The Messenger
Marshall Vian Summers is God's Messenger for this time and the times to come, bringing a New Message from God. He is the Messenger for this millennium. Marshall is the most important person on Earth. (The Initiation)
Short Quotes
"A Messenger has been sent here to receive the New Revelation and to carry it forth into the world and to build its essential community so that its purity and its efficacy can be assured."
"Those who are sent to be close to him must become developed, educated and strong, strong with the power of Knowledge, or they could betray him to those forces who will seek to undermine and to thwart his presence in the world."
- The Burden of the Messenger, April 5, 2011
"As long as the Messenger is in the world you have an opportunity to receive and to prepare. When he is gone it will be different. It will be more difficult. In this he is a light in the world."
- The Story of the Messenger, April 22, 2011
"Humility, patience, perseverance, honesty, discretion, discernment—all essential qualities for true accomplishment."
- Discerning False Messengers, 3/21/00
"Grace and humility, perseverance, trustworthiness, patience, silence—these are the qualities of a powerful individual."
"His journey is inexplicable to anyone living in the world, for living in the world is only a partial experience of your complete reality."
- The Message and the Messenger, 1/26/08
"It is at this great threshold in humanity’s history that a New Revelation has been sent into the world, and a Messenger has been sent here to receive it, to prepare it and to present it. For him, it is a long journey, a long and difficult journey."
- God Is Moving Humanity in a New Direction (April 22, 2011)
God’s Revelation must now come again and has come again, and the Messenger has been sent into the world—a humble man, a man without great social position, a man without great personal assertions and accomplishments, a man whose life has been preserved and directed for this purpose alone.
- The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)
His life [the Messenger's] 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.
- The Story of the Messenger (May 23, 2011)
Long quotes
"God’s Messages are rare, as we have said. They are not given frequently. They are never given to the ambitious and they are never given to those who would assign themselves splendid roles. Indeed, those chosen to be the true Messengers are reluctant, even to the point of self-denial. They don’t really want the job. But they will accept it because of who asks it of them. They don’t really want to shine in the world as an Emissary or as a Messenger. This is almost painful to them."
- Discerning False Messengers, 3/21/00
"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."
"He is not here to proclaim himself as a ruler or a leader or a great power. He is here simply to bear witness to the New Message and to be its primary advocate. He is not here to claim political power, economic power, to displace other people or to overthrow anyone. His presence here is to serve as a demonstration and as a presentation of the wisdom and the love of God and the great challenges that are now facing the human family, for which humanity is not prepared."
- The Message and the Messenger, 1/26/08
The world is growing dark, and this greater promise is needed now. Only the light of Knowledge, the greater intelligence that the Creator has bestowed upon the human family and upon all the races in the universe, only this now can enable you to comprehend and respond.
For you return to God on God’s terms, God’s Messages must be comprehended, as they truly are and are intended to be. There will be much struggle and contention with this, and the Messenger and the Messenger’s followers must face this difficulty, this frustration and exercise great patience.
Such a Revelation will not be accepted at the outset, and only the few will be able to respond completely. But as time moves forward and as the world grows more turbulent, the New Message will gain a greater attraction, greater recognition and greater relevance.
- God Is Moving Humanity in a New Direction (April 22, 2011)
The Messenger is here to provide the Revelation. It has taken him decades to receive it. It will take decades for it to be recognized in the world.
But the problem is time. Humanity does not have much time to prepare for a new world and for Contact with life in the universe—Contact which is occurring already, Contact with a dangerous purpose and intention.
- God Is Moving Humanity in a New Direction (April 22, 2011)
You cannot go backwards thousands of years and try to comprehend what is occurring today, for humanity’s evolution has moved into a new position, a position of dominance in the world and a position of greater vulnerability in the universe.
Where will this education begin to prepare you for a new world and for the Greater Community of life—two events that will alter the course of human history and affect the life of every person?
The governments do not know. The religious leaders do not know. The experts do not know. The universities cannot prepare people.
The Revelation must come from the Creator of all life, and this is what is occurring now, for you are living in a time of Revelation, and the Messenger is in the world.
As long as he is in the world, you have an opportunity to receive and to prepare.
When he is gone, it will be different. It will be more difficult. In this, he is the Light in the world.
He is a humble man and makes no claims other than to be the Messenger, for that is the role that has been assigned to him.
He must prepare humanity for a new world through the Revelation.
He must prepare humanity for the Greater Community through the Revelation.
He must speak of the great change that is coming and that is already upon the people everywhere through the Revelation.
God is moving humanity in a new direction.
Can humanity move?
Can people respond?
Can you respond?
- God Is Moving Humanity in a New Direction (April 22, 2011)
People want the Messenger to be a super person—powerful, magnificent, immaculate, utterly pure, well behaved, in accordance with human expectation. But the Messenger is a human being and is always fallible, but it is the Message and the Presence that accompany the Messenger that makes all the difference.
Jesus made mistakes. Mohammed made mistakes. The Buddha made mistakes. All the great leaders that followed them, and all the great teachers in other traditions, they all made mistakes.
To live in Separation is to make mistakes.
To enter a world of Separation means you will make mistakes.
But if the Messengers deliver the Message and do not elevate themselves into a godlike position, then they have achieved their goal.
- God’s Power & Presence in the World (April 23, 2011)
There is a New Message from God for the individual, and there is a New Message from God for the entire world.
It is here now.
It has taken a long time for the Messenger to receive it, for the Message is very great.
Honor then the one who has come to bring the New Message into the world. He is a humble man.
He has developed the wisdom necessary to undertake such a great role, and he has been sent into the world for this purpose.
Receive him.
Understand him.
Yet do not exalt him.
He is not a god. He is a Messenger bringing the New Message from God into the world.
- The Proclamation
There must be greater clarity about what you are dealing with and will have to face in the future, and this will moderate your errant and destructive behavior. This will give you pause before you condemn or attack another people or nation. This will moderate extremism and fundamentalism and all of the arrogance and ignorance that manifests itself with such vehemence and eloquence in the world.
You must hear this with your heart. Do not delay, for every day is important now. Time cannot be wasted now. The Messenger is here. He will not be here forever. You are blessed to hear him and to meet him if possible. He carries within him the Revelation, beyond what is produced in a book or a recording.
Receive him. Hear him. And your life will demonstrate the proof of the truth that abides with him, in him and through him.
- The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)
The Messenger appears ordinary. He is a humble man. He will not assert himself personally. But within him is the mystery and the power of Creation, and the bridge between this world and the Divine Presence that oversees this world.
He is partly one of Us and partly one of you. He has to maintain both realities and be the shepherd to lead people up the mountain that is their mountain to climb.
Is he as great as the great Emissaries of the past? Only time and circumstance will tell. He will not proclaim this himself, you see, because the ambitious are never chosen. Those who seek self-glorification are never given greater roles to play or greater Messages for humanity. Only those who are reluctant and honest and self-reflective would ever be chosen for such a high and significant role.
For there is only one Messenger in the world, and this Messenger will be the Messenger for this time and the times to come. No one else asserting this for themselves can bring the Revelation. No one else can travel the journey that the Messenger has had to travel.
- The Story of the Messenger (May 23, 2011)
The Revelations are always given to one individual, so there is no confusion. There are no different versions. There is no competition between different individuals who make the same claim and proclamation. It is always one individual with the assistance of certain courageous people that can bring a new awareness and reality into the world.
Every age has its prophets, but Messengers only come infrequently to alter the course of human understanding, awareness and destiny.
You will see that the Messenger will be judged. He will be condemned. Others will make it their purpose to destroy him. Learn the lessons from the past in this regard. He is not simply here to sacrifice himself so that other people can create a story about him. He has his own story—a story of the Messenger, a story he is too humble to speak of, a story that must be revealed to all who can hear and understand.
- The Story of the Messenger (May 23, 2011)
Further Study
The Story of the Messenger
The Message and the Messenger 1/26/08
Discerning False Messengers, 3/21/00
Stories of meeting the Messenger
Years ago, in the mid 1980's, I went to see/meet a Jain Master. After leaving this event I said that I thought I should have felt something - some connection - but there was nothing. Whatever I thought should be there was not present.
Many years later, in October of 2009, I sat in the Sanctuary of The New Message from God in Boulder, Colorado having traveled from Ann Arbor, Michigan to meet and hear Marshall Vian Summers speak for the first time. As I sat in the room listening to Marshall, the experience that was lacking during my meeting with the Jain Master, was profoundly present with Marshall. It was powerful, palpable and almost overwhelming.
I didn't really understand what I was experiencing at the time, but I knew whatever I was experiencing was deep and real and that this vast Teaching was meant for me. Now, in September of 2011, I understand that my response to Marshall was pure and authentic recognition. I recognize Marshall as the Messenger for our time. It is a gift and an honor to know him.
- TA, Called to Boulder to serve the Messenger and the New Message from God