Jesus: I Speak to You Again
Chapter 125
Different Views on Death
There is not a single person who, when turned away from the Father, does not fear death. Conversely, there is no one who, when turned toward the Father, fears death. These are the two extremes of how a person leaves this world. In their final moments, you can discern whether someone has walked with the Father or turned away from Him. No matter how much one might try to deceive others, it is impossible to deceive the Father, for He is beyond deception for one simple reason: He is love. Love cannot be destroyed. It can be scorned, rejected, mocked, and betrayed, but it can never be destroyed, because it is of the Father, who is merciful.
If, with all your being and your soul, you turn to the Father—not just in words or thoughts, but with your whole heart—you will feel a sense of peace and the living flow of the Father’s love. It does not matter if this happens at the very last moment of your life, just before your body’s energy is exhausted; you will feel a relief and speak from your soul: “I am with the Father, and I feel His love and peace. I am not afraid of dying anymore because I am going to the Father.”
Death, in this case, will come peacefully, in a state of tranquility, for this is the path of the Father’s love and truth, even in the final moment of one’s physical life on this world.
Many people, at this moment, say: “I have worked hard throughout my life, but I never felt true joy. Now, I feel a power comforting me, and I am at peace.” My teachings are intended to help you bring this peace to others as they leave this world, especially those who are afraid to die because they have lived their lives without the Father, like orphans. Help them, even in their final moments, to turn to the Father, so that they may feel His peace and joy within them. The Father always responds to even the faintest, most sincere flicker of the mind, no matter how late. He imposes nothing by force, yet nothing can prevent Him from offering deep peace and joy if there is even the smallest, sincere desire to receive it.
Even if a person is paralyzed and cannot speak or move, you can explain that the Father responds not only to spoken words but also to sincere thoughts and desires. If someone sincerely reaches out to the Father for comfort and help, it will come instantly. There is no barrier that can block the Father’s peace. Conversely, even the most fervent prayers cannot bring peace to a dying person if they themselves push the Father away. Free will is supreme and inviolable. Your prayers may bring peace to you, but the agony of a person who rejects the Father is something you cannot change.
Those who reject the Father with their free will die in anguish, and this causes deep distress to their loved ones. But if you knew more about the Father, this suffering would be eased a thousandfold. The Father watches as many of His children turn away from Him at the moment of death, and He loves them as much as He loves those who embrace Him. He knows that these children, by their choice, will disappear from creation forever, and this is a loss that cannot be replaced. Other children will come, but they will not be the same as those who are lost. The Father endures this pain every moment, throughout all creation.
Your current way of life, where many of you live turned away from the Father, will be unimaginable to future generations, just as the lives of cave dwellers are now unimaginable to you. While your material civilization has advanced, spiritually, you are still far behind. You possess the Father’s spirit within you, yet many of you continue to reject Him. In fact, spiritually speaking, you are lagging behind the cave dwellers, who at least lived in harmony with their natural environment. If they had possessed the fragment of the Father’s spirit that you now have, they would have responded more fully to His leading.
Your refusal to turn to the Father is leading you to destruction. You sense this, yet you refuse to change, even when it is for your own benefit. What kind of mind understands its tragic fate and yet does nothing to prevent it? Even the cave dwellers would not behave this way. Spiritually, they were in tune with their environment, while you are lagging far behind, both in your material and spiritual development.
My teachings are meant to rekindle your spiritual thinking, to help you see beyond the material world and understand that, throughout history, people have resisted the prophets who came to carry my light. They were ridiculed, rejected, and even killed. Today, you are doing the same. You dismiss the words of today’s prophets, reject them as foolish, and refuse to listen to their message. Yet all they want is to open your spiritual eyes, to help you see the truth of your existence and the love and truth that the Father and I offer you.