30-33 AD, Judea, and Galilee
The Father spoke, “It would be a long, and arduous journey for Jesus. Traveling all the way from the Himalayan Mountains, to the Jordan River. But that journey afforded Jesus time to take in all that he had learned in his twelve years away from Israel. The faith of the Arabs, the cosmic duality of the Zoroastrians, the ‘we are all one’ viewpoint of the Indians, and the deep meditative state of Nirvana from the Tibetan monks.”
“Yet he knew it was time for him to return, to fulfill his mission, and his destiny. Jesus knew that on his thirtieth birthday, he had exactly 1,260 days to bring salvation to mankind. For that was the prearranged amount of time given to him, made by an agreement between myself, and Lucifer.”
At the mention of the name of their former Archangel, many of the host had an uneasy feeling about him. A collective shiver rippled through the heavenly host. They knew of the power and majesty of Lucifer, having spent a very long time with him. Yet, they couldn’t understand why the Archangel had acted the way that he had. Challenging the authority of their collective Creator. Trying to usurp the Father’s power and majesty in his bid to obtain his own heavenly throne.
The Father of all things picked up on this feeling immediately, and stated, “I notice that many of you have an unbalanced, and unsettled feeling when I mention the name of my adversary. As well as you should. But I brought up his name for a reason, and that is this. Lucifer and I made an agreement. My son shall be allotted three and half years to fulfill his destiny. And later in the future, approximately two thousand years later, Lucifer’s son shall also have the same amount of time to fulfill his own. The time agreed upon for both missions was 1,260 days. Three and a half earth years.”
“Therefore, it was time for the mission of Jesus to begin. Day one occurred in September, during his thirtieth birthday, at the banks of the Jordan River. It would be here that he saw his cousin John. A man he hadn’t seen in more than twelve years.”
“The last he knew; John had been with a Jewish sect known as the Essenes. Yet Jesus also knew that John would eventually leave them, and venture into the desert alone. It would be in that desert that John would receive his training for his own mission, from me. By communing daily with my holy spirit, and listening to my still small voice within himself, John would be trained for his upcoming mission. Strengthened, and fully prepared for what lie ahead of him.”
The viewer appeared to show the image of John the Baptist. A man with darker features, who had never cut his hair, nor trimmed his beard. He wore a camel skinned robe, tied together with a leather belt. The Baptist wore sandals, and walked around with a lengthy, wooden staff. His body was very muscular from the many miles walked through the desert. Dark, tanned, weather beaten features, shaped by the desert wind. If ever there was a prophet from the sands, his name would have to be John the Baptist. The viewer froze on the face of John.
The Ancient of Days looked up at the facial image of John the Baptist and spoke, “The Soul of Elijah had returned in the body of John. The greatest prophet of them all had agreed to be my personal prophet while I was in the flesh.”
The Father pointed at the screen and shouted, “Behold the man!”
Another outburst that had caught the host completely off guard.
The Father looked back at his audience and proclaimed, “As my son Jesus stated, ‘of those born of the flesh, there is none greater than John.”
The Father of all things looked back at the viewer once more, looked at the face of John, and whispering, quoted prophecy, “Elijah must come first before that great and terrible day of the Lord.”
The Father looked from the viewing screen, back to his host, then back to the screen. He continued talking about John, “The prophets were correct, Elijah must come first. He did so before the rise of Jesus, and in the future, he will again.”
“Elijah the prophet, speaking through John the Baptist, knew that great change was imminent. He saw in it several visions that I gave him. He knew that the chosen one was on his way, and that Israel needed to change in order to receive him. So he continually asked the people to repent. To put off their old ways, in favor of a new revelation. One that speaks of salvation, and redemption.
“Therefore, John ventured into the desert to commune with myself. I told him that my son was on his way, and that he would liberate first Israel, and then the world. That my son would teach the people all things concerning the spirit. And that he would also sacrifice himself as a ransom for many.
“John listened to my still small voice, and like all good prophets, acted upon its words.”
“So John began to preach in the desert, near the Jordan River.”
The giant viewer then shown an image of John, baptizing many Jews in the Jordan. It then showed the Baptist preaching to thousands of people. A mass of humanity who searched for the spirit and knowledge that John was sending to them. John, standing on a hilltop, thundering away at the populace. Telling them that time for repentance and redemption drew nigh for the just. But also warning the wicked that if they didn’t repent, theirs was a doomed lot.
“At the time of John and Jesus, Israel was thirsting for the spirit. Starving for the wisdom that these two men could bring to them. The common, every day Jew who needed guidance and direction, and wasn’t getting it from the high priests of Israel. They needed a different sort of leadership than the corrupt priests could bring to them. The common people of Israel knew that their government was in Rome’s pockets, and therefore a sea of corruption. King Herod and the Jewish high priests were nothing more than Roman puppets at this point in time.
“The people longed for the appearance of God’s prophets, to show them the way to eternity. To bring about an oasis, in the middle of a parched spiritual desert.’
“So the time was ripe for the appearance of John.”
“He began at the river Jordan, preaching to only a select few. Of these few stood Andrew and Philip. Both from the town of Bethsaida of the Galilee region.”
The viewer appeared to show the images of Andrew and Philip, side by side on the enormous screen. The Father looked up, and continued, “When John began his mission, I sent him two helpers, my servants Andrew and Philip. Two chosen out of the many.”
“I sent him these two so that they could spend three years with John, before they’d spend another three with Jesus. One could say these two future apostles began their apprenticeship under John. To go on to learn their master skills from Jesus.
“John took one look at Andrew and Philip, and knew that I had sent them for a reason. He therefore proceeded to teach them all that he knew of the spirit, and the Source. Grooming these two for their eventual missions. He would spend 1,260 days teaching these two. They would be his gift to the coming Messiah.
“And then something happened in Judea. The people heard another prophet had appeared, and that he was preaching near the river Jordan. So they flocked to John by the thousands, and tens of thousands. The people wanted to hear the word of God, spoken through one of his servants. And did they ever!”
“John taught the commoner repentance, redemption, salvation, and good deeds. Meanwhile, he thundered away at the high priests, and the government. Condemning them as the sons of perdition. Warning the people that if things didn’t change, they wouldn’t be able to escape the damnation of what was to come. That if they didn’t start acting like a people chosen from the many to worship the God of all things, that they would be in turn cast out of his kingdom.”
“He was a harbinger, a voice crying in the wilderness, to make straight the path for the way of the Lord. John preached to the many that there was hope, and that their salvation was near. Even at the door. He told the people that a man was soon coming. That he had seen him in a dream. And that this chosen man to come was a man so great, that John himself was unworthy to latch up his sandals for him.”
“John was in the middle of one of these Messianic sermons when Jesus approached the Jordan River. What Jesus saw astounded him, and filled him with awe.”
The viewer showed the image that Jesus saw that day. John was standing on a hilltop, preaching to at least five thousand people, perhaps ten. John’s arms were flailing as his booming voice carried the word of God. Telling the people to consider their hearts, and see the seeds of change developing within. For the people to nourish those seeds, and watch them bear fruit. To love your neighbor, and to bless your enemies.
John taught that day that they were all children of the Most High. That they needed to be baptized first with water to cleanse the body, and then with spiritual fire to cleanse the soul. And that if they did so, they’d all be saved, and would enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Baptist told all that there was beauty in humanity. That each of us were capable of connecting with the Father through prayer, and good works. That Israel was a jewel in a sea of nations, if they so choose it.
He told the people to rise up against their enemies, but not by the sword. That all would be overcome by the spirit, and not the flesh. That Israel would convert the world by loving their neighbors, and not making war upon them. That they needed to be the example for all to follow. That this little nation would be a shining light on a hill.
The Father of all things spoke, “It was a marvelous sermon, and it brought tears to the eyes of Jesus. Never before had he heard of such powerful words, with such passionate feeling behind them. Not in all his travels did he ever hear of anyone who touched one’s heart like John had. No wonder John was surrounded by the multitude, thought Jesus. My son wept at the beauty of John’s words. And it sent his spirit souring like the wind to the highest reaches of the heavens. Jesus saw that day that there never was a more powerful speaker than John. And there never will be.”
The Father of all things looked back at his host and repeated, “As Jesus once said, ‘of those born of the flesh, there is none greater than John.”
He continued with his narration. His words being followed by images onscreen, “Jesus was so moved by the words of John, that he, like many others that day, requested baptism.”
“So Jesus stood in line for an hour the hot afternoon sun, awaiting baptism from John. As he was nearing closer to where John was, he could see his future apostles, Andrew and Philip, assisting John. He noticed numbers on the foreheads of these two assistants of John. Andrew had the number two, and Philip the number eleven, on their foreheads. He wondered for a moment if anyone else saw this, and the answer I gave him back was ‘no, no one else can see the numbers.’
“There is a reason for this. I placed numbers on the first eleven apostles that would follow my son. The twelfth would be chosen by Lucifer. So when Jesus saw these numbers, he knew that two of his disciples were in the midst.”
The viewer then showed the moment when the eyes of John met the eyes of Jesus for the first time in over twelve years. The giant screen froze on this image of the two men standing face to face.
The Ancient of Days continued, “This is a golden moment in human history. The passing of the torch from John the Baptist to Jesus. One man’s mission was just beginning, the other ending. For John had been preaching for three years now. And he knew that his time was short. So when John saw Jesus, he knew that this was the man I spoke of to him. That he was standing in the midst with the Messiah, the salvation of humanity.”
The viewer continued on with the scene, John spoke first, “Jesus, my cousin, you’ve been chosen by the Father to redeem mankind.” It was the first time that John knew that his cousin Jesus was the prophesied Messiah. The first time for recognition of Jesus’ divine plan of salvation.
John continued, “It should be you baptizing me.”
Jesus responded, “Baptize me John. We need to fulfill all righteousness.”
John did as was instructed, and proceeded to baptize Jesus with water from the Jordan River. As he did, John saw the spirit come down from the sky in the shape of a dove. It landed on Jesus right shoulder, and engulfed him in the Holy Spirit. As the dove landed, John heard my voice saying, ‘This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.”
The Father of all things stopped the large viewer. Turning to his audience of angels, he proclaimed, “It was at this specific point in space time that Christ consciousness entered into the fabric of the human race.”
The Father paused for a second, and let those informative words sink into the minds of the heavenly host. Then he proclaimed again, this time far louder, “It was at this specific point in space time that Christ consciousness entered into the fabric of the human race! Not just for planet earth, or the Milky Way galaxy, but for the entire universe!”
After the heavenly host had recovered from the Father’s outburst, The Father of all things then continued, “At that moment in time, Jesus and I became one. We became one body, one mind, one soul, and one being. In other words, I had taken on the flesh of humanity, and put it upon my shoulders.”