The Childhood and Youth of Jesus · Part 2 · Chapter 288

Jesus gives Piras Zacchaeus a ray of hope about His mission. The salutary effect and Piras Zacchaeus' investigations. Jesus as 'professor of natural history': "Where is above and where is below?" "See, I have come down from above!" Where there is light – is above, but where there is night – is below! 24 August 1844

01] When Jesus heard Piras Zacchaeus' lamentations, He smiled and spoke:

02] "Now let your foolishness bear fruit, and let those who were blind in heart receive their sight!

03] And so listen, you fool, who are carrying Dumas like a mote in your eye!

04] See, I am here from above so that I may judge men according to the world in them;

05] but then I call them to higher things, according to the command given by Him, who is in Me and over Me and you,

06] who sent Me from Himself in Me, so that you may be saved!"

07] After this speech of the Child Jesus, all those in the entire surrounding area who suffered from any sort of ailment were healed.

08] Thus all those who had occasionally come under the judgment of little Jesus were healed; all except the shrivelled boy.

09] This boy had to spend the three pre-determined years under the judgment of the Child on account of his father. –

10] Piras Zacchaeus got up and went outside with Joseph and said to him there:

11] "Brother, we are now outside and no one can hear us!

12] So I ask you, dearest brother, to reveal to me the story behind your Child;

13] for He is, as I mentioned earlier, definitely not a natural child!"

14] But Joseph said to Piras Zacchaeus: "Friend, look, if I wanted to speak to you about the nature of my little Son, I would not be finished even after several days.

15] Moreover, the Child does not allow me to tell tales out of school whenever I feel like it.

16] See, just now the little Boy is coming directly towards us!

17] Gather up courage and love for Him, and He will reveal everything to you that is salutary for you!"

18] And the teacher soon gathered up courage and love for the Child. And when the Child was near Him, he asked Him:

19] "My loveliest, most wonderful Boy! Do you not want to reveal the power within You which allows You to do all the things I have now seen and also heard from You?"

20] And the little Boy smiled and spoke: "Do you know, learned man, where is above and where is below?

21] For look, the earth is round like a ball, and there are human beings and creatures living

all around it!

22] Who lives below, and who lives above? And the earth daily rotates around its axis, and you are carried around approximately four thousand miles daily, – say, when are you above, and when below?"

23] Here the teacher was taken aback on hearing such unheard-of things and did not know how he should respond to them.

24] However, the little Boy laughed at the foolish expression on Piras Zacchaeus' face and said to him:

25] "O you scholar! What then do you want to teach, if you do not know that it is only the light that is the deciding factor!?

26] Where there is light – is above; but where there is night – is below!

27] It is still night for you, therefore you are below. I, however, have always been in the highest light; hence you will be as incapable of grasping My light nature in your night as the people on the opposite side of the earth, who now have night!" – Hereupon the Child walked away.

28] Piras Zacchaeus then said to Joseph: "Well, we have it now! Now I know as much as I did earlier. A strange speech by the Boy! – Leave me alone now, I want to think it over!" and Joseph left the teacher alone in the garden.