Recognize the Messenger

"The Messenger is an older man. He will only be in the world for a few more years, perhaps. If you can meet him and know of him, it will be a great blessing for you."

Recognizing the Messenger from God

"But who can recognize the Messenger? He appears to be very average. He is not sensational looking. He does not hold a great position in the world. He will disappear into the masses of people. He will walk amongst them. No one will recognize him, except perhaps for those who have been struck by the Revelation."

"They look, but they do not see. They listen, but they do not hear. They stand next to the Messenger, but they do not recognize that they are standing next to the most important person in the entire world at this time!"

The Messenger's "life has been inexplicable. His presence is inexplicable. You must see with clear eyes and listen with a deeper hearing to recognize these things. The burden then is upon the listener, upon the recipient."

"There will be those who can recognize the Messenger immediately, but for most others it will have to be learned through time and demonstration, for they have much to clear in their own minds before they can see something of this magnitude. They will want proof in various forms, and some of their expectations will be met and others will not, for God is not bound by these things."

Upon recognizing the Messenger

"The Messenger now will need great assistance from others to bring this New Message into the world. It is not something one person can do. It is not something a small group of individuals—committed as they are, devoted as they are—can really do. It is going to take the assistance of others. It is going to take people learning The Way of Knowledge, learning the New Message, living the New Message and seeing its complete relevance to the world that you see and its complete relevance to the world you have not yet seen. The Messenger will need protection. He will need true students. He will need supporters. And he will need others to simply bear witness to this great event in human history."

Failure to Recognize God's Message and Messenger

"If he is rejected, human civilization will begin to decline—as the rivers dry up, as the planet becomes intolerably hot, as the crops fail, as great numbers of people are forced to flee their homeland. "

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