Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven

Sign  Of  The  Son  Of  Man  In  Heaven

Martin Exeter   January 26, 1986 p.m.

How could we describe what it is that needs emphasis? I think there are some words that are familiar to us out of the Bible, namely: “The sign of the Son of Man in heaven.” This was something that was prognosticated should occur—the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. What would this sign of the Son of Man in heaven be if not Lucifer restored? Here is where the emphasis needs to be laid. It is not going to be laid there by the press, I don't think. Well, who is going to do it then? Presumably those who are aware of and understand the necessity for this sign to be present. We, I am sure, are willing in this moment to let Lucifer be restored to heaven. There could be no sense in failing to allow this to happen. We may be able to see it, understand it and accept it more easily when we are gathered as we are now and directly bringing these things to focus, but of course it only becomes emphasized when what is needful is done. It doesn't become emphasized because we think about it, talk about it, nod our heads in agreement possibly, but because the sign of the Son of Man is in heaven on earth. So we have become, I am sure, keenly aware of our own responsibility in this matter.

We have been considering something of the emerging design in heaven on earth. This morning we particularly emphasized the matter of the elders, [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-elders-martin-exeter-26-1986-i-am.html] because special reference was made to this in what we have recognized as something of a blueprint for the restoration. It was indicated there were four and twenty elders. The number is of interest perhaps, because it is twice twelve. One could look at that in various ways. One could deem that it related to the number of people, or one could deem that it related to the quality and characteristics that are required of the people concerned. Numbers may have a significance as symbols of what may be necessary in the accomplishment of the particular purposes, in this case of the four and twenty elders who are situated round about the throne of God in heaven—the throne which was set in heaven, upon which someone sat. That throne in heaven doesn't have much connection with the earth unless a provision is made so that there may be that connection. At least partly, the provision is portrayed in this number of elders round about the throne.

In considering such things it is not for the purpose of developing some satisfactory emissary concepts—this has been done already and I think we could leave them behind—but for the purpose of opening a door to understanding, as the understanding is necessary in one's own experience. There is a design and there are those who properly play their parts in that design. This design relates to the creative process, and we are responsible for letting this creative process be brought out of heaven into the earth. We can't do that if we are not aware of what the design of that creative process is as it relates to ourselves individually. The concepts that people develop relate usually to some sort of collective viewpoint, as though one could stand back and observe this design in heaven and consequently assume an attitude of know-it-all. But it doesn't work that way. Nobody knows what the design is unless the individual concerned is participating in the process by which this design emerges. And it is for each one to become aware of what the design is as it relates to him-or herself. There are those who have, in times past at least, expected someone else to appoint them to some particular position. There are those who have looked to me to indicate who was what in the design, but that is not particularly my business. What is my business is to know where my own point of expression belongs in the design; I can know that myself. But then the same thing is necessary for all others, if they are going to participate in the design. They don't participate in it because someone tells them that they should be there or here or somewhere else, but because this emerges into their own experience.

In order to facilitate this emergence we may consider something of the design the way we have as it relates to the elders, for instance, because here obviously is a portrayal of something which is stable, trustworthy, consistent, always in place, and presumably wise. This is some sort of definition of an elder, providing a setting for the throne of authority in heaven and the focus of spirit which may then emerge into action. Speaking of elders, we saw that this necessarily related to earthly age, because we couldn't quite determine what angelic age is. There are no restrictions of that sort in that field, but there are certainly in human experience as it presently is known, and so it does relate to something which necessarily, or rightly, emerges on earth, because heaven is on earth. And the characteristics that one would deem to be fitting for elders would relate to what I have just said, something trustworthy, something consistent.

We can think of this in particular with respect to those older folk—I suppose I'm included amongst these—who have been associated with the truth as it has been brought to focus by reason of the Emissary ministry. There are quite a number of older people who have been associated in this way over many, many years. There are certainly some who have been associated longer consciously than I have, and they are still around. They can still be depended upon to be there. It is possible that some have reached a level of understanding where they have been inclined to stay. Everybody has the opportunity to decide if there is to be such a level of understanding beyond which one is not all that interested to go—that is quite all right. As I say, there may be some such in the elders as are present with respect to what has occurred in the unfoldment of this Body, but they are still around, they are still there. They are still consequently classifiable as trustworthy. Because they function at a certain level of understanding, they are not in position to see beyond the level where they function. This is true of anyone. It is not only older people who sometimes stop off at some particular chosen level, but anyone can do—and anyone has done it!—which is quite all right if there is an awareness that this is what has happened, so that one does not judge or interfere with something which is beyond that level. Obviously, if one has stopped off at some level, somebody has to go beyond it. We have to allow the fulfilment of what we are here to do. Somebody has to allow it to happen.

There is a certain choice on the part of the mind and the heart as to how far they are going to go, but if they go so far and they find a more or less satisfactory level within the larger Body, that is quite permissible. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2019/03/rhythm-of-seasons-of-god-from-price-of.html] I would trust that there are those who are going to go beyond, because we would never get anything done if they didn't. But if there is that, then those who function at such a level, whether they are elders or anybody else, need to be honest enough to recognize that there is more beyond their experience than they know. I don't think it is difficult for that to be admitted by anyone at any level. There is more to be experienced—so the majority, I trust, are not slowing down and getting comfortable and putting their feet up. And I don't really feel that it is necessary for the elders to do this either.

If there is a recognition of a certain level, whether one is going to settle down at that level or whether one is going to continue on, then what is beyond that level of experience and understanding should not be denied by an attitude of judgment which doesn't really understand what it is that is happening beyond that level. So that is a factor for anyone, which needs to be taken into account in one's attitude toward what is going on. Judgments tend to enter in, don't they? And there is speculation, perhaps even gossip, about things which are not within the range of understanding yet. Why would it not be possible just to leave those things absolutely alone, so that whatever needs to happen can do so without any interference from an ignorant person, a person who is at a certain level and in no position to participate in what is happening, other than to let it happen? Presumably most are interested in allowing this emergence to continue to take place, so that there is a movement from level to level to level, and we may come to an understanding. The more we understand, the less we are concerned about trying to pin things down, the less we are concerned with wondering after the beast, wondering, “What is it that so-and-so is going to do, and what is going to happen? Oh, there is something else happening over there, and it is a little bit scary; we don't know quite what is going to occur.” Why couldn't one just do a little trusting and allow the unfoldment to take place? We are dealing with this creative cycle, the creative process, universal creative process. Is it so hard to trust that? It's done pretty well in the universe! Might it possibly be able to do pretty well in our rather minuscule affairs if we would let it?

So there is the necessity of being honest with oneself as to the level of one's understanding and not trying to go beyond what one understands, concerning oneself with things that are none of one's business. I suppose you could say that as a part of the Body it is all one's business, but not in the sense that one has to know all the details of everything that is going on. I certainly am not interested in knowing all the details of everything that is going on. There are people with rather peculiar states of mind and heart who indulge in this sort of thing, but it is so much easier and freer and happier and delightful to let it all work out the way it is working out. If we need to know something we will know it; and if we don't know something, maybe it is because we don't need to know it. I suppose one of the reactions that appears every now and again is: “Why wasn't I told?” Well, I come upon things in my own experience, things that are happening, that nobody told me about. “Oh, I should make a case out of that; I should have been informed!” Well, the point was: I wasn't, but now I know. Okay. Can't we all cast ourselves in that sort of role and experience.

There is something coming down from God out of heaven when there is room enough to receive it. In order that there may be room enough to receive, the sign of the Son of Man must be in heaven, Lucifer must be in heaven and not fiddling and fussing around with all the eruptions out of the subconscious hereditary mind. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2021/06/lucifer-in-heaven.html] It requires a deliberate relinquishment of those things which introduce such fussing, because as long as the conscious mind can be caused to fuss about such things it is trapped; it is held in the earth where it doesn't belong. It has been in the earth so long, historically speaking, that it deems all the things that it is concerned about in the earth to be the reason for its presence in the earth. Well, it is the reason why it is held in the earth, but its presence doesn't belong in the earth. And as soon as these weights are relinquished, whish! up it goes into heaven where it belongs, and from that perspective what needs to be seen can be seen, and there is a far larger understanding in consequence.

There is so much that is available to be received. What was it the Master said long ago? “I have many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.” He said that to His disciples. What can we bear? How are we going to handle sacred things if they come into our hands? Well, we have lots of practice day by day in this, but what is your record in this matter? One has to see it for oneself. Don't expect me or somebody else to say, “You have got a very poor record.” That is something you need to know if that is the way it is; something can be done about it then.

Let the conscious mind ascend into heaven because it no longer will let itself be trapped by the subconscious mind in the earth; and that trapping relates to the way things are seen. If they are seen in a judgmental way, if it is imagined that consciously one understands all these things, the trap is already sprung. If there has been a suggestion that we should admit that we don't know how things should be or what should happen and who should behave how, it is for the purpose of relinquishing subjection to the subconscious mind, which is well structured and will dictate, to any conscious mind that will listen, as to the way things should be, how everybody else should behave, and as to all the things they have done wrong. You could really go to town on Colonel Khadafy! [Vladimir Putin, these days] There is a safe one, because he's way out there somewhere.

Discord is the evidence of conscious subjection to the subconscious mind, and discord leads in the way of dying, to the finality of death. Accord leads to life, and the evidence of accord is the experience of love. Why should the conscious mind be so interested in finding things of discord?—and justifying discord, mind you! Would it not be possible just to let it go? There is a basis for accord in heaven, so that is where the conscious mind needs to be, the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. As I say, the news of this will not be provided by the media, for a while anyway, so it is provided when it is the fact, whether anyone yet acknowledges it as the fact or not. It must be the fact; then the sign of the Son of Man is in heaven and it would be found to be impossible to avoid seeing it. How widespread that seeing becomes is dependent upon how bright that sign is and how high in the heavens it goes. If it goes high enough it is available to be seen far and wide. If it is just starting up, then it is seen closer at hand, but it is seen anyway. We are not going to depend on the media to broadcast it somehow; they don't know what it is anyway; but we know. It is seen because the sign of the Son of Man is in heaven; that is, the conscious mind is in heaven, Lucifer restored. On that basis there is no shadow of turning, there is no necessity for judgment. Once the conscious mind is in heaven the true perspective is available, and I know that as you have let your conscious mind ascend somewhat into heaven you see a broader vision and you discover that there is no reason for judgment. Everything is the way it is, and actually the way it should be on the basis of all the factors involved. It won't stay that way if the sign of the Son of Man is restored to heaven.

Here is the way by which the good news is broadcast. Don't depend upon the subconscious mind to broadcast it; in other words, don't depend on the press or the other media. It's a personal responsibility, and it is a broadcast with which no one can interfere. Perhaps I should modify that statement. One can interfere with it oneself, but if the broadcast is present it becomes apparent. I think there has been a good deal of backpedaling in the Emissary ministry, so as to avoid allowing the sign of the Son of Man to become apparent to all concerned in the heaven on earth. I am not talking about imposing something on anyone, any more than when the sun rises in the morning it's an imposition. I suppose there are those who might translate it that way, interpret it that way, but it isn't really, is it? The sun isn't rising anyway; it's the earth turning, so it can't be an imposition. The sun is just there, that's all. And the earth turns this way and goes on around, and this is what human beings may do. But it is pretty hard when the sun rises to be unaware of it. So likewise with the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. It may have risen a little bit into the heaven, not very far, and some people are aware of it; but it is not sufficiently vivid and bright that they are—what should we say?—stunned by it.

Oh that wonderful sense of warmth that comes at the rising of the sun! Close your eyes and let the sun shine on your face in the early morning. That is wonderful; so likewise is the sign of the Son of Man. But it isn't up to anybody else, just to oneself, because none of us can take that sort of responsibility for somebody else. We can let it happen in our own experience individually speaking, and as we do, the sign of the Son of Man is restored to heaven, and very shortly mankind knows it. As I say, there are those who appreciate the rising of the sun, and maybe those who don't like it too well because they prefer the dark. So there are various reactions, weeping and wailing, as well as joy. We are not concerned so much about the reactions as about the output, the radiance of the Son of Man in heaven, because our conscious minds are there to accommodate it and to let it shine forth. When things are seen from heaven in that light there isn't anything that cannot be easily handled; there are no problems anymore. Oh, there may be things that we have to take care of here or there. That's fine, we will do it, but in no way will we behave in this fashion on earth so as to cause the fall of the conscious mind into the earth again. Let us be trustworthy. Let us provide this safe place in heaven on earth where the sign of the Son of Man is, that that may be there, the conscious mind in heaven consistently.

So we become aware of purpose, and we become aware of the One whose identity is made apparent by reason of the presence of Lucifer in heaven. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2021/06/lucifer-transparent-mind.html] The conscious mind accommodates the Son of God, and the Son of God is known. And that sign fills the heavens to the extent that it cannot be denied by anyone on the face of the earth. It may be welcomed by anyone, or it may be rejected by anyone, it may be a tribulation to anyone; but when it is in the heaven nobody can deny it, whatever the reaction might be. So we share something of a view of what we have spoken of as the restoration and of our own participation in it, and the awareness that comes as to why we are here, in a more specific sense. Not that we are merely here to let our light shine—we do that—but in the shining of the light there is specific identity and specific purpose and participation in that unified purpose, all one thing and all to the Glory of the One we love and know and represent increasingly in heaven on earth.

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