Thrones

Triggered by a succession dispute over the throne of Hastinapura, it involved massive armies, divine interventions, and advanced weapons described in ancient texts.

"'I am not sent to sit upon a throne to rule as Cæsar rules; and you may tell the ruler of the Jews that I am not a claimant for his throne.

"Hear, now, ye worlds, dominions, powers and thrones!

the very throne of Herod seemed to shake.6. And Herod sent a courtier forth to bring the magians to his court.7. And when they came they asked again, Where is the new born king?

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.

If man would find his devil he must look within; his name is self.22. If man would find his saviour he must look within; and when the demon self has been dethroned the saviour, Love, will be exulted to the throne of power.23. The David of the light is Purity, who slays the strong Goliath of the dark, and seats the saviour, Love, upon the throne.

This son is Love whom men have called the Christ.18. Men call the Thought of heaven the Holy Breath.19. And when the Triune God breathed forth, lo, seven Spirits stood before the throne.

Men saw him as the One, the causeless Cause of all that is, and he was sacred unto them, as Tao to the dwellers of the farther East.17. The people lived in peace, and justice ruled.18. But, as in other lands, in Persia priests arose imbued with self and self desires, who outraged Force, Intelligence and Love;19. Religion grew corrupt, and birds and beasts and creeping things were set apart as gods.20. In course of time a lofty soul, whom men called Zarathustra, came in flesh.21. He saw the causeless Spirit, high and lifted up; he saw the weakness of all man appointed gods.22. He spoke and all of Persia heard; and when he said, One God, one people and one shrine, the altars of the idols fell, and Persia was redeemed.23. But men must see their Gods with human eyes, and Zarathustra said,24. The greatest of the Spirits standing near the throne is the Ahura Mazda, who manifests in brightness of the sun.25. And all the people saw Ahura Mazda in the sun, and they fell down and worshipped him in temples of the sun.26. And Persia is the magian land where live the priests who saw the star arise to mark the place where Mary's son was born, and were the first to greet him as the Prince of Peace.27. The precepts and the laws of Zarathustra are preserved in the Avesta which you can read and make your own.28. But you must know that words are naught till they are made alive; until the lessons they contain become a part of head and heart.29. Now truth is one; but no one knows the truth until he is the truth.

The blessings of the Three and of the Seven, who stand before the throne, will surely rest upon you evermore.22. Thus closed the lessons of Elihu and Salome.

Man never has been left without a beacon light to guide.17. And he has ever had a lighted lamp in hand that he may see the dangerous rocks, the turbid streams and treacherous pits.18. And so the Holy Ones have judged; when men have needed added light a master soul has come to earth to give the light.19. Before the Vedic days the world had many sacred books to light the way; and when man needed greater light the Vedas, the Avesta and the books of Tao Great appeared to show the way to greater heights.20. And in the proper place the Hebrew Bible, with its Law, its Prophets and its Psalms, appeared for man's enlightenment.21. But years have passed and men have need of greater light.22. And now the Day Star from on high begins to shine; and Jesus is the flesh-made messenger to show that light to men.23. And you, my pupil, you have been ordained to harbinger the coming day.24. But you must keep that purity of heart you now possess; and you must light your lamp directly from the coals that burn upon the altar of the Holy Ones.25. And then your lamp will be transmuted to a boundless flame, and you will be a living torch whose light will shine wherever man abides.26. But in the ages yet to come, man will attain to greater heights, and lights still more intense will come.27. And then, at last, a mighty master soul will come to earth to light the way up to the throne of perfect man.

1. When Jesus saw the sudras and the farmers in such multitudes draw near to hear his words, he spoke a parable to them; he said:2. A nobleman possessed a great estate; he had four sons, and he would have them all grow strong by standing forth and making use of all the talents they possessed.3. And so he gave to each a share of his great wealth, and bade them go their way.4. The eldest son was full of self; he was ambitious, shrewd and quick of thought.5. He said within himself, I am the oldest son, and these, my brothers, must be servants at my feet.6. And then he called his brothers forth; and one he made a puppet king; gave him a sword and charged him to defend the whole estate.7. To one he gave the use of lands and flowing wells, and flocks and herds, and bade him till the soil, and tend the flocks and herds and bring to him the choicest of his gains.8. And to the other one he said, You are the youngest son; the broad estate has been assigned; you have no part nor lot in anything that is.9. And he took a chain and bound his brother to a naked rock upon a desert plain, and said to him,10. You have been born a slave; you have no rights, and you must be contented with your lot, for there is no release for you until you die and go from hence.11. Now, after certain years the day of reckoning came; the nobleman called up his sons to render their accounts.12. And when he knew that one, his eldest son, had seized the whole estate and made his brothers slaves,13. He seized him, tore his priestly robes away and put him in a prison cell, where he was forced to stay until he had atoned for all the wrongs that he had done.14. And then, as though they were but toys, he threw in air the throne and armour of the puppet king; he broke his sword, and put him in a prison cell.15. And then he called his farmer son and asked him why he had not rescued from his galling chains his brother on the desert plains.16. And when the son made answer not, the father took unto himself the flocks and herds, the fields and flowing wells,17. And sent his farmer son to live out on the desert sands, until he had atoned for all the wrongs that he had done.18. And then the father went and found his youngest son in cruel chains; with his own hands he broke the chains and bade his son to go in peace.19. Now, when the sons had all paid up their debts they came again and stood before the bar of right.20. They all had learned their lessons, learned them well; and then the father once again divided the estate.21. He gave to each a share, and bade them recognise the law of equity and right, and live in peace.22. And one, a sudras, spoke and said, May we who are but slaves, who are cut down like beasts to satisfy the whims of priests--may we have hope that one will come to break our chains and set us free?23. And Jesus said, The Holy One has said, that all his children shall be free; and every soul is child of God.24. The sudras shall be free as priest; the farmer shall walk hand in hand with king; for all the world will own the brotherhood of man.25. O men, arise!

1. Benares is the sacred city of the Brahms, and in Benares Jesus taught; Udraka was his host.2. Udraka made a feast in honour of his guest, and many high born Hindu priests and scribes were there.3. And Jesus said to them, With much delight I speak to you concerning life--the brotherhood of life.4. The universal God is one, yet he is more than one; all things are God; all things are one.5. By the sweet breaths of God all life is bound in one; so if you touch a fibre of a living thing you send a thrill from the centre to the outer bounds of life.6. And when you crush beneath your foot the meanest worm, you shake the throne of God, and cause the sword of right to tremble in its sheath.7. The bird sings out its song for men, and men vibrate in unison to help it sing.8. The ant constructs her home, the bee its sheltering comb, the spider weaves her web, and flowers breath to them a spirit in their sweet perfumes that gives them strength to toil.9. Now, men and birds and beasts and creeping things are deities, made flesh; and how dare men kill anything?10. 'Tis cruelty that makes the world awry.

1. The ruined Babylon was near, and Jesus and the sage went through her gates and walked among her fallen palaces.2. They trod the streets where Israel once was held in base captivity.3. They saw where Judah's sons and daughters hung their harps upon the willows, and refused to sing.4. They saw where Daniel and the Hebrew children stood as living witnesses of faith.5. And Jesus lifted up his hand and said, Behold the grandeur of the works of man!6. The king of Babylon destroyed the temple of the Lord in old Jerusalem; he burned the holy city, bound in chains my people and my kin, and brought them here as slaves.7. But retribution comes; for whatsoever men shall do to other men the righteous Judge will do to them.8. The sun of Babylon has gone down; the songs of pleasure will be heard no more within her walls.9. And every kind of creeping thing and unclean bird will, in these ruins, find their homes.10. And in the temple Belus, Jesus and Ashbina stood in silent thought.11. Then Jesus spoke and said, Behold this monument of folly and of shame.12. Man tried to shake the very throne of God, and he assayed to build a tower to reach to heaven, when, lo, his very speech was snatched away, because in lofty words he boasted of his power.13. And on these heights the heathen Baal stood--the god wrought out by hands of man.14. Upon yon altar, birds, and beasts, and men, yea children have been burned in awful sacrifice to Baal.15. But now the gory priests are dead; the very rocks have shuddered and have fallen down; the place is desolate.16. Now, in the plains of Shinar Jesus tarried yet for seven days, and, with Ashbina, meditated long upon the needs of men, and how the sages could best serve the coming age.17. Then Jesus went his way, and after many days he crossed the Jordan to his native land.

Though carnal man will prostitute its sacred laws, symbolic rites and forms, for selfish ends, and make it but an outward show, the few will find through it the kingdom of the soul.15. And when the better age shall come the Universal Church will stand upon the seven postulates, and will be built according to the pattern given.16. The time has come; I go my way unto Jerusalem, and by the power of living faith, and by the strength that you have given.17. And in the name of God, our Father-God, the kingdom of the soul shall be established on the seven hills.18. And all the peoples, tribes and tongues of earth shall enter in.19. The Prince of Peace will take his seat upon the throne of power; the Triune God will then be All in All.20. And all the sages said, Amen.21. And Jesus went his way, and after many days, he reached Jerusalem; and then he sought his home in Galilee.

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?

1. The news soon spread abroad that Jesus, king of Israel, had come to Bethany, and all the people of the town came forth to greet the king.2. And Jesus, standing in the midst of them, exclaimed, Behold, indeed, the king has come, but Jesus is not king.3. The kingdom truly is at hand; but men can see it not with carnal eyes; they cannot see the king upon the throne.4. This is the kingdom of the soul; its throne is not an earthly throne; its king is not a man.5. When human kings found kingdoms here, they conquer other kings by force of arms; one kingdom rises on the ruins of another one.6. But when our Father-God sets up the kingdom of the soul, he pours his blessings forth, like rain, upon the thrones of earthly kings who rule in righteousness.7. It is not rule that God would overthrow; his sword is raised against injustice, wantonness and crime.8. Now, while the kings of Rome do justice, and love mercy and walk humbly with their God, the benediction of the Triune God will rest upon them all.9. They need not fear a messenger whom God sends forth to earth.10. I am not sent to sit upon a throne to rule as Cæsar rules; and you may tell the ruler of the Jews that I am not a claimant for his throne.11. Men call me Christ, and God has recognised the name; but Christ is not a man.

1. The Jewish paschal feast time came and Jesus left his mother in Capernaum and journeyed to Jerusalem.2. And he abode with one a Sadducee, whose name was Jude.3. And when he reached the temple courts the multitudes were there to see the prophet whom the people thought had come to break the yoke of Rome, restore the kingdom of the Jews, and rule on David's throne.4. And when the people saw him come they said, All hail!

shall I destroy my people all?10. And then his heart was stirred with pity and he said, I will not send a scourge; I will send forth my only son, heir to the throne, to teach the people love, and peace, and righteousness.11. He sent his son; the people scorned him and maltreated him, and nailed him to a cross.12. He was entombed; but death was far too weak to hold the prince, and he arose.13. He took a form man could not kill; and then he went again to teach the people love, and peace and righteousness.14. And thus God deals with men.15. A lawyer came and asked, What does messiah mean?

Messiah and the Christ are one.18. Because a man claims to be Christ is not a sign that he is Christ.19. A man may cause the streams to flow from flinty rocks; may bring storms at will; may stay tempestuous winds; may heal the sick and raise the dead, and not be sent from God.20. All nature is subservient to the will of man, and evil man, as well as good, have all the powers of mind, and may control the elements.21. The head gives not the proof of true messiahship, for man by means of intellect, can never know of God, nor bring himself to walk in light.22. Messiah lives not in the head, but in the heart, the seat of mercy and of love.23. Messiah never works for selfish gains; he stands above the carnal self; his words and deeds are for the universal good.24. Messiah never tries to be a king, to wear a crown and sit upon an earthly throne.25. The king is earthy, of the earth; Messiah is the man from heaven.26. And then the lawyer asked, Why do you pose as king?27. And Jesus said, No man has ever heard me say that I am king.

All kingdoms rise by force of arms; for force is king.10. This Jesus comes to overthrow this iron rule of force, and seat Love on the throne of power.11. And Jesus fears no man.

1. And Jesus and the twelve went to the mountain top, and Jesus said,2. Twelve pillars of the church, apostles of the Christ; light-bearers of the sun of life and ministers of God to men:3. In just a little while you must go forth alone, and preach the gospel of the king, first to the Jews and then to all the world.4. And you shall go, not with a scourge of cords to drive; you cannot drive men to the king;5. But you shall go in love and helpfulness and lead the way to right and light.6. Go forth and say, The kingdom is at hand.7. Worthy are the strong in spirit; theirs the kingdom is.8. Worthy are the meek; they shall possess the land.9. Worthy they who hunger and thirst for right; they shall be satisfied.10. Worthy are the merciful; and mercy shall be shown to them.11. Worthy they who gain the mastery of self; they have the key of power.12. Worthy are the pure in heart; and they shall see the king.13. Worthy they who are maligned and wronged because they do the right; their persecutors they shall bless.14. Worthy is the trustful child of faith; he shall sit in the throne of power.15. Be not discouraged when the world shall persecute and call you curst; but rather be exceeding glad.16. The prophets and the seers, and all the good of earth, have been maligned.17. If you are worthy of the crown of life you will be slandered, vilified and curst on earth.18. Rejoice when evil men shall drive you from their ways and cause your name to be a hiss and by-word in the street.19. I say, rejoice; but deal in mercy with the doers of the wrong; they are but children at their play; they know not what they do.20. Rejoice not over fallen foes.

1. The Christine master spent a time in prayer and then he called the foreign masters, and he said to them,2. Behold, I sent the twelve apostles unto Israel, but you are sent to all the world.3. Our God is one, is Spirit, and is truth, and every man is dear to him.4. He is the God of every child of India, and the farther east; of Persia, and the farther north; of Greece and Rome and of the farther west; of Egypt and the farther south, and of the mighty lands across the seas, and of the islands of the seas.5. If God would send the bread of life to one and not to all who have arisen to the consciousness of life and can receive the bread of life, then he would be unjust and that would shake the very throne of heaven.6. So he has called you from the seven centres of the world, and he has breathed the breath of wisdom and of power into your souls, and now he sends you forth as bearers of the light of life, apostles of the human race.7. Go on your way, and as you go proclaim the gospel of the Christ.8. And then he breathed upon the masters and he said, Receive the Holy Breath; and then he gave to each the Word of power.9. And each went on his way, and every land was blest.10. Then Jesus went alone across the hills of Galilee and after certain days he reached the coast of Tyre, and in the home of Rachel he abode.11. He did not advertise his coming for he did not come to teach; he would commune with God where he could see the waters of the Mighty Sea.12. But Rachel told the news and multitudes of people thronged her home to see the Lord.13. A Grecian woman of Phenecia came; her daughter was obsessed.

you came not for the bread of life;6. You came to gratify your selfish selves; you all were fed the other day across the sea, and you are after more of loaves and fish.7. The food you ate was nourishment for flesh that soon must pass away.8. You men of Galilee, seek not for food that perishes, but seek for food that feeds the soul; and, lo, I bring you food from heaven.9. You ate the flesh of fish, and you were satisfied, and now I bring the flesh of Christ for you to eat that you may live for evermore.10. Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; and then they ate the flesh of quail, and drank the waters of a flowing spring that Moses brought out from the rock; but all of them are dead.11. The manna and the quail were symbols of the flesh of Christ; the waters of the rock were symbols of the blood.12. But, lo, the Christ has come; he is the bread of life that God has given to the world.13. Whoever eats the flesh of Christ and drinks his blood shall never die; and he will hunger nevermore; and he will thirst no more.14. And they who eat this bread of heaven, and drink these waters from the spring of life cannot be lost; these feed the soul, and purify the life.15. Behold, for God has said, When man has purified himself I will exalt him to the throne of power.16. Then Jesus and the twelve went to Capernaum; and Jesus went into the synagogue and taught.17. And when the Jews, who heard him in Gennesaret, were come they said,18. This fellow is beside himself.

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.

And then he called to him a little child; he took it in his arms and said.10. The greatest is the little child, and if you would be great at all you must become as is this child in innocence, in truth, in purity in life.11. Great men scorn not the little things of earth; he who regards and honours such a child, regards and honours me, and he who scorns a child, scorns me.12. If you would enter through the kingdom gate you must be humble as this little child.13. Hear me, you men, This child, as every other child, has one to plead its cause before the throne of God.14. You scorn it at your peril, men, for lo, I say, its counterpart beholds the face of God at every moment, every day.15. And hear me once again, He who shall cause a little one to stumble and to fall is marked, accursed; and it were better far if he had drowned himself.16. Behold, offences everywhere!

Who can be saved?33. And Jesus said, The rich may give his gold away; the high may kiss the dust, and God will save.34. Then Jesus spoke this parable to them:35. A rich man lived in splendid state; he wore the finest garments men could make; his boards were loaded with the costliest viands of the land.36. A beggar, blind and lame, whose name was Lazarus, was wont to sit beside the waste gate of this home that he might share with dogs the refuse from the rich man's board.37. It came to pass that Lazarus died, and angels carried him away unto the bosom of our father Abraham.38. The rich man also died, and he was buried in a costly tomb; but in the purifying fires he opened up his eyes dissatisfied.39. He looked and saw the beggar resting peacefully in the bosom of his father Abraham, and in the bitterness of his soul he cried,40. My father Abraham, look down in mercy on your son; I am tormented in these flames.41. Send Lazarus, I beseech, that he may give me just a sup of water to cool my parched tongue.42. But Abraham replied, My son, in mortal life, you had the best things of the earth and Lazarus had the worst, and you would not give him a cup of water there, but drove him from your door.43. The law must be fulfilled, and Lazarus now is comforted, and you are paying what you owe.44. Besides, there is a great gulf fixed between your zone and us, and if I would I could not send Lazarus to you, and you cannot come up to us till you have paid your debts.45. Again the man in anguish said, O father Abraham, I pray, send Lazarus back to earth, and to my father's house, that he may tell my brothers who are yet in life, for I have five of them, about the horrors of this place, lest they come down to me and not to you.46. And Abraham replied, They have the words of Moses and the seers, let them hear them.47. The man replied, They will not hearken to the written word; bit if a amn would go up from the grave they might believe.48. But Abraham replied, If they hear not the words of Moses and the seers they would not be persuaded even though one from the dead stood in their midst.49. And Peter said, Lord, we have left our all to follow you; and what is our reward?50. And Jesus said, Most verily I say to you, that you who have left all to follow me shall come into a newness of a life hid deep with Christ in God.51. And you shall sit with me upon the throne of power, and judge with me the tribes of Israel.52. And he who conquers carnal self, and follows me through Christ shall have a hundred fold of that which is the wealth of life on earth, and in the world to come, eternal life.

All hail the empty tomb!10. All hail to him despised by men, rejected by the multitudes; for he is seated on the throne of power!11. All hail!

for he has called the pure in heart of every clime to sit with him upon the throne of power!12. All hail, the rending veil!

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.

This man is doing many mighty deeds, and if we do not stay him in his work, all men will look on him as king, and through the Romans he may take the throne, and we will lose our place and power.39. And then the chief priests and the Pharisees in council met and sought a plan by which they might put him to death.40. Caiaphas was the high priest then, and he came forth and said, You men of Israel, do you not know the law?41. Do you not know that in such times as these we may give up one life to save our nation and our laws?42. Caiaphas did not know that he was prophet, speaking out the words of truth.43. He did not know the time had come for Jesus to be offered up a sacrifice for every man, for Jew and Greek, and all the world.44. From that day forth the Jews conferred together every day, maturing plans to put the Lord to death.45. Now, Jesus and the twelve did not remain in Bethany; but in the hills of Ephraim, upon the borders of Samaria, they found a home, and there abode for many days.

I have observed your works and words three years and more;10. And I have often stood in your defence when your own countrymen would fain have stoned you as a criminal.11. But now the priests, the scribes and Pharisees have stirred the common people to a stage of frenzied wantonness and cruelty, and they intend to take your life.12. Because, they say, that you have sworn to tear their temple down; to change the laws that Moses gave; to exile Pharisee and priest and seat yourself upon a throne.13. And they aver that you are fully in league with Rome.14. The streets of all Jerusalem are filled this moment with a horde of madmen all intent to shed your blood.15. There is no safety for you but in flight; wait not until the morning sun.

The scribe took up a roll and read:31. To the Sanhedrim of the Jews and to Caiaphas the high priest, most honoured men:32. The highest duty man can render is to his nation and his own is to protect them from their foes.33. The people of Jerusalem are conscious that a mighty foe is in their very midst.34. A man named Jesus has come forth and claims to be heir to David's throne.35. As an imposter he is foe, and in the name of every loyal Jew we here submit these charges which we are competent to prove;36. At first, he blasphemes God; he says he is son of God; that he and God are one;37. And he profanes our holy days by healing, and doing other work upon the Sabbath days;38. And he proclaims himself the king, successor of our David and our Solomon;39. And he declares that he will tear our temple down and build it up again in form more glorious in three days;40. And he declares that he will drive the people from Jerusalem, as he drove out the merchants from the temple court; and bring to occupy our sacred hills a tribe of men that know not God;41. And he aver that every doctor, scribe and Pharisee and Sadducee, shall go in exile, and shall never more return;42. And to these charges we do set our hands and seals.

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 then he talked with them a long, long time.4. And the disciples asked, Will you restore the kingdom unto Israel now?5. And Jesus said, Be not concerned about the governments of men; the masters will direct.6. Do that which has been given you to do, and wait and murmur not.7. All power in heaven and earth is given unto me, and now I bid you go to all the world and preach the gospel of the Christ, the unity of God and man, the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal life.8. And as you go and preach, baptise the people in the name of Christ.9. They who believe and are baptised shall rise up in the newness of the life of Christ, and they who disbelieve shall rise not in the newness of the life of Christ.10. And you shall give to men the power I give to you.11. They who believe and are baptised shall heal the sick; shall cause the blind to see, the deaf to hear, the lame to walk;12. Shall cast the unclean spirits out of those obsessed; shall tread on deadly serpents and be not harmed; shall pass through flames and not be burned; and if they drink a poisonous draught it shall not kill.13. You know the sacred Word, which is the word of power.14. The secret things that I have told to you that may not now be told to all the world, you shall make known to faithful men who shall in turn reveal them unto other faithful men.15. Until the time shall come when all the world may hear and comprehend the words of truth and power.16. And now I will ascend to God, as you and all the world will rise to God.17. Behold, upon the day of Pentecost you all shall be endowed with power from on high.18. But here you shall remain till then in holy thought and prayer.19. Then Jesus went to Olivet, and his disciples followed him, and in a place not far removed from Bethany, he met the Marys and Salome;20. Met Martha, Ruth and Miriam; met Lazarus and a host of others who had come from Galilee.21. And Jesus stood apart and raised his hands and said,22. The benedictions of the Holy Ones, of the Almighty God, and of the Holy Breath, of Christ the love of God made manifest.23. Will rest upon you all the way till you shall rise and sit with me upon the throne of power.24. And then they saw him rise upon the wings of light; a wreath encircled him about; and then they saw his form no more.25. But as they gazed up into heaven two men, in robes of white, appeared and said,26. You men of Galilee, why gaze you thus so anxiously upon the ascending Lord?

The Holy Breath spoke with his tongue and said,13. And it shall come to pass in latter days, that I will breathe upon the sons of men, and fill them with the blessedness of holiness.14. Your sons and daughters will stand forth and prophesy; your young men will be seers; your old men will dream dreams.15. And I will show wonders in the heavens above, and marvellous signs in earth.16. Sounds will proceed from heaven and voices will be heard that men will fail to comprehend.17. The sun will fail to shine, the moon will wade in blood before the coming of the great day of the Lord.18. And it will come to pass that they who call upon the name of God in faith shall be redeemed.19. This is the day of Christine power; the day that he, the man from Galilee, is glorified.20. He came as a babe in Bethlehem and from his day of birth the kings of earth went forth intent to take his life.21. God held him in the hollow of his hand.22. Men called him Jesus, and they called him well, for he was sent to seek and save the lost.23. And Jesus grew to manhood and was subject unto all trials and temptations of the sons of men, that he might know the loads that men must bear, and know the way to succour them.24. In distant lands he lived and by the sacred Word he healed the sick, threw prison doors ajar, and set the prisoners free, and everywhere he was proclaimed, Immanuel.25. But wicked men despised him and rejected him, and by bribed men they proved him guilty of a score of crimes;26. And in the presence of a multitude of men who hear me now, they nailed him to a cross;27. They sealed him with the seal of death; but death was all too weak to hold him in the tomb and when immortal master said, Adon mashich cumi, he burst the bands of death, and rose again to life.28. He showed himself alive, not only to the rulers in Jerusalem, but to the many in the distant parts of earth;29. And then, before the wondering eyes of many who now hear me speak, attended by a retinue of courtiers of the angel world, he ascended to the throne of God.30. And being now exalted high, and having breathed to full the Holy Breath, he breathes again on us, and thus sheds forth what you now see and hear.31. You men of Israel, Know that God has made this man from Galilee would you abused and crucified, both Lord and Christ.32. And then the people said, What shall we do?33. And Peter said, This Christine Lord has sent us forth to open up the gates of dawn.

This notice came to Rio de Janeiro in the beginning of the year 1754: After a wide-reaching and bothersome journey, prompted on by the insatiable lust for gold, and almost lost in many years through this vast hinterland, we discovered a range of mountains so high that they appeared to reach the ethereal realm, and to serve as throne to the wind, to the very stars.