Chapter 30 — Nicodemus Asks about the Poles of the Earth

DTT.01_030,01 Another elder rose and said, “Well, what do you know about the remotest pole of the earth? Come, tell me something of it. I once heard a much-travelled Greek speak of it.”

DTT.01_030,02 I said, “I know not only about the earth’s poles but also, very precisely, about all the eternally distant poles of all God’s heavens. To give you any notion of them I would have to be your teacher for at least a thousand years. That will not do, so I shall tell you something quite different.

DTT.01_030,03 “To those who one day live in My teaching I shall give My Spirit. He will make them the truest children of God and guide them into all truth and wisdom. Truly, infinity shall hold nothing, natural or spiritual, that is to remain unknown to them.

DTT.01_030,04 “If you become a disciple of My teaching, you too shall taste something of the gifts of God’s Spirit and come to know the poles of the earth better than you have known them so far!”

DTT.01_030,05 At My answer the questioner opened his eyes wide and took careful note. He was not yet old, but was one of the wisest of the elders. The title of elder was often given to a quite young man if he had the means it required, namely sufficient gold and understanding. My questioner lacked neither. His name was Nicodemus, and later, when I began to teach, he secretly became a true disciple of Mine, as is now known.

DTT.01_030,06 This elder had secretly taken all My words most deeply to heart and paid close attention to them. He rose from his seat, came to Me, pressed My hands very kindly and said to Me in confidence, “Dear and lovely wonder-working boy! If you come to Jerusalem again, visit me alone. The two of us will easily come to an understanding. If your parents need anything, let them turn to me alone. My name is Nicodemus.”

DTT.01_030,07 I pressed his hand just as warmly and said, “If you ever come to Nazareth, you will be the only one from your whole council who will find Me. If you lack anything, come to us and I shall help you in whatever you need. I accept your good will already as the deed.

DTT.01_030,08 “Since you are also a permanent leader of all the citizens of Jerusalem, see that the domineering high priest, who would not give Me honour, does not inflict too severe an oppression in or outside the Temple, lest I be obliged to let judgement break over this city before its time.

DTT.01_030,09 “Remember Me. My name is Jesus Immanuel, and My Spirit is called Jehovah of hosts. Now you know where you stand. Trust and build on Me, and you shall not see death!”

DTT.01_030,10 When Nicodemus heard these words from Me, he rejoiced inwardly in his soul but let his colleagues see nothing of it.