Today, people torment one another. Their means of transport—ships and vessels—sink. The current war is the most dreadful in humanity’s history. Such a war has never occurred before. Never have so many soldiers been mobilized. Tens of millions are fighting ferociously. All wars and misunderstandings among people stem from the disobedience of the first humans. If Adam and Eve had listened and fulfilled God’s commandment, none of this would be happening today. The world became morally corrupted due to the disobedience of first Eve, then Adam. They now witness the misfortunes and sufferings of humanity. They see the consequences of disobedience. Thus, Eve learned the following truth: when the faucet on the upper floor is opened, the entire building floods with water.
It is time for the old to pass away and for new people to come—people of brotherhood who consider the good of their neighbor as their own. What will happen to the wicked? They will be replaced by good people. What about the weak? They will be given conditions to become strong. They must become strong in order to manifest Love.
So far, only the weak have expressed Love, and thus all have been miserable. Those who are weak, though they carry Love, fear they might spill all its warmth and light—they are afraid that both they and the world might burn. The strong will release all the warmth and light of Love to illuminate all humanity. What harm is there if the world is filled with more light and warmth? Better a blazing flame and brightness than smoke and soot.
Today, the world gives off more smoke and fumes than it radiates light. Yet Love is entering the world. Its light and warmth are not mechanical forces, but organic—they purify all things. To pass through the light and warmth of Love means to undergo sufferings that cleanse and renew. Love is the bearer of life.
Today, Goodness, Reasonableness, and Justice are at war—as elements of the Great Love, Wisdom, and Truth. God has placed His power in their hands. Whoever applies them will benefit from light, knowledge, and freedom and will learn. Whoever does not apply them will keep the book closed and gain nothing from its light. They will be forced to go to the fields to plow and dig.
Many ask why Adam and Eve sinned. For two reasons: on one hand, they desired to become like God; on the other, they wanted to taste the forbidden fruit and satisfy their hunger. They thought this would make them strong like God and thus separated from Him. Man is strong only as long as he is connected to the First Cause, the Whole. The hand is strong while connected to the body. Once separated, it can do nothing. Man’s strength lies in his connection with Love. Only the loving, wise, and truth-loving one achieves his desires and becomes a citizen of the Kingdom of God.
Modern people, especially religious people, speak of the other world, of angels, but do not realize that no one can enter there without love, knowledge, and freedom. You will say you already possess these. But these are still human attributes. With merely human attributes, no one is accepted into that world. Nothing unclean is allowed there. You may say Christ redeemed you with His blood. But Christ’s blood is nothing but the Word revealed through Love, Wisdom, and Truth in their fullness. In them, there is no suffering, hardship, loss, or deprivation. A person suffers when they distance themselves from Love. Then they lose health, emotions, thoughts, and wealth. People suffer because they do not fulfill the law of Love. The first humans broke this law, and thus people suffer to this day. They were tested through the forbidden fruit to see how much they value freedom and how they understand Love.
Even now people value outer wealth more than inner wealth. In truth, man is elevated through his mind, heart, soul, and spirit—not through forbidden thoughts, feelings, and desires. In obedience and fulfillment of God’s commandments lies man’s strength. So, the first sin stems from the disobedience of the first humans. Eve sinned through her heart, and Adam through his mind. Through this path, they introduced a foreign element into life. That element will be cast out through suffering. Scripture says: “The heel of the woman will crush the serpent’s head.” The heel, the sole of the foot, represents goodness. So, goodness will crush the mind of the serpent. The woman’s foot will be stronger than the serpent’s head.
Rejoice, for the time has come to rectify humanity, to receive the light and warmth of Love. The time has come to settle accounts with the old order. The new order means the creation of a new world where Love will reign. In the old order, Love was present only to comfort the suffering. It would say: “Be heroes to bear your given trials.” It tells the weak and the sick: “Rise from your bed, take your weapon, and march forward!” The sick need not comfort and distraction, but strength and impulse.
Why did Christ come to Earth two thousand years ago? To prepare the conditions for the coming of the Kingdom of God on Earth among people of Love. The new order will last thousands of Divine, not human, years. That is why it is said: “Their kingdom is forever and ever.” The righteous will be revived, will gain strength and power, will resurrect, and will conquer death. Blessed are the righteous and the saints.
What is a saint? He carries light for all humanity. He is born pure and bright, has not followed the path of the ordinary man, has not fallen and risen. He is strong because he is connected to God.
Blessed are those who await resurrection. They are preparing to emerge from their cocoons. The resurrected one is a strong person. In the future, even the wild beasts will recognize that a new era has come. All plants, animals, and people will rejoice in the new order. All will be friends with each other. Earth will be transformed into a paradise.
Many ask how much time is left before reaching the shore. The shore is already in sight. Spring is near. Migratory birds are arriving and heralding the spring. Today, humanity is living through the last days of winter. Work for the quicker arrival of spring. Let us all say with one heart: “The Kingdom of God on Earth is near.”
This is eternal life: to know You, the one true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
—Tenth lecture by the Master, given at the Seven Rila Lakes, July 1, 1942, 7:00 a.m.
Преведена от Невенка Димитрова
Редактирана от Ненси Крамптон
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