GGJ5b

Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B
for ever falls back once again into its old judgment and will have to wait there
until once again an other-worldly spirit awakens it to a new test life.
[GGJ.05_171,09] But because things are that way and not otherwise, nor can
they be, I came Myself from above to you people of this Earth and am now
showing you all the full truth of all forms in life and its good or bad conditions.
And you, My Peter, will hopefully now be clear about why I have just said to
you: ‗Away with you, Satan!‘ – Now forward into the great bay!‖
Chapter 172
[GGJ.05_172,01] A good two hours‘ journey below Mark‘s present bath
house was the great bay which the fishermen also called the ‗White Lake‘;
we steered into it. It was the shallowest part of the sea and was therefore
somewhat difficult to navigate with a larger ship because one needed to
know the deeper passages of water very well in order not to remain stuck on
a sandbank. But our ship nonetheless completely entered the bay and did not
hit ground anywhere, at which even the twelve apostles began to wonder
very much, since no-one controlled either the oars or the rudder. The ship
was thus led by an invisible power and recognized as being led very well by
all the apostles, who were well acquainted with ships.
[GGJ.05_172,02] We came already before midday to the site of our new
designation and turned there to a poor fisherman, who accepted all of us
gladly. The place had no name of its own, it was simply called ‗Fisherman‘s
village near Caesarea‘. Soon a large number of the poor fishermen and
women came to us and asked us what we were actually looking for here, and
what we wanted to do in this extremely poor place.
[GGJ.05_172,03] But I calmed them down and said, ―You will learn that soon
enough! But first of all tell Me whether we thirteen can spend several days
here in complete peace!‖
[GGJ.05_172,04] And our host said, ―As far as I am concerned, without any
objection! Only I must first tell you all, dear friends, that I have indeed a good
will, but no means to give you even a basic accommodation; for since the
burning of Caesarea things gave been going very pitifully badly for me! The
daily small sale of our fish has naturally entirely stopped, and otherwise there
is no other earning for us poor inhabitants of this little village. Thus we are
completely and entirely reduced to begging, have nothing to eat but our fish,
and therefore can offer nothing to prepare and eat other than fish, as we
have. But the preparation is extremely simple for us. The fish are simply
cooked and consumed without salt or bread and without any other herbs. For
to be honest, we have become the clearest beggars more than even the
burnt-out Caesareans through the fire in Caesarea and do not even have
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