BD.5153
June 17, 1951

LIBERATION FROM THE DEPTH THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

The cross of Christ is the sign of hope for all those who are fallen and who feel unhappy in their condition - be it on earth or in the beyond.

The cross of CHRIST shows them that there still is a salvation, a way out, along which one has to walk in order to get out of the depth and the domain of darkness into the morning or light.

The cross of CHRIST is the signpost upwards, which never leads astray.

Reason: the ONE who died on the CROSS out of love for sinful humanity is the ONE WHO opened up this road. HE has paid the purchase-prize with HIS BLOOD for the souls who find themselves in the depth. Every soul can utilize this favor.

This road is now open upwards for every soul, provided that it has selected JESUS CHRIST as its goal that it wants out of the depth to reach HIM!

Then it has a claim to salvation! The Divine SAVIOR HIMSELF lifts it out of the depth. Then its sins are washed away with HIS BLOOD. The guilt of sin is removed, and the work of salvation has not been in vain for this soul.

JESUS CHRIST has died for all men: for the people of this present time, past and future. HE even descended to hell! HE has made the graces of the work of salvation valid also for the souls of the depth; likewise in the beyond there is a salvation for the souls, but never without HIM!

Only HIS BLOOD, shed for the sins, can make good again what the soul has sinned. HIS FORGIVENESS must be asked for. In the spiritual domain HE must be recognized as the Savior from sin, otherwise liberation out of darkness is impossible.

The man JESUS has achieved on earth an immeasurably great work of love, which is still effective on the other side. HIS Compassion follows those souls who have gone from this earth unsaved. Yet there the soul must want salvation on its own as on earth, that it may find salvation through JESUS CHRIST, that HE may have compassion with it in its distress, that HIS LOVE may seize it and lift it out of the depth.

Therefore, to know about JESUS CHRIST and HIS WORK OF SALVATION as well as to believe in it is absolutely necessary. This knowledge must be brought to the souls in case they have not yet heard of it on earth.

But this work is by far more difficult there than on earth, because the souls of darkness have little knowledge and possess only little strength of recognition, wherefore they cannot be so easily taught. Yet their condition is not hope1ess when they find themselves in distress and ask for help in order to be freed from their present situation.

If not quite impenitent, the soul can be helped by intercession and loving instruction through thoughts. A knowledge gained in that way will enable the soul to direct its thoughts independently to JESUS CHRIST, the OIVINE SAVIOR, and to implore HIM.
Each of such calls in faith and trust in HIS help will be heard. Now the road upwards has begun and each step is taken with HIS help. There is a salvation out of hell, but never without JESUS- CHRIST!

The souls in the beyond must learn of this, otherwise they will never direct their thoughts to HIM WHO ALONE can bring them salvation out of their distress, WHO in HIS Love and Compassion is always ready to alleviate the distress and to change the torturous condition into a condition of happiness.

But always the will of the individual is necessary. To change the will requires much intercession on the part of those people who are in belief and love; wherefore they can help all those who are still unsaved.

AMEN