{"id":2020,"date":"2021-01-06T21:57:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T21:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2021-01-06T21:57:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T21:57:03","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-thursday-january-7th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2021\/01\/06\/lectionary-readings-for-thursday-january-7th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Thursday, January 7th, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Book of Sethantes, Son of Jehovih,<\/strong>\u00a0Chapters 1 and 2<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">FIRST GOD OF THE FIRST CYCLE OF THE EARTH AFTER MAN\u2019S CREATION.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">CHAPTER I.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. In the beginning of the inhabitation of the earth, the angels of heaven assembled in<br \/>\nHored, a heavenly plateau resting on the earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. And the archangel Sethantes was the wisest of them all, and he said unto them:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. Behold, we have come from far-off heavens; by the voice of Jehovih came we to<br \/>\npartake of the glory of the red star, the earth. Jehovih said unto us: Come ye and<br \/>\nenjoy the new world I have created. Partake ye of all the fruits thereof, save of the<br \/>\ntree of knowledge, which is the fountain of life. Partake ye not of this, lest ye die.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. But the voice of the earth spake unto us, saying: Partake ye, for indeed Mine is the tree<br \/>\nof everlasting life.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. And many obeyed not the voice of the Father, and are now bound by the tie of life,<br \/>\nwhich is in the blood.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. And the voice of Jehovih came to me, saying: Sethantes, My son, behold, I gave<br \/>\ninto thy charge in My etherean heavens millions of angels, and thou has brought<br \/>\nthem to the earth, and they are fallen from their high estate. Go thou, deliver them.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. And I said: What shall I do? And Jehovih said: Bring thy angel hosts to Hored, for<br \/>\nthere will I crown thee God of these heavens and earth for the redemption of angels and<br \/>\nmortals. And it shall be a new heavenly kingdom from this time forth to the end of the<br \/>\nworld. For it is the time of the arc of Wan, and I will bring from etherea My high-raised<br \/>\nGoddess, Etisyai, chief factor of Harmuts, and she shall crown thee in My name, G<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OD OF<br \/>\nHEAVEN AND EARTH<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. God said: When I had thus spoken in Hored before the angels of heaven, a great light,<br \/>\nlike a sun, was seen descending from the firmament above. And I commanded my<br \/>\nes&#8217;enaurs to chant in praise of the Father and His works.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. Meanwhile I had the angels of Hored numbered, and there were of them twentyseven millions and six hundred thousand, and these were the same who were on an excursion in my charge when the voice of Jehovih commanded us to visit the earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. The light above us descended fast toward us, like a ship of fire it came nearer and<br \/>\nnearer, till we saw that it was wider far, than the place of Hored and all my angel hosts.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. And it came to pass that when the great light had descended to the plateau of<br \/>\nHored there came forth out of the light one million archangels, from the arc of Wan<br \/>\nin the Hosts of A&#8217;ji, in the orbit of Fow&#8217;sang in etherea, and they bore regalia<br \/>\nand crowns from the Orian chief of Harmuts. Foremost of the archangels was<br \/>\nEtisyai, and her brother Ya&#8217;tiahaga, commissioners from the etherean heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. When they came near me, Etisyai gave the sign of Jehovih&#8217;s name, greeting,<br \/>\nhalting, and saying: All hail! In Jehovih&#8217;s name, and in the love of Harmuts, Orian chief,<br \/>\nwe come to greet thee, first God of the lower heaven, belonging to the corporeal earth!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. I said: All hail, O emissaries of Harmuts, Chief of Orian worlds! Come, O Etisyai,<br \/>\nand thy brother and all this host! Come honor My throne, in Great Jehovih&#8217;s name!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. The archangels then came forward, saluting, and Etisyai said: In Thy name, O<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">Jehovih, I found here a throne!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. And she caused to rise the form and substance thereof, and she ascended thereon,<br \/>\nand Ya&#8217;tiahaga with her. And the other archangels formed a crescent in front of<br \/>\nthe throne, all of them bearing crowns or diadems, but they stood upright. And now<br \/>\nthe angels of the host of God took their places, that they might witness the<br \/>\ntestimony of Jehovih&#8217;s commission, but the lights from the columns of fire,<br \/>\nbrilliant in all colors and shades and tints, baffled many of them from seeing plainly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. When all things were in readiness Etisyai, standing erect and brilliant like a star,<br \/>\nraised her right hand, saying: JEHOVIH! A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">LL-WISE AND POWERFUL<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! I<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">N <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HY NAME,<br \/>\nTHIS <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HY <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">S<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ON<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, G<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OD<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, I <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">CROWN<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! F<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ROM THE <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">O<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">RIAN CHIEF<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, H<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ARMUTS, RAISED TO THE RANK<br \/>\nOF <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">G<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OD, AND BY <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HEE<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, O JEHOVIH, <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORDAINED<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! H<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ENCEFORTH TO BE KNOWN FOREVER<br \/>\nIN THE EMANCIPATED HEAVENS AS <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HY <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">S<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ON <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! PEACE! WISDOM! LOVE! POWER!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. And now with her left hand she raised high the crown, so that all might see and bear<br \/>\nwitness, and giving the sign again of Jehovih&#8217;s name above the crown, wherefrom a flame<br \/>\nof light shot forth brilliantly. Thereupon she placed the crown on God&#8217;s head, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">RISE<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, O M<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Y <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">S<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ON, THOU <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">S<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ON OF <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">JEHOVIH! Instantly there arose from the millions<br \/>\nof souls one universal shout: All hail, O Son of Jehovih! And God rose up, having the<br \/>\ncrown on his head, and the people cheered him lustily, for he was well beloved.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">19. Etisyai said: Bring forth thy five chief Lords that I may crown them also. God then<br \/>\ncaused the five chief Lords whom he had selected to sit at the foot of the throne.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. Again Etisyai raised her right hand, saying: O JEHOVIH! A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">LMIGHTY<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">!<br \/>\nF<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ROM <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">W<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HOM ALL GLORIES EMANATE<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! I<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">N <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HY NAME<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HESE <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HY <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">S<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ONS<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, I<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">CROWN <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">L<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORDS OF THE EARTH, AND OF THE WATERS OF THE EARTH! <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">F<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ROM THE<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">O<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">RIAN <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">C<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HIEF <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">H<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ARMUTS<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! B<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Y MY COMMISION DO <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">I <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">RAISE THEM TO THE RANK<br \/>\nOF LORDS FOR KINGDOMS OF HEAVEN<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! PEACE! WISDOM! LOVE! POWER!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. Then Etisyai took the crowns, which were handed her by the other archangels, and<br \/>\nplaced them on the heads of the Lords, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">RISE, <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">O <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">MY <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">L<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORDS, AND <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">B<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">E <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Y<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">E <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">L<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORDS OF <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">JEHOVIH <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">FOR <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">H<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">IS <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">G<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">LORY<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">!<br \/>\nA<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ND <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">B<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">E <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Y<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">E THE <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">L<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORDS OF <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">G<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OD, HAVING DOMINION OVER THE EARTH<br \/>\nAND THE WATERS OF THE EARTH, IN <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">LOVE, WISDOM <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">AND <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">POWER, A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">MEN<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. The Lords rose up, having on their heads the crowns of Lords, and again the<br \/>\nmultitude saluted with great cheering. When the applause ceased Etisyai said:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. My God and My Lords, give now the sign of Jehovih&#8217;s name that His glory may be<br \/>\nfulfilled. (For this was the oath of office.) (The sign is the circle twice cut. For further<br \/>\ninformation see Emethachavah, Book of Saphah.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. And God and the Lords saluted Jehovih before the hosts of heaven. And they stood<br \/>\napart a little distance, and Etisyai said:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. Behold the All Light, Jehovih, encompasseth me. My voice shall be His voice. By the<br \/>\nglory of Faith in Him am I One with the Father.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. And a fleece of golden hue descended from above and encompassed Etisyai around<br \/>\nabout, and she was like a central star with rays of light emanating. She was entranced by<br \/>\nJehovih. Through her the Creator spake, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. My Son, even God, I brought thee forth out of corpor, quickened into life everlasting.<br \/>\nBy faith I inspired thee to do whatsoever thou hast done. Faith gave I unto thee, as the<br \/>\ntree whereon A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">LL <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">P<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ERFECTION <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">is the fruit. By that faith within man that nurtureth the<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">I A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">M <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">within Himself unto perfection, becometh he My son, doing by virtue of My<br \/>\npresence. According to thy wisdom and love have I given thee strength; and by thy<br \/>\nstrength raised thee up.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. Behold, this day have I given thee a kingdom in atmospherea, and made thee God<br \/>\nbefore all the kingdoms of heaven. This place shall be thy place and Mine also. Here shalt<br \/>\nthou dispense wisdom and laws, and appoint officers in My name and by virtue of My<br \/>\npower.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">30. And thy kingdom shall be like two kingdoms: One here with the hosts of heaven,<br \/>\nand one on the earth, even over these thy Lords. For thou art the judgment seat and<br \/>\nCreator of order over the whole earth, and in the heaven belonging to the earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">31. Stretch forth thy hand, My Son, and clothe thyself in the golden fleece.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">32. God made the sign, and then raised his hands upward, saying: Jehovih! Jehovih! By<br \/>\nthy command I call upon Thee to array me in Thy golden fleece! Behold I am Thy Son.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">33. And the archangels tossed up the raiment and regalia they had brought from their<br \/>\netherean arc in a&#8217;ji, and, by the faith that was in God, the substance flew to him and<br \/>\nencompassed him around in raiment of the upper heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">34. Then Jehovih spake to the Lords, saying: As God hath built a kingdom in Hored, and<br \/>\nreigneth over this heaven, and over ye and your helpmates, so shall ye build kingdoms on<br \/>\nthe earth, and ye shall rule over mortals in My name, teaching them of Me and My<br \/>\neverlasting kingdoms in the firmament above. In testimony of my voice receive ye this<br \/>\nraiment of silver and gold from My archangels.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">35. The archangels then draped the Lords in shining raiment. And Etisyai came down<br \/>\nfrom the throne, still entranced, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">36. Though, My Daughter Etisyai will rise up in the flame of fire, yet will I, even<br \/>\nJehovih, abide with thee, O God, and with ye My Lords, now and forever! And<br \/>\nthen Etisyai took God&#8217;s hand and led him to the center of the throne, saying: Sit<br \/>\nthou on this throne for it is thy Father&#8217;s kingdom in the lower heaven of the earth!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">37. When God sat down, the entrancement departed from Etisyai, and the Light of<br \/>\nJehovih went and settled upon God and the Lords. But Etisyai sat down at the foot of the<br \/>\nthrone, and thereupon all the archangels sat down also.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">38. God said: Behold, she that is greatest maketh herself least of all. Arise, O Daughter<br \/>\nof Jehovih, and enjoy my kingdom, for it is Jehovih&#8217;s also. And God came down<br \/>\nfrom the judgment seat and took Etisyai&#8217;s hand and she rose up, whereupon God<br \/>\nproclaimed the freedom of the hour. Thus was established the first throne of God in these<br \/>\nheavens. And now all of the hosts mingled together, angels and archangels, joyfully.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">CHAPTER 2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. When the hour was ended, God again ascended the throne, and the marshals raised<br \/>\nthe signals of order, and the archangels went and stood in a crescent in front of the<br \/>\nthrone. Etisyai sat at the feet of God, and the splendor of her glory, unadorned, save with<br \/>\nwhite and yellow drapery, shone through all the talents Jehovih had given her, the<br \/>\nperfection of purity, wisdom, and love, the like of which only Gods had looked on!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. God said: In Thy name, O Jehovih, do I now found the session of Thy kingdom<br \/>\nin the lower heaven. As long as man and woman shall bring forth heirs unto Thee,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">this kingdom shall not cease to glorify Thee. Let the Lords approach the throne.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. The es&#8217;enaurs now sang, and in the meantime the marshals and escorts conducted the<br \/>\nLords before the throne. When they were in order, the music ceased, and God said:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. Five great divisions of the earth there are, and I have ordained ye the five Lords thereof<br \/>\nin Jehovih&#8217;s name. According to the number of inhabitants on the earth&#8217;s divisions, and<br \/>\nyour relative rank before heaven have I placed you. When ye have seated yourselves in<br \/>\nyour respective kingdoms, ye shall have each twelve messengers, whose duties shall be<br \/>\nbetwixt ye and me. Choose ye, therefore, your messengers, even this hour, that ere the<br \/>\nresurrection of the archangels they may be confirmed and their registry borne to heaven<br \/>\nabove.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. The Lords chose their messengers, and they were confirmed in the name of Jehovih,<br \/>\nand the swift messengers, who ply with the upper heavens, made a record of their names<br \/>\nand places. Thereupon God said to them:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. According to your talents have you been chosen; according to your excellence will ye<br \/>\nbe promoted to wider fields of labor. May the wisdom. love and power of Jehovih be with<br \/>\nyou all, amen!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. And now Etisyai signified that her time of departure had arrived.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. God came down from the judgment seat, and standing one moment in sorrow, reached<br \/>\nforth and took Etisyai&#8217;s hand, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. Arise, O Daughter of Jehovih, and go thy way!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. Etisyai rose up, pointing upward, said: My house is in the arc of Wan. Jehovih<br \/>\ndwelleth with thee and me! My swift messengers shall come to thee at times. My love<br \/>\nwill abide with thee and thy Lords, and the harvest of thy resurrection. In Jehovih&#8217;s name,<br \/>\nfarewell!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. Etisyai then walked to the ship of fire; but ere she entered, she turned and took<br \/>\none more look at the hosts of Hored, and, then stripping from the frames, luminous<br \/>\ndrapery, cast it playfully over the en&#8217;enaurs, and quickly disappeared in the light.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. The es&#8217;enaurs chanted, and the hosts of archangels joined in with them, and in that<br \/>\nsame moment of time the ship began to rise, and it was as thousands of columns of fire<br \/>\nsurrounding one majestic column, and the whole circle rising in spiral form, turning and<br \/>\nrising, rising and turning. And when it was a little way up it seemed like an ascending<br \/>\nsun; and then higher and higher, like a far-off star, and then it passed beyond the vision of<br \/>\nthe angels of Hored.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. When order was proclaimed, the All Light began to gather around about the throne,<br \/>\ncovering over God and the Lords. Jehovih, through God, said:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. Hear ye, for I abide also with these My Lords of the hosts of heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. The Lords said: What shall we do? And Jehovih answered: Summon all the angels to<br \/>\npass before the throne of God, one by one, that I may judge them. For as many as dwelt<br \/>\non any of My corporeal worlds of the fifth of the second rate shall abide in the<br \/>\nkingdom of Hored, and their labor shall be with es&#8217;yans only; but all of the full of the first<br \/>\nrate shall abide in the kingdoms of My Lords, and their labor shall be with corporeans.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. The marshals then arranged the angels and they passed in front of the throne, and so<br \/>\ngreat was God&#8217;s wisdom that, in looking on the angels as they passed, he perceived the<br \/>\nrates of every man and woman. And those destined for labor in atmospherea only, he<br \/>\ncaused to turn one way, and those for the earth, as ministering spirits with mortals, to turn<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">the other way; and when they had all passed, they were correctly divided according to<br \/>\nJehovih&#8217;s commandment.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. God said: Hear me, O ye Lords! Take your laborers and repair to your respective<br \/>\nplaces on the divisions of the earth, and the waters of the earth. And ye shall be Lords<br \/>\nwith me, your God, for the glory of Jehovih. Whatsoever ye do on the earth will I ratify in<br \/>\nheaven; whomsoever ye deliver from the earth will I receive in heaven. As ye shape and<br \/>\nbuild up mortal man, delivering his spirit into my kingdom, so will I receive him and<br \/>\naward him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. That your kingdoms may accord with me and Mine, I give you messengers sufficient,<br \/>\nand they shall pass daily betwixt us: According to their proficiency and power to pass<br \/>\nfrom place to place, so have I chosen them.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">19. Let a record be kept within your own kingdoms, and these records shall be your own,<br \/>\nto be carried upward with you in the next resurrection.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. And yet, ye shall have a record jointly with me, separate from your own record,<br \/>\npertaining to your kingdom&#8217;s relations with mine.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. When mortals die and are born in spirit, ye shall receive them and enter them in your<br \/>\nrecords as es&#8217;yans, signifying new born in heaven. And for these es&#8217;yans ye shall provide<br \/>\ntemporary abodes, where they shall tarry, some for a few days, and some for the space of<br \/>\none year or more. Of their numbers and conditions ye shall inform me, through the<br \/>\nmessengers, and I will send ships to bring them to My kingdom.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. Ye shall appoint asaphs, whose office it shall be to receive es&#8217;yans from the ashars.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. Whilst a mortal is alive on the earth, the ashars shall abide with him, guarding him in<br \/>\nthe name of the Lord, and in My name. But when he dieth the ashar shall deliver the<br \/>\nes&#8217;yan to the asaph, saying: In Jehovih&#8217;s name receive thou this new born spirit. He was<br \/>\nMy prot\u00e9g\u00e9; for the good or evil in him, charge thou to Me. And the ashar shall deliver up<br \/>\na record of the mortal life of the es&#8217;yan, and the record shall be kept within your own<br \/>\nkingdoms.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. And the asaph shall take the es&#8217;yan, saying: In Jehovih&#8217;s name, receive I this new born<br \/>\nspirit. He shall be my prot\u00e9g\u00e9 according to the commandments of the Lord my God.<br \/>\nHe shall then take the es&#8217;yan to the place to receive it, where it will have nurses and<br \/>\nattendants according to its requirements.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. When ships come to your kingdoms, the asaphs shall deliver all the es&#8217;yans they have<br \/>\nreceived, and My officer shall receive them, and bring them to My place in heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. When God had ended the instructions to the Lords, the Lords answered, saying: We<br \/>\nwill be thy Lords, O God, doing thy commandments, for the glory of Jehovih, our Father.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. God said: To each of you have I given a great division of the earth, and each division<br \/>\nshall be named after you, each in its place.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. This, then, was the rank assigned: Waga (Pan); Jud (Asia); Thouri (America); Vohu<br \/>\n(Africa); and Dis (Europe). And the lands were called after the names of the Lords and so<br \/>\nentered in the books of heaven in Hored, by command of God in the name of Jehovih.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. And the record of the Great Serpent showed the firmament of Tem&#8217;yi in the third<br \/>\ncircuit of c&#8217;v&#8217;wark&#8217;um and dan&#8217;ha twenty-four.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">30. When all was finished the Lords went and sat down at the foot of the throne, and the<br \/>\nes&#8217;enaurs chanted a hymn of praise to Jehovih and the entire multitude jointed therein.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">31. When the hymn was ended, God rose up, standing amidst a sea of light, and raising up<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">both hands, said: O Jehovih! Almighty and everlasting! Help Thy servants in founding<br \/>\nthis Thy Kingdom for Thy glory! Peace, Wisdom and Power!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">32. Then making the sign of Jehovih&#8217;s name with his right hand, he came down to the foot<br \/>\nof the throne, and taking the hand of Waga: Lord of Waga, he said: Arise, my son, and go<br \/>\nthy way; and Jehovih will bless thee.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">33. Waga rose up and stood aside, and then in like manner God raised the other four<br \/>\nLords and they stood aside also.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">34. The marshals filed past the throne saluting, and after them the Lords, saluting also;<br \/>\nand after them came the asaphs, and lastly the ashars; and the procession was under way,<br \/>\npassing off between the pillars of fire with which God&#8217;s laborers had ornamented Hored<br \/>\naround about.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">35. This was the beginning of the first kingdom in the lower heaven, and the first of the<br \/>\nreign of the Lords on earth.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book of Sethantes, Son of Jehovih,\u00a0Chapters 1 and 2 FIRST GOD OF THE FIRST CYCLE OF THE EARTH AFTER MAN\u2019S CREATION. CHAPTER I. 1. In the beginning of the inhabitation of the earth, the angels of heaven assembled in Hored, a heavenly plateau resting on the earth. 2. 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