and said unto me, 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said, 'No my Lord.' Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, 'This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbable' (the great Initiator) 'saying, Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the 'Lord of Hosts' (the God in the heart of every man). 'Who art thou, O great Mountain' (Mountain of the world's sin, or Karma) 'before Zerubbable? (he who was born at the gate of God or the gate of Initiation) 'thou' (the mountain of sin) 'shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone' (Christ) 'with shoutings of Grace, Grace, unto it." Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me saying "The hands of Zerubbable" (he who was born at the gate of God) "have laid the foundation of this house" (the evolution of this great race), "his hands shall finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of Hosts hath sent me unto you. For who hath despised the day of small things?" (experiences of life) "for these seven" (races of men) "shall rejoice, and shall see the plumet in the hand of Zerubbable"; (The great Initiator shall measure and grade them according to their attainment, and ultimately all shall attain to the highest, so shall rejoice); "these are the eyes of God (the eyes in the stone, stone symbol of Master of Compassion, is here referred to, the seven eyes, sight on seven planes, the eyes of the God within the heart of man), "which run to and fro through the whole earth."

"Then I answered and said unto him, 'What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?' and I said a second time, 'what are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves?' and he answered me and said, 'Knowest thou not what these are?' and I said, 'No my Lord.' Then said he, 'These are the two anointed ones' (Jesus and the Christ) 'that stand by the Lord of the whole earth' (Lord Jehovah) Zach. IV. The three great manifestations of the Great Trinity whose mission it is to guide the race to their ultimate destiny, which is the same perfection that they themselves enjoy.)

Is it not plain to be seen that these three Great Ones are the manifestations of the Trinity? The "two anointed ones" being Jesus, whose work it is to teach man to purify and consecrate himself, thereby building up the soul, or the casual body in

whose heart the Christ Child can be born by immaculate conception; Christ the "top stone," the "branch," "the root and the stem of David," both inspired by the bright and morning star, the IHVH, or the God within, that also flows through the Lord Jehovah who is here spoken of as the Lord of the whole earth, that is, the Lord of the Physical Plane. He guides the Monad in its descent into matter, and looks after its physical condition that it may have proper vehicles to manifest in, puts into the body a certain arrangement of atoms so that Spirit may make itself felt through the heavy matter; He gives to the race a moral code, then He turns them over to Jesus for further training along spiritual lines. Here is Jesus' place, mediator between man and God-Man, or Christ. Is it not a complete scheme. As above so below, we find this triplicity of arrangement everywhere, reaching down into the very atoms that form the basis of all manifestation. "How perfect are His works, His ways are past finding out!"

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Let us take a look at Zach. vi, beginning at the ninth verse : 'And the word of the Lord came unto me saying, 'Take of them of the captivity' (in the flesh), 'even of Heldai' (strength), ‘of Tobijah' (good law), 'and Jedaiah'" (love); that is, take of the people those who are strong in the good law, and love and bring them to Initiation, for it goes on to say, "and come upon the same day, and go into the house of Josiah" (whom the Lord heals). "The son of Zephaniah" (hidden by the Lord), "whither they are come to Babylon" (the Gate of God or the gate of initiation), "yea take of them" (the initiates), "Silver" (redemption) "and Gold" (God's wisdom and righteousness), "and make crowns" (mark the plural, crowns, "not crown, because there are two heads to be crowned), "and set them upon the head of Joshua" (Jesus, the help of Jehovah) "the son of Jehozadak" (God justifies) "the High Priest; and speak unto him, saying, "Thus speaketh the Lord of Hosts'" (the God inside, IHVH, and the God outside of man, the great Trinity, in One), saying, "Behold the man whose name is Branch' (Christ): and he shall grow up out of his place" (The One who is now the Christ was then occupying the place that Jesus now occupies) "he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord," (He shall complete the Trinity of great workers, be the

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top stone capping the great temple, placed in the world for the salvation of man) "even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and He shall be a priest upon His throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both." (Between Jesus and Christ when they both use the same body and afterward work together to attain the same end, each in his appointed place, supplementing each other, each belonging to the same stem but the "Branch" shooting to the greatest height in the work. “And the crowns" (two of them) "shall be to Helem" (strength), "and to Tobijah" (good law), "and to Jedaiah" (love). "and to Hen" (rest, peace), "the son of Zephaniah" (hidden by the Lord, or a son of the Mystery worker), "for a memorial in the Temple of the Lord." That is, the two Great Ones shall be crowned by the redemption, and righteousness, of the Initiates that they have been instrumental in teaching the good law, strength, love, and peace, or harmony, in the Mysteries.

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'And they that are far off" (younger races, and races to come) "shall come and shall build in the Temple of the Lord.” (We are all being carved to be stones to be used in the Temple of God); "and ye shall know that the Lord of Hosts" (IHVH, the God within the heart, and the GOD without, the God in all things) "hath sent me to you.'

In the next life of "Joshua" we all call him "Jesus," and we see the Christ grew up out of the place he held as Aaron, as prophesied, and we see him using a body prepared for him by Jesus (the council of peace between them both"); he becomes the "Branch" with Jesus, and the crowns of redemption and righteousness are placed upon the heads of them both, and Jesus the mediator, the Great High Priest, and Christ our Lord, becomes to the people Jesus Christ; the two have been blended into one in the minds of the orthodox until they have lost the conception of the Blessed Trinity of Great Ones, each of whom is doing a certain work for the regeneration of man. The Lord Jehovah, the Master Jesus, and the Master Christ, each of them a Master, a perfect example of the ultimate attainment of the race, each ready always to utterly efface himself for the good of the race, all working in perfect harmony so that through them the great streams of IHVH, from the Supreme can flow, or the Solar Logos, perhaps I should

say to be technically correct, for He ever "tempers the wind to the shorn lamb," and the mighty force of the great source is thus tempered by passing through the Great Ones until it is sufficiently attenuated so that our physical bodies may not be consumed when we receive the baptism. Remember Jesus is a type of the Masters, many of whom are now working with Him in the same line of work.

A most beautiful thought is, that when the western Christian prays, calling upon the Lord Jesus Christ, however ignorant he may be of these facts, he really calls upon the complete Trinity of Great Ones, whose duty it is to look after him in his triune development; thus does the good law hedge us about.

Does it not seem probable to the reader now, that, provided reincarnation is a fact, Isaac, Joshua, Joshua of Beth-Shemish, and Joshua the High Priest, were the same ego that reincarnated as Jesus of Nazareth? There is certainly a golden cord binding these characters of different ages together in a very striking way.

The Great Ones ever strive to hide their personality, being one with God, and one with us, even as they teach us to become one in them that we all may be one in God, as the Master Christ prayed that we should. The reader will remember the denial of John the Baptist that he was Elias, not that he meant to misstate, but that he wanted to impress upon them that it mattered not at all, who he was; his words show this motive, I am of no consequence in this matter, "I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness (of ignorance) "make His path straight." That was

John's message, and he would give no other, nor would he gratify their curiosity. He wanted them to listen to the message. This alone stamps John as a great soul. So all of these Great Ones work in the secret place of the Most High.

CHAPTER XI.

ARE THESE SOME INCARNATIONS OF OUR
BLESSED CHRIST?

It is with feelings of deepest humility and reverence that I submit my reasoning upon this mystic topic to the thinking public, knowing full well that it will seem the height of presumption to many consecrated souls, who are just as honest in their opposition, as I am in the stand that I take. To me these things are true. They have been an inspiration to me, so I fain would pass them on to assist others; but, before they leave my hands to start upon their long journey through many hands and many hearts, I feel like praying with Lord Francis Bacon: "Thou, O Father, Who gavest the visible light as the first born of Thy creatures, and didst pour into man the intellectual light as the top and consummation of Thy Workmanship, be pleased to protect and govern this work, which cometh from Thy goodness and returneth to Thy glory."

Above all things do I desire to exalt that Trinity of Beneficent Beings included in the words, the "Lord Jesus Christ," as uttered by the Christian. That it has been revealed to me that these are, in reality, three distinct personages, each perfect manifestations of the Trinity upon earth, is wondrous in my eyes, but I firmly believe it to be true. Three Great Ones, but one in the Father (the Logos); the Lord Jehovah; Jesus, that tender-hearted, compassionate Elder Brother, that ever-present help in time of trouble, that sweet sympathizer in all of our joys and fears; and that grand and glorious reality, the great Master Christ, who has made the whole world His fold, and who stays with suffering humanity to the end of the ages, inspiring the holiest aspirations of which we are capable. The truth, like a diamond, has many facets, and each view, no matter what may be the angle, shows forth a glory peculiarly its own, but in no way detracts from the other sides. Each is perfect in itself, yet the glory is far more