The soul needs to stay on earth in order to reduce its distance from God. This is the purpose of life on earth. It is at the furthest distance from God at the beginning of the embodiment and can be very close to Him at the end …. but it can also be at the same distance from God when it dies, and then life on earth was pointless. The walk on earth should be a service in love, then the distance from God must also inevitably be reduced, for a loving being shapes itself such as is a prerequisite in order to come close to God. If the soul now shapes itself according to divine will then it is no longer something distant from God, it has become a being which has returned to its original state …. it is only love and therefore a divine part, and then it no longer needs to stay on earth but separates itself from earth and enters the spiritual kingdom. This state is the goal of every soul and can only be reached through conscious endeavour. In other words, the human being must be aware of his deficient state, want to rectify it and do what God requires …. He must be active in love and therefore work on himself. There is no other way to reduce the distance to God than to mould himself into love. And the more seriously a person takes his task, the less time he will need for it, and he should bear this in mind if he threatens to become lukewarm and careless, for all time on earth is lost for eternity, which he uses for other than soul work. He should only think of life after death, then he will utilize earthly time in the right way, yet if he only cares for earthly life he will remain at the same stage of development and precious time will be lost to him ….

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As soon as the soul leaves the physical shell, the good or bad deeds have an effect in earthly life, and the soul comes into an environment that corresponds to its life on earth …. full of light if the earthly life was a life of love, or devoid of light if it was devoid of love. And this new environment has an effect on the soul’s feelings and thus signifies a blissful or unhappy state. The bliss of a being dwelling in the light is unimaginable for people on earth, as is the state in which a lightless soul dwells. These are torments which cannot be ended at will and which therefore trigger despair in the soul because it is completely incapable of changing its situation. And countless people on earth create this agonizing state of their souls through their way of life, and God knows about their fate in the beyond and would like to turn it away from them and direct them towards a different way of life while there is still time. For on earth the will to ascend is enough to give them the strength and grace to change their lives. What takes endless times in the hereafter can happen in a short time on earth …. a total change of thinking that can bring about earthly suffering. This is the explanation for the suffering imposed on humanity if it is completely wrong in its will and leads to a change on earth which inevitably results in this agonizing state in the beyond ….

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Only a few people realize how significant the process of union with God is. But these few strive with all fervour for union with God, for they know of the strength that flows to them as a result, they know that such a supply of strength is blissful and that there is nothing equal to it. And what they have once recognized is decisive for their life on earth. The majority of people, however, remain untouched when they are informed that the union with God is something unutterably delicious. They only feel purely earthly and cannot empathize with spiritual feelings. They remain in a defensive attitude when wisdoms are imparted to them which touch spiritual areas and consequently cannot feel the flow of strength either, since it remains ineffective in case of resistance. And thus contact can never be established between people and God, and the disadvantage of this is so inconceivable for the human soul, for it only reaches ascent through God’s grace, which in turn can only be acquired by recognizing and striving towards the eternal deity. The influx of divine grace is always the result of union with God in prayer …. For requesting God’s grace is prayer, and this always presupposes spiritual union with God. Praying people can never fall, i.e. remain distant from God. They will always come closer to God, for they seek Him, they desire Him and His strength, and thus they also receive His strength and grace. But this inevitably leads upwards. Whoever prays unites with God …. for as long as he prays, in order to connect with Him more and more intimately and finally to be completely united with Him. He who prays recognizes God as a power to whom he is subject. He submits to Him with his full will, he is no longer in secret or open opposition to God, and thus God can provide him with His love and His power …. with His spirit …. And whoever receives the spirit from God is in contact with the spiritual kingdom. Knowledge comes to him and thus he stands in the light …. And all this is brought about by conscious union with God …. All of this results in heartfelt prayer, which is therefore the most significant process for the human being as long as he remains on earth. For prayer is the testimony of his will and his decision in favour of God …. He who prays fervently has made a decision for God of his own free will, and he returns to the one from Whom he started ….

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As long as the human being knows nothing about the meaning and purpose of embodiment on earth, the thought of a continuation of life after death will also be unacceptable to him, for he then regards earthly life as an end in itself, and from this point of view he now also approaches his earthly task, i.e. he attaches too much importance to his earthly activity. He then understandably only has the goal of exhaustively utilizing his earthly existence because he does not think of an afterlife. It will remain a mystery to these people that there is a path which leads to realization, for they do not understand the simplest thing, that there is a connection between God and people and that this connection can always be established if the human will is willing to do so. They certainly recognize a creator but as a very distant being, as a power Which is undeniable but not attainable by the human being on earth and not connected to him either, and consequently they do not understand that this creator can reveal Himself and that He does so in order to bring truth to people. On the other hand, they recognize as truth everything that is preached to them by ignorant people; they themselves give rise to a teaching which apparently aims to achieve the same and yet completely contradicts the divine teaching. They do not follow the commandments of love, even though they want to give the impression that love for humanity is the driving force to introduce a new order. But that which is not of God will collapse and that which has its origin in God will remain. And thus, no matter how wise people may think themselves to be, they will not create anything perfect as long as they are not in contact with God Himself, are not taught by God Himself and, with God’s help, impart their teaching to their fellow human beings …. Everything they pass on will not endure; it will pass away just as it came into being, because it contradicts the divine will. But the teaching that God Himself imparts to people will prevail, for it is truth and, because it is from God, it is also imperishable ….

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The belief that life ends with bodily death renders the human being incapable of spiritual endeavour, for he will then always focus his attention on worldly demands and their fulfilment. This is then his only endeavour and it is understandable that his spiritual higher development is then called into question. Spiritual knowledge, which should motivate a person to work on his soul, can indeed be replaced by extraordinary loving activity, for anyone who practices this will soon come to recognize the truth and also to believe. This is the inevitable consequence of eager labour of love. As soon as a person is serious about improving his character, about transforming his nature, he is also on the right path without faith in survival, for love has a redeeming effect and redemption is the only purpose of life. But again, every work of love must be carried out in free will. It cannot be effective if a certain influencing of the will has preceded it. Spiritual freedom is a precondition for spiritual success. And that is why a reorganization of thinking and acting cannot be carried out by force, and that is why divine love must be presented to men, which can certainly influence man to strive in itself, but never touches him as spiritual compulsion. Evidence of life after death is required, and this can be recognized with little attention, for the influx of spiritual strength alone is proof that forces beyond earthly life are active, and this certainty should give rise to the belief that life will continue. Yet the fact that people lack precisely this faith is simultaneously proof of the fact that people’s activity of love is also very limited and is often merely a mechanical performance of a labour of love as a result of earthly laws or demands which, however, are devoid of all inner love. For only that is true love which comes from the heart and which drives the heart to ever new activity of love. This love will have a redeeming effect and the human being will be led to believe in a continuation of life after death and also recognize a spiritual working if he is in this love. For he will unite himself with God through the activity of love and God will guide him into realizing ….

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A concatenation of unfortunate circumstances steers world events into completely different directions, and this is God’s plan, for what appears to be detrimental to one people will be of spiritual benefit to the whole of humanity. People do not realize how extremely wisely the creator of heaven and earth has decided His plan since eternity, how He, in His wisdom, arranges everything such that it somehow serves the souls’ higher development. And so an event is now also planned which will ruin human plans and cause great confusion amongst people. The hour when God Himself will intervene is drawing ever closer and it will come surprisingly quickly. Anyone who only pays attention to world events will only see the dreadful disaster but not its effect on people’s souls. And thus he will not want to recognize divine activity either, for it is incomprehensible to him that events which bring unspeakable suffering upon people are necessary for the transformation of thinking and the soul’s higher development. And this will cause him to dispute God’s activity, indeed, to completely reject an omnipotent deity, but God will reveal Himself …. He will show Himself quite obviously, i.e. not to the human eye, yet the believer will sense Him more often and draw new strength from the experience that is now in store for the world. For many people it will also be a salvation from earthly hardship, and they will gratefully raise their hands to God and continue to entrust themselves to Him with faith and confidence. And God will not leave them in trouble …. However, those people who are far from God and do not believe they need Him will have to suffer. For it is for their sake that this event occurs, as they make no effort to come close to God without suffering. Those people will suffer who no longer have God in their hearts, but only speak His name in their mouths and completely resist Him in their actions and thoughts. God will reveal Himself to them through the coming event, admittedly painfully, but nevertheless based on His love, which does not want to let any human being perish and therefore grants them help in every way. However, the majority of humanity will not recognize God’s help in this but only see the magnitude of the disaster and thus will not derive any benefit from this event if they were not informed beforehand by the prophecy and now recognize the truth of what was proclaimed …. The willing person will come to believe, yet far more people will merely see in this event proof that there is no connection between the creator and the creatures, and they will completely free themselves and give up all faith for it, for they only possessed a sham faith without inwardness, and this will fall victim to the forthcoming event ….

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Everything betrays the working of the divine spirit which points back to God, and therefore everything that is good and strives for good can be associated with the working of the divine spirit. Demonic activity is degrading, it turns love into hatred, it negates what is good and noble, it strives to increase the distance from God, whereas divine spiritual activity educates to love, ennobles the human being and makes him strive for closeness to God. And therefore the human being will very easily be able to distinguish which forces dominate him. The human being cannot act and think well if he is influenced by evil, demonic forces and if these have power over him. His thoughts and actions will always be in accordance with the power that controls him. If a person endeavours to live in a way that pleases God, he will also be controlled by good spiritual forces, i.e. beings that are permeated by divine power. He is then under the influence of the divine spirit, the stream of power from God, which guides all the beings he radiates back to God. It is therefore divine spirit work when man’s thoughts deal with God, i.e., when he, if he lets his thoughts dwell with God, mentally receives answers to questions which his will would like to have answered. Divine spiritual work is furthermore when his desire for spiritual food is satisfied through the transmission of the divine word. Divine spiritual work is when a person acquires the ability to understand the divine word as God wants it to be understood …. Demonic activity can never be inferred where the will of God is proclaimed, where love is taught and love is demanded, where wisdom is imparted in a fullness that can never be the work of man. Divine spiritual activity will therefore only not be recognized by those people who do not close themselves off to demonic activity, who do not put up sufficient resistance to it and therefore have no clear knowledge of God and His spiritual strength. And in order to be able to receive this influx within himself, the human being has to open himself, i.e. face it in an affirmative way, and only a person who has a desire for God can do this. But demonic forces have no power over him, consequently he recognizes God where He expresses Himself, where His spirit visibly works. However, anyone who does not desire God will be pressed by the power that opposes God, whose influence on him is strong and prevents him from recognizing Him. Consequently, he will not recognize the divine working of the spirit or regard it as the working of the one to whom he submits himself through his will. For this is the latter’s activity, that it clouds and confuses the human being’s thinking and plunges that person into doubt whose faith is not strong and unshakeable ….

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