The Shrine to Life
Oh, how Glorious it is to realize that GOD Almighty in Bodily Form, yea, in His Holy Tabernacle, through His great Condescension, is made Real, Tangible and Practical in our midst; setting up His Kingdom that has been afore told would be a Living Reality from the beginning of creation! Though mortality and the finite minds of men through jealousy, through envy and sometimes through misunderstanding, try to minimize this marvelous Work and Mission of Righteousness, Truth and Justice, which is growing by leaps and bounds, yet GOD rides above all criticism like the Victorious Conqueror that HE is, and HE shall accomplish the purpose for which HE came and naught shall hinder HIM!
Read, therefore, all ye people, this wonderful Message of Truth and Light, and allow your minds to be filled with the light of understanding, that you might see the Reality of GOD and of His great Work among you.
Thank YOU, O Dean of the Universe.
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, after which FATHER Speaks as follows:
Peace everyone; Here we all are again, there I sit and stand in the unity of the Spirit, of Mind and of Purpose, even though some may not know Who I AM! If there is any unity within you it is that of which I deem to be given. Here you all are and there I AM; there I sit and here you stand in the unity of Spirit of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose, for you would not be here without ME! Personally I came to you, reincarnating, reproducing and bringing to fruition in you that Something you did not know, of which you know now to be ME! Aren't you glad! And whatsoever I AM of you that much of ME you are; and whatsoever you are of ME, that much of you I AM! or vice-versal.
So it is a wonderful blessing to observe and to see the unfoldment of the Spirit of that great At-one-ment which firstly comes mentally and spiritually and thence in the actuated words of expression and is reincarnated in the hearts and lives of the people to be reproduced in person to be observed; for you as persons are the manifesters of GOD!
I thought a little while ago in the proofreading of the Messages given by one of the speakers when it pointed out how the commentator, or in other words, the reporter, tried to ignore the significance of the Truth as exemplified among you and attempted to create a sensation by apparently reflecting burlesque-ism, to make a burlesque in the writing of a story concerning the Hope of his Redemption.
I also thought of how one of the papers wrote an article Monday morning, or Sunday night, that there were twenty-three courses courses served at the dedication of the Brigantine Hotel, Church and Communion Hall. No doubt he arrived about the time of the conclusion of the dedication but not in the beginning, unless he desired to exaggerate wilfully; because if he would have been there in the beginning he would have seen and known definitely there were so many times more than twenty-three courses served, such as no man has ever served, yet there were more than two hundred courses — well up over two hundred courses —well up over two hundred courses; I think they said there were about two hundred and sixteen courses, less three that they discontinued for the lack of time to serve all and to give all a chance to be served by serving different tables; but at least two hundred and twelve courses. So it goes to show you, as the speaker said, men will try to minimize the Omnipotence of GOD, both on the material plane and in HIS Omniscience in illustration.
Some will speak of the Spirit of MY Presence, MY Illustrations and Messages as though we are limited mentally and spiritually; but oh how glorious it is to realize as I said in reference to GOD being Spirit and Spirit being GOD; the One that created the heaven and the earth and all things that are in them is the Spirit, Whom you say I AM. It is that same Spirit with or without a Bodily Form according to biblical history that moved out upon the face of the deep and began its creation of old times!
Oh, how glorious it is to observe the Mystery and to know whereof you speak, realizing the Spirit is it that can and will create and recreate as it wills, with or without a Body. Therefore, all should take cognizance of the Truth, for the Spirit is revealing things that were hid to you! Things that were hid before the creation, since the Eternal Spirit is Omniscient it will bring to the surface things that were unseen from the pre-historic days of GOD'S Creation. But if we start at the creation for an instant and consider GOD as Spirit and Spirit alone, then and from thence retrace that spirit to the present time and find that Spirit re-inhabited and reincarnated in your hearts and in your minds; then the Spirit can express as effectively as it did before it had any body!
When it moved out on the face of the deep in His Creation and began its creation, the creation of all creation, why, it was GOD in Spirit without a Bodily Form! It did not prohibit the bodily forms from coming into expression through and by the way of HIS Own Creation, but to the extreme reverse of a prohibitation, it brought about that Visible Creation of the creation!
"Let dry land appear!"
Dry land came forth into expression according to Biblical history, if we speak Biblically.
So it is a privilege to observe the mystery how the Spirit worked scientifically and accurately and none can correct it! With or without a Body the Spirit is Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent! The Spirit fills all space and is absent from none. The Spirit is All Wise, I say, Omnisciently unfolding HIS Mysteries of Wisdom to the children of men! Yet, as I say, in the beginning of the creation we have no record historically or Scripturally where GOD as Spirit and Spirit alone spoke in the English language then! Did the Spirit have a letter of the English alphabet? Did it speak English at that time after the manner of men? ("No, FATHER Dear," answered the assembled masses.)
According to Biblical history the translation of the Scripture was essential to bring Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding to this dispensation; Therefore the King James version of the Bible translated, or a revised version of the King James, speaks very explicitly to the English speaking people;Yet it does not say GOD was confined to King James, neither to King James' version because he was and Englishman, but GOD inspired King James by inspiration in the English speaking tongue to give the interpretation according to his version. Aren't you glad!
But where did the Wisdom come from? Was it bound to the Hebrew tongue? ("No," came the response from the audience.) Some may think it was bound to the Hebrew tongue. Through HIS Condescension in the language of men GOD has been speaking, according to the dispensation in which the religious lived and existed. GOD spoke according to their respective languages in which they lived and moved and had their being. Even so through GOD'S Condescension GOD lives and moves and has HIS Being within you, within those in Whom HE functions, within those those in Whom HE is revealed, within those in Whom HE is resurrected!
Even before Christ Jesus came, HE is the REdeemer and Savior! Did not one say:
"I know that my Redeemer liveth for HE liveth in my soul!"
There must have been a supernatural inspiration within, inspiring that one who recognized the Redeeming Savior living within him! So it is a privilege to observe the Mystery.
To whatsoever language or tongue His Spirit is revealed in, GOD speaks in that language to them. Therefore, through the Hebrew tongue HE spoke to the children of men as the Biblical foundation of our Biblical history, from then unto this time, but the translations were essential to the advanced civilization as the people increased and multiplied in divers languages; therefore, it was essential to have the translation.
The translation of the Scripture was for the purpose of meeting the people of different languages and tongues and versions; therefore GOD spoke to them from the revised versions of different translators so that they might understand HIM; if I must speak after the manner of men, so they might understand "HIM"!
GOD is speaking today in your language through HIS Condescension and is recalling your thoughts back to the great essential of One Language and One Speech as was in the beginning — they were all of One Language and One Speech GOD is bringing all creation back into that One Language and One Speech, or back into that Great At-one-ment as they were in the beginning of creation!
There are many things I could say to you, but I believe there has been enough said to stir up your pure minds concerning the mystery. But especially I thought to call your attention to the thought that has been conveyed concerning the reporter — how they tried to minimize the greatness of GOD'S Majesty, Love and Mercy, and even HIS Omniscience, because of HIS Condescension! Aren't you glad! But with all of the minimize-ation of the acts of men, GOD through HIS Condescension in Love and Mercy has truly come, transcending every barrier of limitation and every opposition and every criticism!
I thought a little while ago of the many, many lectures, addresses and sermons, and I thought as I listened and proofread together with the open reader, how glorious it is to observe the mystery and see that you have something that is second to none in literature! It is reading matter that cannot be surpassed — that of which has been given as scientific facts and figures that are to stout to be denied! I have brought into actuality the reality of the Truth, for the Truth as awakened and put forth into expression by you and millions of others, I am bringing it out through facsimile letters. I AM telling you and others under "Righteousness — Marches On!" that which I had long since spoken years and years ago in illustrations!
These are facts and figures too stout to be denied, but they have been actually literally written so that there may not be a stone unturned; for truly they are facts and figures, for they are facsimile letters and correspondence and receipts under "Righteousness — Marches On!" They cannot be denied when they are facsimiled, when they are photostat-ed!
Then I say, it is a privilege to give the public something that is the Truth, that cannot be denied; something that cannot be rightfully criticized or doubted by the most critical or doubtful person; because when it comes out in facsimile, the exact literary picture of the letter the person wrote you, they know it is true; as a facsimile being a fact, a photostated fact. Aren't you glad!
Therefore I say, this Truth is Omniscient with or without a person! MY Omniscience cannot be criticized, for it teaches wisdom, knowledge and understanding on every side! Then I say, when they try to criticize the Truth, as the speaker said a little while ago, I go them one better! When they try to throw ME down, the harder the better, the higher they bounce ME! I have that bouncing efficiency in MYSELF that automatically bounces the higher — the harder they throw ME! Aren't you glad!
Then I say, live in this recognition and take on a little more of this great contagion, and you too, as well as I (as though it is you), will be as I AM!
It is a privilege to live in this recognition, for GOD is reigning now; reigning in the hearts and minds of the children of men, stressing them as no man can; causing them to realize whatsoever GOD is manifested in — that expression or manifestation will express perfection, or at least Supremacy. It will express supremacy of whatsoever may be in evidence in such an experience, for GOD is the Supreme One! This Name has in itself is the essence and substance of Perfection and it will express it if you will but let it.
I need not say more but I thought to call your attention to the fact that in the dedication of the Brigantine Hotel, Church and Holy Communion Hall we did have over two hundred courses instead of twenty-three courses; and we had a-full and a-plenty today just the same! As a practical teacher of practical psychology I demonstrate the abundance, as a sample and as an example, showing you conclusively, if you will visualize ME vividly I will produce the abundance of the fullness for you!
There are those of the agricultural world who say if you plant at a certain time of the moon it will produce according to the time or season you have planted those seeds. It may be superstition but some believe it it true, and it usually works out as they say it would do.
Visualize the abundance as the full moon is in evidence in the agriculturists' experience and in the farmers' experience otherwise! Some say you should slaughter your meat or slaughter your hogs at the time when they will not waste away as on the waste of the moon. It may be a superstitious version but some observe it! And as they observe it, to them it is a reality.
I have been stressing the abundance of the fullness and I produce the abundance of the fullness wheresoever I AM! It may be superstition according to the mortal version but I have made it a reality, for I actually have it!
Truly might have Jesus said to one,
"Handle ME and feel ME and see that a Spirit has not flesh and bones!"
Christ through His Condescension convinced them by tangibilating Himself — in other words, Reproducing Himself in the selfsame likeness as He was before the crucifixion; supposedly the selfsame Bodily Form!
"Handle ME and feel ME and see that a Spirit has not flesh and bones!"
I want you to know the tangibilation of things is the way; no longer the invisibilation; traveling through the world of superstition in your imagination, seeking something and finding nothing, but:
"Handle ME and feel ME and see that I AM a Living Reality!"
I have been made real, tangible and practical! No longer looking for ME and reaching for ME and catching nothing but the wind; grabbing at the shadow and missing the Substance, but only observing it as a supposition in your imagination or in your superstition. GOD made it real, tangible and practical!
"Handle ME and feel ME and see that I AM a Living Reality!"
I take you away from that world of superstition and from all superstitious versions; therefore, no longer seek ME to observe ME from that angle of expression, but "handle ME and feel ME and see . . . !" I wanted to show them something!They had lived in the suppositional world or version long enough. No longer live in the mythological world but come down here where I AM! You have been here all the time in reality but you were merely up there imaginarily. Now come back down here imaginarily and observe the truth in reality!
"Handle ME and feel ME and see I AM no longer a supposition"
Aren't you glad! GOD is made real, Present, here and now; and since GOD is universal and fills all space and is absent from none, GOD is Present with you and where you are at all times!
The realness of GOD was brought forth into consideration by the handling of His Bodily Form! Aren't you glad! I say, the realness of GOD was brought forth into consideration by the handling of His Bodily Form! GOD is as real as your imagination concerning your Savour was. GOD is as tangible and as visible as the invisibilation and the intangibilization of His Majesty was!
Oh, how glorious it is to realize I bring your world into your activity, yea, into every activity, the reality of you Lord and your Savior! You can handle ME, you can see Me, you can feel ME — I AM a reality! I thank you!