the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxvi (exit from the old to the new)

“As we have said, it is impossible for us to gather to ourselves anything that we have no conception of. Therefore, it is the office and pleasure of Elohim through his angels, to give us a conception, not only in the mind, but also in the soul, of his great, grand, and wonderful existence, as [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: xxvi (exit from the old to the new)

“If you are a member of some order, think of the change of feelings that took place when you became a member, and observe also those that are active members of some of these orders, and you will be made to realize what that spirit of brotherly friendship means. This brotherly friendship should be realized [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: xxvi (exit from the old to the new)

PART VI “In bringing the thought of Yahveh, the God of the Universe, the Formless Former of all things, and his manifestation in Elohim, to the mind of the public, it is apt to cause confusion in regard to man's relation to God in his different attributes. In the past, men made an image of [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxiv (exit from the old to the new)

Part IV: “In order to maintain your realization that you are a son of God and yet remain humble and conscious of your dependence on the Father, it is necessary that you always look upward, and if any comparison is to be made, let it be made between yourself and God and his angels. This [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvi (the image of God)

“Let us now sum up the dominant thought of this work: This Grand Body has evolved from the lowest form of life to the most highly developed men and women of our planet, these have increased, refined, and intensified their faculties manyfold; add to these highly developed mind-qualities, the mind-qualities gained by a perfect unity [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xiv (the angels of God)

“The foregoing presentation of an idea of God within reach of the reasonable conception of the human mind, should bring to us a joy in the realization that God is not a myth, an incomprehensible something, or the mere life-principle, or even the spirit of mind, as many are now coming to believe; which is [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xiii (Jesus of the order of Melchizedek)

“One of the Elohim came and “took on him the seed of Abraham”, that, doing away with types and shadows of religious service, he might give to the world all of the vital truth that it was possible for man to receive, and to establish a means by which the higher consciousness of the race [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xiii (Jesus of the order of Melchizedek)

“We are not left to speculate as to what Christ meant when he said, “I am the son of God”, “I and my Father are one”, “God is my Father”; varied expressions, all agreeing with his injunction to the early church, “Call no man your father on the earth, for one is your Father which [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xiii (Jesus of the order of Melchizedek)

“In the preceding chapter we considered references in early Biblical history to the physical manifestation of the Order of Melchizedek. The unequivocal declaration in Hebrews that Jesus was of that Order is a fact, whatever the belief may be regarding the authenticity of the Epistle to the Hebrews or of the Bible. The existence in [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xii (the eternal order of melchizedek)

“These quotations suffice to show, with the aid of the chapters in immediate connection with them, that there did live during the period of the patriarchs, even down to the time of the Judges, an order of mystics, called “Masters” by men, but who called themselves, an “Order of the Sons of God”, who were [...]