In many respects, what is known as The Two Ways is presented in the Gospels -- i.e., the proverbial conflict between the Sons/Children of the Light, and the sons of darkness who are ruled over by what Paul called the god of this world.   Jesus said that the god of the Jews was the Devil -- i.e., "Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it" (John 8:43-44 NKJ).    What, then, is the lie?   The god that is portrayed in the allegory of the written word of the scriptures -- the outward ritual observances of the written word -- the whole concept of animal sacrifice that is required in the written word of the scriptures.   And what is truly an abomination is the fact that the Christian world worships the god of the Jews -- i.e., which Jesus portrayed as the Devil.

Spiritual Israel, on the other hand, are those who have fulfilled the Law within themselves, and have undergone the necessary spiritual transformation that has fulfilled the building of the Final Temple within themselves.   The Jew represents one twelfth of the Tree of Life -- which is why they observe the Law in outward ritual and tradition.   Wholeness requires that all twelve spheres of mind be evolved, and manifest in harmony within the mind and being of the individual.  

Paul called the reading of the literal written word of the Old Testament in the manner that Fundamentalists do today, the "letter that killeth" -- meaning that it is the path to spiritual death.   But once understood for what it truly is, so too are those who are of the delusion that the outer world which is portrayed as the illusions of Plato's Cave, is real.   In the writings of his disciple Clement, Peter called the Old Testament written word the "...books with the power to deceive".   Why would Peter portray the scriptures as the  "...books with the power to deceive"?   Not to be able to answer this question, is to be slain by what Paul portrayed as the "letter that killeth".    Which is why Jesus portrayed the organic people as the dead -- and validated Ecc 9:5 when it states that "the dead know nothing".

The Jewish mystic who spends his life seeking the inner meaning of the written word that the natural mind of man is incapable of seeing, has warned: "Thus the tales related in the Torah are simply her outer garments, and woe to the man who regards that outer garb as the Torah itself, for such a man will be deprived of portion in the next world..." (the Zohar quoted in No Jew Has Read The Torah).   The Church Father Origen proclaimed those who are so gullible to believe the literal written word of the Old Testament idiots!   Peter said what appears to be historical never happened.   Paul called the literal text an allegory.   

The objective of Judaism is to become transformed into Spiritual Israel.   In the exact same manner as the enlightened Jewish Rabbi's, the early Christian Church Father Origen writes: “It is sufficient however, to represent in the style of a historic narrative what is intended to convey a secret meaning in the garb of history, that those who have the capacity may work out for themselves all that relates to the subject.”   And with regard to what would otherwise be historical symbols and events that would appear to us as the knowledge of superficial episodes of the past, Origen writes: “I believe that every man must hold these things for images, under which the hidden sense lies concealed” (Origen - Huet., Prigeniana, 167 Franck, p. 142).   Students of Hebrew Mysticism will perceive that what the third-century Christian Church Father Origen wrote was no different than what is contained in the Zohar, where it states: “The narratives of the doctrine are its cloak.   The simple look only on the garment, that is upon the narrative of the doctrine; more they know not.   The instructed, however, see not merely the cloak, but what the cloak covers”.  

These great truths are again demonstrated in the words of Moses Maimonedes, one of the most respected of Jewish theologians, historian, and Talmudist, where he writes about the nature of scripture: “Every time that you find in our books a tale the reality of which seems impossible, a story which is repugnant to both reason and common sense, then be sure that the tale contains a profound allegory veiling a deeply mysterious truth; and the greater the absurdity of the letter, the deeper the wisdom of the spirit”.   These same truths are again conveyed to us in the words of the Church Historian Eusebius: “Many were led astray by reading the allegorical contents of the scriptures literally in the method of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”.   What these symbols truly mean is perhaps best expressed by G.R.S. Mead in his celebrated work, Fragments of a Faith Forgotten, where he explained that, once properly understood, the true meaning of what is “…projected onto the screen…” of the scriptures, “…was in reality a picture of their [man’s] own minds”.   In view of the fact that Jesus himself taught that the Kingdom of God is within us (Luke 17:20-21), that the scriptures were in fact a blueprint of man’s own mind begins to reveal a reality that few today are even prepared to comprehend -- to their own detriment.  

What Moses Maimonedes is stating, then, is that there exists many parts of the scriptures that are literally and historically not true -- going so far as to even portray portions of the written texts as being "...repugnant to both reason and common sense".   And if this is true, how can any intelligent reader of the scriptures, whether believer or critic, make the claim that they know what it being stated, when the scriptures were intentionally written so that only an initiate could perceive the true meaning?   Why was unhistorical events that were "...repugnant to both reason and common sense" even inserted into the scriptures in the first place?   Because much of what was presented was exactly as Paul portrayed it -- i.e., "Jewish fables" (Titus 1:14).   Why did the authors of the scriptures weave their truths within and around "Jewish fables"?    Because if their writings did not conform to the very heathen and superstitious beliefs of the nomadic tribe who called themselves Jews, the writings themselves would be rejected and destroyed.    And because the Mystics recognized the journey of the soul, they understood that they, or the future images generated by their own soul -- would need the wisdom and knowledge contained within the scriptures in the future.    

Isn't Paul stating this exact same truth when he writes to the Galatians who are attempting to embrace Jewish ritualistic ways, and states: “Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?” And then Paul goes on to explain to those who want to attempt to read the written word literally, in an historical context as Christians do today: “For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory” (Gal 4:21-24 KJV). 

That the Jew who remained of a natural carnal mindset could not see beyond the symbols of the allegory, and their eyes and hearts were hardened so they could not comprehend the true meaning of the scriptures, is readily understood where Paul states that “their minds were blinded” by God, “for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament… even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart” (2 Cor 3:14-15 KJV).  The time has come for this vail to be removed from the eyes of all Jews.  What modern non-Jews fail to realize today, is the reality that all men of the flesh are equally blind to the True Torah of God!   Because the Christians have adopted the ways of the carnal Jews, the same vail is upon their own hearts and minds.

From a spiritual perspective, when the Jews worship the god of the literal word -- with rituals, animal sacrifices, incense, in a temple made with the hands of men, it can truly be said that the Jews worshiped a false god -- a god which the Spiritual (Gnostic) Christians portrayed as a Demiurge that created the mental world in which they lived.  And what was it that the scriptures used by the Jews said: "The multitude of your sacrifices-- what are they to me? says the LORD. I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations-- I cannot bear your evil assemblies. Your New Moon festivals and your appointed feasts my soul hates. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow" (Isa 1:11-17 NIV).

Why does the Most High God take no pleasure in rituals, sacrifices, incense, Sabbaths and New Moon festivals?  In the words of the Church Father Origen: “I believe that every man must hold these things for images, under which the hidden sense lies concealed.”  And in the words of Paul:  "Which things are an allegory.”   And in the words of the Jewish Mystic: “The narratives of the doctrine are its cloak.   The simple look only on the garment, that is upon the narrative of the doctrine; more they know not.   The instructed, however, see not merely the cloak, but what the cloak covers”.

In recognizing Jesus' words when he stated that the god of the Torah Observant Jews was the Devil -- the Spiritual Christians who were called Gnostics, understood what was being implied when they said the god of the Jew was a lesser god who was a Demiurge.   Why a Demiurge?   Because they were literally controlled by their inherent carnal mindset -- i.e., the beliefs of the carnal Jews which included all that they saw and understood, was interwoven through the filter of their doctrines in accord with the heathen vision of their god that they believed in.    And Paul correctly warned that you can't be saved by the outward ritual works of the written word of the Law -- that the reader of the scriptures who failed to understand the allegorical manner they were composed in, embraced what Paul portrayed as the "letter that killeth".   Peter called the written words of the scriptures the books that have the power to deceive.    Why?   Because the literal written word of the scriptures portrays the Left Hand of God, while the inner spiritual meaning that lies beneath the allegorical garb, reveals the Right Hand that can sustain and save.   The Left Hand is the reflective reality -- i.e., Lucifer -- and this reflective reality is called the Bringer of Light, because the reflective reality is a corrective response to our actions in this world -- i.e., the fruit of our past words, thoughts, desires and deeds that through confrontation, forces an upward movement towards completion.   Thus, the reality of the words with respect to the Laws that, as you do unto others, the same will be returned unto yourself.  

The Old Testament has often been portrayed as the Mosaic Law of retribution -- i.e., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.    And what is actually being conveyed is the Law of action and reaction -- often called the Law of Karma.    When a child misbehaves, a parent applies a corrective action in accordance with the needs of the child.   And in the scriptures this great truth is revealed in the words:  "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap" (Gal 6:7 NKJ).  

  The Authority Of The Left Hand: Speaking of Simon Magus in the Clementine writings, the Apostle Peter is quoted as stating: "He is a power of the left hand of God, and has authority to do harm to those who know not God, so that he has been able to involve you in diseases; but by these very diseases, which have been permitted to come upon you by the good providence of God, you, seeking and finding him who is able to cure, have been compelled to submit to the will of God on the occasion of the cure of the body, and to think of believing, in order that in this way you may have your souls as well as your bodies in a healthy state."

Notice that Simon Magus is portrayed as a leader who has "authority" from the Left Hand of God, to bring about, initiate and invoke harm among the people -- i.e., the lost prodigal sons who dwell under the shackles and control of the Citizen of the Far Country, which Paul called the god of this world.   More importantly is the fact that ultimately, the evil of Simon Magus and the apostates who followed him, as well as those who that Left Hand Power which is allegorically portrayed as Satan, not only has control over the people -- but is portrayed as being ordained by God to bring about good through the growth that results from self-induced tribulation.   And what is this self-induced tribulation?   It is embodied in the Laws that return to each person the fruit of their own past.  

Again, if in the past the people who were German in this life, were tortured and slain by those who were born Jewish in Germany, then we would begin to understand the insight of Rabbi Yosefan said was that the 6 million Jews who were Holocaust victims "were reincarnations of the souls of sinners, people who transgressed and did all sorts of things that should not be done.”   Rabbi Yosefan explained that these souls who had previously lived lives of sin, “…had been reincarnated in order to atone” (see Chickens Come Home To Roost).    As presented at this link: The Rev. Jeremiah Wright openly preaches white hatred -- and yet, if he and his followers previously lived as white slave owners, then in deed they are presently living a life where they condemn their own past actions.   In our present time we can see an attempt by pseudo-intellectuals to institute Marxist socialism in the United States.   Who were they in their past lives?   Will the American people surrender their concept of God-Given Right, for social programs that bureaucratic dispense?    If a person is born a homosexual, is the question ever posed: Why was he born a homosexual?   Under the heading of Failure To Perceive And Understand, I demonstrate that in the future, the Rev. Phelps and his congregation of homosexual haters, represent those who will be born as homosexual activists in the future.   And when they are themselves homosexuals, they will condemn those who reject the homosexual lifestyle.   In the future the radical Muslims will be born Jews -- and as Jews, they will once again confront those who in the past were their opponents.   The modern Atheist was in the past a fire and brimstone preacher.   The man who beats and abuses his wife, is born as a woman with an abusive husband.    The corrupt politician is born a victim of abusive politicians.   And in this reversal of roles -- what one person judges, condemns, exploits, or persecutes, they often become in the future.   And since most people are afraid to act independently -- and will only take action in numbers -- the very same leaders who led them into one brand of error, will again lead them into the opposite error in the future.   

The proverbial Native American prayer is this: "Grant That I May Not Criticize My Neighbor Until I Have walked a Mile in His Moccasins."    When the Laws cause you to inherit what you have in previous lifetimes judged, persecuted, condemned or exploited, you will begin to develop pathways within the matrix of your soul which will connect you to the human condition which you find objectionable.   And this will continue in this manner, until you intuitively know that it is wrong to do unto your brothers and sisters, what you would not want done to yourself.   Thus, what man calls his conscience, is often an intuitive insight drawn through the matrix of his soul that causes him to do what is right.   It is interesting that Oprah Winfrey was a one time member of Jeremiah Wright's Trinity United Church of Christ congregation -- and recognized the folly of the Black Liberation Theology that he preached.   Thus, in listening to her conscience, she was able to free herself from the karmic attachment to the plight of Jeremiah Wright and his congregation in the future.    Where Oprah Winfrey prevailed over the circumstances that the Left Hand of God presented to her, those who remained in the church continued down their broad-way of personal and collective failure.  

In the Book of Job we see that Satan is the force that tests the individual.   And it is through this testing, that the soul of man is eventually perfected.   Without the testing, the soul would never be confronted by the experiences necessary to become Whole and Complete.   Thus, this force of the Laws which test and present us with the necessary opposition to connect within the matrix of our mind that intuitively causes us to know right from wrong, is the Left Hand of God.    And what this means is that what man perceives as evil in his very limited understanding, is ultimately for his own good.  

In the writings of the later Clement, the 2^nd century Bishop of Alexandria, a most important explanation is set forth -- the ignorance of which, has immersed the whole of the religious world in the folly of it's own making: “But among the lies, the false prophets also told some true things. And in reality they prophesied ‘in an ecstasy,’ as the servants of the apostate”.   Using the early Christian writing known as the Shepherd of Hermas, Clement then explains: “And the Shepherd, the angel of repentance, says to Hermas, of the false prophet: ‘For he speaks some truths. For the devil fills him with his own spirit, if perchance he may be able to cast down any one from what is right.’ All things, therefore, are dispensed from heaven for good, ‘that by the Church may be made known the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal foreknowledge, which He purposed in Christ.’ Nothing withstands God: nothing opposes Him: seeing He is Lord and omnipotent. Further, the counsels and activities of those who have rebelled, being partial, proceed from a bad disposition, as bodily diseases from a bad constitution, but are guided by universal Providence to a salutary issue, even though the cause be productive of disease. It is accordingly the greatest achievement of divine Providence, not to allow the evil, which has sprung from voluntary apostasy, to remain useless, and for no good, and not to become in all respects injurious. For it is the work of the divine wisdom, and excellence, and power, not alone to do good (for this is, so to speak, the nature of God, as it is of fire to warm and of light to illumine), but especially to ensure that what happens through the evils hatched by any, may come to a good and useful issue, and to use to advantage those things which appear to be evils, as also the testimony which accrues from temptation”.

Within these words are contained a profound truth that all people today must begin to come to terms with if they are to escape the profound ignorance that engulfs modern man.   Regardless of our own choices, exercise of freewill, the Laws and Power of God is so all-encompassing, that even the apostate teachers and prophets still serve the Lord.   Is it not forewarned and written that: “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness’” (Matt 7:22-23 NAS).  Therefore, it is established that even among those who call themselves believers, prophesy, cast out demons, and perform many great miracles in the name of the Lord, they are neither saved, nor are they affirmed by Jesus -- and this is true of all of man's religions.  This means that from your perspective as a believer, for you to be faithful to the scriptures, you must question everything -- and that includes every word that myself or anyone else writes for you to read.  A true disciple of the Light is one who proves the truth -- not one who believes something because it sounds good to his untransformed organic carnal mind.

   Why Would God Work Through False Teachers? When asked why God permits Christians to be led by False Teachers -- why the Church was permitted to corrupt the scriptures (see BibleCorruption.com ) -- and why the Christian Congregation of believers are limited in their spiritual development and understanding -- it is important to understand the plight of the lost prodigal son and the quagmire of the Divine Pattern of Creation with respect to the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Duality.   From the perspective of the parable that Jesus taught, the lost prodigal son is held in a condition of servitude to the (Citizen) god of this world, until which time he is able to free himself, and begin to journey in TheWay. And thus, the dilemma that equally confronts all of mankind in his struggles in this world which he must eventually prevail over, in order to escape what is often portrayed as the illusions of Plato's Cave.  

The problem confronting mankind in his search for answers is seen in the fact that the physical body in which we presently dwell, only supports the development of mind to a level that corresponds to the needs of the body. Therefore, it is truly difficult for organic man to understand his own higher spiritual reality, because in his present infantile form, it is virtually impossible for him to even envision his own higher true soul-reality (see SoulSelf.org ). The question is, then, in order to develop the mind beyond organic limitations, the person not only needs to consciously embrace a higher reality that is beyond the needs and requirements of the physical -- but this development must be brought about in such a way that it uses the Laws of Nature and Creation as a catalyst, to bring about the condition of expanded consciousness (see The Heightening And Expansion Of Mind). Why? Because it is necessary to work with the inherent design of the body and mind, in order to advance beyond organic levels which serves only the needs of the body.   In the original teachings of the Gospel as presented by Paul, believers were commanded to overcome and prevail over the inherent conditions of the physical body -- i.e., "Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature" (Col 3:5 NIV).   Why?     In order to advance yourself beyond a certain level of development which can be portrayed as natural organic consciousness, you must understand the Laws and Controlling Factors of this world, in order to bring about any reasonable advancement within yourself. In the same way that the Laws inhibit you from driving a car over the Grand Canyon, building a campfire with wet wood, sustaining life while depriving the body of food and water, or holding your breath beyond a very limited point, in order to advance you must learn to use the Laws and Forces of the physical and mental, in order to move beyond natural organic limitations.

In the parable of the prodigal son, the god of this world holds the lost son in a state of slavery and servitude, by imposing organic limitations upon his being. True Spiritual Religion is therefore not belief and faith in the unknown -- but rather, the systematic use of the Laws and Forces of Mind and Being in the endeavor to prevail, and move beyond these organic limitations which can be portrayed as natural awareness and carnal consciousness. That man possesses this innate latent potential that he for the most part remains ignorant of, is largely because of his lack of esoteric knowledge -- which from a biblical perspective, causes him to perpetually Wander In Error.

While there is no gender or other divisions in the higher reality of the soul -- no male or female souls -- in this world EVERYTHING that exists, exists in a divided reality -- and the rungs of the proverbial Jacob's Ladder that elevate you into a higher reality, is NEVER built upon one side or the equation or the other -- but rather, the infusion of both into a higher reality that can only be envisioned and brought about through WHOLENESS. And herein lies the problem -- i.e., while this is admittedly difficult for the vast majority of mankind, the task is easily accomplished when leaders arise who have accomplished the fulfilling of the Laws within themselves -- giving meaning to the reality of Jesus' words that religious leaders should first remove the beam from their own eyes, before attempting to remove the splinters from the eyes of their brothers and sisters.

Paradoxically, in the same way that we can say that faith apart from actions is dead -- that the flesh without the spirit is dead -- that the male without the female is impotent and dead -- that conservatism without liberalism, or liberalism without conservatism, always brings about tyranny and insanity -- that the linear without the intuitive, and the intuitive without the linear, is always a dilemma of distortion -- that one side of the paradoxical equation without the other is dead -- and thus, the one polarity without its opposite is the proverbial forbidden fruit of the Tree of Duality (aka Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil).

If it is true that the historical man Jesus manifested a oneness with Creator-God as set forth in the original Gospel Accounts (see TheTenWords.com ), then we can say that he was God Manifest in the flesh. Yet, it is also true that the historical Jesus was very much a man -- just as all other men -- who prevailed and overcame. Which means that we are bound to profound error if we attempt to portray the historical Jesus as God, or if we attempt to portray him as just a man. And without understanding the equation of man and God -- the physical and the spiritual -- and the third-force balance of the soul of man -- then it will remain impossible for the mind of the person to evolve beyond a very low-level human reality -- i.e., carnal consciousness. From a Christian perspective, the reading of either the scriptures, or the great bulk of Christian books, can do absolutely nothing to bring about the necessary development of mind, because what is being read totally lacks the opposite polarity within the foundational equation -- and therefore is nothing more than ideological programming that brings about mental and spiritual impotence. But from a Church perspective of traditional organized religion, a congregation of blind-faith believes is the objective of the charlatan clergy and political leaders who used religion to control the masses.

By nature, religion is intended to bring about a marriage of the intuitive (feminine) with the linear (male) spheres of mind (see Intuitive vs Linear) -- and as with all evolved marriages, the two become One and Whole within the construct of the Union. But this essential Spiritual Marriage of opposites, becomes totally undermined by Church dogma and doctrines of belief. Why? Because Church dogma peddled to the masses -- and as such, is intended to explain what is incomprehensible from an organic-mind perspective -- and because it is politically promoted as the only answer to the equation -- while all other (opposing) positions either rejected, and/or even condemned as heresy -- then there can be no movement beyond that very low level carnal understanding, until the marriage of opposites is instituted. From a biblical perspective, a linear construct and pattern that supports linear reasoning, can very much be portrayed as a same-sex union -- as can an intuitive perspective that supports intuitive reasoning. From a biblical perspective, same sex unions are an abomination, because such unions squander away one's inheritance -- i.e., one's vital life-force -- with nothing gained and no development brought about. Growth and development cannot be brought about, unless you first have a marriage of the linear and intuitive opposites in support of the third-force balance of higher mind development. An example being that from a Christian perspective, without understanding how man can manifest Creator-God in the flesh -- which necessitated a rejection of the original Gospel message (see TheTenWords.com ) -- Church dogma has made it impossible for the congregation of believers to follow in TheWay, subjecting them to a fate where believers will remain perpetually flat-lined from a spiritual perspective.

In ancient times, one of the primary purposes of religion was the political control of the people. If you opposed the leaders of the Jews, you would be stoned. If you opposed the Romans, you could get crucified. A recent EPA official was forced to resign by suggesting that the EPA deals with farmers in a similar manner that the Romans conquered towns and villages (see CNN) when he was quoted as explaining: "like when the Romans conquered the villages in the Mediterranean. They'd go into little villages in Turkish towns and they'd find the first five guys they saw and crucify them." Anyone who opposed the ideology of the emperor, was immediately dealt with. And since the emperor was the vicar of God -- and even promoted as God manifest in the earth -- to oppose the religion of the emperor, was to oppose God -- and as a heretic, was immediately dealt with. In the fourth century the two most powerful religions were Mithraism and a very pagan form of Christianity -- and as the political leader of the empire, Constantine synthesized the two into one religion, in order to bring about a peaceful harmony in the empire. And because the Spiritual Christians -- along with the Ebionite Nazirenes -- refused to embrace the religion of the emperor -- they were hunted down as heretics -- their scriptures destroyed -- and important original Gospel teachings were declared to be heresy, and were edited out of the Churches official (Canonical) version of the scriptures (see http://BibleCorruption.com ).

The result was that the consciousness and the reasoning of the leaders of the Church was not only carnal -- but must be evaluated as low-level heathen that totally lacked development. To the degree that it can be said that superstition was probably on a higher rung of the intellectual ladder, than their thinking and mindset. And that their dogmatic doctrines of belief continues to be promoted by a clergy who lives off the collection plate of the superstitious, is the reality of our Churches today. But the problem is that the the intellectuals in our educational systems are totally linear -- having developed in an environment where the intuitive is totally suppressed -- resulting in the self-castrating environment where the inner workings of the Cosmology of Mind that is necessary to understand the Laws and Forces of Consciousness that must be developed, does not exist in our modern quasi-intellectual world. And while there can be no growth in the traditional dogmatic religious world -- or the traditional philosophy and ideology of the pseudo-intellectual word of the educrats who dogmatically rule over the thinking of our educational institutions -- only those who properly apply the Key of Knowledge, can possess the wisdom and insight to bring about the objective of walking in TheWay -- escaping what was portrayed by Jesus as the "outer darkness" of mind and being (see Outer Darkness ), or in the parallel analogy of the illusions of Plato's Cave.

  The Prince Of The Left And Right Hands Of God: How can this be?   You will ask?   Returning to the Clementine Homilies Peter is quoted as explaining with respect to the Laws that control all movements and events in this world: "For thus from the beginning was a law laid by God, the Creator of all things, on each of the two princes, him of the right hand and him of the left, that neither should have power over any one whom they might wish to benefit or to hurt, unless first he had sat down at the same table with them. As, then, when you partook of meat offered to idols, you became servants to the prince of evil, in like manner, if you cease from these things, and flee for refuge to God through the good Prince of His right hand, honoring Him without sacrifices, by doing whatsoever He wills, know of a truth that not only will your bodies be healed, but your souls also will become healthy. For He only, destroying with His left hand, can quicken with His right; He only can both smite and raise the fallen."   

It is near impossible to understand the Gospel account of Jesus and the Syro-Phoenician woman, without understanding what Peter stated in the above quotation with respect to the Laws.   Thus, it is written:  "For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet.  The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.  But Jesus said to her, Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.  And she answered and said to Him, Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs.  Then He said to her, For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.  And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed" (Mark 7:25-30 NKJ).   Why did Jesus not immediately help her?   Why did he portray the woman as a dog?    What is the spiritual meaning of the children's bread which is served at the Table -- bread that cannot be eaten by those portrayed as dogs?   And, the Laws which were instituted by God in the beginning, inhibited those on the Right Hand such as Jesus, from relieving the infirmities of those who sat down at the table on the Left -- people who Jesus portrayed as being in a type of Prison (see The Prison).  

The modern believer who having adopted the doctrines of men, are totally unaware of the fact that they dwell in a Spiritual Diaspora (see The Lie).   They imagine that when they hear the Gospel, they say their Jesus-prayer, and they are then saved without any other requirements.   Yet, while there are many verses of scripture that refutes this manmade doctrine, we can easily see this refutation in the parable of the Sower and the Seed where it states that when they embrace the word, it becomes unfruitful because they fail to perfect the Word with their actions -- i.e.,  “And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful” (Mark 4:19 KJV).   Thus, when they are tested by the Left Hand in the manner portrayed in the Book of Job, they succumb and fail the tests presented to them.  

Again Peter explains: "But that this is so, has been said even by the law in the person of God: ‘I will kill, and, I will make alive; I will strike, and I will heal. For, in truth, He kills and makes alive. He kills through the left hand, that is, through the evil one, who has been so composed as to rejoice in afflicting the impious. And he saves and benefits through the right hand, that is, through the good one, who has been made to rejoice in the good deeds and salvation of the righteous."  

And in prayer Peter states:  "Deliver me, O Lord of all, from Thy fearful judgment. Do not give the enemy power to swallow me up, and to become heir of my soul, as of that of him who is hanging on the left; for I see how the devil joyfully takes his soul, and his body disappears."   But Christians today are as the men of Nineveh of whom it is said: "And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left?" (Jonah 4:11 NKJ).   For as it was said to Job: "Then I will also confess to you that your own right hand can save you" (Job 40:14 NKJ).   And in the Psalms: "You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore... Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; you will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me" (Ps 16:11;138:7 NKJ).   Which is the reason why Jesus said that those on the right will enter into life, while those on the left will inherit the tribulation of their deeds and ways: "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matt 25:41 NKJ).   The fires are the purifying effect of the Laws which return to each person the fruit of their own actions.

In the same way that in accord with the Divine Pattern -- as well as the Duality and Threefold reality of all of Creation -- there is the Duality of the Two Ways, the same is true with respect to the scriptures.   Paul made reference to the "letter that killeth" to the Galatians when they were observing the rituals of the written word of the text.   Why?   Because the Left Hand is portrayed in the literal text -- and is especially seen in the Mosaic Law of Karmic-Retribution of an eye for an eye, that perpetually returns back to us the fruit of our own thoughts, desires and actions -- i.e., "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap" (Gal 6:7 NKJ).    A most profound statement by the Church Father Origen is basically rejected by the people of the simple faith today who are incapable of reason and engaging the mind in the process of true spiritual growth.   What does Origen state:  “What man of sense will agree with the statement that the first, second and third days in which the evening is named and the morning, were without sun, moon and stars, and the first day without a heaven.   What man is found such an idiot as to suppose that God planted trees in paradise in Eden, like a husbandman, and planted therein the tree of life, perceptible to the eyes and senses, which gave life to the eater thereof; and another tree which gave to the eater thereof a knowledge of good and evil?  I believe that every man must hold these things for images, under which the hidden sense lies concealed” (Origen - Huet., Prigeniana, 167 Franck, p. 142).  

Once these words are understood, they are in essence no different than what Paul stated -- what Peter warned in the Clementine Homilies -- the great truths conveyed in the above quotations from the Zohar -- and even St. Augustine in the words: “He is a slave to a sign who uses or worships a significant thing without knowing what it signifies.   But he who uses or venerates a useful sign divinely instituted whose signifying force he understands does not venerate what he sees and what passes away but rather that to which all such things are to be referred.  Such a man is spiritual and free, even during that time of servitude in which it is not yet opportune to reveal to carnal minds those signs under whose yoke they are to be tamed” (De Doctrina Christiana).  

The Fundamentalists who insist that the literal text of the Old Testament is the un-errored  word of God, insist that the earth is only 6,000 years old.   They reject the higher wisdom that teaches that the scriptures are an allegory that conveys inner spiritual truths of the mind and spirit in a series of forms and symbols, and they demand that Genesis be taught as historical truth.   Yet, even a casual examination of the facts by a high school student proves them wrong.   Then, the secular left uses this weak link to condemn the Bible as a whole, and thereby successfully undermines the teachings of Jesus and TheWay.   Yet, what we have in Darwinism is grave error opposing gross ignorance of the manner in which the Old Testament and all scriptures are written -- thus, we have ignorance opposing ignorance.

  The Double Edged Sword Of The Law - Left Hand Of God: What Peter portrays above as the Prince of the Left Hand which brings judgment, death and destruction, and the Prince of the Right Hand which sustains and brings Life, is the Laws of the earthly kingdom which are reflective and on the left, and draw the consciousness of the person into the outer reflective world which is an illusion that is an allusion (see The Great Allegory Of Mind And Matter).   On the other hand, the Laws on the Right sustains the seeker, and attempts to draw the consciousness of the person into the Inner Kingdom where man will encounter and uncover his Source of Being.     

What man ignorantly portrays as evil, is merely the Laws of Correction of the Left Hand returning to each individual person, as well as groups, the fruit of their own ways.   And this is necessary in order for the lost prodigal sons and daughters to overcome the Laws -- reverse them in the manner of a two edged sword: "He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints" (Rev 13:10 NKJ).  

Few people understand the reference to the sword, because they fail to understand the Laws of Correction on the Left Hand, and the reality portrayed in the words: "He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity...".   These organic Laws of Heaven and Earth are explained on the web site Divine Strategery under the subheading of The Laws -- and as presented, few people possess the understanding, because they dwell in what Jesus portrayed as The Prison -- and all of man in his untransformed carnal state, dwells in the Outer Darkness of mind and being -- under the control of a mindset that can very rightly be portrayed as a Demiurge of their own making.    These teachings which portray the Laws, are especially presented in the parable of The Call -- which parable portrays walking in TheWay from the reality of the need to bring about undefiled Wholeness and Purity in the requirement to come to the Wedding Feast, and put on the necessary Wedding Garment.  

The first stage of purity must be understood as the Conditions of Birth.   While the meaning of John 9:1-3 has remained disputed because of its reference to sin before birth, the unedited and uncorrupted version in the 53rd chapter of the Gospel of the Nazirenes where it reads: "And at another time as Yeshua passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?  Yeshua answered, To what importance is it whether this man or his parents sinned? The rewards of our actions return again to us so that the works of the Lord are made manifest. I must work the works of the Lord while in this season. As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world" (see Rewards Of Our Actions).
What are "...the works of the Lord [that] are made manifest"???   The Laws are imbued with the requirement to evolve and perfect every soul through the initial stages of the Alpha, to the Wholeness and Completion of the Omega -- and this is accomplished directly by "...the rewards of our actions [which are perpetually] return[ed] again to us".   If our actions are an impingement to bringing about the next stages of birth which enables each prodigal son to escape the shackles of the Citizen of the Far Country or god/consciousness of the earthly kingdom, and return to their Source of Being, then it is the Laws of the Left Hand which man ignorantly portrays as evil, which takes the necessary corrective reactions to our own actions.   And thus, the above explanation provided by the Apostle Peter: "But that this is so, has been said even by the law in the person of God: ‘I will kill, and, I will make alive; I will strike, and I will heal. For, in truth, He kills and makes alive. He kills through the left hand, that is, through the evil one, who has been so composed as to rejoice in afflicting the impious. And he saves and benefits through the right hand, that is, through the good one, who has been made to rejoice in the good deeds and salvation of the righteous."  
In the above, if a person is born blind because of the question presented by the disciples: "...And his disciples asked him saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?"   This question was asked by the disciples in reference to those who were portrayed as being imprisoned (see The Prison).    But in Jesus' answer in John, it is clarified that this man was not born blind because of being imprisoned -- but rather, because he shares the plight of all mankind with respect to the inherent conditions of the organic physical body and mind which dwells in the "outer darkness" of mind and being (see Outer Darkness): "Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.  I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work" (John 9:3-4 KJV). 

Having only attained the first stage of birth in the physical, all of mankind is born inherently blind to their own higher soul and spiritual reality, and what is portrayed as the Mysteries of the Kingdom of God (see Mysteries).     It is interesting to note that the Pharisees who it is documented well understood that each person is born into this world in accord with their previous actions (see Biblical Foundational Mindset), said to the man who had been healed: "You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?" (John 9:34 NKJ).   The fact that the majority of people who read the scriptures do not have this same biblically indigenous mindset -- and attempt to understand the scriptures from a totally different foundational mindset and thinking -- makes it near impossible for them to perceive and comprehend the true meaning of the scriptures (any scriptures) and the Bible. 

In the same way that the Apostle Peter in the above explained that Simon Magus was ordained by the Prince of the Left to bring tribulation to those who were imprisoned (see The Prison) -- and test those who have only underwent the first stage of birth and dwell in the "outer darkness" -- Peter explains about Simon: "He is a power of the left hand of God, and has authority to do harm to those who know not God".   This Left Hand Power and Authority is portrayed as the Citizen of the Far Country in the parable of the prodigal son.   In the same way that in the Book of Job what is portrayed as Satan is dispatched into the world to test Job -- who perseveres against the Laws (Satan), and overcomes by bringing about the next stage of birth.   Because of its great importance to what is being presented, I will quoted the subheading entitled Teachings On Soul Evolution from the Gospel Of The Nazirenes web page:

The translators simply refuse to properly translate the wording into English, because the teaching is in conflict with what both mainstream Judaism and Christianity believe.   The fact that John 9:1 parallels both the meaning of Job in the untranslated Greek, and that of the statement in the Wisdom of Solomon 8:20 which reads: "Yea rather, being good, I came into a body undefiled", does not bother the Church authorities, because it is impossible for them to even envision the true meaning of the scriptures because of their total counterfeit foundational mindset -- a mindset that is in total conflict with the necessary biblical mindset.    And the words quoted by Jesus, are just as relevant today where it is wrtten: "Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:  'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.  And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men' " (Matt 15:7-9 NKJ).
Returning again to the above statement by the Apostle Peter in the Homilies of Clement: "For thus from the beginning was a law laid by God, the Creator of all things, on each of the two princes, him of the right hand and him of the left, that neither should have power over any one whom they might wish to benefit or to hurt, unless first he had sat down at the same table with them. As, then, when you partook of meat offered to idols, you became servants to the prince of evil, in like manner, if you cease from these things, and flee for refuge to God through the good Prince of His right hand, honoring Him without sacrifices, by doing whatsoever He wills, know of a truth that not only will your bodies be healed, but your souls also will become healthy. For He only, destroying with His left hand, can quicken with His right; He only can both smite and raise the fallen."  

The words  "...unless first he had sat down at the same table with them" -- the consumption of food presents a multitude of meanings and realities pertaining to knowledge.   Bread, when used in the scriptures, has nothing to do with the bread that man makes out of wheat and various grains.   From a Gospel perspective, neither does fish have anything to do with the creatures who populate the waters of the earth.   These are important allegorical symbols.    Spiritual Knowledge -- i.e., Gnosis -- is often portrayed as the Divine Manna of the Kingdom.    In view of the fact that Jesus taught that there was only One True Teacher that all should seek out, knowledge which is of the earth and limited by man's doctrines of belief, represents various forms of idolatry.   Food offered to idols can therefore be defined as the experiences of engaging in man's worldly cultures, man's educational institutions which fails to convey to the student the proper mindset and lifestyle which brings about the next stage of soul-birth.   Included in this type of earthly-knowledge is pseudo-religious doctrines which are at variance with the spiritual teachings of TheWay which prepare the disciple to learn directly from the Indwelling Logos (see True Prophet) -- and any pseudo carnal knowledge that is embraced which is consumed instead of Divine Manna (Gnosis).   

The above words, with respect to the Laws which control the Two Princes, is equally important where it warns: "...that neither should have power over any one whom they might wish to benefit or to hurt" -- when Jesus warned the man: "Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee" (John 5:14 KJV) -- what he was stating was that if that person once again sits at the table of the Left Hand, that even "...a worse thing come unto thee".    How?   Because the Prince/Laws of the Right Hand would be barred from any further assistance to the person.   Christians close their eyes to the warning in the Epistle to the Hebrews where it states that if a believer "...sins deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries."    Why?   Because a believer who willfully sins after repentance and coming to the knowledge of TheWay, is a counterfeit believer who is an "apostate... who crucifies the Son of God afresh -- holding him up to contempt."  (see TheLie and the subheading on Legacy of Martin Luther).     Christians ignore these very clear biblical warnings, because their pseudo-biblical mindset inhibits them from understanding why Peter would state that: "If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: A dog returns to its vomit, and, A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud" (2 Pet 2:20-22 NIV - see The Flawed Doctrine Of Perpetual Redemption).   

Because the Church removed the teachings on the eternal pre-existent soul, Christians can't even begin to comprehend how each person is born into this life in a preordained manner, and that "...each [person is given} according to his own ability" (see Parable Of The Talents).   And why the fate of the complacent believer, is far worse than the unbeliever: “That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:47-48 NIV).    And that more is required of every level of believer, than the nonbeliever, is further confirmed in the words: "So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin" (James 4:17).  

It is impossible to have two masters (Matt 6:24) -- and as Peter explained in the Homilies of Clement, this reality is a matter of Law that was ordained in the beginning of Creation -- i.e., that when "...you became servants to the prince of evil, in like manner, if you cease from these things, and flee for refuge to God through the good Prince of His right hand, honoring Him without sacrifices, by doing whatsoever He wills".

And in understanding the Laws, it is therefore impossible for those who have sat at the table of the Left -- i.e., "He is a power of the left hand of God, and has authority to do harm to those who know not God" -- to know anything of value or truth.   Why can't those who dwell under the power of the Left Hand understand the inner spiritual meaning of the scriptures?   Or know anything of any real spiritual value?   As presented in the above: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.  Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.  You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.'  But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.   Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.  Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.  I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny" (Matt 5:17-26 NIV).  

The debts against one's brothers and sisters remains as a connection in each person's Etheric body-mind.   So long as you remain negatively connected to these other people, you remain anchored and shackled to the consciousness of the earth.   That those who are cast into The Prison, cannot be released until they have repaid the debts they owe -- i.e., "...I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny" -- is a reality that spans eons of lifetimes -- lifetimes remaining under the power and control of the Left Hand of Correction.   And this is declared in the original ending to the Gospel of Mark in the words: "This Age of lawlessness and unbelieving lies under the sway of Satan, who will not allow what lies under the unclean spirits to understand the truth and power of God" (see Original Gospel Message).  

When Jesus portrayed those who he taught in allegorical parables that concealed the true spiritual meaning as being blind who could not see, and deaf who would not hear or perceive, this condition which inhibited their understanding was brought about by the Laws by virtue of the fact that their master was the prince of the Left Hand  -- i.e., the Power of Correction that tests and prepares the prodigal sons and daughters to move onto a higher reality of being.   And, as stated above, so long as the negative attachments are maintained in the Etheric Field/Mind of the people, then they remain carnal in their thinking -- and it is the drain of vital-life force and the connections into the earth that attaches each person to the (grade) level they are at, by inhibiting them from developing and being able to access the higher areas of mind that are necessary to understand anything beyond the vibratory frequencies of this world of illusions.    And herein lies the problem that few carnal critics ever consider -- i.e., Organic man rejects the higher reality of his own soul-self and the Mysteries of the Kingdom as utter "foolishness" (see Mystery), because his mind has not yet developed to the point where he is able to understand his own higher soul-reality.    And these connections to others that are maintained in the Etheric Fields, are representative of those areas of mind that must still be developed.    Which means that the present events in our life has not only been orchestrated by the actions in our own past -- but are again presented to us by the Laws as a test to Judge whether we have overcome the void in our development, and whether we are prepared to move onward to a higher level.    Thus, when understood from this perspective, every day of our lives is truly judgment day.    And the Power that returns to each person the fruit of their own past actions -- i.e., "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap" (Gal 6:7 NKJ) -- is the Laws of the Left Hand of Correction.