What Would Thomas Paine Say? The Election of Donald Trump over the Socialism of the Radical Left

What Would Thomas Paine Say? ( http://ThomasPaineRedux.com ):

Thomas Paine would attempt to convey to the people that Donald Trump succeeded because he had the (Natural) Laws working for him -- Laws that he prevailed over in the previous lives his Soul lived.  And this is also why Barack Obama prevailed in his elections before Trump.   Yet, the American people remain totally ignorant of not only these Laws which the Deists who formed the Constitutional bedrock of the Nation portrayed as the Laws of Nature and Nature's God (see The Laws Of Creationhttp://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org#TheLawsOfCreation ).   And while someone such as Thomas Paine could have explained the workings of these Natural Laws that control every aspect of the lives we live in this realm (see The Laws That Control Our Lives http://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org#TheLawsThatControlOurLives ), the American People fail to understand the very factor that has created what has often been portrayed as American Exceptionalism (see Natural Law And American Exceptionalism (see http://ThomasPaineRedux.com#AmericanExceptionalism ).   And this prevailing ignorance of the very Forces of Law that has made America Great, is not at all understood by academia or the Church, to the detriment of the American People who unconsciously dwell in the Outer Darkness of Mind and Being (see http://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org ).   

More than anything else, the election of Donald Trump presents to the American People the opportunity to restore the Nation to the City of Light on the proverbial Hill as an example to the rest of the world.  But to accomplish this, the American People must begin to understand the Natural Laws that brought forth the Exceptionalism that has created the foundation of success they have enjoyed, and they must return to the First Principles of the Constitutional Framework of the Nation.  And since what is left of the Deists no longer understand the Natural Laws that brought them success at the time of our Nation's Founding, future success will be up to a restoration of the Original Teachings that were suppressed by the Church of Rome -- and since the Deists no longer understand the fabric of the Laws, this restoration will have to be accomplished by a group of enlightened individuals who have yet to emerge as a force of Truth and Light.  

The original Deists could in many ways be portrayed as a body of more spiritually mature believers and adherents of the Original Gospel Teachings -- i.e., quoting http://ThomasPaineRedux.com : In a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush, Jefferson wrote respecting the relationship of Deism and Christianity: "To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a Christian, in the only sense he wished any one to be; sincerely attached to his doctrines, in preference to all others; ascribing to himself every human excellence; & believing he never claimed any other"  This same exact thought is expressed  in the Wikipedia article under Deism: History of religion and the deist mission.   Most deists saw the religions of their day as corruptions of an original, pure religion that was simple and rational. They felt that this original pure religion had become corrupted by "priests" who had manipulated it for personal gain and for the class interests of the priesthood in general.   According to this world view, over time "priests" had succeeded in encrusting the original simple, rational religion with all kinds of superstitions and "mysteries" – irrational theological doctrines. Laymen were told by the priests that only the priests really knew what was necessary for salvation and that laymen must accept the "mysteries" on faith and on the priests' authority. This kept the laity baffled by the nonsensical "mysteries", confused, and dependent on the priests for information about the requirements for salvation. The priests consequently enjoyed a position of considerable power over the laity, which they strove to maintain and increase. Deists referred to this kind of manipulation of religious doctrine as "priestcraft", a highly derogatory term.  Deists saw their mission as the stripping away of "priestcraft" and "mysteries" from religion, thereby restoring religion to its original, true condition – simple and rational. In many cases, they considered true, original Christianity to be the same as this original natural religion. 

  

As Thomas Paine states in the above, the original Deists understood that the scriptures are an allegorical presentation of the Laws and Forces of Consciousness which when rightly understood, convey to the seeker the Cosmology of Mind and Being that is necessary to connect inwardly with our Source of Being.  That Thomas Paine understood this factual reality is confirmed in the article entitled Of The Religion Of Deism Compared With The Christian Religion, Paine hit the nail on the head when he writes:

But the Church of Rome having set up its new religion, which it called Christianity, invented the creed which it named the Apostle's Creed... It then manufactured the allegories in the book of Genesis into fact, and the allegorical tree of life and the tree of knowledge into real trees, contrary to the belief of the first Christians, and for which there is not the least authority in any of the books of the New Testament; for in none of them is there any mention made of such place as the Garden of Eden, nor of anything that is said to have happened there.  But the Church of Rome could not erect the person called Jesus into a Savior of the world without making the allegories in the book of Genesis into fact, though the New Testament, as before observed, gives no authority for it. All at once the allegorical tree of knowledge became, according to the Church, a real tree, the fruit of it real fruit, and the eating of it sinful.   As priestcraft was always the enemy of knowledge, because priestcraft supports itself by keeping people in delusion and ignorance, it was consistent with its policy to make the acquisition of knowledge a real sin...

...Reason is the forbidden tree of priestcraft, and may serve to explain the allegory of the forbidden tree of knowledge, for we may reasonably suppose the allegory had some meaning and application at the time it was invented. It was the practice of the Eastern nations to convey their meaning by allegory, and relate it in the manner of fact. Jesus followed the same method, yet nobody ever supposed the allegory or parable of the rich man and Lazarus, the Prodigal Son, the ten Virgins, etc., were facts.   Why then should the tree of knowledge, which is far more romantic in idea than the parables in the New Testament are, be supposed to be a real tree? The answer to this is, because the Church could not make its new-fangled system, which it called Christianity, hold together without it. To have made Christ to die on account of an allegorical tree would have been too barefaced a fable.
  

Not to understand why the authors of the scriptures HAD TO COMPOSE their sacred writings in the language of allegory, is to dwell in abject ignorance of man's own higher Soul and Spiritual Reality (see http://AnInconvenientTruth.org ).  And unless such enlightened men arise once again to guide the Nation back onto its original path and destiny, the present opportunity to restore America's Greatness will be squandered away.  So, where are the Deists and Spiritually Mature Christians today?   When the Nation needs them?   Will they return to their enlightened roots and reveal the source of the American Exceptionalism?   And restore the Nation to the original vision as the City of Light on the Hill?   Or, will another group arise because modern Deists are more accurately portrayed as Atheists who use Deism to oppose the Church?   Pagans worship Nature -- the Original Deists and Spiritual Christians understood the Natural Laws behind what we see with our physical senses -- and were therefore able to look beyond the images that Nature presents, to perceive the Source of Universal Consciousness within which all of Creation has their Being. 

Thomas Paine Redux

Revealed Deism

This morning the following was posted across the FaceBook group The World Union Of Deists:
What have I learned since leaving the world of 'born again evangelical fundamentalist' christianity?
1. Dont build a belief based on mere hearsay.
2. Cliams made by Church leaders i.e divine healings, miracles etc. Should be tested on the grounds of Reason, evidence and observation to question to see are such cliams based on reality.
3. Not to be afraid to employ criticial thinking and free equiry to even the bible itself or even the existence of God.
4. Seek not to build ones life based on dogma as this leds to bigotry, sectarianism and intolerance.
5. Seek to devolop in ones self intregity, honestly, openess and respect this potential for character devolopment lies within you and always has.
6. Learn to devolop your own confidence, value your own dignity and worth in connection to fellow human beings.
7. Always seek to be inclusive, open minded to listen to other ideas other than your own so I can be thoughtful and humble to value other insights so I can draw inspiration to devolop as a human being so be tolerant of diversity.
8. Always seek ways to serve and not satisfy ego, be loving and patient with others, be considerate show compassion care and concern. Dont be a 'mere talker' but do something about it. Seek to make the world a better place for this world is our home. So learn to live in reality based on reason, experience and observation.

While some attribute the statement Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way to Thomas Paine, what is important is it meaning as personified in my below  reply to the above:

Quoting from http://ThomasPaineRedux.com : Thomas Paine was an enlightened visionary who saw and understood what Paul warned the Christian converts with respect to the limitations of their "natural" organic mind and thinking (see What Difference Does It Make @ http://AnInconvenientTruth.org#animal ). And in his positions found in his writings, Thomas Paine understood the nature of the problem that anchored the Christian world to a condition of profound ignorance. In that article entitled Of The Religion Of Deism Compared With The Christian Religion, Paine hit the nail on the head when he writes:

But the Church of Rome having set up its new religion, which it called Christianity, invented the creed which it named the Apostle's Creed... It then manufactured the allegories in the book of Genesis into fact, and the allegorical tree of life and the tree of knowledge into real trees, contrary to the belief of the first Christians, and for which there is not the least authority in any of the books of the New Testament; for in none of them is there any mention made of such place as the Garden of Eden, nor of anything that is said to have happened there. But the Church of Rome could not erect the person called Jesus into a Savior of the world without making the allegories in the book of Genesis into fact, though the New Testament, as before observed, gives no authority for it. All at once the allegorical tree of knowledge became, according to the Church, a real tree, the fruit of it real fruit, and the eating of it sinful. As priestcraft was always the enemy of knowledge, because priest-craft supports itself by keeping people in delusion and ignorance, it was consistent with its policy to make the acquisition of knowledge a real sin...

...Reason is the forbidden tree of priest-craft, and may serve to explain the allegory of the forbidden tree of knowledge, for we may reasonably suppose the allegory had some meaning and application at the time it was invented. It was the practice of the Eastern nations to convey their meaning by allegory, and relate it in the manner of fact. Jesus followed the same method, yet nobody ever supposed the allegory or parable of the rich man and Lazarus, the Prodigal Son, the ten Virgins, etc., were facts. Why then should the tree of knowledge, which is far more romantic in idea than the parables in the New Testament are, be supposed to be a real tree? The answer to this is, because the Church could not make its new-fangled system, which it called Christianity, hold together without it. To have made Christ to die on account of an allegorical tree would have been too barefaced a fable.

Unlike the modern Deist, Thomas Paine understood the allegorical nature of the scriptures -- and what he condemned was those who attempted to read the text literally as if they are historical accounts -- rather than accounts of the Mind of the seeker (see http://AnInconvenientTruth.org ). The Original Deists understood this reality, because their spiritual movement was an outgrowth of the Age of Enlightenment. And as such, they possessed the knowledge, wisdom and insight to lead faith-based Christians onto a higher path of spirituality. Before you can help others to find the Greater Truth, you have to first open the door to Truth within your own mind and being. Revealed Deism often uses the death of Giordanio Bruno as an example of Christian violence and ignorance (see http://ThomasPaineRedux.com#SpiritualReligion -- but unlike the modern Deist, Bruno understood the higher reality of the Soul (quoting): 

 

Throughout man's history the counterfeit religious leaders who acted in collusion with secular authorities perpetually hunted down the adherents of Spiritual Religion -- declaring them to be heretics. In the Middle Ages they held Inquisitions where the faith and belief of the people were tested -- and those who failed the test, were tortured and put to death. One such example is the case of Giordano Bruno who was a Christian priest, openly taught the reincarnation of the soul -- (quoting) "The soul is not the body and it may be in one body or in another, and pass from body to body" (see 30 Quotes On Reincarnation). And his position on the soul is further presented in the words: "The divine perfection of the individual soul is the aim of all progression" (Giordano Bruno quoted in Reincarnation: The Phoenix Fire Mystery; Cranston/Head, editors). Thus, on the higher reality of the soul Bruno wrote: "Within every man there is a soul-flame, kindled at the sun of thought, which lends us wings whereby we may approach the sun of knowledge." Further stating that: "This principle in man moves and governs the body, is superior to the body, and cannot be constrained by it." It is Spirit, the Real Self, "in which, from which and through which are formed the different bodies, which have to pass through different kinds of existences, names and destinies." Giordano Bruno taught that the Law of Reincarnation is indissolubly connected with its twin doctrine of Karma, or "High Justice" -- stating that "Every act performed brings its appropriate reward or punishment in another life. In proportion as the soul has conducted itself in a body, it determines for itself its transition into another body." In his Spaccio de la Bestia Trionfante, which was published in 1584, Bruno described the condition of a soul who had misused its opportunities on earth, saying that such a soul would be "relegated back to another body, and should not expect to be entrusted with the government and administration of a better dwelling if it had conducted itself badly in the conduct of a previous one." Thus explaining that there are certain individuals whose "soul-flame" has burned more brightly with each succeeding incarnation, leading them by gradual stages to perfection. "These speak and act not as mere instruments of the divine, but rather as self-creative artists and heroes. The former have the divine spirit; the latter are divine spirits." With respect to the existence and reality of the Inner Teacher that exists within the self of every person, Bruno wrote that: "The Divine Light is always in man, presenting itself to the senses and to the comprehension, but man rejects it" (quoted in Life and Teachings of Giordano Bruno : Philosopher, Martyr, Mystic 1548 - 1600 (1913) by Coulson Turnbull). Perhaps it the genuine Deists was to convey to the Christians they condemn the spiritual meaning of the allegorical scriptures they embrace, only then could mankind prevail over the abject ignorance that enslaves him.

When the Roman Emperors who ruled over the Church beginning in the fourth century outlawed and suppressed the teaching on the pre-existant Soul that evolves to perfection over the course of many lifetimes (see http://ChristianReincarnation.org ) -- creating the revealed Jesus-god of the Church -- the Key to Christianity and understanding the allegorical scriptures (see http://AnInconvenientTruth.org ) was thrown away.  And as Thomas Paine states in the above, because they take as fact what was presented allegorically, they remain spiritually impotent and disenfranchised. 

What was the pre-Nicene portrayal of the scriptures which Thomas Paine makes note of in the above?  On the literal interpretation of the allegorical Genesis the Church Father Origen wrote:  “What man of sense will agree with the statement that the first, second and third days in which the evening is named and the morning, were without sun, moon and stars, and the first day without a heaven. What man is found such an idiot as to suppose that God planted trees in paradise in Eden, like a husbandman, and planted therein the tree of life, perceptible to the eyes and senses, which gave life to the eater thereof; and another tree which gave to the eater thereof a knowledge of good and evil? I believe that every man must hold these things for images, under which the hidden sense lies concealed” (Origen - Huet., Prigeniana, 167 Franck, p. 142).

When the Church Father Origen presented the difference between the spiritual meaning of the Resurrection and the literal allegorical portrayal in the Gospels, he explained that the literal interpretation was“preached in the Churches… for the simpleminded and for the ears of the common crowd who are led on to live better lives by their belief”  (see Origen Contra Celsum).    So why was it preached at all?  Because these allegorical symbols were all that the mind of organic man could comprehend (see Organic Man Ruled Over By His Lower Animal Nature  http://SoulSelf.org#AnimalNature .  And the allegories set forth in the scriptures were necessary catalysts in the process of transforming and maturing the mind of organic man who could not comprehend his own higher Soul-Reality ( http://SoulSelf.org )  But it was also Augustine who understood the absolute necessity of the scriptural allegorical symbols, and wrote that: “He is a slave to a sign who uses or worships a significant thing without knowing what it signifies.   But he who uses or venerates a useful sign divinely instituted whose signifying force he understands does not venerate what he sees and what passes away but rather that to which all such things are to be referred.  Such a man is spiritual and free, even during that time of servitude in which it is not yet opportune to reveal to carnal minds those signs under whose yoke they are to be tamed” (De Doctrina Christiana).   

In coming to terms with what Augustine is stating, it is of ultra importance to understand that Augustine portrayed the carnal interpretations of these allegorical symbols which is the folly of both the Fundamentalist believer, as well as the Fundamentalist unbeliever, as the death of the soul, as seen in the words of Augustine: “What the apostle says pertains to this problem: 'For the letter killeth, but the spirit quickeneth', that is, when that which is said figuratively is taken as though it were literal, it is understood carnally. Nor can anything more appropriately be called the death of the soul than that condition in which the thing which distinguishes us from beasts, which is the understanding, is subjected to the flesh in the pursuit of the letter. He who follows the letter takes figurative expressions as though they were literal and does not refer the things signified to anything else” (De Doctrina Christiana). Perhaps even more important is the fact that since the allegorical language of the scriptures is in fact the same language that when properly understood, all of the physical world is written in, then this warning applies to the scientific and scholastic worlds, as much as it does to the religious world -- i.e., "...Nor can anything more appropriately be called the death of the soul than that condition in which the thing which distinguishes us from beasts, which is the understanding, is subjected to the flesh in the pursuit of the letter." 

Modern Deism can best be portrayed as Revealed-Deism, because the Deists today are no longer the product of the Age of Enlightenment in the manner of Giordanio Bruno -- and therefore they no longer understand that what they see when they look out at Nature is comparable to the fundamentalist literal perception of the scriptures.  And this very limited perception and understanding is explored in great depth, in that article that portrays the reality of man as the prodigal son at http://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org .  And when rightly understood, modern science has already proven the Mystics who authored the scriptures correct (see Science Proves Religion http://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org#ScienceProves  ).  But from the perspective of what can be called Revealed Deism -- i.e., those who see only the physical forms of Nature without perceiving and understanding the underlying unseen Source -- most modern Deists are merely a different variety of Fundamentalist.  And -- as modern science has already confirmed and proven -- those who see only the (physical) images are little more than human beasts that walk in the form of man (see Entering The Kingdom Of Man http://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org#EnteringTheKingdomOfMan ), because they have in their prevailing blind ignorance "...subjected [their Reasoning] to the flesh in the pursuit of the letter." 

The Fundamentalist-Deist who tells the Fundamentalist-Christian to look only upon the images of physical nature as the source of reality, is as blind as the Fundamentalist-Christian he condemns.  The scriptures are allegorical, because they are a text-book for the necessary levels of development to escape the limitations of this world which Paine correctly portrays above as an allegorical reality in which mankind is immersed, and must escape.   There was an important reason why the authors of the scriptures wrote their sacred writing in an allegorical language of the Soul ( http://AnInconvenientTruth.org ), and not to understand the reasoning behind the use of allegory -- or the fact that myth is not the same as allegory -- or, in this case, what modern physicists portray as the "blemish" within the unseen Ætheric Field that is the true Source of what see is very much  "...the death of the soul than that condition in which the thing which distinguishes us from beasts, which is the understanding, is subjected to the flesh in the pursuit of the letter." .  When Revealed Deism portrays what modern physicists portray as the "blemish" as the whole reality of this world -- totally ignoring the Source of what is projected into the images of what we perceive with our physical senses -- then they are no different than the Fundamentalist Christians they condemn. 

Jesus The (Law) Professor

On FaceBook a person quoted my own writings (see http://outerdarkness.nazirene.org/#JesusTheProfessor ) and stated: 

 "When correctly understood, the Gospel account of Jesus can just as rightly be portrayed as being taught by a university professor -- i.e., Jesus the Law Professor, the Science Professor, the Philosophy Professor, the Psychology Professor -- as from a spiritual leader and guide. Why? Because everything that we think, do and say invokes Natural Laws -- and it is these Natural Laws that orchestrate our lives and our individual futures. The bottom line is that everything in this world is moved by the Natural Laws which control every aspect of the lives we live. After all, Jesus stated that not even a sparrow can fall to the earth apart from the Will of God -- and God interacts and moves the hearts and minds of all mankind indirectly through the Natural Laws of Creation. To be ignorant of these Natural Laws, is to be a victim of our own ignorance. What is often portrayed as American Exceptionalism is very much the result of the Natural Laws that were understood and invoked by the framers of the American Constitution."

This hits on something for me. This speaks to why "political correctness" is just lying about natural laws.

The Deists and Masons who can rightly be portrayed as spiritually mature Christians who evolved out of the Age of Enlightenment, understood the Laws of Creation -- and our Bill of Rights and Constitution was created to free Americans from a servitude to the Natural Laws, and create an environment where what has been portrayed as American Exceptionalism can be brought about to serve mankind.  And while the American people have inherited the virtually infinite benefits of their Wisdom, their true motivation of the core Constitutional Framers was to build a Spiritual City on the Hill of Light as an example to all people's of the earth.  And the core Constitutional Framers would fully understand my above statement that the Gospel account of Jesus was in reality a Universal Discourse on how to prevail over the Natural Laws, and have them work and function in the individual's favor to bring about both personal and collective gain. 

The Constitutional Framers who were themselves highly religious and spiritually knowing, were moved to insure that no type of theocracy could arise and rule over the minds and lives of the people.  Why?   Because the mainstream of faith-based believers were led by spiritually disenfranchised charlatans who remained totally ignorant of the true spiritual meaning of the Gospels -- which condition of abject ignorance among the clergy remains the prevalent reality even to this very day.  The Mark of Intelligence and Knowing could only be manifest and brought about, when a person understands and moves within the Natural Laws of Creation -- which Jesus and his disciples and closest followers knew and understood.   In fact, in more ancient times prior to the Church plundering the people into what has been portrayed as the Dark Ages, the basis and foundation of what can be portrayed as True Education and Knowing, was always based upon the Knowledge of the Natural Laws of the Earth and Creation.  And without the Knowledge of these Natural Laws -- and the process of expanding and deepening the Mind and Consciousness within the Framework of the Laws in the development of the person -- the student/person would remain shackled to what the biblical authors portrayed as an animal level of consciousness that was incapable of comprehending the reality of the Soul and the Higher Knowledge of Creation (seehttp://ebionite.com/AnInconvenientTruth.htm#WhatDifference ).  And our modern politically correct universities and all aspects of academia, are the epitome of this profound and abject ignorance of the Natural Laws that when properly understood, is what Jesus taught. 

In his Epistles Paul portrays the wisdom of this world as bound by ignorance.  Why?   Because of their ignorance of the Natural Laws.  And while modern Christians send their children to the teachers of this world -- who espouse to these young minds the lawless faux-wisdom and pseudo-knowledge of this world -- they remain the lost prodigal sons and daughters who perpetually dwell under the control of the Citizen of this, the Far Country that Paul portrayed as the god of this world.  From the nations pulpits, charlatan clergy preach the dogma of pagan Rome -- promoting the folly that Christians are exempt from following and keeping the Royal Law -- which was the basis of not only the Gospel teachings, but also the means by which Jesus himself became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ).   Thus, as presented at http://TheTenWords.com : those who Jesus himself personally taught, all believed that he (Jesus) "...was justified by fulfilling the Law. He was the Christ of God, since not one of the rest of mankind had observed the Law completely. Had any one else fulfilled the commandments of the Law, he would have been the Christ, for they assert that our Lord Himself was a man in like sense with all humanity" (see Hippolytus, Refut. Omn. Haer. vii. 34).   When the Ebionite Nazirenes  make reference to the Law, this very much includes the Laws of Creation as portrayed in the words "...the designs/laws found throughout Nature and all of Creation".    That the historical man Jesus was a pattern for all of mankind because of his success in overcoming the Laws, is demonstrated in the words: "He was the Christ of God, since not one of the rest of mankind had observed the Law completely. Had any one else fulfilled the commandments of the Law, he would have been the Christ..."   And this confirms this statement with respect to the true potential of all of mankind that Jesus taught, as demonstrated in the words of Hippolytus when he wrote that they believed that when anyone "...thus fulfill the law, they are able to become Christs" (Hippolytus, Refut. Omn. Haer. vii. 34 - see http://Ebionite.com ).   And this is why Jesus taught that he was our brother -- i.e., "Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God'" (John 20:17 NIV).   

It remains impossible for mankind to evolve and progress beyond what the biblical authors portrayed as an "animal-soul" level of consciousness (see http://ebionite.com/AnInconvenientTruth.htm#WhatDifference ), without understanding and fulfilling the Laws within the person's own mind and being.  And this essentially important knowledge remains totally absent from all aspects of modern academia.   Thereby keeping mankind a perpetual slave to ignorance and in the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas the victims of intellectual poverty -- i.e., "...But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty" (see http://nazirene.org/gospel_of_thomas.htm ).  And while the Church should be the gatekeepers that provides entrance to those seeking Enlightenment and the Kingdom, it has permitted itself to become shackled by the dogma of spiritually disenfranchised men.  

Allan