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Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B<br />
of some void, material reasons and receives death for it. And so I think that<br />
every person who has once been taught by You Yourself and has recognized<br />
You as He who You are, cannot possibly neglect to live and to act most<br />
exactly with all love and joy as You have commanded him.<br />
[GGJ.05_219,03] Well may some hurdles and difficulties crop up for the<br />
follower of Your teaching among the now very wicked, totally blind and to an<br />
unlimited degree selfish, proud and power hungry human world, since there<br />
are very many more terrible human spirits than good ones; but if one already<br />
knows what one has in Your teaching and what one has to expect through<br />
the observance of it, then the mountains may set themselves against him and<br />
all the storms may rage against him, and one will still be able to stand up to<br />
them all with the most constant courage in the world. For a hiker attacked by<br />
enemies often defends himself with the courage of a lion in order not to lose<br />
this short and in any case quickly passing life, which truly in any case has not<br />
much value if it is lost – why then not defend oneself with a true courage of a<br />
thousand lions against enemies who threaten to take away eternal life<br />
through this life from the wandering people?! I believe that I am quite of the<br />
right opinion in this aspect.<br />
[GGJ.05_219,04] Yes, people who cling to this vain world, seek their whole<br />
salvation in the dung of this earth and have not been penetrated by Your<br />
teaching like I have and do not see the value of their life and may not, will not<br />
and cannot understand it, will certainly lose all courage in danger and soon<br />
sink back into the old dung again; but people such as us will not allow<br />
themselves to be driven so easily into a dead end.<br />
[GGJ.05_219,05] I tell You, oh Lord and Master: Whoever has no fear of the<br />
death of the body, emperors and kings will have difficulty making laws for<br />
him! Now let the whole Earth go to ruin, and I will not fear the certain downfall<br />
of my body; for I know indeed now from Your words that my soul will not be<br />
destroyed with Your life spirit in it! With this confidence enemies may then<br />
come from wherever and however many they want, and they will truly present<br />
me, Aziona and Hiram no shock; their veto will remain unheard and their<br />
threat unnoticed. And now tell us, oh Lord and Master of life, whether I am<br />
right or not!‖<br />
[GGJ.05_219,06] I say, ―You are perfectly right, and all the more so because<br />
you also would behave so in an emergency, just like all of you in this place.<br />
But since we now are together in trust and have indeed got to know each<br />
other, but certainly it is very important for Me that you all will not waver at all<br />
sorts of events and trials, I must now make you all familiar with some other<br />
things. And so listen to Me!‖<br />
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