The Truth About Death And Resurrection
Quote from vhehn:
i see superstition is alive and well on et. and now for the rest of the story:
And now for the rest of the story...
Yes, much from ancient religions was borrowed, mishmashed together, and woven into an evolving legacy. And this is because I was misunderstood even amongst my apostles. There were few teachers who grasped what I was talking about. Their voices were drowned out while the outspoken tied my legacy to Jewish tradition, largely because they misunderstood the crucifixion and judged it to be a magical ritual of blood sacrifice. The link to Judaism was mythical, as well as many links to other ancient rites. These were the cultural tendencies of the time, driven by guilt, fear and superstition.
So there is much fiction...but based on a
true story...as true as a story can be. The catalyst for all of this speculation was an out-of-pattern presence of a man who exuded joy, innocence, and mercy. He attracted a growing audience, and could not teach them all alone. So he gathered a small group who would learn more completely what he was teaching, and satisfy the growing curiosity of the audience as rumor spread.
He taught the equality of all. And that all, are one, lost, and far from home. He called this one, the 'wayward son'. He said that this one is the only begotten Son of God, wandering far from Home. He called on his brothers, the whole world, to follow him back home. He taught that the Son had power, and proved it through miracles. He taught that all are innocent, and power is derived from the Truth of universal innocence which is translated as "holiness". He taught that the Son is invulnerable, and that an innocent mind cannot suffer.
As a teacher, he allowed a drama to unfold that would demonstrate all he had taught was true. He passed through an otherwise tortuous ordeal without suffering...I repeat...WITHOUT SUFFERING. This was his 'proof' that an innocent mind cannot suffer. He repaired the damage done to his body to show that the Son of God cannot be hurt, and thus, showed that that past is of no effect. And if the past has no effects on the Son of God, and if all are the Son, then all is forgivable, and all must be forgiven.
All those appearing in the flesh - in time and space - are crucified...
are the crucified Son of God. The crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus was a
PARODY of Son's past, present and future as "man". It is a parody of the journey of the 'wayward Son', otherwise known as the "prodigal son". "Man" is the "fallen" Son, who's seeming existence arises from a mistake in the Son's powerful mind. Man is the symbol of a split and splintered mind, struggling to survive, and warring with himself.
"A house divided against itself" means that a mind divided against itself cannot stand. So it "falls". "Man" is the product of that fall. The mind is the Son's. To use a parable, half of the Son's mind makes this universe. In the other half resides the Kingdom of God. In between lies only a faint memory, held in safe keeping by a Guide created to heal the rift. This Guide has been called "Holy Spirit". This, in fact, is the Teacher of Jesus, who guided him Home. Jesus did miracles "in remembrance of Me"...that is, in remembrance of himself as the Teacher...as the Son of God...in remembrance of the beginning of the "fall", and beyond that, the remembrance of the "Kingdom of God".
This Teacher IS the SAVIOR, the communication link between the Father and the wayward aspects of the Son's mind. The Teacher was created by the Father, and accepted by the Son, to handle what is nothing more than a communication breakdown. This One is equal to all he teaches. Through Him, each comes to know that he is Him. And this is accomplished through the laying down of the individualized self-concept...symbolized by "man" and these "bodies" of "flesh". These must be "laid down" because they are foreign to reality, and so not part of Heaven.
The Son IS Heaven, and so "man" blocks the Son's awareness of himself. Yet with the guidance of the Spirit-Teacher, the flesh may be transcended by putting it in proper perspective. This restores power to the mind of the Son. Miracles are evidence that one has been taught by this Teacher I speak of . Jesus spoke the words of this Teacher in first person, saying, I am the Truth, the Way and the Life. He spoke first person, because the Teacher had successfully taught him the Truth.
So Jesus no longer thought of himself as a man, and considered his body as nothing. He became the Teacher, because in Truth he was the Teacher. That is, the part of Jesus existence that was real - his mind - recognized itself as the Teacher....therefore the concept of a body must be a falsehood...an illusion inside a deluded mind.
Jesus did not consider anything to be outside of his mind. When he assigned the world to a place "outside" his mind, it became absolutely nothing to him. But while training his mind according to his Teacher, he thought of the whole world as inside his mind. And for that matter, the whole Kingdom of God! And as he forgave the world "seventy times seven" times, he arrived at a point where he had forgiven *himself* completely of the "crime" of proving separation was possible....proving it through the making of this world and all things in it. The Teacher proved to Jesus that it was false, therefore, "I and the Father are one", was the rock bottom Truth.
Jesus remained in the world only so long as to pass this message along. But the Teacher remains, for any who have ears to hear. If you listen to this Teacher, you are a "follower" of Jesus. All will follow, because the Teacher has promised the Father to bring the entire Son home...intact. Itâs only a matter of time.
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