It is not in accordance with God’s will if His word is used as a means to achieve earthly aims …. if it is used to induce the fellow human being into loving activity in order to derive his own benefit from it. This is a misuse of the divine word and an injustice against the neighbour, for he is, so to speak, urged to be lovingly active, yet always under pressure which does not allow his love to develop. The obvious purpose deprives him of the joy of loving activity, and spiritual progress is rarely achieved. The divine word certainly teaches love, yet it is not the deed itself which is valued but the degree of love in which the deed is carried out. If an earthly aim is the reason for loving activity, the deed itself can certainly be carried out but the feeling of love can be completely lacking, and then it is a dead work which is accomplished …. but the human being believes to have fulfilled the divine commandment of neighbourly love. But the person who influences his fellow human being to carry out a deed for the sake of an earthly advantage by reproaching him for the divine commandment of love is worthy of condemnation …. The latter can listen to the reproaches, he can do what is demanded of him and yet inner love can be completely absent. But the human being does not give an account of his inner feelings but is satisfied with having accomplished an act which apparently corresponds to the divine commandment of love. But the human being who strives for his own advantage and tries to induce his fellow human being does not observe the commandment of unselfish neighbourly love himself but tries to harm his fellow human being. Consequently, he is not justified in invoking the divine commandment of love; he thereby makes himself sinful, for this is no teaching and no educating to love, but the deed itself is given more priority. Love alone, however, is decisive for the soul’s progress …. And this way of preaching love can often be found where earthly aims are pursued which require people’s cooperation …. aims which mean an increase in power and which cannot be reconciled with true neighbourly love. And then the divine commandments come into a false light with those who seriously strive and now become suspicious because the representatives of this doctrine of love obey it the least and do not give true, unselfish love to their neighbour. The divine word is misused but people seek cover behind this word by citing it, yet it is not followed by the representatives of the divine teaching who strive for earthly aims …. power and wealth. And these inflict damage on humanity which, however, is rarely recognized, because a person who believes himself to be lovingly active does not practice love …. but the love of the heart must inevitably impel him into action …. for only this love is redeeming, and only this love connects the human being with God ….

Amen

To walk the right path on earth requires the fulfilment of divine commandments which, however, are extremely easy to fulfil if the human being lives in love, i.e. if he has the instinct from within to be good and to do good …. Then he will not feel God’s commandments as pressure or influence which inhibits him, but he will strive of his own accord to do the same as God demands of him, and then he will also walk the right path. Then he does not need any commandments because his nature changes to love of its own accord and because his will strives towards God, thus the spiritual in him is already in the recognition of the eternal deity, even if the human being is not aware of it or has the corresponding knowledge. The knowledge is certainly already slumbering in him but has not yet come to light, and yet his soul recognizes God, otherwise it would not strive for good. The human being will also strive for perfection, for his heart, which is willing and able to love, impels him to constant activity in love. Thus his actions and thoughts do not contradict the commandments of love which God has given in order to make it possible for people to change according to His will. For many people’s knowledge of good and evil is not so well developed because their inner will is still turned towards God’s adversary. The latter clouds the human being’s clear perception of good and evil, he presents evil in such a light that it seems tempting to him. And thus a person who has fallen under his influence, who allows all bad instincts to take effect in him, can nevertheless be convinced within himself that he is acting right, for he only sees his own benefit and considers everything to be good which brings him advantage. The deeper he sinks, i.e. falls into the power of God’s adversary, the more his knowledge of good and evil fades. And the divine commandments shall now be a guideline for him as soon as he seriously endeavours to live right on earth. For again and again his wrong way of life has to be held up to him and the divine commandments have to be his standard by which his deeds are evaluated and judged. The commandment of love will always put one’s own advantage aside and protect the neighbour’s advantage, and only when the human being observes this will he begin to submit to these commandments. Individual commandments had to be issued for the person under the influence of the adversary by which he can recognize the wrongness of his thoughts and actions. The person who is in love, on the other hand, does not need these commandments, it is not possible for him to transgress the individual commandments because love prevents him from doing what a person without love does without hesitation. In a loving person the good forces are active and these keep him back from every thoughtless bad deed, whereas the God-remote person, who is devoid of all love, grants access to the forces of evil and these repeatedly drive him to carry out unloving actions. But if every single commandment is held up to him, the feeling of responsibility for his actions can also be awakened in him and he will then carry out a bad deed with inhibitions which can even result in a change of his thinking, providing he decides to change his way of life in anticipation of a life after death which seems forfeit to him ….

Then he directs his attention to the salvation of his soul, then he seizes every opportunity to gain information about God’s will, and he seriously repents of his failed life, and then he seeks to change …. He detests himself and his previous actions, he acknowledges the divine commandments and henceforth endeavours to live in accordance with them …. And only then will he be granted spiritual success, i.e. his soul can still develop upwards shortly before his death, and although its degree of maturity is still low it nevertheless enters the spiritual kingdom with the realization of the eternal deity, and it is no longer completely turned away from God. As soon as it acknowledges God and His commandments it is saved, it is on the path of ascent, its ascent development has begun and the soul will also reach its aim, if not on earth then nevertheless one day in the spiritual kingdom. Yet as long as the human being ignores the divine commandments or associates the fulfilment of these with earthly advantages the soul will remain on the lowest spiritual level, and then it will also remain in dark spiritual night …. It does not recognize God and cannot love Him either, it will not strive towards Him but turn to God’s adversary who, however, can never make the soul knowledgeable, thus he cannot impart knowledge of God to it either …. And it is this knowledge which humanity lacks, the knowledge of a God of love Who is omnipotent and wise and wants to win people over for Himself …. As soon as the human being is enlightened, as soon as he believes in God as a supremely perfect being, he will also take notice of what this supreme being requires of the human being …. and he will do this out of innermost impulse, because love for God awakens in him and he seeks to join the supreme, most perfect being …. And then he will not need any commandments but he will be full of love for God and his neighbour from within ….

Amen

In the spiritual world there is neither a standstill nor a decline as soon as the being is in realization, thus it has entered the kingdom of light. For since it then constantly receives strength it is also constantly active, and every activity is an activity in love which signifies spiritual progress. Light and strength receivers in the spiritual kingdom can never remain in inactivity, which would be equal to a standstill, or never think and act without love and thus cause a decline. Instead, the being constantly strives upwards, its strength constantly increases through its emission, and it can radiate ever brighter light and therefore be inconceivably blissful. For the state of light is bliss …. And therefore all spiritual beings must one day be released from their dark state, because this is the activity of the beings of light in the spiritual kingdom to break through the darkness, to bring light to the lightless beings. Only endless times will pass before all spiritual beings are in the state of light, thus in unlimited bliss. And that is why innumerable creations are still needed where the spiritual can mature, and these creations are also products of the spiritual working of love. The activity of the beings of light in the spiritual kingdom varies according to their degree of perfection and consists of transmitting light and strength, of imparting knowledge to the ignorant and supplying vitality or also of creating and shaping earthly creations according to God’s will, thus an increased emanation of God’s strength, so that this strength becomes visible in creations which carry life within themselves because they contain the still immature spiritual substances for the purpose of maturing. These creations are therefore the spiritual will which has become form, which in union with God has a measure of strength at its disposal and fulfils and expresses His will through these creations. These creations are God’s works because His strength and power become visible in them, yet countless beings work in His will and participate in the shaping and preservation of all material creation because they find highest happiness in it and bring to bear the strength which constantly flows to them from God. For they cannot help but be active in love and therefore again and again create new opportunities for the still undeveloped spiritual to mature. This is the privilege of God’s children who take on the father’s inheritance and can therefore create and shape like Him, using the strength from God which constantly flows to them because they are in the most intimate union with Him ….

And yet for them there is no limit to their bliss …. their spiritual abilities will never reach a limit, for the unlimited is the characteristic of perfection …. And thus they approach God more and more, although they are merged with Him eternally. But the eternal deity Itself is an entity Which is nevertheless constantly striven for because It is perfected beyond all measure and can never be reached in Its perfection. Thus, in the kingdom of light there is only constant upward development and constantly increasing abundance of light, yet whatever is outside the kingdom of light remains at a standstill or declines in its development because it is powerless and left to its own devices and therefore cannot receive strength either, unless it decides of its own free will to be of service with love …. Then strength will be imparted to it, and then the union with equally mature beings will take place and the slow ascent into the spheres of light will begin. But if this will is not present then it will remain in a powerless, dark state for eternities, or it will sink down into the deepest depths and harden again in its substance until it is banished again in new works of creation for the purpose of overcoming matter. And this state is inconceivably agonizing for the spiritual, it is inactive, unfree and ignorant, it is God-distant and powerless …. It has to cover the path of ascent development until it reaches the stage of freedom of will, until it can receive spiritual strength again which God imparts to it through His messengers, as soon as it is willing to use it itself to approach God. Only then does the activity of the beings of light begin, which then provide the being with love and patience in order to enable it to unite with God, in order to make it mature for the spiritual kingdom, for the spheres of light in which it can attain the vision of God and be blissfully happy, because it is constantly nourished with His strength and thus tangibly feels the closeness to God, which makes it the most blissful being ….

Amen

The human being has free will …. But the use of this free will necessitates a clear understanding of what it should as well as what it can strive for, since the will must be able to choose either direction in order to make a decision …. Hence it must be possible for the human being to distinguish between good and evil otherwise the freedom of his will would be futile or could be questioned. And for that reason God gave the human being intelligence …. Therefore, not to use intellect means to ignore the gift of free will, thus the human being has the duty to apply his intelligence or else he will be held responsible. And this results in the necessity to reflect on the meaning and purpose of life, because it also gives rise to all other questions which have to be considered in order to make a free decision.

In order to achieve spiritual growth it is absolutely essential for the human being to clarify his inner attitude towards God, towards righteousness, for him to learn to understand that a sincere relationship with God is the purpose of earthly life …. that his free will consciously strives towards God and affirms what is good. Hence he also has to know of the power of evil, he has to get to know it so that he can despise it and choose between one and the other. For this reason evil cannot be expelled from the world or the human being could never make a free decision of will. Evil has to be given some room to vent its fury …. And this is God’s adversary’s influence on human beings which is not denied to him because he can, at the same time, release the powers of good, i.e. the human will is prompted to aspire for good or for bad. Consequently even evil forces are of service to God because they inadvertently help the soul to ascend if it uses its free will correctly.

However, they frequently use their influence beyond what is allowed …. in that they, whose actions are not refused by God, try to prevent good actions …. by making it impossible for people to freely choose between good and evil …. by withholding the knowledge of good, of God, and thus try to compel the human will. And for that reason God puts an end to their activities for a long time …. He confines the forces, who had a limited amount of freedom, for a long time, but at the same time also prevents people, who have not yet clearly decided or whose decision gave evil forces power over them, from using their free will. Only those who have chosen God of their own accord and in spite of the greatest temptations will stay alive because they need no further test of will since they have endured the most difficult trial.

In the coming period only people who have undertaken this test of will can live on earth, who knew the effects of the opposing forces, who were exposed to them and yet escaped them by virtue of their free will, because only they have attained the degree of maturity which allows them to live on earth without being influenced by God’s adversary; while those who have failed must endure the long process of development again until they get at the stage once more when they can use their freedom of will …. Human beings always have to encounter good and evil and therefore the earth will remain a battlefield for both powers as long as immature spirits are embodied on it …. In the beginning the new earth will only accommodate beings of light, i.e. mature human beings shall live on the new earth and keep in constant contact with the beings of light in the spiritual kingdom, and God’s might and power will prevent evil from approaching the people. But the first people of the new earth don’t need further trials and therefore negative forces need not be close to earth either, which manifests itself in the fact that earth is in a state of profound peace, in a condition of mutual understanding and with societies of people living in perfect harmony, because love rules and no God-opposing entity can exist in the presence of love.

But this condition will not last forever because later generations will once again give power to God’s adversary over themselves, they will gladly give in to his temptations and distance themselves to the same extent from God, Who wanted to create a paradise for them on the new earth …. And thus the battle between light and darkness will start anew, and this shall again continue until the end of a redemption period, in order that human beings can decide of their own free will which Lord they acknowledge; and they will be judged in eternity in accordance with their free will …. they will have to suffer in darkness or approach eternal light until they are united with the primal light ….

Amen

Anyone who has been given the grace to be able to be active in enlightenment is also in a service relationship with God, i.e. he has offered himself to Him of his own free will and has been accepted. And therefore he is now also prepared by God Himself for His service. The human being’s will must therefore have become active first. Consequently, it is not an arbitrary preference of a person by God but an effect of free will which is paired with serving neighbourly love. This gives people proof of what the right will and loving activity is capable of, what strength is released through both and how obviously God expresses Himself if the human being establishes intimate contact with Him. A conscious will to serve Him has to be expressed, the human being has to completely place his will under God’s will, he has to devote himself to Him with body and soul, only then can God work through Him, thus things can be accomplished which seemingly surpass human abilities. Wanting to serve God is the most beautiful and successful task on earth, but it requires complete submission. The human being must allow himself to be pulled and guided, he may not do anything on his own authority, he must hand himself over into God’s hand and only want to live for God’s pleasure, then God will take hold of him and his path will be marked out from the start. The human being no longer needs to fear going wrong if he has expressed his God-centred will to Him through his request to want to serve Him. Serving in love is the human being’s task on earth, and he can do this at any time and in any place, in all circumstances of life and all works of creation …. And if he places himself at God’s disposal he will be admitted to a great serving task …. to contribute to the spiritual development of man. He is used, as it were, as God’s instrument to convey His will to fellow human beings. Yet this ministry requires the abandonment of one’s own will, for it is a spiritual mission which requires the strong will to abandon earthly well-being, i.e. physical desire, and to become completely spiritually attuned. And this will has to overcome all resistances and constantly fetch the strength from the intimate connection with God. As long as the strength of such a will is not mustered, it is not suitable for this service. God, however, knows about the human being’s will, about his ability and about using it of his own free will. And therefore He will grant the right people His grace to be able to work for Him on earth. Profound humility and a strong will must prevail in the one who wants to serve Him on earth by setting the redemption of the unfree spiritual as his aim and tackling his work in prayer for God’s help. Yet only few apply themselves to God for this work on earth, and therefore it is an extraordinary phenomenon that God Himself instructs a person in a way which makes His working evidently recognizable. Humanity is already too far removed from God to have any understanding for it, even if it still acknowledges God according to the word and does not deny His omnipotence and love. But as soon as this omnipotence and love gives a visible sign it does not recognize God in it, instead it doubts that He obviously expresses Himself, and for them He is a distant being. Yet God wants to bring Himself close to people, He wants to inform them that they are able to feel Him daily and hourly if they approach Him correctly, if they seek Him and desire to enter into contact with Him. And for this He uses a willing earthly person who has desired His nearness and who should and can now provide fellow human beings with the evidence that and how God expresses Himself when the human being opens up to Him. It depends on the person’s will whether he is able to recognize Him, and in order to change this will, if he is still turned away from God, he should be instructed, he should be given the knowledge of God’s will in order to then voluntarily submit himself to it, for only then will he be able to feel God’s nearness, and only then can he receive strength for spiritual ascent development. But since this is the human being’s final aim on earth and at the same time signifies complete union with God, a start must be made …. the human being’s desire to join God must be awakened. Yet this desire is only awakened when the human being recognizes God as love, and this, in turn, is the result of his own activity of love. But since the human being is devoid of all knowledge at the beginning of his embodiment, this must first be imparted to him, that is, the divine commandments must be taught to him first, so that by fulfilling them he then puts himself into a state which brings him closer to God. Faith in God must come alive in him …. And therefore God reveals Himself to people again and again, He gives them evidence of His love, might and wisdom. Yet this is only possible through people so as not to force faith …. it is only possible through people who no longer resist Him but are completely devoted to Him. He uses them to bring Himself close to all people. The human being himself is only an instrument of God through whom His will is expressed. But the fact that he is used by God as an instrument is the result of his complete devotion to Him. He will never be called upon for such a task against his will, for he stands in the midst of a flow of grace whose influx, however, necessitates his opening, otherwise grace could not be supplied to him in this measure. God certainly needs servants on earth but they must be willing to serve Him voluntarily, only then are they suitable as instruments and their work on earth will be successful. It is not spiritual coercion on the part of God which is exerted on those servants, instead, through their will they have to provide evidence themselves of the strength and wisdom the human being can attain who surrenders his will to God and accepts unmeasured grace from Him. He shall be an example for his fellow human beings which shall serve them as an incentive, for only then will they develop upwards when they start their soul’s work with the surrender of their own will, when they fully consciously strive towards God by fulfilling His commandments. Then they will also feel the strength, they will recognize God and learn to love Him and reach their aim on earth …. to find union with God, as is their destiny ….

Amen

There is great spiritual hardship on earth and My love is unable to banish it, for people’s will resists My help. It is an unparalleled chaos and yet humanity cannot find its way back to Me because it has already distanced itself too far and no longer recognizes Me. It has no faith, it lives without love and therefore also without recognizing the truth. People live and yet are spiritually dead, they use their intellect and will wrongly, they ponder and research, they think and act but without consulting Me, they are completely ignorant of My will because they don’t listen to My word when I bring it to them. They don’t let themselves be taught by Me but listen to those who are ignorant themselves; they are incapable of hearing My voice themselves because they lack love and their spirit remains unawakened. And yet, they believe to stand in truth or they are satisfied with what they were commanded out of tradition. And I cannot bring them help because they do not accept it. And the hardship will increase, people will no longer know where to turn and they will lack all strength to endure the coming difficult time. For the spiritual hardship can only be remedied through physical hardship, through earthly tribulation and suffering of an extraordinary kind …. the latter is intended to make them turn to Me in search of help so that I can assist them, yet I have to possess their will first …. The will, however, will only become compliant when the human being no longer has any earthly hope, when he realizes that there is no way out for him and that he is hopelessly lost unless help comes to him from above …. Faith must be born out of this adversity …. when everything around the human being breaks down, when only life is desirable to him; then he calls to the one Who gave him life …. then he gives up all resistance and bows before the lord and creator, and then he prays …. And this is how far I have to lead people, in spite of My love …. precisely because I love them …. I must intensify the hardship if they cannot be won any other way, I must keep Myself hidden from them beforehand so that I can then reveal Myself to them …. I must let them sink if they do not take hold of My hand which wants to bring them salvation …. I must seemingly act mercilessly because they do not submit to My love. And yet, My love is constantly active and concerned about their salvation. And therefore I always send My messengers to those who are in spiritual hardship, who want to escape the chaos and are unable to do so on their own. For they are too weak because they don’t believe and therefore don’t ask for strength either. But they have to gain faith themselves by letting their intellect become active and thinking in striving for the pure truth …. Then I will reveal Myself to them and they will also recognize Me as soon as they show Me love, which they demonstrate through unselfish neighbourly love …. For I have mercy on everyone who is of good will ….

Amen

Request My grace in prayer and you will truly not need to live in want or remain in spiritual hardship …. Every appeal sent to Me from earth for the sake of the spirit will be heard and I will consider the person according to his strength of faith. But if you pray to Me with sincerity you will carry the firm faith within you that I can and will help you, and then My grace will flow to you to such an extent that you will have to recognize Me by your peaceful composure, for I will carry this peace into your heart as soon as you want to receive Me in it. The intimacy of prayer opens the door to your heart for Me, in which I look around and guide you to further order in it by admonishing you to love and also giving you strength to be active according to My will. And you will be able to do everything, you will reach your spiritual aim if you call upon Me for grace, for My help, My strength, which I have promised you with the words: “Ask and it shall be given you ….” The earthly adversity has to oppress you at times so that you will reflect spiritually: The earthly adversity is the means to induce you to intimate prayer, and it will also be remedied if you believe …. But anyone who prays to Me for the sake of his soul will noticeably draw Me to him, I will be close to him and lead him by the hand, I will provide his soul with nourishment which will let it recognize My love. And it will draw strength and power from it, for this is My help that I speak to it and give it the evidence that I hear it. Never again will I leave a person calling to Me in distress, and therefore you may appeal to Me without ceasing, I will hear you and help you, for My love will never cease ….

Amen

The same knowledge can be made accessible to the human being through mental instructions as is imparted by divine revelations, only this knowledge will mostly be addressed as human thought and will not be so easily believed. Yet he draws from the same source as soon as he fulfils the preconditions from which God does not depart …. if he lives in love, desires the truth and consciously listens within from where the pure truth is imparted to him. The same knowledge reveals itself to him, for he can regard it as knowledge insofar as he is convinced that he thinks correctly, that his thinking appears to him as a clear answer to his mental questions and that he therefore does not doubt but believes. Thus he gains a more convinced faith than that which he was only taught by fellow men. And as soon as the human being comes together with equally serious striving people, the exchange of thoughts will result in full agreement, for all God-seeking and striving people will be guided into truth, and this will remain the same forever. Therefore, the thoughts of those who love and strive towards God can also be accepted as truth without hesitation, because they will always be candidates for the pure truth, because God enlightens their thoughts as He has promised to introduce them to the truth through His spirit …. And therefore the word, which is directly conveyed to earth through God’s great love, which comes into being as visible work through God’s will, will never contradict people’s thoughts who strive to live according to God’s will. Only this word will deal with the intellectual questions in greater detail, it will surpass it in wisdom so that it will also be obviously recognizable as a divine work and fulfil its purpose on earth …. that people learn to believe in God’s omnipotence, love and wisdom …. Furthermore, it shall be irrefutable evidence for the correctness of people’s thinking who live a right way of life before God, for in the last days, in the severe tribulations by people who oppose God, it will be difficult for them to maintain their faith. They themselves will become fickle and doubt, and then God will meet them, He will come to their aid by confirming the truth and the justification of their faith. Depending on their spiritual maturity people will grasp the divine wisdoms …. And this is why the degree of knowledge in which individual people stand is also different. Spiritual truths of deepest significance will only be comprehensible to those who detach themselves more and more from earth, from earthly things, and often let their thoughts wander into the spiritual kingdom. They will accept without reluctance, although it is new and unknown to them, their thoughts will not oppose but only complement each other. And by this the true followers of Christ’s church will recognize each other, that they all stand up for the same, strive for the same and call the same thought material their own, that they also recognize in it the working of the spirit, which only imparts the same truth to all, which distributes it according to the human being’s will. And they will also recognize God’s great gift of grace, which is only a confirmation to strengthen their faith and make them resilient in the last days …. For God takes care, He knows about the believers’ hardship, about their weakness and the danger of succumbing to it. And He comes to their aid in such a way that He Himself will be recognized by those who strive towards God, who love Him and keep His commandments, who live a way of life according to God’s will ….

Amen

What serves the best of the soul will usually not be felt very pleasantly by the body as long as the soul and the body are in conflict with each other. For the body demands what is detrimental to the soul, but helps itself to greater well-being. And if the soul is to progress in its development, much must be taken from the body so that the soul is not hindered in its striving. So, to a certain extent, the thinking, feeling and willing must be forcibly diverted from earthly things, i.e., the body must be so thoughtful with renunciations and disappointments of all kinds that the soul distances itself in its thinking from things which please the body and can devote itself to its actual task, the work on itself. The soul finds it difficult of its own accord, therefore it is helped by God insofar as the human being’s fate in life has many disappointments in store, thus life approaches the human being in such a way that bodily desire is sparsely provided for, that earthly goods and pleasures are lost to it and that thereby the soul has the opportunity to progress, thus to learn to overcome earthly things and to develop progressively. On the other hand, it is different when soul and body strive for higher development, when the body always gives in to the soul’s desire, thus, as it were, participates in the work of change, which is the purpose of earthly life. Then the renunciations and disappointments are no longer so needed and can therefore also be spared the body; for as soon as both …. soul and body …. strive towards God in accordance with the spirit’s desire in them, they will never let themselves be diverted from this striving, even though the world approaches them with its demands or enticements. They are won over for the spiritual kingdom, the spirit in them is too powerful and they can live life without worrying, they no longer fall back into the desire for mere earthly possessions but distance themselves from them more and more despite possessing them, for the spiritual possessions are more desirable to them once they have received them. Disappointments and sufferings of all kinds are therefore always a warning of a slackening in spiritual striving, or they should contribute to increased activity of the will, so that the work on oneself is carried out with the greatest intensity, because greater demands are placed on the human being in the field of redeeming activity. This work requires perseverance and self-denial, and the human being has to be educated to disregard the body but to shape the life of the soul such that it completely corresponds to God’s will, that God’s spirit can become active in order to make him capable of the spiritual work which is redeeming. However, if the body is ready for the same work, then neither joys nor sufferings of the soul are an obstacle to higher development, then the divine spirit’s influence on the soul is so strong that it can never ever be diminished by impressions. The spiritual striving will always be in the foreground and never diminish, for the soul is completely controlled by the spirit within itself, nor does it have the will to withdraw from its influence, on the contrary, it draws the body into the spiritual realm, it determines it to completely join the spirit’s urging, thus to comply with everything the spirit demands of the soul. And thus soul and body are now subordinate to the spirit in themselves, and this results in a faster maturing and thus also a special ability to be active for God, thus to take part in the redemption of the bound. However, the human being is in no way forced to do so but the will is placed into him, it is stimulated by everlasting spiritual instructions which reach the human being in the form of thoughts and which are again supported or affirmed by the divine word which is offered as evidence of divine love and omnipotence to people who want to receive and pass it on. For this word will be in accordance with the thoughts of the one who consciously works on himself. And the latter will be accepted by God as a labourer for His vineyard, his earthly life will now be guided and his spiritual activity blessed, and he will never ever be released from God’s service. He will find support from people who are of the same spirit, he will also be supplied with earthly strength by his life unfolding in such a way that he will not be hindered in his striving. Thus earthly events can also approach him without seriously endangering him spiritually once he has offered himself to God for service. Then his body will also no longer be self-centred but always and in every way submit itself to the soul and the spirit, he will listen in joy and suffering to the inner voice through which God’s spirit makes itself known, for he recognizes his purpose of earthly life and is willing to contribute to the redemption of the bound. Thus the voice of the spirit will penetrate and can never be drowned out by earthly sufferings or joys, and the spiritual striver will therefore also be able to experience the latter without seriously endangering his ascent development ….

Amen

The right will also guarantees the right prayer …. Although the human being is often unable to gather himself for intimate dialogue with God, if his will is turned towards God he will also overcome such weak states and again and again be able to establish the connection with God, for in accordance with his will God Himself comes to meet him and draws him to Himself, He gives him the strength to separate himself and to eliminate every earthly disturbance, even if only for a short time. For even a heartfelt thought of Him is a prayer pleasing to Him, which He evaluates accordingly. And the coming time will often confront the human being with this test of will, for it will so assail him that it will be difficult for him to hold a prolonged dialogue with God in complete seclusion, and yet He will not leave His children in adversity, and His children are all those who strive towards Him, who want to live in His pleasure, who use every opportunity to hold a dialogue with Him, who thus pray intimately because they want to belong to Him and need strength and help to do so. God knows about the human being’s will and does not demand a long prayer but a constant opening of Himself to His grace, which happens through a will turned towards God and a requesting thought for the granting of strength and grace. And the greater the hardship, the more intimately people will have to pray, i.e. the more desirously they will send Him a heartfelt plea, entrust themselves to Him and expect His strength of grace …. A heartfelt prayer must start from the heart, it must rise from the depth of the heart to the height, it does not need a form that is outwardly recognizable, it does not need well-placed words …. the earthly child must devote itself to its father in loving intimacy, trustingly present its adversity to Him and ask for averting it or for strength to endure everything God imposes on it. And the human being whose will strives towards God will also always be able to raise his thoughts to God, for God Himself comes to meet him because He helps those who desire Him ….

Amen

It will be the object of those who no longer recognise God, due to their heartless way of life, to coerce people into a completely new school of thought. They reject the old belief and will try to replace it with new teachings, their intention will be to confuse people’s thought by seeking to disprove everything and, through objections, will awaken their doubts in order to introduce them to the new school of thought, to recruit them for it with guile and force. Because they do not shy away from achieving their aim by unfair means, they will rigorously proceed against people who remain faithful to their old belief and honour those who do their will and promote the spreading of the new teaching. These teachings are the work of human beings, they incorporate neither wisdom nor love; the aim of these teachings is to de-spiritualise people, to make people get the wrong idea about the purpose of earthly life, they do not originate from the spiritual realm but deny all spiritual concepts and only accept worldly goals.

And these teachings are offered to people in such a way that no one may evade their influence, that daily life will more or less depend on the acceptance of these teachings so that people will have to make the serious decision to accept or reject them. This school of thought will find approval everywhere because it takes people’s worldly attitude into account which is the key factor for most people, because humanity is becoming increasingly materialistic and has completely turned away from the spiritual kingdom. They accept what they are given by people but do not recognise spiritual gifts as such, they laugh at or mock God’s Word and reject any truthful explanation. On the other hand, human structures and human ideas, which heartless people are trying to spread, meet the approval of most, and thus a school of thought will evolve which completely contradicts the pure truth. This is a school of thought which has nothing in common with Christ’s teaching since Christ’s teaching of love will be frowned upon. Since love is not taught first and foremost it will grow cold and wisdom, which is unthinkable without love, will also come to an end. People’s thoughts will be ever more misguided, fewer and fewer people will take refuge in God as the source of all wisdom and it won’t be possible, therefore, to give the pure truth to them anymore either. Nor will the truth be recognised any longer while error will assert itself, since humanity will no longer be able to distinguish truth from error due to its heartlessness. And thus it will allow itself to be encouraged and descend ever deeper into a state of ignorance. There will be spiritual darkness for humanity and no one will want to see the light …. And for this reason the adversary will have an easy time …. The battle against faith will be carried out on all levels of society since unkindness dominates everywhere and prevents people’s perception. However, human work will not last …. It will disintegrate, like everything that is not of God, after it has triggered an enormous chaos, because these things do not survive for long and will therefore be eliminated by God Himself when the time for the end has come ….

Amen

Distance from God means lack of strength …. Nevertheless, the God-remote human being on earth can have strength at his disposal in order to carry out God-opposing actions, yet he then uses the vitality which flows to every human being during his earthly life. He uses it wrongly, not for loving activity but disregards his actual task, he reigns in unkindness because he seeks to strengthen his power on earth through his actions. Increased vitality flows to him from God’s adversary which enables him to carry out everything he tells him to do. But God’s adversary will always hold an earthly aim in front of the human being, he thereby lures him into his snares, for he knows that the human being only pursues earthly aims. Thus the human being is far more connected to this adversary and this proves his remoteness from God. The state of remoteness from God is a state of powerlessness which, however, does not become so noticeably apparent in earthly life because the vitality seemingly proves the opposite. But by using the vitality the human being should acquire spiritual strength, the strength from God, he should use the vitality to approach God, this is the only purpose of earthly life. And if this aim is not achieved the human being misuses the grace of his last embodiment on earth, and he will have to pay bitterly in the beyond if he has come to realize what he failed to do on earth. But he never remains without admonition and warning during his earthly life, again and again God approaches him, pointing him to his actual purpose in life. God Himself seeks to reduce the distance and to change his powerless state into the opposite by also temporarily shortening his vitality, by letting him feel his weakness in order to change his mind, to change his thinking and to guide his heart towards Himself. Yet God’s adversary also uses his power to comply with the human being’s will …. he supports him and again and again turns strength towards him, and indeed, the more unwillingly the human being feels the divine approach the more successful he will be, for already the inner rejection of what God offers him restores his vitality to an increased degree, for this is the power of evil which is due to him, that he can extraordinarily support the people in bondage to him with his strength, because they themselves open themselves to this strength from below through their will, their unkindness and their wrong thinking. God fights with the weapons of love, He certainly also courts every soul but only ever wants this soul to be lovingly active, and thus He also always presents it to the human being that he should be lovingly active and therefore constantly meets with rejection, whereas God’s adversary presents him with the advantages which arise for him from loveless activity, and he willingly listens to these ideas. And thus the distance from God is not reduced but constantly increased, and the lack of strength constantly increases, i.e., the human being becomes increasingly more incapable of developing himself upwards, he becomes increasingly more incapable of loving activity and therefore also of receiving strength from God. His state becomes ever more lightless, for he is now completely dominated by the power whose striving is to separate everything from God and to draw it down to himself into deepest darkness ….

Amen

People close themselves off to true knowledge if they don’t believe in the working of spiritual forces, for faith is the first condition for them to be able to work. If the human being is to attain realization his thoughts have to go in the right direction, since they can also take a different direction because the human being’s will is free through God’s will. The origin of the thought is always the spiritual kingdom, from there the thought flows to the human being, it is received by his will and processed by his intellect or also rejected. And since good and evil forces are active in the spiritual kingdom, the mental streams will also be accordingly, thus they can be accepted or rejected according to the human being’s will, for his will closes or opens itself to the influx of thoughts. As soon as the human being believes and strives for good, he will also be open to the mental influences of the good spiritual forces, and these can then instruct him and also enlighten him about their own activity, about their strength and love, and if the human being thinks these enlightenments through intellectually, this is an acceptance of what is offered …. He believes that the beings of light can and want to be active in order to guide him to realization. But equally the bad forces can have an effect on him and impart thoughts to him in a form that he believes to be the originator of these thoughts himself, and understandably they will be such that they deny all connection of the spiritual kingdom with earth and all working of mature beings for the benefit of people, so that they make the human being unreceptive to the good influences and the human being closes himself against them because he does not believe in their strength and power. Then these beings of light can no longer express themselves. They do not find an open ear, and compulsorily no knowledge can be imparted to people. And that is why people will always live in spiritual darkness as long as they don’t make contact with the light-bringing beings through their will, which, however, presupposes faith in the working of these forces. This can also be expressed unconsciously when the human being hopes and waits for inner enlightenment, when he believes that right thinking will bring him enlightenment even though he does not know the origin of the thought. But this ignorance is then only a state which is quickly remedied, for the desire for knowledge is at the same time a concession of a strength which can impart knowledge to him and thus also an opening up to it. As soon as the human being believes in God’s love it will also be easy for him to believe that this love can and will increase his knowledge and that God has many possibilities to convey this knowledge to him. Then the thought that His messengers and servants in the spiritual kingdom are the intermediate bearers of pure truth and that God also finds the possibility to convey this truth to earth in a direct way will not be unacceptable to him either. For anyone who believes in God will also believe in unusual activity if he takes into account the great spiritual hardship, the state of people’s remoteness from God and ignorance. He will believe that God uses spiritual forces which take care of those on His behalf who are of good will and call upon Him for help. The knowledge of the pure truth, however, is help, the state of realization is also a state of strength at the same time, for the right realization gives strength and makes people happy …. But if the human being does not believe in the possibility of a transmission of strength through spiritual beings, he is completely at the mercy of the onslaught of other thoughts which he indeed regards as his own thought activity but which also have spiritual origin, they only increase his spiritual darkness. Then he will not be taught truthfully but be forced into increasingly wrong thinking, and then he will no longer be able to find his way until he finally denies everything and also no longer wants to acknowledge God and His working. He is blind in spirit and cannot be helped, for since he does not believe he does not turn to God or the good forces for help either, and thus he closes his heart to every good influence; for a strength has to be acknowledged or it cannot become effective according to God’s will, Who also gave the human being a free will to open or close himself to the influx of strength ….

Amen

Spiritual development is so extremely important in earthly life and yet is mostly disregarded, and this is the work of God’s adversary whose endeavour is to prevent people as much as possible from thinking about their actual purpose in life. Only active reflection leads people to the aim, it brings them to recognize their task in a short time. But as soon as the demands of the world approach him in such a way that they fully occupy his thinking, God’s adversary will have achieved his aim of dissuading him from every spiritual thought, and then the human being will not do the slightest for his soul because he is not aware of its hardship. For in order to work on his soul he has to know that it is in a defective state, he has to imagine the cause of it, he also has to know about the consequences and recognize the former in a wrong earthly living …. Only then will he strive to change himself and thus tackle the work on his soul. But God’s adversary tries to prevent all this by placing earthly life in the foreground and using every opportunity to entice the human being with what belongs to the world. And the human being all too willingly accepts worldly temptations, he allows himself to be lured and follows him by striving for the pleasures and goods of the world, by allowing himself to be completely captivated by the world. A person who still enjoys the world will never seriously think about the meaning and purpose of his earthly life, he will never care for his inner life but only ever pay attention to the external; he will enjoy life to the fullest and not miss any opportunity to help the body to enjoy itself while he will not think about his soul at all, and therefore he can never develop ascendancy as soon as he pays too much attention to the world, for it is part of him who wants to ruin the soul, who believes he can diminish God’s might and strength and therefore also seeks to distance the human being from God. And humanity willingly follows him, it does not resist, it does not refuse but does everything God’s adversary demands, and he believes himself to be over-strong in his power. People’s will itself increases this power, the human being hands himself over to God’s opposing power where he should offer resistance and can do so if he raises his thoughts to God and requests the strength from Him. For often enough it is held up to him what he should do and what he should refrain from doing, often enough his own task in life is presented to him and he is stimulated to think about it …. If he does not do so, it is his fault, for God truly does not lack opportunities where the human being can come to recognize his purpose in life. If he lets these opportunities pass he will have to answer for them, just as, conversely, he will receive grace upon grace if he strives to fulfil his task in life of his own accord and raises his thoughts to God. For God takes hold of every outstretched hand which appeals to Him, but just as He never forces the human being’s will to incline towards Him if he strives towards His adversary ….

Amen

Only through strength does the will become action, therefore strength must first be imparted to the being which is to let its will become active as long as it does not have it itself. And for the being there is a state of powerlessness and a state of fullness of power, depending on its spiritual nature. In the state of powerlessness the being is therefore unable to carry out an act despite its will, but in the state of fullness of strength it can continuously let its will become an act, and this is a state of perfection, of bliss and therefore of God-likeness. Nevertheless, even in the state of imperfection, where it cannot freely dispose of strength, the beingness does not need to be inactive because it has the possibility to acquire strength itself. This is especially true for the last time of its development on earth and also in the spiritual kingdom. On earth it constantly draws strength as long as it lives, i.e., life itself is already a process of transmitting strength, which becomes recognizable by the possibility of carrying out its earthly activity. Without strength the being, which is now embodied in the human being, would not be able to accomplish anything. He can therefore continue to be active during his earthly life and indeed carry out every action according to his will, as far as this lies within the realm of possibility. The human being should use this strength in order to acquire the actual strength to one day be able to work in the spiritual kingdom. For spiritual strength is different from vitality, even though the source of strength is the same …. the eternal deity, Who wants to snatch Its beings from the state of powerlessness. The human being’s vitality ceases with his physical death, but the being’s spiritual strength remains its own even in the spiritual kingdom if it has acquired it on earth. And therefore the being, which neglected the latter on earth, falls into the state of powerlessness again after its physical death, which is unspeakably agonizing for the being because it had previously known the state of strength. And yet, it can still acquire the supply of strength in the spiritual kingdom, but then its will has to strive for it …. it first has to submit itself to the divine law of love, otherwise the strength in the spiritual kingdom cannot be imparted to it. But as long as it does not do so it remains in powerlessness, it is incapable of exercising its will; and for the most part this will is also so weak that it remains completely apathetic in its powerless state in utmost agony and wretchedness. Yet the beings which are in fullest abundance of strength do not leave those beings in their distress because they are urged to give their strength to those who need it. But the transfer of strength can only take place if the beings fulfil God’s demand, if they decide to serve with love of their own accord …. And therefore a great deal of work has to be done on these poor beings before the transfer of strength can take place; they have to be instructed and made aware of their task in the spiritual kingdom, their hitherto wrong thinking has to be directed correctly and thus the basis first has to be created for the beings to change into love, because they cannot receive the strength until they decide of their own accord to use the strength flowing to them for loving activity. Only then is the transmission of strength possible …. And therefore the possibility is always open to imperfect beings to acquire strength in order to then also put their will into action, for only the activity of their will is pleasing for the being in the spiritual kingdom, just as the state of strengthlessness is always a state of agony, for the beingness was originally created to be able to create and shape in fullest freedom according to its will. And only the original state is a state of bliss for the spiritual being, which is therefore the aim of all beingness as long as it has not yet become a direct recipient of strength from God and can therefore absorb and also release strength in all abundance …. Only then is the being perfect and has reached its aim …. it has joined the original power from which it originated ….

Amen

You will be informed of everything that is beneficial for you if you let yourselves be taught by Me and thus pay heed to My voice which gently yet perceptibly speaks to you within yourselves …. Your opinion about the forthcoming sequence of world events is extraordinarily misguided if you believe that one of the opposing powers will emerge victoriously from the struggle, for My will has decided otherwise, given that not the physical well-being but the salvation of souls shall be promoted and this necessitates a complete change of their lives which can only take place once all earthly plans have become null and void and humanity is faced by an extraordinary event which will shock their way of thinking. A normal conclusion to the struggle between nations would not entail a change in their usual life, besides, none of the quarrelling powers are innocent and thus none of the powers are legitimately entitled to victory. Hence I will thwart people’s plans, irrespective of which outcome they assume …. I will invalidate everyone’s expectations and provide a solution which no-one expects and which is not welcome by anyone either, for I will end the battle such that it cannot be continued even if people were willing to do so. For I will spatially separate the fighting parties from each other, I will let natural obstacles arise which cannot so easily be overcome. And thus I will deprive people of every possibility to continue fighting each other.

And so the battle of the nations against each other will be brought to a halt, it will not be a decision, it will not be the defeat of one power but humanity will realise that its power has reached its limit and that the divine Power has to be acknowledged, which is only too distinctly recognisable in this outcome. I will bring about the end and yet severely punish the guilty parties in doing so, for they will realise that they were misled in their certainty of victory, they find themselves weakened and unsuccessful and are confronted by great misery and immense poverty. And this end was announced by Me a long time ago, so that the truth of My Word would thereby be demonstrated to you who still doubt it. I will put a stop to it when people’s cruelty has reached its peak, so that the world will realise that there is a God in heaven Who punishes the sin which so evidently comes to light …. so that it will realise that it is not people but I Myself who determines the outcome …. and this in a different way than people expect. And the hour is not far away …. Hence I reveal Myself to those who believe in My intervention and know My intention, whom I instruct to draw people’s attention to it and whom I send as prophets amongst humanity. For it shall be warned in advance because I will never let such an event come upon people without informing them of it, so that they will sincerely consider their souls’ and prepare themselves. For no-one knows who will be affected …. My intervention will claim countless victims wherever it happens ….

Amen

God turns to every soul that turns its eye to Him, that gives itself to Him longingly and strives to possess His love. God loves His creatures with an intimacy that also allows His mercy to be understood, which applies to the beings most distant from God. He does not rest until He has won them over. How much more will He therefore consider an earthly child that does not hide from Him but strives towards Him. For this one is close to the aim and its soul swings upwards and God lovingly inclines towards it ….. And this signifies the supply of strength, for the soul requires strength for its ascent, which will not be withheld from it as soon as its striving goes upwards. But it must now also express its will to God, although He knows about its will, yet it must let the will become action by practicing unselfish works of neighbourly love. For through the activity of love it makes itself worthy of the supply of strength, for it shapes itself into an image of God Who is love in Himself. Every act of love leads it closer to God, yet without love its will towards God is still small, even if it wants to express love in words. A perfect union with God can only take place through loving activity, yet an earthly child will only reach God if the spark of love is ignited in it, for this is the latter’s characteristic that it desiringly turns towards God …. Then the human being has already been active in love, for the desire for God is God’s response. Desire is expressed and fulfilled at the same time through the desire for Him. For anyone who desires God will also be looked after by His love from hour one, and his path can never again be a wrong one. And every supply of divine strength of love will result in increased desire. The earthly child will never be able to fall again, even if it occasionally threatens to become weak, for God will now guide it by the hand as soon as it asks Him for His guidance, which it already does unconsciously when it looks up to Him and admires His greatness, for the imperfect will always strive towards perfection if it is good in its innermost being and thus request strength from this perfection to become like Him. And God fulfils this request, and no earthly child will ask for spiritual gifts in vain, for they will always be given to it. God’s love considers His living creations in abundance so that they can become blissfully happy and enter His kingdom. For all people are His creations which He wants to win for Himself ….

Amen

The individual’s life on earth is decisive for life in eternity. This realization also allows people to live consciously, i.e. they will make an effort to live according to God’s will in order to gain eternal life. Yet most people lack this realization because they can only attain true knowledge through love and lack the will to believe in life after death, otherwise they would also strive for eternal life without knowledge. The believing human being does not doubt this, even though it cannot be proven to him what he is taught about life in eternity; nevertheless, he adjusts his earthly life according to his faith …. But the human being who has become knowledgeable through love needs no proof, for the knowledge gained through the working of love is proof enough for him. And thus he now consciously strives for eternal life …. He seeks to shape himself according to divine will in order to be able to be close to God after his death, which means life for the being. But if the human being lacks all faith in a continuation of life he will only live on earth for this world, he will not respect divine will, he will not work on himself, that is, on his soul, he will only love himself and disregard the commandment of neighbourly love, therefore he will never attain spiritual brightness, he will remain without knowledge and therefore not use earthly life for the salvation of his soul. And at the end of his life he will recognize his idleness and pass spiritually dead into the kingdom of the beyond, for he has only used earthly life for his physical well-being. But the body will pass away and with it everything he strives for …. earthly goods and pleasures …. The human being takes nothing into the spiritual kingdom which was dear to him on earth, only his soul, and this is in an extremely poor state, weak and without life. For no other fate can blossom for the soul than the one the human being has prepared for it on earth …. And therefore the human being has to believe, i.e. he has to receive instructions about his earthly task and about the consequences of fulfilling or not fulfilling this task. And accordingly he must shape his earthly life. If he makes an effort then he will be active in love in accordance with the instructions, and then he will also receive the knowledge which will give him the inner conviction that his faith is not without reason …. And as soon as he is convinced of this, it will be easy for him to live according to God’s will, for then he will know that life does not end with the death of the body, and this certainty will let him live and strive consciously, this certainty will fill him with strength and joy …. He does not fear death, he does not fear responsibility, for his thoughts and aspirations are always turned towards God and full of hope that one day his soul will attain the vision of God, that it will live in unlimited bliss and will no longer be eternally separated from the one Whom it recognizes and to Whom it has united itself through loving activity ….

Amen

There is an essential difference between the spiritual which is still bound in solid matter and the spiritual which is permitted to enliven the external form, where the cover of the spiritual therefore shows visible activity so that it is addressed as living. The spiritual in solid matter is still completely turned away from God, therefore opposed to Him, and therefore all freedom is taken from it. It has to endure an extremely agonizing constraint, for the external form does not give way, it is immovable and indestructible and does not allow the spiritual in itself to be free. And the spiritual substance has to remain in this state of compulsion for endless times until its resistance to God subsides, until it bends under Him, so to speak, and begins to submit to His will. Then the compulsion will also diminish, the spiritual substance will feel a relief of the external form until God’s will breaks it and the spiritual substance enters a freer stage, although still in solid matter but serving a specific purpose, so that it can now already carry out an activity which initiates its further course of development. The resistance towards God must constantly decrease more and more, the spiritual must be willing to take the path of service, then form upon form will dissolve until the last solid outer shell falls and the spiritual is allowed to animate creations, thus life is recognizable in a creation. Now the outer form is no longer anything rigid, solid, but it is mobile, constantly changing and active in some way, even if this is still difficult for the human eye to recognize at first. And from now on the outer forms change more and more frequently, the spiritual does not stay in it for long but rises from step to step, and more and more life reveals the form it is allowed to occupy, until then life is so obviously recognizable that one can speak of living beings to which a certain task is assigned. The spiritual in it is already in a certain degree of maturity and is therefore admitted to an activity which is again of use for another work of creation or for another living being, and therefore the spiritual serves and thereby redeems itself from its respective outer cover. And thus a constant passing away of the old cover and a constant becoming and coming into being of a new cover must take place, which is also evident again and again in the whole of God’s creation. And the outer shell must again and again release the spiritual as soon as it decides to serve, which is always recognized by God, which is why He takes the spiritual’s desire into account to assign it a new serving activity. Consequently, the spiritual substance in the living beings is already significantly more advanced, for its will is no longer opposed to God, so that it will soon reach the degree of maturity required for its final embodiment on earth as a human being. The distance between this embodied spiritual substance in the human being and the spiritual substance which is still banished in solid matter is understandably very great, and therefore it is a sign of spiritual decline when a person strives for this solid matter, thus seeks to increase earthly goods and attaches his heart to things which still harbour completely immature spiritual substances. This is a danger for the human being, for the spiritual pulls him under its spell, it drags him down and thus makes the path of ascent more difficult for him, whereas the human being who disregards matter is much freer and strides upwards more easily. Nothing holds him back on earth, he can detach himself far sooner and will also want to leave the last form, and he feels it that he should never desire what he has long since overcome ….

Amen

It was a superhuman deed which the man Jesus accomplished for His sinful fellow human beings that He allowed Himself to be nailed to the cross without being guilty. Due to His perfection He had the power and strength at His disposal to destroy His enemies and to avert the most shameful and painful death on the cross from Himself. He could prove His guiltlessness at any time, and yet He allowed what was done to Him by sinful fellow human beings to happen to Him, He allowed Himself to be seized and led to death under the scorn and derision of men. He suffered unspeakably and died the most agonizing death …. and this out of love for humanity in order to redeem it …. He took inhuman suffering upon Himself in order to offer God a sacrifice of atonement for the overwhelming guilt of sin which people had brought upon themselves. For He knew the dreadful consequences these sins entailed, He knew that people forfeited their eternal bliss, that they would never be released from their banished state and that they would have to languish for eternities if they entered the kingdom of the beyond unredeemed after the death of their body …. He was in union with God through love, His spirit was united with the father-spirit …. And thus He was also knowledgeable and powerful …. And He recognized the darkness in which humanity walked, He recognized the weakness and powerlessness, even though people seemed strong and full of superiority. He saw their spiritual hardship, He saw their souls in the power of satan, and He wanted to bring them help …. light and strength and strong will …. Humanity itself was not worthy of it, and God could not bestow upon them a gift which has purity of heart and profound love as its prerequisite. For God is just and distributes His gift according to merit and worthiness. And thus it could never again come into possession of this gift of grace …. light and strength and strong will …. if a human being full of love had not taken pity on it, Who offered Himself to God through His sacrifice in place of those He wanted to redeem from their spiritual adversity. And this human being was Jesus Christ, a purest being of light, Who embodied Himself as a human being in order to suffer and die for people’s sins. His purity increased the extent of His suffering but His love for humanity was greater than great, and thus He accomplished the act of salvation of His own free will, because He wanted to suffer for people in order to spare them suffering and to buy their eternal bliss, which they had forfeited through sin ….

Amen

People are separated from God by an unbridgeable gulf who live without love and without faith in Jesus Christ as the divine redeemer …. For them there is no path to God, for only love is the bridge to Him, and only faith in Jesus Christ helps build this bridge, for anyone who believes in Him will also live according to His commandment and practice love, and this again establishes the connection with God. There is no other path, and anyone who does not want to take the path of love can never ever reach God. But the human being Jesus exemplified the path of love on earth, He bridged the gap through His act of salvation for people, so that everyone can now walk this bridge if they believe in Him and keep His commandments. And therefore earthly life is no longer hopeless, because the eternal love Itself has shown a path which leads across this hitherto insurmountable gulf to It, and because It gives all people the opportunity to take this path …. by acknowledging Christ and the act of salvation and thereby receiving His acquired grace …. increased will and strengthened power …. No-one was able to bridge the gulf by his own strength, but through the act of salvation the human being can increase his weak strength many times over, he is able to muster a will which masters the greatest obstacles. But faith in Jesus Christ absolutely has to motivate the human being to request His gift of grace, he has to turn to Him in prayer for His help, and he will receive it, because the man Jesus died on the cross to ensure that the human being will henceforth not be powerlessly at the mercy of the one who, as God’s adversary, created this unbridgeable gulf in order to separate people from God. And since God is love Himself His adversary destines people to unkindness and thereby distanced them ever further from God. And therefore the human being Jesus faced this adversary of God for battle …. He likewise tried to separate people from Him by giving them the safest weapon in His hand, by encouraging them to work with love, for this guarantees the approach to God, thus it also has to be a bridge to Himself. But this is why He must first be acknowledged, otherwise His act of salvation will not be taken advantage of and the gulf between man and God will remain insurmountable. Only the loving human being understands the significance of the act of salvation, and he also knows about the power of love, he knows about the blessings Jesus Christ has acquired for people. And he also tries to win his fellow human beings for a life of love, he also tries to lead them to the bridge which alone leads to God, which reduces the excessive distance from people to God. And then he participates in the act of salvation which Christ started through His death on the cross but which will not come to an end and will continue on earth as well as in the beyond until the gulf has been overcome and the soul has found union with God ….

Amen

God reveals Himself to people in order to make religious truths available to them by availing Himself of a person through Whom He speaks to all people. He makes Himself known to them, that is, He so discernibly expresses Himself that a person, if he is willing, can attain profound belief in a Being Which is supremely perfect, full of love, omnipotence and wisdom and Which, as creative power, is in closest connection with Its living creations. His revelations make this perfectly clear, but it is up to the human being to believe it or not; and for this reason His revelations convey what he should believe, nevertheless it will never be proven to him such that he must believe it. It is entirely up to his will whether the knowledge conveyed to him becomes his inner conviction, whether he thereby becomes a believer. And therefore God’s revelations are presented such that they will never signify religious compulsion. They can certainly be recognised as divine revelations if the human being sincerely desires truth, that is, God; but they can also be made out to be human work, to be human thinking, and a person is entirely at liberty to make up his own mind. But since faith in God is imperative in order to ascend, God will time and again reveal Himself in order to give people the knowledge about Himself, about His reign and activity. And He appeals to the human being’s intellect to process this imparted knowledge mentally and thereby arrive at the right belief. For as soon as the person discovers correlations which harmonise with God’s nature, that is, which show God’s love, wisdom and omnipotence, he will accept what is offered to him as plausible. And then he will try to establish his own connection with this supremely perfect Being.

And this is the purpose of God’s revelations, so that people who are looking for Him will take the right path and thereby find Him. They should be able to believe as a matter of conviction and this entails that they have mentally processed the knowledge conveyed to them and subsequently acknowledge it as truth. For what God expects people to believe has to be made accessible to them in some form or other. But God Himself can never manifestly speak to them, because it would not be spiritual freedom but coercion, which would not enable people to gain a higher degree of maturity. Although it certainly would be convincing proof, it would nevertheless be worthless, for then the person would be forced into a God-pleasing way of life, but this has to be the result of profound love for God. For only love can lead to higher spheres, but love has to arise from the heart in absolute freedom of will, if it is to be divine and lead to God. Love is also the key to wisdom, that is, only a loving person recognises the truth, and this is why only a loving person will be able to attain true faith. But God preaches love through His Word, and everything He proclaims to people through His Word will therefore also be trustingly accepted if love is not excluded. Thus, God reveals Himself in order to educate people to love, in order to make them believe that He can come close to them with His gift of grace which intends to help them towards spiritual progress ….

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All beings are animated by the will to live, that is, every spiritual being strives to be active, because in the very beginning it was full of strength and able to use its strength without restriction. The state of inactivity is therefore painful for the spiritual being because it completely contradicts the being’s true nature and destiny. For this reason it will always be effectively impelled into activity, yet in its constrained state, particularly in hard matter, it is prevented from doing so, and this causes the spiritual being great pain. Consequently, its weakness needs to be remedied first in order to make the being’s state bearable, and the slightest flow of strength will spur it into becoming busily active and reveals life …. i.e., every living being, from the smallest plant to the highest evolved work of creation, the human being, is a recipient of strength and to various degrees capable of carrying out work, and thus life is within them. Every living being’s activity, with the exception of the human being, is determined by God, and the living beings comply with their assignment in a certain law of compulsion, that is, they subordinate themselves to the divine law of nature, according to which every work of creation is assigned a task it has to accomplish. However, the spiritual being’s urge to live is so strong that it does not oppose this law but fulfils its vocation because in so doing it will be allowed to become increasingly more active. For this reason, everything in creation exhibits diligent activity, everything demonstrates life, apart from hard matter, which is apparently dead, yet it, too, shelters life which so imperceptibly manifests itself to the human eye that it is scarcely noticed and therefore hard matter is assumed to be lifeless, although it actually isn’t.

Yet the more a spiritual being has evolved the more its activity, its life, can be recognised by the human being, and this life within every work of creation should make him ponder the purpose of the whole of creation …. After all, the human being as such is capable of reflecting on this, while all other living beings still lack this ability. The human being, however, can largely be active, and of his own free will. Vital energy flows to him incessantly which he can use to work constantly, and thus he has already come considerably closer to the state of the originally created being and he can take advantage of the last stage in order to gain complete freedom and immeasurable strength so as to be able to actively create and shape again as it was his destiny in the very beginning. Yet the human being’s activity on earth has to consist of being of service with love …. This alone determines whether the being will arrive at the true life. He can also misuse the ability to work in earthly life, by actively creating and shaping with unkindness, by using his vital energy to the detriment of his fellow human beings, for he has free will, he is no longer in the state of compulsion, coerced into a specific task, instead he has free choice but he will also have to be accountable for it and accept the consequences. A person misusing his strength will nevertheless not want to give it up, he will not want to end his earthly life; he senses that all strength will be taken away from him afterwards and is therefore afraid of dying, of losing his state of strength, whilst a person being of loving service is just as convinced that he will have even more strength at his disposal in the afterlife, so that he will gladly give up his earthly life for the sake of eternal life. The state of abundant strength always signifies life, but weakness always signifies death …. The spiritual being fears death and desires life …. Yet no life exists without God, and God is love …. Hence, the being has to love in order to be able to live. If, however, it ignores love then death, thus weakness, will be its fate ….

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Earthly life is only of short duration, even if the human being reaches old age, for it is a phase of eternity which can be compared to an instant. And every pleasure and suffering the human being has to live through passes by like a fleeting moment leaving nothing behind but a memory. Yet every moment can affect the whole of eternity …. Every human being’s fate, however, has been wisely considered by God and shaped by His love. Consequently, nothing will be without meaning and purpose, regardless of what the human being has to endure, it will be beneficial for the soul as soon as he completely entrusts himself to divine guidance and accepts his fate without grumbling. God wants to achieve the human being’s total submission, since only then will He be able to fully work in him; He demands total dedication to Him in order to permeate the human being’s soul with His love …. And therefore his heart has to abandon all longings which do not relate to Him ….

Earthly life is short and has to be made the most of, it has to be used to achieve complete union with God, and every day is lost if earthly goals preoccupy the human heart. This is why God frequently takes from people what they refuse to give up by themselves, in order to then offer Himself as a substitute for what they had to relinquish. And then it will truly not be to the person’s disadvantage, for he will exchange something worthless for something precious, and one day he will be very happy when he realises how loving God’s guidance had been which wanted to help him reach eternal beatitude. For He demonstrates His love and grace by the fact that He rules with wisdom because He knows what benefits the human soul and what might damage it forever. He keeps His protective hand over His children who strive towards Him and are at risk of separating from Him because they are approached by the world with all its temptations …. Nevertheless, the human being should entrust himself completely to divine guidance, he should know that his life on earth has been determined by His love and that he will be grateful to Him one day when his short time on earth is over, which is just a moment in eternity ….

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An event is in the making which was planned from the very beginning, which is based on God’s will and will be caused by human will, but without the knowledge of the consequences of what people have devised. The point in time is coming ever closer when forces, which were set free through human will, will unite and, in unison, accomplish something with God’s permission, Who carefully weighs up cause and effect and will support the spiritually immature forces when they come under pressure by human actions. Nothing in the universe happens without God’s will or permission. As soon as the higher development of the spirits in the works of creation is prevented, God will give these spirits the right and the strength to defend themselves, and this will happen in a way that inconceivably powerful forces will begin to develop and rage by destroying the most solid matter and create chaos in order to avenge themselves for their interrupted process of development. What will take place inside the Earth as a result of destructions and annihilations through human will, shall very shortly become evident, for the eruptions which are inexorably in the making will break out with such force that people cannot possibly imagine it as yet. Any violation of the divine order is to the detriment of the human race and the earthly creations, because the purpose of God’s law is the preservation or orderly development of what He has created. If this law is counteracted, it will result in a dissolution or termination of that which was created, yet to the horror of those who do not respect the divine law …. to those humans who, being distant from God, no longer value anything that had emerged from the divine order. And people have reached such a low degree of maturity that they abandon themselves to the powers of darkness and comply with whatever these demand of them. They destroy creations in their blind hatred against their neighbour, and even the still banished spiritual substance is outraged, because it does not consider the unlawful liberation from its form a relief and so rages and runs riot in its freedom. Human will penetrates deep into the realm of the spiritual substance which is still at the beginning of its development, and this will take revenge. It is an act of huge spiritual turmoil which only seldom is permitted by God to the extent it will manifest itself. The activity of these forces will only last for a short time, yet it will cause inconceivable damage. God will banish the spiritual substance again which had liberated itself and thus prevent it from further raging and running wild. Nevertheless, He will grant it its freedom for as long as it is necessary to motivate the survivors to change their way of thinking. For it is the purpose of God’s permitted work of destruction that they will recognise the sin of their violation against the divine order and try to improve themselves …. For everything that will happen is merely a means to regain the spiritual beings which strive away from Him, it is an admonition and indicator to God’s omnipotence and, although not recognised, a confirmation of divine love, which wants to help those people who have gone astray in the deepest depths of vice and wickedness.

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The inner Word certainly sounds clearly and audibly, yet only to someone who listens within and who, due to his way of life, has so shaped his heart that God Himself is able to express Himself through this heart. The human being’s soul has to be so intimately connected with the spiritual spark within that it can hear its voice at all times and that the spiritual spark, which is an emanation of God, is able to express itself such that the person can hear its voice like spoken words, so that the Words sound in him and thus cannot be misunderstood. Just like people who speak to each other from person to person, God speaks to people through the heart. This process cannot be explained in any other way, yet it is only understandable to someone once he has heard the divine voice. He feels God’s Words in his heart and is ecstatically happy to receive this grace, for then he will have no more doubt, no unbelief, no question which will not be refuted or answered to him once doubt or questions arise in him. The audible Word is the evidence for the person that everything he previously believed is true. And the audible Word reveals to the person the heavenly Father’s presence …. His proximity, which causes indescribable bliss.

However, it sounds so very gently and subtly in the heart that it can only be heard by paying utmost attention. The most heartfelt contact must be mentally established with God and then the listening will have to start, the awaiting of His grace, which then will noticeably flow into him. But only a person whose heart has changed into love will be able to hear the divine voice, for it is divine love which expresses itself to a person and this can only manifest itself where true love exists. Yet once a person has audibly perceived the divine Word he will never lose this gift of grace again, then he will be able to hear His voice at all times and in all places …. he will only need to remain in heartfelt contact with Him and he will clearly and distinctly hear the answer. He will not be overcome by doubt as to the truth of it because he feels God’s nearness and it will also be understandable to him that God manifests Himself audibly. However, as long as the earthly child has not attained a specific degree of maturity as a result of a selfless life of love it will not be able to experience the happiness of this blissful union with God either. Nevertheless, it should always and forever listen within and from the bottom of its heart appeal for this grace, so that it will receive the strength to live according to God’s will, and His eternal love will draw close to it …. so that it will clearly and distinctly hear His voice, so that He will speak to it through the heart and the earthly child will feel His love and be abundantly happy while it is still on earth ….

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You humans don’t understand with how much tender love I look after you or you would not so anxiously and fearfully look to the future. You are at all times well cared for by Me, I will not leave you on your own, and if you deem yourselves alone and abandoned you are merely unreceptive to My current of strength which flows to you continually. And then you will have to make an effort in order to feel Me …. you must think of Me in your heart and want to accept Me therein; like children you must take refuge in My arms with all your worries and troubles and ask Me to take them from you or help you to carry them, and My love will always gladly do so …. You came forth from My love, and this love can never ever diminish; and were you able to grasp the extent of My love you would live an entirely carefree earthly life because you would know that you are protected by My love, for true love, which is united with might and strength, can and wants to do whatever is good and a blessing for its recipient.

However, My love embraces all My living creations and therefore I only want what benefits them …. I want to make them blissfully happy without end, and I want to enable them to feel My love because this denotes their beatitude. And if you humans believe that I Am love Itself and that I Am unable and unwilling to do anything other than what is good you should let go of all problems, for I watch over you in earthly and spiritual respect, and this increasingly more successfully the more you allow Me to influence you and the less you resist Me. And if your soul is anxious then it is still held captive by the world and has to free itself from it, it must entrust everything to Me and leave it up to Me as to how I direct your earthly life, it has to be willing to make sacrifices if I require a sacrifice, for then it will only be in the interest of its spiritual welfare. And I truly know what the soul needs, I know when it is at risk and I know the right remedy to protect it from danger. And yet, I Am also willing to grant your earthly wishes if you appeal to Me from the bottom of your heart and faithfully wait for the fulfilment of your prayers. For My love will not let you go short, it always gives and fulfils as long as you look upon Me as your Father and approach Me with childlike love …. as soon as you believe in My love …. For love does not deny itself but is always willing to give.

And what you occasionally regard as suffering is often merely the bridge to happiness, yet to the kind of happiness which is permanent and can never be destroyed again. In order to reach a major goal you often must take cumbersome paths and not lose heart, for the goal is desirable and compensates for all previous disappointments and complications. But anyone who becomes weak and exhausted on the way will not reach the goal. And he is the one I want to encourage and provide with strength because My love cannot deny him help. Yet you have to believe in My love even if it is impossible for you to understand its entire magnitude …. Believe in it and try to be like Me by becoming love, you, too, should hand out what you own and thereby give Me the right to work in and through you, and you will be strengthened on your path through life, you will overcome all obstacles and gratefully and humbly accept whatever My hand gives you …. suffering and happiness …. For both are sent by Me to advance your soul’s development …. If you always remain in contact with Me, if your heart constantly strives towards Me and confides its grief to Me I will comfort and strengthen you and relieve you of your grief. For My love will not leave you in distress if you want to be My Own and belong to Me for all eternity ….

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Powerfully and courageously you shall represent My word before the world, you shall fear no-one and not allow any weakness to arise in you, for I am always with you and no harm can come to you if I don’t allow it to happen …. And I need you, therefore I will not allow people to approach you and seriously endanger your life. For I need labourers who will be active for Me in the coming time. It is the last opportunity to promote My kingdom, it is the last opportunity for the erring souls to find their way to Me with your help, and therefore I will not let those be harassed and endangered who want to come to the aid of their fellow human beings, who proclaim My word amongst them, who stand up for My name and through whom I Myself can speak to people. I need you, you My servants on earth, and therefore I am also constantly with you for your protection. You don’t take a single step alone, I accompany you on all paths, I direct your steps to those who need your help, I take part in your destiny which I shape Myself and which therefore approaches you according to your destiny. And I bless your work which is meant for your fellow human beings’ salvation …. Thus you can pursue your spiritual and earthly work without worry, you need not fear any attack which could render you incapable of it, and you will always have unusual strength at your disposal if only you want to receive it …. And it will not be long before your mission begins, that you will have to openly advertise My kingdom …. Your work is still possible in secret and in smaller circles, yet the adversity of the time requires an open commitment to faith, to My word …. to My teaching of love, which would be in danger of being eliminated if people’s will were able to carry it out. And then your will has to be strong and daring, then you have to speak fearlessly as your heart dictates, for then I am the one Who speaks through you, and then I want to use you as My instruments and also protect you until your mission is completed. Then My will will be active in you because your will is subject to Me. And do you believe that I let My fighters be defeated by the enemy? Do you believe that I leave only one of you to My enemy? Whoever fights by My side will be covered by My shield and no weapon will be able to injure him, he will neither be overcome by strength nor by deceit, he will receive My strength and advance step by step, for I fight beside him and overcome the enemy. And for this coming battle I will form My fighters beforehand ….

Only weapons of love will be used in My ranks, victories will be won with the sword of the mouth, My shield of faith will catch all arrows which shall injure My fighters, and none of them will fall as long as he fights in My ranks, for I have power over all, and even My adversary’s army must obey Me if I insist. But I leave everyone his freedom, yet anyone who fights with Me no longer has to fear an opponent because My power will destroy those who oppose Me. And I will not let My own fall into his hands, even if the enemy is outnumbered. For great strength emanates from Me and those who dwell near Me will be filled with this strength, and now they will use their weapons, they will speak and thus fight with the sword of their mouth, and I will put every word into their mouths so that it will not remain without impression …. I will instruct everyone what to say so that the adversary’s will will be broken and that those who are imbued with the strength of My word spoken through you will also defect to Me from his camp and step under My banners again to fight against evil. And I will be with you visibly and invisibly and always strengthen you if you go against the enemy and fight for Me ….

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Being permeated by spiritual strength outweighs all earthly possessions, for earthly possessions will never lead to perfection or to the transformation of one’s nature, which, however, is achieved by spiritual strength. Earthly goods will not lead to God and therefore also not to man’s final aim on earth, to union with God …. to becoming a child of God. Every spiritual success will always require the influx of spiritual strength but can never be acquired through earthly possessions. Therefore, anyone who is concerned about his soul’s salvation, who strives spiritually, must also strive to open himself to the divine emanation, to His spirit, which will pour out wherever a receptacle is available. And he must completely exclude earthly striving, thus he must also not attach his heart to transient things, for striving for them reduces the supply of strength from the spiritual kingdom. What comes from the spiritual kingdom requires undivided willingness to receive in order to become effective. But every earthly desire weakens the will to receive and is consequently an obstacle for the divine emanation of strength. And the less he allows himself to be captivated by the world and its pleasures, by earthly possessions, the more he will open himself to it, the more he will overcome matter and desire spiritual influx of strength. Then earthly possessions will soon seem small and unimportant to him, for through spiritual strength he will be placed in a state of realization, and now he knows how worthless everything earthly is in comparison to the state of knowledge and truth, to the state of enlightenment through the divine spirit. For only now does he also know about the blessedness of knowledge, about the blessedness of possessing the fullness of strength, which has nothing to do with earthly possession. And therefore it is by no means to be regarded as a restriction of life’s rights if the human being is poor in earthly goods and possessions, for the sooner he is able to establish the spiritual connection which earns him far more precious goods, the sooner he will become knowledgeable and possess spiritual wealth in all abundance, because he can only attain the spiritual goods which the divine spirit imparts to those who shape themselves of their own accord to receive that which flows directly from God …. spiritual strength which now makes the human being able to work for Him ….

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Earth has not yet seen greater suffering, and yet it is not enough to change people and make them turn towards God. It is a desolate state, for the earthly world is everything to people, the spiritual world nothing, since they lack faith in it. And even the greatest suffering does not change people’s thinking, again and again they fall away from God and confess their affiliation to His adversary through their unkind actions. And thus they strive towards a wrong aim, they walk towards eternal ruin. The suffering still to come upon people would certainly be suitable to change their mind if they are not yet completely under satan’s control, yet he, too, tries to influence people with cunning and force, he tries to revolt them against God and he will succeed, for people themselves lean towards him because he represents the world and promises them an earthly life of well-being …. And thus the last will also come to people, for God wants to show them that everything earthly is transient and that their hopes and desires are deceptive, that everything is void if God does not want it, so that they will recognize that a stronger will rules to which they are subject. Because they don’t believe in God, God wants to make Himself known to people, He wants to let His voice sound, powerful and unmistakable; He wants them to recognize their powerlessness and feel a power over them to which they are at the mercy or mercylessness of God. And therefore He will reveal Himself through the forces of nature and make it easy for people to gain faith by suggesting to them to call upon Him, by letting the adversity assail them so frighteningly that they call for help. And if this cry of distress comes from the heart He will help them, each one according to his faith and his desire …. He will consider the souls even if He abandons the body to the raging of the forces of nature …. For it is the souls who are in great distress, since the body’s existence is no longer of long duration. Yet He will also save many people earthly, He will bring Himself close to them so that they give up their resistance, so that they allow themselves to be defeated by His love, which they now recognize through miraculous salvation from the danger of the body. Yet this adversity still has to befall people, an event has to take them by surprise which destroys all plans, all hopes, which makes them as helpless as children, so that they, too, call out to their father like children …. so that the soul in its distress turns to the one Who is lord and creator, so that it appeals to Him for mercy and can now be seized by His merciful love. And thus the suffering on earth has to take on forms which appear insurmountable so that the human being’s powerlessness will come to the fore and he, in his feeling of utmost weakness and abandonment, in utmost adversity and danger, will call upon the one Who can help him …. And as soon as the call comes from the heart he will be helped ….

Amen

The originally created spiritual substance was in highest perfection. It had emerged from God’s will in highest perfection, it was endowed with all gifts, it stood in fullness of power and strength, for it was created in God’s image, in which He Himself was pleased and which therefore possessed His full love. His love let something come into being which He wanted to make happy, and unsurpassable wisdom and strength were expressed in the created spiritual substance. And this originally created spiritual substance was in free will, because perfection is unthinkable without free will. But free will brought the essence to fall …. For one thing distinguished the created spiritual from its creator …. it drew its strength from God, Who Himself was the source of strength from eternity. And the spiritual being did not want to accept this difference. Its strength and power was inexhaustible that it believed it could detach itself from the centre of strength, that it believed it could exist as a power-giving entity and by virtue of its own strength wanted to diminish God’s strength, thus wanted to make itself subservient to God Himself …. And since it had free will it was not hindered by God in its intention, even though it was unfeasible. But the will was enough to make this originally created spiritual substance sinful. However, the strength was still left to it, God did not withdraw it from it because what emerged perfectly from His hand never ever became imperfect through His will and the abundance of strength belonged to perfection. And the spiritual being which had become sinful took advantage of this …. It then let spiritual beings emerge again through its own will and the strength from God, the originally created spiritual substance created countless entities likewise in highest perfection, because the strength from God was at its disposal for this, and thus free will was also given to these beings. But God could never approve of it because the will of the originally created spiritual substance was to withdraw God’s strength through the creation of entities and to elevate itself above Him. Thus it used the strength from God to work against Him, and it determined the created spiritual beings to act in the same way against God …. But God also regarded the beingness which had emerged from the adversary’s will as His own, since it had emerged from His strength. But since it had free will it should decide for itself to whom it wanted to belong …. And it decided in favour of God’s adversary, for the latter had placed his will, which was directed against God, into the beingness he had created. But the original perfection of the beingness also meant full knowledge, thus the beingness did not fall away from God out of ignorance but likewise out of arrogance and the intention to dethrone God. So this beingness also became sinful …. But everything came forth from the love of God, for the power of God was His love …. And this love cannot pass away eternally …. Thus it also seized the beingness which turned away from God in order to guide it back to Itself, yet since the beingness is endowed with free will it cannot be directed towards God against its will but it has to feel so attracted by God’s love that it turns to Him of its own free will. And this leading back to Himself is God’s eternal plan of salvation, which is the basis of His entire creation and which, even if after an infinitely long time, will one day lead to the aim that all beings will have regained their original state and unite with God again in utmost perfection, from Whom they once originated as strength ….

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People shall be led through dark spiritual night to the light. This requires great spiritual work on earth and also in the spiritual kingdom, for people have to be guided into different thinking, they have to be made aware of the error of their thinking and warned of its consequences. This work is so necessary that unusual provisions are made on God’s part to promote this spiritual work, to make people capable of it and to constantly enable them to be spiritually active. For countless souls are in need of help because they are too weak and darkness shrouds their spirit. They stand on the edge of the abyss and only energetic help can pull them back from it. And the spiritual beings of light constantly endeavour to guide them onto the right path, yet they cannot do it on their own but have to make use of willing people who are active on earth as their organs, who thus speak and act as the beings of light themselves would express themselves if they were not forced to remain hidden due to people’s freedom of will. Spiritual work has to be carried out in such a way that it nevertheless appears humanly earthly, for people should be free to decide how they want to do it, yet spiritual work will be recognizable to everyone who strives for truth. For in order to be able to work as a labourer for the kingdom of God he has to be in knowledge, otherwise he would not be able to substantiate what he wants to make credible to his fellow human being. And this knowledge, which corresponds to truth, is unmistakably transmission from the spiritual kingdom, it is the utterance of the beings of light in the beyond who make use of the willing human being on earth in order to transfer their knowledge to people through them. For only through truthful enlightenment can the darkness of spirit be banished and humanity be brought to the day full of light. There is only little light on earth, there are only isolated rays which shine now and then, and these are not enough to illuminate the darkness of the night. But streams of light can be conveyed to earth from the kingdom of light as soon as only people declare themselves willing to let themselves be illuminated, as soon as they want to receive and pass on light as receiving stations. Yet this will already requires an increased degree of maturity, it requires a heart capable of love which, through the working of love, shapes itself such that it can now serve the light as a receiving vessel …. The human being’s love must be so strong that he wants to be active in redemption and offers himself to God for this activity. Then beings of light can carry out their actual spiritual activity on God’s behalf, they can convey light to earth, they can distribute knowledge and constantly instruct God’s willing servants and through them fellow human beings who urgently need truthful enlightenment. And this urgency also explains the often extraordinary fate of those who want to be active as labourers for the kingdom of God, for they are guided by God’s will and every event shall mature them for their spiritual activity. They will often have to go through suffering and affliction, through fires of purification, because their hearts are to become receptive for the light which they themselves, as God’s instruments, are to carry on into the darkness of the night. For countless souls shall be shown the path out of this spiritual night, the bearer of truth shall lead the way with bright light and brightly illuminate the path, the beings of light of the spiritual kingdom shall find access to people through them, so that they can approach them disguised in their shells and the light from the heavens can shine brightly and clearly. For the light has to break through the darkness, otherwise it will remain night forever and people will walk towards the abyss ….

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Do not be afraid when great adversity comes upon you but lift up your eyes to Me with complete trust that I will help you. And I will take you into My care and guide all your steps so that you will reach your aim. Anyone who believes in Me will not be pushed to the ground by suffering because he will find firm support in Me, because I am his support and impart strength and power to him. He will never feel abandoned, he will never be lonely, for he constantly feels Me next to him, and thus he reaches out to Me if he fears losing the ground beneath him. And I hold him and raise him up …. And therefore don’t be afraid of the time you are approaching but expect it calmly and with composure and prepare yourselves for it by uniting with Me ever more intimately and let your faith become strong through prayer and loving activity. For both earn you grace, and this is expressed in an unshakeable faith. To possess a strong faith is a grace which you can always request through prayer. That is why prayer is the first thing you should do if you want to acquire strength and grace. And if you are in possession of strength and grace, of a strong unshakeable faith, then the coming time will not frighten you, then you will entrust everything that worries you to Me, you will become free from all fear because you know that I stand by your side and that nothing can happen to you in My presence …. Yet the time of adversity is inevitable for humanity which has not yet found Me or does not want to recognize Me. The coming adversity shall lead people to Me, they shall, inspired by your example, also raise their hands to Me, they shall call Me and choose Me as their companion, as their guide, to Whom they entrust themselves in hours of danger and Whom they ask for His protection …. I would also like to help them, yet until they call upon Me I cannot grant them My help, because they have to gain faith in Me before I can express Myself to them. For without this faith to assist them would be futile and would not benefit their souls. Yet for the sake of their souls I allow hardship to come upon people, for these souls are in great spiritual distress …. they are in danger of losing themselves to My adversary, and I cannot forcibly guide them back to Me but they have to find the path to Me themselves. And this is the purpose of the coming adversity, that they call to Me and I can now turn to them …. But you, who believe in Me, should not fear this time of need, for I can approach you at any time and give you what you need …. strength and grace, spiritual and earthly nourishment; I can help you in every adversity of body and soul, I can help you bear every suffering and always grant you My support, because you raise your hands to Me in deep faith and I, as your father, can always give you according to your faith ….

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The world will make demands on you which you will never be able to fulfil if you respect God’s commandments. You should indeed be subject to the worldly authorities, yet if you are openly demanded to act against His divine will, that you thus disregard the commandment of neighbourly love and sin through unkind actions, then you should acknowledge God alone as your authority so that you will not let your soul perish for the sake of earthly advantage. And therefore you should firmly memorize God’s will, you should know why you have to fulfil it and what consequences you will receive if you act against His will. You should know how extremely necessary the activity of love on earth is and that only love alone can redeem you …. furthermore, you should know how unstable earthly goods are and what an unfavourable exchange you enter into if you sacrifice your salvation for the sake of these goods. You will be hard pressed and it will not be easy to resist the world’s demands, yet you will be able to do so as soon as you appeal to God for strength and join God the more the world wants to separate you from Him. For this alone is the purpose of its plans and measures, that the christian teaching of love is eliminated and thus God Himself is alienated from people, Who can only be found through love. People know nothing of the power of love or they would try to acquire it. They only know self-love and seek to increase their possessions at the expense of their neighbour. And thus they pay no attention to the commandment of neighbourly love, and they demand the same from fellow human beings instead of inspiring them to love. And they will severely harass people who make God’s commandments their guiding principle because the latter are not in harmony with the commandments of the worldly authorities. And then they shall seriously examine to what extent the will of God is recognizable in the requirements of the worldly authorities …. What is harmful to the neighbour must never be done if it can be avoided, i.e. if the person is not incapable of defending himself through coercive measures. And the body should take suffering and tribulation upon itself if it can thereby avert a sinful act. For his soul will thank him one day by assisting him in his later upward development. Moreover, the body’s adversity is not long-lasting, but the soul will have to atone in the beyond if it does not observe the commandment of neighbourly love on earth and, for the sake of earthly advantage, submits to the world’s desire which demands unkindness from people. For if this rules, then the devil rules people and you must not submit to him. You must resist him even if you are severely harassed and have to fear for your physical life, for by doing so you will save your soul from destruction and through your example also that of your fellow human beings if you practice love, even if the world wants to prevent you from doing so ….

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You are constantly instructed to increase your knowledge, and strength is also constantly conveyed to you which you ought to use for spiritual work as well. Therefore you should make use of this strength by distributing what is conveyed to you through the spiritual instruction, use it by passing on what you have received yourselves. Spiritual strength should never rest, that is, a person with strength at his disposal should never remain inactive, and thus spiritual strength should also continuously be used or it will be taken away from the person who leaves it lying idle. Spiritual work, however, is everything which contributes towards another person’s knowledge …. It is irrelevant in which way this knowledge is imparted to him, only the fact that it is imparted is important. And this task is given to you who receive the spiritual knowledge from God either directly or through His instruments. Everyone who is offered spiritual knowledge, who accepts it and, after deliberating on it, accepts it as his spiritual possession, will only benefit from it if he passes it on with love. For once it has become valuable to him he shall also share it with his fellow human being, otherwise he is still gripped by powerful selfish love and the blessing of God’s grace will barely be felt by him. Spiritual knowledge should never lie fallow if a person does not want to risk having it entirely withdrawn from him. For it is divine law that he who gives will receive, because unselfish neighbourly love is a prerequisite that the human being can receive. The spiritually striving aspirant should pay attention to his feelings …. his desires will be granted but it also obliges him to give the truth to the one who, like him, desires to know it. Furthermore, it also commits him to convey the truth to wherever error still exists, for the truth shall displace the error.

And therefore a bearer of truth must make an active effort to bring light to all places where darkness still exists. This is spiritual work which may never be excluded again if the human being is blessed to be educated by the spiritual kingdom. For the human being is only ever the organ of being’s of light which want to bestow truth upon all people, especially those who are entrusted into their care to be spiritually guided by them. People themselves can only rarely hear the light beings’ gentle voice; therefore they cultivate instruments for themselves which shall speak on their behalf …. This activity should never be ignored by a recipient of light, he should speak wherever the opportunity presents itself, he should communicate verbally and in writing, he should make use of every day and every hour and thus carry out the work he himself had offered to do for God, and constant achievement will be granted to him. He will be able to advance himself spiritually and likewise the people who are spiritually endowed by him. This admonition applies to all who are being refreshed by the font of eternal life and draw strength and fortitude from the divine Word. Everyone moves within a field of duty where he can be very industrious, and he should not neglect this, otherwise he makes himself unworthy of receiving the truth that is offered to him from above. For it is precious knowledge and shall be passed on for the benefit of people, so that it will remedy the immense spiritual adversity which is the cause of humanity’s spiritual decline and which also results in earthly adversity and suffering ….

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Anyone who unites with God cannot eternally separate himself from Him …. And thus a being of light having incarnated on earth for the purpose of a mission cannot abandon Him and fall victim to the forces of darkness but will steadily strive towards God, even though as a human being on earth it is subject to all temptations and has to progress like any other human being. But its soul longs for God and turns away in disgust from God’s adversary. Such a person will be fundamentally good and accordingly develop abilities which identify him as an instrument of God. He will be a recipient of strength on earth and hence is able to guide and instruct other people, since his mission of earthly life is to serve people on earth as a spiritual guide. The close connection to God, which his soul had already established before his life on earth, constantly provides him with strength; it moves him towards his task in life which he fulfils joyfully and with devotion to God.

Nevertheless, he will be badly beleaguered by the forces of darkness which use every opportunity to weaken the light bearer’s flesh, to bring him to fall, because in their delusion they are unaware of the light beings which protect the embodied being of light on earth. Nor are they aware of his inner strength and his profound love for God which constantly ensures God’s protection of the human being. They can only see him as a human being whom they can seduce and try to weaken in every possible way. But he is surrounded by beings of light and since he is receptive to every emanation of strength from the spiritual world he also has the amount of strength and grace at his disposal to resist such temptations …. Humanity’s spiritual poverty necessitates extraordinary help, therefore God sends His messengers to earth to influence them for the better, partly spiritually, partly living as human beings amongst others, and in particular to inform them, to educate them in accordance with God’s will. But they find little pleasure in earthly life because they are constantly drawn back to their eternal home.

Nevertheless, they first have to fulfil the mission for which they embodied themselves as a human being …. since their work for the kingdom of God is of utmost importance during the time of need …. It necessitates exceptional strength and perseverance and complete acceptance of God’s will. Moreover, the living conditions during the last days are so difficult that people would easily fail without helpers and mentors by their side who, due to their closeness to God, receive their strength directly from Him. Their work on earth can be very beneficial and thus they will conscientiously complete their mission until they can return to the spiritual kingdom again, until they can closely unite with God once more, although they had never been separated from Him even though on earth they had not been aware of their close bond with God ….

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