Volume 11 · Chapter 49

THE DISCIPLES CARE FOR THE LORD Many will be surprised how My disciples still could be in a dilemma and have doubts after so many teachings and proofs of My divinity, but this is because of the weak, human nature of which overcoming became for them more difficult than for you at the present time because everyone who somehow believes can now see My whole life in one glance and he has My overcoming of death as the first main point in mind while at that time a development of their souls was only possible with My way of development of which that main point was first the corner stone to confirm My teaching.

[GGJ.11_49,02] Further on, My crucifixion and resurrection were the key to understand the Son of man and the Son of God. Since it was necessary to let My followers progress so that from then on they could stand on their own spiritual feet, such outer events were the means to promote their inner awareness.

[GGJ.11_49,03] Now the following thing happened: My followers entered into a discussion and exchanged again their opinion regarding why I was emphasizing again, as many times before, the difference between the Father and the Son in Me. They agreed with each other that the Father lived in Me and that My physical body and soul was called the Son. Then one of the 20 other followers came up with the thought that it was nevertheless difficult to understand how the Spirit of God can live in Me at the same time as a human being who has his human way of life, and was thus as it were enclosed while still ruling the universe. So whether I knew about ruling the universe or that perhaps the Spirit withdrew every now and then so that I then could only be a human being. And he also wondered about My body during sleep, if the Spirit of God was then also still in Me or not.

[GGJ.11_49,04] At first these questions astonished the others because of the apparent great shortsightedness of the questioner. But then finally everyone noticed that there were also a few things that were not clear in themselves about this point. Especially the question what happens to Me during sleep aroused a few difficult objections.

[GGJ.11_49,05] Andreas thought that it could be possible that I am only a human being when I am asleep, because on the Lake of Gennesaret it was only after I woke up that My divine power became active and so that everyone could have been surprised by a sudden physical death if no one would have woken Me up.

[GGJ.11_49,06] Now there was an intense discussion to and fro after which they finally had to conclude that My body was probably as unprotected during sleep as that of any other human being and so the disciples thought that it would be necessary to watch over Me because one could not know whether the many hostile Jews might also not try, after so many vain attempts, to take Me by surprise at night and kill Me. But none of them thought about it to simply ask Me because their loving concern for Me thought that their vigilance was not an unimportant protection, and that it finally was only about the time that I was asleep. That My protection was not necessary when I was awake they knew by clear proofs.

[GGJ.11_49,07] I let My followers free and I seemingly did not notice that in the isolated house there was now always a disciple that was on guard at night.

[GGJ.11_49,08] After a few days, I withdrew one evening after we took the evening meal, since I was tired, in order to rest earlier than usual while all My followers stayed together. The room that I used as My bedroom in the spacious castle was located at the end of the building so that one first had to pass through several rooms to reach it. But My followers sat together in a hall that was located in the middle of the house.

[GGJ.11_49,09] While they were now in a big discussion, there was suddenly a bright shining of fire in the empty rooms that were connected with My bedroom. Being frightened, the disciples ran to it and saw that the empty rooms were in full blaze so that it was impossible to reach Me and that neither anyone from there could come to them. Everyone was startled and ran around in confusion and tried to extinguish. In vain, the flames continued to devour, and according to My followers they also must have reached My room long ago.

[GGJ.11_49,010] Being desperate, some tried to pass through the flames. But in vain, the floor of the room was collapsed and it was impossible to make a connection. Now the others thought that the smoke, which was extremely annoying, must already have suffocated Me in My sleep. But none of them wanted to retreat and leave the very dangerous hall before they were sure about My fate.

[GGJ.11_49,11] In order to make an end to their fear and torment I slowly let the flames extinguish, and after some time it was completely peaceful. Fully frightened, the disciples climbed over burned up, smoking beams to My bedroom and saw that is was undamaged while I was quietly sleeping on a bed. This sight made them almost speechless, and none of them dared to disturb My apparent sleep.

[GGJ.11_49,12] Now I stood up, and immediately My followers assailed Me with questions whether I did not know what had happened.

[GGJ.11_49,13] I seriously looked at them and said: “You know who lives in Me, and you know that nothing can be hidden for Him. And what the Father knows, He also makes it known to the Son.”

[GGJ.11_49,14] The flames that injured you could not harm Me, just as little as all the persecutors of the hostile Jews. Only when this body will be surrendered with My will, will evilness have power over it.

[GGJ.11_49,15] Do you then not know that the Spirit is watching, also when the body is asleep, and do you not know that He takes care of His house?

[GGJ.11_49,16] How can you be so foolish to think that a work of God, like the structure of this body of Mine, needs the protection of men? Can the instruments that are made by the hand of the Master protect the Master, or can a creation, who first received everything from the Creator, preserve the Creator Himself against an evil that He allows?

[GGJ.11_49,17] See how foolish your intervention was, even if it was out of love. So stop trying to protect Me. He who lives in Me knows all things, and no one can resist His power.

[GGJ.11_49,18] Go now, and do not feel sad about My admonition which should not make you feel hurt. But be more and more aware of whom the actual Lord is, whether He is bodily asleep or awake.”

[GGJ.11_49,19] Now the disciples wanted to leave but they could not so easily go back over the burned gap as when they had crossed it when they were concerned about Me. So I called them once more to Me, and within a few moments the rooms looked as undamaged as before the fire so that they could now without any difficulty return to their hall. And they went quickly to rest, each one deeply absorbed in his own thoughts.