To All People of All Nations 'What Would Jesus say if He Were Here Today' by Rev. Samuel Mack, OMS, DD - HTML preview

What would

say if He were here today??

Rev. Samuel Mack, OMS

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I present this to you for a fact filled description of the entire Bible and all that God is telling us and in the new Testiment with Jesus Is telling us as humans we need to do to be in and with God the Father and Jesus our Brother and with each other as brothers and sisters and the way we should Live In Faith Ever as in L.I.F.E. becaust it’s all there for us to see, and do with as God the Father tells and shows us in His Word so I hope you understand and see that it is simple just that simple and to take over 1200 pages and turn them in 34 is questionable but true becase it’s here befor you to read for youself and REMEMBER TO ASK GOD IF IT’S TRUE OR NOT HE

WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

Some time has passed since I was last among you, and I know that many of

you long for my return…and long for it because you hope that when I return

Your happiness will be complete, and that everything you consider wicked will

Come to an end forever…

The first thing that I want you to know is that I never left…I know that it is not Easy to understand, but I tell you that when you look into the faces of your

Brothers and sisters, you look also into mine, and each time you see tears in

Their eyes or hear their laughter, those are my own tears that you see, and it is

My own laughter that you hear…

I want you to understand that although I was flesh and blood and as real as you

You are now; at the same time I became a divine metaphor in the most

Solemn poem ever created, so that you might be educated and guided. And that

Is why there are so many versions and interpretations of my legacy?

And I would have you know that this diversity has occurred because you, my

Friends, have a great diversity of perceptions and opinions, and that is good, for It is a useful mixture from which truth, in its inherent clarity, always emerges…

But it happens, beloved friends, that you are too accustomed to just seeing that

Which you look at and just looking at what you see, but you should know that

You have the potential to see much more than you look at, and to look at much

More than you see…and that is why it is not easy for you to understand that I

Never left…It is another of your mysteries.

And today I tell you that those things that you call mysteries are in reality

Achievements to be attained by the most genuine and sublime among you, and

You should perceive them as challenges imposed upon your intelligence by the

Divine wisdom. If you perceive the mysteries in that way, and carry out the

Labor that is required, your ability to perceive will grow and you yourselves will Grow with it, and you will be able to unlock the mysteries one by one, thereby

Broadening your vision and understanding of the marvelous process that is

Life…

And this is the reason for the metaphor: There are certain laws that establish the Need for human effort in achieving those goals, and they were created in that

Way so that those achievements might never perish…

I am the metaphor of the mysteries and at the same time mystery made

Metaphor, so that by the effort of your deliberations and your thoughts you may

Achieve the understanding that no one can give you, but that you must reach

for Yourselves, for it is personal, and as I have told you, beloved friends, it

shall Remain forever.

And I am speaking to you in a different way than I spoke to my beloved

Disciples and to the people of my time, because your ignorance is not so great

As theirs was…Many generations have passed; countless material and cultural

Achievements have been attained as a result of the efforts of those generations.

Yet with all those achievements, you should know that you suffer under the

Same weaknesses and you have the same inner limitations as the people of my

Time suffered and had…

And what makes you more blameworthy than they when you act badly is that

My witness has been given and my word has been spoken, and today

Knowledge is more accessible, for there are a multitude of precedents and

Options that provide you with much greater discernment between what is right

And what is wrong, what is good and what is evil…

Today, you and your society have much greater evidence, many more resources

Of information, and much greater certainty when you make decisions, and thus

Your responsibility is greater…

And you should know that the evil that some of you hope will disappear upon

My return shall cease to exist only when you are able always to choose well.

Only then will evil cease to exist. For if not, what merit will you have

Achieved?

The only way to raise you in self-worth is through the implicit merit that

Is gained through always choosing well.

The freewill that you now enjoy is an eternal good.

And that means that you

Shall always have the power to do evil.

Thus, if evil ceased to exist, how could

Future generations raise themselves in self-worth?

How could they make

Themselves meritorious through their actions if they did not have the power to

Choose between good and evil?

Or do you think that the day shall come when

Women shall no longer give birth and children cease to grow?

The generations to come will meet the same challenges and have the same

Opportunities that you enjoy today, just as they shall also bear the same burdens

And face the same consequences entailed by their choices between good and

evil…

But the day shall surely come when, in your decisions at the individual level,

Good shall prevail forever, and that is what shall lead you to perfection and

Make possible that return…

My return is within each and every one of you. And that moment when I am in

You, and you are in me, will be the moment when you merit being called

Children of God…

The path to that achievement is a hard one to travel, but it is necessary…I know

That when you dream of my return, you dream of instantaneous happiness, you

Dream of being freed from that burden that results from making choices

Between good and evil, you dream of avoiding the most important

Responsibilities that you have-responsibilities to yourselves. You wish for the

Easy way…but seek to understand that that is not possible. The reason for life

Is to grow in knowledge and love and also to develop the awareness of the true

Self that each of you really is and that achievement is only obtained through

Effort and constancy, and that which is easy does not help you in this supreme

Endeavor. You must understand that; it is just that simple…

My beloved ones, free yourselves from those pointless dreams, attain for

Yourselves that which no one shall ever be able to give you.

You have always been fascinated by predictions of the future, which many

Of you have idealized in many different ways. You must know that those

Questionings are pointless, and you achieve nothing through them…

Today I tell you that the events of the future will be the result of what you are

Able to do in your present, and that you must use your mind more in reflecting

On what is truly substantial, putting aside the imaginary things that so delight

You but so little give you.

At present, every day brings you discoveries, and you unlock the secrets of

Matter. Every day you create new products and technologies that make your

Mundane chores easier and more pleasant, bring you financial wealth, which is

So fascinating to so many of you and which so few of you enjoy…but you must

Establish the correct balance between the time and energy that you devote to the

World and the time and energy that you devote to that inner being that each of

You truly are. I say this to you as individuals and as a society, for upon the

Society falls the collective responsibility to warn and educate each of its

Members in their most sacred duties.

Beloved friends, today I speak to you not in parables, but you should treasure

And study all those parables that were recorded in the scriptures, for each of

Them are a verse of that solemn poem that was my earthly life. You must stop

Wasting time in arguments over doctrines, precepts, and dogmas…and go

Instead to the substance, to that which truly has value. Use your intelligence to

Discern and discover for yourselves my true message. Use more time to study

And reflect, and less time listening to the modern Pharisees that flourish in all

Spheres of thought today…For they shall be known by their fruits….

Long ago I told you that if you persevered in my word you would know the

Truth, and that the truth would set you free, and today you have the resources to

Be freer, and therefore today I give you this new commandment: Know that you

Are free, for you were born free…and discover for yourselves what your path

Shall be, and walk that path with your own legs and your own feet, and

know

That the paths to that destiny that you all long for are as many as you

Yourselves…Understand that no one in this world can claim for himself or

Herself a monopoly on the truth. Long ago I told you that I would send to you

The spirit of the truth; know, now, that that spirit dwells in your hearts. All you Must do is listen closely with all your senses and pay due attention to its voice…

But be aware that that freedom entails the supreme responsibility of effort and

Constancy in seeking, each day, the right direction and in walking, each day, the

Distance that is given you to walk…

And laziness is one of the enemies that must be conquered along that path. It is

Cunning and seductive, and you must meet it and conquer it, just as you meet

And conquer the temptations that you face every day, the temptations to do evil.

And to do this you must use your will and your conviction that it is right to act

In this way, for it is to your own benefit to do so…And ignorance, you must

Also conquer, and to conquer it, much effort and much sacrifice is needed.

Ignorance is the malignant thing that holds you back and makes you stumble,

And laziness is its best ally, for to conquer ignorance, you must perform the hard Internal labor of instructing yourself. Thus, be tenacious and constant, and the

Knowledge that you attain will provide you the correct direction, the direction

That you need in order to free yourselves from all the obstacles you encounter

On your path, for you must know that knowledge is the ally of love, and those

Are the tools that you shall need…they are your greatest allies in your

daily pilgrimage.

Long ago, with my life I gave many examples. I would have you know that

I had to struggle against those same enemies, and as

I conquered them, so you can also conquer them.

I would have you know also that you will have no

Obstacles to overcome that I did not have, and you will have no pain or grief to

Suffer that I did not also have.

Convince yourselves that the potential you were born with is a grace from the

Father, a living testimony to His infinite generosity. But there are other graces, Gifts and powers that are obtained only though the excellence of the labor that

You exert upon yourselves and upon your fellow men and women throughout

Your lives…These graces, gifts and powers must be earned…

You must understand many things, and one of the most important is the value

Of humility…By being small you guarantee your greatness. Make not

Yourselves great, and you shall be made great; make not yourselves wise and

You shall be recognized as wise; praise not yourselves and you shall be praised.

Humility is generous in just that way, and it is in the generosity that virtues

Offer to the men and women that cultivate them that its value lays. It is a good

That enriches the spirit and strengthens it. Cultivate the virtues greatly, for they Ensure your prompt arrival at that destiny that awaits you. I tell you that the

Virtues, too, are powerful allies…

But you should always be prepared to meet the danger entailed by the

Consciousness of your own virtue, and never allow your ego to induce you to

Pride yourselves on your own worth…You must identify the ego as well, and

Always be alert to its caprices and prepared to counter them, for it is supremely

Sophisticated and its cunning tricks can make you fall into banality.

Beloved ones, I would also have you understand that the way to have more is to

Desire less. It is that simple…Constant desire is the cause of pointless anguish,

And you should convince yourself that you would attain inner peace and harmony

When you identify and appreciate that which is truly valuable, those

things that

You already possess, both materially and spiritually. You must come to

Understand the difference between ambition and the praiseworthy need to

Prosper, for ambition is dictated by the ego while the need to prosper is the best Of one’s self. Ambition constantly longs for the much, the easy, and the rapid,

While the need to prosper longs for improvement in moderation, no matter the

Time it takes or the effort that is needed or the risks that present themselves in Obtaining this improvement.

Long ago I commanded that you love one another, yet many of you still do not

Obey that commandment. It is to you, those who look at your neighbor with

Suspicion, resentment, and animosity that I want to speak now…I know that

You have a baggage filled with reasons for being the way that you are: You

Have been disillusioned, robbed, and victimized in countless ways. And with

Those reasons you justify yourselves when you do the same to your brothers

And sisters…

But when you act in that way you show your ignorance, you show how

Repressed within the depths of your hearts is that seed of love that you were

Born with…and that is both the sin and its own repayment…But it is through

The commandment to love one’s neighbor that you shall wipe clean the sin and

The unhappiness and bitterness that always accompanies it…

And I also told you not to strike back against the wrongdoer: if someone strikes

You on your right cheek, you should offer him also the left. Turning the other

Cheek to the person who strikes you means much more than words are able to

Show…It is domination of your emotions, domination of your instincts; it is to

Be human in its maximum expression; it is to disarm the aggressor without

Yourselves becoming aggressors; it is to grow through adversity by not

Allowing that aggressor or that adversity to conquer you and thereby strip you

Of the most noble aspect of your being. You must understand that. It is another

Step to take on that path chosen by you…

But that does not mean that you should stand with your arms crossed in the face

Of the base acts of some persons that you meet along your way. Remember my

Attitude when I met the moneychangers in the temple…I expelled them with all

The severity that they deserved…You should know that from time to time you

Will have to use the authority required by the occasion and take right action,

And in doing that, your conscience and your intelligence must be your guide.

You should also understand what I have just reminded you of: All of you were

Born with the seed of love planted in your hearts, and you should not allow

Your mind to repress it, to keep it from germinating. For that seed is your most

Precious inheritance, an inheritance that comes directly from the

Supreme

Creator. And if you care for it and cultivate it with passion and devotion it will Help you open your consciousness wide enough to understand the miracle that

Are you yourselves, to unlock the secrets that lie hidden in your own heart?

You are the miracle of miracles…And when you understand this truth you will

Realize how ignorant are those who constantly pray for miracles so that they

Will be able to believe. I was asked for a miracle just yesterday, and today I am

Asked yet again, and the more these persons ask, the blinder they become…

The good works that I performed long ago were necessary so that the people of

My time and of all times would believe; they guaranteed my place in history,

Guaranteed that my legacy would endure as part of history forever, to the profit

Of all generations and all peoples…Beloved friends, you are surrounded by

Miracles on every side; it is the very constancy of those miracles and your

Nearsightedness that cause you to perceive them as everyday, common things…

Beloved, open your eyes and marvel at the creation that you are part of. Enjoy

The divine banquet to which you have been invited.

And that is one of the ways to honor the Father: Work every day to open you’re

Eyes ever wider, to become more and more aware of your own existence and

Appreciate it more and more. I came to give witness to His infinite love and to

Show you the way to become worthy of that love, so that you might give it to

Him and your fellow men and women in return, for their happiness and your

Own…

Recently you have had the opportunity to witness a modern version of the

Calvary walked by me. I know that many of you have been profoundly moved

by the visions of the flagellation inflicted on me and the blood running down

my body…you have felt my pain, and experienced shame and indignation at

the infamy to which I was subjected. Many of you have wept and been

grieved by the horror of what you saw. Taking the story that up to now you

have known only through words and making it graphic has allowed you to

share that Calvary with me, and the greatest benefit you can draw from that

experience is the conviction that there is no pain that does not bring

renewal…My martyrdom led to my resurrection.

And with my martyrdom and resurrection, the Father increased your potential,

And sealed it forever…Today I tell you that if the physical pain was a heavy

Burden to me, much more burdensome is that pain caused by the vileness that

Ignorance engendered, and still engenders, in many men and womenYet…

With my pain there also came my joy, and the piety and compassion shown to

Me by so many souls of yesterday and today has been and still is my greatest

Joy…

My beloved ones, I gave my life for you, and for you I recovered it…It is you,

The pious and compassionate, which are my greatest hope and my greatest

Delight. But you must know, as I know, that it is not you who have the greatest

Need of me—no, it is sinners, vile and ignorant men and women who have the

Greatest need of me and of piety and compassion. And that is why I ask those

Who are fertile of heart, those who follow me and love me, to be guides to the

Blind, teachers of the ignorant and of the vile, for in doing so you will become

Guides of other guides, teachers of other teachers, and will turn vileness into

Love.

There is no other path, my beloved ones. It is only through your generosity and

That commitment that each of you must make that you will be able, with your

Lives and actions, to improve your society and free yourselves, day by

day,

From all the evils that beset you. That attitude will make you worthy of the

Grace and peace that you so long for and that so few truly strive to achieve.

Individualism has plagued you. I know very well that you are too concerned

With your financial improvement, and that constant competition among you for

Useless ostentation and the enjoyment of material things often drags you down

And causes you to lose sight of what is truly most worthy of your time and

Effort. That does not make you a bad person, but it does delay that which you

Must irremediably achieve, my beloved ones. Your growth is a mission that you

Cannot and must not shirk; for that you were born and for that you were given

Life, and that is law and at the same time the greatest grace that you have

Received…

And that knowledge is part of that truth that you so long to know and for which

So many kind and generous souls have given their lives…Today I tell you

That the commitment to help one’s fellow men and women to understand and

Become aware of the reason for their existence, to value the best use of each

Second of their life, is as sacred and worthy of all love and respect as my

Sacrifice for you all was.

May the emotions experienced by you in that communion that you have had

With my Calvary be a pillar for that commitment to grow in life and

Understanding…

May the revulsion that you have felt against the infamy of my punishment

Serve as a curb against the abuses that you yourselves may someday commit…

May your indignation become the ability to consolidate principles and maintain

The good judgment and honesty that should govern all your actions…

And may your joy, as happened with me, arise from sacrifice. For your greatest

Challenge lies in the willingness to confront and deal with anything that comes

In life, with constancy and love. Doing this will bring you the pleasure and the

Joy, which is the grace that you grant yourselves.

All of this is part of the re-creation that the miracle that is your existence shall Achieve, and at the same time, it is in your participation with the Father in his

Great Work that you will find the purpose and energy necessary to go on, with

Joy and hope and with the certainty that each day you will be better, and that

The future will be better too…Finally, you will rid yourselves forever of all

Fear and doubt…

And you will smile at adversity, though your faces may be covered with

tears.

My chosen ones are all those who are willing to walk the path of life with the

same devotion and the same love that I walked it with, that devotion and love

that so many kind souls have given witness to.

Remember that I told you that the person who eats of my flesh and drinks of

my blood should have life eternal.

Sharpen your senses; understand the metaphor of my words. To eat of

My flesh and drink of my blood means to live with the same willingness to

Sacrifice that I embraced; it means to accept your mission, whatever it may be,

As I accepted mine; it means to love your fellow men and women as I loved

Them, and as I still love all of you. But my beloved, remember my words: My

Yoke is not heavy, and my burden is light, and that is true because the treasure

That you will obtain is so immensely wonderful that in the end you will realize

That all the effort was worthwhile, that meeting and overcoming all those

Vicissitudes that you met with on the path of life was worthwhile…And that is

To know the Father and love him but it is also to begin to unlock the mystery of

The metaphor that was my life.

In order to truly know what that mission is that I have just spoken to you about,

You must closely examine your heart and see what your true inclination is, what

It is that truly motivates you and gives you pleasure. If you do this with honesty And follow that inclination with integrity and determination, you will ensure

Your inner gratification and bring added happiness to your lives.

Meditate over what I have just told you. That is the only way that you will be

Able to enter through that narrow gate and walk that rugged road that I have

Been speaking of to you…the road that leads to your salvation.

I did not come to ask for adoration either for the One who sent me, or for

Myself. I told you before that the true worshippers shall worship the father in

Spirit and in truth…understand that the one you should adore is your true own

Achievements; you should value them, preserve them, and multiply them.

That

Is the only adoration that yields fruit; it is the way in which the Father should

Be honored…

Love life and you will be loving Him; love your fellow men and women and

You will be loving Him…Idols, things unknown and feared, are adored; but

What one loves and honors is what one knows and is beneficial to one. For a

Long time He has been revealing Himself to you, and it was for that reason that

I was sent, for that reason I am speaking to you agai