| This
is a quote from Mark, Chapter 15:
15 And they come
to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out
them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry [any] vessel through
the temple.
17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall
be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it
a den of thieves.
18 And the scribes and chief priests heard [it], and sought how they
might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was
astonished at his doctrine.
Answer from Jesus:
As expained elsewhere, the situation with
the moneychangers happened during a period when I was going through
a very intense inner growth and becoming aware of my spiritual powers
and mission. I was not always in complete harmony and balance, due to
the rapid acceleration and the pressures of the world that were upon
me during that time. So I did sometimes respond with more intense emotions
than strictly necessary for the situation.
Why did I overturn the tables of the money changers? Because they were
a symbol of everything that was wrong with the orthodox Jewish religion.
As explained throughout this website, I came to demonstrate the inner
path to personal Christhood. The orthodox Jewish religion had become
the very antithesis of this path. The religious authorities were espousing
an outer path, stating that the only road to salvation went through
the outer religion. This had led to a subtle state of consciousness
that caused many people to believe that by following the outer rules
established by temple authorities, they could literally buy their way
into heaven.
The moneychangers were selling their wares, and people thought that
if they bought them and performed abundant sacrifices, they could appease
God and buy their way to salvation. Obviously, this was a complete fallacy,
and what better way to show it than to overturn the tables of the very
people who were using the House of God as a tool for their personal
greed? The moneychangers had no care or consideration whatsoever for
the salvation of the people. They were driven by greed, and they used
the Temple simply as an instrument for satisfying the human greed that
can never be satisfied.
As a Christed being, there was no way I could see this without responding
with the wrath that comes from knowing what is the truth of God and
so clearly seeing what is out of alignment with that truth. You see,
there is a subtle, but important, difference between human anger and
Holy wrath, a righteous indignation that simply will not allow a wrong
condition to continue. I was ready to give my life to reestablish the
true inner path that leads to God, and as such I could not remain passive
when confronted with such a blatant misuse of the inner path, such a
blatant mockery of the true path to the kingdom of God.
So the overturning of the tables was a spontaneous reaction that was
not calculated on my part. However, from a greater viewpoint, it was
a necessary action because by striking this blow at the very heart of
Temple authority, I provoked the situation of my public trial. This
was indeed a necessary step towards bringing about the confrontation
of my trial, a confrontation which forced the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
and specifically the religious authorities, to choose whom they would
serve, the Living Christ or the antichrist. We all know today what their
choice was, but at the time there was a hope that they would choose
life over death.
As I said earlier, I was going through a very intense period of initiation
and testing. Therefore, I did display some human anger in the situation
with the moneychangers. I might not have displayed that anger at a later
time, and certainly would not do so today. Nevertheless, I would be
as determined and uncompromising today as I was back then in challenging
any activity which is a mockery of the law of God. And I certainly would
not fault any of my followers for challenging any mockery of the inner
path displayed in the orthodox religions of today, even in orthodox
Christianity itself.
Do I regret anything I did in the past? As an ascended being, I regret
nothing. There are certain things I would not do today or that I would
not do the same way, simply because my consciousness has progressed
in the past 2,000 years. Yet what I did 2,000 years ago was an expression
of the level of consciousness I had back then. So I did the best I could,
given who I was at the time.
If you are constantly striving to manifest personal Christhood, then
you are truly doing the best you can with your current level of consciousness.
Therefore, there is no reason to look upon your actions with regret.
You simply determine what you would or would not do again, without blaming
yourself. One might say that you can look at life as an experiment.
If an action produces the desired result, you might repeat that action.
If an action does not produce the desired result, you might decide not
to repeat that action.
As explained in my answer about the cursing of the fig tree, I did indeed
make mistakes during my embodiment, and I can assure you that I made
many mistakes during my previous embodiments on this planet. Every human
being has made mistakes. However, the correct way to look at your mistakes
is simply that they were experiments that didn't produce the desired
results. Instead of halting your spiritual growth by building the consciousness
that you are a failure, a looser or a sinner, you should enhance your
spiritual growth by simply learning from your unsuccessful experiments.
Use those experiments as a learning experience, so that they become
a stepping stone for your spiritual progress instead of a millstone
around your neck.
Life is too short to spend time blaming yourself for the experiences
of the past that can no longer be changed. Instead, you should spend
your time improving your present and your future by taking command over
the circumstances that can be changed. Perform successful experiments
in the present time and thereby set the stage for a better future.
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