The Golden Gates Into The Presence Of God

By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze


Mankind are like a flock of sheep, which a shepherd left
        for a short time.
While the shepherd was away, a wolf came to the sheep.
The wolf stole some, killed many and devoured others.
Then, it taught the remaining sheep how to steal, kill and destroy,
        such that the remnant sheep became wolves.
Afterwards, the shepherd returned to find all the flock
        scattered or dead.
Truly, I tell you that every sheep, dead or alive,
        must pass through the furnace of fire to be born again
        in spirit and in truth.
And now is the time for those who want to remain sheep
        to save themselves.

The Gate Is Always Open.
         God gave us a little test, which was meant to open our eyes and spur us on to the mountain top (The Golden City). Now, instead of acting on the spur of the moment, as a springboard to the paradise, humanity choose the path indolence, walled in by ignorance and quickened by lust. The path of salvation remains open. All you need to do is make a concerted effort and enter the kingdom of life.

Why You Must Heed My Teachings
         Nobody can give what he does not have. In the same way, nobody can teach what he does not know about. If you want to know, practice and teach the truth, you first have to learn it from somebody who knows. No traveler ever reaches a destination without following the route. Unfortunately, majority do not know this and they care not. I have come, so that you can know the truth and become one with the truth.

The Parable Of The Golden Gates
         The parable teaches people the things they must do before they can see God face to face. The gates are simply virtues, which everyone has to cultivate and practice everyday, if he wants to see God face to face. For years churches have neglected these gates, and have fed the masses with fabrications of imaginations, even such as never entered into the heart of God. The gates are the following:
  1. Selflessness (Unselfish Love)
  2. Self-knowledge (Realization Of The Truth)
  3. Forgiveness (...)
  4. Purity (Life As It Is)
  5. Submission (Humility And Simplicity)
  6. Detachment (The Key To Freedom)
  7. Meditation (Experience Bliss)
Is Jesus The Only Way To The Father?
         Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life." Today, I tell you that He is not only the way, the truth and the life. He is God Almighty, the Everlasting Father, The only One True God. He is the Source, the Route and the Destination. He is the only Door, the Key and the Porter. Besides, I myself, I am one with Him. The Trinity is not three different personalities, but one personality in three different manifestations. Fabrications of Imaginations
         Why are the churches misleading the public? Teaching them the figments of imagination, fabrications of falsehood and the deceptions of the enemy. Such misleading teachings include (excessive) fasting and penance, selfishness and discrimination, rosaries and beads, and man-made doctrines. All amount to the extravagance of ignorance. (Fasting is necessary in some specific cases, but not everyday or always.)
         People have to know the truth by practising selflessness, seeking the truth, reading the scriptures (sacred texts), learning from those who actually know, and by observing quiet times and meditation. Majority are stagnant and complacent, without knowing it. To be born again, you must allow new teachings to come into your life. That is why Psalm 24 says,

7 Lift up your heads, O you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
The LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
He is the King of glory.
Psalms 24:7-10

Selflessness
         The only way to find yourself is to lose yourself, even as a drop of water loses itself by rejoining the ocean. You loose yourself by serving others first, and you find yourself by becoming one with the Almighty. You must learn to serve others first, attend to their needs, solve their problems and not shying away from doing so, give to those in need, do not refuse those who beg from you, and should people loose or damage your property, do not ask them to pay. Those who do all these find it easy to enter heaven, while those who do practise this selflessness have already confined themselves to hell fire. This is the simple truth. And Jesus said clearly, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."

Self-knowledge
         Man is a king. He is a master of the universe. He is a bright, glorious and mighty spirit being. A small God. But all these have been wrapped inside the seed call body (flesh).
         When you get a package, you must first open it, before you can see what inside the package. So it is between the body and spirit. The real problem with many people is that they do not want to open this package, and the irony with the churches is that the leaders do not know how to open this package.
         "To discover and know yourself, you must turn to the spirit and prophecy. There is no other way. All the penance, fasting, rosaries, rituals, etc are nothing but the acts of ignorance," says the man who saw God face to face. "They may seem to work for a while, but do not last, because they are not the way." Jesus confirmed it, saying, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:21-24

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  • Self-Knowledge
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    Forgiveness
             You must learn to forgive and forget. When you forgive and forget, you set yourself free from the consequences of your own sin, from karma and from reincarnation. Then you make yourself blameless and worthy to enter the kingdom of life. Warn those who refuse to forgive because:
    1. They are excluding themselves from heaven.
    2. They are chaining themselves inside the hell fire.
    3. Life in spirit is governed by network of laws. The laws are the laws of the Holy Spirit.
    4. The laws are universal, everlasting, irrevocable and impartial. Hence, anyone who sins against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven. Anybody who does not forgive, cannot ascend to the heavens. He must descend to the dark regions of hell because that is where he belongs to.
    Purity
             "Become free from pairs of opposites, be ever balanced and unconcerned with the thoughts of acquisition and preservation." BG 2.45 Have control over the body, the mind and senses, so that you become tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor, and remain ever steadfast with the supreme Self. Once you can do this, you become a superior being, who treats all alike, whether they are companions, friends, enemies, neutrals, arbiters, haters, relatives, saints, or sinners.
             Begin to see the world the way it is. As perfection, indeed; and full of harmony.

    Submission
    In submitting,
        you win.
    And in losing yourself,
        you become one with the Almighty.
    This is the simple but invincible Truth,
        which people seek in the churches and religions,
        on the mountains and in the valleys,
        in the wilderness and on the beaches,
        even in the pleasures and in the riches.
    To those who have found the Truth,
    God is near.
    But to those who are still ignorant,
    God is far away.

    Detachment
             Do not seek wealth as if your life and honour depend on it. Earn enough for your everyday needs, and be content with what you have. Everlasting wealth and honour does not belong to the rich or mighty men of the world. The meek enter the kingdom, even while on earth. Many do so without knowing it. Become passers-by.

    Meditation
             Delight yourself in meditating about God, the Supreme Being, until the joy of the Supreme Being fills your heart and overflows your whole being. Have quiet times when you can be alone even for a short time, undisturbed by the cares and worries of everyday routine.

    The Crown Of The Gates Is Holiness
             The crown of the gates is Holiness.

    More About The Seven Gates
             The path of the wise is represented by the following illustration:

    Object => Body => Senses => Mind => Intellect => Transcendental Knowledge => Self => Supreme Being

             The ignorant ones blindly reverse the path to lead themselves away from Supreme Being. Thus they follow wrong path to Hell:

    Hell <= Object <= Body <= Senses <= Mind <= Intellect <= Transcendental Knowledge <= Self

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Object Body Senses Mind Intellect Transcendental Knowledge Self