The Messenger

Marshall Vian Summers is God's Messenger for this time and the times to come, bringing a New Message from God. He is the Messenger for this millennium. Marshall is the most important person on Earth. (The Initiation)

Short Quotes

"A Messenger has been sent here to receive the New Revelation and to carry it forth into the world and to build its essential community so that its purity and its efficacy can be assured."

• The Burden of the Messenger, April 5, 2011

"Those who are sent to be close to him must become developed, educated and strong, strong with the power of Knowledge, or they could betray him to those forces who will seek to undermine and to thwart his presence in the world."

• The Burden of the Messenger, April 5, 2011

"As long as the Messenger is in the world you have an opportunity to receive and to prepare. When he is gone it will be different. It will be more difficult. In this he is a light in the world."

• The Story of the Messenger, April 22, 2011

"Humility, patience, perseverance, honesty, discretion, discernment—all essential qualities for true accomplishment."

• Discerning False Messengers, 3/21/00

"Grace and humility, perseverance, trustworthiness, patience, silence—these are the qualities of a powerful individual."

"His journey is inexplicable to anyone living in the world, for living in the world is only a partial experience of your complete reality."

• The Message and the Messenger, 1/26/08

Long quotes

"God’s Messages are rare, as we have said. They are not given frequently. They are never given to the ambitious and they are never given to those who would assign themselves splendid roles. Indeed, those chosen to be the true Messengers are reluctant, even to the point of self-denial. They don’t really want the job. But they will accept it because of who asks it of them. They don’t really want to shine in the world as an Emissary or as a Messenger. This is almost painful to them."

• Discerning False Messengers, 3/21/00

"The Messenger now will need great assistance from others to bring this New Message into the world. It is not something one person can do. It is not something a small group of individuals—committed as they are, devoted as they are—can really do. It is going to take the assistance of others. It is going to take people learning The Way of Knowledge, learning the New Message, living the New Message and seeing its complete relevance to the world that you see and its complete relevance to the world you have not yet seen. The Messenger will need protection. He will need true students. He will need supporters. And he will need others to simply bear witness to this great event in human history."

"He is not here to proclaim himself as a ruler or a leader or a great power. He is here simply to bear witness to the New Message and to be its primary advocate. He is not here to claim political power, economic power, to displace other people or to overthrow anyone. His presence here is to serve as a demonstration and as a presentation of the wisdom and the love of God and the great challenges that are now facing the human family, for which humanity is not prepared."

• The Message and the Messenger, 1/26/08

Further Study

The Story of the Messenger

Who Is Marshall Vian Summers?

The Burden of the Messenger

The Message and the Messenger 1/26/08

Discerning False Messengers, 3/21/00

Stories of meeting the Messenger

Years ago, in the mid 1980's, I went to see/meet a Jain Master. After leaving this event I said that I thought I should have felt something - some connection - but there was nothing. Whatever I thought should be there was not present.

Many years later, in October of 2009, I sat in the Sanctuary of The New Message from God in Boulder, Colorado having traveled from Ann Arbor, Michigan to meet and hear Marshall Vian Summers speak for the first time. As I sat in the room listening to Marshall, the experience that was lacking during my meeting with the Jain Master, was profoundly present with Marshall. It was powerful, palpable and almost overwhelming.

I didn't really understand what I was experiencing at the time, but I knew whatever I was experiencing was deep and real and that this vast Teaching was meant for me. Now, in September of 2011, I understand that my response to Marshall was pure and authentic recognition. I recognize Marshall as the Messenger for our time. It is a gift and an honor to know him.

• TA, Called to Boulder to serve the Messenger and the New Message from God

See also

Messengers