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MESSAGE NINETEEN
MORE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE NEW HEAVENLY SOCIETY
April 18, 1982
The following messages have been revealed today by the Most High.
Today something more may be revealed briefly on the structure and
function of the new heavenly society created and established recently by
the Lord.
There are three points which will be considered at this time.
1. The position of this society in the hierarchy of spiritual
organization. This position can be conceived in two ways: first, within the
structure of the spiritual world comprised of people who come from
planet Earth; second, in the structure of the entire spiritual world in
Creation, not only limited to humans of this particular Earthly origin.
In the first instance, the new society can be conceived as the highest
spiritual state and process that has been in existence thus far in the
spiritual world for humans from Earth. This new society represents the
innermost of their innermost. In this sense, they can be conceived as
being in closest proximity to the Most High and in the most intense
identity with the Most High as far as this particular cycle of time is
concerned in relationship to this one region of Creation (humans from
planet Earth). This is a qualitatively different state and process. No such
experience for humans from Earth was available in the spiritual world
until now.
However a serious note of warning: in assessing the position of the
new heavenly society, or any society for that matter, in the hierarchy of
spiritual organization, one must entirely relinquish linear modes of
thinking. Otherwise, one will find oneself in gross error and distortion.
The proximity of states and processes in the spiritual world can be
conceived and perceived only in simultaneous or discrete modes.
Linearity exists only in a relative sense and only within societies, but
never in the relationship of one society to another.
Therefore, no concept of superiority or inferiority of one positive state
and process in relationship to another is possible. So, when, in the
spiritual world, one hears someone say that one is from a higher society
than the other one, it by no means denotes that one is superior or inferior
to another. They are always discrete in relation to one another in their
own peculiar and unique position in the hierarchy of spiritual
organization. Their position is always determined by the degree of
approximation to the Absolute State and the intensity of identity with
the Absolute Process of the Most High. Regardless of the degree and
intensity, each is as valuable, needed, necessary and useful as any other.
One could never come even into the remotest existence without the other.
(See message dated April 3-4, 1982).
To avoid gross misconceptions, this must always be remembered
while dealing with the concept of hierarchy in spiritual organization.
So it can be said that the new heavenly society occupies, in this sense,
the highest level of spirituality so far in existence within the spiritual
world of humans from planet Earth.
As mentioned previously this society is an integrator of all positive
states and processes which have been in existence thus far in this world.
However, this perception is valid only as looked upon from the
“within” of the only spiritual world comprised of humans from Earth. If
one looks upon it from the standpoint of the entire Creation in being and
existence, the perception changes — it is determined by the position
humans of the entire spiritual world occupy at the present cycle of time
in the hierarchy of spiritual organization of the whole Creation.
This position can be compared, to some remote extent, to the function
of the most outward sensory organs of the human body and to some most
outward functions of the human skin, especially the parts located in the
area of the feet and small toes. In a more general sense, people of this
particular spiritual world represent and correspond to the outward
externals of spirituality. Spirituality, as anything else, consists of its
own degrees, levels and steps from the innermost to the outermost. The
spiritual world of humans from Earth by their position denotes this
ultimate outermost of the externals of spirituality or some of its spiritual
sensory organs.
In this respect, the new heavenly society represents the innermost of
the ultimate outermost of the externals of spirituality, or its subtle,
sensitive and integrating component which can send, receive and
transmit all and any type of information and experience which originate
in any part of the Grand Man — the whole Creation. (Swedenborg
discovered that the spiritual heavens appeared in the form of man with
each society performing uses and functions for the spiritual heavens
similar to our own cells and organs in our own bodies.) This is a very
important element because by its function it gives sense to any
occurrence which takes place throughout Creation and translates and
interprets it into a language which is understandable by any one at any
level. This is a connecting link of the outermost of the externals of
spirituality to the rest of entire spirituality and vice versa — the rest of
entire spirituality is connected to the outermost region of its
actualization and realization, giving it the real sense and reality of its
totality and fullness.
2. The existence of a typical human era in the spiritual world
(specifically in the intermediate world) prevented the existence of this
vital link and connector. It was a missing link. This is the reason various
societies of the spiritual world of humans from Earth were so isolated,
restricted, separated and limited within their own boundaries, and this is
why there was very little contact and direct communication with other
parts of Creation.
The reason why it was not feasible to have such a society until
recently is because of its sensitive structure and position. Being a link, a
connector and an integrator of everything in the spiritual world of
humans from Earth, it would inadvertently transmit the negative state
and process to all other regions of Creation, resulting in a mixture of the
negative state and process with positive states and processes. This
transmission and mixture would cause such a tremendous, unbelievable
confusion and perplexity that no one or anything could survive. The
reason is that the rest of Creation would accept the negativity as coming
from the Most High. Such a consideration is the end of any spiritual life.
The end of spiritual life is the end of any life.
However, once the negative dominion of the human era is eliminated
from the intermediate world and all is put under the control of the
positive state, the full function of the new heavenly society can be
activated. Although creation of the new society precedes the elimination
of the human era in the intermediate world (after all, it assists the Lord
in the process of this elimination), its full universal function cannot be
activated until negativity is eliminated. After elimination of the negative
human era, no transmission of the negative state and process in an
upward direction will be possible; this will eliminate the danger of
receiving and passing on thoughts or affections that are not from the
Lord or of the Lord. Thus, all doors can be opened and the vital link and
connector to all spirituality, which has been missing for millions of years,
can be established and activated.
As far as transmission of the negative state and process from the
Hells is concerned, without having direct outposts in the form of the
human era in the intermediate world, the Hells will not be able to
transmit anything in an upward direction because any negative impulse
would be reflected back and would not be received or absorbed. Thus,
they can transmit only downward to people on Earth, to their own lower
levels of Hells and among the Hells, and indirectly to those who come
from Earth into the intermediate world who have affections similar to
those in the Hells. These newcomers to the intermediate world look, of
course, downward to the Hells and whatever they receive from the Hells
they can no longer transmit in an upward direction but only back to the
Hells.
Thus, a new security and safety has been fully established
throughout all the spiritual world’s positive states and processes of
humans from Earth and throughout all the intermediate world of
humans from Earth, as well as total control over the Hells and all their
establishments.
3. As long as such an important link, connector and integrator of Love
and Wisdom, Good and Truth, Charity and Faith and the concept of the
Most High was missing, no reformulation of principles of spiritual
homogeneity was conceivable, and no steps toward the beginning of the
elimination of this human era and the eventual elimination of the
negative states and processes could begin.
The problem is that one cannot very well begin this process of
elimination from any outward position. It is necessary first to go to its
source and motivating factors. The source and motivating factors of all
negative states and processes were, are and will be the pseudo-creators
from their Hell. Despite the fact that they were closed off and put off
limits to all Creation by the Lord personally, in the form of Jesus Christ,
by the fact of their very existence they are the very motivation and
source of the negative state’s existence. Therefore, any effort to eliminate
negative states, or at least to restrict and control them, must start at
their level. But the problem was that no one could enter their Hells and
survive. If the Lord were to enter there in person in His/Her glorified
Humanity, they would perish instantly. If they were to perish in such a
sudden manner, the motivating factors of the negative states would stop
feeding pseudo-life to all areas of the negative states and processes. To
withdraw suddenly such a motivating factor of life (albeit an evil one)
would cause such havoc in Creation that everything would perish. The
balancing factor would suddenly disappear and with it all choices would
cease to exist. If there are no choices, no life can be maintained.
The Lord could enter the Hells of the pseudo-creators personally
without destroying them only in the intermediate state of what is called
His/Her glorification, by making His/Her Human Divine. This was
during the time between His crucifixion and His resurrection. During
this interim Jesus Christ’s state was tempered sufficiently by His human
aspects, which were not yet entirely made Divine, so that it was possible
for Him to accomplish His mission there successfully without causing
any need for them to perish by the fact of His presence. This act was
most important — the very first step and act in the beginning of the
elimination of the negative state and the restriction of its function and
extension. Without it, nothing further could have been done. Without
this act, no new heavenly society could ever be formed. Without its
formation, no integrating principles of spirituality and its homogeneity
could ever be reestablished. Without this, everyone would be doomed to
be locked forever in one’s state and condition.
Yet, in order to proceed with the next important step in the process of
elimination of the negative state, it became necessary that someone
mortal enter the Hells of the pseudo-creators and through such a person
the Most High could proceed with the fulfillment of another part of
His/Her Grand Plan.
But, as mentioned above, no one could enter their level under the
spiritual conditions existing at that time and survive. The problem was
that, no matter how strong spiritually such a person were, no matter
from how perfect a spiritual society of the positive state one were to
come, one would still be coming from the state of isolation, separation,
restriction, limitation and exclusivity. No direct links to all other levels,
states and processes, steps and degrees of Love and Wisdom, Good and
Truth, Charity and Faith, etc., would be available to such a person. To
enter the Hells of the pseudo-creators under the prior limiting conditions
is to enter them under their conditions, into their domain. After all, it
was because of them that such a situation of isolation, separation,
restriction, etc., as described here, existed throughout the spiritual world
of humans from Earth in the first place. This is their weapon. Therefore,
they would instantly annihilate such a person. Only from the position of
integration of all aspects of positive states and processes can one enter
their region and not only survive, but conquer.
But these restrictions, isolations, separations, limitations and
exclusivity, etc., have been removed by the Lord, and a new spiritual
state and process of integration, unification, assimilation, oneness and
homogeneity has been created, formed, established and activated by
Him/Her in the form of the new heavenly society. This is an entirely new
situation throughout the spiritual world of humans from Earth. It gives
the members of this society unusual weapons, tactics, methodology,
security, safety and protection that allows them, without any danger to
themselves or to anyone, to enter the Hells of the pseudo-creators and to
perform services for the Lord there in accordance with the Most High’s
Grand Plan for the salvation of all and the elimination of the negative
state. Now, for the first time, the combat against the negative state can
take place where it really belongs — at the very core, source and
motivating origin of its being and existence.
This is one of the most vital and important tasks which the new
society performs from the Lord for Creation.
The impacts, consequences and outcomes of this act for all Creation in
general and for the human race on Earth and from Earth in particular
will result in changes of unimaginable proportions. No one can begin to
guess what the results will be. It does not matter how short or how long a
time it will take, in human natural terms of time, to fulfill this
assignment and to bring to full fruition the content of the Lord’s Grand
Plan. One must remember that there is no time in reality and that one
lives forever (see Principle No. 7 of spiritual homogeneity).
This is all that is permitted to be known at this time.
Source: MESSAGE FROM WITHIN
