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Matthew 8:11

First Nations Version

Then he said, “Listen closely, for I tell you that this man is only one of many who will come from the four directions to sit in a great lodge and feast with our ancestors. They will sit down with Father of Many Nations (Abraham), He Made Us Laugh (Isaac), and Heel Grabber (Jacob) in the Land of Creator’s good road from above.

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This mystery is that the people of all Nations have equal share in the blessings promised to the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel). They have full membership in the same body and are included in the promise through the Chosen One as told in the good story.


When he returns and finds them ready, he will take off his chiefly garments, dress himself in servant’s clothes, sit them at his own table, and serve them a great feast.


In the Chosen One there are no longer Insiders or Outsiders, or those who ceremonially cut the flesh and those who do not. We no longer see ourselves or others as uncivilized, ruffians, slaves or free. For there is only the Chosen One. All are in him, and he is in all!


When they heard these words, they sat there in silence with nothing to say. Then they gave honor to Creator. “So then,” they said with wondering voices, “the Great Spirit has also given the Outside Nations the way to return to the path of life.”


They began to speak in new languages and give praise and honor to the Great Spirit. This amazed the Tribal Members who came with Stands on the Rock (Peter), for they could hear and see with their own eyes that even on people from Outside Nations, the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out. Then Stands on the Rock (Peter) said to all,


Then he will send out his spirit-messengers, who will blow the eagle bone whistle to gather his Chosen Ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.


Creator will honor you as you walk his good road even when it means suffering. This shows that it is right for Creator to punish those who have made you suffer.


But the truth is the Chosen One has risen from the dead! He is the firstfruits of the harvest to come. He is the first to rise from the dead and the sign that all who have fallen asleep in death will also rise.


Do you not know that the ones who wrong and cheat each other will not share in the blessings of Creator’s good road? Do not let anyone mislead you. Anyone who walks an impure path of uncontrolled desires, or anyone who prays to spirit-images, or any who are unfaithful in marriage, or weak men who let other men use them for sex, or any who abuse the sacred gift of sex with each other.


After arriving, they gathered the sacred family together and told the story of all that Creator had done among them, about how he had opened a pathway of faith for all Nations.


On the way they strengthened the hearts of the new followers, telling them to stand tall as they walked this path of trusting. “Following Creator’s good road to the end,” they counseled them, “is a difficult path with many hardships.”


“When the time came for the beggar to cross over to the world of the dead, spirit-messengers carried him into the welcoming arms of his ancestor, Father of Many Nations (Abraham). “At the same time the rich man also crossed over to death, and his body was buried.


“It is time to return to the right ways of thinking. Creator’s good road from above is close. It is time to begin walking it.”


Creator Sets Free (Jesus) was amazed at this answer. He turned to the ones who were following him and said to them, “I speak from my heart, I have never seen such great faith, not even among the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel).” He let his words sink deep into the hearts of the people listening.


They answered him, “He will bring those bad-hearted ones to a bad end and then rent out the vineyard to others who will be honorable and give him the share of the harvest he deserves.”





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