Jesus Meets

With The Council

Of The Seven Wise Men

By

The Twelve Apostles

Arrival Of The Lord And Saviour, Jesus Christ

After Jesus Christ arrived in the midst of the seven wise men, they spent seven days in silence, to welcome the Lord and Saviour, who is the Lord Almighty, the creator of the havens and the earth.

Here is a very strict sign, message and warning to humanity, that the temple of God and His holy places are not for noise making, conversations, arguments, debates, quarrelling, antagonism or power tussle. Silence is the abode of God; and quietness, the gateway into His presence.

Even noisy sounds, booming music and bombarding reverberations are not allowed in the holy presence of God. The same is true of noisy worship or rowdy gospel music, because the Lord does not delight in such nonsenses, which are the characteristics of “wild demons on the stage.”

The Seven Guidelines

Now, when the wise men were refreshed, they opened up the Book of Life and read. They read the story of the life of man; of all his struggles, losses, gains; and in the light of past events and needs, they saw what would be best for him in coming years. They knew the kind of laws and precepts best suited to his estate; they saw the highest God-ideal that the race could comprehend. Upon The Seven Guidelines these wise men were to formulate, the great philosophy of life and worship of the coming age must rest.

Presentation Of The Seven Universal Guidelines
Now Meng-ste was the oldest sage; he took the chair of chief, and said, “Man is not yet spiritually developed enough to live by faith; he cannot comprehend the things not seen by his eyes. He is still a child, and during all the coming age he must be taught by pictures, symbols, rites and forms. His God must be a human God; he cannot see a God by faith. And then he cannot rule himself; the king must rule; the man must serve. The age that follows this will be the age of man, the age of faith. (The age of faith was demonstrated by The Life And Ministry Of Jesus Christ, by The Gospel Of Truth And Salvation spread by the apostles and disciples, and by the true saints and Christians after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.)

“In that blest age, the time of perfection, the human race will see without the aid of carnal eyes; will hear the soundless sound; will know the Spirit-God. The age we enter is the Preparation age, and all the schools and governments and worship rites must be designed in simple way that men may comprehend. And man cannot originate; he builds by patterns that he sees; so in this council we must carve out pattern for the coming age. And we must formulate the gnosis of the Empire of the soul, which rests on The Seven Guidelines. Each sage in turn shall form and state a guideline; and these shall be the basis of the creeds of humanity until the perfect age shall come.

Then Meng-ste wrote the first principle: “All things are thought; all life is thought activity. The multitude of beings are but phases of the one great thought made manifest. Lo, God is Thought, and Thought is God.”

Then Vidyapati wrote the second guideline: “Eternal Thought is one; in essence it is two - Intelligence and Force; and when they breathe, a child is born; this child is Love. And thus the Triune God stands forth, whom men call the Holy Trinity.
“This Triune God is one; but like the one of light, in essence He is seven.
And when the Triune God breathes forth, lo, seven Spirits stand before His face; these are creative attributes. Men call them lesser gods, which they are not. Instead, they are perfect Gods, and in their image they made man (they created man as spirit, in their own very nature and form). Man is a perfect God.”

And Kaspar wrote the third: “Man was a thought of God, formed in the image of the Septonate (The Seven Spirits), clothed in the substances of soul. And his desires were strong; he sought to manifest on every plane of life, and for himself he made a body of the ethers of the earthly forms, and so descended to the plane of earth. In this descent, he lost his birthright; lost his harmony with God, and made discordant all the notes of life. Inharmony and evil are the same; so evil is the handiwork of man.”

Ashbina wrote the fourth: “Seeds do not germinate in light; they do not grow until they find the soil, and hide themselves away from light. Man was evolved a seed of everlasting life; but in the ethers of the Triune God the light was far too great for seeds to grow; And so man sought the soil of carnal life, and in the darksomeness of earth he found a place where he could germinate and grow. The seed has taken root and grown full well.
The tree of human life is rising from the soil of earthy things, and, under natural law, is reaching up to perfect form. There are no supernatural acts of God to lift a man from carnal life to spirit blessedness; he grows just as the plant grows, and in due time is perfected. The quality of soul that makes it possible for man to rise to spirit life is purity.”

Apollo wrote the fifth: “The soul is drawn to perfect light by four white steeds (horses, factors), and these are Will, and Faith, and Helpfulness and Love.
That which one wills to do, he has the power to do. A knowledge of that power is faith; and when faith moves, the soul begins its flight. A selfish faith leads not to light. There is no lonely pilgrim on the way to light. Men only gain the heights by helping others gain the heights – the best way to perfection and wellbeing is by teaching others the word of God and doing His will. The steed that leads the way to spirit life is Love; is pure unselfish Love.” That is why God said, “In serving others is your success and prosperity.”

Matheno wrote the sixth: “The universal Love of which Apollo speaks is child of Wisdom and of Will divine, and God has sent it forth to earth in flesh that man may know. The universal Love of which the wise men speak, is Christ. The greatest mystery of all times lies in the way that Christ lives in the heart. Christ cannot live in clammy dens of carnal things. The seven battles must be fought, the seven victories won before the carnal things, like fear, and self, emotions and desire, are put away. When this is done, the Christ will take possession of the soul; the work is done, and man and God are one.”

And Philo wrote the seventh: “A perfect man! To bring before the Triune God a being such as this was nature made. This consummation is the highest revelation of the mystery of life. When all the essences of carnal things have been transmuted into soul, and all the essences of soul have been returned to Holy Spirit, and man is made a perfect God, the drama of Creation will conclude. And this is all.”

And all the wise men said, “Amen.”

Then Meng-ste said, “The Holy One has sent to us a man illumined by the efforts of unnumbered years, to lead the thoughts of men. This man, approved by all the master minds of heaven and earth, this man from Galilee, this Jesus, chief of all the wise men of the world, we gladly recognize. In recognition of this wisdom that He brings to men, we crown Him with the Lotus wreath. We send Him forth with all the blessings of the seven wise men of the world.”

Then all the wise men laid their hands on Jesus' head, and said with one accord, “Praise God! For wisdom, honour, glory, power, riches, blessing, strength, are yours, O Christ, for evermore.” And every living creature said, “Amen.”

And then the wise men sat in silence seven days.

Jesus Finalizes The Deliberations Of The Seven Wise Men
To finalize means to correct and complete; to confirm and conclude; and to make perfect.

The seven days of silence passed and Jesus, sitting with the wise men, said: “The history of life, and the way to perfection, is well condensed in these immortal guidelines. These are the seven hills on which the holy city shall be built. These are the seven sure foundation stones on which the Universal Church shall stand.

“In taking up the work assigned for me to do, I am full conscious of the perils of the way; the cup will be a bitter one to drink and human nature well might shrink.
But I have lost my will in that of Holy Spirit, and so I go my way to speak and act by Holy Spirit. The words I speak are not the words of an ordinary flesh; they are the words of Him, whose will I do, the creator of the heavens and the earth, Yahweh, the Lord of the Hosts, who is the Lord Almighty! I do this work because the Father and I are one. He who has seen me has seen God the Father.

“Man is not yet developed enough in sacred thought (Spiritual Science) to comprehend the Universal Church, and so the work that God has given me to do is not the building of that Church. I am a model maker, sent to make a pattern of the Church that is to be - a pattern that the age may comprehend. My task as model builder lies within my native land, and there, upon the guideline that Love is son of God, that I am come to manifest that Love, the Model Church will stand.

“And from the men of low estate I will select twelve men, who represent the twelve immortal thoughts; and these will be the Model Church, Christianity. The house of Judah, my own kindred in the flesh, will comprehend but little of my mission to the world. And they will spurn me, scorn my work, accuse me falsely, bind me, take me to the judgement seat of carnal men who will convict and slay me on the cross. But men can never slay the truth; though banished it will come again in greater power; for truth will subjugate (overcome) the world.

“The Model Church will live. Though carnal man will prostitute its sacred laws, symbolic rites and forms, for selfish ends, and make it but an outward show, the few will find through it the kingdom of the soul. And when the better age shall come, the Universal Church will stand upon the seven guidelines, and will be built according to the pattern given.

“The time has come; I go my way unto Jerusalem, and by the power of living faith, by the encouragement that you have given and by the power of the Holy Spirit. And in the name of God, Yahweh, the Lord of the Hosts, who is our God and Father, and on with me, the kingdom of the soul shall be established on the seven hills. And all the children of God from all the tribes, all the nations and all the languages of earth shall enter in.

“The Prince of Peace will take His seat upon the throne of power; the Triune God will then be All in All.” And all the wise men answered and said, “Amen.”

Jesus Returns Home

And Jesus went His way, and after many days, He reached Jerusalem; and then He sought His home in Galilee.