Workers In The Vineyard Of Jesus – Preparation And Cooperation

In The Word of God are texts published and offered which Bertha Dudde was permitted to prophetically receive and record. One promise of Jesus Christ was (John 14.21): ‘Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and show Myself to him.’

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Its sole purpose is to make the present-day Word of God .... accessible to all people. May this Word of God become a blessing to many people.

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Who was Bertha Dudde?

Bertha Dudde wurde am 1. April 1891 als zweitälteste Tochter eines Kunstmalers in Liegnitz, Schlesien, geboren.

Bertha Dudde was born on 1. April 1891, as the second oldest daughter of a painter, in Liegnitz, Silesia. She became a dressmaker and began to receive pronouncements from God through the ‘Inner Word’ on 15. June 1937.

“In a clear dream I was moved to write down my thoughts after devout prayer. Understandably this often gave way to doubt and inner conflicts until I was convinced that I was, myself, by no means the initiator of these exquisitely gracious words; but instead it was the spirit within me, in other words, the love of the Heavenly Father was obviously responsible for them and introduced me to the truth”.

“I was given knowledge of the spiritual world which far exceeded my elementary school education. I received and receive this knowledge as a dictation in a state of complete consciousness; I write down everything I am told in shorthand, in order to then transfer it word for word to clean copy. The procedure does not take place in a state of compulsion, for example in a state of trance or ecstasy, but in an absolutely level-headed frame of mind. However, I have to want it to happen and then I can receive these dictations voluntarily; they are neither bound by time nor place.”

“Now I only have one wish, which is to be able to make these gifts of grace accessible to many more people and in accordance with the will of God Himself to be allowed to do much more work in His vineyard.”

(Quotations from an autobiography from 1959).

Bertha Dudde died on 18. September 1965 in Leverkusen, Germany.

Published by friends of the New Revelation, Hans-Willi Schmitz und Wilhelm Wegers

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Autobiography of Bertha Dudde

At the request of many friends Bertha Dudde wrote the following biography in 1953:

I have been writing messages received through the inner Word since June 15, 1937. In answer to the many requests of my friends I will give you a picture of my earthly life, a short explanation of what I received spiritually, and my own feelings about all this.

I was born April 1, 1891, the second oldest daughter of an artist of Liegnitz in Silesia, today's Poland. I had a normally peaceful childhood, with six sisters in our parent’s home. I learned the cares of life at an early age. The desire to make money to help my parents made me learn the trade of a seamstress. As the financial needs of my parents continued, so did the burden, and in this way I made myself useful.

My parents belonged to different denominations. Father was a Protestant - Mother a Catholic. We children were brought up in the Catholic faith but never experienced pressure or force to follow the practices of the church so that each child in later years was able to pursue their own chosen course.

I myself was religious but could not accept the doctrine of the Catholic system although I respected the church. I could not represent something on the outside that my inner conscience had not accepted. So I did not continue to attend church, heard little preaching and had no knowledge of the Bible. I did not read any religious books or scientific literature and did not join any other group or religious sect.

Anyone knowing the Catholic teaching knows what a conscious struggle one finds himself in when he wants to release himself from it. I was not spared from this either. But the question as to what is the Truth and where it is to be found, remained.

Often when I prayed the Lord's Prayer I would beseech the Lord to allow me to find His kingdom. This prayer was answered in June 15, 1937, as I prayed quietly and waited for the inner voice. In this attitude I persisted often, for a wonderful peace came over me and thoughts which came to my heart, not my head, gave me comfort and strength.

Still I did not know that these thoughts were given to me until, in a strange dream I experienced something which later proved to be the Truth and caused me to write down these thoughts.

So on a certain day as I listened inwardly a stream of words came to me, which I wrote down. This was the first message I wrote which started like this: "In the beginning was the Word, 'a Te-Deum' to the Creator of Heaven and Earth."

Then came doubt, …. did you write this by yourself? In short, I have wrestled, prayed and gone through many struggles, but again and again the words came to me like a stream, a wisdom, which made me tremble. Then God Himself took away my doubts. He answered me and I acknowledged Him as our Father, in His Word. My faith grew, doubt diminished, and I received and wrote daily.

The contents of the writings were beyond my understanding. Phrases, which I had never heard of or read about, strange and scientific expressions and references continually came to me. Then came unheard of expressions of the Heavenly Father's Love giving refuge and providing enlightenment to all the questions of life.

The Words came to me in the following manner: After sincere prayer and a short period of composure I listened inwardly. Thoughts then followed coming to my mind, clearly, distinctly, and the words flowed smoothly always three or four, one after another, like writing a radio announcement or a weather report, slowly so that I could easily keep pace, writing line after line.

Now I write the words in shorthand as a dictation without having any constructive or intellectual part in it. I am in no way in a 'trance', nor do I even form the sentences, but it comes to me one word at a time, neither do I understand the context while I am writing the words down.

After days, sometimes weeks, I transcribe the shorthand writings into longhand without changing or correcting a syllable. Each dictation takes about half an hour. I must stress that this could not happen forcibly or in a state of ecstasy. It all takes place simply and consciously, without any excitement or influence of my own will. I can interrupt myself at any time and finish the sentence after hours or days without reading the previous writing the dictated words continue again.

My will is under no compulsion, all that I desire is to serve God and do what His will wants me to do.

I can truthfully say that I was led into this Truth, and these concepts were, in every respect, foreign to me. It was only after years that I found confirmation of what I received when I came to know the writings of Jacob Lorber. No one can imagine my joy when I discovered the literature of Jacob Lorber; ‘The Great Gospel of John’ and ‘The Youth of Christ’. Then I understood that other people were also given the Word of the Lord, that God had spoken to His children at all times and that God will continue to do this in His endless love and mercy.

I found in Lorber's writings the same as was given to me. I often could not understand the Word that came to me, but in His love the Heavenly Father gave me the explanation. How wonderful are the innumerable manifestations in which the Father displays His exceedingly great goodness.

It became clear to me that my limited education due to lack of money, and my lack of time to read good books or visit performances, became my advantage. I was now able to concentrate on my work from early morning to late at night, and each day I received that precious spiritual Word without knowing for whom I received it.

It is because of my ignorance of the Bible and the Catholic doctrine that I accepted the Word from above without resistance. In my experience, an earnest Catholic or Protestant whose knowledge is rooted in dogmatic theories is too much bound to dogma to accept and embrace divine revelations without resistance.

Still, there are scientists at several faculties who earnestly discuss these divine teachings with increasing interest. Their interest not only concerns the irrefutable explanation of the origin of matter and the possibility of its dissolution, but also the principle of the wrong teachings of different religions, systems and confessions. In the messages I received, these errors are recorded and everyone is urged to give instructions concerning these doctrinal errors whenever there is an opportunity. But everyone is free to take the Lord's Word to heart or not. But whoever understands the spirit in the Father's Word and does not act accordingly increases the distance between himself and the Father even more. When he does not follow the warning Words of love he puts himself inevitably under the law. He will also, in the same measure, lack in grace by disregarding God's commandment of love.

In God's grace people are led anew to the Gospel, which emphatically points out the purpose of man's being. For the merciful love of God seeks to save all who still can be saved before the turning point comes. And it will come. The end-time which seers and prophets have proclaimed is now here. According to the revelations given to me, the Lord does not differentiate between His children. ‘Come ye all to Me’ sounds His call and blessed is he who hears His call and follows Him. God loves His children. He wants to make them all happy, even when they do not want to know Him.

Recorded November 22, 1953

Bertha Dudde

Bertha Dudde was permitted to leave her earthly shell on September 18, 1965 to return to the Father’s heavenly house.

Table of Contents

3311 - Support in coming time.... workers of the lord....

Preparation for the work in the vineyard

3626 - Preparation time for workers of the lord....

3921 - Putting spiritual work first.... new sphere of activity....

4428 - Crossroads.... tests of the faithful.... inner conflicts....

4565 - Training the truth bearers.... fighting with sword of the mouth....

4734 - Earthly activity necessary for servants of God.... profession....

6358 - God's support in the vineyard work....

6783 - Misguided overzealousness....

7020 - Diversity of vineyard work....

8178 - Isolation of God's servants through suffering.... Recovery....

8442 - Vineyard work according to divine will....

The blessing of spiritual talks

3983 - God’s presence during spiritual conversations....

4315 - Spiritual debates are necessary for clarification ....

4330 - Spiritual conversations.... scattering the seed....

4422 - Debates.... objections.... opposing attitude.... God's work....

7075 - 'Where two or three are gathered....'

7340 - Bondage of divine love.... freedom from the adversary....

7713 - Visible presence of Jesus....

4742 - Reminder to work diligently for the kingdom of God....

Cooperation of the vineyard workers

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4056 - Working together for the kingdom of God.... (personal)

4342 - Love - bliss.... gifts - fulfilling.... working together....

4345 - Working together for God....

4570 - Spiritual cooperation....

5066 - Spiritual community.... elevated work....

5091 - Spiritual community.... Working together....

5193 - Working together in the vineyard of the lord....

6301 - The congregation of Jesus Christ....

6745 - Work of the spirit.... community of believers....

Common action in the end time

4027 - Certain sign of the end is the small flock of fighters for God....

5364 - Small herd fighting at the end of the earth....

5467 - Satan rages with increased power.... Last days....

6407 - Divisions before the end....

7806 - Joint action at the time of the battle of faith....

8301 - Bringing the small flock together....

9028 - Recalling the vineyard labourers.... Continuing diligent activity....

5049 - Many paths - One goal.... True members of the church....

8540 - The Lord looks after His servants....

Support in coming time .... workers of the lord ....

B.D. 3311 from October 29th 1944, taken from Book No. 43

I will bring My own together so that they will serve Me in spiritual unity and be firm supports for their fellow human beings in the coming time. Great things are at stake, it is about the salvation of the souls languishing in dark spiritual night whose will is not completely turned away from Me. And this salvation requires overriding powers on earth which speak in My name, which are endowed with strength and wisdom, which are so connected to Me that I Myself can work through them. And I am forming such forces in the time which precedes the last battle on earth. It is people who are enabled by their desire for Me to receive the truth, for without the imparting of truth there is no salvation for the souls. Only the imparting of truth can guide them onto the right path, only through truth will they learn to recognize and love Me, and the latter is absolutely necessary in order to bring about a change in their lives. And for this the truth has to be offered to them, and for this I require diligent labourers on earth who receive the truth from Me in the form of My word and pass it on. I Myself instruct My workers as to how they should work, and I supply them with strength where they lack it, again in the way that is most effective for them. For I know everyone's ability and accordingly place him in the place, in the field of work, where he can serve Me most successfully. It is My will that those who are to work for Me should unite in love, it is My will that every opportunity is used to increase the strength which is beneficial to spiritual work. And it is My will that every bond strives towards the spiritual aim, otherwise it cannot be blessed by Me. I want to be active in My house, i.e., people should fully belong to Me through whom I work, whom My spirit radiates through. And this presupposes that they completely disregard the world, that they in no way strive to gain earthly advantages, that they solely strive towards Me and want to travel the path to Me and with Me together, which will earn them abundant work for My kingdom. For this alone is important in the coming time, that open doors are provided through which I can enter people's hearts. And everyone should work according to his strength, everyone should try to bind Me to himself through constant activity in love, he should establish the spiritual bond with Me, which is indissoluble, and he should only ever listen to the expression of My will in order to fulfil it joyfully .... And therefore I bring people together who are willing to work for Me, so that they mature together, so that they complement each other and inspire love, so that their strength joins together and they can be beneficially active for Me and My kingdom. The gift of grace which I continue to offer them, My word, shall first make them suitable for their activity, and only when they are completely permeated by My word can the work begin, for the spreading of truth requires that they first stand in truth themselves, that they become knowledgeable in order to be able to spread correct knowledge. And My blessing accompanies all My children, My servants on earth, who want to stand up for Me and My word. But My blessing means increased strength and certain success .... Furthermore, My blessing signifies pleasure in all efforts which are meant for the spreading of My word, and whatever pleases Me will not be in vain either, because My love rests on it and this always signifies strength. And if I bless My servants on earth they will be able to perform their duties without worry, their thoughts and actions will be right, they will travel their earthly path in accordance with My will, for I Myself also direct the earthly course of life in a way which is good and successful for the spiritual development of the individual as well as of the people for whom My servants shall be active on earth .... For whoever has given himself to Me, his destiny is sealed .... I use him as a labourer in My vineyard and never release him, yet he will also no longer want to leave Me and offer his services to Me until the end of his life ....

Amen

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Preparation for the work in the vineyard

Preparation time for workers of the lord ....

B.D. 3626 from December 14th 1945, taken from Book No. 46

Anyone who wants to be active on earth on My behalf, who wants to work for My kingdom in the last days before the end, must also take the path I guide him on, which is not always smooth but requires strength in order to overcome the obstacles. For he shall fight for Me and My kingdom, and therefore he must become strong himself, he must be of strong will and strong faith, he must recognize Me and My might, so that help will be granted to him again and again when his path is arduous and he is in danger of slackening. He must realize that he never walks alone but always by the hand of the one Who can remove every obstacle, Who safely leads him over cliffs and rocks, Who does not let him stumble and safely guides him to the aim. This realization gives him strong faith, and then he will also be able to work for Me and fearlessly and undauntedly stand up for Me and My name .... My fighters will constantly have to pass tests of faith beforehand, again and again earthly adversity will approach them, yet again and again they will be helped because I want to make Myself known to them so that they will believe .... Yet the will to believe must be present, otherwise My often miraculous help would mean a compulsion to believe and this is not My will. My servants shall place themselves in My hand with complete faith, they shall allow themselves to be guided without hesitation and without resistance. They should only believe .... that I am always and constantly with them, that their call always reaches My ear, that My love always takes care of them and that nothing can happen to them but what My will does not allow, but that everything is a blessing for them if they humbly accept it from My hand. For I alone know what will benefit them for the salvation of their souls, for the strengthening of their faith and for the training for the work they are to do in the coming time. And if they know that they are to be My helpers they will also leave the leadership to Me in complete trust and be able to work successfully for My kingdom. And therefore you must endure every situation in life and not forget which task still awaits you, you must always know that it is the time of preparation for your office in the last time before the end, which is only short but requires much strength, and for which I need you and therefore train you. The recognition of your task also guarantees that you will fulfil it, for then you will understand everything that concerns you in terms of suffering and adversity, you will also be able to see the help My love will always bring you and you will thereby attain unshakable faith. And then you will be true labourers for My kingdom, then you will fearlessly stand up for Me before the world, you will find the right words to say to your fellow human beings, you will always feel Me beside you and be filled with strength and, where your words only fall on not too hard ground, you will also be successful .... For many souls are still to be saved, help is still to be brought to many who are still undecided, and therefore I need servants who let Me speak through them, who are active on My behalf, who only carry out what My spirit tells them to do and who therefore must have profound faith in Me, My love, wisdom and omnipotence and who, through this faith, are so strong as to be able to resist the world and its desire. Yet the time is no more long, the end will come sooner than you expect, for the spiritual hardship is overwhelming .... And thus I bless My servants on earth who voluntarily submit themselves to Me, and I promise them My protection, whatever threatens them .... I guide them through all hardships and sufferings of life so that they will fight the final battle on earth under My guidance, from which they will emerge victorious as My fighters, as I have proclaimed in word and scripture ....

Amen

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Putting spiritual work first .... new sphere of activity ....

B.D. 3921 from November 2nd 1946, taken from Book No. 49

I truly know best what will help you to increase your soul's maturity, and your earthly fate will therefore always correspond to the soul's needs, but it will thank Me at the end of its earthly life that I have taken its neediness into account. Earthly life only lasts a short time and can never offer you a substitute for what the soul loses if the body's desires are given too much consideration. For your soul needs its desires to be set aside, all obstacles to its development have to be removed, and the body will always feel this in a way which is not very pleasing to it. Yet always rely on My love and wisdom, believe that everything concerning you is recognized by My wisdom as beneficial for you and is imposed on you by My love, and therefore always submit to My will so that you will become blissfully happy. But you, My servants on earth, must be especially prepared for your ministry in the last days before the end, you must put the spiritual before the earthly and always bear in mind that you have placed yourselves in My service, that you cannot serve two masters, Me and the world .... Your spiritual work shall be everything to you, I have called you to spiritual work, and your fate on earth will be such that you can accomplish this work unhindered .... that you can be diligently active for Me and My kingdom, which is not of this world. I will lead you to the circle in which you are to work, and depending on your love for Me and your fellow human beings you will also be able to achieve success: Rescue of erring souls from spiritual darkness .... Consider that this is your most important earthly task for which you have freely offered yourselves to Me, consider that it is far more necessary and urgent than the removal of earthly worries .... consider that many people are suitable for the latter but only few are willing to take on the former, for the removal of spiritual hardship, and therefore the need for spiritual workers on earth is great .... But where I find such My blessing will always be recognizable, and I will guide their steps such that they will be able to work beneficially where there is great need. You, My servants on earth, know that the time until the end is only short and that you should make full use of this time for Me, you should spread My gospel throughout the world. And I Myself will instruct you where to carry out your spiritual activity in the coming difficult time which precedes the last end. Where spiritual hardship is great, I need capable labourers to work the fallow field, to plant good seed and to reap good fruit .... And thus, confidently and willingly submit yourselves to My will, surrender yourselves to My guidance, for it is the only right one, both for yourselves as well as for the countless souls to whom you shall bring help in spiritual adversity. Wait in patience until I call you, and only use every day for your own soul's maturity, accept My word with a hungry heart and let its strength flow through you, place all your worries and needs, whether spiritual or earthly, into My hand and let Me Myself take care of you, and your earthly life will truly not be an idle one, for to fulfil a mission such as the one assigned to you requires a will turned towards Me, profound faith and love for Me and for your neighbour .... And the soul of the one who is looked after with this mission must mature on earth, for My grace and My blessing is certain for him. The time until the end is only short, yet difficult for each individual .... But anyone who draws strength and grace from Me will also survive it without harm to his soul, he will be able to make use of it and give up earthly life rich in spiritual treasures in order to exchange a blissful life for it in My kingdom, where he will be compensated a thousand fold for all renunciations and privations which earthly life brought him because he remained faithful to Me until the end ....

Amen

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Crossroads .... tests of the faithful .... inner conflicts ....

B.D. 4428 from September 6th 1948, taken from Book No. 52

You, My faithful, will also be led before crossroads and must now decide which path you want to take. For you, too, will not be spared the testing of your will, you, too, can only mature through constant struggle unless you work with increased strength of love, then the decision will not be difficult for you either, for you clearly and distinctly recognize which path is the right one and your will has the strength to take it even if it appears stony and thorny to you. Increased strength of love is the compensation, and thus the activity of love will always have a visible effect on you, you will master everything if you live in love. But a life of love is lived by every person who does not place himself at the centre but has an open eye for his environment and helps where he is needed; a life of love is lived by every person who feels urged to do good, who seeks and finds his purpose in life in carrying out unselfish works of love, who thinks well, speaks well and acts well .... i.e. who adapts his thinking, speaking and acting to the eternal order, which aims at preservation and building up in the divine sense. Every human being has a feeling for what is good within himself, for he will always feel the effects of both good and bad thoughts and actions inflicted on him by his fellow human beings, he will be able to distinguish very well between what makes him happy and what harms him. And thus he should always apply the standard, and his feeling will always instruct him what is good and what is bad. And anyone who has the will to act well will truly not fall into wrong thinking. The fact that I also let you, My faithful, get into inner conflicts is necessary because you also have to be purified of self-love which sometimes clouds clear thinking and holds you back from loving activity. But you shall grow and serve Me as an instrument in the coming time. Therefore you must discard everything that still hinders My constant dwelling in your hearts. Every suffering, every inner struggle is a preparation so that I Myself can take possession of you in order to work through you. You will often be at a crossroads, but I will always stand invisibly by your side and lovingly push you onto the right path .... I help you to overcome self-love and to rise up in restless neighbourly love .... in order to shape yourselves into love, so that I can completely enter your hearts and dwell therein ....

Amen

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Training the truth bearers .... fighting with sword of the mouth ....

B.D. 4565 from February 13th 1949, taken from Book No. 53

Everything you receive from Me is necessary for you to know if you enter into a teaching activity in order to serve Me. There should be no gaps in your knowledge, even if you are not able to provide exhaustive information about everything, yet you must be knowledgeable in all areas, after all, it is important to be able to meet objections and also to provide evidence that you have been instructed by forces which possess extensive knowledge which you demonstrably did not have at your disposal before. The fact that your intellect has also been specially trained by Me in order to grasp the context and thus also to provide appropriate clarification is likewise a gift of grace which I bestow if the will to serve Me is recognizable and allows for direct instruction. For you must be prepared that you will be asked cross and transverse questions in order to test your knowledge on the one hand or to make you fail if you are confronted as an enemy of truth. Admittedly, the opponents also claim to strive for the truth but they prove themselves wrong otherwise they would have to agree with you, because the truth, if it is seriously sought, is also recognizable as truth. Yet the truth is inconvenient to them and therefore they host you as bearers of truth and try to render you harmless. And therefore I educate you such that you can refute every objection, that your knowledge will also make your enemies suspicious and they cannot reject an activity from above with conviction, even if they do it with words. And therefore I repeat the instructions again and again in order to train you as living representatives of My word who can rationally substantiate everything and thereby defeat the adversary; who therefore fight for Me and My kingdom with the sword of the mouth .... I will make you able to speak, and not only driven by My spirit, but the intellect will also receive and likewise profess the knowledge which the spirit has conveyed to it through the heart. Then the human being can indeed be convinced that I direct his thoughts correctly and unhesitatingly devote himself to solving the most difficult problems, if this is demanded by opponents, and he will always be able to understand and explain himself, for which great knowledge would be necessary if it had been imparted to him in a scholastic way. I want to make you fit for the work in My vineyard, and all areas shall therefore be opened up to you. For the opponents will approach you from all sides and want to reject your teachings. But a good teacher invalidates all objections which are held against him with hostile intent, a good teacher is even able to convince the adversary, and he will always spread his knowledge even if the intention to reject it prevails and the teacher is hindered in his activity. The truth itself asserts itself, and that the truth has its right representatives I will see to it, Who is the eternal truth Myself and wants to guide people into truth. I will provide My servants on earth with every ability which ensures successful work for My kingdom, I will impart knowledge to them which has a convincing effect and can be recognized as divine wisdom by anyone who seriously examines and allows himself to be taught ....

Amen

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Earthly activity necessary for servants of God .... profession ....

B.D. 4734 from September 9th 1949, taken from Book No. 54

My servants on earth are called to cooperate in the redemption of erring souls. This work requires the use of all their strength, which I will constantly increase in order to also make their earthly activity possible for them, which should go hand in hand with the work for Me but never be given priority. For again and again I give My servants the assurance that I, as their lord, will provide for all needs of life and thus also for their daily sustenance. But the fact that I provide them with an earthly activity is by no means insignificant. The will to serve Me must never be the cause of inactivity, otherwise its value is reduced. The will to serve Me must also be an act of struggle to a certain extent, resistances must be overcome so that the will first proves itself, so that it asserts itself and thus its seriousness is evident. Spiritual work must not be regarded as a pleasant game, as an activity which should fill an idle person's daily routine, which is why I do not approve of it when a pastoral activity becomes a person's profession, so to speak, because then the spiritual work is stamped as an earthly one and in the end it is only a profession, i.e. an activity connected with earthly income. Earthly activity, however, should consist of serving the neighbour, and only through this serving activity can the human being be enabled to also work spiritually, because serving with love is the basic condition for being accepted by Me as a servant. And therefore every earthly activity which is basically serving neighbourly love will also be blessed by Me, especially when the focus is on service and not on material success. Then the ability for spiritual work will also be developed, the human being will become suitable for the work in My vineyard, he will be able to accomplish both by using all his will which, however, has to give preference to spiritual work. This will always be possible, even if the earthly activity seems to take up all the human being's strength and time. Anyone who puts earthly activity before spiritual activity is not suitable for work for the kingdom of God in the redeeming sense, but likewise only spiritual work is not beneficial for the human being's soul. For the human being easily runs the risk of representing the doctrine of love purely theoretically and practizing too little love himself, the inevitable consequence of which is a slowly increasing inability for his mission, because love alone is the key to wisdom and the human being will only be truly wise if he is lovingly active, which, in turn, he is often given enough opportunity to do. And therefore My servants will always be engaged in earthly activity so that they will have to prove themselves, and the stronger their will is the more beneficial the spiritual work will also be, and the work for My kingdom will be done according to My will ....

Amen

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God's support in the vineyard work ....

B.D. 6358 from September 18th 1955, taken from Book No. 68

You will never need to do without My help when it is necessary to stand up for truth, when it is necessary to fight against lies and error, when it is necessary to lead people to living faith by proclaiming My word .... the teaching of love of Christ on earth .... Whenever you want to work for Me and My kingdom you will also find My support .... and everything you do to bring spiritual help to the souls will be blessed by Me .... Every work you consciously do in My vineyard will also somehow have a successful effect, which is why you should never believe that time was not used correctly because you don't see any success .... You cannot measure the blessing which emanates from every spiritual work on the souls in the spiritual kingdom, and they, in turn, also do whatever is possible for people on earth in order to lead them to Me. Therefore don't get tired and put spiritual work before every other activity, for you know that I will take care of you earthly if only you are willing to serve Me spiritually, because this is urgent in the last days before the end, when people's spiritual low level is so clearly evident that only eager soul work can remedy it. You humans still place earthly demands in the foreground, but you should become increasingly more aware of the futility of earthly endeavours, because I must give you clear signs in order to induce you to work ever more diligently in the vineyard. I need you because there are only a few who want to be My co-workers on earth and in the spiritual kingdom .... I need you and therefore want to take over everything that could prevent you from serving Me .... I want to support you in every way; spiritually and earthly you will experience My support and obviously realize that you have a task on earth which only few can accomplish but which I Myself have given you because you are capable of it .... I will bless you and every work you do for Me and My kingdom .... And I will put into your heart what you should do, you will receive such clear indications that you will be urged from within to do this or that activity, for I Myself live in and with you and can therefore put My will into you because you have consciously surrendered your will, i.e. subordinated it to Mine .... And you will always do the right thing as long as you remain intimately united with Me in thought, through loving activity and prayer .... Then you will be driven by My spirit, which will always instruct you correctly, and every work will be successful for you ....

Amen

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Misguided overzealousness ....

B.D. 6783 from March 13th 1957, taken from Book No. 72

The size of field you shall cultivate will always correspond to your will to be active and your suitability .... It may be very large if you wholly support this cause, and it may only be a small area, depending on your will and your eagerness to serve, for I do not exert any pressure or coercion, I give as you desire .... But often My vineyard labourers expect too much of themselves insofar as that they take on tasks beyond their abilities for which I have not appointed them .... that they want to arbitrarily handle areas due to a certain ambition somewhat ambitiously, with the intention of distinguishing themselves. In that case they will cause more damage than blessing, for due to their ambition they leave My sphere and this signifies a welcome opportunity for My adversary to give his instructions, which are also frequently listened to. And this is a danger which threatens every vineyard labourer who does not strictly adhere to My instructions, who is impelled by overzealousness because he has lost his inner humility .... because he wants to achieve much but does not want to help many. It is just a fine difference but all My vineyards labourers should sincerely check what motives impel them to work in My vineyard. They should not fail to approach Me in silent prayer for My instructions and then always carry out what impels them from within. But they should not engage in tasks which I have not allocated to them and which therefore must be more described as worldly work although they apparently pursue spiritual goals .... You humans have no idea what methods My adversary works with and how easily he can draw you into his nets of lies; but you need not fall prey to him as long as you submit yourselves to Me with profound humility and desire only to be guided by Me. But I will not entrust you with work in an area as long as you are not proficient in this area. If, however, you enter it without My instruction then you will be influenced by the opposition, because he knows your weakness of wanting to distinguish yourselves. And then he will serve you according to your wishes ....

People have often taken this path before, they had been willing to serve Me but didn't want to work in a small circle, instead they looked for an area of activity which enabled them to become more publicly known without, however, having received My instructions to do so .... And then they often carried out tasks without realising who had prompted them to do so .... And thus it was possible that initially good servants became unsuitable for the work in My vineyard because too many worldly instincts still laid dormant in them which came to the fore and justified their misguided overzealousness .... On the other hand, however, not everyone wanting to be of service to Me needs to fear this danger if they regard Me Myself as higher, if they also entrust their weaknesses and imperfections to Me and pray to Me for protection from their own failure and always wait for My instructions before they embark on a task. Temptations certainly approach all My servants as well, because each one still has weaknesses and imperfections to show which he knows and tries to take advantage of. But the human being's close bond with Me protects him from falling prey to him .... whereas the bond with the world weakens a person's resistance and puts him subsequently at risk of succumbing to him. Therefore you should always look within, do not pay too much attention to global affairs but more to the spiritual development in the world, in your surroundings and in yourselves .... Then you will also diligently render detailed work, you will work at improving yourselves, you will always helpfully stand by your fellow human beings' side, you will provide them with the spiritual nourishment they are lacking .... And this field of activity will be as large as you are capable of working on. However, you should not venture further afield if you don't want to work for the one who is My and your adversary ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Diversity of vineyard work ....

B.D. 7020 from January 19th 1958, taken from Book No. 75

My servants on earth have to be unusually active, and anyone who declares himself willing to help with the work of salvation in the last days before the end is also suitable to do the right work. For he will be placed where he can work for Me and My kingdom according to his strength. For the work is so varied and does not always consist of outwardly visible activity .... Silent prayers are also pleasant to Me who take care of erring souls and give them their love through intercession .... For I can accept their love on their behalf, I can strengthen the souls' willpower so that they will find the path of return more easily. But a rightly lived earthly life is also vineyard work insofar as the fellow human being can likewise be prompted to lead a right way of life through good example. No human being is incapable of redemptive activity if it is only in his will to be a co-worker with Me in the last days. And I assign different work to everyone, and he will also feel it within himself that he is urged to do this or that. He will eagerly give in to his inner urge as soon as he has once declared his willingness to do vineyard work. (19.1.1958) For this willingness of his also proves his love for Me and also for his fellow human beings, and as soon as love fills a person he also has the strength and need not fear failure. The human being should not only think of himself, even if it concerns the development of his soul, spiritual striving, for then there is still no true love in him and then he will never attain maturity of soul either. Only activity in unselfish neighbourly love is decisive, and this is the most beautiful task a person can set himself if he also wants to help his fellow human being achieve maturity of soul. Then every activity he now undertakes, be it earthly or spiritual work, will also be blessed. For as soon as his thoughts apply to the redemption of the still unfree spiritual he already enters My service, albeit still unconsciously; but soon he will also consciously offer himself to Me for service, and I will accept him because I still need many servants in the last days. And as soon as the human being himself makes an effort to live a life of love, his fellow human being's spiritual hardship will also become apparent to him and stimulate his will to help, to be active for Me and My kingdom. His thoughts will be guided correctly, he will also speak in accordance with his realization and always in such a way that his fellow human being can also benefit from listening to him. For everyone can call upon his fellow human beings to live a life of love, everyone can present Me Myself as a God of love to the other person and try to persuade him to consider Me as father and to make contact with Me .... For anyone who believes in Me himself can also represent his faith to his fellow human being, and thus he is already doing vineyard work .... He seeks to make the field receptive for the seed of My love, for My word .... Every spiritual conversation can be such vineyard work if it is conducted in full confidence that I Myself am present where two or three are gathered in My name .... And anyone who has a living faith in Me also draws My presence to such conversation. And then he will no longer speak himself but I will speak through him .... And no matter how simple and unlearned his words may sound, they can have a more convincing effect than highly learned sermons where living faith is missing .... There must be a quiet, inner willingness to serve the recognized God and father. Only one thing is necessary, that the human being himself has first attained a living faith through love, for a formal christianity will not produce true vineyard labourers but only dead proclamations of the word which do not awaken life and thus cannot be spoken of as true vineyard labour. And therefore I always and constantly recruit servants for My vineyard so that the work of redemption for the erring souls can become ever more extensive, so that again and again a light can be brought into the darkness, because time is hurrying and every person who does not resist this help should still be helped. It has to be an activity with love, for any work without love will also remain unsuccessful, but love achieves much, for love is the redeeming strength ....

Amen

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Isolation of God's servants through suffering .... Recovery ....

B.D. 8178 from May 15th 1962, taken from Book No. 86

Your earthly task lies in service, which you should fulfil of your own free will. Love should determine you, love for Me or for your neighbour should be the driving force of your will and actions, and then every activity will also be blessed. And if love impels you to serve Me then you can also be certain that I will accept your service, for only then can a blessing sprout from your activity of service, regardless of what kind of activity it is. And if you then offer yourselves to Me for work in My vineyard, then you are truly welcome servants to Me whom I need and will use where your work is needed. But then the human being may no longer think of himself, he must place himself entirely at My service, and that means complete renunciation of the world, it means a constant dwelling in spiritual spheres, even if the human being is still in the midst of the world, even if he still has to meet earthly requirements, for I Myself will then take care of these for him, so that he nevertheless feels free from earthly fetters, that he can dwell in spiritual spheres even if he still lives on earth. You will now also learn to understand why I Myself limit the earthly sphere of activity of those who have entered My service .... You will learn to understand why I keep them back from the world, why I often isolate a good servant when I need his vineyard work, when I only want him to move in spiritual regions so that he can do all the work .... And then you no longer ask about sufferings of various kinds which are imposed on those vineyard labourers who are to fulfil a mission on earth .... Rather, you see the evidence precisely in this that I Myself have chosen those servants because I need strong forces but the world weakens every servant, for it will always hold him back from diligent vineyard work, the world will always somehow interfere and confuse the senses of anyone who wants to serve Me and does not completely detach himself from it. Yet you, in turn, should know that I Myself determine the extent to which a servant shall serve Me .... that I Myself provide him with strength as long as I require his services and that I Myself also put an end to his activity when his task is fulfilled .... And thus My constant supply of strength can also be expected with certainty where this service is obvious to Me .... For it is I alone Who determines life and death .... And I alone also know whose services I still need before the end and when his time has come where he now serves Me in the spiritual kingdom .... But I also know what success his vineyard work will bring Me .... I know how important this vineyard work is because people live in the time of the end, and therefore I will also promote everything that can result in the salvation of even just one soul .... Then My might will also appear again and again, which can also help the sick person to recover again if this enables vineyard work again which can rescue human souls from the abyss .... But then I will work completely hidden so that people will not be forced to believe .... But I am always ready with My strength where it is needed. You should only believe that I require your services if they are offered to Me in serving love .... If you want to help, this will to help will always earn you strength, if serving love drives you to your activity then the strength is already in you, for love is strength which will always express itself and which also enables you to serve Me, for My blessing will rest on every work done for Me .... And My strength will always fill you when love impels you to serve Me and your neighbour .... no matter in what activity your service consists ....

Amen

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Vineyard work according to divine will ....

B.D. 8442 from March 18th 1963, taken from Book No. 89

I will bless every effort that applies to the distribution of My Word. You cannot imagine how necessary it is for people to be informed of their purpose of earthly life, for they only consider it to be the maintenance of their body and live a life which can be called everything else but spiritual. The dark of night prevails everywhere and nothing else will help but to spread sparks of light which tear the darkness apart and can stimulate people into following the right path they recognise in the glow of the light, and I will truly see to it that the illumination of light will increase .... I will still make My Word from above available to all those who can yet be affected by it such that they will listen to the One Who is addressing them and accept His admonitions, so that they will finally allow themselves to be led and will no longer be able to go astray. I know the means and ways and will truly employ them. I leave no opportunity unused and you, My servants, shall only ever willingly carry out what you are urged to do from within, for this urging comes from Me, to Whom you have offered your service. So let Me tell you that you need not fear the weakness of your body either, that I will give you strength to work for Me, because I need diligent labourers in My vineyard and recognise full well who serves Me with complete dedication .... Yet don't tear yourselves apart by zealously embarking on things which I did not assign to you .... You should always pay attention to My instructions and do what I ask of you .... For you can believe Me that true success will be achieved in silent activity, that I Myself will only powerfully manifest Myself when otherwise nothing else can be accomplished anymore and the end is near .... But if you want to win over the 'world', if you want to teach the masses, much of your work will be done in vain, for there will only be a few more and you will not manage to change the 'human race', you will not succeed in bringing many people to their senses, instead, only individual ones would reward such overzealous efforts .... Then you will have employed your strength in vain, for these few will .... because they mean well .... also still be won over through silent activity, because they are known to Me and I will make My Word accessible to them too ....

However, My paths are different than yours, hence you should pay attention to the inner voice and comply with it as My instructions. This inner voice will never induce you into drawing particular attention to yourselves or into embarking on great campaigns which I know will not be very successful. I will therefore exclude My co-workers from the world time and again, because then the work for Me and My kingdom can be carried out more intensively and because My vineyard labourers should also increasingly perfect themselves , which heartfelt dedication to Me will achieve and is more likely to happen in seclusion then in the flurry of the world, for everything you expect to be very successful requires worldly preparations which, in turn, are not suitable for internalising the person. For this reason I repeatedly advise you to carry out silent vineyard work, which consists of lovingly influencing your fellow human beings into shaping themselves into love and of informing them of My Word .... hence of contributing the most important thing towards distributing My Word which is conveyed to you directly from above .... Believe Me that the effect of My Words will yet achieve the greatest blessing and spiritual progress .... Believe Me, that you will gain extraordinary merits if you utilise all opportunities to inform your fellow human being of My Word, for it will affect everyone who is still of good will .... whilst people will only accept all other efforts to teach them spiritual knowledge with their intellect without involving their heart apart from a few, who, however, I will also win over for Me by other means, because I know the human hearts. Consider the fact that it takes intellectual thought to present My divine revelations to people such that they will be gripped by them .... but that only the intellect is addressed and that it will rarely lead to spiritual success .... but that the direct conveyance of My Word or the passing on of My direct revelations will be far more successful because My Word is blessed with My strength and because those people who shall contribute towards inducing spiritual advancement among people had to already possess a certain degree of maturity prior to it .... Believe Me that I will bless all silent work for Me and My kingdom, and make every effort to be diligent labourers for Me who will only every follow their Lord and Caretaker's instructions and lovingly look after their fellow human beings .... I will do everything else for you and also guide you such that you will offer My Word to those who will gratefully accept it as an unusual gift of grace which will truly have the desired effect ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

The blessing of spiritual talks

God’s presence during spiritual conversations ....

B.D. 3983 from February 22nd 1947, taken from Book No. 49

Every spiritual conversation attracts My presence if it is earnestly conducted and therefore people’s own approval, but not their rejection, is recognisable. I participate in every conversation by straightening out each individual person’s thoughts according to his nature, by allowing My spirit to become active in them so that it will instruct them from within. For this reason, spiritual conversations always meet My approval, even if they are conducted in a fighting mood when different opinions are upheld. Then I Myself will speak through the person who tries to adapt himself to My nature, who has so shaped himself through love that he can hear My voice within or who is able to voice clear thoughts which seem acceptable to every thinking human being. For I very happily stay where spiritual questions are discussed, they are, after all, the evidence that truth is sought and that I Myself Am the centre of every spiritual debate. Consequently, I try to convey the truth to them, to organise their thoughts and guide them such that they will take the right direction and provide absolute clarity for people. However, the will for truth must be present, people should not merely argue in order to impose their own opinions but for the sake of truth itself, for this guarantees My presence, just as I will definitely keep My distance if a spiritual conversation is motivated by purely earthly interests, where thus, in the opposite instance, the debaters’ ultimate purpose is to displace Me, to shake people’s faith and to prove to them that there is no connection between heaven and earth, between people and their Creator .... and, therefore, where spiritual things are also discussed but only in My adversary’s sense. That is where he will be present and confuse people’s thoughts, so that they will lose all clarity in their thinking and never be able to find the truth. Where I Am acknowledged that is where I stay, where I Am rejected that is where My adversary stays, and the results of a spiritual conversation run accordingly. Yet people will greatly benefit if a person devoted to Me participates in an opposing conversation, whom I Myself can subsequently support and through whom I Myself can speak in order to instruct people and divert them from their wrong thoughts. In that case My presence is necessary, as well as possible, because a receiving vessel exists into which I can let My spirit flow .... Then a spiritual battle will ensue, a battle of light against darkness in which people participate, and the success of such a conversation depends on the will for truth. However, I will bless all those who allow their thoughts to wander into the spiritual kingdom, for only they will be able to realise the truth if they seriously desire it ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Spiritual debates are necessary for clarification ....

B.D. 4315 from May 27th 1948, taken from Book No. 51

Do not let any opportunity pass you by when you can be active for Me and My kingdom, when you can speak about that which My spirit reveals to you. Questions will be raised which only you will be able to answer, and a multitude of opinions will be voiced, but you will be able to uphold only the right ones with conviction, for only you know the truth, only you are taught by Me and therefore need not fear any objection to the contrary since, on account of your knowledge, you will recognise every wrong point of view. However, your task consists of providing the impetus for spiritual debates, of not being afraid to speak, of always regarding yourselves as My servants who avidly work for their Lord, and of always being mindful of your mission. If you are inwardly impelled you should give in and do what your heart tells you to do, and if you desire to speak, then speak, for then I Myself will urge you to do your spiritual work. It will always be My will that you should mention My Word from above, it will always be My will that people should exchange their thoughts regarding spiritual questions, and I Myself will always give you the impulse for this and pave the way for you, that is, I will direct people’s thoughts to problems which I Am willing to explain. Thus you may always be certain that I Am present during all spiritual conversations and that I will guide your thoughts in the right direction and enable your mouth to speak and provide your intellect with the correct power of judgment. Therefore you can talk freely and you will always speak according to My will, for you are merely My tools through which I express Myself. But don’t be hesitant and remain silent when it is necessary to talk. And you will be successful; your discussions will greatly contribute towards clarification and encourage people to voice their opinions which will always result in My light beings’ intervention by trying to exert their influence. Then you will have ploughed the field first and distributed the seed which is to yield good fruits.

Amen

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Spiritual conversations .... scattering the seed ....

B.D. 4330 from June 12th 1948, taken from Book No. 51

Every spiritual encouragement, every spiritual enlightenment or stimulation remains in the human brain, even if it does not initially penetrate to the surface if it is not consciously accepted into his thought material through the human being's will. Something spiritual, however, cannot get lost, thus it can rise into consciousness again at any time, and it is always only the human being's will that it constantly remains there. God gives every person the opportunity to receive spiritual thought material, only the utilization of it is up to him. And therefore the work of a servant on earth is blessed, it corresponds to God's will, Who needs people who speak to fellow human beings for Him and in His stead. He wants spiritual conversations to take place so that the human being's train of thought is guided into a path which leads to the spiritual kingdom, for the stimulation usually has to come from outside because the human being practices too little love and thus the working of the spirit from within is absent. Therefore people first have to be made aware of the commandment of love, they have to be made aware of the meaning and purpose of earthly life and encouraged to work diligently on their souls. The mission of God's servants on earth is to always and everywhere spread the seed so that it will sprout and bear fruit. Man seldom seeks to hear the divine word of his own accord, although he pauses at times to prepare himself to receive the word of God. But it is far more advisable to give people the opportunity to express themselves and to be instructed through speech and counter-speech, because then they will be forced to think for themselves and the thought material will stick in them, even if they do not immediately agree with it. But the time will come when it will rise to the surface, the time will come when every word will be remembered, when the human being will draw comfort and hope from it and the seed will now take root, and for the sake of this time work shall be done diligently beforehand, people shall be forcefully made aware of their earthly task and mention shall be made of life after death, people shall at least be taken away from earthly life for a short time and be granted insight into spiritual life, which is why every opportunity shall be used in view of people's great need and the coming time of adversity which will still affect earth for the sake of the human soul. Work and create while it is still day .... Bear in mind that night will not be long in coming. Still kindle a little light everywhere, you who want to serve God, and don't be afraid to speak, for it is God's will and therefore you will also always find His support, He will give you strength and grace so that you will also always speak according to His will .... And He will bless your work, for the spiritual hardship on earth is exceedingly great ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Debates .... objections .... opposing attitude .... God's work ....

B.D. 4422 from August 29th 1948, taken from Book No. 52

Don't let yourselves be thrown into doubt by objections which betray My adversary's spirit, for they want to challenge the truth of that which is conveyed to them as My word. They will fight against you, they will want to label you as liars, as fantasists who presume to want to hear Me, they will persuade you in such a way that you will become weak and have serious doubts yourselves which I, however, will always dispel through My word. For I hear every conversation, I know your opponents' thoughts and the direction of every individual's mind and will, I also know your will and your weakness of faith in the face of such an onslaught. And I will faithfully stand by you and not hand you over to the arbitrariness of hostile people, I protectively hold My hands over you and speak through you Myself where the opportunity presents itself. And they will not be able to withstand My word, for it emanates strength which puts a spell on anyone who fights against it, if I Myself offer the truth. My servants will be able to refute every objection, for I will enlighten your spirit as this is necessary for the debates which have Me and My working as their cause. Objections must be consistently refuted, the opponents must notice that the speaker is fully committed to the matter, that no wrong teachings can be opposed to him, and therefore he must also be intellectually active, and My spirit must work in him so that he speaks correctly. Hence you can face every test in this respect without worry, you need never fear that I will withdraw My support from you, you need not fear any questions either, for you will always know the right answer and truly better than the questioners who have only been taught by you in the end, even if they don't want to acknowledge you. The knowledge you possess is so extensive that you will be able to answer every objection, and every answer will reveal spirit to the one who examines seriously and conscientiously, without prejudice and without the intention of rejecting what is unknown to him. And thus the adversary will also contribute to stimulating people's thinking, and then much will be gained, even if people don't want to admit that they are in error. Anyone who is of serious and good will will have his spirit enlightened, and he will realize that he is only offered pure truth through My love ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

'Where two or three are gathered ....'

B.D. 7075 from March 28th 1958, taken from Book No. 75

Wherever two or three are gathered in My name, there Am I in the midst of them., for every heartfelt thought of Me draws Me near to you, and therefore you can always be certain of My presence if you make Me Myself the subject of your conversations and thoughts. But as soon as I Am present you will also be spiritually illuminated by Me, thus you must also always derive a blessing from it which will be beneficially felt by your soul. And thus you should often gather in My name in order to partake of this blessing, for you constantly need My gift of strength which shall help your soul to progress. Admittedly, every individual person can also seek heartfelt union with Me by handing himself over to Me in thought and thus likewise receive strength in abundance, yet every spiritual conversation is blessed since many souls in the beyond can participate as well and, in turn, spiritually advance themselves. Besides, it also enables Me to intervene in such conversations by steering your thoughts toward questions which occupy the mind of people and the souls in the beyond, which shall be answered to them. You should gather in My name, for by doing so you also prove your love for Me, because every person tries to associate with the object of his love .... People only rarely have the need to exchange their views in spiritual debates; on the contrary, they anxiously avoid displaying their inner attitude .... Spiritual conversations rarely take place, and even less often will people meet for this purpose. And thus they also deny themselves the blessing which they could gain from such meetings. Yet on the other hand they believe that they comply with their spiritual duty in public meetings .... They fail to consider My Words 'Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there Am I in the midst of them ....' For these Words should make all those people reconsider in cases where they believe themselves to have sufficiently addressed their spiritual task by taking part in a 'church service' where a person can also easily ponder other more worldly thoughts and where a dedication to Me or a heartfelt bond with Me cannot be spoken of. Time and again I must point out to people that I only value a living faith, that I Am not satisfied with Pseudo-Christendom .... Time and again I must emphasise that I desire to be in contact with every individual person, but that this contact must also be established by every individual person, which he can certainly establish at any time and in any place if this is his serious will and heartfelt desire .... Then he will noticeably feel My blessing, and he will feel urged to seek contact with his fellow human beings, precisely in order to discuss what moves him so strongly .... because My presence impels him to speak regardless of what happens, because spiritually striving people who are full of love for Me will always gather for spiritual exchanges. This promise of Mine should also encourage you to test the strength of My name, for if you have faith you will also know that you, in your contact with Me, will also have strength at your disposal which you can use again for the benefit of your fellow human beings .... As yet your faith is weak, but time and again I remind you humans of My Words, and if you think about them seriously you will give even more significance to this promise; you will know that I Myself can work through you if you allow My working through the strength of your faith. For where I Am present there are no limits to My power .... providing that you don't draw limits yourselves through your very weak faith. However, I will bless you so that your strength will grow stronger through these Words of Mine 'Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there Am I in the midst of them ....' And where I Am My spirit can work and My love, wisdom and power can be revealed ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Bondage of divine love .... freedom from the adversary ....

B.D. 7340 from April 18th 1959, taken from Book No. 78

All of you will become free from your adversary as soon as you trustingly hand yourselves over to Me, as soon as you grant Me the right over you which you once relinquished to My adversary. He is truly your enemy, for he wants to prevent you from attaining beatitude .... But with Me there is light and strength and bliss, and therefore he wants to prevent you from making contact with Me. And he also keeps you bound until you desire Me yourselves .... But then his power will be broken, for I know about your desire and fill you with great joy, for thereby I will regain My children again, whom I had lost to My adversary for eternal times. Every heartfelt, fully believing prayer is therefore your voluntary acknowledgement of Me as God and father to Whom you want to return .... And you can give Me no greater pleasure than to often dwell with Me in thought, to enter into a silent dialogue or even to expect an answer from Me to questions you address to Me in the belief that you will receive an answer from Me. Then you will only testify that it is your will to return to Me, and then My adversary will have lost all power over you, although he will not stop struggling for your soul so that it will fall prey to him again. But My might and strength is stronger, and once you have turned to Me I will not let you go again, after all, My bondage is only bliss and therefore cannot be compared to the bondage of bondage by My adversary. I wrap My child in an unbreakable bond of love from which it will no longer want to release itself because it causes it bliss. And thus you need not fear My adversary as your enemy either, for he is powerless the moment you unite with Me through works of love, heartfelt prayer, secret dialogue and every desire to belong to Me .... And therefore it is extremely easy for you to attain beatitude again, because you only need to establish the bond with Me, but this has to happen of your own free will and out of love. And you can easily kindle love for Me in yourselves if only you see all the good that surrounds you and which you experience yourselves in earthly life, for all these are My gifts of grace to you which My love has in store for you. And if you can recognize My love therein, love for your God and creator will also soon be kindled in you, and you will approach Him as a child, you will love Him as your father of eternity and you will become free from My adversary, for he is powerless against love, love is the only weapon he succumbs to. But once you are free from him you have already fulfilled your task, for then you belong to Me, and this is your earthly task to seek and find unity with Me, which you will certainly establish through love for Me and your neighbour. But to be free from My adversary also means to have found redemption from sin and death, for if you acknowledge Me as your God and father you also acknowledge the one in Whose shell I walked the earth to redeem you .... Love has brought you light, you know that I and Jesus Christ are one, and you have given yourselves to Him, thus to Me, you have become Mine of your own free will and will remain so for all eternity ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Visible presence of Jesus ....

B.D. 7713 from September 28th 1960, taken from Book No. 81

"Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them ...." I have promised you My presence and I stand by My word: I am with you who make Me the content of your thoughts, who love Me and therefore also desire the bond with Me. And where I am present My spirit will certainly become effective, and you will all be of one spirit because I Myself guide your thoughts and express Myself through your mouth. I am in your midst .... but I require your loving remembrance of Me .... you shall gather in My Name; I, your God and father, your Jesus, will be the aim of all of you, I will be the one who fills your heart, and My name you shall pronounce in faith, in reverence and love .... And I will be in the midst of you, and thus you can be certain of My presence and present all questions to Me which occupy you .... I will answer them through My spirit. I still dwell on earth, only not in the flesh as I once did, yet in spirit I am with everyone who longs for My presence .... But I can also appear to you visibly if this is advisable for you, if I can help you or strengthen you in great spiritual or earthly adversity .... Perhaps not everyone will be able to see Me if their degree of maturity does not allow for spiritual vision. Or I will come unnoticed and also leave again, and you will ask yourselves why you feel exceedingly blessed .... you will need some time until it becomes clear to you what you were allowed to experience .... But you will always experience great spiritual strengthening and burn with ever increasing love for Me, because you already have love within yourselves otherwise you would not have been allowed to behold Me. And you should rejoice when you have such an experience, for then you will know that the father leans down to His children in order to reveal Himself to them. But there will only ever be a few who can bear Me and My visible presence, even though I appear in a simple garment and leave all fullness of light behind so as not to blind you who still walk on the dark earth. But where a light has already been kindled, there I can appear visibly without danger for their souls. And the hardship will befall you in such a way that you will need heavenly strengthening in order to be able to withstand it. And I Myself will bring this to you .... and you should not doubt it, for I gave you the promise: "Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them ...." and who will hinder Me if I allow one or the other to see Me? .... Therefore always think of Me with heartfelt love and wait for My coming, which is very easily possible even before the time. For whatever happens is based on My love and wisdom and shall only ever serve the maturing of your souls, which I want to draw to Myself in ardent love and which are often so weak that they shall be exceptionally strengthened, which My appearance will also achieve. And thus always keep My promise and live in the awareness of My presence when you come together to exchange spiritual information, and I will be with you because the father longs for His children and also wants to make them happy with His presence ...._>Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Reminder to work diligently for the kingdom of God ....

B.D. 4742 from September 18th 1949, taken from Book No. 54

You should tirelessly work for Me and My kingdom .... then you will fulfil your earthly task in accordance with My will, and then you will also master your earthly life, you will not need to be afraid that you cannot meet your worldly responsibilities, for earthly life will merely be secondary when spiritual life becomes more important.

Work diligently for Me and My kingdom, that is, try to inform your fellow human beings about My activity with you, try to instruct them of the truth, and draw their attention to the end and the signs of the time .... Take an interest in your fellow human being's state of soul and explain to them how vain and insubstantial worldly goods are, how people merely strive for worthless commodities and give scarcely anything to their souls because they don't know about their earthly task. Tell everyone whom I send your way. You have been instructed of the truth by Me and thus are capable to work as representatives of the truth amongst your fellow human beings. I have given you a rewarding task which will have beneficial results for you as well as for your fellow human beings, for the achievements won't just apply to earthly life but to eternity .... Fulfil this task with enthusiasm and do everything that furthers the distribution of the truth you have received from Me. Don't become indifferent in your work for Me and My kingdom but know that parched and starving souls everywhere are awaiting nourishment, which you should give to them with My gift from above.

And by remembering them you will be practising neighbourly love, for their souls require the sustenance from heaven, they need food and drink to strengthen themselves for their path of ascent. Work tirelessly, for time is short and requires diligent work in My vineyard, the souls suffer hardship, they are starved because too much attention is paid to the body's requirements and thus the soul's requirements are forgotten. Therefore help these souls, draw people's attention to the state of their souls, to a sudden end and their fate after death. Use every opportunity for spiritual conversations and thus motivate people to think about it. And then you will be doing the work for which I have employed you as labourers, and I will bless you, now and in eternity ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Cooperation of the vineyard workers

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Working together for the kingdom of God .... (personal)

B.D. 4056 from June 5th 1947, taken from Book No. 50

You should live in complete harmony and make My commandments the guiding principle of your way of life, you should carry out every possible assistance if you thereby show love to your fellow human beings and awaken love again. You should not split up, you should not go separate ways but walk together as I have determined since eternity. The more intimately you are united in love, the more you open your hearts to the spiritual streams, because they can only work where there is love. But then your earthly life will also be successfully completed for the souls if love reigns, for where love is present My presence is also guaranteed, and My presence means ascent upwards, bliss already on earth and one day in eternity. Do not leave each other of your own accord but stay together as long as I do not separate you through My will. You have a task to fulfil and this requires cooperation .... you have to carry out a mission which requires your entire commitment, and I brought you together for the sake of this mission, and it is truly not My will that a change should be made by yourselves until I intervene in your life to change it, for the time has to be fulfilled first, and during this time your joint activity is of greatest blessing, even though you do not recognise this as yet. Yet far too soon the time will arrive of which it is written, and then you will also realise the necessity of your bond, you will completely entrust yourselves to Me and can only do so in firm faith in Me, which you must still bring to greater strength for the sake of the mission which awaits you, which is why I direct your steps such that they are inexplicable to you for the time being. There is still a short time left and you should use it for eager activity of love, both towards your fellow human being as well as amongst yourselves. You should give what seems desirable to the other person, you should be helpful and not fear a lack of strength, for I will give it to you in increased measure as soon as the hour of your activity for Me has come. And then you will realise how important your cooperation is in the service of the kingdom of God. Then you will love Me with all sincerity, you will recognise it as My working and activity which is only meant for the redemption of the restricted spirits, which also includes you humans whom I want to save from perdition before the end has come. But you shall serve Me until the end ....

Amen

Translation handled by Christian Taffertshofer

Love - bliss .... gifts - fulfilling .... working together ....

B.D. 4342 from June 19th 1948, taken from Book No. 51

The spiritual union with Me can only take place if the human being has shaped himself into love. How then could I condemn a union which is based on love? I want a feeling to flare up in you which shall give you a glimmer of realization of what I feel for you who have come forth from Me. Love of the heart is something holy, something related to My fundamental nature, even if the human being can never feel love to the extent that it fills Me. Love is therefore wanted by Me and also blessed by Me as soon as it lifts you humans up and you try to make each other happy. And where true, profound love ignites I will always be present, for then you will also live out My word which teaches you love. Every person is your neighbour whom you should love as yourselves .... if you show him more love than you do yourselves, you can always be certain of My pleasure, for then the holiest feeling will drive you and you will understand that I demand love from all people because I want them to become blissfully happy .... for love is bliss as soon as it is given, just as love is bliss which is fulfilled. The loving person will give and fulfil at the same time, but nothing but love again, and then it is also approved by Me, then I bless those who love each other, and My blessing can also be recognized by everlasting help where it is required. My love embraces all My children, and a father's heart rejoices when an intimate relationship is established between those who are close to Him. Therefore I want to unite My own and direct their will so that they will strive towards each other in times of greatest adversity, I want intimate communion to exist when cooperation is necessary and that separation is impossible for the sake of their purpose. For I have chosen those who shall carry out My work, thus I will bless a covenant which guarantees spiritual cooperation, and I will show it to you so clearly that I have designated you as My workers .... and without resistance you will submit yourselves to My destiny, for the time will soon be fulfilled, then you will have to take up your office and work together for Me and My kingdom, which necessitates profound, pure love between you. For you will draw strength from love, because I am constantly present to you if you are permeated by the feeling which I also cherish for you, if you love with the ardour of your heart, if you unite in order to make yourselves happy and thereby come close to Me in your heart, for I Myself am love and can only reveal Myself to a loving being ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Working together for God ....

B.D. 4345 from June 21st 1948, taken from Book No. 51

I kindle a flame in your hearts which will flare up into highest embers, you will know yourselves in My care and be united in love for Me, for what you feel drives you towards Me, love will ennoble you, and you will strive for high spiritual aims, for I Myself place the urge for perfection in your hearts if you have united yourselves for joint activity for Me. But I set you this task, that you think of the poor whom you can help spiritually, who live without love and therefore are also without knowledge. If you work together many doors will be open to you through which you can enter, and it is My plan from eternity that great adversity will bring people together who are to work for Me, whom I have destined for spiritual activity and who are capable of such through a life of love. And even if it seems as if the talent for a teaching activity on earth is lacking .... the time will come when the tongue will loosen and My servant will speak with full conviction whatever I give him, for I Myself equip My servants for spiritual activity so that they will not carry out their work unsuccessfully. And I know My own and often let them go through a hard school so that they join Me and I will never ever lose them again. But I want to increase the strength of the individual, and therefore I also want you to unite in love and My strength can flow through you, which you will feel as increased lust for life with the aim of spiritual maturity and activity in Christ's act of salvation, to help erring souls to the truth. My will will control you because you place yours under My control, and therefore you can confidently walk your path of life together, for I Myself guide you and determine your destiny, which you cannot change yourselves but only contribute towards its fulfilment. And your work will be blessed because you have found your way to Me through deep adversity and remain with Me, Who watches over you until the end ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Spiritual cooperation ....

B.D. 4570 from February 21st 1949, taken from Book No. 53

In a spiritual relationship cooperation is necessary, one is dependent on the help of the other, because spiritual work will rarely find support from the worldly side and therefore spreading it is more laborious and requires the support of those who are of the same spirit. And now the will of the individual is decisive as to how far he is an efficient labourer for Me in My vineyard. The work for Me and My kingdom must be done entirely of free will, no-one may be under compulsion to have to do something against his will, yet the richest blessing will be received by the one who is driven by his heart, who is active for Me out of love for Me, for he himself will increase his spiritual wealth, he will take pleasure in the treasures he works with and it will urge him to also make the wealth accessible to others. Therefore he will constantly want to cultivate spiritual exchange and already need people for this who have the same striving, and the union of these on a spiritual basis is assured. If a spiritually striving person were unable to communicate his field of work would be limited and let him tire, yet people who strive towards Me are found everywhere and seek spiritual fellowship in order to be able to exchange My word, depending on their activity. One shall be the support of the other .... and I assign to everyone the work he can do if only he wants, yet I don't force his will, because love for Me shall determine him to be active for Me. If he carries this love within himself then he need not be stimulated from outside, then he will push himself to work for Me and My kingdom, and he will receive the richest blessings and be diligently active for Me ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Spiritual community .... elevated work ....

B.D. 5066 from February 18th 1951, taken from Book No. 57

Working together will always result in greater success, although every individual person's work for the spiritual kingdom is blessed and therefore it is also recommended to every one of My children to be constantly active in My vineyard. But as soon as My own join together to serve Me, one will complement the other and be able to help him where the other is too weak. Every activity, whether individually or in unity, is supported by beings of light from the beyond, and therefore you humans are guided in a way which the beings of light recognize as beneficial and which is also successful for the souls of My children. You all have to mature together, you have to learn to recognize yourselves, one of you has to serve the other as an example, but just as one of you should draw the other's attention to his faults, yet in love and brotherly care, so that one helps the other to ascend. I need an army of strong fighters who will stand up for Me before the world when a confession is demanded of you. And these forces should already unite more firmly beforehand so that one or the other is not attacked and made unable to fight due to My adversary's influence, so that one or the other does not slacken in his spiritual striving because he lacks every opportunity for activity, which he often does not recognize on his own. The spiritual union of My own also increases the strength of the individual, he sees, as it were, the effect of My grace and strength of love on his brothers and sisters and strives for the greatest possible perfection himself, driven by My spirit of love, which is visibly effective where My own are gathered in My name. But all of you are also given tasks which you should conscientiously fulfil .... to also bring your own surroundings back onto the path of light which they have left or not yet found .... each one should work in his own small circle ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Spiritual community .... Working together ....

B.D. 5091 from March 22nd 1951, taken from Book No. 57

A spiritual community can convey many blessings, for it distributes My Gospel in Words and deeds. However, I do not call members of an organised association a spiritual community but only people who, in spiritual unity, strive towards the same goal of coming close to the truth and thus to Me and who therefore also want to lead their fellow human beings to Me. For organisations can also exist without truly spiritually striving members, and I only acknowledge spiritual aspiration as the right desire for Me. An association of people who seriously discuss spiritual topics, whose hearts silently love Me and desire a bond with Me, is a spiritual community which is pleasing to Me, My blessing will always rest on them and the very spiritual work they do will be blessed by Me. Wherever they are together I dwell among them and guide their thoughts in the right direction, I intervene in their conversations Myself by expressing Myself through a person who is particularly devoted to Me, who will then effectively instruct the others and also be acknowledged because the others will feel that I Am at work, because they will feel addressed by Me and will be convinced that what they hear is true. A spiritual community will always render Me a great service, for they will achieve far more than an individual person can achieve by only working for Me and My kingdom. Yet every individual person should try to gain followers for Me, every individual should strive to expand the spiritual community and always lead new labourers to Me because many reapers will be needed during the last days and the work that still needs to be accomplished before the end will require every effort. Together you can be very successful, for people will always look at a solitary person with distrust and lend little credence to his words. However, as soon as other like-minded people join him everything he says and does becomes significant. Therefore try to find like-minded people with the same striving to be of service to Me and to do redemptive work on earth during the last days before the end. By doing so you will gain very much yourselves but you will also gain new souls which you can lead to Me, which you can prepare for their mission of becoming co-workers for Me and My kingdom, to whom you can proclaim the Gospel so that they will pass it on to all those who suffer spiritual hardship. What is not possible for an individual person can be achieved by many; they will find it easier to be believed and will always be strengthened by Me, for I bless all who are of service to Me ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Working together in the vineyard of the lord ....

B.D. 5193 from August 21st 1951, taken from Book No. 58

I Myself guide you and determine your paths, and nothing you experience or that concerns you is by chance; no encounter with fellow human beings is arranged by Me without meaning and purpose. And yet you yourselves determine the effect of all events around you through your free will. But if you subject your will to Mine you will always act and think as is right and successful for your and your fellow human beings' spiritual development. And therefore the spiritually striving ones can always know themselves to be guided by Me, for they endeavour to live in My will, and I acknowledge their will and My will becomes powerful in them. Much work shall still be done in My vineyard, for time is pressing. And thus I also place My will into the heart of My servants so that they can be successfully active. But My will in the last days is to eagerly spread My gospel .... Scattering the seed which shall take up the soil .... Proclaiming My word which I send to you humans from above .... This work has to be carried out with all diligence because there is not much time left until the end. Where I know willing servants I will bring them together for joint work for Me and My kingdom. For it is a matter of spreading the truth, the seed, which alone can be received from Me, if the fields, which are human hearts, are to bear rich fruit. Where pure truth is represented I also smooth the paths for My servants so as not to make their work more difficult. For I do not demand a service that cannot be fulfilled. As a faithful householder I assign to each of My servants the activity he is able to accomplish, and therefore My servants must work together, one supporting the other, each accomplishing what lies within his strength .... I bring you together who want to be active for Me and My kingdom. And you will enjoy your work because you yourselves are inspired by the spirit to help Me in the work of salvation out of love for Me and for your neighbour who is in urgent need of help. And I will bless you, you My servants on earth, for your will, for it is free and can decide according to every direction .... I will bless you and give you strength to work for Me as long as you stay on earth. For the coming time still requires much strength and grace which, however, will be given to you in the richest measure as long as you are active for Me. I will guide you and you will not go any way without Me .... I strengthen you and every weakness will fall away from you; I Myself come to you in the word and make you fit for your work in My vineyard, and thus your activity will always be blessed ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

The congregation of Jesus Christ ....

B.D. 6301 from July 2nd 1955, taken from Book No. 68

It is My will that My small congregation should firmly remain united, so that one supports the other spiritually and earthly .... All shall gather around the font of life and refresh themselves, they shall draw the strength from it which they will need more than ever the closer it gets to the end .... And the fact that the end is coming will be known and believed by everyone who allows himself to be permeated by My living water, for then he will have deeper insight and know why the end is approaching .... And it is My will that many people shall receive this knowledge, I want the elixir of life offered to all who cross your path .... And then it will be left to every person as to whether he wants to stay with you or turn away again from the source that My love has opened up for you .... Share the living water that flowed forth from My font with everyone .... Spread My Word which comes from above and is imparted to you .... and help to constantly increase the circle of those to whom I can impart strength through My Word because I know how urgently everyone will need this strength in the forthcoming time. Whatever can be done in order to spread My Gospel throughout the world shall be done by you, and I will bless everyone, for I alone know that ailing souls can still be saved by taking refuge in the healing font and recover through the delectable living water ....

All of you, who receive My Word directly or through My servants on earth, belong to My small flock which is protected by its shepherd .... You all belong to My church which I founded when I lived on earth .... You are all My apostles of the last days whom I send into the world with the instruction to proclaim My Gospel to people .... Know, that I Am with everyone of you who wants to work for Me and My kingdom .... know, that I will lead you to those whom you shall refresh in turn with nourishment and drink; know, that every person can render vineyard work who offers himself to Me for service .... But also believe that I need every one of you because a lot more work needs to be done until the end and because this work can only be undertaken by people who are willing to do My will, who thus accept instructions from Me Myself .... Believe, that I certainly know what will help erring souls in order to become enlightened and that I will always hand you the means which will beneficially affect them .... that I will always speak to them the right Words through you, on account of which My Words are imparted to you, so that I can address every person directly, and My Words can truly not fail to make an impression as long as their will is good and I still see an opportunity to save the human being .... Work together with combined strength and rest assured that I will stay within your midst, that I Myself invite people to come to the font of love and to allow themselves to become refreshed and invigorated .... Rest assured that I will bless every person's services for Me and My kingdom, spiritually and earthly, and therefore be diligently active in My vineyard, for the time of harvest has come and I need many reapers, because there is not much time left until the end ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Work of the spirit .... community of believers ....

B.D. 6745 from January 24th 1957, taken from Book No. 72

Blessed are those who find each other in love for Me, whose will it is to serve Me and their neighbour and who work together for Me and My kingdom. When My spirit descends to earth I distribute gifts which are always intended for all My children who want to accept them. For all people on earth need such gifts, and therefore everything My love offers shall also be passed on, which is imparted to the human being through My spirit, who allows My spirit to work in him. But anyone who loves Me and his neighbour will not want to keep anything for himself alone but will eagerly work to spread what makes him happy himself. And thus a 'small congregation' is formed, and I can now address all members of this congregation as soon as I convey My word to earth. And all those who love Me will also recognize the father's voice when He speaks to them, for if they love Me they belong to My own whom I will always consider according to their desire. And no-one I speak to Myself will shut himself off from his fellow human beings, for the strength of My word which flows to him urges him to pass it on, it impels him into activity, for the strength from Me awakens him to life .... And it is truly a blissful activity to bring Me and My kingdom close to people, to work in My vineyard, to be a faithful servant to Me to whom I will always assign the work as long as he is willing to serve Me. And My blessing will visibly rest on everything. For there is no more urgent work on earth than to create and work for the salvation of fellow human beings' souls, and where this work is urgently done everything will also be arranged earthly, for I truly care for My own physically and spiritually, for all those who unite in love for Me and their neighbour, who believe in Me and thus belong to the church founded by Me on earth, which unites all My sheep whose shepherd I Myself am. Do not look for this church in one organization but know that all organizations can contain members of My church and that these are always those people who have a living faith in Me in Jesus Christ because they are filled with love for Me and their fellow human beings and who therefore also experience the working of My spirit, which is the characteristic of the 'church of Christ' .... Thus I Myself can make contact with them, be it directly or indirectly, but I Myself can always address them and they will always recognize My voice as the voice of the father Whose children they want to be .... For this reason 'My church' must and will also spread on earth, I will address people everywhere through My spirit, and small congregations will form everywhere but they will separate themselves from My adversary's kingdom precisely through love and their living faith, for where these are not present My spirit cannot work, and there is dead land despite organizational activity .... (24.1.1957) Thus I speak of a 'community of believers' .... and of a 'working of the spirit in the congregation', for it is certain that no spirit-filled person will isolate himself, instead he will feel driven from within to share himself with his fellow human beings and thus a small congregation will form by itself which lives and acts in My spirit, which thus lives out the word I convey to it through My spirit. And the members of this congregation are living christians, thus also living representatives of Jesus Christ who will constantly testify of Him. The redemption through Jesus Christ is also evident in them, for the guilt of sin, which darkens a person's spiritual state, has been taken from those who now stand in bright realization, whom My spirit could now guide into all truth .... for the certain sign of redemption through Jesus Christ is that My spirit pours into the human being's heart, which was impossible before Jesus' death on the cross. But anyone who still walks in darkness of spirit, who is not yet enlightened from within, has not yet taken the path to the cross, even though his mouth confesses Him .... He has not yet completely turned his heart towards Him, the love has not yet been kindled in him which impels him to fully surrender himself to the divine redeemer .... But where there is love for Me and this is expressed in unselfish activity of love for the neighbour, My spirit will also descend, and in the light it radiates people of the same spirit will recognize each other and come together in My name. And then My spirit expresses itself, it addresses all who want to open their hearts and hear Me .... For this reason small congregations will form everywhere, and they will emerge from all schools of thought, for everywhere and in all schools of thought people will be found who are filled with love, who establish heartfelt unity with Me and who awaken the spiritual spark within themselves to life .... My spirit descends upon them and from that moment on it will pass on the ray of love from above and also find followers, people who feel addressed by Me, who let the flow of grace of My love flow into their hearts and who now all work diligently for Me and My kingdom again .... For this reason denominations should never be asked but only the spirit which animates a small congregation should be taken into account, for the 'working of My spirit' must be obvious in order to belong to the community of believers which makes up thatöö church I founded on earth. Understand all My words spiritually and seek to gain this understanding by allowing yourselves to be enlightened by My spirit .... which, however, always presupposes a living faith which has come to life through love .... But don't regard every 'unusual' process as 'working of the spirit', for My adversary also appears unusually, yet he will not enlighten your spirit but drive you further and further into darkness .... But where there is love and faith, where Jesus Christ Himself can work because love recognizes and acknowledges Him, there adversary activity is no longer possible .... where I Myself work through My spirit ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Common action in the end time

Certain sign of the end is the small flock of fighters for God ....

B.D. 4027 from April 21st 1947, taken from Book No. 49

That the time has now come to an end is demonstrated by the fact that My fighters can only be found here and there, people who are so engrossed in their love for Me, in their love for truth and for good, that they are no longer firmly attached to the world but remain in constant contact with Me, both mentally or through kind-hearted activity .... People who stand up for their faith and feel the need to win their fellow men's souls over for My kingdom and My doctrine .... who therefore fight with the sword of their mouths .... who are constantly imbued by My spirit and in whom I Myself can therefore work. Not many of these will be found and wherever they stay, they walk along unnoticed or are treated with hostility. It is a certain sign of the end that My Own only form a small flock, but I Am a good shepherd Who keeps His lambs together, Who guards them well so that none will lose its way or be lost. Not one of My Own will be left out by Me, they will find each other and form a small community among each other and they will find their greatest satisfaction in the fact that I have accepted them into My service, that I entrust them with the mission of supporting Me during the last days before the end. Those who are good and true are My fighters, for good will and a desire for absolute truth characterises My fighters, who will indeed win the final battle because I will never leave those again who won't leave Me but look upon Me as the loving Father Who will not let His children be harmed, even if they experience earthly adversity as a result of their steadfastness. Those who regard Me as their Father of eternity will also be looked after in a Fatherly way, once this time is over. They will stay in paradise as My true children, they will experience the blissful and peaceful time on the new earth, which will take the place of the final battle on the old earth, as has been intended for eternity. I will gather My Own on the Last Day, the few people who remained faithful to Me during the preceding time of battle, who recognised Me and therefore can never abandon Me again. And I will fetch them to Me, as I proclaimed. Consequently, you humans can expect the near end with certainty when you look around you and find only a few who so deeply carry Me in their heart that they constantly talk about Me, about spiritual subjects, for which their fellow human beings have little sympathy. But where I Am mentioned in conversations I Myself Am present, and I try to attract the souls who are distant from Me in order to slightly increase the number of My Own before the time has come which brings the final end .... the destruction of the old earth and finally the Judgment, as it is proclaimed in Word and Scripture ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Small herd fighting at the end of the earth ....

B.D. 5364 from April 14th 1952, taken from Book No. 59

My small flock will have to stick firmly together at the end of this earth in order to strengthen and comfort each other, in order to form a strong wall together when the forces of darkness want to run to tear it down. There will only be a few who remain faithful to Me, for I already call away those who would not be able to cope with the final onslaught, whose faith certainly belongs to Me but who do not let it become so strong that they can offer resistance. I know who will firmly stand by Me and prepare them such that they can be a support for their fellow human beings, that they can be an example for them and help the still weak in the battle against darkness. I will bring My own together and protectively hold My hands over them, for the world will always oppose them and would also press them hard before if I did not stand by their side and bring them help when they are in need. I lead them all ways and My spirit guides them so that they will always walk as it is My will, and I always strengthen them with My word .... I Myself speak to those who want to hear Me, and they will never be without strength. For when I speak to them I Myself am with them, I am present to them and also to all those who listen to these words of Mine and receive them into their hearts. Yet the closer it gets to the end the smaller the number of those will become who desire to hear Me Myself, who let Me be present in them. And therefore I say to you: Eagerly seek to win souls which you can still bring to Me, still court them now before it is too late. You can still be openly spiritually active, earthly power does not yet impose any restrictions on you, you may still speak without shyness, you can only find enemies in your fellow human beings who want to fight you, but you can still work for Me and My kingdom on My behalf .... But the time will come when barriers will be set for you, when you will be attacked and have to endure this hostility because you are not allowed to defend yourselves. The time will come when people will try to prevent you, who are active for Me, under threat of punishment. And then you must already have done so much preliminary work that it will quietly bear fruit; you must already have scattered the seed everywhere, you must have made many people acquainted with My word which is imparted to you from above. And the seed will sprout and spread through My blessing ....

Do preliminary work wherever and however you can, do not let earthly work keep you from spiritual activity, spread My word, spread the news of it everywhere and bring the gospel to your fellow human beings; do not be satisfied with the activity of the public churches; be eagerly active yourselves and advertise outside the church, for there is great need .... Many people seek and cannot find what is right .... Give them knowledge, and the will of the individual will then have to decide how to utilize this knowledge. Be faithful co-workers with Me, for I will supply you with the people you should work on in the vineyard; I will bestow upon you the gift of speech so that you will use every opportunity to win people for Me and My kingdom .... in order to still supply My small flock with sheep which recognize in Me their shepherd whom they want to follow ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Satan rages with increased power .... Last days ....

B.D. 5467 from August 21st 1952, taken from Book No. 60

The signs pointing to the end will grow .... And Satan's activity will emerge ever more distinctly, for all those who are striving towards Me will get to feel his hostile actions. He will try to plunge them into doubt and confusion, and often not without success. Even so, I will protect My Own and highlight his activity so that it will be evident to anyone who seriously aims towards Me. They are the signs of the time, for the forces of darkness work incessantly because the end is approaching .... Therefore I say to you: watch and pray and simply turn to Me at all times, then he will not be able to harm you. Light and darkness fight each other because the darkness hates the light and will therefore always manifest itself as a shadow where a bright light is shining. But I also have the power to dispel such shadows, and the light will shine brighter than ever. Yet you may never enjoy harmony, it will remain a constant battle with My adversary for as long as you live on earth. Up to the end he will make an effort to harm you because he knows that he has lost you, and because he believes he can regain you again. Hostilities on the part of his enslaved followers will mount ever more the brighter you shine, which he can see full well. Nevertheless, he hates the light because he hates the truth, and as a result he fights the truth .... Therefore, for as long as your effort on earth is to spread the truth, to carry My Word to your fellow human beings, he will also pursue you as an enemy and will try to corrupt you. And he will publicly attack the truth, he will try to defame you all, who support the truth, he will portray you as imposters in order to also undermine the spiritual information you advocate .... and yet, he will not succeed against you because I Myself stand behind you and the truth. However, he will succeed in scattering you, My representatives, he will succeed in isolating you because cooperation is not to his liking since he expects to be more successful by fighting the individual. Yet even then I will still protect the light, the pure truth, which he will not be able to invalidate. However, you should watch and pray .... for you are always at risk of weakening if you don't call upon Me for protection against all hostilities by the adversary. For the end is near, and even if he rages with increased power .... his time has come to be bound, as it is written. And the truth will prevail and help everyone towards beatitude who listens and accepts the light which I let shine in order to help them escape the spiritual darkness, the night of death, to attain light, to attain life and, through the truth, become blissfully happy ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Divisions before the end ....

B.D. 6407 from November 21st 1955, taken from Book No. 68

This, too, is a sign of the approaching end, that divisions will arise everywhere, that parties will also form amongst My own and each one will believe that it alone can think and act correctly .... But then My spirit will no longer be decisive, for where My spirit is active there will be full agreement, where My spirit is active the thinking and willing will be the same .... But where divisions arise My Spirit has withdrawn because it has been made impossible for it to work .... For as long as you humans stand in the midst of the world you will have to fight against the world so that I will have unhindered access into your heart, so that My spirit can become effective in you. But as soon as you humans deny it working, the light in you will be extinguished, and in the darkness you will bump into each other everywhere, you will no longer walk the same path together which was illuminated by My spirit, but each one will take a different path, thinking in the darkness that it is the right one .... It is a great danger when different opinions prevail within those who want to be Mine, for then you must always fear that an unspirit has caused confusion, because My spirit urges all sheep towards their shepherd .... but the wolf drives them apart in order to scatter the flock .... remember this parable seriously .... Every division betrays the influence of the evil spirit, which creeps into the united flock like a wolf in sheep's clothing .... And once again My own will gather where their shepherd is, for he will lure all strayed ones to himself again, but My sheep will never join other shepherds unless they are under the control of the one who seeks to snatch My sheep away from Me. And in the last days he will obviously betray his work .... But he will only ever be able to slip in where he can influence people through the world. He will not find access where the bond with Me is so intimate because My spirit is at work there and his activity is brightly illuminated. But every desire of the world is an obstacle for My spirit to express itself, and then My adversary will have an easy game .... then he will know how to confuse people's thoughts very skilfully, yet he will also let everyone believe that his 'spirit' will instruct him, and therefore everyone will hold on to his views, no-one will seriously condemn himself, everyone will believe that he is guided by the spirit within himself and eagerly advocate even the greatest error as truth .... My spirit cannot be where different opinions are .... For My spirit will only ever teach the truth which always and forever remains the same .... It is the time of the end when My adversary's influence on you humans becomes ever more apparent .... But you can protect yourselves against his influence if you join Me ever more closely, if you turn away from everything that still belongs to him. And you know that the world with all its attractions and pleasures is his kingdom. So turn away from the world and only turn your senses and thoughts to Me .... Only desire to hear Me and to be safe in My arms. Do not associate any other desires with it, but strive in all seriousness for the kingdom which is not of this world .... Then the enemy of your soul will not be able to approach you, for then you will be filled by My spirit and you will recognize the one who harms you, who only wants to confuse your senses, and you will not give him the opportunity to approach you ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Joint action at the time of the battle of faith ....

B.D. 7806 from January 24th 1961, taken from Book No. 82

And a spiritual community will form which is active in My will when the time of the battle of faith has come .... People will come together who are of the same spirit, whose will is turned towards Me and who will also confess Me before the world. For these receive strength from Me and cannot help but proclaim My name because they are fully permeated by My spirit, because their faith is a living one, full of power and full of strength. Therefore this time of the battle of faith need not give you, who want to be Mine, cause for fear and worry, for you will be stronger than them, you will not fear them but your courage of confession will increase because the more eagerly you stand up for Me and My kingdom the more strength will come to you. And you will recognize each other, for love will bring you together, I Myself will direct your paths and guide you so that you will find the way to each other, and you will transfer the strength within you to the other, a holy fire will glow through you, for you know what is at stake, you also know that the end is near and that My coming is also to be expected soon. And this will strengthen your courage so that you will joyfully confess that you belong to Me, that you would also be willing to lay down your life if I demanded it of you. But I want to grant you My protection because I need you, because many weak souls shall still be lifted up by you, because you shall proclaim Me as your divine redeemer, Whom all people need if they want to become blessed. For My adversary wants to eradicate this faith from people, that is his last aim on this earth which he strives for and tries to achieve by brutal means. And therefore you should stand up for Jesus Christ, you should loudly confess His name before the world .... And you will also be able to do so, for anyone of living faith is also strong and fearless in the face of the world, anyone of living faith also has knowledge and can therefore also make the right decision, for he knows what hour has come .... He knows that the time will come when My adversary will be bound again because he openly opposes the faith in God in Jesus Christ and thereby exceeds his authority. And therefore you humans should strive to attain a living faith, you should live a life of love which alone gives birth to living faith, and you should awaken the spiritual spark in you to life through love, which will then also give you a bright light so that you will recognize and living faith will then also be the result of recognition .... Prepare yourselves for this time, for it requires great strength from you. And therefore also request this strength beforehand, for I will bless everyone who only has the will to belong to Me and to remain Mine forever .... He will truly then also receive the strength from Me to endure until the end, and he will joyfully confess My name before the world .... And he will belong to those who experience the end and whom I will rapture so that he may experience the joys of paradise on the new earth, for then all struggle will come to an end, there will be peace on earth and harmony and bliss ...._>Amen

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Bringing the small flock together ....

B.D. 8301 from October 17th 1962, taken from Book No. 87

There are only ever a few who serve Me wholeheartedly and these shall unite in intimate fellowship, for they belong to the small flock which I will fetch in the end in order to bring them to the new earth when the time has come .... Where My spirit is obviously active there are the followers of My church, the church which I Myself founded on earth, who are devoted to Me in firm faith and love and who thus form the foundations of My church .... But the characteristic of this church is the working of My spirit, the spirit which introduces you to all truth. The earth is large and everywhere I need supports, everywhere I need strong rocks on which I can build My church .... A profound faith, which comes forth from love, must be found there, then I Myself can be with My own in spirit and administer to them the bread of heaven, the water of life .... And since people urgently need it I will also open up a source everywhere from which the earthly pilgrims can draw strength, from which they can draw what they need for their path of life .... And only pure truth will ever be sent to them from Me as soon as it is seriously desired. Hence the spiritual knowledge which has originated from Me must also correspond, and by this you will be able to recognize whether you are also at the right source which My love has made accessible to people. And you must not contaminate this water of life flowing to you from Me, otherwise it will lose strength and effect and no longer possess the healing power for the souls with which I Myself have blessed My word. But My word will have an extremely beneficial effect where it is eagerly received, where it is recognized as the father's loving address, where it is spread by My servants whom I have chosen for this work in My vineyard. You don't know My ways but they are often so strange, and people are brought together through My will who are of one heart and one mind and who belong to Me completely, so that I can also work through them directly. For whatever is possible shall still be done until the end in order to save souls from darkness, and this can only be accomplished by the light from above which illuminates the path people have to take in order to reach the goal ..... I only need the complete devotion of those who want to serve Me in order to now also be able to work in them and through them .... Then lights will be kindled which will shine far into the night, and then My presence will be so obvious that every doubt about a divine working will vanish and also be recognized and known before the whole world. My strength will become powerful in the weak and My working will be obvious .... For I know how to guide the hearts so that they will find each other, I hold all threads in My hand, and when the time has come you will also receive the knowledge about your task, which is My will to carry out. Everyone shall do what is possible for him in order to serve Me, and I will bless his work in such a way that time and again you will recognize My greater than great love for you and therefore also give Me your love, which I long for .... You are still scattered and each one works for himself, but one day My small flock will come together and you will work together, as it is My will .... Then it will also recognize itself as belonging to Me and together take up the fight against My adversary, who will do everything to drive the flock apart, to deprive it of its shepherd and take for himself what threatens to escape from him .... Yet he will not succeed, for My flock remains faithful to Me, it constantly receives the strength to hold together and resist, and he will have to give up his fight, for he will be defeated by My strength. And I will appear in greatest adversity. And this coming of Mine is imminent, and this assurance shall comfort all who feel weak, for I Myself will strengthen them that they will persevere until the end ....

Amen

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Recalling the vineyard labourers .... Continuing diligent activity ....

B.D. 9028 from August 10th 1965, taken from Book No. 94

And if My plans differ from yours then you should also submit to them and know that it cannot be good otherwise .... For you are unable to observe what benefits the whole of humanity. It is of no significance to Me whether you influence people from the beyond or are still active here on earth, for My plan of Salvation has already taken everything into account, and only the decision of your will is important. Hence you can completely calmly hand yourselves over to Me and My providence just as long as it is your own will to serve Me and you totally give yourselves to Me; for then I will work through you Myself. And that I, in My wisdom, observe everything and make use of every opportunity to save erring souls is certain, because My love for you is infinite. The closer the end approaches the more obviously I will affect you so that you will remain faithful to Me and not lose yourselves to the one who is My adversary and wants to regain you. But I will never let this happen again because I completely own your will and only this gives Me the right to counteract him. Yet the angel of death will also reap amongst My Own .... but then you know that it is My will and that I will also protect everyone who still has the task to be of service to Me until the end. Therefore continue to be carefree and devote yourselves more than ever to the work for My kingdom, and work diligently, for none of you know whom I will recall before the time, and neither should you ponder on it but approach every day with a cheerful heart because whatever happens to you will be good and determined by My love.

And I also want to explain to you whom I mean by 'My Own' so that you will not worry, for some are already so close to Me that they can rightfully leave their earthly body in order to enter the kingdom of light and bliss .... Yet only I know this, and I want to spare them the time of the last battle on earth .... I will fetch them and bring them to a place where they will also be able to influence the inhabitants of earth. But you should not fear these last days, for I will provide you with extraordinary strength so that you will successfully complete the work which you consciously support, and therefore have become a great help for Me .... So accept whatever comes your way and don't think that you have been abandoned by the Father, for I know a way out of everything and I Am truly willing to let you find this solution, even if you temporarily feel hampered in your work. For I know how to weave the threads, I know My Own and will bring them together and designate their work to them. Yet always believe that your work is pleasing to Me for which I will compensate you one day .... either in the paradise of the new earth or in the kingdom of the beyond ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Many paths - One goal .... True members of the church ....

B.D. 5049 from January 25th 1951, taken from Book No. 57

Complement each other but do not separate; walk together but do not take different paths if you all have the one goal to reach Me, to behold My countenance and to be blissfully happy in eternity. You should know that I assess every single person according to his inner nature and that I do not reject anyone even though he may not turn to Me, for he is an erring child which only requires My grace and mercy and not My wrath. Hence I will also help all misguided people and gently push them onto the right path which leads to Me. Every person is considered differently, yet this should not lead you to believe that he would therefore be unable to reach the goal. Anyone who merely asks for Me will also be pulled up by Me. Therefore do not fight against each other but fight together in the last battle on this earth. Then there will only be one troop for Me whose commander-in-chief I Am .... who believe in Jesus Christ and therefore have His name imprinted on their forehead .... I only take notice of one thing, and that is of importance, namely to what extent their faith is alive .... the fact that they profess Jesus Christ with their mouth does not yet include them in the group of My Own, but the fact that they are true Christians who live a life of following Jesus and have thereby attained a living faith is decisive in order to be included in My small flock whose shepherd I Am.

And as long as the congregations fight each other they lack this living faith, because then they will also lack the understanding of that which I regard as the church founded by Me. True members of this church of Mine understand each other even if they belong to different denominations and schools of thought, true members try to find each other and are happy to have found themselves, and true members are in innermost contact with Me Myself because they desire My Word and also recognise it as the right food and drink. True members of My church are not offended by outward appearances and attach no importance to them either, but they are permeated by love for Me as well as for their neighbour, consequently their spirit is awakened and instructs them correctly, so that they recognise each other and have nothing against each other anymore. Then they will strive to ascend together, and if the way up is difficult one will help the other, for then they will approach an elevated goal: they will return to the Father's house and I will come to meet them and show Myself to them, for I will draw near to anyone who genuinely desires Me, I will approach them as a friend and brother and draw all My children to My Fatherly heart, never ever letting go of them again ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

The Lord looks after His servants ....

B.D. 8540 from June 25th 1963, taken from Book No. 90

I Am always willing to relieve you of your worldly cares if you want to work as My servants in My vineyard .... You cannot do anything without Me, hence My blessing has to rest on your work if it is to be successful, and since you, who are willing to serve Me for love of Me and your fellow human beings, only strive for spiritual successes you can also always be assured of My blessing and My support. You will always be guided in a way I consider good and successful for your own soul as well as for the souls of your fellow human beings. And I will always direct your thoughts such that they shall move within My will, so that you will always act in accordance with My will, in other words: you can do what you want .... it will always comply with My will since due to your dedication to Me you have taken refuge in Me and shall always receive My protection. If you thus encounter worldly difficulties and think that you are no longer able to work for Me and My kingdom, place your trust in Me anyway because nothing is impossible for Me, there is nothing you cannot ask of Me, for My might is unlimited and My love is boundless .... My wisdom, however, knows all pros and cons and directs everything as it is beneficial.

You don’t realise how much I need people who only work for Me and My kingdom, you don’t know how extremely valuable your work is which concerns the salvation of erring souls .... Yet I shall not take any of My servants away from earth until he has completed the task I set to him following his decision to work on earth for Me and My kingdom .... And when his missionary work on earth is done, he can calmly leave everything else to Me, I will fill every gap because I know whose love for Me and his fellow human beings is so strong enough that he can take his place. And everything will, in fact, come to you by itself and you will recognise My hand and My guidance and be very happy, yet only rarely will I work in an unusual way so that your freedom of will remains unimpeded. This is why your unconditional dedication to Me is most important and the only thing I require of you in order to also work in unusual ways and yet always within natural law, as not to subject you to compulsion.

Where necessary I will bring My Own together to help each other and to work together for Me and My kingdom .... I only require your trust in My guidance and you will distinctly experience it .... Consider that you are still living as people amongst people and that I cannot so openly testify to My pleasure in your spiritual endeavours that it would compel your fellow human beings to believe in miracles .... Yet everything will happen quietly and approach you in accordance with My will, hence you need not worry but just appeal to Me every morning for strength and grace for the day ahead .... And truly, you will receive abundantly, for I Am a good Caretaker Who lovingly looks after all His servants and gives to them whatever they need for body and soul .... But like a Father I also always try to draw My child closer to Myself and thus keep providing you with evidence of My Fatherly love which will also let your love flare up brightly and you will join Me ever more closely and feel protected in My Fatherly embrace. Let everything approach you and do not worry, for I look after you and know what you need in order to serve Me in accordance with My will ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna