Jesus touched India in AD 52

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32

People in India have misconception that the Missionaries introduced Christianity while the country was under the British Rule. Where as, the seed of the Holy Word of God was sown in the first century just after ascension of Jesus into the heaven. In fact Christianity reached and was accepted by people of India, while most of countries of Europe, did not know about it. As Buddhism born in India, could not survive the strong opposition of Hindus so Christianity too lost its grip soon. But it did not vanish totally. Some families of southern states did not surrender to the fanatic communal forces but continued following and preaching Holy Gospel.

How this belief reached India? After ascension of Jesus into Heaven, the disciples, dispersed to all nations of the world, for preaching the Gospel as Lord had commanded them: –

Mathew 28:18-20. And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. 19. “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world”.

St Thomas went to India in 52 A.D. by the sea route and landed on Seaport Malian Kala in Kerala. At that time the boundary of India had extended up to Afghanistan and Russia. He influenced some Brahmin Hindu Priests through miracles of the Spirit of God and they accepted the Lord as only “Savior”. Members of four families belonging to Brahmin Caste named Pallmattam, Sankapuri, Kali and Kalliakaran took Baptism from Saint Thomas in year 52 A.D. Later on Christianity spread in Southern States very fast. The said families still have the documents to testify the fact of acceptance of Jesus as ‘Savior’ by their forefathers. They helped St Thomas in construction of seven church buildings; some of those churches are still open for worship. As per survey records of Government of India, grave yards of said families exist vide entries 460/5, 460/6, 519/8 near Kali Jungle in Kerala.

He did not confine his preaching within South India only but preached the Holy Gospel throughout the country for twenty years and people in general accepted the Lord as the only Savior. He gave twenty thousand Baptisms on Indian soil. Even a few kings accepted Christianity and helped St Thomas’s mission. Among them, King Mahadevan of Tamil Nadu played a leading role.

North India too accepted new religion and its impact in Punjab is visible, as people of Punjab do not follow the caste system so rigidly. Sikhism too has considerably to condemn the caste system as it is against Divinity. In North India people call church building as “GIRJAGHAR” (House to fall before Him). It was a place for total surrender before Lord. So in Girjaghar people confessed their sins and prayed for forgiveness and mercy of Heavenly Father. Similarly word ‘RABB’ used to address GOD in Punjabi language has come from ‘RABBI’ used by followers of Jesus for Him. Rabbi means ‘Master’. The root word in Strong's Dictionary: -

Number: 7229, Transliterated: rab Phonetic: rab

Text: (Aramaic) corresponding to 7227: --captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.

In Sri Guru Granth Saheb, Rabies used the word “Kateb” or Kateb and this word is very popular in Indian languages in general in Punjabi language in particular for ‘book’. It has its root in Aramaic (Hebrews) language. In Aramaic ‘Ketab’ is used for Holy Bible. Read the Strong’s Aramaic dictionary as below: -

Strong's Number: 3791, Transliterated: kathab, Phonetic: kaw-thawb'

Word KATEB has been used sixteen times for Bible in Sri Guru Granth Saheb.

Text: from 3789; something written, i.e. writing, record or book: -register, scripture, and writing. It was originally used for “Holy Bible”. Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji wrote, follow the Commandments of Bible. Read the verse below.

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Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:

KURRAN KATEB DIL MAHE KAMMAHI

DUS AAURAT RAKHUH BADRAHI

PANCH MARAD SIDDAK LAIE BADHUH

KHAIR SABOORI KABOOL KHARRA

(English Version)

Practice within your heart the teachings of the Koran and the Bible;

Restrain the ten sensory organs from straying into evil.

Tie up the five demons of desire with faith, charity and contentment, and you shall be acceptable. ||4||

Guru Saheb have used word “Kateb” a number of times in Holy Sikh Scripture.

St Thomas’s mission ended in the year 72 A.D. While he was worshipping a few fanatic Brahmins attacked and killed him near Chennai. His remains are still there in India on Thomas Hill (Mallapur) near Chinnai and devotees visit his shrine with great reverence.

Remembering him, Government of India acknowledged his revered contributions through state function as St. Thomas Day celebration in New Delhi on December 18, 1955. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India, said: "St. Thomas came to India when many of the countries of Europe had not yet become Christian, and so those Indians who trace their Christianity to him have a longer history and a higher ancestry than that of Christians of many of the European countries."

It would be appropriate to cite here an extract from the radio message of Pope Pius XII on 31 December, 1952 on the occasion of the 19th century celebrations of the arrival of the Apostle in India: "Nineteen hundred years have passed since the Apostle came to India. During the centuries that India was cut off from the West and despite many trying vicissitudes, the Christian communities formed by the Apostle conserved intact the legacy he left them. This apostolic lineage, beloved sons and daughters, is the proud privilege of the many among you who glory in the name of Thomas Christians and we are happy on this occasion to acknowledge and bear witness to it."

Bhagti Lehar (the Devotees Movement) is the offshoot of same seed of Holy Word, sown by Saint Thomas during his twenty years preaching in the country. Bhagats (Worshippers) believed the same teachings that of Jesus such as: -

1. There is only one God the “creator” and there is no other God. Only He is worthy of worship. No idol is worthy of worship as idol cannot deliver.

2. God created man in His own image.

3. Man should live a life of righteousness.

4. Man departed from Him for his sins and should seek His mercy confessing the sins, through prayers. He is very merciful God and loves us.

5. Honor your father and mother for their blessings.

6. Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal and do not covet.

7. Soul is the bride and He is the bridegroom.

8. Angel of Israel is the Lord of judgment.

In fact lower castes of India suffered atrocities in the hands of upper castes for their low birth, for centuries and are still subjected to suffering. For their deliverance, God sent His Saints to preach the life of holiness so that people may turn from sins and worship Him. Most of the Saints came up from untouchable families. Read (Luke 10:21) O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. He used the ignoble (Worldly) communities for His message.

Caste System: Hindu scriptures commanded division of society into four castes in a pyramid shape with Brahmin on the top, Kshatriya below them and next below the Vaishya then Shudra at lowest level. Ladder of caste system does not end here but below the ladder are untouchables the most hated people of the world. No upper caste kept any social interaction with the caste lower caste to it. Population wise only 15% people belonged to Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya. There are 60% Shudra and 25% Untouchables who are subjected to discrimination by 15% upper castes. Untouchables were designated as avarna means outside the four varnas so outside the fold of Hinduism. In year 1909 when population of Mohammedans outnumbered Hindus, Hindus took untouchables in their bracket (statistically), but till date they are looked upon with hate and discriminated.

Untouchables, their origin and their duties.

This is what Manu has to say about their origin and their position.

(1) [f1] All those tribes in this world, which are excluded from (the community of) those born from the mouth, the arms, the thighs, and the feet (of Brahman), are called Dasyus, whether they speak the language of the Mlekkhas (barbarians) or that of the Aryans.

(2) [f2] Near well-known trees and burial ground, on mountains and in groves, let these (tribes) dwell, known (by certain marks), and subsisting by their peculiar occupations.

(3) [f3] But the dwellings of the Chandalas and Shwapakas shall be outside the village, they must be made apapatras and their wealth (shall be) dogs and donkeys.

(4) [f4] Their dress (shall be) the garments of the dead, (they shall eat) their food from broken dishes, black iron (shall be) their ornaments, they must always wander from place to place.

(5) [f5] A man who fulfils a religious duty, shall not seek intercourse with them; their transactions (shall be) among themselves and their marriages with their equals.

(6) [f6] Their food shall be given to them by others (than an Aryan giver) in a broken dish; at night they shall not walk about in villages and in towns.

(7) [f7] By day they must go about for the purpose of their work, distinguished by marks at the King's command, and they shall carry out the corpses (of persons) who have no relatives, that is a settled rule.

(8) [f8] By the King's order they shall always execute the Criminals in accordance with the law, and they shall take for themselves the clothes, the beds and the ornaments of (such) criminals.

(9) [f9] He who has had connection with a woman of one of the lowest castes shall be put to death.

(10) [f10] If one who (being a member of the Chandalas or some other low caste) must not be touched, intentionally defiles by his touch one who (as a member of a twice born caste) may be touched (by other twice born persons only) he shall be put to death.

Here in clause (10) twice born does not mean as ‘born again Christians’ but twice born as prescribed by Manu. In Law of Manu, ceremony for getting twice born has a big fallacy. It is wearing the sacred thread by top three castes only that too, have different standards for each caste. The shudras and untouchables (85% of population) are not eligible to wear sacred thread and cannot be twice born. So, no salvation for them even as per Hindu social order. They are the scattered sheep of Lord.

Viewing the above law one can easily conclude that: -

1. The said law did not come from God but Manu framed it for the privileges of Brahmins.

2. Manu was not the person saved by God (Claimed by Hindus) when God cleansed the earth of evildoers through flood. Manu was not righteous like Noah deserving life but such law could have come from devilish mind not from the God’s saved man. This law came up much after the flood.

3. Satan used Manu to confuse the law of God by replacing it with barbaric law. Manu’s law created hate among people of India to establish that they are not created by God in His image but came from the mouth, arms, legs and feet of the dead body of Prajapati (may be Manu).

4. These ten commandments of Manu for human race are unique example of the law of discriminations. Satan has given His commandments to contradict the ten commandments of God.

5. Holy word of God says: - (Gen 3:3-4) 3. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. This assurance of Satan that “you shall surely not die” has lead Hindus to coin the theory of Karma and birth after death as dog, donkey or any thing else depending upon one’s deeds during their lifetime. God has nothing to do with you except putting you as living creature like a clerk of post office placing mail in different mailboxes. There is no need of salvation as you will surely not die but live as cats or dogs. Even cats and dogs may have their next birth as man or woman. Law seems liberal to animals but not for human beings.

This false belief has: -

Lead them to believe that man is not in the image of God because, if man could get rebirth as cat and dog, how he is in image of God? B) That, his next birth is certain, it is immaterial whether he gets birth as man or donkey. He is satisfied with another life. C) That his next birth depends on his deeds in this life (Theory of Karmas). Theory of Karma has denied that God is merciful and forgive sins of man. For them it is as simple as ‘give and take’ or shopping of merchandise. D) That God’s Word is a lie as He had said “if you eat that fruit you will surely die”, but Satan’s word is truthful as he had assured “you shall surely not die” and they will take birth again and again, in any of the specie out of 8.4 million living creatures, as mentioned in Hindu scriptures. So they turned from the image of God to the image of Satan and have worshipped Nimrod and his wife as god and goddess in different names. This is what Satan wanted to do, as he is a liar from the beginning.

What the Holy Word of God Says about the dead?

Ecclesiastes 9:5. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6. As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.

SWASTIKA, Sign of SWASTIKA, used by Hitler on his flag, as a sign of his being of superior race, has its roots in India. Brahmins used this signs for centuries with the same passion much before Hitler used it. It is still worshipped in India as a holy sign. Brahmin preachers are trying hard that sign of RED CROSS be replaced by sign of Swastika. In fact Hinduism is true Nazism and still keeping its hold on Indian social system. Wonderful constitution of India has failed to make any dent on discriminative attitude of high castes towards lower castes as Brahmins dominates the system of governance of the country.

Who was Nimrod? He was the first king on earth but unfortunately he was the devilish king. Nimrod means, "let us revolt." He is said to be a mighty hunter in the sight of the Lord, but it has a gloomy meaning. He was a tyrant or despot leading an organized rebellion against the rule of Yahweh. He hunted not animals, but the souls of men. Nimrod built the first post-flood city. He lead the people to construct “Tower of Babel”. Babel means confusion and said land got its name “Babylon”.

In Babylonian religion, Nimrod (Marduk) held a unique place. His wife was Semiramis. Marduk and Semiramis became ancient god and goddess of Babylon. Prajapati or Manu is same King Nimrod. Nimrod and his wife are worshipped throughout the world as god and goddess in different names. God scattered the human race from one center to spread on whole of the earth. God also confused their languages so that they may not interact with each other and make joint plan of revolt. It happened when they started construction of “Tower of Babel”. Read Holy Word of God: -

(Gen 11:7,8,9) 7. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8. So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 9. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

At that time Marduk and Semiramis as god and goddess also reached all corners of the earth in different names. In India, they reached as Prajapati. It is said that Prajapati satisfied his sexual urge with his daughter and to punish him 330 Million Hindu gods, with help of Rudra, (another god) killed and cut him into pieces. Four castes have evolved from his different scattered limbs. See the root and the fruit, “sow filth, and reap filth”. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? (Mathew 7:16)

Fanaticism of Hindus. Gandhi said, “Caste System is the soul of Hinduism. When British Kingdom granted “Communal Award” in year 1932 to uplift shudras and untouchables, (85% population), Gandhi opposed it at the cost of his life and went on fast unto death. His hypocrite followers projected his image as the only saviour of untouchables. It was in their interests to lionize Gandhi for keeping their barbaric law safe. Their other motive was to suppress the voice of Dr B. R Ambedker (Father of Constitution of India) who had made the world to know the plight of untouchables, by representing them in ‘Round Table Conference’ in England in year 1931-32.

Even modern Hindus are not ready to dispense with the devilish law. But wherever untouchables or members of other low castes embrace Christianity, fanatic Hindus cause atrocities not upon them only but upon the preachers of Gospel also. On one hand they burn them alive to death and on other they do not accept them in Hindu fold even, because Hindus do not want to loose the right of exploitation and also extend the privilege of wearing sacred thread (For being twice born) to them as Hindu Scriptures do not permit it. This is hypocrisy of Hindus to retain the right of exploitation of lower castes.

Unfortunately Hindu uses the untouchables for all unlawful activities in the country. In any such eventuality, the caste system plays its role. Mischief comes from the mind of Brahmin; Kshatriya supplies arms, Vaishya finances it and Shudra or untouchable is used for it as labour. Killing of Sikhs in 1984 in the Delhi (Capital of the country), Demolition of Babri Masjid in year 1992, Killing of Muslims in Gujarat, Burning of Christians and demolition of Churches they are used. Under the command of Hindus they kill their own brethren. Hindus use them, exploiting their poverty by supplying them liquor and little food. They work as labour for them and commit crimes. Hindu themselves are very coward and they keep their image as most meek people on earth like Gandhi.

Seeking forgiveness for my evil thoughts, from my Saviour, I offer myself for conversion to Hinduism if: -

1. They are prepared to accept me in Hindu fold by putting their so-called holy thread on my body performing their ceremony for getting me twice born Hindu.

2. I am better educated than at-least 95% of Brahmins of India. So I should be eligible for sacred thread that Brahmins wear. So accordingly I should be accepted as Brahmin.

3. I should have access to all Hindu Gods, goddesses and temples.

4. Or, I invite them to accept my Lord as ‘Saviour’. I assure them, all privileges available to Christians, will be extended to them.

I know they cannot do it. Indra Gandhi as Prime Minister of the country was denied access to Tirupati temple of Hindus because she had married Froze Gandhi, outside the Hindu fold.

If they do not accept me and my shudra and untouchable brethren (85% population of India) in their religion, granting the privilege of being born again, what right do they have to oppose our accepting any other religion of World? Do they not think that salvation is equally necessary for downtrodden people as for 15% upper castes?

In fact the followers of the Lord need to ask the Government of India to protect their right, as they are the lost sheep of the Lord. At least the Christians in India should approach the Supreme Court of India to intervene and protect their right to seek salvation by getting ‘born again’, before second coming of the Lord.

Truth is that Shudras and untouchables are not Hindus because they are not eligible for getting born again for salvation as per Hindu Scriptures. In their case, it is not conversion from one religion to other but adoption of some religion. They do not belong to any religion. No one has any right to stop them from adopting any religion of world.

God’s Plan God sent His Saints through untouchable Communities and other lower castes to revolt against devilish law. They virtually preached the Word of Real God, to turn people towards Him. They vehemently gave the message of God to them to reject all false gods. Read a few examples quoted from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji (The Holy Scripture of Sikhism)

Denunciation of the satanic sacred thread.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji The first Sikh Guru rejected the thread. He said: -

DAYA KAPAH, SANTOKH SOOT, JATU GANDI, SAT VATT.

EH JANAUE JIEW KA HAI TAA PANDEY GHATT

If you have cotton of mercy, thread of bliss of His glory, knot of sexual morality and twist of truthfulness, put that thread on body. It will be a sacred thread worth wearing.

Saint Kabir ji He condemned the so-called system of birth of Brahmin from the mouth of Prajapai very sarcastically.

JE TU BRAHMIN BRAHMANI JAYYA

TU KAHE AUR VAT NAHIN AAYA.

O Brahmin, if you are born of Brahmin woman, why did you not come through some other way? You too have born through same filthy outlet of woman.

Namdev ji. He mockingly rejected the Hindu scriptures and gods.

AJU NAME BEETHUL DEKHIA, MURAKH KO SAMJHAO RE

O Brahmin, I saw God the Lord today. You are following unwise practices so could not see Him. You are fool and need wisdom to understand Him.

PANDEY TUMARI GAYATRI LODHEY KA KHET KHATTI THEE,

LAI KAR THEGGA TANGARI TORHI LANGAT LANGAT JATI THEE.

O Brahmin, You say Gytari is holy mantra. You also say that for curse on it, it became cow and grazed in field of Lodha. He entangled its legs and broke them. Gayatri walked as lame and crippled.

PANDEY TUMRA MAHADEV,

DHAULEY BALLD UUPAR CHARRHIA DEKHEYA THAA

MODI KE GHAR KHANNA PAKKA VAA KAA LARKA MARIYA THAA

O Brahmin, you worship Mahadeva (Shiva). You also say that he rides on white bull. Once in the house of Modi, food was cooked for him. He did not like that food and killed his son out of fury.

PANDEY TUMRA RAMCHANDU SO VEE AAWAT DEKHYA THAA

RAVAN SETI SARWAR HOIE GHAR KEE JOIE GAWAI THEE

O Brahmin, you worship Ram and also say he lost his wife to Ravna who had kidnapped her. You are blind and cannot see real God.

HINDU ANNAH TURKU KANHA.

DUHAN TE GIANI SIAANA.

HINDU POOJE DEHURA, MUSLMAN MASIT.

NAME SAEE SEVIA JIS DEHURA NA MASIT.

Hindu is blind of both eyes as he worships idols, temples, false gods and scriptures but also condemn them. He has no belief in them. Muslims worship graves and mosques and bound by the traditional law. He does not worship idols, so is blind of one eye. Enlightened person is wiser than both of them as he worships only the Father the Creator. Namdev says he worships only Him who has neither temple nor mosque.

Read Holy Word of God (1 Corinthian Chapter 3:16-21) 16. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17. If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 18. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21. Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours.

Sri Guru Ravidas ji exposed the treacherous act of Indra (Hindu god) who molested the wife of Gautma.

GAUTAM NARI UMAPATT SWAMI

SEESU DHARAN SAHAS BHAG GAMI

Episode of Rishi Gautam’s wife, Shiva and Indra. For Indra’s sexual lust, God punished and cursed him by creating marks of female genitals on his entire body. Indra had treacherously molested Gautam’s wife using other Hindu gods to help him in committing the immoral act.

Apart from these there are a good number of instances of condemnation of Hindu gods and scriptures by saints of God. It is a big subject and needs enough space to discus.

Hinduism only scattered bricks of the Tower of Babel.

All Hindu beliefs such as Yoga, Meditation, Art of Living, Tantra, and Mantra etc are the tools of Satan to confuse the Word of God. Its preachers are the agents of Satan working hard against God’s kingdom, as the end time is very near. Satan is working overtime to keep his hold on the earth through them.

Returning back to the revolt of the chosen saints of God, their belief is the same as that of Christianity.

BABA FARID He was the first writer of Punjabi literature. His verses in praise of the Most High are placed in Sri Guru Granth Sahib and read with esteemed honour. He was born in year 1188 A.D. in Pakpattan now in Pakistan. He preached that we are sinners. We must confess our sins, pray for forgiveness by merciful God, love Him with heart, soul and mind, Angel of Israel is the Lord of Judgment. Read verses as below.

FARIDA JE TAE MARE MUKKIAN, TU NA MARIN GHUM.

APNARRHE GHAR JAIEY PAIR TINAH DE CHUM.

BABA FARID says if someone hits you with a blow, do not return it back but kiss his feet and go home.

It is the message of Jesus “ But I tell you not to resist an evil person but who ever slaps you on right cheek, turn the other to him. (Mathew 5:39)

FARIDA BHANNI GHARRHI SUWANARRHI, TUTI NAGAR LAJJU,

ISRAEL FARISHTEY KE GHAR NATTHI AJJU.

He says, Time of worldly enjoyment is finished and relationship between body and soul has broken. The soul has rushed to the house of “Angel of Israel”. (Why the soul should run to the house of the Angel of Israel, because He is the Lord of Judgment. He judges and gives heaven or hell to the souls.)

SAINT KABIR ji Coming to Saint Kabir an untouchable Saint of India. His verses are also placed in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Scripture of Sikhism and read with great reverence. He lived in 14th century in Varanasi, a prominent pilgrimage of Hinduism. He deeply accepted Jesus as only Saviour. Read his verses below.

GURU GOBIND DONO KHARRHE KIS KE LAGUN PAEY.

BALIHARI GURU AAPNE JIS SATGUR DIYA MILAEY.

He sees the vision of the Master standing beside Heavenly Father. He is in delusion and unable to decide, whose feet he should touch first. It is the same vision as seen by Stephen: -

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. (Acts 7:55,56)

See more. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. (Mathew 26:64)

Lord Jesus Christ became a bridge between fallen human race and the creator as sin had broken the relationship. Only through Him we can meet the Heavenly Father. Kabir solved the duality of his mind and decided to touch the feet of the Master who sacrificed His blood and opened the way for the fallen world to meet Heavenly Father. (Read John 14:6,7)

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. (John 14:6,7)

GAGAN DAMAMA BAJIO, PARRHIO NISSANE GHAO.

KHET JO MANDEO SOORMA, AB JHOOJHAN KO DAO.

SOORA SO PAHCHANIEY, JO LARRHE DEEN KE HET.

PURJA PURJA KATE MAREY, KABHUN NA CHHADEY KHET

Kabir says. That he saw another vision. There was a loud sound of trumpet in the sky. Holy Bible gives the same vision to John. Read the book of revelation.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day and I heard behind me a loud voice of a trumpet, saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last”. (Rev 2:10,11)

Second part of the first line of the verse, Kabir says the target got hit grievous wound leading Satan to be put in the lake of fire. Book of Revelation says,

“Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev 21:14,15)

Second line expresses that the harvest is ready and he who joins the harvest is righteous. This vision too does not literally express the harvesting of the crop from the field but carries hidden meaning. It is about the end of the world. (Read Mathew chapter 13)

Field is the world; harvest the end of the age and harvesters the angels of God. As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send His angels, and they will pick up weeds and every thing that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace. (Mathew chapter 13)

Last two lines expresses, who is brave soldier? Kabir said the brave soldier is he who fights for the rights of poor, the discarded, the marginalized people such as the out castes, untouchables, sinners lepers, blind, paralysed and laden with heavy load by the so called religious people of the world. It is difficult to find any match in the human history to compare with Jesus for His sacrifice. While He was in human body on earth, He loved sinners, out castes, untouchables, lepers, blind, paralysed, laden with heavy load and people bound under evil spirits. He cured sickness with His touch or commanding voice. Even now His followers cure the sick people and exhort the evil spirits in His name. He calls us: -

“Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Mathew11: 28)

No one dies for the righteous one but He sacrificed His holy blood on the cross to save the sinners of the world. Can one find more brave person than Jesus? Most Holy, sacrificed himself for the cause of the lost, the last and he least but did not discard the war against Satan. Lord saved the sinners without compromise with Satan. Even today, religious fanatics burn His disciples alive. The followers of the Lord do not compromise with evil but suffer for His cause.

He said: - If the world hates you keep in mind that it hated me. If you belong to the world it would love you as its own. As it is you do not belong to the world but I have chosen you out of the world that is why the world hates you. (Mathew 15:18,19). So we have to face the persecution like warriors of the Lord without compromise.

Read more verses of Saint Kabir ji as below

AB MAN ULTE SANATAN HUAA TABH JANIA JAB JIWAT MUA

SAINT KABIR. State of his mind has returned to original purity and innocence like a child. He returns to the beginning, the time of creation. This expression leads him to the Holy Word of God. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. (John chapter 1) It happened when he could know Him, Who has risen from the dead. Who rose from the dead? It is Lord Jesus.

Read (Mathew chapter 28): - “Then go quickly and tell His disciples; He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you to Galilee, there you will see Him now.” (Mathew 28:7)

He spoke to His disciples after His resurrection as below: -

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age.

Read another verse of Kabir ji

MAIN NAHIN MARBO, MARBO SANSARA.

AB MOHE MILIA JIWANHARA.

SAINT KABIR. Let the world die but I will not die, as I have been blessed with eternal life by the source of life. Who is the source of life? It is Jesus. Read the book of John below: -

“I am the resurrection and the life. He, who believes in Me, will live, even though he dies and whoever lives and believes in me will never die”. (John 11:25,26)

Read him as bride and Lord as Groom.

SUR NAR MUNE JANE KAUTIK AYE

KOTEE TETEES UJJANAN

KAHE KABIR MOHE VIAH CHALE HAIN

PURKH EK BHAGWANA.

SAINT KABIR says. Uncountable Angels have come in His marriage procession. Lord the God Son of Man, my bridegroom is taking me as bride as He has chosen me and I am married to Him.

Heavenly Marriage Procession

7. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they, which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God. 10. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13. And he was clothed with vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14. And the armies, which were in heaven, followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev 19:7-16)

Holy Word of God says that the souls chosen and blessed by the Lord are bride and Lord is the groom. All such souls confess their sins; pray for His mercy upon them, as He is only Savior. He can forgive and wash their sins as He died for saving the sinners of the world.

“I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners”. (Mathew 9:13) He will come on the white horse as bridegroom accompanied by Angels of Heaven, to take the bride.

Kabir ji says that he made the man in His own image.

AETE AURAT MARDAN SAJE,

EH SABH ROOP TUMARE

Kabir says all men and women Thou created are in Thy image. It contradicts the theory that different castes have come up from different limbs of Prajapati. Sri Guru Ravidas ji too testifies Kabir’s version about creation of man in His own image, as it is the truth.

Sri Guru RAVIDAS ji He lived in Varanasi at the time of Kabir and was also an untouchable saint belonging to cobbler caste. He suffered big hate and humiliation in the hands of Hindus for his low caste. Both Saint Kabir and Saint Ravidas in their old age were visited by Guru Nanak Dev ji while he was young.

Ravidas ji entered into worship with belief that he was created in the image of God. His verses of praise are also placed in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

In the book of Genesis God created man on sixth day in His own image.

Genesis 1:27,28. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created male and female he created them. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

First verse of Saint Ravidas in Sri Guru Granth Sahib confirms his being in the image of Most High, GOD. He Proclaims: -

TOHI MOHI, MOHI TOHI ANTER KAISA

KANAK KATTAK JAL TRANG JAISA.

LORD, Thou made me in Thy image, as there is no inconsistency between Thee and me or me and Thee. My relationship with Thee is like the relationship of ornament with gold or wave with water. Thou created me (Man) as holy as Thou are. He testifies the truth Kabir had reveled. He confessed man has fallen as a sinner and He is the emancipator. Read following verse.

JAU PAE HUM NA PAP KARANTA AHE ANNANTA

PATIT PAVAN NAM KAISE HUNTA.

He confessed that, he (Man) is sinner. He said O, Eternal God; had I (Man) not committed sin. How Thee would have been named as Savior of sinners. Who is called the Savior? Let us read Holy Word of God.

3. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; 4. Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6. Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (I Timothy 2:3-6)

Going through the verses of Sri Guru Ravidas ji and Saint Kabir ji, we observe their very close intimate relationship with God. They always speak to God in deep love from within like a son speaking to his father. For growing such deep relationship, He wishes us to be holy as He is holy.

Accordingly, as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: 5. Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. Ephesians 1:4,5.

Sri Guru Arjun Dev ji (fifth Guru of Sikhism).

Guru Sahib’s most praiseworthy service is preservation of the devotional writings of all saints as he compiled Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji (Holy scripture of Sikhism). It is reservoir of wisdom for mankind.

PARMESAR DITTA BANNA

DUKH ROG KA BERHA BHANNA

ANNAD KAREH NAR NARI

HARI HARI KIRPA DHARI

God gave His Son, who broke the yoke of pains and sicknesses of life. All men and women enjoy the blissfulness for mercy of the Most High, God the Lord. It is in praise of Most Holy and Most Merciful God for His love and mercy; the mankind is overflowing with Supreme Bliss.

Read about the Day of Judgment. Guru Sahib said that Angel of Israel confines sinners for purpose of Judgment. He views their track record of life for judgment.

PAP KREDARH SAR PAR MUTTHEY

ISRAEL FARRHE FARRH KUTTHE

DOZAK PAEY SIRJANHARE

LEKHA MANGE BANIA

Men, from top to bottom are drenched in sin through out their life. Angel of Israel has caught and confined them. Creator has put them in the fire of hell. He demands the account of blessings He had given to the man, that how man used the gifts of talents in his lifetime. We are accountable for use or misuse of His gifts at the time of judgment. Like Baba Farid, Guru Sahib testifies that the “Angel of Israel” is the Lord of judgment. Sri Guru Arjun Dev ji has used name of Israel or Angel of Israel, a number of time as the Lord of judgment.

JUDGMENT DAY

Rev 15:3,4,5 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee for thy judgments are made manifest. 5. And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

THEREAFTER

Vision of Heaven to Sri Guru Ravidas ji.

BEGUMPURA SAHAR KO NAU

DOOKH ANDOH NAHIN TIH THAU

NA TASVEES KHIRAJU NA MALLU

KHAUF NA KHATA NA TARUS JAMMAL

AB MOHE KHOOB VATAN GAEH PAEEY

UHAN KHER SADA MERE BHAI

KAYAM DAYAM SADA PATSAHI

DOM NA SOM EK SO AHI

ABADANU SADA MASHAHOOR

UHAN GANEE BASSEH MAMOOR

TIU TIU SAIL KARHE JIU BHAVE

MEHRUM MEHAL NA KO ATKAVE

KAHE RAVIDAS KHALAS CHAMARA

JO HAM SAHARI SO MEET HAMARA

Saint Ravidas gets this vision of the house of Lord, “Heaven”. All these visions come to His Saints only because they have pure mind. Such visions are the blessings of the Most Holy and Most Merciful Father to the Saints so that message of the Father could reach His people to turn from sinful life and seek His blessings.

The meaning of the vision is as: -

BEGUMPURA SAHAR KO NAU

DOOKH ANDOH NAHIN TIH THAU

The name of the city (His Kingdom) is ‘Begampura’ City of Joy, city of absolute peace ‘SHALOM’ very often Jesus used this word. Saint Ravidas is talking about ‘NEW JERUSALEM’. Newly created Heaven and Earth. It is free from all pains of life as there is no place for pains in new creation.

Read Holy Word of God (Rev 3:12,13). He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name. 13. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Here Church does not mean church building but the followers and chosen people of the Lord.

NA TASVEES KHIRAJU NA MALLU

KHAUF NA KHATA NA TARUS JAMMAL

There is no investigation or inquiry, no burden of taxes, no ownership of property. City of no fear, no accusation, no deplorable condition of life. And there is always peace.

AB MOHE KHOOB VATAN GAEH PAEEY

UHAN KHER SADA MERE BHAI

Now I love that land with my heart, mind and soul. My brother, there is always delight. It is overflowing with eternal serenity.

KAYAM DAYAM SADA PATSAHI

DOM NA SOM EK SO AHI

It is the Eternal Kingdom having no high or low but all are equal. No discrimination for being low or high caste, white or black, man or woman.

ABADANU SADA MASHAHOOR

UHAN GANEE BASSEH MAMOOR

The city is always full of joy. Joy and peace have prominence in that city. Citizens are richly blessed with His gifts of life. They always rejoice. Jesus say “My peace be with you. Rejoice.

TIU TIU SAIL KARHE JIU BHAVE

MEHRUM MEHAL NA KO ATKAVE

Everyone is free to move about anywhere as they are like angels of the Lord. No one restricts entry in to the House of ‘Most High’ the beloved God the Lord.

KAHE RAVIDAS KHALAS CHAMARA

JO HAM SAHARI SO MEET HAMARA

Ravidas the cobbler says he is set free from all bondages. Being citizens of His Kingdom we are in the family of the Lord and He is our intimate friend. In nutshell it is the City of SUPREME BLISS.

How we can have citizenship of that Heavenly and eternal city full of blessings, the City of Supreme Bliss?

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God! 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew. (John 3: 5-7 )

His chosen Saints are baptized by Him in His Spirit So they are not flesh but Spirits.

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