This document is an in-depth analysis of Luke Chapter 20 from the Bible, focusing on its spiritual and metaphysical interpretations. It explores Religious Authority, Parables, and Resurrection Explored, Jesus’ interactions with religious authorities, including the question of paying taxes to Caesar, the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, and discussions about the resurrection. The material delves into themes like spiritual authority, the confrontation between earthly power and divine truth, and the nature of the afterlife.
RAM Reading 10-81
Prayer – Channel
Beloved Lord, we ask that You lead us to green pastures, to the still waters. We ask that You restore our souls and lead us to paths of righteousness. And we ask that our Elder Brother be with us now to help us, to show Thy mercy, that in turn we may help others with needs, with wants. Oh Father, show us Thy mercy at this time.
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Hear the song! Feel the Love! Feed upon the Truth! For the Lamb of God is. the I AM is. Behold the Light! Hear the Truth! For the Son of man is awakened. Repent, for the time has come for a new dawn for mankind. Be, then, love, mercy, and kindness. Put no other God before you. And remember, the time and place of His coming is for the Prince of Love to reveal. Be aware that He may come in the night, or with the dawn, or even with the light of day. Walk in the way of mercy, love and peace. Be patient with time, with selves, and with others.
Luke 20:1-8
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, and spake unto him, saying, “Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?” And he answered and said unto them, “I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?” And they reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we shall say, From heaven;” he will say, “Why then believed ye him not?” But and if we say, “Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.” And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. And Jesus said unto them, “Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.”
S You, too, have the authority. You, too, have the love, the power, and the process, if you would but find it. There will come the temptations and the challenges. There will come those things that would triumph over you. And yet, you must be strong within the knowledge that even as John was baptized, and gave in baptism, and even as the Son of man received and gave, so you, too, have received and can give, once you find that which has been given to you. Dormant within the individuals the Creative, the Process, the Way, the I AM. We implore that the individuals would find that which is the gift, that which is the life, and that which is real. It is time to delve into that which is the truth and put aside the petty values and decisions of this world. Then work! Work within that framework that has been given to you so often – prayer and meditation. Have you tithed in prayer and meditation this day? Have you spent one true hour in love? Or have you been as those who doubted, as given in this text, who challenge the very Christ? Stop doubting. Find the faith and believe. For as you believe in that which is God, you believe in yourselves.
Q Who baptized John?
S You have no record, but John was baptized by Reuben. Reuben was as spiritual leader to the Essenes, not group leader but spiritual leader, or titular head. A mighty man in that which is the spiritual understanding and concepts. A man who regrew his limbs to prove to others the spiritual process of God.
Q Was Reuben from Carmel or Qumran?
S From both.
Luke 20:9-16
Then began he to speak to the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty. And again, he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again, he sent a third: and they wounded him also and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.’ But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir: come let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our’s.’ So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, ‘God forbid.’ ”
S Even as this spoke of the Path, or Jesus, so it speaks of the path for selves. You have been given before that there are many levels of understanding, and you well know that these words, these parables, speak of those happenings without of selves, and that which happens within yourselves. You live in a world of interplay even as the Nazarene lived in the world of interplay. You live in a spider web that sends its message from one to another – physically, mentally, through the subconscious natures of selves, and through the spiritual chain that connects all to each other. There is no easy path. You, too, must then face the workers in the vineyard who are not doing the work – “that work” for the Lord. They will exact their toll upon you. They will bear false witness and physically attack. But you have the whole armor of the Lord – assume it. For if the Man of Nazareth could face the cross, you can too. And know that you go not alone to your daily tasks. And we bid, fear not the morrow, as given. For God will take care of the morrow. Fear not for the physical selves, for the physical self is of this world. It is of the very clay that you build upon and walk upon – and see it as that which grows, in this case the food for the spirit, even as the clay you walk upon grows that which is for the physical needs. Be, then, a good laborer, the good husbandman. Be as the Son. And if you are called upon to earn or to work through that which are the sacrifices, as you would see them to be, then give gladly – whether it be mentally, physically, or spiritually.
Q With reference to the subject of baptism, how long had the Essenes practiced baptism, which Christianity thinks started with John?
S Well, in your terms of time, 400 previously baptism was used. It was a common rite, not only among Hebrews but other peoples, even before-hand. It is a holdover from the days of the worship of One.
Q Does this stem, in other words, from Atlantis?
S You are correct.
Q Was it introduced into the Essenes by the Master of Righteousness?
S You are correct.
Luke 20:17-18
And he beheld them, and said, “What is this then that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.’ ”
S, Blessed are those that would fall upon the stone and lose themselves to gain themselves. But woe to those who are crushed by the stone. For the builder’s stone is the Christ Force and those who would attack it cannot destroy it. And those who would find the blessings of same will be as stone – strong, sturdy, durable, God-made. Then let your stone be that which is a cornerstone abuilding for others. So pattern your lives that others may see that you have found that which is life, a belief, and understanding, a peace. For as the days of these nations progress, more and more will look to those who have found peace to emulate, to hope through, to find a salvation. For the darkness gathers upon the face of the land. For selfishness, foolishness abound. Then find the cornerstone which is the Christ. Look to that which is your soul force that it may be fed and grow, that your brothers, your sisters might reach up and touch your hands and live.
Luke 20:19-26
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, saying, “Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?” But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, “Why tempt ye me? Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?” They answered and said, “Caesar’s.” And he said unto them,”Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.” And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.
S For He will strengthen your mouth, your tongue, and purify your words, that those who would draw offense from them are of the Prince of Darkness rather than the Prince of Light. And Life and Light will guide you. This is through faith, through good works, through patience and love. If you would but find in yourself the heart, the strength to face that which is your own building and realize that life is not that to be thrown aside in selfishness, in petty ways, but for that which is the grand design, there is life everlasting. True, you may return again in one form or another as to the learning process but make that a dedication to the Lord your God. Be as the founding fathers of this nation: aware of the authority and love that emanates from that which is God. It is no mistake; it is no off-happening; it is no unplanned thing that your money bears that motto that it does, that the ideas and ideals incorporated in your Bill of Rights and your Constitution are there. For those leaders of your nation were well aware of that which you would call the spiritual and metaphysical world; the Masonic idea was present – apparently lost now through the processes of growth within the communities, within that which are the governments of this country. And yet, you, too, may hope for a new birth of freedom, not only for your nation, but for yourselves. For in finding where your duty lies, and what you must honor in this world, you will strike that balance as the Prince of Love was showing at this time. You may live in this world and pay its dues, but you never bow the spirit or the soul to anything but God. For mankind can take away your mind, your wealth, your body, but mankind cannot take away your soul. Only you can detour, or chain, or imprison your soul. In those times of want, need, suffering, temptation, or desires, remember that.
Luke 20:27-38
Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, Saying, “Master, Moses wrote unto us, ‘If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.’ There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died without children. And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore, in the resurrection whose wife of them, is she? for seven had her to wife.” And Jesus answering said unto them, “The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die anymore: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.”
S For those that questioned at that time believed not in that which is the resurrection of the body or the spirit (meaning that which was reincarnation), and asked the question in the same light. Whereas the Master of this world, the Prince of Love, answered and gave them the understanding of that which is the resurrection of the spirit beyond that which is this plane to that where rebirth as reincarnation was no longer necessary, that attainment and attunement had been achieved and adjusted, and then the further learning processes would be in planes requiring not the material-physical-mental complex of that which is as rebirth or reincarnation. There are doubters now, there were doubters then. But there are those now who see and feel the Light, just as there were those who knew the truth and received the truth. So let your souls, your minds, your bodies receive that which is the truth.
Luke 20:39-44
Then certain of the scribes answering said, “Master, thou hast well said.” And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. And he said unto them, “How say they that Christ is David’s son? And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.’ David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?”
S Even as you attempt to understand that which is time, the placement of selves in time (the spiritual connotations and the physical connotations), those who questioned and asked were perplexed by that which was a hint at the truth. For though many there were steeped, you see, in that which is metaphysical understanding, the questioners were not of that ilk, but were of another ilk who believed not, could not fathom the answers – even as today there are so many, so many that see the Light in their own narrow fashion and, yet, thank God that they do see the Light to a degree. For remember, none upon this plane truly see the Light, live in the Light, are of the Light, and understand the Light.
Q Could you distinguish for us between “the Lord” and “my Lord”?
S The Lord is the Father, the Creative Force, and my Lord is the Christ, the action within the body, within the physical plane that mankind occupies in the flesh. It is, to an extent, the Holy Spirit at work and the Christ at work, too.
Luke 20:45-47
Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, “Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.”
S All usury, whether it be of the physical or the mental, infringes upon that which are the spiritual concepts and path. So often we see that which is a religious thought or idea crushed or overcome by those that live supposedly within this idea, rationalizing and flaunting that which is their position, the ability to extract from their fellow man bounty, position, authority. Whereas the example is set through the testimonial of Jesus the Christ as to the way and means of achieving perfection in that which is salvation for your fellow humans, your fellow entities, your brothers, your sisters. It is through love, devotion, and faith. It has been said so often that works without love do not exist, that there is no good fruit without love. Then make this the theme within the body, within the mind, and that which feeds the spirit – love. Not a simpering love, not a wilting, cloying love, not a clinging love, but the strength of love to do that which you know or feel to be best for your fellow creatures, whether they be that you would term of the animal kingdom or the human realm – but love, love for what they are, creations and part of God.