Path of Three

CHAPTER 42

Yeshua and Miriam prepare to return to Palestine, but before they leave, Yeshua meets with some Egyptian priests to speak about the one true God. He tells them about a secret path and draws out an intricate pattern of a labyrinth and maze that they should construct. This he calls the “Path of Three.” It represents the three stages of the infinite paths of existence, and the three aspects of God with no limit to the inspiration and knowledge one can attain when walking the path. He leaves them to ponder the words he has spoken and to construct the labyrinth and maze until he returns the next day to share more of the mysteries of God.

 1 Upon returning to Memphis, Yeshua and Miriam and the children gathered all of their belongings and placed them upon the backs of three donkeys, for Yeshua had told them that they must soon return to Palestine.

 2 For this cause, they went into Memphis to visit the market so that Yeshua might sell to a merchant who desired his wares, sixteen finely carved chests, which he had finished while in Nubia. And they were inlaid in beautiful patterns with shell and many colors of rare woods.

 3 The merchant was happy to see Yeshua again and asked him, “Where have you been, good carpenter? Many have come looking for your fine chests, but my shelves were bare and I knew not what had become of you.”

 4 And Yeshua said unto him, “These are the last of my chests that shall be sold in Egypt, for we soon shall pass beyond its borders.” And upon these words, the merchant was sorrowful and treasured the chests he had obtained all the more.

 5 After concluding their business with the merchant, they went shopping throughout the market, and Miriam gathered things she wished to bring with her upon their return to Palestine.

 6 When night fell, they dwelt in the house of Babuaten and told him all that had transpired since they had seen him last and of their desire to return to the land of their fathers. And Babuaten said unto them, “While you were among the Nubians, a messenger came from your family in Bethany, but I knew not where to send him, and he returned without giving me the message.”

 7 Miriam was anxious because of these words, worrying about the content of the message, but Yeshua put her at ease, saying, “Worry not, beloved, for the messenger carried glad tidings, which we shall soon have made known unto us. Now I have yet one thing still I must do to reward righteousness before I leave Memphis, and this shall take two days.

 8 I greatly desire for you to accompany me upon the last day, when I make an explanation of the things I will reveal to the priests of the Temple of the Crystals.

 9 Therefore, on the second day, have the children remain here while we go to the Egyptians, and that night, we shall return to them and find two messages of joy. Soon thereafter, we will begin our journey back to Palestine.”

 10 Miriam was most curious as to the cryptic words Yeshua had spoken, and she said unto him, “Dear husband, if you know already these glad tidings, tell them to me that I might not be wondering for two days what they shall be.”

 11 Yeshua answered, “I know only what I have said, for I have not sought to see deeper into the well. Therefore, we both shall be looking for the second day to discover its rewards.”

 12 The next morning, Yeshua departed alone, and he went to the temple of the Egyptians, where he had gone with Yochanan and told the temple guard, “Tell the high priest that Yeshua of the crystals desires to speak with him.” Soon afterward, the priest named Zebak appeared from within the temple. And he remembered Yeshua from the time of his visit with Yochanan, asking, “Have you returned with more precious stones?”

 13 Yeshua answered, saying, “I have no stones, but something of greater worth, for I bring to you, the fullness of the one true God. Whom you worship in ignorance, I have come to declare unto you.”

 14 It should have been that Zebak was wroth with such blasphemous words from the mouth of a lowly Hebrew, but as he looked upon Yeshua, he saw great innocence and kindness in the depths of his eyes and felt something beyond the dealings of men that spoke to his soul and stirred in his heart, even the very spirit of God.

 15 Thus it was that Zebak brought Yeshua into the inner court of the temple and all the priests came to hear the words that he would speak, and one of them asked, “Why do you speak your words to us and not to your own people?”

 16 And Yeshua said unto him, “The time soon comes when I will speak to the Children of Israel and to them alone, until the fullness of the Celestine Light of God has been given unto them, as much as they can bear, for that is their reward for the faithfulness of their fathers and thus has my Father commanded. But until that day, I see the light of God in all in whom it dwells, and where I find light, I would give more.”

 17 Some of the priests were still uncertain as to whether they should give a place for Yeshua’s words in their temple, and some murmured against him. But Zebak subdued them, saying, “Let us hear what this man has to say, for he has the light of the Sun upon him; in his very face, you can see it. By listening to him, we are not obligated to believe what he has to say, but if we listen not, we may lose a great treasure.”

 18 And the priests looked at one another with great curiosity, pondering upon the depth of the words that were spoken, and Yeshua said unto them, “For many generations, the priests of this temple have given respect to the pharaoh Akhenaten and worshipped Aten, the one God of whom he taught. And there are many secrets of the most high that you know that are not known by the other priests of Egypt.

 19 But I say unto you that there are still many secrets of the one true God that you know not, and if you will harden not your hearts and will hear my words, I will tell you in plainness of the one true God and the path as clear as crystal that leads to glory such as you have never known; and there will be no more secrets among you, for I will give you a foundation to forever gain light beyond your knowing.”

 20 Hearing this, one of the priests was wroth, saying, “Who are you to tell us such things? For we have devoted our lives to the one God, and it is in Egypt that he was made known unto men, and it is we who are his priests and the protector of his secrets.” But the other priests moved for him to be silent and were desirous to hear the words of Yeshua.

 21 And Yeshua said unto them, “I am but a carpenter from a land afar, but I know the one true God in every breath I take and every thought I think, and I have been one with God since before the heavens were born.

 22 Therefore, if you will humble yourself before God, I will show you a secret path, that you may discover for yourself the truth and worth of the words I speak to you and, verily, the truth of all the Celestine Light that is inside of you and all that is in the world and beyond.”

 23 Taking a stick of blackened wood, Yeshua drew out the pattern of a labyrinth and then a maze, most intricate in design, upon the stones of the temple floor. And he said to the priests, “You are much practiced in the use of gems to help you find God within the Sun, but I say to you that God must first be in your heart and then will you have the Celestine Light even in the darkness.”

 24 Then Yeshua showed them the labyrinth and maze, which he had drawn, saying, “Behold the pattern of the Path of Three. Walk upon it and discover all you seek, comprehend all you think you know, and unveil the deepest powers of your eternal soul.

 25 The Path of Three has no ending to the knowledge it can give you. Every time you walk its course, you will discover new truths about yourself and greater understandings of God.

 26 It represents the three stages of the infinite paths of existence and the three aspects of God. It will give inspiration and understanding to you as great as your desire and effort to know.

 27 Each time you walk upon the path with sincere intent, even if you think there can be no more to learn, you will be overflowing in your expansion and, one day, will come to understand that there is always more to know, always more to grow.

 28 Look into the path and see your life: youth, parent, and elder.

 29 Look into the path and see the three stages of your quest to know God: humility, prayer, and service.

 30 Look into the path and see the fullness of the nature of the one true God, who is not one person but three, but the three glorified are one god, for God is the Father, and God is the Mother, and God is the Son; and like unto the Sun and the Moon and the stars, each has a light of their own, but they unite to illuminate the heavens above.

 31 And there are many more truths revealed within the labyrinth and maze. Therefore, make this image upon the floor of your temple that it may be walked upon as a path. Ponder the things I have said while you place each portion of the path, and I will come again unto you tomorrow to tell you more of the mysteries of God.”

 32 And Yeshua departed from the temple and returned to the house of Babuaten.