T-1.II Revelation, Time and Miracles
1. Revelation induces complete but temporary suspension of doubt and fear.
²It reflects the original form of communication between God and His creations, involving the extremely personal sense of creation sometimes sought in physical relationships.
³Physical closeness cannot achieve it.
⁴Miracles, however, are genuinely interpersonal, and result in true closeness to others.
⁵Revelation unites you directly with God.
⁶Miracles unite you directly with your brother.
⁷Neither emanates from consciousness, but both are experienced there.
⁸Consciousness is the state that induces action, though it does not inspire it.
⁹You are free to believe what you choose, and what you do attests to what you believe.
Expanded
Revelation induces complete but temporary suspension of doubt and fear.
²It [revelation] reflects the original form of communication between God and His [God’] creations, involving the extremely personal sense of creation sometimes sought in physical relationships.
³Physical closeness cannot achieve it [the original form of communication between God and God’s creations].
⁴Miracles, however, are genuinely interpersonal, and result in true closeness to others.
⁵Revelation unites you directly with God.
⁶Miracles unite you directly with your brother.
⁷Neither [revelation nor miracles] emanates from consciousness, but both [revelations and miracles] are experienced there [in consciousness].
⁸Consciousness is the state that induces action, though it [consciousness] does not inspire it [action].
⁹You are free to believe what you choose, and what you do attests to what you believe.
Substituted
Revelation induces complete but temporary suspension of doubt and fear.
²Revelation reflects the original form of communication between God and God’ creations, involving the extremely personal sense of creation sometimes sought in physical relationships.
³Physical closeness cannot achieve the original form of communication between God and God’s creations.
⁴Miracles, however, are genuinely interpersonal, and result in true closeness to others.
⁵Revelation unites you directly with God.
⁶Miracles unite you directly with your brother.
⁷Neither revelation nor miracles emanates from consciousness, but both revelations and miracles are experienced in consciousness.
⁸Consciousness is the state that induces action, though consciousness does not inspire action.
⁹You are free to believe what you choose, and what you do attests to what you believe.
Simplified
In your original state with God there is no doubt or fear.
Miracles unite you with your brother, until you can all be united with God in revelation.
You can be conscious of your beliefs, and it is your beliefs that inspire action.
2. Revelation is intensely personal and cannot be meaningfully translated.
²That is why any attempt to describe it in words is impossible.
³Revelation induces only experience.
⁴Miracles, on the other hand, induce action.
⁵They are more useful now because of their interpersonal nature.
⁶In this phase of learning, working miracles is important because freedom from fear cannot be thrust upon you.
⁷Revelation is literally unspeakable because it is an experience of unspeakable love.
Expanded
Revelation is intensely personal and cannot be meaningfully translated.
²That is why any attempt to describe it [revelation] in words is impossible.
³Revelation induces only experience.
⁴Miracles, on the other hand, induce action.
⁵They [miracles] are more useful now because of their [miracles’] interpersonal nature.
⁶In this phase of learning, working miracles is important because freedom from fear cannot be thrust upon you.
⁷Revelation is literally unspeakable because it [revelation] is an experience of unspeakable love.
Substituted
Revelation is intensely personal and cannot be meaningfully translated.
²That is why any attempt to describe revelation in words is impossible.
³Revelation induces only experience.
⁴Miracles, on the other hand, induce action.
⁵Miracles are more useful now because of miracles’ interpersonal nature.
⁶In this phase of learning, working miracles is important because freedom from fear cannot be thrust upon you.
⁷Revelation is literally unspeakable because revelation is an experience of unspeakable love.
Simplified
Revelation is an experience beyond words, a pure experience of unspeakable love.
Miracles are usefule because they are action-oriented and interpersonal.
3. Awe should be reserved for revelation, to which it is perfectly and correctly applicable.
²It is not appropriate for miracles because a state of awe is worshipful, implying that one of a lesser order stands before his Creator.
³You are a perfect creation, and should experience awe only in the Presence of the Creator of perfection.
⁴The miracle is therefore a sign of love among equals.
⁵Equals should not be in awe of one another because awe implies inequality.
⁶It is therefore an inappropriate reaction to me.
⁷An elder brother is entitled to respect for his greater experience, and obedience for his greater wisdom.
⁸He is also entitled to love because he is a brother, and to devotion if he is devoted.
⁹It is only my devotion that entitles me to yours.
¹⁰There is nothing about me that you cannot attain.
¹¹I have nothing that does not come from God.
¹²The difference between us now is that I have nothing else.
¹³This leaves me in a state which is only potential in you.
Expanded
Awe should be reserved for revelation, to which [revelation] it [awe] is perfectly and correctly applicable.
²It [awe] is not appropriate for miracles because a state of awe is worshipful, implying that one of a lesser order stands before his [a-lesser-one’s] Creator.
³You are a perfect creation, and should experience awe only in the Presence of the Creator of perfection.
⁴The miracle is therefore a sign of love among equals.
⁵Equals should not be in awe of one another because awe implies inequality.
⁶It [awe] is therefore an inappropriate reaction to me.
⁷An elder brother is entitled to respect for [the-elder-brother’s] greater experience, and obedience for his [the-elder-brother’s] greater wisdom.
⁸He [an elder brother] is also entitled to love because he [the elder brother] is a brother, and [entitled] to devotion if he [the elder brother] is devoted.
⁹It is only my devotion that entitles me to yours [devotion].
¹⁰There is nothing about me that you cannot attain.
¹¹I have nothing that does not come from God.
¹²The difference between us now is that I have nothing else.
¹³This [having nothing that does not come from God] leaves me in a state which [state] is only potential in you.
Substituted
Awe should be reserved for revelation — awe for revelation is perfectly and correctly applicable.
²Awe is not appropriate for miracles because a state of awe is worshipful, implying that one of a lesser order stands before a-lesser-one’s Creator.
³You are a perfect creation, and should experience awe only in the Presence of the Creator of perfection.
⁴The miracle is therefore a sign of love among equals.
⁵Equals should not be in awe of one another because awe implies inequality.
⁶Awe is therefore an inappropriate reaction to me.
⁷An elder brother is entitled to respect for the-elder-brother’s greater experience, and obedience for the-elder-brother’s greater wisdom.
⁸An elder brother is also entitled to love because the elder brother is a brother, and entitled to devotion if the elder brother is devoted.
⁹It is only my devotion that entitles me to your devotion.
¹⁰There is nothing about me that you cannot attain.
¹¹I have nothing that does not come from God.
¹²The difference between us now is that I have nothing else.
¹³Having nothing that does not come from God leaves me in a state — a state that is only potential in you.
Simplified
Awe is for revelation.
Miracles are for others.
Love, respect, obedience and devotion are due an elder brother.
I have only what is from God.
You have the potential to be like me.
4. “No man comes unto the Father but by me” does not mean that I am in any way separate or different from you except in time, and time does not really exist.
²The statement is more meaningful in terms of a vertical rather than a horizontal axis.
³You stand below me and I stand below God.
⁴In the process of ‘rising up’, I am higher because without me the distance between God and man would be too great for you to encompass.
⁵I bridge the distance as an elder brother to you on the one hand, and as a Son of God on the other.
⁶My devotion to my brothers has placed me in charge of the Sonship, which I render complete because I share it.
⁷This may appear to contradict the statement “I and my Father are one”, but there are two parts to the statement in recognition that the Father is greater.
Expanded
“No man comes unto the Father but by me” does not mean that I am in any way separate or different from you except in time, and time does not really exist.
²The statement [“No man comes unto the Father but by me”] is more meaningful in terms of a vertical [axis] rather than a horizontal axis.
³You stand below me and I stand below God.
⁴In the process of ‘rising up’, I am higher because without me the distance between God and man would be too great for you to encompass.
⁵I bridge the distance as an elder brother to you on the one hand, and as a Son of God on the other [hand].
⁶My devotion to my brothers has placed me in charge of the Sonship, which [the Sonship] I render complete because I share it [the Sonship].
⁷This [being in charge of the Sonship] may appear to contradict the statement “I and my Father are one”, but there are two parts to the statement [“I and my Father are one”] in recognition that the Father is greater [than the Son].
Substituted
“No man comes unto the Father but by me” does not mean that I am in any way separate or different from you except in time, and time does not really exist.
²The statement “No man comes unto the Father but by me” is more meaningful in terms of a vertical axis rather than a horizontal axis.
³You stand below me and I stand below God.
⁴In the process of ‘rising up’, I am higher because without me the distance between God and man would be too great for you to encompass.
⁵I bridge the distance as an elder brother to you on the one hand, and as a Son of God on the other hand.
⁶My devotion to my brothers has placed me in charge of the Sonship — the Sonship I render complete because I share the Sonship.
⁷Being in charge of the Sonship may appear to contradict the statement “I and my Father are one”, but there are two parts to the statement “I and my Father are one”, in recognition that the Father is greater than the Son.
Simplified
I am not separate from you, I am the head of the Sonship and a part of the Sonship. I bridge the gap between you and God. I am one with God, but God is greater.
5. Revelations are indirectly inspired by me because I am close to the Holy Spirit, and alert to the revelation-readiness of my brothers.
²I can thus bring down to them more than they can draw down to themselves.
³The Holy Spirit mediates higher to lower communication, keeping the direct channel from God to you open for revelation.
⁴Revelation is not reciprocal.
⁵It proceeds from God to you, but not from you to God.
Expanded
Revelations are indirectly inspired by me because I am close to the Holy Spirit, and alert to the revelation-readiness of my brothers.
²I can thus bring down to them [my brothers] more than they [my brothers] can draw down to themselves [my-brothers’-selves].
³The Holy Spirit mediates higher to lower communication, keeping the direct channel from God to you open for revelation.
⁴Revelation is not reciprocal.
⁵It [revelation] proceeds from God to you, but [revelation does] not [proceed] from you to God.
Substituted
Revelations are indirectly inspired by me because I am close to the Holy Spirit, and alert to the revelation-readiness of my brothers.
²I can thus bring down to my brothers more than my brothers can draw down to my-brothers’-selves.
³The Holy Spirit mediates higher to lower communication, keeping the direct channel from God to you open for revelation.
⁴Revelation is not reciprocal.
⁵Revelation proceeds from God to you, but revelation does not proceed from you to God.
Simplified
I can work with the Holy Spirit to help bring revelation down to my brothers.
6. The miracle minimizes the need for time.
²In the longitudinal or horizontal plane the recognition of the equality of the members of the Sonship appears to involve almost endless time.
³However, the miracle entails a sudden shift from horizontal to vertical perception.
⁴This introduces an interval from which the giver and receiver both emerge farther along in time than they would otherwise have been.
⁵The miracle thus has the unique property of abolishing time to the extent that it renders the interval of time it spans unnecessary.
⁶There is no relationship between the time a miracle takes and the time it covers.
⁷The miracle substitutes for learning that might have taken thousands of years.
⁸It does so by the underlying recognition of perfect equality of giver and receiver on which the miracle rests.
⁹The miracle shortens time by collapsing it, thus eliminating certain intervals within it.
¹⁰It does this, however, within the larger temporal sequence.
Expanded
The miracle minimizes the need for time.
²In the longitudinal or horizontal plane the recognition of the equality of the members of the Sonship appears to involve almost endless time.
³However, the miracle entails a sudden shift from horizontal to vertical perception.
⁴This [a shift from horizontal to vertical perception] introduces an interval from which [interval] the giver and receiver both emerge farther along in time than they [the giver and receiver] would otherwise have been.
⁵The miracle thus has the unique property of abolishing time to the extent that it [the miracle] renders the interval of time it [the miracle] spans unnecessary.
⁶There is no relationship between the time a miracle takes and the time it [a miracle] covers.
⁷The miracle substitutes for learning that might have taken thousands of years.
⁸It [the miracle] does so [substitutes for learning] by the underlying recognition of perfect equality of giver and receiver on which [perfect equality of giver and receiver] the miracle rests.
⁹The miracle shortens time by collapsing it [time], thus eliminating certain intervals within it [time].
¹⁰It [the miracle] does this [shortens time], however, within the larger temporal sequence.
Substituted
The miracle minimizes the need for time.
²In the longitudinal or horizontal plane the recognition of the equality of the members of the Sonship appears to involve almost endless time.
³However, the miracle entails a sudden shift from horizontal to vertical perception.
⁴A shift from horizontal to vertical perception introduces an interval — the giver and receiver both emerge from the interval farther along in time than the giver and receiver would otherwise have been.
⁵The miracle thus has the unique property of abolishing time to the extent that the miracle renders the interval of time the miracle spans unnecessary.
⁶There is no relationship between the time a miracle takes and the time a miracle covers.
⁷The miracle substitutes for learning that might have taken thousands of years.
⁸The miracle substitutes for learning by the underlying recognition of perfect equality of giver and receiver — the miracle rests on perfect equality of giver and receiver .
⁹The miracle shortens time by collapsing time, thus eliminating certain intervals within time.
¹⁰The miracle shortens time, however, within the larger temporal sequence.
Simplified
The Sonship moves towards recognition of equality within itself, in time, proceeding on a horizontal line. A miracle shifts perception ‘upwards’ towards God. Time shifting upward shortens the perception of horizontal time.