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Sojourn in the Wilderness
CHAPTER 2
Yeshua and Yochanan journey
into the wilderness for many months, away from the clutter of
every day life, to pray to God that they may come to know
the fullness of their callings, with the promise of Lazarus to
care for their families while they are away. In the fifth month
they fast, drinking only water with honey for 30 days and they
are filled with many visions as their connection to Elohim
becomes strong and clear. And it is by this means that they come
to fully know the great purposes they came into life to
fulfill.
1 And it came to pass that Yeshua and Yochanan felt a mighty
pulling in their hearts to journey together into the wilderness
to commune with Elohim, the Father and the Mother.
2 Following the promptings of their hearts, they bid their
families farewell, for a time they knew not.
3 Miriam was unhappy that she could not travel with Yeshua,
but he said unto her, “You will be with me in my heart every
moment, and when I return I will share all that I have
discovered with you.
4 But for this time, this is a journey Yochanan and I must
make alone, for it is we who must fulfill the will of the Father
and Mother in the days to come and taste the bitter with the
sweet.
5 While I am gone, send word to my family in
Nazareth
that we have returned to the
land
of Palestine, but that I have gone into the wilderness and will
see them again as my Father and Mother in heaven will it to be
so.”
6 And it came to pass that Yeshua and Yochanan departed from
Bethany and their families with the promise of Lazarus that he
would watch over and care for the treasures of their hearts.
And there were many tears among all upon their departure.
7 And it came to pass that Yeshua and Yochanan followed the
sun south into the vastness of the Sinai until they found places
of emptiness wherein neither dwelt nor traveled any people.
8 And they ate the grasses, and the leaves, fruits and roots
of plants for food, with locusts and wild honey.
9 Each morning they would arise upon the sunrise and look with
their open eyes upon the brightness of the sun as it was fully
crested above the horizon for the span of twelve deep breaths.
10 With each breath they drew closer in their heart, mind and
soul to Elohim until the light of Elohim filled every fiber of
their being; so much so that they seemed to radiate light from
their head and the tips of their fingers.
11 Imbued with the spirit of Elohim, they then moved in unison
to the Contemplative Movements that Yeshua had practiced from
his early manhood that they might connect with a spiritual
heartbeat to all life upon the Earth.
12 Thus connected to all that is they would remain facing the
sun with their closed eyes focused right upon it, and pray
together throughout the early hours of the morning, one
following the other and then repeating, giving thanks for their
families and blessings and seeking to be enlightened and girded
for the path before them.
13 They would break the fast in early mid-day and meditate and
pray in private following the meal, until mid-afternoon.
14 On some days, in the early afternoon, they would instead
query and teach each other after just a short individual
meditation.
15 During the later part of the afternoon they would walk
about the wilderness gathering food, enjoying each others
company and being one in spirit with all life.
16 They would eat their evening meal before sunset and as the
sun approached the horizon they would again gaze upon it with
their eyes open for twelve deep breaths to be filled with the
light of Elohim while they slept through the night.
17 As darkness fell they most often slept and only
occasionally stayed up speaking to one another for some hours
into the darkness of the night when it was near the time of the
full moon.
18 And these things they did for four moons, and upon the
fifth moon they fasted until the next, drinking only honey
water, and they were carried away in great visions. Their
connection to their earthly bodies became faint even as their
connection to Elohim became strong and clear.
19 Thus it was that on the morning of the last day of the
fifth moon, as they completed their morning gaze of the sun,
Yochanan looked to Yeshua and exclaimed, “Verily, I declare that
you are the Son of Elohim and the Anointed of Israel. This I
have always known in my heart, but now I know it in my soul, for
my body is alive with light from within when I think of that
great truth.”
20 And Yeshua said unto him, “And you are the Prophet Elias
come again as was foretold by the Prophets, and so grateful am I
to our heavenly parents that we can share this life together.”
21 Yochanan gazed again at the sun, then looked again at
Yeshua, “I have had some problem comprehending how you could be
part of the Elohim from an immortal realm, and still here
married to Miriam, with children, covered with dirt, walking in
the desert with me, and even now, with blood still healing on
your arm from where you were pricked in the thorns yesterday.
It all seems so impossible, yet I cannot deny what I know from
God to be true.”
22 And Yeshua answered, “I had many years grappling with the
same questions. I have known for some time who I am and why I
am here. In the comings and goings of everyday life, it
sometimes seemed but a dream, but I knew my time of fulfillment
was drawing nigh.
23 It is only here in the desolation of the wilderness that I
have finally come to fully understand why I am in a mortal body
and why everything must come to pass exactly as the Father and
the Mother have showed unto me.”
24 And Yochanan replied, “I have seen a great vision of what
shall come to pass and the voice of the Mother came to me,
speaking of all that must be.”
25 And Yeshua answered, “The same has happened to me.”
26 “You will die a most ignominious death”, Yochanan said with
difficulty, caught in his emotions at the thought. “You have
not many more years upon this Earth.”
27 “No more ignominious than yours my brother”, answered
Yeshua. “But more important is how we live in the years that
remain to us. For in the good soil of the garden of truth and
light that we create, in the days to come will grow men and
women of great power and faith, and through them that which we
sow in obscurity shall manifest in grandness, blossoming and
growing to fill all the Earth.”
28 Yochanan smiled at Yeshua’s words but he was still troubled
and said, “I have seen all you say coming to pass. But I have
also seen a quick perversion of our words and teachings,
insomuch that the flowers and plants that grow in our garden in
the days to come are not the same ones we planted.
29 It makes me wonder just a bit, if all we will give, and all
our families will lose when we are no more upon the Earth, is
worth the price, or if there is some way we can insure the
purity of that which we teach remains in the garden.”
30 And Yeshua answered unto him, “Surely our heavenly parents
would give no commandments unto us, unless in fulfilling their
desires we were furthering their purposes and enlightening men.
31 Be assured, neither our work or our deaths will be in
vain.
32 There will quickly be a great falling away from the truth
we bring.
33 But that which arises in its place, the artifices of men
given in my name, will still nourish many of the flowers of
light which we plant, and the great seed of all truth will
merely sleep in hidden slumber until I come to awaken it again.
34 Yet, while we live, there will be but few who follow us,
for the teachings of the true light of Elohim are not in keeping
with many of the laws of the world or the ways of the religions
of men. They are not the ways of the Hebrews, or those of
Judah, or the Romans or Egyptians, or any other peoples upon the
Earth.
35 Verily, the teachings of the light of Elohim are not the
Law of Moses for they are above it; even as I have not come to
uphold the law, but destroy it, and replace it with the purer
Law of Light.
36 For this cause will father turn against mother and children
against parents and there will be much turmoil because of the
things which I teach.
37 And when we are gone, it will not be many years before
those who walked with me and learned the Laws of Light from my
words are also gone. Then it will be that well-meaning men of
faith will fall away from the Laws of Light and return to the
more familiar laws they have known before to follow.
38 Then it will be that men of little faith but much ambition,
will usurp the leadership of the Children of Light, and bring in
all manner of false authority, customs, pomp and ceremonies,
which men so thrive in vanity upon, and the flowers of light we
planted in the garden shall know many days of darkness, and many
shall wither and forget the nature of the true light that was
their source.
39 But among the purest of heart, through all the generations
of time, the true Light of Elohim will always abide, and the
Holy Spirit of the Mother shall always lead them to resonate
thoughts and actions, even when they are strange and contrary to
the teachings of the laws and religions of the land.
40 And though many will be alone, isolated from their friends
and family because of their beliefs, and some will go to their
deaths as blasphemers and heretics, they will have a peace and
light upon them that shines forth even in darkness and the
darkness cannot overcome it.
41 Verily, the true Light of Elohim that we bring to the world
can never be extinguished. And in a generation far away, there
will come hallowed days of promise to herald the renewal of
the world.
42 To bring the blessings of these days, our father and mother
shall send forth upon the Earth some of the choicest spirits of
heaven.
43 To them, the Gospel of Light shall be given again in
fullness upon the Earth; and among those who overcome the world,
it will burn in their hearts and blossom in wonder in their
lives.
44 Unto these will be given the secrets and the mysteries,
insomuch that the world can have no power over them, and the
powers of heaven will open for them.
45 And they shall not fall away from the true light of Elohim,
for it shall be in them and about them, and they shall be
emissaries of the most high, chosen for high and holy purposes,
to set the world afire with truth, and usher in the epoch of
renewal.
46 But then as now, there will not be many who follow the
Way of Light, for it is and will ever be at odds with the laws of
man and religions, and few will be those with courage and faith
great enough to seek it out and live their lives by such a
greater light.”
47 And Yochanan nodded his head in agreement saying, “That is
good. I am happy for our brothers and sisters yet to be born.
But I have seen the vision of all that must come to pass in our
lives. Is it now that we must begin?”
48 Yeshua looked at him eye to eye with a slight smile upon
his lips and happiness in his voice, saying, “Yes my brother, it
is time for us to begin the great purposes we have come into the
life to do.
49 Let us now return to our families. You must then take
journey to Gimron and begin to gather disciples, teaching them
only repentance and the simple foundations of the Way of Light.
50 As you gain a following, fulfill your promise of youth and
take journey to the outskirts of the greater cities of the
land of Palestine and the people of Israel, coming as a
whirlwind from the desert.
51 Preach repentance from sins and baptism by immersion as a
covenant to a higher path. Prepare the people for the greater
light and knowledge I shall bring.
52 I shall return with my family to Nazareth and from there
begin to discover those who will be my disciples, and begin to
teach the greater light to those few who have ears to hear and a
heart open to the fullness of Elohim.
53 You shall grow in fame and followers even as I continue to
quietly go about my Father’s business unnoticed by most men.
54 Once we part in
Bethany,
we shall not see each other again for some time. When you have
reached the pinnacle of your calling I shall come to you to be
baptized, and you may take that as a sign that you have
fulfilled your promise to Elohim and your time upon the Earth
grows short.”
55 “It cannot be,” exclaimed Yochanan. “You have no need of
baptism. It is to be born again, pure, with a new faith. You
are the light and need not the bridge from darkness.”
56 And Yeshua answered unto him, “It must be so to fulfill one
of my purposes upon the Earth. For in my baptism, let there be
no doubt among men that all who live upon the earth and would
pass to heaven, must pass through this door, in this manner.”
57 Despite the words of Yeshua, Yochanan still shook his head
and mumbled under his breath at the thought of Yeshua being
baptized.
58 And Yeshua said unto him. “That will be a fateful day. It
will be the time that your ministry has been fulfilled and mine
begins in fullness. Thereafter, send your most worthy followers
to me when you are no more allowed to preach, that they may hear
my words, and I will give to them some of the mysteries of the
kingdom.”
59 Yochanan was still sore troubled and said unto Yeshua,
“What will become of our wives and families, as our ministries
begin and the persecutors become inflamed even unto our deaths?”
60 And Yeshua answered, “The ways of the Father and Mother are
wonderful indeed as they guide us to the blessings that uphold
us. Consider that we are married to two sisters of a family of
means, led by a humble and honest patriarch, a loving mother and
a devoted and faithful son. Among these most worthy people, we
will entrust our families while we minister, and in the days
when we are no more upon the Earth.”
61 Then alone in the emptiness they stood holding each others
forearms, looking into one another’s eyes, and Yeshua spoke
first saying, “Let us now return to the people of the covenant
and give unto them the promise of their fathers.”
62 And Yochanan gripped tight the forearms of Yeshua and said
unto him, “To walk with you is the greatest honor I could know.
You have my solemn promise that I will be a light that cannot be
hidden, and will well prepare your path; that those who are
humble and courageous will find the greater light you will
bring.”
63 Yeshua gave Yochanan an embrace and said quietly to him, “I
know you will Elias. I know you will.”
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