Better Resurrection

1999-11-24 00:03:00

Have time to just answer Peter's questions:

"So when the two entities (Melchizedek & Joshua) were outside the body of Jesus where did they go? What did they do? Did they take a break by celebrating or were they working on another plan? Why did it take 3 days for the resurrection to take place? When life after 3 days was brought back into the body, did Jesus (body) teleport himself outside of the tomb like John described in The Immortal Book? Finally, what is the significance of the resurrection? Why did this miracle have to be done? What does this resurrection really mean?

JJ

Actually, the Bible gives some information on this. During these three days Jesus visited what is called the "spirits in prison:

I Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
I Peter 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

I Peter 4:6 For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

Here is another hint:
Eph 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Eph 4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Eph 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

There is a principle that you cannot go higher than you have been low. Thus to ascend above all things Jesus descended and visited those of lowest vibration in the spirit world and then worked his way up to the highest entities in that invisible world. After he made this round, the time had come to return to the body.

The reason he waited three days is because it was the Jewish belief that it was impossible to raise the dead after there was no heartbeat for three days. This reviving of the body after three days was an impossible feat according to the authorities of that time.

The disciple Jesus went through these experiences while the Christ was still linked to him in deep meditation. The stone that covered the tomb was removed by several associate Masters who came to greet and assist the resurrected Jesus. Jesus could have walked through the stone, but its removal was a strong sign that a miracle had happened.

Finally Peter asks a question that (What is the resurrection?) could take several long posts to answer, but I will say a few things. There are several degrees of resurrection. The lowest degree is through the principle of rebirth. This is called the resurrection of KRISIS in the Bible. The second is a renewal of the body, but after the body is renewed it will continue to age normally. This happened to Moses and Abraham in the Bible times. Finally there is the resurrection of life also called the "better resurrection."

Heb 11:35 "Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection."

Here we are told that the early saints knew of a "better resurrection" and that they were willing to go through great sacrifice in hope of achieving it.

In this better resurrection spirit and matter reach a point of balance to the degree that the Master can renew his body indefinitely or reproduce any form from past lives. After this resurrection the person is as immortal as He wants to be. Nevertheless, the power of decision to become is still His and He still has the power to chose death and return to mortality as one of us for some work of service.

The Ancient of Days became mortal after a long period of immortality. He did this when he became the first Adam or self conscious man.