BD.8201
June 27, 1962

MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?

My suffering and death on the cross was inexpressibly painful, and any description of it would be only a weak comparison with what I have endured, because I foresaw every phase of My Redemption-Work. I knew in what My last task consisted and I had no solace to lighten My torments, for in these last hours I had to endure as "Man only".

Indeed I possessed all force because the Love-Force of God, of My FATHER since Eternity, flowed through ME until the end. But I Myself no longer admitted by My Will the Force of Love - I did no longer with its help let the tortures be diminished or abolished, because otherwise the Redemption-Work - that asks for the fullest amount of suffering to pay for the immense guilt of man's ur-sin - would not have been fully valued.

And the Divinity in ME knew about My Will and consented to let ME act in this way. The Godhead Itself drew back because I so wished it, in order to obtain the highest grade in My Love for humanity. This Love was indeed only dedicated to My FATHER, for WHOM I longed in the greatest distress, in the greatest suffering, and especially so in the last minutes of My earthly life. And this longing grew because I no longer laid claim to His interference, to his Love-Force.

And in this longing for HIM, for My FATHER of Eternity, I called out the words: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" I Myself wanted to bring, the work of Mercy for sinful humanity, to an end, as a human being, because it was the greatest Love that I could show to My FATHER: that I let Myself be nailed to the cross instead of HIM, for HE Himself had come to Earth and taken abode in ME. HE Himself wanted to bring the Redemption-Work for His children, but as "'God" HE could not suffer. And so instead of HIM I took on all the suffering and tortures and endured them until the end.

As often and as easily understandable as I try to explain this to you, you never will quite grasp it until you are received by the spiritual realm, the realm of Light and Bliss. And always there is only the simplest explanation, the words: "THE FATHER and I are ONE." We were already completely united, and therefore I could say: "It is accomplished!" The human being Jesus gave his life; HE suffered as man an unspeakable, painful death. But HE Himself has united with the eternal DEITY, for until the end Love was in the man Jesus; otherwise, HE would not have said: "FATHER, forgive them; for they know not what they do."

"Love" remained without interference. It was necessary to bring the Redemption-Work to a conclusion, so that the death could then be acknowledged by all those who surrounded Him; so that His body could be laid to rest in the grave from which HE rose from the dead on the third day. Every evidence of the Spirit of God would have always made people doubt the death of Jesus on the cross, be- cause they would have recognized His union with ME, and the faith in the Redemption-Work would have been the forced consequence - but faith, however, should be always a free decision of will.

This also you may not yet be able to understand rightly, but as soon as you unite your spirit with the SPIRIT of the FATHER of Eternity, it will become clearer within you, and you will understand My Word too that always seeks to enlighten you; thus, according to your grade of maturity - or love of your soul - you are then able to understand. You should be informed especially about the Redemption-Work in pure Truth, and should receive as a gift the fullest understanding of it so that you can comprehend the greatness of My Love that came down to Earth for you, for all mankind's sin-guilt, and has fulfilled the Redemption-Work - to open up again the path to the FATHER; to expiate your great guilt of sin, because it was that which blocked the path into the HOUSE of the FATHER in Eternity.

AMEN