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The
Visions of Sadhu Sundar
Singh of India
PUBLISHERS' PREFACE
The life of Sadhu
Sundar Singh was most remarkable in it's Christ-likeness. He was born amidst the depths of
Indian culture and religion, and into a Sikh family. During the early part of
his life, Sundar's mother would take him week by week
to sit at the feet of a sadhu, an ascetic holy man,
who lived some distance away in the rainforest.
But with the death of his beloved mother
when he was only fourteen years old, the young Sundar
grew increasingly despairing and aggressive. His hatred of the local
missionaries and Christians culminated in the public burning of a bible, which
he tore apart page by page and threw, into the flames.
Yet before long Sundar
was intent on taking his own life. Sundar had arrived
at a point of desperation: he had decided to throw himself under the
At three in the morning he rose from his
bed and went out into the moonlit courtyard for the ceremonial bath observed by
devout Hindus and Sikhs before worship. He then returned to his room and knelt
down, bowed his head to the ground and pleaded that God would reveal himself.
Yet, nothing happened.
He had not known what to expect: a voice,
a vision, and a trance? Still nothing happened. And it was fast approaching the
time for the Lothian express.
He lifted his head and opened his eyes,
and was rather surprised to see a faint cloud of light in the room. It was too
early for the dawn. He opened the door and peered out to the courtyard. Darkness. Turning back into the room, he saw that the light
in the room was getting brighter. To his sheer amazement, he saw not the face
of any of his traditional gods, but of Jesus the Christ.
Jesus Christ was there in the room,
shining, radiating an inexpressible joy, peace, and love, looking at him with
compassion and asking, "Why do you persecute me? I died for you..."
From here on the life of Sundar Singh became most Christ-like. Being unwilling to
denounce his Master, it was not long before his family had rejected him. Sundar took the saffron robes of the sadhu
and began a life of spreading the simple message of love and peace and rebirth
through Jesus. He carried no money or other possessions, only a New Testament.
He traveled
With the large number of "spiritual
paths" and "techniques”, facing the world of today it is of special
value to consider the life and insights of one who truly embraced the simplicity,
love and freedom offered through devotion to Christ.
"I am not worthy to follow in the
steps of my Lord," he said, "but like Him, I want no home, no
possessions. Like Him I will belong to the road, sharing the suffering of my
people, eating with those who will give me shelter, and telling all people of
the love of God."
PREFACE by SUNDAR SINGH
The following is the preface of the
original publication of 1926:
In this book, I have attempted to write
about some of the visions, which God has given me. Had I considered my own
inclinations I would not have published the account of these visions during my
life time; but friends, whose judgment I value, have been insistent that, as a
spiritual help to others, the publication of the teaching of these visions
should not be delayed. In deference to the wish of these friends, this book is
now presented to the public.
At Kotgarh,
fourteen years ago, while I was praying, my eyes were opened to the Heavenly
Vision. So vividly did I see it all that I thought I must have died, and that
my soul had passed into the glory of heaven; but throughout the intervening
years these visions have continued to enrich my life.
I cannot call them up at will, but, usually when I am praying or meditating,
sometimes as often as eight or ten times in a month, my spiritual eyes are
opened to see within the heavens, and, for an hour or two, I walk in the glory
of the heavenly sphere with Christ Jesus, and hold converse with angels and
spirits. Their answers to my questions have provided much of the material that
has already been published in my books, and the unutterable ecstasy of that
spiritual communion makes me long for the time when I shall enter in
permanently to the bliss and fellowship of the redeemed.
Some may consider that these visions are
merely a form of spiritualism, but I would emphasize that there is one very
essential difference. Spiritualism does presume to produce messages and signs
from spirits out of the dark, but they are usually so fragmentary and
unintelligible, if not actually deceptive, that they lead their followers away
from, rather than to, the truth. In these visions, on the other hand, I see
vividly and clearly every detail of the glory of the spiritual world, and I
have the uplifting experience of very real fellowship with the saints, amid the
inconceivably bright and beautiful world made visible. It is from these angels
and saints that I have received, not vague, broken and
elusive messages from the unseen, but clear and rational elucidations of many
of the problems that have troubled me.
This "Communion of the Saints"
was a fact so real in the experience of the early Church, that it is given a
place among the necessary articles of their faith, as stated in the
"Apostles' Creed." Once, in a vision, I asked the saints for a proof
from the Bible of this communion of saints, and was told that it was to be
found clearly given in Zechariah 3:7-8, where "those that were standing
by" were not angels, but saints in glory; and God's promise, on condition
of Joshua fulfilling His command, is that he will be given "a place of
access to walk among them (saints) that stand by," and these are his
"fellows" the spirits of men made perfect with whom he could commune.
There is repeated mention of Spirits, Saints and Angels in this book. The
distinction I would make between them is that spirits are good or bad, which
after death exist in a state intermediate between heaven and hell. Saints are
those who have passed on through this stage into the higher sphere of the
spiritual world, and have had special service allotted to them. Angels are
those glorious beings to whom all kinds of superior service have been allotted,
and among them are included many saints from other worlds, as well as from this
world of ours, who live together as one family. They serve one another in love,
and, in the effulgence of God's glory, are eternally happy. The World of
Spirits means that intermediary state into which spirits enter after leaving
the body. By the Spiritual World is meant all spiritual beings that progress
through the stages between the darkness of the bottomless pit and the throne of
the Lord in light.
I wish to express my sincere thanks to
Rev. T. E. Riddle of the New Zealand Presbyterian Mission, Kharar,
SUNDAR SINGH
Subathu,
July 1926.
The Visions
LIFE
There is only one source of Life--an
Infinite and Almighty Life, whose creative power gave life to all living
things. All creatures live in Him and in Him will they remain forever. Again,
this Life created innumerable other lives, different in kind, and in the stages
of their progress man is one of these, created in God's own image that he might
ever remain happy in His holy presence.
DEATH
This life may change but it can never be
destroyed, and though the change from one form of existence into another is
called Death, this never means that death finally ends life, or even that it
adds to life, or takes away from it. It merely transfers the life from one form
of existence to another. A thing that disappears from our sight has not thereby
ceased to exist. It reappears, but in another form and state.
MAN CAN NEVER BE DESTROYED
Nothing in this whole universe was ever
destroyed, nor can it ever be, because the Creator has never created anything
for destruction. If He had wished to destroy it, He would never have created
it. And if nothing in creation can be destroyed, then how can man be destroyed,
who is the crown of creation, and the image of his Creator? Can God Himself
destroy His own image, or can any other creature do it? Never! If a man is not
destroyed at death then at once the question arises, where will man exist after
death, and in what state?
I shall attempt to give a brief
explanation from my own visional experiences though it is not possible for me
to describe all the things which I have seen in visions of the spiritual world,
because the language and illustrations of this world are inadequate to express
these spiritual realities; and the very attempt to reduce to ordinary language
the glory of the things seen is likely to result in misunderstanding. I have,
therefore, had to eliminate the account of all those subtle spiritual
occurrences, for which only a spiritual language is adequate, and to take up
only a few simple and instructive incidents that will prove profitable to all.
And since at some time or other every one will have to enter into this unseen
spiritual world it will not be without profit, if we, to some extent, become
familiar with it.
WHAT HAPPENS AT DEATH?
One day when I was praying alone, I
suddenly found myself surrounded by a great concourse of spirit beings, or I
might say that as soon as my spiritual eyes were opened I found myself bowed in
the presence of a considerable company of saints and angels. At first, I was
somewhat abashed, when I saw their bright and glorious state and compared with
them my own inferior quality. But I was at once put at ease by their real
sympathy and love-inspired friendliness. I had already had the experience of
the peace of the presence of God in my life, but the fellowship of these saints
added a new and wonderful joy to me. As we conversed together, I received from
them answers to my questions relating to my difficulties about many problems
that puzzled me. My first inquiry was about what happens at the time of dying
and about the state of the soul after death. I said, ' We know what happens to
us between childhood and old age, but we know nothing of what happens at the
time of death or beyond the gates of death. Correct information about it can be
known only by those on the other side of death, after they have entered the
spiritual world. "Can you", I asked, "Give us any information
about this?"
To this one of the saints answered!
"Death is like sleep. There is no pain in the passing over, except in the
case of a few bodily diseases and mental conditions. As an exhausted man is
overcome by deep sleep, so comes the sleep of death to man. Death comes so
suddenly to many, that it is only with great difficulty that they realize that
they have left the material world, and entered this world of spirits.
Bewildered by the many new things that they see around them, they imagine that
they are visiting some country or city of the physical world, which they have
not seen before. It is only when they have been more fully instructed, and
realize that their spiritual body is different from their former material body,
that they allow that they have, in fact, been transferred from the material
world to the realm of spirits."
Another of the saints who was present gave
this further answer to my question, "Usually," he said, "at the
time of death the body loses its power of feeling. It has no pain, but is
simply overcome by a sense of drowsiness. Sometimes in cases of great weakness,
or after accident, the spirit departs while the body is still unconscious. Then
the spirits of those who have lived without thought of, or preparation for,
entering the spiritual world, being thus suddenly transferred into the world of
spirits, are extremely bewildered, and in a state of great distress at their
fate, so, for a considerable period, they have to remain in the lower and darker
planes of the intermediate state. The spirits of these lower spheres often
greatly harass people in the world. But the only ones that they can injure are
those who are like in mind to themselves, who of their own free will open their
hearts to entertain them. These evil spirits, allying themselves with other
evil spirits, would do immense harm in the world were it not that God has
appointed innumerable angels everywhere for the protection of His people, and
of His creation, so that His people are always safe in His keeping."
"Evil spirits can injure only those
in the world who are like in nature to themselves, and then they can do it only
to a limited extent. They can, indeed, trouble the righteous, but not without
God's permission. God sometimes does give to Satan and his angels
permission to tempt and persecute His people, that they may emerge from the
trial stronger and better, as when He allowed Satan to persecute His servant
Job. But from such a trial there is gain rather than loss to the believer."
Another of the saints standing by added in
reply to my question, "Many whose lives have not been yielded to God, when
about to die, seem to become unconscious; but what actually happens is that
when they see the hideous and devilish faces of the evil spirits that have come
about them, they become speechless and paralyzed by fear. On the other hand the
dying of a believer is frequently the very opposite of this. He is extremely
happy for he sees angels and saintly spirits coming to welcome him. Then too, his
loved ones, who have died before, are permitted to attend his deathbed, and to
conduct his soul to the spiritual world. On entering the world of spirits he at
once feels at home for not only are his friends about him, but, while in the
world he had long been preparing himself for that Home by his trust in God and
fellowship with Him."
After that a fourth saint said, "To
conduct the souls of men from the world is the work of angels. Usually Christ
reveals Himself in the spiritual world to each one in degrees of glory
differing in intensity according to the state of each soul's spiritual
development. But in some cases, He Himself comes to a deathbed to welcome His
servant and in love dries his tears, and leads him into
THE WORLD OF SPIRITS
Once in the course of conversation, the
saints gave me this information. "After death the soul of every human
being will enter the world of spirits, and every one, according to the stage of
his spiritual growth, will dwell with spirits like in mind and in nature to
himself, either in the darkness or in the light of glory. We are assured that
no one in the physical body has entered into the spiritual world, except Christ
and a few saints, whose bodies were transformed into glorious bodies, yet to
some it has been granted, that, while still dwelling in the world, they can see
the world of spirits, and heaven itself, as in 2 Cor.
12:2, though they themselves cannot tell whether they enter Paradise in the
body or in the spirit."
After this conversation, these saints
conducted me around and showed me many wonderful things and places. I saw that
from all sides thousands upon thousands of souls were constantly arriving in
the world of spirits, and that all were attended by angels. The souls of the
good had with them only angels and good spirits, who had conducted them from
their deathbeds. Evil spirits were not allowed to come near to them, but stood
far off and watched. I saw also that there were no good spirits with the souls
of the really wicked, but about them were evil spirits, who had come with them
from their death-beds, while angels, too, stood by and prevented the evil
spirits from giving free play to the spite of their malicious natures in
harassing them. The evil spirits almost immediately led these souls away
towards the darkness, for when in the flesh, they had consistently allowed evil
spirits to influence them for evil, and had willingly permitted themselves to
be enticed to all kinds of wickedness.
For the angels in no way interfere with
the free will of any soul. I saw there, also, many souls who had lately come
into the world of spirits, who were attended by both good and evil spirits, as
well as by angels. But before long, the radical difference of their lives began
to assert itself, and they separated themselves--the good in character towards
the good, and the evil towards the evil.
SONS OF LIGHT
When the souls of men arrive in the world
of spirits the good at once separate from the evil. In the world all are mixed
together, but it is not so in the spiritual world. I have many times seen that
when the spirits of the good--the Sons of Light enter into the world of spirits
they first of all bathe in the impalpable air-like waters of a crystal clear
ocean, and in this they find an intense and
exhilarating refreshment. Within these miraculous waters they move about as if
in open air, neither are they drowned beneath them, nor do the waters wet them,
but, wonderfully cleansed and refreshed and fully purified, they enter into the
world of glory and light, where they will ever remain in the presence of their
dear Lord, and in the fellowship of innumerable saints and angels.
SONS OF DARKNESS
How different from these are the souls of
those whose lives have been evil. Ill at ease in the company of the Sons of
Light, and tormented by the all-revealing light of Glory, they struggle to hide
themselves in places where their impure and sin-stained natures will not be
seen. From the lowest and darkest part of the world of spirits a black and
evil-smelling smoke arises, and in their effort to hide themselves from the
light, these Sons of Darkness push down, and cast themselves headlong into it,
and from it their bitter wails of remorse and anguish are heard constantly to
arise. But heaven is so arranged that the smoke is not seen, nor does the spirits in heaven hear the wails of anguish, unless
any of them for some special reason should wish to see the evil plight of those
souls in darkness.
DEATH OF A CHILD
A little child died of pneumonia, and a
party of angels came to conduct his soul to the world of spirits. I wish that
his mother could have seen that wonderful sight, then, instead of weeping, she
would have sung with joy, for the angels take care of the little ones with a
care and a love that no mother ever could show. I heard one of the angels say
to another, "See how this child's mother weeps over this short and
temporary separation! In a very few years she will be happy again with her
child." Then the angels took the child's soul to that beautiful and
light-filled part of heaven, which is set apart for children, where they care for
them, and teach them in all heavenly wisdom, until gradually the little ones
become like the angels.
After some time this child's mother also
died, and her child, who had now become like the angels, came with other angels
to welcome the soul of his mother. When he said to her, "Mother, do you
not know me? I am your son Theodore," the mother's heart was flooded with
joy, and when they embraced one another their tears of joy fell like flowers.
It was a touching sight! Then as they walked along together he kept on pointing
out, and explaining to her the things around them, and during the time
appointed for her stay in the intermediate state, he remained with her, and,
when the period necessary for instruction in that world was completed he took
her with him to the higher sphere where he himself dwelt.
There, on all sides, were wonderful and
joyous surroundings, and unnumbered souls of men were there, who in the world
had borne all kinds of suffering for the sake of Christ, and in the end had
been raised to this Glorious place of honor. All around were matchless and
exceedingly beautiful mountains, springs & landscapes, & in the gardens
was abundance of all kinds of sweet fruits & beautiful flowers. Everything
the heart could desire was there. Then he said to his mother, "In the
World, which is the dim reflection of this real world, our dear ones are
grieving over us, but, tell me, is this death, or the real life for which every
heart yearns?" The mother said, "Son. This is the true life. If I had
known in the world the whole truth about heaven, I would never have grieved
over your death. What a pity it is those in the world are so blind! In spite of
the fact that Christ has explained quite clearly about this state of glory, and that the Gospels again and again tell of this
eternal kingdom of the Father, yet, not only ignorant people, but many
enlightened believers as well, still remain altogether unaware of its glory.
May God grant that all may enter into the abiding joy of this place!"
DEATH OF A PHILOSOPHER
The soul of a German philosopher entered
into the world of spirits and saw from afar the incomparable glory of the
spiritual world, and the boundless happiness of its people. He was delighted
with what he saw, but his stubborn intellectualism stood in the way of his
entering into it, and enjoying its happiness. Instead of admitting that it was
real, he argued thus with himself, "There is no
doubt at all that I see all this, but what proof is there that it has objective
existence, and is not some illusion conjured up by my mind? From end to end of all this scene I will apply the tests of logic, philosophy
and science, and then only will I be convinced that it has a reality of its
own, and is no illusion." Then the angels answered him, "It is
evident from your speech that your intellectualism has warped your whole
nature, for as spiritual, and not bodily, eyes are needed to see the spiritual
world, so spiritual understanding is necessary to comprehend its reality, and
not mental exercises in the fundamentals of logic and philosophy. Your science
that deals with material facts has been left behind with your physical skull
and brain in the World. Here, only that spiritual wisdom is of use which arises
out of the fear and love of God." Then said one of the angels to another,
"What a pity it is that people forget that precious word of our Lord,
'Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise
enter into the
In one sense the whole of infinite space,
filled as it is with the presence of God, who is Spirit, is a spiritual world.
In another sense, the World also is a spiritual world, for its inhabitants are
spirits clothed with human bodies. But there is yet another world of spirits
after they leave the body at death. This is an intermediate state -- a state
between the glory and light of the highest heavens, and the dimness and
darkness of the lowest hells. In it are innumerable
planes of existence, and the soul is conducted to that plane for which its
progress in the World has fitted it. There, angels especially appointed to this
work, instruct it for a time, that may be long or short, before it goes on to
join the society of those spirits -- good spirits in the greater light, or evil
spirits in the greater darkness -- that are like in nature and in mind to
itself.
UNSEEN HELP
Our relatives and dear ones, and at times the
saints as well often come from the unseen world to help and protect us, but the
angels always do. Yet they have never been allowed to make themselves visible
to us, except at a few times of very special need. By ways unrecognized by us
they influence us towards holy thoughts, and incline us towards God and towards
good conduct, and God's Spirit, dwelling in our hearts, completes that work for
the perfecting of our spiritual life, which they have been unable to
accomplish.
The greatness of any one does not depend
upon his knowledge and position, nor by these alone can any one be great. A man
is as great as he can be useful to others, and the usefulness of his life to
others depends on his service to them. Hence, in so far as a man can serve
others in love, just so far is he great. As the Lord said,
"But whosoever will be great among you let him be your servant"
(Matt. 20:26). The joy of all those that dwell in heaven is found in
this that they serve one another in love, and thus, fulfilling the object of their
lives, they remain forever in the presence of God.
THE CORRECTION OF ERROR
When people earnestly desire to live lives
pleasing to God, the readjustment of their views, and the
renewal of their lives, begin in this world. Not only does the Spirit of
God teach them directly but in the secret chamber of their hearts they are
helped by communion with the saints, who, unseen by them are ever at hand to
assist them towards the good.
But, as many Christian believers, as well
as non-Christian seekers after truth, die while still holding false and partial
views of truth, their views are corrected in the world of spirits, provided
that they are not obstinately welded to their opinions, and are willing to
learn, because neither in this world, nor in the next, does God, or any servant
of His, force a man to believe anything against his will.
THE MANIFESTATION OF CHRIST
I saw in a vision the spirit of an
idolater on reaching the world of spirits begin at once to search for his god.
Then the saints said to him, "There is no god here save the One True God,
and Christ, who is His manifestation." At this, the man was a good deal
astonished, but being a sincere seeker after truth, he frankly admitted that he
had been in error. He eagerly sought to know the correct view of truth, and
asked if he might see the Christ. Shortly after this Christ manifested Himself
in a dim light to him, and to others who had newly arrived in the world of
spirits, because at this stage they could not have endured a full exhibition of
His glory, for His glory is so surpassing that even the angels look on Him with
difficulty, and cover their faces with their wings (Isaiah 6:9). When He does
reveal Himself to any one He takes into account the particular stage of
progress to which that soul has attained, so He appears dimly, or in the fuller
light of His glory, that the sight of Him may be endured. So, when these
spirits saw Christ in this dim but attractive light, they were filled with a
joy and peace, which is beyond our power to describe. Bathed in the rays of His
life-giving light, and with the waves of His love, which constantly flow out
from Him, flowing over them, all their error was washed away. Then with all
their hearts, they acknowledged Him as the Truth, and found healing, and,
bowing in lowly adoration before Him, thanked and praised Him. And the saints, who had been appointed for their instruction; also
rejoiced over them.
A LABOURER AND A DOUBTER
Once I saw in a vision a laboring man
arrive in the spirit world. He was in great distress, for in all his life he
had given no thought to anything but earning his daily bread. He had been too
busy to think of God, or of spiritual things. At the same time he had died
another had also died, who was a doubter, obstinate in his opinions. Both were
ordered to remain for a long period far down in the world of spirits in a place
of darkness. In this, being in distress, they began to cry for help. Saints and
angels, in love and sympathy, went to instruct them that they might understand
how to become members of the
We can form an estimate from the depravity
of man's perverted nature from this, that, if an evil report about another goes
round, even if it is false, a man whose outlook is distorted by sin will at
once accept it as true. If, on the other hand, a good and perfectly true report
is received, for example that such and such a man is a devout man, who has done
this or that work for the glory of God and for the good of his fellows, then,
without hesitation, such a hearer will say, "It is all false. So-and-so
must have some motive of his own at the back of it all." Should we ask
such a man how he knows that the former case is true and the latter false, and
what proof he can give, he will have not the slightest proof to put forward.
All that we can learn from such an
attitude of mind is, that, as his mind is tainted with evil he believes evil
reports because they fit in with his evil nature, and he thinks good reports
are lies because they do not fit in with the evil of his heart. By nature, a
good man's attitude is the opposite of this. He is naturally inclined to doubt
an evil report, and to believe a good report, because this attitude best fits
in with the goodness of his nature. Those who in this world pass their lives in
opposition to the will of God will have rest of heart neither in this world nor
in the world to come; and, on entering the world of spirits they will feel
bewildered and distressed. But those who in this world are conformed to the
will or the Lord will be at peace on reaching the next, and will be filled with
unspeakable joy, because here is their eternal home, and the kingdom of their
Father.
THE JUDGMENT OF SINNERS
Many have the idea that if they sin in
secret then none will ever know about it, but it is altogether impossible that
any sin should remain hidden forever. At some time or other, it will certainly
be known, and the sinner will also receive the punishment he deserves. Also,
goodness and truth can never be hidden. In the end they must triumph, though,
for a time, they may not be recognized. The following incidents will throw light
on the state of the sinner.
A GOOD MAN AND A THIEF
Once in a vision, one of the saints
recounted this story to me, "Late one night a godly man had to go a
distance to do some necessary work. As he went along, he came upon a thief
breaking into a shop. He said to him, 'you have no right to take other people's
property, and to cause them loss. It is a great sin to do so.' The thief
answered, 'If you want to get out of this safely, then
get out quietly. If you don't there will be trouble for you.' The good man
persisted in his efforts, and, when the thief would not listen, he began to
shout and raised the neighbors. They rushed out to seize the thief, but as soon
as the good man began to accuse him, the thief retaliated and accused the good
man. 'Oh-yes;' he said, 'you think this fellow is very religious, but I caught
him in the very act of stealing.' As there were no witnesses both were
arrested, and locked up together in a room, while a police officer and some of
his men hid themselves to listen to their conversation. Then the thief began to
laugh at his fellow prisoner.
'Look,' he said, 'haven't I caught you
nicely? I told you at first to get out or it would be the worse for you. Now
we'll see how your religion is going to save you.' As soon as the officer heard
this, he opened the door and released the good man with honor and a reward,
while he gave the thief a severe beating, and locked him in a prison cell. So,
even in this world, there is a degree of judgment between good and bad men, but
the full punishment and reward will be given only in the world to come."
SECRET SINS
The following was also related to me in a
vision. A man in the secret of his own room was committing a sinful act, and he
thought that his sin was hidden. One of the saints said, "How I wish that
the spiritual eyes of this man had been open at the time, then
he would never have dared to commit this sin." For in that room were a
number of angels and saints, as well as some spirits of his dear ones, who had
come to help him. All of them were grieved to see his shameful conducts and one
of them said, "We came to help him, but now we will have to be witnesses
against him at the time of his judgment. He cannot see us, but we can all see
him indulging in this sin. Would that this man would repent,
and be saved from the punishment to come."
WASTED OPPORTUNITIES
Once I saw in the world of spirits a
spirit who, with cries of remorse was rushing about like a madman. An angel
said, "In the world this man had many chances of repenting and turning towards
God, but whenever his conscience began to trouble him he used to drown its prickings in drink. He wasted all his property, ruined his
family, and in the end committed suicide, and now in the world of spirits he
rushes frantically about like a mad dog and writhes in remorse at the thought
of his lost opportunities. We are all willing to help him, but his own
perverted nature prevents him from repenting, for sin has hardened his heart,
though the memory of his sin is always fresh to him. In the world, he drank to
make himself forget the voice of his conscience, but here there is no possible
chance of covering up anything. Now his soul is so naked that he himself, and
all the inhabitants of the spiritual world, can see his sinful life. For him,
in his sin-hardened state, no other course is possible but that he must hide
himself in the darkness with other evil spirits, and so to some extent escape
the torture of the light."
A WICKED MAN PERMITTED TO ENTER HEAVEN
Once in my presence a man of evil life
entered at death into the world of spirits. When the angel and saints wished to
help him he at once began to curse and revile them, and say, "God is
altogether unjust. He has prepared heaven for such flattering slaves as you
are, and casts the rest of mankind into hell. Yet you call Him Love!" The
angels replied, "God certainly is Love. He created men that they might
live forever in happy fellowship with Him, but men, by their own obstinacy, and
by abuse of their free will have turned their faces away from Him, and have
made hell for themselves. God neither casts any one into hell, nor will He ever
do so, but man himself, by being entangled in sin, creates hell for himself.
God never created any hell."
Just then, the exceedingly sweet voice of
one of the high angels was heard from above saying, "God gives permission
that this man may be brought into heaven." Eagerly the man stepped forward
accompanied by two angels, but when they reached the door of heaven, and saw
the holy and light-enveloped place and the glorious and blessed inhabitants
that dwell there, he began to feel uneasy. The angels said to him, "See
how beautiful a world is this! Go a little farther, and look at the dear Lord
sitting on His throne." From the door he looked, and then as the light of
the Sun of Righteousness revealed to him the impurity of his sin-defiled life,
he started back in an agony of self-loathing, and fled, with such precipitancy,
that he did not even stop in the intermediate state of the world of spirits,
but like a stone he passed through it, and cast himself headlong into the
bottomless pit.
Then the sweet and ravishing voice of the
Lord was heard saying, "Look, My dear children, none is forbidden to come
here, and no one forbade this man, nor has any one asked him to leave. It was
his own impure life that forced him to flee from this holy place, for, 'Except
a man be born again he cannot see the
THE SPIRIT OF A MURDERER
A man, who some years
before had killed a Christian preacher, was bitten by a snake in the jungle,
and died. When he entered the world of spirits, he saw
good and bad spirits all around him, and because the whole aspect of his soul
showed that he was a son of darkness, the evil spirits soon had possession of
him, and pushed him along with them towards the darkness. One of the saints
remarked, "He killed a man of God by the poison of his anger, and now he
is killed by the poison of a snake. The old Serpent, the devil, by means of
this man, killed an innocent man. Now, by means of another snake, which is like
him, he has killed this man, for 'he was a murderer from the beginning' "
(John 8:44).
AND THE SPIRIT OF THE MAN MURDERED
As he was being taken away, one from among
the good spirits, who had come to help him, said to him, "I have forgiven
you with all my heart. Now can I do anything to help you?" The murderer at
once recognized him as the same man whom he had killed some years before.
Ashamed and smitten with fear he fell down before him, and at once the evil
spirits began to clamor loudly, but the angels who were standing at a distance
rebuked and silenced them. Then the murderer said to the man whom he had
killed, "How I wish that, in the world, I could have seen your unselfish
and loving life as I see it now! I regret that through my blindness, and
because your body screened your real spiritual life, I could not then see the
inner beauty of your life. Also, by killing, you I deprived many of the
blessing and benefit that you would have given them. Now I am forever a sinner in
God's sight, and fully deserve my punishment. I don't know what I can do except
hide myself in some dark cave, because I cannot bear this light. In it, not
only does my own heart make me miserable, but all can see every detail of my
sinful life." To this the man who had been murdered replied, "You
should truly repent, and turn to God, for if you do there is hope that the Lamb
of God will wash you in His own blood, and give you new life that you may live
with us in heaven, and be saved frown the torment of Hell."
The murderer said in reply, "There is
no need for me to confess my sins for they are open to all. In the world, I
could hide them, but not here. I want to live with saints like you in heaven,
but when I cannot bear the dimness of the self-revealing light in the world of
spirits, then what will be my state in the searching brightness and glory of
that light-filled place? My greatest hindrance is that, through my sins, my
conscience is so dull and hardened that my nature will not incline towards God
and repentance. I seem to have no power to repent left in me. Now there is
nothing for it, but that I shall be driven out from here forever. Alas for my unhappy state!" As he said this,
fear-stricken, he fell down, and his fellow evil spirits dragged him away into
the darkness. Then one of the angels said, "See! There is no need for
anyone to pronounce a sentence of doom. Of itself, the life of any sinner
proves him guilty. There is no need to tell him, or to put forward witnesses
against him. To a certain extent, punishment begins in the heart of every
sinner while in the world, but here they feel the full effect of it. And God's
arrangement here is such that goats and sheep, that is, sinners and righteous,
separate of their own accord.
God created man to live in light, in which
his Spiritual health and joy are made permanent forever. Therefore, no man can
be happy in the darkness of hell, nor, because of his sin-perverted life, can
he be happy in the light. So, wherever a sinner may go he will find himself in
hell. How opposite to this is the state of the
righteous, who freed from sin, is in heaven everywhere!"
THE SPIRIT OF A LIAR
In the world, there was a man so addicted
to lying that it had become second nature to him. When he died and entered the
world of spirits, he tried to lie as usual, but was greatly ashamed because
even before he could speak, his thoughts were known to
all. No one can be a hypocrite there, because the thought of no heart can
remain hidden. The soul as it leaves the body bears in it the imprint of all
its sin, and its very members become witnesses against
it. Nothing can blot out that stain of sin except the blood of Christ. When
this man was in the world he regularly tried to distort right into wrong, and wrong into right, but, after his bodily death he
learned that there never is, and never can be, a possibility of twisting truth
into untruth. He who lies injures and deceives no one but himself, so this man
by lying had killed the inner perception to truth, which he had once possessed.
I watched him as, inextricably tangled in his own deceit, he turned his face
away from the light from above, and hurried away far down into the darkness,
where none could see his filthy love of lying, except those spirits who were
like in nature to himself.
For Truth is always Truth, and it alone
gave this man the sentence of his falseness, and condemned him as a liar.
THE SPIRIT OF AN ADULTERER
I saw an adulterer, who had shortly before
arrived in the world of spirits. His tongue was hanging out like a man consumed
by thirst, his nostrils were distended, and he beat his arms about as if a kind
of fire burned within him. His appearance was so evil and loathsome that I
revolted at looking at him. All the accompaniments of luxury and sensuality had
been left behind in the world and now, like a mad dog, he ran frantically
around, and cried, "Curse on this life! There is no death here to put an
end to all this pain. And here the spirit cannot die; otherwise, I should again
kill myself, as I did with a pistol in the world in order to escape from my
troubles there. But this pain is far greater than the pain of the world. What
shall I do?" Saying this he ran towards the darkness, where were many
other like-minded spirits, and there disappeared.
One of the saints said "Not only is
an evil act sin, but an evil thought, and an evil look is also sin. This sin is
not confined only to trafficking with strange women, but excess and animalism
in relation to one's wife is also sin. A man and his wife are truly joined together
not for sensualism but for mutual help and support,
that they with their children may spend their lives in the service of mankind
and for the glory of God.
But he who departs from this aim in life
is guilty of the adulterer's sin."
THE SOUL OF A ROBBER
A robber died and entered the world of
spirits. At first he took no interest in his state, or in the spirits about
him, but, as his habit was, he at once set about helping himself to the
valuables of the place. But he was amazed that in the spirit world the very
things seemed to be speaking and accusing him of his unworthy action. His
nature was so perverted that he neither knew the true use of these things nor
was he fit to use them rightly. In the World, his passions had been so
unbridled, that, for the most trifling cause, he, in his anger, had killed or
wounded any who had offended him. Now in the world of spirits, he began to act
in the same way. He turned on the spirits, who came to instruct him, as if he
would have torn them to pieces, like a savage dog will do even in the presence
of its master. On this one of the angels said, "If spirits of this kind
were not kept down in the darkness or the bottomless pit, then they would cause
immense harm wherever they might go. This man's conscience is so dead, that
even after he has reached the world of spirits, he fails to recognize that, by
murdering and robbing in the world, he has wasted his own spiritual discernment
and life. He killed and destroyed others, but in reality, he has destroyed
himself. God alone knows if this man, and those who are like him, will remain
in torment for ages or forever."
After this, the angels appointed to the
duty took him, and shut him down in the darkness from which he is not permitted
to come out. The state of evildoers in that place is so terrible, and so
inexpressibly fierce is this torment, that those who see them tremble at the
sight. Because of the limitations of our worldly speech, we can only say this, that wherever the soul of a sinner is, always and in
every way, there is nothing but pain that ceases not for a moment. A kind of
lightless fire burns forever and torments these souls, but neither are they
altogether consumed, nor does the fire die out. A spirit who was watching what
had just happened said, "Who knows but that in the end this may not be a
cleansing flame?" In the dark part of the world of spirits, which is
called Hell, there are many grades and planes, and the particular one in which
any spirit lives in suffering is dependent on the quantity and character of his
sins. In fact God made them all in His own image (Gen. 1:26, 27; Col. 1:15),
yet by their connection with sin they have disfigured this image, and have made
it unbeautiful and evil. They have, indeed, a kind of spiritual body, but it is
exceedingly loathsome and frightful, and if they are not restored by true
repentance, and the grace of God, (while on earth), then in this fearful form
they must remain in torment forever.
THE STATE OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND THEIR
GLORIOUS END
Heaven, or the
THE DEATH OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN
An angel related to me how a true
Christian, who had wholeheartedly served his Master for thirty years, lay
dying. A few minutes before he died God opened his spiritual eyes that, even
before leaving the body, he might see the spiritual world and might tell what
he saw to those about him. He saw that heaven had been opened for him, and a
party of angels and saints was coming out to meet him, and at the door, the
Savior with outstretched hand was waiting to receive him. As all this broke
upon him, he gave such a shout of joy that those at his bedside were startled.
"What a joy it is for me," he exclaimed, "I have long been
waiting that I might see my Lord, and go to Him. Oh friends! Look at His face
all lighted by love, and see that company of angels that has come for me. What
a glorious place it is! Friends, I am setting out for my real home, do not grieve
over my departure, but rejoice!" One of those present at his bedside said
quietly, "His mind is wandering." He heard the low voice and said,
"No, it is not. I am quite conscious. I wish you could see this wonderful
sight. I am sorry it is hidden from your eyes. Good-bye, we will meet again in
the next world." Saving this he closed his eyes, and said, "Lord I
commend my soul into thy hands" and so fell asleep.
COMFORTING HIS DEAR ONES
As soon as his soul had left his body the
angels took him in their arms, and were about to go off to heaven, but he asked
them to delay a few minutes. He looked at his lifeless body, and at his
friends, and said to the angels, "I did not know that the spirit after
leaving the body could see his own body and his friends. I wish my friends
could see me, as well as I can see them, then these would never count me as
dead, nor mourn for me as they do." Then he examined his spiritual body
and found it beautifully light and delicate, and totally different from his
gross material body. On that, he began to restrain his wife and children who
were weeping and kissing his cold body. He stretched out his delicate spiritual
hands, and began to explain to them, and with great love to press them away
from it, but they could neither see him, nor hear his voice, and, as he tried
to remove his children from off his body, it seemed as if his hands passed
right through their bodies, as if they were air, but they felt nothing at all.
Then one of the angels said, "Come, let us take you to your everlasting
home. Do not be sorry for them. The Lord Himself, and
we also, will comfort them. This separation is but for a few days."
Then in company with the angels he set out
for heaven. They had gone forward only a little way when another band of angels
met them with cries of "Welcome." Many friends and dear ones, who had
died before him, also met him, and on seeing them, his joy was further
increased. On reaching the gate of heaven, the angels and saints stood in
silence on either side. He entered, and in the doorway was met by Christ. At
once, he fell at His feet to worship Him, but the Lord lifted him up, embraced
him, and said, “Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy
of thy Lord At that the man's joy was indescribable. From his eyes tears of joy
began to flow, the Lord in great love wiped them away, and to the angels He
said, "Take him to that most glorious mansion that, from the beginning,
has been prepared for him." Now the spirit of this man of God still held
the earthly idea, that to turn his back on the Lord as he went off with the
angels would be a dishonor to Him. He hesitated to do this, but, when at last
he turned his face towards the mansion, he was astonished to see that wherever
he looked he could see the Lord. For Christ is present in
every place, and is seen everywhere by saints and angels.
In addition to the Lord, he was delighted
to see that on every side there were surroundings that filled him with joy, and
that those who are lowest in rank meet without envy those who are higher, and
that those whose position is more exalted count themselves fortunate to be able
to serve their brethren in lower positions because this is the kingdom of God,
and of love.
In every part of heaven, there are superb
gardens, which all the time produces every variety of sweet and luscious fruit,
and all kinds of sweet scented flowers that never fade. In them creatures of
every kind, give praise to God unceasingly. Birds, beautiful in hue, raise
their sweet songs of praise, and such is the sweet singing of angels and saints
that on hearing their songs a wonderful sense of rapture is experienced.
Wherever one may look there is nothing but
scenes of unbounded joy.
This, in truth, is the
THE MANSIONS OF HEAVEN
Then I saw a man of God examining his
appointed mansion from a great distance. When this man, in company with the
angels, arrived at the door of his appointed mansion, he saw written on it in
shining letters the word "Welcome," and from the letters themselves
"Welcome, Welcome," in audible sound was repeated and repeated again.
When he had entered his home, to his surprise he found the Lord there before
him. At this, his joy was more than we can describe, and he exclaimed, "I
left the Lord's presence and came here at His command, but I find that the Lord
Himself is here to dwell with me." In the mansion was everything that his
imagination could have conceived, and everyone was ready to serve him. In the
near-by houses, saints, like-minded to himself, lived
in happy fellowship. For this heavenly house is the kingdom, which has been
prepared for the saints from the foundation of the world (Matt. 25:34), and
this is the glorious future that awaits every true follower of Christ.
A PROUD MINISTER AND A HUMBLE WORKMAN
A minister who looked on himself as an
exceedingly learned and religious man died at a ripe old age. And without doubt,
he was a good man. When the angels came to take him to the place appointed for
him by the Lord in the world of spirits, they brought him into the intermediate
state, and left him there with many other good spirits, who had lately arrived,
in charge of those angels who are appointed to instruct good souls, while they
themselves went back to usher in another good spirit. In that intermediate
heaven, there are grades upon grades right up to the higher heavens, and the
grade into which any soul is admitted for instruction, is determined by the
real goodness of his life on earth.
When the angels, who had put this minister
in his grade, came back conducting in the other soul, for whom they had gone,
they brought him up beyond the grade in which the minister was, on their way up
to a higher plane. Seeing this the minister in a
blustering voice called out, "What right have you to leave me half-way up
to that glorious country, while You take this other man away up near to it?
Neither in holiness, nor in anything else, am I in any way less than this man,
or than you yourselves." The angels replied, "There is no question
here of great or small, or of more or less, but a man is put into whatever
grade he has merited by his life and faith. You are not quite ready yet for
that upper grade, so you will have to remain here for a while, and learn some
of the things that our fellow-workers are appointed to teach. Then, when the
Lord commands us, we will, with great pleasure, take you with us to that higher
sphere." He said, "I have been teaching people all my life about the
way to reach heaven. What more have I to learn? I know all about it."
Then the instructing angels said,
"They must go up now, we can't detain them, but we will answer your
question. My friend, do not be offended if we speak plainly, for it is for your
good. You think you are alone here, but the Lord is also here though you cannot
see Him. The pride that you displayed when you said, 'I know all about it'
prevents you from seeing Him, and from going up higher. Humility is the cure
for this pride. Practice it and your desire will be granted." After this,
one of the angels told him, "The man who has just been promoted above you,
was no learned or famous man. You did not look at him very carefully. He was a
member of your own congregation. People hardly knew him at all, for he was an
ordinary working man, and had little leisure from his work. But in his
workshop, many knew him as an industrious and honest worker. All who came in
contact with him recognized his Christian character. In the war, he was called
up for service in
Though his death was sudden, he was ready
for it, so he did not have to remain in the intermediate state as long as you
will have to do. His promotion depends, not on favoritism, but on his spiritual
worthiness. His life of prayer and humility, while he was in the world,
prepared him to a great extent for the spiritual world. Now he is rejoicing at
having reached his appointed place, and is thanking and praising the Lord, who,
in His mercy, has saved him, and given him eternal life."
HEAVENLY LIFE
In heaven, no one can ever be a hypocrite,
for all can see the lives of others as they are. The all-revealing light which
flows out from the Christ in Glory makes the wicked in their remorse try to
hide themselves, but it fills the righteous with the utmost joy to be in the
Father's
There also are found every kind of sweet
and delicious flower and fruit, and many kinds of spiritual food. While eating
them an exquisite flavor and pleasure are experienced but after the are assimilated, a delicate scent, which perfumes the
air around, exudes from the pores of the body.
In short, the will and desires of all the
inhabitants of heaven are fulfilled in God, because in every life God's will is
made perfect, so under all conditions, and at every stage of heaven, there is
for every one an unchanging experience of wonderful joy and blessedness.
THE AIM AND PURPOSE OF CREATION
A few months ago, I was lying alone in my
room suffering acutely from an ulcer in my eye. The pain was so great that I
could do no other work, so I spent the time in prayer and intercession. One day
I had been thus engaged for only a few minutes, when the spiritual world was
opened to me, and I found myself surrounded by numbers of angels. Immediately I
forgot all my pain, for my whole attention was concentrated on them. I mention
below a few other subjects on which we conversed together.
NAMES IN HEAVEN
I asked them, "Can you tell me by
what names you are known?" One of the angels replied, "Each of us has
been given a new name, which none knows except the Lord and the one who has
received it (Rev. 2:17). All of us here have served the Lord in different lands
and in different ages, and there is no need that any know what our names are.
Nor is there any necessity that we should tell our former earthly names. It
might be interesting to know them, but what would be the use of it? And then we
do not want people to know our names, lest they should imagine us great and
give honor to us, instead of to the Lord, who has so loved us that He has
lifted us up out of our fallen state, and has brought us into our eternal home,
where we will forever sing praises in His loving fellowship - - and this is the
object for which He has created us."
SEEING GOD
I asked again, "Do the angels and
saints who live in the highest spheres of heaven, always look on the face of
God? And, if they see Him, in what form and state does He appear?" One of
the saints said, "As the sea is full of water, so is the whole universe
filled with God, and every inhabitant of heaven feels His presence about him on
every side. When one dives under water, above and below and round about there
is nothing but water, so in heaven is the presence of God felt. And just as in
the water of the sea, there are uncounted living creatures, so in the Infinite
Being of God His creatures exist. Because He is Infinite, His children, who are
finite, can see Him only in the form of Christ. As the Lord Himself has said,
"He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father"
(John 14:9). In this world of spirits, the spiritual progress of any one
governs the degree to which he is able to know and feel God; and the Christ
also reveals His glorious form to each one according to his spiritual
enlightenment and capacity. If Christ were to appear in the same glorious light
to-the dwellers of the darkened lower spheres of the spiritual world, as he;
appears to those in the higher planes, then they would not be able to bear it.
So He tempers the glory of His manifestation to the state of progress, and to
the capacity, of each individual soul."
Then another saint added, "God's
presence can indeed be felt and enjoyed but it cannot be expressed in words. As
the sweetness of the sweet is enjoyed by tasting, and not by the most graphic
descriptive phrasing, so every one in heaven experiences the joy of God's
presence, and every one in the spiritual world knows that his experience of God
is real, and has no need that any should attempt to help him with a verbal
description of it."
DISTANCE IN HEAVEN
I asked, "How far from one another
are the various heavenly spheres of existence? If one cannot go to stay in
other spheres is he permitted to visit them?" Then one of the saints said,
"The place of residence is appointed for each soul in that plane to which
his spiritual development has fitted him, but for short periods he can go to
visit other spheres. When those of the higher spheres come down to the lower, a
kind of spiritual covering is given to them, that the glory of their appearance
may not be disconcerting to the inhabitants of the lower and darker spheres. So
when one from a lower sphere goes to a higher, he also gets a kind of spiritual
covering that he may be able to bear the light and glory of that place."
In heaven distance is never felt by any
one, for as soon as one forms the wish to go to a certain place he at once
finds himself there.
Distances are felt only in the material
world. If one wishes to see a saint in another sphere, either he himself is
transported there in a moment of thought, or at once, the distant saint arrives
in his presence.
THE WITHERED FIG TREE
I inquired of them, "Everything is
created for some purpose, but it sometimes appears that that purpose is not
fulfilled, for instance, the purpose of the fig tree was to produce fruit, but,
when the Lord found it fruitless, He withered it up. Can you enlighten me as to
whether its purpose was fulfilled or not?" A saint replied,
"Undoubtedly its purpose was fulfilled, and was fulfilled more fully. The
Lord of Life gives life to every creature for a certain specific purpose, but
if that purpose is not fulfilled, He has power to take back the life in order
to fulfill some higher purpose. Many thousands of God's servants have
sacrificed their lives in order to teach and uplift others. By losing their
lives for others, they have helped them, and thus fulfilled the higher purpose
of God. And if it is lawful, and a most noble service, for man, who is higher
than fig trees and all other created things, to give his life for other men,
then how can it be unjust if a mere tree gives its life for the teaching and
warning of an erring nation? So through this fig tree Christ taught this great
lesson to the Jews, and to the whole world, that those whose lives are
fruitless, and who fail in the purpose for which God created them, will be
altogether withered and destroyed."
And the facts of history make it
abundantly plain to us that the bigoted and narrow Jewish national life of that
day was, because of its barrenness, withered away like the fig tree. And in the
same way the fruitless lives of others, though outwardly they may appear
fruitful, are a cause of deception to others, and will be cursed and destroyed.
If any one should object that when the Lord cursed this fig tree, it was not
the fruit season and figs should not have been looked for, then he should
reflect that for doing good there is no fixed season, because all seasons and
times are equally appointed for good works, and that he himself should make his
life fruitful and thus fulfill the purpose for which he was created.
IS MAN A FREE AGENT?
Again I asked, "Would it not have
been far better if God had created man and all creation perfect, for then man
could neither have committed sin, nor because of sin would there have been so
much sorrow and suffering in the world; but now, in a creation made subject to
vanity, we have all kinds of suffering to undergo?"
An angel who had come from the highest
grades of heaven, and occupied a high position there, replied, "God has
not made man like a machine, which would work automatically; nor has He fixed
his destiny as in the case of the stars and planets, that may not move out of
their appointed course, but He has made man in His own image and likeness, a
free agent, possessed of understanding, determination, and power to act
independently, hence he is superior to all other created things. Had man not
been created a free agent he would not have been able to enjoy God's presence,
nor the joy off heaven, for he would have been a mere machine, that moves
without knowing or feeling, or like the stars that swing unknowingly through
infinite space. But man, being a free agent, is by the constitution of his
nature, opposed to this kind of soulless perfection -- and a perfection of this
kind would really have been imperfection -- for such a man would have been a
mere slave whose very perfection had compelled him to certain acts, in the
doing of which he could have had no enjoyment, because he had no choice of his
own. To him there would be no difference between a God and a stone."
Man, and with him all creation, has been
subjected to vanity but not forever. By his disobedience, man has brought
himself, and all other creatures, into all the ills and sufferings of this
state of vanity. In this state of spiritual struggle alone can his spiritual
powers be fully developed, and only in this struggle can he learn the lesson
necessary to his perfection. Therefore, when man at last reaches the state of
perfection of heaven, he will thank God for the sufferings and struggle of the
present world, for then he will fully understand that all things work together
for good to them that love God (Rom. 8:28).
THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S LOVE
Then another of the saints said, "All
the inhabitants of heaven know that God is Love, but it had been hidden from
all eternity that His love is so wonderful that He would become man to save
sinners, and for their cleansing would die on the Cross. He suffered thus that
He might save men, and all creation, which is in subjection to vanity. Thus
God, in becoming man, has shown His heart to His children, but had any other
means been used His infinite love would have remained forever hidden. "Now
the whole creation, with earnest expectation, awaits the manifestation of the
sons of God, when they shall be again restored and glorified. But, at present,
they, and all creation, will remain groaning and travailing till this new
creation comes to pass. And those also who have been born again groan within
themselves, waiting for the redemption of the body; and the time approaches
when the whole creation, being obedient to God in all things, will be freed
from corruption, and from this vanity forever. Then will it remain eternally
happy in God, and will fulfill in itself the purpose for which it was created.
Then God will be all in all" (Rom. 8:18-23).
The angels also conversed with me about
many other matters, but it is impossible to record them, because, not only is
there in the world no language, no simile, by which I could express the meaning
of those very deep spiritual truths, but also they did not wish me to attempt
it, for no one without spiritual experience can understand them, so in that
case, there is the fear that, instead of their being a help, they would be to
many a cause of misunderstanding and error. I have, therefore, written only a
few of the simplest of the matters talked over, in the hope that from them many
may get direction and warning, teaching and comfort. Also, that time is not far
distant when my readers will pass over into the spiritual world, and see these
things with their own eyes. But before we leave this world forever, to go to
our eternal home, we must with the support of God's grace, and in the Spirit of
prayer, carry out with faithfulness our appointed work. Thus, shall we fulfill
the purpose of our lives, and enter without any shade of regret, into the
eternal joy of the Kingdom of our Heavenly Father.
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