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Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B<br />
complete; but some often receive a great anger at everything that happens<br />
only on this Earth. From these come the very evil individuals for this Earth,<br />
who rob, murder and steal whatever comes their way. Also they usually<br />
have no love for the people of this Earth and seek only to harm them in<br />
every possible way. Such only rarely escape here the just punishment for<br />
their crimes against the Earth laws of order. Quite often they return to their<br />
old homeland, where things are not too good for them either, for their spirit<br />
often begins to discipline them in a terribly severe and painful manner, and the<br />
prouder, more hardened and selfish-stubborn a soul is, the longer will such a<br />
process last.<br />
[GGJ.05_188,17] Yes, Sometimes the same thing happens to citizens of this<br />
earth who are enticed by the strangers to perpetrate many an evil deed. It is<br />
these souls, of whom unfortunately there are many, that are called 'devils'.<br />
These will later be tormented by their spirits out of God who will then be their<br />
guides until their complete betterment takes place. And look, this accounts for<br />
the great diversity on this earth and the peculiar conditions prevailing among<br />
the people of this earth. — I think that you, who can obviously think more<br />
keenly than other ordinary people of this earth, should now be completely in the<br />
clear regarding your questions. Or is there still anything else?"<br />
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[GGJ.05_189,01] Says Hiram: "This is now quite all right, and we have no<br />
longer any objections, for now we believe you , who alone will surely know and<br />
clearly enough comprehend it, since we know nothing about the countless<br />
strange worlds and even less about their mysterious inhabitants, — who they<br />
are, what they look like and what their nature is like. But I mean to say one more<br />
thing, namely, that at least some of the better people of this earth ought to be<br />
informed from above while they are still in the flesh, so that they will be<br />
prepared to deal with such people."<br />
[GGJ.05_189,02] Says John: "Listen, there have always been men in the world<br />
who informed the people of this earth about these and similar things through all<br />
kinds of metaphors. There are several such references in the Song of<br />
Solomon. Yet the people, or rather their souls, have merged too deeply with<br />
worldly matter and have thus turned their backs on their spirit out of God,<br />
wherefore they are no longer able to comprehend and understand any of the<br />
highest and purely spiritual things. We came into this world precisely for this<br />
reason, to rehabilitate the souls that became depraved through their own fault<br />
and to show them the proper roads to their spiritual and eternal salvation."<br />
[GGJ.05_189,03] In the future after us everything will be revealed by the holy<br />
spirit of God to thousands of people a thousand times brighter than I could<br />
now reveal it to you all. But if then the spirit of God will come upon you all, he<br />
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