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Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B<br />
already explained one thing so well in the fullest and fairest truth, explain to<br />
us this as well, if it is Your holy will!‖<br />
Chapter 228<br />
[GGJ.05_228,01] I say, ―That is why I gave you all the examples, so that you<br />
would be able to understand more easily the following explanation of Satan<br />
and his angels; and so listen to Me now further!<br />
[GGJ.05_228,02] You now see very well that after the experience you have<br />
just had the very strongest giant without a very firm opposing support, which<br />
we will call a counter-power or a counter-pole, is not able to do anything. But<br />
the same relationship extends also, even if going into the endless greatness,<br />
to the very highest divine being!<br />
[GGJ.05_228,03] If the eternal, very freest, wisest and all-powerful spirit of<br />
God had not given Himself right since the beginning of eternity a counterpole,<br />
it would never have been possible for Him as a pure positive God to call<br />
suns, worlds and all the countless many beings on them into existence.<br />
[GGJ.05_228,04] But what does this counter-pole look like and what does it<br />
consist of? Is it a very foreign thing to the positive, free pole of divine life and<br />
power, or in a certain respect just the same? Is it a lord of itself, or does it<br />
depend in all its parts only from the positive pole of divine power?<br />
[GGJ.05_228,05] You see, I will answer these very important questions as<br />
fully as possible, and you will then see immediately who the so-called Satan,<br />
and who his devils actually are! And so now pay attention!<br />
[GGJ.05_228,06] If a person for example wants to present something, he<br />
begins to think, and a number of fleeting images storm through his mind as<br />
individual thoughts. If the thinker gives himself longer time with the<br />
examination of his inner spiritual images, which one calls ‗thoughts‘ and also<br />
begins to hold on to them more and more, he soon and easily becomes<br />
aware that some better thoughts have been attracted and in a way have<br />
already joined into an idea of light. The soul then contains such an idea as a<br />
defined image strongly in its memory centre, and one could call that a basic<br />
idea.<br />
[GGJ.05_228,07] But now the train of thought goes forth, just like the water of<br />
a current, and under the many thoughts flowing above something more<br />
appropriate comes again, is immediately attracted by the basic idea and<br />
unites itself with the same, whereby the basic idea then already becomes<br />
brighter and more definitely defined.<br />
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