How
to respond to prophecy
Jesus:
When we of the Ascended host give a prophecy, we always hope that people
will choose to change their outer actions and their state of consciousness
so that the prophecy can be mitigated. We never intend a prophecy to
generate fear. However, it is inevitable that prophecy will generate
fear in some people, and it is very important that you understand why.
You must understand that prophecy is always given to people who are
suffering from some degree of spiritual blindness. If they had a true
spiritual understanding, they would not have started the negative spiral
that leads to undesirable consequences. In other words, if people truly
understood the spiritual reality, it would not have been necessary to
bring forth a prophecy.
There are many degrees of spiritual blindness. When people descend to
the lower levels of spiritual blindness, they cannot be reached with
a spiritual message. We of the Ascended host can see what will happen
if such people continue misusing God’s energy. We see that they
have created a self-destructive spiral, and we see the inevitable consequences.
What are we to do in such a situation? Are we to simply stand by and
allow people to destroy themselves? Are we to talk nicely to them about
possibly changing their ways just a little bit? Or are we, as an act
of last resort, going to attempt to bring forth such a dire prophecy
that it can awaken people from their spiritual sleep?
We generally feel that it is more merciful to bring forth a prophecy,
even if that prophecy generates fear. It is an unfortunate fact that
when people are in a very low state of consciousness, they can only
be awakened through the fear of consequences or the fear of punishment.
As spiritual teachers, we simply have to work with people in their present
state of consciousness. Our first task is to awaken them. If they can
only be awakened by fear, then we will, attempt to awaken them through
fear. However, for us this is truly a last resort.
What I am trying to say here is that our goal is to awaken people and
help them come up higher in consciousness. If they can only be awakened
through fear, then so be it. However, that fear will not help people
come up higher in consciousness. Therefore, we do not want people to
remain in a state of consciousness that is dominated by fear.
Prophecy and fear
A prophecy can be likened to sending an electric current into someone’s
body in an attempt to restart their heart. The fear of punishment can
work as an electric shock, and it can literally jolt people out of their
spiritual blindness and restart their spiritual hearts.
However, once a person’s heart starts beating, you immediately
switch off the electric current. The problem is that when it comes to
prophecy, we of the Ascended host are not applying the current of fear.
This fear is generated in the consciousness of an individual human being,
or in the mass consciousness of an entire group of people. Therefore,
we cannot turn off this fear. It is up to human beings to overcome their
fears.
I want you to understand that God has no need to be feared by people.
God simply wants all of his sons and daughters to come home. You cannot
come home to God’s kingdom as long as you fear God, because your
soul will always seek to run away from its fears.
How do we of the Ascended host want people to respond to prophecy? First
and foremost, we want people to heed the prophecy. We want people to
come to an inner recognition that unless they change their ways, the
predicted events might indeed come upon them.
If you have been awakened by a prophecy and if that prophecy has generated
fear, then I want you to look at that fear as something you must overcome
as quickly as possible. Once you have heeded the warning and decided
to change your ways, your fear has served its purpose. Holding on to
the fear will only hinder your spiritual growth.
Therefore, do not continue to focus on the fear of prophecy. Instead,
you should focus your attention on pursuing the spiritual path and gradually
putting on your personal Christhood.
The danger of fear
Why is it so important that people rise out of the fear generated by
prophecy? One reason is that fear is in direct opposition to the goal
of the Ascended host. Our goal is to see God’s kingdom manifest
on earth, and the key to attaining this goal is that people put on individual
Christhood. Fear is in opposition to Christ consciousness. If your mind
is dominated by fear, it will be very difficult for you to put on even
a small portion of your Christhood.
Another reason is that people create their own reality. Therefore, it
is a very real possibility that people can bring upon themselves that
which they fear. The greatest danger about giving a prophecy is that
people’s fear can actually make that prophecy come true. People
can literally become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Let me give you an example of this danger. In recent decades, a number
of true prophecies have been released through Dannion Brinkley and his
near-death experiences. During his first near-death experience, Dannion
was given a vision of a third World War (see this site).
He was also told that the main cause of this World War would be fear.
One of the greatest dangers on this planet is the threat of a large-scale
war, possibly a world war. If such a war were to happen, the main cause
would be fear. A world war must involve free democratic nations. Such
nations are rational enough to realize the dire consequences of unleashing
modern weapons. Therefore, such nations will go to war only because
they fear that the consequences of not going to war will be
worse than the consequences of going to war.
I have told you that misqualified energy is stored in the energy field
of the entire planet. Every time a person generates fear, that fear
adds to the sum of fear that is stored in the energy field of the planet.
Therefore, if you allow yourself to remain in a state of fear, you can
actually contribute to bringing about a war. I am sure that if you are
reading these teachings, you do not want to help bring about such a
war. Therefore, I trust you can see the value of quickly letting go
of your fears.
How do you overcome fear? By sincerely pursuing the path of personal
Christhood. As you begin to put on that Christhood, you will begin to
feel the unconditional love of God. The love of God is the perfect love
that casts out all fear. Therefore, I want you to let go of your fears
and embrace the path of personal Christhood. Do not let your fears,
be they fears of prophecy or any other fears, prevent you from striving
for personal Christhood.
Christhood
is the key to mitigating prophecy
I must tell you frankly that in this age it is no longer enough for
people to change their outer behavior in response to prophecy. In the
Old Testament dispensation, humankind was in such a low state of consciousness
that it simply was not possible to make them understand the path of
personal Christhood. Therefore, the goal of Old Testament prophecy was
to make people change their outer behavior. In some cases, as documented
in the Old Testament, people did change their behavior and their city
was spared.
You are now living in a different age. The goal of my coming to earth
was to take people to the level beyond the Old Testament consciousness.
At this new level, you need to change your inner behavior; you need
to overcome the state of consciousness that I call the carnal mind.
You need to put on Christ consciousness.
Therefore, you must realize that in this age the key to mitigating prophecy
is individual Christhood. It simply is not enough that people change
their actions, light a candle or even pray. I am not saying that prayer
does not have an effect. I am not saying that changing your ways does
not have an effect. What I am saying is that these measures are not
enough to turn back the prophecies that relate to this age. Such measures
can lessen the effect of prophecy, but they cannot completely mitigate
prophecy. The only way to completely mitigate current prophesies is
for a critical mass of people to put on individual Christhood. Nothing
else will do.
I hope you realize that these words are not meant to generate fear.
They are meant to make you accept that if you are concerned about prophecy,
you need to play an active role in mitigating prophecy. The only efficient
way to mitigate prophecy in this day and age is for you to put on individual
Christhood.
Giving birth to a new age
As explained on this site, the earth is now in the process of passing
out of the old (Piscean) age and into the new (Aquarian) age. Every
time the earth moves into a different age (or spiritual cycle), it must
go through a process of adjustment and change. What is really happening
is that the earth, and the consciousness of humankind, is giving birth
to a new age, a new level of consciousness. In fact, humankind is meant
to give birth to the Christ consciousness.
The passing of the old age can cause upheaval in the earth body and
in society. This upheaval, these birth pains, are in part caused by
people’s tendency to hold on to the old state of consciousness.
Unfortunately, many people hold on to the old state of consciousness
and refuse to leave it behind. By doing so, they contribute to the danger
that there will be upheaval in society before the new age can be born.
Compare this process to the rising of the spring waters that flood the
rice fields. This event happens every spring, and it nourishes the soil.
One year, people decide they do not want the fields flooded, and they
build a dike to hold back the water. The water keeps rising, and people
build the dike higher and higher. This simply damns up the water and
creates more pressure. The higher the dike, the higher the pressure.
As the waters keep rising, the pressure eventually reaches critical
mass, and the dike can no longer hold it back. This releases a violent
flooding of the land, and the violence is in direct proportion to the
pressure behind the dike.
This compares to people using their old beliefs in an attempt to build
a dike to hold back the rising waters of the new state of consciousness.
The more people cling to old ideas, the more pressure is created. The
higher the pressure, the more violent will be the events that release
the energies of the new age.
You can also compare this process to a woman giving birth to a child.
You know that the woman’s state of consciousness can greatly influence
the process of delivery. If she is fearful or dominated by other negative
emotions, she can prolong her own labor and make it much more painful.
If she is completely relaxed and calm about the process, she can give
birth with very little pain.
If people hold on to the old state of consciousness, especially if they
hold on to fear, then that vibration of fear can affect the entire planet.
It will work against the mitigation of prophecy, and it can actually
prevent people from doing the one thing (putting on Christ consciousness)
that will turn back prophecy. If people focus their attention on prophecy
and allow their thoughts and feelings to be colored by fear, that negative
energy, might prevent the mitigation of prophecy.
How to interpret
prophecy
How should you respond to a given prophecy? What actions should you
take to mitigate the prophecy or protect yourself from the predicted
events?
If a certain prophecy has helped you reach a personal turning point
or seems important to you, I do not want you to ignore or discard that
prophecy. Instead, you should assume that the prophecy has some kind
of message for your soul. However, to grasp that message you need to
make a sincere effort to rise above any fear associated with the prophecy.
You must realize that fear will always cloud your judgment.
To truly know whether a certain prophecy has relevance for you, you
must go through the inner process of attunement with your Christ self.
Only your Christ self can give you the correct discernment, the correct
understanding, of how to respond to prophecy.
I do not want you to misunderstand these teachings. The true goal of
the Ascended host is to help you attain Christ consciousness. The true
way to turn back and mitigate prophecy is for a critical mass of people
to put on Christ consciousness. However, this does not mean that it
cannot be appropriate for you to take certain outer precautions because
of a particular prophecy.
As the earth gives birth to the new age, upheaval can potentially occur
at many different levels. You must be practical about this and remember
that God helps those who help themselves. In other words, in certain
situations it might be necessary and prudent for you to take certain
outer actions in order to protect yourself from predicted events. However,
to determine what is right for you personally, you need to get inner
direction from your Christ self.
If a particular prophecy has special meaning to you, then you should
assume that the prophecy has a message for your soul. However, you should
also recognize that the true message might not relate to outer actions.
You should recognize that as long as your state of mind is dominated
by fear, you will not be able to hear the inner message from your Christ
self.
Therefore, make a sincere effort to rise out of fear and tune in to
your Christ self. Use the techniques I have given on this website and
any other spiritual techniques that appeal to you. Then, allow yourself
to receive the inner recognition of what you should do concerning a
prophecy.
Misuse of prophecy
I must tell you that millions of Christians, and other devout seekers,
have allowed prophecy to propel them into a state of consciousness dominated
by fear. Thereby, they have made decisions with their outer minds, decisions
based on fear. They have decided what they must do to avoid the things
they fear, and in some cases people’s fears have caused them to
abandon all reason.
When people respond with fear, they often go into one of two extremes:
- Some people
think they only have to do spiritual work, and then God will save
them. Many Christians believe that their prayers or rosaries are enough
to protect them against any calamity. I would like to ask such people
to consider why God told Noah to build the ark. In other words, why
didn’t God simply tell Noah to pray or light candles?
- Other people
think they have to take elaborate physical measures to protect themselves
from predicted events. In reality, these people use a prophecy as
an excuse for abandoning, the path of personal Christhood. They simply
say: “I have to put my spiritual growth on hold while I prepare
for the events that I fear can come to pass.” In other words,
they think that preparing for physical survival is more important
than spiritual growth.
Both of these extremes
represent an incorrect reasoning, and they do not help my cause. As
always, you must strive for balance. You must understand my true inner
message: “Seek first the kingdom of God, and all else shall be
added unto you.” The true meaning of this statement is that you
must first seek to put on your individual Christhood. As you put on
that Christhood, you will gain the inner understanding, the inner discernment,
that will empower you to see what, if anything, you should do about
a particular prophecy.
When you allow your mind to be taken over by fear, you begin to believe
that outer actions are the key to your survival (be they religious or
survivalist activities). In reality, the key to your survival is Christ
consciousness. That Christ consciousness might propel you to take certain
outer actions. However, these actions will be based on inner direction
instead of fear. Therefore, they will not cause you to be irrational
or irresponsible.
Some people have, in the process of pursuing the spiritual path, come
across a prophecy which filled them with fear. They have then used that
fear to set aside spiritual growth and go into one of the extremes described
above. If this has happened to you, do not condemn yourself. People
have done much worse things as a result of fear. Simply recognize that
this is a blind alley, and then make a sincere effort to reconnect with
your spiritual path.
The true key to survival, physical and spiritual, is Christ consciousness.
Seek it first, and it will give you the inner direction that will add
all else unto you.
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