A true history of Jesus the Christ, being a detailed account of the manner of His birth, and of all that He did and suffered up to the time of His crucifixion

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Introduction

The circumstances under which the revelations contained in this pamphlet, and in those that are to follow it were given, may be described as follows :

The writer, who may be more properly termed the amanuensis, being under treatment for illness by what is called a medium or clairvoyant, from time to time received through him communications purporting to come from many different historical personages, some of whom had lived many centuries since, thus in the Middle Ages, and down to the present time, comprising details of their lives upon earth, and of their experiences after death. The communications were given by the medium whilst in a state of trance. The spirit or intelligence speaking through him, always being the same, and relating what was stated to be told to him, as coming from each of the different spirits, as Constantine, Richard Hid, Alexander the Vlth, Confucius, &c. The medium had had simply a common school education obtained at a country school previous to the age of fourteen, but as he stated, and as certainly appeared, had no knowledge of history ; so that even the names of most of those that the communications purported to come from, were unknown to him. e.g. He said he had seen the name of Lucretia Borgia on a play bill, (he did not say opera,) and knew nothing apparently of her history. As is common, the medium was entirely unconscious of what he had said during his trance, and manifested always a desire to hear and know what had been said by himself. The writer may be said to be of rather a skeptical turn of mind, and has endeavored from time to time, by cross-questioning, and close observation, to determine if by possibility, the medium had, or could have a knowledge of historical matters, which were given. e.g., the cross seen by Constantine, and other things which are familiar to readers of history and which were related by the medium, but of which he in the normal state knew nothing. The communications which were received, were so many, and so various, and comprised so many facts in history, and also descriptions of the state, condition and punishment after death, of those who are known in history as great criminals, (which certainly may be said to exceed in variety and ingenuity, the descriptions given by Dante ;) that on simply natural grounds, as we understand the laws of nature, it seems very difficult to account for them. The revelation must have come from the medium, who professed and so far as can be ascertained, is and was entirely ignorant of the matter related, or from the mind of the writer unconsciously ; or from some other and outside intelligence. Probably there may have been many other cases of a similar character, which the experience of other investigators may show.

But it may be presumed that there are none which have given so important revelations as are now to be described. During the time whilst the communications which have been mentioned were being given, it was stated that Jesus Christ was present, and from him were received revelations and directions which were consistent with the knowledge # that we have of him from the Scriptures. After a time, it was stated as coming from him, that he would give through the medium, a narrative of his life, from the time of his birth to the time of his crucifixion. The conditions on which it was promised to be given were, that the writer should write it out, and that it be subjected to his supervision, and should then be published at the writer's expense, and that a limited number of copies should be distributed gratis to persons of independent minds who would favor reform, and to public libraries, and that the remainder of the edition should be disposed of at the cost of publica- , tion, anonymously.

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The writer accepted these conditions, and this pamphlet, and those that are to follow it, will be what has been given through the medium, as coming directly from Jesus Christ. It is probable, and natural, that the revelations will be looked upon by many readers with incredulity. It will be admitted however, that the gravity and importance of them are such, that no amount of authority which could be possible, would add to the probability of their truth, any more than that the insignificance of the channel through which they come, would detract from it. The tree must be judged by its fruit, and if the statements and doctrines contained in this, and the series of pamphlets or tracts which are to follow it, agree, and uphold the doctrines taught in the New Testament, it may at least be supposed to come from a high and good source. The fact that the name of the writer, and that of the communicator or medium, is not to be made public, and that neither of them are to receive either profit or fame from the writings, but that on the contrary, a very considerable expense is incurred by their publication, will show that at any rate the object is a disinterested one. The whole of these matters are so strange and new, that some explanation may be needed to understand allusions, and portions of addresses that appear. It was stated through the medium, that within the last fifteen or twenty years only, have communications subsisted between the planets of our solar system, with each other, and with the sun of our system, and also with other suns, not only suns in what we call the milky-way, with Sirius and others, but with great suns as far beyond the milky-way as that is from us. And these suns described as being fifty, sixty, seventy-five, and eighty-five times larger than our sun, and increasing in size up to sixteen to seventysix thousand times the size of our sun. As a rule, the inhabitants of the larger planets and suns, are described as being large also, somewhat in proportion to the size of the planet or sun to which they belong, e.g. Men of Jupiter are said to be ten feet in height, of our sun twelve feet, of Sirius about the same, of suns in the milky-way fourteen feet, and the great suns beyond, fifteen and sixteen up to twenty feet, whilst those of earth in the same proportion are six feet.

It will be shown in the revelations which are to follow, that at about the same time that our Saviour appeared upon the earth, Christs were also sent to other suns and planets, some of the very largest suns receiving a number of Christs, each corresponding somewhat in proportion to its size, some of the great suns having ten, and others fifteen and twenty-five Christs, whilst Mercury and Venus, and all of our system, had each one. Although in some cases the large suns also had but one Christ.

But it was conceded by all, that Jesus Christ was the superior to all, and the great object of the visits made to the earth by the Christs and rulers and their followers from the different suns and planets, was to learn from him secrets, which had been hid from the foundation of the world, and of their worlds.

The entrance or approach of Jesus was described in the beginning, as coming, preceded by the Apostles, and surrounded by children strewing flowers in his path, and singing hymns, and followed by the prophets, and patriarchs, and others. Always coming in from the north west, and proceeding down what appeared an inclined plane. Electricians, as they were termed, who acted as police, having first prepared a circle of fire, or rather of electricity, around the medium, having but one guarded entrance, through which none could pass but those having a certain degree of virtue. Outside of this circle were gathered a multitude of the lower spirits, who were attracted by the hope of seeing and hearing Jesus, and a long line of the lower spirits, outside of the circle, some three or four, even eleven hours previous to the time of meeting, stationed themselves kneeling on each side of the path that he was expected to take, hoping to receive from him a blessing, and that he might place his hand upon their heads as he passed along. And on the inside of the circle, on each side of the pathway, were kneeling figures, all desirous of receiving the blessing. His countenance and person were described as shedding forth light surpassing that of the sun. At the beginning the number of spirits was represented at from fifty to sixty thousand inside and outside of the circle, but as the Christs and rulers from other planets and suns appeared in the pro-

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cession the numbers fast increased, and as the Christs from other planets and suns came, they were described as always being near to Jesus, (the light from them being inferior,) they also as they passed along blessing the kneeling multitude that lined the passage to the point where Jesus was to speak. As the revelations continued, great additions of numbers occurred, so that at the time that this introduction is written, the procession which came in was estimated at two hundred thousand, those already within the circle at two hundred thousand, and outside one hundred and fifty thousand, making upwards of half a million of spirits inside, and outside of the circle, and now at the date of this publication twenty-five hundred millions. As the procession approached, it was described as being attended by two bands of music, that were brought by the Christs and rulers of two of the great suns far beyond the milky-way, and the music was reported as far superior to any that our system produced. Later the musicians were numbered by thousands. At the commencement of the revelations, notes were taken only of the portion that was intended for the inhabitants of earth. But as the interest of the portion particularly addressed to the spiritual auditors deepened, it was proposed that notes should also be taken of the parts more directly addressed to them. Whence it will be observed, that after a time, each session is divided into the opening, the continuation, and the closing ; the first and last of which are more or less directed to the audience of spirits, the preface that contains these having been written later.

It may well be asked, if these revelations are true' and necessary to the world, why were they not brought forward before ? And what reason have we to believe in them now ?

It is alleged, that although communications have existed in a greater or less degree always between the spiritual and mortal world, that the means or medium by which they could be made, has not been reliable.

Suppose an individual to have the peculiar organization to fit him or her to convey the ideas of the spiritual world to the mortal. It appears that there is no law to prevent the evil, as well as the good spiritual existences, to take possession of him or her. This being the case, it will be seen that it would follow that all kinds of contradictory assertions and statements would be made ; spirits assuming to be Shakespeare, Byron, Webster, even Jesus himself, would occupy the medium, and give forth utterances which all can see could never have originated from these sources. And thence, as has become the case, most of the communications are looked upon by people of sense and judgment as unworthy of notice.

The peculiar conditions of this medium or communicator, are claimed to be, that having been born with an organization singularly fitted for the object, he was some twenty years since against his will compelled to act in obedience to the determination of certain high spiritual personages. These in number twelve, constantly kept around him a guard, and this guard being composed of virtuous and therefore powerful spirits, were enabled usually to exclude, and keep at bay, attempts that might be made by the lower and vicious spirits to control him, (although in more than one instance evil spirits managed to control him.) But this only happened accidently, and generally he was only under the supervision and control of the good. It is stated that some five or six years since, Jesus announced his intention of giving through this communicator (the name which he gives to him,) the narrative of his life.

And a number of persons were examined for the purpose of selecting one proper to act as an amanuensis, and the writer was finally determined upon. So that it is claimed that until this time, that there had been no opportunity when Jesus could safely give a narrative of his life and his teachings to mankind.

Note. — The original title composed by the writer was " Narrative of the History of Jesus Christ, purported to be Dictated by Himself," which was altered by his direction to the title which appears.

Preface

In the extreme distance in the far north-west is seen descending an inclined plane, the procession. As it approaches, first is seen a band of two hundred musicians from one of the great suns, followed by many thousands of the Patriarchs, Prophets and others that have been eminent for virtue, and by many hundreds of children strewing flowers in the path of Jesus, who is accompanied by the Christs from the Suns and Planets that are here. Jesus is described as emitting light from his face and person that illuminates the whole surrounding space. These are followed by the apostles, and then another great band of music, and then a great multitude, not only from this Earth, but from the Suns and Planets, and intermingled are other bands of music, and they sing, " The worlds are all receiving light, are all receiving light." Jesus in opening says :

"Revelations are being delivered to all of the worlds, and suns, and planets in space, and are giving great joy to millions of people. For God is shewing Himself in all His works to all of His children. Through the movements of the Heavenly bodies, and through the manifestations of ponderous bodies upon the earth, laws which have hitherto been unknown and unexplained, will be made manifest. For I would have all know Him, then will they truly love Him. They shall find that there are no mysteries in His Godliness ; all are as simple as the alphabetical character to the little child, when its meaning is understood. So shall all mysteries become simple and true in the souls of the children of men wherein He has revealed Himself by various types and characters upon the earth, so that they can walk therein and talk with Him upon every question and every subject concerning their inward nature, and he will unfold the answers to their souls in his book of laws, that they can worship Him throughout time in the earthly character, and throughout eternity in the spiritual being, and for this purpose would I give words to them this morning, which shall be as dew-drops of silver, that their souls shall become brightened for the more spiritual state of being. And I would cordially greet the visitors from the suns in the spirit of friendship, love, and truth, that all may have a spiritual feast together."

As a preface to the revelations that are to follow, Jesus says, " In speaking of myself, from the first principles of my birthright to

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the present time, which has been so long obscured in the mysteries of the past, so as to cause grave doubts and dissensions among the Christian churches touching my birth, by the overshadowing by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, my mother, and my lawful nativity. It has been my wish for many hundred years, to give to the people inhabiting the earth, something regarding myself, informing mankind how this birth took place, and proving a positive law for it — also, why I was endowed with the superior powers that I possessed, and why I received the wonderful revelations from the Heavens, and expanded spiritual conceptions of men and things, which were expressed in the deep words of truth and wisdom that flowed through my mouth to teach the people, through which so many followed me independent of the priests or rulers.

u Also, I wished all men to know, that there are no miracles in creation, that everything is done through natural and Divine law. There are no mysteries of creation, or of Godliness ; man only needs to realize the many mighty manifestations of his Heavenly Father to himself, to become quickened in spirit, which will unfold the senses of the body in its normal state, through which he may handle, and see perfectly the thoughts and workings of all souls that he comes in contact with, and the movements of all spiritual life in the many varieties and forms of matter.

" It has been essential in all time, for the good and advancement of mankind at large, that God should manifest Himself and come nearer to His people, and prior to my own coming and advent, (that is of the Christ) into the world, sages, wise men and prophets had appeared in different seasons of time, in different nations, to proclaim strange things to the people, and they continued to prepare the way for these many developments, that all things should work together for good, although diversified as they were in different worlds, by many classes of people, by many languages spoken, and by great variety of phenomena and manifestation through mind and in matter, each in its own order and time, having its due weight and bearing to the nation it was manifest in, and to the people that all of the revelations came to enlighten. For in all of the different

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eras of time, from the animal man up to the intellectual and spiritual man, there existed great need of reformation from the darkened and mythological states, and transitory periods of time, to unfold his life and character, and the grand purposes for which he existed.

" Consequently all of the seers, soothsayers and prophets, became stepping stones to lead man up into the Divine temple, to know- God and to worship Him, in spirit and in truth. Also to prophesy of the coming of one more spiritually advanced than they, and to prepare the minds of men to receive him.

"The announcement of the approach of such an one as Jesus, that is myself, endowed with the christ power, who would act as a mediator between the souls of men and their Father, God, who should have great power, so that apparently the laws of nature were subject to me, and that of gravity appeared to be obedient to my will, and also with fine spiritual influence to heal souls and bodies, created great consternation among the rulers of the land in which I was to appear ; they fearing that I would destroy their power and rule."

CONCLUSION FIRST DAY.

"There is a time and season for all things, and each and every mind must be prepared for the coming of each event of life.

"Everything in the manifestations of God, He presents to His children in some form or type of language, and in so simple a manner, printed, spoken or heard, that the fool that runs therein shall not fail to gather some of its thought, and all may learn if they will the importance of its lesson to every day's doing, and may each and all fill up their measures full to the brim with spiritual happiness, that they shall love the bounteous giver that has done all for them so well. And my own wish is, that the perceptive knowledge which his children may bring, may enable them to understand the index He has created, that may reflect the index of nature corresponding to it, that they shall be able to determine for every day's working life, that their measure may be complete.

"Visitors from suns, worlds and planets, who have gathered here in our vast assembly this morning, to exchange thought, and to i2 Life of Jesus the Christ.

gather new dew-drops of life to strengthen them for still greater research into what was formerly called the Divine Providences of God, now to their spiritual understanding being made simple and plain, may all the thoughts uttered within the soul, be truth and love for all, and that will be prayer indeed. Amen. My spiritual blessing I give to all." They sing, "Behold the Angels to earth are coming down."

OPENING SECOND DAY.

Jesus says, "Every morning brings forth blossoms of truth ; for all souls need to be fed, and fresh particles of food must be given every day ; that of yesterday will not answer for to-day, for souls must grow strong by development of the inward nature, to be prepared for every day that opens. You do not get the noonday at first, but gradually the sun increases its strength of light and heat upon the earth, that all may by degrees be invigorated by its power. So must truth unfold by little, until its recipients have gathered and eaten of the full and strong parts of it, for the mind must take it up well, and the soul digest it, that it may not mistake its purposes. So in this opening morning it required those particles of truth to feed the multitude ; and those who have come from the far distant worlds can absorb much, and it is my wish that the breezes freighted with inspiration and life, may waft over and around them, and be so fully manifest, that they shall return home laden with the sweetness of its truth. And may the spiritual Father who dwells throughout the mighty Heavens, so bless them each and all. And I give my blessing to all."

In continuation of Preface, Jesus says, "A proposal was offered or made to me, through carnal men (who came privately to me), who were some of the leading men among the Jews, as also prominent persons of other nationalities and religions, and who all joined in desiring me to become their leader and ruler, perceiving that I had great power with the people, and could by my influence induce them to follow and to obey me. They held out to me great promises to induce me to accept their leadership. But I told them all, that the kingdom that I came to assist in setting up in this world, was not

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to be bought or sold, as mammon, but to be a living spiritual kingdom. If I accepted their offers, I must deny the spiritual calling and my birthright, which was spiritual, and must be ruled by the passions and thoughts of men, as others had been before me.

"To obey the spiritual inspiration, was to be denied the society of men at large, and of the priests and rulers, and to be set at naught by their laws as a fool and a madman.

"The people being forbidden to harbor or assist me, the priests and rulers, supposing that they could destroy the influence which I had exercised over the people at large. But the influence of the Holy Spirit from the Heavenly Father, which is all powerful to sustain life, was given to me freely, to be dispensed to the world without money and without price.

"And the fields were to be the temples in which the multitudes were to meet, there to gather true inspiration in the free air of Heaven ; and upon the shore of the sea, God moving upon the waters as upon the land. These plans and places, and those similar to them, being where my life-moving powers were to be exercised for the higher good of mankind.

"I must go in the poor traveller's garb, with no herald to announce my approach ; but the great spiritual forces that were in and around me, which those that were hungering and thirsting for righteousness felt and saw, and so followed me in multitudes, and were fed and received the flowing dew of Heaven, as the water of life, which was given to them freely through me. I, standing as a mediator between my Father and them, teaching them how to unfold the real and true life, and bringing immortality to light, until the priests and rulers, fearing the power which I displayed, were determined to destroy, because they could not rule me. But I had fulfilled the mission given to me to the letter of the law. They could kill the body, but the soul was ascending, immortal ; and in the departure from the body by being crucified, I made more converts than ever in my life in the body. For my precepts lived with time, and will ever shine brightly on its pages ; and the example that I left still is manifest, as the power of God to govern through the soul, His children. As I told them all before my departure, and many times repeated it, "they that love me, feed my sheep." For if they fulfill the law as I have done, overcoming all of the conditions of the outward and passional man, they shall do as I have done before them, and even greater things shall they do. For there is no bound to the spirit of the great Heavenly Father to any one and all who will serve Him in the spirit, by overcoming the world, and living in the soul. Then can they walk and talk with Him throughout all their time, and for this purpose have I given these words, and narrative of myself, and mission on the earth more than 1800 years ago. Jesus the Christ, son of Joseph and Mary, born and endowed with the spirit of the Heavenly Father ! " CONCLUSION SECOND DAY.

Jesus says, "'As little children only,' can man enter the true state of the kingdom of Heaven. And they do not need to be born out of their bodies to realize it.

"But they must ascend the spiral staircase within themselves, and pause at every organ of the body as they pass it in the ascent, question its authority, and know of its power to give life.

"For the body of man is a mighty temple, and every organ of the body has its good and bad office ; and the worst passage of the ascent is through the animal kingdom, where millions are allowed to rest, and enjoy its vain pleasures, and ascend no higher, until they become spirits out of the body. Whilst others ascending through the animal kingdom to the intellectual, there rest, with the letters of the law, satisfied with the exchanging of thought, and eloquent words spoken. And they only awake to the sense of the prize that they have lost, when they are sent out of their bodies. And the reason why so few reach the summit of the spiritual kingdom, and enjoy the spiritual feasts of reason, and an overshadowing of immortal life in upon the soul, is, First, the difficulty of overcoming the passional state ; so many and so varied are the attractions to hold them, so many snares to entice them, and hold them fast, that but few arrive to the intellectual.

"Thousands are wearied with the journey, and they are willing to

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rest, and there partake of the shadow, for the real substance is still higher, and is not governed by thought uttered by man. For there they can become rulers and teachers in the outward form and semblance of man, gain riches, and command men, and love themselves, (through approbativeness and self esteem) have fine garments, and become noted as men.

This was the stage that the rich young man that came to me to know how he should be saved, was in. But when told that to ascend to the highest and sublime state of life, he must throw aside his magnificent garments, and refuse the flattery of the world, and the pursuit of power, and distribute his riches among the poor, he preferred to enjoy the present. Men refuse to obey the divine law, which is the ascending power, with an eye single to self, and with their souls in darkness, live to mammon, and ascend no higher. So that only now and then, a real spirit traveller becoming a little child, reaches the summit, and is crowned with the glory of God and its righteousness. Such become true mediators and revealers of spirit life. And may all of you who are within the sound of my voice this morning, who have gathered together from all the varied planes of spirit progress, and from the mighty distant suns, and their planetary worlds, and from all of the worlds of life that I behold here, realize the words of spirit truth that I have given to you; carrying deep conviction to your souls, that to be spiritual,y good, you must be true in all things. Then will you make progress toward that spiritual rest which is prepared for all that know and do our Heavenly Father's will.

I give my spiritual blessing to all.

They all sing "Morning light is breaking, and darkness disappears."

CREATION AND RE-INCARNATION OF MAN.

This planet of Earth was created so many ages since, that the mind of man can hardly conceive it. The six thousand years which chronologists give to it, is hardly a moment on the dial plate of time.

The commencement of animal life was of the simplest form, being merely a cell ; in process of time another cell became attached to it, and then a third, and so on, and as the number of cells increased, the power of adding to their number also increased, until one of the lower forms of the reptile was produced. Then came the fishes, the birds, and last the quadrupeds. To complete these different stages of animal life, the lapse of many ages were required.