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About earth tremors and weather phenomena
4th October 1840, from 9:45 until 11:30, morning
Writers: K.G.L. – Andr. And Ans. H. – The holy, most loving Giver of all good things gave us through His servant J. L. this piece of bread for eternal life.
[1] What has recently been reported about the crevices and cracks, as well as the wide fissures in the earth, these have one and the same reason except for springs and drying up of the wells, as well as with the receding of the sea and some lakes.
[2] Namely, before such an enormous earthquake happens, the spirits – which have returned from the world into matter – gather in hordes. This gathering of the spirits at certain points of the earth, offers the following phenomenon to the natural human understanding: Through the contact of minerals with water, a chemical decomposition happens in a certain way, which you generally call by the expression "fermentation". As a result, various gases develop and seek a way out. It then happens that if on such an occasion they get into an empty space, and there, years and years later, they often gather together so intensely that they gradually begin to lift up the earth's crust located above such spaces due to their natural tension.
[3] When the earth crust is raised more and more, it naturally begins to develop cracks, which then, depending on the continuation of the elevations, become larger and larger and finally cause formal fissures and deep abysses. Now, when in this way the gases accumulating underground have penetrated through small cracks to the great water reservoirs, they gradually, rising through the waters, fill up the surface thereof so enormously that then these waters, from which all underground springs mostly come, gets blocked off from the upper veins and then also raise the outer crust of the earth often up to eighty, a hundred, and often also two hundred fathoms – on which occasion then, of course, all springs, which have their origin from this, fail, and wells dry up, and the sea, which is always in connection with these subterranean waters, as well as other large lakes, recede considerably from their shores, which must naturally happen, since the great reservoir of waters is separated from the surface waters by such intervening gases.
[4] Now look, this is how this whole phenomenon appears to the natural eye, that is, to the sense of the natural intellect! But in truth it is not so; but when, as was mentioned at the beginning, the other spirits, still at rest, are offended and disturbed in their rest by the gathering of the spirits and their mad activity, then it usually happens that a peacemaking angel is sent there from the heavens. This opens in the interior of the earth cracks from the big water reservoirs to the places whose occupants have become also just as ardent in their deadly zeal. Now the peace-spirits hidden in the waters seek to calm such enraged mobs, and there, during such activity, such peace-spirits gather in great masses through the constant influx of water. And what was said earlier about the gases, see, that is the preponderance of the peace-spirits, which, at the coercion of the angel, have stepped out of the water to appease the angry infernal hordes of spirits.
[5] If then such a continued jumping of the peace-spirits out of the water is of no avail, then the angel – as already known from the earlier report about earthquakes – executes an enormous blow to the plans of such fierce spirits, among which the so-called great spirits of the world are the worst. This line through such evil calculations of the spirits consists in that the powerful angel seizes the place through and through and instantly tears it up with great force into the smallest parts, where still unborn spirits dwell in oppression.
[6] The spirits that have now been released – since they themselves have become completely incandescent – then also ignite the spirits of peace (or with the natural expression "gases") that have
often accumulated over miles and miles – and this moment of ignition is then also the moment of the earth tremor with which you are already familiar.
[7] What consequences such ignitions have, is already sufficiently known to you. But so that such ignitions do not occur too often, since they could bring about a complete destruction of the world- body with time, namely by the effect of the angel who is free according to My will (who, if he is equipped with My power for the execution of My will, he would care little whether for the glorification of My name one or a thousand earths would be scattered like chaff in the wind) – so I firstly have built here and there on the earth permanent deflectors of the fury of the infernal spirits, through which water is constantly led to dampen the glowing places. And if there are also accumulations of such gases known to you, they are, like the smoke through a chimney, in a certain way naturally discharged without significant devastation.
[8] Of course, people should not build their dwellings so close to such places, because in their vicinity, greater or smaller devastations must necessarily take place. After all, the earth is quite extensive, and therefore it is not necessary to build dwellings exactly at the chimneys of hell.
[9] For you see, in spiritual terms, the volcanoes are nothing other than the fierce and wrathful dischargers of hell. These volcanoes have many thousands of underground passages and mouths, which are not unlike the roots of a great tree. Nevertheless, they cannot touch every conceivable place of the earth, because the earth would then have to be like a bathing sponge, which cannot be, if it should and must be able to carry people, mountains, countries and all the great waters, so that it's surface is a firm school for the freedom of life in Me.
[10] Where therefore the volcanic passages do not reach, there such elevations happen very often by the accumulation of spirits that have become free. However, in order to prevent such an enormous destruction, openings are made by a second angel in the lowlands of the earth, as well as more often in the mountain gorges. Through these openings, the gases then flow out unignited, in the manner of violent winds, as storms over the surface of the earth.
[11] See, such increases happen almost every day. You may only observe the so-called barometer, and you will be able to sufficiently observe the perpetual accumulation of such spirits by the falling and rising of the mercury. For when the mercury falls from line to line, the accumulation takes place underground. The earth layer with the crust is raised. Thereby you are lifted together with your cities, mountains and rivers fathom by fathom higher into the lighter air-layers. And since the air column, which presses on the mercury, thereby naturally becomes smaller and smaller, then also the mercury in the tube falls according to the measure of the lightening of the air column above it.
[12] If then, according to My love, a well-calculated proportionate exit gate is erected for the free spirits or, naturally speaking, "gases", then they flow out in general, just like air from a furnace. The soil and bark then gradually sink back into their previous position. And to the same extent that the sinking back occurs, the mercury in the tube rises again, because the column of air above it naturally becomes longer, more intense and heavier.
[13] You would perhaps ask, if not now, then nevertheless little by little, what happens with these released spirits; I tell you nothing else but this: ask yourselves, what you use to do after your work is done. Namely, you go to your homes in order to rest there again peacefully from the day's laborious work of your hands. See, the same is also the case with these released spirits, and all the more so since they know the way they have to go until becoming the soul of a free human of the earth.
[14] See, these spirits immediately unite with the spirits coming from the free spheres of light, attract each other, unite by the so-called electro-magnetic way, which is often visible to you, but mostly invisible, and which would be better called the "nature-love-way", and then usually fall down again in rain, often also in hail and snow, fertilizing the earth.
[15] Between the rain, hail and snow there are only very small differences, which have the same reason throughout. In the case of hail, sometimes even more evil yet-unborn spirits have come along with the free spirits of the water. So that these spirits can cause no further devastation, they are immediately captured and bound by the water-spirits and thus, cooled and soothed in their fury, are led back to earth in the form of hail – for which reason such a hailstorm usually proceeds with greater violence than any other rain or windstorm.
[16] That this is so, is shown to you by the hither and tither billowing clouds before such a storm. When you see this, then the moment is there when such evil spirits are caught by the vehemence of the hither and tither movement of the peace-spirits, when such spirits then always make themselves known by an unwilling, audible grumbling, raving, frequent lightning and thundering. All of this helps them but little or nothing. In the end, they are all captured and, as already known, taken to their destination.
[17] When they have now reached the earth, they are taken up again by the softened matter, and the peaceful spirits then calmly part from their solid lumps. If such a hailstorm has caused some damage to your fruits here and there, you shouldn't worry about it regardless. Because this damage is not in the slightest proportion to what would arise if the peace spirits did not, according to My will, lay hands on the "untimely" destroyers of the world, because they would immediately ignite in their freedom, and the earth would fare – as noted earlier – like a great heap of gunpowder.
[18] Therefore you should not be so afraid in the future when you see this before your eyes. Because everything that happens there, happens out of love for you! And if someone is deservedly chastised a little by this, you know: if you chastise your children only out of love, since you are evil – how much more will I, the only good Father, chastise My children only out of love!
[19] See, this is how it is with these things, which up to now have been incomprehensible to everyone! And as it is in a small proportion with the hail, so it is – but longer during – with snowfall and also with ice. Because you should know – the further north any point on earth is, the more devious and evil are the inhabiting spirits.
[20] But now remember this: After what you have learned so far about the nature of things out of My grace, you can already get some idea of how much worth is all worldly wisdom! But if someone wants to learn a trade, he must go to a master, otherwise he will remain a constant bungler and cobbler. But I am a real and true master in all things. Whoever wants to get to know them therefore has to be instructed by Me, the Author of all things. Because it is not possible in any other way to get into My kingdom than only through the gate that I have shown you. Woe to the thieves and robbers who try to sneak in through the roof, for them it will be like the spirits in the hail; for they will be cast out into utter darkness for a whole eternity.
[21] But the common man should one day be instructed about everything, according to the receptivity of his love. However, the wise men of the world should be ashamed of an empty snail shell and of the from larvae-born infusoria! For verily, I tell you, one day an earthworm will immensely shame such wise men in their supposed wisdom.
[22] Therefore he who does not learn from Me, is a fool. But who has received it from Me – no matter how small the gift – he will not be able to consume what has been received in eternities and eternities. Because I am always infinite – as in the greatest, so in the smallest. And so a sun dust as a gift from Me is no less large and infinite than the largest of the suns, which shines like a blessing mother in the midst of her children among countless armies of suns.
[23] Take this now to heart! Because I, the Giver of all good things, gave it to you – a good, well- edible piece of bread for eternal life.
[24] Therefore rejoice in your hearts too; for you know when you distribute bread to your children that you are not far from your children. See, the same is also the case with Me!
[25] Wherever My Bread of Life appears, there also believe that I, your good Father, am not far away! Amen. This says I, your good Father. Amen.