From “The Essene Humane Gospel of Christ”: Jesus the Messiah, Part 2 of 2

“Then John listened and did as Jesus had spoken. And Jesus, when He was baptized, went directly out of the water, and, lo, the Heavens were opened unto Him, and from the cloud, twelve Rays of Light appeared, and there in the form of a Dove, the Holy Christ descended with brilliant lighting upon Him. And lo, a voice from Heaven was heard, saying, ‘This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; this day have I begotten thee. Listen to Him and obey His Holy Law.’ ... And John bore testimony of Him, saying, ‘This is He of whom I spoke. He that comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me. And of His fulness, have we all received, even grace for grace, for grace and truth are the Holy Law whereby Jesus Christ is the fulness thereof.’ ... And John continued, saying: ‘I baptize with water; but there stands One among you, whom ye know not, He shall baptize with water and with fire, for in Him are the life and the judgment of the Holy Law....”

“Being anointed thus with the Holy Spirit and commissioned by the Eternal All as grand prophet and interpreter of the Holy Law, Jesus Christ would now with full authority from above reveal unto Earthly man His mission of mercy. Fulfilling many prophecies of old, the Christ would keep His promise to Adam made some 5500 years previously, that He would come to Earth like a God and redeem Adam and all his righteous seed, from the bondage of death. Thus, would the Son of Man deliver from death to eternal life all those worthy of the calling.”

“Thus, Jesus came unto the Earth to expose the lies of the devil and tell unto the sons of man the truth of their origin and root. Yea, even unto many angels that seek repentance, but remained in bondage to Satan against their will, did Jesus come to release and show unto them the Holy Way again. Great was the mission of the Holy Christ, but few were the people who knew of it, or understood its way. For only to the Elect of God did Jesus reveal such mysteries and teach to them the unknown wisdom of the Eternal All.”

“And Jesus continued to make disciples everywhere He spoke the word of the Eternal. Yea, even among young men and old men, wise men and unlearned men, young women and widows, wealthy and poor, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters. Many were they that heard the Holy voice and hearkened to truth, and many were blessed with understanding and wisdom....”