Globe,
Aka
is here.
“Good evening, Aka. Where is
Ray?”
Soul Ray stands with God.
Yes, we see thy need, and we should say unto thee, glory
be the name of the Lord; glory be the name of His
children, forever and ever.
And we shall say unto thee this parable, and from it
you shall find the knowledge you desire.
It was of the worst of times. The earth had shook and
trembled, and it seemed not one single place where the land would be safe to
stand upon, for earthquakes and tornados did ravish the land. Volcanoes did
erupt, and all around and about stood destruction. And cities did fall.
And yet, amongst the rubble stood an altar, a small
altar made of stone and clay. And the young man that
stood at the altar did not seem to see the rubble. Instead, he went busily
about removing it, finding a place where it fit in its proper places, for if a
rock had fallen in the field, he picked it up and placed it into the fence and
into the house. And there he began to plant his field.
All the other people scurried away, frightened, and
said, “Woe be unto them, for there is no place to hide.”
And they said unto him, “You must run and hide.”
And he said back unto them, “But why should I hide?
The Lord knows where I am at all times.”
And he went about,
and he began to seed the fields. And they said, “Why
should you waste your time seeding the field, when the earth shall grow parched
and no rain shall come upon it?”
And
he said, “The Lord shall provide the rain.”
And they said, “But even if He provides the rain, it
shall come forth in floods.”
And
he said, “Nay.”
And they said
unto him, “And the earth shall upheaval and rocks shall appear in your field.”
And he said unto them, “Then my grain shall grow
around it.”
And they all
fled.
Yet, one by one they began to
return. And as they returned, lo and behold, for the valleys were full of
ripened grain, and the young man was beginning to harvest. And
as each passed he gave them a bushel. And sometimes when they had no basket, he
gave them the basket.
And he said, “Take the grain and plant it. Use some
for planting and some for eating.”
Yet, most took the grain and devoured it and had none
at all.
And when they returned back he handed them a hoe and
shovel, and said, “Then work for your grain.”
Some took up the hoe and the shovel, yet others demanded
grain, and demand that he continue to feed them.
And then, he began
to construct greenhouses over the lands.
And one by one,
some of the people came to help.
And finally, a small
village grew there. And because he had provided a way
for them, they all said unto him, “You, being the master, show us the way.”
And he said unto them, “The way is already
within you. All you must do is seek from
within.” And he continued to teach them to plant, to build.
And yet, each day
he went to his altar. And yet, more and more gathered
around the altar and prayed with him.
Yet, some thought he possessed some great knowledge,
some great power that they cannot behold. So they watched him day and night. And other than the time he took out for his prayers, he
worked, he tended his flocks, he brought in his harvests, and continued to
teach.
And so, they
decided that they would join among the workers, and this way they would learn. And one day they were sitting, eating their lunch, when they
said unto him, “What is this great
knowledge that you possess?”
He said unto them, “Only the knowledge of faith, the faith to know that the Lord, as long as I am willing,
will provide a way. And in providing the way, He has provided a way for all of
you.”
As time went on, some said, “Then let us build a great
monument here to the Lord.”
And the young man said, “Let us build a shelter over
the altar.”
And this,
they began to argue.
The young man now had grown old. He did not argue. He
built a small shelter, and in each day he would enlarge it a little more, so as
the people prayed, they could do so without the rain and the heat falling upon
their heads.
And some argued
that they should stand in the rain and stand in the sun to give forth the
blessings unto the Lord.
And he said unto them, “What difference is it to you?
Would you not wish that your child be warm and comfortable?”
And they said, “Certainly we would provide for our child.” And they said unto him, “But, you have taught us that only
through hardship can we be in the light of the Lord.”
And he said, “Nay, I’ve taught you none of these
things. The Lord, God, has provided all these things. He has provided the
beauty of the land, the beauty of the wood, and beauty in all things. He gave
you all things to build that that you wished to build. Some of you wish to
stand in the rain and pray, then do so. Some of you wish to stand in the sun
and pray, then do so. Some of you wish to build great buildings unto the Lord, then do so, if these are the things that satisfy your heart
and make you believe in God. But the true belief, and the true temple, you
carry with you at all times, and that is the body of man.”
As time passed, what had began as a village became a
country, a state, a nation.
And as he passed on, many of the people who had been
close to him separated and began to teach the things he had taught them. Each
taught separately. Each was a little different. And soon
they decided they could not live next to each other because of the way they
believed.
And soon they made
war upon each other, and destroyed each other’s temples.
Now
we say unto you, at no time did this man say, “Make war.” At no time did he
say, “You have to build a building.” All he had and gave them was a hoe and a
shovel, and seed -- and showed them how to build -- and taught them if they built
well in the light of the God it would turn out well; they put full fruit into
their labor, then God seeing and knowing would reward the labor.
We say unto you, the truth within this parable that we
have told you is all shall see, each person, differently. For is not beauty in
the eyes of the beholder? Is not a song for those who listen, and also is not the interpretation?
Then we say unto you, the one known as Jesus of Nazara, that
soon you shall celebrate his birth -- each shall celebrate in a different way.
Some shall go into great buildings to give praise unto the Lord for providing
this one. Some shall say, “Look, he must have been a god.”
Yet he said unto you, “All these things I do you shall
do greater.”
We say unto you, when our words are nothing but
written script, you, each of you, will take them, and the meaning, to mean
different things. This is why we have given you different parables with the
same meaning.
It makes little difference of the exact date of Jesus
of
Glory
be the name of the Lord; glory be the name of His
children forever and ever.
You
have questions, ask.
“Yes,
Aka. I have a question for [10-392-1…
Yes, we see thy need.
And we shall
say unto you, the Lord is with you. Glory be the name
of the Lord.
Soul Ray now grows weary, for he is very tired.
And we shall leave with one other
question answered, for James [
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have seen into your heart and soul long ago, and so has our prophet. If he saw there
that that was not true, he would not have wasted his time with you. Teachers,
ministers have been assigned to you, that the
completeness should come forth and about. Glory be the
name of the Lord. And glory be your wisdom, that shall
be given unto you.
And for those
who should ask healing in the name of the Lord, it shall be given.
Now is the time of the Cherubim.
The Fifth Angel walks upon the land, yet but for a
short while longer, for a new force shall open before you. As your new year
passes away, so shall the problems of the year.
Take from the first of this reading; study it well, for
in it lies for each of you the answers to your questions.
Awaken
soul Ray from his slumber.
[Editor’s
note: Numbers are substituted for names, addresses and birth dates to respect
privacy. This transcript has been compared to the
audio recording to improve accuracy.]
Copyright © 1978 by A. Ray Elkins, Globe,