Centuries and centuries of religious warfare and persecution have centered around the claim that Jesus is the only way to God.
This conflict is based on Jesus’s statement that “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
What did he mean by that and what did it come to mean?
The Arcturian group states:
“’I’ is a sacred word that is God and not ego. When the master Jesus said ‘I am the way,’ he was referring to the Godhead within everyone and not just himself, a point that has been seriously misinterpreted over the ages.” (1)
Matthew Ward explains that the Christ is not the person Jesus, but the highest power in the universe.
“The man known as Jesus in the Bible would be the first to tell you how wrong the teaching is, that “accepting him as Lord and Savior’ is the way to ‘salvation,’ and he’d also tell you that believing that is not the same as ‘believing in Christ.’
“Christ is not a name—it means ‘being one with God.’ The Christed energy, or Christed light, is the highest power in the universe and it is eternally available to all as the ‘savior’ that can keep you from falling into darkness and committing acts considered ‘ungodly.’” (2)
The Arcturian Group expands on the mystical meaning of Jesus’ saying:
“’I am the Way, the Truth, and the Light.’ – words not spoken simply by and for the master Jesus, but words spoken by him in order to explain to those listening that ‘I’ is not a personal ‘I,’ but ‘I’ is the Divine – the one and only ‘I’ – your true identity. Since the Divine is all there is, it must also be your real Self – how else could you exist?
“’I’ is the name of the Divine and the words ‘I AM’ do not refer to one human being, but to the true essence of every being. ‘I’ is a sacred word. Throughout time and even now, there are those who through gross ignorance and ego, have misinterpreted this truth to mean that they in their humanhood were God.
“In this false sense of self they always proceed to set up rules and teachings for others with dire consequences if not obeyed. Their spiritually ignorant followers more often than not do experience dire consequences of some sort, for in their choice to follow these false prophets they willingly give away their power.” (4)
They explain the difference between Jesus the man and the Christ:
“Very few at that time were able to grasp the depth of his teachings. The masses were not yet spiritually evolved enough to fully comprehend the truths he taught and so instead, pinned truth to him personally, making him a ‘god.’ The un-evolved third dimensional mindset of separation interpreted the words ‘I AM’ as referring only to the messenger.
“Thus began the worship of the man while missing the message. In choosing to ignore I AM as being the truth about every man, the majority simply continued to live in an un-awakened state. This false teaching lingers yet today in many churches who under the guise of spirituality, continue to worship the messenger and miss the message.” (5)
As the Arcturian Group imply, Jesus had to couch his teachings in parables and code because of censorship by the ruling hierarchy, as Jesus himself tells us:
“Energetically, there was a collective consciousness that was veiled or closed by fear and thoughts of power. In the time when I lived, there was a strong hierarchy. That hierarchy kept everything and everyone – rich and poor, powerful and powerless, man and woman – separate and in their place. As a result, the energy of the soul, which is one of freedom and creativity, had difficulty flowing. I came to bring innovation, often feeling trapped in the reality of the time.
“I am telling you this because you are going through something very similar.” (3)
It’s ironic that Jesus was put to death because of the misunderstanding of his words’ meaning, as the Arcturian Group tell us:
“The one and only truth is ‘I AM,’ words for which the Master Jeshua was put to death by an un-awakened society unable to comprehend the true meaning of these sacred words.” (6)
Jesus gave his fullest explanation on An Hour with an Angel. I quote that discussion at length for its interest:
Steve Beckow: Jan Ruusbroec in the Middle Ages once described the Christ, and he said this.
“In this darkness an incomprehensible light is born and shines forth; this is the Son of God in whom a person becomes able to see and contemplate eternal life.” (10)
“It is Christ, the light of truth, who says, “See,” and it is through him that we are able to see, for he is the light of the Father, without which there is no light in heaven or on earth.”
Is that light indeed the Christ in its essential form?
Jesus: It is the Christed light, yes, you are correct. In its fullest form.
SB: All right, now, can you – It’d be such an important thing for me if you could discuss your relationship to that light. Were you embodying it in the fullest manner? Was that your role or mission? Or what was your relationship to the Christ?
J: That has always been the fullness of my mission, in whatever form I have taken. I am the light that burst forth. I am the light that came from the heart of One, from the heart of God. And my purpose in all this relationship was to simply ignite not only what has been referred to as Heaven and Earth, but far beyond.
If you look to my essence, dear friend, all you will see is light. That is all there is. And it can assume relationship, and after relationship it can assume various form. But it is – light was beyond the Christ light. Can you think of it as a tiering? It was an implosion, explosion of light, and it has never changed. And it will never change.
SB: And when you say, “I am the light,” who is “I am”? Are you speaking as Jesus, or are you speaking as the Christ, as the light?
J: No, I am speaking as the light.
SB: And is that something –
J: The light that then transfers into the Christ light, that then transfers into the being that you, sitting here this night, call Jesus. But you were asking about my essence.
SB: I am. Is that light that became the Christ, is that the Father?
J: Think of it as a replication of the Father. It did not take away from the Source. It just expanded it. It is part of the infinite extension of creation. It is not born the way you think. It is just an explosion of light, that is.
SB: And that is not the Holy Spirit you’re describing?
J: That is the feminine. And when that also explodes, it becomes the light. And I am that blend. (7)
How remarkable that a single sentence from Jesus would be misconstrued and prove the basis for warfare and the death of perhaps millions over the ages.
Hopefully the truth emerging, no more wars will be fought in the name of Jesus – or in anyone else’s name!
Footnotes
(1) “The Arcturian Group via Marilyn Raffaele, March 13, 2022,” at https://goldenageofgaia.com/2022/03/13/the-arcturian-group-via-marilyn-raffaele-march-13-2022/.
(2) Matthew’s Message for Nov. 17, 2005.
(3) “Jeshua: Inner Change is the Key,” via Pamela Kribbe, January 25, 2021, at https://goldenageofgaia.com/2021/01/25/jeshua-inner-change-is-the-key/.
(4) “The Arcturian Group Message via Marilyn Raffaele: October 13, 2013” at http://goldenageofgaia.com/2013/10/the-arcturian-group-message-via-marilyn-raffaele-october-13-2013/.
(5) Arcturian Group, Dec, 20, 2018.
(6) The Arcturian Group, channelled by Marilyn Raffaele. April 12, 2015 at http://www.onenessofall.com/newest.html
(7) “Transcript of an Hour with an Angel, with Jesus, Jan. 16, 2012,” at http://goldenageofgaia.com/ascension-as-of-2012/the-masters-speak/transcript-of-an-hour-with-an-angel-with-jesus-jan-16-2012/.