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0658 The behaviour of the godly.... fearless in the face of death....

November 8, 1938: Book 14

An insightful person will know how to appreciate the divine gift, and full understanding will be all the more necessary for those who themselves endeavour to give God the glory and walk on earth in a manner pleasing to Him. And these are the lord's bodyguards.... They will stand firmly and faithfully together and fight for the word of God, they will teach the word of God everywhere without fear and thus be zealous fighters for the name of the lord. And their love for God will increase their courage and their faith will spur them on to become actively involved in the battle against the enemies of God's teaching, and thus there will always be those on earth who all pursue the same goal and in joint spiritual work will counter every physical danger.... And unspeakably many resistances will impede their beginning, which is only aimed at spreading the word of God.... but this should in no way hinder the faithful.... The lord God always has His strength ready, and whoever stands up for Him will never be forsaken by Him. Man as such will not be able to overthrow what has already been determined from eternity, and if the lord says: "I am the way, the truth and the life.... whoever has Me has eternal life....", the word of God will not be destroyed in eternity, and he who makes it his own will live. So if the whole world opposes the word of God, the whole world would be destroyed before this word would be destroyed by human hands. And so the representatives of God's word will never need to fear death, for if they fight for it, death can never be their fate.... For the death of the body would also only be a transition into eternal life, but never a sinking into eternity.... If the lord promises you this, you truly have nothing to fear, for those who want to take your earthly life can only bring you closer to eternal life, and if you lay down your life for the glory of God, your death will only be an entry into eternal glory. Anyone who feels connected to the word of God is free from all fear.... He only ever lives in faith in the hereafter and gladly and joyfully gives up his earthly existence for the bliss that awaits him on the other side. And the infinitely happy feeling of being secure will also give him all the strength on earth to stand up for the word of God, and it will also prevent him from ever denying the divine saviour and Redeemer.... he will always freely and openly confess the name of the one Who rules everything in the world.... he will feel himself to be His child and will never tolerate the name of the most high being dishonoured.... And so the gift of the lord will find its way there and give equal strength to those who believingly receive the words. They will listen and their hearts will rejoice that the lord God is so visibly telling them of His presence on earth.... And faith and confidence will increase, and the power of God will visibly overflow into people's hearts, as God has promised to those who remain in His word....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers