GOD

May 25th, 1917

    I am here, Jesus.

    I have been with you as you prayed and joined in your prayer to the Father, for the inflowing of His Great Love into your soul in great abundance.  I know that His Holy Spirit is present and that His Divine Love is flowing into your soul. That you are becoming in At-Onement with the Father.  His Divine Love will always come to you when you pray as you have tonight.  His listening ear is always open, to the earnest aspirations of His Children, who come to Him with the true longings of the soul.  You have the secret of reaching the Father's Divine Love.  On all occasions, when you feel that you need that Divine Love, or desire a nearness to The Father, use the secret.  You will not be disappointed.

    You are in better condition tonight in your soul development and perceptions.  Can receive my message, which I have desired for sometime to communicate.  To do, which I was waiting, only for you to be in a complete rapport with me.

    Well, you will remember, that in the early stages of our writings, I communicated to you my Knowledge and conception of "Who and What God is".  That I have recently told you that I desired to rewrite the message, as your condition is now so much better to receive these Truths, than it was when the message was written.  So, tonight, I will deliver the message.  Will take a more complete possession of your brain and control of your hand, than I was able to do at the time mentioned.

Then the question is:  Who and What is God?

    In dealing with this question, you must realize that it is not so easy to describe, in language that mortals can comprehend, the Essence and Attributes of God.  I feel the limitations that I am under, in endeavoring to give you a satisfactory description of the Only and True God.  Not because of the paucity of Knowledge and conception on my part, but because of the fact that you have not the required soul development, to enable me to form the necessary rapport with you, in order that through your brain, may be expressed, the exact Truth as to who The Father is.

    Well to begin, God is Soul.  Soul is God.  Not the soul that is in the Created human.  But the Soul that is Deity and Self-Existent.  Without beginning, or ending.  Whose Entity is the One Great Fact in the Universe of Being.

    God is without form, such as has been conceived of by humans in nearly all ages.  Especially by those who believe in the Bible of the Hebrews, as well as in that of the Christians.

    Nevertheless, He is of form.  Which only the soul perceptions of the soul of a human, which has arrived at a certain degree of development, that has taken on the Divine Nature of the Father, thus become a part of the Soul of God, can discern and realize as an Entity.  There is nothing, in all of nature, with which humans are acquainted, or have knowledge of, that can be used to make a comparison, even in the spirit perceptions, with this Great Soul.  Hence, for humans to conceive of God as having a form, in any manner resembling that of human, is all erroneous.  Those, who in their beliefs and teachings, deny the anthropomorphic God, are correct. 

    Nevertheless, God is of Form.  Such as to give Him an Entity, Substance and Seat of Habitation.  In contradistinction to that god, which in the teachings of some humans, is said to be everywhere, in this Substance and Entity.  In the trees, rocks, thunder and lightning.  In humans, beasts and in all Created things.  In whom humans are said to live, move and have their being.  No, this concept of God is not in accord with the Truth.  It is vital to the Knowledge and salvation of humans, that such conception of God be not entertained, or believed in.

    To believe that God is without form, is to believe that He is a mere Force, Principle, or nebulous power.  As some say, the resultant of Laws.  Which Laws, as a fact, He has established for the controlling of His Universe of Creation.  Which are expressed to humans, by these very Powers and Principles, that to some extent, they can comprehend.

    The child has asked: "Who made God?"  Because the wise humans cannot answer that question, in their wisdom, they conclude and assert that there can be no real God of Personality, or Soul Form.  Hence, only Force, Principle, or evolved Laws can be God.  In their own conceit, think that they have solved the question.  But the child may not be satisfied with the answer and may ask the wise humans: "Who made Principle, Force and Laws that must be accepted as the only God?"  Then, the wise humans cannot answer.  Unless they answer:  "God."  Which they do not believe.  Which, let me say, is the True and only answer.

    God is back of Force, Principle and Law.  Which are only expressions of His Being.  Which, without Him, could not exist.  They are only existences, changeable, dependent and subject to the Will of God, who only, is Being.

    God then, is Soul.  That Soul has its form.  Perceptible only to Itself, or that of human (or spirit), which, by reason of the sufficient possession of the Very Substance of the Great Soul, has become like unto God, not in image only, but in very Essence.  We spirits, of the highest soul progression, are enabled by our soul perceptions to see God and His Form.  Here, I use the words "see" and "form" as being the only words that I can use to give mortals a comparative conception of what I am endeavoring to describe.

    When it is remembered that mortals can scarcely conceive of the form of the spirit body of a human, which is composed, or formed, of the material of the universe, though not usually accepted to be of the material.  It will be readily seen, that it is hardly possible for me to convey to them, a faint idea even, of the Soul Form of God, which is composed of that which is purely spiritual.  That is; not of the material, even though to the highest degree sublimated.

    Although I am not able, because of the limitations mentioned, to describe to humans, that Form.  Which they may glean a conception of the Soul's Form, as such Form can be seen only with the soul's eye, which eyes humans do not possess, it must not be believed that because humans cannot understand, or perceive the Truth of the Soul's Form, therefore, it is not a Truth.  A Truth, Truth of the Soul's Form, therefore, it is not a Truth.

    A Truth, though not conceived, or perceived, by humans, spirits, or angels, is still a Truth.  Its existence does not depend upon its being known.  Even though all the mortals of earth, the spirits and angels of heaven, save one, could not perceive the existence of that Truth, yet its existence perceived by that one, irrefutably proves its Reality.

    As I have said, the Truth of God's Form, the Soul's Form, can be testified to by more than one of the Celestial Spirits of humans passed from earth.  The possibility is before mortals of the present life, in the great future, if their souls have become possessed of the Divine Substance of God's Divine Love, in sufficient abundance, to perceive God, as I have attempted to explain. 

    The Created soul of human has its form.  It being made in the image of God.  Yet human cannot see that form.  Although, it is a fact and can be testified to by many in the spirit realms.  Here it need to be said, that when in our messages we speak of God as being without form, we mean any such form as humans have, or think they have conceived of.  Our expressions must not be considered as contradictory to what I have tried to explain as the Form of God.

    Well, in addition to the Form, God has a Personality.  This is expressed and made known to humans by certain Attributes.  Which to the consciousness of humans, is existent in the Universe.  To some philosophers, scientists and wise humans, these Attributes are their impersonal god himself.  To them the only god.  They make the created, the Creator.  Not realizing, that behind the expression must be the Cause.  That greater than the Attribute, must be that from which the expression of the Attribute is projected.  Or, as they better like to say, evolved.  Here, I, who know, desire to say that these Manifested Attributes, Forces, Powers, Principles, Laws and expressions do not, all together, constitute, or be that, from which they flow, or in which they have their Source.  God is Himself, Alone.  His Attributes, or expressions, manifested to mortals, or spirits, are only the results, or effects, of the workings of His Spirit. Which Spirit is only the active energy of His Soul, Himself.  Hence, the Form of God is not distributed over the whole Universe of Creation, where His Attributes may be, or because they are everywhere manifested.  No, as was said by Moses of old and as was said by me when on earth:  God is in His Heavens.  Although it may be surprising and startling to mortals to hear, God has His Habitation.  God the Substance, the Self-Existing and Soul Form, has His Locality.

    Humans do not live, move and have their existence in God, but in His Emanations, Expressions and Spirit they do. 

    As you are somewhat exhausted, I think this a good place to stop.  I am pleased that you are in such good condition.  So be prepared for an early resumption of the message.

With my love and blessings, I will say, good-night.

Your brother and friend, Jesus

Angelic Revelations of Divine Truth, Vol. I, pg. 99

3rd March 1915.

I am here, Jesus.

    You are in a better condition to-night and I will continue my messages.

    "God is a God of Love.  No human can come to Him, unless they receive the Divine Love of the Father in their soul."  As humans, are by nature (that is the nature of their thoughts and beliefs, not their true nature as souls, Perfect Creations of God) sinful and inclined to error, the violation of God's Laws (of Love and Harmony), they can be redeemed from that sin (error) only by obtaining this Divine Love.  That can be obtained only through prayer and Faith in the Willingness of God to bestow this Divine Love, upon whomsoever may ask for it.  I do not mean that there must be formal prayers, or compliance with any church creeds, or dogmas.

    The prayer that is efficacious, is that which emanates from the soul and earnest aspirations of a human.  So let humans know, that unless they have the real soul longings for this Divine Love, it will not be given to them.  No mere intellectual desires will suffice.  The intellect is not that faculty in human that Unites them to God.  Only the soul is made in the likeness of the Father.  Unless this likeness is Perfected, by a filling of the soul with the Divine Love of the Father, the likeness is never complete.

    Love is the one great thing in God's economy of real existence.  Without it, all would be chaos and unhappiness.  Where it exists, Harmony and Happiness also exists.  This I say, because I know from personal experience, that it is True.  Let not humans think that God is a God who wants the worship of humans with the mere intellectual faculties.  That is not true.  His Divine Love is the one thing that can possibly unite Him and them.  This Divine Love is not the love that is a part of humans natural existence.  The love that humans have, who have not received a part of the Divine Love, is not sufficient to make them One with the Father.  Nor is that love, the kind that will enable them to enter the Celestial Spheres and become as the Angels, who are filled with this Divine Love, who do always, the Will of the Father.  This Divine Love is found only in the souls of those who have received it, through the Ministrations of the Holy Spirit.  The only instrument of God's Workings, that is used in bringing about the Salvation of Humans.

    I have seen the operations of the Holy Spirit upon the souls of humans and know what I tell you to be true.  No human must rest in the assurance that any other instrumentality, or medium, than the Holy Spirit, will enable them to obtain this Divine Love.  They must not rest in the thought, that without This they can become a part of God's Kingdom.  For no love, but this Divine Love, can entitle and qualify them to enter that Kingdom.

    When on earth I taught the Doctrine of Salvation, only through the workings of the Holy Spirit, in fulfilling the Commandments of the Father.  Mere belief in me, or in my name, without this Divine Love, will never enable any human to become the possessor of this Divine Love.  Hence the saying, "that all sins against me or even against God's Commandments may be forgiven humans, but the sin against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven them, neither while on earth, nor when in the spirit world."  This means that so long as a human rejects the influences of the Holy Spirit, they sin against it.  Such sin prevents them from receiving this Divine Love.  Hence, in that state, they cannot possibly be forgiven and be permitted to enter into the Celestial Kingdom of the Father.

   God's Divine Love, is not that which needs the love of human to give it a Divine Essence.  On the contrary, the love of human, in order to become Divine in its Nature, must be completely enveloped in, or absorbed by, the Divine Love of the Father.  So, let humans know that their love, is but the mere shadow of what the Father's Divine Love is.  That so long as they refuse to receive this Divine Love of the Father, they will be compelled to remain apart from the Father and enjoy only the happiness which their natural love affords them.

    I am so certain that all humans may receive this Divine Love, if they will only seek for It, in the True Way, with earnest desire and Faith, that I know it is possible for all humans to be saved.  But humans have the great gift of free will.  The exercise of that gift, towards the seeking and finding of this Divine Love, seems to be a difficulty that will prevent a large majority of the human race from receiving this Great Redemptive Boon.

    My Father is not desirous that any human should live through all eternity without this Divine Love.  But the time will come, and very soon, when the privilege of obtaining this Divine Love will be withdrawn from humankind.  When that great event takes place, never afterwards will the privilege be restored.  Humans, who are then without It, will be compelled to live through all eternity with only their natural love to comfort them and get whatever happiness they may be able to obtain from such love.  Humans may think that this time of separation will never come.  In that they are mistaken.  When too late, they will realize it.

    The Harmony of my Father's Universe, is not dependant on all humans receiving this Divine Love.  Because in the workings of God's Laws of Harmony on humans souls, all sin and error will be eradicated.  Only Truth will remain.  But the mere absence of sin, does not mean that all parts of God's Creation will be peopled by spirits and humans who are equally happy, or who are filled with the same kind of love.  The human who is free from sin and has only their natural love, will be in Perfect Harmony with other humans possessing the same kind of love.  They will not be in Harmony with those spirits who have this Divine Love and the Supreme Happiness which It gives.  Yet, such differences in love and happiness will not create discord, or want of Harmony in the Universe.

   Adam and Eve, or whom they personify, had not this Celestial Love.  Only the natural love, that belonged to their Creation as human beings.  Yet, they were comparatively happy.  Their happiness was not like that of the Angels who live in the Celestial Heavens, where only this Divine Love of God exists.  They were mortals.  When temptation came to them, the love that they possessed, was not able to resist it and they succumbed.  So, even though humans may hereafter live forever and be free from sin and error.  Yet, they will always be subject to temptations, which this natural love may not be able to resist.  I mean that their nature, will be merely the nature that Adam and Eve had. Nothing greater, or less.  Even in that condition they maybe able to resist all temptations that may assail them.  Yet, they will always be subject to fall from their state of happiness.  So become more or less unhappy.  This is the future of humans who have not received the Divine Love.

    But the spirit who has this Divine Love, becomes, as it were, a part of Divinity Itself.  Will never be subject to temptation, or unhappiness.  They will be free from all powers, that may possibly exist, for leading them to unhappiness.  As if they were a very God.  I mean that their Divinity cannot possibly be taken from them, by any power, or influence, or instrumentality in all the Universe of God.

    This Divine Love, makes a mortal and sinful human, an Immortal and sinless spirit.  Destined to live through all eternity in The Presence of and At-One with The Father. 

    So, if humans would only think and realize the importance of obtaining this Divine Love, they would not be so careless in their thoughts and aspirations concerning those things which will determine their future state through all eternity.  

    The importance of these Truths cannot be too forcibly placed before humans for their consideration.  When the time comes for them to pass over, the more they have pondered on and obtained a Knowledge of these Truths, the better will be their condition in the spirit world.  The spirit world will not help them so very much to obtain a more enlightened insight into these spiritual matters.  Because in this world, humans (spirits) differ and have their opinions, just as on earth.  Of course, they have not all the temptations to indulge their passions and appetites, which they had when in the flesh.  As regards their opinion of spiritual things, the opportunities are not very much greater.  Except in this, that because of the freedom from the passions and influences of the flesh, they may sooner turn their thoughts to higher things.  In this way, sooner realize that only this New Birth in Love of the Divine, can save them entirely from the natural results that follow the possession of only the natural love. 

    A spirit is only a human, without an earthly body and the cares that necessarily belong to the obligations of earth ties.  Even as a spirit, some retain these cares for a long time after coming over.  Then are relieved of them by paying the penalties of a violated law.

    Well, I have written long and must stop.  So I say with my blessings and love, good-night. 

Your fellow spirit, Jesus

Angelic Revelations of Divine Truth, Vol. I, pg. 128