Chapter 20
Es said: In the ancient times, and in the eastern countries, Jehovih began His revelations. The western continent He left for the finishing of that.
Now when God looked abroad over Guatama, he saw four million people in bondage, as slaves; and he saw that they must be liberated. So God inquired of the chief mathematician in the Holy Council, one Arak, saying: Who, of all the kings of earth, has had the greatest number of slaves?
And Arak said: Xerxes, who dwells in Yope’gah, in atmospherea.
God said: Send a heavenly ship for him, and for a billion of his angels. And send also for the Argos’yan, Leonidas, and for a billion of his angels. And when they are brought here, they shall descend to the earth, to these barbarians, and liberate their slaves.
Arak saluted and departed, giving his instructions to the heavenly marshals, who at once sent ships and messengers as directed.
God then said: I will now recall the ashars who hold guard over these mortals; and for a season they shall dwell in drujan darkness.
And this was accomplished, and immediately a war ensued between the owners of the slaves and the neighboring states.
Then came the Gods and angels, high in the grades, to witness the play of mortal death, and to determine how best to win to liberty and to Jehovih, the inhabitants of this great land.
God had said: It is an easy matter to win in war; but to make mortals see the triumph of righteousness, is not so easy. Therefore, be discreet in appropriating testimony to Jehovih.
And two million men rose up in arms, pushing on in war on every side, coursing the rich soil in mortal blood. And yet, neither side had defined its principles, or taken a stand for righteousness’ sake. But went on in fearful destruction, laying in death tens of thousands, and tens of thousands!
Jehovih said: Send your Par’si’e’an and Argos’yan angels down to these mortals, and by inspiration, dreams and visions, your angels shall say to them: Whoever professes the earth, shall battle in vain; but whoever professes righteousness in My name, shall win. || And millions of angels descended, and tried to persuade them.
But mortals would not hear. Even the chief general on liberty’s side, closed his soul against Jehovih. Yes, himself, enforced slavery with his mighty army.
And years went on, and all the people began to perceive that, without righteousness, there would be no end to the war.
Jehovih said: Only death can reach these people, or make them behold My hand. Yet you shall send your angel hosts over all the north regions and inspire them to call out for liberty.
Then Xerxes and Leonidas went forth, with their two billion angels, to overspread the north, to inspire mortals to a more heavenly stand, to make them see justice and liberty.
And for a hundred days these angels dwelt with mortals; but many mortals were too gross in the earth to comprehend. Then Xerxes came to New York and took away the guardian angels, those of holiness, and he left the city in the hands of drujas. And at once the city was plunged in hell [riots, anarchy –Ed.], and the people were like a crazy people, wild and fearful.
Again Jehovih spoke in the Holy Council in heaven, saying: Let My angels go once more, and inspire mortals to rise to the light of My will.
Again the angels overran the land, inspiring mortals day and night to demand freedom for the slaves. And the Ambassadress of Jehovih said to her inspiring hosts of angels: Number the mortals, north and south, as to their majority voice for freedom.
Now, when the Gods counted the mortals and graded them, they discovered the majority had turned to freedom’s side.
Jehovih said to His Ambassadress: Take your own inspiring host, and go down to the earth, to Washington (D.C., the capital city), to Lincoln, the president, and hold this matter up to him, so that he may understand Me. For he is not bound in doctrines. For which reason My angels made him president, and for this purpose which I have in hand.
And it shall come to pass that Lincoln will hear you, and he shall resolve in his own mind to freedom for the slaves. But he will seek for some external sign, fearing he may have mistaken the angels who minister to him. But I will provide a way for this end also.
And the angels of Jehovih went to Lincoln in a vision, like a dream, and they said to him: Lincoln! Lincoln! And he answered and said: Who are you?
And the angels said: Those who come in Jehovih’s name for freedom’s sake. Behold, millions of His angels look down from heaven, and would come to your armies, if you would only proclaim freedom to the slaves. Jehovih’s hand is in this matter.
Lincoln awoke, and was troubled with his dream.
The next night the angels came again, and retold their words, but added to them: The great majority of the country is ripe for this matter. You fear this is only a foolish dream. Behold, we will give you proof tomorrow.
Lincoln awoke more troubled than before, but remembered that the angels said: We will give you proof tomorrow.
Jehovih said: I will make this matter a testimony to this nation, so that no man may deny it. And I will show also how My angels work singly and in mighty legions. ||
Now at that time, living in Washington was a seeress, Nettie Mainard, through whom spirits spoke in her entrancement. And on the day mentioned, the angels spoke through her, saying to one Kase: Go, and fetch the president into the presence of this woman.
And Kase went to Lincoln, and told him what was said. And when Lincoln was before the seeress, the angel of Jehovih entranced her, and said to him: We said we would give you proof tomorrow. Behold, we repeat to you, Jehovih is in this matter. Unless you proclaim the freedom of the slaves you shall not succeed. Do this, though, and the enemy’s armies shall melt away like snow in the sun.
Lincoln’s eyes were opened, and he immediately went and proclaimed freedom to the whole four million slaves.
Xerxes said to Leonidas: You great conqueror, you shall conquer me again. Take your billion angels, and go with the armies of the north, and inspire them on to victory. Give them such strength and courage as they have not before manifested. And as for myself and my hosts, we shall go to the armies of the south, and we will inspire them to believe they are conquered, and so make them flee before your soldiers.
Thus these great angel warriors allotted themselves to the work. And, lo and behold, the northern armies ran forth over the enemy’s country as if war were only play; and the southern armies vanished, disarming themselves, and returning to their homes.
The slaves were free!
Jehovih said: Let this be a testimony, that this land is the place of the beginning of the Kosmon era. There shall be no caste among My people.
Behold, I went to the Israelites, and in that day, I said: Keep yourselves as a separate people! || For I had work for them; which was to travel westward, and establish Me, the All One. And they came westward, and fulfilled My commandments. For which I have blessed them.
And I went to Chine’ya, and I said: Let the followers of Chine keep themselves as an exclusive people; for I have a work for them; which was to establish Me, the All One, and to demonstrate the most numerous people in all the world united as one people, peacefully. And they have accomplished their work. And I blessed them. And I went to Vind’yu also, and established a mighty people with a multiplicity of Gods and languages. For I had a work for them to do, which was to preserve My revelations of some of the divisions in My heavens above; and to prove, in aftertime, things which I had revealed to the ancients. They have accomplished their work also, and I have blessed them.
But in this era, I do not come to an exclusive people, but to the combination of all peoples commingled together as one people. Hence, I have called this, the KOSMON ERA.
From this time forward, My chosen shall be of the amalgamated races, who choose Me. And these shall become the best, most perfect of all peoples on the earth.
And they shall not consider race or color, but health and nobleness as to the mortal part; and as to spirit: peace, love, wisdom and good works, and one Great Spirit only. ||
Leonidas said to Xerxes: It will be revealed before long that we have been here with our angel hosts. As a testimony of this, let us allot a number of our angels to remain a season with mortals. And they shall inspire them to athletic sports peculiar to the Argos’yans and Par’si’e’ans.
To this, Xerxes consented, and they asked for six hundred thousand angel volunteers; and they received them, and officered them, and distributed them in such a way that their inspiration would develop mortals in health, strength and endurance, by means of athletic games.
And it came to pass that the angels of heaven established athletic games among this people, far and near. Jehovih said: Even in this, man shall behold the Cause of causes, which lies behind all things done on the earth.
And man searched as to the Cause of these things, and tried to persuade himself of any cause but the true one!
Jehovih said: I will show these people, that the chief causes of great affairs among mortals come from the angels of My heavens.
I come in kosmon to free not only the corporeal man, but the spiritual man. I raised My hand against a God being founded in their constitution; neither will I have them fight battles for Me. The past is past; angels and mortals shall be free!