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War exists everywhere
in nature. The world is a literal combat
zone where survival of the fittest is law.
Viruses invade our bodies and antibodies
kill them. We are constantly at war against
insects that destroy our crops and invade
our homes. Because we, as humans, are at
the top of the food chain, we slaughter
all kinds of plants and animals for food
and clothes. Law enforcement is fighting
a war against crime and drugs. The federal
government declared war on poverty and illiteracy.
At times, our country declares war against
other countries which threaten our national
interests. Hurricanes, earthquakes, and
other natural catastrophes unmercifully
kills multitudes of people and destroys
billions of dollars worth of property. Some
day in the future, the world will in danger
of being destroyed by a killer asteroid
or comet. Ultimately, the whole universe
might end the same way it began - with a
violent explosion of unimaginable destruction.
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1. Introduction |
In New York City, terrorists
flew airplanes into the Twin Towers and killed thousands
of innocent people in the name of religion. What
should our response be to this? Should we love the
terrorists and pray for them in the hope that more
of them don't do it again? Or should we kill
them all to prevent them from ever killing our children?
In the light of the NDE and unconditional love,
should we kill our enemies or should we love them?
This is not an easy question for us to answer. Fortunately,
we can find some answers by analyzing history, nature,
and science in light of the NDE.
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2. God's
Big Bomb |
An
incredibly violent act by God resulted in the creation
of the universe and all the acts of violence that
followed.
An infinitely massive explosion
unleashed by God led to unimaginable chaos, destruction
and fireballs of incredible proportions. After eons
of time, the chaos began to subside and harmony
began - the heavenly bodies were born.
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"I
saw that the Big Bang is only one of an
infinite number of Big Bangs creating Universes
endlessly and simultaneously. The only images
that even come close in human terms would
be those created by supercomputers using
fractal geometry equations." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
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3. The
War for the Survival of the Fittest |
From
the very beginning, the
survival of the fittest
became the struggle for life through domination,
submission, killing, and being killed. The evolution
of all living things came about through war and
aggression. The
fight or flight
mechanism within animals and humans is a critical
component of evolution. Animals and humans kill
plants and animals for survival. This is not a moral
decision, but a matter of life and death.
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A way became available
for souls to enter the Earth and experience
it as part of their evolutionary / reincarnation
cycle. Of the physical forms already existing
on Earth, a species of
anthropoid ape
most nearly approached the necessary pattern.
Souls descended on these apes - hovering
above and about them rather than inhabiting
them - and influenced them to move toward
a different goal from the simple one they
had been pursuing. They came down out of
the trees, built fires, made tools, lived
in communities, and began to communicate
with each other. Eventually they lost their
animal look, shed bodily hair, and took
on refinements of manner and habit. The
evolution of the human body occurred partly
through the soul's influence on the
endocrine glands until the ape-man was a
three-dimensional objectification of the
soul that hovered above it. Then the soul
fully descended into the body and Earth
had a new inhabitant: the homo sapien. (Edgar
Cayce)
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4. Natural Born Killers |
Evolution and reincarnation
put humans at the top of the food chain of command.
Humans succeeded in conquering the animal kingdom
and ruling the planet through violence and killing.
Science is beginning to understand how humans are
genetically
natural born killers.
Medical researchers have discovered that people
born with dysfunctional frontal cortexes of the
brain are highly prone to be
serial killers.
In our courts of law, criminal defense attorneys
have used the criminal defense of "my
brain made me kill."
FBI profilers know young, white men are more prone
to be serial killers. The Greek philosopher
Plato,
in his acount of the near-death experience of a
soldier named Er, wrote how Er observed the reincarnation
process where souls must decide their destiny or
"fate" before incarnating:
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"One of these fates
casts before the crowd to be reincarnated
a number of earthly destinies from which
they may choose to be, for example, a tyrant,
an animal, an artist, or, as Odysseus carefully
chose, an ordinary citizen who minds his
own business." (Plato)
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5. The
Planet of the Apes |
The
history of humanity is the
history of warfare.
Modern civilization is the product of a tremendous
number of devastating wars and man's inhumanity
to man. History teaches us how humanity learns little
from history. However, some people are learning
from history by traveling back into time during
their NDEs to experience the entire history of the
world. Perhaps the reason near-death experiencers
journey through history is to teach us the lessons
of history.
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"I went back and lived
in the minds of Jesus and his disciples.
I heard their conversations, experienced
eating, passing wine, smells, tastes - yet
I had no body. I was pure consciousness.
If I didn't understand what was happening,
an explanation would come. But no teacher
spoke. I explored the Roman Empire, Babylon,
the times of Noah and Abraham. Any era you
can name, I went there." (Rev.
George Rodonaia)
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6. Holy
War? Smart Bombs? Friendly Fire? Military Intelligence? |
In
modern times, humans became capable of completely
destroying the world and everyone in it with
weapons of mass destruction.
Experiencers reveal that war not only exists in
the physical realm, but in the spirit realm as well.
The inner nature of man that is responsible for
committing atrocities against others becomes manifested
in spirit realms.
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"I had always thought
of hell, when I thought of it at all, as
a fiery place somewhere beneath the Earth
where evil people like Hitler would burn
forever. But what if one level of hell existed
right here on the surface - unseen and unsuspected
by the living people occupying the same
space." (Dr.
George Ritchie)
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7. The War Against Death |
Today,
doctors are beginning to win the war against death.
Modern medical technology can now be used by doctors
to literally bring people back from death.
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During her NDE, Laura experienced
a heated battle between the doctors who
were trying to save her and the angels who
were trying to bring her over to spirit.
During the struggle, an angel finally said, "They're
stronger than we are," and she was
sucked back into her body. (Laura)
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8. Learning From War |
While
it is true that love is always the best teacher,
even war can result in divine revelations for the
learning and soul growth of humanity in general.
Near-death insights reveal that our greatest mistakes
can be our greatest teachers.
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The oldest near-death
account ever recorded in western civilization
was the result of war. Plato described the
NDE of a soldier who was killed in battle
and who came back to life on his funeral
pyre. Er was told that he must be a messenger
to humanity to tell them of the other world.
(Plato)
Lynn saw soldiers
who died during the Vietnam War hiding in
the near-death tunnel. They were afraid
to come into the light or who were disoriented
about where they were. Lynn was told that
there was no need to worry about them because
a guide would eventually help them along.
(Lynn)
Ned Dougherty once
lived an unspiritual and hedonistic life.
While trying to murder his business partner,
Ned had a heart attack and a NDE. He saw
the light of God and felt God's embrace
and love - a love greater than any love
he had ever known. Spiritual beings began
cheering him and conveying their loving
encouragement and support. They cheered: "You
are doing wonderfully. We are here to support
you. Continue to do good work, and we will
help you. You are part of us, and we are
part of you. We stand ready to come to your
aid when you need us, and you will. Call
us. Beckon us. We will flock to you when
the time comes!" Ned was confused by
all the attention because there wasn't
anything wonderful about the way he had
conducted his life. He thought, "How
can I be doing wonderfully? I almost killed
someone tonight. Could I be justified in
what I tried to do?" Ned's deceased
friend appears and says, "You were
spiritually rescued from a negative event
that was taking place in your life."
(Ned
Dougherty)
After a man's
son was murdered, it angered him so much
that he decided to kill the person responsible.
One day, the spirit of his son appeared
to him and said, "No hatred, no anger,
Dad," and he repeated it, "No
hatred, no anger." This amazing spiritual
experience changed his heart so much that
he no longer felt the anger and hatred.
He even began to feel sorry for the man
who murdered his son because he will have
to live every waking minute of his life
knowing that he is a murderer. (Bill
Guggenheim)
During the Apostle
Paul's NDE, he witnessed the judgment
and punishment of a soul who murdered three
people. Paul saw angels whipping the murderer.
The soul wonders what sin he has committed.
The "gatekeeper" brings forth
three of his murder victims. The soul was
then cast down to the world to be reincarnated.
(Apocalypse
of Paul)
A woman consulted
Edgar Cayce on a critical health matter.
She was about to undergo a very risky surgery
and she wanted to know whether or not to
have it done. Cayce induced himself into
having a NDE using hypnosis in order to
read the woman's life record in heaven.
Afterward, he advised the woman to have
the surgery because it would be a success.
He explained that the surgeons who were
to perform the surgery were once Inquisitors
in a past life who tortured and killed her
because of her religious beliefs. By going
ahead with the surgery, she would be allowing
the surgeons to pay a karmic debt they owed
her. Because of this advice, the woman underwent
the surgery. It was successful just as Cayce
foretold. (Edgar
Cayce)
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9. The Armies of Heaven |
Some
near-death accounts describe the unseen spiritual
warfare occurring all around us and the warring
angels involved. These angels are often described
as extensions of God's desire to bring peace
to the world.
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"God is in the process
of recruiting an army in which God will
shake the world. Working through his soldiers,
God will produce great miracles that will
shake the established hierarchy of organized
religion." (Rev.
Howard Pittman)
"The
archangels Michael and Gabriel are two gigantic,
magnificent and mighty beings dressed in
brilliant garb. Michael's role is to
choose souls to be soldiers for God. Gabriel
teaches souls the ways of the soldier for
God." (Lou
Famoso)
According to the archangel
Michael, God's army of angels is visiting
us with a life force of energy, a spiritual
energy radiated by the Creator to all humankind.
(Ned
Dougherty)
"I was told that the
war between darkness and light upon the
Earth has grown so intense that if we are
not continually seeking light, the darkness
will consume us and we will be lost. I was
not told when it would happen, but I understood
that the Earth is being prepared for the
second coming of Christ." (Angie
Fenimore)
"Souls preparing themselves
for birth are like battle-hardened veterans
girding themselves for combat." (Dr.
Michael Newton)
During her NDE, Kerry
Kirk witnessed a battle between a Being
of Light and a force of darkness during
which the dark force was defeated. (Kerry
Kirk)
"Everything in the
spirit realm is controlled by the all-pervading
vibration of God. This divine vibration
controls all thoughts by destroying negative
thoughts and allowing only good thoughts
of love and happiness." (Arthur
Yensen)
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10. No Pain. No Gain. |
Near-death
accounts reveal that God's love for us is not
a passive love that would sit by and watch humans
destroy the world and everyone in it. The evidence
suggests that although God does not want people
to kill each other, God permits it for the purpose
of instruction. Such evidence suggests that God's
love is a tough love.
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"God does not wish
to see us suffer. Our adversities are of
our own creation. Just as a parent punishes
a child in order to correct it, so the laws
of God prove immovable when we try to resist
them. The more we struggle to resist, the
more hopelessly do we entangle ourselves
at the mental or physical or material or
emotional level, and sometimes on all four
levels simultaneously." (Edgar
Cayce)
"God's overriding
desire is to purify the darkness of our
souls, irrespective of the suffering it
puts us through to achieve that end. If
we learn to accept our situations in life,
instead of fighting it, then our suffering
is greatly minimized." (Daniel
Rosenblit)
"All the suffering
in our lives is actually for our own good.
Out of the most tragic of circumstances
springs human growth." (Angie
Fenimore)
Howard Storm was
given the following insights from
beings of light after his life review when
he was fearful of returning to Earth life
and afraid he would make mistakes again:
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"Mistakes
are an acceptable part of being
human. We are here to make all the
mistakes we want because it is through
our mistakes that we learn. As long
as we try to do what we know to
be right, we will be on the right
path. If we make a mistake, we should
fully recognize it as a mistake,
then put it behind us and simply
try not to make the same mistake
again. The important thing is to
try our best, keep our standards
of goodness and truth, and not compromise
them to win people's approval.
God loves us just the way we are,
mistakes and all. When we make a
mistake, we should ask for forgiveness.
After that, it would be an insult
if we don't accept that we are
forgiven. We shouldn't continue
going around with a sense of guilt,
and we should try not to repeat
our mistakes. We should learn from
our mistakes. God wants us to do
what we want to do. That means making
choices - and there isn't necessarily
any right choice. There are a spectrum
of possibilities, and we should
make the best choice from those
possibilities. If we do that, we
will receive help from the Other
Side." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
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"Our suffering is
not a cross from God for us to bear. It
is a challenge to help us grow and stay
compassionate." (Lynn)
"Life is supposed
to be hard. We can't skip over the hard
parts. We must earn what we receive." (Angie
Fenimore)
"An acceptance of
suffering as a needed lesson can bring instantaneous
healing." (Edgar
Cayce)
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11. The Meek Will Inherit
the Earth? |
Jesus
said the meek will inherit the Earth. The question
arises concerning the identity of the meek and the
identity of the strong? Are the so-called strong
actually weak? Are the so-called weak actually strong?
Near-death insights reveal how people who appear
to be very physically weak are often very spiritually
strong and how these people chose to assume their
physical weaknesses before they were born for the
purpose of advancing the spiritual growth of themselves
and others.
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"There
are many divine rewards from struggling
and overcoming a handicap from birth." (Mary
Ellen)
"The
mentally retarded are special people who
know much more than they are able to express.
They are actually more spiritually advanced
and come to Earth to teach the rest of us."
(Sandra
Rogers)
"Life
is a cycle leading humanity toward perfection.
Most people have this secret revealed to
them when they die, but handicapped children
often know this and endure their problems
without complaining because they know that
their burdens will pass. Some of these children
have even been given the challenge of teaching
the rest of us how to love." (Dr.
Frank Oski)
"Hardships
are necessary for the growth of our soul."
(Sandra
Rogers)
Some people have a
NDE because of losing a battle against a
fatal disease. During their NDE, a Being
of Light miraculously destroys the disease
in their body. They are then returned to
their body and returned to life. This suggests
that God does destroy diseases in NDEs -
possibly as a testimony of the supremacy
of the spirit over the body. (Anecdotal
evidence of NDE healings)
A firefighter lost
a battle against a fire he was fighting.
During his NDE, he was told that if he chose
to return, he would miraculously not suffer
the ill affects from the fire. He was told
that this will happen so that: "God's
power over the elements would be made manifest."
(Jake)
Sarah was beaten to
death by an intruder in her home which resulted
in a NDE. In heaven, she was told by her
guardian that she was brought to heaven
to rest and gain the courage and energy
to go on and finish her mission. (Sarah
Powell)
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12. Give Me Liberty or
Give Me Death |
The
NDE evidence suggests that free will is one of God's
greatest gifts given to humanity. This means we
are free to war and kill each other at will. Although
God's gift has lead us to war and murder, free
will is the only vehicle which permits us to truly
love God and others. A robot with no free will can
only do what it is programmed to do and has no choice
to do otherwise. It is clear that God does not want
robots to love. Perhaps divine love is something
that cannot programmed and can only be attained
through trial and error. Perhaps this explains all
the injustices that exist in the world.
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"War
exists in the world because humans come
here and make free choices to learn and
evolve. Unfortunately, this creates a mess
and war is a part of that mess. But the
same free choice principle is instrumental
in cleaning it up." (David
Oakford)
"All
the misery that happens in this world is
our fault. God gave us the tools to live
by including free will. It is our free will
that is responsible for war and hatred."
(Carter
Mills)
"Some
scientific discoveries were divine gifts
that humanity perverted to use for war."
(Rev.
Howard Storm)
"Humanity's
general inability to believe that life is
everlasting is responsible for millions
of people being killed by war. Human life
has been held very cheaply. But humans are
progressing up the spiral of evolution to
a place where we know that there is no problem,
no pain, no ill, no disharmony in the entire
universe that will eventually not be made
into harmony." (Margaret
Tweddell)
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13.
The Perfect Love of
Adolf Hitler |
It's hard to comprehend how one
man can have such a horrible influence on the world.
Adolf Hitler was responsible for unleashing a global
war that was never before known in history. We think
of Hitler as the personification of evil and we
believe he is now somewhere burning in hell for
eternity. We believe we are incapable of doing the
things that he did. It horrifies us that any human
being could do these things. We practically deny
his humanity in order to demonize him. But this
is one of the things that makes Hitler so horrifying
- he was human. And the question concerning the
Holocaust is not, "Where was God?" but "Where
was man?"
Try to
imagine what Hitler's life review must have
been like. In the light of complete understanding,
he would suddenly realize his true nature as perfect
love. He would then become every victim of his atrocities
and feel all their pain. He would see perfectly
how all his thoughts and actions had an impact on
the entire universe. Although he made such monumental
mistakes, he probably learned monumental lessons
from his life review. One might even wonder if Hitler
learned more from a life review than anyone else.
We can only speculate how horrible the negative
aspect of his life review must have been. It may
even be too unbearable for one man to take.
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14.
The Perfect Teacher
Adolf Hitler |
From big mistakes come big
lessons. It is clear that Hitler made very big mistakes
which led to big lessons not only for himself, but
for humanity. It should be clear to us that God
permitted Hitler to make these mistakes for the
purpose of instructing humanity. Near-death accounts
reveal that God loves everyone unconditionally and
this includes Hitler. So, we too must love everyone
unconditionally, including Hitler. We know that
God's infinite mercy extends to him and someday
Hitler will join the choir in heaven just like the
rest of us.
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"I'm
sure that I asked the question that had
been plaguing me since childhood about the
sufferings of my (Jewish) people. I do remember
this: There was a reason for everything
that happened, no matter how awful it appeared
in the physical realm. And within myself,
as I was given the answer, my own awakening
mind now responded in the same manner: 'Of
course,' I would think, 'I already know
that. How could I ever have forgotten!'"
(Beverly
Brodsky)
"Everyone
goes to the same place. This includes Billy
Graham, Hitler, and Jeffery Dahmer." (Mac
Wright)
"Mistakes
are an acceptable part of being human. We
are to make all the mistakes we want. It
is how we learn." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"There
really is no sin as it is known in the world.
The only thing that has any meaning in the
spirit world is what we think. The very
core of our being is perfect love and light."
(Jayne
Smith)
"There
is no evil in any human soul. It is the
lack of love that distorts people. We are
designed by God to self-correct, just like
the rest of the universe. No one is lost
because everyone is already saved." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
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From
these NDE insights, we should conclude that Hitler
was not an evil man because evil does not exist
- only ignorance exists. Hitler was very spiritually
ignorant. He was so spiritually ignorant that we
might even consider him spiritually retarded. It
is even possible that this spiritual retardation
was the result of a dysfunctional frontal cortex
of the brain. Who is to say? Thinking of Hitler
as a mentally handicapped person (who but by the
grace of God goes us) makes it a little easier to
love him unconditionally. How can we hate retarded
people? It is much easier to sympathize with them.
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15.
The Perfect Lessons
From Adolf Hitler |
If we assume that Hitler was
strong enough to enter into the Light after his
death, and that he was able to endure the tremendous
negative aspect of his life review and not flee
into darkness because of it, then he would have
seen the tremendous positive influence he had on
the world. The positive influence resulting from
his atrocities are positive lessons God gives to
humanity for the purpose of instruction and perfection.
One positive influence, as a possible example, is
that never before in history have so many people
cried out to God because of one man's atrocities.
During his life, Hitler was probably
unaware of how his "demonic" influence
upon the world would ultimately have the positive
effect of bringing the world together toward a new
level of spiritual awareness. Atrocities such as
those of Hitler, teach us in a fierce manner, how
such atrocities must never be allowed to happen
again. For over the last fifty plus years, a war
on such a massive scale as World War II has not
happened again. This worldwide awareness of higher
spiritual realities due to the utter horror that
profound spiritual ignorance can bring, helped unite
the world through the creation of the United Nations.
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"Hitler
was the catalyst that led to the development
of the atom bomb, another factor that brought
a new level of spiritual awareness to humanity.
We now have the ability to destroy the planet
many times over and everyone in it. This
helped bring humanity together to prevent
this from happening. The full extent of
the horror of war is now realized. One act
of aggression can now result in the complete
oblivion of Earth. Ironically, the atom
bomb is actually contributing to the deterrence
of complete oblivion." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"Hitler
gave humanity a yardstick for which to measure
the extent of the need for people to change
for the better. The spiritual darkness that
Hitler unleashed into the world greatly
increased the need for spiritual light.
Unbridled bigotry, hatred, and spiritual
ignorance on such a massive scale are greater
threats to the world than ever known before.
Spiritual ignorance now has the power to
bring humanity to the very brink of extinction."
(Kevin
Williams)
"The
legacy of Hitler demonstrates the folly
of appeasing murderous dictators. It is
too costly to allow them to threaten the
world with impunity. Their murderous intent
must be nipped in the bud early on before
it takes a devastating world war to stop
it. As stated earlier, God does not desire
war but God will allow it to happen for
the purpose of instruction leading to perfection."
(Kevin
Williams)
"Hitler's
attempt to rule the world ultimately led
to a shift in the balance of the world's
power. Colonialism dissolved all around
the world and people began to be free to
govern themselves. America became the Arsenal
of Democracy to counter the threat of political
oppression that breeds dictators such as
Hitler. The legacy of Hitler and World War
II is ultimately resulting in the victory
of democracy all over the world." (Kevin
Williams)
"The
NDE principle of how our greatest mistakes
become our greatest lessons can certainly
be applied to Hitler. Hitler and Nazism
was such a colossal mistake that it resulted
in a colossal lesson. A similar situation
on the other side of the spectrum can be
made concerning Jesus. The colossal mistake
of executing Jesus led to an even greater
good - the proliferation of his teachings."
(Kevin
Williams)
"Humanity
is designed to self-correct itself."
(Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
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16.
Apocalypse Now |
Near-death
experiencers are given
glimpses of the future.
They see the future as it would exist if current
trends continue. Near-death accounts reveal that
the Earth as a single organism for which we are
all a part. We are the Earth's human awareness.
Our wars and transgressions not only cause us to
suffer but causes the Earth to suffer as well.
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"The
Earth has terrible wounds on her body. She
is gasping for breath and calling out to
God and to her children to stop the killing
and hatefulness. The world is dying and
praying for all of us to help her to heal
and regenerate." (Dr.
Liz Dale)
"Humans
have fallen away from living in balance
with nature. Great damage will be inflicted
on the Earth before this harmonic balance
is finally restored." (David
Oakford)
"Humans
are out of harmony with the world and all
its creatures, including our own brothers
and sisters, with whom we are constantly
at war." (Norman
Paulsen)
"Humanity is in the
final moments before Jesus returns. The
Earth is being prepared for this event.
The war between the forces of light and
the forces of darkness are growing so intense
on Earth that humanity is in danger of being
consumed by the forces of darkness." (Angie
Fenimore)
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17. The Enemy Within |
Near-death accounts reveal
how everyone has within them a divine nature and
an animal nature which wars against each other.
At a higher divine level of consciousness (spirit),
everyone is connected and there is no separation
between things. This "Universal Consciousness"
connecting us all is what people refer to as "God."
But our lower animal nature tends to believe in
a delusion that somehow we are separate from other
people and God and that we are not connected. This
creates a spiritual struggle within us between our
lower nature and our higher nature.
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The Biblical "war
in heaven" between God and "the
devil" is a symbolic religious description
of this real spiritual struggle within all
humans between our lower animal nature and
our higher spirit nature. Our higher self
- our spirit - is one with (or "a part
of" but also "is") the "Universal
Consciousness" which people think of
as "God." The lower self is symbolized
as "the beast within" which Jesus
taught to put to death by "taking up
our cross" and following him in practicing
unconditional love through self-sacrifice,
self-deprecation, and self-denial in devotion
to others. By "crucifying the flesh,"
we allow our higher selves to manifest itself
more and our lower unevolved animal nature
to recede. The nature of the beast within
humanity is manifested as self-gratification,
self-indulgence, self-centeredness, selfishness,
self-consciousness, self-importance, self-righteousness,
self-delusion, self-condemnation, self,
self, SELF (the "ego," the "false
god," "Satan") This spiritual
condition of a "conscious self"
deluding itself into thinking it is separate
from the "Conscious Whole" is
what the Bible symbolically refers to as
the "fall" of spirit in man at
the "Garden of Eden" - or the "fall"
of one third of the "angels" from
heaven (both Biblical analogies refer to
the same spiritual event). (Edgar
Cayce)
This struggle between
our animal nature and our divine nature
ultimately created a gulf in our consciousness
which must be overcome. Self is the greatest
enemy you will ever have to face. This desire
for self constantly wars against our higher
self - the Whole. The collective human desire
for self and materialism (symbolically described
in the Bible as "Babylon") is
the source of every war and atrocity committed
by human beings. Only the painful processes
of "crucifying self" and the "purification"
of the Earth will restore everything to
its original glory. For humans to fully
evolve from their animal nature and overcome
self, it is not enough to merely believe
in these things or know about them. It must
be experienced and put into practice. The
higher self - the spirit - must be brought
into conscious awareness. (Edgar
Cayce)
It is not enough to
merely focus on the cross of Jesus and the
divinity within him. Jesus taught people
to "take up their own crosses"
and follow his example and way. A person
whose higher self has overcome his lower
self will then become spiritually "awakened"
and a spiritual "resurrection"
will take place. The person will then begin
to manifest the human-divine unity that
Jesus, Buddha, and other avatars did. Once
our spirit "comes alive" in our
conscious mind through the spiritual practice
of unconditional love for others, we become
liberated from the cycle of evolution and
rebirth. This process of spiritual awakening
within an individual and within humanity
at large is described in the Book of Revelation
in dream symbols - the language of the soul.
The liberation of humanity is when the "devil"
(the delusion of separation and self-will)
is then "cast into the abyss"
(self-will is suppressed from consciousness
by the divine will). The result will be "heaven
on Earth" (divine awareness within
humanity). So, in conclusion, this describes
in a nutshell the entire story of human
evolution. It is the story of the struggle
of the human spirit in overcoming the animal
flesh. It is the Bible story, from Genesis
to Revelation, concerning the fall and rise
of the human spirit. It is paradise lost
and paradise found again. The rest of the
Bible is mostly commentary. (Edgar
Cayce)
"The
struggle between our higher and lower selves
grows until finally the destructive elements
are completely overcome." (Betty
Bethards)
"Humans are
educated at a higher level by spirit beings
who bring us into heaven. We grow and increase,
and grow and increase, and shed the concerns,
desires, and base animal stuff that we have
been fighting much of our life. Earthly
appetites melt away. It is no longer a struggle
to fight them. We become who we truly are,
which is part of the divine." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"God's
love looks at all of us throughout the eyes
of eternity. God's overriding desire
is to purify the darkness of our souls,
irrespective of the suffering God has to
put us through to achieve that end. However,
it will greatly minimize our suffering if
we learn to accept instead of fighting against
our situation in life. (Daniel
Rosenblit)
"Jesus knew he had
to die on the cross to fulfill his mission.
His mission was to demonstrate to humanity
how to practice unconditional love through
self-sacrifice in devotion to others and
by overcoming self so that our divine nature
can be manifested." (Edgar
Cayce)
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18. War Is Hell |
Since war is so prevalent
in this world, it should be no surprise that there
exists a spirit realm where the human desire to
kill can be fully expressed. At death, a person's
inner nature is expressed outwardly in the spirit
realm. People take their inner hellish natures with
them after death. The result is what people refer
to as "hell".
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"Hell
is a great battlefield where thoughts are
not private and where hordes of angry souls
are locked in fights to the death where
no death is possible. They are locked into
destructive habits of mind, emotion, hatred,
lust, addictions, and thought-patterns which
cannot be satisfied. Angry souls have been
observed arguing over some religious point
and trying to kill those who do not agree
with them." (Dr.
George Ritchie)
"Hell
is a psychological condition which represents
the hellish inner thoughts and desires within
some souls. Here they become uninhibited
and their hellish condition is fully manifested.
No demons are there to inflict punishment.
Each soul acts out their own anger and hatred
by warring and tormenting others." (Emanuel
Swedenborg)
"Hell
is a state where a wild orgy of frenzied
taunting, screaming and fighting occurs.
These souls are completely ignorant of any
higher spiritual realities. They are a mob
driven by unbridled cruelty and passions."
(Rev.
Howard Storm)
"Murderers in hell
do not see a devil. Instead they see visions
of their own face distorted by hatred, greed,
anger, and other defeating emotions. Souls
such as these will stay in torment for a
long, long time, until they believe themselves
to be totally lost. At this point, they
may at last cry out to God to rescue them.
This wail of despair is heard by God and
they are rescued. They are then given opportunities
to make amends through the process of reincarnation."
(Ruth
Montgomery)
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19. Farewell To Arms |
Although
the world has a long history of war and murder,
near-death accounts reveal that someday all war
will end and
heaven will be established
on Earth. This
will happen when humanity learns its lessons, renounces
war, and changes for the better.
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"There
will be no nuclear war in the world because
God loves the world." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"If
humanity changes for the better, a horrible
world war will be averted." (Dannion
Brinkley)
"Out
of all the wars that humans tried to create,
God allowed only a few, to bring people
to their senses and to stop them." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"If
people turn more to spirituality and less
to materiality, these wars will not happen."
(Ned
Dougherty)
"God
is going to rescind some of humanity's
free will in favor of more divine control
over human events in order to bring peace
and harmony to the world." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"Man
will prey on man until man will pray for
man." (Lou
Famoso)
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