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Tablet Three
Chapter 3
"In those days came John the Baptist,
preaching in the wilderness of Judaea," (Matthew
3:1)
<1>John the
Baptist (Elijah) was expected to come before Christ to
prepare the way. Esa himself declared this when he
revealed to his disciples that Elias (Elijah) had
already come but no one realized who he was, "but
have done unto him whatsoever they liked." Then his
disciples perceived that he meant John the Baptist
(Matthew 17:11-13). <2>So John the
Baptist was the reincarnation of Elijah who came
before Esa to clear the way for him.
"And saying, Repent ye: for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 3:2)
<3>Both John
and
Esa preached the gospel of
the Kingdom Of
Heaven. <4>There are three
Kingdoms Of
Heaven: the
Kingdom Of Heaven In Heaven
( ),
the
Kingdom Of Heaven On Earth
( ),
and the Kingdom Of Heaven within ( )
(all three are shown in
The Greatest Sign.)
<5>However, the three
Kingdoms become as one and under the rulership of the Lord when all
of humanity repents from their egoistical ways, accepts and
establishes His Laws, and creates the Kingdom Of Heaven within and
on earth (the
Kingdom Of Heaven In Heaven
is already established). Only then will His Kingdom come and "His
will be done on earth as it is in
heaven."
<6>That is why both John and
Esa preached that the human
should repent of his selfish ways if he wants to establish the
Kingdom Of
Heaven. <7>They
did not preach, "we have come to save you." They taught that it is
up to each individual to repent, and turn away from selfishness and
follow
God's Laws. However, they
are One with Him!
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"For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." (Matthew
3:3)
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<8>So John declared that he
was Elijah (Elias) who was expected to come before
Christ.
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"And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern
girdle about his loins; and his meat was locust and wild honey."
(Matthew 3:4)
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<9>The complications in life
cause the
mind to become agitated.
Luxurious life creates attachment and increases desires and greed,
so the
mind becomes misdirected
toward the mundane life. That is why John followed a simple
lifestyle, so he could concentrate on higher thoughts and
God. <10>However,
that does not mean to become an escapist and not to face the true
problems of life straight on.
<11>"Meat" means food, not
the flesh of animals, when there is a reference to "meat" for
someone.
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"Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the
region round about Jordan," (Matthew 3:5)
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<12>Because John had reached
a very high level of consciousness, he attracted those whose eyes
were opened. This spiritual attraction was so strong that, "went out
to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about
Jordan." <13>That is how a spiritual person should
become -- a radiant, attractive personality that draws people to him
from everywhere.
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"And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their
sins." (Matthew 3:6)
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<14>They accepted John as a
great Soul and allowed him to baptize them so that their past
sins might be forgiven. They confessed to him because some
people cannot create a personal relationship with
God, so they need a mediator between themselves and the Lord.
<15>However, the person who becomes a mediator
should be spiritually very high and worthy to confess to, so that he
is able to make the person (as his disciple) realize the true source
of his power (God). That is
why some seekers need a spiritual teacher.
<16>However, the best way to
know the Lord is to hear what the
Prophets have said, follow their words, and establish a personal
relationship with
God. Then you would not
need a man to be a mediator, and
God is the most trustworthy
and the Holiest (truest).
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"But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his
baptism, he said unto
them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come?" (Matthew 3:7)
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<17>However, he verbally
attacked the spiritual leaders of the
Jews as the "generation of vipers," because they taught what
they did not follow themselves. They were
false teachers.
<18>Whoever does not teach that the only goal of
life is to be(come)
Divine, and he himself
does not try to be(come)
Divine (truth), is a
false teacher. That is why both John and
Esa attacked the Pharisees and Sadducees in this way.
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"Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:"
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"And think not to say within yourselves, We
have
Abraham to
our father: for I say unto you, that
God is able of
these stones to raise up children unto
Abraham." (Matthew 3:8-9)
<19>The only way these false
leaders can be saved is through repentance and changing their hearts
toward
God and His Laws. However,
these Pharisees and Sadducees had regarded themselves as the doctors
of the laws, the chosen people, and the children of
Abraham. So they had
created big
false egos. <20>
It is very hard for anyone with so many
concepts to accept a humble person like John to teach him the
truth or baptize him. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye
of a needle than for such a man to enter the Kingdom Of
Heaven.
<21>But they were not aware
that one of the missions of John and
Christ was to disqualify them as the chosen people and finish
the promise of
the scepter given
to Judah. Also, the lawgiving would be taken from them, "the
scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between
his feet, until
Shiloh [Messiah]
come." <22>The
Shiloh was
Esa the
Messiah.
<23>That is why John told
them that, "You should not be proud that you are the children of
Abraham, because if you do not repent but continue to lag behind
in your progress toward becoming
Pure Consciousness (Divine),
then
God can, in the course of
the evolutionary process, help these stones to raise up and become
plants, animals, humans, and eventually reach
Pure Consciousness or become
Elected Ones as
the children of
Abraham. Yet you will
be cast out to the outer
darkness because of
your big
false egos."
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"And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees:
therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire." (Matthew 3:10)
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<24>Again here John foresaw
that the truth which will come through him and
Christ will uproot their
false teachings (trees) "which bringeth not forth good fruit."
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"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he
that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes
I am
not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost, and with
fire:" (Matthew 3:11)
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<25>In fact, being baptized with The
Holy Ghost (satva
raja, or Fire) is the only true way of being baptized.
Baptism by water is a symbol of that kind of
baptism, because only after repentance and changing the way of
life toward
purification will
a person receive The
Holy Ghost and truly
be baptized.
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"Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his
floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will
burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." (Matthew 3:12)
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<26>John taught that
Christ would come to
separate the good and bad, and judge between them in truth. He is
the
light and the truth.
Those who are ready would be attracted to him, and those who were
not ready would be blinded by it and go far astray.
<27>That is why any time a
new revelation comes to earth, many are guided and many others will
go astray.
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"Then cometh
Esa
from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him."
"But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be
baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?"
"And
Esa answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so
now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he
suffered him." (Matthew 3:13-15)
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<28>Esa
was initiated by John and his eyes would be opened to his mission.
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"And
Esa, when he was baptized, went up straightway out
of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw
the Spirit of
God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:"
(Matthew 3:16)
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<29>After his spiritual eye was opened, he
realized his divinity and closeness to the Lord. It is true that he
was born from
Pure Consciousness to the flesh and was the
son of God. But he should have gone through life without knowing
who he was until John came to open his eyes so that he would
remember who he was and realize his mission.
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"And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17)
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<30>When he realized his
divinity, then he remembered that he is the
son of God,
the First Begotten Son of
God, who greatly pleased
his
Father.
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and the Kingdom Of Heaven within (
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(all three are shown in