GGJ5b

Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B
God before their very eyes to keep the true faith and thereby be normal, good
people. But indeed here and there from time to time, when the people have
already sunk below the animal kingdom, a prophet is awakened who
preaches wise lessons for a time and presents a fully valid proof of the
divinity of his mission to the people through all sorts of amazing miraculous
powers; but how long does that last?
[GGJ.05_156,08] As the people who long for God and truth flock towards him
in great numbers, the old oracle and completely materially-egoistic caste of
priests become grimly jealous because they fear betrayal of their false ways
and a violent belittlement of their reputation and their great income, and
begin to persecute the prophet. For a certain time they cannot do anything
against him, because he forces them back to the dust with his divine power.
[GGJ.05_156,09] But some years later, when he has already opened the
eyes of many thousands, the divine power withdraws from him and he
becomes the prey of the commonest human revenge! Then his converts
stand there full of fear, and do not know one end of the stick from the other.
Worry, fear, terror and doubt seize the disciples if they are not very many in
number, but if they already form a positive army, then there is usually a very
cruelest war of religion and opinion, which has no end until one party has
completely destroyed the other.
[GGJ.05_156,10] But now I ask and say: If one as an experienced and
reasonably thinking person observes such goings-on soberly, can one
thereby reach a living faith in a God? Or must one not rather think: ‗Look,
sheer works of man!‘?! God, however, is eternally far and not near according
to the words of the Scriptures! Am I right or not?‖
[GGJ.05_156,11] Cyrenius says, ―In the way that you tend to think, you might
have a point – but only simply in the this-worldly human and social respect.
But we are now in the very wisest plans of God with the humanity of this
Earth already a little more deeply familiar and know the great divine Why! I
can say nothing to you other than that your opinion is a very basically false
one. But I hope that you will yet think differently. But now go with your
companions, and come back when you are called! First look at the miracles,
think about them, and it will become clear to you how foolish and bold your
persecution of the great Master of Nazareth was!‖
[GGJ.05_156,12] The Pharisees bowed deeply and moved back towards
Mark‘s new house in order to look at it. At a sign from Me Mark accompanies
them into the new miracle-house himself, into the garden and then down to
the sea, in order to show and explain everything to them.
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