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Maria GN Questions and Answers on Ricky...

Posted by Exer Out/Freedom In on October 05, 2005 at 01:34:16

I read this stuff here:

http://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gn/GN-1137.pdf

This is what the Family-cult-Jesus said in prophecy on Maria's GN June 2005, called Questions and Answers about Ricky's and Angela's deaths:

"6. (Jesus:) No, there was nothing dark in his past that made him go as far as he did. It was not Ricky's early years or some hidden thing in his past that drove him to do what he did. It was his "present" that drove him. It was his choices to hold on to his pride and rebellion and follow the dark, evil voices."

This message---at face value seemed to make sense--if you don't think about it much. But making the Jesus of the Bible a manipulator and juggler of words--like the word PRESENT, for example--and using it like a cheesy car salesman trying to coerce you into a buying something that you just don't really want didn't sit well with me.

I was feeling cheated, violated, like somebody was spreading great lies learned at the hand of others--it didn't sound like a message of the Jesus I know coming through the soul of a mother whose child did what Ricky had to do.

I wanted to pray but my faith is weak, so,

I decided to make up a prophecy that I would reasonably expect the Jesus of the Scriptures I am familiar with say if I asked Him, and this is what I got(It came from my soul, maybe I made it up, you decide):

"(Jesus:)Each of you is a prophet and contains within you the future. The FUTURE IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PRESENT, AS THE PLANT WITHIN THE SEED, the plant is already intrinsic within the seed that is planted--each after its own kind--The present always contains the future--just as the present contains all the past--just like the first acorn contained all oaks.

My Spirit is and forever shall be the Spirit of Truth--truth in reason--truth in love--truth in deed--Come let us reason together--and come let us love wisdom and the knowledge of truth--for Wisdom crieth out in the streets and who will listen?"
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At least it's another viewpoint. It might be sacrilige, I hope not. But, for Christ's sake, people should be able to think for themselves at little.