1410 Rebellion against divine will cause of the bound state....

May 7, 1940: Book 23

The complete liberation of the spiritual from the form must be preceded by a complete subjugation of the will, because the rebellion of the will against divine will has brought the banished state to the spiritual, consequently this state must be cancelled through subjugation, therefore the spiritual must be redeemed from the form, which has held it captive for immemorial times. Thus the rebellion against divine will was the cause of the banished state, the spiritual substance which emerged from God sinned against its creator by not recognizing divine will and opposing it with its own will.... and it had to atone for this sin through endless times through complete bondage.... It was allowed to take the path upwards in a certain lack of freedom of will until divine love gave it free will again and left it up to the being to decide in favour of or against God again.... And thus the being is given the opportunity to free itself from the banished state, which was the result of its misused free will, if it now uses its will correctly. And this 'right use' consists of the complete subordination of its own will to the divine will.... And therefore it seeks divine love to reveal Itself to all Its beings, so that the unredeemed spiritual carries a desire for this love.... and feels the urge within itself to be united with it.... and now devotedly submits itself to the divine will and gives up all resistance against God. The being will therefore remain in the form as long as its will does not completely confess God.... and be free from the moment of submission of will. For even if earthly life had not yet ended, the spirit is nevertheless free from the start and can flee the form as often as it pleases. The spirit is no longer banished from God in the form, it can strive upwards where and when it wants, because its will has sought and found God, because there is no longer any danger that the being does not respect the divine will and could rebel against God again. The moment of liberation therefore occurs when the being has sacrificed its will, when all volition is directed towards uniting itself with God and when its own will unconditionally subordinates itself to the divine will. Subordination to the divine will is therefore the only thing the being should strive for.... (interruption)

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