| A spiritualist view of The
Passion of the Christ by Kirael, channeled by Rev. Fred Sterling, Honolulu Church of Light Amidst the controversial release of The Passion of the Christ and religious leaders scrambling to respond to the film, the Honolulu Church of Light, a spiritual church with a growing global congregation, is sharing a little-publicized view of Jesus' life and death that comes primarily from a channeled spirit entity, known as Master Kirael. According to Kirael, neither the Bible nor Mel Gibson's cinematic creation offers a fully balanced story of Jesus' final hours and crucifixion. "There's a much larger truth at work than what you read in your current day Bible," explains the church's senior minister, Rev. Fred Sterling, who has served as a trance medium for Kirael for more than 15 years here in Hawaii. "The histories are always written by the victors and those in power who seek to maintain their power. As spiritualists, we read the Bible with an open mind, knowing that much of the original truth has been muddied by word of mouth and by editing, rewriting and translation. We also look to other wisdom sources, such as the spirit guide Kirael, to fill in the gaps for us." Kirael has explained, for example, that in the Roman practice of crucifixion, the nails were never driven through the palm of the hand because it could not hold the full weight of the body. They would only drive a spike through the wrist bone. However, in most instances they used no spikes at all; they simply roped the person to the cross so that death would be slow. The vivid image of the punctured palms of Jesus and the importance of these stigmata in certain Christian traditions were created many years after Jesus' death to add drama to his story. Many such embellishments have been propagated to this day. In a similar revelation, Kirael has offered that, contrary to popular belief, Jesus was not forced to drag a complete cross through the streets to his own crucifixion. The condemned in those times would only carry the cross piece. The post, or the longer piece, was always laid where the cross would be erected. The Romans were very efficient and methodical in this way. Rev. Sterling suggests, "Truth is in the heart of the beholder. As spiritualists, we learn to look within ourselves for the truth. Does what we read in the Bible resonate with us or not? It's that simple. We can't rely on our politicians or religious leaders or even the Bible to discern the truth; we must learn to ask our hearts and listen for the answer." A fundamental spiritual belief at the Honolulu Church of Light is that love is the one force in Creation that has no opposite; it simply is. This force of love is based on the principles of truth, trust and passion and unites all beings as one. "Do you know who finally called for Master Jesus' death?" asked Kirael in a 1999 channeling session. "It was the religious leader, my friend." Furthermore, Jesus' was "put to death because if the trinity [of truth, trust and passion] reigned, all those in power could not." Throughout the years, Kirael has maintained that the world's religions are based on fear and that Jesus offered humanity a powerful, spiritual alternative: unconditional love based on the interconnectedness and divinity of all life. "Through the wisdom of Master Kirael, we've known for over a decade that the stories of the women who surrounded Jesus were almost completely edited out of the Bible. Yet, in truth, these women were highly educated, influential, highly spiritual individuals who understood the true messages of Jesus much better than their male counterparts, who by comparison were full of fear and doubt," Sterling says. "And the true message of Jesus was simple: We are all connected in love to a single, common Creator, and that each of us has the birthright to create, to experience and to heal anything we choose to heal in love." Fred Sterling is a medium, a minister and a messenger -- a man who walks between the third dimensional world of being human and the boundless realms of spirit. For more than 15 years, he has channeled the loving light and wisdom of Kirael, a master spirit guide, into books, articles and recorded sessions. As founder and Senior Minister of the non-traditional, spiritual Honolulu Church of Light, he shares his wisdom and Kirael's messages through frequent radio, Internet and television programs. Kirael's wisdom is published on the web at www.Kirael.com. Call (808) 952-0880 or e-mail wethepeople@kirael.com Copyright © 2004 Honolulu Church of Light |
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