When He came before He said (and the words have been sadly misread):
"I come not
to bring peace but a sword" (Matt., X, 34.) This will be true
especially during
the early days of His advent. The sword which He wields is the sword
of the Spirit; it is that sword which produces cleavage between a true
spirituality and an habitual materialism. The major effect of His
appearance will surely be to demonstrate in every land the effects of
a spirit of inclusiveness - an inclusiveness which will be channeled
or expressed through Him. All who seek
right human relations will be gathered automatically to Him, whether
they are in one of the great world religions or not; all who see no
true or basic difference between religion and religion or between man
and man or nation and nation will rally around Him; those who embody
the spirit of exclusiveness and separativeness will stand
automatically and equally revealed and all men will know them for what
they are. The cleaving sword of the spirit will - without wounding -
bring revelation and indicate the first needed step towards human
regeneration.
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