The Scripture was once more literally fulfilled, when in the presence of enthusiastic thousands FATHER addressed a powerful Message to Emperor Haile Selassie, who had appealed to HIM through his Ambassador in America, Dr. Malaku Bayen, Sunday afternoon, December 6th.
Throughout Biblical history it has been predicted that the hour would come in the last days, when the kings of the earth would be required to lay down their crowns at the Presence of the LORD of the whole earth, for HE would come in His Personal Tabernacle or Bodily Form, as LORD of Lords and KING of Kings.
The hour has struck, and millions bear witness that HE has come. If the Kings would retain their material crowns they must bow to FATHER DIVINE. That this is no longer merely a prediction or a declaration but an actual fact, was verified when FATHER spoke Personally from His New York City Headquarters and sent a call ringing through the Universe, for the Kings and Emperors, and the so-called Rulers of the world, to recognize the Blesser if they would continue to be blessed.
The blessings bestowed upon individuals can be had by nations and their so-called Rulers by the same recognition. This Message came forth when Dr. Savory, a prominent advocator of the cause of Ethiopia, and Dr. Malaku Bayen, personal Representative of Emperor Selassie in America, called at FATHER'S New York City Headquarters during the serving of the daily afternoon Banquet, December 6th, seeking FATHER'S financial assistance for the distressed people of Ethiopia. It was not their first visit for this purpose. Dr. Savory particularly had been persistent in his efforts for many months, to enlist the great economic and financial support that would come from thousands and millions, at FATHER'S Word. But like so many others of the various fields of life, he apparently wanted the blessing but not the Blesser. Therefore the Message came forth from the great Blesser of all, as follows:
PEACE EVERYONE! Here we all are again, as One in all and all in One. That is the way to stand with Victory over all undesirable conditions. Such a Victory comes through unifying yourselves together in One. Whatsoever one may be able to express, all will be part of it, if they are unified in mind, aim and spirit. At this juncture I have arisen, not to speak Personally, as there are quite a number of visitors here this afternoon, but especially we have with us, Dr. Savory and Dr. Bayen. They may have something they would like to tell you.
In the meantime, there are others here, as Representatives of the social, religious and spiritual, and even the different worlds of expression. We are pleased to have them with us. I could have said, we have with us especially again, representatives from the educational world. We are pleased to have them, and they are welcome to participate in this demonstration when they visit, if they wish to.
I AM still stressing My old saying, I term it to be a Proverb reiterated millions of times,
'Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you.'
Those who wish to hear ME speak, you give ME all you have. Now I do not mean,
give ME all you have materially, but give ME all you have mentally. I do not
have space nor places to receive all of the material blessings I already have,
but as your mental world of expression, your vocabularies, are transmittable,
being invisible, they are also reincarnatable. They can be transmitted from one
to the other, and all will be able to enjoy them.
Therefore I say, "Give to the world from your vocabularies, the best you have, and the best will come back to you." But if you try to hoard up for yourself, and limit yourself with such a concept, it is a matter of impossibility for you to enjoy the Abundance of the Fullness such as we are enjoying. In unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose we all stand together. Therefore, I say, here you all are as One apparently insignificant, representing every nation, language, tongue and people representing all of the peoples of the earth collectively and universally, and expressing the mentality and the vocabularies of each and all of them as we cooperate together in the unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose.
Then I say, here you are and there I AM, there I sit and here you stand. If I did not have a word from the vocabularies of the world of Civilization, if I contact you harmoniously, your skill and ability, as well as your vocabulary will be transmitted to ME and I will also enjoy it, for I AM one with you.
At this time I AM refraining from speaking and I AM giving space and place for those of our visitors who would like to have a word to say and would like to hear from ME. Say something that is sufficient to reach the mental and the spiritual realm wherein I AM functioning. If you do, with joy you may be able to draw water out of all these wells in the individuals of salvation, of consolation, and a part of the satisfying portion they all have received. I will not call on Dr. Savory as a person individually, for he understands, and all of our visiting friends I believe they do, that we move volitionally. If you desire to produce, allow yourself to move volitionally, and be governed by your highest intuition. It will not be necessary to contact ME Personally, but you will get an answer speedily. I thank you. Part 2
Following FATHER'S Words, Dr. Savory introduced Dr. Malaku Bayen, personal Representative and Ambassador of Emperor Haile Selassie to America. He said Dr. Bayen had with him a reproduction of Emperor Selassie's radio address from London, December 2nd, and this would be presented to the audience in a few moments. This was done, and as the record revolved Emperor Selassie was heard speaking very briefly in his native tongue. This was followed by a translation made during the broadcast by Dr. Bayen in which he said that his Emperor thanked the people of America for their support of the homeless and distressed people of Ethiopia in their time of great sorrow, and that he was fully aware of the plans of his Ambassador for securing their further support. An appeal was then made to FATHER'S followers to cooperate in the relief of Ethiopia by requesting stamps with all purchases made in local stores, these stamps to be supplied to the merchants by Dr. Bayen at one-fifth of a cent apiece. In conclusion Dr. Bayen said in part:
"The Peace of the world is about to crumble because men are ignoring Righteousness and Justice. They are about to crucify Ethiopia because she is weak. GOD is refusing Peace to the world because they have ignored His Rights. We admire your motto, PEACE' for which we are hungry, and we join you in your Peace Mission. I hope you will join us in supporting the suffering Ethiopians. Thank you very much."
In response to the message of Emperor Selassie, and the remarks of Dr. Bayen and Dr. Savory, FATHER arose speaking as never a man spoke. His Personal Words of Authority were as follows:
PEACE EVERYONE! My Salutation and yours, I AM extending to the world that all mankind the universe over might have the PEACE that we are enjoying. If the nations of the earth would but accept of that fanatical and that radical revelation given by inspiration a little while ago in the melody of the composition conveyed for your consideration, it would be PEACE on the Earth and GOOD WILL to mankind.
I have heard you sing and I have heard you say, "FATHER DIVINE is all I need." Individuals are calling on My Presence; and peoples the universe over, of nations and of every other tribe; they desire My Protection. They desire Your GOD, but every man after his own manner. But I say to the children of men, they must be after yours!
It has long since been declared, and re-declare I the same: Until the PRINCE of PEACE, and the KING of PEACE shall have been recognized there shall be no Peace on the earth. We have them calling on us individually, we have them calling on us personally, we have them calling on us from families after families, from language after language, and people after people but why is it they call on ME and do not recognize MY PRESENCE? If you seek ME as a man, you will find the same as you have been finding in mankind, but if you seek ME as GOD as millions declare I AM, I will free your country and I will free your land. It is indeed wonderful!
The hour has truly come tell the Kings to lay down their crowns! (At this point the enthusiasm of the assembled thousands who had echoed every word, broke into a tremendous demonstration, after which FATHER continued:) I said, tell them to lay down their Crowns, and recognize GOD! Their friends, their representatives recognize GOD! At the Name of GOD, Whom millions say I AM, the nations of the earth shall bow! Every tongue shall confess that GOD has actually come in the FLESH to Redeem the whole cursed Earth and bring peace on earth and good will to mankind, for they shall not have any peace until they recognize HIM, of Whom you say I AM!
I have sent MY Righteous Government Platform and MY Message, to every civilized land, and territory, and country. Now tell them I said, accept of ME and I will free them! Mankind try to get GOD to bow down to them, but at this Name every knee must bow, every tongue must confess, and they must recognize GOD in the Flesh, or else there shall be no peace on earth. You want your health you get it by recognizing GOD in the Flesh! You want your happiness and freedom, your peace and every other desirable blessing you get it by recognizing GOD in the Flesh! It is indeed Wonderful!
I heard you say you want peace on the earth, and you want peace among the nations, and you want your country to have its real emancipation. Let your country and your majesty accept of the emancipator! ("Yes, GOD Almighty," came from the thousands.) Send your majesty a telegram not a telegram but a cablegram and tell him I said accept of ME! If he only will accept of ME mentally and spiritually I will free him! But they shall no longer have ME socially and financially unless they accept of ME mentally and spiritually. (Again the mighty voice of thousands rang out.)
PEACE EVERYONE! It is declared in the Gospel,
'Seek ye first the Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.'
Tell them I said seek ME spiritually and mentally in Righteousness, and those
things they need will be added, but they cannot have ME unless they accept ME
Righteously unless they accept ME mentally and spiritually and believe in ME
sincerely, even as these do under My Personal Jurisdiction.
The hour has truly come, every knee must bow and every tongue must confess, and all of the Kings must throw down their crowns and recognize Your GOD, for I heard you sing and I heard you say,
'All Hail the Power of FATHER'S Name,
Let Angels prostrate fall,
Bring forth the Royal Diadem,
And Crown HIM LORD of ALL.'
Because My followers say it by inspiration, I AM going to see that they do it,
before I make another move! Let them bring forth the Royal Diadem and Crown HIM
LORD of all. Everything shall be dethroned from the throne of your mind, and
you must recognize your GOD Whom millions have Crowned, and know within yourself
HE is KING of Kings and LORD of Lords, with or without a bodily form. It is a
Principle; it is the Fundamental, and yet it is personifiable, It is. With or
without a bodily form it can and will be the same. Therefore, every nation, language,
tongue and people, they all must Crown HIM LORD of all. Oh it is something to
consider!
Mankind attempts to ignore the Fundamental, and attempts to make GOD a man among men, but I have declared, with this Body or without this Body I AM the Same, and all mankind must recognize ME as you do, even as I AM, or else they shall not, cannot and shall not stand. Oh it is something to consider!
One of our great leaders in the religious world a year or so ago I wrote him a letter, Dr. Cadman, he did not have time for ME! (Dr. Cadman of New York, known to many through his radio sermons, who passed away suddenly some months ago.) I have sent My Message to Europe Asia and Africa, and to all of the Chief Executives of each and all of these Countries. If they accept of ME they will be successful, they will be prosperous, they will have the victory, but if they continue to ignore ME, My Majesty will ignore them, and that which I have loaned to them will no longer be theirs.
I wrote the Pope of Rome (Pontiff at that time was Pope Pius XI) and sent him a message directly, return receipt requested, registered mail, and I received it in return as witness that he received it, but did he answer ME? What is the matter with him today? Today he is calling for the whole of the Church to pray, for he has a stroke. It is indeed wonderful!
Through My condescension I AM insignificant apparently, but mankind must recognize the insignificance of the Infinite when HE veils HIMSELF in the spirit and expression of the Insignificant. They must recognize HIM as the INFINITE wheresoever HE may be manifested. Oh it is something to consider! I have spoken, I have acted, and I have expressed, and I have stressed the significance of the different individuals, and the different countries and organizations and political parties accepting of the fundamental for which I stand, that they might have their emancipation even as I and Mine. Oh it is something to consider! But they have failed to accept of it because it is so insignificant to them, but yet they desire My support and protection morally, and from an economic point of view. Accept of ME spiritually firstly. If you do not accept of ME spiritually firstly, you cannot enjoy My blessings financially and morally.
The Bible has declared, first seek ye the Kingdom of GOD and His right-use-ness or Righteousness, which means right-use-ness how to use things and the Power that GOD will give you; seek how to use it, the Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness, and all of these material things will be added if you will seek HIM firstly. That is the significance!
Now I have called the whole universe through this message this morning firstly to Ethiopia and all of Africa, and all other lands and countries this one as well as other countries: accept of ME morally and socially it is all right, but you must accept of ME mentally and spiritually firstly.
Take these thoughts to consideration and build upon this foundation. If you do, you will have your real emancipation, for that is the purpose for which I came, that all mankind might have their real emancipation the same as you have it under My Personal Jurisdiction. We are in a free country apparently free although there are unconstitutional laws, rules and regulations being drafted and brought out under the Constitution unconstitutional pieces of legislation that are in exact violation of the Constitution. They will try to bind you at times, but if you will stand firm and be substantiated in faith and unshaken in confidence, My Spirit and My Presence will give you your real emancipation.
There has been a question as to My followers signing the Security Act Blanks. It is up to them to do so if they wish to, but if you know within yourself it is in violation to your religious conscious conviction, you will not do it I AM sure. If you are convinced it is in violation of the fundamental for which you stand, you will firstly make a complete sacrifice of your occupation. You would go right up and give up your occupation. If such an unconstitutional and non-Evangelical ruling would be compulsory, you would give up your occupation and stand independent without an occupation, knowing that I would make a way for you. If it is a violation of the law, and if it is compulsory, as it may be termed such that would cause physical punishment, you can and we all can, sacrifice our occupations for Righteousness, Truth and Justice, and start in this Nation an independent unfoldment of a party that will stand for Righteousness, Truth and Justice.
All of these thoughts must be stamped in your memory. You must rise above the consideration of dollars and cents as soon as you recognize GOD'S ACTUAL PRESENCE and realize HE is Infinite. Oh it is a privilege to realize it! Then I say, stand firm if you are convinced it is wrong to do this, that or the other. Whatsoever you are convinced it is wrong to do, you must be willing to stand to your endeavor, and of course if it is the man's job, you do not have to work for him. You do not have to bind yourself under a curse because of work, because there are other works and ways and means GOD has already planned. I will make ways and means for the True and the Faithful who are willing to live evangelically whole-heartedly, even though all earth oppose ME.
I hope you all will take these thoughts to consideration, and realize as I said to one of the administrators, I consider My followers would be willing to sacrifice their occupation immediately if it is conflicting with their religious convictions, or religious conviction. Firstly your duty is to your GOD, your Creator, by firstly seeking the Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness, and all things will be added thereafter. Therefore I am sure, I am quite sure it is not compulsory in the way that you would be obliged to work at a place if you do not wish to. If it was in this country, there would be a great uprising, and those who would bring about such compulsion would be found guilty of something they would be very sorry for. Isn't that wonderful?
There are millions and millions today, who will not resort to violence. There are millions who will not resort to war again. There are millions who will not tolerate war, or race riot, and such as that, for they are declaring PEACE, and they shall ACT it. Now isn't that wonderful? They shall declare it in words, deeds and actions. They shall tell in actions better than in words that they are speaking, for actions speak louder than words.
Now I would like to say a word in reference to the stamps as explained. As I said in reference to Ethiopia; if Ethiopia will accept of this Righteous Government Platform, My Message and My Mission even as I AM, they could and would be completely emancipated and have PEACE on Earth, and GOOD WILL towards men, and would be absolutely independent even as I AM, without a stamp. But if they co-operate with ME mentally and spiritually, I may condescendingly come to the level to talk and act with them accordingly for a purpose, that I might be in harmony with them if they are in harmony with ME mentally and spiritually.
Take these thoughts to consideration, and this fundamental for which I AM standing. It may cost the sacrifice of many lives, but My Body and My Mission will not deviate from My Endeavors, for when I AM functioning in one I AM functioning in another. When I cease to function in one, I will be functioning in others, for I AM in reality universal. I thank you.
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