Gifts of Heaven · Volume 2 · Chapter 170

Instructions for the scribe-servant

8th August 1841

[1] Just write! Because I have known for a long time, what you and Andr. H.-W. want! But I answer you like this:

[2] You, My servant, consider well what an office is bestowed on you by Me and how much you still have to do until only the work will be finished. For for this you will from now on, according to your Scripture, still need almost as much as for that which is already present now. Behold, such a thing needs with active diligence still will take you about a year, while you are not the most experienced scribe. And it would be good if you could spend five hours a day for it.

[3] For the material of the main work still to be negotiated is: A three days long stay with Adam (after the Sabbath), where still unheard-of things will happen to the deepest attention of everyone who will get to read it. Then there will be a return to the depths and a brief overview of all the people of the earth at that time. Then Adam's death and, little by little, the story of all the chief ancestors known to you except Noah; and so, among other things, the intermingling of the children of Jehovah with the beautiful daughters of the world's depths. Then, briefly reviewed, Jehovah's wars, Noah's calling, the penitential preachers he sent to the depths, Noah's impulse to build the ark; his mocked and endangered work; his watchmen. Then the great earthquakes, visible signs in the firmament; and finally only the flood with all its pre- and after-effects. And from there some more glances up to Abraham and the high priest Melchizedek and some more afterwords.

[4] And only then is the end of the main work there, to which then still certain already given main epilogues are to be incorporated, which will be designated more closely in due time.

[5] Behold, the main work still has and demands such things! But a great multitude of reports about nature and the revelation of the starry heavens and the spirit world everywhere on and between the suns, earth-bodies, moons, and comets is yet to come.

[6] You calculate how you will cope with all this in two years! For by that time it shall be finished – that is, if you want it and if you care about it.

[7] But if you do not want to be so busy with it, then I already have other officials, namely in other countries, who will receive such great gifts and complete them until the last tick.

[8] Behold, I do not tell you what you are to do; but if you have My word, you are to be dedicate to it at least daily, with the exception of the holidays, for eight hours throughout the two little years through to finish everything that is of the foremost importance for this time.

[9] For people are soon to fully recognize from this how vainly foolish all their worldly activity and drive is!

[10] As regards your other will to do, especially in the language of sound, for this you have your free will. But it is always a sin of sloth, if man carelessly puts something which he has received from Me behind him, before I take it away from him in one way or another.

[11] Behold, I have made you a spiritual courtier of the heart and love for the people. And to do such things and to turn your life around yourself according to the word, is assigned to you by Me. It is not counted for your merit that you receive such things; for such things are a great grace to everyone who receives them; but it is counted to you for merit only to live by the word in all love, patience, gentleness, faith and trust, all self-denial and patient bearing of all manner of crosses and sufferings, so that thereby the heart may become perfectly clean from all the dross of the world.

[12] And so you already have your hands full with this courtiership and therefore you will hardly be able to devote yourself to anything else. You can live alone anywhere – but of course not next to some whore!

[13] If W. is thus served, then at least your blessing can secretly strengthen his little children. And you can also be helpful to them in various ways in your free time. But a so-called office of court master with all it's requirements is not at present an acceptable possibility for you. But if you go, go there quite unnoticed. For the certain world here in this place must not know anything of it, otherwise it would be very angry about it – and you then will be angry with yourself because of it.

[14] Do you understand it? For there is a certain one who is watching your steps with a hundred eyes, lurking – to find something that strikes him. Once W. has changed office and place, then you can be together without worry. Meanwhile, however, only under proper caution!

[15] Then you listen, W.! Some think anyway that the servant secretly gives you and your children lessons in Lutheranism and all so-called anti-Catholic heresy – and that music is only a political cloak.

[16] If the servant L. now immediately recites here and then moves to you, W., this could very easily cause some small annoyances. Therefore, in order to avoid this, the servant's present room should be kept for another month and a half. And for the time being, I will then already indicate to you how the whole thing can be safely arranged.

[17] Beyond that, however, the servant is still to be at Ans. Wortemsig (*1); the servant is not to change his order too much, i.e., if he moves to you, Willig(*2), he is to dine with him at least two or three times a week at noon, and otherwise, as usual, stay with him daily.

[18] Above all, however, you, W., should communicate wisely with your wife, if she should place her demands above what has been agreed upon with the servant! For the very thrifty constantly seek to simplify even the most necessary needs. You will certainly understand how it is meant.

[19] Think well over such advice and act accordingly!

[20] Says the One to whom all things are known! Amen, Amen.

Footnotes (*1) Anselm Hüttenbrenner (*2) Andreas Hüttenbrenner