The Divine Message of Freedom
From the print edition of The New American:
It came to pass in the fullness of time that the sons of Seth grew wise in their understanding of the heavens, and having kept the traditions passed down to them through the many ages of man remained faithful to them. At the appointed time on the 25th of each month, they gathered at their Mountain of Victories, where they kept their treasures and their sacred mysteries, and where, their prophecy told them, the Messiah would be announced to them. And though many generations had passed without the fulfillment of the prophecy, they gathered faithfully, in the joy of hope that it would be they that would be chosen of all the generations.
And as foretold, so it came to pass that when they approached the sacred mountain a light came to them. And they saw “the form of an ineffable pillar of light descending.... And we were afraid and shook when we saw it. And we cannot speak about the brilliance of the star of light since its radiance was many times greater than the sun, and the sun could not stand out before the light of its rays. And just like the moon looks in the daytime in the days of Nisan, when the sun rises and it is absorbed in its light, so also did the sun seem to us when the star rose over us. And the light of the star, which surpassed the sun, appeared to us ourselves and the sons of our mysteries, but it did not appear to anyone else, because they were removed from its mysteries and its coming. And we rejoiced, and glorified, and gave unmeasured thanks to the Father of heavenly majesty that it appeared in our days and we were thought worthy to see it.”
And, as prophesied, the wise sons of Seth and their retinue set out to follow the miraculous star of light. “And we went forth in great joy, our hearts exulting to come to the place that was commanded to us, to worship the vision of the star of infinite light. And the star, our guide, our good messenger, our perfect light, our glorious leader, again appeared for us, going before us and upholding our whole caravan from all sides, and enlightening us by its hidden light. And we had no need of the light of the sun or of the moon, because their light became diminished in its sight, and by night and by day we walked in its light, exulting and rejoicing without distress or weariness.”
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