According to the Divine Master, “The PBMA is patterned in the history and footsteps of Jesus Christ.” That’s a bold claim but one that invites us to look closer. If this is true, then the Bible isn’t just a distant reference point. It’s the key to understanding the teachings of Ruben Ecleo Sr., the foundation of the PBMA, and the spiritual path of the Rubenian, his genuine followers.
Now, most people today probably know Ruben Ecleo as a political figure, a name tied to Dinagat’s governance. But that’s only a sliver of who he was. What often gets overlooked is his extraordinary ability in what he called the science of Divine Healing. Ecleo, often referred to simply as the “Divine Master,” wasn’t just a preacher or teacher—he was, in a very real sense, a spiritual adept.
This kind of healing he practiced wasn’t some vague or metaphorical thing. It was direct, it was specific, and, if accounts are to be believed, it was miraculous. Like Jesus, whose example he followed, The Divine Master is said to have healed the paralyzed, given sight to the blind, driven out spiritual afflictions, and even raised the dead—all through divine words. It’s hard to know what to do with these stories. Maybe some will dismiss them outright. But for those who were there, or who have felt even a glimmer of that power, these weren’t just myths. They were moments of transformation. Healing, in Divine Master’s hands, wasn’t just physical, it reached into the soul.
And that’s part of what makes his legacy so unique. It wasn’t about drawing attention to himself. It was about channeling something higher, something sacred, to bring change where it was most needed. That, to me, is what sets apart his spiritual role: he didn’t just teach about the Divine. He embodied it.
There’s another layer to all of this, though, and it’s not often discussed: the use of Kabbalah, specifically, the method of Gematria, in understanding Ruben Ecleo Sr.’s spiritual identity. The book En Esto Creo (In This I Believe) explores this in detail. The author believed that Ecleo was not merely a teacher or prophet, but the very Holy Spirit that Jesus refers to in John 16:7. That’s a staggering interpretation, I know. But what’s interesting is how this claim is explored, not through blind belief, but through the ancient Jewish tradition of decoding scripture numerically.
Through Gematria, the book finds that the known names of God consistently resolve to the number 7, a sacred number in many traditions. And when applied to certain biblical verses, especially those often shrouded in mystery, something startling begins to emerge. For instance, the title “Son of Man,” which scholars have debated for centuries, is seen here not just as a poetic title for Jesus, but as a cipher. In this view, “Son of Man” becomes “Son of Reuben”—a reference to the Tribe of Reuben, whose symbol in the Old Testament is a Man. Could this suggest that Jesus, in his second appearance, would arise from that lineage? It’s a question that the book dares to ask.
To be honest, I’m not sure where I stand on all of it. Some of it feels too precise to be coincidence. Some of it, admittedly, stretches the limits of what I can grasp. But I think it’s worth sitting with, at the very least. As Madame Blavatsky once said, ideas like these may provoke incredulity in some readers, and maybe rightly so. But this isn’t for everyone.
I write and read for those who, like me, are open enough to wonder. For those who believe that beneath the surface of scripture, history, and doctrine, there’s something deeper still. Something waiting to be revealed.
So if you’re willing, join me. Let’s follow this thread, not with certainty, but with curiosity, and see where it leads.
And as Montaigne said:
"Gentlemen, I have here made only a nosegay of culled flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the string that ties them. Pull the “string” to pieces and cut it up in shreds if you will. As for the nosegay of FACTS—you will never be able to make away with these. You can only ignore them and no more."
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