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September 29th, 2001
Received by H.R.
Cuenca, Ecuador
Hello, my dear brother. I am Judas, yes, I know that you have not
been sure who would communicate with you. The reason is that I am
not alone here, some of my companions are with us, and obviously
you have received a series of impressions, which confounded you.
I wish to deal today with several questions.
The first question I intend to deal with is on divorce. You know
very well that Jesus delivered a detailed
message on divorce to Dr. Samuels, explaining what Matthew wrote
on the subject. Practically, this message says all that may be said,
that is, that divorce is always a symptom of inharmony, reflecting
a lack of purification of the natural love and, what is very important
to keep in mind, that the only justification for the existence or
continuation of marriage is love between the spouses.
I wish to add that marriage is a human institution, establishing
certain rules and securities in society, and that it is not a Divine
institution. With that I mean that the simple living together of
two people without a marriage certificate also constitutes a marriage
before God's Eyes, because it supposedly serves the same purpose
and should bear the same obligations, and that the marriage certificate
is an empty paper, if the behavior of the spouses doesn't reflect
the commitment of love, into which they have entered when promising
fidelity and living together in good and bad times until their death.
But there is an additional question, regarding the situation where
a couple is undergoing divorce proceedings and no longer live together,
and where one or both of the spouses live with another person. Well,
as a matter of fact, looking at the situation of this marriage in
dissolution, a common base no longer exists, both spouses have agreed
to separate, and in fact, that marriage no longer exists. Regarding
spiritual laws, a divorce certificate doesn't have any importance.
Marriage is a commitment with or without papers, and its dissolution,
with all its sad consequences, is also done with or without papers.
That new living together of two people, where one or both are in
a state of divorce, which in fact has already been completed, but
whose legal steps have not yet concluded, doesn't constitute a sin,
real sin has already been committed previously, by failing the Law
of Love. And it is that sin of which people have to render an account
and to suffer, and frequently that happens already on earth, where
the sequels of divorce can be terrible. You already know that the
atonement of sin doesn't necessarily happen in the spirit world,
and that many hardships and pains are already suffered on earth.
I repeat, marriage is a commitment between two people, with or
without legalization by the authorities, and its dissolution is
also a decision through action and will. When the harmony in this relationship
is missing to such an extent that makes it impossible to
maintain a reasonable relationship, divorce may offer a solution,
a painful solution, that much is clear. What is really tragic is
that when the people involved don't change their attitude, then
there is always the great danger that their own lack of harmony
might be also imposed upon their future new relationship, and destine
it to fail.
Sometimes people seem to believe that divorce is like a cure, but
in fact it is the unpleasant outcome of a inharmonious situation,
where lack of harmony doesn't disappear through this decision, but
where that lack of harmony persists in people, and divorce is only
a measure to suppress symptoms, such as matrimonial fights and frictions,
but the disease, which lies in people, continues existing. Tragically,
the attitude that leads marriage to divorce may leave its negativity
in other people, in children, and it is there where it is not only
a problem of one's own lack of harmony, but where it also pushes
others into negativity. And that is very serious.
But when the damage is already done, at least take advantage of
that occasion by meditating and exploring the condition of your
natural love. You will surely find a lot to work on, although you
may feel that you are the innocent part in that divorce. Don't analyze
the other one's blame, analyze your own contribution to the problem,
and determine where you really stand in your spirituality. The purification
of the soul requires working, it requires activation. And only so
you may avoid the next preprogrammed failure. Pray. No matter what
has happened, never stop loving. When you lose love, you lose everything.
But changing topic, when I read about Geoff's idea of an apostle's
gallery, I smiled.
Dear Geoff, there were never twelve apostles. You know, the apostles
were simply Jesus' most intimate disciples, but we cannot fix their
number. I advise you to read the pertinent parts of the four gospels,
where really twelve apostles are mentioned, but you will find that
the name listing doesn't coincide.
There were some disciples of Jesus who were very serious people
in their faith, but who didn't follow him physically, as it were,
they stayed with their families, but they always welcomed him and
followed his advice and teachings. For example, his intimate friend
Lazarus belonged to this group. Others abandoned their families
temporarily and followed him, but they didn't do this all the time,
others abandoned their families and followed him until the end.
For example Peter and Andrew, James and John, etc. I also followed
him permanently, until my betrayal. But many more did this, without
their names ever being mentioned.
The number twelve is a mythical number, expressing perfection.
An extensive part of the gospels reflects certain liturgy, full
of symbolisms, and not so much of Jesus' true life. In the future
I will deal with this topic that is of supreme importance. You
can find the number twelve in the months of the year, in the tribes
of Israel, etc. And here I would like to tell you something, which
perhaps may be interesting to you. In the Book of Revelation, chapter
7, the twelve tribes of Israel are mentioned, and all the tribes
are called by their name.
The book states:
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were
sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of
the children of Israel.
Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were
sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses
were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were
sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin
were sealed twelve thousand.
Twelve times twelve are a hundred and forty four, this is more than
perfect, it is perfection magnified. The gentile scribe who formulated
this text was happy when he revised the tribes of Israel once again:
1. Juda, 2. Reuben, 3. Gad, 4. Aser, 5. Nepthalim, 6. Manasses,
7. Simeon, 8. Levi, 9. Issachar, 10. Zabulon, 11. Joseph, 12. Benjamin.
All perfect!
But the poor guy had committed two serious errors. First, the tribe
of Joseph never existed, but Joseph's two sons, Manasses and Ephraim,
formed two separate tribes. And second, having two tribes from one
of the twelve sons of Israel, in fact, there were thirteen tribes.
The tribe of Dan is missing. Now there are many people wondering
desperately, what kind of misdeeds the sons of the tribe of Dan
had done, because they don't appear among the saints. In fact, the
gentile knew that there were twelve tribes, and his recount gave
him twelve names, and therefore, everything was OK. He simply had
forgotten a name. But what mattered for liturgical or symbolic ends,
was the number twelve.
And so, my dear Geoff, prepare a very large page, because I will
impress on H___ many more faces, not just twelve. We will also include
portraits of Paul, of Barnabas, of Steven, of James, Jesus' brother,
of Lazarus and of Nicodemus, of Joseph of Arimathaea, of Cornelius,
and of many more, they didn't all figure among those "twelve
apostles." And for all of them, I will also reveal some personal
data, a short biography.
My dear H___, you have been so fascinated by today's message, that
you have almost fallen asleep! [Judas laughs]
No, I understand very well that you are sleepy, and I will leave
the balance of what I wanted to convey for another occasion.
Sleep and think that I am with you.
With my love, your brother,
Judas.
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