____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ *** The Little Worker *** ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Published by CDTTT-The Committee for the Difussion of The Third Testament Issue of July 2003 _________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: - First Word - Incarnation - Those wonderful children - The Elders Among Us - Last Word _________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ - First Word Dearly beloved: This month's topics cover three of the most important stages of human life: The arrival to this world (incarnation of the spirit), the early years of the spirit in Earth and its final phase, old age. As usual, our analysis is based in the Third Era's divine teachings compiled in the book of the Third Testament, which provide us with profound explanations on all aspects of human life. Hope you find this issue interesting enough! ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ - Incarnation In the recent past, probably some of you have had some sort of flashbacks (vivid ones), that took you back to the moment just prior to your arrival to the material life in the bosom of your mother. Some people had shared this kind of experiences with me, and having experienced it by myself, I can tell you (if you already didn't have one of your own) it is a fulfilling one. But this is something relatively new in humanity. Things like this were, a few decades ago, something totally uncommon and unheard of. But as evolution follows its path, things change and now we have many good folks having memories, not only of their early chilhood but of their previous lives as well... and the interval in-between. One thing that remains as a mystery to many religions, is the pre-existence of the spirit, the fact that we have lived before, in another nature different from the human one. Paul states the following: "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;" Titus 1:2 "...but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began..." 2 Tim. 1:9 And even more intriguing: "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love..." Ephes. 1:4 Of course, someone could argue that those verses relates only to Paul and the disciples of Christ. But... do they? "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." Jeremiah 1:5 Contained in verses like these, the concept of the pre-existence of us (and I mean, all of us!) in a nature diverse to that of the material world, seems to have eluded the study and analysis of theologians and erudites of the past... and up to the present time. Now, that we all are living in the Sixth Seal, in the Third of the ages of mankind, the Spirit of Truth explains this with awe-inspiring simplicity: "Before the worlds were, before every creature and that which is material emerged to life, My Divine Spirit already existed." "But being The Everything, I experienced within Me an immense emptiness, because I was as a king without subjects, a Master without disciples; for that reason, I conceived the idea of creating beings similar to Me, to whom I would dedicate My entire life, to whom I would love so profoundly and intensely that, when the moment would come, I would not hesitate in offering them My blood on the cross. And do not be confused if I say that even before you existed, I already loved you." "So that God could name Himself Father, He created from His bosom spirits, creatures similar to Him in His divine attributes; this was your beginning; this is how you surged to the spiritual life." "But by virtue of free will, there were spirits who, straying from the path of perfection that their Father had outlined for them, decided to create their own paths, moving away from the bosom of God. But the Father, being infinite and yearning to be understood by all his children, made the material life and, within it, created one of your passing mansions, the Earth." "The Father, with perfect, infinite patience, went on forging and preparing everything, so that the son would not find any imperfection, but rather find at each footstep, and in each work, the trace of his Father; because everything was arranged from the beginning like a book, through whose pages, and with the passing of times, you would find the yearned answer to the question that you would ask of Me: Who am I, from where have I come, and where am I going?" "And when everything had been prepared, He endowed the spirit with the body that would be used as its support, as a dressing to inhabit a wonderful world, created with wisdom and perfection for him, a book that, with all its lessons and beauty, offered itself to the children of the Lord as a ladder which began in that world and vanished into the infinite." "And when everything had been prepared, He said to the incarnated spirit, to man: -Behold your passing fleeting Mansion. Cross the roads, drink from the fountains, taste and savor the fruits, know Me through everything-." "This was your beginning in the material life; but this that the Father relates to you, has been left way behind, and has remained hidden with the passing of time." Teaching 345 The Book of The True Life The Third Testament If you read this teaching closely enough, you will clearly see that incarnation is not a necessity or a pre-requisite for all of the spirits, but only to those that like us, decided to wander outside the paths wisely counseled and indicated by our Heavenly Father. Remember Christ's parable of the prodigal son in Luke's Gospel? Remember the alegory of the distant country? "- A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to [his] father, "Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth [to me]". And he divided unto them [his] living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living." Luke 15:11,12 We, like the prodigal son of the parable, took our portions of goods -our Father's heritage: the spiritual virtues, gifts and powers within us- and decided to depart from the Lord's mansion. Incarnation, therefore, was the only option left for us in order to attain the knowledge that will enable us to return to our Father's manor. "It is necessary for you to understand, that I have come to teach you all that you should know, so that you may be able to penetrate into the worlds or realms awaiting you; for just as your spirit had to be prepared in the next immediate valley where he dwelled, to be able to incarnate and inhabit the Earth, that is how he will have to prepare himself to return to the valley he left, though in more elevated realms in love, in purity, and in wisdom." T138:9 The Book of the True Life The Third Testament In other words: We incarnate because we are loved and we are being expected in the loving bosom of our Lord. ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ - Those Wonderful Children Ah, the freshness of young minds, the innocence of chilhood... "But Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 19:14 (Note: In KJV, the translation says: "Suffer the little children" which implies that they are a pain in the neck; but the original Greek wording in Matthew's Gospel, is "aphiemi"=to send forth, which is much more, in my humble opinion, closer to Christ's feelings towards children; He didn't just tolerated them, He loved them dearly) As we covered in the incarnation article posted above, many spirits never left our Heavenly Father's dwelling; therefore, they never lost the state of grace and purity in which we all emerged from God's mind. "Each spirit emerged from the Divinity as a pure thought. That is why the spirits are the perfect work of the Creator." The Book of the True Life T236:16 Those brothers of ours are evolving alongside the Father, gaining knowledge and wisdom without having to compromise their limpidity nor losing their elevation. We, in the other hand, were the ones that decided to use our free will to obtain knowledge by our own, not at our Father's side, and surrendered our innocence in the sour search of experience, so instead of having the love of the sweet Master as our teacher, we chose pain instead, descending as we kept making new erroneous decisions until we ended loosing our purity, our limpidity. "The Father creates His children to perfection. He did not place impurities within creation; it is the spirit who is gathering discord and wickedness along the pathway, a wickedness that is reflected in the heart and makes purification necessary, which is pain; not because the Father wants it so, but rather because you have caused it, and that is not the will of the Father." The Forerunner C2:24 Our brethen in Heavens, remain as pure and innocent as children. We must imitate them and be as little children deep in our hearts and in our minds, so we too could be able to remove the blemishes in our spirit in order to elevate and get into the spiritual realm of light. "Let the children come to Me," I say to you once more. Do not think that because they are small they cannot perceive Me. "No matter how many debts, or blemishes, the spirit may have, when he is in his infancy, the envelop participates in his purity and innocence. That is the time when the spirit needs all kinds of help, so as not to deviate from the path. "Reincarnation is the opportunity that God, in His loving justice, offers the spirit, so that he will recover his purity and return to the pathway. That is the way by which he can take advantage of the experience in his pilgrimage. "When you observe the children, do so with respect, because you do not know what spirits are hidden within; but of what you can be certain of is, that within each one of those young beings, there exists a past that involves a whole life history, and a whole life of evolution. "The child intuitively knows that he is powerless to struggle for himself; and then, he places all his trust in his parents. He fears nothing when he is by their side; he expects only goodness, and he knows that he will lack nothing. Then, he discovers that within them, there exists a fountain of knowledge, of tenderness, and of life; that is why he experiences happiness in their company. "When will men have those feelings when they are with Me? When will the incarnated spirit attain that faith, that purity, and that trust, that the child possesses in his innocence? "Truly I say to you, that when that happens, you will once again hear My sweet words saying to you: "Let the children come to Me, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." The Book of the True Life T118:2-9 ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ - The Elders Among Us Due mainly to economics, in modern civilization a person beyond 55 years of age is expected to retire and abandon his of her place in the job market... and in society. Of course that new generations should have the chance to access employments and opportunities in whatever field of development they choose, but as a consequence of the world's lack of capability to generate enough possibilities for the new members of society, it casts aside the older ones in order to make space for the younger. The cynical claim that this is just natural selection at work. But the problem with this is, that we are not animals or plants but incarnated spirits, and this erroneous notion has generated an unjust and non deserved byproduct: Desdain for the old. Oh, yes... underestimation of the elder seems to be the prevailing custom among the young generations. Have you seen those irresponsible teen movies -which, by the way, are the ideas of middle-aged Hollywood execs- that excede what could be considered parody or humour, and which fall in the grotesque and alienating, insisting in the demotion of old age? As a result, old people get estranged by those that should give them respect and even admiration, and discrimination against the elder keeps going on. The spiritual Doctrine of our Father has teached us differently in all times and eras, from the First Era with Moses, to this Third one of the Holy Spirit. "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary (gray-haired) head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD." Lev. 19:32 "With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding." Job 12:12 "Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers." Proverbs 17:6 "The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head." Proverbs 20:29 "Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old." Proverbs 23:22 "Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father;" 1 Timothy 5:1 "Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder." 1 Peter 5:5 The divine teachings of the Third Era, as contained in the Third Testament's compilation, explains all these furthermore: "I also speak about the elderly, those who long ago left the prime of their lives, and now they feel the cold of winter. As they grow older, they are lacking strength, the energy, and health; the work becomes heavy, their limbs turn sluggish, and their services are no longer needed for work." "Thus the elderly see themselves excluded from the struggle of the rest; they feel abandoned, and their heart, depressed, sinks with sadness and has to experience hardship, misery, hunger, and loneliness. I speak about them, because they also need your aid and comfort. Love them, O! My people! And you will have the right to sit at the great table of the spiritual banquet where I will say to you: "Blessed are you who, in imitation of the Master, were able to understand all those who suffer." "Have respect and love toward the mature and the elderly. You may discover in them the spirit who has already passed through the top of the mountain of life. Whatever the Earth had to offer, little or much, they have already received it. They expect nothing from it anymore. They place everything in the future which awaits their spirit; however, from among all men, they are the ones who have the most to give, because they have already gathered from the harvest all of what they sowed along their existence." The Book of The True Life ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -Final Word: Dearly beloved: Please keep the good work. We've just learned that many of you are fully involved in the task of bringing peace, harmony and understanding among all people and races in the world. God bless you all! Your Brother in the Lord The Little Worker **** PAST ISSUES AT http://144000.net/newsletter/ ****