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1915 June
Messages from Jesus and Celestials on Divine Love 1915 June
June 2nd, 1915
Let me write just a little, as I need help. I saw how you helped the last spirit who wrote. It was wonderful what a change came to her as you told her of God's Divine Love. When she went with that beautiful spirit, who spoke so Lovingly to her, I thought that hope is for me too. So, I know you will help me, as I need it so much. You seem willing to help us all.
I am a woman who lived a great many years ago in a land that is far distant from your home. At a time that runs back into the centuries. I was an Egyptian Princess, and lived in the time when your Jesus, that I heard you speak of, was not known to the World. I was taught the philosophy of the ancient Egyptians. Osiris and Isis were our god and goddess. We worshipped them, but not in love, or soul adoration, but in fear and dread. They were not the Loving Father that you say your God is, but the dread things of power and wrath that called for our obedience through fear of punishment, and the tortures of the hells, which they were supposed to rule in, and there torment the spirits of mortals who disobeyed them. So you see, our souls were not developed with Love, but our minds were controlled with fear. We offered our sacrifices to appease the terrible threatening of their wrath.
I was naturally a Loving woman. In my Life, outside of my religious beliefs, I was compassionate and sympathetic. Those who were subject to me in our intercourse of government loved me, and were grateful and obedient subjects. When it became a question as to our worship and religious duties, I sacrificed many of them to satisfy the wrath and demands of our gods. These sacrifices were made at first openly, but so great did they become, and deleterious to the good of the nation in its political aspect, that latterly our sacrifices were made in private. But they were made nevertheless.
Our beliefs were as real and as earnest as are the beliefs of you Christians in your God of Love and Mercy. We did the will of our gods with as much belief that we were doing our duty, as do you the Will of the Father in the belief that you are doing your duty. As I now see, what a difference in the motives, and what a difference in the results. Our motives were to appease our angry gods, and thereby prevent their wrath from falling upon us who continued to live. Your motives are to get and be filled with the Divine Love and Mercy of a Father of Love, and to have your souls filled with that, which will enable you to live in His Presence, and become supremely happy.
In the long years that I have lived in the Spirit World, I have learned all this intellectually. And many other things that show me the cruelty and degradation of the beliefs that prevailed when I was a mortal, and which resulted in the deaths, physically, of many of my subjects, and the death also of their souls.
Love to us, was not a thing divine. Obedience and placating the anger of the gods were the divine things to us. Now, while I have heard of this Divine Love of your Father, and have seen the results of this Divine Love upon their appearances, and the apparent happiness of the worshippers of your God, yet I have never understood this Great Love, except in an intellectual way. My soul has never felt the influence of this Divine Love. I had never before thought it necessary for me to seek the secret of obtaining the benefit of this Divine Love. I now see that there is something more to this secret than the mere knowledge of the Divine Love's existence, which the mind tells me must exist. So, having in my journeys to Earth, heard of your meetings with the spirits who are seeking this Divine Love, or rather a way out of their darkness and sufferings, and having seen the effect of some of their efforts, I came to you to learn The Way, if possible, by which I may obtain the soul experience, which I have heard you, and the beautiful spirits who come to you, speak of.
Of course, my ancient beliefs still have some influence over me, though I have found that Osiris and Isis are myths. Yet, that negative knowledge has not supplied me with the means, by which I can get this Divine Love you speak of. While I know that the angry gods do not exist, still there is a void in my soul, which I realize has never been filled. So I pray that if you can help me to The Way that will lead to my finding this soul filling Divine Love that you speak of, I will be greatly obliged if you will do so, and will follow that way.
In the years since my coming into the Spirit World, I have lived in a number of Spheres, each one in succession, a progressive one. In none of these Spheres, which I have lived in, have I found that the inhabitants are possessed of this soul Love that I am anxious to obtain. In the Higher Spheres, in which I have lived, and in the highest, there is a wonderful development of the mental qualities. The knowledge possessed by these spirit inhabitants is beyond all conception of mortals. Sin does not exist in these Highest Spheres. Happiness is very great, and the spirits are very beautiful and bright. In my comparison of the beauty and brightness of these spirits, with those who claim this Soul Development of Divine Love, I notice a great difference.
We have our Loves, and our Harmonies. Peace reigns supreme. Yet I am not satisfied. So with many others who live where I do. The cause of this dissatisfaction is not revealed to us. Only, as I say, in my visits to the Earth Plane, and hearing of this Divine Love, have I become convinced that the Great Secret of our dissatisfaction may be found among those spirits who claim to have this Wonderful Love. So I come to you and ask you to show me The Way to learn of it.
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Well, I have visited the Earth Plane many times since I have been a spirit. Occasionally, I have conversed with the spirits who claim to have this Divine Love. They have, to some degree, told me of this Divine Love. I never thought much about it, until lately. I was happy in my condition, as I have told you of it, and did not think it worthwhile to inquire into the fact of what this Divine Love meant. Somehow, lately, the desire to learn of it has taken possession of me. Hence, I come to you because I see others coming to you who say they need help.
I did not go to the others you speak of, because I thought that I might get more help by coming to you first. The spirits who are seeking your help say that they can, in some way, obtain an advantage in coming to you first. I do not know why, but they believe it. When I saw the effect of their coming to you, I thought it might be so. Hence I came. I was the daughter of one of the early Pharaohs. My name was Princess Saleeba.
I do not know how to compute the centuries. I lived before the pyramids were built. So you see I have been in the Spirit World a long time. Not now, but sometime I will come again and write you more in detail a description of the Spheres through which I have progressed. I have called for your mother. She is so very beautiful. She must have a great amount of this Divine Love. She says that she will show me The Way to obtain it, and will Love me herself, and take me to the Greatest Spirit in all the Spirit World, in whom I can see this Divine Love developed in its Greatest Perfection. I am going with her.
So remember my promise to come again, for I will.
So with many thanks, and my kindest regards, I will say goodnight, Saleeba.
June 2nd, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
No, the Spheres in which she (Saleeba) lived are the ones that your grandmother described as, being the homes of the merely intellectual spirits. In these different Spheres are many sub spheres. The different races of humankind naturally congregate with those spirits of their own race. So that while this Egyptian may have lived in these different Spheres, it does not follow that she lived in the same sub spheres with the spirits of other races. In all probability she did not. She is a very ancient spirit, but her age, as compared with Eternity, that which is passed, as well as that to follow, is as a grain of sand on the seashore to all the rest of the sand. She is old as humans consider age. As we look upon it, she is of the now, and not very old.
She will tell you of the Spheres in which she lived. They will not be any different, or any greater than the ones your grandmother described. She has not progressed above the Sixth Sphere, and cannot, until she receives the Divine Love and Essence of the Father.
So, as she describes these Spheres to you, keep in mind the fact that she has never gotten beyond the Sixth Sphere, as described by your grandmother.
She may have passed through, what seems to her, many more Spheres than the ones described by your grandmother. All the various stages, through which she passed, constitute no more than the six lower Spheres. She never was in the Seventh Sphere, or passed through it.
So let your mind be settled on this point. No spirit, who is without this Divine Love, has ever gotten beyond the Sixth Sphere.
The ancient Bible patriarchs and prophets, such as Moses, Abraham, Elisha, and the others, never got beyond the Sixth Sphere, until my coming, when they received the Divine Love, The fact that they are ancient spirits does not necessarily imply that they are in a very high sphere now.
Your grandmother, for instance, is in a much Higher Sphere than all of the ancients who have never received the Divine Love.
So the fact that a spirit is ancient, does not, of itself, mean that it is of a very high order of spirit. Many a spirit who passed over comparatively recently is as high in the Sixth Sphere, as are these ancient ones. Many a spirit who came to the Spirit World within a short time, your wife for instance, is in a Higher Sphere, than many of these ancient ones who have been in the Spirit Life for centuries, yes, centuries upon centuries. For the reason, that these ancients have only the mental development, which can carry them into the Sixth Sphere only, while your wife has the Soul Development, which has already carried her to the Celestial Spheres.
So do not think that because a spirit who comes to you may be an ancient spirit, it may be in a High Sphere, or can instruct you in those things, which will lead you to the Father's Celestial Kingdom. For it is not True.
The Egyptian who came to you is now seeking this Divine Love. She will receive it, and progress higher, as she develops her soul. She will never get higher than the Sixth Sphere until her Soul Development fits her for the Higher Spheres (of Divine Love). The mere fact that she has the mental development, which enabled her to progress to the Sixth Sphere, will not help her in any degree to progress above it. As her Soul Develops, she will leave the Sixth Sphere, and inhabit a Sphere of Soul Education, which is in unison with her development. It may be the Third Sphere only. This Sphere will enable her to make more rapid progress, than if she should remain in the Sixth, because of the reasons that your grandmother portrayed in her message.
So do not be impressed with the thought that because a spirit is an ancient one, it can help you, or instruct you in those things, which pertain to your Soul Development.
Of course, their mental qualities are developed to a high degree. They can tell you many interesting things about the times in which they lived, and of their experiences in the Spirit World, but these things, while interesting, do not help you to attain to the Divine Kingdom. As regards this Soul Knowledge, they may be mere babes, totally devoid of all the things necessary for the Soul Development through Divine Love.
I have many things yet to write about. As we write, you will see that I am the True Jesus. That my Knowledge of the Father's Kingdom is the greatest possessed by any spirit, be they ancient, or modern. I wish that I could write to you every night, but under present earthly conditions, I cannot. ? Because, it might interfere with your Life on Earth.
As I have told you, very soon you will be in the condition, where I will have your services all to myself and my work.
I will not write more tonight. Only say, believe, and you will see the Glories of the Father, your own salvation, and Happiness.
Your friend and brother, Jesus.
June 5th, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
I am with you tonight, as I heard you longing for me. I have come to comfort and bless you.
My dear brother, you have the Divine Love of the Father in your soul, to a great extent this night. I see that you are very happy, and feel that the Father is very near you. I am so glad that your condition is such, for I want to tell you how much the Divine Love of the Father is waiting to Bless you, make you At-One with Him, and a True Child of His Affections.
I am now prepared to give you my next formal message. If you feel that you would like to take it tonight, I will do so.
Well then, I will write on the subject: "Why human must receive this Divine Love in order to be admitted to the Kingdom of Heaven, or Celestial Kingdom."
In that Celestial Kingdom, there are no spirits who have not received this Divine Love, so that their natures are of the Divine Essence of the Father. I do not mean that any spirit is perfect in this Divine Nature, but that the spirit has so much of this Divine Love in their soul, as to make them in Unison with the Divine Nature of the Father. There are different degrees of perfection, or rather there are different degrees of possession of this Divine Love by the spirits. Their happiness and glory are dependent upon the amount of Divine Love possessed by them. No spirit though, who is an inhabitant of this Kingdom, is without this Divine Love. No spirit has in its soul any sin or error, that may have been a part of it while in the Earth Life.
All the Celestial Spirits know that they are Immortal, just as the Father is Immortal. This Knowledge comes to them, only from the possession of this Divine Love, which is the Divine Essence that flowed into their souls from the Great Divine Nature of the Father. Should anything in the soul not be in Unison with the Soul of the Father, that spirit could not possibly enter into that Celestial Kingdom. As the soul of such spirit remains in such condition of inharmony, it can never be received into the Celestial Kingdom.
I know that among humans and spirits also, it is thought, and asserted, that the Father is All Merciful, All Good, and in His Great Plan for the Salvation of Humans, and for establishing the Harmony of His Universe, no human, or spirit, will be excluded from His Heavenly Kingdom. In this thought (and belief), mortals and spirits both are mistaken. I am sorry to say, that many of them will, when too late, realize this error.
God has certain Principles, which are fixed, and which are necessary for humans to know and obey, in order for them to become At-One with Him and partake of His Divine Nature. If they fail to obey the requirements of these Principles, they will forever be excluded from possessing, that in their souls, which will make them like the Father, and admit them to His Kingdom. They, in such condition, or want of the qualifications, even though they were admitted to the Kingdom, would not be happy. Their condition would wholly fail to respond to those things in the Celestial Kingdom, which give happiness to the True Children of the Father. They, of necessity, would be most unhappy. Heaven would not be a Heaven to them. So you see, all spirits, in order to inhabit this Celestial Kingdom, must have the prescribed requirements of Soul Love and Soul Development (in Divine Love).
As I said when on Earth: "He that enters into the sheepfold in any other way than through the gate is a thief and a robber." No thief or robber is fitted for this Celestial Kingdom of Divine Love.
Let human know, that no Mercy, or Love of the Father will be given them to enable them to enter this Celestial Kingdom, unless that human seeks this Divine Love, and this Mercy, in The Way the Father has ordained that they shall be sought for. No special providence will be extended to any human. If they come to the marriage feast without their wedding garment, they will be cast out, and not be permitted to enjoy the feast. Humans may reason to the extent of all their reasoning powers to prove that the Father, being a Loving and Merciful Father, will not cast them out, or keep them from entering this Celestial Kingdom, because they are All His Children, and the objects of His Love and favor. That one is as dear to Him as the other, and that He is no respecter of persons, therefore, will treat all alike. I tell them that they are mistaken. If they wait until the Great Day when the sheep shall be separated from the goats, they will realize, to their everlasting exclusion from this Celestial Kingdom, that what I say is True.
Of course, every spirit ever born is the object of the Father's Care. He makes no distinction between the spirits and mortals that He has Created, and wants every one of them to inhabit His Celestial Kingdom and partake of those things, which He has provided for them. Which are beyond their conception in the greatness of the grandeur and beauty of these things. He calls to All His Creatures to come and partake of these Great Provisions that He has made for them. No Creature is refused the Gift of these things, or heard to ask and not be answered with their bestowal. Yet, when that human, or spirit, who has this Great Boon, and The Way shown by which they can receive these gifts, refuses, or neglects, to follow that Way, or to receive these Gifts, in The Way ordained by the Father, then all these Great Gifts are withdrawn from them. Never, after the Great Day of Separation, will they have the privilege of receiving them.
Humans cannot say that the Father is unjust, unmerciful, or unloving because He forever, thereafter, shuts the door to these Privileges, or the opportunity of receiving them. Humans have rejected His Gift, and neglected to search His Plans for their Great Happiness. Consequently, they will have no right to complain, when they, like the foolish virgins, find the door shut against them.
So I say, humans must realize the necessity of putting on the wedding garments, and of filling their lamps with oil, in order to be admitted into the Celestial Kingdom.
I will not herein tell The Way in which humans must prepare themselves for an entrance into this Celestial Kingdom of the Father. It would take too long. I will, in a future message, explain this fully. I will say, before closing, that if humans will pray to the Father for the inflowing into their souls of His Divine Love, and have Faith, they will find themselves on The True Way to become inhabitants of His Celestial Kingdom.
As it is late, I must stop writing. With all my Love and blessings, and the Blessings of the Father, I will say goodnight.
Your friend and brother, Jesus.
June 5th, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
I merely want to tell you tonight that you are so much better in your condition for writing my messages, and for receiving the Divine Love of the Father in your soul.
You took my message last night in a very satisfactory way. I am pleased with the manner in which you caught my meaning. So very soon, we will have another message, and a very important one.
I am with you in your hours of lonesomeness, trying to help, comfort and lead you to the Divine Love of the Father.
Tonight I will not write more, as I desire that another shall write, who will give you a message that will interest you very much. I mean your grandmother. She is a very capable spirit, in discussing the things pertaining to the spirit. I mean, those things, which reveal to humans, the Truths of the Father, as she has learned them and understands them, and not merely in a mental sense, but in the way of her soul perceptions.
So you will receive much benefit from what she may write. You will realize that she is a wonderful spirit in the Knowledge of All these Things that tell of God's Divine Love, and of His Care and Mercy towards humankind.
I will now, with my Love and blessings, and those of the Father, say goodnight.
Your brother and friend, Jesus.
June 5th, 1915
Well my dear grandson, I am here, and desire to write awhile tonight about some things that are True, and show you the Workings of God's Divine Love, among humans and spirits.
I have had a great deal of experience, although, I have not been in the Spirit World a very long time, as we count time, which we do not. I merely use the expression that you may understand what I mean.
I am, as I told you, in the Second Celestial Sphere, where your wife and mother also are. In this Sphere, all the inhabitants are spirits who have been Redeemed by the Divine Love and Great Mercy of the Father, and by the Great Gift of Immortality, which Jesus wrote you about the other night.
I am now so developed in my soul qualities, that I realize that I am a part of the Father's Divine Nature. That I have in me, those Qualities of His Divine Nature that make me Immortal, and which Immortality can never more be taken from me. What I say applies to all the inhabitants of this Sphere.
Of course, you will understand there is yet more Divine Love, which we may obtain. Because our progress in the Divine Love never ceases, until we get into the Very Presence of the Father, and are able to see Him with our soul perceptions.
This phase you cannot possibly understand as you are now. When you come to the place where I am, you will. It is even possible for you, in a way, to comprehend it while in the Mortal Life. But not to the extent that you will when you become a spirit, and live in this Sphere.
Your mother and wife now have this Quality of soul perception. But even among us, there is a difference of comprehension of this. I am told, that as I progress Higher, and receive more of this Divine Love, this soul perception will become clearer and more satisfactory to me. So when you hear us say we are Redeemed, and have as our possession, a part of the Divine Essence of the Father, you must understand that it is a comparative thing, that we are not perfect. Even the Master is not perfect, as God is Perfect, so he tells us. But he is progressing in the acquisition of this Divine Love, and in the increased power of this soul perception.
Until we reach the First Celestial Spheres, we have not a sufficient quantity of this Divine Love, to make us partakers of this Divine Nature of the Father, to the degree that, all the Natural Loves are absorbed by the Divine Love. For all below that Sphere, have more or less of the mere Natural Love, which causes them to retain their worldly affections. I mean those things, which tend to retard their progress. Of course, our Natural Love for our relatives or friends does not leave us, even after we reach the Celestial Spheres. But when we become inhabitants of these Spheres, we have no interest in the affairs of Earth, or its government.
The Seventh Sphere is the one that divides those spirits who have merely intellectual or moral qualities, which are developed, as it were, to the Highest Degree, from those spirits who, in addition to mental and moral development, have their souls developed by the Divine Love of the Father.
No spirit, who has not this Divine Love, can become an inhabitant of the Seventh Sphere. So that when you hear of any of your spirit friends or acquaintances, or of any other spirits, being in the Seventh Sphere, you will know that these spirits have received the Divine Love, to an extent a little short of that which enables them to enter the First Celestial Sphere, and which makes them At-One with the Father, hence, Immortal.
The Sixth Sphere is one where the mental and moral qualities are developed to their greatest extent. It is not necessary for the spirit to have this soul development, to any great extent, in order to become an inhabitant of this Sphere. In other words, it is a Sphere, which is given more especially to those spirits who have given more thought to the improvement of their minds and their moral qualities, than to the development of their souls by obtaining the Divine Love of the Father. This Sphere is one of great happiness for these spirits of mental and moral excellence. It is the highest that they can attain to in their progression in the Spirit World.
Of course, these spirits may also receive this Greater Soul Development. For the Divine Love is free, and waiting for all of God's Children. But my observation has been, that when the spirits who find their happiness in purely mental pursuits, or in the development of their moral Natures, get into this Sphere, they seldom become dissatisfied enough with their condition of happiness, to desire or seek for a Greater One. In fact, the majority of them will not believe that there is any Greater Happiness that they can attain to. Hence, the deadening satisfaction, which possesses them.
I know it may be a little difficult for you to understand this matter, as I have attempted to explain it. But what I have said is True. In the day of separation, these spirits will realize that fact. But then it will be too late to remedy their neglect, or want of the soul desire for the Soul Development that comes only by the inflowing of the Divine Love into the soul, in sufficient abundance. Which is necessary to permit them to become inhabitants of the Celestial Kingdom.
Well, when a spirit enters the Spirit World, its condition of mental, moral, or spiritual development determines where it shall first live. In the large majority of cases, the first home of the spirit is the Earth Plane, and in that, there are a number of planes, respectively higher or lower than others. So when the spirit finds itself in the Earth Plane, it also finds that its condition is not much different from what it was on Earth. The same ideas of right and wrong, of beliefs, of affections, and of desires, obtain.
Sometimes these conditions will last for many years, and again the change can come comparatively soon. This change of condition depends frequently upon the friends or relatives, who try to help and instruct them when they come over.
If such spirit helpers are themselves developed in the line of intellectual pursuits, they will more naturally endeavor to direct the newly arrived spirit along the same line of thought and aspirations. So with the morally developed helpers, they will make the questions of morality the important ones for the new spirits to give attention to. So with the Spiritual helpers, or those who have received the Divine Love of the Father in their souls, and to whom such Divine Love is the most important thing in all the Spirit World. Naturally, they will endeavor to instruct the spirit in matters pertaining to this Divine Love, and the increased development of it. So you see, much depends upon the helpers, which the new spirit finds waiting its advent into the Spirit World, and the instructions which such spirit helpers give it.
More will depend upon the condition of the spirit itself. As I have said, when it comes into the Spirit World, it brings with it all its beliefs, desires and affections, and these respective qualities will, to a more or less extent, influence the directions of its progress. It is much easier to influence a spirit who has had, while on Earth, Awakened in them a Love of God, even to a small degree, to pursue the thoughts that will lead them into Spiritual Ways, than to persuade one who has never had that Awakening. So with the spirit who, while on Earth, gave their studies and thoughts to mental pursuits, to the exclusion of thoughts relating to God, or to (spiritual) religious matters. Such spirits will naturally be attracted to those things, which it considers a continuation of its earthly thoughts, or which will enable it to pursue the development of those thoughts. Consequently, they are its "treasures", which necessarily have the most of its affections. From these affections, will arise its desires, which will, unless something greater intervenes, cause it to follow the course of these desires. The same Principles can be applied to every condition of the spirit, mental, moral, or spiritual.
Now, to the point of your question.
Such spirit, following the natural inclination of its condition, as I have explained, will endeavor in its progress to get into that Sphere where there are afforded the greatest opportunities for the development of the particular phase of its condition, which constitutes its chief motive force. This is in accordance with a Spiritual Law.
The spirit desiring, above all else, the development of its mental qualities, will naturally seek that Sphere where these qualities have the greatest opportunity for such development. So with the moralist, and the spirit of (spiritual) religious thought.
Now, God, in His Great Wisdom and Goodness, has provided these several Spheres, and made them suited for the purposes of their Creation. All the spirits have the choice, as to which they will enter and seek to live in. Of course, not only one Sphere of its kind is provided, but there are several so provided, so that there may be progression on the part of spirits who have these several phases of desires and attractions.
The Second, Fourth and Sixth Spheres are appropriated for those spirits who have more of the qualifications and desires for advancement in their mental and moral pursuits, or rather for the development of those qualities possessed by them, which pertain more to the mental and moral Natures.
Of course, in their progress from the lowest to the respective Higher Spheres that I have mentioned, the spirit must pass through the intervening Spheres. But they do not linger in them, or seek to make them their homes, or stay in them for their development. Because in these intervening Spheres, the qualities which these spirits are attempting to develop, are not given much attention. These spirits would not be much benefitted by remaining in these Spheres. The fact of passing through these intervening Spheres does not indicate that these spirits, in so passing, in any degree, receive any additional Love, or development of their soul qualities. So that a spirit in the Third Sphere, possessing the Divine Love, may have more Soul Development, than one who lives in the Sixth Sphere, who has not the Divine Love.
So in contrast to the Second, Fourth and Sixth Spheres, that I have named, the Third, Fifth and Seventh Spheres are the ones appropriated to, and specially prepared for, the spirits who are seeking the development of the Divine Love into their souls. In these spheres, Divine Love is the Great Thing that is sought for and acquired. The spirits of these Spheres may be just as highly developed in their mental and moral qualities, as are those before described. Frequently, they are more so, for with the Soul Development in the Divine Love, strange, as it may seem to you, comes mental and moral development. This development of the mind is not the chief thing for which these spirits seek. Every desire and aspiration with them is subordinated to their great efforts to obtain this Divine Love, to the Highest Degree, and ever and ever are these spirits seeking for It. They have never become satisfied, in contrast to those who merely seek the mental and Natural Love development.
As I have said, beyond the Sixth Sphere, these merely mental or moral seekers cannot progress, unless they seek for the Divine Love. In this Sixth Sphere the mind's happiness is reached. The Sixth Sphere is a more prolific one of probation, in the sense that many of these spirits are Awakened to the necessity of seeking this Soul Development, because after some of these spirits have been there for a long time, they commence to realize this limitation to their mental happiness. Strange as it may seem to you, they frequently make their first start by calling up the recollections of their childhood days, when they were taught and believed that God Loved them, and that His Love was the Greatest Thing in all the World. So you see here illustrated, in a way you probably never have thought of, the saying of Jesus that, "except ye become as little children ye can in no wise enter the Kingdom of Heaven."
But many of these spirits have no childhood recollections of this kind. Then comes the work of the Higher Spirits who have been Redeemed by this Great Love of the Father.
In all this, you will see how God recognizes and respects the independent will of His Creature. He does not force them to seek His Divine Love. But waits until they, by their own experience, learn that what they once thought was all sufficient for their happiness, is not sufficient. Realizing this insufficiency, they become dissatisfied. With such dissatisfaction, comes the wish to learn the great unknown of desire. Which, at last, causes them to feel their dependence upon a Source of Happiness not emanating from themselves. Thus, my dear son, in my imperfect way, I have attempted to give you a description of the several Spheres, their character, and the object of their Creation.
You must believe what I have told you, for it is True. In believing, you will see the great advantage in striving to enter the Spheres of the Soul, or the Divine Heavens. For in doing so, you will not only gain your Soul's Development, but also the development of your mental qualities, and your moral Nature also.
Thus, you will understand the great saying of the Bible: "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you."
Well, I have written you a long letter, and must stop. So with all the Love of a devoted grandmother, I will say, goodnight.
Ann Rollins.
June 5th 1915
I am here Helen.
Well sweetheart, you had a wonderful and vital message from Jesus. You must study it! It lies at the foundation of all the future happiness of humans, and spirits. Of course, you know The Way, and will follow it. But. there are so many humans now living, and who have lived, who will never see the Kingdom of Heaven, or the Celestial Heavens.
I am so glad that I have found this Divine Love, which makes me a Redeemed Spirit. I am just as glad that you have. To think all our band has. as well as many of the darkened spirits who have come to you for help. Have you ever thought of the greatness of the work that you are doing, and what the probable result will be to you, as well as to them? Well, I am not able to tell you, but the Master says great will be your reward.
Oh, my Ned, what a Blessing it is that you have such a wonder power given you as to be able to do this Great Work of Love and Salvation.
With all my Love, and earnest prayers for you happiness, I am, you own True and Loving Helen.
June 6th, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
I want to tell you once, and for all, that the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) is not God, and that the "Unpardonable Sin" is a thing which has no existence, either in the World of mortals, or in the Spirit World. I never used the expression contained in the Bible, in reference to the "unpardonable sin". It has done more harm to my cause than most any other thing.
Well, I was not conceived by the Holy Ghost, as many believe. I was a human, Created and born as other humans, only, as I have told you, I was without sin.
All writings, which make the Holy Spirit equal to the Father, are untrue. The Holy Spirit, as I have told you, is a mere Instrument of God, in doing His Work among humans. For humans to believe that the Holy Spirit is God, is blasphemy. Even that sin will be forgiven humans.
I hope that before we get through our writings, I will make it so plain and convincing that the Holy Spirit is not God, but a mere spirit, although the Greatest Spirit in His Kingdom, that humans will cease to worship it as God.
Yes, I will write a formal message on this subject. You will see that the Holy Spirit cannot possibly be God. So do not let this question interfere with your belief in me, or in what I write to you. You are now in The Way to Truth and the Kingdom. If you will continue to pray, and have Faith, you will become an inhabitant of that Kingdom, no matter what the Bible may say, which is apparently in conflict with what I write.
So with all my Love, I will say goodnight.
Your friend and brother, Jesus.
June 7th, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
I want to write to you tonight about my birth and Life, up to the time of my public ministry.
I was born in Bethlehem, as you know, in a manger. When I was a few days old, my parents took me to Egypt, in order to avoid the soldiers of Herod who were sent to destroy me. Who did kill a great number of male infants of less than two years of age. The Bible story of my birth, the flight of my parents and the murder of the innocents, is substantially correct. I only wish to add to it, that when my parents arrived in Bethlehem they were not compelled to seek the manger of a stable in order that I might be born on account of poverty. They were supplied with funds, and everything that was needed, to make my birth comfortable for my mother. As a matter of fact, my father was not poor in the World's goods, as poverty was considered in those days.
The Bible says the wise men came and brought offerings of gold and frankincense to my parents, or rather to me. My parents have told me that it did not amount to so very much, so far as the money value of the same was concerned. That their expenses of fleeing to Egypt were met by the funds that my father had prior to his reaching Bethlehem.
After they arrived in Egypt, my father sought the home of a Jew who was his relative, and lived there for a long time, doing the work that his trade fitted him to do. By his work supported the family, and to an extent, educated myself and my brothers and sisters. I had four brothers and three sisters, and were all, except myself, born in Egypt.
When I became of proper age, I attended the common school provided for small children. I was taught those things that had to do with the religion of the Jews, and some things that were not religious in their nature. I was never taught the philosophy of the Egyptians, or of the other pagan philosophies. When it is stated that I received my religious ideas, or moral teachings, from any of these philosophers, they are mistaken. My education, as to these matters of religion, was derived from the Teachings of the Old Testament, or rather from Jewish teachers whose textbook was the Old Testament.
My development in the Knowledge of the Truths, which I taught during my public ministry, was caused by my Inner Spiritual Faculties (soul perceptions). My teacher was God, who, through His Angels, and through my soul perceptions, caused to come to me those Truths, or rather the Knowledge of them. In no other way did I obtain it (that Knowledge of the Truths of God). I was not born with the Knowledge, that I was the son of God, sent to Earth to teach these Great Truths. Or, to announce to humankind the Re-bestowal of the Great Gift of Immortality, and the means of acquiring it. This Knowledge of my mission came to me after I became a man, and had the frequent communions with God by my Spiritual Senses.
I was never in the presence of the Jewish priests, expounding to them the Law, and asking questions, when about twelve years of age, as stated in the Bible. Not before my first appearance, after I became a man, did I attempt to show priest, or layman, that I was the Messenger of the Father, sent by Him to proclaim the Glad Tidings of Immortality Restored, and of the Great Love of the Father, which was necessary to make all humans At-One with Him, and to give them a home in His Celestial Kingdom.
I never was a sinful boy, or man, and did not know what sin was in my heart. Strange as it may seem, I never sought to teach others these Truths, until after my mission was declared by John the Baptist.
In my boyhood days I was the same as other boys. Engaged in the plays of childhood, and had the feelings of a child. Never thought I was anything else than a child. In no wise, was I different from other children, except in the particulars that l have named. Any account of me to the contrary is untrue.
My teachings were those that the Father had committed to me from the beginning, which I was only conscious of after I became a close communicant of the Father, and learned from Him my mission. So you must believe that I was a son of man as well as a Son of God, and that in the literal sense. I would not have been True to my mission, had I claimed that I was the only son of God. It is not True, and humans should not so teach it.
Yes, I know, it was said that my mother was told of the object of my birth, and what a blessed woman she was. This is not True. My mother, as she has told me, had no reason to suppose that I was different from other children born of humans. The story of the Angel of God coming to her, and telling her that she must submit to the birth of a child who would be begotten by God, or by His Holy Spirit, and that she, as a virgin, should bear and give birth to that child, is not True. She never, in all her Life, told me that she had any such visitor. I know that she would be as much surprised, as are many humans, that such a thing as the birth of a child by a virgin could take place. So you see the Bible account of my being begotten, and all the attending circumstances, are not True.
My father Joseph never supposed, at anytime, that I was not his child. The story of the angel coming to him and telling him that he must not put her away because of appearance is not True. He never, in all my conversations with him, intimated that I was other than his own child.
Between the time that I was twelve years of age, and my public ministry, I lived at home with my parents, and assisted my father in his business of carpenter. During all this time, no hint ever fell from him that I was not his child, or that I was different from other children, except that I did not do sinful things.
When I commenced to get this Divine Love into my soul, I became very close to the Father. This relationship resulted in my realizing that I was sent by God with a mission to perform, and a Great and Important Truth to declare. At last, the voice in my soul, told me that I was my Father's True Son. I believed it, and commenced to teach and preach the Truths of His Divine Love bestowed, and the salvation of humans.
I knew John the Baptist when I was a child growing up. He was my cousin. We often played together, and afterwards discussed the Truth of my mission, and the way in which it should be made known to the World. John was a great psychic, and saw in his vision who I was, and what my mission on Earth was. Hence, when the time came, he made the announcement of my coming. He realized the difference in our missions, and spoke of his not being worthy to loosen my shoes. Yet, he did not fully understand my mission, and the Great Truth of the Bestowal of Immortality upon human by the Father.
I first became the Christ, when I was anointed by my Father. That occurred at the time of my baptism by John. I, as Christ, am different from myself as Jesus. Christ means that Principle, which the Father has conferred upon me, which made me At-One with Him, in the possession of this Great Love. Christ is that Divine Love itself, made manifest in me as human. This Christ Principle is Universal. Is everywhere, just as is the Holy Spirit. I (as Jesus) am limited in my place of occupancy, just as you are.
I never, as Jesus merely, promised the great gift, mentioned in the Bible. Such as, where two or three are gathered together there will I be also. It would be impossible for me to be in all places at the same time. But Christ, being without form, or limitation, is Omnipresent. Consequently, may fulfill my promise in this regard. Christ is as much alive today as ever. He (the Christ Principle, or Holy Spirit) was never crucified, and never died, as did Jesus.
Well, I think you are too sleepy now to continue. ? Well because you need sleep. I know of no special influence being exerted over you to produce sleep.
I will continue in the near future.
Your brother and friend, Jesus.
June 7th, 1915
I am here, Helen.
Well, sweetheart, you are too sleepy to write, as you had better go to bed and get a good night's sleep.
The Master was not at all offended. He understood that you could not keep awake sufficient to write. He will finish the next time. You will be interested in the discourse.
With all my Love, I will say goodnight.
Your own True and Loving Helen.
June 8th, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
I will continue my letter as to my birth and work, as I commenced it last night.
When I was satisfied that I was chosen by my Father to perform His Work of declaring to the World, the Bestowal of His Great Gift of the Divine Love that was in His Nature, and which formed the Predominant Principle of that Nature, I commenced my ministry. I continued to work for the Redemption of Humankind on Earth until my death on the cross. I was not then as perfect then, as I am now. My Knowledge of the Truths of the Father was not so great then, as it is now.
Let humans know though, that what I taught was True, even though I did not teach All the Truth. They will learn that I am my Father's True Son. The Special Messenger, by whom these Great Truths was to be taught to humankind.
I was not, when on Earth, so filled with the Divine Love of the Father as I am now. I had not the power to make humans feel, that this Divine Love is the only thing that will reconcile them to the Father, and make them At-One with Him, as I have now. So humans must believe that I am communicating to them, the Real Truths, which will show them The Way to the Fathers Divine Love, and to their own salvation.
You have in your mind the desire to know how it was that the wise men came to me with their offerings and adoration, if I was not specially created by God to become His Son and representative on Earth.
Well, the wise men came. Their coming was not because of any knowledge they had that I was a child divinely created, or that I was not a natural child, but because they were astrologers. At the time saw a new and brilliant star in the heavens, which to them, meant that some important event had taken place. Being students of the Old Testament, wherein such a star was referred to as the forerunner of the birth of a saviour, they concluded that that star was the one intended, and that my birth being a lowly one, as they expected, was the one that the Scriptures meant, consequently, that I was the Christ spoken of. Outside of this knowledge as astrologers, and that of the Scriptures, they had no knowledge that I was the Christ to be born. When it is asserted that they had any information from God, or His Angels, that I was the Christ, that assertion is not True.
I know this because since my coming to the Spirit World, I have met these men, and talked with them. They have told me what I write. So, while I was the Christ referred to in the Bible, I mean in the prophecies of the Old Testament, yet, those wise men had no other knowledge of that fact than what I have told you.
I know that I was sent by the Father to perform the mission which I performed, and that it was intended in the beginning that I should be anointed as the Christ. This, I did not know, until after I became a man, and was then told what my mission was by the Angel, and my own inner voice (soul perceptions).
My mother, father, or brethren did not know. Even after I had proclaimed my mission, and showed the Wonderful Powers that had been given to me, they did not believe in my mission. They thought that I was besides myself. That is, as you say, crazy, with the belief that I was the Chosen One of my Father. The Bible, itself, shows that this was their condition of mind.
So, while I am the Christ of the Bible, and the Chosen Instrument of the Father, to make known the Great Truths, which I have proclaimed, and which I shall proclaim through you, yet I am not the only begotten son of God, in the sense in which it is usually accepted. Much less am I God. As I have said, there is Only One God. I am merely His son and teacher, sent to the World to declare to humankind the Bestowal of the Gift of Immortality, and The Way in which humans may obtain it.
I will deal further with myself as we progress in our writings. Let no human believe that I was born of the virgin Mary, or that, I was begotten by the Holy Spirit, or that I am God. All these things are not True.
For the present I will stop. With all my Love and blessings, and the Blessings of the Father, will say goodnight.
Your friend and brother, Jesus.
June 8th, 1915
I am here, Your Old Professor.
I am very happy. I want to tell you that you are in much better condition to write than you have been since I commenced to write to you. I am so glad of it, for it indicates improvement in your physical, as well as your mental condition.
I was much interested in the last message of the Master, because it sets forth facts, which are not in accord with the Bible story, and with what I had been led to believe. Of course, he knows what the Truth is. When he tells us anything, we never, for one moment, doubt him. Neither must you.
When you come to analyze, and consider, the statements made by him, you will find them more in accord with reason, than the story contained in the Bible. In his statements, there is nothing miraculous, or that calls for a belief that is beyond the reason to conceive of. Everything is so natural, and in accord with the workings of Nature, as has been observed in the case of the birth of every other human being. His statement as to how and when there came to him the Knowledge that he was the Chosen One of God, to bring to Earth the Glad Tidings of the Restoration of Immortality, and the Divine Love of the Father waiting for All Humankind, is I believe very new, and will be surprising to most humans.
How reasonable this is. Had he known from the time of his birth that he was the Christ, which had been promised to the Jews, is it possible that during all the thirty years, in which he remained in obscurity, he would not have made his mission known, and commenced the work of proclaiming to humankind the Glad Tidings, which he afterwards proclaimed? It seems wholly incredible that he would not have done so. The years from twenty-five to thirty are very important years in the Life of a human. Many great things have been accomplished by mere human during that period of Life. It is not reasonable that one who had the Knowledge, from his infancy, that he was the Special Messenger of God, clothed with all the powers and Knowledge of the Truth, which Jesus displayed, after he commenced his public ministry, would have remained in seclusion during the years that I have named, and not given the World the benefit of these great possessions. No, to me, his story is one in consonance with reason. I must believe it. At any rate, the fact that he say it is True, is sufficient.
Well, I had hoped to resume my discourse on the Laws of the Spirit World before now, but your time has been so occupied that I could not intrude upon you. Very soon, if agreeable to you, we will continue.
With all my Love, I will say goodnight.
Your old professor and teacher, Joseph Salyards.
June 8th, 1915
I am here, Bright Star.
Yes, I did. Let me tell you that I am with you tonight for the purpose of helping you get out of your despondency. You must not be so downhearted. You are too lonely to be left alone. Go to the Lord for help. I am not the only one here. Your wife, father, mother, grandmother, Jesus Christ, and Prof. Salyards are here. I know him very well. He is your friend, and my friend. He is not the only one that you will hear from tonight.
Come to the savior's Love, you will be helped.
Question: Are you Bright Star?
Yes, I am, and you must believe that I am. Yes, very often I come to help you, and try to let you know that you are not to be left to your own ways of thinking.
Shall I go to Mrs. R. B.?
Yes, you must come soon. I will talk to you. You will know that I am the Indian Squaw that you spoke to when you were present on the two occasions that you visited the medium.
Question by Mr. Padgett: Who wrote Saturday night?
Youwere written to by your father, mother, grandmother, your wife, also Jesus. Yes, he will, if you will call for him. He will teach you the Truths of the Bible, and of his own Knowledge. He is the Greatest of All Teachers. He is a lovely spirit, and Loves you, and All Humankind. Be a True Follower of his teachings. You will become a very Spiritual human. He is the only one for you to follow. Yes I do. He teaches me, and all of us, who have the Divine Love of God in our hearts.
Question: Are you Indians in the Earth Plane?
I am in the Fourth Sphere. We are only in the Earth Plane to help you mortals. Our home is not here, but higher up.
Question: Are visits to Mrs. R. especially beneficial?
No! It is not. You may be helped some by learning that your friends are not dead, but living.
Question: Did the spirits actually speak to me at the sance?
Yes, they all spoke to you. You cannot help but believe that they did.
Question: What was the meaning of the Light?
It was merely the power of the spirit manifested. No, it did not mean anything in particular. It was merely an evidence of the presence of spiritual power. Yes, your wife is the one provided for you.
Question: Do you know Mr. Colburn?
Yes, I do. He is a very good man, and is gifted with the power of clairvoyance, and having taps come to him. He is not a very strong medium, but is going to become such in the near future. You will be able to help him develop as a medium, in the way of writing with the planchette. You are too Spiritual to be long without the power of seeing the Truth of the Lord's Ways. Yes, but not in as great a degree as you will soon have. You are very near the Kingdom. Keep trying for the Light. You will soon get it. Then you will be able to help humankind, in a Spiritual, and a physical way. Be only True to yourself, and God.
Question: Did not the people at the sance think of her only in a material way?
Yes, that is the way that they thought of me. I am more than that. I have a Spiritual side to my being, as well as the side that they know of. You however, can see the Spiritual side, for you are Spiritually minded, and not satisfied with mere phenomena. With you, I like to talk of Spiritual Things.
Let me go now.
Goodnight, Bright Star.
June 15th, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
I want to tell you tonight that you are much better in your Spiritual condition. I desire to write a message, and have you take it, if you feel that you are in condition.
Well, I desire to write on the subject of; "Why humans should believe that I, who write to you, am the True Jesus of the Bible. Why I write to you."
When I lived on Earth, humans did not believe that I was a God, or that I was anything more than a Teacher of God's Truths, possessed of Wonderful Powers, not then so well understood, as they are now, since humans have comprehended, to a limited extent, the possibility of the Spirit Forms operating through the Material World. That is; the spirits of humans, and the mortals of the other, have the power to communicate with one another. That the powers possessed by the spirits, which are almost unlimited, may, to a certain extent, be conferred upon and exercised by humans. This intercommunication, and possession of powers, and the conferring thereof on humans, was not so well understood when I was on Earth, as they are now.
I, by reason of my Soul Development, and my Knowledge of Spiritual Things, was able to exercise these powers, to an extent that made the people of my time suppose that I was the only Son of God, possessed of many of His Powers and Attributes. As a matter of fact, I was possessed of these Powers and Attributes. I was only a mortal when on Earth. Only a spirit after I passed from the Earth to the Spirit Life. Of course, my Development of the Soul Qualities, were such, as to enable me to do many things on Earth, which no other mortal could do. After I became a spirit, to obtain a position in the Spirit World that no other spirit had obtained. Yet I am only a spirit. A Highly Developed one, possessing more Knowledge of God's Truths, and having more Soul Development, than any other spirit.
If I were God, or a part of God, I would be something more than the mere spirit that I am. My position would be such, that I could not, or would not, communicate with you in the manner that I do. I am only a spirit, having the same form and means of communicating with the mortals of Earth that other spirits havem only to a greater degree. I am not doing that, which should be surprising to humankind. My home, of course, is in a Sphere far above that of the Earth Sphere. My condition of Soul Development is far greater than that of any other spirit. I am not of the Earth, in any particular. Yet my powers are correspondingly great. My ability to communicate is in accordance with my powers and Knowledge.
If I were God, I would not resort to the means of communication that I do now. It would not be surprising that humans would not believe that I would so communicate. As I said, not being God, there is no reason that I should not communicate through you, or any other qualified medium, the Great Truths of my Father, and the Plan provided by Him for Human's Salvation.
So humans should not think that because I am the Jesus of the Bible, and have for so many years been accepted and worshipped, by so large a part of the human race as God, or rather, a part of Him, that therefore, it must not be believed that I as a spirit, have not the qualifications and powers of other spirits, and because I do so communicate, that I do that which as God I should not do.
Well, I must not write more as you are not just in condition. I will finish the next time you write, as I very much want humans to understand my position, with reference to them, and to the Spirit World.
I am not so much in rapport with you tonight as usual. You are not in condition to take my meaning. We will try again, soon.
Iwant you to pray more to the Father, and have more Faith. I will come again soon. I will say goodnight.
Your friend and brother, Jesus.
June 17th, 1915
I am here, Joe Shellington.
Well, I am glad to be able to write to you, and let you know that I am in the Land of the Living. I have waited a long time to write to you, as your band would not consent to my writing. I had to wait until it was agreeable to them, as well as to you.
I am in a state of semi-darkness. I am suffering somewhat from the recollections of my Life on Earth. Thanks to your wife, I am commencing to see the Light, and to learn The Way out of my sufferings.
When I found myself dying, I thought that I was going to sleep, that my body was resting from the cares and pains, which my sufferings had caused. When my spirit was separated from my body, I hovered around for a long time, expecting that when my body should feel refreshed, I would go into it again and continue my Life on Earth. After waiting a long time and failing to see my body awaken, I commenced to wonder what had taken place. At last, came to the conclusion that I was a dead one. That no more would I walk on Earth as a mortal.
Well, as soon as I realized that fact, I looked around and saw my mother and father, and several others that I knew on Earth. They told me that I had died, and was then a spirit, and would never more go into my body. I commenced to ask questions, and wanted to know where I was, and what place I was in. They told me that I was in the Spirit World, and in what is called the Earth Plane, and that my future home would be in that Plane until I had by repentance and suffering, progressed to a higher one.
My mother, who is a very beautiful spirit, tried to comfort me. Told me that I must now think of the things that belong to the Spirit World, and not let my thoughts run on the things that I had been interested in while a mortal. While I considered her advice, and was impressed with what she said, yet I could not follow her advice, as I was compelled by something, which I did not understand, to give my thoughts to the affairs of Earth, especially to my wife and daughter. I was with them nearly all the time for many long days. I tried to speak to them and advise them what they should do. They would not pay any attention to me. Of course, I know now that they did not know that I was present, and did not hear my voice. At the time, I thought it very strange. They were just as real and unchanged to me as when I was with them in the body.
I never fully realized what my position was until long months after I died. I could not think of anything but them at first, and was with them all the time. I saw them sorrowing and weeping because of my death. I tried so hard to comfort them, but all to no purpose. I, at last, saw that it was utterly hopeless for me to make them feel that I was with them. So I sought for Light, or information, among my spirit friends. Sought from them to know how I could reach my dear ones. I could get no consolation, as they told me that it was only through the instrumentality, or help, of some Earth medium, could I ever be able to communicate with them, or let them know that I was still alive, and loved them just as I did when on Earth.
So one time in my wanderings, I entered the circle of the medium, where you heard me talk to you. Then I was happy, because I thought that now I would be able to reach my wife and daughter. I was disappointed, for you never told them that I had talked to you. I wanted them to know that I was anxious to talk to them. I suppose you thought that they would not believe, and so neglected to tell them. You were mistaken in this, as they would have believed you, had you told them.
My wife knows something of Spiritualism. Though she has not much faith in it, While she may not absolutely have believed, yet she would have had interest enough in it to have sought for the opportunity to learn more, and if possible to hear me speak to her. So while you disappointed me, yet I cannot altogether blame you.
But, old friend, do not fail to let her know that I have written to you tonight. If not too much trouble, I would like for you to send her a copy of this message.
I still Love her, am with her very often, and try my best to make her feel my presence, and realize that I am doing my best to comfort her. If she only knew how dear she is to me, and that my whole heart burns with Love for her, she would be happier. I believe that she will be mine when she comes over, and through All Eternity. So do not fail to send her a copy of this message.
When I passed over, I was not one particle afraid. While I was not just in condition to know what was taking place, yet there was no dread or apprehension of my being, in any way, harmed. I arose, as I have said, from my body, but did not leave it, and stayed with it and with my loved ones, even until it was buried, and then continued with my dear wife.
After I realized that I was a spirit, I found myself in a dark atmosphere, surrounded by dark spirits, who, I supposed, were like myself. My mother, while she often came to me, did not live with me, but, as she told me, in a Higher Sphere, where much happiness exists.
I was not happy. I suffered very much from my recollections of my Earth Life, and had no fixed home. All spirits, in a condition like mine, have to roam about with no place that they can call home. Often, have I longed for a home but found none. Even now, I have one that is not very beautiful. I am progressing. Light is coming to me, and my sufferings are decreasing. I rather expected to find myself in hell, as I was not a Christian. As I was taught, that all who are not Christians and believe in Jesus must go to hell. I have not seen that hell. I do not believe that there is any such place. Yet the sufferings, which we all have, create a hell enough for any spirit who wants such a hell.
Well, I am now learning to pray to God, and to believe in His Love. The more I pray and the stronger my belief becomes, the more Light I see, and the less I suffer. Your wife came to me at about the time I spoke to you at the medium's, and tried to help me. She has been with me many times since, and has helped me very much. She is a beautiful spirit, and seems filled with the Divine Love of God, as she says.
So I am seeking that Divine Love. I believe that I will soon get enough of it to get out of my present condition. I thank you so much for this opportunity. When it is agreeable, I will come and write to you again.
I will not take up more of your time tonight.
So with my kindest regards, and many thanks, I am, your old friend, Joe Shellington.
June 17th, 1915
I am here, Helen.
Well, sweetheart, you had quite a long letter from Joe Shellington. I am glad that you let him write. It seemed to help him so much. He is now progressing and praying to the Father, and has some Faith. As he said, I have been trying to help him. He listens to me with much interest. Soon, I believe, he will see the Light and get out of his darkness.
Do as he requests. Send a copy of the letter to his wife. I believe it will do her good, as well as him. She is not so much in Love with him now, yet she will feel better by knowing that he Loves her, and is alive.
I do not know, as I have not inquired. I will, in order to let you know. It is not best that either of them should know (about soulmates) at this time.
Well, I will not write very much tonight, as you have written enough. I must tell you though, that I Love you with all my heart and soul. I am so glad that you do me.
I was with you, and saw your condition of mind. I know just how you felt. The worship was all of Jesus. He says that is not right. Nevertheless, while these people speak of Jesus as God, yet in their hearts they worship God. You must not feel that they are sinning very much in calling Jesus' name so much. They speak of Christ. If they only knew the True Meaning of that name, their worship would be all right. They fail to know the difference between Jesus, and Christ. Hence, make the mistake of worshiping Jesus Christ, meaning Jesus.
Their hearts have the Divine Love of the Father, and they will be benefited by such Divine Love, even though they look upon Jesus as God. He knows just what they mean. While he does not like to be worshiped, yet he sees that their longing is for God.
I must now stop. I will only say that you have much Love in your soul tonight.
So with all my Love, I will say goodnight.
Your own True and Loving, Helen.
June 22nd, 1915
I am here, Abdullah Ben Caliph.
I am a spirit of whom you have never heard. I want to tell you that I am so very much interested in your work in helping the unfortunate spirits. I am not a churchman, but a Lover of humankind, and a believer in God, as the Father of us all. I write by permission of your band. They know that my Love for my fellow human is very great, and that I am interested in everything that will help them, both in the Spirit and Material Worlds.
I merely want to tell you this, and that not only the spirits called Christians have this Love of their fellow human, but also we who are of other religious persuasions.
God is God. Allah is his name. Mahomet is his prophet. My name on earth was Abdullah ben Caliph. I lived more than five hundred years ago in the city of Mecca, was a priest of the Mosque, and had charge of the sacred carpet of the great Prophet.
I live in a Sphere that has a name, but is not in the Celestial Spheres that the Christian Spirits tell me exists. In my Sphere the Mohammedans live and worship Allah, and adore His prophet. Yet, I see him, and he is still preaching the great truths, and is happy.
Many others, not of our faith, live in certain Planes of this Sphere. They are not Christians either, but great intellects, and are working for the material good of humanity. We are working with them in this great purpose.
Well, we have found that there is no marrying here, but that each of us has one of the opposite sex to live with. Strange as it may seem to you, and stranger yet it seems to us, we do not desire more than one. Our dream of having our harems filled with beautiful houris, was merely a dream. We have no harems, and desire none. Our happiness is complete with only one.
Yes, there is suffering among our faithful in the lower Spheres. Darkness also, but many who have lived in that darkness are now with me in the heaven of happiness that I tell you of. God is just. He will not let a guilty one escape. We must all pay the penalties of our deeds on Earth. So you see our Prophet told us the Truth about there being a Paradise for us in the Spirit World.
I thank you for your kindness and will stop.
Your friend, and I hope a mutual Lover of humankind.
Abdullah ben Caliph, The Mohammedan.
June 24th, 1915
I am here, William S. Richards.
Let me write just a little bit, as I need help. I am in darkness and suffering. I am a man who lived the Life of an infidel when on Earth, and did not believe in God, or Jesus, or in anything that was taught in the Bible in reference to a Future Life, or in anything of a religious value. I was not a bad human, in the sense of being immoral, more thanhumans ordinarily are. I did not have thoughts, which tended to develop my soul qualities, or make me what is called a Spiritual human. So you see that when I died, and found myself still living, I was somewhat surprised. For quite a while could not realize that I was a spirit, pure and simple.
Since that time, I have discovered many things that show me that my beliefs on Earth were all wrong. Yet that discovery does not remedy the failings of Soul Development, which my beliefs caused. I am now like a man without anything to guide or direct him in the way in which he may recover these lost possessions. I have met a great many spirits, but they are, like myself, without knowledge of those things, which may be necessary to help us in the way of progression. I am a spirit that enjoys some happiness, and has some Light. It is that which arises from the exercise of my mental powers. I do not know anything about any happiness that may come from the Development of the Soul. Yet I have heard that there is such a thing, and that a wonderful happiness ensues from such development.
Of course, I must find this happiness if I can. If you can help me, in any way, to find it, I will be very thankful if you will do so.
I am in darkness most of the time. I suffer also. At other infrequent times, I have some Light and some happiness. The former conditions are the ones that are mostly mine.
I live in what we call the Earth Plane. I have the privilege of roaming over that Plane, with certain restrictions. I cannot go into what you might call the Higher Planes of that Plane. In my own plane, and in the lower ones, I may go. I do sometimes.
I find many spirits who are in a very great condition of darkness and in torture. Their places must be the hells of the Bible, but without the fires, or the devils, as humans believe. I never see any devils, but the spirits themselves. Some of them are the only devils that are necessary to make a hell.
I do not know just who I am in this darkness that I speak of, except it must be because of the stagnation of my Spiritual Self. My soul is nearly dead, so far as any development is concerned. My mind, while active and eager for knowledge, does not give me any great happiness. So I suppose the Great Happiness that I hear is possessed by others, must come from the Soul Development. At any rate, I want to find the cause if I can. I thought that maybe you could help me.
My name was William S. Richards. I lived in Germantown, Pa., and died in 1901.
So I am waiting for your advice.
I have called for him. He says that he will show me The Way, and that I must go with him.
So I will say goodnight, William S. Richards.
June 27th, 1915
Solomon of the Old Testament.
Well, I was visiting the Earth Plane, and happened to see the two last spirits visit you. I thought that I would do so also.
I know Paul, and John, and converse with them sometimes. I do not live in as high a Sphere as do they. Wisdom, which I was said to have had, in a preeminent degree, is not the equal of Divine Love, in elevating a spirit in the Father's Celestial Kingdom. They are possessed of more of this Divine Love than am I. Yet I have great hope that someday I will get this Great Soul Filling Love to a degree that will enable me to live with them, and the others of the followers of the Master. I mean his disciples.
I became a follower of the Master many years ago. I know that he is the only Way to the Father. I mean by that, The Way, which his teachings show, is the Only Way. It may seem a little surprising to you that I, said to have been such a wise and good human, am not as exalted as are the disciples. Well, while I lived and died many years before the disciples, and one would suppose that I made more rapid progress than they, yet such is not the fact. Because my progress, prior to the coming of Jesus, was purely intellectual. After his coming, it was a long time before I started on my soul's progression. So you must remember that the fact that a spirit, who is called an ancient spirit, does not mean that it is very highly exalted in the Spheres, because a spirit, prior to Jesus' coming to Earth, could only make intellectual and soul progress in the Natural Love, and then, not higher than the Sixth Sphere of the Spiritual Spheres. After his coming, and the Re-Bestowal by God of Immortality and the Divine Love on humankind, the ancients had the opportunity to make soul progression, which was intended, and would enable them to ascend to the Higher Celestial Spheres.
I would like to write more, but you are tired. So I will say goodnight.
Solomon "The Wise".
June 28th, 1915
I am the spirit of St. John. You called for a Spirit of Love. I came, because I am such a spirit.
I am the disciple, whom Jesus Loved, and who Loved him more than did any of the others.
No, and neither has any spirit in All God's Universe. He, Jesus, is the one who Loves the Father to a greater degree, and has the Father's Divine Love above all others.
Yes, I know that he comes to you, and tells you the Truths of God, and of His Love for you, and for all Humankind. I feel that he is anxious to have you receive these Truths, and make them known to humankind. You will have the power to do so, for he is determined that you shall be his disciple, as I was when on Earth. I want to tell you that he Loves you very much and is attracted to you beyond his attraction to any other mortal at this time.
You will have a wonderful opportunity to get close to him, and to receive the influence of his presence, as well as of his Love. So do not fail to do everything in your power to accomplish the task that you have undertaken.
The First Great Truth is: God is Love! The second is: You must be born again. These are the two Greatest Truths of the Bible. I consider them greater than the commandments to Love God, and to Love your neighbor as yourself.
? Yes, I am St. John of the Bible.
I live in a Celestial Sphere, which is far above the Seventh Spiritual Sphere. I am with a number of disciples, and others, who have in their hearts an abundance of God's Divine Love. My Sphere is not numbered. It needs no number, for it is near the Highest. The Master is Higher than anyone else in his home.
I do not live on an island as you say. My home is in the great city where the Redeemed of God live. I am the leader of the city, in the Teachings of this Divine Love, and its government. I am working for the good of all its inhabitants, as well as for spirits in a lower plane, and sometimes for mortals.
I will come to you again sometime, and write you some of the Truths in my city.
Well, I will explain my meaning when I come again. Will say now, that the "word", which Created the Universe was not Jesus, but God, and He Alone. This gives you an idea of what I meant.
Well, I will say you are very near the Master. He Loves you. I Love you also.
So my young brother, I will say goodnight.
St. John, of the Bible.
June 28th, 1915
Saul of Tarsus, now Paul of near Damascus.
Well, as you are so longing tonight for Love and fellowship with the disciples of the Master, I thought that I would write you just a little, to show that all the Master's disciples are in their Living Spirit Bodies. I am alive, and I will never again die.
I have written many Epistles, which are contained in the Bible. Some are nearly correct. In them, you will find my idea of God, and of the Master. I never taught that the Master was God. Neither, did I teach the doctrine of the vicarious atonement, or the sufficiency of Jesus' blood to save a sinner from the sins of his Earthly deeds. I never taught that any human's sins would be borne, and the penalty for same be paid, for by another. Wherever these doctrines are set forth in my Epistles, they were not written by me.
I agree with John. God is Love. This means; that God is everything that is Good, Pure and Lovely. Love is the Fulfilling of the Law, and Love includes everything.
Yes. It was my doubt at times, that I was called to preach the Truth of Human's Salvation, as taught by Jesus. I say, I doubted at times that I was "called" to do such work. For notwithstanding the Bible narrative of my conversion, I was not, altogether convinced by the vision that I saw. I know now that it was a True vision, and that I was "called". When on Earth, I had doubts at times. This was my "besetting sin".
Well, as to that I am afraid that I will have to disillusion you. I was never stricken blind, or taken to the house of the prophet of God, as the Bible says. My vision though was plain enough. I heard the voice upbraiding me. I believed, but at times there would come this doubt that I speak of.
Of course, from my Epistles, you would never think that I had any doubts. I purposely abstained from making known my doubts, and so called it my besetting sin. I thank God that I never let that doubt influence me to prevent me from giving the work my all. If I had, I would have undoubtedly relapsed into the persecuting Jew. As I continued to preach, my Faith grew stronger. After a while, my doubt had left me. In my latter years I had no doubt.
No, I am not in as High a Sphere as is St. John. I have not (the amount) that Divine Love that he has. I am in a very High Sphere. I am the governor of the City in which I live. I am probably, as much filled with this Divine Love, as any of the inhabitants of my City. Consequently, having been a disciple of the Master, they selected me for their governor.
No, Peter is not in the same Sphere. He is in a Higher one.
Some are higher, and some lower. Andrew is in my sphere, but does not live in my city.
I am glad that you called me tonight, or rather, the influence of your Love, as I am much interested in the work that you have to do for the Master. You will be able to do this work. It will be a Great Revolutionizing one when it is published.
Well, I will be glad to write you at times. Will give my present opinion on some of the things I discussed in my Epistles.
So as I have written considerably, I will say goodnight and stop.
Your friend and brother, St. Paul of the Bible.
June 28th, 1915
I am here, Helen.
Well sweetheart, you are tired, and must not write much tonight. It will make you feel bad. So when I tell you a few things, stop writing.
Well, I see you want to know if the spirits who wrote you last night, I mean the disciples and Solomon, really wrote you. I am glad to say that they did. They were whom they represented themselves to be. You must believe.
After he wrote, I had a communication with St. John. He told me that you are on The Way to the Kingdom. He is so Loving, and so beautiful. Seems so filled with Divine Love, that I really could not help from Loving him. Yet he is not so glorious as the Master. None are. He is the one altogether lovely. But St. John is a wonderful spirit. He is interested in your work, and will no doubt write you at times.
I did not talk to St. Paul as he left just as soon as he stopped writing. I will sometime, when he comes to you, as he says he will.
Neither did I talk to Solomon, because he departed as soon as he had finished. You may think him a wonderful spirit in appearance, because of the great number of years since he lived on Earth. But the years make no difference in appearance. He looks as young as do your own band, though more beautiful and Loving. He is not a spirit who has any of his racial appearance. As I have said, their appearance is caused by the Soul Development, no matter what race they may have belonged to on Earth.
When a spirit who was a negro on Earth gets this Soul Development, they go into that Sphere, which their development fits them for. No distinction is made between spirits, on account of what their race may have been on Earth. When a spirit who was a negro on Earth acquires this Soul Development, the color that distinguished them on Earth leaves them. They have the appearance, which their Soul Development gives them. They are no longer a negro, but a Redeemed Spirit, and have the color of one. So you see the color of a mortal on Earth does not determine their color, in the Higher Spheres.
In the Earth Plane, the Earth color clings to the spirit, and sometimes it is intensified. In fact, a purely white human may become very dark in that plane. The negroes become darker. As I have said, the condition of the soul determines the appearance.
So the heaven of all races may be the same, provided the individuals of those races obtain this Divine Love in the same degree.
How blinded we are on Earth to the fact that all humans are God's Children, and all Loved by Him just alike, no matter what their color, or nationality, may be. Well, you must stop now.
So with all my Love, I am your own True and Loving Helen.
June 29th, 1915
I am here, Jesus.
Well, you must have more Faith, and pray more. These are the important things. The next is; that you must call on me when you get despondent and need consolation. I will respond and help you. Then, you must let that dear wife of yours come to you with her Love and cheer. She is a beautiful spirit, and Loves you beyond any conception that you may have. You must Love her.
Yes, I do Love you, more than you can comprehend. You must return my Love and be at one with me.
I pray with you every night when you ask me to, as you do. I know that the Father will answer my prayers, as well as yours. I know what I say. You must believe me.
So let me have your questions, no matter what they will be. I will answer before you ask them.
I was never in India, Greece, and those other places, studying the philosophies of the Greek and Indian philosophers. I never received my Knowledge from any other than my Father, in my communications with Him, and from the teachings of the Jewish Scriptures. I lived at home in Nazareth with my parents, all the years of my Life after my return from Egypt, until I started on my public ministry. Neither John, nor Paul, ever communicated that I was in these foreign countries studying the Philosophies of the teachers they name. John never traveled with me outside of Palestine. Paul, I never saw while on Earth.
John was a human of very affectionate Nature, and was with me a great deal during my ministry. He was not, what was called a learned human, nor was he acquainted with the philosophies of the humans mentioned. He was merely the son of a lowly fisherman, and was selected by me for one of my disciples, because of his susceptibility to my teachings, and the great possibility for developing the Love Principle. So you must not believe the statements contained in that book on this subject.
Well you must stop. Remember that I am with you, and Love you.
Your friend and brother, Jesus.
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