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Characters from the Book of Deuteronomy

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GRM 38.3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

One of the two children proposes: «Let us play at the Exodus from Egypt. Jesus will be Moses, I will be Aaron, and you… Mary.»

«But I am a boy!»

«It does not matter. It’s just the same. You are Mary, and you shall dance before the golden calf, and the golden calf is that beehive over there.»

«I’m not going to dance. I am a man and I do not want to be a woman. I am a faithful believer and I am not going to dance before an idol.»

Jesus interrupts them: «Don’t let us play that part. Let us play this other one: when Joshua is elected Moses’ successor. So there will be no terrible sin of idolatry and Judas will be happy to be a man and My successor. Are you happy?»

«Yes I am, Jesus. But then You will have to die, because Moses dies afterwards. But I do not want You to die; You have always been so fond of me.»

«Everybody dies… but before dying I shall bless Israel, and since you are the only ones here, I shall bless the whole of Israel in you.»

Detail

Jude, James and Jesus play in the garden of Nazareth as children. Mary is present.