THE MYSTERY WITHIN
'the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ' Colossians 1:26-27
Yes, may we now declare with boldness that there exists a mystery of God, a secret of God, within us. This mystery is none other than the immortal Christ. The immortal Christ is the light, the spark, the emanation of the invisible Father. There is no way to the invisible Father except through his light, his voice, his expression, his SON, who is found WITHIN.
Yes, no one can come unto the the Father save through the son, no one can find THE WAY to the Father except through the son. It is not possible for one to be transformed, to be glorified, without hearing the voice of the immortal Christ which lives on the inside of them.
Christ in Paul is phenomenal. Through him mighty works were wrought and are still being wrought through his inspired writings, motivating and convincing us to look inward, to change, to seek and be transformed.
Christ in Paul however, cannot save us.
Christ in Moses was indescribable, through him, a mighty body of work was delivered unto humanity. A body of work layered with immortal mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, concealed within the most elaborate tales and parables; a body of work that teaches the depths of God's love in a way that can only be understood with an open face; a body of work that has an intention to make us recognize our spiritual poverty and cry out with repentance.
Christ in Moses however, cannot save us.
Christ in Jesus of Galilee? No words. What was really achieved through that man is something that many are yet to truly comprehend. It goes beyond that which the eyes can see. If not for that man's sacrifice, this planet will not be here today, no, it would have been vanquished; vanquished not because God is cruel but because we, with our actions, would have destroyed our own selves.
Even with that, those who were with Jesus physically were not transformed until they knew Christ as SPIRIT within themselves. The same people who ran from the cross, before encountering Christ within, are the same who ran to it after discovering him within themselves. It was phenomenal to be in the presence of Jesus of Galilee, but it was not enough. The Christ must be found inside oneself.
This is not to water down the man of Galilee now. Oh no, let no one ever make such a mistake. There has never been any man on the face of this planet who has been able to contain and express the Christ to the degree that he achieved.
On this planet, there has been no one.
In the kingdom of heaven there are many names, many powers, and many ranks, but none higher than that which that man of Galilee attained. There is no dimension higher than that because that dimension in itself is not a dimension, it is beyond. Beyond what? Beyond....
That man of Galilee penetrated and BECAME that which is known as the 'absolute', the 'boundlessness', the 'no-thingness'. In Greek, this is called the 'pleroma', translated as 'fulness'. He attained a name higher than every other name. He attained a name that NO ONE can know unless they become it. To KNOW A NAME is to become a name; a nature; a spirit; an authority. It is not about uttering 'Jesus Christ' with one's lips. NO. It is beyond that.
'His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. ' Revelation 19:12
The 'many crowns' on his head tells us that the Christ is not one person, but ONE SPIRIT in many persons; the Christ is many that are one. The 'no one knew except himself' refers to a 'collective' himself; A BODY; it refers to ANYONE who incarnates within themselves the spirit of Christ. Such a person can boldly say 'unless ye eat my flesh and drink my blood..' and they will not be lying.
They will not be lying because they are not speaking of their life in the flesh, but are SPEAKING AS the SPIRIT they have become. In the walk with God, there are levels and degrees, there are NAMES. A name is a 'class', a rank, it is a dimension of attainment in Christ which directly correlates to how much of him we have BECOME. This is why even the great apostle Paul could say:
'that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, ' Philippians 3:10-13
He then further said:
'Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.
Nevertheless, to the DEGREE that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.' Philippians 3:15-16
Let all those who, prior to this moment, believed they have arrived be HUMBLED by the words of the great apostle Paul. If even He had a mighty way to go, how much more us? Let us humble ourselves. There is more to this journey with God than name and claim, there is more. Let us be humble so that we may be lifted.
There are degrees of attainment, there are degrees of knowing, there are degrees of becoming. This 'becoming' does not come as a result of how many scriptures we have memorized but by how acquainted we have become with Christ WITHIN; by how much of Christ we have BECOME.
Till date, many still believe that the Christ is something of flesh and blood. Many are waiting for an external Christ, a flesh and blood Christ, not realizing that Christ can only be seen in spirit, known in spirit. The church today is already repeating the mistake of the jews, who believed the Christ, the messiah, was physical.
The church is still expecting a caucasian man with curly hair to descend from space and save them. They did not listen to the apostle Peter when he said:
'And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; ' II Peter 1:19
The Christ must arise within us, the voice must arise within us, the light must arise within us. The mystery, Christ in you the hope of glory, is what Jesus came to reveal. Mary Magdalene did not understand this, she thought the Christ was something external, this is why Jesus told her thus:
'Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”' John 20:17
Why did he say to her "my Father and your father, my God and your God"? Why did he go the extra mile to make a distinction between him and his father in him? Why did he go the extra mile to let them know that even he was dependent on something beyond him?
Why was he always saying "don't you know the son of man can do this", " don't you know the son of man can do that"? Why was he going through so much pains to let humanity to know that what he was, what he became, is a possibility for everyone? Why did he say this:
'Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’ ? If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? ' John 10:31-36
We must know and understand the Jesus of Galilee is a man LIKE US and he became what he became because HE HEARD the VOICE, THE CHRIST, of his Father within him. It was his inner father, his inner Christ, who saved and transformed him; who led him; who empowered him. It was the Spirit in him, the spirit HE BECAME, that said "before Abraham was I AM".
Friends, we must now in this moment understand that the 'vessel', that is the physical body, through which this message was communicated was only 30+ years old. So definitely, such statement cannot be in reference to his physical identity but a spiritual one. When he said 'unless ye eat my flesh and drink my blood..' he was not referring to his physical personality. Jesus was not a cannibal.
Christ is, and has always been spirit. This spirit can only be found in you, that kingdom of God can only be found in you. God bless all the Fathers who embodied and expressed the Christ to the degree which they were able, we have been inspired, challenged, and uplifted by them. They however cannot save us, salvation only comes from hearing THE VOICE of the son of God inside of our being.
There is NO WAY to the father except through the son. The son is not discovered on pieces of paper but within oneself. The son gave testament of his nature from the actions he carried out IN, THROUGH, and AS Jesus of Galilee. The son said:
'You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.' John 5:39-40
Friends, my beloved friends, the son didn't begin speaking through Jesus of Galilee. The son has been speaking even before this tiny planet we call earth came into existence. The son spoke in, through, and AS Moses, when he wrote the five books. The son spoke through Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah. They all INCARNATED and EXPRESSED the Christ to different degrees, different 'names', but THEY WERE ALL THE SON.
The son always reconciles, builds, heals, empowers. The son is a SUN, a light of the world that dispels all darkness. The son is LOVE. Any voice that one hears that points to any 'nature' other than that which he has shown through his many messengers is not the son.
STUDY
Friends, this then brings us to a very crucial point in 'Preparing for the Mystery'. This brings us to the point of study. Study, study, study, study and study. We must learn from those who have come before us, using their knowledge and experience as a 'template', a 'guideline', for that which we are to build and cultivate for ourselves.
Ultimately, we will discover our own identity in God, in Christ, that is distinct from but complimentary to every other person's identity in Christ. There are many mansions in the father's house; there are many bodies in the Father's body; there are many identities in the Father's identity. God is MANY THINGS that are ONE thing.
Nonetheless, we need the assistance of those who have gone ahead of us to assist us in narrowing our vision, streamlining our sight in such a way that the discovery of our own destiny might be easier. This is why every teacher has his own unique set of 'laws' and guidelines to help narrow our vision.
Can one attain a 'six pack' without narrowing their vision? Can one become a doctor without narrowing their vision? In order to become anything definite in life, one must first learn how to narrow their vision; how to ZONE IN. For this reason we need to learn from those who have gone ahead of us.
If we didn't need teachers, guides, why would God go through much pains to send messengers of varied and diverse kinds? Why would he communicate his ONE message through different tongues, symbols, expressions and cultures? Of what use would that be if we did not need it?
Just as one ought to prepare their physical body to properly embark on a journey, one must also resolve to preparing their mind. A sound and robust intellectual culture, ROOTED in verified and ratified messengers of the immortal Christ will save us from much error; it will save us from making unnecessary mistakes.
Why should I make the same mistake of my father? Of what value then is the experience he gained through his errors? My friends, let us discard that pride of "I want to do it myself". Life has never worked that way, nature does not work that way. It is the lioness who teaches the cubs to hunt as she was taught.
The old must teach the young and then the young, building from where the old climaxed, must return to teach the old. Nature is circular, cyclical, in design. To go against these principles is to commit ourselves to error and the consequences will be dire.
How foolish would the cub be to WASTE the knowledge gained through millions of years evolution, hidden inside of its parents, all because it wants to boast that it did it without anyone's help. Such a cub will achieve nothing and will go nowhere; such a cub will end up as a perfect failure.
We must study wide and study deep in order to be able to identify the common thread of truth in all things. This is the only way the knowledge of God can be of use in our lives and the physical world. We must be able to identify the CORRELATION between many things, between all things. This is understanding, discovering the link between all things.
As we are deliberate in nourishing our physical bodies, let us be even more deliberate about nourishing and enriching our minds. We need to develop and cultivate it in such a way that the Christ within us has so many tools in which it can express itself. There are many who attained great heights in Christ who, due to their illiteracy, were unable to accurately pass it to others; at least on the physical plane.
One can only benefit from such people if one knows how to penetrate their consciousness into the inner worlds of nature to learn at their feet. The physical world is like an egg in a desert compared to the inner worlds of nature. We laugh at those who beat their chest saying that there is nothing beyond the three dimensional plane; we pity them.
My friends, the time has come to study. We are looking for those who are ready to seek, to dig, to YEARN! I tell you, much assistance and support awaits those who are hungry. Surely, they shall be fed. Find a study partner, find a study community, wrestle with the teachings of the old men and improve yourself; prepare yourself; equip yourself.
Now have we entered into the time of a massive outburst of light, now has the time come to PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE MYSTERY. Who is this mystery? Who is this secret? It is none other than the immortal Christ. May you be blessed, may you be uplifted, may your endeavours in the light find many supporters and may divine encouragement be your portion. YOU ARE BLESSED!
To be continued....
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