them with a substance which is yet unknown to humans. We added these memory disks, of which you are currently viewing the first. Normally we are not allowed to interfere in the human wheel of destiny, but in this case we were allowed to make an exception, since the teachings of Jesus were too important than that they should be allowed to become forgotten a second time. In this way Joshua’s life story and especially that of Jesus can live again and tell a wonderful story of friendship.” Tai Shiin paused briefly, as if he was pondering that which he had just said for a moment.
“You are already familiar with my name Tai Shiin. I already see noted on my screen that you will be living in Germany, which was Germania in former times. It seems nearly certainly anchored in your destiny. But do not be shocked. It is as it is and as it should be. Michael, I greet you from soul to soul.”
Michael was startled. How did this Tai Shiin know his name? Tai Shiin had even planned on him reacting in the way he did now, for without Michael stopping the DVD, Tai Shiin paused and only continued many minutes later, after most of his inner turbulence had subsided. Tai Shiin had rocked his world like a snow globe and now the snow was settling back on the ground, so that he had somewhat clearer vision again.
“One of my tasks back then was to conserve these records of Joshua and to secure the entrance of the hiding place, to be certain that the writings would only be able to be found many many years later. Exactly now. And, as you know, exactly you were supposed to find them, Michael. We Santinians have ensured this.” Tai Shiin smiled, as if he knew exactly how Michael was sitting on his bed and could not keep shaking his head in disbelief.
“Joshua had brought amphorae into safety underneath the rock long ago. Those amphorae had served their purpose after a while. They would not have lasted even a thousand years in that environment. Hence this metal suitcase. We Santinians already knew back then that this box should not be allowed to be found before the year 2000 of your calendar, for the ethics of humanity have left much to be desired up until now, but now, there is not much time left. Only now, in this moment as you are reading these lines, has the chance significantly increased that the content of the writings can fall on fertile ground among humans. That is why we earnestly bid you to publish this movie and these lines.” Tai Shiin’s expression became sadder, but still there was no wrinkle, no furrow in his brow, nothing disharmonic to be found in his face.
“The electronic age considerably eases the spread of these true recordings. After all these scrolls must not be allowed to disappear into some secret catacomb of the Vatican or in a safe of the C.I.A.. If you humans only knew, what truths are being withheld from you.”
Oh how right this Tai Shiin was! Michael sighed and growled into himself for a moment. Only now did it dawn on Michael that he held some very explosive material in his hands.
“Michael, you don’t have to be afraid”, Tai Shiin continued. “Everything will proceed as planned and nothing will happen to you, we Santinians will ensure that. But before we get to history and to stories, we are going to take a little trip through the universe to the beginning of eternity, because it is important that you understand the global implications, in order to grasp the truth in the film which then follows.”
In the next moments Michael found himself in a vast starscape. He loved the BBC productions on TV in which trips were taken through the universe and the birth and endings of galaxies and stars were shown. But the images which he was shown here were not to be compared to those. (In case you wish to get to know the comprehensive remarks of Tai Shiin you may read up on them at the end of the book.)
He felt himself transferred to the beginning of all time, as if he had personally experienced how God self-created. He saw how spiritual realms were born, and how later on the brightest spiritual beings then also let the first material worlds come into being. He could look into the atoms and recognized that atoms were made up on a minute scale like galaxies in a much larger scale. He saw the fall of the spirits, the moment, in which a world whose light was darkened began to exist next to the light, and he also recognized the first spirit, Jesus.
As he slowly ended his journey through the cosmos, and just before Tai Shiin reappeared on the screen, he heard him say: “This is supposed to explain to you, how vast the spirit of Jesus Christ is and how important his life on earth, which you are about to observe, was.”
“I know that this must all sound very incredible to you. The whole content of the box which you found shows the story of a friendship between Jesus Christ and a soul much younger in its development. This story took place exactly as the following recordings will show. After all they are original records which do not allow any room for doubt. This friendship has lasted even up into this day and grows stronger by the second. This narrative is supposed to show you that even Jesus, this first spirit of all, could, no, even had to be a normal person. Joshua, the friend of Jesus, shows the difficult path of a normal mortal and proves that it was possible and always will be possible to have and maintain a friendship with the soul Jesus Christ.
I will occasionally appear during the course of the story in order to describe the role of our star-people. The purpose of this is to elucidate the holy mission of the ‘great holy lineage’, as we Santinians were called by you humans thousands of years ago. Since the early days of earth’s history, up into the present we have been carrying out our divine service far away from our home planet, at the cost of great privations.” Tai Shiin paused briefly. “Or do you truly believe that Jonas was swallowed by a whale?”
Michael shook his head. “Would you like to know what really happened back then?” Michael barely breathed a “yes.” Then he noticed that he was still talking to himself, yet that Tai Shiin had anticipated his reply. “Back then, Jonas had received a mission from us Santinians, which he however refused to carry out. He fled across the sea in a boat. However he got caught in the anti-gravitation area of our spaceship. Naturally an angry storm broke loose. In the end Jonas was cast overboard by the crew of the ship. We Santinians made a rescue effort by turning off the anti-gravitation source of our spaceship and landing on the water. Due to its form and size it was taken to be a whale by the seamen. Jonas was taken into the spaceship and cared for by us for three days and nights until he his health had been fully restored. Quite simple. A logical explanation.”
But Tai Shiin was not finished yet with his remarks.
“Nowadays our activities are even more intensive than earlier, since the conditions on your planet demand our presence under all circumstances. Let me again mention that this is not a science fiction story but rather based on true, unmodified records. They are all original recordings made by us Santinians. The papyrus scrolls contain more detailed information regarding the film which you are about to see. But the scrolls of parchment are most important. At the end of the film you will know exactly what is to be done. I hope that the following moving images will lend you a more comprehensive view of the great soul Jesus than you were given in the past by the church or in school. I am Tai Shiin, space-commander of the near-earth space station Share.” After that the DVD changed to the menu option ‘Play History’.
Michael exhaled deeply. He was shocked and speechless. Not because this was about the person whom he had successfully avoided in his life hitherto, Jesus. No, now a kind of Mr. Spock had appeared and explained God and the creation of the universe to him. The idea of the movie “2001 – A Space Odyssey” that an extraterrestrial race had interfered in the events on earth had always fascinated him. But that was a fantasy; it was just a movie, even if a grand one.
Good, he had to admit that that which he had heard and seen so far from Tai Shiin was gigantic and logical enough, but he simply felt more comfortable among numbers, data, facts and normal business letters than in the realm of cosmic origins.
First of all he needed to grab a bit to eat. He was hungry. Should he sleep first and watch the movie in the morning after a good nights rest? His impatience and interest won out.
