Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 1

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FROM THE HOLY PROPHET - 20. So, you have lived in sin; the poor cry in your streets, and you . repard them not. 21. Your neighbors, who are they? You have defrauded friends aad foes alike, - 22. You worship Allah with voice and lip; your hearts are far awny, and set on Fold. 23. Your priests have bound upon the people, burdens far too great to bear; they live in ease upon the hard earned wages of the poor. 24. Your lawyers, doctors, scribes, are useless cumberers of the ground ; they are but tumors on the body of the state. 25. They toil not, neither do they spin, yet they consume the profits of your marts of trade. 26. Your rulers are adulterers, extortioners and thieves, regarding not the rights of man. 27. And robbers ply their calling in the sacred hills; the holy temple you have sold ta thieves; their dens ate in the sacred places set apart tor prayer. 28. Hear! Hear! You people of Jerusalem! Reform: turn from your evil ways or Aligh will turn from you, and heathen from afar will come, and what is left of all your honor and your fame will pass in one short hour.” We 20.2 “Prepare, Jerusalem, prepare to meet your King.” ae 30. He said no more; he left the court and no one saw him go. * _. 31. The priests, the doctors and the scribes were all in rage. They sought for John, intent to do him harm. They found hint Sot. ~ CHAPTER XV | Divine Ministry of Jesus—Jesus Gots to the Wilderness for Seff- Examination, Where He Remains Forty Days. Is Subjected to Three Temptations—tle Overcome: Returns : to the Camps of John and Begins Teaching eo oie i. The harbinger had paved the way; the Logos had been introduced men as love made manifest, and he must now begin his divine ministry. * 2 And He went forth into the wilderness to be alone with Allh, that He might look into His inner heart, and note its 4 worthiness. so 3. And with Himself He talked; He said: “My lower self is strong; by many tics I am bound down to carnal life. - . 4. “Have ] the strength to overcome and give my life a willing sac- rifice for men? Shte- 5. “When I shall stand before the face of mek, and they demand a proof of my Messiahship, what will I say?" 6. And then the tempter came and said, “If you be the Son of lah, command these stones to turn to bread.” ng ; 7, And Jesus said: “Who is it that demands a test? It is no sign that one is a Son of Allah because he does a miracle; the devils can do

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FROM THE HOLY PROPHET

- 20. So, you have lived in sin; the poor cry in your streets, and you .
repard them not.
21. Your neighbors, who are they? You have defrauded friends

aad foes alike, -

22. You worship Allah with voice and lip; your hearts are far awny,
and set on Fold.

23. Your priests have bound upon the people, burdens far too great
to bear; they live in ease upon the hard earned wages of the poor.

24. Your lawyers, doctors, scribes, are useless cumberers of the
ground ; they are but tumors on the body of the state.

25. They toil not, neither do they spin, yet they consume the profits
of your marts of trade.

26. Your rulers are adulterers, extortioners and thieves, regarding
not the rights of man.

27. And robbers ply their calling in the sacred hills; the holy temple
you have sold ta thieves; their dens ate in the sacred places set apart tor
prayer.

28. Hear! Hear! You people of Jerusalem! Reform: turn from
your evil ways or Aligh will turn from you, and heathen from afar will
come, and what is left of all your honor and your fame will pass in one
short hour.” We

20.2 “Prepare, Jerusalem, prepare to meet your King.” ae
30. He said no more; he left the court and no one saw him go. *

_. 31. The priests, the doctors and the scribes were all in rage. They

sought for John, intent to do him harm. They found hint Sot. ~

CHAPTER XV |

Divine Ministry of Jesus—Jesus Gots to the Wilderness for Seff-
Examination, Where He Remains Forty Days. Is Subjected
to Three Temptations—tle Overcome: Returns :

to the Camps of John and Begins Teaching eo

oie

i. The harbinger had paved the way; the Logos had been introduced
men as love made manifest, and he must now begin his divine ministry.
* 2 And He went forth into the wilderness to be alone with Allh,
that He might look into His inner heart, and note its 4
worthiness. so
3. And with Himself He talked; He said: “My lower self is strong;
by many tics I am bound down to carnal life. - .
4. “Have ] the strength to overcome and give my life a willing sac-
rifice for men? Shte-
5. “When I shall stand before the face of mek, and they demand
a proof of my Messiahship, what will I say?"
6. And then the tempter came and said, “If you be the Son of
lah, command these stones to turn to bread.” ng ;
7, And Jesus said: “Who is it that demands a test? It is no sign
that one is a Son of Allah because he does a miracle; the devils can do