GGJ5b

Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B
[GGJ.05_274,03] The host said, ―Well very good then! You see, when I was
still a Levite in the temple, it once happened on a mission for the sake of
owed tithes that I came across several Essenes! These were very friendly
and told me with the greatest assurance of truth that in their temple, bigger
than the one in Jerusalem, the greatest miracles were being performed.
[GGJ.05_274,04] All the sick were being healed, even the dead were being
brought back to life. They had even the elements and forces of all nature in
their full control, and sun, moon and all the stars had to obey their will, and so
man seems in and among them to be a true lord of nature, the way that once
the original father Adam was, before he sinned. Even the trees, the grass,
the stones, the water, the air and all creatures must speak with them and
give them witness of the fullest truth, and if I could not believe such things, I
should only go with them and convince myself of all that personally.
[GGJ.05_274,05] Well, my business serving the temple had no particular
hurry; for what one cannot perform in one week, one can also bring about in
the third week quite comfortably without any problem. I had time for this and
followed the very friendly invitation of both the Essenes. We came with the
help of three quick-footed camels, which they both had with them, soon to the
very place, because my business of collecting the tithes was in any case not
far from the Essene‘s place.
[GGJ.05_274,06] I was introduced by the two to their leader, an extremely
friendly man, who received me with much kindness and left nothing to be
desired for me. His hospitality truly left nothing to be desired! I stayed there
for eight days and convinced myself of everything that the two had said
before, even in the fullest truth. Often I thought about it and would willingly
have joined them; but I was not accepted because of my young age, which
truly made me very sorry.
[GGJ.05_274,07] Well, I would like to learn from You what You say about this
institute. For their miracles are quite similar to Yours, so that I secretly was
always of the opinion that You are perhaps also an Essene. For they also
said to me that the Messiah of the world would come from among them.
Clear this up for me more!‖
[GGJ.05_274,08] I said, ―Do not let yourself be impressed by the Essenes;
for their words are lies and their deeds are deception and their friendship is
the purest hypocrisy! Among them the end justifies the means through which
it is achieved; even if this is in itself so miserable and bad, it is made good
and holy if only a good purpose is achieved for the people. They naturally do
much earthly good for the people only for money; but the good is not good,
because it is the purest fraud.
[GGJ.05_274,09] For if a person got to the bottom of this in this life, which in
this enlightened time is nothing impossible, he would then be doubly unhappy
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