Published in The Gospel of God’s Love, “The Book of Revelation, on page 307.
“My book of prophecy was written, not with the purpose of establishing the Jews as a nation on earth, or causing them to believe that their hopes or longings would be fulfilled, but for the purpose of encouraging the Christians to believe that, notwithstanding their persecution and martyrdom, they would in the future life (when they would meet the Master and other angels) find joy and peace in heaven.
“But in my writings, nothing was said about the wrath of God being visited upon the persecutors of the Christians, or of their having to go into hell of fire and brimstone, so that the happiness of the redeemed would be increased. My writings have been added to, and all kinds of grotesque imagery interpolated, so the whole design and purpose of my writings were changed and destroyed.
“The present book of Revelation is of no value, but on the contrary, is doing much harm to the cause of truths taught by the Master. It should not be accepted as truth and should not be believed in for any purpose. It has led many honest and earnest seekers astray, and caused them to believe and teach false doctrines that have resulted in much darkness, and much stagnation in the development of human souls. So I say, let humans entirely disregard its teachings.
“The writings I gave my people of the kind mentioned have long ago served their purpose, and the book of Revelation contains no truth that will help humankind to the Heavenly Kingdom or to at-Onement with fhe Father. Let it die the death of falsehood, born out of time.
“I was also interested in the struggle of the preacher to explain what heaven is, and what the redeemed children of God will find when they enter that heaven. He spoke truly when he said heaven is a place as well as a condition, for it is inconceivable that any “condition” of the spirit of a mortal could exist unless there be a place where that spirit could find habitation. All space in the universe of God contains places where things of existence must find localities. There is no such thing as a vacuum in God’s economy – all parts of space are fitted with something having substance, either material or spiritual and wherever such substance is, there is a place for its abiding.”To be continued…