"As from a fire, aflame, thousands of sparks come forth; so from
the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to Him return again."
"In the beginning was the WORD.....and without Him was not anything
made that was made."
The WORD is the manifestation of the FATHER. "I and my Father
are One."
"...I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou
has hid these THINGS from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes...for it seemed good in thy sight."
"All THINGS are delivered unto me of my Father: and no MAN
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any MAN the Father, save the Son, AND HE TO WHOMSOEVER THE SON WILL REVEAL
HIM." (Emphasis added)
AGAIN, "...no MAN knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who
the Father is, but the Son, AND HE TO WHOM THE SON WILL REVEAL HIM." (Emphasis added)
"But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb,
and called me by His grace, TO REVEAL HIS SON IN ME, that I might preach Him among the heathen..."
..."For many
walk...whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly (NATURAL BODY), and whose glory is in their shame who (BECAUSE THEY)
mind earthly THINGS."
The WORD names all THINGS, thus bringing them into being.
"Why is light (LIFE) given to a man whose way is hid?"
..."Remember,
I beseech Thee, that Thou has made me as the clay...Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones
and sinews. Thou has granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. All these THINGS
has thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with Thee....I am full of confusion; therefore see Thou mine affliction;
for it increaseth..."
..."the THING that is hid bringeth He forth to light."
..."Oh! that I knew where I might find Him! That I might come
even to His seat!"
"I go forward, but He is not there; and backwards, but I cannot
perceive him: On the left hand, where He doth work, but I cannot behold Him: He hideth Himself on the right hand,
that I cannot see Him: BUT HE KNOWETH THE WAY I TAKE..."
..."Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they
that know Him not see his days?"
..."If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed
time wil I wait, til my change come. Thou shalt call, and I will answer Thee: Thou wilt have a desire to the work
of Thine hands. For now, Thou numberest my steps...my transgression is sealed up in a bag..."
..."Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down...And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such an one?...Who can make a clean THING
out of an unclean? NOT ONE."
"For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; then He openeth the ears
of men, and sealeth their instruction, that He may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. He keepeth
back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword."
"If there be a Messenger with him (man), an interpreter, one among
a thousand, to show unto man His uprightness: Then He is gracious unto him, and saith, 'Delivereth him from going down
to the pit: I have found a ransom' ...His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of
his youth: he shall pray unto God, and He will be favourable unto him: and he shall see His face with joy:
for He shall render unto man His righteousness.
"He looketh upon men, and IF ANY SAY, 'I have sinned, and
perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall
see the Light."
"Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, to bring
his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the Light of the Living."
..."But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is
incorruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."
"Touching the Almighty, we cannot find Him out: He is excellent
in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: HE WILL NOT AFFLICT. Men do therefore fear (honor) Him:
He respecteth not any that are wise of heart."
"Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself
with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wickd in their place. Hide them in the dust
together; and bind their faces in secret. Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can
save thee."
..."I have uttered that I understood not; things too
wonderful for me, which I knew not. Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will speak: I will demand of Thee, and declare
Thou unto me. I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eyes seeth
Thee.
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."
The Father is hidden from our view by the multitude of THINGS which
we encounter every day. These THINGS include (but are not limited to): our emotions, our sufferings, our
appetites, our desires, our sense of being an isolated EGO in the midst of all the universe (thus insignificant, fragile,
and totally lost).
"There are two birds, two sweet friends, who dwell in the self-same
tree. The one eats the fruit thereof, and the other looks
on in silence."
...The one is the human who partakes of the fruit of the creation
in which he has found himself.
...The other is God who sees all THINGS, and who, when we turn from our eating to
Him, will lead Man into the glorious realms beyond the world of THINGS, into ETERNITY.
God has revealed Himself to us thru the incarnation of Jesus,
the Christ. Jesus revealed to us the Way to the Father, which is to die to this world. And, through His resurrection,
He has shown us the destination which the Father preordained from the beginning of creation for all who would have faith in
Him..."THAT THEY WOULD BE ONE WITH US EVEN AS YOU AND I ARE ONE...AND BE WITH US WHERE WE ARE."
He cannot be seen with the eyes; words cannot reveal Him; He cannot
be reached by the senses; nor by pious actions. By the GRACE of wisdom (reverence for the Lord) and purity of heart
("Love the Lord with all thine heart") He may be seen as the indivisible ONE, through which ALL THINGS EXIST AND HAVE THEIR
BEING.
When the wise perceive God in all His glory and majesty, the Creator
of creation; KNOWS HIM WITH ALL HIS HEART; then he leaves good and evil behind and goes into the unity of the SPIRIT OF GOD,
the ETERNAL; thereby realizing EVERLASTING LIFE has always been ours, even in this UNIVERSE of THINGS.
