The Incarnate Archangel
Martin Cecil September 18, 1977 p.m.
I trust that there is a newness emerging in your consciousness which gives evidence that the angel who you are is at hand on earth. The angels of God have been present in the world generation after generation all down through the ages but hidden, concealed, behind the darkened veil that has been maintained in human consciousness. Perhaps that veil is thinning in these days so that you may begin to see as an angel more clearly through your human consciousness. As an angel this is the only facility you have for observation in the world. This human consciousness present in people everywhere has kept the angel in darkness on earth—imprisoned for a brief season, the season of the human life span. Now surely there is what might well be termed a breakthrough at hand so that the angels of the Lord might be consciously present in human form on earth.
As the angel and the expression of the angel emerge more particularly in your consciousness you begin to see more particularly those things which need to be rebuked. When you are rightly identified with the angel you do not see the angel. You are the angel. Being one with the angel you see those things which are not angelic in your human consciousness. You do not have to go searching for them. They will present themselves to you as you move through the circumstances of a day. It is not necessary that one should see all of them at once, and rebuke all of them at once. I doubt if that would be wise. One at a time. As the rebuke is effective whatever is rebuked moves back, leaving space in which you begin to discern what has been uncovered by the fact of the moving back of the thing that was rebuked. It is like peeling an onion—it may even bring tears to your eyes at times—but you find another skin underneath. When you have rebuked the top skin, which was beginning to look a little ready for rebuke, shriveled and so on, then what is underneath looks pretty good—a nice, white appearance. But you will find that while you may rejoice in something new in your consciousness it will prove in season that there is the necessity of further rebuke. Here is a refining process, a purifying process, by which your consciousness may be clarified so that it becomes a fitting container for the consciousness of the angel who you are.
Looking at these things from the standpoint of the angel, we may see that your physical body is composed of many parts. All these parts are unified into one whole by reason of the presence of the angel. Everything that is present in what we think of as the universe gives evidence of the presence of a specific aspect of the spirit of God. There is nothing that exists in the external sense—and there is far more incidentally in the external sense than is perceptible generally speaking to the human senses—but there is nothing that exists in the external sense that does not give evidence of the presence of an aspect of the spirit of God. There is no existence without the spirit of God being present.
We can see that this applies in the individual sense from the standpoint of what is present in our physical forms. There are a multitude of parts and each part gives evidence of the presence of the spirit of God, an aspect of the spirit of God. The nature of the part gives some hint as to the nature of the aspect of the spirit of God, which is the reason for its being. All these parts, right down to and including the cells and beyond, are present by reason of differentiated aspects of the spirit of yourself as the angel. The spirit of the angel is differentiated through your physical body. Of course we recognize that the physical body itself makes possible the consciousness of the body. The consciousness of the body and what is present in that consciousness then will rather naturally interfere if it isn’t in harmony with the angel or the spirit of the angel; it will interfere with the angelic expression relative to all the parts of the body. This is one reason why health sometimes seems to be such an elusive thing. So your body is rightly, when your consciousness is clear, permeated by all the differentiated aspects of your spirit as the angel. If this is so, then obviously there is one whole here. It would no longer be a human being on the one hand and the possibility of an angel on the other. It would be the angel in manifest expression on earth by reason of human form and there would be no distinction really between the form and the angel.
There are larger forms present than the individual body. The form of this ministry is composed of many human bodies. There is the spirit of God incarnate in that larger body. In order to make plain the point it might be said that there is an Archangel incarnate in the collective body and all the angels who are present in human form in that body are the differentiations of the spirit of the Archangel which permeates the whole collective body. Human beings so often tend to think of the angel as being somehow isolated. There tends to be the idea that the whole exercise is to do what is necessary so that the individual may experience the expression of the angel, and when the expression of the angel is there then the individual can do all the things that are necessary. But of course when the expression of the angel is there it is found to be an expression included in the body of the Archangel.
I would not wish anyone to speculate as to the identity of the Archangel, because it would hardly mean anything to you anyway; but we can see something from the standpoint of what has been portrayed for us in various ways, in the Bible in particular. We have recently been considering Michael and his angels fighting the dragon and his angels. This is something taking place in what was referred to as heaven. I think perhaps the picture there is of an archangel with his banner fluttering in the breeze and armies of angels marching along, but of course we begin to know better. We begin to know what the actual experience is that is being portrayed. It is a body, one body, the body of the Archangel. Every part of that body is differentiated by reason of the presence of an angel who in turn is a differentiation of the Archangel. We’ve also been considering oneness. Here it is, no separation whatsoever. Looking at your physical body you may say there are separate parts—but it is one body, isn’t it? It moves around as one body; it is capable of doing things as one body. What it is capable of doing is because it is one body. The same thing is true of this larger body, the body of the Archangel. We may recognize that there is something beyond that again but we do not need to consider the matter particularly, because we are concerned immediately with the manifestation of the body of this ministry—which is the body of the Archangel.
You may recall also the passage in the Book of Jude where there was the dispute over the body of Moses, between the devil and the Archangel Michael. Here is portrayed the reason for the incarnation of Michael in this collective and unified body. He engages in this dispute, and the means that he uses to achieve what is needful is said to be rebuke. He didn’t enter into railing accusation against the devil but simply said, “The Lord rebuke thee.” The Archangel is concerned about rebuking all that rises up to be rebuked in the consciousness of His body, but the consciousness of His body is composed of the human consciousness of each member of His body. So the rebuke is being offered to whatever rises up in His body by the Archangel through the angel. We could say the angel is His agent in the matter. To the extent that you begin to have a true consciousness of being the angel, then you are aware that you are present incarnate in this part of the larger body for the immediate purpose of obeying the command of the Archangel. And that command is: Rebuke what does not belong in consciousness.
We may remember the Master’s word, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” Here is the evidence of love as, individually speaking, we undertake this matter of rebuke, the rebuke which causes those things which should not be present in the human consciousness of the body of the incarnate Archangel to be pushed back. As these things are pushed back what was underneath is uncovered. Every secret thing shall be revealed. Most people are inclined to think that this might reveal some particular nastinesses, but not necessarily. Gradually, presumably, as there is rebuke offered, the things that don’t belong are pushed back and the things that do belong begin to emerge. We begin to discern them.
This also relates to what we were considering about the movement from chaos to order. When we rebuke something that doesn’t belong, and we do it definitely—we don’t hedge—that moves the experience into one of order at a higher level in the creative spiral which is purifying the human consciousness. We tend to have taken the attitude in the past that what is happening is cleansing us. Not at all! If you are the angel you don’t need any cleansing, but your human consciousness certainly does. So there is concern that this should transpire and you are in an effective position to do something about it, intelligently, when you see the things rising up that need to be rebuked. If you see them there they are separate from yourself; you are no longer identified with them. You see them as a part of your human consciousness and out they go!
In this process of moving in the creative spiral human beings are inclined to dawdle along the way. In fact for the most part they may, with great effort, take a step, but then they collapse on the step and just stay there. How about us? Most of those who have associated themselves with the Emissary ministry began to develop some ideas as to how he should behave, what the pattern was of behavior collectively, how all these things should be put together, and that was perhaps a step along the way. But how many have sat down on that step or hung out a sign, “Do Not Disturb”? So there is the necessity, as it has been put, of getting off one’s backside. Steps, after a while of sitting, do fortunately become rather uncomfortable.
There are certain steps that need to be taken in order to allow the participation in the creative process. It is not as though by our steps we are going to be able to achieve great things. How often people take these steps and, well, they work them to death. One has to relinquish one step in order to step onto the next. I suppose one can tentatively put one’s foot up one step and still have one’s foot on the lower step, but that isn’t getting anywhere very fast. There are those things which are to be rebuked and left behind. There always something to rebuke in the creative spiral as we move up. In fact it is the rebuke that releases us into the upward movement. To offer that rebuke we have to be honest, and it is necessary that we increasingly accept the quality and character of the angel in our momentary living. To the extent that this is done then the things that are not angelic stick out like sore thumbs. That is good, isn’t it? Let’s not try to cover them up so that we can keep our sore thumbs forever. Rebukes are necessary.
This collective body, the body of the Archangel, is properly the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
The Archangel, who provides the identity for the collective body, is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, offering the opportunity to people everywhere to assume the attitude, “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Of course everybody is not likely to assume that attitude but the offer is there, the opportunity is present, when there is one who comes in the name of the Lord. The one who comes in the name of the Lord is the Archangel incarnate in this collective body, but the evidence of the presence of the Archangel is made known as the evidence of the presence of the angel is revealed by reason of the individuals who compose the body of the Archangel. This is the angel’s sole concern. He has no other reason for being present in form on earth. If we say that with respect to the angel, is it being said with respect to you? Or do you have some other human reasons for being around?
The consciousness of the truth of being is emerging into the consciousness of those who offer themselves, offer their consciousness, into the body of the Archangel. To the extent that this is being done by you and others your consciousness on earth clarifies. The onion is being peeled. As an angel you have an increasingly useful consciousness on earth which you may use for what needs to be done from the angelic standpoint, which is what needs to be done from the standpoint of the Archangel. It was stated that the spirit of truth should come, “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.” With respect to that spirit of truth it is also stated that “he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” This statement doesn’t only relate to the time when it was first expressed—it has been true right along.
The spirit of truth is with human beings. Because of identification with the wrong things, because of earthly identity, human beings see the spirit of truth as being separate from themselves. They don’t know what the spirit of truth really is but it is over there, so that the view would be taken that he has to come. And when he is come he has to do something. As long as identity remains earthly that is the way it looks. It can be said that the spirit of truth is with us. The spirit of truth is with human beings but the experience of the fact that the spirit of truth is in human beings only comes when the identity shifts from the earthly level of identity to the heavenly level of identity. Then it is known that the spirit of truth is present. We don’t have to look for it anymore—it needs to be known as the spirit of this collective body. The spirit of truth relates to the spirit of the Archangel, specifically the Archangel Michael—whatever that means—who incarnates in this collective body.
Incarnating in this collective body, He comes into position somewhere along the way to reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. He does this by reason of His body—that is His only connection with the world—by reason of your bodies and by reason of the consciousness of your bodies. And the authority for the rebuke is in the hands of the angel who you are; you accept that responsibility. You are not particularly interested in rebuking anybody else. You may have the opportunity on occasion to rebuke those things that are present in others because you have a means of doing so in yourself. You will find that when you push something back in yourself it will be pushed back in a lot of other people too. We are not separate. The angels are certainly not isolated from each other. They are all aspects of the Archangel, responsible for differentiating specific parts of the Archangelic spirit. And the whole body is healthy on this basis; it is all in agreement; it is the body of the Archangel; it belongs to Him. Our flesh belongs to the Archangel. Our consciousness belongs to Him too, and He reaches our consciousness through the angel which we are, to rebuke what needs to be rebuked.
As we assume the responsibility individually, the rebuke is carried through the whole body so that the Archangel can come forth. There is a facility available which will accommodate the coming forth of the expression of His spirit. This is the means by which salvation is offered to the world, because the consciousness of the world body will be rebuked, and those who hang on to the things that are being rebuked will be pushed out. We don’t have to judge. We just let the creative process work and see what happens, rejoicing in what happens, because what happens will be what should happen.
As we share in a closeness of spirit we have an increasing consciousness of oneness. However separate the individual bodies may look, the spirit is one. There is a joy and a delight to experience the natural release and expression of the spirit of the Archangel in our own living. How could we be closer to the one who gives identity to this body than that? And how indeed could we be closer to each other? The oneness is known in spirit, in the expression of the spirit of the living God, according to our angelic responsibilities, which are initially a rebuke. “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” Let the human consciousness be cleared so that the Archangel has a free hand. It is not really a mysterious thing. You have experience of what I am talking about. How could there be a greater privilege than to have been sent as angels to let all these things come to pass? As we abide in oneness of spirit it doesn’t matter particularly where our physical form may be for the moment. The spirit of God begins to permeate human consciousness, our own, which is a part of the consciousness of the whole of this collective body, and there is a sense of oneness in that. We may move easily, letting the will of the Archangel be done in earth as it is in heaven.
Roger de Winton — Martin, your words certainly kindle a great sense of loyalty to this great spirit. And of course from that loyalty springs the tremendous desire to undertake the command as our rebuke. What a magnificent hour! What a wonderful takeoff, one might say, into these days ahead with you in this very beautiful way.
Martin Cecil — There is indeed a mutual loyalty as members of this one body. The devil’s tactics are to divide and conquer. It has worked very well heretofore. And human beings have gone right along as dupes. We begin to experience the loyalty which is inherent in the spirit of the Archangel. We are loyal to each other, we are loyal to the body which we share, we are loyal to the particular parts which we play in that body, and to the particular associations we have as members of the body. This loyalty relates to integrity. We keep our integrity. We are loyal, and there is nothing that arises in our human consciousness which would be allowed to cause us to violate that loyalty.
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