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Change in "Introduction":
For 2000 years, - including previous prophecies several thousand years more – people have vouched for their manifold and direct experiences with Jesus Christ again and again. In spite of their varying characters and various religious, philosophical and scientific contexts, they show some mutual perceptions, independently from each other. They also speak about the possibility for others to prepare themselves for similar experiences. New abilities for people and the world can also be seen through Jesus Christ, far exceeding mere cultural and historical bounds. Here these steps of growth are explored in a new way.
Change in "Introduction"
This work tries to answer the question of  the new specific possibilities of development in the various areas of life, since Jesus lived 2000 years ago. This contribution is composed as an impulse.
Change in "Introduction"
Nothing is meant as a dogma or as an opinion of any religious organisation in the world. Nothing is directed against any church, religious or spiritual group, or against the Apostles' Creed. People who relate themselves to another religious or ideological background, but who are positively interested in new insights of a Christian approach, neither trivial nor superficial, can find this here too. It also points out the relationship between a Christian Path and other inclinations. Just as John's Gospel portrays the specific Christian way in a language understandable for the seekers of wisdom of that time, this work makes Christianity similarly accessible from various sides. The style of this document also lets the mind of the reader be free. Research & exploration are different to missionary work. Nevertheless, also Christians who prefer a simple belief to profound considerations may learn from this text, e.g. how to communicate with the people of other beliefs without constant misunderstandings.
"I still have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of the truth comes, he will guide you into all truth" (John 16:12-13). Ways of Christ draws inspiration from this spirit.

Addition in "In the beginning…":
Here it is noted that the Koran accepts Jesus Christ as a prophet sent by God, and as the "Word" of God, "created like Adam" (mentioned in several places). This is more than some modern Christian theologians accept, who see only the social reformer Jesus! Only Jesus as God's Son - Christians at the time of Mohammed imagined this very physically - in the context of the later doctrine of the trinity was not accepted by the Koran. At that time, there were hardly any Christians left who werecapable of explaining this authentically to someone of another faith.
"In the beginning…":
(last sentence cancelled, now in the chapter ascension)

Change in "Birth…"
In the sequence within the gospels we come now to more human events. Traditionally, the birth of Jesus is connected with Christmas - although this may not be noticeable in many of the Christmas activities. (Luke 1, 26-56; Matthew 1-2). Faced with the central importance of the later 3 teaching years - one may ask why some present-day theologians have laid such emphasis on denying the virgin birth of Jesus.
Addition in "Birth...":
The Koran speaks about a being sent from God to give birth to Jesus, similar to the bible, reporting about the angel coming to Mary.

Change in "Baptism..."
...That is already there, and is anchored more clearly in the further course of the way of Jesus.

"Youth years", last paragraph:
Nobody can say, he/she has never heard about.

Addition in "The silence in the desert", concerning the practice according to Lorber:
... It is possible to pray for purification and enlightment by his spirit.
Addition in "The silence in the desert", concerning practices of monks in the eastern Church
Later in one`s development it is felt in the throat without spoken words. Another step is, while holding one's breath, to feel it in one's heart centre...
Addition in "The silence in the desert", footnote:
Christ is a title. In Early Christianity there were different versions. The most wellknown one is "Christos" (Greek), which is the "Messiah" (Hebrew) = "The anointed one". There was also "Chrestos" (Greek) = the good one, the holy one; and - infrequent - "Chrystos" (from Greek "chrysos" = golden /shining).

Changes in "Temptations":
Jesus had to learn too, and had to turn his human qualities to God more and more.
First of all, there are retarded and isolated tendencies in humans themselves - when active without the connecting heart; these isolated thoughts and subsequently isolated will is one meaning of "eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge" (Genesis).
(The paragraph concerning zoroastrism shortened, with reference to an extra page "The Old T., and the prechristian religions")
Some smaller Christian groups thought, the term "prince of the world" - e.g. John 14:30 - would mean,  the world "belongs" to him for a long time, and man could only overcome his influence. But the New Testament describes only his tempting and usurping role. See John 12:31 too.
However, such personal "sore points" can also represent a point of response for similar external forces. Traces of this can be found in all societies, e.g. – in the west in situations in which money and egotism are considered to be of the highest value; especially in the old form without any type of social system, the one-sidedness of nationalism and fascism . –This is especially true wherever there was arrogance and indifference to the rest of the world, destructive "religious" activities and in the extremes of Stalinism, specifically in its brutal rule over a faceless society. But this is not a condemnation of everything and everybody in such societies.
Addition at the end of this chapter:
With Christ there is also no eternal damnation. All destructive forces can be converted in the end, up to the time of the last chapter of St. John´s revelation, promising that darkness will cease to exist (cf. the chapter "The New Earth"....
After those experiences in the desert Jesus called the disciples (John 1, Matthew 4, 18 - 22, Matthew 10).

Additions in "The wedding at Cana":
In the Catholic Church the earlier practice of the adoration of the heart of Jesus and of the pure heart of Mary, has almost been forgotten today.
In this context, that which we have received from father and mother needs to become integrated into one's (his/her) personality.
(Concerning the divine aspect of "Mary-Sophia" see later in the chapter "The Whitsun event".)
**) The concepts of "anima and animus" are not a question of faith. For instance, it is the experience of many people, whether they are Christians or not, that men and women have both ‘male’ and ‘female’ aspects to their psyche, stemming at least in part from the father and mother who brought them up; and which they can learn to integrate into their personality. The terms anima / animus, used by depth psychologists, may not correspond exactly to this reality; however, it is.their approach to understand it.

Change in chapter 10 "Sexuality, sympathy, empathy, love...", 5th. par.:
In this context charity is then something more than just instinctive care for relatives and so forth; however, although it does not exclude them of course - in a free way.
Additions in "Sexuality, sympathy, empathy, love...", 6th/ 7th par.:
And getting to know someone must not mean leaving the existing partner. But a loving mood goes with it.
Sexual love -"Eros" - is a special case of universal love -"Agape". So this is not necessarily a contradiction. The new Encyclica "Deus caritas est" of Pope Benedict XVI accepts this too.
Addition in "Sexuality, sympathy, empathy, love...", 10th par.:
Those who want to avoid sexual activities before marriage, can do so successfully, if both people are clear about what they want and don’t want and support each other accordingly.
Addition in "Sexuality, sympathy, empathy, love..."
The highest love is unconditional love. Cf. even loving "enemies" Matthew 5, 43-48 - which does not exclude wisdom.
Footnote:
*) Mankind is a complex network, which may become clearer in the next chapters.

Additions in "The Holy eagerness zeal":
; so hearing someone's confession has - besides the spiritual aspect - a therapeutical effect too.
This (a non-judgmental attitude) may require to stop quarreling, take a break - see the chapter "The silence in the dessert" - and then having a frank talk with each other.
In this context there are European spiritual paths which include nerve or consciousness centers known in Yoga as "chakras" (Anthroposophy, Universal Life - not to be confused with the Universal Life Church -, and others). One cannot automatically describe these ideas as being non-Christian, as some churches would have us believe, but were already known to the Christian theosophists in medieval times (J. G. Gichtel*), and can  now be recognized as really existing in each of us - just as the acupuncture points, especially well known in China, are not automatically "taoist", because these points and lines can be measured electrically and viewed histologically in human flesh.

Change in "The Sermon on the Mount":
Clarity remains, or can only develop in relationship to man’s understanding of certain questions ranging from ignorance to speculation, presumption, theory and belief, finally ending in knowledge. That is an important basis for growth.

Addition in "The Transfiguration":
Then one understands too, which behaviour may be suitable in which circumstances. (22.12.01)

Additions in "The miracles"
(John 5, 6-9; John 6; John 9, 3 ...)..
Concerning the "gifts of the Holy Spirit" see also 1. Corinthians 12, 7-11; Acts 2, 17-20; and the chapter "The Whitsun event" in this booklet.

Additions in "Lazarus..." after the paragraph concerning time, space and circumstances:
(cf. Books of Marco Pogacnik)
Last paragraph:
Now the account of the passion follows....

Addition in "The Sheep":
Jesus also contrasts "sheep" with "goats" (for instance Matthew 25:32-33).

Addition in "Washing the Feet", 2nd paragraph:
Jesus also values good deeds much more highly than Christian lip service (Matthew 25, 31-43...).
Addition in "Washing the feet" 3^rd paragraph:
…higher, non-egoistic "I" …
Now "personal destiny" is less important.
Addition in "Washing the Feet", 5th paragraph:
But in the meantime there are many efforts of people, which must be taken serious, to be in contact with angels in their daily life.
After "Christ washing the feet"
The anointing at Bethany is followed in John 12 by the triumphal Entry of Jesus at Jerusalem as the Messiah. After the Washing of the Feet, John 13-17, the prediction of the betrayal by Judas Iscariot is handed down; then come the Last Speeches and the prayer of Jesus for himself and the disciples.

Change in "The Last Supper, ...the whipping..."
This Last Supper is the better symbol for what Jesus gives to suffering mankind. The bread represents the substance (and/or the soul) of Jesus Christ, the "Word of God". The wine represents the divine spirit of Christ, which gives life to this word for altruistic work. The Catholic Church stressed the change of the substance of the bread and wine to the pure flesh and blood of Jesus, while the Protestant Churches stressed the remembrance of Jesus. On one hand both are right. Scientists found out that even the simple "holy water" of the Catholic Church shows that the angle of the water molecules had changed. However, the most important viewpoint would be the change within the person taking part , by attuning to what really radiates from the transformed and transforming "flesh and blood" of Jesus Christ. So it would be good to do this practice in the churches with great concentration. Some even tried to do this directly in spirit only - without the visible help of bread and wine – and still felt the effect, which is a lot more difficult to achieve. For those who want to practice a blessed meal without claiming it to be a "Holy Sacrament" of the church, it can be called "Agape" - supper of love.

Change in "The crowning with thorns and the last speeches"
...and in the meetings with Pilate, e.g. John 19,5* ("See, The human being", which can be experienced in meditation like Pilate's feeling for Jesus Christ as the model of redeemed human beings).

Change in "The Crucifixion...":
...like bearing the stigma of Christ and not eating; see e.g. Thurston "The physical concomitants of the mysticism" (title retranslated; it should exist in english), and Höcht "Von Franziskus zu Pater Pio and Therese Neumann" (german); and the following chapter.
Correction in "The Crucifixion":
Sadhu Sundar Singh
Addition in "The Crucifixion":
This is an approach to help the intellect understanding the significance. However, initially the Christians may have suited this style to the mind of ancient Jews and other ancient peoples, who thought, that sacrificing animals etc. would put God in a favo(u)rable mood. ...
Addition in "The crucifixion":
The beneficial effect of the events did not depend on this violent action against Jesus, and is connected with the resurrection too. It's the work of God.

Addition in "The Grave...":
The two herbal substances used by Nicodemus, were also suitable (effective) in this combination for the embalming of the dead.
Addition in "The Grave…"
Today there are some theologians, who don't believe in life after death, or in "Eternal Life" through the experience of Jesus. They had adapted their thoughts to the long since outdated science of the 19th century. One might get spiritual experience by asking oneself frequently "what is behind?".

Change in "The Resurrection":
...look at the state of Jesus described in the bible, ...
Changes in "The Resurrection"
Also in the anthroposophic view of Rudolf Steiner, the "resurrected body" of Christ, the "new Adam" - 1Cor 15:45-47 - is seen as a re-creation and is available for all people since then, as a way for personal development (the so-called physical "phantom body"). Even in Theosophical circles (A. Bailey, there for instance named "Revelation" or "5th initiation"), Jesus' resurrection is seen as a real re-creation.
Changes in "The Ressurrection:
Here is noted that the "resurrected body" as really belonging to the being cannot be fully equated with the "apparent body" (Mayavirupa) of esoteric literature, which some masters are said to produce like some kind of clothing for making themselves visible. However, this also shows their mastery of spirit over matter.
The modern teachings, sometimes unclearly formulated, about " bodies of light" also show some similarities. This concerns the resonance of the higher bodies in the physical body. This is a bridge for entering the realities beyond physical consciousness without leaving the physical body, also named "Merkabah" in Hebrew. Its fundamentals can be found in Prof. J. J. Hurtak "The Keys of Enoch" and "The synoptic gospels", Academy for Future Science, P.O.Box FE, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA.  Now a  manifold movement for "lightwork" has developed, which is not limited to any organisation. These lightworkers want to help the earth in this difficult period of time. But there is a temptation to think that some new exercises would fulfil all hopes for the so-called "ascension" alone. Actually nothing works without a holistic development, including growth in character. See the next chapter too.

Addition in "The Resurrection"
Especially the way to resurrection is no mere spiritual work "free of the body", but the "body" becomes spiritual and spirit becomes physical - the begin is beyond all one-sided intellectual arbitrary. Cf. for instance Luke 24:36-43.
Addition in "The Resurrection"
Today abilities develop(p)ed on the way of the "emulation of Christ" during the centuries - are relevant too.
Addition in "The Resurrection"
(See also e.g. 1.Cor.15:53; Philippians 3:21; ).
His spiritual partner, "Mother" Mira Alfassa could penetrate unknown layers of the physical body in this way, e.g. of the cells containing memory, which are related to the old programs of death. She experienced this as "working on the one body of mankind".
(And changes in the sequence of paragraphs).
Addition in "The Resurrection":
A motto of the christian Rosicrucians was "Born in God, died in Christ, resurrected (reviviscimus) in the Holy Spirit.

Addition in "The Ascension", begin:
Annotation: In English modern spiritual movements and lightworkers use the word "ascension" for another process, which is related to the power of Resurrection, as described in the previous chapter.
Addition in "The Ascension"
(John 15,16)
Addition in "Ascension" 5th paragraph:
..., as Christ decided consciously for us.
Addition in "The Ascension" concerning Churches
…as it happened often in the past
Change in "The Ascension":
Modern Christian new revelation networks, especially the "Universal life" - not to be confused with the Universal Life Church - also see a role of Christ today for the non-human living beings; coming to the conclusion that the future fate of the earth will not be placed in man’s hands. However, people who did not cause the problems on earth, but are a part of the "solution", will surely have their role, as mentioned in the Sermon on the Mount.
Annotation in The Ascension": 
*Annotation: for instance Monsignor Corrado Balducci of the Catholic Church (Vatican), acknowledged this viewpoint several times in italian television. Other church sources often supposed a psychic or sociological phenomenon.

Additions in "The first Whitsun Event" (Pentecost) concerning the Spirit
(John 3)
There are even relations to the "manna" (Exodus, Deuteronomy, Numbers, Psalms, Nehemiah, Joshua, John, the Letter to the Hebrews, Revelation.).
Addition in "The first Whitsun Event" concerning "Sophia":
The context may also be described like this: the "maternal" aspect of God helps creation to grow towards the creator, just as the creator approaches his creatures.
Change in "The first Whitsun Event"
The Catharians and Albigense people, minnesingers and troubadours formed groups in the context of this movement. Some of them had become a little detached from the world. Several million of these "esoteric" Christians were exterminated by the papacy as putative "heretics". Anyway, the deeper significance of the Grail is not exhausted by the other legend that physical descendants of Jesus in royal families are supposed to have been the Grail.

"A picture of Jesus", footnote:
Concerning the imprint of Jesus' corpse on the "holy shroud of Turin" - see our chapter "Crucifixion ...". There is another cloth with the face of Jesus with open eyes, i.e. the "veil of Manoppello", which is being investigated by P. Prof. Dr. Heinrich Pfeiffer and Sister Blandina Paschalis Schlömer ever since 1979. http://voltosanto.com . This image is difficult to explain too. For instance, one cannot paint on mussel silk. The face measurements on the two cloths are congruent. Cf. John 20: 5-7. These pictures both influenced the paintings of the early centuries. The veil, which seems to have been wrapped around the head of Jesus, shows a frontal view of an oval face with the hair. There are also some similarities to the above described picture, which shows the living Jesus from the side.

Additions in The Revelation, Chapter "How to deal with prophecies":
Other contradictions in such "perceptions of the future" obviously reflect various and partly contradictory scenarios of the future. In the collective mind of mankind that means "real, not yet clearly decided possibilities" coming mainly from various human fantasies .... Everyone participates consciously or unconsciously in this ongoing process of deciding about the future. (* See also an extra window at the end of the chapter about the "7 bowls of wrath").
A note: it does not help much to mix the Revelation with the prophecy of the Old Testament. Although there are some passages with similar images. It is, however, necessary to compare it with the historical events of pre-christian times, given in the Appendix of many Bible editions. So it becomes clear that those prophets in most cases foresaw pre-christian incidents like the Babylonian Captivity and the return from there, and the later wars in the country and a victory of the Jews at that time; also the events concerning the Messiah or Christ (concerning the Messiah compare our page about the Old Testament). Only a few places additionally indicate matters of our time or of the contents of the Revelation (for instance Jesaja 24; 25; 27; 66:15; Daniel 7:9-28; Proverbs 2:21-22.)
In most cases clearvoyants and inspirated people also could not predict the time of incidents correctly (related to our time).

Additions in "The 7 Communities/ Churches"
"dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet" -his spirit penetrates everything, including his feet representing the will-; "with a golden sash round his chest" -the love of his heart is connected with wisdom-. "His head and hair were white ..." -by that connection with love the head is shining-; "and his eyes were like blazing fire" -his eyes shine on the world-; "his feet were like bronze (/gold) glowing in a furnace" -his steps have a purifying effect outwardly-; "and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters" -in his voice vibrates the spirit too-. "In his right hand he held seven stars" -God attracts all powers and human characters towards him, with his right hand representing the future, they follow him-; "and out of his mouth came a sharp, double-edged sword..." -he brings the real ability to distinguish and differentiate.
Besides this, the communities presumed that there was an angel accompanying their work... .
Additional: The "Enlightenment on the Apocalypse" (... by Helene Möller - 1884-1969 -, Publisher: Radona-Verlag, Am Buchstein 14/15, D-61250 Usingen, Germany, was available in English too) relates the "7 churches" to various times in church history:
1.     33-   333 A.D.: Struggles to observe the Lord's instructions correctly... .
2.   333-   633 A.D.: Problems and faithfulness of the old Church... .
3.   633-   933 A.D.: Enlightenment through the (Holy) Scriptures... .
4.   933- 1233 A.D.: Danger to the Church through "vanity, love of ostentation, greed, sensuality".
(Annotation: wars and the inquisition came within this period too.)
5. 1233- 1533 A.D.: "Impurity and selfishness" in the Church, followed by "apostasy".
(However, that book looks at the Catholic and Protestant Churches, as "the two witnesses" of Rev. 11 - like two partners matching each other.)
6. 1533- 1833 A.D.: A superficial Christianity... .
(Annotation: the beginning of rationalism and the old mechanistic science were during that time period too.)
7. 1833- 2000 A.D.: Indifference of many people concerning the churches and God.
(Then we are said to be nearing the radical change with the Second Coming of Christ, as written in the rest of John's book of Revelations. This is explained as one cosmic incident, looked at from several sides. Although that (old) scenario prevails, which includes major wars; but in contrast to the idea that "the prayer of the peoples" may change this - and especially that the faithful will connect themselves to God and his inspiration, and so become lifted up to him.)
...
Addition in "The 7 Seals":
The Christian-inspired "Book of true life" from Mexico explains the seals as starting from the earliest times of "Cain and Abel" up to the coming time of completion.
Between the 6th and 7th seal the text names the "sealed ones" and the "great multitude in white robes in heaven".

Change in "The 7 Trumpets":
...the 6th trumpet too, which may also show earthquakes. The seventh trumpet leads into the "temple of God", accompanied by flashes and voices, thunder and hail, which can also have an inner, mystical meaning.

Additions in "The beast out of the sea"
Rev. 18:11-23 is related to world trade. See later the chapter "The 7 bowls of wrath, the end of Babylon...". The "image" of this beast - cf. the next chapter Rev. 14 - might be related to false "images" (imaginations) of Jesus.

Addition in "The Beast with two horns" - corrected title -, at the end:
But finally the revelation teaches no "eternal damnation"; finally everything can find a way to God; and in a higher meaning everything is wrapped in God. Cf. Revelation, 22, and the related chapter in this page about the New Earth...

Change in "The 7 bowls of wrath":
...limited earth changes...
It is up to each person to decide where they hope for help. (14.12.01)
In this connection, a vision of Mary at Garabandal (Spain) contains the prophecy of a "Great Warning" which shows all people inwardly what they must overcome within themselves - see also John 16:8; Rev. 14:6-20 - if they want to manage the transition to God's light - see also John 16:13. This is connected with a sign in the sky. Within one year after this event a "Great (healing) miracle" is announced - leaving a "sign" at Garabandal. As far as mankind would not turn over a new leaf, later the Judgement day with fire from heaven (the "bowls of God`s wrath") is said to come - revelation 16; see additionally Matthew 24:28.
(see in "The 7 churches" with extra page) (23.12.01)
Additions in "The 7 bowls of God's wrath" concerning Garabandal and the Second coming of Christ:
A possible preparation might be - besides changing one's life - to pray for the Holy Spirit just now.
Cf. also Rev. 12, Matthew 24,30.
This period fundamentally deals with the last possible decision in each person's soul as to whether one wants to continue participating in development towards the coming "Kingdom of peace", which God prepared for the earth. (...) He does not simply come as a human being born on earth, but as the core of something more comprehensive – the approach of heaven (and the beyond) and earth; of spirit, (mind and) body. Nevertheless Christ is described as coming back as a real being - not only as his power to spiritualize mankind, as some modern groups assume.This is of significance for everyone, not only Christians. The Quran describes the Second Coming of Jesus as witness for his people on "Doomsday". One can conclude from the prophecy of several other religions, that their prophets will also play a role in the same period, helping their adherents understand what is going on.
Since this prophecy is complex (see the first chapter "The Revelation of John"), the real development in the world may be more advanced than it 

seems to people who look at particular details of the prophecy, which are not manifested fully. Other areas show plagues, which are even more "advanced" than those outlined in the Revelation.

Change in "The 1000 years of peace", concerning the "wrong prophet":
(with false/ one-sided ideas about Jesus, or about what is Christian...)
Here we find the spiritual Last Judgement too. The translation of Rev. 20:4 - "... they came to life" does not fully meet the original meaning, that is simply "... they lived", (as it was translated literally for instance in the footnotes of the "Elberfelder Bible"). In the case of the souls this could mean "a coming to life again", but people who did not follow the beast may also continue to live on earth. It would be a misunderstanding to think that all of them must die.

Additions in "The new earth..."
After the "1000 years of peace" for the judgement of the dead "books were opened" - showing the events, "and ... the book of life" - which shows one's resulting state. Only after the subsequent consuming fire on the newly tempted army and the ejecting of the "devil" into the "fiery lake of burning sulphur" (Revelation, after 19,19-20,3 now in 20:11-15) the New Heaven and the New Earth approach. ...
In God himself the higher unity of everything is already there.
(...)
- but not through arbitrary actions of people: human beings are not to play God or the Apocalypse. Man can develop more and more along the lines of God's plan for the world - the Creation Program.

Additions in the Final Chapter:
; for instance one can serve God or accept money as one's god.
This might be a new impulse for the ecumenical movement
(Additionally some additional places in bold types)

Additions in "A Christian attitude..."
...a way to full life and to real spiritual freedom in God.

....Changes in "Reference..., Imprint"

The table, added to the final chapter of the main text, topics/attitude.htm , contains supplements and changes.
Table: "Archetypes (models, symbols) from thr earliest history -elucidated by the Bible- to Jesus, and to the future.