Service Area at The Mount of the House of the Lord
This profound Sermon was given directly after the proof reading of another profound and dynamic Sermon given in nineteen thirty seven, which had been buried for lo, these many years, but through FATHER'S Spirit had been unearthed that all might benefit thereby. FATHER arose to enlarge on same and stressed the recognition of the Body of GOD on earth among men, and that it is through such a recognition that the children of men may remain in their bodies and have body salvation.
The Message referred to by FATHER is well worth considering, for it goes to show that FATHER'S Words are just the same today as they were then and HE has not deviated from His Doctrine of Salvation! Thus, the Power of GOD is just the same today! Read it carefully and prayerfully and take cognizance of them, for they truly are Spirit and Life and are salvation for the whole world.
For Thy Profound Words of Healing and Salvation, Almighty GOD, we humbly thank THEE!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, and the following are FATHER'S Words of Spirit and Life, with FATHER speaking as follows:)
PEACE EVERYONE! This Message as just proof read, was given at number 20 West 115th Street, October 16, 1937. From the experience of the brother mentioned in the Message, I hope it will be something conveyed therein that might be the means of the Salvation of men, for truly,
'As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.'
And yet it is written, by thinking into action after the manner of men I was
speaking, they could not or cannot make one hair white or black.
But that Message was left on record as you can see here, having not been proof read, but the man of whom was as though he was dead, yet he was made alive again! But matters not how deep you may bury the Truth, it shall rise again! Aren't you glad? In Love and Mercy I came, but Love and Mercy has been tortured, crucified and slain, but GOD HIMSELF lives again!
This Message was buried and not revealed, having not been brought out after I gave it, for all of these many years, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven -- about thirteen years ago; but GOD'S Life and Spirit has resurrected it and brought it to the surface once again, to let you see and know, that which was as tough it was dead, behold, it liveth again! The Message for the benefit of humanity generally, it reaches out into fields unknown, but for the consideration of those of the people and even those of My Adherents around ME, I appeal to you set your houses in order, for this is GOD'S Administration and GOD is reigning now! I shall judge the world with Justice and the people with Equity!
The International Tribunal Courts of the world, they are but bespeaking the mystery of GOD in Equity and Justice to the people individually as GOD speaks through the Tribunal Courts of Government to the political and national criminals and judges them with justice and their subjects with equity. Aren't you glad? It is something to consider. I have shown you -- not only taught you in the way of Wisdom, but I have shown you the way of Wisdom and the way of Life Eternal and I have led you into the right path! When thou goest, thou hast no occasion to stumble and when thou runnest, thou should not faint!
This Message is stressful to be considered in My consideration if not in yours. But those who are negative and inharmonious, it is essential to take cognizance of My Message! I AM the only hope of your redemption and the only Salvation of the world! Aren't you glad? It is marvelous to behold! I did not just say what I AM saying now! You may retrace your thoughts back even from years before that date and that time and you can see and find definitely I have been continually carrying on, trying to bring Peace on earth and good will to all of the children of men that they might recognize GOD'S Presence in the midst of them.
This thought is so deep and so profound to let you see, in Love and Mercy I came! When he was brought all the way from across the continent, said to have been nearly four thousand miles from the Northern Pacific; may have come no doubt down through the southern part and back up here to New York and yet, being as though he was dead, eaten up with cancer, his whole system was a cancerous condition and they sent for ME to come to One Hundred and Fifteen Street when I was at one fifty-six to one sixty West One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street at the time, at one of our other churches when they called for ME to come to raise him, as he was brought all the way across the continent and was speechless, lying on stretchers, and I said, "Go and tell him to arise and he shall live!" or words to that effect. I said, "I do not need to go Physically or Personally since I AM Impersonal; I need not make a physical effort, neither need I use any material methods to reach the condition, but if he contacts ME mentally and spiritually, having faith implicit, I will lift him!"
And oh, how glorious it was when they carried the message! He arose up immediately and from thence he was healed completely and went back to the West Coast. It is something to consider. But by the erroneousness of the wicked and by those with whom he came in contact, he took in some of their antagonistic and malicious, treacherous propaganda and it reacted on him again, and I called him to his feet to Peace again.
I say, in Love and Mercy and tender Compassion I came! Then I say, it is something to consider. But as it was in the days of old, in the land of Egypt, how GOD saved many out of the land of Egypt, afterwards destroyed them all that believed not on GOD and would not look upon the serpent that I commanded them to lift up and look upon. All they were obliged to do was just to look upon the serpent. "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up," the recorder says, "that whomsoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life." Not only lifted up on the cross, as the direct interpretation of that serpent-lifting man, but whomsoever it may be that will believe on ME sincerely, sympathetically and harmoniously and endeavor to live accordingly, shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be -- you know what! Therefore, consider! Consider!
My Love and Mercy is for everlasting and this Truth, yea, this Life and Compassion endureth to all generations, but yet I did say predictionally:
'My spirit shall not always strive with man.'
Can you not see the Mystery? So then I say, it is a privilege to observe what you have seen and what you have heard. Once again I will appeal, Love thou ME more than these! Love ME more than yourself! Yes, you will know what's coming! If you don't know it, you will feel it! Truly might have I said, "Lovest thou ME more than these?" It is only in Love and Mercy I came to save you from your sins, from all selfishness and selfish tendencies, all fancies and all human pleasures; save from your self and all of self's connections so that you might recognize and realize the Perfect Picture and vision it before it is too late!
Hear ye the Words of GOD! I say, hear ye the Words of GOD! Vision the Perfect Picture! Consider the Perfect Picture! Consider it in your own consideration; by visualization you will reproduce the Perfect Picture in your consciousness, and as I have so often said: "If you take cognizance of My Picture, yea, of My Message, a greater Picture of ME can be reproduced in your likeness!" It is essential! It is essential! I say, it is essential, the hope of your redemption and all humanity's to take cognizance of My Message and recognize the Body of GOD! If you don't want civilization, as far as you are concerned individually, to be extinct, recognize the Body of GOD! Visualize the Body! Idolize the Body and realize the Body! GOD'S Body is incorruptible and undefiled and cannot fade away! Visualize it! It cannot fade away! The Perfect Picture! No other Picture, no other Sample and no other Example! Unless you recognize the Body of GOD, you are dead now! I thank you.
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