Further enlightment on what transpired on the way to Emmaus is found in The King of kings’ Bible, in the Gospel according to Luke. This same teaching is published below:
King of kings’ Bible
Luke 24:13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs.
Luke 24:14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.* (see the following sub-text for more detail).
The sun slowly passed the eleventh hour of the day and with redoubled steps the two patriarchs wound their way along the stony path leading to a fashionable village (Emmaus), reserved for aristocrats.
The taller figure, somewhat slender, betrayed the classical type of an ancient Mede, but the garment was that customary with the office of the scribes. At times leaning upon a staff, he would correct his somewhat bent stature and so doing gaze toward the region of the setting sun. A heavy sigh was wrung from his breast as he said: “These are strange happenings; these are strange things.”
It was Simon, the wealthy Farsi (Pharisee), regarded as a seer by Pharisee and Sadducee alike, who had spoken. The one beside him was Alphaeus Cleophas, father of James the Lesser, now disciple of Jesus, and a man renowned for his learning of Greek and ancient classics, also Doctor of medicine and avowed member of the Therapeutist Community.
“Yes,” answered Alphaeus; “who would have ever dreamed of such an ending.”
“Ah, but the end is not yet, Cleophas,” spoke up Rabbi Simon, quickly. “Nay, nay! A character like unto Jesus cannot be forgotten; for he surely is the Promised One as recorded in Scriptures. Will I ever forget the rebuke he gave me at my home where the anointing* took place? I shall ever be grateful to him for the consideration he had for me and my tender nature. It was then and there I recognized his superiority and listened to the voice within, ‘It is he! it is he,’ I said to myself (the Voice within said). I knew it before that memorable occasion that he was the Anointed of the Lord, but I was not certain that he was the Restorer, the Deliverer, until he recited a parable. I know it is he. Though Caiaphas and all the Sanhedrin declare him an impostor, I shall stand by my conviction. My faith in him cannot be shaken but I admit that I comprehend not this tragic end.”
“Neither do I,” said Alpheus, “and what is more, what will become of the movement; his mission; his doctrine (teaching)?”
“That, too, troubles my heart,” answered Simon, quickly.
Just then a figure dressed in the cloth of a traveller, a stranger, overtook them where the two stood. After the usual greeting of “Salem” (Peace) and the customary bow, the stranger took a seat upon a boulder for he seemed slightly exhausted.
The two, Simon and Alphaeus, scrutinised him with the eagle eye of well trained Aryans, yet the closer they watched the less they could see, until their eyes seemed fairly veiled.
“What is this ye discuss with one another about, and why so serious; why so sad?” asked the stranger as he cast his steel-blue eyes upon them.
Alphaeus Cleophas then answered with astonishment: “Art thou the only one of the strangers in Jerusalem not knowing the things which are come to pass there in these days?”
Rising to his feet, ready to accompany the two, taking himself in their midst, and between them, he said: “Salem, and may I ask what things?”
And in an impulsive pitch of voice Alphaeus answered and said: “Verily, we say unto thee, concerning Jesus Nazir (the Truth), who was greater than all the prophets, mighty in thought, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. He who taught at churches and the market places, healing the sick upon the highways and teaching The Way of Liberty to the downtrodden and the oppressed. Him whom the Adialeneans desired for a king and the Jews hoped to see upon the Throne of David, the chief priests and recognised rulers delivered unto the authorities, condemned him to death and crucified him with thieves and robbers.
“But we hoped and trusted that it had been he who should have redeemed all the faithful of Israel from the authority of heathendom, and the tyrany of hierarchy and establish the Commonwealth of God’s Government; we are now at a loss to know or to understand.
“Besides all this, today is the third day since this happening has occurred. Yea, and a number of women, also members of our community, added much to our great astonishment and baffled us with strange revelations they collected at the tomb of Arimathaea.
“While visiting there before the rising of the sun, on their way to perform honour to him whom they revered, they found him not in the tomb. The place was deserted save for the vision of heavenly witnesses who testified that he is not dead but liveth. Whereupon a certain company of our community went to the garden to investigate and found even as the women had reported, but him whom they were seeking they saw not, and there are many divisions among us. As we search the Prophets we find no connection and grasp not the culmination of events after cherishing these glorious expectations of our deliverance.”
Then he said unto them: “Oh! ye simpletons, and slow to catch the fiery spark of the heart, giving so little attention to reason, and to place your whole trust in every thing the Prophets have spoken, and those who have written.* Turn to the cause of all the trouble in this world and use eyes that ye may see and give ears that ye may hear, and know why Christ had to suffer to enter into his Glory.
* Luke 24:25 – “O fools and slow of heart to believe all the Prophets have spoken.”
“Turn to Moses and the Prophets and single out the transgressions that pave the way to the chaotic state in this world, from which entanglements no man can escape.
“Man has fallen from grace by denying his first state [of Being]. He has listened to the misleading of the serpent (Lucifer), clothed in deceptive authority. The serpent promised to make man superior to God if he followed his advice. From generation to generation man has added to error and sin, separated from the household of the Elect and divided the family of God (Israel) into tribes opposing one another.
“God will not answer the supplication of one neither of another tribe, for God is God of ALL. God leaves mankind to the fate they create for themselves. Following the paths that lead away FROM Paradice man corrupts The Covenant and creates laws* that breed discrimination. From generation to generation man has lengthened the path to God until the sight of Him is lost beyond space. With the aid of mechanics and chemistry man has created Shekhenah** (the illusion of his own greatness) and the [inner] Voice has thus fallen into self-delusion.
* Malachi 2:8-9 – “Ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted The Covenant; ye have been biased in the Law.”
** Shekhenah – “Manifestation of the Glory of the Lord.” Ex. 33:23 “Thou shalt see my back parts, but my face shall not be seen.”
“With filth and dung have ye besmirched one another’s characters until the last sign of recognition has fallen from your countenance and the mark of the beast alone remains to testify against ye.”
“The eyes of man see the great acts of the Lord everywhere and the ears hear His Wonders, still he turns away from His Face and goes the way of the adversary (Lucifer – Satan). Man loves to be honoured and worshipped by the lesser breed, and revel in sins swaying the sceptre of death over his own kith and kin, in making them subjects to himself (instead of to God).
“Each generation testifies to the follies of their many creations; yea, how the mighty have fallen and their weapons of war perish; still the eyes of man are held that they cannot see abomination. Not content with the only God, man sets up idols of heroes, created by fancy, and raises monuments and statues to their honour, following in the ways of corruption that all human rulers sow – for he who is with God takes no honour to himself. To God alone be Glory, even unto Him Who is our Abba, the Father of all.
“They who follow the advice of the serpent (Lucifer) remain in the pit of sorrow and their blood continues to return upon them, while the yoke into which they are caught grows heavier.
“Judah has called upon his head the transgressions of all the tribes called Gentiles, for it has claimed, unto itself, the blessings which are the heritage of all. By reason of its falsehoods Judah and all at one with the spirit of mammon (materialism), have to endure all the sorrows they prepared for others and go through tribulations that know no bounds, until the last of God’s Elect shall pass the great test.
“For the great lust of mammon, and the possessions of power, Judah has taken upon itself an unredeemable burden*. Israel will be held accountable for the blood sacrifice, inciting the Nations of the Gentiles** to make war upon one another while she garners in the spoils and loudly proclaims to the near-sighted victims of national pride that her people are priveleged*** by the Lord to rob the world of its blessings. But the deceit and tyranny of Jacob shall be discovered and the Gentiles shall gather together and shake off the yoke from their neck.****
* Ezekiel 13:4-22 – “Israel thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. They made others to hope they would confirm the word. They have seduced the people. Ye pollute My people for handfuls of barley and pieces of bread to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls that should not live, by your lying to My people that hear your lies . . . With lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad; and strengthened the wicked by promising him life.”
Ezekiel 22:28 – “Prophets have daubed them, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them saying: Thus said the Lord God when the Lord hath not spoken.”
** Joel 3:9-13 – “Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles: Prepare war: stir up the mighty men: let all the men of war draw near, come in haste. Beat your plowshares into swords, your pruning-hooks into spears. Put in the sickle for the harvest is ripe. Get down and tread for the wine-press is full, heaven and earth shall shake.”
*** Joel 3:16-18 – “But to His people the Lord shall be their hope, and a strong-hold for whom the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk.”
**** Gen. 27:39-40 – “Behold thy dwelling shall be away from the fatness of the earth and of the dew of heaven from above: and by thy sword serve thy brother: and it shall come to pass when thou shalt gain dominion, that thou shalt break the yoke from off thy neck.”
Revelation 11:7 – “And when they shall have finished their Testimony (1917), the beast (system – Satanic) that ascendeth out of the Bottomless Pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and KILL them.
“Kings and rulers have their places and erect their thrones by consent of the deluded, and further the illusions cast upon them by the beast*. God cannot remove the stain mankind created (until they return to and obey Him); He abides within His Master Plan.
* Beast – stands for the adversary; the serpent. The mark or sign of the beast is its satanic or un-Godly form.
“To the extent a people is shown consideration and favour by rulers to that extent the people have purified their hearts; but whenever cruelty rules it is because the people are cruel at heart and forget that they are brethren.
“The sins of numerous generations cast upon One Man will not release future generations from their burden of responsibility. God reckons according to principle and verily not one escapes the pit into which he has caused others to fall, and willful or imposed blindness is not a protection against falls. He who sins is marked and he will not be acquitted from his inequity.
“God is no respecter of person and takes not into account relation. God sees only the heart in which dwells the spirit [of Truth]; the prayer of the righteous He heareth and the humble in heart He instructs in the ways of safety, and counsels them into eternal excellency.
“But the sins of man, and the sins of nations have grown beyond the Tower of Babel and there is not one who may escape the terrible disaster. Not until the measure of inequities overflows the brim of Gehenna will redemption come, for jealousy and wrath must be tempered, like unto brass and be refined like gold.
“The rulers and the people who created abominations must meet in their magnified fields of self-delusion and mete out to one another the strength of their deceptions.
“God is not a God to the “Dead” but a God unto the “Living” of every land, and He bestows His blessings according to the heart and not in a measure of the vanity of leaders and deceit of rulers.
“The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, for the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies and their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. Though they eat they are not satisfied and though they lie down they do not gain rest. The least of them is a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge; the Day of Visitation cometh and great shall be their perplexities. Trust not them who pretend to be your friends; put no confidence in a guide and keep shut the gate of thy mouth from the one that lieth at thy bosom. For at this hour the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother; a man’s enemies are those of his own house. Thereafter look unto the Lord, wait for the God of Salvation.
“The wicked may glory in their sins and blaspheme The Most High in their days but the season of the Lord endureth forever. Be patient and wait, for the time shall surely come when inequity shall be no more.
“Woe unto him that increaseth that which is not his. Woe unto him that buildeth a town with blood and establisheth a home by inequity. Behold, it is not the Will of the Lord of Hosts that the people shall labour in the very Fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity. For the Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
“Heaven and earth shall be shaken and the throne of the kingdoms shall be overthrown and their fortifications shall be destroyed by the hands of those who built them.
“God tempts no-one, neither does He punish man in his tribulations. Every man has to choose between two paths – God or Serpent. The pretenders recite the Prophets after they have assisted in stoning them, and praise their Teacher after they cried themselves hoarse ‘Crucify Him!’ They are taught sound doctrines but do not observe them. How little they obey their quotations, execute True Judgement, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother.
“The traditions have suffered and prophecies have decreased, while apostacy has grown. The rulers of human fate have become intoxicated with the ferment of their inventions and deviated from the paths allotted to them by their creators, turning blind to their possibilities and making blind their subjects as to their opportunities, both lastly falling into the pit prepared for them by their own folly.
“Neither the counsel of the Prophets* nor the iron rod of rulers have been sufficient to lead mankind to the sources of their Being. They listen with their ears but their hearts are far from understanding, their eyes ever ready to be entertained like a babe at the sight of the everchanging moon.
* Zechariah 7:9-11 – “Execute true judgement and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother; and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, nor the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.”
“To the man who will separate himself from the Babel of fornication God will reveal a place of safety until the coming of The Great Day when all shall return to the first state (of Being), but not until the depths of tribulation has been emptied upon them, even as they desire it.
“The acceptable time has come and the Day of Salvation is upon us, whereon every man touched by the magian* wand of Abba shall be free to worship according to the dictates of his conscience.
* Magian – Knowledge of God, demonstration of God’s power; the power to remove illusion and superstition.
“Every tongue and every nation eulogised great expectations and pointed to the Deliverer who would break the fetters of the chains of dogma and free the honest heart from the bondage of illusion*. For this reason Christ has had to suffer the full penalty of the superstitions and pass the agony of ignorance, that in the event of his glorious resurrection from the power of mental darkness he may set an example unto the Elect and draw all mankind unto him.
* Gen. 3:16 – “Thy sorrow and thy conception shall be greatly multiplied, in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be subject to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”
“Judah has dealt treacherously and an abomination is accounted in Israel and in Jerusalem. Behold the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven and all the proud, yea, all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto them that revere the name of the Lord God placing all their trust in Him alone, to them shall arise the Sun of Righteousness with healing in his wings, and the hearts of the fathers shall be turned unto the children, and the hearts of the children cling to their fathers, that the curse placed upon the Earth by the serpent be blotted out and be remembered no more by the generations to come.”
There was a sudden pause, all three watched the setting sun, and all three with outstretched hands bowed reverently, whispering upon the breath, and without ceasing, the customary patet:
“O thou most glorious luminary,
Representative of the Light of the Lord,
Preserver of all God’s creatures upon the earth,
As thy countenance passes into worlds unknown
Impress our heart and minds with the imprint of thy victorious rays
That shall guide us throughout all life-cycles.
We praise whatever is good in thought, in word or in action past, present or future.
We also adore whatever is excellent.
O, Lord God, Thou First Cause to perfection, and joy,
We strive to think and to speak, and to do whatever is fittest,
Both our lives to preserve and to bring them both (human and Being) to Perfection,
Grant us Thy Peace, grant it to all men, believers and unbelievers, the wealthy and those who are still poor (in spirit)
And have nothing, that they, too, may gain their birthright.
And come into their inheritance. Be it so. AMEN.”
The three walked on in silence. Simon was the first to break the moments of suspense for he was nearing his abode. As they stood before the wall, overgrown with climbing roses and hedges, heavy foliage drooping over the narrow path, the Pharisee, looking into the partly covered face of the stranger, said: “Abide with us, now that eventide (evening) is fast falling, and it appears as if deep darkness shall keep covered the night.”
The stranger seemed indisposed, but with all the persuasion of the Oriental etiquette the two entreated and constrained the stranger until he yielded and went in with them to the spacious courtyard where a cheerful flame and rug-covered seats were in wait for them.
While the tabourette was being turned unto a spacious table the stranger continued: “Scripture must needs be fulfilled inasmuch as they meet the longing of hearts at one with the designs of God. All the Nations have been in wait for One who would prove the test of time and forever set an example for others to take courage by.
“This same Jesus, whom the Greek brethren call Christ, and the Covenanters recognize as Soshiosh, has suffered, so that all who recognize him may turn away from the [so-called] wisdom of this world and return to Abba, Who is the true Father.
“The stiffneckedness (arrogant obstinacy) of heart and ears may resist the good and Holy Spirit, persecute the Prophets, betray and slay the Just One, but once the measure of inequity is full to overflowing, even they must bathe in the pool of blood which they prepared.
“He who suffered upon the cross realised in the great drama of life the cunningness of the old serpent and annulled its power when he exclaimed: “Abba, forgive them for they know not what they do (they are insane)!” With that injunction the path is open for the return of the Prodigal to Abba.
“Man’s ONLY salvation lies in leaving Satan and his claim and going The Way of the Just One to God and His paradice.
“As by woman, taking the advice of an intercepter, sin has entered mind and heart, generating havoc during the period of gestation*, casting generations into the fiery furnace of consummation, even so by woman (Israel) alone redemption shall come to the race, turning away from interception, returning to the counsel of Abba, Who is our Father, she shall with silent contempt deny the power of the Tempter**. She shall behold the glory of the Lord coming from the East*** and endow her offspring with the powers of salvation, raising saviours upon the eminence of all the nations. She (Israel) shall cease to be intimidated by suggestions, and follow ONLY the counsel of the Lord unto the redemption of the race. “By the disposition of the prayer of the faithful God has raised Christ from amongst the inequities of many nations that all the people should confess their waywardness. Satan and his followers hold in their possession all men, but freedom from bondage comes to all who follow in the footsteps of Christ, the first-fruit of resurrection from the grave of superstition and the death of ignorance (of the Truth).
* 1 Timothy 2:14-15 – “But the woman being deceived was in the transgression; notwithstanding she shall obtain salvation in child-bearing, if continued in holiness.”
** Gen. 3:15 – “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” Matt. 3:7; 13:38; 23:33; John 8:35; Acts 13:10; 1 John 3:8; Psalm 132:2; Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:3; Matt. 1:23-25; Luke 1:31; Gal. 4:4; Rom. 14:20; Col. 2:15; Heb. 2:14; 1 John 5:5; Rev. 12:7-17.
*** Ezekiel 43:2 – “The glory of the Lord came from the East: and His Voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His Glory.”
“He has gained victory over the grave and removed the sting of death, henceforth and evermore glorifying Abba Who sent him.
“Unbeknown to the world he shall commune with his disciples through time and space (eternity) and sanctify them by the Word of Truth, for [the love of] Truth shall make man free, and at one in thought and at one in word, at one in deed, declare the Name of Abba; for neither the name of high-priests nor the name of the rulers shall find place in the heart or ear of the faithful, ONLY Abba, our righteous Father, to Whose love and compassion there is no end, to His Name shall be glory, honour and dominion.
“And it shall come to pass that the Spirit of God shall baptise all flesh and the young shall come into the gift of prophecy, and before they are of age have possession of tongues of fire and utter the wisdom of ages. Filled with the Holy Spirit they shall have power to perform wonders and show great strength. While the old men shall wax young and be carried by the Spirit with the swiftness of a young deer. Their [spiritual] hearts and ears [of their Being (spirit)] shall sprout like the young cedars upon Mount Lebanon. And there shall be no more bonds-women; all shall be equal in the sight of God, dividing the possession of His Kingdom with equal share.
“And this teaching about the rule of heaven upon the Earth shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, that the end to abomination may come. Many shall be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another, and shall deliver many unto sorrow and affliction and kill them; and many shall be hated of all nations for the Truth / Christ’s sake.
“Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes; wars and rumours of wars, and houses shall be divided.
“Many false prophets shall continue to rise as in former days, and deceive many, and those who cling to rulers and highpriests because of weakness of heart [and mind] and of fear shall wax cold. But he who endureth through it all, the same shall have healing in his heart [and mind] and Joy forever.
“When ye shall see all these things let not your heart be troubled. Trust in Abba and He will lead you from temptation into Light.
“Tarry in Jerusalem, and it shall be that Living Waters shall go out from Zion and with flames of the Spirit [not water] the faithful shall be baptised and be girded with power from on High, proclaiming the Lord God the ONLY rightful King over all the Earth.
“And the Spirit and the Voice say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And whosoever will, let him take of the Fountain of Life freely.
“Blessed are they that are in accord with [and keep] His Commandments, that they may be numbered with Him to the Tree of Life, and may enter in through the [straight and very narrow] Gates of Delight, and they shall see His Face, and His Name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no more night* there; and they shall need no candle,** neither light of the sun,*** for the Lord God giveth them Light, and by Him they shall govern themselves forever and ever.”
* Egyptian darkness or bondage (slavery); superstition or ignorance.
** Guides, priests, judges, etc.
*** The throne of David (Psalm 89:36) – the British throne.
Simon and Alphaeus listened in bewilderment, interspersed with occasional long breaths and sighs. The table being set the Stranger was politely asked to speak Grace, and graciously complied therewith.
As he arose he threw back the hood portion of his travelling coat, exposing a mass of wavy hair, his countenance reflecting in the glimmer of oil-lamps. In his left palm he lifted the bowl of bread, while the right held the vessel. Lifting his eyes he uttered the prayer of The Covenanters, and as he sat down he took the bread, broke it and with the sacred blessing, a blessing which they were accustomed to hear from the lips of The Master, he passed it.
Their eyes fell upon his face, and with the cry, “Rabboni!” Simon and Alphaeus rose to their feet.
But before they could touch the hem of his garment he was gone, having vanished out of their sight under the cover of the mantle of night.
And Simon, the seer, said: “Did not my heart begin to burn within me while he talked with us by the way, and was not my soul on fire when he opened to us the Scriptures about the nations, revealing the ONLY path leading to final emancipation of all the tribes estranged unto one another through the witch-craft of the Deceiver?”
“Yea,” answered Alphaeus. “And though we felt it, we had not the courage to speak. Even so we are constrained to open our lips whenever our heart is full to overflowing, urging us to testify, and thus we quench the Spirit of God until it is crushed within our soul and it vanishes from out of our sight. It is because of [our] lack of character that we fail to urge our moral support where it is needed. Personal and selfish interests keep us from asserting our rights. Christ suffered because of our silence as well as of mob violence. Justice and authority run in extremes as much as courage and fear. Yea, the burden of suffering weighs heavily upon us and no sacrifice, however great, can remove the stain now upon our souls. Believers and unbelievers alike continue to be guilty of the unpardonable sin, from which there is no absolution except it be by the Grace of Abba through Christ Jesus, the first-fruit of all who bring a sacrificial offering unto the tests of time. May Abba Grant us His Peace that surpasseth all the understanding of man and use us in His great service to accomplish His plan. And now let us arise and go hence while the Good Spirit urges us.”
And straightway Simon and Alphaeus wrapped themselves into travelling bags and turned their footsteps toward Jerusalem to confide their experience to the brethren, who had gathered behind closed doors, the one hundred and twenty of them who had been sanctified.
JAH
