Gospel Of Truth And Salvation
The Explanations
Of The
Teachings Of Jesus Christ
By
Apostle Judas Thomas
De
Half-Brother Of Jesus Christ
The Teachings Of
Jesus Christ
In His First Coming
Written By
Apostle Thomas
Explained By
Jesus Christ
In His Second Coming
Between Year 2012 and 2019
Confirmed By
Apostle Thomas
During His Visit To The Earth
From Heaven
In the year 2023 and 2024
The
Explanations
First, I thank God for this Gospel. It has made available many teachings of
Jesus, which would have been lost. It was necessary that a lawyer be among the
disciples, so that he will verify every statement and happening, either
confirming them or disproving them. Several cases warranted this, and in each
case, Jesus Christ proved Himself trustworthy and unselfish. It is not
surprising that Thomas kept such a record as this, for that is the way of
lawyers – to keep record and to make references.
Acknowledgement
The best presentation is to show every detail as it
is. Therefore, I have to use the exact writings of Apostle Thomas, and inserted
the explanations according to divine knowledge, wisdom, understanding, insight,
foresight and counsel. I advise every seeker of the Truth to be open-minded,
and yet careful.
Completion: Remarks By Apostle Thomas
The Gospel Of Thomas was not complete. But now, the Holy Spirit is making it complete, because yourself, Jesus Christ in His second coming, as the man who saw God face to face, has written the explanations. When I wrote The Gospel Of Thomas, yourself also explained it the way Jesus Christ did. But the available copy of The Gospel Of Thomas contains His statements without the explanations.
Explanations No. 1
And
He said, "Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not
experience death."
[The person has gained spiritual knowledge and wisdom. Therefore, he
does not die because he is spirit and no longer flesh. It is the flesh (body)
that dies. The spirit is life and never dies. He has overcome the world. Death
is not the end of life, and birth is not the beginning of life. On several
occasions, I have crossed the bridge called death - only to discover that death
is not the end of life, and that birth is not the beginning of life.]
Explanations No. 2
Jesus
said, "Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds.
[This is wisdom, patience and perseverance. He will surely find the
Truth that is the Life, the Spirit and the Way. He will find God, if he
searches in earnest for Him. The real problem in the world today is that people
are not seeking for the Truth. Instead, they are being misled by many religious
leaders, who are spiritually blind and who are busy teaching and practising
man-made doctrines and routines in place of God's commandments.]
When
he finds, he will become troubled.
[He becomes troubled because he then recognizes how majority of the
mankind have chosen the path that leads to death. That path is spiritual
indolence and walled in by darkness (ignorance), and wherein the guide is
complacency.]
When
he becomes troubled, he will be astonished.
[The person will become astonished because he then discovers that many
religions and churches do not even know the right way to worship God. Many
religious leaders are busy feeding the masses with falsehood.]
and he will rule over the All
[He will rule over all because he knows the Truth, lives in the Truth,
for the Truth, by the Truth, as the Truth and with the Truth. The Truth is God.
He becomes one with God. If you do not know yourself, you are like a blind man
(dead body), who is also deaf, dumb, lame and paralyzed.]
Explanations No. 3
Jesus
said, "If those who lead you say, 'See, the Kingdom is in the sky,' then
the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then
the fish will precede you.
[We all live in the kingdom of God. If the kingdom is in the sky, then
the birds are already there before you. If the kingdom is in the sea, then the
fish are already there before you. The kingdom is the universe. You are already
in the kingdom.]
Rather,
the Kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know
yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who
are the sons of the living Father. But if you will not know yourselves, you
dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty."
[You know yourself when you become spiritually awake, enlightened and
experienced, not just born again. Then you see, hear, feel, touch and
experience Spirit (God). If you are not spiritually alive, then you are already
dead.
"The lamp of the body is the eye.
If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if
your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the
light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Any person who is not spiritually awake,
is like the parable of the ignorant man.
The Parable Of The Ignorant Man:
He is like an ignorant man
Who walked into the fold
Of his enemies.
And
The enemies
Tied up his hands.
And chained his feet.
Then
They
blindfolded him.
And made him dumb.
When they have put the man
In bondage,
They said to him,
“We are your friends.”
Yet, the man did not know
That he is in
the enemies’ camp.
Explanations Of The Parable Of The Ignorant Man
1.
The man is ignorant because he does not have
spiritual knowledge and wisdom.
2.
They tied up his hands because they prevent him
from using his spiritual powers. He does not even know that he has great
spiritual powers. They deprived him of the powers of anointing, healing,
deliverance, etc.
3.
They tied up his legs because they prevent him from
going to places where he can find God and discover himself.
4.
They blindfolded him by blocking his spirit of
vision, prophecy, dream, trance, oracle, etc.
5.
They made him dumb because he no longer teaches the
Truth. He keeps himself busy teaching man-made doctrines in place of God’s
commandments.
6.
They put him in bondage, because he is spiritually
stagnant and complacent, without knowing it.
7.
They said to him, “We are your friends,” by calling
him ‘Reverend,’ ‘Man of God,’ ‘Saint’ or ‘A good man.’
8.
Yet, the man did not know that he is in the
enemies’ camp, because he continues to ignore the Truth about life. He does not
know the Truth about God, and cannot distinguish between things of God and
things of darkness.
9.
The man is like a soldier in search of his enemy.
He took with him heavy weapons. Every day, he went about searching for his
enemy, without knowing that he is already inside the belly of his enemy. Such
is the predicament of the teeming ignorant humanity.]
Explanations No. 4
Jesus
said, "The man old in days will not hesitate to ask a small child seven
days old about the place of life, and he will live.
[The foundation of Truth is Humility and its way is Simplicity. It is
the humble, and the simple, that can readily become pure in heart. And blessed
indeed, are the pure in heart for they not only see God; but also experience
Him. An unexamined life is not worth living. You have been asked to seek and
find the Truth, not just to become an ordinary member of a church.
The worship of the Lord has been corrupted. Now, God is sending His ministers
to restore what has been changed. Many have to change their way of worshiping
God in order to find God. For, example it is an abomination to carry a corpse
into a temple. Yet, many people and churches still do so, out of ignorance.
That is why Jesus said that many who are first shall be last, and the last
shall be the first.
Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in
the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.
Physically, a man’s social status is determined by his age and size. Spiritually,
a child may be a genius, in the midst of adults who are ignorant. Again, a
child may be an adult in spirit, while the adult is a child in spirit.]
For
many who are first will become last, and they will become one and the same.
[Changes been made to several religions, before the religions were
spread to the world. In other words, many are following man-made doctrines,
thinking that they are worshipping God. Reformations correct what have been
turned upside down. And whenever true reformations are being made, it is the
lowly, the humble and the simple who are the first to accept the corrections.
Religious leaders do not easily accept reformations, because they think already
know and worship God.]
Explanations No. 5
Jesus
said, "Recognize what is in your sight,
[What is in your sight is Light. The everyday light. The same Light is
Spirit. Spirit is Life. Life is Truth. And Truth is God. The same Light
(Spirit) is inside you as yourself (spirit self) and also as God.]
and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you.
[What is hidden from you is the invisible God. The visible God is the
same as the invisible God. It is the same God that is both visible and
invisible. He who knows the visible God has also known the invisible God.]
For
there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest."
[God does not play hide and seek game. He is not a hypocrite like man.
He is Fire. The same Fire is Heat, Flame and Light. Each of these dispels
darkness and exposes whatever is hidden. What flame cannot get to, it - as
light - reaches, and whatever light cannot get in touch with, it - as heat -
overtakes. If hiding is God’s power, He would not have allowed anyone to know
where He is or that He exists, and He would not have created Intelligent,
Knowledgeable and Wise Beings, who are mighty and glorious.]
Explanations No. 6
His
disciples questioned Him and said to Him, "Do you want us to fast? How
shall we pray? Shall we give alms? What diet shall we observe?"
Jesus said, "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
[What God wants from us is not fasting, penance or suffering. All He
wants from us is righteousness and brotherliness: Loving Kindness, Mercy and
Generosity. Also, honesty.]
Cry aloud, spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and You have not
seen?
Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no
notice?'
"Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the
hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Then your light shall break forth like
the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will
answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I am.'
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For
nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
[Every hidden thing will be made manifest (uncovered) because God is
the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is Light. It is the nature of light to
expose whatever that is in darkness. It does so without bias, without fear or
favour. In other words, what people call secrets are no secrets to the Spirit,
and to those who are guided by the Holy Spirit.
Concealment is an act of hypocrisy, the least of which does not exist, and is
not allowed, in the kingdom of God. God will fish out every evil, even the
least sin. That is why He is a jealous God.
Explanations No. 7
Jesus
said, "Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man;
[The body is likened to a lion because its hold (influence) on man is
very strong. If you develop your spirit, the spirit will animate and dominate
your body.]
and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes
man."
[A man is consumed (imprisoned) by the lion (flesh), if he fails to
develop his spiritual self. Such a person lives a carnal (worthless) life. He
is already dead, without knowing it.]
Explanations No. 8
And
He said, "The Kingdom is like a wise fisherman who cast his net into the
sea and drew it up from the sea full of small fish. Among them the wise
fisherman found a fine large fish. He threw all the small fish back into the
sea and chose the large fish without difficulty.
[The small fishes are the multitude, who are spiritually ignorant and
spiritually dead. The big fine fish is God. Everybody decides for himself
whether to follow the way of the ignorant majority whose way of life leads to
death and illusion, or to follow the footstep of God, which leads to eternal
life and glory.
Also the small fishes refer to incessant desires people accustom themselves to,
while the big fish is the state of desirelessness,
which is an open door that leads a pilgrim into the presence of God.
Every true saint, who has seen or experienced God, has his mind set on
Godliness. He has no desire for earthly things, except as many be relevant for
day to day necessities.
Earthly wealth is nothing compared to life in spirit. The world is a castle of
illusion, which is necessary for a while. The real gold is heavenly life, which
is everlasting. A wise man takes only what is relevant, and leaves whatever
that is not necessary.
Besides, all the religions and churches are different shades of the Truth. The
shades are often man-made and misleading, but the Truth is the key to salvation
- everlasting life. A wise man would leave the shades to find the Truth, or at
least, use the shades as stepping stones to find the Reality.]
Whoever
has ears to hear, let him hear.
[Whoever that is seeking for the kingdom should find the explanations
of this teaching, consider it important, even indispensable, and abide by it.]
Explanations No. 9
Jesus
said, "Now the sower went out, took a handful (of seeds), and scattered
them. Some fell on the road; the birds came and gathered them up. Others fell
on the rock, did not take root in the soil, and did not produce ears. And
others fell on thorns; they choked the seed(s) and worms ate them. And others
fell on the good soil and produced good fruit: it bore sixty per measure and a
hundred and twenty per measure."
[Refer to the interpretation of The Parable Of
The Sower in the holy book.]
Explanations No. 10
Jesus
said, "I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding it until it
blazes."
[The fire is the fire of the Holy Spirit. This fire shall burn more and
more as the day goes by (day by day). If he had not been careful and loving
enough to guard the fire, it would have consumed the whole world, and many
would have perished.]
Explanations No. 11
Jesus
said, "This heaven will pass away, and the one above it will pass away.
[God recreates the entire universe from time to time, making it a new,
even more glorious.]
The
dead are not alive, and the living will not die.
[Human beings comprise spirits in the flesh (bodies). The flesh is not
living. It is dead. The spirit is living; it is everlasting and will never die.
Jesus explained it clearly when he said, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the
flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are
life.”]
In
the days when you consumed what is dead, you made it what is alive.
[You consume the dead and make it alive, when your living spirit enters
into the body and drives it about.]
When
you come to dwell in the light, what will you do?
[If this earthly life is good to you, then understand how great and
wonderful heavenly life is.]
On
the day when you were one you became two.
(You came to the world as a spirit, and
then incarnates in the body, which seems to be you, but it is not you.]
But
when you become two, what will you do?"
[To become two means when the spirit separates from the body at death.
If in this perishable earth, your spirit makes the dead to live, then
understand how far more marvelous your life will be when you enter the kingdom
of light, the abode of God.]
Explanations No. 12
The
disciples said to Jesus, "We know that You will
depart from us. Who is to be our leader?"
Jesus said to them, "Wherever you are, you are to go to James the
righteous, for whose sake heaven and earth came into being."
[The only person for whose sake heaven and earth was created is God. He
created all things out of Himself, by Himself and for Himself. In other words,
Jesus was telling His disciples to always enquire from God. That also means
that they should allow themselves to be led by the Holy Spirit, which is the
Spirit of Righteousness, the Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Prophecy. James
means Jacob, the one who supplants. It is only God who excels all things. He
animates, dominates and overtakes all. James is a version of Jacob. 'God as
Jacob' means allow yourself to become one with God.]
Explanations No. 13
Jesus
said to His disciples, "Compare me to someone and tell Me
whom I am like."
[Examine yourself, because an unexamined life is not worth living. Know
Yourself.]
Simon
Peter said to Him, "You are like a righteous angel."
[You (the reader) was made as one of the Angels, who are the sons of
God.]
Matthew
said to Him, "You are like a wise philosopher."
[You have the right to ask questions. You must not lose your power of
independent thinking, or your right to investigate. It is your duty to seek and
know the Truth.]
Thomas
said to Him, "Master, my mouth is wholly incapable of saying whom You are like."
[Series of experiences are necessary for a person to know what God is. For
all that God is cannot be put in one single statement.]
Jesus
said, "I am not your master.
[Often, people say that they are expected to become Christlike.
They are not expected to become Christlike, but to
bring forth, manifest, the Christ in them. Did not the Holy Spirit say through
St Paul - "Christ in you, the hope of glory."? When you attain the
Christ in you, you become one with Jesus Christ. That is Love, even Universal
Harmony - God.]
Because
you have drunk, you have become intoxicated by the bubbling spring which I have
measured out."
[You have known the Truth, and you are now filled with the Holy Spirit,
which is also life.]
And
He took him and withdrew and told him three things. When Thomas returned to his
companions, they asked him, "What did Jesus say to you?"
Thomas said to them, "If I tell you one of the things which he told me,
you will pick up stones and throw them at me; a fire will come out of the
stones and burn you up."
["I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them
now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into
all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He
will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I
said that He will take of Mine and declare it to
you." Keep your peace, until the right time.]
Explanations No. 14
Jesus
said to them, "If you fast, you will give rise to sin for yourselves;
[What God demands from you is not fasting, penance or suffering, but
loving-kindness, mercy and righteousness.]
and if you pray, you will be condemned
[???] ;
and if you give alms, you will do harm to your spirits.
[If you want to give, and feels sad then, do not give.]
When
you go into any land and walk about in the districts, if they receive you, eat
what they will set before you, and heal the sick among them. For what goes into
your mouth will not defile you, but that which issues from your mouth as word -
it is that which will defile you."
[Body and spirit are separate. Each exists on its own. They do not mix.
Whatever goes into the body does not become part of the spirit self. Whatever comes out of the mouth originates from the
heart (spirit). If what the mouth says is good, the spirit is righteous. But if
what the mouth says is bad, the spirit is evil.]
Explanations No. 15
Jesus
said, "When you see one who was not born of woman, prostrate yourselves on
your faces and worship him. That one is your Father."
[The one who is not born of a woman is God the Almighty Father. He is
Unborn, The First, The Only and The Last. The
Originator of all things.]
Explanations No. 16
Jesus
said, "Men think, perhaps, that it is peace which I have come to cast upon
the world. They do not know that it is dissension which I have come to cast
upon the earth: fire, sword, and war.
[The race for salvation is a personal assignment, though people worship
and fellowship together. People do not know that there are spiritual levels,
just as there are academic grades. People at different levels behave
differently. (Theory of relatively, dimensional understanding of experience, in
perspective.)]
For
there will be five in a house: three will be against two, and two against
three, the father against the son, and the son against the father.
[Peace and harmony shall be everywhere when people know the Truth and
set their priorities right. Besides, people become spiritually mature at
different times. The behaviour of the enlightened ones is different from that
of the ignorant.]
And
they will stand solitary."
[Division in the house is unnecessary. It is caused by the ignorance
and intolerance of the people. For more enlightenment, see Messages To World Religions and Messages
To The Families. Stop all inter-religious quarrels. Instead, pray
God to save the lost ones. If necessary, walk alone.]
Explanations No. 17
Jesus
said, "I shall give you what no eye has seen and what no ear has heard and
what no hand has touched and what has never occurred to the human mind."
[God is a wonder. His ways are wonderful. The Holy Trinity is the
wonder of all wonders. Enter the kingdom, so that you can enjoy the riches and
glory.]
Explanations No. 18
The
disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us how our end will be."
Jesus said, "Have you discovered, then, the beginning, that you look for
the end? For where the beginning is, there will the end be. Blessed is he who
will take his place in the beginning; he will know the end and will not
experience death."
[Whatever has beginning, has an end; and whatever has no beginning, has
no end. Therefore, spirit has no beginning and no end. It is everlasting. What
we call eternity is simply the Eternal Now. It always is. It has no beginning
and no end. Those who live in spirit and in truth do not die. They simply drop
the body and continue living in spirit.]
Explanations No. 19
Jesus
said, "Blessed is he who came into being before he came into being.
[Blessed indeed is spirit, who was first invisible before it became
manifest.]
If
you become My disciples and listen to My words, these stones
will minister to you.
[The key to success and prosperity is obedience to the will of God.
Everything acts according to its own nature. Whatever comes from God should be
Godly.]
For
there are five trees for you in Paradise which remain undisturbed summer and
winter and whose leaves do not fall. Whoever becomes acquainted with them will
not experience death."
[???]
Explanations No. 20
The
disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is
like."
He said to them, "It is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds.
But when it falls on tilled soil, it produces a great plant and becomes a
shelter for birds of the sky."
[Man is God-in-Seed Form. Giving the right conditions and practices, he
will become perfect, just as our heavenly Father is perfect. The earth is God's
school. It is a castle of illusion, necessary for a while, so that every child
of God can develop through experience.]
Explanations No. 21
Mary
said to Jesus, "Whom are Your disciples
like?" He said, "They are like children who have settled in a field
which is not theirs. When the owners of the field come, they will say, 'Let us
have back our field.' They (will) undress in their presence in order to let
them have back their field and give it back to them.
[Jesus said the Truth, and He said it exactly: The earth is not place
of residence. It is a temporary residence. A school. When the time comes,
everybody will leave the earth. Then, everyone has to become naked, drop the
physical body which belongs to earth, which is nothing and does not profit.]
Therefore
I say to you, if the owner of a house knows that the thief is coming, he will
begin his vigil before he comes and will not let him into his house of his
domain to carry away his goods. You, then, be on your guard against the world.
Arm yourselves with great strength lest the robbers find a way to come to you,
for the difficulty which you expect will (surely) materialize.
[As the owner of the house does not know when the thief will come, so
do people do not know when they will leave the world (die) - whether timely,
untimely, suddenly, today or tomorrow. A wise man will always walk in
righteousness.]
Let
there be among you a man of understanding. When the grain ripened, he came
quickly with his sickle in his hand and reaped it. Whoever has ears to hear,
let him hear."
[Therefore, whoever is wise will do the following: Use the perishable earthly wealth to acquire the everlasting heavenly treasures; Be on guard always, to avoid temptation; Wisdom consists in knowing where to stop, by knowing and doing the will of God, which is abiding within the everlasting paths of righteousness, the Covenant System Of Worship.
And smartness consists in knowing where to start; use the little light
you have to gain more light, by studying Yahweh’s Book Of
Life.]
Whoever
has ears to hear, let him hear."
[This is the truth about life on earth. Accept it and profit thereby.]
Explanations No. 22
Jesus
saw infants being suckled. He said to His disciples, "These infants being
suckled are like those who enter the Kingdom."
[The pure in heart, the humble, the simple, who trust in God, easily
enter the kingdom. Learn to avoid the cares and worries of earthly life.]
They said to Him, "Shall we then, as
children, enter the Kingdom?"
Jesus said to them, "When you make
the two one, and when you make the inside like the outside and the outside like
the inside, and the above like the below,
[The outside refers to the body, our words and actions. The inside is
the heart, spirit, soul and our thoughts. In other words, it is by being born
again that a person can enter the kingdom. You must become honest, if you want
to enter the kingdom. Avoid hypocrisy, pretense, and such evil.]
and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the
male not be male nor the female;
[When you overcome the notion of duality (good or bad, pure or impure, etc); when a man can live with a woman as if she is not a
woman, and a woman can live with a man as if he is not a man. That is, when
both do not entertain impure thoughts of whatever kind.]
and when you fashion eyes in the place of an eye, and a hand in place of a
hand, and a foot in place of a foot, and a likeness in place of a likeness;
then will you enter [the Kingdom]."
[When you set your priorities right, and teachings which have been
turned upside down become corrected.]
Explanations No. 23
Jesus
said, "I shall choose you, one out of a thousand, and two out of ten
thousand, and they shall stand as a single one."
[Unity. Peace. Love. Solidarity. Oneness. That is power and victory. It
is not all the teeming world populations of humanity that belong to God, for
many were planted by the Devil to deceive the children of God.]
Explanations No. 24
His
disciples said to Him, "Show us the place where You
are, since it is necessary for us to seek it."
He said to them, "Whoever has ears, let him hear. There is light within a
man of light, and he (or "it") lights up the whole world. If he (or
"it") does not shine, he (or "it") is darkness."
[Everyone has a spirit. This spirit is light, and it is life. A person
lights his whole body simply by engaging in Spiritual Science (Spiritual
Knowledge, Wisdom and Practice). Otherwise, the person is already dead, both
physically and spiritually. Besides, light means knowledge, life, Holy Spirit
and Omnipresence; darkness means ignorance, sin, death, evil spirit and
bondage.]
Explanations No. 25
Jesus
said, "Love your brother like your soul, and guard him like the pupil of
your eye."
[This is the way to salvation, by practicing love and mercy. This is
because action and reaction are equal and opposite. The measure you give, will
be the measure you get. Whatever you do is spread as light wave to the entire
universe, and is eventually reflected back to you (even manifold). The success
of others is also your own success, and their failure is also your own failure.
Therefore, you should always love and protect others. The law of service states
that you can only progress by rendering service to others. Therefore, brotherly
love should be your focus, always.]
Explanations No. 26
Jesus
said, "You see the mote in your brothers eye, but you do not see the beam
in your own eye. When you cast the beam out of your own eye, then you will see
clearly to cast the mote from your brother's eye."
[Do spiritual exercises to open your third eye (spiritual eye), then
you can see the realities of life the way they are. Unless you do so, you are
blind and cannot seen the truth about people.]
Explanations No. 27
"If
you do not fast as regards the world, you will not find the Kingdom.
[To fast as regards the world means that you should not allow worldly life
to mislead you. The world is an illusion, a shadow. The real substance is
spirit. Do not become so involved with the world that you lose everlasting
life. Learn to observe quiet times and mediation, and continue to seek for the
Truth until you find it. Keep away from all worldly fashions and trends.]
If
you do not observe the Sabbath as a Sabbath, you will not see the Father."
[To observe the Sabbath as a Sabbath means to attain equanimity -
calmness over life's changing situations; to become actively calm, and calmly
active; to have peace and poise; to overcome the notion of time and space. It
means to keep the Sabbath Day holy, as God directed in the commandments.]
Explanations No. 28
Jesus
said, "I took my place in the midst of the world, and I appeared to them
in the flesh. I found all of them intoxicated;
[Majority are wallowing in spiritual blindness, ignorance and laziness.
Everyone is ignorant and yet claims to be the best. That is why every nation is
always trying to suppress or intimidate another. And every religion count
themselves as children of God, and at the same time count others as evil fools,
who should be abhorred. Everyone leaves the Gold (God, life in spirit and in
truth), in pursuit of frivolities (vanities, worldly gains).]
I
found none of them thirsty.
[Majority of the world do not seek for spiritual knowledge, wisdom and
life]
And My soul became afflicted for the sons of men, because they
are blind in their hearts and do not have sight; for empty they came into the
world, and empty too they seek to leave the world.
[The sole purpose of life on earth is for people to gain spiritual
knowledge and wisdom. They came empty to get this knowledge and wisdom. If they
fail to pursue and get these two virtues, they will leave the world (die)
empty. The purpose of life will be defeated. However, in order to help people,
God made reincarnation necessary. The emphasis is that every body’s primary
concern should be spiritual knowledge and wisdom, life in spirit and in truth,
and spiritual growth.]
But
for the moment they are intoxicated.
[Each person is after carefreeness, worldly gains, selfish interests,
fame, popularity, carnal pleasures, etc, which things
do not profit and do not last. The result becomes vanity upon vanity, all is
vanity. None is ready to learn the truth from him that knows.]
When
they shake off their wine, then they will repent."
[When they understand the difference between earthly life and life in
spirit, they shall seek the truth, which sets free, indeed.]
Explanations No. 29
Jesus
said, "If the flesh came into being because of spirit, it is a wonder.
[The wisdom of God as expressed in creating the body for the spirit to
exist on earth is a wonderful one. It requires great knowledge and skill in
creativity.]
But
if spirit came into being because of the body, it is a wonder of wonders.
[The spirit came into being because of God. This spirit is from God and
is the image of God (a child of God).]
Indeed,
I am amazed at how this great wealth has made its home in this poverty."
[This spirit is a great wealth because, it has all the qualities of
God. “All my fountains are in thee.” The poverty means the fresh (body),
which is nothing but corpse.]
Explanations No. 30
Jesus
said, "Where there are three gods, they are gods. Where there are two or
one, I am with him."
[Worshipping the gods profit nothing, because they are false gods. A
Knowledge of God makes a person one with God. Therefore, the person becomes victorious,
successful and prosperous.]
Explanations No. 31
Jesus
said, "No prophet is accepted in his own village; no physician heals those
who know him."
[God appears in humility and simplicity. This, people find hard to
understand, because they seek God in the great and mighty things of life.
People tend to underrate what is very common and natural.]
Explanations No. 32
Jesus
said, "A city being built on a high mountain and fortified cannot fall,
nor can it be hidden."
[A city refers to a great number of people living together. Mountain
refers to a holy place. In other words, “righteousness exalts a nation”.
A righteous nation is the light of (guide to) other nations.]
Explanations No. 33
Jesus
said, "Preach from your housetops that which you will hear in your ear
(and) in the other ear}. For no one lights a lamp and puts it under a bushel,
nor does he put it in a hidden place, but rather he sets it on a lampstand so
that everyone who enters and leaves will see its light."
[People should open their mouth and testify of the spiritual
experiences they have. By so doing, the spirit grows more and more. But if
people do not value the minor spiritual experiences they have, their spirits
seem to phase out. For whatever that is not used dies (does not grow). He who
has shall be more given. The use of something refines that thing, so that it
yields more benefits. Parables, proverbs, words of wisdom and hidden knowledge
should be explained to the public, so that those who want to grow in spirit
shall shine out like stars and become like Angels. It is not good to hide very
important knowledge, while the people perish for lack of knowledge.]
Explanations No. 34
Jesus
said, "If a blind man leads a blind man, they will both fall into a
pit."
[If an ignorant man leads an ignorant people, all shall perish. But if
a knowledgeable person leads a multitude, all come to salvation, eternal life
and abundant blessings. What is more? Whoever follows a blind man, makes
himself a blind fellow.]
Explanations No. 35
Jesus
said, "It is not possible for anyone to enter the house of a strong man
and take it by force unless he binds his hands; then he will (be able to)
ransack his house."
[Certain evil spirits have to be bound before you can cast them out. If
you seek spiritual knowledge and wisdom, you will become mighty. Then the evil
spirits cannot manipulate or molest you. If you are not careful, the evil
spirits shall put you in bondage, without your knowing it.]
Explanations No. 36
Jesus
said, "Do not be concerned from morning until evening and from evening
until morning about what you will wear."
[For you to enter the kingdom or see God, you need purity of heart.
This purity includes peace of mind, calmness and quite times. The cares and
worries of this life disturb the peace and purity of mind. You may seek earthly
gains, but do not become attached to them, as if your life and honour depends
on riches. It is good to be rich, to have enough for our everyday use. But
amassing great wealth and hoarding it is a burden which turns people’s hearts
away from God. Trust in God, and He will not fail you.]
Explanations No. 37
His
disciples said, "When will You become revealed to
us and when shall we see You?"
Jesus said, "When you disrobe without being ashamed
[The garment refers to the physical body. To disrobe means to know and
experience your spirit self - this is bright and glorious. In spirit, there is
no shame, no fear, no error, no mistake and no failure. The dress we put on
does not in any way compare with the glory of the spirit.]
and take up your garments and place them under your feet like little
children and tread on them, then [will you see] the Son of the Living One,
and you will not be afraid"
[To place the garment under your feet and tread on them means to treat
the body as nothing, only a corpse, which is of no avail. That means to set
one’s priorities right by seeking the kingdom which is everlasting and not
being concerned with worldly gains which pass away. Take due care of your body,
but do not become a slave to it.]
Explanations No. 38
Jesus
said, "Many times have you desired to hear these words which I am saying
to you, and you have no one else to hear them from. There will be days when you
look for Me and will not find Me."
[When Jesus was physically present on earth, many heard good and
wonderful teachings from Him. His words cured, enlivened, delivered and
empowered. Since His death, it has not been possible for multitudes to hear from
Him. Today, only a few can communicate with Him.]
Explanations No. 39
Jesus
said, "The Pharisees and the scribes have taken the keys of Knowledge and
hidden them.
[Where are the so many books and revelations
God has given the world about Himself and the universe? You should be bold
enough to ask your church leaders, "Where are the books?" All because
your everlasting fate (Salvation or Doom) is not something to play with. Such
an important matter should not be carelessly entrusted into the hands of ignorant
leaders.]
They
themselves have not entered, nor have they allowed to enter those who wish to.
[In prophecy and spirituality, a key means authority and power to
control others. The Pharisees and Scribes (ignorant church leaders) are in the
position to teach the people about God, life and universe. The masses whole
heartedly follow them. Unfortunately, the Pharisees and Scribes (ignorant
church leaders) do not know the destination or route. They neither know God nor
things of spirit. They cannot find and enter the kingdom. Likewise, the people
they lead.]
You,
however, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves."
[Be as wise as the bee and as rich as the honey - The bee travels over
far distances to collect nectar from different places. With the nectars, it
produces honey, which is the sweetest. Seek for God, and continue to seek Him
until you find Him. Do not let your environment, religion or culture prevent
you from finding God. Yes. If necessary, walk alone. That is why God said,
"If the multitude sin, do not join them."
Be as selective as the bird. Have you
not observed how a bird feeds itself? Then pour its food on the ground and
watch it feed itself. It will carefully take its food, and leave the sands
where they are.]
Explanations No. 40
Jesus
said, "A grapevine has been planted outside of the Father, but being
unsound, it will be pulled up by its roots and destroyed."
[Religions and church leaders have developed false doctrines about God.
Many of the true teachings have been turned upside down. These false doctrines
shall collapse in the light of the Truth. They may tarry for a while, but they
shall not last. The end point evil is self-destruction.]
Explanations No. 41
Jesus
said, "Whoever has something in his hand will receive more, and whoever
has nothing will be deprived of even the little he has."
[Effort leads to progress. Progress brings prosperity. But laziness
robs a man of his potentials. Hence, he who has (who uses what he has), shall
be given more (gains more), while the person who does not use his talents loses
the talents. The wise man will use the little light (knowledge) he has to gain
more light (knowledge, wisdom and life), but the fool overlooks spiritual
knowledge and remains in darkness and poverty.]
Explanations No. 42
Jesus
said, "Become passers-by."
[Avoid attachments. Do not set your heart after worldly gains, as if
your life depends on them. Do not keep record of wrongdoings, because they will
pull you down on the ladder of spiritual progress. Whatever you cling to binds
you to the world, such that at death, you will not be able to ascend to the
heavens.]
Explanations No. 43
His
disciples said to him, "Who are You, that You
should say these things to us?"
[I am the Almighty, manifest in your midst.]
"You do not realize who I am from what I
say to you, but you have become like the Jews, for they (either) love the tree
and hate its fruit or love the fruit and hate the tree."
[A
good tree bears good fruits, but a bad tree is known for its bad fruits. The
disciples delight in the words of Jesus and His power. Unfortunately, they have
not grown spiritually to recognize that it was God speaking to them. The Jews
love God, but do not practice His laws in the right way. Now, God Himself has
come down to them in the form of a man (Jesus), and they falsely cling to the
ways and teachings of Moses, and still reject God (Jesus).]
Explanations No. 44
Jesus
said, "Whoever blasphemes against the Father will be forgiven, and whoever
blasphemes against the Son will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit will not be forgiven either on earth or in heaven."
[Whoever sins against the Holy Spirit will surely be punished, for
humiliation and suffering purifies a man. Again, the Holy Spirit is the Executive
Spirit of the divine justice (God’s will in creation, called Natural Laws). It
is active, irrevocable and universal.]
Explanations No. 45
Jesus said, "Grapes are not harvested
from thorns, nor are figs gathered from thistles, for they do not produce fruit.
A good man brings forth good from his storehouse; an evil man brings forth evil
things from his evil storehouse, which is in his heart, and says evil things.
For out of the abundance of the heart he brings forth evil things."
[Whatever a man thinks, says or does, arises from his heart. Good
thoughts, good words and good actions make a man good; bad thoughts, bad words
and bad actions make an evil man.]
Explanations No. 46
Jesus
said, "Among those born of women, from Adam until John the Baptist, there
is no one so superior to John the Baptist that his eyes should not be lowered
(before him).
[Any person who is not yet a saint is still a sinner, but a saint
becomes one with the kingdom of God. He becomes like an Angel, greater than
every man and greater than all human beings. If you follow the way of the
world, you remain in darkness and evil. Those who follow the light become
children of God. All endeavours for greatness or power tussle are irrelevant.]
Yet I
have said whichever one of you comes to be a child will be acquainted with the
Kingdom and will become superior to John."
[When a person becomes simple, humble and pure in heart, he becomes one
with the Almighty. He then becomes greater majority. One with God is majority.
A drop of water is less than a cup of water. However, when a drop rejoins the
ocean, it becomes greater than many cups of water. In summary, Jesus is telling
us that earthly life is a shadow, an illusion and shall pass away. Heavenly
life, which is life in the spirit and in truth, is the real substance, which
lasts forever.]
Explanations No. 47
Jesus
said, "It is impossible for a man to mount two horses or to stretch two
bows. And it is impossible for a servant to serve two masters;
[You cannot please and find God, if you after worldly gains. Those who
seek worldly gains, delight in the world and overlook all forms of Godliness.
Those who seek the truth, lose the world but find and enter everlasting life.
Those that cling to wrong teachings or man-made doctrines cannot please the
Almighty.]
otherwise he will honour the one and treat the other contemptuously.
[In every situation, he will please (satisfy) one by taking advantage
of (displeasing) the other.]
No man
drinks old wine and immediately desires to drink new wine. And new wine is not
put into old wineskins, lest they burst; nor is old wine put into a new
wineskin, lest it spoil it. An old patch is not sewn onto a new garment,
because a tear would result."
[A person who is not born again cannot enter the kingdom. Those who
want to experience the kingdom should not continue in their old ways of doing
things. They must accept new teachings to become born again and find the way of
truth and life. If you submit new teachings to old religious leaders, it is
likely that they will suppress the new teachings and continue in their old
habits. New teachings require new set of people to spread it.]
Explanations No. 48
Jesus
said, "If two make peace with each other in this one house, they will say
to the mountain, 'Move Away,' and it will move away."
[Solidarity is victory. Children of God must learn to unite. The
omnipotence of God is available to those who live in peace and love.]
Explanations No. 49
Jesus
said, "Blessed are the solitary and elect, for you will find the Kingdom.
[All you need to find the kingdom of God is peace of mind and quiet
times. The cares and worries of earthly life prevent people from having peace
of mind and quiet times. While it is good to seek daily bread, you must avoid
attachment. When you are ready to know the Truth, you must step out of the
multitude, who are always ignorant. Then you have to walk alone, if necessary.]
For
you are from it, and to it you will return."
[You, as a spirit spark, came from heaven to God's school, which is the
far away earth, to gain knowledge and experience. At the end of learning, you
shall return to God to show Him your result book (to give account).]
Explanations No. 50
Jesus
said, "If they say to you, 'Where did you come from?',
say to them, 'We came from the light, the place where the light came into being
on its own accord and established [itself] and became manifest through their
image.'
[God is Spirit; Spirit is Light and Light is
Fire. Hence, God is a Consuming Fire. When you see a person, you see only the
physical body. Yet, the body is not the person. The real person is the spirit
inside the body. The same spirit came from God.]
If
they say to you, 'Is it you?’ say, 'We are its
children, we are the elect of the Living Father.'
[Always bear in mind that you are spirit and that you will eventually
return to the source (Father in heaven), even to render an account of your
life.]
If
they ask you, 'What is the sign of your father in you?',
say to them, 'It is movement and repose.'"
[The physical body is nothing but corpse. It is like a non-living
thing. All the same, rest, movements and actions of the body are proofs that
there is something (spirit) inside the body, which indwells, wears and drives
the body.]
Explanations No. 51
His
disciples said to Him, "When will the repose of the dead come about, and
when will the new world come?"
He said to them, "What you look
forward to has already come, but you do not recognize it."
[People are already in the kingdom of God, in the lowest heaven called
the Physical Plane. Many do not know this. However, out of their free will and
free choice, they follow the worldly way of life to the neglect of the
spiritual way of life.]
Explanations No. 52
His
disciples said to Him, "Twenty-four prophets spoke in Israel, and all of
them spoke in You."
He said to them, "You have omitted the one living in your presence and
have spoken (only) of the dead."
[What those prophet said are true. Myself am a
prophet. Prophecy is the distinguishing characteristics of God. Jesus has been
busy explaining what He is in this world. Yet, people, find it hard to
comprehend a simple, manifest but hidden Truth; all because, they look for God
where He is not. They look for God in great and frightening things of the
world, whereas God is always Manifest in Simplicity and Humility.]
Explanations No. 53
His
disciples said to Him, "Is circumcision beneficial or not?"
He said to them, "If it were beneficial, their father would beget them
already circumcised from their mother. Rather, the true circumcision in spirit
has become completely profitable."
[For a while, bodily circumcision is necessary as a sign. Both
circumcised and uncircumcised can inherit the kingdom of heaven. Real
circumcision is being born again.]
Explanations No. 54
Jesus
said, "Blessed are the poor, for yours is the Kingdom of Heaven."
[For over years I have heard ministers of God explain this statement.
None of them has been able to give the correct interpretation. Herein you will
find the complete explanation. For details, see Benefits Of Life In Spirit And In Truth]
Explanations No. 55
Jesus
said, "Whoever does not hate his father and his mother cannot become a
disciple to Me. And whoever does not hate his brothers
and sisters and take up his cross in My way will not
be worthy of Me."
[Jesus is not asking you to hate your father, mother, brother or sister.
He is only telling you that none of them should prevent you from seeking,
finding and following the Truth.]
Explanations No. 56
Jesus
said, "Whoever has come to understand the world has found (only) a corpse,
and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world."
[When you become spiritually enlightened and awake, you will then know
that this world is nothing. It is only a castle of illusion, which is necessary
for a while. It is only a school meant to help children of God gain knowledge,
experience and mastery, and thereby enable them become spiritually perfect even
as our Heavenly Father is perfect. At the right time, this world will phase
out. The ugly experiences of vanity confirm the goodness of life in spirit. The
real problem is that many people think that this world is all there is, and
therefore set their heart after it, instead of using it as springboard unto the
everlasting life.]
Explanations No. 57
Jesus said, "The Kingdom of the Father is like a
man who had [good]
seed. His enemy came by night and sowed weeds among the good seed. The man did
not allow them to pull up the weeds; he said to them, 'I am afraid that you
will go intending to pull up the weeds and pull up the wheat along with them.'
For on the day of the harvest the weeds will be plainly visible, and they will
be pulled up and burned."
[God created everything so well. But, Satan introduced evil into
creation in order to discredit God. Satan carries out his evil plans to his own
deceit and detriment.
God created good and lovely spirits.
Satan introduced bad and evil spirits. On the last day, those who are Godly
shall return to God, while those who are evil shall be cast into the outer
darkness.]
Explanations No. 58
Jesus
said, "Blessed is the man who has suffered and found life."
[You should labour to find, know and practise the Truth. Do not let the
gains of this earthly life prevent you from entering the kingdom.]
Explanations No. 59
Jesus
said, "Take heed of the Living One while you are alive, lest you die and
seek to see Him and be unable to do so."
[Those who believe that God does not exist cannot find Him. The time to
seek and find the kingdom is now that you are alive. After death, it is too
late.]
Explanations No. 60
(They
saw) a Samaritan carrying a lamb on his way to Judea. He said to his disciples,
"(Why does) that man (carry) the lamb around?"
They said to him, "So that he may kill it and eat it."
He said to them, "While it is alive, he will not eat it, but only when he
has killed it and it has become a corpse."
[Become interested in your spirit self, not in the physical body, which
is nothing but corpse. Seek out the saints when they are with you and emulate
them. Refusing to recognize them when they are alive and celebrating them when
they are gone, gives you no profit.]
They
said to him, "He cannot do so otherwise."
He said to them, "You too, look for a place for yourself within the
Repose, lest you become a corpse and be eaten."
[Seek the spiritual life now that you are alive; after death, it will
be too late to find and enter kingdom. By them, you will be 'eaten' by the evil
spirits and demons, inside the hell fire, where they torment people without
end, and without mercy.]
Explanations No. 61
Jesus
said, "Two will rest on a bed: the one will die, and other will
live."
[One is the spirit which must surely live, and never dies. The other is
the body, which not only dies, but is already dead. Again, on the Last Day, the
good shall be separated from the bad.]
Salome
said to him, "Who are You, man, that You, as
though from the One, have come up on my couch and eaten from my table?"
Jesus said to her, "I am He who exists from the Undivided. I was given
some of the things of my Father."
"I am Your disciple."
"Therefore I say, if he is, he will be filled with light, but if he is
divided, he will be filled with darkness."
[Follow me. Learn my teachings and do them, and you will become full of
light - life, knowledge, wisdom and glory. Otherwise, you become empty and have
to live in the regions of darkness.
Jesus said that He was given some of the things of His Father, because He did
not come in fullness of God, while He was on earth. But, after His ascension,
He regained the fullness of God Almighty. That is why He said in the book of
Revelation, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End...
I am the Almighty."]
Explanations No. 62
Jesus
said, "It is to those (who are worthy of My) mysteries that I
tell My mysteries. Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is
doing."
[The Truth shall be explained to those that are ready and willing for
it. When the student is ready, the master appears, to lead him home. Do not
spend your time arguing with those who are not yet ready for life in spirit and
in truth, because they are spiritually blind, ignorant and lazy. However well
you explain the Truth to them, they would not learn or believe it.]
Explanations No. 63
Jesus
said, "There was a rich man who had much money. He said, 'I shall put my
money to use so that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill my storehouse with
produce, with the result that I shall lack nothing.
[However well you may prosper in earthly possessions, do not set you
heart on them as if your life and honour depends on them. Avoid attachment to
possessions, and you will find the kingdom. Also, use earthly wealth, which
perishes, to gain heavenly treasures, which do not perish. Do not be selfish.
Your life depends on God only.]
Such
were his intentions, but that same night he died.
[Those who seek the perishable things of this earthly life shall perish
with the world at the time of its dissolution. Those who now seek the kingdom
shall inherit everlasting life.]
"Let
him who has ears hear."
[Consider these teachings and warnings as true and important, and a
great opportunity which should not be neglected.]
Explanations No. 64
Jesus
said, "A man had received visitors. And when he had prepared the dinner, he
sent his servant to invite guests. He went to the first one and said to him,
"My master invites you.' He said, 'I have claims
against some merchants. They are coming to me this evening. I must go and give
them my orders. I ask to be excused from the dinner.' He went to another and
said, 'My master has invited you.' He said to him, 'I have just bought a house
and am required for the day. I shall not have any spare time.' He went to
another and said to him, 'My master invites you.' He said to him, 'My friend is
going to get married, and I am to prepare the banquet. I shall not be able to
come. I ask to be excused from the dinner.' He went to another and said to him,
'My master invites you.' He said to him, 'I have just bought a farm, and I am
on my way to collect the rent. I shall not be able to come. I ask to be
excused.' The servant returned and said to his master, 'Those whom you invited
to the dinner have asked to be excused.' The master said to his servant, 'Go
outside to the streets and bring back those whom you happen to meet, so that
they may dine.' Businessmen and merchants will not enter the Places of My
Father."
[Many claim to love God, but they are not ready to do the right thing
to enter the kingdom of heaven. They claim to seek God, but do not have time
for God. They profess to be monotheists (worshippers of one God), when indeed
they are busy practising polytheism (worshipping uncountable gods, which are
money, wealth, fame, idol, etc). Most of the
religions and churches are nothing but the multiplicity of idolatry. They are
misleading people away from God. Whoever that depends on them have nothing to
gain from them, except confusion, lies an
fabrications. And that is why the religions have caused untold havoc, fueling
all forms of violence, greed, rape, fraud, war, cruelty and man's inhumanity to
man, when religions supposed to unite mankind and ensure their general
wellbeing.]
Explanations No. 65
He said, "There was a good man who owned a vineyard. He leased it
to tenant farmers so that they might work it and he might collect the produce
from them. He sent his servant so that the tenants might give him the produce
of the vineyard. They seized his servant and beat him, all but killing him. The
servant went back and told his master. The master said, 'Perhaps did not
recognize.' He sent another servant. The tenants beat this one as well. Then
the owner sent his son and said, 'Perhaps they will show respect to my son.'
Because the tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to the vineyard, they seized
him and killed him. Let him who has ears hear."
[People have become spiritually blind, ignorant,
lazy and wicked. To the extent that they resist every effort being made to
re-direct them to Truth, salvation and life. What are they like? They are like
the parable of the ignorant man]
Explanations No. 66
Jesus
said, "Show me the stone which the builders have rejected. That one is the
cornerstone."
[People reject what is important and seek irrelevant things. I, Jesus,
am the Almighty God people seek. People cannot recognize Him, because their
spiritual eyes are still closed. What is disappointing is that they are not
even making effort to open their spiritual eyes and learn the Truth. What is
more disappointing is that they neither seek for God nor are they able to
recognize Him in His simplicity and unselfishness, and they are not ready to
learn from those who actually know. Each is busy defending his man-made church,
when he supposed to defend the Truth.]
Explanations No. 67
Jesus
said, "Whoever believes that the All itself is deficient is (himself)
completely deficient."
[God is perfect. There is no evil in Him or from Him. Many things
people consider impure are pure. Whatever your thought is, is reflected back to
you manifold and becomes one with you (becomes your nature).]
Explanations No. 68
Jesus
said, "Blessed are you when you are hated and persecuted. Wherever you
have been persecuted they will find no Place."
[If they fail to repent, they cannot enter the kingdom.]
Explanations No. 69
Jesus
said, "Blessed are they who have been persecuted within themselves. It is
they who have truly come to know the Father.
[Those who find themselves empty, and are driven by their
disappointments and inadequacies to seek for the Truth, and are desirous of
finding God. They gain self-knowledge, learn the Truth and find God.]
Blessed
are the hungry, for the belly of him who desires will be filled."
[Those who seek spiritual awakening, find it and enter the kingdom.]
Explanations No. 70
Jesus
said, "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will
save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring
forth will destroy you."
[Everyone is a spirit from God. Everybody has to make this spirit grow,
manifest and functional. Otherwise, on the last day, people will not be able to
enter the everlasting kingdom of life. The soul is God's gift of Himself to
every human being. Many neglect this soul, because of worldly riches and
pleasures. Such people end up inside the hell fire.]
Explanations No. 71
Jesus said, "I shall destroy [this]
house, and no one will be able to rebuild it."
[I, the Almighty, has come as Jesus, to save the world, and nobody can
prevent it. And there is no other Jesus.]
Explanations No. 72
[A man said] to Him, "Tell my brothers to
divide my father's possessions with me."
He said to him, "O man, who has made Me a
divider?" He turned to His disciples and said to them, "I am not a
divider, am I?"
[The work of dividing possessions among brothers is not the duty of a
Saviour. Elders and adults should ensure equitable distribution of wealth.
Having money and wealth is good. But, you should not worry yourself to death,
because you do not have money and riches of the world.]
Explanations No. 73
Jesus
said, "The harvest is great but the laborers are few. Beseech the Lord,
therefore, to send out laborers to the harvest."
[Many people, who are ready to learn how to live in spirit and in
truth, do not have able ministers who are spiritually awake, to lead them. The
churches and societies should pray God to send His ministers who are prophets,
spiritually awake and able to lead the flock in spirituality. Otherwise, it is
already midnight – many shall perish.]
Explanations No. 74
He
said, "O Lord, there are many around the drinking trough, but there is
nothing in the cistern."
[Congregation abounds in every church, ministry or fellowship, in
diverse religions, but the teachings lack spiritual contents. Many religions
are busy teaching man-made doctrines, instead of doing the commandments of God.
The leaders do not know the way, and cannot teach spiritual things as
necessary. Even, many of the original good teachings have been turned upside
down, without people knowing it.]
Explanations No. 75
Jesus
said, "Many are standing at the door, but it is the solitary who will
enter the bridal chamber."
[Many people want to enter the kingdom of God. That is why they flock
to the churches, ministries, fellowships, prayer houses, campsites, etc.
However, the people who experience
heaven and life in spirit are those who observe quite times, meditation, peace
of mind, silence, rest, who detach themselves from the world - who live
trusting in God, and not as if their life depends on earthly possessions.
This does not mean that everybody should become a hermit, monk or nun. People
can experience God in quite places, even in their bedrooms and in their
hearts.]
Explanations No. 76
Jesus
said, "The kingdom of the Father is like a merchant who had a consignment
of merchandise and who discovered a pearl. That merchant was shrewd. He sold
the merchandise and bought the pearl alone for himself. You too, seek his
unfailing and enduring treasure where no moth comes near to devour and no worm
destroys."
[Nothing you seek for on earth can compare with heavenly life. Once a
person has experienced and known God, he has found the best of all things. In
fact, he has found the only thing necessary. He comes to understand the
irrelevance of all earthly strives, wealth and savings. Then, he sets his heart
after God. He has no desire for accumulation of earthly things, except when
such is necessary.]
Explanations No. 77
Jesus
said, "It is I who am the light which is above them all. It is I who am
the All. From Me did the All come forth, and unto Me
did the All extend. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone,
and you will find Me there."
[God is Spirit. Spirit is Life, and Life is Spirit. Spirit pervades the
entire universe. Everything is spirit in essence. The same Spirit is Light. It
is Love. It is Harmony. Everywhere present.]
Explanations No. 78
Jesus
said, "Why have you come out into the desert? To see a reed shaken by the
wind?
[You are in the desert because you want to find and know the Truth. In
other words, you have acted wisely.]
And
to see a man clothed in fine garments like your kings and your great men? Upon
them are the fine [garments], and they are unable to discern the truth."
[It is unfortunate that great men of the world do not know the Truth,
and they are not ready to learn it or submit to God.]
Explanations No. 79
A
woman from the crowd said to Him, "Blessed are the womb which bore You and the breasts which nourished You."
He said to her, "Blessed are those who have heard the word of the Father
and have truly kept it. For there will be days when you will say, 'Blessed are
the womb which has not conceived and the breasts which have not given
milk.'"
[When the last day judgment begins, the extent of sufferings will make
the evil ones wish that they had never been born.]
Explanations No. 80
Jesus
said, "He who has recognized the world has found the body, but he who has
found the body is superior to the world."
[When you become spiritually awake, you will know that this world is
nothing. It is only an illusion, which is necessary for a while, to teach
children of God by experience, for experience is the best teacher. Only then do
you live in spirit and in truth, and spirit is far better than the body, which
is flesh.]
Explanations No. 81
Jesus
said, "Let him who has grown rich be king,
[Every rich man has been so blessed by God for his own wellbeing and
for the wellbeing of others. He should extend his wealth to those around him.
He who has two, let him give one to his neighbour.]
and let him who possesses power renounce it."
[The greatness and honour people seek, are found in humility and
simplicity only. Power is of no avail, except it is used for the good of all.]
Explanations No. 82
Jesus
said, "He who is near Me is near the fire, and he
who is far from Me is far from the Kingdom."
[Spirit is first invisible. Second, it makes itself evident by its
activities, which are observable. It is available to the children of God, but
inaccessible to people who prefer darkness to light. Whoever that is close to
Jesus and does His teachings, shall unfailingly enter the kingdom. But, all
those who neglect or abuse His teachings are far away from the Truth and kingdom
of God.]
Explanations No. 83
Jesus
said, "The images are manifest to man, but the light in them remains
concealed in the image of the light of the Father. He will become manifest, but
his image will remain concealed by his light."
[God is spirit. Spirit is Light and Light is
Fire. This Spirit is also Life. Spirit is first invisible. Second, it makes
itself evident by its activities, which are observable.
The soul if God's gift of Himself to every human being. It is the duty of every
one to make this hidden glory manifest, for the good of all and to the glory of
the Father.
If you want to experience God, you must worship Him in spirit and in truth. You
do this observing quiet times and meditation, by doing works of charity, by
keeping the original Ten Commandments of God as is in Exodus and by observing
the seven annual festivals of God as written in Leviticus ,
which festivals Jesus attended. A person who does not do what God wills is far
from the kingdom of heaven.]
Explanations No. 84
Jesus
said, "When you see your likeness, you rejoice. But when you see your
images which came into being before you, and which neither die nor become
manifest, how much you will have to bear!"
[You glory in this your earthly body, which is not you. How much more
glorious is your spirit self, which is like the Angels of glory, the sons of
God.]
Explanations No. 85
Jesus
said, "Adam came into being from a great power and a great wealth, but he
did not become worthy of you. For had he been worthy, [he would] not [have experienced] death."
[Adam was not worthy of the Apostles, Disciples and Saints, the
contemporaries of Jesus Christ, because he did not have the opportunity to meet
Jesus Christ and work with Him.]
Explanations No. 86
Jesus
said, "[The
foxes have their holes] and the birds have [their] nests, but the Son of Man has
no place to lay his head and rest."
[Every true saint is after doing the will of God. He has no other
concern, not even for himself. Therefore, he is not after having possessions or
doing his own will. He does the will of the Father. He performs his duties as
service offering rendered to God. He has no ego (self). And he gives God all
glory. Besides, the work of saving people demand great sacrifices, which the unanointed and those not called cannot make.]
Explanations No. 87
Jesus
said, "Wretched is the body that is dependent upon a body,
[Anybody who values the body above the spirit lives a wretched life.
The spirit will not become bright, glorious and perfect as God is perfect.]
and wretched is the soul that is dependent on these two."
[Therefore, the person will be disappointed by his body and spirit. The
person who values the spirit above the body has set his priorities right. He
lives in spirit and in truth. The result will be everlasting life and glory.]
Explanations No. 88
Jesus
said, "The angels and the prophets will come to you and give you those
things you (already) have. And you too, give them those things which you have,
and say to yourselves, 'When will they come and take what is theirs?'"
[God has given diverse gifts to His children. It is the duty of His
children to ensure team work, co-operation and inter-independence. They should
render services, each to the others. By so doing, they enrich themselves all
the more, and gain spiritual treasures, growth and maturity. "In serving
others is your success and prosperity," says the God Almighty.]
Explanations No. 89
Jesus
said, "Why do you wash the outside of the cup? Do you not realize that he
who made the inside is the same one who made the outside?"
[The outside of the cup is the body. The inside is the spirit within.
The problem in the world is that majority are busy satisfying their bodies,
which is nothing but corpse, instead of developing their spirits, which are
like the Angels. Since you value the outside body, which perishes, you should
all the more value the inside spirit, which is everlasting.]
Explanations No. 90
Jesus
said, "Come unto me, for My yoke is easy and My lordship
is mild, and you will find repose for yourselves."
[If you want to enjoy life, you must live as a saint, who does the will
of God.]
Explanations No. 91
They
said to Him, "Tell us who You are so that we may
believe in You."
He said to them, "You read the face of the sky and of the earth, but you
have not recognized the one who is before you, and you do not know how to read
this moment."
[I am the Almighty. Blessed are you to behold my form. You supposed to
have developed your spirit selves and be able to recognize Me.]
Explanations No. 92
Jesus
said, "Seek and you will find. Yet, what you asked Me
about in former times and which I did not tell you then, now I do desire to
tell, but you do not enquire after it."
[Do not be in a hurry to learn spiritual things of life. The best
approach is slow and steady, as if nothing is being done. Yet, much is being
accomplished.
Before, in the past, God spoke in parables. Today, He is in the midst of
humanity speaking in very simple and clear terms. Yet, people do not care to
hear or obey His words.]
Explanations No. 93
"Do
not give what is holy to dogs, lest they throw them on the dung-heap. Do not
throw the pearls to swine, lest they grind it [to bits]."
[Do not argue with those who are not ready to know the Truth.
Dissociate from the swines, who are the evil spirits,
demons, mermaids, ghosts, witches, idols, charms and black energies, as well as
those who are spiritually blind, ignorant and lazy, lest they corrupt what is
good.]
Explanations No. 94
Jesus
[said],
"He who seeks will find, and [he who knocks] will be let in."
[This is true. Whoever that desires to come into the glorious presence
of God can have that aim fulfilled. Also, he can become one of the Gods. -
Jesus said the same in the book of Revelation, saying, "To him who
overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat
down with My Father on His throne."]
Explanations No. 95
[Jesus said,] "If you have money, do not
lend it at interest, but give [it] to one from whom you will not get it
back."
[The universal law of flow makes you a giver. The more you give, the
more you get (though it may not be immediate). When you give out something,
without asking for it to be returned to you, you are selfless. Therefore, you
gain much more. Besides, you grow faster in spirit and gain over much.]
Explanations No. 96
Jesus
[said],
"The Kingdom of the Father is like a certain woman. She took a little
leaven, [concealed]
it in some dough, and made it into large loaves. Let him who has ears
hear."
[Those who seek spiritual treasures are by far wiser and richer.
Earthly money and wealth are waste products from heaven, which are used to test
the children of men. The wise ones sacrifice a little (leaven) to gain over much,
large loaves.]
Explanations No. 97
Jesus
said, "The Kingdom of the [Father] is like a certain woman who was
carrying a jar full of meal. While she was walking [on] a road, still some distance from home,
the handle of the jar broke and the meal emptied out behind her on the road.
She did not realize it; she had noticed no accident. When she reached her
house, she set the jar down and found it empty."
[The image and the likeness of God in everyone is the spirit. If you do
not nurture this spirit, it will dwindle and become insignificant. Today, many
burden themselves with all kinds of religious pieties, without knowing that the
religious leaders are spiritually blind, ignorant and lazy. Most of the ministers
of God are just busy deceiving themselves and misleading the ignorant masses
into the hell fire, because they are teaching and practising the figments of
imaginations, the fabrications of falsehood and the deceptions of the enemy.
The false imaginations of ignorant religious leaders. Both, the blind leader
and members, shall fall into a pit, end up inside the hell fire, wherein are
endless torments and gnashing of teeth.]
Explanations No. 98
Jesus
said, "The Kingdom of the Father is like a certain man who wanted to kill
a powerful man. In his own house he drew his sword and stuck it into the wall
in order to find out whether his hand could carry through. Then he slew the
powerful man."
[All you need do is to live in the spirit and in truth. This is faith
in God. Trust in God, and He will perform exploits for you. God has given
victorious powers to His children. It is amazing that majority still neglect
the simple but victorious powers.]
Explanations No. 99
The
disciples said to Him, "Your brothers and Your
mother are standing outside."
He said to them, "Those here who do the will of My Father are My brothers and My mother. It is they who will enter the
Kingdom of My Father."
[This is well explained.]
Explanations No. 100
They
showed Jesus a gold coin and said to Him, "Caesar's men demand taxes from
us."
He said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what
belongs to God, and give Me what is Mine."
[This is well explained.]
Explanations No. 101
"Whoever
does not hate his father and his mother as I do cannot become a disciple to Me. And whoever does [not] love his father and his mother as I do
cannot become a [disciple] to Me. For My mother [gave me
falsehood], but [My] true [Mother] gave me life."
[Everyone should love his parents. But no one should disobey God
because of his parents. Our earthly parents gave us the physical body, which is
nothing but corpse (falsehood). But, our heavenly mother (God’s love) gave us
spirit which is life and is God’s image. Both enrich us through experience.]
Explanations No. 102
Jesus
said, "Woe to the Pharisees, for they are like a dog sleeping in the
manger of oxen, for neither does he eat nor does he let the oxen eat."
[This statement refers to the Pharisees and other blind religious
leaders. They neither know the ways of God, nor how to live in spirit and in
truth. Therefore, they can neither enter the kingdom of God nor can they teach
people how to enter. The worst is that they preside in the temples - churches,
ministries and fellowship. They do not allow those who know to teach and lead
the masses. They make people stagnant and complacent, without the public
knowing it.]
Explanations No. 103
Jesus
said, "Fortunate is the man who knows where the brigands will enter, so
that he may get up, muster his domain, and arm himself before they
invade."
[Blessed is he who seeks, finds and lives in spirit and in truth. He
overcomes the world. He will never die. The evil spirits cannot harm and
frustrate him or torment him inside the chambers of hell fire.]
Explanations No. 104
They
said [to
Jesus], "Come, let us pray today and let us fast." Jesus said,
"What is the sin that I have committed, or wherein have I been defeated?
But when the bridegroom leaves the bridal chamber, then let them fast and pray."
[What God demands from his children is not fasting and penance. He
demands love, mercy and righteousness, even so in obedience. If you do these
things, God will always be with you. But, if you neglect them, God will leave
you. Then, you suffer hardship, slavery and persecutions.]
Explanations No. 105
Jesus
said, "He who knows the father and the mother will be called the son of a
harlot."
[It you say that God is different from His Love, then you are not saying
the Truth. God is Love, Loving and Beloved. For example, the Muslims behave
like harlots (pagans), because they do neither know nor believe in the Trinity
of God. They think God may have a wife, if Jesus is the son. In heaven,
marriage is not necessary. Trinity means the same God is manifest in three
modes, just as fire is heat, flame and light.]
Explanations No. 106
Jesus
said, "When you make the two one, you will become the sons of man, and
when you say, 'Mountain, move away,' it will move away."
[All is spirit. This spirit is obedient to the omnipotence of God, and
God has given the same omnipotence as dominion to His children.]
Explanations No. 107
Jesus
said, "The Kingdom is like a shepherd who had a hundred sheep. One of
them, the largest, went astray. He left the ninety-nine sheep and looked for
that one until he found it. When he had gone to such trouble, he said to the
sheep, 'I care for you more than the ninety-nine.'"
[In the kingdom of God, everybody is important; everybody is precious.
Again, if you continue to lose your possessions one by one, one day you will
become so poor that you have nothing.]
Explanations No. 108
Jesus
said, "He who will drink from my mouth will become like Me.
I myself shall become he, and the things that are hidden will become revealed
to him."
[I, myself, who is giving these explanations, am one example. He who
knows the Truth becomes one with the Truth. So it is, in the same way that a
rod stays inside fire, becomes red hot and one with fire.]
Explanations No. 109
Jesus
said, "The Kingdom is like a man who had a [hidden] treasure in his field without
knowing it. And [after] he died, he left it to his son. The son did not know
(about the treasure). He inherited the field and sold [it]. And the one who bought it went
plowing and found the treasure. He began to lend money at interest to whomever
he wished."
[The field is the outside body, and the treasure is the spirit within.
Find the kingdom of heaven, and become one of the richest.]
Explanations No. 110
Jesus
said, "Whoever finds the world and becomes rich, let him renounce the
world."
[The world, its riches and glories are as nothing compared to the life
in spirit.]
Explanations No. 111
Jesus
said, "The heavens and the earth will be rolled up in your presence. And
one who lives from the Living One will not see death." Does not Jesus say,
"Whoever finds himself is superior to the world?"
[You are spirit. Spirit does not die. It is life and everlasting. What
you call death is not death. Death is not the end of life, and birth is not the
beginning of life. Seek self-knowledge, and you will find the Truth and
overcome the world, and even defeat Devil.]
Explanations No. 112
Jesus
said, "Woe to the flesh that depends on the soul; woe to the soul that
depends on the flesh."
[The soul and the flesh are like two worlds apart. None has the same
nature with the other. Flesh can only produce flesh. Spirit can only produce
spirit. Soul and flesh only co-exist, but do not mix. You are spirit.
Therefore, do not please the body to the detriment of your true self, who is
spirit.]
Explanations No. 113
His
disciples said to Him, "When will the Kingdom come?" "It will
not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying 'Here it is' or 'There it is.' Rather, the Kingdom of the Father is spread
out upon the earth, and men do not see it."
Even now, all are in the kingdom. The kingdom is spirit, and it is
life. The humble, simple, honest and solitary, especially the pure in heart,
enter the kingdom.]
Explanations No. 114
Simon
Peter said to Him, "Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of
Life."
Jesus said, "I myself shall lead
her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling
you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the Kingdom of
Heaven."
[Those who are qualified to enter the kingdom are those who are humble,
simple, tolerant and forgiving. Women lack these qualities. Every woman should
seek these qualities in order to enter the kingdom.]
Extra Explanations No. 1
Extra Explanations No. 2