The Second Came

The Second Came

The disciple named Peter is the rock upon which the Christian faith was built upon. The disciple named John is something else entirely. If you looked closely enough, the Book of John can reveal many perplexing mysteries, yet it can also tell some important Revelations.

Who is John? Or even better yet, “What is John?”

The cryptic ending of the Book of John reveals the disciple named Peter wondering what Jesus could have meant when he said that the disciple referred to as John the Beloved will stay for a time on Earth until Jesus comes again. (John 21:21)
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21Peter seeing him (John) saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

23Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
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Take note that to tarry here means to stay on Earth for a time until Jesus comes again. This means that John will stay on Earth for a time, even when he dies.

Yet another mystery many argue is whether John the Beloved is also the same John who got stuck in an island called Patmos where the Book of Revelations was birthed.

We should know the Revelations to these questions. We are all John of the Cross. The Spanish-moniker, Juan de la Cruz.

It is so important to me that I ask you these. Bear with me: who are we, really? Who is Jesus, Who is John? What is a cross?

If you are one to hold on tightly to your old beliefs, so tightly that connections are merely coincidences, stop reading. Questions such as these aren’t meant for those such as you. You are content that truths handed down by those authorized by God are not to be questioned. If you are going to be that way, don't read on, the chances are great that you will just end up hating me. But, forgive me for I am in the mood to ask these questions today, 7/31/07, so read on only if you are in the mood to ask these questions with me. Who knows, we both might get lucky; I heard somewhere that those who seek shall also find.

Who is John of the Cross? In the Catholic crucifix, ‘tis Jesus that carried and died on the cross, not John.

The Cross is the mark of suffering. Jesus carried it to his death. Jesus didn’t live a life of misery. He was tried and tested in the Desert where he fasted for forty days and nights before he began his ministry, and he didn't bend then, moreso while he lived. Similarly, the prophet named Moses also experienced walking in the desert for forty days and nights. Instead of a cross though, he carried a stick.

John said in 3:14 that just as Moses lifted the serpent in the Desert, it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up. According to John, Jesus is the Son of Man. (John 3:14) According to the Church, Jesus is the only Son of God. Hmmmm.

So, if we followed John 3:14 to the letter … if we were to lift up the Son of Man what might happen? Is it possible that we too would become the Son of God? In the Book of John, Jesus said, “the father and I are one, and you are all my brothers (and sisters, probably). That probably means we have the same Daddy as Jesus does.

Allow me to digress. Please stay with me. If you watched The Ten Commandments, you might remember that the burning bush called I AM WHO I AM told Moses that if he were to demonstrate to the people that his stick will transform into a serpent, then the people will believe that Moses was sent by the I AM WHO I AM to free his people from bondage.

The stick is your physical spine. The coiled serpent is the spiraling kundalini. The kundalini is the feminine face of God. In India, the serpent kundalini is Shakti, the mother. When Shakti, otherwise named Kali enters the body, it dances, like the enlightened Shiva.

What does light-filled Shiva have anything to do with Moses, Jesus and John? Would it surprise you that the beginning of the Hindu Vedas is almost like the beginning of the Book of John? I placed the word “almost” because in the Vedas, the “Word” is replaced by “Vedas,” and the word “God” is replaced by “Krishna.”

And so, you can relax that it isn’t really exactly the same. I'm not even going to speak of the ancient scrolls Notovich found that talks of the Lost Years of Saint Issa to Tibet and India, which Notovich claims to be the Journey of Jesus before his ministry.

I will stop coiling around now. Listen carefully. Be still as I am about to write these words.

John will tarry until Jesus comes again. The Church calls the latter -- The Second Coming.

Jesus is light personified. According to the Church, Jesus is God in human form. If Jesus is our brother, we are all Sons of God in human form. If we aren’t, then we are merely the Son of Man (and woman, probably).

Just as Moses lifted the serpent in the DESERT, you must go all the way through your silent sacred space … until the mother within thee is lifted up.

What is the mother? The mother is forgiveness, compassion, acceptance, and unconditional love. Attributes commonly given the Filipinos, known to be the caregiving servants of humanity.

We are Juan de la Cruz. We are John carrying the cross of suffering. John will tarry until Jesus comes again.

Jesus isn’t coming back. How can he come back if he never really left. Jesus is light, the light within us all.

Jesus is not suffering. Jesus is light. How can light suffer? Jesus transcended the the dark nights, he rose out of the illusion of darkness and into light. Light of forgiveness, compassion, acceptance, and unconditional love.

John is the Cross. Juan de la Cruz is suffering. The Saint who was known as John of the Cross once said that it is only when man undergoes The Dark Night of the Soul that man can find light, unity ... oneness.

John will stay for a time on Earth until Jesus comes. He will die again and again in darkness until Jesus comes back. How can he come back, though? Jesus never left. Jesus is light and light is within us all. Jesus is God, and we are all the Sons and Daughters of God. When we transcend the darkness of illusion, We are Jesus, Krishna and Buddha and all the other beings that transcended the illusion of darkness.

The life of Jesus was proof that we can experience how it feels to be one with God, instead of believing we could be separated from Him (and Her) ... To show us this, he died and ascended unto heaven. He lifted the Son of Man in the Desert.

The cross of suffering is the stick of Moses.

The life of John of the Cross is proof that we can be led to believe that we can be separated from God. We will always be separate from God until the cycle of mortal rebirthing ends. We will always be separate with God until illusion passes away. Until our inner Moses climbs our MA-I's to meet our I AM.

Death comes in many forms, not only with the death of the body. There is a kind of death that begets life; a death that leads to oneness.

Who will lift the Son of Man in the desert? The day will come when the one vital Revelation will be given unto us. We are all Juan. We think there are many. There is only one of us. If this were true, who else then can lift the Son of Man in the Desert? Can you take this kind of responsibility? Can you even fathom this inane concept of oneness in the face of divine accountability?

The Aramaic name of Jesus is Issa. In Filipino, that sounds like “the one.” The “one,” sounds like “the Juan.”

Are you listening, Peter? Slow down time, block out space, hear me now, be here with me now …

… when John does die the death that brings forth light, Jesus will come. Moses’ stick will be lifted in the Desert. The Son of Man will become The Son of God. You will be enlightened. And in the big celebration party afterwards, a lot of dancing will take place. This I promise. We will free our people from this strange sticky bondage yet.

- John of the Inner Dancer