Jesus Tempted by Satan

Thus preparing himself further for the mission set before him, Jesus retreated into the wilderness to contemplate his role of the promised Redeemer and Savior of the righteous seed of man. For there was strength in the wilderness which possessed every nature of God, and Jesus looked unto the holy creations of his Father and did receive enlightenment and spirit.

And Jesus, while there in the desert, was tempted by Satan. And the wild animals of the desert were everywhere about him, but all became subject unto him, for all sensed him the Holy Christ of the True God. And there among the wild beasts, his only companions, Jesus fasted and prayed unto his Heavenly Father. And it came to pass that afterwards he was hungry and exhausted, and it was at this time and place that the tempter came unto him and said, "If thou be the true Son of God, command that these stones be made bread, so that thou may eat and be filled, for is it not written concerning thee, that thou will feed on the finest of wheat and honey, and out of the rock with pure waters ye shall be satisfied?"

But Jesus answered the tempter and said: "Yea, but it is also written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every law that proceedeth out of the mouth the True God, even The Eternal All." And the devil was silent for a time and said not a word unto Jesus. But later he appeared again unto Jesus with a woman of overwhelming beauty and comeliness...and said unto him, "Do take her as thine own, for her desire is upon thee, and thou shalt have love and happiness and much joy all thy life, and even see thy children's children, for yea, is it not written, 'It is not good for man that he should be alone."'

And Jesus, with voice raised, said unto the devil, "Get thee behind me Satan, for it is also written, Be not led away by the mere beauty of a woman, for all flesh is as grass and the flower of the field; the grass withereth and the flower fadeth away, but the Law of the Eternal One endureth forever. For I tell you what you already know of me, that I come to heal the spiritual ills of man, for he that is truly born of God, keepeth the seed within, for he knoweth the good from the evil and the light from the darkness. I restoreth all things to their original root, that all things may know that the True God is above the evil of the world, for by thy ignorance, mankind suffereth much and the entire creation sighs and cries and awaits freedom from bondage, yea even from the slavery of sin that ye have imprisoned them."

And again Satan was silent for a time, but re-appeared the third time saying: "Come, let us go up into the holy city, where I shall set you on the very pinnacle of the Temple, for surely here in thy God's House, if thou be the Son of God and cast thyself downward, all that is written will take place; for it says: 'He shall give his holy angels charge concerning thee; and in their hand they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash they foot against a stone."'

And once again Jesus said unto Satan: "It is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God nor put His Holy Law to the test. For ye well know the All Power of the Father and yea, the Holiness of His Laws, but because ye imagined the impossible dream, ye so set up a kingdom over the Most High, and ye fooled many angels and most of mankind. Thus ye also realize, thy time is limited; for thy evil and wrongdoing shall bring unto ye, thy seed, but also my seed unto God. Do what ye must do, Satan, and do quickly, for thy judgment is at hand, and ye shall no way escape thy punishment which thou hast prepared for thyself and all those who love your lie."

And again Satan remained silent and went away angry, but after a time, did return for the fourth time and offered Jesus all the power and glory of his world, for yea, the power and authority was his to grant to any he chose. And he said unto Jesus, "Come hither, for I have much to show unto you, and much to grant." And he took Jesus up into an exceedingly high mountain range, wherein all the earth and its valleys could be seen in the vast distance. And it was upon this mountain, that Satan viewed 12 cities and their peoples, yea the kingdoms of the world and every material desire in them, all in a moment of time. And boasting in his great power, the Arch prince of evil said unto Jesus, "All this power and all this authority, yea and all the glory therein as found in my world as you see yet to come, I will give unto thee freely, for ye well know that all ye see is delivered unto me for a time, and lo, to whosoever I will, I give it freely. For is it not written, 'Thou shalt have dominion from sea to sea, so thou shalt judge thy people with righteousness and the poor with mercy, and make a full end of oppression.' If thou therefore wilt worship me, Jesus, all shall be thine.

And Jesus looked at Satan, the father of every lie and false god of every evil and lust, and said: "Again I say unto you, ignorant one, ye know scripture well, even as ye hath written much and corrupted the sacred truths. But hide not behind thy twisted interpretation of holy things, for thou art in darkness and seeth not the light as holy men see and know. Because of thy deviation, the Holy Law fleeth from thee, for what is holy and pure hath no fellowship with evil and sin. For there is no light in darkness and no truth in a lie, and ye hath taught the lie as truth and saith unto thy angels, thou alone art God, and there is no one else, but Holy Wisdom spake unto you and said, You lie, Satanail, for the Eternal All is above the Rest.

For thou knowest it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Eternal All and Him alone shalt thou serve in all purity of heart.' For ye knoweth well, ye have the authority over this world for a time, but the age cometh when all things shall enter into the Rest, and thy power and authority shall cease, yea even as every evil work shall cease and be no more. For in the beginning ye did offer Adam all things also, but when he chose the good over the evil, which ye thought not he would, ye sought after to destroy him and his seed, yea even causing a flood to ruin all things of the holy creation. But I spake unto Adam and Adam unto his sons, and Noah prepared an ark with mine angels and did save a holy remnant of the creation, and mankind did flourish after the flood. But the time draweth nigh when the righteous shall inherit the earth, and those of humane love will prosper in all things, and ye shall be no more over them, nor have power to corrupt the creation."

Satan at hearing these things spoken by Jesus, remained silent for a short time, then decided to end the temptations, and thus departed from Jesus, knowing for a certainty this was the Son of God, knowing good from evil, and light from darkness. ... And behold, many Holy Angels of God came and ministered unto Jesus with many songs and prayers to the glory of all that is sacred and pure, in that Jesus warded off the temptations of Satan and yielded not to wicked authority....

And after a time, Jesus returned from the wilderness and his parents happy to see him made him a feast, and they gave unto him the gifts, which the wise men had presented, to him as a babe in the manger. And Mary spake, saying: "These things have we kept for thee, Jesus, even to this day." And she gave unto him the frankincense, and the myrrh, and the gold. And Jesus took of the frankincense; of the myrrh he gave unto Mary Magdalene; but of the gold he gave unto his parents to distribute among the combines of the brothers and sisters, those of the holy way. And much happiness and joy did they experience at the feast, for the spirit of peace was with them in all they did and spoke. And they did eat the produce of the earth and drank the juice of the ripened fruits, even as the Holy Law commandeth.

Jesus, the Lamb of God, Holy and Humane

The next day, John the Baptist saw Jesus coming unto him, and said to the people standing nearby, "Behold, the Lamb of God, which by his righteousness taketh away the sin of the world, the sin being, many of the people abusing and forgetting true love...”

And John continued to bear testimony, saying: "Yea, I saw the Holy Christ descending from heaven like a Dove, and it rested upon him ... And I saw and bear public record that this was and is the Son of God, even Jesus Christ, the Holy One of God, that restoreth all things to their root.”

Jesus Appoints Apostles after His Name

And the time had arrived for Jesus to start gathering disciples, that they might learn of His Law and Truth, for the living law was in the flesh and walked among men, teaching, healing, and ever interpreting the Holy Law unto all that would hear and know the holy way ... From every tribe of Israel he so appointed an apostle unto Israel, that they like all nations of the earth, should hear testimony of his truths. In due course Jesus would assemble many learners of the Holy Law to teach and instruct the nations the way to eternal salvation.

Peter and Andrew, brothers, were among the first to become disciples. Andrew said unto Peter: "We have found the Christ, our Messiah, let us follow his ways to salvation..." Going into Galilee, Jesus came unto Philip and said, "Follow me." And Philip approached Nathanael, and said unto him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law and the Prophets did foretell, this Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph and Mary." And Jesus said unto Nathaniel, "Behold an Israelite in whom is no guile or defilement of the Holy Law! Come! Follow me also with Philip."

And Jesus continued to make disciples everywhere he spake the word of the Eternal. Yea, even among young men and old men, wise men and unlearned men, young women and widows, wealthy and poor, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters. Many were they that heard the holy voice and hearkened to truth, and many were blessed with understanding and wisdom....

And some Pharisees looked on in all wonderment, but most looked on in envy and hate, but Jesus without letup continued to make disciples of all those yearning for truth and salvation.

Jesus and Mary of Magdala

And it came to pass that one certain Pharisee named Simon, asked of Jesus that he would dine with him, and Jesus did sit down and eat with Simon. And behold a woman of Magdala, Mary, reputed a sinner, was also in the city and sought after Jesus to present him with a gift, an alabaster box of ointment.

Finding Jesus in the house of the Pharisee, she stood at Jesus' feet behind him, weeping, and washed His feet with her tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and then she kissed his feet, and anointed them with ointment...

The Pharisee Simon was surprised at what he saw, for he felt in his heart, if Jesus were a prophet, he would not have such a sinner touch him...

But Jesus, perceiving Simon's bewilderment, said unto him: "There was a creditor, which had two debtors. The one owed 500 pence and the other 50. And when they had nothing to pay, the creditor freely forgave both. Tell me, Simon, which of the debtors will love him most?" And Simon answered: "I suppose that he to whom he forgave the most." And Jesus said unto him, "Thou hast rightly judged." And he said unto Simon, "Now seest thou this woman in question. Did I not enter into thine house, but thou gavest me no water for my feet, did thou? But she who hath no water, washed my feet with many tears, and so wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou also gavest me no kiss, but this woman since the very time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet, even as thou hast beheld. Also my head with oil thou didst not anoint, but this woman hath anointed even my feet with ointment. Wherefore, Simon, I say unto thee, by God's Grace, her sins, which are indeed many, are forgiven, for although ye have not known this woman to be humane, but know her only by her sins, I tell ye truly, she has loved and cared much, not only for the needy, but also every beast and the birds of the air, yea, even the fishes of the sea. For I say unto ye, to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little."

And Simon remained silent, but listened to every word. And then Jesus said unto the woman, "Truly, thy sins are forgiven thee, all peace be unto thee." And they who sat at the table began to say within themselves, for a certainty, "who is this one that even forgives sins?" For Jesus had not said unto the woman, "I forgive thee," but "Thy sins are forgiven thee." For Jesus discerned in her heart, true Faith and penitence. Yea, for Jesus needed not the outside testimony of any man, for he himself knew what was in every man and woman before him, knowing the good from the evil, the right from the wrong.

... And Jesus continued to awaken the people to mercy and love because of his great wisdom and knowledge of the inner meanings of the Holy Law. The Spirit of Truth was upon him and everywhere he spake, the people received his words in gladness and peace ... And Mary Magdalene also became a disciple of Jesus and sin never came unto her again, for she was purified and yearned only to do good and forget the evil. And Mary at times did travel with Jesus and the disciples, and did herself speak unto many, the keeping of the Holy Law, and many women listened unto her words and became disciples of the holy way, yea, even bearing testimony to their families and neighbors of the salvation and light of Jesus. And some of the Pharisees did listen to Jesus' words also, and did leave off from their evil ways and followed him. And there was great excitement among the priests who wished not to hear of Jesus nor his truths.

Jesus, the Light, Exposes the Evil of Darkness And one day certain ones of the Pharisees questioned Jesus, and said unto him, "How sayest thou that God will condemn the world?" And Jesus answered them, saying, "The Eternal One so loveth the righteous seed in the world, and the only begotten Son cometh into the world, that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but inherit everlasting life. God, therefore, sendeth not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him may be saved from bondage to death and sin. For I tell ye, truly, they who believe on him sent are not condemned; but they that believe not, condemn themselves, because they have not believed in the name of the only begotten of God.

"Thereby, this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, but men love darkness rather than light, because light exposes the darkness whereby all evil deeds are made manifest for every eye to see. For all they who do evil hate the light, for the light is good, neither come they to the light, lest their evil deeds be exposed and condemned by the Holy Law. But they who work righteousness come to the light, for they are drawn to it out of love for all that is pure and holy, that their deeds may be made manifest and be approved by God. Thus will they shine forth with the light and conquer the evil with the good."

And the Pharisees were silent at his words of wisdom, and dared not question Jesus further at that time, for indeed their own evil deeds had condemned them as workers of lawlessness, and they feared greater exposure, as many were the people who heard Jesus' words.

Jesus Teaches Physical Health Reform: The Natural Cures of Nature

And Jesus continued to travel with many disciples to various regions of Israel, where he did amass believers of the Holy Law, for many listened unto him and were astonished and did believe truly in their hearts that he was the Son of God, the promised deliverer of the enslaved earthly race of man ... And Jesus did heal every ailment and disease among the sick, even teaching the people the art of true health reform according to the natural laws of nature. Yea, for he taught the people healing properties of plants, even every herb and grass of the field, and the power hidden in stones, and the cleansing miracle of pure water. And many were amazed and did believe and were healed.

And because of his great wisdom and understanding Jesus amazed entire households and helped many unto the holy way of life. And Jesus did teach the clean diet of man and beast, and taught even the Holy Law on health that all may know and learn true salvation. And he named every fruit that God had given unto man as food and every vegetable that God had given unto the beasts and birds of the earth, yea even of the fishes did Jesus spake of and told every household with ears sacred truths of the holy way. And many were the listeners who obeyed his words from that time on.

And on hearing these things, a certain Sadducee who believed not in the holy things of God, asked Jesus, "Tell me, please, why sayest thou, do not eat the flesh of animals. Were not the beasts giver, unto man as food, even as the fruits and herbs ye spake of!"

And Jesus answered him and said, "Behold this melon, the fruit of the earth." And Jesus broke open a watermelon and said unto the Sadducee, "See thou with thine own eyes the good fruit of the soil, the meat of man, and see thou the seeds within, count ye them, for one melon maketh a hundred fold and even more. If thou sow this seed, ye do eat from the True God, for no blood was spilled, nay, no pain nor outcry did ye hear with thy ears or see with thine eyes. The true food of man is from the Mother of the earth, for She brings forth perfect gifts unto the humble of the land. But ye seek what Satan giveth, the anguish, the death, and the blood of living souls taken by the sword. Know ye not, those who live by the sword, die by the same death? Go ye thine way, and plant the seeds of the good fruit of life, and leave ye off from hurting the innocent creatures of God. For I tell ye, man needeth male and female beasts for the food he so lusteth after, but every plant and tree, God so giveth, beareth its own free seed for food. Depend ye not on the things unnecessary to your soul. Plant ye the good seeds of the melon, wherein ye saveth from season to season and waiteth for the soil like sleeping man awaiteth the sunrise; for the seed was made for the morrow's meal, but the animals for the joy and pleasure of God and man.


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