The Great Pruner

He who would follow me

must give up all the cravings of the

self and lose his life in saving life.

I come to save the lost and the weary .. and man is saved when he is rescued from himself. Yet, women and men are slow to comprehend this doctrine of the

Christ.

Whoever will may come; but he who comes must will to prune himself of every evil thought; Must overcome desire to gratify the lower self; must give his life to save the lost.

The nearer to the kingdom gate you come, more spacious is the

room; the multitudes have gone.

If men could come unto the, kingdom with their carnal thoughts, their passions and desires, there scarcely would be room for all.

But when they cannot take these through the narrow gate they turn away; the few are ready to go in and see the king.

Michael of Nebadon

The Aquarian Gospel

Certainty through Collaboration

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To compensate for the limitations of finite creatures and to help them overcome the inherent difficulties in grasping and approaching infinite Deity, the Universal Father has established a sevenfold way by which evolutionary beings may ascend to divine presence. This approach enables mortals in time and space to progressively encounter and know God. It is both an act of divine mercy and a structure of cosmic order, designed to reconcile the gulf between creature and Creator.

This sevenfold path includes: (1) the Paradise Creator Sons, who function in local universes as the first approachable divine figures for ascending beings; (2) the Ancients of Days, the Trinity-origin beings who rule and adjudicate within the superuniverses; (3) the Seven Master Spirits, who represent and coordinate the will of the Trinity across all creation; (4) the Supreme Being, the experiential and evolving Deity who synthesizes all finite reality; (5) God the Spirit, the Infinite Spirit, source of mind and ministry; (6) God the Son, the Eternal Son, the spiritual personality center; and (7) God the Father, the Universal Father, the original Source and destiny of all personal beings.

This structure of sevenfold Deity makes it possible for finite mortals to progressively experience and realize God. The journey begins with the recognition of the Creator Son in one's local universe, and continues through the administrative domain of the Ancients of Days in the superuniverse. From there, one advances via the spiritual agency of a Master Spirit toward eventual attainment of the Universal Father’s personality presence on Paradise. This is the path of experiential discovery and personal transformation, known as the Paradise ascension career.

The grand universe is governed by a triune Deity manifestation: the Trinity of Supremacy, God the Sevenfold, and the Supreme Being. The Supreme Being is latent in the Paradise Trinity, from whom he receives his personality and spiritual qualities. However, he is becoming actual through the Creator Sons, Ancients of Days, and the Master Spirits, from whom he derives power as the Almighty in the evolving universes. The Supreme unifies the evolving values of personality and power into a single Deity manifestation—the Supreme Being.

In this divine architecture, the Creator Sons play a central role. They are the means by which mortals are transformed into immortals, and the finite touches the infinite. The Supreme Being, in turn, provides the technique for integrating these complex transactions, creating a unified, divine synthesis of personal and power realities. The Creator Sons and their Divine Minister partners participate in this process of Supreme mobilization. Meanwhile, the Ancients of Days and the Seven Master Spirits remain fixed and permanent administrators, overseeing the order and function of the grand universe.

The function of God the Sevenfold began with the organization of the seven superuniverses, and it is expected to expand further as the universes of outer space come into being. These new creations—on primary, secondary, tertiary, and quartan levels—will likely usher in a new, transcendent, and absonite approach to Deity, suggesting the continuation of divine revelation and evolutionary adventure beyond the present universe age.

Michael Of Nebadon 

The Sovrnty Foundation 

Absolute Faithful

The Absolute Sincerity of thine Faith

I emphasize here to you a quality of faith necessary to enter the reality of God the Father. It is not faith merely of the superficial intellect based upon mere belief or tradition but is a living, dynamic experience of trust in God.

Your sincerity of faith is to develop unto a  wholehearted devotion and acceptance and an unreserved dedication and determination which causes to topple over all adversity.

A total and unwavering faith is absolutely trusting like that of a child yet wholly free from presumption.

Thine faith is to attain the purity of a child’s trust.

As you develop this degree of sincerity, your faith shall becometh not just an outward expression but a deep, inner reality that shapes every aspect of your existence.

Thine sincerity in religious faith  relationship of experience and personality expression with the Father's Adjuster is to be unlike the more immature degrees of faith .. those persons who practice religion from a place of immature  indoctrination and materialistic belief and the superficial religiosity for worldly status and social conformity. Nor shall you abide within the ideas of entitlement hoping that God lives for you and achieves for you and prospers for you.

Instead, so shall you open thine availability of heart to lay down your life in order to prosper God, to avail thyself of his glory and honor.

Instead, awaken to the righteousness of truly serving God the Creator Source of all creatures.

Your religious experience is to be an  expression of complete authenticity .. spontaneously genuine and childlike.

Ye shall never be engaged in religious pretense or hypocrisy .. phonies nor fanaticism.

Thine faith is to be matured and advanced .. so very real and all-encompassing that it absolutely sweeps away any spiritual doubts and effectively destroys every conflicting desire.

Entering into the Presence of the Kingdom of Heaven is not a passive activity .. nor is it to cultivate the nature of some isolated mystic nor an overzealous religious fanatic. You are to become awake into truth, aware unto giving, and as you do cultivate these qualities of the kingdom apostleship, you shall never be self-deceived nor shall you believe thine self to be the victim of mere hallucinations, chaos, conflicts, and coincidence.

You are always a cocreator, an author, and a master in training of all your experiences.

This existence demonstration of authorship mastery is steeped in the utmost sincerity .. grounded in reality. Thine faith is not based on emotionalism or fanaticism but on deep spiritual conviction achieved by your determination for intimate communication, contact, connection, and cooperation; a personality in absolute coordination with the Spirit of Existence.

And ever shall this faith communion be a direct experience of God giving to you an unshakable confidence that shapes your entire approach to life . . .

Michael Of Nebadon

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