Vol. 46 No. 28 - Beloved John the Baptist (the Prophet Elijah) - July 13, 2003

Receive a Portion of My Mantle

In the fervor of my soul I greet you, those who have followed the arc across the sky that has been my journey, beloved. So, know of me. Know of me, beloved, as the prophet Elijah.<1> Know of me, beloved, moving in a chariot of fire.<2> Understand the mysteries of God. Understand the fire that God endows in his own.

I greet you in this wilderness with a certain nostalgia, but it is not for the fallen angels and the evil ones who did unto me what they would<3> but it is for my own who have in some areas of the earth and in this nation lost their way, surfeited in these lower octaves with the things of this world. Thus, be seated, beloved, for I would speak to you of your ascension.

I did embody through Zacharias and Elizabeth.<4> I came forth, beloved, for I came as an example. I came face-to-face with the seed of the fallen ones who went out into the desert to be baptized, knowing they were evil. I came knowing the end from the beginning, blessed hearts. Truly, I desired to stand between those fallen ones and the living Christ that he might confront them in his own good time and that I might challenge them to come forth with fruits meet for repentance.<5> They had no desire for repentance. They knew it. I knew it. It was a sham. And yet I went through the ritual that they might be judged, whereas Jesus had others in his time who must be judged by his presence in the earth.

When You Stray from Your Highest Principles You Have Nothing to Stand Upon

Have you considered, beloved, that when your Holy Christ Self descends upon your temple, you also are in the earth and you are the dividing of the way between light and darkness? And those of the darkness, they may spit upon you, and those of the light will recognize you.

So, beloved, I was willing to challenge Herod for the sake of the business of Herodias.<6> I was willing to rebuke that fallen one, knowing it would cost my life. Yet I knew from the beginning that I must set the example, and the example is of principle.

When you stray from your highest principles, you have nothing to stand upon. When you decide that it is all right to lean to the left or to the right and you do not center yourselves in God, then, I say, you have no protection. There is no rationalization about this equation. If you would walk the earth as a prophet, then you must be supremely that prophet and you must be willing to take the reward of the prophet, beloved, even if it be death.

Thus, my head was borne on a charger brought to the daughter and then to the mother.<6> This was my exit, beloved. I ask you, was it worth it? Of course it was worth it, for I have left a record for all time that I should stand for truth, for honor, for the love of God and for the challenging of these fallen angels once and for all.

A Gift from the LORD God Almighty

You have seen artwork of me depicted as one wearing even that coat of skins in the wilderness,<7> living in the wilderness until my time had come. Yes, beloved, I am that one. And the LORD God Almighty this day has given unto me a gift that I might give to you, and it is this, beloved: The LORD has said to me, “John, go now! Go now and give to them a portion of your mantle. Let them receive it unto themselves and let them see what they will do with this mantle. Will they decide that the burden is too heavy and they would rather not carry it? Or will they take the mantle knowing that they might also walk in your footsteps, put on the garment of prophecy and be willing to challenge evil at every hand?”

Blessed ones, these Two Witnesses who have stood before you now since 1952 to the present as active messengers,<8> I say to you, they have not spared the word of rebuke to those who are the liars, who are the fallen ones. Have they been found popular? Only with those of the Holy Spirit, only with those of the truth.

So, you see, that was the request of Elisha when I was taken up. He asked for a double portion of my spirit and I said to him, “If you see me when I am taken up, you shall receive that double portion of my spirit.” And he did see.<9> And that was the prior incarnation of Jesus Christ. And he did part the waters and he did walk across the Jordan; and so it was known that there was a prophet in the land.<10>

If You Take This Mantle, You Will Have Great Gain

Now, beloved, you may take this mantle and wear it for the rest of your life or you may in timidity decide that you do not want to wear it because it is too heavy, because it carries too much responsibility, because you will have to choose between light and darkness, both of which are absolutes. There is no such thing as relativity in light and darkness. You either choose the whole way of the path of light or you fall, then, into the low levels of darkness.

If you do not want this mantle, simply signify to the angels of John the Baptist that you do not want it. But if you will take it, beloved, and use it, I promise you that you will have great gain, great momentum and that you will have the opportunity for your ascension if you do all other things according to the laws of God and listen profoundly and commune with your Holy Christ Self. This is my reason for coming, beloved. I AM the ascended master John the Baptist. I AM Elijah come again to you. Yes, I stand before you.

What was the result of our mission, us two, Jesus and me? It was a tremendous mission and it bore fruit, for many throughout the earth, not simply locally in our area, were judged and removed because we drew that line in the sand.

Some of You Are Too Weak

Some of you are too weak—you must have your sensual pleasure. Well, I remind you, you have had that sensual pleasure for thousands of years. You are still here tonight. You may still be here long after many among you have been ascended. Sometime, somewhere you will have to develop a strictness in your lifestream that does not cross the boundaries of compromise. When you achieve that, angels will surround you, will follow you, will impel you, will take you to the four corners of the earth to preach this Everlasting Gospel.

Blessed ones, do not whimper. Do not whine. Do not weep. For I shall not hear you. I shall close my ears and say, “Let them be gone another century or a thousand years to indulge themselves.” If you choose that path, the mantle I give you is dissolved. This is the righteousness of our God. This is the fulfillment of his law.

He has sent me to you in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I have fulfilled my commitment to you. Therefore I bow to you now and send you forth with angels who shall report to your I AM Presence and the living God what you have done with this mantle.

I say, Part the Jordan. Part the Red Sea. Part the way of light and darkness. Challenge the evil in the earth. And choose to ascend to God the victor.

I AM Elijah, your John the Baptist.

[24-second standing ovation]

This dictation by John the Baptist (the Prophet Elijah) was delivered by the Messenger of the Great White Brotherhood Elizabeth Clare Prophet on Easter Sunday, April 7, 1996, during the five-day conference Easter Retreat 1996, at the Royal Teton Ranch, Park County, Montana. Before the Easter Sunday dictations by Jesus Christ, John the Baptist and Saint Germain, the messenger read from the Books of Luke and Matthew concerning the life of John the Baptist: Luke 1:5-25, 57-80; Matt. 3:1-17; 11:2-15; 14:1-12; 17:1-13.

1. Matt. 11:7-15.

2. II Kings 2:11.

3. “Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed....Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist” (Matt. 17:12, 13; Mark 9:13). Also see note 6 below.

4. Luke 1:5-25, 57-80.

5. Matt. 3:8; Luke 3:8.

6. “The business of Herodias.” When Herod the tetrarch unlawfully married Herodias, his brother's wife, John the Baptist reproved him for this and other evils and Herod imprisoned John. Herodias wanted John killed and by and by took her revenge by instructing her daughter, Salome, who had pleased Herod with her dancing, to ask for John the Baptist's head as a prize. Herod, who had sworn an oath offering Salome anything “unto the half of his kingdom,” complied, presenting John's head to her on a charger. Salome in turn presented John's head to her mother (Matt. 14:3-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 3:19, 20).

7. Matt. 3:1, 4; Mark 1:4, 6.

8. “These Two Witnesses who have stood before you now since 1952 to the present as active messengers.” Ashram Notes is a collection of correspondence and teachings from the ascended master El Morya recorded by Mark L. Prophet between 1952 and 1958. El Morya directed Mark to found The Summit Lighthouse in August 1958 in Washington, D.C., for the purpose of publishing the Teachings of the Ascended Masters. In 1964 Elizabeth Clare Prophet received the mantle of Messenger. Since 1958, the teachings have been published in the weekly Pearls of Wisdom, Keepers of the Flame Lessons, and Summit University Press publications, and delivered at services, Summit University retreats, weekend seminars and quarterly conferences. The dictations of the ascended masters delivered through Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet in both spoken and written form come directly through the agency of the Holy Spirit, through the mantle of the messengership, which Saint Germain bestowed upon them at the conclusion of their training under their Guru, El Morya. The messengers received the anointing from Saint Germain to occupy the offices of the Two Witnesses foretold in Daniel 12:5 and Revelation 11:3-12. On February 26, 1973, Mark L. Prophet took his ascension. He is known as the ascended master Lanello. Before his ascension, Mark transferred the mantle of the mission to Elizabeth.

9. II Kings 2:9-12.

10. II Kings 2:13-15.

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