Neville says that although he has completed the New Testament story, every night he finds himself re-enacting Old Testament prophecy: as he dwells on a promise of the Old the waves break in his consciousness and he is shown a perfect representation of it, as happened last night.
Date (happened)
c. 1969
unresolved
- c. 1969
- c. 1958
Place
Los Angeles
possible
Persons
Told / reported
- 3 October 1969
- 2 October 1969
Sources
Source
- The J, E, and P Manuscripts ¶36 (Every night and night after night even though I have completed the entire story as told in the New Testament, I find myself re-enacting the play, the Old Testament.)
Attested in 1 lecture
| Date | Lecture or book | Telling | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-10-03 [exact/certain/preferred] | The J, E, and P Manuscripts | But forget the individual and come back to scripture, for here, I’m only here to fulfill scripture. Every night and night after night even though I have completed the entire story as told in the New Testament, I find myself re-enacting the play, the Old Testament. For in the days when the story was written, there was only the Old Testament, and it must all be fulfilled in me. Even to this morning…by simply dwelling the night before on the subject of tonight, wondering what could I add to it to make it more vivid to help everyone who is here. Then to come through the surface like coming from… | 540893 |