February 18, 1977
Globe,
Aka
is here.
“Good evening, Aka,
where is Ray?”
Soul
Ray stands with God.
Yes, we see thy need, and we should
answer in this manner. Glory be the name of the Lord.
And we should say unto thee the parable
of those who should dream dreams, yet put no effort into their dreams.
In the days of Pharaoh, he did dream the
same dreams over and over. And he did search far and wide for an interpretation
of his dreams. A young lad came forth, and he did interpret the dream. There
would be seven good years of bountiful harvest, and seven lean years. And he
did prepare for such.
Across the land there were other
dreamers and other men who interpreted the dreams. But none of the other
nations did make ready, nor did they prepare for this time. As a result, all
turned to
Now we say unto you, once again you were
told of the coming of the famine, the lean years. And you did have bountiful
years before this. And none could heed the words. And much as in the time of Egyptan, there were many who should take and make a profit,
and enslave those who did not heed these words. Across your
land lays a blight of cold. Yet in this land, where great harvests could be
obtained, the time that land should have been plowed and seed put forward,
those who thought otherwise did not do so.
There have been many who should say unto
us, “When is this time of famine?” And we say unto you, it is upon you. We have
told you before that the Fifth Angel walks upon the earth, and one third of the
earth should be blighted. Look unto the eastern part of your
We have said before that rain should
fall, and what was deserts would turn into gardens,
and what was gardens should turn into desert. And we have told you the purpose
for deserts upon the land. [See A Rose without Thorns, pages 84-86].
And we have told you the purpose of the
oasis in the desert. [See A Rose without Thorns, pages 83-84].
Sparse rains shall be land upon this
land, or that of the western and northwestern parts of the
We say unto you, as we have said before,
to dream is a wonderful thing, but to build toward the fulfillment of a dream,
to place aside those things that should be needed. There are those who have
hoarded gold. Gold you cannot eat, nor will they heal the sick, nor still the
cries of the young ones when they are hungry.
We have said before that we would
provide those things that were needed for those who should prepare the way for
the coming of the Messiah, and we shall. For once again upon this land you call
a desert, we shall bring forth a bountiful amount of food. But if you do not
store this time, it shall not come again.
Trees
that blossom too soon shall freeze. Trees that blossom too late shall not bear
fruit.
But
all shall not come as a cloud of reaping sorrow. Much you shall learn from that
that is before you. Brotherhood shall be a renewed knowledge, the ability to
share with one another.
Your country, nor no other country, can
long feed nor endure from those who should not work to earn food. As
You
have many questions, ask.
“Yes, Aka. When might we expect adequate moisture in this area
to replenish the ground water?”
There shall not be that. You shall have
storms in the first and later part of March, but then not again until that of
late July. The groundwater as such shall not be replenished for two years.
As the cold has swept unto the eastern
part of your country, it shall switch and turn, and sweep the western part of
the country. But it will be too little, too late.
You have other questions, ask.
“Thank you, Aka. I
have a request for a life reading from [9-359-1].”
We should say unto you, due to the
nature of soul Ray’s health, bring forth questions other than life readings.
“Thank
you, Aka. Soul Mark [3-115-2] asks if it would be
suitable at this time to write a pamphlet of parables especially for children? If so, please give us some guidance as to the
choice of parables.”
We have given you the wine and the
bread. Bring forth the yeast from your own minds. Bring forth that that should
fit the occasion. But bring it forth in such a manner that the children should
understand of what you should speak.
You
have other questions.
“Yes, Aka. [6-274-2] asks, ‘Does the Trinity that we have been taught about, does
this have to do with the trinity of man?”
There
are many trinities, but all is that
of man. For where does God stand? Within man and woman.
For destroy this temple, and we shall rebuild it in three days. The
Man
shall reach into the outer limits of space. And as he reaches, his brothers and
sisters of other planetary shall reach to link hands with him. There shall be
those who should come in peace. There shall be those who should come not of
peace. Look unto this year and they shall make themselves known unto man.
You
have other questions, ask.
“Thank
you, Aka. Ruth [
We say unto you, Jesus said, “Cast no
stones -- if ye have not cast a stone, if you yourself have never
done wrong.”
Jesus knew of where he had been.
Therefore, he knew of where he was going. He knew the temptations that lay
before man. He also knew of the beauty that God had placed within man. That of
his greatest teaching was love. But yet, greater yet was respect, respect not
only for yourselves, but for your brothren. And love,
not only for yourself, but for your brothren. And
hope, the hope and the promise of a new heaven and a new earth, could only come
about by the truth he had shown unto you.
If man had taken his teachings then, in
truth, and not twisted and turned them, and not used them to persecute their
neighbor -- it is easy to say another has sinned, but look into yourself. Have
they sinned greater than you? And who is to judge, lest ye not be judged?
But I say unto you, if a man should
offer nothing in return for that that you give unto him, if you cannot give it
unto him in such a way that you expect nothing in return, then
it is not a gift. He has bargained with you.
God does not bargain. We do not say unto
you, prepare a way and God shall do this, and God shall do that. We say unto
you, the means shall be provided that you may accomplish these things
yourselves. God has provided and shall continue to provide, as He provided for
Moses and his people. But God did not bargain with Moses, nor does He bargain
with you now.
Promise not unto God that that you
cannot fulfill. Promise not unto God anything. Promise unto yourself that you
shall try. That is fulfillment enough. If you should fall down, the sin is not
in the falling. The karma shall be in your not getting up to try again and
learning from your fall.
To be a Samaritan and stop along the
wayside to help another is not to lift yourself up,
but to give in truth, to help him stand. But once he has stood up then walk on. Do not stand and become a crutch, because when you
become the crutch, you become part of his karma and have built a new karma, not
only for yourself, but for this one also. Walk in such a way.
Jesus
did not say, “Give unto me this and give unto me that.” When he called unto
Peter to join him to walk upon the water, he did not say, “Peter, walk upon the
water and I shall give you the faith to walk upon the water.” It was Peter’s
own faith that let him walk upon the water. Yet it was Peter’s own doubt that
let him sink into the water.
Yet,
for those who should walk upon the water just for the sake of it, you have
accomplished nothing. An act without purpose is still an act. If you should
cast a [rock] into the water, it shall not end with the ripples. Your laws of
cause and effect shall apply here.
The
greatest of all things, you say, did he teach unto Mary Magdalene? And did you
learn from her, that as she saw the Lord, she did bring forth in her own way
and give unto the Lord – Jesus -- that that she could, her love and her hope,
and her faith, and her belief.
But
he did not say, “Worship me,” he said, “Worship God.” And this is the greatest
of all things she did learn from Jesus.
What
did man learn from all of this? What did man learn from the crucifixion and the
resurrection? This is yet to be seen. Yet it was all with a purpose.
And
why should it have been such a drastic, cruel thing? For our
Father knows His children -- that sometimes they only learn from the harshness
of things.
Your scientists now should blame the
lining up of different cosmic, planetary substances that has
caused this weather problem upon the earth, but the Fifth Angel could not walk
at all if it was not for man and his blundering. Karma, or sin, as you would
call it, can only exist as long as man lets it exist.
But you take small things and you point
your finger at one person, and you say, “Stone this person, for they have
sinned.”
And Jesus said, “Let those among you who
have not sinned cast the first stone.” And he did not cast a stone, for he knew
where he had been, and he knew where he was going. From Adam unto Jesus he had
gained much knowledge. But he has shown you that many of you, his brother and
sisters, could do the same as he, for did he not tell you of such? [See John 14:10-14,
15:7,
You have other questions, ask.
“Thank
you, Aka. I have a question from [9-359-2]. And he
asks, ‘What is the best thing for me to do now that would be the most
beneficial to me and would solve most of my problems?’”
Knowledge
would solve your problem.
And
you say unto us, “What knowledge is this?” The tools to move a mountain have
been placed in your hands. What mountain shall you move must be your own decision. Your indecision has been your worst enemy at this
time -- your decision to go forth and take of that which lies before you. The
bread and the wine have been placed in your hands. Shall you pick it up, or
shall it be as a rose without thorns?
Remember
the faith of the child who would pick up the wild rose and with tender hands
did bury it in fertile ground, and her tears did make it grow after she had
brought healing to the one who had torn it from the earth. It was her
confidence, not only in God, but in herself -- her
hope, her belief, that “ask and you shall receive.” [See A Rose
without Thorns, pages 36-37.]
God
does not say what to ask for. God does not set rules for you to worship Him. “My
Father has many mansions,” yet anyone of His children may ask. And if they
should speak in a manner that should mean something to them, then it shall mean
something to my Father. And He shall fulfill that that you wish, but only if you truly desire it. But make
certain of what you should ask for, for you shall receive it in that manner.
The depth of one’s knowledge shall be
measured by the new knowledge that should come forth from day to day, not by
what you knew yesterday, nor the day before. For what you shall learn today,
and by what you have learned today, place it forth, with the knowledge of
yesterday and the day before, and you shall find that a truth and a knowledge
was placed for all.
You
say unto yourself, “In what direction shall I go from here?”
The doorways you have placed there
yourself. Is it not said, “Knock upon the doorway, and should they bid you
enter and offer you their wine, or their knowledge, then you should give of
yours? But if they bid you not enter, then take back your blessings, and go on.”
You
have other questions, ask.
“Yes,
Aka, I have a question from [9-359-3]. She asks, ‘We would like advice about
our
We
should answer unto you into this manner. A wise trader sometimes,
and especially in this case, should come out by far better with a trade than by
selling. And then after you have traded, then sell that you have traded for. In
this manner you shall multiply that that you already have. This shall come
about within a six-month’s period, the opportunity. Your willingness to put
this effort forward shall be your own free choice.
You
have other questions, ask.
“Thank
you, Aka. [9-359-4…
There
are those who should steal in the house of worship. A house is just a house. It
is the people in it who make the difference.
A
thief is but a thief, regardless of what house they stand in. Learn from this
experience, for the diamond ring has long departed, and it shall not be
returned. If it should give you comfort, we should say unto you, the person who
stole this has become involved other crimes and is being prosecuted at this
time. But what comfort can we find in the sorrows of mankind? For he who should
steal shall have something stolen from them. For that that you should do unto
another shall be done unto you, good or bad. A thief should often steal for the
want of being caught.
I would not take further thought of this,
of the ring, even with the sentimental value placed upon it. A gift is like
that of a flower. Once it has been given with love, the flower may wilt and
turn back to the earth, but the memory of the gift shall always remain in your
heart. That is the greater gift, worth more than all the diamonds. The memory
of the beauty of the diamond is in the gift. No one can take that from you.
Now soul Ray wearies.
And now is the time of the Cherubim.
Look unto the flowers at your feet. Take
time each day to count your blessings, to see the beauty that God lays at your
feet each moment of your life. You need not pick up the flowers, but examine
them, and remember their fragrance. But if you should desire to pick them up, new
ones shall be placed for others to see.
If you have need, ask and the need shall
be fulfilled. But know the difference between your needs and your wants.
Glory be the
name of the Lord.
Bind yourselves in fellowship. Bind
yourselves in the preparation for the coming of the Messiah.
We shall answer one more question, and
that is but that one who should wish to become a healer. If after you have
studied and put effort forth, and you know the responsibility that should lay
upon your shoulders, after you have had time and you still wish of such, then
we shall fulfill this.
Awaken
soul Ray from his slumber.
[Editor’s note: Numbers are substituted for names, addresses
and birth dates to respect privacy.
This transcript was compared to the audio recording for
accuracy.]
Copyright © 1977 by A. Ray Elkins, Globe,