Gifts of Heaven · Volume 3 · Chapter 521

Explanation V: About My resurrection

22nd March 1864

John 20:1; Mark 16:1

[1] With regard to the points in question about the time of my resurrection, serve the following to fully clarify:

[2] In the first place I have often told My apostles and disciples that I will rise out of My own power on the third day, and not only after the completion of three full days – as I have the power to deliberately lay down the life of the body, for the sake of the salvation of the whole of creation.

[3] Regarding the differences and variations between the Gospels, they are all based upon the same reason why the discrepancies exist, which were explained to you. Only what John said, is completely true.

[4] It would have been just as true as what was told by the other evangelists and apostles regarding this event. Regarding the true Gospel of Matthew you already know the circumstances thereof. The pseudo evangelist Matthew was in fact a completely honest, truth-seeking man and was diligently busy for twenty years with research of the truth of what happened, until he compiled his gospel and began writing it. At that time there was no apostle of Mine present in the whole of Judea, yet there was no shortage of other witnesses.

[5] But, as it often happens during such events, could many people from the many sites I have visited, only relate what they themselves have seen, heard and experienced of Me in their towns. As such it is understandable that it would be impossible for l'Rabbas, just like for other evangelists, even with the best of intentions, to gain complete clarity about everything I did, taught and allowed to happen to Myself.

[6] Yes, one would ask: Why did I not give such people more clarity Myself, for them to be able to bring only the pure truth to the parchment ?

[7] But I tell you that I never withheld the light from many honest people who strove towards the truth. Yet, the very selfish world later made of such traditions, I cannot accept responsibility for, since man has a completely free will. That I never failed to bring about sifting, the small and great changes already in My time, proves to you to whom the task was given to separate the creeping lie from the truth by My Spirit and to reject it before the whole congregation. Even though the tares have toiled among the wheat from all sides, it was not possible for them to completely annihilate it. Thus it happens also in this time, as here also in other places – great siftings; and the enemy of truth will not be able to do anything against them anymore.

[8] Therefore I am now building impressive dams against the flood of the lie, I erect the true rock of Peter, which the gates of hell will not prevail against.

[9] There will still be many strivings and battles on this earth among people, where the strivings and battles will continuously lose, until only a great load of hay, consisting only of weeds are left, for which no man will offer one single penny and where everyone will have his greatest joy in the beams of the true light from the heavens.

[10] Regarding the further spiritual explanation of the method of my resurrection, it has already been testified of Me long ago; the same goes for everything man needs to know and understand regarding the Trinity. Regarding the death of Lazarus, I will speak more of it during the course of the message of the Gospel of John, the same goes for some other aspects.

[11] From a certain learned side the assumption is made that the Gospel of John was not written by his hand. Of course, for as long as the disciple moved along with me, he noted only parts, that is the most notable instances. During his so-called captivity on the isle of Patmos though (which was

for him no banishment, because a powerful Roman protected him from the persecuting wrath of the Jews) he could, in the castle of the Greek Kado (who also lived in Jericho), which was described in the Great Gospel of John and thus known to you, write his Gospel undisturbed with Mary at his side who helped him to order it. He wrote in his Gospel only as much as is necessary for the salvation of posterity. Of all the other things, he says in closure: And there are many other things which Jesus did which is not written in this book and if they would be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain (understand) the books that should be written. (Rev. 1:9; GJ 8,171; John 21:25; 70 AD)

[12] At this occasion he was often supported in the writing process by a very close friend, since he was already more than hundred years old himself. This friend of his also had the name of John that was given to him by John when he was baptised by the evangelist and was baptised by My Spirit. This John was a Greek of birth and had of course a quite different name which does not concern us at all, since he gained no historical fame, even though he was one of the servants of the Greek Kado.

[13] Who has the time and ability can even today convince himself of this residence of John in the south-eastern part of this Asiatic peninsula, which became virtually wholly a separate island at the time of the flood, since it is connected with mainland Asia with only a thin, rocky strip of land. (Rev 1:9)

[14] Now we know by this also how it was in truth with John. He was and stays My beloved and whoever would act according to his Gospel will be regarded by Me the same as I regard John.

[15] If you would still find something apparently contradictory in the Gospels, turn to Me with it and I will explain it to you, as I did up till now. But I think that you will not find much more of offence in it, for much has been explained in John already and what all the learned ones of the world would take offence at, I can now explain to you.

[16] In this time, though, I will let some peculiar worldly knowledgeables rant against you regarding Me. I draw your attention to it, that you should not take offence to their writings when you will get to see it; for I allow it, to make an end to the priesthood of heathendom from all sides. For if they made the Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the world) to naught, what would they and their church institutions be ? At the end nothing but paid grave diggers – and with them it will be: let the dead bury the dead, but you who live, follow Me. Amen. (Matt 8:22; Luke 9:6)