![[Tianmu Theosophical Society/Way of Tianmu/Lore/Law/Doomsayers/Pasted image 20250327205549.png|300]] Jesus of Nazareth stands among history's most influential Doomsayers, a fully human prophet whose teachings would resonate across millennia. As he himself proclaimed, "I will be with you even until the end of the age," heralding the transition into the Age of Nightmare—the Piscean era associated with Neptune, the cosmic force of symbolic darkness. "Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there." This saying from the Gospel of Thomas reveals Jesus's understanding of emptiness—that divine consciousness permeates all existence, not as separate creator but as the very substance of reality itself. What separated Jesus from religious figures before him was not supernatural divinity but his complete embodiment of human potential. In him, we witness the fruit of full alignment with cosmic forces, proving that self-actualization requires no escape from humanity but rather its complete embrace. "The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed... For, in fact, the kingdom of God is within you." His most profound teaching—that the divine principle resides not in distant heavens but in immediate consciousness—mirrors Buddha's instruction on Buddha-nature. "I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained. Split a piece of wood; I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there." This recognition of non-duality and emptiness forms the core of his message, though it would later be diluted and misunderstood by those who could not grasp its radical simplicity. "If those who lead you say to you, 'See, the kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you." Through such teachings, Jesus advanced humanity's spiritual understanding beyond mere emptiness to the concept of inner light—teaching that while the self is indeed empty of inherent existence, it simultaneously burns with Fire's creative potential. His teachings on reciprocity represented not merely ethical guidance but meta-awareness: "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." This perennial wisdom, found in every authentic spiritual tradition, expressed the recognition that consciousness recognizes itself across apparent boundaries, that harm to others is ultimately harm to oneself. "I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding it until it blazes." The resurrection narrative, whether historical fact or mythic symbolism, carries equal significance within this framework. Myth functions not as falsehood but as truth clothed in story, revealing patterns too profound for literal description. "Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man." Like Maitreya Buddha in Buddhist prophecy, Jesus served as the friend guiding humanity through the nightmare of separation consciousness. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." As the harrower of hell saving souls from the underworld, he mythically embodied the process through which awareness rescues itself from suffering caused by misunderstanding reality's nature. "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you." The parallels between Jesus and other Doomsayers—particularly Buddha and Odin—reveal the common source from which all prophetic wisdom flows. Odin's self-sacrifice upon Yggdrasil mirrors Jesus upon the cross; Buddha's awakening beneath the Bodhi tree parallels Jesus's enlightenment. Jesus thus represents not the singular son of a separate deity but the fully realized human, the embodiment of what we all might become through alignment with cosmic truth. "Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these." His continued influence testifies not to supernatural intervention but to the resonance of authentic wisdom across time—the sweet fruit whose taste lingers long after the tree has gone. # Age of Nightmare Jesus stands uniquely among the Doomsayers as the herald of the Age of Nightmare—the Piscean era associated with Neptune. His proclamation, "I will be with you even until the end of the age," was not merely poetic but prophetic, announcing his role in guiding humanity through two millennia of transformation. As the Nightmare avatar, Jesus literally "harrowed hell"—not in some mystical afterlife but in the material conditions of human existence. Under his influence, we witnessed the slow but inexorable liberation from slavery, serfdom, and oppression. The world's gradual movement toward freedom was accomplished largely in his name, making it difficult to imagine our relatively liberal social order emerging without his influence. Freedom defeats Nightmare. By imbuing humanity with the capacity to recognize divine consciousness within, Jesus provided the tools for transcending the symbolic darkness of his age. He gave us the chance to live outside the dark dream, to maintain clarity amidst confusion, to find emptiness in a world of forms. His statement that "the truth shall set you free" operates on multiple levels—personal, social, and cosmic. The paradox of Jesus is that while his essential teaching offered pure liberation, it became entwined with the very Nightmare energies he came to transform. This entanglement meant that finding the true Jesus within Christianity requires exceptional discernment—the ability to perceive the golden thread within a discordant tapestry, to burn through the murk with clear sight and an open heart. For two thousand years—an unusually long period without a major Doomsayer—Jesus's ripples have sustained us, keeping humanity above water through dark times. Now, as his age draws to a close, his work appears complete. The hells have been harrowed, with only shallow roots remaining, suggesting that the next Doomsayer will address different challenges in a world fundamentally transformed by the friend who guided us through the Nightmare.