GRM 40.6
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
«Now read and explain it, if You think there is a symbol.»
«In the Holy Word it is seldom missing. It is we who cannot see and apply it. I read: Fourth Book of the Kings, Chapter twenty-two, Verse ten: ‘Then Shaphan, the secretary, informed the king saying: «Hilkiah, the High Priest, has given me a book», and Shaphan read it aloud in the king’s presence. On hearing the contents of the Law of God, the king tore his garments, and gave the following…’.»
«Read after all the names.»
«“…the following order: ‘Go and enquire of the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord’s wrath that burns against us because our ancestors did not obey the words of this book, they did not act in accordance with all that is written in it’…”.»
«That is enough. This happened many centuries ago. Which symbol do You find in an event of ancient history?»
«I find that time cannot be related to what is eternal. And God is eternal and our soul is eternal, and the relation between God and our soul is also eternal. Therefore the thing that gave rise to a punishment then, is the same thing that gives rise to punishment now, and the effects of the fault are the same.»
«That is?»
«Israel is no longer acquainted with the Wisdom, which comes from God. It is to Him, and not to poor men, that we must apply for light, and it is not possible to have light if there is no justice and loyalty to God. That is why men sin, and God, in His anger, punishes them.»
«We are no longer acquainted? But what are You saying, Child? And the six hundred and thirteen precepts?»
«The precepts exist, but they are mere words. We know them but we do not practise them. That is why we are not acquainted with them. This is the symbol: every man, in every period of time, must consult the Lord to know His will and comply with it to avoid drawing His anger on himself.»
Annotation
2 Ch 34:18-21: Shafane, the secretary, announced to the king, "The priest Helcias has given me a book." And Shafane read the book to the king. After hearing the words of the Law, the king tore his clothes.
Then he commanded Helcias, Ahiqam son of Shafane, Abdone son of Micah, Shafane the secretary and Asaiah the king's servant: "Go and consult the Lord, for me and for the remnant of Israel and Judah, about the words of the book we have just found. The Lord's fury is great: it has been poured out on us, because our fathers did not observe the word of the Lord and did not practice all that is written in this book."