Follow
me—not Peter!
Jesus: You
know the saying, “There is a way that seems right unto a man,
but the end thereof is the way of death.” It is actually more
correct to say, “There is a way that seems right unto a woman,
but the end thereof is the way of the death of the soul.” What
is the way that seems right unto a woman?
“Woman” is another word for the feminine aspect of every
soul. As explained elsewhere,
every soul has a masculine and a feminine aspect. The feminine aspect
of the soul is the meeting point between the soul and the world. The
feminine aspect of the soul has the ability to tune in to the energies
of the material universe, the energies of matter, or Mater.
It is the feminine aspect of the soul which enables the soul to be in
the world. Yet consider how the soul can fulfill the commandment to
be in the world, yet not of the world. The soul can fulfill this commandment
only when it remains true to the masculine aspect of the soul and through
that to the spiritual self. While the soul is still in the spiritual
realm, this is not a difficult task. The soul is not bombarded with
the energies of the material world and it has a clear vision of the
spiritual self. Yet when the soul descends into the physical octave,
the task becomes more difficult.
The soul is now bombarded by the energies of the material world, and
it becomes more difficult to maintain a clear contact with the spiritual
self. How can a soul be in the world and not of the world? It can do
so only by maintaining the correct balance, the correct polarity, between
the masculine and feminine aspects of the soul. For this balance to
be maintained, the feminine aspect of the soul must remain true and
obedient to the masculine aspect of the soul and through that to the
spiritual self.
The saying that man is the master of the house does not refer to a family
on Earth, but to the fact that the masculine aspect of the soul is the
master of the “household” of the soul. For this to be maintained,
the feminine aspect of the soul must be kept subservient to the masculine
aspect. The difficulty in maintaining this task is that the feminine
aspect of the soul finds it so easy to tune in to the energies of the
world and even to take on the energies of the world. As long as the
soul remains true to the spiritual self, this is not a detriment. It
is a gift that enables the soul to fulfill its true role for coming
into the material universe.
The danger is that the feminine aspect of the soul can become ensnared
by the energies of the world, by the reasoning of the world and by the
logic of the world. That logic, that serpentine logic, is the logic
of separation from Spirit, separation from God. The feminine aspect
cannot, in and of itself, see through this logic. The feminine aspect
cannot, in and of itself, avoid being gradually enveloped in this subtle
logic of the world. Therefore, to avoid being lost in the ways of the
world, the soul must be alert and keep an uncompromising devotion to
the spiritual self. This requires constant vigilance and constant attention.
If a soul is not willing to maintain this vigilance and attention, if
a soul is not willing to make the effort to maintain its connection
to the spiritual self, then it will gradually become enveloped in and
ensnared by the serpentine logic of the world. If the soul begins to
listen more to its feminine aspect than to the masculine aspect, the
soul will gradually, often without noticing it, descend into a lower
state of consciousness, a lower sense of identity, in which it begins
to see itself and the world as being separated from the source, namely
God.
So the path that seems right unto a woman, or rather to the feminine
aspect of the soul, is the path of separation from God, the path of
an individuality separated from God rather than an individuality that
is an expression of God. The path of an individuality apart from God
instead of an individuality as a part of God.
This then is the path that all human beings have followed, and that
is why they have fallen from the grace of a conscious contact with the
spiritual self.
The two deadly lies
What happens to a soul when it has accepted the serpentine logic that
you can maintain your individuality even while you are separated from
God? The soul will begin to walk the path of building a sense of identity,
a sense of individuality, based on the core belief that it is separated
from God. Over many lifetimes, such a soul can build a very strong and
very complex sense of individuality and separateness. It can also build
a set of beliefs that makes the soul firmly convinced that this sense
of individuality is real and that the path of building upon this sense
of individuality is the true path that leads back to God.
The first serpentine lie is that the soul will not die by eating the
forbidden fruit of the knowledge of relative good and evil, namely the
relative good and evil of the lower state of consciousness. Yet the
soul does die in a spiritual sense because when it begins to engage
in the dualistic logic, it loses its direct contact with the source
of life, the spiritual self.
There are some souls who have fallen but who either have not realized
that they have fallen from grace or are not willing to admit that they
have lost their former estate. Yet most souls will come to an inner
recognition that they have lost something. They realize that something
has changed and that something is not right. At this point, the serpentine
logic uses the second lie in an attempt to maintain its stranglehold
on the soul. The second lie is that even though the soul has fallen
from grace, it can come back to God's kingdom without challenging the
first lie. In other words, the soul does not have to admit that the
first lie, the lie that it can build an individuality that is separate
from God and still survive, is wrong. The second lie states that the
soul can come back to God by continuing to build upon and perfect the
individuality that is based on separation.
There are many people on Earth who are still so ensnared by the first
lie that they either cannot or will not see and acknowledge that they
have fallen from grace and therefore need to come back to God. Yet in
this day and age, a growing number of people are beginning to realize
that they must make an effort to come back to God. These people realize
that they need to find a path, a systematic process, that can lead them
back to God.
While people are still asleep, there is no danger that the forces of
this world will lose their control over these souls. Yet when people
awaken to the need to find their way back to God, there is a real danger,
or rather a real hope, that the forces of this world might lose control
of these souls. If these people discover the true path and diligently
follow that path, they will truly make it back to God. Therefore, the
second line of defense built by the forces of this world is the illusion
of the false path, the way that seems right unto a human, but the end
thereof is the way of death.
The false path, the left-handed path, seems right onto a human because
it does not require the soul to confront the choices that caused the
soul to believe in the first lie. The false path makes it seem like
the soul was never really wrong. It was either the victim of forces
beyond its control, or God really wanted the soul to fall, or there
was a good reason why the soul fell, or any number of other reasons
that make it seem natural and unavoidable that the soul fell into a
lower state of consciousness.
The false way seems right unto a human, or rather to the human consciousness,
because once the soul has built a false sense of identity, a sense of
individuality based on separation from God, the soul knows no other
sense of identity or individuality. The human self, the ego, springs
from the sense of separation, so it can never see anything wrong with
the state of separation. Therefore, as long as the soul listens to the
ego or to false teachers, the soul does not understand that the only
true individuality is that of being an individual expression of the
flame of God.
So the false path makes the soul think that it can make its way back
to God by building on its false individuality of being separated from
God. This then gives the soul a need to find an outer path, and outer
organization, an outer belief system which makes the promise of an automatic
salvation. The promise is that as long as you believe in the right doctrines,
follow the right outer rules and belong to a particular organization,
you will automatically be saved because God simply has to accept you
into the kingdom of Heaven.
The false path
Throughout history, numerous people have followed the false path. Even
many so-called spiritual teachers or leaders have followed the false
path and have promoted the false path. Such teachers often did not deliberately
mislead the people. They truly believed in the lie that you can somehow
perfect or elevate the false sense of identity, the pseudo self. They
believed that you can attain salvation and make it back to the kingdom
of God without overcoming, transcending and leaving behind the sense
of separation from God.
This lie is very persuasive and pervasive. It is so persuasive that
even many souls who have been engaged in spiritual practices for lifetimes
still have not seen through this lie. They truly believe that they are
following the true spiritual path, and they use all manner of outer
signs or inner experiences to reinforce the illusion that they are following
the true path and that they are coming ever closer to God. Some of these
souls are making spiritual progress in various ways, but they still
have not challenged the fundamental problem that makes it necessary
to come back to God, namely the fact that they chose to see themselves
as separated from God.
Although there is a spiritual path which takes you gradually towards
a higher state of consciousness, there comes a point where the gradual
path can lead you no further. There comes a point when you must take
a leap of faith into the arms of God. You cannot make it back to God
as long as you see even the slightest distance between yourself and
God. What does it mean to be in God's kingdom? It means being one with
God, being an individualization of God, even being God in embodiment.
It means accepting your true identity as a son or daughter of God, as
an individualization of a God flame.
The mistake of Peter
When I walked the Earth 2,000 years ago, my main purpose was to demonstrate
the true path that leads you back to union with God. The same path of
union has been demonstrated and taught by all true spiritual teachers
and mystics. Many souls have been students of such teachers, yet they
have not understood the very core of the teaching. Such students can
sit at the feet of a true Master for many years and still not understand
the lie of the false path. They can look at the true teacher and recognize
that he is a true teacher, yet in their hearts they cannot understand
or accept that the only way to follow the teacher is to become the teacher.
A perfect example of such a student was my beloved Peter. Peter was
a sincere student. He had attained a certain level of discernment and
this allowed him to recognize me as the Christ in embodiment. When I
said, "upon this rock will I build my church," I did not mean
the outer person of Peter. I meant the inner ability to recognize the
Christ, to recognize the true teacher.
Yet despite the fact that Peter was a sincere student with some attainment
and discernment, he was not willing to walk the true path of Christhood.
This is why, when the test of Christhood came to him, he denied me three
times. Peter thought that although he recognized me as the Christ and
saw me walk the path that leads to the death of the ego, the false sense
of identity, he did not have to walk that same path. Peter reasoned
that he could maintain his individuality as being separate from God,
as being separate from Christ. He reasoned that he could still make
it back to God by following my outer teachings instead of following
the inner path of overcoming the false sense of identity and winning
back the true sense of identity as being one with God, as being an individualization
of God and not an individualization of the world consciousness.
At the very moment when Peter denied me for the first time, he started
a trend that set Christianity on the wrong course. The Christianity
that Peter founded, the church that Peter founded, was from the very
beginning based on the false path, the lie of individuality and separateness
from God. The lie that you can make it back to God without walking the
path of Christhood which requires you to be willing to lose your life,
to lose your mortal life, to lose your mortal sense of identity in order
to win the immortal life of the Christ consciousness.
For 2,000 years, the orthodox Christian churches have reinforced and
upheld the illusion embodied by Peter. They have built elaborate doctrines
and dogmas around this illusion. They have built a culture that reinforces
this illusion so heavily that millions of souls are firmly entrapped
by the illusion. They think they are true Christians, yet I tell you
that they are following the path that seems right unto a human, yet
the end thereof is the way of the death of the soul.
Be not like Peter.
Learn from the mistakes of Peter.
Make an effort to see through the illusion that entrapped Peter. When
the world comes and asks you if you are one with Christ, do not deny
your oneness with me. Do not fear any of the consequences or the punishments
found in this world. Do not make excuses and seek to explain Christhood
in a way that becomes palatable to the world consciousness.
Be willing to sacrifice your mortal sense of identity, your false sense
of individuality, your sense of pride in the human ego and the human
achievements, in order to obtain union with Christ.
Awaken and Come forth!
Peter reasoned that if he had confessed to be one of my disciples, he
would have been crucified alongside me, and thus he would not have been
able to remain in the world and spread my message. Yet when Peter walked
on the water and started sinking, did I not reach out my hand and raise
him up? So why would Peter think that if he had been crucified alongside
me I would not have been able to resurrect him as I resurrected myself?
And could not the resurrected Peter have walked the Earth again as I
did and helped the other disciples spread my message.
I tell you that if Peter had decided to acknowledge his oneness with
Christ instead of affirming his separation from Christ, Christianity
itself would have been much different. It is not a given that Peter
would have been crucified. But regardless of whether he was crucified
alongside with me or had remained in embodiment, Peter would have become
a true representative of the Christ. He would have become one with Christ,
he would have become Christ, and therefore he could have built a church
that was based on the true path instead of the false path. He could
have built a church based on the true individuality in God rather than
the false sense of individuality as being separate from God, separate
from Christ.
I see millions upon millions of people who consider themselves to be
true Christians or consider themselves to be true followers of the spiritual
path. These people are found in all religions, and many are found in
the New Age movement. I love each and every one of you and I desire
nothing more than to see you come home to my Father's kingdom. Yet I
must tell you sternly and frankly that so many of you are walking the
false path, the way that seems right unto a human.
Now I say to you with the full authority of Christ, “Awaken from
your sleep!” I say to you as I said to Lazarus, “Come forth!”
Come out of the grave of your false sense of identity and embrace the
Light, the Light of my Christ Presence which is shining upon you through
these words.
I am Jesus Christ.
I am the being who is assigned by God to hold the office as Lord and
Savior for every human being on Earth. So many people think that by
making a simple declaration of words they have accepted me as their
Lord and Savior. This is not so.
I can be your Lord and Savior only if you fully accept me and accept
the path to Christhood, the path to union with Christ, union with God.
I can be your savior only if you are willing to let go of your false
sense of individuality, the false sense of identity based on the illusion
that you are separated from God. I can be your Lord and Savior only
if you are willing to let the human ego die.
Do not follow the path taken by Peter and spend the rest of this lifetime
using the serpentine logic to justify why you can perfect the ego. Instead,
follow the path taken by Paul who said, "I die daily." He
meant that every day a part of his human self died.
Be willing to admit that your human self, your human sense of individuality,
must die before you can discover your true individuality in Christ.
Admit that the sense of individuality based on separation is a lie.
Do not spend the rest of your life in an attempt to justify the sense
of individuality and the belief that the false path of building upon
that individuality can take you back to God.
This is what Peter did. This is what the soul of Peter has been doing
for 2,000 years. This is what the Christian churches who followed the
way taken by Peter have been doing for 2,000 years.
I am Jesus Christ and I say to you, “Thus far and no father!”
The time has come to draw a line in the sand and say, “Come out
of your illusions and delusions. Come out of your sense that all is
well and that as long as you keep following the path you are following
now, you will automatically make it back to God.”
Stop attempting to use the logic of this world to justify the false
path. Let go of the false path and follow me.
I am Jesus Christ, and I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life.
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