Son of Man

In the Gospels, Jesus explicitly says: “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40).

"And then the man who bears the pitcher will walk forth across an are of heaven; the sign and signet of the Son of Man will stand forth in the eastern sky.

"And then I beard the Aquarian Cherubim and Seraphim proclaim the Gospel of the coming Age, the age of Wisdom, of the Son of Man.

"O Levi, son of man, behold, for you are called to be the message bearer of the coming age-the age of spirit blessedness.

"Give heed, O son of man, for men must know the Christ, the Love of God; for Love is sovereign balm for all the wounds of men, the remedy for every ill.

"What is man that thou art mindful of him, or the son of man that thou visiteth him?" This was the earnest question of David, the Hebrew Psalmist, and the 8th Psalm is given wholly to the contemplation of man--the crowning work of manifest creation.

And lo, the promised son of man was born.5. And strangers took the little one and wrapped him in the dainty robes that Mary had prepared and laid him in a trough from which the beasts of burden fed.6. Three persons clad in snow-white robes came in and stood before the child and said,7. All strength, all wisdom and all love be your, Immanuel.8. Now, on the hills of Bethehem were many flocks of sheep with shepherds guarding them.9. The shepherds were devout, were men of prayer, and they were waiting for a strong deliverer to come.10. And when the child of promise came, a man in snow-white robe appeared to them, and they fell back in fear.

Behold the signet cross of the Messiah on his brow!10. And then the woman knelt to worship him, as God with us, Immanuel; but one, a master, clothed in white, appeared and said,11. Good woman, stay; take heed to what you do; you may not worship man; this is idolatry.12. This child is man, the son of man, and worthy of all praise.

Apollo, with the highest masters of the land and many people from the varied walks of life, stood on the shore to see the Hebrew sage depart; and Jesus said,20. The son of man has been in many lands; has stood in temples of a multitude of foreign gods; has preached the gospel of good will and peace on earth to many people, tribes and tongues;21. Has been received with favour in a multitude of homes; but Greece is, of them all, the royal host.22. The breadth of Grecian thought; the depth of her philosophy; the height of her unselfish aspirations have well fitted her to be the champion of the cause of human liberty and right.23. The fates of war have subjugated Greece, because she trusted in the strength of flesh, and bone and intellect, forgetful of the spirit-life that binds a nation to its source of power.24. But Greece will not for ever sit within the darkness of the shadow land as vassal of a foreign king.25. Lift up your heads, you men of Greece; the time will come when Greece will breathe the ethers of the Holy Breath, and be a mainspring of the spirit power of earth.26. But God must be your shield, your buckler, and your tower of strength.27. And then he said, Farewell.

Can he go back into the womb and come again to life?10. And Jesus said, The birth of which I speak is not the birth of flesh.11. Except a man be born of water and the Holy Breath, he cannot come into the kingdom of the Holy One.12. That which is born of flesh is child of man; that which is born of Holy Breath is child of God.13. The winds blow where they please; men hear their voices, and may note results; but they know not from whence they come, nor where they go; and so is every one that is born of Holy Breath.14. The ruler said, I do not understand; pray tell me plainly what you mean.15. And Jesus said, The kingdom of the Holy One is in the soul; men cannot see it with their carnal eyes; with all their reasoning powers they comprehend it not.16. It is a life deep hid in God; its recognition is the work of inner consciousness.17. The kingdoms of the world are kingdoms of the sight; the kingdom of the Holy One is that of faith; its king is love.18. Men cannot see the love of God unmanifest, and so our Father-God has clothed this love with flesh--flesh of a son of man.19. And that the world may see and know this love made manifest, the son of man must needs be lifted up.20. As Moses in the wilderness raised up the serpent for the healing of the flesh, the son of man must be raised up.21. That all men bitten by the serpent of the dust, the serpent of the dust, the serpent of this carnal life, may live.22. He who believes in him shall have eternal life.23. For God so loved the world that he sent forth his only son to be raised up that men may see the love of God.24. God did not send his son to judge the world; he sent him forth to save the world; to bring men to the light.25. But men love not the light, for light reveals their wickedness; men love the dark.26. Now, every one who loves the truth comes to the light; he does not fear to have his works made manifest.27. The light had come, and Nicodemus went his way; he knew the meaning of the birth of Holy Breath; he felt the presence of the Spirit in his soul.28. And Jesus tarried in Jerusalem for many days and taught and healed the sick.29. The common people gladly listened to his words, and many left their all of carnal things and followed him.

He ministers at shrines not made with hands; his temples are the hearts of holy men who are prepared to see the king.14. The groves of nature are his synagogues; his forum is the world.15. He has no priests dressed up in puppet style to be admired by men; for every son of man is priest of Love.16. When man has purified his heart by faith, he needs no middle man to intercede.17. He is on friendly terms with God; is not afraid of him, and he is able, and is bold enough, to lay his body on the altar of the Lord.18. Thus every man is priest, and is himself a living sacrifice.19. You need not seek the Christ, for when your heart is purified the Christ will come, and will abide with you for evermore.20. And then Lamaas journeyed on; he came to Jesus as he taught beside the ford.21. And Jesus said, Behold the Star of India!22. Lamaas said, Behold the Sun of Righteousness!

Behold, I say, The hour has come; the dead will hear the voice of man, and live, because the son of man is son of God.43. You men of Israel, hear!

1. Another Sabbath day had come and Jesus and the twelve walked through a field of ripened wheat.2. And they were hungry and they took the heads of wheat and in their hands threshed out the grain and ate.3. Among the men who followed them were Pharisees of strictest sect, and when they saw the twelve thresh out the wheat and eat, they said to Jesus,4. Sir, why do the twelve do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?5. And Jesus said, Have you not heard what David did when he and those who followed him had need of food?6. How he went to the house of God and from the table in the Holy Place took of the presence bread and ate, and gave to those who followed him?7. I tell you, men, the needs of man are higher than the law of rites.8. And in our sacred books we read how priests profane the Sabbath day in many ways while they are serving in the Holy Place, and still are free from guilt.9. The Sabbath day was made for man; man was not made to fit the Sabbath day.10. The man is son of God and under the eternal law of right, which is the highest law, he may annul the statute laws.11. The law of sacrifice is but the law of man, and in our law we read that God desires mercy first; and mercy stands above all statute laws.12. The son of man is Lord of every law.

No son of man, not even Solomon in all his excellence, was ever clothed like one of these.28. And yet they simply trust in God; they feed from out his hand; they lay their heads to rest upon his breast.29. If God so clothes and feeds the flowers and birds that do his will, will he not feed and clothe his children when they trust in him?30. Seek first the kingdom of the soul, the righteousness of God, the good of men, and feed, and clothe.

An honest evil man is more esteemed by guardians of the soul than a dishonest pious man.30. If you would curse the son of man, just curse him out aloud.31. A curse is poison to the inner man, and if you hold and swallow down a curse it never will digest; lo, it will poison every atom of your soul.32. And if you sin against a son of man, you may be pardoned and your guilt be cleansed by acts of kindness and of love;33. But if you sin against the Holy Breath by disregarding her when she would open up the doors of life for you;34. By closing up the windows of the soul when she would pour the light of love into your hearts, and cleanse them with the fires of God;35. Your guilt shall not be blotted out in this, nor in the life to come.36. An opportunity has gone to come no more, and you must wait until the ages roll again.37. Then will the Holy Breath again breathe on your fires of life, and fan them to a living flame.38. Then she will open up the doors again, and you may let her in to sup with you for evermore, or you may slight her once again, and then again.39. You men of Israel, your opportunity is now.40. Your tree of life is an illusive tree; it has a generous crop of leaves; its boughs hang low with fruit.41. Behold, your words are leaves; your deeds the fruit.42. Behold, for men have plucked the apples of your tree of life, and found them full of bitterness; and worms have eaten to the core.43. Behold that fig tree by the way so full of leaves and worthless fruit!44. Then Jesus spoke a word that nature spirits know, and lo, the fig tree stood a mass of withered leaves.45. And then he spoke again, Behold, for God will speak the Word, and you will stand a withered fig tree in the setting sun.46. You men of Galilee, send forth and call the pruner in before it is too late, and let him prune away your worthless branches and illusive leaves, and let the sunshine in.47. The sun is life, and it can change your worthlessness to worth.48. Your tree of life is good; but you have nurtured it so long with dews of self, and mists of carnal things that you have shut the sunshine out.49. I tell you, men, that you must give account to God for every idle word you speak and every evil deed you do.

show us a sign and then we will believe.9. I was not sent to earth to buy up faith as men buy fish and fruit and rubbish in the streets.10. Men seem to think it quite a favour done to me when they confess their faith in me and in the holy Christ.11. What does it matter unto me as man if you believe or disbelieve?12. Faith is not something you can buy with coin; it is not something you can sell for gold.13. Once Mart, a beggar, followed me and cried, Give me a silver piece; then I will believe in you.14. And you are like this beggar man; you offer to exchange your faith for signs.15. But I will give to all the world one sign as surety that the Christ abides with me.16. You all have read the parable of Jonah and the fish, wherein it is recorded that the prophet spent three days and nights within the stomach of the mighty fish, and then came forth.17. The son of man will spend three days and nights within the heart of earth and then come forth again, and men will see and know.18. Behold, the light may be so bright that men cannot see anything.19. The Spirit light has shown so brightly over Galilee that you who hear me now are blind.20. You may have read the words of prophet Azrael; he said, The light shall shine out brightly in the darkness of the night, and men shall comprehend it not.21. That time has come; the light shines forth; you see it not.22. The Queen of Sheba sat in darkest night and still she yearned for light.23. She came to hear the words of wisdom from the lips of Solomon, and she believed;24. And she became a living torch, and when she reached her home, lo, all Arabia was filled with light.25. A greater far than Solomon is here; the Christ is here; the Day Star had risen, and you reject the light.26. And you remember Nineveh, the wicked city of Assyria, which God had marked to be destroyed by shock and flame unless the people turned and walked in ways of right.27. And Jonah raised his voice and said, In forty days shall Nineveh be razed, and her wealth shall be destroyed.28. The people heard and they believed; and they reformed and turned to ways of right, and lo, their city was not razed; was not destroyed.29. You men of Galilee, I tell you that Arabia and Nineveh will testify against you in the judgment day.30. Behold, for every one to whom I speak has in him all the fires of God; but they are lying dead.31. The will is bridled by the flesh desires, and it brings not the ethers of the fires to vibrate into light.32. Look, therefore, to your soul and note, Is not the light within you dark as night?33. There is no breath but Holy Breath that e'er can fan your fires of life into a living flame and make them light.34. And Holy Breath can raise the ethers of the fires to light in none but hearts of purity and love.35. Hear, then, you men of Galilee, Make pure the heart, admit the Holy Breath, and then your bodies will be full of light.36. And like a city on a hill, your light will shine afar, and thus your light may light the way for other men.

Behold, for I have seen you cast a great net out into the sea,7. And when you hauled it in, lo, it was full of every kind of fish, some good, some bad, some great, some small; and I have seen you save the good and throw the bad away.8. This outer kingdom is the net, and every kind of man is caught; but in the sorting day the bad will all be cast away, the good reserved.9. Hear, then, the meaning of the parable of the wheat and tares:10. The sower is the son of man; the field, the world; the good seed are the children of the light; the tares, the children of the dark; the enemy, the carnal self; the harvest day, the closing of the age; the reapers are the messengers of God.11. The reckoning day will come to every man; then will the tares be gathered up, and cast into the fire and be burned.12. Then will the good shine forth as suns in the kingdom of the soul.13. And Philip said, Must men and women suffer in the flames because they have not found the way of life?14. And Jesus said, The fire purifies.

The evil things of men are all consumed in fire; the gold survives.17. The inner kingdom of the soul I may explain in parables:18. The son of man goes forth and scatters seeds of truth; God waters well the soil; the seeds show life and grow; first comes the blade, and then the stalk, and then the ear, and then the full wheat in the ear.19. The harvest comes and, lo, the reapers bear the ripened sheaves into the garner of the Lord.20. Again, this kingdom of the soul is like a little seed that men may plant in fertile soil.21. (A thousand of these seeds would scarcely be a shekel's weight.)22. The tiny seed begins to grow; it pushes through the earth, and after years of growth it is a mighty tree and birds rest in its leafy bowers and men find refuge 'neath its sheltering boughs from sun and storm.23. Again, the truth, the spirit of the kingdom of the soul, is like a ball of leaven that a woman hid in measures, three, of flour and in a little time the whole was leavened.24. Again, the kingdom of the soul is like a treasure hidden in a field which one has found, and straightway goes his way and sells all that he has and buys the field.25. When Jesus had thus said he went alone into a mountain pass near by to pray.

They who receive and welcome you, receive and welcome me;16. And they who shut their doors against your face, refuse to welcome me.17. If you are not received in kindness in a town, bear not away an evil thought; do not resist.18. An evil thought of any kind will do you harm; will dissipate your power.19. When you are not received with favour, go your way, for there are multitudes of men who want the light.20. Behold, I send you forth as sheep among a pack of wolves; and you must be as wise as serpents and as harmless as the doves.21. In all your language be discreet, for Pharisees and scribes will seek a cause for your arrest in what you say.22. And they will surely find a way by charges false to bring you into court.23. And judges will declare that you are guilty of some crime, and sentence you to scourgings and to prison cells.24. But when you come to stand before the judge, be not afraid; be not disturbed about the way to act, the words to speak.25. The Holy Breath will guide you in that hour, and give the words that you shall speak.26. Of this be full assured; It is not you who speaks; it is the Holy Breath that gives the words and moves the lips.27. The gospel that you preach will not bring peace, but it will stir the multitudes to wrath.28. The carnal man abhors the truth, and he would give his life to crush the tender plant before the harvest time.29. And this will bring confusion in the homes that were the homes of stagnant peace.30. And brother will give brother up to death; the father will stand by and see men execute his child; and in the courts the child will testify against the sire, and gladly see its mother put to death.31. And men will hate you just because you speak the name of Christ.32. Thrice blessed is the man who shall be faithful in this coming day of wrath!33. Go now; when you are persecuted in a place, go seek another place.34. And when you meet a foe too great for you, behold, the son of man is at your door, and he can speak, and all the hosts of heaven will stand in your defence.35. But do not hold your present life in great esteem.36. The time will come when men will take my life; you need not hope to be immune, for they will slay you in the name of God.37. Men call me Beelzebul and they will call you imps.38. Be not afraid of what men say and do; they have no power over soul; they may abuse and may destroy the body of the flesh; but that is all.39. They do not know the God who holds the issues of the soul within his hands, who can destroy the soul.40. The Christ is king to-day, and men must recognise his power.41. He who loves not the Christ, which is the love of God, before all else, can never gain the prize of spirit consciousness.42. And they who love their parents or their children more than they love the Christ can never wear the name of Christ.43. And he who loves his life more than he loves the Christ cannot please God.44. And he who clings to life shall lose his life, while he who gives his life for Christ will save his life.45. When Jesus had thus said he sent the twelve away by twos, and bade them meet him in Capernaum.46. And they went out through all the towns of Galilee and taught and healed in spirit and in power.

We heard him say, I am the bread of life that comes from heaven; and we all know that he is but a man, the son of man, who came from Nazareth; we know his mother, and his other kin.19. And Jesus knew their thoughts; he said to them, Why murmur you, and reason thus among yourselves?20. The Christ is everlasting life; he came from heaven; he has the keys of heaven, and no man enters into heaven except he fills himself with Christ.21. I came in flesh to do the will of God, and, lo, this flesh and blood are filled with Christ; and so I am the living bread that comes from heaven;22. And when you eat this flesh and drink this blood you will have everlasting life; and if you will, you may become the bread of life.23. And many of the people were enraged; they said, How can this man give us his flesh to eat, his blood to drink?24. And his disciples were aggrieved because he said these things, and many turned away and followed him no more.25. They said, This is a fearful thing for him to say, If you eat not my flesh and drink my blood, you cannot enter into life.26. They could not comprehend the parable he spoke.27. And Jesus said, You stumble and you fall before the truth; What will you do when you shall see this flesh and blood transmuted into higher form?28. What will you say when you shall see the son of man ascending on the clouds of heaven?29. What will you say when you shall see the son of man sit on the throne of God?30. The flesh is naught; the spirit is the quickening power.

There are four thousand men, besides the women and the little ones.8. And Jesus said, How many loaves have you?9. They answered, Seven, and some little fish.10. And Jesus said, Go to, and seat the people as you seated them the other day when all the multitudes were fed, in companies of twelve.11. And when the people were sat down in companies of twelve the loaves and fish were brought.12. And Jesus looked to heaven and spoke the Word; and then he broke the seven loaves in little bits, and likewise cut the fish.13. And every bit of bread became a loaf, and every piece of fish became a fish.14. The twelve went forth and gave to every one; the people ate and they were filled; and all the fragments that were left were gathered up, and there were seven baskets full.15. and then the people went their ways, and the twelve took boats and came to Dalmanatha by the sea.16. Here they remained for many days, and Jesus told the twelve about the inner light that cannot fail;17. About the kingdom of the Christ within the soul; about the power of faith; about the secret of the resurrection of the dead; about immortal life, and how the living may go forth and help the dead.18. And then they went into their boats, and came unto the northern coast of Galilee, and in Chorazin where the kin of Thomas lived, they left their boats and journeyed on.19. They came to Merom, where the crystal waters seem to catch the images of heaven and to reflect the glory of the Lord of hosts.20. And here they tarried certain days in silent thought.21. And then they journeyed on, and came into the land of Cæsarea-Philippi.22. And as they walked and talked among themselves, the master said, What do the people say about the son of man?

No man comes unto God but by the Christ.9. The kingdom of the Christ will come; yea, some of you who hear me now will not pass through the gates of death until you see the kingdom come in power.10. For seven days the master and the twelve remained in Cæsarea-Philippi.11. Then Jesus, taking Peter, James and John, went forth unto a mountain top to pray.12. And as he prayed a brilliant light appeared; his form became as radiant as a precious stone;13. His face shone like the sun; his garments seemed as white as snow; the son of man became the son of God.14. He was transfigured that the men of earth might see the possibilities of man.15. When first the glory came the three disciples were asleep; a master touched their eyes and said, Awake and see the glory of the Lord.16. And they awoke, and saw the glory of the Lord; and more, they saw the glory of the heavenly world, for they beheld two men from thence stand forth beside the Lord.17. And Peter asked the master who awakened them, Who are these men who stand beside the Lord?18. The master said, These men are Moses and Elijah, who are come that you may know that heaven and earth are one; that masters there and masters here are one.19. The veil that separates the worlds is but an ether veil.

They talked about the coming trial of the Lord;23. About his death, his rest within the tomb; about the wonders of the resurrection morn; the transmutation of his flesh, and his ascension on the clouds of light;24. And all symbolic of the path that every man must tread; symbolic of the way the sons of men become the sons of God.25. The three disciples were amazed, and suddenly the ethers were surcharged with song, and forms as light as air moved all about the mountain top.26. And then from out the glory of the upper world they heard a voice that said,27. This is the son of man, my chosen one to manifest the Christ to men.

1. The harvest feast drew near; the twelve went to Jerusalem, but Jesus did not go with them; he tarried in Capernaum.2. Among the multitudes that followed him were many who went not up to the feast; they were not Jews.3. 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.4. Lo, I have chosen twelve to preach the gospel, first unto the Jews; and they are Jews.5. Twelve is the number of the Jew and seven the number of the all, including every man.6. God is the ten, the holy Jod.7. When God and man are multiplied we have three-score-and-ten, the number of the brotherhood of man.8. 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.9. You need not go afar, for men of every land are here and in Samaria.10. Arise and go your way; but go in faith; and take no gold nor silver in your purse; no extra coat or shoes.11. Go in the sacred name; trust God and you will never come to want.12. And let this be your salutation everywhere, Peace be to all; good will to all.13. And if the son of peace be in the house, the door will open wide and you will enter in; and then the holy peace will rest upon that house.14. The seventy in twos went forth; they went into Samaria, and as they went they said, Peace be to all; good will to all!15. Repent and turn from sin, and set your house in order, for a son of man who bears the image of the Christ, will come, and you may see his face.16. They entered every village of Samaria; they preached in Tyre and in Sidon by the sea.

As man I could not speak the words of Holy Breath; and then my Father testifies for me.9. The lawyer said, Where does your father live?10. And Jesus said, You know me not or you would know my Father, and if you knew the Father you would know the son, because the Father and the son are one.11. I go my way and you shall find me not; for where I go you cannot come, because you do not know the way.12. You cannot find the way because your hearts are gross, your ears are dull, your eyes are closed.13. The light of life cannot shine through the murky veil that you have drawn about your hearts.14. You do not know the Christ and if the Christ be not within the heart there is no light.15. I come to manifest the Christ to men and you receive me not, and you will dwell in darkness and in the shadow of the grave till you believe the words I speak.16. But you will vilify the son of man, and lift him up and laugh to see him die.17. But then a little light will come and you will know that I am what I am.18. The people did not comprehend the meaning of the words he spoke.19. And then he spoke unto the people who believed in him and said, If you abide in Christ, and Christ abide in you, and if you keep my words within your heart,20. You are the way, you are disciples in the way, and you shall know what is the truth, and truth shall make you free.21. And still the people did not understand; they said, We are the seed of Abraham and are already free; we never were the slaves of any man; why do you say, We shall be free?22. And Jesus said, Do you not know that every one committing sin is slave of sin?

the kingdom is at hand.7. And then he spoke to his disciples and he said, The seasons of the son of man are past.8. The time will come when you will wish above all else to see again one of these days; but you can see it not.9. And many men will say, Lo, here is Christ; lo, there is Christ.

Be not deceived; go not into their ways.10. For when the son of man will come again no man need point the way; for as the lightning lights the heavens, so will the son of man light up the heavens and earth.11. But, lo, I say, that many generations will have come and gone before the son of man shall come in power; but when he comes no one will say, Lo, here is Christ; lo, there.12. But as it was before the flood in Noah's day, so shall it be.

The people ate, they drank,were filled with merriment and sang for joy,13. And did not know their doom until the ark was done and Noah entered in; but then the flood came on and swept them all away.14. So, also, in the days of Lot; the people ate and drank; they bought, they sold, they planted and they reaped, they went their ways in sin, and they cared not;15. But when the righteous Lot went from their city's gates the earth beneath the city shook, and brimstone fires fell from heaven;16. The gapping jaws of earth flew wide, and swallowed up their homes, their wealth, and they went down to rise no more.17. So shall it be when comes the son of man in power.18. I charge you men, as I will charge men then, Seek not to save your wealth, or you will lose your lives.

Two men will be in bed; one will be called, the other left; two women will be working side by side; one will be snatched away, the other left.21. And his disciples said, Explain to us this parable; or is it not a parable?22. And Jesus said, The wise will understand, for where the bread of heaven is, there you will find the pure in heart; and where the carcass lies will gather all the birds of prey.23. But lo, I say, before these days will come, the son of man will be betrayed by one of you into the hands of wicked men, and he will give his life for you and all the world.24. Yea, more; the Holy Breath will come in power and fill you with the wisdom of the just.25. And you will tell the wondrous story in Judea and in Samaria and in the farther lands of earth.26. And then to teach that men should pray and never faint, he told this parable:27. There was a judge who feared not God, nor yet regarded man.28. There was a widow who oft implored the judge to right her wrongs and to avenge her foes.29. At first the judge would hear her not, but after many days he said,30. I fear not God, and I regard not man, yet, lest this widow wear me out by pleading every day I will avenge her on her foes.31. When the disciples asked the meaning of this parable, the Lord replied, The wise can understand; the foolish have no need to know.32. And then to teach a lesson unto certain of his followers who trusted in themselves and thought that they were holier than other men, he told this parable:33. Two men went to the synagogue to pray; one was a Pharisee, the other was a publican.34. The Pharisee stood forth and prayed thus with himself, O God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, who are extortioners, unjust, adulterers;35. Not even like this publican.

for on your heads will come the blood of all the holy men who have been slain upon the earth.18. From righteous Abel down to Zacharias, son of Barachias, who was slain within the Holy Place before the altar of the Lord.19. Behold, I say that these things all shall come upon this nation and the people of Jerusalem.20. And Jesus looked about and said, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou cruel city of Jerusalem, that slays the prophets in the streets and kills the holy men whom God has sent to you!21. Lo, I would oft have gathered you as children to the fold of God; but you would not.22. You have rejected God, and now your house is desolate, and you shall see me not again till you can say,23. Thrice blessed is the son of man who comes as son of God.24. Then Jesus went and sat beside the treasury and watched the people as they paid their tithes.25. The rich men came and gave of their abundance; and then he saw a poor but loyal widow come and put a farthing in the treasure box.26. And then he said to his disciples who were standing by, Behold, for this poor widow who has put a farthing in the treasury has done more than they all;27. For she has given all she had; the rich have given just a little share of what they have.28. A company of Grecian Jews were at the feast, and they met Philip, who could talk with them, and said, Sir, we would see the Lord, this Jesus, who is called the Christ.29. And Philip led the way, and brought them to the Christ.30. And Jesus said, The hour has come; the son of man is ready to be glorified, and it cannot be otherwise.31. Except a grain of wheat fall into earth and die it can be nothing but a grain of wheat; but if it die it lives again, and from its grave a hundred grains of wheat arise.32. My soul is troubled now; What shall I say?

Others said, An angel spoke to him.39. But Jesus said, This voice was not for me; it was for you, that you might know that I am come from God.40. Now is the judgment of the world at hand; the prince of darkness shall be manifest and go unto his own.41. The son of man will now be lifted up from earth, and he will draw all men unto himself.42. The people said, The law declares that Christ abides for evermore.

How can you say, The son of man will now be lifted up?

Who is the son of man?43. And Jesus said to them, The light is shining now; walk in the light while you still have the light.44. The darkness comes; but he who walks in darkness cannot find the way.45. Again I say, Walk in the light while you still have the light, that men may know that you are sons of light.46. And Jesus stood out in the temple porch, and made his last appeal unto the multitudes; he said,47. He who believes in me, believes in God who sent me forth to do his will, and he who sees me now beholds my Father-God.48. Behold, I came a light unto the world; he who believes in me shall walk in light, the light of life.49. You men who hear me now, If you believe me not, I judge you not.50. I am not come to judge the world, but I am come to save the world.51. God is only judge of men; but what I speak will stand against you in the day when God will judge the world;52. For from myself I do not speak; I speak the words that God has given me to speak.53. And then he said, Jerusalem, with all your glory and your crimes, Farewell.

Let him who is upon his house wait not to enter in the house to gather up his wealth, but let him flee.17. And he who labours in the field must not return, but leave his all to save his life.18. And woe to mothers with their little children in that day; none shall escape the sword.19. The tribulation of these days cannot be told in words, for such has never been since God created man upon the earth.20. The conqueror will carry many of the sons of Abraham away as captives into foreign lands, and they who know not Israel's God will tread the highways of Jerusalem until the anti-Jewish times have been fulfilled.21. But when the people have been punished for their crimes, the tribulation days will end; but lo, the time will come when all the world will rise, like gladiators in a ring, and fight just for the sake of shedding blood.22. And men will reason not; they will not see, nor care to see a cause for carnage, desolation, thefts; for they will war with friend or foe.23. The very air will seem surcharged with smoke of death; and pestilence will follow close upon the sword.24. And signs that men have never seen will appear in heaven and earth; in sun, and moon, and stars.25. The seas will roar, and sounds will come from heaven that men can never comprehend, and these will bring distress of nations with perplexity.26. Hearts of the strongest men will faint in fear, in expectation of the coming of more frightful things upon the earth.27. But while the conflicts rage on land and sea, the Prince of Peace will stand above the clouds of heaven and say again:28. Peace, peace on earth; good will to men; and every man will throw away his sword, and nations will learn war no more.29. And then the man who bears the pitcher will walk forth across an arc of heaven; the sign and signet of the son of man will stand forth in the eastern sky.30. The wise will then lift up their heads and know that the redemption of the earth is near.31. Before these days shall come, behold, false Christs and poor deluded prophets will arise in many lands.32. And they will show forth signs, and do a multitude of mighty works; and they will lead astray the many who are not wise; and many of the wise will be deceived.33. And now I tell you once again, When men shall say, The Christ is in the wilderness, go you not forth.34. And if they say, The Christ is in the secret place, believe it not; for when he comes the world will know that he has come.35. For as the morning light comes from the east and shines unto the west; so shall be the coming of the age and son of man.36. The wicked of the earth will weep when they shall see the son of man come down upon the clouds of heaven, in power.37. Take heed you, O take heed, for you know not the hour nor the day when comes the son of man.38. Let not your hearts be overcharged with sensuous things, nor with the cares of life, lest that day come and find you unprepared.39. Keep watch at every season of the year; and pray that you may meet the Lord with joy and not with grief.40. Before those days shall come our Father-God will send his messengers abroad, yea, to the corners of the earth, and they will say.41. Prepare you, O prepare; the Prince of Peace shall come, and now is coming on the clouds of heaven.42. When Jesus had thus said, he went with his disciples back to Bethany.

He sometimes taught in parables; he said,8. You call to mind the words of yesterday about the coming of the son of man.

When did we see you hungry, thirsty, sick, a stranger or in prison and did not minister to you?47. And then the judge will say, Your life is full of self; you served the self and not your fellow man, and when you slighted one of these, you slighted and neglected me.48. Then will the righteous have the kingdom and the power, and they who are unrighteous shall go forth to pay their debts, to suffer all that men have suffered at their hands.49. They who have ears to hear and hearts to understand will comprehend these parables.50. When he had finished all these parables he said, You know that in two days the great passover feast will come, and lo, the son of man will be betrayed into the hands of wicked men.51. And he will give his life upon the cross, and men will know that he, the son of man, is son of God.52. Then Jesus and the twelve returned to Bethany.

They looked, and Judas' hand was with the hand of Jesus in the dish.33. And Jesus said, The Prophets cannot fail; the son of man must be betrayed, but woe to him who shall betray his Lord.34. And from the table Judas rose at once; his hour had come.35. And Jesus said to him, Do quickly what you are to do.

And then he gave to each a piece of bread to eat.40. And then he took a cup of wine and said, Blood is the life, this is the life-blood of the grape; it is the symbol of the life of him who gives his life for men.41. And as you drink this wine, if you shall drink in faith, you drink the life of Christ.42. And then he supped and passed the cup, and the disciples supped; and Jesus said, This is the feast of life, the great passover of the son of man, the Supper of the Lord, and you shall often eat the bread and drink the wine.43. From henceforth shall this bread be called Remembrance bread; this wine shall be Remembrance wine; and when you eat this bread and drink this wine remember me.

1. Now, after Judas had gone forth to meet the emissaries of the priests and to betray his Lord,2. The master said, The hour has come, the son of man will now be glorified.3. My little children, I am with you yet a little while; soon you will seek me and will find me not, for where I go you cannot come.4. I give to you a new command: As I love you and give my life for you, so shall you love the world, and give your life to save the world.5. Love one another as you love yourselves, and then the world will know that you are sons of God, disciples of the son of man whom God has glorified.6. And Peter said, Lord, where you go there I will go, for I would lay my life down for my Lord.7. And Jesus said, Boast not of bravery, my friend; you are not strong enough to-night to follow me.8. Now, Peter, hear!

If I go not the Comforter will not come to you.5. These things I speak while with you in the flesh, but when the Holy Breath shall come in power, lo, she will teach you more and more, and bring to your remembrance all the words that I have said to you.6. There are a multitude of things yet to be said; things that this age cannot receive, because it cannot comprehend.7. But, lo, I say, Before the great day of the Lord shall come, the Holy Breath will make all mysteries known--8. The mysteries of the soul, of life, of death, of immortality; the oneness of a man with every other man and with his God.9. Then will the world be led to truth, and man will be the truth.10. When she has come, the Comforter, she will convince the world of sin, and of the truth of what I speak, and of the judgement of the just; and then the prince of carnal life will be cast out.11. And when the Comforter shall come I need not intercede for you; for you will stand approved, and God will know you then as he knows me.12. The hour has come when you will weep; the wicked will rejoice, because I go away; but I will come again, and all your sorrows shall be turned to joy;13. Yea, verily, you will rejoice as one who welcomes back a brother from the dead.14. And the disciples said, Our Lord, speak not in proverbs any more; speak plainly unto us; we know that you are wise and know all things.15. What is the meaning of your words, I go away, but I will come again?16. And Jesus said, The hour is come when you will all be scattered forth, and every man will be afraid;17. Will flee to save his life and leave me alone; yet I will not be all alone; my Father-God is with me all the way.18. And wicked men will take me to the judgment seat of wicked men and in the presence of the multitudes I will give up my life, a pattern for the sons of men.19. But I will rise again and come to you.20. These things I speak that you may be established in the faith when they shall come to pass.21. And you shall bear the buffetings of men, and follow in the thorny path I tread.22. Be not dismayed; be of good cheer, Lo, I have overcome the world, and you shall overcome the world.23. Then Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, My Father-God, the hour has come;24. The son of man must now be lifted from the earth, and may he falter not, that all the world may know the power of sacrifice;25. For as I give my life for men, lo, men must give their lives for other men.26. I came to do thy will, O God, and in the sacred name, the Christ is glorified, that men may see the Christ as life, as light, as truth.27. And through the Christ become themselves the life, the light, the love, the truth.28. I praise thy name because of these whom thou hast given me, for they have honoured thee and they will honour thee;29. And none of them are lost, and none are gone away, except the blinded son of carnal life, who hath gone forth to sell his Lord.30. O God, forgive this man because he knows not what he does.31. And now, O God, I come to thee, and am no more in mortal life; keep thou these men to whom I have made known thy wisdom and thy love.32. As they believe in me, and in the words I speak, may all the worlds believe in them and in the words they speak.33. As thou hast sent me forth into the world, so I have sent them forth.

he said to John.59. With all the love you have for me, could you not watch with me a single hour?60. And then he said, It is enough; the hour has come, and my betrayer is at hand; arise and let us go.61. And when they came again to Kidron, lo, the eight disciples were asleep, and Jesus said, You men, awake; behold, for the betrayer of the son of man is come.

But this I say,17. The time will come when you will see the son of man upon the throne of power and coming in the clouds of heaven.18. And then Caiaphas rent his clothes and said, Have you not heard enough?

And with a spear he pierced his heart and it was done; the son of man was dead.11. And then the earth was shocked again; the city of Jerusalem rocked to and fro; the hills were rent and tombs were opened up;12. And people thought they saw the dead arise and walk the streets.13. The temple quivered and the veil between the sanctuary and the Holy Place was rent in twain, and consternation reigned through all the place.14. The Roman guard who watched the body on the cross exclaimed, This surely was the son of God who died.15. And then the people hurried down from Calvary.

The Jesus said,19. I go my way, but you shall go to all the world and preach the gospel of the omnipotence of men, the power of truth, the resurrection of the dead;20. He who believes this gospel of the son of man shall never die; the dead shall live again.21. Then Jesus disappeared, but he had sown the seed.