https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:28:43 +0000 Biblical - Michael Teachings Channeling - Q & A en https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/301/were-peter-and-judas-priests Mon, 27 May 2013 15:16:43 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 301@/channeling/discussions It has been said that Peter and Judas were Priests. Were all of Christ’s disciples in the Priest Role?

THE APOSTLE PAUL WAS ALSO A PRIEST, YES. THE DISCIPLES THOMAS AND MATTHEW WERE BOTH WARRIORS. THE DISCIPLE JOHN WAS AN ARTISAN. THE OTHERS WERE PRIESTS.

THE KING OFTEN GIVES THE ILLUSION OF POWER MODE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUNG.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/298/did-jesus-die-on-the-cross Mon, 27 May 2013 15:01:51 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 298@/channeling/discussions Did Jesus die on the cross as is said in the Bible? Was Judas really a betrayer?

THIS WAS OF COURSE A COMMON FORM OF EXECUTION FOR A NON-ROMAN CITIZEN. YES, THE BODY DIED THAT WAY. THE TASK WAS FINISHED. IT WAS AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE MAN JUDAS DID NO MORE THAN HE WAS ASKED TO DO. STILL, HE WAS CONFUSED AND OVERCOME BY REMORSE, EVEN THOUGH HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE MAN WAS LONG GONE AT THE TIME THE BODY DIED. THE MAN JUDAS AT THAT TIME WAS A MID CYCLE MATURE PRIEST IN SUBMISSION. THIS GAVE HIM LITTLE OPTION TO REFUSE THE KING [Jesus]. IT WOULD BE GOOD WORK TO DETERMINE THIS. (Who Judas is.)

How did Judas die?

THE MAN SUICIDED.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/297/pontius-pilatus Mon, 27 May 2013 14:59:36 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 297@/channeling/discussions Who is Pontius Pilatus?

THE MAN PILATE WAS A SCHOLAR IN SUBMISSION. HE WAS A “VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES”, AND OF CHOICE. THIS EVENT WAS STRONG IN THE GROUP. IT DID HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH BONDING OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOULS, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE CHOICE THIS LIFE, THE CHOICES OF INTERACTION ON THIS PLANE. THIS TIME AND PARALLEL TIME FRAMES DOES FIGURE IN, YES.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/289/golden-tablets-of-mormons Mon, 27 May 2013 01:47:12 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 289@/channeling/discussions Are the Golden Tablets of the Mormons valid as being left there by God or whatever?

THIS ENTIRE BODY IS FOUNDED UPON MAN’S ETERNAL GULLIBILITY. THIS IS, OF COURSE, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF MAN’S EFFORTS TO COMPLEXIFY THE NATURAL ORDER. IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE MYTHS LIMITED TO THE MIDDLE EAST; THEY HAD TO EXPAND TO THIS CONTINENT.

What is the preponderance of soul levels in Salt Lake City?

THE AVERAGE LEVEL IN THIS AREA IS SECOND LEVEL YOUNG, WITH A PREPONDERANCE OF PRIESTS.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/274/marriage-at-cana Mon, 27 May 2013 00:02:21 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 274@/channeling/discussions Was the marriage at Cana, mentioned in the New Testament, the marriage of Jesus to Mary Magdeline? Follow up question : If so. how many children did they have, if any. If so, are there descendants of them alive to day?

MICHAEL: Yes, the wedding feast at Cana was the celebration of the man Jesus taking the woman Mary in marriage. There were no living children from that union, although there were several born to them. Which means that there are no descendants today.

Did they die in childbirth?

MICHAEL: Three were stillborn, one lived to the age of 5, and two others died in their later childhood. We should have stated it thusly: There were no children who lived to adulthood from that union.

How old was Jesus when he died?

MICHAEL: The man known as Jesus was 37 years old when he died. The man Jesus never left the geographical area in which he was born.

Channeled by Nancy Gordon]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/257/birthplace-of-jesus Sun, 26 May 2013 15:53:56 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 257@/channeling/discussions What is the true birthplace of the man known to us as Jesus, and how far off is history in terms of accuracy as to his year of birth?

MICHAEL: The birthplace of the man Jesus was in a village that no longer exists. In order to maintain the fiction of the prophecies, Bethlehem was promoted, with its tale of inns and shepherds. The man Jesus was born in the reign of Augustus in what is now known as the year 4 BC. It has been said that the year 6 BC is the date, but this is off by two years. We also say that there is no truth to the story of a midwinter birth. It was an ordinary spring night. No angels, no kings, no danger.

Channeled by Nancy Gordon]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/254/infinite-soul-christ-manifestation Sun, 26 May 2013 15:15:06 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 254@/channeling/discussions I'd like to ask about the Infinite Soul Christ manifestation. You've said previously that the message from the IS Christ/Jesus was muddied, misquoted, and degraded nearly from the beginning. What was the true purpose and message of that IS?

MICHAEL: We have said this before but it cannot be said often enough: The incarnation of the Infinite Soul is a matter of bringing the Logos to bear in the physical world. In order to do that the Infinite Soul has to acquire a body. Otherwise it cannot obtain a footing in the world of the physical plane. The Infinite Soul found the body of the man Jesu at exactly the right moment and undertook to incarnate in it, with his permission. This incarnation was a matter of a few weeks at most, and must not be supposed to have been the whole lifetime or even the adult lifetime of the man Jesu.

The bringing to bear needs some explanation. The Infinite Soul does not need to DO anything in its incarnation. All that is necessary is for it to BE, to have presence on the physical plane. That is why there were no cataclysms, or thundering bells ringing, or enormous crowds shouting alleluias, not forgetting hosts of angels at his birth. The crowds who followed him were a result of the Old soul Jesu bar Jousef's own personality and teaching. The Infinite Soul, when it incarnated in that body, was a shadow among men, going among the followers and teaching, yes, but without the uproar that had followed before. These teachings were gentle and calming, not a rousing call to arms. That is not the way of the Infinite Soul. Remember it as BEING PRESENT, not as RULING THE WORLD.

So the personality known across generations as Jesus was simply a man who did extraordinary things with his life by teaching love, goodness, and honesty?

MICHAEL: Yes, we would say this. Further, the man Jesus was an occult master and quite capable of performing miracles as he is thought to have done. He was also dedicated to bringing the teachings as he understood them to as many as would hear. Remember his words that you call the Beatitudes. These are among the truest of the words that are left of his.

You've said that the current manifestation of the IS has been put off because there has been sufficient consciousness raising -- so, what issue was pressing at that time for the IS to be present?

MICHAEL: At the time of the manifestation of the Infinite Soul there was a growing felt need to connect with the energy of the Tao. It was manifested in the many occult and fairly superstitious religions that were being introduced at the time into the Roman world from Africa and Asia. It was a turning point, much as this time is, between soul age levels for the world, moving from Baby to Young, as you are beginning the transition from Young to Mature. These are some of the reasons for the bringing of the Logos to bear at any time.

We remind you that the total turning over from Baby to Young took nearly 400 years. Today, with the possibility of interchange and connecting with each other in ways that were unheard of even a hundred years ago, there is a sense that the Infinite Soul may let things go their way as long as they seem to be 'on target' in a cosmological sense. The coming of the Infinite Soul is totally within ITS purview. We know no better than you when or even if it will come again, now or later.

Channeled by Nancy Gordon]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/207/jonah-and-the-whale Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:02 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 207@/channeling/discussions What about the story of Jonah and the whale in the Bible?

THE STORY OF COURSE IS ALLEGORICAL, AND HAS TO DO WITH MUTUAL COOPERATION.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/206/nazarus-and-john Sat, 25 May 2013 03:08:12 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 206@/channeling/discussions Question regarding the town of Nazarus, and who wrote the book of John in the New Testament.

THERE WAS A TOWN CALLED NEZERET, YES. IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED DURING THE THIRD CRUSADE. IT WAS NOT AN IMPORTANT CENTER OF ANYTHING OF NOTE. DREAMS WERE THE SOURCE OF THE REVELATIONS. THE OTHER [the Gospel] WAS AN ACCOUNT BY THE APOSTLE.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/199/parable-of-the-stone Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:01 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 199@/channeling/discussions Could we have an interpretation of the Biblical parable about the man carrying a stone and asking for help and having to carry the stone twice as far. I can see a Slave saying, “Yes, I’ll carry it”, a King saying, “Carry it yourself”; a man in Power would hit him, etc. Could we have a comment on this parable in relation to Roles?

HUMILITY, WHEN COMING FROM AN ENLIGHTENED VIEWPOINT, CAN ENABLE EVEN A YOUNG KING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE. EVEN THE INDIANS OF THIS COUNTRY ESPOUSED THIS PHILOSOPHY BEFORE THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN TO THIS CONTINENT, AND THEY WERE, FOR THE MOST PART, MATURE WARRIORS AND ARTISANS WITH SOME MATURE AND OLD PRIESTS INTERMINGLED. THIS IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNED, AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS. YES, IT DOES TAKE SOME [people] LONGER TO LEARN THIS THAN OTHERS. USUALLY THE ROLES OF WARRIORS, KINGS AND SAGES ARE AMONG THE LAST TO LEARN THIS, AND MUST GO THROUGH A LIFE IN ACCEPTANCE ON THE OLD CYCLE BEFORE THERE IS EVEN A GLIMMER OF THE TRUE MEANING OF HUMILITY. IT IS ONLY WHEN YOU CAN MAKE CARRYING THE ROCK MEANINGLESS THAT YOU CAN CARRY THE ROCK WITHOUT HOSTILITY. AS LONG AS CARRYING THE ROCK EVOKES EMOTION, THEN IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO CARRY IT IN THE DISPASSIONATE MANNER THAT TRUE HUMILITY REQUIRES.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/198/virgin-birth Sat, 25 May 2013 02:25:21 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 198@/channeling/discussions Does the metaphor of the “virgin birth” have to do with the manifestation of Jesus as the infinite spirit?

WE WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. COMING FROM PEOPLE WHO FEARED GREEK MYSTICISM, THIS WAS A NOVEL AND QUITE NATURAL EMBELLISHMENT.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/163/jesus-mother Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:03 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 163@/channeling/discussions Could we know of other lives of Mary (Jesus’ mother)?

YES. THIS LADY IS NOW AN OLD PRIEST. SHE HAS ALSO HAD MANY LIVES WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE CLERGY.

What was her soul Level at Christ’s birth?

SEVENTH LEVEL MATURE SOUL.

Did she accelerate during her lifetime?

NO.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/88/knowledge-of-good-and-evil Mon, 20 May 2013 00:38:33 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 88@/channeling/discussions Could you elaborate on the third chapter of Genesis about what the knowledge of good and evil is?

KNOWLEDGE OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FORCE.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts
]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/87/various-questions-about-christ Mon, 20 May 2013 00:37:14 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 87@/channeling/discussions I’ve read much on the crucifixion and have never been able to figure out why it happened.

HE WAS A THREAT TO JOSEPH CAIPHAS [the High Priest] WHO WAS GETTING RICH ON TEMPLE FUNDS, AND THERE WAS A SUITABLE PAWN AVAILABLE IN THE PERSON OF THE JUDEAN GOVERNOR [Herod Antipas] WHO WAS A COWARD AND WHO WAS ALREADY IN TROUBLE WITH TIBERIUS OVER OTHER THINGS. THE INFINITE SOUL CARES NOTHING ABOUT THE PHYSICAL BODY, AND WHEN IT WAS REALIZED HOW THE DECK WAS STACKED, IT WAS SEEN AS A CONVENIENT WAY TO SPEEDILY FULFILL THE PROPHESY.

What is meant by His saying He was the Son of God?

YOU ARE ALL “SONS OF GOD”. THIS MAN, BEFORE THE INFINITE SOUL MANIFESTED, REFERRED TO HIMSELF AS THE SERVANT OF MAN. THE INFINITE SOUL SAID, “I AM THE WORD”. THE INFINITE SOUL MANIFESTED DURING A PERIOD OF INTENSE MEDITATION AND FASTING, AND “THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT” WAS THE FIRST UTTERING OF THE INFINITE SOUL.

Did the man Jesus become conscious after the forty days and forty nights?

THIS MAN WAS AN OCCULT MASTER. HE WAS A FINAL LEVEL OLD SOUL.

What is the meaning of, “I am the word”?

THE LOGOS, THE TRUTH, THE ABSOLUTE, THE ORDER OF THINGS.

“Thy kingdom come, (when you hear the word,) thy will be done” — could you comment on this?

THE WORD IS UTTERED, THE WAY IS MADE KNOWN; IF YOU CHOSE THE PATH, EVOLUTION WILL OCCUR.

It makes me wonder, if evolution occurs through cycles regardless of what one does, what is the point of the Infinite soul manifesting? A lot of people quit their jobs to follow Him, and then lead useless lives. The implications are not to quit these things unless you are on the path instead of quitting your job and sitting around waiting for the “king”, and “judgment day”.

THIS WAS PROMULGATED BY A MAN NAMED JOHN, WHO HAD A SERIES OF NIGHTMARES. IT WAS NOT PLEASANT TO WATCH SOMEONE YOU LOVED DIE IN A PARTICULARLY HORRIBLE MANNER. THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE AND AN ECLIPSE THAT DAY — COMPLETELY NATURAL PHENOMENA, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. THIS GAVE RISE TO MANY BAD DREAMS IN ALREADY SUSCEPTIBLE SUPERSTITIOUS PEOPLE.

Could you comment on the second coming being in the clouds?

HE WAS WARNING THEM NOT TO EXPECT ANY PHYSICAL HELP FROM HIM. THEY COULD NOT CONCEIVE OF THE HELP IN THE ABSTRACT, AND TO HAVE TOLD THEM THAT IN TWO THOUSAND YEARS HE WOULD REPEAT THIS PERFORMANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN MEANINGLESS. BY THE TIME LUCANUS QUIRINUS [Luke] REACHED THE HOLY LAND, THE MOTHER OF JESUS WAS COMPLETELY INSANE. SHE HAD BORNE FAR MORE THAN COULD BE EXPECTED OF ONE FAIRLY SIMPLE PEASANT WOMAN.

The way I have understood the teachings of Christ, through meditation or praying, one can elevate himself to receive the word by communion with God. That is what He meant by “receiving the word of God”. That is what is meant by being “under grace” — all troubles melt away. Can I achieve this state?

YOU WILL ACHIEVE THIS STATE — WHETHER YOU DO IT THIS TIME IS UP TO YOU. YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT: MEDITATION, CONCENTRATION, RIGHT-THINKING, STUDY.

Could you explain the Sermon on the Mount. I do not understand it. We read at this point from Matthew 5:1-12 concerning the “beatitudes” — Blessed are the meek, merciful, peacemakers, they that mourn, hunger after righteousness, the poor in spirit, etc.

SUBSTITUTE FOR THE WORD “BLESSED” THE WORD “FORTUNATE”. THE EMPHASIS HERE IS ON SIMPLICITY. BY “MEEK” WE DON’T SPEAK OF COWARDICE, BUT RATHER AN INWARDNESS OF PURPOSE. THOSE “POOR IN SPIRIT” REFER TO THOSE WHO RECOGNIZE WITHIN THEMSELVES THE LACK OF SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND SEEK THIS. THIS PASSAGE IS WARNING AGAINST COMPLACENCY THAT HERALDS THE DOWNFALL, OF THE DEGRADATION OF HUMANITY. THE “BARBARIANS” CAN BE USED SYMBOLICALLY HERE AS THE MATERIALISTIC EXISTENTIALISTS WHO DENY OTHER DIMENSIONS BEYOND THE PHYSICAL PLANE AND DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO THE PURSUIT OF MAYA. THEY ARE INDEED UNFORTUNATE, IN THAT THEY INCUR MUCH ADVERSE KARMA.

ONE MUST KEEP IN MIND THE AUDIENCE TO WHICH THE MAN JESUS SPOKE, AND THE SCRIBES WHO WROTE THE ACCOUNT, BEFORE PASSING JUDGMENT ON THE WORDS. THESE PEOPLE BELIEVED IN A VERY LITERAL, VERY PERSONAL GOD WHO MONITORED EVERY MOVE THEY MADE, AND WAS FOR THE MOST PART STERN AND DISAPPROVING. GREEK THOUGHT HAD MUCH INFLUENCE ON THE MAN JESUS, PARTICULARLY EPICURUS, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO ESPOUSE THE WORDS OF THIS PAGAN PHILOSOPHER FROM THE PORTICOES OF THE TEMPLE. THEN WHEN THE INFINITE SOUL MANIFESTED, THE LOGOS WAS BROUGHT TO BEAR IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TIMES, TRANSCRIBED BY A ROMAN TAX COLLECTOR [Matthew] AND AN EMOTIONALLY CENTERED GREEK PHYSICIAN (Luke). EPICURUS HAD A MOST PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON ALL OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE TIME, SURPASSING THAT OF THE STOIC, ZENO. THIS PHILOSOPHY WAS MADE TO ORDER FOR THE SADDUCEES, WHO ALSO APPEALED TO THIS YOUNG MAN’S SENSITIVE NATURE. THE EPICUREAN THOUGHT PATTERN IS WHAT YOU ALL ARE STRIVING TO ACCOMPLISH.

Someone then asked if Jesus really did work miracles, or if that was imagination.

THIS MAN WAS AN OCCULT MASTER. THE MIRACLES ARE THERE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO BECOME MASTERS. MASS HYPNOSIS WAS NOT BEYOND THE GRASP OF ORDINARY PRIESTS, LET ALONE ONE WHO HAS MASTERED ALL OF THE MYSTERIES. EVEN MOST ADEPTS CAN PERFORM FEATS WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED MIRACLES BY THOSE WHO WERE LOOKING ON. MANY OF THE STORIES SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF THE MAN JESUS WERE CONCOCTED LONG AFTER HIS DEATH TO SATISFY THOSE WHO FELT THAT THE ANCIENT PROPHESIES SHOULD BE FULFILLED.

Was Jesus really conceived without sex?

OF COURSE NOT.

What was his Bodytype? It has been said he was a Martial, and that his body was perfect.

NO. THIS MAN WAS A MERCURIAL SATURN.

Does the “Occult Brotherhood” still exist? Are we better off to read the Bible or just listen to Michael concerning the new Messiah coming?

YES. THE BROTHERHOOD CANNOT DIE OUT. IT IS FAR TOO WIDESPREAD AND THE BROTHERS ARE TOO CAREFUL. THIS IS THE MOST ANCIENT SCHOOL.

THE BIBLE CAN BE READ AS LITERATURE.

Was Christ influenced by the Eleusinian Mystery religion?

NOT PARTICULARLY, BUT WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY SOCRATES AND EPICURUS, AS WELL AS THE ALEXANDRIAN BROTHERHOOD, WHICH REALLY WAS A COUNTERPART TO THE ELEUSINIAN SCHOOL.

I have heard it said that when Christ was born He was a reincarnation of Zoroaster.

THAT IS VALID.

He said in the Bible that He was Elias reincarnated.

THAT IS ALSO VALID. JOHN AND JESUS WERE BOTH FRAGMENTS OF THE SAME ANCIENT ENTITY. AT THE TIME OF THEIR LAST PHYSICAL INCARNATION, ALL THE FRAGMENTS HAD REUNITED. THIS WAS AN ENTITY COMPOSED OF FIVE HUNDRED PRIESTS AND FIVE HUNDRED KINGS.

Michael told us to study Epicurus, for a reason that Christ was much influenced by him. The problem I have here is that from what I read about Epicurus, he believed the soul and the body were one and inseparable, and there is no reincarnation.

WE SAID THAT JESUS WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY EPICURUS. HE WAS. EPICURUS WAS NOT A MANIFESTATION, HE WAS A MATURE PRIEST. THE HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF HIS PHILOSOPHY ARE WORTH EMULATING. THIS, BY THE WAY, IS TYPICAL OF GREEK THOUGHT OF THAT PERIOD. JESUS KNEW ABOUT REINCARNATION THROUGH THE MYSTICAL TEACHINGS OF THE ESSENES IN THE HILLS AROUND THE TOWN IN WHICH HE WAS BORN. AS AN OLD SOUL, THIS MAN WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE CONFUSION AND DOUBTS THAT SOME OF YOU ARE NOW EXPERIENCING, THE DIFFERENCE BEING THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SORT IT OUT. THE GREEK PHILOSOPHERS WISHED TO NEGATE THE CHARM OF THE “OTHER WORLD” SO THAT THIS WORLD WOULD HAVE MORE MEANING. THEY, OF COURSE, SUCCEEDED NOT AT ALL, BUT THE GENTLENESS OF EPICUREAN THOUGHT PERSISTED THROUGH THE AGES PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE SEPARATION FROM THE AFFAIRS OF STATE, WHICH IS VALID. THIS SEPARATION MUST BE MADE BEFORE FURTHER GROWTH CAN ENSUE.

I would like to hear something about the teachings of Jesus in relation to divorce: He was always so harsh.

THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE IS A TRAGIC ONE ONLY IN YOUR CULTURE, AS RELATIVELY LITTLE THOUGHT IS GIVEN TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE PAIR BONDING INITIALLY. ASSIGNING ALL OF THIS TO “PROVIDENCE” IS NONSENSE. WE ARE SURPRISED ONLY THAT MORE PAIR BONDS CONTRACTED IN THIS HAPHAZARD MANNER DO NOT DISSOLVE. JESUS WAS COGNIZANT OF THIS. THERE WAS SOME PERSONAL BIAS HERE THAT CAME OUT IN THIS MAN [Jesus], AS THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN HIS MOTHER AND FATHER WAS DOTTED WITH INTERFERENCE FROM HIS MOTHER’S FAMILY. HIS FATHER’S ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO THREATEN REGULARLY DIVORCE WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER STAND THE PRESSURE EXERTED BY AN OBNOXIOUS BROTHER-IN-LAW. JESUS GREW UP WITH THIS HANGING OVER HIS HEAD.

If Jesus’ prejudiced ideas of divorce were attributed to his early childhood, how does Michael form his ideas to set down values and judgments of divorce.

THE FRAGMENTS OF THIS ENTITY (Michael), AT THE TIME THEY WERE ON THE PHYSICAL PLANE, RAN THE GAMUT OF OPINION CULMINATING IN THE OPINION THAT ACCEPTANCE OF ALL OTHER SOULS IN THE FORM OF AGAPE WAS THE GREATEST TRUTH. THIS DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE REINCARNATION CYCLE WAS COMPLETED. THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS INDUCED BY YOUR CULTURE ARE SUPERFICIAL, AND ARE FOR THE MOST PART TO BE CONDEMNED IN TEACHINGS SUCH AS THIS. THE STUDENTS OFTEN GROW TO THE POINT WHERE THE RELATIONSHIPS TRANSCEND THIS SUPERFICIALITY AND TRULY BECOME SPIRITUAL BONDING, OR PSYCHIC UNION — WHICH IS WHAT JESUS WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO DISCOURAGE RELATIONSHIPS BASED UPON EROTIC LOVE, ESPECIALLY AMONG THOSE CLOSE TO HIM.

do not understand Michael when they say that demons and hell are absurd. What do they say about the three temptations of Christ where He said, “Get thee behind me, Satan”? He drove the demons out of many people.

SUBSTITUTE THE WORD “MAYA” FOR THE WORD “SATAN”. WE DID NOT SAY THAT HELL, DEMONS, AND THE LIKE WERE ABSURD, MERELY OF YOUR OWN CREATION. THEY ARE VERY REAL TO THOSE WHO MUST ENDURE THEM. WHERE THE RUB COMES IS THAT YOU NEED NOT ENDURE THEM.

Why does Christ threaten hell fire and brimstone and casting into outer darkness? Why does He say there will be much gnashing of teeth (all the money spent on orthodontia, too)?

JESUS DID NOT THREATEN ANYONE WITH VIOLENCE OF HIS OWN MAKING. HER MERELY POINTED OUT TO THEM WHAT WAS IN STORE FOR THEM IF THEY CONTINUED TO PURSUE THE COURSE THEY WERE ON. ONE OF THE GROUPS HIT THE HARDEST WAS THE PHARISEES, WHO HAD EXTREMELY LITERAL AND UNSHAKABLE BELIEFS IN A PERSONAL, LIVING GOD. THIS WAS NOT THE EASIEST GROUP TO CHALLENGE, BUT THEY DID UNDERSTAND THREATS. THE SADDUCEES, ON THE OTHER HAND, WERE ALREADY SKEPTICAL AND MORE WILLING TO GIVE UP THE PERSONIFICATION, BUT WERE NOT WILLING TO GO TO BATTLE FOR THEIR BELIEFS. THE JEWISH WORLD BY THAT TIME WAS SPLIT WIDE OPEN AT THAT TIME BY THE OPPOSING FACTIONS. THE SADDUCEES LIKED THE HELLENISTIC INFLUENCES AND LIKED MUCH ABOUT THE ROMAN DOMINION: BESIDES THEY HAD NO DESIRE TO ROCK THE BOAT. THE PHARISEES, ALTHOUGH CERTAINLY NOT AS OPPOSED AS THE ZEALOTS AND THE ESSENES, DID RESENT THE MERE PRESENCE OF OUTSIDERS IN THEIR MIDST. THEY FELT RITUALLY UNCLEAN FROM THE DAILY CONTACT WITH UNCIRCUMCISED HEATHENS, AND FOR THEM, THE PRESENCE OF SO MANY OUTSIDERS WAS AN ANNOYANCE AND THEY RESENTED IT. THEY ALSO CONSIDERED IT A BAD INFLUENCE ON WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN. ROMAN LADIES OFTEN ACCOMPANIED THEIR HUSBANDS INTO BATTLE AND TO THE PROVINCES.

How old was Christ when He left His body?

HE WAS BORN SIX YEARS BEFORE THE COMMON ERA. HE DIED MARCH SEVENTEENTH IN THE THIRTY-THIRD YEAR OF THE COMMON ERA. (So He was 39.)


SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/86/did-christ-die-to-save-our-sins Mon, 20 May 2013 00:27:37 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 86@/channeling/discussions What is the meaning in the scriptures that Christ died to save our sins? It makes no sense to me.

IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO US EITHER. IN THE LITERAL SENSE, IT IS MEANINGLESS. HE DID NOT SAY THAT. THAT WAS PERPETUATED BY ZEALOTS.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/85/essence-of-christs-teachings Mon, 20 May 2013 00:24:22 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 85@/channeling/discussions What was the essence of the teachings of Christ?

TRUTH IS THE GREATEST GOOD AND LOVE IS THE HIGHEST TRUTH. GOOD IS ITS OWN REWARD, AS IS TRUTH.

I’m seeking for a practical way of practicing the teachings of Christ. Can you tell how this can be accomplished for me?

HONESTY WITHOUT GUILE, SIMPLICITY WITHOUT POVERTY OF SOUL, LOVE WITHOUT MATERIAL EXPECTATIONS, EMPTYING THE LIFE OF ALL NONESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS, THE ENDLESS CYCLES OF EVOLUTION WITH THE PHYSICAL PLANE BEING THE CRUDEST AND ROUGHEST — THESE ARE THE THINGS EMPHASIZED IN THE TRUE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts
]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/69/casting-out-demons Sun, 19 May 2013 18:20:05 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 69@/channeling/discussions Was Christ able to cast out demons?

THE DEMONS ARE PRODUCED BY THE SICK MIND AND DO NOT EXIST. THEY CAN BE CAST OUT ONLY BY ONE SKILLED IN THIS. THE EXORCIST MUST BE ABLE TO GIVE THE PATIENT A VISIBLE SUBSTITUTE; THUS HE MUST BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PSYCHIC PHENOMENA AT WILL. JESUS WAS AN OCCULT MASTER. HE COULD PRODUCE THE NECESSARY PHENOMENA TO MAKE THE PATIENT SEE HIS DEMON LEAVE AND OCCUPY SOME OTHER ORGANISM. THEN, OF COURSE, YOU MUST STILL TREAT THE SICKNESS WHICH CAUSED THE SOUL TO PRODUCE THE DEMON. USUALLY THIS IS MASOCHISM IN ITS EXTREME MANIFESTATION. IT WAS MOTIVATED IN PART BY COMPASSION AND IN PART BY HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE KARMIC RIBBONS OF THOSE AROUND HIM. HE WAS ALSO AWARE OF THE FACT THE MEDICAL CARE IN GREECE WAS FAR SUPERIOR TO THAT IN SYRIA.

SOURCE: The Michael Teachings Transcripts
]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/47/jesus-and-mary Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:02:46 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 47@/channeling/discussions Q. Did Jesus and Mary Magdalene have a relationship that could be considered a marriage and were there offspring as a result. Does their bloodline exist today?

MICHAEL: Yes, they were effectively married and had two sons. When Jesus was actively teaching, Mary was at his side and their sons were raised by her parents. We do not know whether their bloodline still exists in any meaningful way.

CHANNELED BY: Shepherd Hoodwin
]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/43/the-12-apostles Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:38:28 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 43@/channeling/discussions Q: How many of the so-called "12 Apostles" are there currently incarnate? In what country are they located?

MICHAEL: The 12 men who have been labeled Apostles of the old King Jesus have lived a number of lives over the millennia. At the present time four are living.

One is a lawyer in Nigeria, one is an embroiderer in a factory in the Ukraine, one is a child of five in Idaho, and one is a woman of 84 years, having worked as a char woman in India.

CHANNELED BY: Nancy Gordon]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/42/gospel-of-mary Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:36:27 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 42@/channeling/discussions There is also a Gospel of Mary which is supposed to have recorded directly the sermons of Jesus. Was Mary doing that and was she his main disciple?

MICHAEL: We don’t think that Jesus would have made a hierarchy of his disciples. Old Kings are very good at recognizing the contribution that each person has to make and not necessarily in a hierarchical fashion but in a holistic fashion. However, Mary was extremely intelligent and it would not surprise us if he felt that she got what he had to teach better than most. She was quite insightful in her own right. She was not just a student but also a teacher. She had been respected, what you might call, a wise woman, from an early age. She was one of those children who amazed people with her understanding. We do think that she recorded some things, and then we think others embellished, as usual.

All this brings up the question you didn’t ask but is implied: “So what do you do with this stuff when you don’t know what is real and what is embellished or entirely made up”?

The way we would approach it is to view all spiritual teachings that have passed into literature as allegories. It doesn’t seem that important if they happened or not. What is important is do they speak to you in some important way.

CHANNELED BY: Shepherd Hoodwin]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/41/gospel-of-thomas Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:34:07 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 41@/channeling/discussions
Q. I have a question about the gospel of Thomas found in the Nag Hammadi library that was discovered recently. I need to know if the Gospel of Thomas is a true reckoning of the life of Christ, and also what is the missing word where Jesus blesses Mary?

MICHAEL: We would say it is about 55% accurate and the rest embellished. One thing that would help in understanding this is that throughout most of history writers did not feel an obligation to be factual the way that it is taken for granted now. Today, if you were to do what Thomas did you would be expected to tell people up front that the account is partially fictionalized. Through out most of history, writers have felt that they were the ones writing it, and they got to say whatever they wanted to. There wasn’t the concept of ‘journalism’. Yet modern people look back and expect it to be in alignment with today’s sense of journalistic integrity.

Bear in mind that for most of history many people did not read and write and so there was not considered to be a mass audience. Certainly there was no best seller list and no hope of large financial gain for the most part. So, if you get around 55% accuracy, that is really pretty good for the time. Part of the inaccuracy is just the way that people remember things and when the stories are told and retold they tend to be more distorted. If you have some elders in your family they don’t always remember what actually happened; they may have ‘improved’ the story so many times that they only recall the improved version. And then someone else may hear them tell it who has not been hearing the enhanced story and say ‘no that is not what happened at all; this is what happened - I was there’ and that might be their own enhanced version.

There are very few ancient historical accounts that were recorded like a journal at the time. Not many really had the leisure to sit down and write what today would be called journals. That was something maybe for the rich, but because there wasn’t really the audience for the rich’s words back then that there is today, there was also not a lot of incentive to write about what you could later look back at and can say were historical events. At the time they may not have seemed so important.

To a lot of people, Jesus was roughly the equivalent of a Paris Hilton – a troublemaker - someone just stirring up the gossip, so forth. In your own life you may have noticed that you don’t always know what the important events were until you get beyond those.

You asked about a missing word and that we don’t have an answer to. We suspect that was part of the fictionalized account. Do you have further questions about this?

Channeled by: Shepherd Hoodwin]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/40/krishna-and-jesus Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:31:29 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 40@/channeling/discussions Q. My question concerns the relationship between the figure in Indian mytho-history, Krishna, and Jesus. In recent history their archetypal mythologies have a lot of parallels, and I am asking Michael what they would offer in terms of information about the relationship between Krishna and Christ?

Michael: This is a beautiful question and we would like to invite the whole group that is listening to notice how the question itself put you more in your higher centers. Take a moment to feel how this affected you. Incidentally, we are not implying that higher centers are better centers because obviously you need them all.

Of course, both were vessels for the Infinite Soul, and both, therefore, were subject to a lot of mythology. The reason this inevitably occurs is that people tend to become bogged down in the lower centers because, though-out history most people have been sufficiently worried about their own survival that there hasn’t seemed to be a lot of space left over for contemplating the higher centers. Suddenly, then, it seems that the Infinite Soul , the Transcendental Soul or indeed any relatively enlightened teacher comes along and brings part of the puzzle that the human psyche has made little room for. And so, people generally don’t know what to make of it, and so they impose explanations to try to make sense of what they are witnessing. And often people are a little lazy in just grabbing whatever explanation seems to be convenient. A similar sort of laziness has been evident in both sides of the presidential campaign in the United States-sort of a knee-jerk desire to explain the other in terms of a sound bite; so some of these legends are the ancient equivalent of sound-bites.

These souls who turn over their well-honed personalities to the Infinite Soul or the Transcendental Soul or other high teachers all know one another. Of course, we are speaking here of the astral connection. They all work together with many others. This is not a secret society. This is a loose, informal association of souls who dedicated themselves for quite a long time to the larger evolutionary issues of human souls. Your view of them as humans may be quite worshipful but their view of one another, and the general view of them on the astral, might be more comparable to how people view respected diplomats. Being a diplomat requires a certain set of skills. In their professional capacity they have to set aside much of their own personality, and instead, their personal desires become subsumed by the larger good that they are working for. We are not here speaking of diplomats who are more self-centered and concerned only about their own country and the advantages they can win for it but those who are widely acknowledged as wanting to help. If you were to sit in on a gathering of some of these souls on the astral – which you are able to do, in fact, - they are not closed gatherings – just as you can turn on your television and watch congress convening, although it may not be very interesting all the time, you would see souls who are similar in their dedication to helping provide an optimal environment for the growth of all humans. Another analogy for them would be faculty of a fine university and how they might come together for panels across their disciplines, be respected for their knowledge and teaching abilities. We don’t think that any of these great souls are all that impressed with themselves. It really is true that the more you know, the more that you know that you don’t know. They do not see themselves as objects of worship but simply as dedicated public servants.

There are not that many souls who are cut out for that sort of thing. Part of the reason that the host for the Infinite and the Transcendental Souls are late level old is that it is not until then that it is even appropriate to subsume the personality. It is a little bit like an elderly person who is able to say ‘I have lived my life, it has been full and good and I don’t need to focus so much on my own personal relationships now, so therefore I could go run for the school board’ - which is a different point of view than for someone who has his or her own school children in the school system. In the real world, of course, you can have both but for the purposes of the analogy here the point is that it is not appropriate for most souls to divert their attention to the non-personal prematurely. It is also a truism that teaching is one of the most educational experiences one can have. So those who devote themselves in this way benefit themselves. It is analogous to those who channel. There are not a lot of people for whom such a vocation is appropriate. It is similarly a subsumation of the personality, and yet the channel is privileged to be part of an educational process so it is not seen as a sacrifice.

The soul who was known as Krishna had a long history on the physical plane of helping people to get along with each other. Because human beings are a relatively aggressive species it is helpful when there are some persuasive diplomats around who are good at convincing people to pause before going to war, and this soul was superb at convincing people to put the brakes on in that regard. So, he was an expert in understanding how groups behave. There are some souls who are expert in the reverse of this –of exciting people to war – it is really a similar skill but turned inside out.

The soul who is Jesus has been more interested in individual transformations. Performing healings on people is really about showing them the power that they have within them. These are complementary skills, one more focused on the individual as it relates to the group, the other more on the group as it relates to the individual. Does this answer your question?

Beautifully so. Is it true that the Infinite Soul displaces always a 7th level old King and what you call the Transcendental Soul replaces a 7th level old Priest, or is that too absolute?. Were Krishna and the one they call Jesus both Kings?

Michael: Yes, both are kings. We do not think it would always have to be in this configuration but it does make a lot of sense to do it that way. Considering the demands of the Infinite Soul a personality conditioned by the presence of a powerful King would be the least likely to fall apart with the demands of the Infinite Soul.

CHANNELED BY: Shepherd Hoodwin]]> https://www.michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/39/view-of-the-bible Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:26:39 +0000 Biblical ubiquitous 39@/channeling/discussions Q: How does Michael view the Bible. Will it ever be able to replaced or added to fit more of the current times and growth.

A: We see the bible as a cultural relic from the past, and like all antiquities, recognize the influential role it played in history. The bible is like a time capsule, if you will, and once opened you find yourself instantly immersed in the dogma and beliefs of an ancient culture. While the inclusion of the Logos is perhaps the most redeeming quality in the document, many of these passages have been distorted to the point of mere anecdotal merit.

The word of God, of course, is not represented in the bible any more than what you would find in other religious texts. In fact, what you ultimately find in the bible is the word of…man.

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