The Messages of James Edward Padgett January - June 1918 - page 1
Author Message Date
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John John - Laws of rapport, continued. January 4th, 1918
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Jesus Jesus - Mr. Padgett's soul condition. Gives encouragement to
JEP19180106A continue in prayer for the Divine Love. January 6th, 1918
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Elizabeth Elizabeth, cousin of Mary, mother of Jesus. The work that
JEP19180106B Mr. Padgett is doing, which is the real second coming of Jesus. January 6th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen - Confirmation that Jesus and Elizabeth wrote the preceding
JEP19180106C messages. January 6th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen comments on Billy Sunday's sermon, to the effect that his
teachings are directed towards the progress of the soul and the
JEP19180109A perfect man. January 9th, 1918
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Ann Rollins Mr. Padgett's grandmother encourages Mr. Padgett to press forward
to the goal. Refers to the great love of Jesus and that he is still praying
JEP19180112A for more. January 12th, 1918
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Mary Kennedy Mary Kennedy says that no matter how many wives Leslie may have
JEP19180112B had, none of them can be his soulmates, only little me. January 12th, 1918
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Frederick Frederick the father, agrees with what Bismarck has said about freedom
JEP19180122A of the German people from one man rule and that the end is very soon. January 22nd, 1918
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Elias Elias encourages Mr. Padgett to get into condition of soul to enable the
JEP19180127A Master to write his important messages. January 27th, 1918
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John John expected to complete an important message, but the soul
JEP19180127B condition of Mr. Padgett did not permit it. January 27th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Confirms that both Elias and John were anxious to deliver important
JEP19180127C messages tonight but could not due to improper soul conditions. January 27th, 1918
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Mary Kennedy Mary Kennedy: How small is the human mind, even of the most
learned, as compared to that of the spirit who possesses in its soul
JEP19180129A the great Love of the Father. January 29th, 1918
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Auguste Comte A French philosopher that is not interested in the Divine Love of the
JEP19180201A Father, but is willing to put his faith in reason and investigations. February 1st, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen comments on spirit who wrote and went with Prof. Salyards. February 1st, 1918
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Jesus Jesus is very much interested that Mr. Padgett get in that condition
JEP19180219A of soul to be in rapport with him again. February 19th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen arranges for Mr. Padgett to see her in a vision with all her
JEP19180222A beauty and love that she has for her soulmate. February 22nd, 1918
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The Messages of James Edward Padgett January - June 1918 - page 2
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Jesus There is nothing in existence or in the knowledge of man comparable
to the Bible - except the truths that Jesus and the Celestial spirits have
JEP19180223A written through Mr. Padgett. February 23rd, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen was also present at Rev. William Sunday's services with many
others including his special guardian, John, and is happy that Jesus
JEP19180223B was able to make a good rapport with her husband. February 23rd, 1918
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Jesus After death, the judgment. What it is and what it is not. February 25th, 1918
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John Many things in the Bible John says he never wrote. John was
JEP19180302A mistaken about the kind of kingdom that Jesus came to establish. March 2nd, 1918
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Luke Never said that Jesus came to earth as the only begotten son of the
JEP19180302B Father, which is not true. March 2nd, 1918
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Jesus Christ may be in you - what it means. March 3rd, 1918
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John Men or prophets cannot tell what will happen centuries ahead - it can
JEP19180310A only be known by the Father. March 10th, 1918
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Ross Perry Ross Perry has progressed sufficiently out of darkness that he is now
helping other dark spirits that are going through the same conditions
JEP19180403A that are similar to his. April 3rd, 1918
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Baruch Spinoza The celebrated philosopher discourses on reason and states that
JEP19180414A reason per se is not a reliable guide to truth. April 14th, 1918
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John Does not recommend receiving at this time such messages. April 14th, 1918
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Jesus Jesus is with Mr. Padgett often and prays with him to help his soul
JEP19180418A development to permit him to receive his writings. April 18th, 1918
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Luke Religion is the relationship and harmony of men's souls with the
Soul of God. Difference in the results of the teachings of the
JEP19180425A various churches. April 25th, 1918
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Ross Perry Perry is very happy to tell Mr. Padgett that he is praying to the
Father with all the longing of his soul for an increase of His Love,
JEP19180427A and that he will soon be in the Third Sphere. April 27th, 1918
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James James writes about his visit to Church with Mr. Padgett. April 28th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen writes of the ignorance of preachers to explain the
JEP19180428B Truth of the Gospel. April 28th, 1918
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The Messages of James Edward Padgett January - June 1918 - page 3
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Mary Kennedy Mary is progressing all the time (now a Celestial Spirit where only
Divine Love exists, and spirits cease to have brothers, mothers or
relations, only one great brotherhood, whose nearness and unity
JEP19180501A depend upon the amount of Divine Love.) May 1st, 1918
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Charles Wilson Charles T. Wilson: A dark spirit seeks the help of Dr. Stone, he knew
JEP19180516A him while on earth. May 16th, 1918
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Jesus Jesus refers to the prophecy in the Bible (Matt. 24) May 20th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen - Confirmation that Jesus wrote. May 20th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen writes that a large majority of men will exist in eternity as
perfect men and enjoy the happiness which it brings, hence it is
JEP19180521A important that men should know the moral Truths of Divine Love. May 21st, 1918
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John John explains the writing received by Mr. Morgan and the relative
importance of each, and that their work will become more important
JEP19180607A after Mr. Padgett finishes his work in behalf of the Kingdom. June 7th, 1918
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Mary Baker Eddy Mrs. Eddy did not know the truth that has been revealed in the
JEP19180613A messages that Padgett has received. June 13th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen affirms Mrs. Eddy's message. June 13th, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen explains the sudden passing of their daughter, Nita, as a
result of a serious operation, and the great progress she is making
JEP19180620A in the spirit world. June 20th, 1918
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John Wesley John Wesley attends the services over Mr. Padgett's daughter's
(Nita's) remains. The Master was shedding his love and influence
JEP19180621A over the mourners and near ones. June 21st, 1918
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Helen Padgett Helen tells about her daughter's demise and that there were
Celestial Spirits present, casting over the people love and influence
JEP19180621B that only Celestial Spirits can give forth. Baby was with me. June 21st, 1918
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Messages
John: Laws of rapport, continued.
I am here, John.
I desire to write for a short time tonight upon a subject that I consider important, and you may consider interesting.
As you may know, it has been sometime since I wrote anything of a formal character and I regret very much that so much time has gone by without my being able to communicate some of the spiritual truths, and also regret that your condition has been such that I was unable to make the rapport with you that is necessary in order that I may deliver to you these messages of the nature mentioned.
I have explained to you in a former recent letter, in a brief way, the law of communication and rapport, and that law, if you will try to understand it, will enable you to comprehend the reason why we have not been able to communicate these higher truths.
It may seem to you that if we control your brain and not use or transmit your thoughts but only the thoughts which come from our minds, it would be immaterial what the nature of our thoughts might be, and that as your brain is used by us as a mere instrument we, having possession of your brain, would have the power to write anything we might desire. And upon a mere superficial glance at the assertion, it could be reasonably supposed to be true.
But, as we have told you before, rapport and our ability to use your brain are governed by laws, and one of these laws is that a high thought cannot be transmitted through a human brain which is not in the condition that qualifies it to receive the thought, just as the brain, in matter pertaining to mere material knowledge cannot receive a conception or comprehension of some intellectual truth with which it has not had acquaintance, and transmit it. A brain cannot be used by the mind of the human to make known or present a problem in geometry, when that brain has never been used by the mind to acquire an acquaintance with or knowledge of the principles of geometry. This is an incomplete analogy but it may serve to illustrate what I mean.
In the conception by the human mind of a truth, material or spiritual, the brain must be used in order to manifest or make known that conception. This is absolutely true where the idea or thought originates in the mind of the man who is using his own brain to formulate or manifest that idea or thought. The mind may have the thought or knowledge of some branch of learning, and yet when it has never used the brain to put that thought or knowledge into concrete form the brain cannot manifest or transmit it. This law applies specifically to the capabilities of the brain where it is attempted to be used or controlled by the mind of the man who owns the brain. And from this you will see that it is possible for the human mind to have thought and knowledge of things which it cannot use the brain to express.
In many of your material things of life, such as great invention, the knowledge of these inventions is in the mind, it may be, for a long time before it is formulated and expressed by the brain, and sometimes it never gets through the brain at all. The mind and the brain are not one and equivalent things; the one is the operator, the other is the thing used to operate with, so that the possessions of the operator may become manifested to others.
But this law, applying to and controlling the relationship of the mind and brain possessed by the same man, does not so absolutely apply to and control the relationship of mind and brain, where the mind is that of a spirit and the brain that of a mortal, for in such case the mind may take such complete control of the brain, that the former's manifestations are not governed or limited by the special experiences or want of experiences which the brain may have had in its use by the mind of the mortal along specific lines of expression or manifestation. Thus, as you may know and as it has been demonstrated by the work and experience of many human mediums, the minds of spirits have controlled the brains of these mediums, so that such brains have transmitted from these spirits expressions of various kinds of languages and mathematical truths with which such brains never have had any acquaintance or become exercised in expressing.
In these instances the brain is used merely in the sphere of intellect and the spirit who takes possession of that brain and uses it to express and make known the knowledge of the spirit's mind, is doing no different thing in essentials, to what the human mind, controlling its own brain, could have done had the brain been exercised in those directions. The capacity of the brain, whether exercised or not by the human mind controlling its own brain, limits the power of the spirit to control in the manner and for the purpose mentioned.
But this law has a further phase, and that is, the greater the general experience of the brain in its exercise by the human mind, the more perfectly can the spirit mind control it. All this is dependent upon facts which I cannot linger here to explain, such as the mediumistic qualities and susceptibilities of the human whose brain is attempted to be controlled by the spirit.
And the same laws apply to the disclosure of truth and principles along the moral planes. A spirit cannot possibly use the brain of a mortal to convey or transmit through it moral precepts or truths that that brain is not capable of receiving. And I do not mean by this that the brain must have had any acquaintance with any or many particular moral truths, or must have been used by the human for the purpose of receiving or imparting these precepts, but must be in its essential capacity, potentially able to transmit and receive these truths. And so the capacity of the brain to receive and transmit these moral truths, limits the control of the spirit over the brain to express through it, these truths.
The rapport of the spirit with the human is determined by the development of the brain and the moral qualities of the human at the time the rapport is attempted to be made - and this means the actual development of these conditions and not what they may appear to be to other humans, or even to the individual himself. And this development determines to a large extent the power of the spirit to use the brain to disclose the truths, either intellectual or moral.
A medium can receive only such truths as his condition according to the nature of the truths, is susceptible to the forming of a rapport by the spirit. The possibility of rapport, and the kind thereof, lie at the foundation of mediumship, and determines and limits the power of the spirit to convey its thoughts and the capacity of the mortal to receive them.
When the medium is in a certain condition of development the spirit, writing, can form the rapport according as that condition harmonizes with the condition of the spirit; and it is impossible unless the harmony exists, for the spirit to write these things which require a greater degree of development than the medium at the time possesses. Hence, you will in a way understand why so few of the higher spiritual truths have ever been delivered to the world through the mediumship of any mortal who has been possessed of gifts of either automatic writing, as it is called, or clairvoyance or inspirational powers.
As to those truths which did not require a higher degree of development than was possessed by the medium, there arose no difficulty in transmitting the same, and many mediums have been very successful in receiving the truth suited to their condition. And this fact, and law also, will explain to you why the same spirit may communicate through several mediums, and yet the communications be of a dissimilar character; that is, the communications through one medium contain higher or lower character of truth than those transmitted through some other medium; and with the result that those mortals who have heard or read these different communications, especially when critical, have been prone to believe that the same spirit was not making both communications. But this is not a just conclusion, for while the spirit was in the same condition, possessing the same knowledge at the time of both communications, yet the mediums, because of their difference in development, were unable to receive the same character of messages.
You may search the whole history of spirit communications and of mediumship and you will not find any messages of the character of those that have been transmitted through you, and for the reasons that I have stated.
Swedenborg was the last and nearer perfect instrument for receiving these higher truths, and yet he, because of his want of soul development and his being bound, to a more or less extent, by his orthodox beliefs and scientific knowledge that caused him to coordinate and fit in these truths with his ideas of correspondence and such like conceptions, was a failure, and could not be successfully used to transmit these truths which we have been communicating through you. And after him other gifted and, in some respects, successful mediums were used by spirits, of the higher knowledge and progression to convey truths, but their conditions were such that, under the workings of the laws governing rapport, these mediums could receive only those truths which their conditions of development permitted them to receive.
The workings of this limitation was not dependent upon the condition and ability of the spirits to impart these higher truths, but upon the capacity of the mediums to receive them. You, yourself, have had experience as to how this law works and controls communication and rapport, for, as you know, it has been a long time since you were able to receive any spirit messages of these higher truths, although the spirits have been present with you many times, ready and anxious to make the rapport and deliver their messages; and you have been willing, intellectually, to receive them, but because of your condition or want of condition, the spirits could not deliver them and were compelled to wait until you get into the necessary condition.
From all this you will comprehend why so very few messages containing high spiritual truths, or even moral truths, come through mediums. The mediums, mostly, are so developed that they can receive only messages dealing with the material affairs of life, and which kinds of messages I am compelled to and can truthfully say, are those that are largely desired by the mortals seeking information from the spirit world.
Again, in your reading of spiritual literature you may have observed the great diversity of opinions of spirits upon the same subject, and sometimes contradictory opinions, thus causing doubt on the part of mortals, as to what are the facts existing in the spirit world as to the subject of inquiry. Well this is due very largely to the condition of the mediums, and also to the knowledge of the spirits who attempt to communicate, for the knowledge of spirits is limited by the extent of their progress and development.
Many spirits believe that what they have learned is true, and so give authoritative expression to the facts of their knowledge, and often believe what they know is all that may be known of the subject on which they communicate. And these are mostly honest in their beliefs and truthful, as they think, in their messages. And thus it is well for mortals to understand that everything written or spoken by spirits, at all times, is not to be accepted as the finality of truth. And on the other hand apparently contradictory statements should not be taken as fraudulent merely because they are contradictory. A spirit with greater knowledge using a medium in harmony with itself, can convey to men the more exact and greater extent of truth than can a spirit with less knowledge and development using a medium in harmony with itself.
Now, from what I have written, it is apparent that in order to get the greater truth, and more extended knowledge of the spirit world, mediums should make the effort to obtain larger and more intensive development of their spiritual natures as well as of their intellectual capacities. This acquirement is absolutely necessary to the reception of the higher truths which are so vital to mankind.
So, you see, communication and rapport depend upon the condition of both spirits and mortals working in unison; though more I may say upon the condition of the mortal, for, if the medium is in the proper state of development, there being always many spirits present with that medium in condition and readiness, a rapport can be made.
The Master is here tonight and has heard my communication and unites with me in saying: have faith and seek with all your soul for this Love.
Believe that I am your special angel friend.
Your brother in Christ,
JOHN
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Note. This message does not actually follow chronologically with the previous message as published in volume II, and the title is thus misleading. Reference Part I of this message - JEP19171102A. Continues in message - JEP19181022A.
Index: JEP19180104A
Author: John
Receiver: James E. Padgett
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 1918 January 04
Sources: True Gospel, Vol II, page 219
Angelic Revelations, Vol I, page 27 (in part)
Jesus: Mr. Padgett's soul condition. Gives encouragement to continue in prayer for the Divine Love.
I am here, Jesus.
Well my brother, I am glad to tell you that your communion with the Father tonight has been responded to. His love has inflowed into your soul in great abundance. His Holy Spirit has been bringing the Love in wonderful abundance and your soul is now filled with it, and the influence of this Great Love is working in your soul, and you realize its presence.
If you will meditate and long for and pray to the Father as you have tonight, your soul will soon be so filled with this Love that you will receive the knowledge, that you have a near at-onement with Him, and you will be conscious of the possession of a part of His Divinity, of which we have written you. The Pentecostal shower will come to you as it did to my disciples in the days that followed my departing from them; and I will be with you also just as I was with them, and power and Essence Divine will be bestowed upon you so that you will be able to display the marvelous presence of this Love just as they were able.
So you must pray and long, and your experience tonight has given you some foretaste of what will come to you. There is nothing in all the world that can take the place of this Love in its power to draw you near to, and make you in at-onement with the Father. All beliefs and faiths in any and every other thing will not suffice. Sacrifice and sorrow on account of sin and vicarious sufferings and mediators, will not work the transformation, because it is solely a conjunction between this Divine Love and your soul, that is capable of bringing you into this relationship to the Father, and the resultant consciousness that you have partaken of and possess, to some extent, His Divine nature in Love.
Now you are in condition that makes my rapport with you complete, and I have that possession of your brain that enables me to write as I may desire, and I know that I could convey a message to you tonight in a most satisfactory way; but I will not do so, for I think it best to permit the rapport to become a little more intense, and thus enable me to write a long message without the probability of tiring you; for as you know these messages of deep truths such as the ones on the "Soul" and "God" necessarily cause me to draw very intensely on your brain power. But soon now, I will come and commence to deliver my messages and continue to do so if our rapport can be maintained.
And it can be, if you will only meditate and pray as you have done tonight. I have been with you very much today, entering into your thoughts and endeavoring to influence the longings of your soul. I was with you at the spiritualist's meeting and sometime I will write you in reference to the claims of the speaker, and the real facts as to how much of what she said was inspired, or as she claims, was spoken through her by a controlling spirit.
I now want you to think more than ever of the importance of your work and of the necessity for you putting all your energies and desires into the work. No one can conceive of what it means, and above all you must realize its great importance and the place that you occupy in carrying it to a successful issue.
I will be with you very often and I know that you will feel my presence and influence, and, as you do, turn all your thoughts to the Father's Love, and let all your longings go to Him.
Tonight, I will not write more, but will soon write as I have said. Have faith and know that you have been selected to do the work, and that upon you rests the responsibility that is upon no other man.
With my love and the Father's blessings, I will say good night.
Your brother and friend,
JESUS
Index: JEP19180106A
Author: Jesus
Receiver: James E. Padgett
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 1918 January 06
Sources: True Gospel, Vol II, page 263
Elizabeth, cousin of Mary, mother of Jesus. The work that Mr. Padgett is doing, which is the real second coming of Jesus.
I am here, Elizabeth.
Let me say a word, and that is, that you are a very happy man just now, and so you should be, for as the Master said, you have much of the Love in your soul tonight. You may not fully realize this fact, but the influence and effect of its presence will manifest themselves, and you will find coming to you that wonderful peace of which the Master has told you.
For a moment think that there is nothing between you and the Father, and that as regards your longings and His love they are face to face, and no mediator intervenes or can intervene. Only the Father's Love and you, alone. Think of this, and you will realize not only what a wonderful thing the Divine Love is, but what a wonderful thing your soul is that it can become so in nearness and in Love with the Father.
This is the only way of becoming at-one with Him, and everything besides is inefficacious to bring about the great transformation of which the higher spirits have written you. So many spirits are engaged in this great work, which is the real second coming of Jesus - and which means the second coming of the Love and mercy and privilege of receiving the Love - and if you could only for a moment with your physical vision see those who are present, you would never doubt the work that you are to do, and the great responsibility that rests upon you. But as you cannot in this way see, you must believe without seeing, and let no doubt of the fact enter into your faith.
I thought that I must write this tonight, for we see your condition, and many are here with you praying to the Father for a great bestowal of His Love upon you.
So consider what has been written you tonight, and meditate and long for and pray the Father, and you will be greatly blessed. With my love, I will say good night.
Your sister in Christ,
ELIZABETH
(question)
Well, it has been so long since I heard or used the name that it was a little difficult to recall and formulate it. Names are of the things that we forget in a short time after being in our Celestial homes, unless there is some special reason for recalling them.
Index: JEP19180106B
Author: Elizabeth
Receiver: James E. Padgett
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 1918 January 06
Sources: True Gospel, Vol II, page 265
Angelic Revelations, Vol II, page 59
Helen: Confirmation that Jesus and Elizabeth wrote the preceding messages.
I am here, Your own true and loving, Helen.
Well dear, I am very happy tonight, and that because of your condition of soul in the Father's love. You are nearer the Father than you have ever been, and His love is now more shed abroad in your heart than ever before; and the Master was so glad that you opened up your soul by your longings and meditation tonight.
Many of the holy spirits are here tonight and united with you in your prayers to the Father, and the Love was bestowed in great abundance. How blessed you are and how happy you should be for you have a realization of the Love in your soul. I know the Master is also pleased that the rapport is now so perfect, and you may expect a long message from him, and many of them. And so do the other spirits rejoice now that they realize that soon they will be able to write. As the Master wrote you, meditate, and long and pray.
The spirit who wrote is one that I have never seen here before, that I am aware of; and she is a most beautiful and radiant spirit, and has her home in the high spheres of the Celestial Heavens. She says her name is Elizabeth and John tells me that she is the Elizabeth of the Bible, the cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. She is filled with the love and seemed so anxious to write you about the Father's love and how close you are tonight to Him.
Well dear, I will not write more now, for it is not best to do so, as you are in that condition when you can commune with the Father, and I want you to let your thoughts go to Him with all the longings that your soul is capable of.
We will remain with you as you sit and meditate and unite with you in your prayers.
So my dear, dear husband, love the Father with all your soul tonight.
Good night.
Your own true and loving,
HELEN
Note: References message from Jesus - JEP19180106A and Elizabeth, cousin of Mary, mother of Jesus - JEP19180106B.
Index: JEP19180106C
Author: Helen Padgett
Receiver: James E. Padgett
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 1918 January 06
Sources: True Gospel, Vol II, page 265
Angelic Revelations, Vol II, page 60
Helen: Comments on Billy Sunday's sermon, to the effect that his teachings are directed towards the progress of the soul and the perfect man.
I am here, Helen:
Well dear, I was with you tonight and saw that you were not much benefited by Billy Sunday's sermon, and of course, could not be, because the preacher said nothing to feed the hungry soul. He said some things which were very good in the way of showing men and women what they should do in order to make the earth lives more happy and it will be well, if the hearers will heed and follow the advice. But nothing much was said to help the progress of the soul.
I saw that you were not in much sympathy with the methods and sayings of the preacher and thought that there was too much hilarity and not enough reverence present, as a meeting for the opening up of the soul and helping the development of those qualities that will lead to the Father's love and the Celestial Heavens. But nevertheless, some things that he said will do good to some people.
You must not forget that the teachings of the Master were twofold, and for those who were not in a condition to hear and understand his higher spiritual truths, he preached those things, which if followed, would make them better men and women and cause them to progress in the development of their natural love; and in this latter effort the preacher will do good and his work must not be undervalued, for all men are not alike in their conditions, intellectual or spiritual. And besides, here and there in his preachings some truths that he utters may by its influence upon the hearts of his hearers cause such hearers to think more deeply about spiritual things of the higher nature, and in thinking, their souls may be opened up to the influence of the spirits who have the Divine Love in their souls, and from which may follow the longings of these hearers for this Love of the Father.
Everything said that tends to cause a spirit to progress towards either of the conditions of love must be encouraged, for the Father works in His own way, and frequently the Love comes into a man's soul, and the man not being intellectually conscious of what the Love is. Whoever is not against us in this work is, in a certain sense, with us, for the salvation of men is the objects of all our efforts; and if we or mortals cannot awaken dead souls to a life in the higher condition, then we must work to bring them into that condition that will cause them to get into a state of purified natural love. They are all the children of God, and if they will not become His beloved children in the divine sense, then He wants them to become the pure spirits that the first parents were before the fall. So do not criticize or look down upon the work of this preacher because he does not show men the true way to the Celestial Heavens. God looks at the heart and the intentions and the forms of expression used by the preacher are not important, except as they may have the effect of causing some soul to turn away from the truths that the preacher may communicate.
All men are not alike and the preachings of the man, while they may, as some say, disgust some hearers, yet others will be affected by them, and good will be done.
I write this because I see that you are inclined to criticize the preacher and conclude that his teachings are not conducive to spiritual progress. Well, as you have been told, the large majority of men and spirits will never become inhabitants of the Celestial Heavens, but that is no reason why they should not be taught the way that will tend to purge them of their sins so far as the natural love is concerned. Those who will not become angels must become purified men, and any and everything that will help them to become the latter is approved by the Father and is the object of His favor.
Well dear, I will not write more now as I see that you are cold and must go to bed. But remember this that while all men will not become dwellers in the spheres of the soul, in the Celestial Kingdom, yet they are brothers, and the favored brothers must try and help in every way possible the less favored brothers in obtaining that which the Father has designed shall be their portion, even though they refuse or neglect to seek for and obtain the great goal of Divine Love and Immortality. So love me and pray to the Father for His Love, and with all the sincerity of your soul, thank Him that you have found the way to His Great Love and the mansions in the Divine Heavens.
And what I have said to you I say to Dr. Stone, for I see that his thoughts are somewhat similar to your own and that you both think that unless a preacher can and does show the way to the Celestial Kingdom, his work is not worthy of much consideration and falls short of what he as a saviour of souls should do. And so it is, but all cannot teach the higher truths, for they do not know or understand them; but that fact must not cause you, or any who know the truths, to think that this work when sincere and beneficial in its moral teachings, should not be taught. I thought best to write this tonight, so that you may not get a wrong conception of what men who cannot teach the great truths should or should not teach. All men are not in that condition of soul and love and they should be taught the way that will lead them to that heaven that will be their destiny.
I love you my dear husband, and am closer to you in your thoughts, and do not want you to think wrong in anything, even though you think right in a great many and the most important things.
Pray and let your faith increase and believe that we are all with you trying to direct you aright; and one who knows is more anxious than any of us that your knowledge of the truths increase, and your experiences arising from that knowledge bring to you with more convincing force the truths, that God is Love, and your God. Good night.
Your own and true and loving,
HELEN
Index: JEP19180109A
Author: Helen Padgett
Receiver: James E. Padgett
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 1918 January 09
Sources: True Gospel, Vol III, page 303
True Gospel, Vol IV, page 355
Ann Rollins: Mr. Padgett's grandmother encourages Mr. Padgett to press forward to the goal. Refers to the great love of Jesus and that he is still praying for more.
I am your grandmother
Let me write a few lines tonight, as I have been listening to your conversation with some interest, and I desire to say a few words that may encourage you both to press forward to the goal which you have before you - a home in the Celestial Heavens and the acquirement of a nature Divine, which only those who know the way can obtain, by following the way that the Master has so lovingly taught you. You will not be disappointed in your efforts, for when you long for the Love and receive portions of it, every experience of that kind will help you to get more and create in you increasing desires.
You must not think that it is possible to obtain this Love in its fullness, and then permit your longings to decrease whenever you feel that the Love has come to you in wonderful abundance, for I must tell you that we in the Celestial Heavens know and realize that there is always more beyond what we obtain; even the Master prays to the Father for an increase of this Love in his soul. And if you could see the evidence of the Love that he possesses, as we see it, you would probably think that nothing more could be obtained, or that there was any greater amount to be obtained; and with us, this fact of the endlessness of this Love is that which keeps us always striving, and consequently, happy, because in realizing our experiences in our progress, and how each successive stage of that progress has brought us greater and greater happiness, we know - I say know, that what is beyond must mean a greater happiness and a nearer approach to the Father, Himself.
So I say, let not your strivings in the slightest particular decrease and you will find that increased happiness will be yours.
I will stop now, and with my love to you both will say good night.
Your loving Grandmother,
ANN ROLLINS
Index: JEP19180112A
Author: Ann Rollins
Receiver: James E. Padgett
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 1918 January 12
Sources: True Gospel, Vol II, page 279
Mary Kennedy: Says that no matter how many wives Leslie may have had, none of them can be his soulmates, only little me.
I am here, Mary:
Well, I must say a word because I have the opportunity and am just now like the old lady who never missed a wedding when she had the slightest chance of being present. I come with love, and while I know my sweetheart appreciates gratitude, yet, I know also that love is a greater thing to him, and especially soulmate love, which in all the heavens and earth, I am the only one that can have it for him. Isn't this a glorious thing? No matter how many wives he may have, none of them can be his soulmate, and no matter how many beautiful and attractive spirits he may meet when he comes over, none of them can become his soulmate, only little me, and when he thinks, he will realize that we are eternally united for better or for worse, but there will be no worse.
Well you see I am full of love tonight and can't help writing about it, and I know that you will not think I cannot write of anything else, for I have written of other things, but I must confess that I would rather write of love, except when I can tell him of the Greater Love, and thereby help him towards the acquirement of that Love.
I heard him speak of his brother, and I am glad that I can tell him that he is now not in the darkness that was his a short time ago. And how could he remain in the condition very long when it is realized what a mother that brother has in the spirit world, and with the love she gives to him, as she visits him and tries to show him the way to light and truth. She will have to come herself and write of her experience in inducing that son to believe in and trust her, and follow her advice, and she says she will do so, sometime.
I am very happy and find that this love of which his father speaks is growing in my soul all the time, and with its increase my soulmate love is growing also.
I will not write more now, as there are others who desire to write, and Helen says that I had better let the Doctor imagine what the rest of my love may mean, for possibly his imagination can cause him to enjoy the love more than if I attempt to tell him of it. So with my love, I will say good night.
And God bless him with a Love that has no ending, and is never absent from him when he longs for it.
Good night,
MARY
Index: JEP19180112B
Author: Mary Kennedy
Receiver: James E. Padgett
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 1918 January 12
Sources: True Gospel, Vol IV, page 91
Frederick: Frederick the father, agrees with what Bismarck has said about freedom of the German people from one man rule and that the end is very soon.
I am here, Frederick, the father:
Let me write a line. I have heard what Bismarck said and I fully agree with him in his predictions as to the ending of the war and while it is not in accord with what would be my desire as a German when on earth, yet it will prove to the great liberator of the Germans as individuals and as a nation. The government of men are intended by the powers that they have in thought the best interests of mankind to be the means by which the greatest good may be bestowed upon the people individually and as a whole, and the government which is founded upon the divine right of any one man or family, to rule, is not best suited for either the progress of the nation or of the individuals that comprise that nation. Hence, I say that the ending of the German monarchy and dethronement of the Kaiser and his family and all who make claim any right to govern men will work out for the people of Germany individually and as a nation the great good and justice and freedom to which all the children of God on earth are entitled.
Of course, when I lived on earth I did not look on these things from the viewpoint that I now see is the only correct one to assume. I was a monarch and believed in the divine obligations of the people to be ruled and hence were I on earth now I might believe that the Empire of Germany should be maintained under all circumstances, now I am a spirit and realize the hollowness and untruth of all such ideas. In sight of God and in the workings of His unchangeable laws no one man is by birth or nation better and entitled to any greater rights than any other man, and every Emperor and King and nobleman of earth will, when he comes to the spirit life, sooner or later realize this fact, and in the case of some the conviction will come as it may be said, with a vengeance.
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