246 DATE WITH THE GODS"He was taken to Egypt when he was a baby because
King Herod had heard that a king had been born. Fearing
for his own royal status, he ordered that every male child
two years and under be killed.
"Then for thirty solid years, the Bible goes into
complete silence about his life except for a passage
where he gets lost at the age of twelve and he's found
discussing theology with doctors of the Law."
For many centuries, all kinds of studies have been
made of the silent years of Jesus. Many have agreed that
during those years Jesus studied with the Essenes."
"The Who?"
"The Essenes, a brotherhood that existed maybe a
couple of centuries before Christ. They were the tea
chers of righteousness."
"Did they have anything to do with the Great Pyramid
initiates?"
"Maybe."
"You've told me that Christ studied in the Great
Pyramid, therefore he knew of God as a Third Force."
"This is true, but as far as the Essenes are concerned,
they were a universal brotherhood that didn't make
their knowledge public. People referred to them by
various names, the silent ones, the retired ones, servants
of God, mysterious ones, the propheciers, the healers,
and the strong men. In other words, the Essenes didn't
have a public relations office with a spokesperson who
divulged their true status."
"Can I find anything at a library on these Essenes ?"
"Yes, a book called the Lost Years of Jesus Revealed, by
Charles Francis Potter, Fawcett Publications, New York,
- But until you check for yourself, let me tell you
that these people had a great deal of influence in the life
of Christ.
Since Christ was only a man like anybody else, his
learning had to come from somewhere. Of course, he