{"id":575,"date":"2019-09-25T09:47:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T09:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=575"},"modified":"2019-09-25T09:47:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T09:47:09","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-wednesday-september-25th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/09\/25\/lectionary-readings-for-wednesday-september-25th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Wednesday, September 25th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Weekday Sabbath <\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Book of Es, Daughter of Jehovih Chapter 17<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Chapter 17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">JEHOVIH JUDGETH THE FALSE GODS AND GODDESSES.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. Es said: The Voice spake out of the light over the throne of God, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. Because, I admonished both, earth and heaven, saying: Whoso setteth up more<br \/>\nthan the I A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">M<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, shall be bound: And whoso hearkeneth unto them, and runneth after<br \/>\nthem, shall be bound unto them. And they heeded not my commandments, but made<br \/>\nworshipful other Gods than Me, so shall they reap the harvest they have sown.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. Because they drew the sword to establish themselves, they were bound by the sword.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. Because they took upon themselves heavenly kingdoms, I bound them thereunto.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. Because they professed salvation in the names of false Gods, I let them run their<br \/>\ncourse; and, lo and behold, they have shown no salvation in heaven or earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. They have built up kingdom against kingdom, standing army against standing army.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">Verily, they have brought judgment upon themselves.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. Hear the words of Jehovih, O ye false Gods and Goddesses, who set up heavenly<br \/>\nkingdoms against Me.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. Who slew hundreds of millions of mortals, in order to make other names than Mine<br \/>\nworshipful on earth and in the heavens thereof.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. Ye, who cried out falsely: Behold me; I am the light and the life; through me is the way<br \/>\nof salvation.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. Ye, who have used your names to lead mortals and angels away from the Creator;<br \/>\nsaying of yourselves: Behold me, I am the Lord; I am God; my heavenly place is the all<br \/>\nhighest.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. Behold, I had spoken in the olden times; I had said:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. Whoso aspireth to be a king of the earth, or queen, or emperor, or ruler over a nation<br \/>\nor people, and I give to him his desire, he shall be bound with the people of his<br \/>\nadministration. Neither shall he rise to My emancipated heavens, till he hath carried up<br \/>\nwith him every soul that he had dominion over. But he shall be bound unto that people in<br \/>\nthe first and second resurrection, until even the lowest of them are raised in wisdom and<br \/>\nvirtue and good works, sufficient for the grade of Brides and Bridegrooms to My etherean<br \/>\nrealms.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. And if a king stretch forth his arm to subdue and annex other countries unto his own,<br \/>\nsuffer thou him to do so, for he is magnifying his bondage for the resurrection of the low.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. And, thou shalt apply these rules unto all earthly rulers, be they kings, or queens, or<br \/>\nemperors, or presidents, or governors, or legislators, or judges, or popes, or priests, or<br \/>\npreachers, or whosoever presumeth to rule over, or to lead, or to exact servitude from<br \/>\nothers. And the term of the bondage unto them in the lower heavens shall be in proportion<br \/>\nto the magnitude of their dominions.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. But, to whomsoever attaineth dominion by the sword, or extendeth dominion by the<br \/>\nsword, and by blood and death, his bondage shall be a hundred-fold.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. And whosoever maintaineth his dominion by standing armies, thou shalt compute the<br \/>\nnumber thereof, and to him and his high officers, the bondage in the lowest heaven shall<br \/>\nbe equal to ten times the number of soldiers thereof, and ten times the number of years of<br \/>\nthe servitude of the multitude of his armies.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. For, whosoever taketh from My people for his own glory or dominion, shall render<br \/>\nunto Me the just value.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. Whosoever engageth in war, or leadeth in war, or is a captain, or a general, and<br \/>\ncauseth the death of whom I created alive, he shall not rise to inherit My emancipated<br \/>\nheavens as long as there remaineth war upon the earth. But he shall toil in the lowest<br \/>\nheavens of the earth to educate and raise up the drujas thereof, which shall be his labor.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">19. And whoso hath great riches, and many servants, his resurrection shall be no faster<br \/>\nthan the resurrection of those that serve him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. And whoso hath great riches and yet no servants, but liveth for himself, thou<br \/>\nshalt apportion his place in the first resurrection even according to the good he<br \/>\nmight have done, had he obeyed My commandments; and he shall do in heaven,<br \/>\nwhat he neglected to do on earth. And he shall not rise to My emancipated heavens,<br \/>\nuntil he hath appropriated according to that which I gave him into his keeping.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. God said: The words that come out of man&#8217;s mouth, even though they profess prayers<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">and repentance, are of little avail before Jehovih. But the words that come out of good<br \/>\nworks done unto others to raise them up, are as the sound of a trumpet that reacheth<br \/>\nbeyond the stars.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. For, in all ages of the world, there have been deceivers and hypocrites, with temples<br \/>\nand churches to worship in, professing to serve the Creator, but, in fact, serving an idol.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. And their priests and preachers speak good doctrines, but they practice them not, save<br \/>\na little, as a blind to lead the multitude astray.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. And they live in fine houses, and fare sumptuously every day; and are skilled in<br \/>\noratory and in doctrinal precepts; but they will not go, and serve the poor, teaching them<br \/>\nhow to live. Again the Voice spake, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. My judgments are upon those that profess Me, dealing out their pittance to the poor,<br \/>\nwhilst they themselves live above want. When such men die, and enter the first<br \/>\nresurrection, they shall be handed over to those that are in darkness, and their bondage<br \/>\nshall be a hundred-fold. For they preached words of righteousness with the mouth, but, in<br \/>\ntheir behavior, they laid their foundation for the kingdom of hypocrisy. Verily, I give unto<br \/>\nthem the harvest that cometh of their own sowing.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. These, then, have been My doctrines since thousands of years, and known unto you<br \/>\nbefore ye deserted My kingdoms.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. If such, then, by My judgments unto mortals who serve false Gods, how much greater,<br \/>\nthen, must be the penalty upon the false Gods, who set themselves up to establish these<br \/>\niniquities?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. Hear ye, then, the judgment of Jehovih: Whosoever hath established the name of any<br \/>\nGod but the Creator, and made it worshipful on earth or in heaven, shall be bound on<br \/>\nearth or in heaven, shall be bound in the first resurrection till that name is no longer<br \/>\nworshipful on earth or in heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. And whatever God or Goddess hath said: Come unto me, ye that are heavily laden,<br \/>\nand I will give you rest, for I am the way of salvation and of light and of everlasting life,<br \/>\nthen, that God or Goddess shall be bound in the first resurrection as long as mortals or<br \/>\nangels go unto him or her.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">30. Behold, as such a God called, and they answered unto him, so do I give unto both, the<br \/>\nGod that calleth, and the subject that runneth unto him. (For I give liberty even unto Mine<br \/>\nenemies.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">31. But, when a subject goeth to a God, and saith: Behold, thou hast said: Whither I go, I<br \/>\nwill call all men unto me, and I believed in thee,&#8211;then that God shall not put him away.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">32. Whilst Osiris was worshipped, I gave unto Osiris (the false).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">33. Whilst Ashtaroth was worshipped, I gave unto her.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">34. Whilst Baal was worshipped, I gave unto Baal.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">35. But, when any of these Gods were no longer worshipped, behold, I gave them no<br \/>\nmore subjects.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">36. As long as Brahma is worshipped, I will give unto him, who is before me.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">37. As long as Budha is worshipped, I will give unto him, who is before me.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">38. As long as Kriste is worshipped, I will give unto him, who is before me.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">39. As long as Mohammedans are upheld on the earth, I will give unto him, who built up<br \/>\nMohammed.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">40. And, when all of you have purified, and raised up all those who idolize you, in that<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">same time, will I raise you up to higher heavens also.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">41. Es said: And now, when the Voice ceased, and all was still, the false Gods and<br \/>\nGoddesses raised up their heads, and they spake with one voice, saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">42. Thou art just, O Jehovih. Unto thee do I now covenant that I will serve thee forever.<br \/>\nNeither will I aspire to rise to higher heavens till I have raised up all whom I have led<br \/>\nastray.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">43. Make me strong, O Jehovih, in this my everlasting covenant!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">44. Teach me, O Father, the labor I should do, that Thou shalt be glorified forever!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">45. Thus ended the judgment. God&#8217;s marshals removed them to the places allotted for<br \/>\nthem, and they went to work.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekday Sabbath Book of Es, Daughter of Jehovih Chapter 17 Chapter 17 JEHOVIH JUDGETH THE FALSE GODS AND GODDESSES. 1. Es said: The Voice spake out of the light over the throne of God, saying: 2. 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