1Jmmanuel departed and escaped to the region of Sidon and Tyre.
2And behold, the Sadducees and Pharisees approached him and demanded that he let them see a sign of his spiritual power.
3But he answered, saying, "In the evening you say, 'Tomorrow will be a fair day, because the sky is red.
4"And in the morning you say, 'Today will be foul weather, because the sky is red and cloudy.' So you can judge by the appearance of the sky, why then can you not also judge by the signs of the time?
5"This wicked and unfaithful generation is seeking a sign; no sign shall be given to it except for the sign of Jonah, who disappeared alive into the belly of the fish, dwelled alive in its belly and emerged alive again into the light."
6And he left them and went away. The Leaven and the Pharisees
7When they sailed across the sea and arrived at the other shore, they had forgotten to take along some bread.
8But Jmmanuel said to them, "Take care and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees:'
9They spoke to each other and said, "This must refer to our not having brought along bread or anything else to eat."
10When Jmmanuel heard this he was angry and said, "Oh you of little knowledge, why does it worry you that you have no bread?
11"Don't you yet understand, and can't you imagine the meaning of my words?
12"Are you then of such little knowledge and without understanding that you can't recognize the meaning?
13"Do you still not understand, and do you intend not to understand for all times?
14"Don't you remember the five loaves of bread and the three fish divided among the five thousand and how many basketfuls you then saved?
15"How is it you don't understand that I am not speaking to you about the bread you eat every day? But I tell you this: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”
16Then they finally understood that he had not said for them to beware of the leaven of the bread, but of the false and adulterated teachings of the scribes and Pharisees.
Peter's Faith
17Jmmanuel came into the area of Caesarea Philippi and asked his disciples, "Who do the people say that I am?"
18They said, "Some say that you are John the Baptist, others that you are Elijah and still others that you are Jeremiah or one of the old prophets."
19And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
20Simon Peter answered, saying, "You are the prophesied Messiah and a son of the living god who is the spiritual ruler of the three human lineages."
21Jmmanuel became angry and answered, saying to him, "Oh you unfortunate one, my teachings have not revealed this to you, for I instructed you in the truth.
22"And I also tell you, you certainly are a faithful disciple, but your understanding must be compared to that of a child.
23"You are Peter, and I cannot build my teachings on your rock. You will open the portals of misunderstanding, so that the people will be over come by your mistaken interpretation of my teachings and will follow them and live according to falsified teachings.
24"I cannot give you the key to the spiritual kingdom, otherwise you would open false locks and wrong portals with it.
25"I am not the son of a spiritual ruler of three human lineages and therefore not the son of god; furthermore, the sole spiritual power is Creation and never a human being; therefore free yourself from these erroneous teachings and learn the truth.
26"My mother is Mary, who truly conceived me through a guardian angel, a descendant of our ancestors, who travelled here from the far reaches of the universe; and my earthly father is Joseph, who only acts as my paternal guardian.
27Then he warned his disciples never to tell or wrongly assume such things, and that they were not allowed to spread Peter's confused teachings.
Proclamation Of The Passion
28From that time onward, Jmmanuel began to tell his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer much from the elders, scribes and chief priests, because he could not help but bring his teachings to them.
Proclamation of the Passion
29And Peter took him aside and spoke to him angrily, "May god or Creation prevent that!
30"This must not happen to you, because they will catch and torture and kill you."
31But he turned to Peter, became angry and said, "Get away from me, Satan, for you are an annoyance, because you are thinking not in spiritual but in human terms.
32"Simon Peter, again you make me angry and show your ignorant thinking.
33"Truly, I say to you, owing to your lack of understanding, the world will shed much blood because you will falsify my teachings and spread them erroneously among the people.
34"You will be to blame for the deaths of many people, as well as for the origin of a false name for me and for the evil insult of calling me the son of god, and calling god Creation itself.
35"But you are still under the grace of my long-suffering patience, so you can still measurably improve upon your irrationality."
36Then Jmmanuel said to his disciples, "Those who desire to follow my teachings should take upon themselves the burden of the search for truth, insight and understanding,
37"because those who live their lives in truth and knowledge will be victorious, but those who live their lives in untruth and ignorance will lose.
38"What would it profit them if they should gain the whole world, yet still damage their consciousness?
39"Or, how can one help one's spirit if unable to think?
40"Truly, I say to you, there are several here who will not taste the power of spiritual knowledge in this life, and so they will learn in the next life.
41"The human spirit is ignorant until it has gained knowledge through thinking and inquiry.
42"The spirit of a person is not a human product but is a part of Creation given to humans. It must be made knowledgeable and perfected,
43"so that it proceeds to become one with Creation, since Creation, too, lives in constant growth.
44"Creation is timeless, and so is the human spirit.
45"The teaching of this knowledge is extensive and not simple, but it is the way to life that is diverse in its nature.
46"The human life is destined for perfection of the spirit, in order that life be lived in fulfilment thereof.
47"Even when humans burden themselves with mistakes, they act according to a law of Creation, because they learn from them and gather insight and knowledge, whereby they develop their spirits, and through their spirits' strength they are able to act.
48"Without making mistakes it is impossible, therefore, to gather the logic, insight, knowledge, love and wisdom necessary to develop the spirit.
49"Truly, I say to you, the teachings of the chief priests, Pharisees and scribes are erroneous and false when they tell you that a mistake would be punished by god or Creation when, in fact, the mistake serves the insight and knowledge, and hence the progress, of the spirit.
50"Therefore there is no punishable mistake, if it serves the insight, knowledge and progress of the spirit; likewise, there is no inheritable mistake or punishment in this world or another world.
51"Punishment of such a mistake would contradict all the laws of nature and thus all the laws of Creation.
52"When one makes a mistake that serves the insight, knowledge, and progress of the spirit, there is no punishment, neither in this life nor in any subsequent life.
53"Thus humans live with the mission of perfecting their spirits and obtaining insight and knowledge through mistakes, so that they may lead the lives for which they were destined.
54"Humans, however, neither learn consistently nor in accordance with the greatness of their spirit, which is guided by the laws of Creation and introduced to situations that must sequentially ensue, for they are destined. Thus humans mislead their consciousness, their thinking, feeling and actions; they burden themselves with guilt and expose their inner selves to attacks from outside forces.
55"In this manner the power of consciousness of others affects the life of the individual, for better or worse.
56"Because humans at this time are beginning to think and perceive, they are in need of the teachings. Thus the prophets have been sent by the celestial sons to teach humankind about the true laws of Creation and the knowledge regarding life.
57"But the people are still ignorant and addicted to the false laws of the chief priests and distorters of the scriptures. Consequently, they do not recognize the new teachings as truth.
58"Lacking understanding, the people curse the truth which yet must come; they curse, stone, kill and crucify the prophets.
59"But since the teachings of the truth must be brought to the people, the prophets have to bear great burdens and suffering under the curse of the people.
60"Just as they persecuted many prophets, they are now after my life.
61"The prophecy of the inexorable destiny says that it shall come true for me, insofar that I, an innocent man, will be declared guilty.
Three Days and Three Nights
62"However, it will not come to pass that I am killed, but while in a state of near-death, I will be considered dead for three days and three nights. I will be placed in a rock tomb, so that the sign of Jonah will be fulfilled.
63"My friends from faraway India, who are well versed in the art of healing, will be my caretakers and will help me flee from the tomb on the third day, so that I then may finish my mission among the people of India.
64"It shall come to pass that I will attain a certain insight, increase my knowledge and generate a new strength in spirit and consciousness."