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                                    Twenty-third Message of Spiritual Teachings

Dictated by Apostle Thomas

On August 29th, 1970 - Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

A blessing for many souls – No soul will be abandoned on Earth – True life – Cause of sadness to the Superior Forces – Limit on the number of reincarnations – The Lord’s word

By coming to Earth for an extended period of time, the Lord Jesus will be able to relay badly needed advice and instructions to incarnate souls. Such objective is being achieved slowly in some cases and faster in others. Finding with joy that many men and women have matured, the Lord knows that these Messages will be a real blessing to them. The Lord’s word shall awake souls who, although quite evolved, remain as if dormant to spiritual life. His Messages will enable them to turn to the spiritual world, which is where they came from and where they will return to at the end of their incarnation.

Satisfied with the result of such verification, the Lord assures all men and women that they will be most welcome in the above after departing from the Earth. He would truly like to see all souls living on Earth wake up so that they can turn towards the Divinity through daily prayers and meditation, given that it would be quite beneficial to them in terms of tranquility. As already mentioned, the Lord Jesus came to Earth to help incarnate souls overcome obstacles natural to earthly life, so that they can attain the spiritual level that they desire.

Even though many souls may feel that these Messages do not apply to them in view of their happy and tranquil life, the Lord warns them that earthly life is subject to changes. Such changes are similar to weather changes.  Since incarnate souls may need help and protection from the spiritual world in the days ahead, they should stop living detached from the above and start preparing themselves for such days. It is true that no incarnate soul is ever abandoned on Earth and that   guarding entities accompany each one of them, registering all of their deeds, both good and bad. But since such guarding entities are allowed to provide only a certain type of assistance to their protégés, they can only benefit from daily conversations with the Divinity, regardless of their state of happiness. By referring to the commitment souls made in the above as they prepared to return to Earth, the Lord Jesus hopes to awaken their hearts to such a commitment, so that they can take full advantage of their current incarnation, which they obtained only after a long wait in the spiritual world.

The Lord confirms to all men and women that the life they are currently living on Earth is not their real life. Although it may sound strange, their real life is spiritual life, for which they should prepare themselves. Spiritual life is a happy and tranquil life of freedom which souls live outside the body. But there are certain types of knowledge and experience which souls can only acquire on Earth, similarly to the way students acquire the knowledge that is necessary to improve their education in colleges. After finishing their studies and graduating, they can then use their knowledge to obtain experiences. As for earthly life, after souls construct their bodies of flesh in a maternal womb, they can them to acquire experiences that they need for their spiritual progress. Once they finish their existence in the flesh, they return to their plane of spiritual life for as long as a century to assimilate and expand the lessons that they learned on Earth.

The lack of interest that many incarnate souls show for the true objectives of their earthly life saddens the Superior Forces. Since such souls do not do anything that is constructive, they can be compared to children who, being totally indifferent to education, are only interested in wasting time. By neglecting their spiritual obligations, which are stored in their spiritual minds, and caring only about pleasure and material interests, they are similar to students who will regret wasting the whole school year. Since readers may wonder if it is possible for incarnate souls to waste an entire incarnation, the Lord informs that it is possible, unfortunately. The fact that a good number of souls waste an entire incarnation alarms the Superior Forces; it is quite disturbing for them to see so many souls return from the Earth without advancing a single step in their evolutionary scale. Imagine their disappointment when they analyze the life-letter of souls who had descended to Earth to acquire spiritual progress after waiting dozens of years for a new incarnation. Their life-letters will contain everything except the habit of daily prayers and deeds which are worthy of divine praise. Although such souls participated in many activities, they found no time to show gratitude to the Divinity for the good health and the protection they received.

It is to correct such lamentable deviations that the Lord decided to come to Earth and create his New Order. The Lord Jesus wants all fortunate readers to know that there is a predetermined time for souls to reach a certain degree of evolution. Those who use up their allotted time without accomplishing their goals will not be permitted to return to Earth, similarly to students who, failing repeatedly, are not allowed to continue to attend the same school. Such souls show that they are too immature to evolve on Earth; they either have a temperament that is contrary to their environment or simply refuse to live peacefully.

What happens to these souls? Anticipating such a question, the Lord explains that the majority of the souls who are currently living on Earth came from planets of this solar system which have inferior vibrations. When souls are not adequately prepared to live amicably on this earthly school, as it frequently happens, they are then removed and returned to their original school for remedial work. They are removed only after living a few incarnations on Earth, given that the Superior Forces try to help them adapt. But if they fail to adapt due to neglect, there is no solution but to return them to their original planet for some centuries or millenniums of remedial work.

The Lord has sadly observed some unpleasant events in nearly all regions involving worthy spirits who are poisoned by ideas which oppose peace in the world. By engaging in various condemnable acts, they have become unworthy of living among the good souls that form humanity. Before they can be brought back to Earth to live in harmony with the human family, they will have to be detoxified and enlightened by the Superior Forces. The Lord is forced to acknowledge the Earth’s inability to free itself from the condemnable influence of some ancient forces, which has made the guidance of souls to the Celestial Father very difficult. However, due to the fact that these negative forces have been largely reduced through the Superior Forces’ persuasive actions, the Earth is expected to be free of such a bad influence by the end of this century.

The Lord will now address all strayed subversive spirits of the present: “Children of my heart, who I greatly esteem! I bring my friendly word to you in view of your valorous past. It was imprudence that led you to commit crimes against society, when your purpose was to help the progress of the regions where you were born. I ask that you stop your negative activities. They can only darken your souls, which were so luminous when you came to Earth. I know very well that evil influences caused you to deviate from the righteous path, for all they desire is your destruction. Listen to me, children of my heart! Since you are valorous spirits, used to struggles and sacrifices, I need your cooperation in the form of peaceful work, so that the progress of the Earth can be increased. Abandon all criminal acts against society and turn to the Divinity. Pray sincerely and you will be conducted to your desired goal, which is harmony. You can always depend on me, for I am your friend and will remain so throughout the millennia. Jesus of Nazareth.”

        I still continue with my work, in spirit