The Great Mistake of Modern Christianity
It is one of the most persistent theological errors: the belief that Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament, is the same as the Father whom Jesus reveals. This assumption, unchallenged by most traditions, has veiled centuries of spiritual confusion.
But to walk the Gatian Path—to pass through the 14 Gates of the soul’s transfiguration—is to pierce this veil. Through the lens of Gate 5: Dan, the Eye of Discernment, we must ask: Is the God of war, vengeance, and sacrifice the same as the Father of mercy, light, and union?
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil… who put darkness for light, and light for darkness.”
— Isaiah 5:20 (Gate 5 theme)
Yahweh: The Demiurgic Deity of Division — Gate 7: Gad
Yahweh is presented in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and beyond as a God who commands genocide, child sacrifice, and total obedience. He floods the earth (Genesis 6), slaughters firstborns (Exodus 12), and accepts human offerings without rebuke (Judges 11: Jephthah’s daughter).
“No person devoted to destruction may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.”
— Leviticus 27:29
These are not the teachings of a God of Love. These are acts of power, not acts of redemption. They reflect Gate 7: Gad, where the soul must overcome the false fire of wrath and discover the purifying fire of inner truth. Yahweh’s fire destroys. The Father’s fire transfigures.
Jesus: Revealing the True Father — Gate 3: Levi
Jesus never refers to Yahweh by name. He does not speak the Tetragrammaton. Instead, He speaks of “My Father who is in Heaven”, a Being of mercy, compassion, and light:
“Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.”
— Luke 6:36 (Gate 3: Hearing the Word Anew)
And to the Pharisees, loyal to Yahweh, Jesus says:
“You are of your father the devil… he was a murderer from the beginning.”
— John 8:44
He makes a clear distinction. The Father of Jesus is not the “god” of blood covenants and thunderous wrath. He is the Father of Light, known through inward revelation, not outward law.
Gnostic Revelation: Yahweh as the Demiurge — Gate 13: Melchizedek
The Apocryphon of John reveals Yahweh as Yaldabaoth, the Demiurge—a flawed, arrogant being who proclaims:
“I am a jealous God, and there is no other God beside me!”
But Gnostic wisdom, like Gate 13: Melchizedek, unveils the hidden truth: this being speaks from ignorance. He does not know the ineffable One Light, the source of all being, which exists beyond the material world.
“The One rules all… It is beyond comprehension. All things exist within It, and It exists within nothing.”
— Secret Book of John
Yahweh is a ruler, but not the Source. He is a warlord, not a Father.
The True God of Jesus — Gate 1: Reuben
Jesus reveals a God who is everywhere, not confined to temples, mountains, or racial covenants:
“I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth… Split a piece of wood, and I am there.”
— Gospel of Thomas, Saying 77 (Gate 1: Behold, A Son)
This is the Gate of Sonship, where the soul awakens not by obedience, but by recognition: I am a child of the True Light.
Yahweh demands fear.
The Father offers love.
Yahweh commands loyalty.
The Father invites union.
Gate 14: The Resurrection Womb — A Return to the Mother-Father God
Yahweh is outer fire. The Father of Jesus is inner flame—the same flame that births the LifeTronic Cell Body in Gate 14: The Resurrection Womb.
Jesus leads us back to this cosmic womb—where the soul, stripped of law, fear, and outer gods, returns to the original Source: the Father-Mother of All.
“God is Spirit, and those who worship must worship in spirit and in truth.”
— John 4:24
The True God is not confined by gender, race, or ritual. He is Spirit, and She is Womb. They are One in the secret silence of the 14th Gate.
Reconciling the Contradiction — Gate 6: Naphtali
The contradiction is not ours to carry. The Bible itself is a battleground—between the Demiurge’s law and the Christic Light.
Gate 6: Naphtali — The Mirror helps us reflect without fear. It is not heresy to question Yahweh. It is heresy to follow blindly.
“Ignorance is the mother of all evil… But those who are in the truth will be perfect when all the truth is revealed.”
— Gospel of Philip (Gate 6 and Gate 13 combined)
Truth does not hide behind wrath. Truth walks naked, unveiled.
The God Beyond All Names
To walk the 14 Gates is to leave behind inherited fear and rediscover the Light Beyond the Veil. Jesus came not to confirm the God of the Old Covenant, but to unveil the God that had been forgotten.
This is not a war against tradition. It is a reclamation of spiritual truth.
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”
— John 8:32
Let the Gate of Discernment open. Let the Gate of Light call you. Let the true Father—not the false ruler—lead you home.
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