He attended the prestigious Central High School in Philadelphia, where he excelled in literature under educator John S.
In Minnesota, Donnelly partnered with John Nininger to develop the town site of Nininger City on the Mississippi River.
John Wing Oliver, a physician, and Mary Elizabeth Manley Oliver.
The term “regenerative ceremonies” comes from John Van Auken’s synthesis of Edgar Cayce’s readings, particularly in his book Edgar Cayce’s Tales of Ancient Egypt (A.R.E.
Now, I only saw one of the books, but it was probably the most important book that was written by the last person to write in the journals, John Williams Jr.
And the person she was tracking down was John Williams Jr.
she asked a young male attendant there do you have any information about about John Williams and he said well I think we have something in the basement.
And that was one of the journals that I saw, Beautiful Penmanship by John Williams Jr.
That would be John Williams Junior's grandfather.
and that is there's multiple mentions of a comet in the journal entries of John Williams Jr.
Now that alone is very impressive and it was a very bright and visible comet enough so that it provided light to dig by according to John Williams.
Well, I looked that up on the internet and sure enough, there was a Venus transit that took place on those exact date that John Williams talked about something special happening in the heavens with the planet Venus.
And what's interesting, I visited this church and I saw his name listed, but I also saw saw not just his son's name, John Forester, but I saw a fullsize effigy of his body carved inside a recess with his wife laying next to him, also carved in a full-size effigy.
And as it turns out, at Corsphine Church, there are life-size effiges of both John Forester, the son of Adam Forester, whose name is on the list of Templars that traveled to the new world in 1395, um, and Jean.
You could see the life-size effiges of John Forester and Jean Sinclair.
So the marriage and life of John Forester and Jean Sinclair that would have been William the Builder's aunt Jean Sinclair.
one of the people that is mentioned in the journals as having lived up near Halifax and helped John Williams Jr.
And the way that we figured this out is, as you might recall, or you will recall when I read it to you, that John Williams Jr.
Second of all, he said there hasn't been anybody in the past 30 years that has asked anything about the documents that you asked for that verify brother Peters and brother John Williams senior were part of that 46 British regiment in Canada.
And this was written down by John Williams Jr.
Now John Williams Jr.
Elizabeth we interpret to be John the Baptist’s mother.
Did Mary know what Jesus and John were up to and approve of it?Mary, did you know what Jesus and John were up to?
Mary, did you suspect what Jesus and John were up to?Yes.
I don't even know if I know what Jesus and John were up to.
Did Jesus and John do this because they were frustrated by the lack of access to existing power structures and gave [the teachings] to the average people?Yes.
I have read copies of epistles, which have been placed in my care, said to be written by Peter, Paul and John, other disciples, and their followers.
They made compelling arguments that only the gospels of John, Matthew, Mark and Luke contain the full word of God – but they are in fact written hearsay, composed many years after Master’s ministry.
There, I enjoyed the companionship of John, who later became known as The Baptist, and Judas, later known as Judas Iscariot.
It was authored by John Ballou Newbrough, who received the content through automatic writing—a process where he acted as a medium under the influence of divine forces.
It was authored by John Ballou Newbrough, A New York dentist who was clairvoyant and clairaudient.
He seeks to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10).
SECTION II.--Birth and Infancy of John the Harbinger, and of Jesus.--Chapters 2-6.
SECTION IV.--Childhood and Early Education of John the Harbinger.--Chapters 13-15.
SECTION XIII.--The Ministry of John the Harbinger.--Chapters 61-64.
In the establishment of their great institutions John the Harbinger and Jesus both introduced the rite of water baptism, which has been used in some form in all the so-called Christian Churches and cults, even to the present time.
Jesus was man; Christ was Divine Love-the Love of God, and after thirty years of strenuous life the man had made his body fit to be the temple of the holy breath and Love took full possession, and John well said when he declared:
Birth of John.
1. Near Hebron in the hills of Judah, Zacharias and Elizabeth abode.2. They were devote and just, and every day they read the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms which told of one to come, strong to redeem; and they were waiting for the king.3. Now, Zacharias was a priest, and in his turn he led the temple service in Jerusalem.4. It came to pass as Zacharias stood before the Lord and burned the incense in the Holy Place, that Gabriel came and stood before his face.5. And Zacharias was afraid; he thought that some great evil was about to come upon the Jews.6. But Gabriel said, O man of God, fear not; I bring to you and all the world, a message of good will, and peace on earth.7. Behold, the Prince of Peace, the king you seek, will quickly come.8. Your wife will bear to you a son, a holy son, of whom the prophet wrote,9. Behold, I send Elijah unto you again before the coming of the Lord; and he will level down the hills and fill the valleys up, and pave the way for him who shall redeem.10. From the beginning of the age your son has borne the name of John, the mercy of the Lord; his name is John.11. He will be honoured in the sight of God, and he will drink no wine, and from his birth he will be filled with Holy Breath.12. And Gabriel stood before Elizabeth as she was in the silence of her home, and told her all the words that he had said to Zacharias in Jerusalem.13. When he had done the service of his course, the priest went home, and with Elizabeth rejoiced.14. Five months passed by and Gabriel came to Mary in her home in Nazareth and said,15. Hail Mary, hail!
Once blessed in the name of God; twice blessed in the name of Holy Breath; thrice blessed in the name of Christ; for you are worthy, and will bear a son who shall be called Immanuel.16. His name is Jesus, for he saves his people from their sins.17. When Joseph's daily task was done he came, and Mary told him all the words that Gabriel spoke to her, and they rejoiced; for they believed that he, the man of God, had spoken words of truth.18. And Mary went with haste to tell Elizabeth about the promises of Gabriel; together they rejoiced.19. And in the home of Zacharias and Elizabeth did Mary tarry ninety days; then she returned to Nazareth.20. To Zacharias and Elizabeth a son was born, and Zacharias said,21. Most blessed be the name of God, for he has opened up the fount of blessings for his people, Israel.22. His promises are verified; for he has brought to pass the words which holy prophets spoke in olden times.23. And Zacharias looked upon infant John, and said,24. You shall be called the prophet of the Holy One; and you will go before his face, and will prepare his way.25. And you will give a knowledge of salvation unto Israel; and you will preach the gospel of repentance and the blotting out of sins.26. Behold, for soon the Day Star from on high will visit us, to light the way for those who sit within the darkness of the shadow-land, and guide our ways to the feet of peace.
At midnight in a cave in Bethehem was born the prophet and the king that you have long been waiting for.12. And then the shepherds all were glad; they felt that all the hills were filled with messengers of light, who said,13. All glory be to God on high; peace, peace on earth, good will to men.14. And then the shepherds came with haste to Bethlehem and to the cave, that they might see and honour him whom men had called Immanuel.15. Now, when the morning came, a shepherdess whose home was near, prepared a room for Mary, Joseph and the child; and here they tarried many days.16. And Joseph sent a messenger in haste to Zacharias and Elizabeth to say, The child is born in Bethlehem.17. And Zacharias and Elizabeth took John and came to Bethlehem with words of cheer.18. And Mary and Elizabeth recounted all the wonderous things that had transpired.
Herod learns of the supposed mission of John.
Elizabeth escapes with John.
1. Now, when the magian priests did not return to tell him of the child that had been born a king, King Herod was enraged.2. And then his courtiers told him of another child in Bethlehem, one born to go before and to prepare the people to receive the king.3. This angered more and more the king; he called his guards and bid them go to Bethlehem and slay the infant John, as well as Jesus who was born to be a king.4. He said, Let no mistake be made, and that you may be sure to slay these claimants to my throne, slay all the male children in the town not yet two years of age.5. The guards went forth and did as Herod bade them do.6. Elizabeth knew not that Herod sought to slay her son, and she and John were yet in Bethlehem; but when she knew, she took the infant John and hastened to the hills.7. The murderous guards were near; they pressed upon her hard; but then she knew the secret caves in all the hills, and into one she ran and hid herself and John until the guards were gone.8. Their cruel task was done; the guards returned and told the story to the king.9. They said, We know that we have slain the infant king; but John his harbinger, we could not find.10. The king was angry with his guards because they failed to slay the infant John; He sent them to the tower in chains.11. And other guards were sent to Zacharias, father of the harbinger, while he was serving in the Holy Place, to say, The King demands that you shall tell where is your son.12. But Zacharias did not know, and he replied, I am a minister of God, a servant in the Holy Place; how could I know where they have taken him?13. And when the guards returned and told the King what Zacharias said, he was enraged and said,14. My guards, go back and tell that wily priest that he is in my hands; that if he does not tell the truth, does not reveal the hiding place of John, his son, then he shall die.15. The guards went back and told the priest just what the king had said.16. And Zacharias said, I can but give my life for truth; and if the king does shed my blood the Lord will save my soul.17. The guards again returned and told the king what Zacharias said.18. Now, Zacharias stood before the alter in the Holy Place engaged in prayer.19. A guard approached and with a dagger thrust him through; he fell and died before the curtain of the sanctuary of the Lord.20. And when the hour of salutation came, for Zacharias daily blessed the priests, he did not come.21. And after waiting long the priests went to the Holy Place and found the body of the dead.22. And there was grief, deep grief, in all the land.23. Now Herod sat upon his throne; he did not seem to move; his courtiers came; the king was dead.
He was a selfish, cruel king; he put to death all those who did not honour him.2. He called in council all the wisest men and asked about the infant claimant to his throne.3. The council said that John and Jesus both were dead; then he was satisfied.4. Now Joseph, Mary and their sons were down in Egypt in Zoan, and John was with his mother in the Judean Hills.5. Elihu and Salome sent messengers in haste to find Elizabeth and John.
They went not by Jerusalem, for Archelaus reigned.24. They journeyed by the Bitter Sea, and when they reached Engedi hills they rested in the home of Joshua, a near of kin; and here Elizabeth and John abode.25. But Joseph, Mary and their son went by the Jordan way, and after certain days they reached their home in Nazareth.
John becomes the pupil of Matheno, who reveals to him the meaning of sin and the law of forgiveness.
1. Elizabeth was blest; she spent her time with John, and gave to him the lessons that Elihu and Salome had given her.2. And John delighted in the wilderness of his home and in the lessons that he learned.3. Now in the hills were many caves.
The cave of David was a-near in which the Hermit of Engedi lived.4. This hermit was Matheno, priest of Egypt, master from the temple of Sakara.5. When John was seven years of age Matheno took him to the wilderness and in the cave of David they abode.6. Matheno taught, and John was thrilled with what the master said, and day by day Matheno opened up to him the mysteries of life.7. John loved the wilderness; he loved his master and his simple fare.
Their food was fruits, and nuts, wild honey and the carob bread.8. Matheno was an Isrealite, and he attended all the Jewish feasts.9. When John was nine years old Matheno took him to a great feast in Jerusalem.10. The wicked Archelaus had been deposed and exiled to a distant land because of selfishness and cruelty, and John was not afraid.11. John was delighted with his visit to Jerusalem.
Matheno told him all about the service of the Jews; the meaning of their rites.12. John could not understand how sin could be forgiven by killing animals and birds and burning them before the Lord.13. Matheno said, The God of heaven and earth does not require sacrifice.
John inquired.19. Matheno said, It is the paying up of debts.
A man who wrongs another man can never be forgiven until he rights the wrong.20. The Vedas says that none can right the wrong but him who does the wrong.21. John said, If this be true where is the power to forgive except the power that rests in man himself?
The place of John and Jesus in the world's history.
1. Matheno and his pupil, John, were talking of the sacred books of olden times, and of the golden precepts they contained, and John exclaimed,2. These golden precepts are sublime; what need have we of other sacred books?3. Matheno said, The Spirit of the Holy One cause every thing to come and go in proper time.4. The sun has his own time to set, the moon to rise, to wax and wane, the stars to come and go, the rain to fall, the winds to blow;5. The seed times and the harvest times to come; man to be born and man to die.6. These mighty Spirits cause the nations to be born; they rock them in their cradles, nurtures them to greatest power, and when their tasks are done they wrap them in their winding sheets and lay them in their tombs.7. Events are many in a nation's life, and in the life of man, that are not pleasant for the time; but in the end the truth appears: whatever comes is for the best.8. Man was created for a noble part; but he could not be made a free man filled with wisdom, truth and might.9. If he were hedged about, confined in straits from which he could not pass, then he would be a toy, a mere machine.10. Creative spirits gave to man a will; and so he has the power to choose.11. He may attain the greatest heights, or sink to deepest depths; for what he wills to gain he has the power to gain.12. If he desires strength he has the power to gain that strength; but he must overcome resistances to reach the goal; no strength is ever gained in idleness.13. So, in the whirl of many-sided conflicts man is placed where he must strive to extricate himself.14. In every conflict man gains strength; with every conquest he attains to greater heights.
The mission of John.
Matheno takes John to Egypt, and places him in the temple at Sakara, where he remains eighteen years.
1. When John was twelve years old his mother died, and neighbours laid her body in a tomb among her kindred in the Hebron burying ground, and near to Zacharias' tomb.2. And John was deeply grieved; he wept.
They come to God through ceremonies and forms.18. And so when you would make men know that sins are washed away by purity in life, a rite symbolic may be introduced.19. In water wash the bodies of the people who would turn away from sin and strive for purity in life.20. This rite of cleansing is a preparation rite and they who thus are cleansed comprise the Church of Purity.21. And you shall say, You men of Israel, hear; Reform and wash; become the sons of purity, and you shall be forgiven.22. This rite of cleansing and this church are but symbolic of the cleansing of the soul by purity in life, and of the kingdom of the soul, which does not come from outward show, but is the church within.23. Now, you may never point the way and tell the multitudes to do what you have never done; but you must go before and show the way.24. You are to teach that men must wash; so you must lead the way, your body must be washed, symbolic of the cleansing of the soul.25. John said, Why need I wait?
May I not go at once and wash?26. Matheno said, 'Tis well, and then they went down to the Jordan ford, and east fo Jericho, just where the hosts of Israel crossed when first they entered Canaan, they tarried for a time.27. Matheno taught the harbinger, and he explained to him the inner meaning of the cleansing rite and how to wash himself and how to wash the multitude.28. And in the river Jordan John was washed; then they returned unto the wilderness.29. Now in Engedi's hills Matheno's work was done and he and John went down to Egypt.
They rested not until they reached the temple of Sakara in the valley of the Nile.30. For many years Matheno was a master in this temple of the Brotherhood, and when he told about the life of John and of his mission to the sons of men, the hierophant with joy received the harbinger and he was called the Brother Nazarite.31. For eighteen years John lived and wrought within these temple gates; and here he conquered self, became a master mind and learned the duties of the harbinger.
There is no power in grief to mend a broken heart.12. The plane of grief is idleness; the busy soul can never grieve; it has no time for grief.13. When grief come trooping through the heart, just lose yourself; plunge deep into the ministry of love, and grief is not.14. Yours is a ministry of love, and all the world is calling out for love.15. Then let the past go with the past; rise from the cares of carnal things and give your life for those who live.16. And if you lose your life in serving life you will sure to find in it the morning sun, the evening dews, in song of bird, in flowers, and in the stars of night.17. In just a little while your problems of this earth-round will be solved; and when your sums are all worked out it will be pleasure unalloyed for you to enter wider fields of usefulness, to solve the greater problems of the soul.18. Strive, then, to be content, and I will come to you some day and bring you richer gifts than gold or precious stones.19. I'm sure that John will care for you, supplying all your needs; and I am with you all the way, Jehoshua.20. And by the hand of one, a merchant, going to Jerusalem, he sent this letter on its way.
John, the harbinger, returns to Hebron.
1. It came to pass when John, the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth, had finished all his studies in the Egyptian schools that he returned to Hebron, where he abode for certain days.2. And then he sought the wilderness and made his home in David's cave where many years before, he was instructed by the Egyptian sage.3. Some people called him Hermit of Engedi; and others said, He is the Wild Man of the Hills.4. He clothed himself with skins of beasts; his food was carobs, honey, nuts and fruits.5. When John was thirty years of age he went into Jerusalem, and in the market place he sat in silence seven days.6. The common people and the priests, the scribes and Pharisees came out in multitudes to see the silent hermit of the hills; but none were bold enough to ask him who he was.7. But when his silent fast was done he stood forth in the midst of all and said:8. Behold the king has come; the prophets told of him; the wise men long have looked for him.9. Prepare, O Israel, prepare to meet your king.10. And that was all he said, and then he disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone.11. And there was great unrest through all Jerusalem.
The rulers heard the story of the hermit of the hills.12. And they sent couriers forth to talk with him that they might know about the coming king; but they could find him not.13. And after certain days he came again into the market place, and all the city came to hear him speak; he said:14. Be not disturbed, you rulers of the state; the coming king is no antagonist; he seeks no place on any earthly throne.15. He comes the Prince of Peace, the king of righteousness and love; his kingdom is within the soul.16. The eyes of men shall see it not and none can enter but the pure in heart.17. Prepare, O Israel, prepare to meet your king.18. Again the hermit disappeared; the people strove to follow him, but he had drawn a veil about his form and men could see him not.19. A Jewish feast day came; Jerusalem was filled with Jews and proselytes from every part of Palestine, and John stood in the temple court and said,20. Prepare, O Israel, prepare to meet your king.21. Lo, you have lived in sin; the poor cry in your streets, and you regard them not.22. Your neighbours, who are they?
They sought for John intent to do him harm.
John, the harbinger, visits Jericho.
1. And John went down to Jericho; there he abode with Alpheus.2. And when the people heard that he was there they came in throngs to hear him speak.3. He spoke to none; but when the time was due he went down to the Jordan ford, and to the multitudes he said.4. Reform and in the fount of purity wash all your sins away; the kingdom is at hand.5. Come unto me and in the waters of this stream be washed, symbolic of the inner cleansing of the soul.6. And, lo, the multitudes came down, and in the Jordan they were washed, and every man confessed his sins.7. For many months, in all the regions round about, John pled for purity and righteousness, and after many days he went again to Bethany; and there he taught.8. At first few but the honest seekers came; but, by and by, the selfish and the vicious came with no contrition; came because the many came.9. And when John saw the repentant Pharisees and Sadducees come unto him, he said,10. You children of the vipers, stay; are you disturbed by news of coming wrath?11. Go to, and do the things that prove repentance genuine.12. Is it enough for you to say that you are heirs of Abraham?
and every tree that bears not wholesome fruit is cut down at the roots and cast into the fire.15. And then the people asked, What must we do?16. And John replied, Accept the ministry of helpfulness for all mankind; spend not upon your selfish selves all that you have.17. Let him who has two coats give one to him who has no coat; give part of all the food you have to those in need.18. And when the publicans came up and asked, What must we do?
John answered them,19. Be honest in your work; do not increase for selfish gain the tribute you collect; take nothing more than what your king demands.20. And when the soldiers came and asked, What must we do?
The harbinger replied,21. Do violence to none; exact no wrongful thing, and be contented with the wages you receive.22. Among the Jews were many who had been waiting for the Christ to come, and they regarded John as Christ.23. But to their questions John replied, In water I do cleanse, symbolic of the cleansing of the soul; but when he comes who is to come, lo, he will cleanse in Holy Breath and purify in fire.24. His fan is in his hand, and he will separate the wheat and chaff; will throw the chaff away, but garner every grain of wheat.
and he will walk with you, and you will know him not.26. He is the king; the latchet of his shoes I am not worthy to unloose.27. And John left Bethany and went again unto the Jordan ford.
Jesus comes to Galilee, and is baptised by John.
The kingdom is at hand.4. When John saw Jesus standing with the throng he said, Behold the king who cometh in the name of God!5. And Jesus said to John, I would be washed in water as a symbol of the cleansing of the soul.6. And John replied, you do not need to wash, for you are pure in thought, and word, and deed.
And if you need to wash I am not worthy to perform the rite.7. And Jesus said, I come to be a pattern for the sons of men, and what I bid them do, that I must do; and all men must be washed, symbolic of the cleansing of the soul.8. This washing we establish as a rite--baptism rite we call it now, and so it shall be called.9. Your work, prophetic harbinger, is to prepare the way, and to reveal the hidden things.10. The multitudes are ready for the words of life, and I come to be made known by you to all the world, as prophet of the Triune God, and as the chosen one to manifest the Christ to men.11. Then John led Jesus down into the river at the ford and he baptised him in the sacred name of him who sent him forth to manifest the Christ to men.12. And as they came out of the stream, the Holy Breath, in form of dove, came down and sat on Jesus' head.13. A voice from heaven said, This is the well-beloved son of God, the Christ, the love of God made manifest.14. John heard the voice, and understood the message of the voice.15. Now Jesus went his way, and John preached to the multitude.16. As many as confessed their sins, and turned from evil ways to ways of right, the harbinger baptised, symbolic of the blotting of sins by righteousness.
Returns to the camps of John and begins teaching.
He then was hungry, but his friends had found him and they ministered to him.17. Then Jesus left the wilderness and in the consciousness of Holy breath, he came unto the camps of John and taught.
Six of John's disciples follow Jesus and become his disciples.
1. Among the followers of John were many men from Galilee.
The most devout were Andrew, Simon, James, and John, with Philip and his brother of Bethsaida.2. One day as Andrew, Philip and a son of Zebedee, were talking with the harbinger, the Logos came, and John exclaimed, Behold the Christ!3. And then the three disciples followed Jesus, and he asked, What do you seek?4. And the disciples asked, Where do you live?
And Philip answered, Come and see.9. When Jesus saw Nathaniel come he said, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom there is no guile!10. Nathaniel said, How can you speak about me thus?11. And Jesus said, I saw you as you sat beneath the fig tree over there, before your brother called.12. Nathaniel lifted up his hands and said, This surely is the Christ, the king, for whom the harbinger has often testified.13. And John went forth and found his brother James, and brought him to the Christ.14. The six disciples went with Jesus to the place where he abode.15. And Peter said, We long have sought for Christ.
We came from Galilee to John; we thought that he was Christ, but he confessed to us that he was not;16. That he was but the harbinger sent forth to clear the way, and make the pathway easy for the coming king; and when you came he said, Behold the Christ!17. And we would gladly follow where you go.
Jesus visits John at the Jordan.
1. Now, on the morrow Jesus came again and stood with John beside the ford; and John prevailed on him to speak, and standing forth he said.2. You men of Israel, Hear!
they throng the avenues, they crowd the outer courts; each seems to be intent to be the first to meet the king.6. Behold, the censor comes and calls, Whoever will may come; but he who comes must will to prune himself of every evil thought;7. Must overcome desire to gratify the lower self; must give his life to save the lost.8. The nearer to the kingdom gate you come, more spacious is the room; the multitudes have gone.9. If men could come unto the kingdom with their carnal thoughts, their passions and desires, there scarcely would be room for all.10. But when they cannot take these through the narrow gate they turn away; the few are ready to go in and see the king.11. Behold, John is a mighty fisher, fishing for the souls of men.
a catch of crabs, and lobsters, sharks and creeping things, with now and then a fish of better kind.13. Behold the thousands come to hear the Wild Man of the hills; they come in crowds that he may wash them in the crystal flood, and with their lips they do confess their sins.14. But when the morrow comes we find them in their haunts of vice again, reviling John, and cursing God, and heaping insults on the king.15. But blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see the king.16. And blessed are the strong in heart, for they shall not be cast about by every wind that blows;17. But while the fickle and the thoughtless have gone back to Egypt land for leeks and carnal herbs to satisfy their appetites, the pure in heart have found the king.18. But even those whose faith is weak, and who are naught but carnal manifests, will some day come again, and enter in with joy to see the king.19. O men of Israel, take heed to what this prophet has to say!
The homes of Andrew, John and James were near,2. These men were fishermen, and must return to tend their nets, and they prevailed on Jesus and his mother to accompany them, and soon with Philip and Nathaniel they were resting by the sea in Peter's home.3. The news spread through the city and along the shore that Judah's king had come, and multitudes drew near to press his hand.4. And Jesus said, I cannot show the king, unless you see with eyes of soul, because the kingdom of the king is in the soul.5. And every soul a kingdom is.
and in a moment pain was gone; the fever ceased; the maid was well.4. And then the people brought their sick, and they were healed.5. But Jesus did not tarry long in Jericho; he went down to the Jordan ford where John was wont to teach.6. The multitudes were there and Jesus said to them, Behold, the time has come; the kingdom is at hand.7. None but the true in heart can come into the kingdom of the Holy One; but every son and daughter of the human race is called upon to turn from evil and become the pure in heart.8. The resolution to attain and enter through the Christine gate into the kingdom of the Holy One will constitute discipleship, and every one must make a pledge of his discipleship.9. John washed your bodies in the stream, symbolic of the cleansing of the soul, in preparation for the coming of the king, the opening of the Christine gate into the kingdom of the Holy One.10. John did a mighty work; but now the Christine gate is opened up, and washing is established as the pledge of your discipleship.11. Until this age shall close this pledge shall be a rite, and shall be called, Baptism rite; and it shall be a sign to men, and seal to God of men's discipleship.12. You men of every nation, hear!
John, the harbinger, at Salim.
John explains to the multitude the mission of Jesus.
1. Now, John the harbinger, was at the Salim Springs where water was abundant, and washed the bodies of the people who confessed their sins.2. A Jewish lawyer went to John and said, Has not this man from Galilee, he whom you washed and called the Christ, become your foe?3. They say that he is at the Jordan ford; that he is building up a church, or something else, and that he washes people just as you have done.4. And John replied, This Jesus is indeed the Christ whose was I came to pave.
He listens to the teachings of John at Salim.
John tells him of the divine mission of Jesus.
1. Lamaas, priest of Brahm, who was a friend of Jesus when he was in the temple of Jagannath, had heard of Jesus and his mighty works in many lands; and he had left his home and come to Palestine in search of him.2. And as he journeyed towards Jerusalem he heard of John, the harbinger, who was esteemed a prophet of the living God.3. Lamaas found the harbinger at Salim Springs; for many days he was a silent listener to the pungent truths he taught.4. And he was present when the Pharisee told John of Jesus and his mighty works5. He heard the answer of the harbinger; heard him bless the name of Jesus; whom he called the Christ.6. And then he spoke to John; he said, Pray tell me more about this Jesus whom you call the Christ.7. And John replied, this Jesus is the love of God made manifest.8. Lo, men are living on the lower planes--the planes of greed and selfishness; for self they fight; they conquer with the sword.9. In every land the strong enslave and kill the weak.
John, the harbinger, censures Herod for his wickedness.
Jesus tells why God permitted the imprisonment of John.
1. Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Paraca and of Galilee was dissipated, selfish and tyrannical.2. He drove his wife away from home that he might take as wife Herodias, the wife of one, a near of kin, a woman, like himself, immoral and unjust.3. The city of Tiberius, upon the shores of Galilee, was Herod's home.4. Now John, the harbinger, had left the Salim Springs to teach the people by the sea of Galilee; and he rebuked the wicked ruler and his stolen wife for all their sins.5. Herodias was enraged because the preacher dared accuse her and her husband of their crimes;6. And she prevailed on Herod to arrest the harbinger and cast him in a dungeon in the castle of Machaerus that stood beside the Bitter Sea.7. And Herod did as she required; then she lived in peace in all her sins, for none were bold enough to censure her again.8. The followers of John were warned to speak not of the trial and imprisonment of John.9. By order of the court, they were restrained from teaching in the public halls.10. They could not talk about this better life that Herod called the Heresy of John.11. When it was known that John had been imprisoned by the tetrarch court, the friends of Jesus thought it best that he should not remain in Galilee.12. But Jesus said, I have no need of fear; my time has not yet come; no man can stay me till my work is done.13. And when they asked why God permitted Herod to imprison John, he said,14. Behold yon stalk of grain to perfectness, it is of no more worth; it falls, becoming part of earth again from which it came.15. John is a stalk of golden wheat; he brought unto maturity the richest grain of all the earth; his work is done.16. If he had said another word it might have marred the symmetry of what is now a noble life.17. And when my work is done the rulers will do unto me what they have done to John, and more.18. All these events are part of God's own plan.
He said to Peter,11. Cast out your net upon the right side of the boat.12. And Peter did as Jesus said, and, lo, the net was filled; it scarce was strong enough to hold the multitude of fish.13. And Peter called to John and James, who were near by, for help; and when the net was hauled to boat, both boats were well nigh filled with fish.14. When Peter saw the heavy catch, he was ashamed of what he said; ashamed because he had no faith, and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and said, Lord, I believe!15. And Jesus said, Behold the catch!
from henceforth you shall fish no more for fish;16. You shall cast forth the Christine net into the sea of human life, upon the right side of the boat; you shall ensnare the multitudes to holiness and peace.17. Now, when they reached the shore the Christine master called to Peter, Andrew, James and John and said,18. You fishermen of Galilee, the masters have a mighty work for us to do; I go, and you may follow me.
From whence comes all this power that even unclean spirits fear, and flee away?24. The Christine master left the synagogue; with Peter, Andrew, James and John, he went to Peter's house where one, a near of kin, was sick.25. And Peter's wife came in; it was her mother who was sick.26. And Jesus touched the woman as she lay upon her couch; he spoke the Word; the fever ceased and she arose and ministered to them.27. The neighbours heard what had occurred, and then brought their sick, and those obsessed, and Jesus laid his hands on them, and they were healed.
1. The Christine master disappeared; no one saw him go, and Peter, James and John set forth to search for him; they found him at his trysting-place out on the Hammoth hills.2. And Peter said, The city of Capernaum is wild; the people crowd the streets and every public place is filled.3. The men, the women and the children everywhere are asking for the man who heals by will.4. Your home and our homes are filled with people who are sick; they call for Jesus who is called the Christ.
Jesus receives messengers from John, the harbinger, and sends him words of encouragement.
He eulogies the character of John.
or is he yet to come?14. But Jesus answered not; he simply bade the men to tarry certain days that they might see and hear.15. They saw him heal the sick, and cause the lame to walk, the deaf to hear, the blind to see;16. They saw him cast the evil spirits out of those obsessed; they saw him raise the dead.17. They heard him preach the gospel to the poor.18. Then Jesus said to them, Go on your way; return to John and tell him all that you have seen and heard; then he will know.
Yea, and more; a messenger whom God had sent to pave the way for what you see and hear this day.22. Among the men of earth a greater man has never lived than John.23. Behold I say, This man whom Herod bound in chains and cast into a prison cell is God's Elijah come again to earth.24. Elijah, who did not pass the gate of death, whose body of this flesh was changed, and he awoke in Paradise.25. When John came forth and preached the gospel of repentance for the cleansing of the soul, the common folks believed and were baptised.26. The lawyers and the Pharisees accepted not the teachings of this man; were not baptised.27. Behold, neglected opportunities will never come again.28. Behold, the people are unstable as the waters of the sea; they seek to be excused from righteousness.29. John came and ate no bread, and drank no wine.
you build the tombs of prophets and of seers; they whom your fathers killed; and you are parties to the crimes.26. And now behold, for God has sent again to you his holy men-apostles, prophets, seers; and you are persecuting them.27. The time is near when you will plead against them in the courts; will spurn them into prison cells, and kill them with a fiend's delight.28. I tell you, men, the blood of all the holy men of God that has been shed from righteous Abel down to that of Zacharias, father of holy John,29. Who was struck down beside the altar in the Holy Place--30. The blood of all these holy men has made more red the hands of this ungodly generation.31. Woe unto you, you masters of the law!
We may not bring again to live these men, but we can succour those who looked to them for daily bread.6. You stewards of the wealth of God, an opportunity has come; unlock your vaults; bring forth your hoarded gold; bestow it with a lavish hand.7. This wealth was laid aside for just times as these; when it was needed not, lo, it was yours to guard;8. But now it is not yours, for it belongs to those who are in want, and if you give it not you simply bring upon your heads the wrath of God.9. It is not charity to give to those who need; it is but honesty; it is but giving men their own.10. Then Jesus turned to Judas, one of the twelve, who was the treasurer of the band, and said,11. Bring forth our treasure box; the money is not ours now; turn every farthing to the help of those in such distress.12. Now, Judas did not wish to give the money all to those in want, and so he talked with Peter, James and John.13. He said, Lo, I will save a certain part and give the rest; that surely is enough for us, for we are strangers to the ones in want; we do not even know their names.14. But Peter said, Why, Judas, man, how do you dare to think to trifle with the strength of right?15. The Lord has spoken true; this wealth does not belong to us in face of this distress, and to refuse to give it is to steal.16. You need not fear; we will not come to want.17. Then Judas opened up the treasure box and gave the money all.18. And there was gold and silver, food, and raiment in abundance for the needs of the bereaved.19. A lawyer said, Rabboni, if God rules the worlds and all that in them is, did he not bring about this storm?
John, the harbinger, is beheaded.
The beauty of her form, her grace and winning ways entranced the silly Herod, then half drunk with wine.5. He called the maiden to his side and said, Salome, you have won my heart, and you may ask and I will give you anything you wish.6. The maiden ran in childish glee and told her mother what the ruler said.7. Her mother said, Go back and say, Give me the head of John, the harbinger.8. The maiden ran and told the ruler what she wished.9. And Herod called his trusty executioner and said to him, Go to the tower and tell the keeper that by my authority you come to execute the prisoner known as John.10. The man went forth and in a little while returned and on a platter bore the lifeless head of John, and Herod offered it unto the maiden in the presence of the guests.11. The maiden stood aloof; her innocence was outraged when she saw the bloody gift, and she would touch it not.12. Her mother, steeped and hardened well in crime, came up and took the head and held it up before the guests and said,13. This is the fate of every man who dares to scorn, or criticise, the acts of him who reigns.14. The drunken rabble gazed upon the gruesome sight with fiendish joy.15. The head was taken back unto the tower.
The body had been given unto holy men who had been friends of John; they placed it in a burial case and carried it away.16. They bore it to the Jordan, which they crossed just at the ford where John first preached the word;17. And through the passes of the Judean hills they carried it.18. They reached the sacred grounds near Hebron, where the bodies of the parents of the harbinger lay in their tombs;19. And there they buried it; and then they went their way.20. Now, when the news reached Galilee that John was dead the people met to sing the sonnets of the dead.21. And Jesus and the foreign masters and the twelve took ship to cross the sea of Galilee.22. A scribe, a faithful friend of John, stood by the sea; he called to Jesus and he said, Rabboni, let me follow where you go.23. And Jesus said, You seek a safe retreat from evil men.
There is no safety for your life with me;24. For evil men will take my life as they have taken John's.25. The foxes of the earth have safe retreats; the birds have nests secure among the hidden rocks, but I have not a place where I may lay my head and rest secure.26. Then an apostle said, Lord, suffer me to tarry here a while, that I may take my father, who is dead, and lay him in the tomb.27. But Jesus said, The dead can care for those who die; the living wait for those who live; come, follow me.28. The evening came; three boats put out to sea and Jesus rested in the foremost boat; he slept.29. A storm came on; the boats were tossed about like toys upon the sea.30. The waters swept the decks; the hardy boatmen were afraid lest all be lost.31. And Thomas found the master fast asleep; he called, and Jesus woke.32. And Thomas said, Behold the storm!
For shame!5. When Jesus knew their thoughts he said, They who are well cannot be healed; the pure need not be saved.6. They who are well are whole; they who are pure are saved.7. They who love justice and do right need not repent; I came not unto them, but to the sinner I am come.8. A band of John's disciples who had heard that John was dead were wearing badges for their dead;9. Were fasting and were praying in their hearts, which when the Pharisees observed they came to Jesus and they said,10. Why fast the followers of John and your disciples do not fast?11. And Jesus said, Lo, you are masters of the law; you ought to know; perhaps you will make known your knowledge to these men.12. What are the benefits derived from fasts?
Is sainthood reached by starving, self imposed?15. A glutton is a sinner in the sight of God, and he is not a saint who makes himself a weakling and unfitted for the heavy tasks of life by scorning to make use of God's own means of strength.16. Lo, John is dead, and his devoted followers are fasting in their grief.17. Their love for him impels them on to show respect, for they have thought, and have been taught that it is sin to lightly treat the memory of the dead.18. To them it is a sin, and it is well that they should fast.19. When men defy their consciences and listen not to what they say, the heart is grieved and they become unfitted for the work of life; and thus they sin.20. The conscience may be taught.
They need it all to serve the race.27. The time will come when God will let you have your way, and you will do to me what Herod did to John;28. And in the awfulness of that sad hour these men will fast.29. They who have ears to hear may hear; they who have hearts to feel may understand.
When man has risen up from doubt and fear, lo, he can cleanse the empty house and bring the tenant back again.30. Then taking with him Peter, James and John, Jairus and the mother of the child, he went into the chamber of the dead.31. And when the doors were closed against the multitude, he spoke a word that souls can understand, and then he took the maiden by the hand and said,32. Talith cumi, child, arise!
he called the twelve and bade them take their boats and go before him to the other side;23. And he went all alone into a mountain pass to pray.24. The twelve were on the sea and hoped to reach Capernaum in just a little time, when all at once a fearful storm arose, and they were at the mercy of the waves.25. And in the fourth watch of the night the wind became a whirling wind, and they were filled with fear.26. And in the blinding storm they saw a form move on the waves; it seemed to be a man, one spoke out and said, It is a ghost, a sign of evil things.27. But John discerned the form and said, It is the Lord.28. And then the wind blew not so hard, and Peter, standing in the midst, exclaimed:29. My Lord!
Who do they think I am?23. And Matthew said, Some say that you are David come again; some say that you are Enoch, Solomon, or Seth.24. And Andrew said, I heard a ruler of the synagogue exclaim, This man is Jeremiah, for he speaks like Jeremiah wrote.25. Nathaniel said, The foreign masters who were with us for a time, declared that Jesus is Gautama come again.26. James said, I think that most the Jews believe you are the reappearance of Elijah on the earth.27. And John spoke out and said, When we were in Jerusalem I heard a seer exclaim, This Jesus is none other than Melchizedek, the king of peace, who lived about two thousand years ago, and said that he would come again.28. And Thomas said, The Tetrarch Herod thinks that you are John arisen from the dead;29. But then his conscience troubles him; the spirit of the murdered John looms up before him in his dreams, and haunts him as a spectre of the night.30. And Jesus asked, Who do you think I am?31. And Peter said, You are the Christ, the love of God made manifest to men.32. And Jesus said, Thrice blessed are you, Simon, Jonas' son.
He takes Peter, James and John and goes to a high mountain and is transfigured before them.
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.
The master only stood with them.31. As Jesus and the three came from the mountain top they talked about the meaning of the scene, and Jesus told them all; and then he said,32. Till I have risen from the dead tell not to any one what you have seen.33. But the disciples could not comprehend the meaning of the words, Till I have risen from the dead.34. And Jesus told them once again about his death, and rising from the grave; about the kingdom of the soul that was to come in glory and in power.35. But Peter said, The scribes have taught that e'er the king shall come Elijah must appear.36. And Jesus said, Elijah has already come; but scribes and Pharisees received him not;37. And men reviled him, bound him, cast him in a prison cell, and shouted with a fiend's delight to see him die.38. What men have done to him, that they will do to me.39. Then the disciples understood that Jesus spoke of John whom Herod slew.
1. When Jesus, Peter, James and John were come unto the city's gates a multitude of people thronged the way.2. The nine apostles who went not with Jesus to the mount, had tried to heal an epileptic child who was obsessed waited for the coming of the Lord.3. When Jesus came the father of the child knelt down before him and implored his help.4. He said, My master, I beseech that you will look in pity on my son, my only child; he is an epileptic child and suffers grievously.5. Sometimes he falls into the fire and is burned; again he falls into the water and is like to drown; and many times a day he falls, he grinds his teeth, the foam pours from his mouth.6. I took my child to your disciples, and they failed to give relief.7. And as he spoke a servant brought the child before the Lord (the child spoke not, for he was dumb), and instantly he fell upon the ground, he foamed, he writhed in agony.8. And Jesus said, How long has he been troubled thus?9. The father said, From infancy; and we have sought in many lands for help, but found it not; but I believe that you can speak the Word and heal my son.10. And Jesus said, Faith is the power of God.
if a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, will he not leave the ninety and the nine,27. And go out in the desert ways and mountain tops to seek the one that went astray?28. Yes, this you know; and if he finds the one that went astray, lo, he is glad, and he rejoices over it far more than over all the ninety and the nine that did not go astray.29. And so there is rejoicing in the human courts of heaven when one human birth who has gone forth into the ways of sin is found and brought back to the fold;30. Yea, there is joy, more joy than over all the righteous men who never went astray.31. And John said, Master, who may seek and save the lost?
1. The feast was done and Jesus, Peter, James and John were sitting in the temple treasury.2. The nine had gone back to Capernaum.3. The people thronged the temple courts and Jesus said,4. I am the lamp; Christ is the oil of life; the Holy Breath the fire.
1. And Jesus stood again within the temple courts and taught.2. A master of the law was sent to question him that he might find a cause to censure and accuse him of a crime.3. He said, Lord, tell me what to do that I may have eternal life?4. And Jesus said, You know the law; what does it say?5. The lawyer answered, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your mind, and you shall love your neighbour as yourself.6. And Jesus said, Lo, you have answered well; this do and you shall live.7. The lawyer said, My neighbour, who is he?8. And Jesus said, A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, and lo, he met with robbers on the way, who beat him, robbed him of his goods, and left him bleeding by the way.9. A Pharisee was going down that way; he saw the wounded man; but then he had no time to lose; he passed by on the other side.10. A Levite came and saw the man; but he was loath to soil his sacerdotal robes, and he passed by.11. A lawyer on his way to Jericho observed the dying man, and then he said, If I could make a shekel I might help the man; but he has nothing left to give, I have no time for charity; and he passed on.12. And then a stranger from Samaria came that way; he saw the wounded man; his heart was touched with pity, and he stopped, dismounted from his horse,13. Revived the man, and placed him on his horse and took him to an inn and charged the keeper of the inn to nurse him back to strength.14. He gave the keeper all the money that he had and said, Your charges may be more than this, but care for this unfortunate, and when I come again I will pay all; and then he went his way.15. Now, master of the law, which of these four was neighbour unto him who fell among the thieves?16. The lawyer said, The man who showed him mercy; he who cared for him.17. And Jesus said, Go on your way and likewise do, and you shall live.18. Now, Jesus, Peter, James and John went out to Bethany where Lazarus lived.19. And Mary sat at Jesus' feet and heard him speak the words of life while Martha served.20. And Martha called, but Mary would not leave the Lord to help her serve.21. And Martha said to Jesus, Do you not care that Mary makes me bear the burdens of the serving all the day?
1. Now, in the evening Jesus, Peter, James and John, with Lazarus, went out beyond the village gates to pray.
1. The Lord with Peter, James and John were in Jerusalem; it was the Sabbath day.2. And as they walked along the way they saw a man who could not see; he had been blind from birth.3. And Peter said, Lord, if disease and imperfections all are caused by sin, who was the sinner in this case?
1. The time had come for the return of the three score and ten whom Jesus sent abroad to preach.2. And Jesus, Peter, James and John began their journey back to Galilee.3. They went up through Samaria; they passed through many villages and towns, and everywhere the people thronged the ways to see the man the seventy had told about; and Jesus taught and healed the sick.4. And when they reached Capernaum the seventy were there; and they were filled with joy; they said,5. The Spirit of the Lord of hosts was with us all the way, and we were filled.6. The power of the sacred Word was manifest in us; we healed the sick; we caused the lame to walk, the deaf to hear, the blind to see.7. The very devils trembled when we spoke the Word, and they were subject unto us.8. And Jesus said, As you were going on your way, the heavens were bright with light, the earth was bright, they seemed to meet and be at one; and I beheld, and Satan fell as lightning from the heavens.9. Behold, for you have power to tread on serpents and on scorpions, and these are symbols of the enemies of men.
The selfish request of the mother of James and John.
Amen.17. And Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said,18. My Father-God, let now the benediction of thy love, thy mercy and thy truth rest on these men.19. The lamp is taken from their midst, and if the inner light be not aflame, lo, they must tread the ways of darkness and of death.20. And then he said to all, Farewell21. Then Jesus and his mother, and the twelve, and Miriam and Mary, mother of the two disciples, James and John,22. And many other loyal souls who loved the Christ, went to Jerusalem, that they might celebrate the Jewish feast.23. And as they journeyed on their way they came to Enon Springs, near unto Salim where the harbinger once taught.24. And as they rested by the fountain, Mary, wife of Zebedee, and mother of the two disciples, James and John, came to the master and she said,25. My Lord, I know the kingdom is about to come, and I would ask this boon: Command that these my sons shall sit with you upon the throne, the one upon the right, the other on the left.26. And Jesus said to her, You know not what you ask.27. And then he turned to James and John and said, Are you prepared and are you strong enough to drink the cup that I will drink?28. They said, Yes, master, we are strong enough to follow where you go.29. Then Jesus said, You shall indeed drink of my cup; but I am not the judge of who will sit upon my right or my left.30. The men who live the life and keep the faith will sit upon the throne of power.31. Now, when the apostles heard the pleadings of the mother for her sons, and knew that James and John were seeking special favours from the Lord, they were indignant and they said,32. We surely thought that James and John had risen above the selfish self.
Why did you drive the merchants from the temple yesterday?15. And Jesus answered them and said, If you will answer what I ask, then I will answer you; Was John, the harbinger, a man of God, or was he a seditious man?16. The scribes and Pharisees were loath to answer him; they reasoned thus among themselves:17. If we shall say, John was a prophet sent from God, then he will say,18. John testified for me, that I am son of God, why do you not believe his words?19. If we should say, John was a bold, seditious man, the people will be angered, for they think he was a prophet of the living God.20. And so they answered Jesus and they said, We do not know; we cannot tell.21. Then Jesus said, If you will tell me not, then I will tell you not who gave me power to drive the robbers from the house of God.22. And then he spoke a parable to them; he said, A man once made a feast inviting all the rich and honoured people of the land.23. But when they came, they found the door into the banquet hall was low, and they could enter not except they bowed their heads and fell down on their knees.24. These people would not bow their heads and fall down on their knees, and so they went away; they went not to the feast.25. And then the man sent forth his messengers to bid the common folks, and those of low estate, to come and feast with him.26. These people gladly came; they bowed their heads and fell down on their knees, and came into the banquet hall and it was full, and every one rejoiced.27. And then the master said, Behold, you priests and scribes, and Pharisees the Lord of heaven and earth has spread a sumptuous feast, and you were bidden first of all;28. But you have found the door into the banquet hall so low that you must bow your heads and fall down on your knees to enter in, and you have scorned the king who made the feast, refused to bow your heads and fall down on your knees, and you have gone your way;29. But now God calls again; the common folks and those of low estate have come in multitudes, have entered in unto the feast and all rejoice.30. I tell you, men, that publicans and courtesans go through the gates into the kingdom of the God of heaven, and you are left without.31. John came to you in righteousness; he brought the truth, but you believed him not.32. But publicans and courtesans believed, and were baptised and now have entered in unto the feast.33. I tell you now, as I have told you many times, The many have been called, but chosen are the few.
1. On Thursday morning Jesus called to him the twelve disciples, and he said to them, This is God's remembrance day, and we will eat the pascal supper all alone.2. And then he said to Peter, James and John, Go now into Jerusalem and there prepare the pasch.3. And the disciples said, Where would you have us go to find the place where we may have the feast prepared?4. And Jesus said, Go by the fountain gate and you will see a man who has a pitcher in his hand.
If, then, your Lord and master kneel and wash your feet, should you not wash each other's feet and thus show forth your willingness to serve?23. You know these things, and if you do them, blessed thrice are you.24. And then he said, This is an hour when I can truly praise the name of God, for I have greatly wished to eat with you this feast before I pass the veil;25. For I will eat it not again until anew I eat it with you in the kingdom of our Father-God.26. And then they sung the Hebrew song of praise that Jews were wont to sing before the feast.27. And then they ate the pasch and as they ate, the master said, Behold, for one of you will turn away this night and will betray me into wicked hands.28. And the disciples were amazed at what he said; they looked into each other's face in wonderment; they all exclaimed, Lord, is it I?29. And Peter said to John, who sat beside the Lord, To whom does he refer?30. And John put forth his hand and touched the master's hand and said, Which one of us is so depraved as to betray his Lord?31. And Judas said, Lord, is it I?32. And Jesus said, He is the one who now has put his hand with mine into the dish.
1. Now, John was deeply grieved because the master said, I go away, and where I go you cannot come.2. He wept and said, Lord, I would go with you through every trial and to death.3. And Jesus said, And you shall follow me through trials and through death; but now you cannot go where I will go; but you shall come.4. And Jesus spoke again unto the eleven and said, Grieve not because I go away, for it is best that I should go away.
You know the way to reach the border of this cursed land.16. I have a little band of guards, well horsed and armed, and they will take you out beyond the reach of harm.17. You must not tarry here, young man, you must arise and go.18. And Jesus said, A noble prince has Cæsar in his Pilate Pontius, and from the point of carnal man your words are seasoned with the wise man's salt; but from the point of Christ your words are foolishness.19. The coward flees when danger comes; but he who comes to seek and save the lost must give his life in willing sacrifice for those he comes to seek and save.20. Before the pasch has been consumed, lo, all this nation will be cursed by shedding blood of innocence; and even now the murderers are at the door.21. and Pilate said, It shall not be; the sword of Rome will be unsheathed to save your life.22. And Jesus said, Nay, Pilate, nay; there are no armies large enough in all the world to save my life.23. And Jesus bade the governor farewell, and went his way; but Pilate sent a double guard with him lest he should fall into the hands of those who were alert to take his life.24. But in a moment Jesus disappeared; the guards saw him no more, and in a little while he reached the brook of Kidron where the eleven were.25. Now, just beyond the brook there was an orchard and a home where one, Massalian, lived, where Jesus oft had been.26. Massalian was his friend, and he believed that Jesus was the Christ that Jewish prophets long ago had said would come.27. Now, in the orchard was a sacred knoll; Massalian called the place Gethsemane.28. The night was dark, but in the orchard it was doubly dark and Jesus bade the eight disciples tarry by the brook,29. While he, with Peter, James and John went to Gethsemane to pray.30. They sat beneath an olive tree, and Jesus opened up the mysteries of life to Peter, James and John.
He said,31. The Spirit of eternity is One unmanifest; and this is God the Father, God the Mother, God the Son in One.32. In life of manifests the One became the Three, and God the Father is the God of might; and God the Mother is omniscient God, and God the Son is love.33. And God the Father is the power of heaven and earth; and God the Mother is the Holy Breath, the thought of heaven and earth; and God the Son, the only son, is Christ, and Christ is love.34. I came as man to manifest this love to men,35. As man I have been subject unto all the trials and temptations of the human race; but I have overcome the flesh, with all its passions and its appetites.36. What I have done all men can do.37. And I am now about to demonstrate the power of man to conquer death; for every man is God made flesh.38. I will lay down my life, and I will take it up again, that you may know the mysteries of life, of death, and of the resurrection of the dead.39. I lay me down in flesh, but I will rise in spirit form with power to manifest myself so mortal eyes can see.40. So in a trinity of days I will show forth the all of life, the all of death, the meaning of the resurrection of the dead.41. And what I do all men can do.42. And you, my three, who constitute the inner circle of the Church of Christ, will show to men the attributes of all the Gods.43. And Peter shall make known the Power of God; and James shall show Thought of God; and John shall demonstrate the Love of God.44. Be not afraid of men, for you have been sent forth to do the mighty works of God the Father, God the Mother, God the Son.45. And all the powers of carnal life cannot destroy your life until your work is done.46. I leave you now, and I will go out in the darkness all alone and talk with God.47. By sorrow I am overwhelmed I leave you here to watch with me.48. Then Jesus went three hundred cubits toward the east, and fell upon his face and prayed; he said,49. My God!
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.
Jesus is taken unto Jerusalem, Peter and John follow the mob.
I have no wish to save my life; do with me as you wish.29. And then the mob rushed up to seize the eleven to take them back to stand for trial as the aids of Jesus in his crimes.30. But the disciples, every one of them, deserted Jesus, and they fled to save their lives.31. Now, John was last to flee; the mob laid hold of him and tore his garments all to shreds; but he escaped in nakedness.32. Massalian saw the man, and took him to his home and gave him other clothes; and then he followed after them who led the Lord away.33. And Peter was ashamed because of his weak cowardice, and when he was himself again he joined with John and followed close behind the mob, and came into Jerusalem.
1. Caiaphas was the high priest of the Jews; the mob led Jesus to his palace hall.2. The court had been convened, and all the galleries were packed with scribes and Pharisees already sworn as witnesses against the Lord.3. The maid who kept the palace door knew John and this disciple asked that he and Peter be admitted to the hall.4. The maid permitted them to enter in, and John went in; but Peter was afraid and tarried in the outer court.5. The woman said to Peter, as he stood beside the door, Are you a follower of this man from Galilee?6. And Peter said, No, I am not.7. The men who had brought Jesus to the hall sat by a fire in the outer court, because the night was cool, and Peter sat with them.8. Another maid who waited in the place saw Peter and she said to him, You surely are from Galilee; your speech is that of Galilee; you are a follower of this man.9. And Peter said, I know not what you mean; I do not even know this man.10. And then a servant of Caiaphas, one of those who seized the Lord and brought him to the court, saw Peter and he said to him,11. Did I not see you in the orchard of Massalian with this seditious Nazarene?
I'm sure I did, and you are one of those who followed him.12. Then Peter rose and stamped upon the floor, and swore by every sacred thing, that he knew not the criminal.13. Now, John was standing near and when he heard the words and knew that Peter had denied his Lord, he looked at him in sheer astonishment.14. Just then a cock crew loud beneath the court, and Peter called to mind the words the Lord had said,15. Before the cock shall crow to-morrow morn you will deny me thrice.16. And Peter's conscience smote him heavily, and he went out into the night and wept.17. Caiaphas sat in state; before him stood the man from Galilee.18. Caiaphas said, You people of Jerusalem, who is the man that you accuse?19. They answered: In the name of every loyal Jew we do accuse this man from Galilee, this Jesus, who assumes to be our king, as enemy of God and man.20. Caiaphas said to Jesus, Man, you are permitted now to speak and tell about your doctrines and your claims.21. And Jesus said, You priest of carnal man, why do you ask about my words and works?22. Lo, I have taught the multitudes in every public place; I have restored your sick to health; have caused your deaf to hear, your lame to walk, and I have brought your dead to life again.23. My works have not been done in secret place but in your public halls and thoroughfares.24. Go ask the people, who have not been bought with gold or glittering promises, to tell about my words and works.25. When Jesus had thus said a Jewish guard came up and smote him in the face and said, How dare you speak thus unto him, the high priest of the Jews?26. And Jesus said, If I have spoken falsely bear witness unto what I say; If I have told the truth why did you smite me thus?27. And then Caiaphas said, What'er you, do in a legal way, for we must answer to a higher court for everything we do or say.28. Let the accusers of this man present their charges in a legal form.29. And then Caiaphas' scribe stood forth and said, I have the accusations here in legal form; the charges made and signed by scribes and priests and Pharisees.30. Caiaphas said, Be still, you men, and hear the charges read.
Commits to John the care of his mother and Miriam.
Among them were the mother of the Lord and Miriam,32. And Mary, mother of the two apostles, James and John, and Mary Magdalene, and Martha, Ruth and Mary, and Salome.33. When Jesus saw his mother and the singer Miriam standing close beside the cross and John a-near, he said to John,34. In your most tender care I leave my mother and my sister Miriam.35. And John replied, While they shall live my home shall be the home of your thrice blessed mother and your sister Miriam.36. According to a custom of the Jews, to those who were the executioners of law and took the lives of criminals, belonged the garments of the criminals.37. So when the Lord was crucified, the Roman guards divided up among themselves the garments of the Lord.38. But when they found his coat it was a seamless coat and highly prized.39. For it the guards cast lots, and thus determined who should have the prize.40. And thus the scripture was fulfilled, which said, And they divided all my robes among themselves, and for my vesture they cast lots.
Jesus appears, fully materialised, to his mother, Miriam, Mary of Magdala and to Peter, James and John.
The mother of the Lord, and Mary Magdalene, and Miriam were there.2. And when the body was entombed they went to Joseph's home and there abode.3. They did not know that Jewish soldiers had been sent to guard the tomb, nor that Roman seal was placed upon the stone;4. So in the morning of the first day of the week they hastened to the tomb with spices to embalm the Lord.5. But when they reached the tomb they found the terror-stricken soldiers running frantically about.6. The women did not know the cause; but when they found an empty tomb they were excited and aggrieved.7. The soldiers did not know what had transpired; they could not tell who took the body of the Lord away.8. And Mary Magdalene ran with haste toward Jerusalem to tell the news to Peter and the rest.9. She met, just by the gateway, Peter, James and John; she said, Some one has rolled away the stone and carried off the body of the Lord.10. And then the three disciples ran toward the tomb; but John was fleet of foot and was the first to reach the tomb; he found it empty; the body of his Lord was gone.11. When Peter came he went into the tomb, and found the grave clothes neatly folded up and laid aside.12. Now, the disciples did not comprehend the scene.
Behold my face!23. Then Mary knew it was the Lord; that he had risen from the dead.24. And then Salome, and Mary, mother of the two disciples, James and John, Joanna, and the other women who had come out to the tomb, saw Jesus, and they talked with him.25. And Mary Magdalene was filled with joy.
She sought again for Peter, James and John; she found them and she said,26. Lo, I have seen the Lord; and Miriam has seen the Lord; the mother of the Lord has seen the Lord; and many more have seen his face; for he has risen from the dead.27. But the disciples thought that she had simply seen a vision of the Lord.
They did not think that he had risen from the dead.28. Then Mary found the other members of the company and told them all about the risen Lord; but none of them believed.29. Now, Peter, James and John were in the garden of Siloam; were talking with the gardener about the happenings of the day when John beheld a stranger coming up the walk.30. The stranger lifted up his hands and said, I am.
Then the disciples knew it was the Lord.31. And Jesus said, Behold, for human flesh can be transmuted into higher form, and then that higher form is master of things manifest, and can, at will, take any form.32. And so I come to you in form familiar unto you.33. Go speak to Thomas, and the other men whom I have called to be apostles unto men, and say to them,34. That he whom Jews and Romans thought was dead is walking in the garden of Siloam;35. Will stand again before the priests and Pharisees within the temple in Jerusalem;36. And will appear unto the sages of the world.37. Tell them that I will go before them into Galilee.38. Then Peter, James and John went forth and found their brethren and said, Behold, the Lord is risen from the dead, and we have seen him face to face.39. The brethren were amazed at what the three disciples said; but still they looked upon their words as idle talk and they believed them not.
1. Now, the apostles were at home in Galilee; the women tarried in Judea until the Pentecost.2. And Peter, James and John, and Andrew, Philip and Nathaniel were in Capernaum.
They joined with Jonah and with Zebedee, and in their boats went out to fish,3. They toiled all night and when the morning came they had no fish.4. And as they neared the shore a man stood on the shore and said, How many fish have you?5. And Peter answered, None.6. Again the man called out and said, A school of fish is passing now upon the right side of your boat; cast out your net.7. They cast their net, and it was filled; and John exclaimed, It is the Lord who stands upon the shore.8. And Peter plunged into the sea and swam to shore.
The other men brought in the net, and it contained a hundred fifty and three fish and yet it did not break.9. And Jesus said, My children, let us break our fast together here.10. They found some living coals upon the beach and Peter brought and dressed the fish; they had some bread.11. And when the meal had been prepared they broke their fast, and Jesus ate of both the fish and bread.12. Now, after breakfast all the men were sitting on the beach, and Jesus said to Peter, Do you love the Lord your God with all your heart, and do you love your neighbour as you love yourself?13. And Peter said, Yea, Lord, I love the Lord my God with all my heart; I love my neighbour as I love myself.14. And Jesus said, Then feed my sheep.15. And then he said to James, Do you love her, the Holy Breath, with all your heart, and do you love your neighbour as you love yourself?16. And James replied, Yea, Lord, I love the Holy Breath with all my heart; I love my neighbour as I love myself.17. Then Jesus said, Protect my sheep.18. And then he said to John, Do you love Christ, the love divine made manifest, with all your heart, and do you love your neighbour as you love yourself?19. And John replied, Yea, Lord, I love the Christ with all my heart; I love my neighbour as I love myself.20. And Jesus said, Then feed my lambs.21. Then Jesus rose and said to Peter, Follow me.
And Peter followed him.22. When Peter saw that John was following him he said to Jesus, LOrd, behold, John follows you!
What shall he do?23. Now Peter did not hear the master when he said to John, Then feed my lambs.24. And Jesus spoke to Peter and he said, It matters not to you what John shall do; not even though I will that he remain until I come again.25. Just do your duty; follow me.26. And Jesus passed, they knew not where he went.27. The news soon spread through all Capernaum that Jesus had risen from the dead, that he had walked with his disciples by the sea and ate with them the morning meal.
The multitudes came forth to see.28. Now Peter, James and John, together with the other men who had been called to be apostles of the Lord, went to the mountains near Capernaum to pray.29. And as they prayed the master came; they saw him and they talked with him.30. He said to them, The Pentecost is near at hand; go to Jerusalem and I will meet you there.31. And as he talked, a multitude of people came; they saw the Lord; they said,32. Behold, for now we know that he, the Nazarene, has risen from the dead for we have seen him face to face.
1. The fact that Jesus had arisen from the dead was not denied by many of the rulers of the Jews.2. And Pilate gave an order that the followers of the Nazarene be not molested in their worship any place in his domain.3. The day of Pentecost was near at hand and every one was looking for a manifest of Spirit power.4. Now, in Jerusalem the eleven had met to choose a man to fill the place of Judas who betrayed his Lord.5. And Peter said, the Lord called to this ministry twelve men as twelve foundation stones on which the Christine temple should be built.6. This Judas who betrayed his Lord, has gone to his own place beyond the veil.7. Of him the prophet wrote: His habitation shall be desolate; no man shall dwell therein; his office let another take.8. From those who have accompanied us from Gigal, where the harbinger baptised, until this day, shall one be chosen to complete the number twelve, to fill the place from which our brother by transgression fell.9. And then the eleven spent a long, long time in prayer, and when they cast their lots, Matthias, from the valley of the Nile, was chosen for the place.10. Matthias was an Israelite indeed; but he was learned in all the wisdom of Egyptian schools, and he had taught the mysteries of Mizraim in Jericho.11. He was among the first to greet the harbinger; among the first to recognise the Nazarene as Christ, the son of God;12. He had been with the Christine band in all their journeys in the land of Galilee, Judea and Samaria.13. A messenger was sent who found Matthias, and he came and joined the eleven, and for a time the twelve were lost in silent prayer.14. The Christines who had come from Galilee and places in Judea, about six score, were there, and Peter told them of Matthias, and how, by lot, he had been chosen an apostle of the Lord.15. The Christines all were glad and praised the name of God; and Miriam sung a song of praise.16. These are the names of the apostles of the Lord; Peter, john and James; Philip, Andrew and Nathaniel;17. Thomas, James the son of Alpheus and Simon Zelotes; Matthew, Jude, the son of Alpheus and Matthias.
John Marco Allegro also has like beliefs.
Adam in Yaldabaoth’s Paradise Secret book of John
And also with the Gospels, we need to pretend they are true—because we don't know who wrote—who wrote this Gospels—because they—because—um—not—not Mark, Luke, Matthew, and John wrote this Gospel person—this is the Gospels.
John Lear, son of Learjet inventor Bill Lear, theorized about alien presence on Earth and exposed information about the cube-shaped soul catcher on the moon.
There are over a dozen brilliant mathematicians, astronomers, and physicists who believed in the hollow world theory, and some people like John Symmes even pledged their life in official declarations to claim the same thing.
Retired Captain John Symmes sent messages in 1818 declaring Earth hollow, habitable, with concentric spheres, open at poles 12-16 degrees.
Well, John, "entities" is a word that probably makes mainstream Christian believers a little uncomfortable because they're very comfortable with the traditional translations of the kinds of entities that are in the Bible.
And you will hear this sort of agnosticism in 1 John 4 that talks about contact experiences and in shamanic story around the world.
One example is in the Gospel of John, chapter 8.
And towards the end of John's Gospel, he makes clear to his Jewish followers that his God and Father was something unknown to them.
John 14:8: Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father, and then we should be satisfied." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and still you do not know me?
Of course, this echoes what Jesus had told the Jewish leaders in John 8, where he said: "You don't know me and you don't know my Father." So there is a dis-equation of Yahweh and the Father of Jesus.
One way they did that was by making her the woman that Jesus saves in John chapter 8.
The earliest copies of the Gospel of John do not have the story of the woman caught in adultery.
In John 1, it says in the beginning was the logos, the word; the word was with God.
I will judge every man according to his works; by your works you shall be judged." Goes with everything: "I don't know who you are if you didn't love the least." Once or twice in Matthew, once in Matthew, twice in John, three in Revelation—explicit.
John the Baptist prepared individuals for the Christ impulse through baptism.
Baptism by John: Induced spiritual recognition through life-recall
John Van Auken (Based on the Study of Edgar Cayce’s readings)
A modified version of John 1:1 with "the Word" replaced by "The Lords of the Word":
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
The Gospel of John is known for its high theological language and unique style, often emphasizing the divine nature of Jesus ("the Word").
However, the Greek style and vocabulary (e.g., use of "alētheia" for truth) remain consistent with the rest of the prologue (John 1:1-18), suggesting continuity.