What is Brotherhood?
First Lesson: St John 20:17
Jesus saith unto her, Touch Me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and unto my God and your God.Second Lesson: Ephesians: 4:4-6
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God, and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.Golden 1st Peter: 2:17
Honour all men. Love the Brotherhood, Fear God. Honour the king.
Dear Brethren, we want to reveal an important thing to you today. The three lessons will give you the idea of what we are going to reveal. So please brethren, be attentive.
You may say that you know what Brotherhood means, but we know in our heart of hearts that no one knows what Brotherhood means. People have given it several meaning. Owing to these misconceptions we decided to take this opportunity to preach this gospel. Today, therefore, shall go down in history as a great day. A day of revelation; the day that Brotherhood was revealed to the world.
Professors, historians and many others from various universities, have from time to time, come to inquire about the origin of Brotherhood. In each instance, we laughed at the limitation of their wisdom, and asked them to go and love one another. Anyone on the surface of this globe who tells you that he knows the foundation of Brotherhood is a liar.
In this Gospel, we are not including the words, “Cross and Star”, just Brotherhood. Search yourselves, those of you who claim you are Brotherhood, whether you are really Brotherhood. Search yourselves, those who say, you are not Brotherhood, if you are not Brotherhood. What is the meaning of Brotherhood? It means God, Christ and the Angels. It means people of this world, fishes, trees, and the grass. It means the ground on which we walk. Brotherhood means the sky, the wind, the moon, the sun and the stars.
It means the worms, ants, and birds. Brotherhood means every four-footed animal and every creeping thing. Brotherhood means everything created by God. Brotherhood means oneness. God and everything created by Him are all Brotherhood.
Who owns Brotherhood? God owns, rules and leads it. However, Christ takes charge. What are the duties of Angels? They are servants in Brotherhood. What are the duties of Spirits? They are workers in Brotherhood. What are the duties of people? They too are workers in Brotherhood. The stars, moon, fishes, animals, birds of the air etc, are all workers in Brotherhood.
BROTHERHOOD MEANS THE WORD OF GOD
Brotherhood does not mean two things. It means oneness. It is the word. It is the Truth. What is the word? It is God, Christ, human beings; it is everything in the world. Brotherhood is the word of God. Why do people of this world not know what Brotherhood means? It is because it is not given to them to understand. Brotherhood is not a society. It is not a cult. It is the Spirit of Love.
You are Brotherhood whether you like it or not. Everyone is Brotherhood. To those who want to know its origin, we say Brotherhood has no origin. It has no beginning; it has no end. Except such a person wants to know the origin of God, Christ, Angels or men, Brotherhood was not established man. God himself founded it. God the founder is Love. Brotherhood means love. It is truth. It is good manners, mercy, and patience.
It is humility, meekness, and unity. It is oneness. It is one mind, one spirit, one faith, and one hope. There is no division in Brotherhood. From the smallest child in the cradle to the oldest man, from the smallest village to the biggest-all countries in the world sum up Brotherhood.
THE GARDEN OF EDEN
God, creator of heaven and earth, created Adam and Eve. He made everything perfect and quartered them in the Garden of Eden. The angels, animals, fishes, birds of the air etc., also had their abode there. God made Adam the overseer of everything in the Garden; from angels to the smallest animal. They were his messengers and servants.
God told Adam to always speak directly to Him, for His ears were always open to his call. Finally, God told him. “As for the fruit of the tree in the Centre of the Garden taste thou not” Everything worked according to God’s plan. Oneness, which is Brotherhood, bore fruit. Until something spectacular happened. Adam tasted the forbidden fruit, after Satan deceived him to believe it was the tree of wisdom. Tragedy struck. Adam disobeyed God.
Confusion, division and chaos then set in. Darkness, death, suffering, want and fear followed. The angels stood apart, the animals grouped themselves together; the fishes, the birds took different directions. Where peace existed, discord replaced it. And where there is no peace, war takes its place. Adam’s disobedience sowed the seeds of war. Everything that was once together, now scattered, and sin reigned. Destruction followed and angels refused to serve Adam. Animals and fishes, created to be friends of men, became edible things. This tragedy, the disobedience of Adam in the Garden of Eden formed the first chapter of division in the history of Brotherhood.
CHRIST’S BLOOD UNITES US
From that period till this day, anyone causing disunity and confusion in Brotherhood finds death staring at him. From the foundation of the world, Brotherhood stands for unity and love. God does not reign in anything that lacks unity. The same applies to Christ. Wherever God and Christ rules, you will find angels, the Spirit and yourselves there. Angels and spirits belong to God. Human beings belong to God. We are all one. Christ belongs to God.
Christ said, “I and My Father are one” (John 10:30). He shed His blood so that we may come together again as we once were in the Garden of Eden. The fact that we became scattered because of Adam’s disobedience, does not mean that we are no more in Brotherhood. God still reigns over His people. The shedding of Christ’s blood brought peace and unity amongst all creation. This peace cleared the path for creation to reunite in the fold of Brotherhood.
When he had not yet shed his blood, Christ told his disciples to only go to the lost sheep of Israel and not to Samaria. He also told them there were other sheep not of this fold. These must be brought in, as part of the fold to become one flock under one shepherd.
What Christ was referring to, was the tragedy in the Garden of Eden that brought disunity among God’s creation, causing everyone to drift into further parts of the world. These are those who took to different ways of life at variance with God’s. This group of people believes God forsook them.
SPREADING THE GOOD TIDINGS
After His resurrection, Christ empowered his disciples to go to the Samaritans and to the utmost part of the world to preach the good tidings unto the people. This meant the world became one again, from the day his Blood was shed on the Cross. What is Brotherhood we ask again? It is the children of God. Who are the children of God? They are human beings, who is the Son of God? He is God Himself. Everything is now one, in thought and word, and love.
The voice of God is the voice of human beings. His love is the love of all human beings, including the fishes and all animals. God is everything. There is no more division among his children. We are no more branches or leaves; we are one solid body, one faith, and one hope. You can no longer do, as you please. All creation must do the will of God. We are one with Christ. To support this assertion, Christ said, “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just: because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” (St. John: 5:30) Read the first lesson.
First Lesson: St John 20:17
Jesus saith unto her, “Touch Me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and unto my God and your God.”
Do you now see what Brotherhood means? My Father, your Father, my God, your God. Just as he is your God, so also he is the God of flowers, the God of trees, grass, animals, the God of Heaven, the sea, stars, the moon and skies. He is the God of human beings, and all creation.
He is in all things and all things are in Him. Just as I give him glory, so also do you give him glory- the trees, birds, insects and animals have the same right to give him glory. Just as he divided himself into all creation, so also has he regrouped himself into one solid body again. We know this language is strange, but the universal language of love, ought to be understood by all.
Previously, people spoke one universal language. However, because of their quest to see God they started building of the Tower of Babel. God saw the evil in this adventure. To end their wicked venture, God caused division among the builders by introducing different languages. It became impossible to understand each other.
THE SOLID KNOT
We cannot be Brotherhood when we are divided. Therefore, even though God asked Christ to take charge of Brotherhood, Christ alone cannot does not make Brotherhood, neither do the angels. Together, everything with God makes Brotherhood. United we stand, divided we fall. Brotherhood exists and is, when all these component parts are put together. When a nut is missing in a car, it becomes incomplete-and therefore cannot drive smoothly.
Similarly, God created all things and tied them into one solid knot. This knot is Brotherhood. In this knot, you find fire, water, sand, air, and earth. We want you to understand this point clearly. You are created from earth and a part of you is water.
If you say water is not Brotherhood, why do you drink it? If you say that fire is not Brotherhood, why do you use it? You can only take what belongs to you. If you ask why God is Brotherhood, we tell you that you are in God. You can only walk with one who is with you.
If you ask why we say leaves are Brotherhood, we then ask why you eat them? Can you take what does not belong to you? They are all part of you. We eat fish, drink water, and eat meat to live.
The same blood in you is in animals. The same water in your body is the same in the tree. Why do you say this man or the other is not Brotherhood? Are you correct when you say animals are not Brotherhood, because they do not speak the language you understand? Did God not use the same earth to create both animals and human beings? The same water you find in a pregnant woman is the same you will find in an animal when it is also pregnant. God allows it for the building up of the body in the womb of both human beings and animals. This further proves that we are all one. Read the second lesson.
Second Lesson: Ephesians: 4: 4-6
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God, and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
WHITE OR BLACK THE SPIRIT IS THE SAME
Whether you are a European or an African, the body and the spirit is the same. The fishes, the animals, the birds of the air etc, have the same spirit that human beings have. The fact that you see trees and grass in your dreams proves conclusively that they have one faith, one hope and one baptism.
The plants, the flower, the trees and the grass, have their baptism. Without this, they cannot grow in spirit and in truth. The small plant that grew into a tall huge tree was watered, when first planted. Flowers grow from seeds and bloom into fragrant flowers. These were watered when first planted. The grass requires water. The rain that falls from time to time causes them to be immersed and forms the kind of baptism they are required to take.
This is the manner it has pleased the Almighty to have them baptized. He is wonderful and moves in mysterious ways. It serves as their food and baptism. The same water serves as our food and baptism which means really that we all are one and the same thing, one spirit.
ONE GOD, ONE FATHER AND ONE FAITH
The life of a tree is very, much likened to that of a man. A tree represents a human being just as a human being represents a tree. The world does not understand this mystery unless the spirit of understanding is given to them.
We agree that we have taken you far but we cannot help doing so, because we do not want you to plead ignorance of these facts, as mysterious as they are. The spirit is the link between animals and human beings, between trees and human beings. The spirit is life because it is of God.
The fall of a big and prominent tree always follows the death of a prominent figure in the community. In addition, the death of a prominent person in the community always follows the fall of a prominent tree in the community. You all are living witnesses to these glaring facts. What is in you is found in trees. The trees converse just as you do. If you say you are wise, the trees are wiser. If you say, you are stupid there are dunces among the trees.
We ought to be friendly with everything created by God, from fishes to the animals we kill for food. It’s a fact that when you kill a fish you have killed a human being. God did not create these things to be destroyed by men because any attempt to do so is an attempt to destroy Him, for he breathes into them before they become living Souls. They are one with him.
HUMAN BEINGS ARE ANIMALS
When a man is lying down, and someone walks across his head or steps on the shadow of his head, the man cautions the person about being careful, because of stepping on his head. This is no ordinary expression. Human beings are different animals: some of us are goats, rats, snakes, fishes, lizards, birds and some of us are cows etc. If you dig deep into the study of human nature and animals, you will not kill anything. Not even an ant, neither a fish nor an animal. They are all Brotherhood. God created each of them for a purpose. Our love should be universal and include animals. Jesus Christ said, “I have nothing because I know that everything created by my Father belongs to Him.” That is why we always tell you that before you start doing anything, kneel down and give thanks to God.
Even if you want to cut grass, he is the Father of the grass. He cares for the grass and for every other thing. God cares for all that you plant. He waters them and always makes them grow. Before you cut down a tree, pray, otherwise, the tree you want to cut may surprisingly knock you down. You all are living witnesses to people falling into traps they set for animals. God exist in all creatures. There is nothing you take that belongs to you. Therefore, you must give thanks to God before you undertake to do anything.
If Moses had known that the Rock he smote was God, he could not have lost his temper to the extent of striking it with his staff. The water from the Rock was Christ and God his Father.
It will take us years without end brethren, if we continue to tell you the story of this God who is my Father, your Father, my God and your God. Read the golden text.
Golden Text: 1ST Peter: 2:17
Honour all men. Love the Brotherhood, Fear God. Honour the king.
The golden text concludes everything. It simplifies our duty to our brethren, to God and to the King. Everything is now complete. Why does God say that we should honour all men? It is because He is in all men. Why does He say that we should love Brotherhood? It is because He is Brotherhood.
GOD IS THE KING
Why does He say that we should fear God? It is because he is the creator of the universe, the Father of all beings, the God of gods. In addition, why does he say we should honour the King? It is because he is the King, he rules the world; as the ruler of his world, he deserves all honour.
If you say you only worship God and not the king, you do not know God. All the Kings of the world are His Kings; He created them and made them Kings. He feeds, clothes, protects and guards them. The fact that they misrule and that afflictions, wants, evil and pride have untold hardship to mankind does not mean that they are no more his children neither does that stop them from being Brotherhood. Your colour, stature or language does not disqualify you from being a member of Brotherhood.
Let us honour all men, love the Brotherhood. Let us fear God and honour the King. Both men and animals, big or small, young or old, poor or rich should be honoured and loved. If God ordains a King in your family, it is your place to honour him as the King, for it pleases the Almighty to ordain him a King. God has kept him there for a purpose. If you do not accord him the honour he deserves, then you have no knowledge of God. If you do not love the Brotherhood, you have no love for God.
We have told you that Brotherhood will be divided into four sections. Perhaps after going through the three texts you will understand that God is love. He has no origin and therefore has no birth certificate. Christ who is also God has no beginning and has no end. Similarly, Brotherhood was and is, and shall live forever and ever.
In the end, the Churches all over the world shall become one solid Body. Our Lord Jesus Christ will control it. From then on the word “churches” will exist no more. Any one who tries to pluralize this name will be creating division. The end of such a person will be tragic because anyone who causes confusion in Brotherhood cannot go scot free. The flock will be one because the Shepherd is one.
Those who have ears to hear, let them hear, may the Lord bless His Holy Word Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER