Published in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 180, from Elias.
“I will write a short message tonight as I promised. While on earth I was a prophet to the Hebrews, and tried to warn them that God was not pleased with the manner in which they were living, especially in not obeying the commandments as to their worship and the individual lives they were leading. I was not a man who knew the attributes of God as I now know them; for then, to me, He was more a God of wrath and jealousy than of love and mercy, and most of my teachings were to warn the Hebrews of the wrath that would certainly fall upon them unless they were more obedient, and followed the laws of Moses.
“I now know that the wrath of God is not a thing to be feared, and that His wrath is not a thing of reality – that when His children disobey His laws, and neglect to worship Him in truth and in spirit, His feeling toward them is one more of pity and sorrow than of wrath, and that instead of punishment, He extends to them His mercy and Love.
“In my time, the God of Love was not known to the people in any practical way, although He was written as a God of love. The people were not looking so much for His love as they were fearing His wrath; and it was only by threatening them with His wrath could they be made to realize that they were disobedient and alienated from Him.
“I myself knew nothing of divine love, and could not possibly have known, for then it was not open to human’s seeking, as it had not been restored by the Father. But I knew of a higher development of the natural love than did most of the people, and realized what increased happiness such development would give to the individual who might possess it. I also knew that the prosperity and success that most sought after would not bring the happiness of love, but only the pleasure and satisfaction which increased possessions would naturally create.
“I was a psychic and frequently heard voices of instruction and admonition from the unseen world, and as was our belief in those days, supposed that such voices were the “voice of God,” and so proclaimed to the people.” To be continued…