Solomon's Private File #303
These stories about Stephen and Solomon take place starting in
1950's. Stephen wrote about his life in letters to a penpal, and then
in a secure blog, in case he lost his memory again, in the master
computer in his school for gifted students, which he started attending
in 2016 in a new incarnation, until his death. Now his son Solomon is
attending the same school, and is writing in his own secure blog for
his future incarnations.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
Solomon is 29 in this story, in the Summer of 2055.
Solomon's Private File #303 "Religions React"
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There were a lot of comments about my show with Paolo. Most were
good. Some asked by what right do I have to choose what to show and not
to show about the life of Jesus. I responded to that, with, "To those
who question what right I have to show or not show parts of the life of
Jesus, here is my answer. The right I have to decide about what to show
about the life of Jesus, is the right of function. If you can do it, go
right ahead. I can, so I have to be responsible. I can't show his
entire life, because that would take as many years as he lived, to view
it. Two thirds of that, if you don't want to watch him sleeping. If
what I do doesn't satisfy my only superior, He will tell me, which He
has in the past to the whole world, regarding paternity evidence. The
ability to see and record the past is a gift of God. I will NOT misuse
it to satisfy anybody's selfish prurient lust for unnecessary personal
details regarding famous dead people. I'm not publishing his life to
entertain YOU, but to try to show you what made him great, and as
somebody holy you can learn from. And you need it more than most. There
will always people who will complain about receiving a great gift. No
gift is ever good enough, for those people who deserve nothing.
Complain more about this, and I may give you another gift that will
remove this problem. No, I won't give you more, but less. Not for
others, only for you."
There were a lot of grins around the house. That statement confused a
lot of people, until some reporters speculated that what I could have
meant was that I could cause people who complained about what I
published about Jesus, to not be able to see ANY of it, a kind of
consequence. That caused most of them to shut up. I shifted to an
office in a church in Kansas, and said to the preacher, "Being able to
see and record the past is a gift of God, that only his top Prophets
can receive and use. What I do with that ability, is my choice. God has
said that I am His, and that I act as He would, and that we do not lie,
and that to obey me is to obey God. So, all that means is, if you go
against what I'm doing with this, you are going against God in a number
bigger, and thundered, "By the right of the Almighty! Do you understand
this!" He collapsed, and couldn't say anything. I said, back down to
regular size and volume, "I require an answer." He said, "I don't
understand." I said, "You do. You just don't want to accept it. I rule
Silence. I said in command mode, "You will resign from this church, and
never work in religious leadership. You will not communicate anything
of my visit here. You will not communicate against any religion, or
those in authority in religion. You will not abuse anybody, even to
defend yourself. In any house of worship, you will be silent. Outside
of them, to those who ask why you have changed, you will say that you
have denied God too many times, and will not continue to be false to
him in a house of worship." In normal voice, "You have brought this on
yourself, in your open denial of God's will and power. In His name, I
must do about this as he wills." I left.
Most of the similar actions on that subject weren't as bad, but some
were reported. I wasn't asked by the media to comment. Unusually wise
of them. Then the files were published on UMD's servers, including the
public life of Paul, but not of Peter. Paolo wanted to think more about
that, after reviewing it. CNN ran my three shows on Jesus, and had
great ratings for them, and praise for doing it, and I received praise
from secular and religious scholars for my explanations in the shows.
There were very few negative things regarding me and my work in that.
Possibly some were silent out of fear. Mom was sure of it.
In a meeting with Paolo, we discussed that. He said, "It's happening
better than I could have hoped. The general public is only mildly
curious, when not ignoring the whole thing, despite the media trying to
cause trouble. Other Denominations are actually praising me for how I
handled it, and the Muslims, too. Independent churches have been mostly
quiet about it, after the initial uproar." I said, "That's because they
had my personal attention." He said, "Your threat? You actually did
it!" I gave him a crystal. He cried for me, knowing it had hurt me very
much to do all of that. We hugged. I said, "You know this wouldn't have
worked as well, if I hadn't prepared the religions for this." He said,
"Specifically for this?" I said, "It's not that way. Part of the
progression. Everything has to be done in the proper order. I didn't
plan it, but what has to be, causes it. Hard to explain. Done two years
ago, it would have been a big mess." He said, "And the life of Peter?"
I said, "Your choice. Not urgent. Few years, maybe?" He said, "More
like ten?" I said, "Better, yes." He said, "Is that what you had
intended?" I said, "Yes, but I wanted you to see that your own
judgement isn't all that bad." We hugged with love.
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia asked to see me. I shifted to his
office. After polite greetings, he said, "We haven't met before, but
you have with other religious leaders here." I said, "Your position is
not the kind that I had reason to see, being mostly legal and
political, which is also a little against my desire for those things to
be separate from religion. Our arguments about that, while I might have
viewed them as fun, you and others might not have." He couldn't keep
from grinning, and said, "That could be true. I apologize for thinking
poorly of you for this." I said, "I accept your thinking. Oh, well, I
seldom receive apologies for things unsaid. If I did for all, the world
would drown in sound." He laughed well.
He said, "You have caused some changes here." I said, "Directly, much
less than you might think. Just by being who I am, more. By what has
happened in the world, with my father, then the love and healing
broadcasts, and that God is now known as more real to people who didn't
accept that before, even more. Life is change. We either ride with it,
or suffer for resisting it. Have I caused it? In a way yes. We all, in
part, cause the changes we are a part of. Is it my will? You have
choices. I don't." He said, "So you are not to blame for this." I said,
"Am I to blame for not uselessly opposing God? Not killing myself when
I was able to? Yes. But we know He would have chosen another." He
sighed, and said, "That is true. You suffer for us. I should not blame
you." I said, "Thank you."
He said, "Do you know your ultimate fate?" I said, "I do, but not
fully how or when. Hmm, my monitors have become VERY interested,
suddenly." He said, "You haven't told them?" I said, "Correct. Many
have speculated, but I haven't confirmed any of those. Some things of
God's plans I'm not allowed to say." He said, "Why is that?" I said,
"Knowing something of the future would cause you to do things
differently, and that will change the future. And why would you work
for something you think is destined to happen? Then it wouldn't, which
had depended on that work." He said, "Thank you for helping me to
understand something of this." I said, "My people are a much er, less
polite in their frustrated disappointment." Chuckles.
He said, "I expected more protests about your publishing what you
have of the Prophet Jesus." I said, "If you would keep this private,
what is in this crystal will explain some of that." He took it without
hesitation. Then he said, "You did what was necessary, but you suffered
greatly. I MUST admire you for that!" I said, "Not fun. With
ever heard!" I said, "Thank you for one of the best compliments I have
ever received." More grins. I said, "Some of my most deserving targets
among them have become very much improved, and my friends." He said, "I
shouldn't be surprised. That is your goal." I looked at him askance,
and said, "Is it working?" He said, "Are you trying to make that
happen?" I said, "I don't actually work for friendship. That would be
unfair manipulation. I help people to want to improve themselves. What
comes from that, is their own truth. I can only be me. How people
relate to who I am, is solely their choice." He said, "So I have seen."
He said, "Have the Shia asked for the life of Ali?" I said, "They
know not to ask that. I've told them I disagree with their use of
images, as it's against Islam." He said, "But you are not of Islam." I
said, "I was, in the beginning, and later." He said, "Did they ask if
you were he?" I said, "They did." He said, "And?" I said, "I refused to
answer." He said, "Then they know you were. The Twelfth?" I said, "I
didn't answer that one either." He just grinned. I said, "I have said
many times that past incarnations are only true to historians, and do
NOT mean anything to the currently living. Memories, are just that, not
current identities." He said, "I understand what you say, but you know
in my heart, I disagree." I said, "Tell your heart to stop that!"
Chuckles. I said, "As an example, the previous Pope was The Prophet in
a past incarnation. An Enlightened woman of Sri Lanka, was Jesus.
Prophets usually chose to reincarnate if they can, to continue to serve
God and the people, and tend to become part of different religions.
Maybe for more experience." He said, "Interesting! Valuable knowledge.
Were you a Prophet in the past?" I said, "Yes. One of the most
controversial." He grinned, and said, "I'm not surprised!" I said,
"You're not alone in that opinion. Many suspect, and I've hinted, but
have not confirmed. If I tell you, will you allow me to reveal it when
I choose?" He said, "What an honor! I agree to keep silent about it." I
said, "Except with me." He nodded. I said, "Elijah." He said, "I
understand." I said, "My father of this life, was my student and
replacement then, who killed me in a ball of fire. I was very angry
about that. Most of my later lives were bad, possibly for that reason.
He and I fought in many incarnations, sometimes recognizing each other
from some past lives."
He said, "You have revealed some of those lives. Your story telling
ability is great! The life of Chi, I will never forget, and that is
because of how you told it." I said, "Thank you." He said, "But for
humor, the sneezer." I said, "People won't let me forget that one!"
Chuckles. I said, "Why did you really ask to see me?" He was
embarrassed. Eventually, he said, "To have the honor of saying that we
have spoken together." I said, "It was my honor to give you that er,
honor." Chuckles. I stood, and offered to hug. He accepted, I helped
him to sit. I said, "Until we do this again, go with OUR one God." I
shifted out.
A gathering of Rabbis in Israel asked me to meet with them. I shifted
there, and sat, and leaned back with a big grin on my face. Laughter. I
said, "You thought I did them a favor." Chuckles. I said, "In a way, I
did. God was angry with them. Now, He's not. Is what was shared, what
you expected?" One looked around, and said, "I think, yes. But not your
very wise and scholarly commentary. And that you made sure that they
knew Hillel was the source of what he preached." I said, "You knew I
would do that." Grins. One said, "I think some of us were surprised
that some of what we had assumed were not true, were, if in a different
way." I nodded, and said, "The conversion of Saul." Nods. One said,
"The kisses. I would have expected some bad comments from Americans." I
said, "My group has been working on that, with kisses in public."
One said, "I have thought of something. Many of the things you have
been doing, have made this easier for the public to accept!" I said,
"True. I could have forced the issue earlier, but waited until it could
be accepted. Yes, I caused it to happen when I thought it should, if
not so directly as to force that awareness on people." Grins. One
exclaimed, "Your actions against false religions!" I said, "Absolutely
a part of that preparation." One said, "Those who complained about the
gift, and your threat?" I said, "Acted on. Those who lead the worship
of God, who are false to Him, who deny his Commands, and require that
of others, or cause other harm to those in their care, may be cast down
from that service, and not just on other planets. Yes, I've had to do
some of that on this world, and, as you suspect, recently. It was NOT
fun!" They felt bad for me.
One asked, "Were you Elijah?" I said, "If I were to answer that
truthfully, I would have to be present at every Seder, and every Bris.
With such an overexposure, I'll have to pass on that." Some odd
expressions, with some nods and chuckles. One asked, "Is there
something in the private life of Jesus that some people would object
to?" I said, "You know there is. He was human. He had sex organs, and
didn't fully ignore them." Grins and chuckles. I said, "He loved
everybody, his friends the most. I think you know what I mean." More
grins and nods. One said, "I expected more problems with Judah being
his best friend from childhood." I said, "That was first shown in my
father's recordings. Would you like to know why he was made to be bad,
instead of the most faithful?" They did. I said, "Part of that was the
resentment and jealousy of the other Disciples for his closeness to
Jesus. Another part was their guilt in denying Jesus at the end, and
anger at Judah, for doing what helped to cause their leader to die. But
all that wasn't what caused the most of what is reported about that in
the Bible. Much that was written in ancient times had many
modifications to include extra significance. Numbers were almost always
exaggerated, and names were changed to more accurately describe the
characters of the people, or what readers were supposed to think of
them. An old story telling trick I used when I had that occupation."
I said, "Religions had their own tactics to help them gain in
importance. One of them is persecution. To have that, even if not as
true as they want, they must have a persecutor. Judah wasn't just the
name of a person, it was then very close to the name of the land of the
Jews, who they wanted to be separate from. That situation was too good
not to use." Nods of understanding. I said, "Most religions take any
disagreement as persecution, where others wouldn't see that. And not
just religions. Any distinct groups. You know that." Nods.
One asked, "Are we the Chosen People?" I said, "You know this. Who
was CHOSEN to receive the Commands of God? Which people gave rise to
two other great religions? Who has kept the original Covenant with God?
You know. There has been much debate over what Chosen means. It is not
about being better than others. Or richer. Or more powerful. Or even
more righteous. And definitely not to suffer for it. The children of
Israel were Chosen by God to receive His Commandments, CHOSEN to share
them with the world, and to remain true to them, when in the future,
all others may not. THAT is what Chosen means." I raised my arms and
glowed, and said, "Let He who I speak for, tell you!" God came in
through me, and wrapped them in his love, and said, "We are Truth! You
were chosen to receive my Commandments, and to keep them holy, for all
to see and obey, for all time. In serving Me in this, you serve all
mankind, as I desire. Solomon! You have done well!" I said, "Er, thank
you. I didn't expect that." He said with humor, "Good!" He left, and I
had to laugh. I said to them, "He did it to me!" They knew what I
meant, and even though they were still in shocked awe, they chuckled.
I dangled on chains, sapphire and gold pendants of the Tablets, with
the Star of David on top. I said, "These have this meeting on them, and
my and God's love. Yes, what he said is in it, too. They will only be
readable to those of the Covenant. Do you need to be cautioned to not
do what could cause with this, resentment in those not of this faith?
Another Pogrom, we don't need." Nods. I passed among them, and they
accepted my gift with a hug.
At home, Ivanna was waiting for me, and with two students from
Israel. I was mauled with their tearful affection. And then after they
left, Galya continued it. I said, "I just said what I should. Nothing
special in that." Mom said, "Right. Nothing you say could be more
special than who you are." I said, "Huh?" Laughter, with pokes, hugs,
and kisses.
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