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January 2nd, 2002
Received by H.R.
Cuenca, Ecuador.
What a surprise! I am here again!
Well, my dear brother, you have enjoyed some days off, you have
strengthened your physique with ham and turkey [Judas laughs]. I
think the moment has come to again take up our task with vigor and
determination.
Did you know that Jewish liturgy is quite a rigid matter? What
I mean is that the Jews divide the whole Torah, the books of Moses,
into 54 parts, one part for each week of the year, and every week
one of these chapters is recited, or rather, chanted. All this happens
in a firmly established order, not at random, an order which has
been followed for thousands of years.
Each Torah reading is accompanied by a reading from the books of
the prophets, in the same manner in a preset succession, without
any variation.
In the Hebrew month of Tishri, which usually corresponds to the
month of October, the reading cycle finishes, and soon after, they
proceed again to the first part of the book of Genesis, from the
creation until the story of Noah. This procedure has already been
described in a message through Dr. Samuels, where the day Simkhat
Torah is mentioned, which literally means "Rejoicing of the
Law." Around this day the cycle of readings ends and is renewed
automatically.
I can already see that you are wondering why I tell you all this.
And I respond with another question: What was the beginning of Jesus'
public ministry? I see that you are not sure. You don't know whether
it was his baptism or his presentation in the synagogue of Nazareth.
I will tell you that Jesus' baptism through John the Baptist happened
later. The Master's first step in his public ministry, then, was
his reading of chapter 61 from the Book of Isaiah in the synagogue
of Nazareth.
As I have indicated before, the reading of the Sacred Scriptures
was not — and is not — carried out at random, but in a
firmly fixed order.
Few weeks before Simkhat Torah, one of the last chapters of the
final part of the book of Deuteronomy is read in the synagogues,
dealing with the Covenant of God with Abraham, and also with the
liberation of the Hebrews from their captivity, when they would
return from all parts of the world where they had been dispersed.
The corresponding chapter from the prophets is chapter 61 of Isaiah,
which also deals with the liberation of the captives.
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“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon
me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings
unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the
prison to them that are bound…”
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This was exactly what Jesus wanted to announce openly, and this
is why he returned to Nazareth on that Saturday of the month of
September in the year 25, requesting the privilege of reciting these
priceless verses in the synagogue, proclaiming thus publicly for
first time his ministry as the Messiah for humanity.
I will not now expand on people's reaction, or on Jesus' own reaction
and the subsequent events, but rather I want you to know that in
that month of the year 25 the Master's appearance on the Palestinian
scene took its start.
Dear D___, I also want to take advantage of this opportunity for
clarifying a question you have borne in mind a long time,
and which you have not asked so far. It is about a message received
by Dr. Samuels on Daniel's prophecies.
In this message, you can read:
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“Daniel's original period of 1260 days
for this expression of time was later supplemented by 30 days
to make it 1290 and finally by 45 days more for a total of
1335 days. As events actually took place, my ministry was
1172 days, plus 40 days up to the time of my ascension, plus
50 more days up to the Pentecost, a total of 1262 days, thus
you see how close Daniel was in his prophecy; especially of
his original figure of 1260 days.”
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I ask: Who increased the original number by 30 and 45 days? When
did this happen and where?
However, I want to draw your attention to the following: Dr. Samuels
gives the date of Jesus' death, as March
18 of the year 29. This is the correct date, a black Friday
for all of us. Now, taking the number of days of Jesus' ministry,
1172 by the way, one may calculate the beginning of the Master's
public ministry. The result is January 1 of the year 26, a Tuesday.
In the same message it is explained that on January 1 of the year
26, Pilate profaned the Temple in Jerusalem with his idolatrous
standards, a profanation lasting one week long.
But the reading in the synagogue of Nazareth did not happen on
a Tuesday, but on a Saturday, there is no doubt about this, although
I didn't have the privilege of witnessing it personally. The number
1172, then, does not indicate the duration of Jesus' ministry, but
the number of days between Pilate’s arrival at Jerusalem and
Jesus' death. But the reading in the synagogue happened several
months earlier, in fall, when the summer heat of Palestine gave
way little by little to the first rainfalls.
This message received by Dr. Samuels certainly is very interesting
and ingenious, but it contains some cabalistic games of numbers
which you should not take literally.
Very well, my dear D__ and H___, having said this, I believe that
it is time to start the next cycle of messages: On Jesus' public
life.
See you soon. Until then, keep up your spirituality, never forget
to pray, and attempt to make all your life a prayer.
Your Celestial friend,
Judas
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