{"id":183,"date":"2019-05-11T06:59:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T06:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=183"},"modified":"2019-05-11T06:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T06:59:37","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-saturday-may-11th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/05\/11\/lectionary-readings-for-saturday-may-11th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Saturday, May 11th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seventh-Day Sabbath<\/em><\/p>\n

Book of Wars Against Jehovih Chapters XIV and XV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

1. In course of time, word came to Ahura, in Vara-pishanaha, of the proceedings of
\nthe Lord God, now styled De’yus, and of the revolt of all the lowest heavens in one
\nfell swoop. And Ahura remembered his own shortcomings, thousands of years ago,
\nand the terrible bondage that came upon him in the end. And he knew De’yus,
\nwho had been a sub-God under him hundreds of years, under the name Anuhasaj,
\nwho had tried to break the lines in the arc of Spe-ta, in the resurrection of Ailkin.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. So Ahura prayed to Jehovih, before the Holy Council in Vara-pishanaha, to know what
\nhe should say or do in the matter, or if nothing at all. Jehovih answered him, saying:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. My Son, thou art no longer a child. Address thou the Lord God, or not address him, as
\nseemeth fit in thine own eyes. Behold, I suffered thee to try the same road, that thou
\nmightst understand Me and My kingdoms.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Thereupon Ahura determined to send word to De’yus, in his own name, and in his own
\nway. Then, then, is what he sent, to wit:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. To Anuhasaj, my one-time sub-God, greeting to thee in justice and wisdom. Wert thou
\ninexperienced I would treat thee with respect. But thou knowest thou art false. And
\nbecause thou art false, thou shalt reap in falsehood.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Behold, the day shall come when thy Gods will desert thee; for such is the tree thou
\nhast planted in thy kingdoms. This rule holdeth on earth and in all the heavens. Can that
\nwhich is unborn, restrain its own birth? Or that which is not quickened into life, restrain
\nthe Creator’s hand?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. So also is it of him that soweth for self; he shall reap a harvest of selfs. And thy Gods
\nwill be for themselves, and thy marshals, and all thy hosts; every one pulling in an
\nopposite way.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Not suddenly will these things come upon thee; for thou shalt have a mighty kingdom
\nand great honor and glory, such as no other God before thee hath had in these heavens.
\nAnd thy people shall be jealous to serve thee, striving with all their might to outdo one
\nanother in worshipful obedience to thee. And thy name, even the names De’yus and Lord<\/span>
\nGod, shall stand for a season the highest on the earth of all names that have ever been.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. And yet the time shall come that thy names shall be cast out of earth and heaven.
\nEven the deeds that thou shalt do shall be the means of making thy names execrable.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Think not, O my Lord God, that thou wilt deal righteously, and keep thyself holy.
\nBehold, I, too, was a revolted God that sat up a kingdom for mine own glory. And, in the
\ntime of the beginning thereof, I was most resolute to practice righteousness in all things.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. But the surroundings overcame me; for as I was allied to self, so selfish officers under
\nme beset me on all occasions, and I was forced to find new places and new glories for
\nthem, or, by their grumbling, they would sow my fields with mutiny. I was powerless in
\nthe great kingdom I built up. Thou knowest the result.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Thinkest thou the larger thy kingdom, the greater will be thy power to avert thy fall?
\nMy experience was the opposite of this.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. I admonish thee in wisdom and justice; I know thou art doing these things not for the
\nraising up of the fruit of the earth, but for thine own aggrandizement and glory. And I say
\nunto thee, the time will surely come when thy Gods will do the same things against thee.
\nAnd in that time the wise and learned and truthful will fly from thee, but the drujas
\nand slaves will not leave thee; but thou shalt be environed with them, and cast into hell.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Thou shalt heap misery upon millions of thy subjects, but thou shalt not escape the
\nhand of justice: Thou shalt reimburse them every one. Thou hast cast thy net in shoal
\nwater; thine own feet shall be tangled in the meshes thereof.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Behold, I, too, once craved a great heavenly kingdom; now I weep day and night
\nbecause I have it. And thou, too, shalt experience the time of scalding tears, to be rid of
\nthat which thou cravest even now.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Yet, how else shall the dumb be raised in heaven? Who else shall minister to the
\nwandering spirits that overspread the earth? And the evil drujas? And the lusters, and
\nfoul-smelling? Shall I say to thee: Go on, thou self-presuming Lord God, the Great Spirit
\nhath a rod in pickle for thee!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Yea, He answereth the ambition of men and Gods sooner or later; in a way they think
\nnot of, He bringeth them up with a round turn.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Thou art like a man desirous of great bulk, that shutteth up the pores of the skin of his
\nflesh; thou seekest to shut up the course of the heavens that riseth out of the earth, upward
\nforever. And as the one choketh up with a foul smell, and dieth, so shall it be with thy
\nkingdom. Behold, the way of everlasting light is outward; onward, away from the
\ncorporeal world; but the way of darkness is toward the earth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Sayest thou the spirits of the dead shall not rise away from the earth? And, in their
\nignorance of the higher heavens, become guides to mortals!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Behold, thou hast traveled far; and thou struttest about, saying: It is enough; I, the
\nLord God, have traveled in the far-off heavens; stay ye at home, and work for me forever,
\nthat I may be glorified!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Wilt thou say: I, the Lord God, I, De’yus, am the only Son of the Void! Behold, by
\nkingdom lieth in a little corner! Come and worship me, the Lord God, and ye shall see me
\non my throne!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. Or wilt thou say: The impersonal space, senselessness, by accident fructified itself
\nin corporeal substance, and became me, the Lord God, in size of a full-grown man,
\nand then I created all the creations! Wherefore let men and angels fall down and<\/span>
\nworship the man, De’yus, who dwelleth in Hored, a ripple in the lowest heavens!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. I profess not love to thee, Anuhasaj, but justice toward them beneath thee. For thou
\nshalt hoodwink mortals, and even angels of little experience, to believe thou wert the very
\nCreator; but thy Gods know thee as to who thou art, and the Gods above thee know also.
\nAll thy days at most have been but two thousand and seven hundred years! And the time
\nshall come upon thee that thou shalt be forced by thine own fault to assert thou wert the
\nvery Creator, whose worlds have run thousands of millions of years! Who can carry so
\ngreat a falsehood as this! And not carrying it, it shall fall down on thee and on thy people,
\nand take root and spread abroad till thy place and thy Gods’places are the foundation of
\nnothing but lies.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. For the rule holdeth in all places, high and low, that according to the seed sown so
\nshall be the harvest, whether good or bad. Nor can any man or God alter this rule, or bend
\nit to the right or left.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. If it be Jehovih’s decree that some one shall make the name of God, and Lord God,
\nand De’yus, execrable on earth and in heaven, it may be well that thou hast put
\nthyself into the yoke to that end. Yet I would not have thee so, could I prevent it.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Thou wert one time my sub-God, and I remember thee well; thou wert young and full
\nof promise. My judgment spake to me of thee, saying: A sub-God, to be proud of for
\nthousands of years! But my judgment was not Jehovih’s. My love for thee was early
\nnipped in the bud. For thou wert forever talking of thyself. Thou madest thy neighbor
\nGods sick by forever relating thy experiences and thy prophecies as to what thou wouldst
\ndo.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. And when Jehovih encompassed me about in mine own evil, thou didst tantalize me
\nbecause I had not followed thy advice. Now I repeat unto thee, I could not follow any
\none’s advice. And thou, too, shalt be environed about, and be unable to follow any one’s
\nadvice. For such is the bondage of the Godhead, save we cut ourselves loose, making
\nJehovih the Head and Front, and ourselves His servants. For the God should not only be
\nthe greatest in his kingdom, but the most menial servant of his people; forever throwing
\noff responsibility, and forever urging his subjects not to idolize him, but Jehovih! Forever
\nshowing them that their God is nothing more than themselves; that they must stand alone,
\nand become, not slaves to their God, but independent beings full of manliness, having
\nfaith in the Great Spirit only.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. By which the God bindeth not himself nor his people; giving full sway to the love of
\nliberty in every soul, but in tenderness and love that harmonize with Jehovih’s
\nproceedings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

29. Now when thou camest back to me, after I was delivered out of hell, and my
\nkingdoms raised to Vara-pishanaha, thou didst profess to understand these things, and of
\na truth, to love this philosophy. And thou didst pray fervently to Jehovih, repenting of thy
\nformer ways, taking part in the rites and ceremonies.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

30. Then I opened my heart to thee. My much love for thee, as when I first knew thee,
\nreturned upon me a thousand fold. In joy and in tears I fell upon thee, and I praised
\nJehovih that He had sent me so sweet a love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

31. In each other’s arms we repented, and we swore our mutual love forever. Then we
\nboth saw the way of Jehovih clear, and He made us strong and wise, full of rejoicing.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

32. And we fell to, hand in hand, laboring with drujas, dark and most foul, teaching them<\/span>
\nday and night, forever repeating to their stupid minds. And when we were both well nigh
\nexhausted thousands of times, and we slacked up, and withdrew for a short spell, we
\nrested in each other’s arms!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

33. Then we reasoned and philosophized on the plans and glories of Jehovih’s works;
\nhopefully watching signs of progress in our wards. O the glory of those days! O the
\nrichness of thy wisdom and love to me in those days of darkness! For a hundred years we
\ntoiled thus, and I was blessed, and my people were blessed by thee, thou star of our love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

34. When we raised them up, my wards, four thousand millions, were lifted a small way
\nup out of darkness, and our far-off Goddess, Atcheni, needed one who was great, like
\nunto thee, to travel in other regions. And I parted with thee. My soul was as if divided in
\ntwain.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

35. For hundreds of years thou traveledst and became rich in knowledge; but not to return
\nto me, to my bursting heart! What more can I say? Thou art in my place, and I am in
\nmine; but Jehovih is with Wisdom, Love, Truth and Fidelity, for these are his abiding
\nplaces<\/span><\/p>\n

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

1. De’yus replied not to Ahura, God of Vara-pishanaha, but sent the messengers away
\nwithout a word. And satan came again to De’yus, saying: Send word to thy Gods to be
\nfirm, for this day hath Ahura and the God of Craoshivi beset them to return to Jehovih’s
\nworship.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. De’yus feared nevertheless, so he inquired of satan what was the best great thing he
\ncould do. Satan said: O Lord, my God, this is the best thing thou canst do: For all the
\nDivan laws destroyed, make thou De’yus laws instead. Why shalt thou follow in the
\nfootsteps of the ancients?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. The Lord God said: Yea, yea! I will not be bound by the laws of the ancients,
\nbut I will have laws of mine own, and they shall be called the L<\/span>AWS OF THE <\/span>L<\/span>ORD <\/span>G<\/span>OD<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Satan (self) said: These, then shall be thy words, O Lord God, which shall be the laws
\nof De’yus, to wit:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. I, the Lord God, have made self-preservation the first law.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, thy heart and mind.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Him only shalt thou worship now, henceforth and forever.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Thou shalt not worship Jehovih; He is void; He is nothing.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Nor shalt thou worship any idol of anything, on the earth or in the heavens of the earth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Whoever worshippeth anything save me, the Lord God, shall be put to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Behold, I am a God of justice and truth; I am a God of anger; vengeance is mine.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. I have a gate at the hill of Hored; my guardians are cherubims and seraphims, with
\nflaming swords.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Whoever raiseth his arm against me shall be destroyed; to do my will is the sixth law.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Whosoever putteth the mark of the circumcision on a male child shall be put to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Neither shall any man do evil for evil’s sake; nor by violence oppress any man,
\nwoman or child.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Whoever exalteth me on earth, him will I exalt in heaven.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Whoever overthroweth other Gods, save the Lord God, who is the De’yus of heaven
\nand earth, him will I exalt in heaven.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>18. Now it came to pass that these decrees of the false God were established on the
\nearth. And the names Dyaus became paramount to all other Gods in Vind’yu and
\neastern Parsi’e; and the name Te-in, in Jaffeth (China), and the name Lord God,
\nin Arabin’ya (Egypt). And these peoples had now a new sacred book given to them.
\nAnd yet all of these names represented only angel only, Anuhasaj, a one-time mortal.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Prior to this the Faithists on earth were taught non-resistance; to ignore leadership; to
\nreturn good for evil, and to dwell together as brethren.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. But now, because of the decrees of Anuhasaj, alias De’yus, Faithists were led astray,
\nbecoming warriors, and aspiring to become kings and rulers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Nevertheless, many of them still called themselves by names signifying Faithists, but
\nchanging their belief from the Great Spirit to a God in shape and figure of a man, with
\nattributes like a mortal.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. And mortals in these countries made images of cherubims and seraphims, having
\nflaming swords; and images of Anubis holding a pair of scales; the same as is made to
\nthis day, and called J<\/span>USTICE<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. In addition to these earthly decrees, Anuhasaj, alias the Lord God, made heavenly
\ndecrees betwixt his own kingdom and the kingdoms of his Gods. The chief decrees were:
\nThat, for the first one hundred years, all angels borne up out of the earth shall fall into
\ntheir respective divisions, and shall belong as subjects to my Gods, to be appropriated by
\nthem in their own way.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. That after the hundredth year, my Gods shall deliver to me one-tenth of their subjects
\nof the highest grades.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. De’yus made two hundred laws in reference to the kingdoms of his Gods, as to their
\nboundaries and ornamentation, providing great pageantry and countless numbers of
\nheralds, staff-bearers, musicians, and players of oratory (theatricals), besides innumerable
\nservants and decorators, so that the pageantry might be in great splendor.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. When he had completed these forms and system of government, he sent an invitation
\nto his Gods to again feast with him, that they might ratify his laws and receive them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. And it thus came to pass that the laws of De’yus were ratified and accepted by the
\nGods; and they went away rejoicing, returning to their respective kingdoms, where they
\nfell to work at once to provide themselves in their glory.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seventh-Day Sabbath Book of Wars Against Jehovih Chapters XIV and XV Chapter XIV 1. In course of time, word came to Ahura, in Vara-pishanaha, of the proceedings of the Lord God, now styled De’yus, and of the revolt of all the lowest heavens in one fell swoop. And Ahura remembered his own shortcomings, thousands of … [Read more…]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[46,40,39,34,36,35,38,33,41,31,32,47,50,48,44,45,43,42],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-lightofgod","4":"post-183","6":"format-standard","7":"category-lectionary-readings","8":"post_tag-calendar","9":"post_tag-daily-readings","10":"post_tag-eloih","11":"post_tag-faithism","12":"post_tag-faithist-church","13":"post_tag-faithists","14":"post_tag-jehovih","15":"post_tag-kosmon-era","16":"post_tag-lectionary-readings","17":"post_tag-oahspe","18":"post_tag-oahspe-bible","19":"post_tag-observances","20":"post_tag-religion-of-light","21":"post_tag-sabbath","22":"post_tag-united-covenant","23":"post_tag-united-covenant-of-light","24":"post_tag-yeshua","25":"post_tag-yoshu"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}