though God and the emperor are rulers over the human race and the people, The Creation, as the highest power, is above them, upon whose Laws they are dependent

. Whereupon, they listened with astonishment and left Immanuel alone.

A LESSON FOR THE SADDUCEES

On the same day the Sadducees, who do not believe in rebirth, came up to Immanuel and asked him, "Master, Moses has said, 'When a man dies and has no children his brother should take the widow as his wife and should beget descendants for his brother'. Now, there were among us seven brothers. The first one married and died, and because he had no descendants he left his wife to his brother; and so did the second, the third, until the seventh, and at last the woman died after all of them. Now you tell us there is a new life. Whose wife will she be among the seven in a new life? All of them had her as a wife."

But Immanuel answered and said, "You are mistaken and do not know the unadulterated scriptures of the elders, nor do you know the Laws of The Creation. Verily I say to you, Moses never gave this law but gave the law that a brother should take his brother's wife to himself, in honor, so if one died the other would take care of the widow of his brother. How could it be that a brother could beget for his brother, descendants, since everyone's seed is different?

"But in new life one decides for himself whom he wishes to marry, if he wishes to marry, which is not certain. Take heed of the laws of The Creation which teaches that in a new life man does not remember the former life, which makes your question superfluous. At this point it is only the prophets who remember the former life, since they follow the Laws of The Creation and therefore live in wisdom.

"Since you and the Jewish people will live in spiritual darkness for an extended period, perception and wisdom of spirit will remain hidden for a very long period of time. Other peoples will be advanced and developed spiritually to a very high degree and follow the Laws of The Creation. There will also be many, many more who will not follow the true teaching and they will be as you.

"Therefore, other peoples will be superior to you in spirit, for they will gather great wisdom and grow abundantly in spirit and will, therefore, have among them those who will be like the prophets and remember former life spans in their life streams. "You of Israel and the other ones without truth and wisdom, shall remain in spiritual poverty and drift in spiritual darkness, inasmuch as they incurred punishment, they shall have to endure it."

When the people heard these words they were shocked and afraid and fell into silence.

Then it came to pass that the Pharisees heard that Immanuel had shut the mouths of the Sadducees, so they held a meeting where they would take counsel.

GREATEST COMMANDMENT?

One among them, a scribe, taunted Immanuel and asked, "Which one is the greatest of commandments in the Law?"

He spoke and replied, "Whose law are you speaking about? Are you asking about the law of the emperor or are you thinking about the Law of God, or are you thinking about the Law of The Creation?"

The scribe replied, "I am asking of the laws of all three!"

Immanuel responded, "The highest commandment in the Law of The Creation is: Achieve the wisdom of knowledge inasmuch as this will enable you to wisely follow the Laws of The Creation.

"The highest commandment of the Law of God is: You shall honor God as the ruler of the three human races and follow his laws for he is the king of wisdom of the three human races.

"But the highest command of the laws of the emperor is: You shall be subject to the emperor and follow his laws and give to him a tenth, for he is ruler over the people.

"These are the noblest and greatest laws of the three, determined according to their type, but the other one is this, and equal to the first: You shall consider as omnipotent The Creation alone, for it alone is constant and infinite. For God and the emperor are temporal, but The Creation is eternal. These two commandments include the entire law of the prophets.

"The laws of God and the emperor are human laws and meant to rule men in orderly and righteous manner, but the Laws of The Creation are the Laws of life and spirit and are therefore eternal and constant.

"Likewise is the spirit of man immortal, for how could The Creation itself ever cease to be? If a person is dead in the physical, the spirit lives on, and leaves this existence for the one beyond, where it continues to gather the wisdom of knowledge. According to the amount of spiritual wisdom gained, he, himself, decides his future and his return, as well as his activity later on in his experience. "Since I, too, am a prophet and know the future, I tell you that I shall return as a representative of God, so that I can sit in judgment of all those who follow false teachings and belittle the wisdom of spirit."

WHOSE SON AM I?

But when the Pharisees were together, Immanuel asked them and said, "What do you think, whose son am I?"

They answered, "The son of David."

He retorted, "How can I be the son of David? He has been dead for a very long period of time and I have been begotten by Gabriel, the guardian angel; Ye do not even remember your own stories. Further, haven't you read or heard, that David called me Lord when he said, The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit down at my right side so that I can place your enemies under your feet, for you are my step-son and my successor", so, since David calls me Lord, how can I be his son?"

No one could give him an answer and they said secretly, "He blasphemes God and the prophets. Let us contemplate how to arrest him and condemn him that he be executed, for he endangers our very positions and we shall no longer be respected by the people if we do not rid ourselves of this man.

BEWARE OF SCRIBES AND PHARISEES

Immanuel then turned to the people and the disciples and said: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the chairs of the prophets. Everything they say, however, you refrain from doing and keep not their rules and do not act according to their works. They teach you false teachings which they and their predecessors have falsified that they might profit therefrom. They contrive of heavy burdens that they might place them upon the shoulders of the people, but they themselves, will not want to lift a finger in production or works. "Any labor that they do is done in the impressing of others. They enlarge their prayer belts as well as the tassels on their clothing. They love to sit in the best places at the tables, and within the synagogues. They love to be greeted at the marketplace and to be called Master by the people.

"Do not allow anyone to call you a "Master" until you have perceived the wisdom of knowledge. Neither let anyone call you "teacher" until you follow the Laws of The Creation. For he who allows others to call him Master and teacher, who does not have the wisdom of knowledge, will be denounced as a liar.

"He who will undeservedly exalt himself, will be abased, and he who undeservedly abases himself, will be esteemed lightly.

"Let him who is great in spirit consider himself great, and him who is small in spirit consider himself small, and he who is middling in spirit consider himself middling. It is stupid and unwise if a man lets others consider him greater or smaller than he is. "Beware, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites who block spiritual progress for the people, you will not attain it easily and you keep it from those who wish to attain it because of false teachings and the power of your man-made laws. You hypocrites devour the homes of the widows and devote long prayers for the sake of appearance. Therefore, you shall stay in spiritual darkness all the longer for your foolishness.

"Woe unto you hypocrites who pass through lands, countries and seas in order to win a follower for Judaism, and after one has become a Jew, you turn him into an irrational and unreasonable child that is serving false teachings in a twofold manner, as do you.

AN OATH IS OF NO SUBSTANCE

"Woe unto you, you blind leaders of false teachings who say, 'If a person swears by the temple, that does not count, but if a person swears by the gold on the temple, that binds him.' You fools and blinded ones, you are the offspring of evil; why do you let people swear knowing that an oath is not binding and is a worthless act? How can you say that if a person swears by the altar, that does not count; but if a person swears through sacrifice, that is binding?

"You blind and false teachers, who gave you the right to demand an oath or to swear, since the Laws of The Creation state that oaths should not be given? Your speech should always be yes, or, no.

"Therefore, he who swears by anything on Earth or the universe, swears by something fleeting, which is without any substance. And therefore, an oath is of no substance either. Therefore, he who swears by anything commits a crime with respect to the truth of his word and makes it doubtful.

"Woe unto you, you blind leaders of a horde of blind who say, This should be done and that should not be left undone', since you represent a false teaching. Woe unto you who increase tenfold mint, meramie [Latin: salvia fruticosa," known in English as the "three-lobed sage" or "Greek sage] , dill and caraway seed, and consider least important the most important in the Law, namely, the right to freedom and knowledge and the Truth of The Creation.

"You are foolish and blind leaders, you are mosquitos and swallow camels which you cannot digest. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites who keep cups and bowls outwardly clean, yet inside they are full of rapaciousness and greed. First you must purify that which is inside the cup so that what is on the outside also becomes, and remains, pure. So you, too, appear Godly and good in front of people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and falsehood and violations.

"Woe unto you hypocrites who build tombs for the prophets and adorn the graves of the just and speak: 'If we had been at the time of our fathers, we would not have become guilty with them, in the shedding of the prophet's blood.'

"Woe to you hypocrites who secretly call the dead from the common people and talk with them and believe them, but they only speak of that which they already thought wrongly during their lifetime. You are not great enough to call upon the dead who have some wisdom and tell of the truth. You give testimony to yourself that you are the children of those people who killed the prophets and falsified their teachings. Therefore, you fulfill the measure of your fathers, since you end your life without understanding, and you will have trouble learning in the future. You generation of vipers, how can you be great in spirit without having any understanding?

"All the just blood which was shed through you, on Earth, will come back to you, beginning with the first prophet whom your fathers and forefathers murdered, to the blood of Zacharias, the son of Barachjas whom you have killed between the temple and the altar, and therefore, all the blood of the future which will be shed will be of your accountability.

"Verily, verily I say to you, all this shall come upon you, and upon your race, for a very long time yet to come and pass."

PROPHECIES OF THE END DAYS

As Immanuel walked from the temple, the disciples wanted to show him the building in which the temple was built. But he spoke to them, "Do you not see all this? Verily I say to you, not one stone here will remain upon the other without being broken. For the Jews trespass against life and the Truth, and they built this city on the blood of people. They plundered this land through rapaciousness and murder, and killed their friends with whom they drank wine. Thus they betrayed their own friends and murdered them, because of their greediness. Likewise it shall be done unto them."

Later as he sat on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him and requested, "Tell us, when will this happen and what will be the sign?" But Immanuel answered and said, "See to it that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name and say, ?I am Immanuel.? And they will lead great numbers of ones astray.