My Enemies vs. My Friends

(Revised 3-27-2009)

When the media is finally forced to "break" this story and make the public aware of this message, my enemies will quote me out of context to try to discredit me. They will accuse me of blasphemy, or treason, or worse. But, when the full truth is generally known, it will fly in the face of my enemies. It will shatter the image of many of those who now hold great influence, wealth, power and domain, especially those proud, militant right-wing "neo-conservatives" who falsely claim to serve in the name of religion and patriotism, thumping their bible, waving their flag, and rattling their sword.

I confess I have not yet been able to love my enemies, as so many enlightened ones have advised. But then, after all, even the Christ Jesus hated the same kind of people I hate. He called them hypocrites who pray for the ears of men and falsely claim to do many wonderful works in the name of the Lord. He also called them Nicolaitans, goats, wolves in sheep’s clothing, and money changers. And he said they are abominations in the sight of God.

I feel that God has forgiven me for detesting them, because I have fulfilled my mission of delivering the promised judgement to expose and rebuke greedy wrong-doers, hypocrites and bigots. The trouble is, that’s part of the reason I’m rejected. Also, I’ve paid a very steep price for it, mentally and physically, because I know it’s wrong to be a judgmental fault-finder and stern critic, regardless of how righteous. That’s why Jesus and other great spiritual teachers have taught that we should love our enemies, overcome hate with love, and overcome evil with good.

Still, many prophets, including Jesus, foresaw that I would deliver the judgment. And, when the Apostle John was carried away in spirit to that high and holy place where God inhabits eternity, and where the Ancient One and the ghost and spirit-soul of the Christ Jesus was and still is, John was told to write this:

"I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and how you cannot bear them which are evil: and you have tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them liars; And have borne, and have patience, and for my name's sake have labored, and have not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love. Remember therefore from whence you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will remove your candlestick out of his place, except you repent. But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the churches; To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." (Revelation 2:2-7)

I have taken that personally, and it has become very relevant to me, especially during the last seven years. After all, I left my first love. I fell from grace. I have labored very hard for many years, after realizing my mission. And I’ve been patient for many years while I have been rejected by my generation, as Isaiah and Jesus said I would be (Isaiah 57:15-21 and Luke 17:24-25). And I also hate the deeds of the "Nicolaitans," just as the Christ does.

But I will be glad when I can stop, and call it enough. I feel I need to "repent, and do the first works," for the sake of my own health, for humanity’s sake, and for God’s sake. And I’ve done that, finally, in recording my songs for you. For this is just one part of my mission, to send my work before me, and music and songs were my first works.

But you may ask, who are the Nicolaitans, who I hate, and who Jesus hates?

They are egocentric, self-centered people who seek and even fight for personal power, wealth and domain, at the expense of and to the detriment of others. They are driven by greed and the lustful desire to rule, and they will stoop at nothing in order to gain and maintain worldly power. They masquerade as good, and claim to serve God and Country, when they actually serve themselves and Mammon. They usually support a leader who has to resort to demagoguery, waving the flag, thumping his bible and rattling his sword, to appeal to nationalistic pride, emotions and prejudices, all while feigning religiosity and patriotism.

Doesn’t that sound like certain people we all know now?

They are the "goats" the Christ Jesus spoke of (see the page on Sheep vs Goats), and they are the hypocrites that Jesus said would claim to do "many wonderful works in the name of the Lord," when they actually "work iniquity." They are my enemies, enemies of the Christ-Avatar-Ancient One, enemies of our Lord God, and enemies of the people who want religious freedom. They are those who create conflict and divide us the most, and they hate the truth. They call it a lie. They dismiss me as a fool and even accuse me of evil intent. They've even accused me of being the "Antichrist."

They don't realize why the Christ Jesus said, "the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, is now already in the world." (1 John 4:1)

You see, the so-called Antichrist is not a specific man. It’s the lowly and base spirit which Jesus said was "already in the world" two thousand years ago. (Read the page titled The Fall of Babylon.) It is the mentality or spirit that drives self-centered, egocentric, ethnocentric, bigoted men who lust, fight for and acquire worldly wealth, power and domain at the expense of others. It's the spirit of the symbolic "Beast-King of Babylon," which drives men who ignore or deny the wisdom and advice of the Christ Jesus. They do not understand why he criticized and rebuked the rich, advocated for the poor and the least of our brethren, and advised us to live by the golden rule and the universal divine imperative, and to love one another and share and share alike.

The proof of who I am and what I am is that I do the same, and I serve the best interests of all God's children -- humanity as a whole. I serve and advocate for the vast majority of human beings on the face of the earth, and especially the poor and the least of our brethren. In other words, I serve and advocate for the vast majority of people in the world who have not been able to enjoy their fair share of the bounty of the earth, because most of it is being pilfered and hoarded by a very wealthy few who finance and empower those who divide us and keep us divided. That is the honest-to-God truth.

On the other hand, the proof of who the hypocrites are has been demonstrated by the division and conflict they have wrought by fighting for worldly power, wealth and domain, and by their selfish hoarding of excess wealth. For while they claim or act as if their wealth is a reward from God, they do not know God, and they instead serve Mammon in their aggressive and imposing campaigns and crusades, all in the name of religion and patriotism, or God and Country. They know not what they do.

Now it’s time to understand that in America the false Christians have created political action groups with deceptive names. There was the Moral Majority, then the Christian Coalition. There are also the Citizens for Excellence in Education, the Concerned Women for America; the Eagle Forum; the Family Research Council; the American Family Association; the Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, the Focus on the Family, the Foundation for a Better Life, the Citizen’s Alliance, and so on. But the deceptive names of these and other similar extreme right-wing political action groups merely reveal their tendency toward sanctimony, presumptuousness, arrogance, exaggeration, deception, and dishonesty. They try to sound like they are large, inclusive, mainstream, grassroots groups, but the names of their groups can’t hide the fact that they are a proud, militant, arrogant, theocratic, hypocritical minority that often "works iniquity in the name of the Lord," exactly as the Christ Jesus foresaw and foretold.

You see, Jesus predicted their rise to power. He foresaw that they would proudly claim they do "many wonderful works in the name of the Lord." Jesus accurately foresaw what these hypocrites would do, claiming that they merely want to "save" the country while they generally worsen the conflict and division, and even the violence, because they don’t realize how very divisive, harmful, destructive, and dangerous their beliefs are. They don’t realize that hateful, angry, and crazy people can and do embrace those beliefs and use them as an excuse and justification for committing violent acts, and even committing the murder of hundreds of innocent men, women, and children. The bombing of medical clinics and the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma by Timothy McVeigh are dramatic and horrendous examples of that, and such acts are motivated by the same sort of false beliefs and man-made doctrines that motivate misguided, radical Muslim terrorists. For they too believe that God is on their side in a war against evil as they judge it.

Unfortunately, the American news media plays down or even ignores the influence that right-wing extremist religious leaders have in such cases. It is a very sensitive and even dangerous area for journalists to enter, because the Christian Right immediately claims they are being persecuted when presented with any criticism. Thus we have not been told when hypocritical, false preachers with hate and violence in their heart have been responsible for spreading false beliefs, indoctrinating people with dangerous ideas, and directly or indirectly inciting their flocks to hate and violence.

Fortunately, in recent years, that hasn’t been as much of a problem, because the Christian Right has become very successful politically. In the last two decades their members have gained political power from local school boards to state legislatures, to the U.S. Congress, and to the presidency (from 2000 to 2008). In fact, they have been so successful that being a Christian was a litmus test for being a presidential candidate in 2008 (which, by the way, is completely contrary to the intent of the founding fathers, as I’ve explained on the pages titled Partisan Politics, Little Known American History, and Religious Pluralsim vs Theocracy).

Right now, especially after the passing of Jerry Falwell and decreasing influence of Pat Robertson, more clever and cunning leaders of the Christian Right have been more influential. James Dobson and his Focus on the Family have certainly been more influential during the last seven years, and he was largely responsible for getting George W. Bush re-elected for his second term. And now Philip Anschutz and his Foundation for a Better Life should be mentioned, because he is running countless "public service announcements" on television. And I mention them because many of them are actually good, productive and positive, like the "Encouragement: Pass it On" campaign. But you should know more about what and who is behind it.

Those television ads are designed to direct you to Anschutz's foundation and organization. It is funded entirely by Anschutz, a right-wing conservative Christian who was named one of the world's top 100 richest people and "the greediest executive in America" by Forbes Magazine. He made his fortune in oil drilling in environmentally sensitive areas, but he also owns the largest movie theater chain in America, which gives him the power to promote what he likes and sensor what he doesn’t like. He has clearly bribed corrupt right-wing politicians. He was a major donor to the political campaigns of right-wing neo-conservative politicians like George W. Bush and Rick Santorum. He funded the group behind Colorado's Amendment 2, which aimed to deny homosexuals any protection from discrimination. He was sued by the state of New York for $1.5 billion in "unjust revenue." In other words, he has lusted for money and power most of his life, at the expense of many people and at the expense of the environment, and yet he fancies himself a "do-gooder" and a servant of God.

Now, because I judge misguided religious bigots and hypocrites, whether they claim to be Christian, Muslim or Jew, they will hate me and fear the name in which I serve, and some will want to see me dead. After all, Isaiah states that the "adversaries and enemies of the Lord shall fear the name of the Lord from the West" (Isaiah 59:19). That's because I not only serve the Lord God, I also serve the Christ who is in heaven with God, and I serve in the Christ's new name according to Revelation 3:12 and Isaiah 62:2. (I revealed the Christ's new name in all of my books.)

"He [the son of man] that overcomes will I make as a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out. And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God. And I will write upon him my new name." (Revelation 3:12) And I explained the meaning of "the bride" and "New Jerusalem" in my third book.

"And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of God. You shall no more be termed Forsaken..." (Isaiah 62:2-4)

However, because I serve in the "new name of the Christ" and in the "name of the Lord from the West" it does not mean I am the Lord, or the Christ (or the Avatar or Buddha or Saoshyant or Mahdi). It means that as a North-Western author I have written the new name of the Christ in my books, and I serve him and our Lord God. That is according to prophecy.

Even so, the critics and enemies who claim I am wrong will fear that others will believe I am right. They may even sub-consciously or secretly fear that I just might be right, and thus they "shall fear the name of the Lord from the West," as Isaiah wrote. They vehemently hate the truth and call it a lie. And they want to kill me, just as they’ve killed or assassinated so many other people who have tried to take away or deny them the power to rule over the people.

Fortunately, Isaiah also wrote that "the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against the enemy." (Isaiah 59:19) That standard will bring the power of God and all God’s spiritual forces against those who become my enemies. Their efforts will backfire on them. They will reap what they sow, unless they repent, change their ways, and make amends.

The "Standard" of the Spirit of the Lord is the authoritative written message from the Spirit of truth, and it is the "stone" which "shatters the image of the beast-king of Babylon and becomes as a great mountain that fills the earth," as the prophet Daniel envisioned (Daniel 2:34-35).

That "stone" is a symbol for the divine truth, which is now written, and will be spread all over the world. But the Standard Isaiah was talking about includes not only the written message from the Spirit of truth. It is also the Holy Spirit and all the other unseen spiritual forces of God, which will increasingly reach more and more people. On one hand it will increasingly bless those who have love and peace in their heart, while on the other hand it will increasingly worry, trouble and haunt those who are hateful and malicious due to a deluded or misguided ego. For while the Holy Spirit nurtures and nourishes the heart, it also prunes the ego. I know that very well.

You see, we are most wrong when we believe we are most right, and we actually commit the "original sin" when we play god and consider our self as a wise judge of others. That's what the symbolism about the "fall from Eden" in the beginning of the Bible was about. It's about partaking of the symbolic "forbidden fruit" from the symbolic "tree of the knowledge of good and evil." It's about being egocentric and judgmental (and it doesn't have anything to do with sex). That is why Jesus said that we should judge not, and that our "eye" must be "single" in order to see to see through the illusion of material duality, and see the kingdom of heaven which is both within and at hand. And I know it's true because I've seen it.

Because of the gift God gave me, I understand certain things, and I can tell you that while we human beings are capable of expressing the Christ-Avatar-Buddha Consciousness, we are also capable of expressing the opposite, which some people call "Satan." But Satan, like the spirit of the Antichrist, is not an individual entity or person, and it does not matter what name you ascribe to good or to evil. Neither "possesses" us. We become either by our thoughts and desires and our words and actions, moment by moment. We just need to be able to distinguish between the two.

The trouble is, some people get misled because they get caught up in the name game, and they unwittingly judge some good people as evil just because they don't use the same names for divinity. They can't distinguish between what is actually good and what is actually evil, because their judgment is skewed and distorted by the opinions and doctrines of religious bigots who are intolerant of those who have differing beliefs, differing concepts of divinity, and use different names for it.

We need to remember what we knew as children when we reached the age of reason, when we learned and knew it is good to love one another, to care about one another, to care for one another, and to share with one another. We also need to realize that it is simply a sin to not care about others, and to not share with others, and it is an especially evil sin to judge and condemn others, or cause them harm or loss. It is really very simple, and we know that in our spirit-soul and in our heart of hearts.

It does not matter if you are religious, and, if you are religious, it does not matter which religion you belong to or which name you pray to. But, you should pray in secret to our God who hears in secret, as Jesus said. And you should not worship an idol by any name or in any form, because God is not a man, nor a son of man, nor is God a certain thing or certain place. God is the great, omnipresent Supreme Consciousness and Divine Spirit of love, peace, freedom, and truth. And, the important thing is that we live by the golden rule and the universal divine imperative, to treat others as we would want to be treated if we were them. That is God's will.

That's why I have not tried to be and do not claim to be an expert on the Christian Bible, because even though I have read all of it once, I have not studied all of it for quite some time. I am not like the Bible-thumping literalists who claim to be "Christian authorities," who have memorized the Bible and can quote every verse from every chapter and book. That, to be frank, is merely egocentric vanity and self-importance, and most of those who do that are ignorant of the essential core message of the Bible. The more wise they think they are, the more deluded they become, because they focus on the doctrines of patriarchal men rather than on the Spirit of truth that shines through if you have an eye to see it.

I do see it and understand it, basically, and I realize much of it is what I learned when I witnessed God. I understand that even though the Christian Bible, the Jewish Torah and Tanach, and the Qur’an were written by fallible human beings and thus contain some errors and faulty opinions and judgments, they still contains much divinely inspired truth. I also recognize that their core message is compatible with all other religious literature that expresses the core universal truths and essential divine intent: to create a loving family called humanity, in which all the children of God share and share alike, and love one another. As I said, it's really as simple, and as difficult, as that.

I tell you truly that those who serve only one religion or one religious denomination or one sect or one political party, to the detriment of all others, do not serve all humanity, or God.

It is indeed a good thing to belong to a private or religious or political organization that works and serves in the best interests of all humanity. However, it is quite another thing -- a bad thing -- to belong to a bigoted organization or political party or religious denomination or sect that encourages or incites you to disrespect and feel superior to all others. And the problem today is that many people do belong to such groups, thinking it is the "right" thing to do. They do not realize that there is a way that seems right to men, but leads to conflict, division, and destruction.

When prophecy is fulfilled, those who divide us will be corrected. We will have truly representative government that will unite us and serve all the people. We will no longer be divided by those who seek and fight for power over each other. We will share power. Political action will finally and ultimately serve the interests of all the people, and it will ensure that the common wealth serves the common good. Moreover, all religion will be inclusive. All members of the family of religions will enable their members to realize that we are all children of God.

Jews, Christians and Muslims will come to understand that fallible human beings wrote and revised the scriptures of their religions, as well as the subsequent texts that are considered part of their religions. For no man or woman has ever been or ever will be God, and no man or woman has ever been or ever will be holy, because God is not and never has been and never will be a mortal person.

Only the eternal, omnipresent Lord God is the Holy One and Savior, the Great Spirit. Therefore, because religious scriptures and texts were written by human beings, they are not actually the "word of God." No set of scriptures are free of opinion or error. And that goes for my writing as well.

Of course, some proud and aggressive "religious authorities" will claim I am all wrong, but if they already knew the truth, there would be no need for the prophesied son of man, the witness-servant-messenger of God's Spirit of truth, to reveal the real truth. And, if they already knew the truth, the world would not be the hell that it is now for so very many people. If they already knew the truth, we would not be suffering this terrible ordeal and tribulation.

Of course, some people who are very wise, understanding, compassionate, liberal and progressive would say I merely state the obvious. And I would agree to a certain extent. I too think the truth should be obvious to all. But it is not, because many people belong to spiritually blind flocks (partisan political parties or religious sects) that follow spiritually blind shepherds who cause conflict and division and claim God or truth or righteousness is on their side. That's why this message is so very necessary and needed.

The rejection of my work will end. It is ultimately in God's "hands," of course, but I have faith that sooner or later someone who is capable of effectively breaking the story in a big way will do that and spread the word about this message. When that happens it will spread quickly and widely all over the world, because as soon as one influential person endorses this message it will rapidly be accepted by many people and have a profound effect.

I ask you to please keep in mind that even though spiritually blind shepherds (leaders) have strongly influenced and misled many in their blind flocks, most of us are still good people, and the world is not evil. There are relatively few misguided and corrupt people who have caused all the conflict, division, disharmony, violence, death, destruction, and ecological disasters. Most of us are reasonable, sensible and caring, and we simply desire peace, freedom, harmony, justice, and prosperity for all human beings.

Thank God, there are some very good people who have been and still are trying very hard to achieve that desired outcome. They are very talented, caring, conscientious people who are really trying to establish justice and bring real beauty, art, music and truth into the world for our enjoyment, entertainment, and edification. God bless them, because those good, talented, precious few will ultimately succeed.

You can have faith that good people will succeed in spite of the efforts of the corrupt selfish few who will stoop to anything to make a fast buck, or make a "killing" financially, even when and even though it's really at the expense of others. Good people will succeed in spite of the efforts of the arrogant, proud, bigoted, militant few who are trying, through deceptive partisan political action, aggression, and even violence, to rule the world in the name of their religion, and to impose their repressive and rigid beliefs upon the rest of us. And good people will succeed also in spite of the faddish and temporary success of the vulgar performers who really need to learn what graceful dance, melodic music and beautiful art is all about.

You may be assured that God the Savior and the Spirit of truth will indeed educate, correct and save us by helping us to learn and remember the eternal and universal truths, and all of us who do remember will be the true servants of God who will get the job done. And, everyone else can do their part by having faith and good will, and being part of the solution instead of part of the problem.

Let us finally realize that only good will overcome evil, only love will overcome hate, those who live by the sword shall perish by the sword, and as you do unto the poor and the least of our brethren, so you do unto the Lord and your very Self, because we are all One.

After all is said and done, we do indeed reap what we sow. Let us all realize what that truly means, because it has nothing to do with whether you are religious or not, or which religion you belong to. It is a universal, scientific fact. Every action tends to have a reciprocal reaction, and it's the same with words and emotions as well. That's why we should abide by the golden rule and universal divine imperative.

Let me also say something that really needs to be said to counter the arrogant, divisive and harmful spirit of religious bigotry and nationalism that has become so pervasive in the world:

God bless us all, and God bless the world!