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The Jesus MeetUp:
"Jesus Is Here NOW: PROOF"
Week #22
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The Jesus MeetUp Jesus Is Here Now: Proof Week #22
Proving the Spirit of Truth as Jesus Himself is Here...NOW!
This lesson will be composed primarily of passages taken directly from
The Urantia Book Part 4. Most are exact words from Jesus Himself.
The reason the next John the Baptist will never refer to the much anticipated second-coming of Christ (per our Revelators) is because this person will know that Jesus has already been here since the day of Pentecost. The Spirit of Truth IS Jesus. May Jesus be lifted up so that His Drawing Power as our Creator Son will most certainly draw all people to Himself as He then points all of His children to their indwelling Paradise Father who is the Healer for all things, to be attained directly and personally and the experience of Light and Life NOW.
Again, our Father IS Light and Life!
All thanks to Mother Spirit who is ‘mind’ and makes possible the spiritual experience of direct contact with our indwelling Paradise Father. She desires our homage to our Father as does Jesus/Michael.
Proof:
Many queer and strange teachings became associated with the early narratives of the day of Pentecost. In subsequent times the events of this day, on which the Spirit of Truth, the new teacher, came to dwell with mankind, have become confused with the foolish outbreaks of rampant emotionalism. The chief mission of this OUT POURED SPIRIT OF THE FATHER AND SON is to teach men about the truths of the Father's love and the Son's mercy. These are the truths of divinity which men can comprehend more fully than all the other divine traits of character. The Spirit of Truth is concerned primarily with the revelation of the Father's spirit nature and the Son's moral character. THE CREATOR SON, IN THE FLESH REVEALED GOD TO MEN; THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, IN THE HEART, REVEALS THE CREATOR SON TO MEN. When man yields the "fruits of the spirit" in his life, he is simply showing forth the traits which the Master manifested in his own earthly life. When Jesus was on earth, he lived his life as one personality — Jesus of Nazareth. AS THE INDWELLING SPIRIT OF THE “NEW TEACHER," THE MASTER HAS, SINCE PENTECOST, BEEN ABLE TO LIVE HIS LIFE ANEW IN THE EXPERIENCE OF EVERY TRUTH-TAUGHT BELIEVER. 194:3.1
For those who have spiritual eyes to see, and ears to hear:
The out-poured spirits of which 2 Persons are dwelling in mankind today?
Where is the Master living His life anew...NOW?
Jesus – our Sovereign Universe Master is capable of doing anything that He so desires to do. Are we so shocked to think that He can now be here on our world living in the hearts of men, women and children as the Spirit of Truth?
Just asked after His resurrection from the tomb, "Why do you look for the Master here?". Why are we looking for His return when He has plainly told us that He would return to us in SPIRIT to live His life anew in the personal experiences of every truth-taught believer?
Have we been taught correctly by mortal men and women?
When Jesus had thus established the supper of the remembrance, he said to the eleven: "And as often as you do this, do it in remembrance of me. And when you do remember me, first look back upon my life in the flesh, recall that I was once with you, and then, by faith, discern that you shall all sometime sup with me in the Father's eternal kingdom. This is the new Passover which I leave with you, even the memory of my bestowal life, the word of eternal truth; and of my love for you, THE OUTPOURING OF MY SPIRIT OF TRUTH UPON ALL FLESH." ~ Jesus 179:5.9
Jesus continued to teach, saying: "When I have gone to the Father, and after he has fully accepted the work I have done for you on earth, and after I have received the final sovereignty of my own domain, I shall say to my Father: Having left my children alone on earth, it is in accordance with my promise TO SEND THEM ANOTHER TEACHER. And when the Father shall approve, I will pour out the Spirit of Truth upon all flesh. ALREADY IS MY FATHER’S SPIRIT IN YOUR HEARTS, AND WHEN THIS DAY SHALL COME, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE ME WITH YOU EVEN AS YOU NOW HAVE THE FATHER. This new gift is the spirit of LIVING TRUTH. The unbelievers will not at first listen to the teachings of this spirit, but the sons of light will all receive him gladly and with a whole heart. And YOU SHALL KNOW THIS SPIRIT WHEN HE COMES EVEN AS YOU HAVE KNOWN ME, and you will receive this gift in your hearts, and he will abide with you. You thus perceive that I am not going to leave you without help and guidance. I will not leave you desolate. TODAY I CAN BE WITH YOU ONLY IN PERSON. IN THE TIMES TO COME I WILL BE WITH YOU AND ALL OTHER MEN WHO DESIRE MY PRESENCE, WHEREVER YOU MAY BE, AND WITH EACH OF YOU.~ Jesus 180:4.1
Jesus looked down upon them all, smiled, and said: "My little children, I am going away, going back to my Father. In a little while you will not see me as you do here, as flesh and blood. IN A VERY SHORT TIME I AM GOING TO SEND YOU MY SPIRIT, JUST LIKE ME EXCEPT FOR THIS MATERIAL BODY. This new teacher is the Spirit of Truth WHO WILL LIVE WITH EACH ONE OF YOU, IN YOUR HEARTS, and so will all the children of light be made one and be drawn toward one another. [This is the FOUNDATION of the brotherhood of man] And in this very manner WILL MY FATHER AND I BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE SOULS OF EACH ONE OF YOU and also in the hearts of all other men who love us and make that love real in their experiences by loving one another, even as I am now loving you." ~ Jesus 180:4.5
But the highest realization and the truest interpretation of the golden rule consists in the consciousness of the spirit of the truth of the enduring and living reality of such a divine declaration. The true cosmic meaning of this rule of universal relationship is revealed only in its spiritual realization, in the interpretation of the law of conduct by THE SPIRIT OF THE SON TO THE SPIRIT OF THE FATHER THAT INDWELLS THE SOUL OF MORTAL MAN. And when such spirit-led mortals realize the true meaning of this golden rule, they are filled to overflowing with the assurance of citizenship in a friendly universe, and their ideals of SPIRIT reality are satisfied only when they love their fellows as Jesus loved us all, and that is the reality ... 180:5.8
Jesus lived on earth and taught a gospel which redeemed man from the superstition that he was a child of the devil and elevated him to the dignity of a faith son of God. Jesus' message, as he preached it and lived it in his day, was an effective solvent for man's spiritual difficulties in that day of its statement. And now that he has personally left the world, HE SENDS IN HIS PLACE THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, WHO IS DESIGNED TO LIVE IN MAN AND, FOR EACH NEW GENERATION, to restate the Jesus message so that every new group of mortals to appear upon the face of the earth shall have a new and up-to-date version of the gospel, just such personal enlightenment and group guidance as will prove to be an effective solvent for man's ever-new and varied spiritual difficulties. 194:2.1
Do not make the mistake of expecting to become strongly intellectually conscious of the out-poured Spirit of Truth. The spirit never creates a consciousness of himself, only a consciousness of Michael, the Son. From the beginning Jesus taught that the spirit would not speak of himself. The proof, therefore, of your fellowship with the Spirit of Truth is not to be found in your consciousness of this spirit but rather IN YOUR EXPERIENCE OF ENHANCED FELLOWSHIP OF MICHAEL. 194:2.4
[Jesus is the emphasis and not the Spirit of Truth]
If religion is an opiate to the people, it is not the religion of Jesus. On the cross he refused to drink the deadening drug, and HIS SPIRIT POURED OUT UPON ALL FLESH, is a mighty world influence which leads man upward and urges him onward. The spiritual forward urge is the most powerful driving force present in this world; the truth-learning believer is the one progressive and aggressive soul on earth. 194:3.4
On the day of Pentecost the religion of Jesus broke all national restrictions and racial fetters. It is forever true, "Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." On this day THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH BECAME THE PERSONAL GIFT FROM THE MASTER TO EVERY MORTAL. This spirit was bestowed for the purpose of qualifying believers more effectively to preach the gospel of the kingdom, but they mistook the experience of receiving the out-poured spirit for a part of the new gospel which they were unconsciously formulating. 194:3.5
The coming of the Spirit of Truth on Pentecost made possible a religion which is neither radical nor conservative; it is neither the old nor the new; it is to be dominated neither by the old nor the young. The fact of Jesus' earthly life provides a fixed point for the anchor of time, while the bestowal of the Spirit of Truth provides for the everlasting expansion and endless growth of the religion which he lived and the gospel which he proclaimed. The spirit guides into all truth; he is the teacher of an expanding and always-growing religion of endless progress and divine unfolding. THIS NEW TEACHER WILL BE FOREVER UNFOLDING TO THE TRUTH-SEEKING BELIEVER THAT WHICH WAS SO DIVINELY FOLDED UP IN THE PERSON AND NATURE OF THE SON OF MAN. 194:3.8
The coming of the Spirit of Truth purifies the human heart and leads the recipient to formulate a life purpose single to the will of God and the welfare of men. The material spirit of selfishness has been swallowed up in this new spiritual bestowal of selflessness. Pentecost, then and now, signifies that the JESUS OF HISTORY HAS BECOME THE DIVINE SON OF LIVING EXPERIENCE. The joy of this out-poured spirit, when it is consciously experienced in human life, is a tonic for health, a stimulus for mind, and an unfailing energy for the soul. 194:3.19
Upon the resurrection of a bestowal Son, on the third day after yielding up his incarnated life, he ascends to the right hand of the Universal Father, receives the assurance of the acceptance of the bestowal mission, and returns to the Creator Son at the headquarters of the local universe. Thereupon the bestowal Avonal and the Creator Michael [our Jesus] SEND THEIR JOINT SPIRIT, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, INTO THE BESTOWAL WORLD. THIS IS THE OCCASION WHEN THE “SPIRIT OF THE TRIUMPHANT SON IS POURED OUT UPON ALL FLESH.” The Universe Mother Spirit also participates in this bestowal of the Spirit of Truth, and concomitant therewith there issues the bestowal edict of the Thought Adjusters. [Mother is working in ‘mind’ here] Thereafter all normal-minded will creatures of that world will receive Adjusters as soon as they attain the age of moral responsibility, of spiritual choice. 52:5.6
[Regarding evil spirits] “They shall no more molest men when I shall have ascended to my Father in heaven, and after I SHALL HAVE POURED OUT MY SPIRIT UPON ALL FLESH in those times when the kingdom will come in great power and spiritual glory. 141:4.8
Christianity has indeed done a great service for this world, but what is now most needed is Jesus. THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE JESUS LIVING AGAIN ON EARTH IN THE EXPERIENCE OF SPIRIT-BORN MORTALS WHO EFFECTIVELY REVEAL THE MASTER TO ALL MEN. It is futile to talk about a revival of primitive Christianity; you must go forward from where you find yourselves. Modern culture must become spiritually baptized with a new revelation of Jesus’ life and illuminated with a new understanding of his gospel of eternal salvation. And when Jesus becomes thus lifted up, he will draw all men to himself. Jesus’ disciples should be more than conquerors, even overflowing sources of inspiration and enhanced living to all men. Religion is only an exalted humanism until it is made divine by the discovery of the reality of the presence of God in personal experience. 195:10.1
This bestowal of the Son’s spirit effectively prepared all normal men’s minds for the subsequent universal bestowal of the Father’s spirit (the Adjuster) upon all mankind. In a certain sense, THIS SPIRIT OF TRUTH IS THE SPIRIT OF BOTH THE UNIVERSAL FATHER AND THE CREATOR SON. 194:2.3
THE SPIRIT [JESUS’ SPIRIT] ALSO CAME TO HELP MEN recall and understand the words of the Master as well as to illuminate and reinterpret his life on earth. 194:2.5
When the eleven had taken their seats, Jesus stood and addressed them: “As long as I am with you in the flesh, I can be but one individual in your midst or in the entire world. But when I have been delivered from this investment of mortal nature, I WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN AS A SPIRIT INDWELLER OF EACH OF YOU AND OF ALL OTHER BELIEVERS IN THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM. In this way THE SON OF MAN WILL BECOME A SPIRITUAL INCARNATION IN THE SOULS OF ALL TRUE BELIEVERS. 181:1.1
“I bade you tarry in Jerusalem until you were endowed with power from on high. I am now about to take leave of you; I am about to ascend to my Father, and soon, VERY SOON [2000+ YEARS AGO] WILL WE SEND INTO THIS WORLD OF MY SOJOURN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH; and when he has come, you shall begin the new proclamation of the gospel of the kingdom, first in Jerusalem and then to the uttermost parts of the world. Love men and women with the love wherewith I have loved you and serve your fellow mortals even as I have served you. By the spirit fruits of your lives impel souls to believe the truth that all men and women are children of God, and that all people are spiritual brothers and sisters. Remember all I have taught you and the life I have lived among you. My love overshadows you, MY SPIRIT WILL DWELL WITH YOU, and my peace shall abide upon you. Farewell.” ~ Jesus 193:5.3
He is here NOW and dwells within you!
Jesus promised to do two things after he had ascended to the Father, and after all power in heaven and on earth had been placed in his hands. He promised, first, TO SEND INTO THE WORLD, AND IN HIS STEAD [HELP], ANOTHER TEACHER, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH [HE’S ALREADY TOLD US THIS IS “MY SPIRIT”]; and this he did on the day of Pentecost. Second, he most certainly promised his followers that he would sometime personally return to this world. But he did not say how, where, or when he would revisit this planet [for the 3rd time = 3rd Coming] of his bestowal experience in the flesh. On one occasion he intimated that, whereas the eye of flesh had beheld him when he lived here in the flesh, on his return (at least on one of his possible visits) HE WOULD BE DISCERNED ONLY BY THE EYE OF SPIRITUAL FAITH. 176:4.3
Is this not where we find ourselves today - discerning HIS Spirit by the eyes of our faith?
Definition of stead
transitive verb
: to be of avail to : help
Concept or theory does not replace "faith".
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Spiritual ‘power’ is experienced only in the actual dominance and transcendent experience of it. Why would our celestial authorities bring another Paradise Teacher when we already have had Jesus/Michael, HIMSELF, Sovereign Master of our universe here to teach us? What more could anyone else tell us that would be greater than what Jesus has already told us? Our problem is not that we need MORE information/knowledge. Our problem is that we have not/are not obeying what Jesus has already instructed for us to do. Things on our world could change if we actually put into practice His instructions.
This second John the Baptist is the next occurrence of proclamation for our world as stated by our Revelators. [Mantutia is still in charge] May we all proclaim what our Revelators tell us is needed most = Jesus’ teachings!
To dominant and transcendent faith bringing a spiritual EXPERIENCE
of the will of the Father who IS Light and Life.
Questions to discuss:
1. Is it surprising to you to hear someone say that Jesus is here on our world in the spirit?
If so, why?
2. What does this new information do to your perception/s of your own spiritual abilities in terms of personal experience with Jesus?
3. What do you want? What will you do now?
Now is a good time for you all to read The Lord's Prayer together. Please turn these sheets back in to your group leader to save on ink and paper.
Feel free to write down a prayer request and give it to your leader.
Next week we discuss Chosen By God: Thought Adjusters Week #23
Added passages:
100:7:18 [#3]
Jesus was the perfectly unified human personality. And today, as in Galilee, he continues to unify mortal experience and to co-ordinate human endeavors. He unifies life, ennobles character, and simplifies experience. He enters the human mind to elevate, transform, and transfigure it. It is literally true: "If any man has Christ Jesus within him, he is a new creature; old things are passing away; behold, all things are becoming new."
140:1:5 [#4]
"Your message to the world shall be: Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and in finding these, all other things essential to eternal survival shall be secured therewith. And now would I make it plain to you that this kingdom of my Father will not come with an outward show of power or with unseemly demonstration. You are not to go hence in the proclamation of the kingdom, saying, 'it is here' or 'it is there,' for this kingdom of which you preach is God within you.
