GGJ5b

Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B
sense will now see the difference which exists between a concealed truth
and a concealed lie.
[GGJ.05_140,03] What I showed you as an action or speech which should
never take place in your institute is a concealed lie; but never a concealed
truth from any very wise reasons.
[GGJ.05_140,04] If the lie also has a good consequence and the truth at
least a seeming terrible one, that means, what the people call terrible with
their worldly understanding, the truth is nonetheless to be preferred over a
lie; for the final effect of the lie is always remaining a bad one and the final
effect of the truth will be a good one.
[GGJ.05_140,05] According to outer appearance the difference between a
concealed lie and a concealed truth is certainly not easily noticeable, just as
a genuine miracle can only be distinguished with difficulty or not at all by a
pure, little experienced worldly understanding from the false one, because a
genuine miracle for the worldly understanding cannot be checked at all and
the magicians and the false prophets let their miracles be checked by the
people just as little as you let yours be checked. But exactly for that reason
there should never be any lie among you, no matter how small, or any
deception no matter how small, no room left so that on the Earth there is an
institute for ever in which alone only the truth reigns and there would be an
enduring measuring stick of the world, in order to recognize the true gold of
all truth from the false gold well and easily!
[GGJ.05_140,06] If that is not mastered then in a few years after Me there
will already be a surprising number of false prophets and miracle-workers
who will transform this religion of Mine entirely. They, the false ones, will
indeed also use My name; but their religion will not resemble Mine in the
least, and our miracles will be of a recognisably deceptive type to you and
make very many into firm converts of the false prophets.
[GGJ.05_140,07] Therefore I warn you in advance about this! Therefore do
not listen to those who will run around shouting: Look, here or there is the
anointed of God – that is the truth! Truly I tell you all: Those who speak so
and shout so and even do signs in My name are nothing but pure false
prophets! They do not listen and turn their backs! And if they come to you,
threaten them, and if they do not want to give in, threaten them in My name,
and perform a true sign before their eyes; otherwise however keep away as
much as possible from miracle-working which certainly entices and captures
the eye and ear of the foolish people, but which hardens the heart at the cost
of the miracle mostly into a unfeeling stone! The truth must witness and
speak for itself and needs no further sign any longer.
[GGJ.05_140,08] The only true sign of a miracle however consists of selfexperience,
which everyone will make through and in that exactly the truth
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