COVER STORY
COVER STORY
RESURRECTING
YOUR INNER BEING
When we talk about Easter, we think of colourfully
decorated eggs, hearty feasts and church services in
celebration of Jesus Christ’s miraculous ascension to the
higher realms. But are we missing the point?
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NE MIGHT ARGUE THAT EASTER
has been celebrated this way for
centuries, so it must be correct. However,
Easter is, in part, a celebration of rebirth. A
fundamental concept in Christianity is the rebirth
as a means to reach God. Could the original
concept of rebirth have been forgotten over
time?
Jesus Christ declared, ‘Very truly I tell you, no
one can see the kingdom of God unless they are
born again.’ [JOHN 3:3]
He also explained that to be born again is not,
in fact, a reference to physical rebirth, but rather
a spiritual one. He noted, ‘Spirit gives birth to
spirit.’ [JOHN 3:6]
Jesus Christ was one of the most
revolutionary, mighty personalities to have ever
walked the Earth. His sheer divinity shook the
foundations of Israeli society and brought about
lasting change throughout the world. He showed
people with his actions and sublime character
what it meant to be the Son of God.
It is often said that when one takes a renewed
interest in Christianity or converts to Christianity,
one has been reborn in the manner Jesus Christ
mentioned. In other words, spiritual rebirth
is often taken to be a metaphor for the verbal
and mental affirmation of the Christian faith.
However, considering the mystical teachings
Jesus Christ gave to his disciples - as well as
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THE SYMBOLISM OF THE
EASTER EGG
the many famous miracles he performed - one
might be more inclined to think that the spiritual
rebirth Jesus Christ spoke of has more practical
implications.
His Holiness Younus AlGohar, the CEO of
Messiah Foundation International, states,
‘Genuinely speaking, without spirituality, one
cannot adopt the teachings of Lord Jesus
Christ.’
Being the Son of God, divinity was embedded
in Jesus Christ’s very nature. However, we
human beings are descendants of Adam, who,
as we know from the Bible, disobeyed God and
committed the Original Sin. Human nature is
flawed. The tendency toward negativity lies
within our spiritual composition - and this
negativity does not go away by listening to
beautiful sermons or reading the Bible alone.
Had it been so, hypocrisy in our religious society
would not have been as widespread as it is today.
We need to go through a process of spiritual
rebirth that enables us to wholeheartedly
embrace the teachings of Lord Jesus Christ.
It is with great joy that we present this edition
of the Messiah Herald, which contains His Divine
Eminence Gohar Shahi’s practical method of
spiritual rebirth - a method the likes of which you
have never experienced before!
MESSIAH HERALD / ISSUE 09 / APR 2018
The tradition of decorating eggs
in Christianity seems to have been
started by early Christians of
Mesopotamia, who adapted this
ancient custom to mark Jesus
Christ’s ascent to God. They would
dye the eggs red in remembrance
of the crucifixion. In Mesopotamia,
eggs were believed to symbolise
birth and rebirth; in fact, they were
an important part of spring rituals
for many cultures.
The idea that the egg represents
Jesus Christ’s empty tomb was then
made an official part of Christianity
by the Christian Church sometime
during the 16th century.
On the other hand, His Divine
Eminence Gohar Shahi reveals that
the symbolic significance of the
egg lies more so in its relation to
the inner human condition and the
process of spiritually being reborn.
MESSIAH HERALD / ISSUE 09 / APR 2018
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