{"id":90,"date":"2019-04-05T08:47:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T08:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=90"},"modified":"2019-04-05T08:47:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T08:47:20","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-friday-april-5th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/04\/05\/lectionary-readings-for-friday-april-5th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Friday, April 5th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Moon<\/em><\/p>\n

Book of God’s Word Chapters XXVII and XXVIII<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

1. In those days, Pon’yah was king of Oas, and, by title, K<\/span>ING OF THE <\/span>S<\/span>UN<\/span>; K<\/span>ING OF THE
\nMIDDLE WORLD<\/span>; K<\/span>ING OF <\/span>K<\/span>INGS<\/span>; M<\/span>IGHTIEST OF MORTALS<\/span>; O<\/span>WNER OF ALL HUMAN FLESH<\/span>; R<\/span>ULER OF THE EARTH<\/span>, M<\/span>ASTER OF <\/span>L<\/span>IFE AND <\/span>D<\/span>EATH<\/span>!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. For nearly four years had Zarathustra been absent, and the effect of his preaching in
\nforeign lands had been to cut off the paying of tribute to the City of the Sun. For which
\nreason, Pon’yah, king of Oas, had sworn an oath under his own thigh to pursue
\nZarathustra, and have him slain.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Accordingly, the king had equipped many different armies and sent them in search of
\nZarathustra; but I’hua’Mazda led Zarathustra in a different way on the one hand, and sent
\nspirits to inspire the soldiers to go another way. Consequently, none of the armies sent to
\ncapture Zarathustra ever found him. When he was heard of in one city, and the soldiers
\ncame to that city, he was gone. And so it continued, until now Zarathustra had returned to
\nthe very gates of Oas.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Because Zarathustra was the largest man in the world, he was easily known; and from a
\ndescription of him, even those who had never seen him, would know him the first time
\nthey laid their eyes on him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Asha had continued with the Zarathustrians; but in consequence of the persecutions of
\nthe kings of Oas, they had been obliged to retire further into the forests and plains and
\nunsettled regions, where roved the Listians, the wild people. To these the Zarathustrians
\nwere friends, and the Listians came in great numbers, and dwelt near about the
\nZarathustrians.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. After Zarathustra had completed his travels, he returned to the Forest of Goats, in the
\nfirst place, to meet his followers, and to rejoice with them for the great light I’hua’Mazda
\nhad bestowed upon them. So, when Zarathustra returned to them, there was great
\nrejoicing; and there were present Zarathustra’s mother, and many of the Listians who
\nknew him in his childhood.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. After many days of rest and rejoicing, I’hua’Mazda came to Zarathustra, saying:
\nBehold, the time hath now come to go against the city of thy birth. Take Asha with thee,
\nand I will cause Oas to fall before thy hand.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>8. Accordingly, Zarathustra took Asha and returned, as stated, to the gates of Oas; but he
\nwas known at once; and when he demanded admittance, he was refused, because the king
\nhad previously decreed his banishment and death, there being an offer of reward to
\nwhoever would destroy him and bring his skull to the king.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. The keeper of the gate, whose name was Zhoo’das, thought to obtain the reward, and
\nhit upon the following plan, saying to Zarathustra: I know thee; thou art Zarathustra, who
\nart banished under penalty of death. I have no right to admit thee within the city, nor have
\nI a desire to witness thy sure death. But if thou wilt secrete thyself, till the change of
\nwatch, when I am absent on the king’s reports, thou mayst take thine own risk. But if I
\nadmit thee, I will also be put to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Zarathustra said: As for myself, I fear not; but I would not have thee put to death on
\nmy account. Where, then, can I secrete myself, till the change of watch?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Zhoo’das, the keeper of the gate, said: Within the chamber of the wall. Go thou, and
\nthy friend with thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. So Zarathustra went into the chamber of the wall, and Asha went with him. And now,
\nwhen they were concealed, Zhoo’das called his wife and said unto her: Be thou here,
\nwalking back and forth, that they who are concealed will think it is I. And I will run
\nquickly to the guards, and they shall come and seize Zarathustra, for whom the reward is
\noffered.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. And the keeper’s wife came and walked back and forth; and the keeper ran quickly
\nand brought the guards, one thousand men, with spears and swords and war clubs and
\nslings and bows and arrows, and they surrounded the place of the chamber on all sides.
\nAnd then spake Zhoo’das ironically, saying: Come forth, Zarathustra, now is the change
\nof watch!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. And Zarathustra and Asha came forth and beheld what was done. Zarathustra said to
\nAsha: The Light is upon me. Go thou with me. No harm shall come to thee. But now is
\nthe time come in which I shall fulfill what hath been prophesied of me in my youth<\/span><\/p>\n

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

1. So Zarathustra suffered himself to fall into the power of the Sun King; and the soldiers
\ncaused him and Asha to march in their midst to the place of the skulls. And there came
\nthousands and tens of thousands of people forth to witness the proceedings; for at this
\ntime there were many who were in sympathy with Zarathustra, as well as many against
\nhim.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. And in order to stay the multitude, the captain of the army called out many soldiers in
\naddition to those who made the arrest. Others ran to the king’s palace, carrying the news
\nof his arrest, and the place he had been taken to.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. The king said to the heralds: Though this man shall die, it is fit that proper judgment be
\nrendered against him, as an example before all men. Go, therefore, to the executioners,
\nand command them to bring Zarathustra into my presence, that I may adjudge him to
\ndeath according to law.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. This was accomplished. Zarathustra was brought before the king, who accosted him,
\nsaying:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. By thy behavior thou art accused before thy king, and I adjudge thee to death. But<\/span>
\nthat thou mayst be as an example before the world, I will render my judgments before
\nthe heralds, who shall proclaim my words unto all who desire to witness thy death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. First, then, thou wert ordered for arrest by my predecessor, and thou deliveredst not
\nthyself up to my soldiers; neither could they find thee. For which thou art adjudged to
\ndeath.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Second. Without permission from the K<\/span>ING OF THE <\/span>S<\/span>UN, <\/span>thou hast traveled in foreign
\nlands, sowing seeds of disallegiance against the C<\/span>ENTRAL <\/span>K<\/span>INGDOM<\/span>. For which thou art
\nadjudged to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Third. The K<\/span>ING OF <\/span>K<\/span>INGS <\/span>offered a ransom for thy head, and the king’s soldiers were
\ndisappointed in finding thee. For which thou art adjudged to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Fourth. In thy youth thou threatenedst to overthrow the city of Oas, the C<\/span>ITY OF THE <\/span>S<\/span>UN
\n<\/span>and failedst to make thy word good, thereby being a teacher of lies. For which thou art
\nadjudged to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Fifth. Thou hast cut off the foreign tribute to the rightful O<\/span>WNER OF THE WHOLE WORLD<\/span>!
\nFor which thou art adjudged to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Sixth. Thou hast revived the doctrines of the dark ages, teaching of spirits and Gods,
\nwhich things cannot exist, because they are contrary to nature, and contrary to the laws of
\nthe K<\/span>ING OF THE WORLD<\/span>! For which thou art adjudged to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Seventh. Thou hast taught that there is an unseen Creator greater than thy king; which
\nis contrary to reason. For which thou art adjudged to death.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Eighth. Thou returndst to Oas not openly, but as a thief, and hid thyself in a chamber
\nof the wall. For which reason thou art adjudged to death in the manner of thieves, which
\nis the most ignoble of deaths.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Therefore, I command the executioners to take thee to the den of thieves and cast thee
\ntherein; and on the morrow, at high noon, thou shalt be hung up by thy feet along with the
\nthieves, where thou shalt be left hanging till thou art dead.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. That my judgment may appease thy best friends, what sayest thou against my decrees?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Zarathustra said: All the charges thou hast made against me are true this day;
\nbut ere to-morrow’s setting sun I will have disproved some of them. To-day thy kingdom
\nis large; in two days I will be dead, and thou wilt be dead; and this great city will be
\ndestroyed. Yea, the Temple of the Sun will be rent in twain, and fall as a heap of rubbish.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. The king laughed in derision, and then spake to Asha, saying: Thou art an old
\nfool. Go thy way. So, Asha was liberated, and Zarathustra was taken to the den of thieves
\nand cast therein. And the den of thieves was surrounded by the dens of lions
\nthat belonged to the king’s gardens. And a bridge passed over, and, when the prisoners
\nwere within, the bridge was withdrawn. And no prisoner could escape but would fall
\na prey to the lions, which were fed on the flesh of the persons executed according to law.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Moon Book of God’s Word Chapters XXVII and XXVIII Chapter XXVII 1. In those days, Pon’yah was king of Oas, and, by title, KING OF THE SUN; KING OF THE MIDDLE WORLD; KING OF KINGS; MIGHTIEST OF MORTALS; OWNER OF ALL HUMAN FLESH; RULER OF THE EARTH, MASTER OF LIFE AND DEATH! 2. For … [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":[46,40,39,34,36,35,38,33,41,31,32,47,37,48,44,45,43,42],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-lightofgod","4":"post-90","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-religiono-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\/90","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=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}