Elameros Writes that He Lived in the Time of Jesus and Heard Him Teaching in Palestine

January 22, 1917
Received by James Padgett
Washington, D.C.

I am here. Elameros.

I am a Greek, or rather the spirit of a mortal who was a Greek, and I lived in the days when Jesus walked the hills and plains of Palestine teaching his new doctrines of the Divine Love and the Kingdom of Heaven. I was not a follower of him or a believer in his teachings, for I was a disciple of Plato and Socrates, and was satisfied of the truth of their philosophy and did not believe that there were other truths than what it contained.

I was a traveler and at times visited Palestine and on several occasions heard Jesus teaching the multitudes of people who seemed to be so interested in his discourses. I must confess that I was startled at times by his doctrines and recognized that while they treated of subjects similar to those contained in my philosophy, yet they were different and gave to these subjects a new and spiritual meaning that I had never before thought of.

I could see that he was not a student of philosophy, or yet, an educated man, as we understood men to be educated, yet he dealt with these questions in such an enlightening and authoritative way that caused me to wonder at the source of his information. And when, at times, he said that he was not speaking of his own knowledge, but that his Father was speaking through him, I was almost ready to believe that such was the fact.

You must remember that I believed in God and in the lesser gods or demons who executed His will, and when Jesus spoke of his Father, meaning God, it was not unnatural for me, in a way, to accept what he declared. And then I recollect, that I was impressed with the fact that he was not speaking from a mind that had been developed by the study of the philosophies, but from a mind that seemed to have in it that which had been lodged there by some great outside intelligence. He spoke, as he said, with knowledge and speculations seemed to be no part of his conclusions or the cause of any of his deductions.

Notwithstanding these impressions on me, I was too wise, in my own conceit, that my philosophy was the only true one, and that my knowledge of it was without defect to attempt to give serious consideration to what I had heard Jesus say and, consequently, let the truths which he uttered pass from me.

I saw and heard him teach only a few times, and then I heard of his crucifixion and death as a malefactor, and forgot about him. When next I saw him, it was in the spirit world, and this continued after I became a spirit; and then he was teaching the same doctrines that I had heard him teach on earth; but he was a wonderfully bright and glorious spirit. I don't think that I can write more tonight. I will come again.

Your brother in Christ,
Elameros

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Helen comments on the message of the ancient Greek.
    
I am here, your own true and loving Helen.

Well, dear, you have had quite a remarkable letter from the Greek spirit tonight, and there is in it substance for much thought on the part of the Greeks.

We thought it best to have him write, because it is a part of the plan that will be disclosed to have some spirits of all nations and creeds and religions write you for the benefit of their races or followers who may live on earth.

Love me and say good night.

Your own true loving,
Helen