"I Have Broken That Line of Demarcation and I Have Brought an Abolition to Localization
and All of That Which Is in Opposition to True Democracy.

"The Exemplification of Democracy, Brotherhood and Americanism I Portray
in Your Very Midst." --- FATHER DIVINE

'HE Shall Judge the People with Equity'

FATHER DIVINE'S Sermon Given Whilst at the Holy Communion Table
Peace Center and Nazareth Missions Home for the Aged, Church and Training School, Inc. of New York,
13-17 W. 128th Street New York City Sunday Evening, August 25, 1946 A.D.F.D., Time 9:50 PM



FATHER DIVINE

FATHER DIVINE

GOD ALMIGHTY, FATHER DIVINE, daily exhibits a nucleus of the Kingdom of GOD on earth among men, in short, the Utopian Government long sought for and prayed for; others are beginning to realize that unless they copy after the fashion exemplified, their customs and systems will eventually be done away with completely, for they have long since been outmoded by the Righteous nation that is arising, rich in Virtue, Honesty, Brotherhood and Peace; this Righteous nation under FATHER DIVINE that is arising, electrifying the atmosphere.

For thy profound words of spirit and life, Almighty GOD, we humbly thank thee.

PEACE, Everyone: Good Health, Good Will and a Good Appetite for everyone. Good Manners, Good Behavior, all Success and all Prosperity, Life, Liberty and the Reality of Happiness. These and all other blessings to you I bring. Aren't you glad! I need not tell you. I AM showing you and the world at large better than I can tell you. Aren't you glad! For this is but a slight sketch and a reflection of a percent of a fraction of a percent of a grain of what I AM doing universally and what I AM doing mentally and spiritually: in short internally.

For this cause you should rejoice. In all of our compositions of songs and praise, whether they be patriotic or spiritual, they are messages of truth portrayed and revealed to the children of men to show them the way to go, the way I AM going.

What a glorious world this will be when all over this wide extended plane it shall be as it is right here with ME. None shall lack in GOD's Abundance, for there is a plenty for all. Just as you see it demonstrated here today, it is a slight sketch and a reflection of what I AM doing daily universally; for it is not a personal affair, but it is universal.

For this cause you all should rejoice to know I have broken that line of demarcation and I have brought an abolition to localization and all of that which is in opposition to true Democracy. The exemplification of Democracy, Brotherhood and Americanism I portray in your very midst. Look about yourself and you will see it. When this shall have covered the universe effectively, the long predicted Scripture, yea, the prophecy will be fulfilled as predicted in the prophetic age by the prophets, the sages and the seers:

'Righteousness shall cover the earth even as the waters do the sea.'


Then I say, when Righteousness shall have covered the earth, there will be no more prospect of warfare and bloodshed. There will be no thought of race riots and confusion among the nations because they will be united together so consolidatedly, there will be not enough opposition to slightly sever them.

 

Righteousness Exalteth

For this cause we do rejoice and we are happy to present to the world a slight sketch of what I AM actually doing and what shall be done universally after a while. It is written in your Scripture, of which you call your guide,

'Righteousness exalteth the nation while sin is a reproach to any people.'


Can you not see how this people under the jurisdiction of Righteousness and Judgment have been exalted in the midst of the congregation of the children of men? Not only so, but as you read and observe the truth concerning the Mystery, you can look about yourself and see it as I reveal it and artistically portray it. Aren't you glad! One Nation, Indivisible! It looks much like it here, does it not? It does not look like we are a whole lot of different nations and races and creeds and colors and other abominations, for where there is division, there is strife, but where there is Unity there is strength. That is why we have unlimited strength! My followers have unlimited purchasing power because we are united consolidatedly and we will not be divided! Aren't you glad!

Live in this recognition and build upon this Foundation and lo, I will be with you, for I have the Victory for you Victory over depressions; Victory over lacks, wants and limitations; Victory over adverse and undesirable conditions; Victory over segregation and discrimination; Victory over racism and sectarianism and all of the isms that spell division! I have established your going in the land of the living, for GOD HIMSELF is right here with you. Aren't you glad!

 

Americanism

What is Americanism? I head you say by composition, the Rosebuds and others, as I revealed it by MY Spirit, 'Americanism is the amalgamation of all nations.' I shall amalgamate all nations together and bring a complete abolition to all division and there shall be One Nation, One Flag and One Speech. Aren't you glad! When this is done, there will be no prospect of warfare and bloodshed. There will be Peace on earth and Good Will to men for which you all have prayed. Aren't you glad! Every nation, language, tongue and people will flow into it, for this is it of which was spoken of by the mouth of the prophet, saying:

'And the mountain of the House of the Lord shall be lifted up above the hills and all nations shall flow into it.'


This looks something like all nations are flowing into this, does it not? They have a full and a plenty and to spare and a plenty to extend to others as we go on our way rejoicing. Aren't you glad! That is what it is all about! That is why they are coming from all parts of the earth in prediction of the prophet in the prophetic age, saying:

'The mountain of the House of the Lord shall be lifted up above the hills and all nations shall flow into it.'


And when they come omnifariously, I will unite them together consolidatedly until they will be One Nation, Indivisible. I AM now bringing you back to our Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag. Aren't you glad! 'One Nation, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.' HE shall judge the people with Equity and that is what GOD is doing right now whilst ruling and reigning on the throne of the minds of the children of men and bringing them into subjection to HIM.

 

The Better World

Would you not rather have a world controlled by something that controls this audience than to have one controlled by Hitler, Bilbo and Rankin, creating division and strife and confusion and creating antagonism and intimidation through their propaganda to bring about warfare and bloodshed and another inhuman war, as has never been read of before?

But this Truth shall go on, conquering and to conquer and bring all of the nations, languages and tongues and people into the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose and shall cause them all to learn to love one another! This is some of that Magnetic, Infinite Atomic Energy where the Atoms in the temples of GOD have been quickened; yea, they have been split. I crack your Atoms and I split those Atoms in you! The earth quakes and you tremble because of the awakened Atom in you.

For lo, these many years, a good many of you in MY daily letters of correspondence have read where I have declared I AM Well in every Atom, Fibre and Cell of MY Bodily Form; making it well in them and in you! I AM awakening that Energy that came from the Infinite One, the Author and the Finisher of the atomic bomb. GOD, as the Author and the Finisher, created the Energy and what will ye if that Energy in you, especially when that Atom is split or cracked in you, you rise and walk in the newness of life because it is GOD HIMSELF and HIS Christ. That is why they cannot understand ME, MY Work and what I AM doing daily in MY daily activities.

 

GOD the Inventor

'How can these things be? Where can HE get so much food from and everything else?' It will just come! A greater than a scientific and invention-al atomic energy is here. GOD HIMSELF is the Inventor of the inventor of the Atomic Energy. GOD invented the man that invented the Energy. Aren't you glad! GOD said:

Let us make man in our own image and in our likeness.


GOD formed man out of the dust of the ground before HE had any body. GOD at that time did not have any BODY, but HE went on doing HIS Own business without anybody to help HIM. I AM doing it now with a Body and shall continue and none shall hinder ME! That is what it is all about! I AM splitting Atoms daily in the hearts and lives of the Children of Men, for I made them well by them looking on ME. That Mighty, Holy Energy, the Inventor of the inventor of the Atomic Energy! In other words, the Inventor of the Discoverer of the Atomic Energy and the Inventor of the inventor of the atomic bomb.

Now lift up your heads that hang down and look up and not down, for your redemption draweth near. GOD HIMSELF is here and here to stay. Take these thoughts to consideration and build upon this Foundation and fret not yourselves because of the workers of iniquity, for they shall be cut off. Some did not even want GOD on earth among men because they knew that GOD would bring about Equity and a square deal for everybody. Aren't you glad!

Now you can see it definitely, GOD is working a Work in your day that is marvelous in your eyes, bringing all nations and languages, tongues and people together. And I could not have done it quite as effectively and expressed it more accurately than when the Bride was married to the Lamb and the Lamb was married to the Bride of a different abstraction of a complexion, to let you see and know I AM Impersonal and I will not tolerate prejudice and division.

 

Universal Brotherhood

By this Marriage, we shall unite all nations of the earth universally together and we shall bring about that Universal Brotherhood of man you all have sought. You sought it and mourned because you found it not. As far as the boys having gone abroad and fought through blood and sweat and even through fire, and returned and find not Love or even Democracy at home among those on the outside, we mean to establish it and perfect it to the letter and bring about perfection in Government as I have it jurisdictionally!

By this we shall have a Righteous Government Universally, and all nations of the earth shall recognize this New Birth of Freedom that this, MY Marriage to the Bride, yea, to the Virgin Bride of the Universe, shall give them. Aren't you glad! They shall have a New Birth of Freedom, free from racism and division, free from division of every type and shall live in the land of the living in this advanced spiritual civilization where there will be no sense of a conscious thought of action, of division and discrimination. Aren't you glad!

All shall have the Abundance of the Fullness and shall be conscious of Good and shall have no space vacant of the fullness thereof! Therefore, I say to MY fellow citizens, hearers and friends, rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice, for GOD is not a GOD afar off, but GOD is a GOD at hand! How cometh these things to be? GOD was at hand from the beginning of the creation of the world, but you did not have a receiving set to develop the consciousness of GOD's Actual Presence.

There are broadcast messages being whipped through this Communion Hall by the electric fans in the air, but you cannot hear them. You cannot hear those concerts that are going on through the ether unless you have a receiving set to catch them! GOD was with you in the beginning of the creation and was with you all the way along but HE did not have a Body until HE prepared One so you could see HIM!

'He was in the world and the world was made by him but the world knew him not.'
'But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God.'


So it is a privilege to live in such a recognition and to build upon such a Foundation as this one, for with or without a person I will carry out MY Plan and MY Purpose to the letter and naught shall slightly hinder. I thank you.

 

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