Gifts of Heaven · Volume 2 · Chapter 229

From the gifts of the spirit

31st May 1842

"Lord Jesus! You dear, Holy Father! Wouldn't you like to make me known what there is the matter for the apparitions of J. V., who is a fire guard at the Schlossberg? Was it really You who appeared to him several times, stepping out from a white cloud? What should I think of it? And have similar views always been a condition for complete rebirth? Dear Holy Father, if it were Your Holy Will, thus You only want to give us a few words about it! But only Your Holy Will be done at all times! Amen." To this request the servant Jakob Lorber was given the following answer:

[1] Behold, concerning your still somewhat blind question, humans are endowed with different abilities or talents. One has the gift of counsel, another the gift of understanding, another the gift of languages, another the gift of prophecy, another the gift of vision. Again another the gift of perception, what you call intuition, and again another the gift of hearing. Some have the gift of smell, some the gift of taste. And among all of these are countless gradations and mixtures. Some have the gift of willpower, another again a power in his eyes. And so one has a special distinction in this, and another again in something else.

[2] But through true humility and love for Me, everyone can increase his inherited talent up to the completely spiritual life! But that is why no-one has any advantage above the other; but that he can and should serve his brothers in all love with his special talents – that is why each will also be given something special!

[3] Because if everyone had received all completely equal and would thus be equally wealthy – think! – would one brother go to another and ask for a service from him? Oh behold, no-one would certainly do that; for he would be provided with everything anyway!

[4] But since, according to My love, in the whole of infinity no being is completely supplied with all talents, so the lack of one or the other talent is indeed the most beautiful and lasting bond of mutual love, through which one brother becomes necessary to the other and must come close to him to be able to use the brother's talent.

[5] Therefore the visions of the pious man, about whom you have asked the question, may well also be in order, just as hearing is in order for you!

[6] But no-one is thereby completely excluded from one or the other talent; but the difference consists only in the predominance of one or the other talent in one or the other person. But if the person passes over into the spiritual life, then the predominant talent is awakened first.

[7] And so, for full rebirth, neither vision for itself nor anything else for itself is absolutely necessary, but only humility and love. Everything else is then only a consequence of this and always depends on the original possession of some talent.

[8] You should surely already be able now to understand such things from within yourself. The visions of J.V. are thus correct, although many an unclean thing clings to it.

[9] But you stay with the Word! For in it is the purest sight! Therefore it is indeed the source of all light and all seeing! Understand it well! Amen.