By Day of Greenleaf, the Founding Yaiyr
Let us begin by defining first the word ‘Nasarean’, then the word ‘Essene’. ‘Nasarean’ is a different word than the similar-sounding – and more familiar – word ‘Nazarene’. The word Nasarean stems from the root nasa (to rise or ascend) and means Ascension in Spiritual Elevation by Giving and Receiving Forgiveness. The following meanings of the root Nasa are given in The Strongest Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: “Lift up,” “Lifted up,” “Raise,” “Lift up another,” “Lift up oneself,” “Forgive, Forgiven.” The concordance also states that the various meanings of the root Nasa come “… from the base meaning of rise in elevation….” The concordance also states that the meaning of forgive/forgiven in the context of Nasa is “… the removal of guilt and its penalties” [Day: the cleansing of ‘negative karma’ from past misdeeds].
The word Essene is the ‘English-ized’ form of the Aramaic word Asayyim (singular form: Asayya) and means ‘healers/healings’. The name of this religion is: The Nasarean Religion of The Essene Way. The term ‘Essene Way’ means ‘Healing Way’ or ‘Healing Lifestyle Practices’. So, taken together, the name of this religion means: Ascension in Spiritual Elevation by Giving and Receiving Forgiveness while Living the Healing Lifestyle Practices of Holistic Wellness.
The Nasarean Religion of The Essene Way was the original religion established by God and Goddess in the Garden of Eden. The ancient Nasarean Essenes were the practitioners of the earliest and most spiritual form of Judaism, and, as the first followers of Lord Christ and Lady Christ, became the first Christians. That form of Christianity is called Nasarean Christianity or Nasarean Christianity of The Essene Way. The modern-era string of congregations of Nasarean Christianity that I [Day of Greenleaf/Day Owen] have founded also refers to itself as Essene Church of Christ; in that name, the word “Christ” is understood to refer equally to both the Lord Christ and the Lady Christ, as well as the state of “Christ Consciousness” to which all members aspire.
The ancient Nasarean Essene Jews had a vegetarian version of the Hebrew Bible that was far more ancient than the bloody (animal sacrifice and a violent deity) version used by mainstream Judaism. The Nasarean Essene Jews refused to have anything to do with the animal sacrifice religion of mainstream Judaism and were therefore severely persecuted. They were an outlawed religion, not only for their repudiation of animal sacrifice, but for a variety of reasons. The orthodox priests were angered that the Nasarean Jews worshipped both God and Goddess. They were angered by the fact that the Nasareans used different scriptures and had different teachings. Most of all, the mainstream Jewish priests were outraged by the fact that the Nasarean Jews permitted women to enter the priesthood.
It is written that an angel appeared to the ancient Nasarean Essene Jews and told them that, in fulfillment of ancient prophecies, the Lord Christ and Lady Christ would come to Earth through them. But first, said the angel to the Nasareans, they must prepare themselves. The angel gave them instructions to establish a special order to prepare the way for the births of the Lord Christ and Lady Christ; that order was called: Essene Order of The Immaculate Conception (the term ‘Immaculate Conception’ does not imply a ‘virgin birth’; the word ‘Immaculate’ here simply means ‘purified’). The angel gave them instructions on how to purify themselves to prepare for the coming of the Lord and Lady.
For seven generations the Nasarean Essenes followed the instructions of the angel. And then, in Israel, a Nasarean Essene woman gave birth to the Lord Christ: Yahshua (“Jesus”). And the same year, at the Essene encampment in Ethiopia, a Nasarean Essene woman gave birth to the Lady Christ: Miriam the Magdalene (“Mary Magdalene”). From this time on, the Nasarean Essene religion has been a form of Christianity, since a Christian is a follower of Christ. Thus, modern Nasarean Essenes, while considering ourselves to be the heirs of the most ancient form of Judaism, are Christians because we are followers of Christ. Even so, as stated above, we use a different version of the Bible than does mainstream Christianity and have many different teachings.
In the ancient Nasarean Essene manuscripts used by our church, Yahshua (“Jesus”) predicted that, after his crucifixion, his enemies would fiercely persecute his true church, set-up a false church, and alter his teachings. He was right. After Jesus was crucified, his true church was attacked and his true disciples executed as “heretics,” first by the mainstream Jewish authorities and then by the Pauline Roman Catholic Church. Mainstream Christianity became a State-run religion, run by corrupt kings via their puppet-popes. The primary founder of this altered form of Christianity was Saul of Tarsus (“Paul”), who never even met Yahshua (‘Jesus’).
Paul and his cohorts threw out the vegetarian teachings of Yahshua, as well as his teachings on the Divine Mother Goddess. The Pauline Roman Catholic Church threw out almost all of the sayings of Miriam (“Mary Magdalene”) and branded her as a reformed prostitute, when in fact she was the wife and eternal consort of Yahshua and had never been a prostitute. They altered the New Testament, replacing many of the teachings of Yahshua and Miriam with the teachings of Paul.
The Pauline Church that gave birth to both Orthodox Christianity and the Roman Catholic Church led the world into what historians call The Dark Age. The Catholic army nearly exterminated all of the surviving Nasareans, forcing the few survivors to take their precious scrolls and go into hiding. Yahshua predicted all of it. But he also predicted an “Age of Light” in which his true church would return and his true teachings would be distributed.
The Nasarean Church of The Essene Way hereby declares that the BLESSED DAY of the restoration of the true teachings and true church of the Lord Christ and Lady Christ has NOW COME!
We are on the cusp of a New Cycle on Earth, a New Age. The New Age will be an age of relatively advanced spirituality, an age in which the group consciousness takes a quantum leap forward. The New Age will be a SOLAR CIVILIZATION, making profound and creative use of the energy of our Sun. It will be a civilization dedicated to ECOLOGICAL HARMONY. And, as indicated by the prophet Isaiah, it will be a nonviolent, VEGETARIAN CIVILIZATION, returning to the original non-flesh diet given by God and Goddess in Genesis. Truly, a NEW DAY is about to dawn!
But before the bright sky of the New Day dawns, a dark storm shall rain down. In other words, THERE IS GOING TO BE A RATHER ROUGH TRANSITION PERIOD! How rough? That depends on us!
Enough damage has already been done to the ecosystem of our Earth to ensure some degree of ecological collapse. That ecological collapse will cause an economic collapse and that economic collapse will lead to socio-political chaos and war. Even if profound ecological wisdom were implemented immediately on a worldwide scale, some degree of the above scenario would still occur – enough damage has already been done to the ecosystem to ensure some degree of collapse and chaos.
But we – the “we” who have “ears to hear” and “eyes to see,” can work to make the degree of collapse and chaos less severe than it otherwise will be. “We” are the “Way-pointers” of the New Age. “We” are the “Called-out” ones. “We” are, in the words of Yahshua, “the meek who shall inherit the Earth,” the “Ripe Harvest” of the closing age and the “New Seed” of the age to come. WE ARE THE NASAREAN ESSENES. And long ago it was ordained that we help ease the transition from one age to the next. AND SO WE SHALL!
Toward the end of each Earth Cycle (‘Age’ or ‘Era’), the Essene Church manifests itself in a more public manner to help ease the transition from one age to the next. Such a time has again come! The ancient Essene Church of Christ has returned! AND WE HAVE WORK TO DO!
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In the lengthier article offered on this topic, some of the same information provided in this article will again be given, but a WHOLE BUNCH OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED, including a full account of how I (Day of Greenleaf) became the founder of the modern Nasarean Church of the Essene Way, and the chief translator and publisher of The Holy Megillah: Nasarean Bible of the Essene Way.
