Note from Guru Kurt: After enlightenment, I was astounded to find that I knew the hidden meanings of all the world's scriptures. It seemed to me that not even the person who wrote these works could know them as well as I! Yet, I feel this must be wrong somehow. No one wants my interpretations, however, although I think they are interesting. Perhaps you will too!
Question:
Why is Christ sometimes the Son of God and sometimes the
Son of Man?
(Guru Kurt's answer):
The Avatar, when He descends, does so abashedly. He does not wish to overwhelm mankind with His divinity, but wants to inspire them to make an effort themselves to become good people. He likes people to have the impression, when at last He departs, that He is not that unlike them, and that there is some hope that they can become like Him, which in truth they can to a certain extent. Jesus referred to Himself as the “Son of God” only to introduce the concept into society at an early time point. He then obfuscated the issue by referring to Himself as “Son of Man.” He delights in teasing us, in making us unsure of who and what He really is. I will tell you what He is. He is the one and only Son of God, at least the only one assigned to planet earth, for in truth the universe teems with planets just like ours, and each of them also has at least one Avatar. He is a true God, like the Father and unlike man. His mind is divine, far beyond our ability to conceive; it is imbued with divine forces of which we know nothing. Yet, what is His purpose here? It is to inspire us to become a little more like Him; He does not like to intimidate, and so pretends to be just like us, laughing and weeping on cue and for our benefit. Only the Avatar knows Himself; we cannot know Him, although we can eat and drink from His table, and make merry with divine sport when He appears among us.
Please do not become entrapped in the Genesis fable. It was given to man when he was in a very primitive, superstitious and ignorant mindset. Nevertheless, all parts of this story do have meaning, and I will tell you the meaning of the verses to which you refer. Moses, whom I will assume wrote the book of Genesis, was using this verse (Genesis 6:2) as a literary device to sublimate the thoughts of mankind. His intent was to raise the common view of marriage and to make it seem like a holy thing, which it is. It is a startling, incongruous, yet very effective device. Ask yourself what the effect upon your mind is upon reading this verse, and you will find yourself wondering if perhaps Moses may have meant that humans were in some way the sons of God, divine in their hearts, and found the women of earth also divine and suitable companions. Again, it can be taken to mean that portion of humanity which may be termed the “spiritually elect,” the advanced souls who are unlikely ever to become murderers, and who love peace and tranquility within their homes. Such people are much closer to being true “sons of God” than criminals, or people who do not see women as divine beings, but as tramps or objects for possession. Hinduism states that we are all divine in our core, and I do not believe Moses would disagree with this statement. In fact, I know that he would not, and this verse proves it. Is man divine, an angel, or is he mundane, a devil? All are not the same, and Moses toyed with this idea here.
I hope this response answers in some part your question, which was a very interesting one. When Jesus returns, I am sure He will be able to explain much about the Old and New Testament that seems mysterious to us now. Top