By their Fruits You Shall Know Them

CHAPTER 28

When questioned by his disciples about the chosen people of God, Yeshua explains that they are not from one tribe or one nation or one religion, but they are those who live the Celestine Light of Elohim, which light is imbued upon all souls from before birth regardless of what they have been taught to believe in life.

 1 And it came to pass that Yeshua, Miriam, and his disciples departed from Ptolemais and walked a path to Bethsaida that traveled east over the ridge of hills.

 2 They went out of their way to climb to the summit of a tall hill where they could look down upon Lake Gennesaret. At this place, they had their midday meal, and Philip asked a question to Yeshua that others had also wondered, saying, “Rabbi, we have just savored your words at Ptolemais, but I would ask you a question, not about what you said, but to whom you said it.”

 3 Yeshua rolled his hand, indicating that Philip should proceed, and Philip asked him, “In the synagogue, we have always been taught that we are the chosen people of God and that all other people are unworthy to have God’s favor. Yet in Ptolemais, and also in Samaria, you have given your light and the wisdom of your words, and even mysteries and mighty miracles to those whom we have been told since our youth should be scorned.

 4 In Ptolemais, I think there were more Romans, Greeks, Syrians, and other foreigners than there were Hebrews hearing your words. I must confess that I am confused.” And all of the disciples nodded their heads in agreement.

 5 Yeshua answered them, saying, “I am thankful you have asked me this and were not afraid. And I hope it will always be so, for it is important that you understand the fullness of the Celestine Light.

 6 But I have spoken about this already to you; how is it that you have not understood the words I have said?

 7 If my own disciples cannot comprehend this most basic truth, how will others see the light?

 8 Every person on this world is a spirit son and daughter of our Father and Mother in Heaven, who loved their children and helped them to grow before they were born upon the Earth.

 9 Therefore, every man and woman is truly a brother and sister of one another.

 10 Each is a child of God, so how could it be that Elohim would look upon all of the souls upon the Earth and say this small number here alone will we love. Only these few will we bless or acknowledge or give an inheritance in our kingdom.

 11 The ignorant and the prejudice look for ways to puff themselves up by tearing others down. They will say, ‘These people are not of our tribes, and they do not live the laws of God. Therefore, their inheritance is desolation and separation.’

 12 But I have said unto you that I have come to destroy the laws that mock the true Celestine Light of Elohim, for man has elevated falsehoods to sacredness for his own purposes.

 13 I bring the fullness of the Celestine fire, which most will not be able to bear, but that you, my brothers, must not falter in, even though because of it, those whom it scorches will try to bring death and torment to some of you in retaliation.

 14 I came first to the Hebrews because in important times past, their fathers were faithful to the simple commandments of Elohim.

 15 Elohim the Father made a solemn promise to the faithful Hebrews of ancient days that the fullness of the Celestine Light would be brought first to their descendants.

 16 I am the fulfillment of that promise, and when I first spoke of the light, it was to the Hebrews, in the cities and towns of the Hebrews.

 17 But I am not the light to the Hebrews alone, but the embodiment of the Celestine Light of Elohim to all the world, and everyone is my brother and sister of spirit.

 18 There are some parts of the Celestine Light which the Hebrews know and do well; to them, I teach the parts that they do not know or do well.

 19 So too there are parts of the Celestine Light which many Gentiles know and do well; to them, I will also teach the parts they do not know or do well whenever the opportunity comes upon me to share the Celestine Light with them.

 20 If man is to become more than he is, if war is to cease and peace is to reign, then man must have respect for others beyond his tribe, beyond his nation, and beyond his practices and traditions and beliefs in God.

 21 It is a foolish man of any religion who thinks that Elohim has given hundreds of laws that man must follow to please God.

 22 Elohim gives no commandments to the children of men save the Great Commandment and the Twelve Commandments of Sinai, and these not to burden man but to uplift him and help him to become more than he began.

 23 All other laws, be they written in the scriptures or not, are given by men to control other men.

 24 Now the spirit of the Great Commandment and the commandments of Sinai does not need to be written upon scrolls of scripture to be known, for these principles are a yearning of the soul. They are inscribed upon the heart of every man and woman before they are born into a physical life by Elohim the Mother.

 25 Through the teachings of parents and priests and cultures and traditions and actions that are contrary, the fullness of the true commandments may become lost in the hearts and heads of some men and women, and the light all but extinguished because of these things.

 26 Yet even when a man commits acts contrary to the Great Commandment and the commandments of Sinai, there will continue to be a still, small voice whispering to him in his head and a feeling in his heart that what he does is contrary to the will of God and contrary to his own happiness and well-being.

 27 Only after he has repeated the same error many times will he become deaf to the still, small voice and the flutter in his heart, and hear and feel it no more.

 28 Yet even then, in a place inside he keeps imprisoned and never visits, the Celestine Light will whisper reminding him that he does wrong. And sometimes despite all his best efforts to convince himself otherwise, the truth he has hidden from himself will come to torment his consciousness.

 29 Now I ask you: Who are the chosen people of God? I tell you plainly. They are not of any one tribe, or any one people, or any one nation, or any one religion.

 30 Verily, the chosen people of God are they who keep the spirit of the Great Commandment and the commandments of Sinai and by this live the essence of the Celestine Light. And the tribe they are from, or the people they are a part of, or the nation they live in, or the religion they believe in, are all nothing of consequence in the eyes of the Elohim.

 31 And what is the spirit? What is the essence? Love God, be respectful and a good neighbor to all people, be virtuous and of good character in your words and deeds, be of service to others, and be a good steward over all that you have been given responsibility over, beginning with the temple of your body.

 32 How then may you know a Child of Light? You will know them by the fruits of their life. How well do they live the spirit of the few true commandments of God and the essence of the Celestine Light?

 33 It does not matter whether they are Hebrew, Roman, Greek, Syrian, or someone from any other tribe or land. If they live the spirit of the true commandments, they are sons and daughters of God, true to the Celestine Light within them.

 34 Seek them out and do not turn them away because they are not exactly like you, for these are your true brothers and sisters of the light.”

 35 As Yeshua took a pause in speaking, Yohhanan asked, “Rabbi, what you say resonates in my heart, but I am still having difficulties in my head. You say that if men hold to the spirit of the true commandments and the essence of the Celestine Light, they will be numbered among the chosen, even if they are Greeks or Romans or other people.

 36 But the commandments are very specific, even as the second commandment of Sinai says to only worship Elohim and even condemns veneration of anything except Elohim.

 37 I have seen the ways of the Greeks and Romans and some of other people. They do not even know the name of Elohim. Some of them may be virtuous and of good character and good stewards, but they worship a myriad of false gods and venerate many objects and places. How then can they be numbered among the chosen?”

 38 And Yeshua answered him, saying, “Men are not held accountable for that which they know not, but only for that which they know. The essence of the Celestine Light and the virtues of the Great Commandment and the commandments of Sinai are etched into the soul of every man and woman born upon the Earth. But the beliefs of religion, including the name and substance of God, are taught differently within the family and the tribe.

 39 Concerning the nature of God, as the children are taught, so they believe until they are shown the true light. Then the true light kindles a fire in their heart that they did not even know was there.

 40 If a man from another land has been taught that God is a big rock that sticks up from the ground and he leads his life in righteousness, with virtue and good character, worshiping the big rock in the faithfulness of his beliefs, he has as much favor with Elohim as the man who knows and faithfully follows the Elohim.

 41 It is the virtues and good character that distinguish a Child of Light, and they are not held accountable for the realities of the nature and fullness of God until they have had the opportunity to be taught and understand them fully.

 42 It is for this purpose that you have been called to be my disciples. You learn from me now, but the day soon comes when I shall send you out into the world to preach the Gospel I have taught you and bring a portion of the Celestine Light I have given you to those who will rejoice when you come.

 43 Many will hate and revile you because of me, but some will open their hearts to you and receive the Celestine Light, which will be much greater and fulfilling than the light they had previously held in their beliefs.

 44 The principles of virtue and character that I teach, which is the spirit of the true commandments and the essence of the Celestine Light, will spread forth across the world through you and those who come after you, for the Children of Light wait with a yearning heart for what they know not, until it is upon them, and then great will be their joy.

 45 Millennia will pass, and many men will become more wicked than their forefathers; but because of the seeds you plant, some men will become more righteous, preparing the way for the fullness of the Celestine Light of Elohim upon the world and the beginning of the Epoch of Promise.

 46 Therefore, when you are sent out into the world to bring souls to the light, remember to find the Children of Light who are waiting for you, not by their tribe or nation or beliefs, but by their fruits.

 47 By their fruits, you shall know them.”