BD.6930
September 29, 1957

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUL BEFORE INCARNATION AS MAN

You have gone through the most diverse forms. Your real I, your soul, had to go a long path of development before it could incarnate in a human body. This way of development was through the entire creation.

The soul must be dissolved into countless individual substances to pass through the creations proceeding slowly in its upward development. They had to again and again take on new forms when the different particles had gathered together. The countless creations contribute to the maturing of all these soul substances until at last all particles join together and as a human soul may incarnate in their last form, the human body, and enliven it. All of you went through this phase of development because the separation from GOD, since your original sin of apostasy was so great that your soul could never get over that because of its powerless condition, caused by the fall. Your soul must first be brought to life.

But that life could not be given to the being that became sinful, it must strive for it through serving. However, that being would never serve in free will because GOD's adversary, whom it once followed into the abyss, would prevent that. But it cannot be subjected to death forever; it must be given the opportunity to come to life. GOD took those apostate spirituals away from HIS opponent and made them useful to HIMSELF. HE gave each creation its task according to the laws of nature, leaving the apostate one in a "state of compulsion" to fulfill its purpose. Consequently, it must serve to obtain again, even after a very long time, a little life to enable it to progress steadily toward a higher activity.

MY activation power flowed out of ME to all beings that emanated from MY Love. But the beings that joined the opponent resisted the flow of GOD's Love required for their life and activity. Therefore they fell into a state of lifelessness. If they had left to themselves they would never have come to life again, because they were powerless through their fall into the depths.

So GOD called a work into being, which at first excluded the free will of the beings who are not placed under HIS Will in the state of "compulsion" to fulfill their purpose according to the law of nature which HE assigned to each creation. HIS plan was to slowly bring to life what was lifeless, to give it the possibility of being active again.

So they were all joined into creations as tiny particles, and obliged to be active. They were bound in the creations not able to resist, and obliged to serve. Through this they could reach a degree of development, which gave them ever-increasing freedom, finally receiving the state of free will. Through free will they could freely decide to strive upwards or choose the depths. GOD indeed will help these beings upwards, but HE does not force them if their desire is for the depths. This decision takes place in the last stage of development; when the soul is incarnated and once again able to use its free will to its own discretion. So men should acknowledge the great mercy shown in the former path of evolution and make the best use of their earthly life. He must prove himself worthy and have the desire that this last period will bring him to his goal. He must strive for his perfection and prove his belonging to GOD. He must do everything not to fall into the hands of the one from who GOD's Love has helped him to become free, through this ever so long time of pre-development.

He should not live this life carelessly but must continually think about its spiritual purpose, to be loosened from every bondage, bringing restored union with GOD, in Light, strength and Blessedness.

For this reason your earthly life is given to you, that your soul may be set free from the fetters with which you were bound by GOD's opponent from the beginning. But you were guilty. Therefore, you must do your part to gain this freedom and everlasting life.

AMEN