The 5 Lives of Jesus Before Bethlehem

Edgar Cayce

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1 August 2025

Discover the shocking truth about Jesus's past lives according to Edgar Cayce, America's most documented psychic.  Before Bethlehem, the Christ soul lived as Amelius in Atlantis, Enoch who walked with God, Melchizedek the mysterious priest-king, Joseph in Egypt, and Joshua the spiritual warrior.  These aren't fictional stories but documented psychic readings that reveal how consciousness evolves across lifetimes.  Cayce's 14,000 readings included specific details about Jesus's spiritual development that were later validated by archaeological discoveries like the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Learn how these ancient incarnations shaped the greatest spiritual teacher in history and what this means for your own soul's journey.  This video explores reincarnation, spiritual evolution, and the deeper mysteries of Christianity that most churches never teach.  Based on actual readings from the Edgar Cayce Foundation archives in Virginia Beach.

What if everything you thought you knew about Jesus was just the final chapter of an incredible spiritual journey that spanned thousands of years?  What if the man who walked the shores of Galilee had lived not just once, but multiple times throughout history?  Each life preparing him for his ultimate mission.  Before you click away thinking this sounds impossible, let me share something that will completely change how you see the greatest story ever told.  If you've ever wondered about the mysteries of reincarnation, spiritual evolution, or felt drawn to the deeper teachings about consciousness, make sure to subscribe and hit that notification bell because what I'm about to reveal comes from one of America's most documented psychics, Edgar Cayce, and his incredible readings that have been verified time and again.  Between 1901 and 1944, from his home in Virginia Beach, Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 documented psychic readings while in a deep trance state.  But here's what shocked even his closest followers. In multiple readings, Cayce revealed that the soul we know as Jesus had lived at least 30 previous incarnations before Bethlehem.  Today, we're going to explore five of the most significant lives that shaped the consciousness that would become Jesus the Christ, and I promise you, by the end of this video, you'll understand spiritual development in a completely different way.

The first life takes us back to the legendary continent of Atlantis, over 100,000 years ago.  According to Cayce's reading 3644, the Christ soul first appeared on Earth as a being called Amelius.  But wait, this wasn't a physical incarnation as we understand it; instead, Amelius was what Cayce described as the first expression of divine mind, the logos, manifesting in a spirit body before souls took on physical form.  Picture this incredible scene from Cayce's trance readings; in Atlantis, humanity faced its greatest crisis.  The first wave of souls who had descended from higher dimensions, called “the sons of men” in the Bible, had become trapped in grotesque half man-animal forms through their misuse of free will.  These weren't the beautiful human bodies we know today, but strange hybrid creatures that resulted from souls becoming entangled with the material world too quickly.  Here's where it gets absolutely fascinating; Amelius, according to Cayce, was the leader of the second wave of souls, the sons of God, who voluntarily chose to descend and help rescue their trapped brothers and sisters.  But instead of just pulling them out, Amelius did something revolutionary, he directed the process of human evolution itself, creating the perfect physical form that souls could inhabit, the human body as we know it today.  Reading 364 to8 reveals that Amelius essentially became the cosmic architect of human consciousness, setting up the spiritual framework that would allow souls to experience physical life while maintaining their connection to the divine.  This is why Cayce often referred to this being as the first Adam, not just the biblical figure, but the original template for human spiritual development.  But here's what will blow your mind about this Atlantean period, and I'll share something in just a moment that connects directly to modern archaeological discoveries that seem to validate Cayce's impossible claims. 

Before we continue with these incredible revelations about Jesus's past lives, I want to ask you something.  Have you ever felt like you were meant for something greater, like there were memories just beyond your reach, knowledge that felt familiar even though you'd never learned it?  That could be your own soul memory awakening.  If this resonates with you, take a moment to like this video and let me know in the comments about any unusual spiritual experiences you've had.  Now, according to Cayce's readings, after the fall of Atlantis, the Christ soul reincarnated as several biblical figures, each life building upon the last.  But there's one incarnation that changed everything, and when I tell you about the documented evidence that supports this claim, you're going to be amazed.

The soul that had been Amelius next appeared in the Bible as Enoch, the mysterious patriarch who walked with God and never died.  In reading 6711, Cayce revealed that Enoch was Jesus in a previous life, serving as humanity's first great spiritual teacher.  But here's what's absolutely incredible, Enoch didn't just teach spiritual principles, he actually documented them.  According to Cayce, Enoch was the author of the first written spiritual texts, the foundation upon which all later religious teachings would be built, and get this, when the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947, 2 years after Cayce's death, they contained extensive quotations from the books of Enoch, validating Cayce's claim that these writings were considered sacred scripture by Jesus's contemporaries.  The New Testament Book of Jude, written by Jesus's brother, directly quotes from the Book of Enoch, calling it prophecy.  How could Cayce have known this connection decades before these ancient manuscripts were discovered?  The synchronicity is stunning, but Enoch's mission was even deeper than just writing.  According to reading 364-9, Enoch served as the bridge between the spiritual realm and physical earth, teaching humanity, how to maintain divine consciousness while living in material bodies.  He was essentially preparing the way for what would eventually become the Christ message of divine love, overcoming material limitation.  Here's what Cayce revealed that will change how you see spiritual evolution forever; Enoch didn't just disappear from Earth as the Bible suggests.  Instead, his consciousness ascended to what Cayce called the throne chariot of divine awareness, becoming a template for the spiritual awakening that every soul could eventually achieve.  This connects directly to what Jesus would later teach about the kingdom of heaven being within us.  The same consciousness that had been Enoch was developing the very spiritual principles that would culminate in the Christ message.  But wait, there's an incarnation that bridges the gap between the Old Testament patriarchs and the coming of Jesus that will absolutely fascinate you.

Next came one of the most mysterious figures in all of biblical history, Melchizedek, the priest king of Salem, who blessed Abraham with bread and wine.  Now, here's where Cayce's readings become almost prophetic in their accuracy.  In reading 206711, Cayce revealed that Melchizedek was Jesus in a previous incarnation, serving as both king and priest during Abraham's time, but get this incredible detail; Cayce stated that Melchizedek actually wrote the book of Job, that profound exploration of human suffering and divine purpose.  When Cayce was in trance, he would often quote specific passages from Job saying, "Who recorded same, the son of man?" Melchizedek wrote Job.  The New Testament book of Hebrews calls Jesus a high priest after the order of Melchizedek, but most Christians never understood what this really meant.  According to Cayce, it meant Jesus was literally returning to complete the priestly mission he had begun as Melchizedek thousands of years earlier.  Here's what's absolutely mind-blowing; when the Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi codices were discovered, they revealed that the Essenes, the very spiritual community that Cayce said Jesus belonged to, viewed Melchizedek as a cosmic angelic figure nearly identical to how Christians would later view the risen Christ.  The bread and wine that Melchizedek shared with Abraham, according to Cayce, this was the first communion ceremony establishing the sacred ritual that Jesus would later use at the last supper.  The same soul was literally creating the spiritual practices in one life that he would fulfil in another.  But here's what I find most fascinating about the Melchizedek incarnation.  Cayce revealed that this was when the Christ soul learned to perfectly balance spiritual authority with humble service; the exact combination that would make Jesus's ministry so powerful.  Reading 254-68 indicates that as Melchizedek, this soul established the school of the prophets that would eventually become the Essene community where Jesus would later be trained.  Can you see the incredible continuity of spiritual purpose across these lifetimes?  But there's an incarnation that shows us something completely different about how spiritual development works, and it involves one of the most dramatic stories in the entire Bible.

The fourth significant incarnation takes us to ancient Egypt where the Christ's soul lived as Joseph, the son of Jacob.  Now, reading 29489 reveals something that will give you chills about divine planning.  Joseph's entire life story was essentially a rehearsal for Jesus's mission.  Think about these incredible parallels that Cayce pointed out; Joseph was rejected by his own brothers just as Jesus would be rejected by his own people; Joseph was thrown into a pit and left for dead, symbolically anticipating Jesus's death and burial; Joseph rose to become the saviour of Egypt during 7 years of famine, just as Jesus would become the spiritual saviour during humanity's spiritual famine.  But here's the detail that proves Cayce was accessing something beyond normal human knowledge; he revealed that Joseph entered Pharaoh's service at age 30, the exact same age Jesus would begin his ministry.  Both lives followed identical patterns of early rejection, apparent death, resurrection to power, and ultimate salvation of their people.  According to reading 2067 to 7, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation wasn't just a psychic ability, it was the same divine consciousness that would later allow Jesus to understand the spiritual meaning behind all earthly experiences.  Joseph was literally learning to read the symbolic language of the soul.  But there's something even more profound here; Cayce revealed that Joseph's forgiveness of his brothers who had tried to kill him was the spiritual groundwork for Jesus's teaching about loving your enemies and forgiving those who persecute you.  The same soul was learning lifetime after lifetime how to transform hatred into love through divine understanding.

Reading 341:9 indicates that Joseph's successful leadership of Egypt during the famine years was preparing the Christ's soul for the ultimate challenge, leading humanity out of spiritual starvation through the bread of life that Jesus would offer, and here's what connects this directly to your own spiritual journey;  every challenge that Joseph faced in that lifetime, every moment of despair in prison, every temptation to use his power for personal gain instead of service was building the spiritual strength that would allow Jesus to resist Satan's temptations in the wilderness and stay true to his mission, even unto death on the cross.  The pattern is absolutely clear; each lifetime was a classroom where the Christ soul learned specific lessons that would be essential for the ultimate mission of human redemption.  But the final incarnation before Jesus might be the most controversial, and it reveals something about spiritual development that could change everything you believe about how souls grow.

The fifth incarnation brings us to Joshua, the warrior who led the Israelites into the promised land after Moses's death.  Now, this one challenges a lot of people because Joshua was known for military conquest, which seems completely opposite to Jesus's message of peace and love. But here's what Cayce revealed in reading 20724 that will completely change your perspective.  Joshua's role wasn't primarily as a warrior, but as a spiritual scribe and psychic channel for Moses.  According to Cayce, much of what we attribute to Moses was actually received and recorded by Joshua through spiritual dictation.  This explains one of the Bible's great mysteries; how could Moses have written about his own death in Deuteronomy?  According to Cayce, Joshua completed Moses's writings after receiving the information psychically from the departed prophet's consciousness.  But here's the deeper spiritual lesson; reading 29489 reveals that Joshua's military campaigns were actually symbolic of the soul's battle against material temptation and lower consciousness.  The enemies that Joshua conquered in the promised land represented the negative thought patterns and selfish desires that prevent us from entering our own spiritual promised land.  Every victory that Joshua won through faith and divine guidance was preparing the Christ consciousness for the ultimate spiritual battle that Jesus would fight, not against human enemies, but against the forces of ignorance, fear, and spiritual darkness that keep humanity separated from divine love.  According to Cayce, Joshua's absolute obedience to divine guidance, even when it didn't make logical sense, was developing the spiritual surrender that would allow Jesus to say, "Not my will, but thine be done," in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Reading 2067-11 indicates that Joshua's role in establishing the 12 tribes in their territories was practice for Jesus's work with the 12 disciples, each representing a different aspect of human consciousness that needed to be aligned with divine will.  But here's what's most profound about the Joshua incarnation; Cayce revealed that this lifetime taught the Christ soul how to be simultaneously gentle as a dove and wise as a serpent, how to have perfect compassion for human weakness while maintaining unwavering commitment to spiritual truth.  The battles that Joshua fought externally were preparing Jesus to fight internally against every temptation to use spiritual power for personal gain.  Every moment of doubt about his mission, every human desire to avoid the suffering that divine love sometimes requires.

Now, here's what ties all five of these incarnations together into one incredible pattern of spiritual development that could revolutionize how you understand your own soul's journey.  Looking at these five lives, Amelius and Atlantis, Enoch the Scribe, Melchizedek the priest king, Joseph the dream interpreter, and Joshua the spiritual warrior, we see a perfect curriculum of spiritual education.  Each lifetime developed specific qualities that were absolutely essential for the Jesus mission:

1. From Amelius, the Christ soul learned cosmic responsibility, how to guide spiritual evolution for all humanity, not just personal development.

2. From Enoch, he learned how to translate divine wisdom into human language that could be preserved and transmitted across generations.

3. From Melchizedek, he learned how to balance spiritual authority with humble service, how to be both king and priest.

4. From Joseph, he learned how to transform personal suffering into universal compassion, how to forgive the unforgivable.

5. From Joshua, he learned how to maintain perfect obedience to divine will even in the midst of earthly conflict.

According to reading 574914, these weren't random incarnations, they were a carefully designed spiritual curriculum with each lifetime building upon the previous one's lessons.  The soul that would become Jesus was literally attending what Cayce called the university of human experience, preparing for the most important spiritual mission in human history.  But here's what makes this relevant to your life right now; according to Cayce, every soul goes through similar patterns of development across multiple lifetimes.  The challenges you're facing, the gifts you're developing, the relationships you're healing, all of it is part of your own spiritual curriculum, preparing you for whatever unique service your soul came here to accomplish.  

Reading 281-37 reveals that many souls who lived during these ancient times, who worked alongside these incarnations of the Christ soul, are incarnating now in America and around the world, drawn together again to help establish what Cayce called the new age of spiritual understanding.  Maybe that's why this information resonates so deeply with you.  Maybe you were there in Atlantis or ancient Egypt or biblical Palestine, learning alongside the soul who would become Jesus, and now you're here again, ready to apply those ancient lessons to modern spiritual challenges.  The pattern that Cayce revealed through these readings isn't just about Jesus's development, it's about how consciousness itself evolves, how love learns to express itself more perfectly through experience, how souls grow stronger and wiser through every challenge they face.  Whether you accept the literal reality of these past life claims or see them as profound spiritual metaphors, the message is clear; every life is sacred, every experience is purposeful, and every soul is on a journey toward the same destination that Jesus reached, perfect love expressing itself through human consciousness.

According to reading 26249, the Christ consciousness that was developed through all these lifetimes isn't just a historic achievement, it's the template for human spiritual potential, the goal toward which every soul is evolving.  The same divine love that was perfected through the experiences of Amelius, Enoch, Melchizedek, Joseph, and Joshua is the love that wants to awaken in your heart right now.  This is why studying these spiritual teachings isn't just about understanding the past, it's about accelerating your own spiritual growth in this lifetime.  Every quality that was developed through these ancient incarnations, cosmic responsibility, divine wisdom, humble service, transformative compassion, and perfect obedience to love.  These are the same qualities that will make your own life a blessing to everyone you meet.

If this incredible journey through Edgar Cayce's revelations about Jesus's past lives has opened your mind to new possibilities about spiritual development and reincarnation, please take a moment to share this video with someone who might need to hear this message. Make sure to subscribe and ring that notification bell so you don't miss our upcoming videos about Edgar Cayce's other amazing spiritual revelations, including his predictions about America's spiritual future and the coming age of enlightenment, and let me know in the comments which of these five incarnations resonated most strongly with you and why.  Your soul might be remembering something important about its own ancient journey toward divine love.