{"id":1247,"date":"2020-04-21T20:39:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T20:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2020-04-21T20:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T20:39:52","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-wednesday-april-22nd-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2020\/04\/21\/lectionary-readings-for-wednesday-april-22nd-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weekday Sabbath<\/em>,\u00a0Memorial of JB Newbrough\u2019s Passing<\/em><\/p>\n

God\u2019s First Book<\/strong>, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BEING COTEMPORANEOUS WITH THE BOOK OF CPENTA-ARMIJ, DAUGHTER OF JEHOVIH. AS
\nTHE UPPER BOOK RELATETH TO THE HIGHER HEAVENS, SO IN LIKE MANNER DEALETH THE
\nFIRST BOOK OF GOD WITH THE LOWER HEAVENS AND WITH THE EARTH, FOR THE SAME
\nPERIOD OF TIME. FOR WHICH REASON THIS BOOK IS PLACED BELOW THE OTHER. THIS BOOK
\nTREATETH FULLY OF THE FOUR GREAT PERSONS CHOSEN BY GOD, NAMELY: PO, OF CHINE\u2019YA,
\nINSPIRED BY THE GOD YIMA; BRAHMA, OF VIND\u2019YU, INSPIRED BY THE GOD DIV; ABRAM, OF
\nPARSI\u2019E, AND AFTERWARD OF EGUPT, INSPIRED BY THE GOD VISHNU; AND EA-WAH-TAH, OF
\nNORTH GUATAMA, INSPIRED BY THE GOD OS. AND THESE INSPIRATIONS WERE FOR THE SAME
\nPERIOD OF TIME, KNOWN IN THE KINGDOMS OF HEAVEN AS THE TIME OF THE ARC OF BON.
\nTHESE FOUR GODS WERE THE CHIEF DIVAN GODS OF THAT DAY, HA\u2019CHUE BEING DIV IN CHIEF.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 1<\/span>
\n<\/span>1. The Creator of creations: Out of Whom are all voices: Of Whom are all things in
\nsemblance. From Him and in Him these utterances. By His Gods and Lords and high-raised angels and mortals.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Into Whose dominion gave He the earth for the glory of Jehovih, Whose God came and
\nwalked and talked with such as had been prepared for the deliverance of His chosen.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. For the four preserved divisions of the earth gave he four Sons of holy light and power
\nfor the voice of God and his Lords:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Po, of Jaffeth; Abram, of Arabin’ya; Brahma, of Vindyu, and Eawahtah, of Guatama,
\nwhose records are everlasting on the earth, which are testimony that these men were
\nraised up by the Father for His Own glory, and for the deliverance of men.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 2<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

THE FIRST CHINESE BIBLE. BEING OF PO, AN IESU,
\nCHOSEN BY GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF JAFFETH.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

1. These are the generations of the line of Light from the time of Zarathustra:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Shu sa, Gwan, Loo, Sam, Dhi Jo, Wee, Him, Gow, See, Wing, He Wen, Tse Kong,
\nLam Ne, Moo Yow Tine, Luts, Hime, Mai Se, Hong, Ghee, Wan Ghee, Tse Loo,
\nsucceeding one another.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. All the foregoing were seers and prophets of God (Light), having the Voice from their
\nyouth up, and were each in turn a shield and guardian unto the chosen of God (Faithists).
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. God (Light) said: With Tse Loo, behold, the Voice was lost. But I called aloud on the
\nface of the earth, and my Light spread abroad.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. And there came a woman of Che Song, named Ha-se, an I’hin, through whom the
\nVoice was regained.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Ha-se had seven sons and seven daughters, all of whom heard the Voice, and saw the
\nLight.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. And God divided the fourteen sons and daughters, one from another, and sent them in
\ndifferent ways.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. These, then, are the tribes than sprung of them: King, Si, Gwe, Loo, Hi-Gah, Hi-seGua, Yo, Ha Fung, Ne, Hi Lam, Se’ing, Yuth, Lo, Jon, Ying’e and Ho Lun Gow.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. From the line of Ha Fung sprang Enam-jo and Ze’zoo (half I’hin). From Ying’e sprang
\nNo’e and Yu Laim; also Yu’tse and He-ah. And God commanded the He-ahns to dwell<\/span>
\ntoward the south, and they so dwelt.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. From the line of King descended the We Yah-ho; and they lived toward the north and
\nmade fellowship with the Foe-Sim, who were I’huans by blood, and also followers of the
\nZarathustrian law under the name Sa Sin, having rab’bahs whom they called bah, the same
\nas to this day.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. From the tribes of Foe-Sim sprang Han; and from We Yah-Ho sprang Hi and TeWing’e; both of which tribes had the Light and the Voice.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. And all the north regions of Jaffeth dwelt in peace and happiness.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. And God looked upon them and blessed them in all things.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Nevertheless, it came to pass that the tribes of Han forgot the commandments of God;
\nand Le Han, a mighty chieftain, rose up amongst them, and re-established the Osirian
\ndoctrines; that corporeal knowledge should stand higher than the Ormazdian law.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Han usurped the central throne of Jaffeth, calling himself H<\/span>AN, <\/span>K<\/span>ING OF THE <\/span>S<\/span>UN<\/span>. And
\nso Han gave himself up to getting knowledge, and to enforcing knowledge upon the
\npeople.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Han issued the following decree: Han, King of the Sun! Behold, there is one sun and
\nhis satellites. There shall be but one kingdom, with satellites.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Behold me, I am the sun king! I will put away all other doctrines and learning. Let all
\nthe world bow down to me!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Han was asked: Shall a man not worship the Unseen? He answered: Better is it to
\nworship a stone, which thou canst see.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Han said: Worship not in words, but in works; worship not in prayer, but in doing
\nrighteously. What is prayer but crying to one’s own weakness?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. If there be an Unseen Light, He will do His own way. What is the use of praying to
\nHim? Rites and ceremonies to Him are the expression of folly. Rites and ceremonies to
\nour forefathers are excusable. If their souls continue to exist, the rites and ceremonies
\nmay give them good pleasure.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. So, Han abolished the worship of Jehovih (Light) and His God and Lords.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. God looked down from his holy hill in heaven, and he said: It is well; let Han have
\ndominion. Behold, Han enraptureth the multitude with his new doctrines, remembering
\nnot that these doctrines were tried thousands of years before.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. God prophesied through his prophet Ze-wing’e, saying: Hear me, O Han, and all ye
\npeople of the whole world. I prophesy by the Voice and Light (God and Jehovih); I know
\nmy words are true words; by words the soul is bent; by not praying to the Unseen, the
\nUnseen will be forgotten. By the abolition of rites and ceremonies to the Gods, the Gods
\nwill be forgotten. Man will rise up in self-conceit against his Creator, saying: Behold me;
\nI am the highest of all things; my judgment is the greatest of all wisdom. And the tribes of
\nmen will aspire to establish opinions as fundamental doctrines. War and destruction will
\ncome upon the nations!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. Han would not heed the prophecy of God. Han established what was called T<\/span>HE
\n<\/span>F<\/span>IRST <\/span>H<\/span>AN <\/span>D<\/span>YNASTY<\/span>, and it overspread the land of Jaffeth from center to circumference.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. And there came of the laws of Han great persecution against the Faithists, the
\nworshippers of Jehovih (Light).
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Han said: Try them by the food they eat; and whoso refuseth to eat fish or flesh shall
\nsuffer death. Neither shall any man nor woman have favor in the courts, who holdeth<\/span>
\nsacred the life of a cow, or a horse, or a dog, or any other animal on the face of the earth,
\nor in the waters, or in the air above the earth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. So, the Faithists, the followers of the Zarathustrian law, were outlawed, and were
\ntortured and put to death on every hand. And it had come true as prophesied by Zewing’e.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. God said: Behold, they have not only forgotten the Creator, and denied His Person in
\nwords, but in behavior also. For they no longer hold sacred anything He created alive,
\neven man.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 3<\/span>
\n<\/span>1. From Ze-wing’e, God raised up prophets for seven generations. Ze’wing’e begat Do
\nTse, who begat Yin, who begat Hi Ne, who begat Lan Se’ang, who begat Dhi Hsotch’e,
\nwho begat Ho Lon, who begat Po, who was an iesu in birth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. When Po was yet very young, the voice of God came to him, saying: Be steadfast in the
\ndoctrines of thy forefathers, eating neither fish nor flesh; thy God will not only preserve
\nthee alive, but thou shalt gather together the scattered tribes of Zarathustrians, the
\nFaithists, and re-establish them in this great land.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. In those days many of the Zarathustrians were celibates; and the king saw his people
\nbeing reduced by war, and he made a law against celibacy, commanding all men to marry,
\nand all women to bring forth children, or be put to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. When Po was grown up, God said to him: Behold, thou canst not fulfill the law, for
\nthou art iesu-born. But I will fetch thee a wife like unto thee, who is also barren, but ye
\ntwain shall be blessed with three children, and thou shalt call them Wan-le, Toghan, and
\nTse Loo.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. And it came to pass that a woman of Hong Ge, with three adopted children, escaped
\nfrom the tyranny of Dhi’wan, fleeing for the southern tribes of HiSeeGua and Yo, and
\nGwan Goon; and with her, Po wed, and he named his wife Ah T’dowh Jee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Po was twenty years old when he married, and he went with his wife and three children
\nto the country of Heng’a Di, which name signified brother land, and he labored at
\nscutching flax and hemp.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. And God came to Po, saying: What is the extent of thy fidelity to the All Highest
\nLight?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Po said: I will obey him in all things.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. God said: Wouldst thou sacrifice thy three sons, if commanded by thy Creator?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Po said: They are the Creator’s, not mine. How dare I sacrifice that which is another’s?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. God said: Thou art wise; thou knowest the Ormazdian law.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Then Po asked: Who art thou? Who is this that cometh upon me silently, asking
\nquestions?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. God said: Go thou, visit Hi Seiang, the philosopher, and question him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Hi Seiang was governor of the south province of Heng’a Di, and was, withal, a man of
\ngreat learning.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Po came to him and questioned him, saying: What is this that asketh us questions?
\nWhy do we question and answer ourselves all day long?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Hi Seiang answered: Are we not two selfs? Do we not discourse within ourselves like<\/span>
\ntwo selfs?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Po said: Which, sayest thou, is the superior self, that which questioneth within us
\nforever, or that which is forever answering?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. The governor said: That which asketh questions must be the superior self.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Po said: Who is it?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Hi said: It is nothing, it is something. Po answered him, saying: It appeareth to me,
\nthese two selfs are two different persons; one belongeth to the flesh, the other to the
\nCreator. Because this questioning self is the same one that seeth and heareth Gods and
\nangels.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Hi said: What sayest thou? God and angels?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. Po replied: God and angels.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. To which the governor took exception, saying: Dost thou too defy the law?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. Po said: What I see I see, what I hear I hear. Something external to ourselves made us,
\nand ruleth over us.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. The governor asked: Have we not rid the world of superstition? Why dealest thou
\nwith doctrines that were in the dark ages? I tell thee there are two things only in all the
\nuniverse; the unseen firmament, and the corporeal worlds that float therein. Their action
\nand reaction on each other produce what we call life, which is but an effervescence that
\ncometh and goeth, and there is the end. The laws are right. Han hath done a good thing in
\nabolishing the doctrines of the ancients.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Whilst they were yet talking, God sent a blaze of fire into a bush standing nearby,
\nand a voice spake out of the flame, saying: Who, then, sayest thou I am? For verily I am!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. The governor saw the light, and beheld that the bush was not burnt; and he also heard
\nthe voice. But God suffered him to be hard of heart, and Hi said: Behold, thou comest to
\nme, knowing I am a philosopher, and thou castest thy spell in the bush, like a magician. I
\nam master of a thousand books, and am registered as a man of great learning. Thou hast
\noffended me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. Po said: Why accusest thou me? For is it not just for me to accuse thee of casting the
\nspell? I cast it not.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

29. Again did God appear and speak, saying: Accuse thou not this, my son, Po. Thou
\nshalt labor with him. Behold, I give into thy keeping the country of Feh; for even this
\nhour hath died Moo Gwon. The tribes of Ghan shall be gathered together in Feh and
\nHeng’a Di.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

30. Hi Seiang, the governor, was astonished at the words of the Light; and he sent a
\nservant, to ascertain if Moo Gwon was dead; and it turned out to be true, though the
\ndistance was a day’s journey each way.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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