The Great Gospel of John · Volume 3

Read in German · Volume contents [03_094,01] (Mathael:) “You see, this sun presently shining in the sky is in a straight line hardly as far away from us as a good rider could cover in half a day; but the real sun is so far from the Earth in a straight line that, if it…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_095,01] Mathael, with a very cheerful mood, since the very appropriate remark by the old man had really struck a chord with him, says, “Dearest friend Ouran! You have now spoken as a person from out of your natural side truly so wisely and as truly as possible, and…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_096,01] Ouran says, “You know, dearest friend, I liked that all very much, and this must happen to us people; and if it was not so and if it had to happen otherwise, you would not have come to your wisdom! [03_096,02] You have certainly been raised before very…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_097,01] Mathael says, “Oh dearest! That would be now very inappropriate; later yes, but now in the moment of highest excitement such an action would be exactly what in the spiritual sphere of life as if one poured boiling hot oil on cold water. Everything would go up in…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_098,01] After these words by Mathael, Ouran says, “I must admit to you openly, however, my now ever more worthy friend, that a sort of fear is created at the thought of the sudden extinguishing of this sun; for I see the whole impotence of a person against the…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_099,01] Some moments before the extinguishing I say loudly to everyone, “Prepare yourselves for the extinguishing, and you, Mark, light now all the oil lamps and tar torches first, otherwise the sudden strong darkness following this strong light would affect your eyes dangerously and painfully!” [03_099,02] Mark and his…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_084,01] But I say to the Greek, “Listen, My friend! Your fourteen servants may well be very industrious and skilful people; but since you have many things with you, it will surely take your fourteen people quite a long time to put everything in good order. [03_084,02] Look, this…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_070,01] Cyrenius says, “All my thanks to You for this; for now I am quite enlightened in an affair which constantly gives me much to deal with in order to hold a correct court in such cases, and I believe that there can now hardly be a case which…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_007,01] The Pharisee says, “Everything that you say, great master, is so clearly good and true that we can say nothing other than that every person of only a little spirit obviously gains more for his head and for his heart through spending an hour with you than if…

Read in German · Volume contents [03_071,01] Cyrenius says, “Yes, Lord and Master from above! But there is something else, and just a little word about it, and everything which concerns marriage is then exhausted. [03_071,02] You see, if any man, who otherwise keeps a good order in everything, had a wife who was of…