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The Rich Man and the Kingdom of Heaven -
The Commandments of Purification

CHAPTER 43

The Rich Man and the Kingdom of Heaven -
The Commandments of Purification

Possessions and the following of Christ (1-4).
All things are possible for the one who strives towards the spiritual-divine
as his true nature (6). God or mammon - Striving towards the material and its consequences (7). The one who renounces materialism will receive in a manifold way in the eternal Being (8-9). Outer cleansing and inner purity - Faithfulness to the letter indicates unfaithfulness towards God (10-16)

1. And behold, someone came to Him and said, "Good Master, what good shall I do so that I attain eternal life?” And He said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God. But if you want to enter into life, then keep the commandments.” Then he said to Him, "Which are these?”

2. Jesus said, "What does Moses teach? You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall honour your father and mother; you shall love your neighbour as yourself.” Then the young man said to Him, "I have been doing all this since my youth. What do I still lack?”

3. Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you have in abundance and give it to those who have nothing; thus, you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come and follow Me.”

4. But when the young man heard these words, he went away saddened; for he had great wealth, yes, more than he needed. (Chap. 43:1-4)

I, Christ, explain, correct
and deepen the word:

The one who seeks earthly goods and considers the money that he possesses to be his property and increases it for his material benefit alone has already been rewarded by the world and can receive no more reward in heaven. Nor can he follow Me, the Christ.

People who live in the "for and against”, on the one hand, by considering their possessions and money as their property and, on the other hand, by wanting to follow Me, Christ, are divided. On the one hand, their hearts are with their material goods and, on the other, their senses are with the gospel of love. Both cannot be brought into conformity with each other. This way of behaving only brings difficulties to the person and burdens to the soul. For no one can serve two masters - the Spirit of God and mammon. Each person and each soul is sooner or later led to the decision: to serve either God or mammon.

5. Thereupon, Jesus said to His disciples, "Verily, I say to you, a rich man will hardly enter the Kingdom of Heaven. And, furthermore, I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the gate of the needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.” (Chap. 43:5)

I, Christ, explain, correct
and deepen the word:

This comparison with the eye of a needle now has a symbolic meaning. It refers to the conditions in Israel at the time when I, Christ, was incarnated in Jesus. In Jerusalem there was a narrow gate like the eye of a needle, through which only one person could pass.

6. When His disciples heard this, they were much amazed and said, "Who then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "For the physical senses, this is impossible, but for the spiritual, all things are possible. (Chap. 43:6)

I, Christ, explain, correct
and deepen the word:

The statement, "For the physical senses, this is impossible, but for the spiritual, all things are possible”, refers to the human and the spiritual senses. The human senses seek earthly well-being, but the spiritual senses are the fine powers of the soul which are linked with the Eternal.

The one who refines his human senses and turns to God in his inner being attains the right sense for the true life, since he seeks the spiritual-divine as his true being. For the spiritual person who does only the will of God, all things are possible, because he receives from the kingdom of the inner being. The one who lives in the kingdom of the inner being will have all that he needs and beyond that, also externally.

The human being is a child of God and, according to his true being, has the abundance of God in himself. When a person opens this up - by repenting his recognized sins, by forgiving and asking for forgiveness, by clearing things up and renouncing what is sinful more and more - then the fullness from God radiates out through him, and brings into effect that which contributes to the well-being of the soul and the person.

7. And I say to you, do not make of yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that he does not take you into his earthly abodes when you pass away. Rather make of yourselves the friends of the true wealth, which is the wisdom of God, so that you may be received into the everlasting mansions.” (Chap. 43:7)

I, Christ, explain, correct
and deepen the word:

The statement "And I say to you, do not make of yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that he does not take you into his earthly abodes when you pass away” means that the one who makes of himself the friend of mammon is also bound to mammon and thus to this world. For the mammon is this earthly world with its riches.

The one who strives for the mammon gradually becomes unjust towards his fellow man and towards what surrounds him, the powers of the earth and its forms of life. He no longer treasures the life of his neighbour and of the earth. He thinks solely of his ego, which wants to confirm itself more and more through wealth and prestige.

Wherever the senses of the person go towards, there is his heart, there is his treasure. When the soul of an egocentric person leaves its house, the human body - that is, when the shell, the person, dies - it will be received by those who served this person in his earthly existence. This could have been human beings or souls. Then, the soul of this person will either come together in the realm of the souls with those souls which prepared the way to success for it during its earthly existence, or it will reincarnate with the souls of those people, that is, they will be brought together in new human bodies and will dwell with each other in earthly abodes.

"Rather make of yourselves the friends of the true wealth, which is the wisdom of God, so that you may be received into the everlasting mansions” means to devote your living and thinking to the Eternal and, above all, to strive for attaining the Kingdom of God. Then you will become wise and will, already in the earthly garment, live consciously in the kingdom of the inner being. After the death of your body, you will go to the eternal mansions that are your true home. The journey over the earth in ever new garments, in new earthly bodies, and the journey through the soul realms will come to an end when the soul has found its inner home.

8. Then Peter said to Him, "Behold, we have forsaken everything and have followed You.” And Jesus said to them, "Verily, I say to you that when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me in the regeneration will also sit on the twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. But it is not My concern to give of the things of this world.

9. And the one who forsakes goods, houses or friends for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven and its righteousness will receive a hundred fold in the life to come and will inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be last, and the last will be first.” (Chap. 43:8-9)

I, Christ, explain, correct
and deepen the word:

I, Christ, say to you: The one who forsakes everything a n d leads a righteous life, by making his feeling, thinking, speaking and acting divine, has been born again in his inner being, for he has attained the rebirth in the Spirit. After the death of its body, his soul will no longer seek out the flesh.

When I come again in the spirit, the righteous will see Me on the throne of eternal glory, for I come in all might and glory; and all those who live in the kingdom of the inner being will be with Me.

The twelve thrones are, among other things, symbols for the twelve tribes of Israel, which rejected the high task to be the people of God. God does not judge. Likewise, all men and beings are commanded not to judge. The one who creates causes is his own judge; he is his own judgement.

"But it is not My concern to give of the things of this world.” I Am the light of the world and bring the light into this world, and not what makes the world poor, the mammon.

The one who renounces materialism, the mammon - that is, who forsakes goods, houses or friends for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven and its righteousness - will receive in a manifold way in the life to come, in the eternal Being, and will consciously be at home there, too. Therefore, strive first for the Kingdom of God which is the Inner Life.

10. And the scribes and pharisees who had seen one of His disciples eat with unwashed hands came to Him.

11. And they were offended at that; for the Jews do not eat without having first washed their hands; moreover, they follow a lot of other customs in the washing of cups, vessels and tables.

12. And they said, "Why do not all of your disciples follow the traditions of the elders? We saw how they ate with unwashed hands.”

13. And Jesus said, "Certainly, Moses commanded you to clean yourselves and to keep your bodies and your vessels clean, but you have added things which often cannot be followed by everybody at all times and in all places.

14. So, listen to Me: It is not only the unclean things which enter into the body that defile man, but much more do the evil and unclean thoughts which pour from his heart defile the inner man and also others. Therefore, heed your thoughts and cleanse your hearts and let your food be pure.

15. You should do these things and not leave the other laws undone. The one who breaks the regulations of cleanliness, because it is inevitable, is free from blame; for he does not do this out of self-will, nor to disrespect the law which is good and just. For cleanliness in all things is a great gain.

16. Do not take on the bad customs of the world, even for the sake of appearances. For many are led to evil through outer appearances and the disguise of evil.” (Chap. 43:10-16)

I, Christ, explain, correct
and deepen the word:

The washing of hands and the cleaning of cups, vessels and tables is a necessity in this world; for the earth is matter made of stones, soil and dust. These and other substances of life are necessary for the human body to live.

Just as the wind and the rain clean the atmosphere and the earth again and again, so the earthly body, too, as well as cups, vessels, tables and all other objects, needs cleaning. All of these outer things should be taken care of because the cleanliness of the outer life is also an expression of the inner life.

Yet outer cleanliness alone does not bring about the cleansing of the soul. When a person is impure in his inner being through sin, then often he attaches great importance to the regulations of outer cleanliness, in order to hide the impurity of his thoughts, words and actions. However, the one who is pure in his inner being will pay attention to purity and cleanliness in his outer life, too.

Washing one's hands before a meal is not always possible, because of outer circumstances. However, that has nothing to do with the impurity of the soul. The one who objects to such outer things again and again, especially when there is no possibility for cleansing, has an eye for outer things only, because, with him, the inner values are still buried by sin.

Moses commanded the people to keep clean in their inner life and in their outer life. However, the one who has an eye only for the outer, for the world and its practices, also creates only outer regulations and, with that, forgets what it really is all about. The one who cannot grasp the words of righteous men and women cannot interpret them either, and then relates everything to this world and to its establishments, practices and customs.

Beware of considering just the word and its literal message to be the truth. Recognize that the truth does lie in the word, but the word is only a symbol and not the truth itself.

The one who looks only at the word and the letter and considers and passes them on as the truth will interpret the word of God at his own discretion and will therefore also add, according to his consciousness, what he thinks to be the truth.

I repeat: The one who looks at the word alone does not find the truth in it.

Those faithful to the letter indicate their disloyalty towards God. The person who does not actualize the laws of God therefore clings to the letter. This literal kind of thinking has led the world into chaos. This happened at all times and in all places and also happens in today's time [1989].

Note well: It is not the impure - for example, what is still on the hands, the vessels or the food and goes into the mouth - that makes person and soul impure, but it is much more the ugly, the negative, unlawful sensations, thoughts, words and actions that defile soul and person. For they enter into the soul of the person and from there go out again. They affect the body, and then the person has to bear what he has sown. For this reason, watch your feeling, thinking, speaking and acting, and partake only of the food that God has given to you. The Eternal offers it to you from nature, and you should keep to this.

Recognize that inner purity is decisive. But at the same time, do not neglect the other laws: selfless love, mercy and kindness, free will and unity with life.

The one who does not keep the laws of outer cleanliness when it is not possible does not thereby burden his soul, for he does not do it in self-will. The self-willed person disregards the eternal laws.

The law of God commands that one should strive for cleanliness in all things. Man should neglect neither his body, nor his soul, nor his environment; for the life from God is in everything and should be respected in everything.

Do not cling to the customs of the world, even for the sake of appearance. Keep the righteousness of God in everything, and you will be open and honest and upright in your outer deeds.

The darkling wraps itself in many robes in order to "shine”. Only the one who strives towards the Being, towards the wisdom and righteousness of God, unfailingly recognizes the "shine”. He is not deceived by appearance, by shine.