A Nova Era Do Universo = Amor (the New Universe Age = Love)

De Steinmetz

O escritor STEINMETZ – que anteriormente à publicação desta obra assinara importantes textos como Júlio da Luz – nos oferece agora o primeiro volume de sua trilogia A Nova Era do Universo, destacando o Amor, como tema da unidade inicial. O autor é profundo estudioso das filosofias e ensinamentos humanos e divinos, possibilitando que esta Trilogia busque renovar conceitos com as informações do Livro da Terra e do Fórum Serara – onde publicações e grupos de estudos buscam jogar luzes e ensinamentos cristãos para que se apaguem as trevas. E uma Nova Era seja possível. [...] Rossyr Berny, editor e escritor *** The author STEINMETZ – who before the publication of this work had signed important texts by the name Júlio da Luz – now offers us the first volume of his trilogy The New Universe Age, highlighting Love as the theme of the initial unit. The author is a profound scholar of human and divine philosophies and teachings, enabling this Trilogy to seek to renew concepts with information from the Earth Book and the Serara Forum – where publications and study groups seek to shed light and Christian teachings so that darkness is extinguished. And a New Age is possible. [...] Rossyr Berny, publisher and author

• Idioma: Português
• Editora: Clube de Autores
• Data de lançamento: 6 de abr. de 2021

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STEINMETZ

The New Universe Age = Love

Part I – Truth

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Dedicatory and Acknowledgements

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I dedicate this book to:

١) God the Universal Father of all, and to my Thought Adjuster, who is a fragment of God the Father in the minds of human beings who believe in God;

٢) God the Eternal Son;

٣) God the Infinite Spirit;

٤) The Paradise Trinity;

٥) The Absolute Deity;

٦) The Ancients of Days of Uversa, capital of the Seventh Superuniverse of Orvonton, our superuniverse;

٧) Michael of Nebadon, Creator Son Michael of Paradise, who created our Local Universe of Nebadon and who was on our planet as Joshua ben Joseph or simply Jesus

I thank you for all the spiritual support to make the three books, a trilogy about "The New Universe Age = Love".

I mainly thank my wife Margarete for her support in the more than thirty-two years we have been married, for we were married on July ٢٣, ١٩٨٨. It is a special acknowledgement, for she is the source of inspiration for this fiction novel. There are references to my wife in the sixty-three different threads of actual events in the trilogy, with twenty-one references in each book that are in the table of contents that actually happened between us.

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Clarifications

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Initially, I want to let on record that all the copyrights of this Book I give to the Missions of God, linked to the Serara Forum. Being a Magisterial Mission, or a Michael of Nebadon’s Mission, or a Mission about Jesus’ return, or any other Mission of God, the main purpose is to create and help sustain the structure for the functioning of those missions.

Those who have read the Earth Book, know that Van and Amadon helped build the Garden of Eden before the arrival of the Material Sons, Adam and Eve, approximately ٣٧,٠٠٠ years ago. And that the site was a peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea, on the eastern side of this sea (according to information posted on the Serara Forum, it was in the coastal region of present day in Turkey), and that this site, which was the most beautiful place that has ever existed on our planet, has been submerged in the sea for thousands of years.

Just as it is also written in the Earth Book, those who periodically read the Serara Forum know that there is the possibility of many Missions of God occurring soon, including the possibility of the physical presence of Magisterial or Avonal Sons, Melchizedeks, the return of Adam and Eve, and the second coming of Jesus. All of this may happen almost simultaneously, or within a short time frame in each event.

The profit from the sale of the three books will also be donated, in the same way as the copyrights; in other words, it will create and help sustain the structure for the functioning of the previously mentioned missions.

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An important reminder: – This is a fictional book based on true facts.

The actual facts about the love story are in the table of contents. There are twenty-one references about my wife Margarete in each of the three books, making a total of sixty-three different references in the three books.

The rest of the facts in the love story of the book are almost all fiction. It will remain in the reader’s imagination what is real and what is fiction. Yes, almost all of the accounts in the love story are fiction, but some of them really happened. The facts were not put in the chronological order in which they happened, because they were adjusted to be in a fiction script in a logical sequence of events.

The fiction story is a love story between John, an American with a Brazilian father, and Rita, a Brazilian of Russian ancestry.

The three books seek to renew concepts with information from the Earth Book and the Serara Forum, which are available in their entirety, free of charge, on the Internet.

Here I talk about the Earth Book, but it has actually another name. There is another name under which our planet is known in the universe. This name is copyrighted, so I use the name Earth Book. I just clarify that the Earth Book, with its ١٩٦ documents and introduction, was given to William S. Sadler, a renowned American physician, who was leading a group of Americans in Chicago, USA, and was first published in English, in ١٩٥٥. How was it delivered and who wrote it? Internet reports say that it was through a phenomenon that happened to a person asleep. There were many authors of the various documents, celestial beings of various orders, with the approval of the Uversa Elders of Days and the coordination of Mantutia Melchizedek. This information is contained in the accounts that are on the Internet or on the Serara Forum.

Why Serara Forum? Serara is a Magisterial Son, just like Monjoronson. Perhaps God’s Missions will happen soon, including the possibility of the return of Jesus. There is the possibility of the presence of Magisterial Sons, Melchizedeks, Archangels, the return of Adam and Eve, all in a short time. Everything is possible. We must pray to God for this to happen and for our humanity to recover spiritually.

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On the Serara Forum, the mistakes and errors of mankind are often referred to as "The House that Jack built". I only clarify this in case you see this expression on the Serara Forum.

The Serara Forum features many channelings, for example, with messages from various celestial beings and deities.

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There are also several Lightlines, which are international telephone conferences connected to the Serara Forum, called "Lightline". The main one is Lightline USA which is held on Sundays and Tuesdays at ٢pm local time from New York (USA). For more information and the phone numbers to access, look for it in the proper field of the Serara Forum. Lightline USA is in English.

At the time of writing, there are currently other Lightines around the world, in other languages, linked to the Serara Forum, such as those in France, Holland, Spain, Madagascar, and Latin America (in Spanish). Others may be created. If people are interested in being a member of the Serara Forum, or in making a Lightline in their language, send a message to [e-mail] and contact Ron Besser, administrator of the Serara Forum.

I also clarify that I know the Serara Forum well, since I have been participating actively since February ٢٠١٥ as JuliodaLuz.

As an author, I wrote a fiction book about ٢٠١٢ and released it at the International Book Biennial of São Paulo, in ٢٠١٠, signing it as Julio da Luz. Yes, my full name is Julio Cesar da Luz Steinmetz.

In that fiction book about ٢٠١٢, I talked about catastrophic events that would happen during or after ٢٠١٢. Three main scientific bases of knowledge of the world scientific community were the basis of that book: ١) the extreme weakening of the planet’s magnetism; ٢) the Great South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly; ٣) the rapid shift of the magnetic pole that is near the north pole from northern Canada to Siberia in Russia.

The Serara Forum confirms that those catastrophes will happen at any moment, resulting from the very strong movement of the tectonic plates and, because of that, the shifting of the geographic poles. This will affect every country in the world. One of the most affected places in the world will be the west coast of the USA.

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According to information from the Serara Forum, several Missions from God may take place on our planet, provided that humanity really wants this. Is humanity prepared for a spiritual renewal? Is humanity prepared for the return of Jesus? Is humanity prepared for several Missions of God?

The Serara Forum is the continuation of the Earth Book, for the same celestial beings who were involved with the documents that were given to William S. Sadler and his group, are now involved with updating this book in the face of many important facts that have happened in the heavens, in the universe, and on our planet.

Thus, there is the possibility of the delivery of a new Earth Book, or whatever it will be called, with more information about Jesus than in the Earth Book. The part IV of the Earth Book, documents ١٢٠ to ١٩٦, has sixteen times more information about Jesus than in the Gospels, with information year by year, that is, before Jesus’ public life. It’s possible that in the new Earth Book there will be much more information about the life and teachings of Jesus.

The truth is that everything is possible.

Why do we have so many possibilities? Because all of this depends on humanity.

There is one more important issue: God’s Missions can happen before or after the previously announced catastrophes. So, the main thing is for everyone to reflect on their own spirituality in search of God and eternal life. Also, it’s important to emanate love to people. Love is an immense positive energy that can help people evolve spiritually.

I also need to emphasize the most important thing, a new symbol. According to the messages of the Serara Forum, Jesus wants a new symbol to replace the cross, which generates much suffering. Our planet is also known in the universe as the world of the cross, because of Jesus’ death. One of the possibilities commented on the Serara Forum would be a white dove, which represents peace.

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This is the information from the Earth Book and the Serara Forum that served as the inspiration for this trilogy:

The New Universe Age = Love.

There are three books. A sequel with the same characters. Each book has a focus. The first book is truth, the second book is beauty, and the third book is goodness.

Throughout the chapters of the three books there are two narratives. The first is between the characters. The second is between the author and the publisher, who comment on the facts of the story, but often add situations that take place in current times, that is, up to the date of the completion of the three books.

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In part I, Truth, the script between the characters takes place after July ٢٠, ٢٠١٩, that is, fifty years after the date when the man stepped on the Moon (July ٢٠, ١٩٦٩). The events take place in the city of Brasilia, in ٢١ days after that date, having ٢١ chapters, that is, one chapter each day. So, the events take place from the second half of July ٢٠١٩ to the beginning of August ٢٠١٩.

I would like to add that this is a fiction book based on the facts that I knew at the time of the release of it. I do not claim to be the owner of the truth. I am certainly not the owner of the truth, for in the evolutionary worlds of time and space, as is our planet, truth is relative. Relative truth means that knowledge is limited to the circumstances of time and space, and revelations present themselves according to the maturity of the civilization of each time. Thus, I have an open mind for the new revelations that are soon to come to our humanity, including eventually changing my thoughts in the face of new spiritual knowledge.

Finally, I clarify that, like the book, the dialogues between the author and the publisher that are in all three books are fiction and thus represent only creative work.

In a nutshell, this is the summary of the entire literary work, the entire trilogy.

Brasilia, Brazil, March ١٠, ٢٠٢١.

Steinmetz

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The New Universe Age = Love

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Part I – Truth

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Chapter I – Jesus with the apostles:

The greatness of service – The episode before the Last Supper when Jesus washed the feet of the apostles

A love story: – The couple who supports rival teams

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July ٢٠, ١٩٦٩, Sunday

Surface of the Moon

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"This is one small step for a man,

One giant leap for mankind".

Neil Armstrong

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...[...]... 50 years later ...[...]...

Brasilia, Brazil

July 20, 2019, Saturday

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– It has been ٥٠ (fifty) years since the man walked on the Moon – says John on WhatsApp, exchanging messages with Rita through audios and texts.

– Imagine this scene I’ve just told you by audio, Armstrong’s famous phrase being said fifty years ago there on the Moon, with some beautiful background instrumental music – John continued.

– Yes, but it was a Russian, the astronaut Iuri Gagarin, the first man to travel into space, and he said that "the Earth is Blue" – replied Rita, also by audio on WhatsApp.

– I fully agree with this famous quote, for the phrase the Earth is Blue is a reminder for all Gremio fans, like me; people who remember this phrase from the day Gremio Futebol Porto-Alegrense won, for the first time, the soccer world title in Japan. As you know, Gremio has three colors, blue, black and white, the immortal tricolor, blue being the main color that represents the team. This phrase was said by a sports commentator right after Gremio’s victory – answered John.

– Take a deep breath and close your eyes. Try to visualize this image in your mind. Imagine Neil Armstrong on the Moon, seeing the planet Earth in the background: our planet, a blue sphere. Just picture it: Armstrong walking, slowly, leaving his footprints on the lunar soil, all this with our blue planet in the background. Nevertheless, this scene would not please the terraplanists who believe that the Earth is flat, when all really serious people know that it is a sphere – John added.

– Speaking of Gremio, today is Grenal in the Brazilian championship. Speaking of soccer, which team do you support?

– asked John.

However, Rita remained quiet and did not answer the question. After Rita remained silent, John continued the conversation.

– I don’t believe it. Does your silence mean you support Internacional? – asked John.

– Have you ever considered that there are good people who are Gremio fans and good people who are Internacional fans?

– Rita questioned.

– Okay. Since I support Gremio and, from what I noticed from your answer, you support Internacional, let’s agree that we won’t talk about soccer. Okay? – asked John.

– Okay, we have a deal – Rita answered.

– I can see we are so different: me, an American, gremista, with a Brazilian father; you, a Brazilian, colorada, with a family of Russians and Russian descendants. I don’t know the reason Mr. Steinmetz told us both to try to organize in Brazil contacts with Brazilians, in order for them to participate of a possible international conference about the Earth Book, which will probably take place in the USA. I am left wondering why Mr. Steinmetz believed we can make a team and work together, given that we are so different. Totally changing the subject, today I talked to my father by WhatsApp. It was an important conversation, about diversifying the family business in the USA. Speaking of parents, do your parents also live in Brasilia? – asked John.

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Author and publisher talk

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– This was a WhatsApp conversation between John and Rita, and it happened on the exact day of the ٥٠th anniversary of the man landing on the Moon. On one hand, John supports Gremio. On the other hand, Rita supports Inter. And they are going to live a romance. The couple who supports rival teams. Really?! – asked the publisher to the author.

– Yes, I am telling the story of the love between John and Rita. You know the popular saying about couples, don’t you? The opposites attract. Luckily, on that same night, the match between Grêmio and Internacional, the Grenal ended in a tie, that is, nobody won. This was good for both, because they could avoid talking about it. If one team had won that match and the other had joked about it, I don’t know if the romance would have worked out, as when they were still getting to know each other. But, continuing with the story I started to tell, not all stories have a happy ending – added the author.

– And then you decided to write this new book, telling a love story, starting to write actually three books, this all after the covid-١٩ pandemic was declared on March ١١, ٢٠٢٠? – asked the author.

– Yes, this story has three stages. The first was when John and Rita met, in July ٢٠١٩, that is, last year. The second stage was in January and February of this year, ٢٠٢٠. And the third stage has begun in March ٢٠٢٠. This is all very recent – replied the author.

– But what happened? I am curious – said the publisher.

– Anyway, this is a long story and this is why I decided to write these books, inspired by this novel – answered the author.

– But please, can I continue John and Rita’s story? – asked the author to his publisher.

– All right, go on. I want to know the story to see what happened – commented the publisher.

– So, I will continue the story with Rita’s answer.

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– No, my parents still live in Rio Grande do Sul, answering your question. On the other hand, it was precisely because of our international contacts in the USA that Mr. Steinmetz introduced you and me on WhatsApp, after we both contacted him. This all after we got, at the University of Brasilia, last week, the flyer about the Earth Book with the WhatsApp phone number of Earth Book readers’ group from Brasilia. The flyer inviting readers of the Earth Book to a get-together on the night of August ٢١ to August ٢٢ here in Brasilia. Coincidentally, I suppose, I picked up the flyer last Monday and contacted Mr. Steinmetz on the same day. And you? – Rita asked.

– I picked up the flyer last Tuesday and only the next day got in touch with Mr. Steinmetz. That’s when he said that he was planning to make a trip to York, Pennsylvania, USA, when the international conference on the Earth Book takes place, and that he wanted international contacts in the USA to facilitate the trip – said John.

– Mr. Steinmetz is making a selection of seven messages about Jesus from the Earth Book. Later today he will go over the first message – said John.

– Yes, he told me that, and he also said he is going to send me a message on each day as well. One day, a passage from the Earth Book, about the life and teachings of Jesus. The next day, some information about possibilities of events related to God’s Missions that are being disseminated on the Serara Forum. And on the third day, afterwards, his own personal reflections on various subjects – Rita added.

– That’s right. This is the same information that was passed on to me. What about the get-together on the night of August ٢١ to August ٢٢, in Brasilia, do you intend to attend? – asked John.

– Yes, if I don’t have to leave Brasilia again, like now, that I am in Porto Alegre. This is a quick and, to some extent, unexpected trip. I’m here in order to sign the sale of my apartment. Talking about this subject I’ll go back to Brasilia on July ٢٢ – said Rita.

– Are you coming back on Monday? So, we can finally meet in person on Monday. I can go to the airport, in Brasilia. That is of course if you want me to come. It’s because I want to talk about my contacts, my American family in Philadelphia and in Boston, and I will have to travel next month, passing by New York. If you want, I can get in touch with your relatives there. You do have relatives in New York, right? That’s what Mr. Steinmetz told me – said John.

– Do you want to meet me, in person, so soon? We have just met by WhatsApp. Are you trying to seduce me? – Rita asked, just to see John’s reaction.

– No way. Currently, you are not my type, because you have red hair, from what I could see in your WhatsApp photo. I broke up a relationship not long ago. My ex-girlfriend had red hair. We recently broke up. I decided that I would not get involved with any redheaded woman, especially not for any serious commitment, at least for the time being. Nothing against redheads, it was just a relationship that didn’t work out, but I need a break and right now I’m just focused on work

– answered John.

– All right. Besides, as I said before, when Mr. Steinmetz sent our contact to each one of us, what we have in common is the Earth Book. My interest and the contact between us are really to help Mr. Steinmetz to form a group of Brazilians to attend this international conference in the USA. Yes, I have relatives in Brooklyn, New York, and I travel there at least once a year. I have to leave now, go to the notary’s office to sign the deed of sale for the apartment. Then we can continue our conversation, okay? – asked Rita.

– That’s fine. See you later – answered John.

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After a while, on the same day, John and Rita received a message in the WhatsApp group, the specific one, about the conference on the Earth Book in the USA. A small team with only three members: John, Rita and Mr. Steinmetz himself:

– First of all, in my first message in this WhatsApp group, which I created and added only you two, I need to make some very important clarifications – wrote Mr. Steinmetz.

– Mr. Steinmetz, I believe that my father, Joseph, will be able to help us a lot if he is in this group, since there will be an international conference in York, Pennsylvania, USA, because he has many contacts in the USA. Besides that, I got to know the Earth Book through him. I have already talked to my father and he is interested in participating in this group. Can I invite him to join us? – asked John.

– Yes, that’s okay, since you said that your father Joseph knows the Earth Book and has many contacts in the USA. You can then already add your father to follow all the messages – answered Mr. Steinmetz.

Then John added his father to the group. Mr. Steinmetz empowered all members to be administrators in the WhatsApp group and thus had the power to add new members.

– So, let’s get started. This will be a small group of just the four of us, and will serve to define various reflections, mainly about God the Universal Father, the life and teachings of Jesus, according to the Earth Book, the possible missions of God on our planet, which may happen soon, and useful and practical reflections derived from my personal experience – Mr. Steinmetz commented, continuing to write various messages in the sequence:

– So, first of all, I make this prayer and ask God for inspiration. Father, may the will of God the Universal Father of all, be done in everything and in any matter. Whatever happens, the destiny, the final word, belongs to God the Father. And this reflection is suitable for all human beings who choose to submit to God’s will, and thus be able to continue the journey into eternity, which, I repeat, can continue in heaven, after the physical death of the body. And, yes, God the Father makes free will possible for each one to choose whether or not to have an immortal soul, provided that each one sincerely decides in his heart, mind and spirit. The soul is born and can be enlarged, developed and strengthened when we make positive moral decisions, but it is the soul’s alignment with the Thought Adjuster or Mystery Monitor, which is the spirit, a part of God the Father, that makes a soul immortal by merging it with spirit. Thus, even those who once erred can return to the path of light.

– To fully submit to the will of God the Father, a reflection on self-forgetfulness is necessary. This is important. It’s important because we need to be humble. No matter how important a personal project of yours, or of any human being, there is the possibility that it may or may not be completed, according to the destiny and the final word of God the Father, due to a greater and collective plan in the universe.

– For human beings in time and space, there is a cycle that repeats itself, constantly, of storm and then calm, or calm and then storm. All this happens, many times, to test us and our total submission to the will of God the Father.

– When you are in the storm phase, surrender your fate completely to God the Father. This can be represented by an image. Visualize a house founded on a rock. Take a moment to reflect on this image of the house founded on a rock for a few seconds. It’s a wonderful, beautiful place, with beautiful nature in the scenery, but then…A momentary storm. And then the calm. Do that, I will soon continue writing some more.

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– The house represents the soul, which can be immortal, and the rock, God the Father. The weather is the situations that happen in everyday life.

– The present is the future of the past. According to the actions of the past, the scenario of the present exists. And according to the actions of the present, the future can have an outcome, a possibility. Possibilities, then, represent the future that may or may not happen.

– People must do their part, in the present, to be able to improve their future. And this cosmic reality also applies to the collective, regardless if it is local, regional, national, or to the whole humanity.

– Likewise, God’s missions, on our planet. These are all possibilities. Humanity has to reflect on this. Does humanity want to reach the Age of Light and Life? If you want this future, this possibility, you must do your part.

– But also extremely important are the moments of thanking God the Father, in the present time, for the graces obtained today, things that you did not have in the past.

– The simple act of thanking God the Father, without asking for anything, represents true worship. And this moment represents the resting of the spirit. It’s when there is immense recharging of the creative energy of God the Father in our mind, soul and spirit.

– You have already read the Earth Book in its entirety, as you told me earlier. Then you know how deeply connected the Earth Book is with three words: – truth, beauty, and goodness.

– For a period of time, in this first moment, the main theme will be truth. So, I will be a part of your lives, John, Joseph and Rita. I will bring deep reflections on the life and teachings of Jesus, beyond what is in the Bible, and what is in the Earth Book. I will bring deep reflections on possibilities for God’s Missions that are being released on the Serara Forum and may or may not happen soon. I will reveal a little of myself, bringing some useful personal reflections that can help in self-knowledge, since are important for the constant and necessary improvement, according to the peculiar characteristics of each one.

– In a second moment, the main theme will be beauty. And in a third moment, the main theme will be goodness. But I don’t want to monopolize. On the contrary, I want you to participate, being protagonists, when you feel the moment is right. Step by step. It doesn’t have to be now, after the messages I will send about the main theme, the truth, which are nothing more than drops of wisdom. Drops that serve to search for more, to finally quench the thirst for wisdom, according to each one’s needs. The later stages can be months from now, all in good time, without pressure, without stress.

– So, after these initial important clarifications, let’s go to the first reflection of the seven that I selected related to the life and teachings of Jesus that are in the "Earth Book. The reflections that I speak to you now and throughout our message journey is an adaptation of what is written, in my words, and you must search your own source, pursuing your own living personal truth, by yourselves, to confirm and feel the wisdom of the life and teachings of Jesus.

It is a little tasting of wisdom.

The first reflection is in the document ١٧٩ of the Earth Book, and it is about the Last Supper; the information is beyond what was disclosed in the gospels and that I will dissert: – Jesus with the apostles: – The greatness of the service – The episode before the Last Supper, when Jesus washed the apostles’ feet.

– Just before the Last Supper between Jesus and his apostles, when they arrived at the place of the meal, they noticed that there was no servant to wash the feet of the guests. However, there was a container of water intended for this service. At that time, simply walking on the roads caused dust to accumulate on the feet, and in many homes, on certain special occasions, there was a servant to wash the guests’ feet.

– Then, all the apostles began to look at each other, but no apostle volunteered to do the foot-washing service. Jesus, seeing this scene, went to the container of water and began to wash the feet of all the apostles. He then said, in summary, that the kingdom of heaven is different from the kingdom of men. In the kingdom of men, the greater the importance, usually, the greater the number of servants to serve. Important people are served in the kingdom of men. However, in the kingdom of heaven it is different, what makes a person great and important is the act of serving.

– It wasn’t exactly these words, I made an interpretation, because after reading what was narrated in the Earth Book just before the Last Supper, I believe the meaning was that – added Mr. Steinmetz.

– I am training you to lead a team of Brazilians who will possibly participate in an international conference in the USA on the Earth Book when the time is right. To be good leaders, certain qualities are necessary. Think about it, okay? – asked Mr. Steinmetz.

– Yes, replied John, Joseph and Rita after reading the message and reflecting on the opportunity to participate in the training.

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That same day, John was pensive, looking for a practical sense of the message, and was going to the house he had rented in Brasilia. He also went to the supermarket to buy some items that were missing in the house. Still at the supermarket, he received a private message from Rita, by WhatsApp.

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– Hi, John. Can we talk now? – Rita asked.

– Yes, I’m at the supermarket buying some groceries

– answered John.

– Now I am curious. And what are you buying? – Rita questioned.

– I’m going to try to make a recipe of noodles with salmon, and I’m buying the ingredients: noodles, salmon, white wine and seasonings. Speaking of cooking, do you know what women say about men who can cook? – asked John.

– I don’t know – answered Rita.

– Oh yes you do. They say that men who can cook are sexy, that they offer new experiences, that food is a great time to start good conversation and romantic dinners – said John.

– Okay, I agree with you, every woman with a little sensitivity knows that – Rita answered.

– Speaking of which, one day we could have lunch together, or dinner, right? Of course, just so you can taste my seasoning and see if the food I make is tasty – John added.

– Everything has its time. It may be that one day I will accept your invitation, so that we can get to know each other a little more. But what I need to talk to you about is another matter – Rita said.

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– So, tell me what this is all about – said John.

– You won’t believe it. My uncle and aunt, Gennady and Svetlana, gave me a present that I really liked, but now I have a problem to solve – Rita said.

– They live in Campinas das Missões, in the Missions region in Rio Grande do Sul, and came to Porto Alegre. Since they were here, they embraced the opportunity and brought me a gift – Rita.

– They brought me a tree seedling, which is still small enough to travel as hand luggage, of Erva-mate to plant on my brother’s farm in the Rural Nucleus Rio Preto in Brasilia. But my brother won’t be able to pick me up. Could you do me this favor, pick me up at the airport and help me carry the tree seedling to the planting site? I want to do this quickly, as soon as I arrive in Brasilia so that the tree has a better chance of surviving – Rita added.

– Erva-mate tree, whose scientific name is Ilex paraguariensis, what an interesting gift. Do you like chimarrão? – asked John.

– So, you know the scientific name for Erva-mate… But answering you, yes, I drink chimarrão every day, even in Brasilia, and my relatives know this. By having a Erva-mate tree, I will be able, in the future, to make my own Erva-mate – answered Rita.

– Cool, I also like chimarrão. So, it’s a deal. When you have the flight schedule, let me know and I’ll pick you up. And after all, as far as possible, we should serve one another, according to the message about the life and teachings of Jesus in the Earth Book

– answered John.

– Yes, I am already sending you the flight number, date and time of arrival in Brasilia. When I can, I will also return your help, for example, as a teammate, when we will help Brazilians, readers of The Earth Book, to participate in the future conference about The Earth Book in the USA. But remember, I will get to Brasilia in two days – concluded Rita.

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Author and publisher talk

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– So, Rita and John like chimarrão – said the publisher.

– Yes – answered the author.

– And at this stage in their relationship, John and Rita were reflecting on various teachings of Jesus that they had come to know through the Earth Book, both of them having read the entire book. Mainly, it is the example of Jesus’ life and teachings that should be taught by those who like to reflect on God. And the Earth Book is wonderful. Mr. Steinmetz’s intention was to find some gems, figuratively speaking, some passages from the Earth Book, a small selection of Jesus’ reflections that are not in the Bible

– the author added.

– That day, however, an unexpected event happened, which was not expected and which would change the whole story of John and Rita – continued the author.

– Now I am curious, what happened? – asked the publisher.

– So, let’s continue the story of John and Rita.

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That evening, John received a phone call from his father, about a big family reunion, that is, one that also included his uncles and cousins and was to take place the following month, in August, in the USA.

John knew that it was something important, because a reunion with the big family in the USA was something rare and only happened in important situations.

– Hi, John. How are you doing? – asked Joseph, John’s father, on the phone.

– I’m fine, dad, and how are you? – answered John.

– I am fine, my son. I called you to let you know that next month we will have a family reunion in the USA. So, John, next month I want to see you at the meeting, in the USA. This is important – said Joseph.

– All right, I’ll do my best to attend – answered John.

– Do your best to go to the meeting, my son, you know that when there is a meeting in the USA with your uncles and cousins, it is something really important – added Joseph.

– Changing the subject, dad, do you remember the significance of today’s date? – asked John.

– Yes, it’s been fifty years since the man walked on the Moon – answered Joseph.

– Casually, I discovered on the Internet a prophecy, by the greatest Brazilian medium of all times, Chico Xavier, that after fifty years from the date the man stepped on the Moon, if there is no war of extermination in the period, such as a nuclear war, from now on humanity will make contact with the so-called extraterrestrials, and this will be visible to everyone, with the advance of science and technology – commented John.

– Tomorrow I will comment on this matter with Mr. Steinmetz, on WhatsApp – said John.

– Yes, I was the one who showed you the Earth Book. And indeed, in the universe, there are countless planets with human beings who believe in God. This is in the Earth Book, when it is said about the planets that have already reached the Age of Light and Life, for example. Unfortunately, humanity on our planet still has a long way to go to reach this stage. After you spoke, I also became curious about Chico Xavier’s prophecy. And I will follow the answer in the WhatsApp group – answered Joseph.

– Okay, dad. Good evening – answered John.

– Good evening, my son – concluded Joseph.

And on that day, when the history of humanity recorded that it had been fifty years since the man first stepped on the Moon, a lot happened in John’s life, things that would change his personal story of life. And since it was almost midnight, John decided that he would only talk to Mr. Steinmetz the next day about Chico Xavier’s prophecy and get his opinion on the subject.

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Author and publisher talk

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– I noticed that in this story between John and Rita, there is a whole narrative involving Mr. Steinmetz – said the publisher.

– Yes. There is a mystery, an enigma, involving someone special with the surname Steinmetz, a story known to some scholars, but possibly unknown to you – replied the author.

– Only later I will tell you about this mystery. Remember this and then ask me for explanations or comments about the enigma, because the narrative of this story has a mystery that even I can’t fully decipher, but I believe it will be revealed at the right time. Maybe I will answer you and clarify this riddle. Now I will give you the answer with a new riddle correlated with the story of someone special with the surname Steinmetz, and the answer, which perhaps leaves you most intrigued is: – who knows if the answer isn’t in the riddle itself? – commented the author.

When you know the riddle, which I will tell at the end or before the end of the story between John and Rita, you will understand the meaning of this – added the author.

– Do I know the answer to the riddle of someone special with the last name Steinmetz? – Maybe I do, maybe I don’t. However, I will let you seek your own answers after I tell you the great mystery of this story that will become my three new books. You are my publisher and I am telling you this story. On the other hand, I will give you a slight hint of the puzzle. I need to remind you that there are many people with the surname Steinmetz, who lived in the past, who live in the present and, possibly, new generations of people with the surname Steinmetz