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August 10th, 1915
Received by James Padgett
Washington D.C.
Leytergus.
I was a native of Arabia and lived before the
time of Abraham, the Jewish patriarch. I come to you tonight to
tell you that before the Jewish Testament was written, I had written
a book containing a description of creation and of the fall of man,
and that the book of Genesis was copied after my writings, which
were founded on traditions older than were the description of Genesis.
These descriptions of the creation of the world were not the works
of men inspired by the angels or by any other instrumentalities
of God, but were the results of the imaginations of the minds of
men who lived long before I lived, and who left only tradition of
their writings or teachings. I say all this to show you that the
world has existed for many thousands of years longer than the account
of its creation in the Jewish Scriptures would lead you to think.
I don't know when it was created and I have not found any spirit
in the spiritual world who does know. Of course no spirit would
know of his own knowledge because in the natural order of things,
man must have been created subsequent to the creation of those things
which were necessary for his sustenance and comfort. I have never
seen any angels who were not at one time mortals, and hence I could
not learn from them when the world was created and I have never
seen any angels or spirits to whom God has made this revelation.
So I say the creation of the world or rather any account if it is
all a matter of speculation and tradition.
Yes, I have been informed as to the fall of man.
My information is as follows: - When man was created he was made
two-fold, - that is there were male and female beings - which was
intended to make a perfect one without losing any individuality
on the part of either. Their names were not Adam and Eve, but Aman
and Amon, which meant the male Am and the female Am. Am meaning
the exalted creation of God.
These beings were made perfect physically and spiritually. But
these souls were not possessed of all the qualities of the Great
Creator Soul, and in that particular were inferior to the Great
Creator. But as regards this soul part of their creation, they were
made in the image of their Creator. The physical or spiritual part
of their creation was not in the image of their Creator, for He
had no physical or spiritual body. But their soul part was only
made in the image of their Creator - and not of the Substance -
but this image was given a potentiality of obtaining or receiving
the Substance of the soul qualities of their Creator and provided,
if they pursued that course in their existence or living which would
cause their souls to receive in accordance with certain operations
of the laws which their Creator had prescribed, this soul Substance.
And only in obedience to these laws or their operations could this
Substance of the Creator Soul, be obtained.
Well, these creatures were not equal to the test, or rather requirements,
and after living awhile they became possessed of the idea that they
needed not to comply with these prescribed laws, but could of their
own will and power obtain this Substance by doing that which they
had been forbidden by these laws to do, and so in their efforts
to obtain this Substance or Divine Love they disobeyed these laws,
and, as a consequence, these potentialities of obtaining the Substance
of the Creator Soul were taken from them, and then they became beings
still possessed of the spiritual and physical forms and continued
souls, but not of these great potentialities - and this was the
fall of man.The story of the apple is a myth.
No apple or anything else that was intended to be eaten formed
any part of the fall. It was wholly the fall of the soul's potentialities.
The disobedience was the great unlawful desire on the part of these
two, to obtain this soul substance before, in accordance with the
operations of the laws prescribed, they were fitted or in condition
to receive it; and as a consequence, they became disobedient, and
being possessed of wills which were not in any way bound or limited
by their creator, they exercised these wills in accordance with
their desires, and from this disobedience the wills of men and women
have continued to act in accordance with their desires and in violation
of the great laws of truth, which were made for the two creatures
at the time of their creation and are the same unchangeable laws
of this time.
The soul substance that these two forfeited was the Divine Love
of their Creator, which, had they by their obedience became possessed
of, would have made them a part of His Divinity, and thence like
Him not only in image but in Substance and reality. The potentiality
that was taken from them was the privilege which they had to obtain
this soul Substance or Divine Love by complying with obedience which
these laws prescribed. So you see the story of genesis is merely
symbolical.
I have nothing further to say tonight.
I live in a sphere which is part of the Celestial Heavens. I have,
through the mercy of God and His gift, declared by Jesus, received
this potentiality and through it the Soul Substance which our first
parents forfeited. The name which I have given you was mine when
on earth. It is Arabic and nothing else. You must know, that many
of the names of my time, were in after centuries incorporated in
the nomenclature of other nations and races.
So I will say good night.
Your brother in Christ,
Leytergus
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