We have discussed
the effect of placing the intellect above the spirit. Now we move on to discuss
how this same phenomenon affected the dissemination of the Message of Christ.
And so it was that when Jesus came bringing the Word, and referred
warningly to the coming of the Last Judgment, which is reserved for the Son of
Man as World Judge and World Teacher, it was only here and there that He found
fertile soil. Most people did not concern themselves with His Message from God.
Mankind saw the miracles of Christ, heard of the Word of Life brought by
Him, but still opposed Him vehemently with hatred and cunning that eventually
led Him to the cross. Of course, the glorification of the earthly intellect led
the religious leaders of that time to do what they did. Simply put, these
religious leaders were afraid of losing influence among the people through the
enlightenment of the Son of God. This was the main reason for their animosity
towards Christ and for His execution. They nailed Him to the cross as a
blasphemer of the very God by Whom He was sent to bring enlightenment and Whose
servants they professed to be. They tried to make people believe that they were
serving God and yet were able to plot the execution of the Son of God. Instead
of opening themselves to the Truth, they analyzed Jesus with their brains
telling themselves that He was not learned enough to teach them.
So dangerous is this intellect that of all those who listened to Christ,
only a few were able to follow Him spiritually and thus able to accept His
Teachings. Thereafter however, this same Teaching was distorted by man’s brain
and pretension to knowing better.
Indeed according to the Grail Message behind this over-development of the
human intellect stands Lucifer as Antichrist in person! He acquired the name
Antichrist through his hostilities against the Mission of the Son of God.
Since no one suspected that the Antichrist lurked beneath the intellect,
he could extend his sinister influence all the more easily! So Lucifer was able
to cut off mankind from comprehending spiritual matters; indeed all matters
outside the range of worldly things. From real
life! This also explains why at present man is not able to comprehend
messages from the helpers in the beyond and therefore cannot receive warnings.
So that even warnings about sudden changes in nature are not heeded and
therefore man suffers great damage as a consequence. For the same reason, many
today are looking for the Antichrist in the most ridiculous places not knowing
that he has crept right into their lives and into the religions they hold so
sacred. With this he controls this earth and the greater part of mankind as is
evident for all to see today.
In Part VIII we will discuss the significance of the times in which we
live.
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