{"id":2567,"date":"2021-07-09T21:38:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2021-07-10T12:46:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T12:46:29","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-saturday-july-10th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2021\/07\/09\/lectionary-readings-for-saturday-july-10th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Saturday, July 10th, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Moon<\/em>,\u00a0Seventh-Day Sabbath<\/em><\/p>\n

Book of Jehovih’s Kingdom on Earth Chapter 15<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. At six years of age, the children were entered in the school of oratory, and also given
\nthe signs and graces of unspoken words by means of gestures. And, now, they began to
\ntake part in theatricals and operatic performances.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. For such purposes these two houses were provided with angel chambers adjoining the
\nstages, and during the performances the angels came in sar’gis, also taking parts in the
\noperas, ascending and descending before the audiences, singing and speaking audibly, so
\nall could hear them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Many of the plays and operas were composed and prepared by the angels, who also
\ngave directions how to put the pieces on the stage. And in some of the pieces there were,
\nof the children and angels combined, more than three hundred performers on the stage at
\none time.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Instead of the crude and loud-sounding horns and hideous instruments, as used by the
\nUzians for their operas, the opera here was provided with an organ of full power, and
\nwith instruments of delicacy and sweetness, so that the most refined ear should not be
\nshocked or pained by any crude or disgusting noise, so common in the Uzian orchestras.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Now, as to the plays, whether in the opera or in the theatre, they varied on different<\/span>
\nnights, as to being adapted to young children, or to older ones, or to adults. But,
\nfor the most part, the plays and operas pertained to illustrations embracing a life on
\nearth and an entrance into the lower heavens, showing also the part in real life which
\nangels of purity take in guarding and advising mortals, by inspiration, to righteousness,
\nand also showing how drujas inspire mortals to sensual things and to wickedness.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. So, that the plays required the presence of angels, to illustrate their parts in
\nthe affairs of mortals; and every play was made a lesson and sermon on life, so
\nsimple a child could understand them and apply the instructions to its own soul.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Herein, then, was the difference betwixt the plays and operas in Shalam, as compared
\nwith plays and operas with the Uzians: With the latter, they apply to the lives and
\nadventures of mortals, and to histories of mortal affairs and occurrences wrapt up in
\ninexplicable causes; but the plays and operas with the Faithists, in Shalam, illustrated the
\nsame things by showing the causes that govern and control mortals by spirit-presence.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. So that (for example), were it necessary to exhibit a drunkard on the stage, it was also
\nshown how the drunkard was surrounded by dark spirits (drujas), who inspired him to his
\ncourse; and also was exhibited the struggle of his guardian angels to save him, showing
\nthus how the choice lay with himself as to who he would serve, satan or Jehovih.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. In the simple plays, where the children took their parts at first, they were taught without
\nbooks, by repeating after their teachers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. And here was a new school, not known amongst the Uzians; which was, to learn by
\nhearing words spoken, to repeat them. First, they practiced with half a dozen words, then
\nwith a dozen words, then with two dozen, then four dozen, and so on. And it came to
\npass, in a little while, many of the children could repeat whole chapters, by simply
\nhearing the words spoken once.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Tae said: Here, first of all, began to manifest that clearness of mind resulting from
\nan herbivorous diet which was and is wholly unknown amongst the Uzians.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Tae said: And Jehovih further blessed our children in su’is, so that many of them who
\nhad not yet been taught to read, could lay a hand on a printed page, and repeat it word for
\nword.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Tae said: And their little playmates, hearing them, could repeat the same things.
\nAnd some of them would hold a sealed letter in their hands, and read it word by
\nword; so that dissemblance and secrecy were become as a farce before Jehovih’s children.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Moon,\u00a0Seventh-Day Sabbath Book of Jehovih’s Kingdom on Earth Chapter 15 1. At six years of age, the children were entered in the school of oratory, and also given the signs and graces of unspoken words by means of gestures. And, now, they began to take part in theatricals and operatic performances. 2. For such … [Read more…]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","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-2567","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\/2567","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=2567"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions\/2571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}