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.
THE END
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