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from Jesus:
If you care to study the
discussions among historians and biblical scholars, you will discover
an interesting phenomenon. There is absolutely no aspect of my life
and mission about which there is universal agreement. No matter what
you might say about me, there will be some who say it is not true. There
are indeed some who say I did not exist as a historical figure.
While it might seem surprising to some, I am actually not unhappy
with this state of affairs. It is not my desire to release to humankind
a complete historical record of my life and mission in Galilee. The
reason is that if such a complete record was given, people would quickly
turn it into a graven image. They would use it to create a mental box
and they would put me inside that mental box forever. Which means that
their minds would now be closed to a higher understanding of who I really
am, why I came back then and why I am here today.
Part of my mission was to show people that there is a true way to salvation,
and this way goes beyond the mental boxes that people have created—the
way that seems right unto a human. Therefore, the fact that there is
so much disagreement about the historical facts, serves the function
of keeping at least some people from solidifying their mental images
of me. This actually helps open many people’s minds to a new understanding
of my true teachings.
Let me make a very clear statement. Whatever image you could possibly
create of me, whether it be the way I was 2,000 years ago or the way
I am today, I will always be more than your image. You cannot capture
me any more than you can capture a rainbow. If you keep running after
the fleeting images of the rainbow, you will not find a pot of gold.
You will one day realize that you have wasted your life running after
phantoms instead of using your time to internalize my true teachings
and thereby reach Christ consciousness.
Having said that, my skin color was lighter than the average Jew. My
hair color was medium blond to dark blond, tinged with red. I did not
have the typical facial features of a Jew or an Arab, and I was not
of Arab descent. I had a physical appearance that was as universal or
neutral when it comes to race as it is possible to get. My physical
appearance was a reflection of my true teachings. They were as neutral
when it comes to religion as it was possible to get at the time. Would
that more people would look beyond the mental boxes of my teachings
that have been created by orthodox Christianity and look for the true
universal path that leads them to Christ consciousness instead of chasing
the man-made rainbows.
Yet even my true universal teachings are but a rainbow compared to the
Living Truth of God. Nevertheless, if you do chase that rainbow,
you might one day find the pot of gold—but only if you look for
it in the kingdom of God that is within you.
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