{"id":460,"date":"2019-08-15T21:13:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T21:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=460"},"modified":"2019-08-15T21:13:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T21:13:21","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-friday-august-16th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/08\/15\/lectionary-readings-for-friday-august-16th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Friday, August 16th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

God’s Book of Eskra Chapters 16, 17, and 18<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 16<\/span><\/p>\n

MOSES IN HEAVEN PAYETH THE JUDGMENT OF JEHOVIH!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Hamonastas, one of the chief marshals of God, and for the heavenly city of Paradise,
\ncame before the throne, duly saluting, and saying:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. O God, Son of Jehovih, I would speak before thee! God said: Speak thou, my son.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Hamonastas said: There standeth without the city of Paradise, beyond the pillars of fire,
\nand in company with thy high-raised captains, one, Nu-ghan, delivered from one of the
\nhells of Hassa, over Egupt, and he crieth out continually: O God, Son of Jehovih! Deliver
\nme! Deliver thou me! O Moses! Moses! Moses!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. He is distracted, continually using the same words over and over, without ceasing.
\nNow behold, the nurses and physicians have tried all remedies they can invent, but failed
\nutterly to break the spell upon him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. For seventy days have they labored, and, as a last resort, they have brought him hither,
\nthat they might learn from thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. God said: Nu-ghan! Is this not one of the Pharaohs, who took up arms against the
\nFaithists of Egupt? Return thou, Hamonastas, to the keepers of this man, and cause him to
\nbe blindfolded, that he may endure the light of the throne; after which thou and his
\nkeepers shall bring him before me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Hamonastas saluted and departed, and after a certain time, returned with the
\nkeepers and with Nu-ghan, who was crying out unceasingly, even as had been said.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. And now, when he was quite before the throne of God, God said to him: Behold me, I
\nam God, Son of Jehovih: what wouldst thou?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. But the man heard not what God said, but kept crying out as before. Whereupon God
\nsaid unto the keepers: Remove ye the blinds a little, that the light may come upon him.
\n10. And they removed the blinds a little; but, lo and behold, the light made him more
\ndistracted than before. And when God saw his deplorable suffering, he inquired of his
\nkeepers, how long the man had been in hell, and they said: Seventy and six years, and in a<\/span>
\nknot, three years!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. God said: I know that this is Pharaoh, who persecuted the Jews. Take him again
\nwithout the walls, and there retain him. I will send one of my swift messengers to Lika, in
\netherea, who knoweth the abiding place of Moses. Perhaps Moses put a curse upon him!
\nIf so, only Moses can deliver him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. And the keepers took the spirit, Nu-ghan, without the city, as commanded by
\nGod. And God sent Haeroponitis, sister of Raban, a swift messenger, in an arrow-ship
\nof fire, to the etherean worlds, to Gussawanitcha, to Lika’s sojourning place at
\nthat time, commanding her to lay the matter before the Nirvanian chief, Lika.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Hereupon the report continueth in the words of Haeroponitis, that is, these are her
\nwords, to wit: In not many days’time I came before Jehovih’s throne, whereon sat Lika,
\nthrough whose etherean provinces the solar phalanx was now traveling, and I told him the
\nstory of Nu-ghan.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Whereupon Lika, Son of Jehovih, said: Let my reporters of destinations go find
\nMoses: and it if be that Moses put a judgment on Nu-ghan, then must Moses return to the
\nlower heavens, and deliver him. The justice of Jehovih reacheth to all time and place.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Haeroponitis continued: Whereupon I saluted before the throne of Jehovih, and in
\ncompany with the reporters of destinations, started forth again in the etherean realms, and
\nafter passing through seven worlds, and upward of three hundred Nirvanian kingdoms,
\nwe entered the plains of Sapeas, where are situated the colleges and schools of
\nEmbassies, belonging to the Ghiturpsan board of Ritivius. And here we found Moses!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Who no sooner looked upon us, having been told that he was inquired after, than he
\nprophesied the cause.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Moses said: Alas me! Because thou hast come for me, thou hast awakened in me that
\nwhich slept all these hundreds of years. Yea, it is true, I put a curse upon Pharaoh; for I
\nsaid unto him: Thou shalt yet call upon me to deliver thee out of torments. And I added
\nthereto, afterward, saying of the blood of the sacrifice of the lamb: This shall be the
\ntestimony of innocent blood against thyself and thy people for what the Hebrews have
\nsuffered.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Instead of this, I should have forgiven him. O Jehovih! Jehovih! I have sinned before
\nThee! And Thou hast searched me out after all these years, and brought the matter home
\nto me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Thou art just, O Thou Almighty! In Thy name and by Thy wisdom and power will I
\nreturn to the lower heavens, and take in charge the man and people I adjudged!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. And Moses wept; and he gave command to the builders to provide him at once with a
\nsuitable boat of great fleetness. And then Moses procured thirty thousand volunteers to go
\nwith him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. And when all things were in readiness, Moses took leave of his companions, and he
\nand his hosts entered his fire-boat, and presently our two vessels were underway, as if in a
\nrace, for the red star, the earth. And, after some days, we arrived in the heavens of the
\nearth, even at the city of Paradise, the abiding place of God.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. Such is the brief heavenly report of Haeroponitis, for, on her arrival in Paradise, her
\nmission was completed for the present.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. When it was known in Paradise, that Moses was coming, great joy was manifested,
\nfor God and the Holy Eleven and the Holy Council, all desired to see Moses. And<\/span>
\nGod commanded the full board of marshals and also the musicians to go without
\nthe capital, and meet Moses, and escort him before the throne. And they accomplished
\nthese things; and Moses came before the throne of God, saluting in the sign, J<\/span>UDGMENT
\nOF <\/span>T<\/span>IME<\/span>! And God answered him under the sign, T<\/span>HY <\/span>L<\/span>ABOR IS OUR <\/span>J<\/span>OY AND <\/span>G<\/span>LORY<\/span>!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. And God said: In Jehovih’s name, O Moses, come thou, and honor my throne.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. And Moses went up, and sat on the throne, on the right hand of God. And Moses said
\nunto the Holy Council and to the Holy Eleven:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Your God shall be my God. In his love and dominion am I cast by Jehovih’s will, to
\ndeliver those that have suffered from me and my words.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. God said: Shall we not have a day of recreation first?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. Moses said: Nay; till I have delivered Nu-ghan, that was Pharaoh, there can be no
\npeace. Suffer, therefore, thy marshals to go to the keepers of this man, and bring him
\nbefore this throne.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

29. And now again, after awhile, Nu-ghan was brought in, all muffled up, to keep the
\nlight from hurting him. And he was still crying out: O God, Son of Jehovih! O Moses!
\nMoses! Moses!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

30. And when Moses beheld this, he was nigh overcome by the pitiful scene. And
\nMoses brushed away his tears, and rose up, raising his hands to Jehovih, saying:
\nLight of Thy Light, O Jehovih. Power of Thy Power, O Jehovih! Deliver Thou him,
\nwhom I accursed! Put his griefs and sorrows upon me, that hath sinned against him!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

31. A mantle of yellow light, cloud-like, descended upon Moses, as he stood transfixed
\nbefore Jehovih. All the place was still as death!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

32. The blinds and muffles on Nu-ghan fell off, and he stood silent and motionless,
\ngazing with fixed awe upon the holy scene, and upon Moses on the throne of God!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

33. The spirit of Jehovih moved upon the holy place, and the musicians felt the power. It
\nwas the light of one who was mighty, from the etherean worlds!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

34. Gently, then, the music of ten thousand voices fell upon the holy audience. First mild,
\nas if far off, then louder and louder, as if coming near, till soon the words of the anthem
\nproclaimed Jehovih’s praise.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

35. Nu’ghan turned not his eyes from the glory of Moses and the etherean mantle,
\nfor he knew Moses, even as it were but yesterday they parted in Egupt, on the earth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

36. Slowly, now, Moses lowered his upstretched arms, and his hands were brilliant, like
\nyellow fire. And Moses said, solemnly: All praise to Thee, Jehovih! (Eloih!) Thou art
\njust, Thou Almighty Creator!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

37. Nu-ghan added: For through Him is all deliverance, worlds without end. In Thy
\npraise will I sing forever, O Jehovih. Thou, Most High God of Moses, my Deliverer.
\nMake me strong, O Jehovih, that I can look upon him, whom I persecuted and abused.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

38. Then Moses looked upon Pharaoh (Nu-ghan) and said: These things had to be.
\nThou wert the last of the pyramidal age of man, and I the first founder of the
\nmigration of the righteous. All things are done by Jehovih, in His own way and time.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

39. As, by my curse upon thee and thy people, have I been bound to come back to deliver
\nthee and them; so, by thy curse against Israel, shalt thou now return down to the earth,
\nand labor to lift up Israel.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

40. For Israel hath fallen from communities, and hath taken to kings, after the manner of
\nthe heathen and idolater. Her people are divided and broken up, and many of them have<\/span>
\nbecome worshipers of the false Gods, Baal and Ashtaroth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

41. Yea, they are forgetful of my commandment of peace and love, and have taken to war
\nand to earthly aggrandizement.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

42. And thou shalt take with thee ten thousand angels of exalted grades, and go down to
\nthe earth, to the habitations of the Israelites; and, by inspiration, thou and thy hosts shall
\nselect and inspire such of the Israelites as are within reach of inspiration, and thou shalt
\ntake them away from all other of their people, and from the heathen and idolatrous tribes,
\nthat are around about them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

43. And thou and thy hosts shall abide with these mortals hundreds of years; reestablishing them in peace and non-resistance, after the manner of the doctrines in the
\nes’sean worlds. And thou shalt call them, Es’seans, that they may be distinguished from all
\nother peoples.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

44. Nu-ghan said: Thy decree is most just, O Moses, and I know of a truth thy words are
\nJehovih’s. I pray thee, how long shall this labor be for me and my hosts?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

45. Moses said: Some hundreds of years! Until thou hast raised a light sufficient unto
\nJehovih, that peace and love and the doctrine of good for evil be again re-established
\nfrom the blood of the Israelites, even as by the blood of the lamb, I delivered Jehovih’s
\npeople out of Egupt.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

46. And when thou hast perfected the generations of the Es’seans, thou shalt have sent to
\nthee from the throne of God certain loo’is, and they will labor with thee until an Israelite
\nis born into the mortal world capable of the Father’s Voice.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

47. Nu-ghan said: Hear me now in my plea, O Moses, thou, Son of the Most High: When
\nI died, as to the earth, and entered heaven, as to these worlds, I found my kingdom, as to
\nwhat was before me, in heaven waiting for me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

48. And they were miserable, being beggars and slaves and idiots, because of the slavery I
\nhad put upon them in the earth-life. And I could not escape them, or put them aside. If I
\nwent away objectively, then subjectively I remembered them, and was drawn back to
\nthem.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

49. Yea, I was like a young colt that first being haltered, pulleth away, but faileth; then
\npulleth again, and faileth, and so on, until he findeth he can not escape, then tamely
\nsubmitteth; even so was I bound to my kingdom, and obliged in the end to yield and
\nbecome a slave unto them, to provide for them. For I had so dispoiled them of their
\ntalents, they were as helpless as infants; and many of them wicked in the extreme.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

50. Nevertheless, I accepted that which I could not escape; I toiled with them hundreds
\nof years, restoring them as well as I could. And in time a ray of happiness came to
\nme, in the hope that in hundreds of years to come I should find my way out.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

51. But, alas me! darkness (a’ji) came upon my already dark heaven. My evil ones, such
\nas I had had slaughtered on earth, came upon me for vengeance sake. Anarchy
\noverflooded me and my people. They became very demons of madness, and they seized
\nme, and bound me, and bruised me and suffocated me with their horrid smells. Millions
\nof them! And their curses pierced me like poisoned arrows. Long I fought them; and I
\ncried out unto thee and to Jehovih! But, alas! I was in hell. None could hear my prayers.
\nFor days and months and years I held out, but only to experience new and more terrible
\nhorrors!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

52. How long this woe was upon me, I know not. I only remember, that my soul sickened<\/span>
\nwithin me; and I felt a sinking and a fainting, like an endless death, that could not
\nextinguish me. To me it seemed ten thousand ages!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

53. Suddenly I find myself here! Distracted before thee, thou holy Son of the Great Spirit!
\nWhence came I? What hath occurred? Or is this but a spell of delirious dream? And will I
\nrelapse again into yonder terrible nightmare of horrors? How can I go hence, that mine
\nold kingdom come not upon me?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

54. Do they not wait hereabout somewhere? To seize me again, for renewed torments? O
\nteach me, thou, Moses! How can I fulfill thy righteous judgment? And not be entrapped
\nagain, and, perhaps, forever!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

55. Moses said: I will give thee a new name, and I will clothe thee in garments of mine
\nown making, so they will rather flee from thee, than come to thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

56. And Moses gathered up of the yellow, cloud-like mantle, and made a mantle, and
\nclothed Nu-ghan; and he named him, Illaes, signifying, Servant of Light. And after that,
\nhe was provided with ten thousand co-laborers, assisted by Gafonaya, and sent back to the
\nearth, on his mission.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

57. And God appointed one hundred messengers unto Pharaoh, that word might be
\ntransmitted every month to Paradise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 17<\/span><\/p>\n

1. God proclaimed a day of recreation in Paradise, that the inhabitants might meet
\nMoses and his hosts, and rejoice therewith. And great was that day in Paradise.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. On the following day, Moses departed for the Eguptian people, that had been in hell
\nwith Nu-ghan, going to the place of deliverance. And there were of these spirits, eleven
\nmillions four hundred thousands. And Moses conferred with the inspectors as to places,
\nand having decided on a convenient region, Elaban, he ordered their removal thither.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. And Moses went with them to Elaban, an isolated region on the Aratesaian plateau, and
\nremained with them one hundred and twelve days, establishing them with nurseries,
\nhospitals and factories; and he appointed officers for them, to every group and series,
\ngoing amongst them in person and ministering to tens of thousands of them, and
\nproviding them places of worship.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. After that, Moses appointed Salesmon as captain over them. Thereafter, Moses
\ndeparted, and returned to Paradise, where he remained two days more, and then took
\nleave, and departed for his own heavenly place in Nirvania. But ere he departed, he said:
\nWhen the a’ji’an forest is past and gone, and it be Jehovih’s will, I shall return again to
\nlook after my hosts.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. And now was God’s attention directed to the Hebrews, the Faithists of western
\nArabin’ya, where the God Baal had gained access and power; having affiliated with one,
\nDagon, a false God, located in those regions, who maintained six earthly oracle-houses
\nand a small heavenly kingdom of his own.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. And it came to pass, that the Hebrews were a divided people. A small minority of them
\nstill worshipped Jehovih, having colleges of prophecy and places of learning. But the
\ngreat majority of them were worshipers of the Lord and God, believing the Great Spirit
\nwas only a large man in heaven, after the manner of Baal, or Dagon, or Ashtaroth, or any
\nother God.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>7. God said of them: Though they pretend to be of many kinds, I see but two: Those who
\nworship the Ever Present, Jehovih; and those who are drifting into heathenism.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Mine eyes behold the true Faithists with colleges and with books of learning; but, as
\nfor the others, they are becoming consulters of the oracles (spirits), the same as the
\nheathens.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. How can they remain a united people? The Gods of one city and temple teach one
\ndoctrine, and the Gods of another place teach another doctrine.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. God had previously sent to Ebeneezer one, Jerub, with ten thousand assistant angel
\nstrategists, to be with the king of the Faithists. Jerub now asked for other ten thousand,
\nand God sent them to him. And God said unto Jerub:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. A war will presently result between Baal and Ashtaroth and Dagon and Haughak; and
\nthese Gods will not only war in heaven, but they will carry their battles down to mortals.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. And the Israelites will not only forsake their ancient doctrine of peace, but will
\nbecome great warriors, both against other nations and peoples, and against one another.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Take thou heed, O Jerub, of the words of thy God; and whilst Baal and Ashtaroth
\nare in conflict and neglectful of the temples and oracles, possess thou them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Better is it, that these false Gods win unto themselves as dutiful subjects, five angels,
\nthan one mortal.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Guard thou well all the colleges of prophecy against the emissaries of these false
\nGods. And see to it, that the worshipers of Jehovih have born unto themselves a goodly
\nnumber of prophets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 18<\/span><\/p>\n

THE MEANING AND ORIGIN OF THE TERM, HOLY GHOST.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

1. There came to Paradise, God’s heavenly place, one, Taenas, a messenger from the
\nchiefs of the so-called Holy Confederacy. God’s chief marshal conducted him before God,
\nand, being commanded to speak, he said:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Greeting to thee, O God. In behalf of the Three Sons of the Holy Ghost I come before
\nthee to proclaim their words. I have been instructed by them, what to say, and I declare
\nunto thee, O God, my words are their words.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. First, that thou mayest hear us before we are adjudged; second, as thou claimest liberty
\nto think and to speak for thyself, so do we all. And wherein error cometh of our
\nproceedings, it is our own matter, and not thine.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. As thou sayest: Behold the All Person, so do not we say; but we say: Behold the all
\nexpanse; it is but a shadow, a ghost. And for convenience sake, we name it, Holy Ghost.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Is not this our privilege? Who can deny us? Hath one man rightful dominion over
\nanother? Or one captain, or one God?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. God said: Proceed.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Taenas said: And we be right, then shall we of our own selves judge what we will do.
\nBut if thou be right, and this thing be an All Person, thou art then His servant to do His
\nwill. Are these points true?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. God said: It seemeth so.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Taenas said: And liberty to both sides?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. God said: Yea.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>11. Taenas said: When I was a child, I was helped to walk; but now I am strong, I walk
\nalone. Wherein then shall not my judgment also walk alone?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. God said: Proceed thou, and I will speak afterward.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Taenas said: We have seen in ages past, that peace hath been forever proclaimed
\nby the followers of Jehovih; and that both on earth and in heaven such people
\nbecome the sufferers and victims of tyrants of earth and of false Gods in heaven.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. We propose war, in the name of the Holy Ghost, both on earth and in heaven. We can
\nhave no war with thee or thy people, on earth, or in heaven; for thou and thy people,
\nangels and mortals, are all peace, warring not.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Our wars can be only with warriors. I put the matter thus: Thou hast a virgin daughter,
\nand a villain assail her; thy doctrine is, to rush in and take thy daughter away from him;
\nour doctrine is, to beat him away from her.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. We behold evil Gods and evil spirits, assailing virtuous people on earth and in
\nheaven. We propose to war them to destruction, for righteousness sake. More then are we
\nto thy favor, O God, than against thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. We dip our hands in blood, for sake of peace and virtue, for sake of liberty and
\nknowledge. We shall say to the man of earth: Thou shalt become learned: To the es’yan in
\nheaven: Thou shalt not return to mortals, but remain in thy place, and become learned and
\nvirtuous.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. For which reason we come to thee, O God, that thou mayest know our foundation.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. God said: Who then sayest thou, men and angels shall worship?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Taenas said: In this, we command them not. But we give them liberty to worship
\nwhomsoever they will.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. God said: Thou hast said: Our doctrine is, to beat the villain away from the virgin; but
\nwhat wilt thou, or thy example, teach?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. Taenas answered: That an assailant deserveth punishment.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. God said: And wilt thou say to the peaceful and virtuous: Take up arms, give your
\nenemies torments?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. Taenas answered: Yea, verily.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. God said: And by what authority, if they inquire of thee?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Taenas said: By authority of the Holy Ghost, and the Father (the Confederacy), and by
\nthe Son, that is, each and every Lord of the Confederacy.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. For we shall teach mortals and angels that all things are by law; and the word, law,
\nshall take the place of the term, Great Spirit, or Jehovih.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. God said: Hear me, then, O Taenas, and in love bear my words to thy so-called Triune
\nConfederacy, and to the high leaders, saying to them: thus saith God of Paradise, Son of
\nJehovih, according to the light of this throne:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

29. Ye shall triumph for a long season on earth and in heaven; but not in the way ye
\nsuppose.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

30. For ye will be forced to provide a worshipful head for mortals and angels. And it will
\ncome to pass, your three heavenly places will become known on earth and in heaven as
\nthe Triune Gods, or Trinity!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

31. And the people will worship an imaginary figure of three parts, Father, Son and Holy
\nGhost. And this will become their idol; and he will be accredited with love, anger,
\njealousy and favoritism, war and destruction.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>32. Because ye say: Give punishment to the wicked, ye open the door of all evil. For
\nhe, who hath a quarrel with his neighbor, will accuse him as deserving punishment.
\nThey, that are in darkness, and being mighty, will fall upon the weak, and slay them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

33. A quarrel will ensue in your three heavenly kingdoms, and ye will become as three
\nfalse Gods. And since ye profess not the All Person, each of ye three Gods will be forced
\nto announce himself as such.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

34. For the rule applieth to all men and to all angels, that they, who deny an
\nAll Highest Person in the Creator, become establishers of idolatry unto themselves.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

35. Thou hast said: We shall leave mortals and angels to worship whom they will. Why,
\nthen, is it not well to worship Baal? And Dagon? And Ashtaroth? And yet, these Gods
\nmake slaves of their subjects, that worship them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

36. Taenas said: Nay, they are evil Gods. We will deliver their slaves into freedom.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

37. God said: Who is master, and who is slave? Either on earth, or in heaven? Why not
\nabolish your Triune Confederacy, lest ye rule over others? And you profess liberty, why
\nnot practice it?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

38. Because ye proclaim liberty as your chief object, ye will entice the unlearned and the
\ntruant and the idle and the lazy; for all these claim their weaknesses as the boon of liberty.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

39. It shall come to pass, in the far-distant future, your kingdoms will be made up of the
\nlowest grades. And they will pull you all down from your present high resolves; and ye
\nwill become tyrants and evil Gods yourselves, and meet the fate of all your predecessors.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

40. The earth and the heavens thereof were given into my keeping, for the resurrection
\nof all the inhabitants; but I have neither commission nor desire to accomplish
\ndominion by violence. As ye have withdrawn from my kingdoms, it is an act of your own.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

41. Even mine own grief at your secession showeth me, how short I am in comprehending
\nJehovih’s ways. For I declare unto thee, O Taenas, and through thee to thy chiefs, that
\nthough your course seemeth evil in my sight, yet will it be proven in the distant future,
\nthat Jehovih will appropriate your labors to an ultimate good.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

42. Thus said the God of heaven and earth: Go thou therefore with my words to the chiefs
\nof the Triunes. I part with you all, as a father parteth with a son, that goeth into a
\nconsuming fire.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

43. Taenas said: In reverence to thee, O God, I go to them, that pity thee for thy too
\npeaceful ways.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

44. Thereupon, Taenas saluted in reverence, and departed, going his way.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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