The Gospel of St. Matthew

Aquarian Gospel

Chapter 16

1: The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.

2: He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

3: And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky; but can you not discern the signs of the times?

4: A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

5: And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

6: Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

7: And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

8: Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, Oh you of little faith, why reason you among yourselves, because you have brought no bread?

9: Do you not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

10: Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

11: How is it that you do not understand that I spoke it not to you concerning bread, that you should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

12: Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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(continued from Matthew 15)

16) Here they remained for many days, and Jesus told the twelve about the inner light that cannot fail;
17) About the kingdom of the Christ within the soul; about the power of faith; about the secret of the resurrection of the dead; about immortal life, and how the living may go forth and help the dead.
18) And then they went into their boats, and came unto the northern coast of Galilee, and in Chorazin where the kin of Thomas lived, they left their boats and journeyed on.
19) They came to Merom, where the crystal waters seem to catch the images of heaven and to reflect the glory of the Lord of hosts.
20) And here they tarried certain days in silent thought.

13: When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

21) And then they journeyed on, and came into the land of Caesarea-Philippi.
22) And as they walked and talked among themselves, the master said,
What do the people say about the son of man? Who do they think I am?

14: And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

23) And Matthew said,
Some say that you are David come again; some say that you are Enoch, Solomon, or Seth.
24) And Andrew said,
I heard a ruler of the synagogue exclaim, This man is Jeremiah, for he speaks like Jeremiah wrote.
25) Nathaniel said,
The foreign masters who were with us for a time, declared that Jesus is Gautama come again.
26) James said,
I think that most the master Jews believe you are the reappearance of Elijah on the earth.
27) And John spoke out and said,
When we were in Jerusalem I heard a seer exclaim, This Jesus is none other than Melchizedek, the king of peace, who lived about two thousand years ago, and said that he would come again.
28) And Thomas said,
The Tetrarch Herod thinks that you are John arisen from the dead;
29) But then his conscience troubles him; the spirit of the murdered John looms up before him in his dreams, and haunts him as a specter of the night.

16: And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

31) And Peter said,
You are the Christ, the love of God made manifest to men.

17: And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father which is in heaven.

32) And Jesus said,
Thrice blessed are you, Simon, Jonas' son. You have declared a truth that God has given you.

18: And I say also to you, That you are Petra, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

19: And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loosen on earth shall be loosened in heaven.

36) Behold, I give to you the keys to open up the doors of safety for the sons of men.
37) The Holy Breath will come upon you and the ten, and in Jerusalem you shall stand before the nations of the earth, and there proclaim the covenant of God with men.
38) And you shall speak the words of Holy Breath, and whatsoever God requires of men as earnest of their faith in Christ, you shall make known.

20: Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

39) Then turning to the twelve he said,
What you have heard this day tell not to any man.

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21: From that time forth began Jesus to show his disciples, how he must go into Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

NOW, Jesus took the twelve and with them crossed the sea at night and came unto the borders of Decapolis,
2) That he might find a secret place where, all alone, he could reveal to them the things to come.
3) They went into a mountain pass and spent three days in prayer.
4) Then Jesus said,
Behold, the time is near when I will walk with you in flesh no more.
5) Lo, I have taught that he who counts his life of so much worth that he would give it not in willing sacrifice to save his brother man, is worthy not to enter into life.
6) Lo, I am come as pattern for the sons of men, and I have not refrained from helpfulness.
7) When I had passed the seven tests in Heliopolis, I consecrated life and all I had, to save the world.
8) In the Judean wilderness I fought the strongest foes of men, and there I reaffirmed my consecration to the service of my fellow man.
9) In troubles and in trials I have wavered not; when false accusers came, I answered not.
10) God gave the saving Word to me, and I have often spoken it and healed the sick, drove unclean spirits out, and raised the dead.
11) And I have shown you how to speak the Word; and I have given you the Word;
12) In just a little while we turn our faces toward Jerusalem, and one of you who hear me now will then betray me into wicked hands.
13) The scribes and Pharisees will bring false charges up and hale me into court, and, by consent of Rome, I will be crucified.

22: Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

14) Then Peter said,
My Lord, it shall not be. The Roman soldiers will tread on twelve dead men before they reach our Lord.

23: But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get  behind me, Satan: you are offensive to me: for you savor not the things that are of God, but those that are of men.

15) But Jesus said,
A savior of the world cannot resist.
16) I came to save the world and I have taken up your names before the highest courts of heaven, and you have been confirmed as saviors of the world.
17) And not a name, excepting that of him who shall betray, will ever be disgraced.
18) I go my way, and though my flesh shall pass, my soul will stand beside you all the way to guide and bless.
19) And wicked men will seize you in the streets, and as you kneel in prayer; will charge you with some legal crime, and think they serve their God by putting you to death.
20) But falter not; the load will heavy be, but with the consciousness of duty done, the peace of God will lift the load, dispel the pain and light the way.
21) And we will meet where carnal executioners come not; there we will serve the cruel men, who in their ignorance had tortured us to death.
22) Can we prevent this outrage and this slaughter of our lives? If not we are but creatures of the ebb and flow of carnal things. It would not be a sacrifice of life.
23) But we are masters of the things of time. Lo, we can speak, and all the spirits of the fire, water, earth and air will stand in our defense.
24) We can command and many legions of the angel world would come and strike our enemies to earth.
25) But it is best that not a power of heaven or earth should come to our relief. And it is best that even God should veil his face and seem to hear us not.
26) As I am pattern unto you, so you are patterns for the human race. We show by non-resistance that we give our lives in willing sacrifice for man.
27) But my example will not end with death. My body will be laid within a tomb in which no flesh has lain, symbolic of the purity of life in death.
28) And in the tomb I will remain three days in sweet communion with the Christ, and with my Father-God and Mother-God.
29) And then, symbolic of the ascent of the soul to higher life, my flesh within the tomb will disappear;
30) Will be transmuted into higher form, and, in the presence of you all, I will ascend to God.

31) Then Jesus and the twelve went to a village by the sea.

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THE news soon spread that Jesus and the twelve were come, and many people came to see.

24: Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

2) And Jesus said, Behold, you come to see, but that means nothing. If you would have the benedictions of the Christ, take up your cross and follow me.

25: For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

3) If you would give your life for selfish self, then you will lose your life.
4) If you will give your life in service of your fellow men, then you will save your life.

26: For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

5) This life is but a span, a bauble of today. There is a life that passes not.
6) Where is your profit if you gain the world and lose your soul? What would you take in payment for your soul?

27: For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

7) If you would find the spirit life, the life of man in God, then you must walk a narrow way and enter through a narrow gate.
8) The way is Christ, the gate is Christ, and you must come up by the way of Christ. No man comes unto God but by the Christ.

28: Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

9) The kingdom of the Christ will come; yes, some of you who hear me now will not pass through the gates of death until you see the kingdom come in power.