GGJ5b

Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B
[GGJ.05_275,04] But I said to them, ―Do not be too amazed by this! I have
only opened your inner spiritual eye through My power of will, and so you
were then also in a position to see these distant worlds as if you had been
quite close; for any spatial distance is as good as none for the spirit. But now
think about it at home, and tomorrow we will discuss it some more! But for
now head home to rest, and the rest and celebration of the Sabbath is thus
ended!‖
[GGJ.05_275,05] At this they all thanked Me and then headed to their
houses. Only the far neighbor remained with us through the short night. I also
headed to rest with My disciples, and thus another Sabbath was brought to
an end with sheer good deeds.
[GGJ.05_275,06] The night passed quickly, and early in the morning most of
the neighbors along with their wives and children were already assembled
before the house of Barnabe, and the whole of Barnabe‘ house was already
full of activity in order to prepare a good breakfast.
[GGJ.05_275,07] I came with My disciples soon out into the open air to those
waiting, and Barnabe brought Me a very magnificent morning greeting, as
well as to My disciples at the same time. Then they all did the same to the
neighbors present here and rejoiced highly that they had Me in their midst,
and they could still not wonder enough at yesterday‘s view of the starry
heaven.
[GGJ.05_275,08] One, who had been placed in spirit on the surface of a
distant planet, namely on Uranus, asked Me whether these many and very
strong people that he had seen there very clearly, were already a type of
blessed people. He at least had considered them to be so; only that had
surprised him somewhat, that he had seen them working much more actively
than even the most industrious people on the Earth. He had also seen many
and very big buildings, and many which were just in the process of being built
with great zeal. Now he wondered whether in the kingdom of heaven the
blessed people also had to build their houses like the people here on this
Earth.
[GGJ.05_275,09] Then I said to him, ―Partly as well. But the people you saw
in that world are far from being spirits and can therefore not be blest, but they
are for that world just as material as your material men are here in this world.
However, there is a difference, namely, that only you earth-people are called
to become children of God whereas, generally speaking, all men on all the
countless myriads of celestial globes do not have this calling, although they
are not totally excluded from it. Yet there it takes far more to achieve it than
on this earth which has been destined for it since the beginning.
[GGJ.05_275,10] Indeed there was a very large Earth, which received light
from this sun. It had the same destiny, but its people had known no limits,
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