{"id":1153,"date":"2020-03-19T23:27:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T23:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2020-03-19T23:27:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T23:27:37","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-friday-march-20th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2020\/03\/19\/lectionary-readings-for-friday-march-20th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Friday, March 20th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring Begins<\/em><\/p>\n

Book of Fragapatti Chapter 37, Chapter 38<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 37<\/span><\/p>\n

1. So, Fragapatti departed, and sailed for Hi-rom, the heavenly kingdom of E’chad, Lord
\nGod of Arabin’ya and its heavens.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. E’chad had also the Voice of Jehovih with him, and could not err. After his
\nappointment to this division of earth and heaven, Jehovih commanded him, even as He
\nhad Ah’oan, to make an otevan and visit all the places, and make a record, before he
\nestablished his kingdom. And these things E’chad did, taking thirty thousand companions
\nwith him, being surveyors, inspectors, recorders and numerators, and of such order as are
\nrequired in preliminary examinations of the earth and lower heavens. Besides these, he
\nhad also his hosts of musicians, his heralds and messengers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Forty days he spent in this labor, and then the record was completed, of which E’chad
\nhad two copies made, one for his own kingdom in etherea, and one for the heaven he was
\nabout to found. Of these records, which are everlasting in heaven, the numerators
\nestimated one thousand million and eight hundred thousand spirits, wandering about,
\nmostly on the earth, many of them falling into forgetfulness and dissolution. And many of
\nthem had forgotten who they were, and had no remembrance of once having lived mortal
\nlives. Millions and millions of them had forgotten their speech, and were dumb. Millions
\nof them lived with mortals as fetals and familiars, depending upon the spiritual part of the
\nfood mortals drank and ate for their own existence. And yet other millions of them
\npursued evil for evil’s sake, inspiring mortals to war, for the delight of seeing them
\ndestroy one another, and of persuading mortals to suicide, and to all manner of
\nwickedness.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. In the region of Gavies there were four hells, in which there were sixty million souls in
\ntorments, tormenting one another in perpetual horrors, especially males and females
\ndoing what is even unlawful to mention. And these tormentors would bring es’yans, fresh
\nfrom the earth life, and cast them into their hells for these wicked purposes. For even as
\nmortals delight in vengeance, so can the talent grow until its feast lieth in the fruit of hell;
\nneither desire such spirits to have even their own torments lessened; nor could they of
\nthemselves escape were they to try.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. E’chad would fain have rushed in and delivered these hells, but Jehovih said unto him:
\nGo thou first and establish Hi-rom, with suitable habitations, and then return and deliver
\nthese hells, and thou shalt have places for them. So E’chad established Hi-rom, and
\nappointed the Holy Council of one hundred thousand men and women. Sa-ac he made
\nchief marshal; and he appointed Geth’ya his assistant God. Jehovih said to him: Sixty
\nLords shalt thou appoint to thy division of the earth; and they shall dwell in the principal
\ncities of Arabin’ya, and have dominion over mortals. And each and every Lord shall have
\nten thousand ashars to do their commands.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. These, then are the Lords appointed by the Lord God, for Arabin’ya, to wit: First, to
\nhave dominion over the revealed Word: Tsdasag, Bachar’Raab, Nathan, Neshu, Dath,
\nShephat, Gaon-ay, Cha’ya and Zeker.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Second, the loo’is in general; but for special masters of generations: Achuzeh, Chata,
\nGalah, Dayyan, Aphsi, Ishsah, Basar and Goi. Third, for destroying evil cities, and for
\nprotecting good ones, and for building new ones: Atsil, Sherngoth, Matshebah, Achime,
\nAmos, Ahio, Yat-gaab, Zer, Howdawitch, Beodi, Machal, Yay-baoth, Ammah, Fakir,<\/span>
\nCephets, Bachre, and Hiv-iv.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Fourth, to abide on earth with rab’bahs (priests) and shield them in danger: Machaveh,
\nEmul, Ashshaph, Alcmosum, Lai-awotch, Trivi-yab, Herivir, Beli-gib, Barat’ay, Shav’ya,
\nTir and Bowd-wahtal. Fifth, to inspire to inventions: Kartum-mim, Moses, Beged,
\nChakasat, Mih-gad, Jagri, Hen-di, Sru, Amothes and Benguda. Sixth, to have control over
\naltars and temples: Atman, Krit and Anach.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. In addition to these, the Lord God appointed censors of Hi-rom and her colonies in
\nheaven; and the ashars appointed over mortals as guardians were directed to which colony
\nto take their es’yans, where were stationed the asaphs, the receivers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. As soon as E’chad had these matters completed, he descended into the four hells with
\nhis otevan, taking with him three million angels to help him deliver them. And when he
\narrived at the place, behold, the power and light of Jehovih was upon him! And he
\nsurrounded the four hells with his hosts of angels.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Fire of Thy Fire, O Jehovih! he cried; give me here walls of fire, to inclose these
\nsuffering hells! And in the line of his hosts there fell from the firmament above sheets of
\nfire, and he walled the places around in such brilliant flames and suffocating flames that
\nnot one of the inhabitants of hell could escape.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. And E’chad and his hosts fell upon them, right and left, building fires in pillars and
\nwalls, blinding to the drujas, so they fell flat down and hid their faces. And they marched
\nthrough and through the four hells, until all the inhabitants were fallen prostrate before
\nthem, crying out. And they were all naked, men and women; and only the recent victims
\nwere ashamed.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. E’chad said: Fall to, now, and deliver those who are ashamed, making a place beyond
\nthe walls of fire; but wall ye the place around also, and then clothe and feed them. So
\nE’chad’s hosts delivered those who were ashamed. Again E’chad called out: Begin now in
\nsections and deliver the others into prisons, surrounded by fire, suffocating, so they
\ncannot escape. And let not the light cease to fall upon them that will not be
\nclothed. Better is it that they lie prostrate than to display themselves nakedly. But as fast
\nas they will accept and wear clothes, and cease cursing, deliver ye them into genial lights.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. For six days and six nights E’chad labored in delivering the four hells, and on the
\nseventh day they were all delivered. And there were amongst these drujas three and a half
\nmillions in chaos, spirits who had lost their minds by the torments that other spirits had
\nbestowed upon them. These E’chad had placed in his otevan and sent to Hi-rom, to be
\ntreated by the physicians.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. But E’chad and many of his hosts remained with the groups of the delivered, further
\npreparing them for resurrection. And now E’chad had them inspected, and he further
\nsearched the es’pe of the earth to establish the origin of these hells, and as to who they
\nwere. This, then, is the substance of the history of that matter, to wit:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. In the lower country of Arabin’ya, on the earth, there had been a tribe of I’huans of
\nhundreds of years, who had attained to thirty cities, chief of which was Os’nu, which was
\nthe capital over all the rest. Os’nu was ruled over by Che-muts, a king of great wisdom
\nand power in his youth; but, after subjugating all the large cities of Arabin’ya, he became
\na tyrant and a man of wickedness.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Being learned in the earth, and moon, and stars, he drew to his palace other men, and
\nnot a few women, of great learning, and, together, they resolved upon obtaining from the<\/span>
\nI’hins, the sacred people, the secrets of their miracles and religion. Up to this time all the
\npeople in the world respected the I’hins, neither denied them in anything, for they were
\nthe forefathers and foremothers of the I’huans.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Che-muts, the tyrant, said: Because from our youth we have been taught to revere the
\nI’hins, we have become superstitious regarding them. Now it is evident that they have
\nsome other means (than consulting the stars) of prophecy. It is my command, therefore,
\nthat the different cities of I’hins be seized, and the people put to death, offering succor
\nonly to such as reveal their secrets. With their gifts of miracles and power of prophecy, I
\ncan march successfully against Parsi’e, Jaffeth, and Ashem, and I shall become king of all
\nthe world. And ye that help me in this matter, instead of having merely cities to rule over,
\nas ye now have, shall have kingdoms with many cities.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. The learned men acceded to this, and, shortly after, the king’s people fell upon the
\nI’hins, pulled down their flimsy walls, putting them to flight or slaying them outright,
\noffering no salvation save they would reveal their secrets, and give themselves up to
\nmarriage with the I’huans.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Hab-bak, a chief rab’bah of the I’hins, went to see the king and expostulate. He
\nsaid unto Che-muts: Behold, my people are older than this country. Our wisdom cometh
\nnot as other men’s, but through marriage. How can we reveal? We are born vailed.
\nNo other people are thus born. How canst thou obtain the secrets of the womb? Besides
\nthis, we are sworn before our birth by our fathers and mothers to secrecy in our religion.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Thou desirest us to intermarry with thy people. I foresee thy aims. Thou hopest for the
\ngift of prophecy, which, if given to evil men, would give them all power. But know thou,
\nO king, he that desirest prophecy for such purpose can never obtain it. Prophecy cometh
\nby the other road.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. If my people intermarry with thine, it is simply the loss of mine. If thou hadst
\nour pass-words and our signs, they would avail thee nothing, being born as thou
\nart. According to our number, we pay thee thy just tribute. I pray thee, then, to
\nchange thy decree and suffer my people to remain as they have, thousands of years!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. Che-muts, the king, said: Why call ye yourselves I’hins? Hab-bak said: Because
\nwe are Faithists in One Great Spirit. The king asked: What is the secret name of the
\nGreat Spirit? Hab-bak said: I can only repeat that name under certain rules; otherwise
\nI will lose my power of prophecy. Besides, if thou knowest the name, it would be
\nworthless to utter it. To whoever uttereth His name not in faith, it is void. Whoever
\nuttereth His name for earthly gain or earthly glory, uttereth in vain also. Of what value,
\nthen, would the name be to thee, even if I violated mine own oath and revealed it to thee?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. The king mocked him, and had him seized and taken to the lions’den, of which all
\nkings and rich people, in those days, had one or more, as a place for casting in their
\ndisobedient servants. And when Hab-bak was at the lions’den, the king again offered to
\nsave him if he would reveal even the name of the Great Spirit, hoping that by its utterance
\nhe could also heal the sick, restore the blind and deaf, and especially prophesy. Hab-bak
\nsaid: Though thou mayst cast me in, and I be devoured, suffer me beforehand to prophesy
\nconcerning thee and thy kingdom. Yea, I will even prophesy concerning myself. Hear
\nthou, then, my words:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. Thou hast sought to destroy my people, who are, compared to thine, only as one little
\nfinger to a man’s whole arm. In Os’nu thou hast hundreds of thousands of people, and in<\/span>
\nother cities tens of thousands, and tens of thousands; so many that one man in his whole
\nlife could not number them. Yet, as to my people, what are they? Not more than ten
\nthousand altogether. Hear thou, then, my words: Not one thousand of my people canst
\nthou destroy. Neither will my people raise a hand in self-defense.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. But thou wilt cast me into the lions’den, and I will be devoured. And this little hat,
\nwithout a brim, will come out of the lions’den, and it will be a mighty power for
\nthousands of years. It will be red with my blood, shed because I am faithful to the Great
\nSpirit in my oath. And it will be restored to my people, and it shall be called T<\/span>HE <\/span>S<\/span>CARLET
\n<\/span>H<\/span>AT<\/span>! And in the day that it is carried in the streets of Os’nu, thou wilt be slain by thine
\nown people.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. The king laughed, saying: A prophecy often causeth fools to carry it out. With that, he
\ngave the executioners the sign, and they pushed Hab-bak on the trap, and cast him into
\nthe den, where there were thirty lions. And they fell upon him and devoured him. And his
\nhat was colored red with blood; and some of the people, who were superstitious in regard
\nto the I’hins, procured the hat and went about repeating the prophecy of Hab-bak, and
\nthe multitude were anxious for some pretext to justify themselves in destroying the tyrant.
\nSo, presently, the city was in riot, and the people fell upon the king and slew him,
\nand also slew the learned men and women who were his counselors and subsidiaries.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. In the libraries of heaven it is recorded as followeth, to wit: Because of the cruelty of
\nChe-muts, king of Os’nu, on earth, thousands and tens of thousands of people had
\nbeen put to death; and because they died in anger, and because of the injustice, their souls
\nwent into torment in hada, and they came and incensed the king to greater wickedness,
\nin order to have him slain. And it so came to pass that Che-muts, chief king of
\nArabin’ya, was slain by his own people, and the king’s counselors were slain with him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

29. And when their spirits were delivered from their mortal bodies, the drujas fell upon
\nthe king’s spirit, and the spirits of his counselors, and bore them off to a foul-smelling
\nplace in hada, and cast him and them in, and the drujas went in after them, beating them.
\nWhereupon it became known in hada there was a newly-started hell, and other spirits
\nbrought other victims there and cast them in. And the drujas went around about on the
\nearth, in Arabin’ya, finding whomsoever they hated, bringing their spirits into hell,
\nbeating them and otherwise punishing them, until these four hells became the habitation
\nof sixty millions of souls.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 38<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

1. When E’chad had discovered the history of these hells, he searched and found the
\nking’s spirit, and also the counselors, but, alas, they knew nothing, being in chaos, or
\nmore like one in a troublesome nightmare, from which there is no awakening.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. But E’chad appointed physicians and nurses for them, and it was three years before they
\nbegan to awake; but yet at the time of Fragapatti’s visit they were not sufficiently restored
\nto know who they were, or, if knowing one moment, would forget in the next moment.
\nYet it was not many days after the deliverance of the hells that E’chad had the inhabitants
\nremoved to Hi-rom and the colonies thereof.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. E’chad having been informed by heralds that Fragapatti was coming, sent word to his
\nLords and to his generals and captains, and superintendents of schools, and of factories,<\/span>
\nand of hospitals, to come to Hi-rom and enjoy three days’recreation, bringing as many
\natmosphereans as they could with them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. So Fragapatti came, and the hosts of E’chad, and there was great rejoicing for the space
\nof three days; during which time Fragapatti visited all the places and labors of E’chad,
\nhaving records made thereof, to take with him to etherea at the end of dawn. Now at the
\nend of the three days’recreation, the trumpet in the east called the Council to labor and
\nthe hosts to order. Fragapatti sat in the midst of the throne, E’chad next him, and then
\nHoab and Yaton’te, and then Thulae and Es’pacia and Geth’yo, and others of lesser rank.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. A light immediately gathered above the throne, but, this time, deep scarlet, with white
\nborder. Fragapatti said: Thy Voice, O Jehovih, be upon these people! Whereupon, the
\nes’enaurs chanted a hymn, and after that the Voice of Jehovih spake out of the light,
\nsaying:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Whosoever raiseth up My children, do I raise up with Mine own hand. To whomsoever
\nuttereth My words in wisdom and truth, do I speak from My judgment seat. Because ye
\nhave come down from your exalted kingdoms in the upper heavens and raised up the
\ndrujas of these heavens, so come I from My All Highest Holy Place to raise you up. As ye
\nhave prepared to found My Word with mortals, so prepare I here in Hi-rom a heavenly
\nplace of delight.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Was I not with the I’hins since the creation of man on the earth? And wherein they have
\nbeen faithful unto Me have I come in great security. Now, behold the earth rose up
\nagainst My chosen and sought to destroy them, but they failed utterly. And when they cast
\nMy faithful servant into the lions’den, yet would he not violate his oath, even though he
\nsuffered death. And I stretched forth My hand and took His hat, red with blood, out of the
\nlions’den; and I gave power unto the hat. And into the far-off country of Jaffeth will I
\ntake the title of K<\/span>ING OF THE <\/span>S<\/span>UN<\/span>, and bestow it upon Ya’seang, and neither Arabin’ya nor
\nParsi’e shall endure in holiness.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Behold, I give you a new sign, in addition to the triangle, and it shall be the sign
\nof Hi-rom (scarlet hat) from this time forth, signifying, F<\/span>AITH EVEN UNTO DEATH<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. The Voice ceased, and Fragapatti turned to the red light and stretched forth his hand
\nand took thereof, saying: O<\/span>F THY SCARLET, <\/span>O J<\/span>EHOVIH<\/span>! G<\/span>IVE UNTO <\/span>T<\/span>HY SERVENT A <\/span>H<\/span>I-ROM,
\nAS AN EMBLEM OF THIS HEAVEN<\/span>! And he fashioned it into a hat without a brim, and laid it on
\nthe throne. Presently a swift messenger, from without, desired admittance before
\nFragapatti, and he was permitted to come. He said:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Greeting to thee, O Fragapatti, Son of Jehovih! And by the love of E’och, God of
\nTshi, in Ude, grade six, am I sent before thee in Jehovih’s name. Behold, one Hab-bak is
\nwithout, who was the wearer of Hi-rom!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Fragapatti said: Admit him, and bid him approach the throne of God. The swift
\nmessenger retired, and presently returned, bringing in Hab-bak, faithful unto death. And
\nhe went up to the throne, and Fragapatti took the scarlet hat, saying: Second only to
\nJehovih’s crown, with Hi-rom, cover I thy head in the name of the Creator! And he placed
\nit on Hab-bak’s head, and the light of it was so great that hardly any but ethereans could
\nlook upon it.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Then Hab-bak said: By this, Thy Power, O Jehovih, will I go now and deliver unto
\neverlasting light the king’s soul, of him who slew me. And I will restore the Council
\nalso. For they will remember the scarlet hat, and it will be as an anchorage for their<\/span>
\ncrazed minds to rest upon! So Hab-bak saluted on the sign of the triangle and departed.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. And now was come the time of departure for Fragapatti and his hosts. So he
\ninstructed Geth-yo, and bade him travel with him. Then Fragapatti instructed the Council,
\nwhich was after the manner of his instruction to the preceding Councils. And then he
\ndescended to the foot of the throne, and the marshals caused the people to march
\nbefore him. And Fragapatti created flowers and drapery and ornaments, and gave to every
\none something as they passed, though there were more than a thousand million souls!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. And when they had all passed, and resumed the places assigned them, Fragapatti sat
\ndown at the foot of the throne in ancient custom, and E’chad descended down to him,
\ntaking his hand; and he said unto him: Arise, O Chief, thou Son of the Most High, and go
\nthy way! Fragapatti rose up and departed, followed by the Gods and Goddesses
\nofficiating, and they all went into the avalanza and departed, going to the kingdom of Girak-shi, Lord God over Heleste and her heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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