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Originally posted by GrinchNoMore
reply to post by adjensen
The very fact you need to believe that a book holds the answer is a trap in itself...
Let us imagine the book is not written, ( i know this is hard since you believe that it does HAVE to be written )
How are you going to tell a child that has not heard about the Devil and all this crap without that book ?
When i was told at the age of 5 that i needed to ask Jesus in my heart and believe that he died for my sins it was a moment of TOTAL DEVASTATION...I was happy and totally walking , talking with God, but now was told i had not been...THIS IS A CRIME, and it happens in every religion on a daily basis.... and is the biggest deception, a true FALL OF MAN.
Truth is not found in books, in the end...it is found by seeking, and a book indeed will limit your thinking as to what you can even seek, or how to seek it.
I guess the main thing that bothers me since i was like seven years old...is this...
How is it Christians claim to follow Jesus teachings when not one of them has even attempted to perform REAL healing , REAL miracles, REAL connection to god, not just the what i estimate it to be , at most a 20 % connection
Let us take all these large churches that have all these shows on tv, hundreds of books each year, they are ALL following the example of the same things they condemn, LOL it just happens to have a pastor's name on the book and a Christian publisher, so now it's OK. (New Age I am talking about).
Christianity reminds me of a school, however a school that needs to be "graduated from"... and Moved onwards from !!!
If you are hearing the same messages for centuries this should lead you to believe that you are NOT becoming all you can be, but accepting the delusion that you CANNOT, and need to be "saved continously".
I am interested in the supernatural, the fulfillment of ALL, how would i hang out with Jesus if i am continously worshipping, I AM NEVER going to get there with this kind of attitude now AM I .
And certainly no need to wait till death to find out how ridiculous it is that i did not do more....
So instead i CHARGE towards enlightenment and victory, i believe in doing things that most people cannot even fathom, always have....and let me tell you when that SINGLE EYE that Jesus talked about being opened turns on, YOU WILL KNOW. And maybe even entertain the ideas Jesus set forth, such as actually USING the power of LOVE...to the extreme, And actually having REAL FAITH , such as in MOVING MOUNTAINS and much MUCH more.
Originally posted by adjensen
So, if the Bible is fictitious and not to be trusted, how is anyone supposed to "get Jesus teachings for real"? The only source that we have for Christ's teachings is the Bible, so if you throw that out, what are you going to turn to?
And I believe that is what the bible was referring to.
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. " Genesis 3:19
"For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yes, they have all one breath; so that a man has no preeminence above a beast…All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again" (Ecc. 3:19-20).
"the spirit returns to God who gave it" (Ecc. 12:7)
"it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment" (Heb. 9:27-28)
First for the Jews, from whom Jesus was born, and to whom he said unequivocally he came as a missionary or reformer. The Zohar is a work of great weight and authority among the Jews. In II, 199 b, it says that "all souls are subject to revolutions." This is metempsychosis or a'leen b'gilgoola; but it declares that "men do not know the way they have been judged in all time." That is, in their "revolutions" they lose a complete memory of the acts that have led to judgment. This is precisely the Theosophical doctrine. The Kether Malkuth says, "If she, the soul, be pure, then she shall obtain favor .. . but if she hath been defiled, then she shall wander for a time in pain and despair. . . until the days of her purification." If the soul be pure and if she comes at once from God at birth, how could she be defiled? And where is she to wander if not on this or some other world until the days of her purification? The Rabbis always explained it as meaning she wandered down from Paradise through many revolutions or births until purity was regained.
Under the name of "Din Gilgol Neshomes" the doctrine of reincarnation is constantly spoken of in the Talmud. The term means "the judgment of the revolutions of the souls." And Rabbi Manassa, son of Israel, one of the most revered, says in his book Nishmath Hayem: "The belief or the doctrine of the transmigration of souls is a firm and infallible dogma accepted by the whole assemblage of our church with one accord, so that there is none to be found who would dare to deny it. ...
These demonstrations hold, as do the traditions of the old Jews, that the soul of Adam reincarnated in David, and that on account of the sin of David against Uriah it will have to come again in the expected Messiah. And out of the three letters ADM, being the name of the first man, the Talmudists always made the names Adam, David and Messiah. Hence this in the Old Testament: "And they will serve Jhvh their God and David their king whom I shall reawaken for them." That is, David reincarnates again for the people. ....
All this is to be had in mind in reading Jeremiah, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest out of the womb I sanctified thee"; or in Romans ix, v, 11, 13, after telling that Jacob and Esau being not yet born, "Jacob have I loved and Esau have I hated"; or the ideas of the people that "Elias was yet to first come"; or that some of the prophets were there in Jesus or John; or when Jesus asked the disciples "Whom do men think that I am?" There cannot be the slightest doubt, then, that among the Jews for ages and down to the time of Jesus the ideas above outlined prevailed universally. Let us now come to the New Testament....
St. Matthew relates in the eleventh chapter the talk of Jesus on the subject of John, who is declared by him to be the greatest of all, ending in the 14th verse, thus:
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias which was for to come.
Here he took the doctrine for granted, and the "if" referred not to any possible doubts on that, but simply as to whether they would accept his designation of John as Elias. In the 17th chapter he once more takes up the subject thus:
10. And his disciples asked him saying, Why, then, say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them; Elias truly shall first come and restore all things. But I say unto you that Elias is come already, and they knew him not but have done to him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
He did not bring it up to dispute and condemn as he would and did do in other matters; but to the very contrary he evidently referred to it so as to use it for showing himself as an incarnate God.
And following his example the disciples never disputed on that; they were all aware of it; St. Paul must have held it when speaking of Esau and Jacob; St. John could have meant nothing but that in Revelations, chap. iii, v. 12.
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God and he shall go no more out.
Evidently he had gone out before or the words "no more" could have no place or meaning. It was the old idea of the exile of the soul and the need for it to be purified by long wandering before it could be admitted as a "pillar in the temple of God." And until the ignorant ambitious monks after the death of Origen had gotten hold of Christianity, the doctrine must have ennobled the new movement. Later the Council of Constantinople condemned all such notions directly in the face of the very words of Jesus,
Originally posted by Unity_99
On the subject of reincarnation, it was widely held belief of the early Jews, their religious leaders, and Christians, and it was Rome who decreed otherwise, and also we have a out of context form of the old testament, misconstruing the meanings. For example, Lucifer, Satan, and the existence of Hell itself.
Here are some interesting thoughts:
blavatsky.net...
Now, for the more mystical explanation. Keep in mind that there are
dissenting viewpoints, though this is the dominant one.
A living person consists of both body and soul. Both are complex in
structure and this short answer can't possibly address the details. To
summarize briefly, when the body dies, if the person merits it, a
small portion of the soul remains with it to keep it connected with
the soul's source, anticipating the general revival of the dead at the
time that G-d decrees. Different parts of the remainder of the soul
may go to different places. One might be reincarnated into a new body
in an attempt to rectify another of its spiritual aspects, or for
other purposes. One part might go to a level of Paradise. Another
might go to Gehinnom for a period, to remove the sins of that life and
prepare it for a future one. Another part might join temporarily with
an already living person, to assist it with its rectification and in
the process gather more merit. The reassignments of the soul continues
until the time that G-d decrees....
Gehenna is fairly well defined in rabbinic literature. It is sometimes
translated as "hell", but Jews must take note that the Christian
version of hell is different from the Jewish view of Gehenna. Some
Christians believe that hell is an abode of eternal torment where
sinners go, and is also for anyone who does not accept Jesus as their
messiah and G-d. ...
However, for Jews, gehenna--while certainly a terribly unpleasant
place--is not hell. The majority of rabbinic thought maintains that
people are not tortured in hell forever; the longest that one can be
there is said to be 12 months. It is a spiritual forge where the soul
is purified for its eventual ascent to Gan Eden [Heaven], and where
all imperfections are purged. ...
In some descriptions of the afterlife, we find that beyond Gan Eden
there is a little known realm called the otzar, the divine treasury of
souls; this is also called the tzror ha-hayyim, the bundle of life.
This otzar is a transcendent realm of human souls, in the highest
spheres of creation. Before souls are born they are said to come from
this treasury, and they return they at some point after death.
Souls are said to originate in a realm called the 'guf' (Avodah Zarah
5a, Nedarim 13b, Yevamot 62a), from which they descend to the earthly
real to animate human bodies. After death, these souls return to the
otzar, or tzror ha-hayyim. (Shabbat 152a; Pesikta Rabbati 2:3)
According to the Kabbalah [Jewish mysticism] every human has at least
one element in their soul; with the proper study a person can
eventually develop two higher levels of the soul. A common way of
explaining the three parts of the soul is as follows:
1. Nefesh - the lower part, or animal part, of the soul. Is linked to
instincts and bodily cravings.
2. Ruach - the middle soul, the spirit. It contains the moral virtues
and the ability to distinguish between good and evil.
3. Neshamah - the higher soul, or super-soul. This separates man from
all other lifeforms. It is related to the intellect, and allows
man to enjoy and benefit from the afterlife. This part of the soul
is provided both to Jew and non-Jew alike at birth. It allows one
to have some awareness of the existence and presence of G-d.
The "Raaya Meheimna," a later addition to the Zohar, posits that
there are in fact two more parts of the human soul, the chayyah
and yehidah. These parts were considered to represent the
sublimest levels of intuitive cognition, and were only within the
grasp of very few individuals.
4. Chayyah - The part of the soul that allows one to have an
awareness of the divine life force itself.
5. Yehidad - the highest plane of the soul, in which one can achieve
as full a union with G-d as is possible.
Given all this, what happens to the soul of the nonbeliever? The most
common belief in contemporary traditional Jewish communities is that
all souls go to the after-life. Nearly all, barring a handful or two
in all of human history, eventually end up in Gan Eden (roughly:
heaven), even non-believers.
Originally posted by Unity_99
Here is more, not only on what is viewed by many on reincarnation, but also on what we consider permanent Hell, versus, nearly all or all souls, being purified and attaining heaven.
Language itself is a big barrier, for ancient aramaic, not translations in Greek to be distorted by the Church or Councils at later dates, including the meanings of the time.
What was done in the Christian documents was done deliberately, to control and box minds.
Here is a shallow search into the aramaic and old manuscripts.
Surprisingly enough, my parents understand some of this, even my grandparents.
Note that this description is derived mostly from the Zohar, a 12th century work that evolved from the mystical writings of R' Shim'on bar Yochai (2nd century). The Zohar is the central writing of Kabbalah.
-- Source
Originally posted by Unity_99
reply to post by IAMIAM
I have past life memories. I am not from earth, this is not my home, this is a school. Unlike many, my only memories are off this planet. Even from early childhood, i knew that this was not the way it was meant to be, and could never understand why people treated each other the way they did, instead of deeply caring for another, and if someone where angry or explosive, they were usually tired, and at wits end, why not instead, seek to rememedy, to ease the discomfort, why not connect to them. where I came from, you were telepathically connected.
Originally posted by Unity_99
If this world transforms, earth to heaven,
Originally posted by Unity_99 then we may have homes here, but otherwise I'm going home. That is very strong soul knowledge and contact given.
Originally posted by Unity_99
So from the point of view that all are family, then your family is here, so you are partly at home in that way, or from the point of view, of an apple seed falling to the ground, to grow into the tree of life itself, uplifting earth to heaven, well we are those seeds.
Originally posted by Unity_99
One day, the Light will come brighter than the sun, and the elements will join with the same elements, ie. higher frequency Light and Love will graviate together. The heavier elements will be also joined. There will still be those who need to learn further, and there is a perfect plan in place, that is something over and over that has come to me, stayed with me, and I have Faith in, the Perfect Plan for every single soul in existance.
Originally posted by Unity_99
Its all about Love, unconditional Love. But this place, is not our home. Some have been here for a time, its the harder test you enter into, without your memory. Its the only time we actually lose ourselves, our larger memories, is for the lessons on earth type planets
Originally posted by Unity_99
There are infinite souls, in infinite progression,
Originally posted by Unity_99
some regress for a time ,but that is temporal, though very real and hard, and the loss and suffering that takes place is also very real and hard, there is a very real consequence to our actions, to what we do to others, without waking up, and attempting to make it right.
Originally posted by Unity_99
Forgiveness is a process too.
Originally posted by Unity_99
This world reveals to us, those things we need to work on. That is the big job here.
Originally posted by Unity_99Edit to add: I just want to emphasize Time Itself. When you take Time, which is only based on planets orbits around their clock/star, out of the equation, you have to realize, Earth is already an old DVD run, on the shelf.
On the subject of reincarnation, it was widely held belief of the early Jews, their religious leaders, and Christians,
While not Christian, the influences of Greek thought are apparent in the earliest Christian Mystics and their writings. Plato (428–348 BCE) is considered the most important of ancient philosophers and his philosophical system provides the basis of most later mystical forms. Plotinus (c. 205 – 270 CE) provided the non-Christian, neo-Platonic basis for much Christian, Jewish, and Islamic mysticism.[18]
Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה, Qabbalah lit. "receiving"; Qabala) is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the mystical aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain the relationship between an eternal and mysterious Creator and the mortal and finite universe (His creation). While it is heavily used by some denominations, it is not a denomination in and of itself; it is a set of scriptures that exist outside the traditional Jewish Scriptures.
However, Jewish mystical texts (the Kabbalah), from their classic Medieval canon onwards, teach a belief in Gilgul Neshamot (Hebrew for metempsychosis of souls: literally "soul cycle", plural "gilgulim"). It is a common belief in contemporary Hasidic Judaism, which regards the Kabbalah as sacred and authoritative, though unstressed in favour of a more innate psychological mysticism. Other, Non-Hasidic, Orthodox Jewish groups while not placing a heavy emphasis on reincarnation, do acknowledge it as a valid teaching.[105] Its popularisation entered modern secular Yiddish literature and folk motif.
Reincarnation is not an essential tenet of traditional Judaism. It is not mentioned in the Tanakh ("Hebrew Bible"), the classical rabbinical works (Mishnah and Talmud), or Maimonides' 13 Principles of Faith, though the tale of the Ten Martyrs in the Yom Kippur liturgy, who were killed by Romans to atone for the souls of the ten brothers of Joseph, is read in Ashkenazi Orthodox Jewish communities. Medieval Jewish Rationalist philosophers discussed the issue, often in rejection.