BD.8691
December 3, 1963

THE ADVERSARY SHALL NOT BE HINDERED IN HIS DOINGS

Though I am ruler indeed over heaven and earth and no being shall be capable of opposing Me, yet I do not contest My adversary's right within the domain which is his kingdom: the terrestrial world which harbours everything still pertaining to him and where he can exercise his influence when the developing spiritual has reached the stage of man. Then he will harass this spiritual, man, in every way to prevent its development and drag it down to the depths again, whence it had worked its way up by an endlessly long way. He therefore then is lord over his world.

This explains why I allow so many calamities, why I do not intervene where the adversary's doings are so manifest. He has a right to you men because you once followed him voluntarily to the depths; and he also exercises his right in order to hold sway over you. But you can yourselves resist him because you possess free will. And you do not lack strength either, if only you ask Me for it. But My adversary shall not be hindered on My part.

The terrestrial world is his portion, even all matter, over which however he has no power because it harbours the fallen spiritual, which is withdrawn from his power only temporarily. But as soon as it walks the earth as man he can again exercise his power over it without being hindered by Me, and this he verily exploits. But in Jesus Christ, the Divine Saviour, he has a rather mighty adversary. All men can turn to Him in order to be freed from the enemy of souls. Since Jesus is stronger than he and redeems every soul from his power, which simply asks Him, and proves through its prayer its faith in Him and His work of Salvation, it therewith acknowledges also Myself, Who have incarnated in Jesus Christ in order to redeem the entire fallen spiritual. Thus the adversary's power on earth is great indeed. Yet in Jesus Christ he finds his Master. And regardless of his yet so mighty power over men, they nevertheless have a Redeemer and Saviour from his power.

Man cannot therefore expect that I, his God and Creator from eternity, curtail My adversary's power to carry out harmful works, because I do not remove his right to act upon man in every way to retain him. Man himself however does not have to tolerate it, because he can turn to Jesus Christ for freeing him from his jailer, that He would free him from a power to which he succumbs without the help of Jesus Christ.

How often you men say: "Why does God allow this?" I do not hinder My adversary in his works because you yourselves once placed yourselves under his control, and he still is your lord today if you do not wish to free yourselves from him and approach Jesus Christ for Salvation from him. Furthermore, I know what best serves you and each individual soul. I also know how every soul is constituted - I know what brings it maturity; and the dark world also must serve Me, because I shall know how to so control the operations of the world of darkness and its effects that it is to the advancement of the souls of men, who are only too keen to escape from this power and approach Me.

Yet the will of man shall always be the determining factor, because he is free. Whilst the spiritual is till bound within the works of Creation, My adversary cannot influence it; but with man he has the right because the free decision of the being is involved which the adversary wants to win for himself. Hence he exploits every opportunity, and man is at his mercy the more remote he is from Myself - the weaker the connection established with Me or: as long as he does not recognise Jesus Christ, seeking sanctuary with Him in his need, he is at the mercy of the opposing power, which nevertheless his free will decides.

I have indeed power for everything, including the prevention of the adversary's doings, but then man's walk on earth would be useless - where he has to freely decide between Me and him. But you men have also to understand why difficult tests are given you, that he often sets you up for greatest extremity, without My hindrance because you yourselves do not turn to Me for help; this being the very reason for all trouble, which I allow so that you would find your way to Me.

Yet you can be assured of My not leaving you and of helping you whenever you wish to loosen yourselves from him and trustingly flee to Me, and also then recognise Me as your God and Father; when you call to Jesus for forgiveness of your guilt and for liberation from the enemy, who also fights for not losing you. Yet verily, My might is greater, and if you call Me in spirit and in Truth, you shall also be freed from him and your earth-life shall not have been in vain.

AMEN