Workers In The Vineyard Of Jesus – Keep Standing And Wait Out!

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

3669 - Soon fulfilment of the announcement....

5149 - Short time of elevated work for the kingdom of God....

Support in the coming time

6505 - Serious admonition from God to His servants.... World affairs....

5386 - Teaching ministry in end time.... difficulties....

7999 - Mission of the last disciples....

Withstand in the battle of faith

2815 - ?resNotTranslated?

2816 - ?resNotTranslated?

3553 - Last fight.... battle of faith....

3623 - "He who confesses Me before the world...."

4643 - Battle of faith.... The strength of Jesus' name.... The coming of the Lord....

4920 - "I will put the words in your mouth...."

Force in the battle of faith

3239 - "And the gates of hell shall not prevail against them...."

5324 - Brutal battle of faith.... Fortification of faith....

5843 - Strength of faith.... Healing the sick.... Miracles....

5951 - The endtime disciples’ faith without proof ....

8848 - Strength of faith.... Nourishing the believers....

Force in the battle of faith from the word of God

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6051 - God’s word power in the end time and distress....

7106 - Disciples of the end time need power supply as light bearers....

8109 - Let the power of My word become effective....

Strengthening the battle of faith by the precursor of Christ

3276 - Time of grace.... Speaker - Forerunner of the Lord....

7295 - The forerunner of Jesus Christ....

Urgency to diligent vineyard work

6097 - Increased activity in the vineyard of the lord commanded....

8843 - Giving account.... Urgency of distribution....

Strong faith in the vineyard work

3532 - Fatherly Words of love....

4494 - Faith and love - constant presence of God....

5020 - Devils in the end time.... protection of God....

6078 - Blessed vineyard work.... housefather.... care....

6203 - Hostilities.... faith struggle.... vineyard work....

8132 - "Come to Me...." Words in hardship....

8439 - Divine care for vineyard workers....

8682 - God's assurance of assistance to the vineyard workers....

Enduring to the return of Christ

4058 - Difficult living conditions.... God's guidance and help....

5972 - Apparent calm.... Exceptional strength.... The coming of the Lord....

7752 - Faith struggle and last decision....

7737 - Signs of the last days....

8164 - 'He that shall endure unto the end....'

Soon fulfilment of the announcement ....

B.D. 3669 from January 27th 1946, taken from Book No. 46

You, My faithful servants on earth, you don't have much time left until your work for Me and My kingdom, for the hour is near which will create a different sphere of activity for you than before. I only give humanity a short period of time to reflect in order to then speak through the elements of nature Myself .... to give it a sign from above that My might and My will shall be recognized. No longer worry about futile earthly things but only strive for your work, for your mission, which you have entrusted to Me. It will soon begin and I tell you this beforehand so that you should still use every day diligently, so that you receive strength and power through My word in order to be able to withstand what is coming, which will also greatly shake your peace. But do not fear, for My eye watches over every one of My servants because I need him in the coming time. A storm will pass over the earth of inconceivable violence and will uproot what is not established as the first sign of My might and power .... And then you will know that the day is approaching, then detach yourselves from everything that is dear to you and wait for My call. Share in your fellow human beings' adversity and loudly proclaim to them what I have announced to you before, that I Myself will speak through the forces of nature, that I Myself want to manifest Myself through this .... speak and don't be afraid, for I Myself am with you and speak the last words of admonition to people through you. And when the day draws to a close, draw strength from My word again and do not fear .... And I will jiggle and shake the earth, and good for him who recognizes My hand, My will, in it, who lets My language go to his heart and calls upon Me for help. His soul has found the path to Me and is not lost, even though he has to give up his earthly life. For the hour of death has come for countless people, as I have proclaimed before. And afterwards you will start your mission which requires all your strength and will but which you can also accomplish if you unite with Me and thus let Me Myself work through you. And so know that you don't have much time left and that every day is still valuable for you to receive strength and light from My word. Bear this in mind and put your spiritual work before your earthly work .... For the latter will be obsolete, but the former will be important, if I have spoken from above .... Recognize Me in My word and believe .... do not become weak in faith, so that you doubt the truth of My word, but expect the fulfilment of My announcement from the start, for I will not delay much longer, because it is necessary for humanity that I manifestly express Myself .... And if you want to serve Me, be ready, for I will call you when the time comes ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Short time of elevated work for the kingdom of God ....

B.D. 5149 from June 11th 1951, taken from Book No. 58

Only a short time left, then a busy activity for Me and My kingdom will start, and all those who have a living faith and thus also have contact with Me will feel urged to work for Me because My spirit impels them in recognition of the extremely short time span which still remains until the last end of this earth. These people will clearly recognize Me in world events, that is, they will know that the end is approaching and that all signs point to it, and they want to transfer this knowledge to their fellow human beings because it urges them from within to communicate with them. They have, so to speak, evidence for the truth of My word and also want to convince fellow human beings of it, which is why the number of My representatives in the last days before the end will always increase and increase. And everyone will speak as his spirit gives him, for the will to speak for Me and My kingdom and to let fellow human beings find the living faith causes My spirit to become active in them, so that they thus, driven by the spirit, speak out what is of service to fellow human beings ....

This time still lies ahead of you, yet it will arrive sooner than you think, for everything I have announced through seers and prophets will come to pass, thus also that the apostasy from faith will be great and therefore the earth will experience a shaking which is suitable to lead many back to faith again. Moreover, great earthly adversity will make people receptive for explanations and words of comfort, and My proclaimers will therefore find understanding everywhere in the first time after My intervention through the forces of nature, for their words give people clarity and comfort and therefore they are receptive to instructive speeches and good encouragement .... But only for a short time do you have freedom of speech .... Very quickly an earthly power will emerge which dislikes your spiritual work and proclaims enmity towards you. And all spreading of My word will be suppressed .... But then it will turn out where the truth is which comes forth from God as the eternal truth. For only there will the enemy find resistance, whereas otherwise people will submit to the measures, deny Me and declare war on My own. You humans first have to come this far before it becomes clear which camp you belong to, for whom you decide, for Me or My adversary who will drag you into the abyss. And then I will need many disciples, people of strong faith with much love in their hearts who are faithfully devoted to Me and want to help their fellow human beings. For these alone are able to stand firm and be successfully active in the last battle of faith on this earth. And My spirit will announce to them what they should do and say, for My spirit will first guide them into truth which they shall then pass on to those who are still weak in faith but of good will. And I will bless their work, for they faithfully serve Me until the end, they are My disciples whom I will send amongst people again so that everyone who wants to be helped will still be helped ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Support in the coming time

Serious admonition from God to His servants .... World affairs ....

B.D. 6505 from March 19th 1956, taken from Book No. 70

I address the following words to all My co-workers: The service for Me and My kingdom requires much love for Me and for the neighbour, for it will not be easy in the time to come. You will obviously be hindered by earthly influences as well as by spiritual conflicts you get into due to world events. And precisely then it is particularly necessary to join Me and take care of your fellow human beings who are in distress due to world events and who are completely helpless without faith. Then you must point out to them the One Who can help them and wants to help them .... Then you should only ever mention Me, and therefore you must first be so intimately united with Me that you are inwardly driven to speak on My behalf. I predict that you yourselves will weaken in view of what threatens you, but you can overcome this weakness through intimate union with Me. Then do not let yourselves be pushed away from Me by world affairs .... I seriously address this admonition to you, for you can only be strong and fulfil your task in union with Me: .... to also transfer your strength to your fellow human being whom you can help to believe and thereby also ease his situation. Love for Me and love for your neighbour will carry you through all difficulties, and the more you become immersed in My word, the more your senses are directed spiritually, the less you will be affected by all earthly experiences and the stronger will be your support for Me and My kingdom .... I alone am the point of rest, all strength comes from Me alone, and I alone can also direct the earthly events around you in such a manner that you will remain less affected by them, but this presupposes intimate union with Me, otherwise My radiation of love will remain ineffective because you shut your hearts to it the more you are captivated by the earthly world, the more you distance yourselves from spirituality. For there will be great confusion amongst people and all thoughts will only be preoccupied with world affairs, and then there is the danger that the spiritual bond will be interrupted, that the world will stand between Me and you and that it will then take you captive .... Whatever may come, do not let yourselves be frightened but always feel safe in My love .... stick to Me so that I can always be present to you, and you will then be protected from all adversity. As soon as you loosen your bond with Me you will be in danger .... Therefore, I earnestly admonish you to always carry Me in your heart and to strengthen the bond through loving activity towards your neighbour .... Always consider yourselves My supports in the last time before the end, whose cooperation I need but which can only be achieved in union with Me .... And only ever look at world events from the point of view that everything has to happen in order to carry out the last purification on this earth, that nothing happens without My will or My permission .... but only those people will emerge unscathed who do not relinquish their spiritual bond with Me .... who do not see any danger for themselves even in the most exciting world events because they are completely devoted to Me and therefore also enjoy My fatherly protection. I urgently admonish you, My servants on earth, to only draw all strength for earthly life from Me, not to start anything without having requested My support, My blessing, and to trustingly hand yourselves over to My guidance. Only the intimate bond with Me can strengthen you in the time to come, and only love for Me and for your neighbour will lift you above all oppression that will still come upon the earth through human will .... These are the storms which will still roar over the earth before the end but which cannot knock you down as long as you remain united with Me through love and prayer ....

Amen

Translation handled by Christian Taffertshofer

Teaching ministry in end time .... difficulties ....

B.D. 5386 from May 8th 1952, taken from Book No. 59

Your office of teaching in My name will not be easy in the time to come. You will not be believed, everything spiritual will be dismissed as trivial, you will be ridiculed and taken for fools who advocate an unlikely cause, they will doubt what you proclaim to them of My working of the spirit within you ....

People live without faith, and where they still claim to possess it it is only idiom .... They completely lack faith and it will be difficult to revive it again, because people's thoughts are rarely spiritually directed, because they don't concern themselves with what still lies ahead of them, because they are only interested in earthly life and regard everyone as a silent enemy who draws their attention to their soul's life. You will have a difficult time .... and yet you have to exercise your ministry to spread My gospel to the world.

For people shall have knowledge so that they will recognize Me when I reveal Myself to them audibly. Your hints and indications must have preceded it so that it will not pass them by without making an impression, they must have knowledge of My will to fulfil the commandments of love, and if only they possess the knowledge of it they will also recognize My voice when I express Myself through the forces of nature. Your task will not be easy because it constantly requires you to speak on My behalf, to spread your knowledge, and because you will often not find an opportunity due to the rejecting attitude of fellow human beings who want to prevent you from mentioning your mission. Yet again and again I send people your way to whom you can communicate; again and again I let unusual things happen which stimulate people's thinking so that they will willingly listen to you if you bring them My word .... I Myself will lead people to you whom you should instruct and you will joyfully carry out your ministry, for which I will give you the strength for the sake of the souls you should save and who want to be saved by you.

Only you yourselves must not become lukewarm and indifferent, you yourselves must be faithfully devoted to Me and want to be active for Me, then the vineyard work will make you happy, you will carry it out eagerly and conscientiously and also be successful, for I want to bless you and your work and likewise those who listen to you ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Mission of the last disciples ....

B.D. 7999 from September 21st 1961, taken from Book No. 84

You, My last disciples of the end times, I address you especially, for you shall help to complete the work .... You should completely surrender yourselves to Me, you should not pay attention to what is going on in the world; you should only pay attention to what you feel in your heart .... you should listen to Me whenever and wherever I speak to you. I have brought you together so that you will become aware of the great task you still have to accomplish before the end. I Myself work with and in each one of you, and each one of you will be allowed to experience Me, and one shall lift himself up by the other, for each one will need spiritual strength which, however, will also flow to him abundantly from Me at all times. And always feel yourselves as pillars of My kingdom, as cornerstones of My church, which I Myself founded on earth. I sent you to earth for the sake of this mission, for I need you in the last days before the end, My spirit must be able to work in you and My will must be proclaimed to people on earth .... they shall be allowed to hear My word in its purest form, and My flow of grace shall be poured out upon people who are of good will. And therefore I need mediators on earth who allow My spirit's working in them .... who have voluntarily offered themselves to Me to administer this mediatorial office. I bless you for this, for earth is not a blissful abode for you who have descended from the kingdom of light in order to serve Me .... But I need strong pillars who resist My adversary, who do not fear him when he takes action against them. I need supporters who are intimately united with Me and therefore are also active on earth out of My strength. And each one of you will fulfil that task to which he has voluntarily offered himself. But you should know that My will sent you to earth and that therefore your ways are also determined by Me, that you always think in accordance with My will and that your actions are also guided by My will. Therefore always trust in My strength which is also powerful in the weak .... For you will be called to account when the final battle of faith breaks out .... But then you will never be alone, nor will you ever need to worry about what you will say, for I Myself will put the words into your mouth, and you truly need not fear the adversary, for I stand by your side and Me he flees .... And because I Myself am present to you, you no longer know earthly fear .... My light in you shines so brightly that a holy peace comes over you and you now also know about your origin and blissfully await the hour when you may return home to Me again, to your father's house. But before that your mission has to be finished, for a time of tribulation will come upon the earth where you can still provide much help if you don't find open resistance. And this help is the supply of My word, the result of My direct address, which is blessed with My strength. I still want to address many people because I know that they will then succumb to My illumination of love, that they will turn to Me and still try to detach themselves from My adversary before the end. And I know about all these possibilities, and I use you wherever a soul is open to My word. And I will also provide you with strength for as long as you shall serve Me on earth .... I will take over your guidance in all earthly matters, I will take your earthly worries upon Myself, and you shall only carelessly hand yourselves over to Me and do what you feel impelled to do, for this is always My will which I place within you and which you will also make your own. For the time is coming to an end .... a short while yet and My arm will intervene and create a tremendous change which will have a spiritual and earthly effect .... But love for My living creations will still do everything beforehand to save them from ruin .... And this love of Mine has also brought you together so that you recognize each other and know about your outcome .... (9/21/1961) You all work out of My strength because love is in you which lets Me Myself be present in you .... And thus My will is also predominant in you who devote yourselves to Me and want to serve Me. Yet your service for Me and My kingdom starts to become extremely difficult, for worldly circumstances will not remain as they are, and then great strength and a strong will is required in order to master all opposition on the part of those who serve My adversary. And one should strengthen himself on the other, for at times weaknesses will also attack you when you see how little your fellow human beings allow themselves to be impressed when they are offered spiritual food .... when you speak to them in My name .... You descended to earth of your own free will in order to assist humanity in greatest spiritual adversity. You are like oases in a spiritual desert and every wanderer will find rest and refreshment for his soul with you. But your fellow human beings are chasing a mirage, and they pass you by except for a few, to whom you can now impart food and drink on My behalf. A pure, clear spring lets the freshest water of life flow out, and everyone may draw from the spring .... no matter where I have opened the spring of life for you. Where My spirit can break through, there the connection with Me is also evident, and there My blessing will also be obvious, because I embrace all with My love who are united with Me in spirit and in truth. And My guidance and direction is truly obvious, nothing happens without My will or My permission. And My love knows your will at all times, which is meant for Me alone. And much blessing will emanate from you because love impels you to your vineyard work .... Love will also ensure success, because love is a strength which never remains without effect. Love will overcome many a resistance and penetrate your fellow human beings' hearts, providing they have not already fallen prey to the adversary, that their will is completely opposed to Me and they are then hostile towards you. Then all effort would be in vain, then turn away from them and go into silence .... and request strength from Me for renewed activity for Me and My kingdom. And in the close bond with Me you will also be shown again and again the path you should take in order to bring salvation to the souls in spiritual adversity. My strength will flow towards you, I will speak to you, your hearts will beat towards Me with love because they are filled with love for Me and for your neighbour .... But you will also very soon realize how little time humanity is still granted, for you, who serve Me, you also know about My plan of salvation from eternity .... you know what lies ahead for earth and humanity, and you also know that the time is fulfilled .... But you also know about My love and that it truly protects you even when the world is threatening you. For I need you, My disciples of the last days, and I will be your constant companion on all your paths, and you will be able to work with Me and My strength ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Withstand in the battle of faith

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Last fight .... battle of faith ....

B.D. 3553 from September 20th 1945, taken from Book No. 45

Do not comply with the world's request if it contradicts the divine commandments, if it is directed against the divine will or endangers your faith in Him. And do not fear the threats of worldly rulers who are meant to force you to give up your resistance. Stick to what the voice of your heart commands you, through which God Himself admonishes you to remain faithful to Him. And don't be afraid that you are defenceless against the rulers, for the one stands protectively by your side Whose power is greater and Who can destroy everything that deems itself great on this earth. And if you know that He stands by your side your strength will increase, for only your strength in the face of the world lies in faith and trust in Him, and you will be and remain victorious. And therefore seek to first penetrate deeper knowledge about your purpose of earthly life, about God's love and His plan of salvation. And this knowledge will let you become a convinced believer which nothing can shake, not even the storms you have to expect for the sake of faith. And no matter how meagrely you are provided for and how much hardship your body seems to be exposed to, God will also make the earthly hardship bearable for you and provide you with what you need to maintain the body if only you remain faithful to Him and persevere, for He Himself will be the giver of comfort and strength, He will also know how to miraculously maintain the body when it lacks everything due to human will .... His power is greater and His love will not leave His own in adversity. And even if the world and its rulers think they are strong and are supported by the forces of the underworld in their work against God and against the earthly children who adhere to Him .... God sends His messengers to earth so that they will come to the aid of the afflicted people, and they will work visibly and invisibly, and the believers will feel safe in their protection because they recognize them as God's emissaries and because God Himself speaks through these messengers and imparts strength and comfort to them. The greater the earthly adversity the more noticeable God's presence will be for His own, and they will humbly accept whatever is granted to them by the earthly rulers, yet always with the joyful certainty that it will only last for a short time and that God Himself will deliver them from their adversity. The complete downfall of the believers seems to be achieved but their faith is stronger than ever because God Himself appears so obviously that it gives them strength to resist. Whoever wants to see will see, whoever wants to hear will hear the voice of God, and all anxiety and fear will disappear from the hearts of His own. The faith and teaching of Christ will be challenged like a bulwark, but those who have Jesus Christ as their commander, who are His fighters on earth and therefore will be brought home by Him into His kingdom will stand firm and remain victorious .... Therefore, no matter what is done against you, do not let yourselves be disturbed .... take refuge in God in your distress and He will hear your call, He will not leave you without protection, for you shall be the pillars, you shall serve your fellow human beings as a testimony of what the strength of faith is capable of, so that the weak will be lifted up by you and gain strength of faith and so that the opponents will recognize their powerlessness towards you and your faith .... It is the last battle of light against darkness on this earth which you humans have to fight through in order to then enter as victors into the kingdom of peace, into paradise on the new earth ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

"He who confesses Me before the world ...."

B.D. 3623 from December 8th 1945, taken from Book No. 46

Whoever confesses Me before the world, him I will also confess before My father .... And thus you will be forced by the world, by worldly-minded people, to confess Me or to deny Me. And then you must stand firm; you must know that I likewise demand this confession and decide for Me or the world. For you cannot enter the father’s kingdom if you have not confessed your allegiance to Him on earth. This decision is demanded of you so that My working in My own will become evident. It is the last opportunity for those who are still undecided, who are weak-willed, to join you if they recognize the strength that lies in faith in Me and My name. Furthermore, the small circle of those who stand up for Me shall be separated from those who deny Me, and this can only happen through open confession before the world, so that those who want to remain faithful to Me unite and those who stand against Me in the last battle on this earth are recognizable. For the small flock of believers must promise each other comfort and strength, they must refresh themselves with the source of grace which My love has made accessible to them for this difficult time, and they must consciously await the end, My coming and the last judgment. Anyone who openly confesses before the world carries the sign of the cross before him, and under this sign he will also be victorious, even though the adversary's camp seems to be far superior to him. And the heavenly father prepares a dwelling place for him in His kingdom .... I will bring him in Myself on the day of judgment, I will confess him before My father as He confessed Me before the world ....

Amen

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Battle of faith .... The strength of Jesus' name .... The coming of the Lord ....

B.D. 4643 from May 18th 1949, taken from Book No. 53

For the sake of My name you will have to suffer. All those who profess Me before the world will be subjected to awful threats and tribulations, for it will be people's aim to eradicate My name, to suppress the knowledge about My life on Earth and the act of Salvation, in order to make people lose faith in it. However, they will be met with unyielding resistance by people who stand up for Me and My name and profess Me aloud before the world. Then a sharp divide will be formed between all those who still believe and those who deny Me, and My small flock will have to come forward if it wants to stand up for Me, and this will be the start of suffering for those who will remain faithful to Me until the end. For whatever wickedness can be done to My Own will be done, and My Own would never bear up against this were they not strengthened by Me as a reward for their good will. You will have to prove yourselves, for a hard battle will be waged on account of faith. But as soon as this battle starts you will know that it is the last occurrence before the end, that you must therefore persevere if you want to become blissfully happy. Furthermore, you know that I will always be close to you during this time and provide you with extraordinary strength until I finally come Myself in order to rescue you from utmost adversity. Hence you know that it will only last for a short time, as I have promised you that I will shorten the days so that you will become blessed. And this knowledge, the firm and unwavering faith in it, will make you strong and immune, and you will endure all difficulties with such indifference and courage that I will reward the fact that you must suffer for the sake of My name and yet remain faithful to Me. And if you then devoutly pronounce My name it will have an incredibly invigorating effect. This will make you realise that you truly know the truth and, with utter conviction, profess Me before the world even more and humbly accept everything people do to you, who are of service to the one who, as My adversary, wants to push you away from Me. Indeed, you will suffer but nevertheless be victorious, and your reward will not fail to materialise ....

Amen

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"I will put the words in your mouth ...."

B.D. 4920 from June 24th 1950, taken from Book No. 56

What is given to you in the hour, that speak .... and do not fear those who call you to account, for they will have no power against you as long as I stand beside you, as long as I speak through you, and truly as they need. I will put the words in your mouth .... so you don't need to think about the meaning of your speech because you are only the mouthpiece through which I make Myself known to those who are against you. It will not be long before all those who fight for Me and My kingdom will be called to account, when they will be pressured to abandon their faith and deny Me. And you will experience the apostasy from Me on a daily basis because the earthly reward entices people and they betray Me for it. They will no longer profess Me, they will become apostates because they have long since been alienated from Me in their hearts. And then sharp action will also be taken against My own, against the small circle of true believers who want to remain steadfast. And then the strength of faith will become evident, for those who now turn to Me in their heart for help will become unshakeable in their faith and all fear of worldly power will disappear, they will speak for Me and constantly feel My nearness, and thus they will also speak freely of themselves, and yet it is I Who speaks and gives them the strength for open resistance. Anyone who works for Me in this time will be fought against, but anyone who is fought against has Me by his side as a fighter, for I know about everything that is still kept hidden, thus I also know who is in need for the sake of My name and come as a faithful helper in every adversity. And now My spirit's working will obviously appear, for My servants on earth possess knowledge that every worldly-wise person will be struck and the way it is presented will make him wonder. For I hear every objection, every question, every doubt and give the right answer. And without any preparation My servants will be able to explain the problems which wise people want to raise. Yet they are not the ones who speak but I Myself give speech and answer, and truly, no opponent is a match for Me. This time will come very quickly, for My adversary rises above Me and uses the last resort .... he seeks to destroy all faith and influences the earthly rulers to make decrees which are directed against the believers, which therefore signify a battle against all those who still adhere to Me. And this battle will not last long, it will be waged with all fierceness, and I Myself will lead My own to the final conflict from which they will emerge victorious, because I can never ever be defeated ....

Amen

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Force in the battle of faith

"And the gates of hell shall not prevail against them ...."

B.D. 3239 from August 31th 1944, taken from Book No. 42

"And the gates of hell shall not prevail against them ...." the small flock of My believers, for they will remain faithful to Me even in the greatest earthly tribulation, their faith will be so profound and unshakeable that even the powers of darkness will shake it in vain and they will not succeed in gaining victory over them. For My own will have Me as their commander and even hell, whose power is otherwise not to be underestimated, will be powerless against Me. But strong faith is like a wall which withstands all onslaughts, and all belong to My church who call this strong faith their own .... Anyone who believes in Me with all firmness need no longer fear anything, no matter from which side it may come. Admittedly, there are always bad forces which try to shake this strong faith and it requires the will to resist. But anyone who has faith also knows about My love and My omnipotence, and therefore he does not fear any adversary but confronts him courageously, he defeats him with My strength. But he draws strength from his faith in Me, he knows that I stand by his side, he trusts in My help, and I reward his profound faith .... My help is certain for him. And thus the believer will emerge victorious from the last conflict, he will survive the end while the faithless perish; he will feel the strength of faith and also be able to prove it to his fellow human beings, while the unbelievers will be weak and helpless in the face of the downfall of earth which, however, the believers need not fear, for they will remain unscathed where thousands upon thousands lose their lives. As brutally as the battle will be waged beforehand that one can really speak of hell, the latter will not celebrate any triumphs, for no matter how small the number of believers is, it cannot be defeated because the deep, unshakeable faith prevents this. For the believer fights with Me and I am his surest protection .... "The gates of hell will not prevail against them ...." I have given this promise to My church, and My church consists of profound believers who are in living contact with Me and will also always feel My nearness, who recognize Me in the word and are therefore also fearless because they feel the strength of My word and oppose this word to the enemy of their souls. He will certainly still rage furiously before his dominion is wrested from him and he will use all means, he will open all gates and appoint his accomplices to bring the human being to fall; he will want to take away his secure faith but every effort will be in vain .... Those who believe in Me are My children, and these I do not leave in the distress of the soul .... I give them strength and fortitude to endure, I help them to join Me the more intimately the enemy wants to separate them from Me. And he will struggle in vain against the bulwark which is and will remain strong faith for all forces of the underworld which will never be able to tear down this bulwark because it is built on a firm foundation, on a strong rock .... on convinced faith which can never ever be lost once the human being has gained it. For convinced faith recognizes Me and also hopes and builds on Me. And the person of convinced faith will not let Me fall, he is faithful to Me on earth and will remain faithful to Me until the end, and no power of the underworld will ever have power over him, not even the worst hell, i.e. the prince of the underworld is powerless against the one who asks for My help by believing in Me ....

Amen

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Brutal battle of faith .... Fortification of faith ....

B.D. 5324 from February 27th 1952, taken from Book No. 59

You urgently need to fortify yourselves for the final battle of faith, because you will be unable to meet the demands placed upon you without a firm and unshakable faith. Much will seem insurmountable to you if you do not avail yourselves of My strength, the strength of faith, for the enemy of your souls will proceed against you almost inhumanly by using those who are in authority on earth but who are full of cunning and trickery and declare war on everyone who still has faith. The satanic power will openly take action so that you will clearly recognise which hour has struck, so that you will know that it is the final phase of the end time and that it will only last for a short time, until you are delivered from this power which, however, won't be able to harm you if you can call a firm faith your own. The enemy will take such clear action against Me Myself that this alone will show you that he is overstepping his authority and I told you that then the end will be near .... For the human being lives on earth in order to choose between two powers and therefore must also have knowledge of both powers .... But as soon as one power prevents the knowledge of the second power from reaching people, it is overstepping its entitlement and that not with impunity .... And this time must first come, because I will not intervene earlier than necessary in order to still provide those souls with the opportunity of changing their will and faith which are taken aback by the satanic power and reflect on their inner selves. People must be dealt with very firmly, because they don't listen to the Father's voice when He talks kindly to them .... However, Satan's voice can still have an influence on individual souls and cause their return to Me, but only if a person still harbours a spark of faith in a God and he would rather hand himself over to this God than to the one whose ruthlessness he now recognises. The strength of faith of My Own will make him thoughtful since they, despite tremendous difficulties, will not renounce Me and the more they are threatened the more they will profess My name. You must fortify yourselves for the final battle of faith, for your own sake but also for the sake of your fellow human beings who can be helped by your faith to believe in a God Who can and wants and also will help when the adversity has become beyond endurance and Satan has accomplished his work .... when My Own are threatened with death and only I can bring them help .... Then I will come and fetch My Own, I will stop their adversity and plight but, at the same time, also judge everything that opposes Me on the last day of this earth .... Then My Own will rejoice and praise Me and the horror of death will seize the others, then the day will have come of which it is written that I will judge the living and the dead, the believers and the unbelievers, for My Word will come to pass because it is the truth ....

Amen

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Strength of faith .... Healing the sick .... Miracles ....

B.D. 5843 from January 2nd 1954, taken from Book No. 63

You will be able to work with inconceivable strength if you call upon Me for help with profound faith. You must be motivated by love to request this strength of Mine, your faith must be so strong that you will not hesitate for a second when you think of helping a person in need. Then you shall work in My name and you will be impelled by My spirit to do so .... Therefore, do not believe that you take the right to do something that does not correspond to My will, but do without qualms whatever you feel impelled to do and you will succeed. For I have guaranteed you My strength if you are of strong faith. And it is My will that your fellow human beings shall be persuaded of the strength of faith in the last days before the end, hence I will not let you be harmed if you want to serve Me and at the same time your fellow human beings. But I will never give My blessings for actions of self-interest, destruction or heartlessness .... Understand that love has to be the driving force and motivate you to request My strength, never hatred or an urge for revenge, for only love moves My spirit into action. And only through love can you unite with Me so that you then can also partake of My strength. And this love lets your faith come so alive that you no longer doubt the success of what you want to achieve. This also explains the many healings of the sick which are accomplished in My name.

Then I Myself Am called upon for help, My promise is being appealed to 'Ask, and it shall be given to you; knock, and it shall be opened to you .... ' and with complete faith in the truth of My Word anyone who is lovingly taken care of by the healer will be healed, for the latter will have handed himself over to Me and I will truly be with him in My strength .... he can cure him because he can make unlimited use of My strength. Profoundly faithful people can therefore work on earth for the benefit of their fellow human beings, for they are permitted to do so as soon as they associate it with a living testimony of My name, as soon as My name is thereby glorified .... as soon as it happens in order to help people who strive towards Me gain a firm and indisputable faith .... and not in order to force disbelievers into believing .... Complete unbelief is an obstacle for the working of My spirit .... And the confessor of My name will either be restrained by My spirit from working miracles while watched by a non-believer or the latter will substantiate any healing with natural explanations .... Yet in the last days the weak shall still be won over by overcoming their resistance through the strength of faith of My Own .... And therefore many a miracle will be accomplished in My name in the last days, so that those of weak faith shall be strengthened in order to then be able to believe with conviction and to stand firm in the last battle on this earth ....

Amen

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The endtime disciples’ faith without proof ....

B.D. 5951 from May 7th 1954, taken from Book No. 64

I expect you, My endtime disciples, to possess strong faith, a faith which convincingly professes Me before the world. This can only be done by people who are in heartfelt contact with Me, because only this contact will result in strengthening their faith to the necessary degree, whereas other people will easily abandon Me because they will find it difficult to have faith at a time which is so far removed from My lifetime on earth that only very little positive evidence can be produced about My life and death, about My life on earth and My path of suffering .... Hence a person must have particularly strong faith if he wants to profess Me before the world. My disciples, at the time of My life on earth, saw Me, they lived with Me and witnessed countless miraculous works; they were able to hear Me every day and were taught by Me; they were enlightened about everything so it was easy for them to believe in Me and My mission .... Yet, despite the obvious evidence of My Divinity, they also failed occasionally .... However, after My death they were so permeated by My spirit that they were able to fulfil their task of carrying the Gospel into the world and therefore also advocated Me with conviction .... But what is the situation with My endtime disciples? They were unable to see and experience anything, they do not witness My visible presence, they must simply believe what they were told about Me .... Nevertheless, My endtime disciples are not without strength and they, too, recognise My working, I also reveal Myself to them in spirit .... which precisely presupposes the heartfelt bond with Me .... I consider them to an exceptional degree because I expect an exceptional faith from them and take the fact into account that their only foundation was imparted knowledge in order to arrive at a convinced faith and that they therefore require exceptional support if they want to accomplish their assigned mission .... of proclaiming My Gospel to people during the last days before the end. I expect much of these last disciples of Mine, for they must solely believe in the Word, they must bear up to all counterarguments which portray My life on earth and My mission as implausible .... They must only believe .... But I bless them for this and tell them again: The last will be the first .... for their mission is a significant one, since it is, after all, essential to still save souls before the end, to introduce these to Jesus Christ as well, so that they will not pass away from this earth unredeemed .... They must stand up for Me, for their Father and Redeemer, they must profess Me before the world when Satan runs against the bastion of faith with all his might .... Then they must prove themselves and their faith in Me, then they must loudly profess My name in public, because this name alone is the power to eliminate Satan’s activity and to render him harmless .... I expect a strong faith from these last disciples of Mine, yet they are not alone in the battle against the enemy .... I Myself will be with them, because their faith allows Me to be present and thus they will be victorious .... and all those who follow My disciples and likewise profess My name before the world.

Amen

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Strength of faith .... Nourishing the believers ....

B.D. 8848 from August 30th 1964, taken from Book No. 93

Believe Me that you will still have to suffer hard times which will discourage you if you don’t have an unwavering faith, a faith of such intensity that you can contact Me at any time and take complete strength from this relationship, that you can endure whatever happens to you in the knowledge that I know of it and will not give you more than you can bear. Because then it is essential that you prove yourselves by requesting strength from Me in order to resist those who will take action against you with the intention of stopping you and your work for Me .... But then you will also triumphantly succeed, since they too are open to instructions, you can inform them about the purpose and goal of earthly life. You will be able to make them understand the meaning of their existence on this earth and a few will listen to you, thus you will have gained those already, because I Myself will support you. During this time many things will still happen that will make them think, and world events will not pass them by without leaving an impression either ....

But the achievement of your strong faith will not go unnoticed by those who will treat you with hostility, and anyone who is not yet completely committed to Satan will be impressed by the strength of faith. The effect of a strong faith will be clearly evident to them when they confiscate every necessity of life from you and then have to witness that you live in spite of it, that you don’t suffer poverty and that even the laws of nature can’t harm you, that you are not nourished by people yet nevertheless live, that you receive the strength from above, which you need only request in your prayer .... And this strength of faith has to be requested by you now, because if this faith is not strong enough you will hardly use the opportunity to pray sincerely and with complete trust at the time of hardship. Thus make use of this time and constantly pray for the strengthening of your faith, for assistance during the time when you will be scared and can hardly think of yourselves .... Then it will suffice to send a brief thought to Me, a call from the heart, and I Myself will be with you and protect My own during all hardship and danger .... Because this is what I promised you and now promise you again, that you who labour and are heavily burdened should come unto Me ....

And you will have to suffer a lot of hardship but it should not alarm you, because your helper is ready at all times to protect you, and people will not be able to harm you as long as you are in close contact with Me. And it is certain that you will remain close to Me because everything will take on such dimensions that only One can help you .... And you will take the path to the One because you are already in such close contact with Me that you cannot forget Me anymore .... And for the sake of My Own I will shorten the time since, beyond doubt, the world will be full of devils and every one of them will try to kill you .... But in the same way My angels will surround you and protect you from them .... Because My might will finally triumph over My adversary and his followers, and your time of suffering will be over, you will be allowed to experience the new earth, and all hardship will have come to an end ....

Amen

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Force in the battle of faith from the word of God

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God’s word power in the end time and distress ....

B.D. 6051 from September 13th 1954, taken from Book No. 65

What you receive from Me will become indispensable to you in the time to come when you will need strength and comfort because you are in danger of becoming despondent. You are still granted peaceful days, you can still use the time for yourselves, you can still pursue your spiritual endeavours without being hindered .... but the time is coming, and it is no longer far away, when restrictions will be imposed on you, when you will no longer be able to do whatever you want. The time will come when the battle will be declared against spiritual striving and people will allow themselves to be intimidated because they will have to make earthly sacrifices if they don't deny Me. And then only those people will stand firm and remain faithful to Me who receive strength from Me Myself through the transmission of My word .... They will hear Me Myself speak and therefore be without fear. And I point out this time to you and therefore recommend that you gather strength beforehand so that the coming will not frighten you. What I give you shall make you strong for the battle with My adversary, which will irrevocably come, as I have proclaimed through My word .... You are standing before this time, even if you do not feel anything of it now. I prepare you for this time by addressing you in order to revive a strong faith in you .... therefore I give you humans unusual consideration because you need an unusual supply of strength and because you should be made aware of it beforehand in order to diligently carry out the work on your souls so that the last battle will find you armed, so that you can emerge from it as victors. I take care of My own in a very special way .... I am present to them wherever their faith and love allows it, and I testify to My presence through My word .... And they will truly receive strength in abundance if they repeatedly take refuge in My word in times of need; all anxiety and discouragement will leave them, for if they hear Me Myself they will feel safe and protected by the one Who is powerful and full of love, and they will no longer fear people nor the one who wants to destroy them .... They trust in their father from eternity .... they wait for Him Who will come in the clouds, Who will deliver them from all distress ....

Amen

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Disciples of the end time need power supply as light bearers ....

B.D. 7106 from April 29th 1958, taken from Book No. 76

If you want to do real work as My disciples you can only do so by using My strength which constantly flows to you through My word. And furthermore, your actual work also consists of spreading this word .... Thus you must first take note of it yourselves, you must first experience the right training which makes you suitable for this work for Me and My kingdom. Hence I must address you Myself and introduce you to your activity, and you must remain in constant contact with Me in order to always be able to accept My instructions .... And these consist solely of bringing light into the darkness .... Thus you must become bearers of light yourselves, I must constantly be able to illuminate you so that the flame burns ever brighter and all those who want to escape the darkness can light a candle with you. But light is truth .... And the earth lies in darkness, people are far removed from the truth, and people's spiritual blindness is no longer able to find its way through error in order to arrive at the right truth. But it is not easy work for My disciples of the last days to bring light to people, to convey the truth to them, because the desire for it is not there and because they are content with knowledge which already deviates far from the truth. And thus it must first be explained to them that they .... in order to receive the right light .... they must request and receive it from Me Myself. Admittedly, I cannot always address people directly and therefore I need you as mediators. But only My word directly conveyed to you from above will give people the right light, and only this word will guide them into truth again, without which they cannot reach Me. Therefore I must convey My word to you directly, and therefore you, My disciples of the last days, must listen to Me again and again and immerse yourselves in My word, which gives you light and strength and thus creates the prerequisite to now also be successfully active for Me. None of you should believe that his teaching is complete, that he now knows everything that is necessary for the right vineyard work .... For the supply of strength from Me must constantly take place, and this takes place through constant acceptance of My word .... Thus you must constantly unite with Me and also give Me the opportunity to speak to you, be it in prayer or through mental dialogue with Me or also in consciously receiving My word, in listening to My instructions to you through My spirit. You must never ever loosen your bond with Me, if you want the radiation of light to continue, if you want the sphere around you to become ever brighter and more radiant and thereby attract countless souls to whom you can give light. But then you will also fulfil your mission on this earth, you will become true spreaders of My gospel, you will carry the light of truth into the world .... You save the souls of fellow human beings and also countless souls in the kingdom of the beyond from their spiritual darkness, and in the light of truth they will now also surely find the path upwards, the path to Me, Who is the light and the truth from eternity. And because especially in the last days humanity has little desire for the light of truth, therefore your activity will also be a laborious one which precisely also requires strength but which you will nevertheless be able to fulfil because you will never lack strength as soon as you draw it from My word, as soon as you draw from the living source .... as soon as you immerse yourselves in My word, which is constantly offered to you for the strengthening of your soul. I gave you an office .... and I will also give you the strength and ability to administer this office, for people's spiritual hardship shall be remedied as far as possible, and you shall and can help Me with it, for time is pressing. Therefore let Me speak to you often, consider all My words, take them into your hearts and thereby let the light of love in you flare up ever brighter .... And it will shine out into the night for the blessing of those who want to escape the darkness ....

Amen

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Let the power of My word become effective ....

B.D. 8109 from February 24th 1962, taken from Book No. 86

So always strengthen yourselves with My word and believe that the strength of My word flows through you and will always have a beneficial effect on your soul. And the soul needs strength, for as long as you live on earth it shall perfect itself, it shall cast off all dross, all immaturity shall mature, it shall increase in realization, i.e. the light of love from Me shall flow through it and also kindle a bright light within it. And this will always happen if the strength of My word can take effect in it .... Therefore you should often let yourselves be addressed by Me, time and again you should refresh and strengthen yourselves at My source. (24.2.1962) And you will also feel My presence if you are so inwardly united with Me that I can speak to you. And then hear what I say to you: Stand firm in all temptations of body and soul .... For My adversary constantly wrestles for your soul and will try everything to turn you away from Me. And he will not be prevented by Me because you have to make the decision yourselves and because I also know that his work on you, who want to be Mine, is unsuccessful. I help you by constantly sending you strength in the form of My word. And you only have to use this strength, you have to let it constantly flow through you by not loosening your bond with Me, by letting Me become the content of your thoughts, by wanting to be and remain My own forever. For he cannot force this will, this will will repel him because he recognizes that he is powerless against it. Nor can I prevent him from using unfair means because I don't impose coercion on him either .... I can only ever grant assistance, and you will all experience it in abundance. Long before I have already drawn your attention to the fact that you will often still have to prove yourselves against his attacks, and time and again you are admonished to watch and pray because the enemy is always close to you in order to bring you down. And I have also told you long before that he will do everything to extinguish the light which shines down from Me to earth through you in order to break through the darkness .... And where there is light his activity will also be recognized, and he will lose appendage, which he wants to prevent and therefore will use all means, and he will especially harass the light bearers .... But these are under My protection and need not fear him and his activity. And anyone who voluntarily places himself at My disposal to accept the light from Me and to carry it out into the darkness will also always be accompanied by beings of light who serve Me on My behalf and grant protection to the bearers of light. For the flow of light and strength has to flow to earth, because this path has to be shown to the few who want to take the path to Me and because they shall also receive strength to cover it, since it leads upwards. And anyone who consciously hands himself over to Me and distances himself from My adversary will also travel his path under My guidance and need not fear any counter-influence .... But you have to reckon with the fact that he will not cease his efforts to bring you down, for it is the time of the end .... And what he does not succeed in doing straight away he tries again and again to throw you into doubt, to give you a false impression of Me .... For he wants you to fall away from Me, and therefore he spreads lies and error and contributes to confusion wherever he can .... But you, who are and want to remain Mine, only abide by My word, which will visibly fill you with strength and you can resist at any time where its working is evident .... Withdraw the strength you need from My word, let yourselves be addressed by Me again and again, and thereby you will strengthen the bond and be filled with strength, for then you let Me Myself be present in you, and where I can be there My adversary must give way ....

Amen

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Strengthening the battle of faith by the precursor of Christ

Time of grace .... Speaker - Forerunner of the Lord ....

B.D. 3276 from October 1st 1944, taken from Book No. 43

Listen to the message of God’s spirit .... A time of grace has commenced, and if you are willing to strive for the kingdom of God you can feel its blessing. The beings of light are obviously and perpetually at work to impart gifts of grace from the spiritual kingdom to the human beings on earth; beings of light are embodied on earth to serve people as spiritual guides during the last days; the thoughts of people who strive towards God will be enlightened and thereby closer to the truth; God’s love will express itself in times of earthly hardship by bringing help wherever it is requested .... Devout people will accomplish extraordinary things and the power of faith will become evident .... And thus many blessings will manifest themselves, because the opposition will also use every means to cause spiritual distress to people and God wants to visibly help them.

And during this time of grace a man will appear whose spirit is from above, whose soul is totally united with the spirit within himself and who therefore speaks what the spirit reveals to him .... absolute truth in all clarity .... God Himself will speak through him, he will remind people to persevere or caution them not to abandon Him. And this speaker is the forerunner of the Lord. When he appears the coming of the Lord is close at hand. This man will considerably increase the extent of grace as he will be immensely supportive to the believers and offer unbelievers an opportunity to believe .... for he is alive with strength and might and will have considerable influence on people who listen to him. His words will ignite and spread like wildfire through the country where he will work. He will speak without fear and hesitation, he will inform people and draw their attention to the coming of the Lord in the clouds and to the Last Judgment. Yet not many people will believe him because most people no longer want to know God and the spirit, and thus their thinking is completely adverse. In short, they neither understand nor make use of the extraordinary gift of grace, consequently the end is inevitable, for the abyss will open and devour everything that does not recognise God and rejects His Word.

God is forever giving, and whatever He gives is an undeserved gift of grace designed to help people to mature even during these times of suffering .... Whether He gives sorrow or joy, it always helps the person to lift his soul to God, it is always pointing to Him, it is always a coaxing and guiding him onto the right path .... it is always grace .... And when this man arrives the amount of grace for people will also increase, because he is surrounded by and emanates light which flows to him from the spiritual kingdom .... He passes on knowledge, his word is utter wisdom and strength and can be easily accepted, because it is offered convincingly and can be understood by people if they listen to him carefully. God’s love makes it easy for people to believe by sending them His messengers with unusual strength by which alone they can be known as messengers from heaven. But he will be attacked from all sides .... and only few understand his mission and stay with him, only few draw strength from his words; but they will receive strength and grace in abundance and be able to resist the world’s confrontations, the hostilities which now take place openly ....

The last days will be extraordinary difficult but also extraordinary merciful, for God will reveal Himself wherever a heart in distress opens itself to receive His grace. And thus it will certainly be possible to be victorious in the final battle on this earth .... that the soul can emerge from it unharmed, that it gains eternal life if it prematurely passes away from earth or, if it perseveres on earth until the end, that it will be physically removed from it by the Lord to begin a new life on the new earth ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

The forerunner of Jesus Christ ....

B.D. 7295 from February 28th 1959, taken from Book No. 77

And when you hear that someone is proclaiming the Lord in an extraordinary way then you will know that the final phase of the last days has started, that the forerunner of Jesus Christ is carrying out his mission again to announce Him, Who will come on the day of Judgment to fetch His Own and to implement the change on earth, as is proclaimed in Word and Scripture. He will appear entirely unexpectedly causing much stir because the power of his voice is great and because he will speak to people in such an earnest and significant manner that many will feel impressed and accept his word .... because they realise that he is proclaiming the 'Word of God', and also because the signs of his working in order to help his fellow human beings are remarkable. He will be a true miracle worker of the poor and miserable, a helper in the adversity which will befall humanity at the time of his appearance. And he will speak loudly and clearly, he will not be afraid of those who prohibit his activity, he will expose those who speak and act in opposition to God's will all the more and thus he will be hated and persecuted by the powerful of this earth, whose conduct of people he strongly condemns. But the gulf between the earthly and the spiritual world will already be too deep as to expect any understanding by the former of what the 'voice crying in the wilderness' proclaims. They will laugh at him and only pursue him so keenly because he is very popular, since there are nevertheless people who let themselves be impressed, much to the annoyance of the authorities which oppose all faith and proceed against it.

And this time is not far away, it will not be long and you will hear of him. But then you will also know that you have to persevere, for once he appears you will also have to be prepared for the imminent battle of faith, and then the direction you take will be crucial, for then it will only be too obvious that you have to decide either for God or for the world .... He will strongly support you in taking the path to God, for he will speak convincingly and powerfully. God Himself will speak so obviously through him that no human being should find it difficult to join him, because he will also provide such visible evidence of his calling that people will thus be able to recognise who he is .... He himself also knows what his function consists of and that it is his last task to precede the Lord and announce Him with a loud voice .... He is also aware of his origin and likewise of his end, which again will be dreadful, but he fears nothing and nothing will stop him from completing his mission, which will be very blessed ....

And anyone joining him will truly do well, for he will be able to draw much strength and get much light from this great light which will shine wherever he appears. He is already alive but not yet aware of his task, which nevertheless will suddenly become clear to him and fundamentally change his earthly life, for although he is of service to the Lord and also recognises the spiritual low level humanity is languishing in .... he has not yet been called, but it will happen all of a sudden .... And then he will leave his hitherto quietude and become fully conscious of his task, for he will be moved by the spirit of God, granting him complete clarity about his mission. And he will gladly serve the Lord with a devotion which makes him constantly more suitable for the final service which he wants to render before the end, before His return .... But you humans, pay attention to those who proclaim the Word of God, and you will recognise the one who becomes very noticeable because he wants to fulfil an unusual mission: to announce the coming of the Lord and by means of powerful sermons make people aware of their earthly task to be repentant and seriously work for their soul's salvation, for he will announce the end to them which will soon follow after his appearance, for the time has been fulfilled which God granted humanity for their perfection ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Urgency to diligent vineyard work

Increased activity in the vineyard of the lord commanded ....

B.D. 6097 from November 3rd 1954, taken from Book No. 66

With increased strength it is now necessary to be active in the vineyard of the lord, for the time is only short until the end. You who know God's eternal plan of salvation, who are able to inform your fellow human beings of it .... you should not miss any opportunity to pass on your knowledge to your fellow human beings. You should explain to them that they do not only live on this earth for the sake of their earthly life, that a reason and purpose is undeniable .... Explain to them why and for what purpose they stay on earth, and make them understand that they alone must see this purpose in the transformation of their being into love .... but that they have also done everything if they shape themselves into love .... but without love they will be lost for eternity. They will not believe you, they will perhaps only listen to you unwillingly but they will still think about it from time to time and perhaps also come to realization. Therefore every opportunity should be used, because you only have a short time left until the end .... Only the seeing can guide the blind, only the knowing can instruct the ignorant .... You belong to those who know, and therefore you should transfer your knowledge to your fellow human beings, even though they will only acknowledge it with good will and will also not understand it until they seriously strive for the truth. For you there will indeed be more closed doors than open ones .... Not many will listen to you, for this, too, is a sign of the end, that you will feel completely aloof, that you will not be acknowledged as clever and wise but will be portrayed as fantasists and enthusiasts whose words are not to be taken seriously. For the light is regarded as darkness, and the darkness as light .... The blind man will want to lead, and whoever follows his guidance will fall with the leader into the abyss .... but do not be misled, for the time that now follows will all too clearly betray the darkness .... And only a few people will join the light bearers in order to be supplied with light by them. Shine your light into the darkness, for it shall still serve as a signpost for individuals who long for light and who will join you in order to help from now on as well .... Be diligently active, for every soul that reaches the light through you will thank you eternally ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Giving account .... Urgency of distribution ....

B.D. 8843 from August 22nd 1964, taken from Book No. 93

I can only every admonish you to remain steadfast if you are held accountable for the sake of My teaching. You will still be heavily attacked because no-one wants to listen to the pure truth. For this reason you should request much strength from Me now, so that you will be able to cope with all onslaughts. Admittedly, you cannot be swayed by any counterarguments because you are convinced that you have received the truth. Nevertheless, your opponents are clever, they will try to make you waver and it will truly require firm faith and much confidence in My strength in order to confront them. Then I will still gain a few people over for Me who find the pure truth more agreeable than the distorted teachings which you must denounce. Only My Word from above is the pure truth, and you can also endorse it as such without having to fear that you would be acting against My will if you also enlighten your fellow human beings as to what I Myself expect them to believe. Time and again I conveyed the knowledge of this to people, yet as long as they still felt committed to a school of thought, they still held too deeply rooted opinions and the acceptance of teachings which blatantly opposed their ideas met with resistance .... But now I have been offered the opportunity by a tool, which is entirely devoid of personal opinions, to permeate it by My spirit and this truly instructs it correctly. And the urgency of My doctrine's truthful portrayal is indeed very obvious, since people are lukewarm and do not comply with My divine commandments of love at all, apart from a few exceptions which will be judged according to their degree of love and not according to external appearances, which are an abomination before My eyes. It is the time of the end .... And this alone should make the conveyance of the pure truth understandable to you, for no-one shall be able to say that they have not been informed of the truth .... I will shake all those up who are capable of receiving the truth and induce them to think about it .... but whether they are willing to receive it is their own decision, but they will also have to give account for their will. For this reason I have referred to the time when My Gospel will require purification, which consequently necessitated a vessel which submissively opened itself to Me in order to let a powerful light shine in, which offered no resistance and thus gave Me the opportunity to express Myself and to reiterate My teaching as I wanted them to be understood .... If only you humans would believe that I solely judge the degree of love when you depart from earthly life .... Then you would also make an effort purely to fulfil these two commandments, you would thereby receive everything I promised while I was living on earth .... You would receive an abundance of strength and grace and would not have to worry about earthly things, for then you would truly only take care of your soul and live your life according to My will. You would recognise and acknowledge Jesus Christ as the Son of God and Redeemer of the world .... You would recognise Me Myself in Him, for all this knowledge would be conveyed to you if you lived a life of love, which would awaken the spirit in you. But those of you who want to serve Me shall stand firm and draw your strength from the wealth of knowledge which will always flow to you when you make contact with Me through kind-hearted activity and heartfelt prayer ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Strong faith in the vineyard work

Fatherly Words of love ....

B.D. 3532 from September 1st 1945, taken from Book No. 45

You have a powerful Helper by your side, and yet you still want to lose heart? You may approach Me in prayer at all times by merely using this grace and you will call Me to your side and you will assuredly receive support. Regardless of the danger you find yourselves in .... My power is greater and can banish every calamity in an instant. Bear this in mind if you are at risk of feeling anxious and fainthearted. Your Father in Heaven will not abandon you, in a crisis He is closer to you than ever as long as you consider yourselves His children and trustingly call upon Him for help. Time and again I assure you of My protection, time and again I lift you up through My Word, and time and again I impart upon you the strength to resist evil. And My love will embrace you more closely than ever if you suffer adversity of body and soul and take refuge in Me in full confidence that I will help you. You may always consider yourselves safe and secure when the world around you runs riot, when earthly measure frighten you and make you tremble .... Then you need simply stretch out your hand to Me so that I will guide you, and I will take you along a path that leads away from disaster .... For I will walk beside you, and the power of evil will truly not come close to Me. He avoids Me and chooses people who walk in darkness like himself and ignores those who walk by My side in the light and who are therefore out of reach for him. Believe and trust in Me and don't allow earthly adversities to get you down. Only pay attention to your souls and let Me worry about your earthly life .... and give Me the right to take care of you by totally handing your will over to Me. And your life on earth will be bearable for you .... For I Am always with you as long as you send your thoughts up to Me and desire to be in contact with Me. I will call My little sheep when I have found them, when they have returned to their shepherd, I will not let them go astray again, I will stay with all those who want to stay with Me and will never ever leave them again. So if I give you this assurance, why are you still worried? My Word is truth and will remain truth for all eternity. I always draw close to My children with all My love as soon as the slightest call reaches Me, and therefore you should always come to Me if you labour and are heavily laden .... My love is always willing to give, My love is always willing to help, I can help you and I want to help you, I only require your faith, your trust, so that My strength of love can take effect ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Faith and love - constant presence of God ....

B.D. 4494 from November 24th 1948, taken from Book No. 52

It is enough for you to know that I constantly dwell among My own in spirit, that you are never alone if you profess Me in your heart and before the world. And if you are convinced of this, nothing can frighten you or make you waver in your faith. But this faith in My everlasting presence also makes you Mine who then also live in love because they believe in Me, or also believe deeply and vividly because they live in love. For faith without love is unthinkable because one emerges from the other. Faith can always be gained if a person makes an effort to be lovingly active without any self-interest, because this awakens the spirit in him which mentally instructs the person such that he is able to believe; that everything he is presented with, which is taught to him through My servants on earth or through My written word as truth of faith, is obvious to him. And therefore people who fulfil the commandment of neighbourly love must also always be of the same opinion in matters of faith, because My spirit teaches the same everywhere and because I prevent My own from disagreeing with each other. "Where two or three are gathered in My name, I am in the midst of them ...." And I will truly impart the truth to you and make sure that My own stand in the sole truth .... In the end time My own will be severely attacked and will have to answer for their thoughts and actions. Then you should just bear in mind that you are not alone in the face of hostile attacks, that you always have Me Myself by your side, that you need not fear what you should say and what words you should use to justify yourselves to those, for I Myself will put the words into your mouth as soon as you only stand up for Me and My teaching. Faith in My presence will always let you appear safe and fearless, you will not look for Me in the distance but always be certain that I am your constant companion and will not leave you alone in earthly or spiritual adversity. And thus you will stand firm in the final battle until you receive final redemption through My love ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Devils in the end time .... protection of God ....

B.D. 5020 from December 13th 1950, taken from Book No. 56

You can live in a world of devils and still be closely united with Me. I want to give you this comfort so that you will not become weak in the last days which precede the end. For during this time you, who are Mine, will be surrounded by devils who will harass you greatly for the sake of faith. And if you mention My name to them you will stir them up and you will have to suffer much from their malice, because they will attack everything that stands by Me. And yet, this is precisely your strongest weapon, your strongest protection, that you remain faithful to Me .... Then you let Me always be present with you and no-one can harm you if I am with you. Thus I also dwell in the midst of devils but in the hearts of those who belong to Me, who love Me and believe in Me, in My love and omnipotence, who are therefore convinced that I will save them from all adversity, that I am also lord over all evil .... You will be closely united with Me and your longing will grow from day to day, and this desire for Me will inevitably draw Me to you. Therefore you need not fear, even in greatest earthly adversity .... For everything is possible for Me, I can save you from greatest danger and am also victor over those. The world will hate and persecute you. But I love you and will protect you until your hour has come when you will enter My kingdom. And I tell you for your comfort that your faith will also grow stronger the more it is shaken, because those who earnestly strive towards Me experience a strengthening of faith from Me Myself and their spiritual attitude towards Me takes on a form which is a true child's relationship, and thus their trust in Me is also very great, so that they only fear little earthly adversity because they are fully convinced that I will save them. I will not leave you if you do not leave Me .... But you, who are Mine, can no longer leave Me because My love draws you. This is why I am constantly present to you and always will be, and especially when hell opens up and takes action against you. Then I will fight by your side and victory will be ours ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Blessed vineyard work .... housefather .... care ....

B.D. 6078 from October 14th 1954, taken from Book No. 66

You will carry out a blessed vineyard work with My support if you are willing to serve Me and to cooperate in the redemption of the souls before the end. The serious will for this cooperation is strength itself, for since I need servants who voluntarily enter My service and they are very rare, I also give the strength to the few to turn their will into action so that they will not become discouraged and withdraw from this cooperation again. And therefore they will want to serve Me ever more eagerly the more success they see in their activity. But towards the end they will not be able to speak of great successes .... but then they will already have become My co-workers who will never ever give up their service, for then they will also recognize the cause of people's resistance, they will know about the great spiritual darkness and about the time of the end, which will then become increasingly more obvious. But every one of you will be assigned his place of work, every one of you will be assigned a sphere of duty in which he should and also can work .... And his activity will not be in vain because in the end it is particularly urgent for his own and his fellow human beings' strengthening in faith. Only conscious divine service will give strength at this time, and the bond between people and the spiritual world must remain especially strong .... They must not switch Me off but remain closely connected to Me, and this attitude will also always result in a will to serve Me. The world with its demands will indeed approach you and require all your strength, all your resistance, yet you will not be able to achieve this without My support either; only with My help will you meet all requirements, only I can guide your earthly life into bearable channels .... only I can give you what you need to stand firm in the most difficult time of your life .... But you will stand firm who want to serve Me, for I truly reward you for your willingness to serve with a great supply of strength so that you can also face this time calmly and need not fear that you will fail .... Your householder truly takes good care of you as long as you, as faithful servants, are willing to help in great spiritual adversity ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Hostilities .... faith struggle .... vineyard work ....

B.D. 6203 from March 2nd 1955, taken from Book No. 67

Much will still be imposed on you before your task is fulfilled on earth .... This applies in particular to My servants who have to do more work in the end time and are therefore also exposed to much hostility from those who are in bondage to My adversary and thus also go against Me on his behalf. They will pursue you, they will put obstacles in your way wherever they can, they will try to prevent your work for Me and My kingdom from being successful; they will do everything to make your spiritual task more difficult, to put you in situations which make you doubt My love and My might. But I predict this to you so that you will be armed, so that you will stand firm in faith and not let yourselves be distracted by them, for I am stronger than they are and will help you in every earthly and spiritual adversity, as I have promised you .... But this difficult time must also come for you, because the end will not come until the satanic forces have exhausted themselves .... For My adversary also has a certain amount of time to work for himself, and he uses it, as he believes .... to overthrow Me .... And I allow this because I cannot bind him until he has exceeded his authority .... For everything is laid down by law, and since he, too, was once My creature which, equipped with strength and power, was active in My will .... he therefore also possessed a right to the beings he created through My strength .... I will not deny him this right as long as these beings want to remain with him .... But if he tries to snatch them from Me against their will, he tries to prevent the voluntarily returning to Me from doing so .... by unlawfully trying to oust Me Myself from their lives .... then I protectively place Myself in front of them and make him unable to carry out his evil intentions. Then I bind him and thus prevent his further influence on people who want to remain faithful to Me. But his attempts beforehand will have a tangible effect on you, he will leave no stone unturned to overthrow Me, to disturb the bond between you and Me .... and all these attempts will have a painful effect on you but nevertheless will not bring you to a standstill .... For I also keep watch over you, over all who belong to Me and want to remain faithful to Me. Therefore, whatever may come upon you on the part of those who have power on earth .... for spiritually and earthly you are under My protection, and if you are firmly convinced of this the hostilities of this power will no longer affect you as little adversities of life to which you are always exposed. You will be attacked and it will seem to your fellow human beings as if you will be their victims .... Yet if you trust Me, if you feel like My children, you are also assured of the father's protection .... and you expect everything without fear .... you have strength through your faith and you will be able to resist the power that oppresses you .... You will remain victorious in the last battle on this earth because I Myself fight with you against satan, because I put him in chains and release you from his power when the day of retribution has come ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

"Come to Me ...." Words in hardship ....

B.D. 8132 from March 22nd 1962, taken from Book No. 86

You shall all be comforted who are weary and burdened if only you come to Me and call upon Me in your distress. I want to prove Myself to you as a loving father and provide you with physical and spiritual strength, because you are all still weak little children in need of help whom I therefore call to Me with merciful love. I am truly only concerned about your bliss, but you can only find it in unity with Me, and therefore I say: come to Me .... For only I can help you to become blissfully happy, only I can fill you with strength to live according to My will .... only I can illuminate you with My strength of love, which makes you blissfully happy and helps you to attain perfection. Therefore come to Me, you who are weary and burdened, I will refresh you. For I can speak to you and My word will truly impart strength to you, My word will give you peace because then you will be certain that I Myself am close to you when I speak to you. So why are you timid and fearful when you have the certainty that I am present to you? And yet you possess evidence of My presence if you are allowed to hear My word again and again which introduces you to all truth .... Although the world is storming you and makes you anxious and despondent, yet you are under My protection and need not fear any harm as long as you let Me Myself be present in you .... as long as you voluntarily want to serve Me as a vessel into which I can pour My spirit. It is such an important mission you have to fulfil that I truly grant you every protection and that I give you strength to repel everything from you which could hold you back from this mission .... I Myself stand behind you and thus I Myself am the best fighter for you .... I only want you to establish an ever firmer bond with Me, so that I can be present to you at all times, so that you turn your thoughts to Me daily and hourly .... For this is necessary for the task you have voluntarily offered to fulfil .... The time is coming to an end and there must be no slackness, you must not tire and remain inactive .... you should serve Me with all zeal and willingness, for only this voluntary work is a blessing .... for yourselves and for your fellow human beings who need strength or shall find their way to Me, whom I want to address through you. And therefore you are repeatedly urged by Me to work in My vineyard. But My adversary also tries to intervene and hinder you, and time and again you will be subject to disturbances, time and again you will be disturbed, and then you should only take refuge with Me Who will help you in every adversity of body and soul. The end time is not a time of rest .... It will be a constant struggle with the adversary, for he will always find a way to throw you into confusion .... But you will always be able to resist him, because you only need to come to Me, Who will truly 'refresh and refresh you', as I have promised .... therefore always keep My promise, for you will not send a call to Me in vain who ascends in spirit and truth .... For as long as you let Me speak to you, you receive strength from Me directly, and you also open your heart to My illumination of love, and then the adversary must depart from you because he flees the ray of love light. "Ask and it will be given to you .... knock and it will be opened to you." You think far too little of this promise of Mine, otherwise you would never need to fear or worry, for I take over every worry for you who serve Me, and I constantly provide you with strength. Give yourselves to Me and let Me rule, then you will belong to My own whom I will not abandon in their adversity, whom I will help earthly and spiritually, as I have promised ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Divine care for vineyard workers ....

B.D. 8439 from March 15th 1963, taken from Book No. 89

You, who want to be active for Me, will always experience My care, for I have given you this promise that I will take over all earthly care for you if you seek Me and My kingdom, if you first think of your soul .... But I will be even more concerned about your earthly worries if you offer yourselves to Me to do redemptive work, thus to be active as servants in My vineyard, for then I will always provide you with everything you need as a faithful Father of the house .... You still don't take all My promises seriously enough, and yet it only depends on the strength of your faith in them whether you consciously entrust yourselves to My constant care .... And then I can also give you the evidence that I care for My children like a Father in every way. Anyone who is active for Me in complete unselfishness truly provides Me with help on earth which I reward him for, for as long as people are still on a low spiritual level I cannot make direct contact with them but I can have an effect on them through mediators who are now active for Me and on My behalf. And these mediators, in turn, must also be able to demonstrate certain prerequisites in order to be suitable for this work, and especially in the last days before the end there are not many people who voluntarily offer themselves to Me as mediators .... But the few who do so will enjoy My protection and My help all the more, since the redemptive activity is extremely significant, because every single soul which is saved before the end is a great gain for Me .... And then should I not care for those like a Father who voluntarily offer themselves to Me to take on a mediator's office out of love for Me and their neighbour? And do you believe that My love is limited or petty? .... I know about all needs and I will also meet them, as I have promised .... And anyone who now trusts Me unconditionally will no longer be oppressed by earthly worries either, he will not need to anxiously calculate, for he will be given in abundance, because he, too, will now distribute in love again where he recognizes need and his help is expected .... And you should all gain this firm faith that all My promises will come true, for as long as you serve Me unselfishly you are My servants whom the father of the house looks after and provides them with everything they need for body and soul. Believe that I will bless you the more noticeably the less you are still attached to the world, but whatever you still demand from the world or believe to be able to acquire by your own strength I will then also have to take away from you, for I also leave you the freedom of your will .... Whoever wants to take care of himself shall also do so .... he will not be hindered by Me. However, if you were able to see what rescue work your spiritual activity is in the last days, how beneficial its effect is and what great spiritual hardship can be remedied by it .... then you would also understand that I am also concerned about the earthly well-being of My co-workers and already reward them on earth for what they do, and you would no longer give room to any worrying thoughts because you only need to hand yourselves over to your Father in order to be guided by Him through life .... And again and again I tell you: I need you, My servants on earth, because this help can only be carried out by people, for My might will not necessarily intervene in order to accomplish the great rescue work .... but the love which impels you to redeeming work will result in success and therefore you will also be rewarded. Yet it shall not be done for the sake of earthly reward but your heart will drive you and therefore the work will not be unsuccessful either. And I know well who serves unselfishly, and My blessing is certain for him .... But I also know where earthly interests predominate, and I don't call this 'work in My vineyard' either but an activity which is purely worldly, even if it hides behind spiritual garb .... And anyone who is still worldly-minded himself is not yet completely devoted to Me .... But whoever completely surrenders to Me also keeps My promise: "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all else will be added to you .... "And I stand by My word and will therefore also fully and completely take over the care and bestow My love upon the human being, he will have what he needs and still be able to give to his neighbour .... For the child which trusts in its father will truly not be deceived .... And the servant who serves Me can hand over all his worries to the father of the house, Who will arrange everything for him ....

Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

God's assurance of assistance to the vineyard workers ....

B.D. 8682 from November 23rd 1963, taken from Book No. 91

Your whole life, your fate, everything still lies in My hand, and as I consider it good for your soul, so also your earth life will take place, so that you can devote yourselves to Me fully trusting and then also no day will be lived in vain, which you stay on earth. You certainly have free will, according to which you can shape your earth life yourselves, but how your own doing and wanting has an effect, both on your soul as well as in earthly relationship, that is again and again determined by Me, because I recognize it, in which way a benefit can arise for you. But your will is always determining, how every event, every thought has an effect on yourselves. What you now undertake for Me and My kingdom, how you make use of the time as loyal servants in My vineyard, that will also carry its blessing in it, because it is truly the most important task, which you can make for your purpose in life, because your and innumerable souls' lot in the spiritual kingdom depends on it and you can never earthly gain the same successes for your souls. And again and again I tell you that I will bless your work and always help you that you can carry it out, and no matter how unfeasible it still seems to you .... I still have all means at My disposal to make even the impossible possible, and with this trust in My help you should approach everything that serves the well-being of your fellow human beings. Because you are not allowed to disregard one thing that you have a divine gift of favour at your disposal, a spiritual good, which you receive directly from Me. And when I give you such a gift of favour then it will certainly also be possible for Me to help you with its spreading, and I will also be able to dissolve apparent resistances and difficulties when you just believe in My power and My love. But every timid thought is lack of faith .... But you are to consider that I do not send you a gift of favour of highest value and highest effectiveness without purpose, but It wants itself that this is spread, that it is supplied to all those who are accessible to you and open for it. And that is why you can tackle everything with full confidence in My sure help, what contributes to the spreading of My word. And you are also not to hold back or let yourselves be put off by objections or by failure of fellowmen, because I want to give double power to those who need such, because they want to serve Me .... Every hindrance is the work of My opponent, and through him you are not to let yourselves be confused or held back, but always only trust in Me that I have promised you My help and also stand by My word. Who sacrifices much to Me, he will also experience much blessing, but you are not to be anxious; you are to believe in Me that I take over all your worries and regulate everything for you, as soon as you serve Me according to all your powers and out of love towards Me and fellowmen, who are still to be rescued through you before the end. And so that you believe in Me, I will also give you signs .... Evidence of My love, which will make you draw ever closer to Me and you will feel My presence and thus your faith will also be strengthened. For I do not want to lose you as My co-workers; I want you to work ever more diligently, and truly, your reward will be no small one day in the spiritual kingdom. However, I also do not want you to be prepared to serve Me only for the sake of reward. For the work for Me and My kingdom will only be a blessing if selfless, divine love is the driving force, for love also contains the strength which is intended to help the souls to ascend. Only that will ever be successful what is done in pure, unselfish love, and I Myself will always give My blessing to it .... And when I Myself promise you My support, then you are truly allowed to undertake everything without hesitation, to which the heart drives you. Believe it that I Myself am always with you, you who work in My vineyard, that I as house father assign the work to My servants Myself and am pleased with every loyal servant, who follows all My instructions and serves Me devotedly. And I will also truly not let this one get into a trouble, be it earthly or spiritually, because as long as he lives on earth I will also cover his earthly needs; I will direct everything so that he can follow the spiritual work undisturbed, and I will also give him the power to be active for Me and My kingdom ...._>Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Enduring to the return of Christ

Difficult living conditions .... God's guidance and help ....

B.D. 4058 from June 7th 1947, taken from Book No. 50

Entirely different living conditions will also necessitate an entirely different way of life and people will find themselves faced by tasks which seem impossible for them to accomplish and yet they have to be solved because they are vital for their survival. And this is when My Own will have to prove themselves, that is, they will have to test the strength of faith and utterly trustingly wait for My help, and they will be helped. This is the time when profoundly faithful people will bear witness to the unbelievers as to what the devout human being can achieve if he trusts in God's help, if he hands himself over to Me with profound faith and confides his severe adversity to Me in prayer. They will receive help and life will become bearable for them, although still very difficult. Yet I also gave them the promise which I want to remind you of now: that I will shorten the days for My Own's sake. And thus the hour comes ever closer when I will come in the clouds, and this second coming of Mine will signify true salvation for My Own who will find themselves in grave difficulties and require My obvious help .... As long as they still live on earth they will also be exposed to suffering, i.e., they will not be entirely insensitive as yet to harassments and threats from the world. Yet the strength of their faith will let them bear all suffering more easily, even if now and then it will affect them quite severely.

And thus people will divide themselves into two camps, those who do not believe and therefore have little contact with the spiritual world, and those whose contact with Me means everything to them and who will not start anything without first appealing for My blessing and who therefore will also clearly recognise My guidance, since due to their love for Me they also sense My presence within them and My presence always signifies strength and thus makes it easier to overcome that which is a far greater burden for people without My strength. And then My Own will recognise each other by their strength of faith, they will unite and console each other with the coming of the Lord .... Full of hope they will anticipate Me and yearn for Me in their love, they will firmly believe in My coming, and I will not disappoint their faith and help them where help is necessary, and I will come to fetch them when the adversity becomes unbearable, so that they will not fall away from Me, so that they will remain steadfast until the end and be able to enter the paradise of the new earth, because they remained loyal to Me even in their greatest adversity ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Apparent calm .... Exceptional strength .... The coming of the Lord ....

B.D. 5972 from June 8th 1954, taken from Book No. 65

I want to reward your loyalty to Me, which you demonstrate during the last days before the end, with an exceptional influx of strength so that even the most difficult situation will seem bearable to you, so that you will be capable of persevering until I Myself come to fetch you. You will manifestly experience your Father's love, feel My presence and therefore come to Me with every problem .... You will remain so closely connected to Me that you will expect the end fearlessly and certain of victory and only think in a spiritual way, that is, you will regard all experiences in view of your spiritual development and, therefore, also understand why everything that you experience has to happen. Then you will see how easy even the most difficult fate can be if you travel your path with Me .... This is why no-one need fear the last days if he feels connected to Me, wants to belong to Me and never excludes Me in every undertaking. World events will run their course .... calm will seem to have been restored, yet it is only the calm before the storm which will befall earth when it is least expected. For Satan will cause havoc amongst the human race and will not rest until he has turned everything upside down, until he has succeeded in confusing people to such an extent that they will increasingly turn against each other, that they will violently confront each other, excel each other in heartlessness and thereby give him great power which he will truly exploit in a frightening manner. And My Own will be particularly attacked by him, because he will incite people into persecuting you for the sake of your faith .... This will alarm and frighten My Own, yet as soon as they merely remember Me they will receive the necessary strength and go into battle, for they will know that they are fighting for Me but that I lead the way as their commander-in-chief, that they are fighting on My side and that they cannot lose the battle even if they are far outnumbered by the enemy. Anyone who wants to remain faithful to Me will also be able to do so, for I will not abandon him and he will truly not come away empty-handed if he appeals to Me for strength and support; for if a person's will belongs to Me he is already My Own, and I will never let him fall into My adversary's clutches again. You humans can safely count on a difficult time ahead of you which will require all your strength .... Yet you will not be left without warning, time and again you will be informed from above and when you see how everything I foretold you comes true you can already draw strength from it .... Your faith will grow increasingly stronger and thus you will also confidently expect My coming .... and truly not in vain, for once the earthly adversity threatens to become unbearable I will snatch you from your enemies' hands and take you away .... They will not gain victory over you, for I will bind My adversary and all those who are enslaved by him .... as it is proclaimed in Word and Scripture ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

Faith struggle and last decision ....

B.D. 7752 from November 22nd 1960, taken from Book No. 81

Only I can grant you sufficient protection in the last days before the end, when the battle of faith will erupt and all of you who belong to Me will be in great spiritual distress .... If you join Me intimately, no anxiety will seize your heart, you will calmly let everything come to you with My help, and I will truly not disappoint you either .... For the bond with Me ensures My help, the bond with Me fills you with strength and confidence and then you will also be able to persevere until the end. But the living connection with Me must be established, you must pray to Me in spirit and in truth .... I cannot listen to the prayers of formal christians, which are only spoken by the mouth and therefore do not reach My ear. You must speak to Me as a child speaks to its father and then you will also feel My presence and a sense of security will come over you, you will be able to resist your oppressors, you will beat them with speeches because I Myself will put the words into your mouth .... and they will not be able to refute you, although you will not win them over for yourselves because My adversary still has them firmly in his grip .... Yet I Myself am with you, I fight by your side, and My adversary cannot withstand My light and will therefore turn away from you again .... But again and again he tries to incite your fellow human beings against you, and that is why you can only counter them with My strength .... Just hold on to Me and ask Me beforehand for the supply of strength which My love will truly not deny you. Yet it will be difficult for those who do not yet have living faith, who therefore have not yet penetrated the truth and who will now be confronted by a serious decision and find it difficult to make this decision because they have no inner bond with Me. They will not close their minds to the arguments My adversary will oppose them with, they will abandon their faith because they have no true faith and therefore no firm confidence that I Myself will support them in the battle of faith .... They fear earthly power and therefore give in to its desire to completely deny Me and My act of salvation .... And thus they do not pass the last test of faith on this earth .... And I still want to help all people, I still want to bring all people to a living faith, I want to prove Myself to them as a loving father so that they can take refuge in Me in every adversity. For people will still be affected by many adversities, because this is indispensable if they are still to attain a living faith. For as soon as they call upon Me in spirit and in truth I will also make Myself known to them as a loving God and father, and then they could also be able to believe .... But I cannot force their will, I must leave them free to decide if this is demanded of them. But I call out to all people: Firmly attach yourselves to Me, associate with Me as a child associates with its father and constantly appeal to Me for strength .... And you will truly overcome the time you still have to get through .... You will prevail in the last battle on this earth, you will emerge victorious and now also be able to reap the fruits of your strong faith .... For blessed are you if you persevere until the end ...._>Amen

Translation handled by Doris Boekers

Signs of the last days ....

B.D. 7737 from November 3rd 1960, taken from Book No. 81

You, too, will be addressed by Me in an extraordinary way .... You should pay attention to the signs you see in the sky and on earth, for all great events are often foreshadowed. Thereby you will be able to identify the hour you live in, because the precise time cannot be given to you or you would not be able to continue living on earth, since you would die of fear and prematurely end your own life. Therefore you need never believe those prophets who inform you of the time when the Judgment will happen .... These are false and merely confuse people's thoughts. But pay attention to the signs which I have announced to you time and again. For, before the end, a battle will yet ensue for the sake of My name and you, My servants on earth, will be called to account .... This is a certain sign that the last day will come soon afterwards, for I said 'I will shorten the days ....' because this battle will be waged with such brutality that I must appear personally in order to put an end to it. And I will come .... You need not fear this battle because I will furnish you with great strength for the sake of those who are still weak or undecided and to whom you shall serve as an example, so that they will still find the path to Me. And then My power will manifest itself, and My wisdom will truly do what is right in order to turn the earth into a place of education for the spiritual beings again .... For the time has come to an end, a new era will start for the human beings who, as the root of a new generation, I will remove from earth before the end .... Then a paradise-like state will exist on earth again where all people will live in love and in the right love for Me, so that I can dwell in the midst of them as I have promised those who will persevere until the end, for they will be blissfully happy .... But the fact that a time of adversity must first come to pass on earth is unavoidable because a few shall still be saved .... they shall still find redemption through Jesus Christ, hence prior to it His name shall still be proclaimed throughout the world .... However, the time of affliction has started already and the world is yet to see great hardship .... Nevertheless, My Own recognise the time and abide by Me and I will truly strengthen them and support them whenever they threaten to weaken .... I Myself will be on their side and lead the way as their commander-in-chief, therefore they will indeed remain victorious in the last battle because they will make use of My strength and anticipate My coming .... And they will stand firm until the end .... Anyone whose strength is fragile will be recalled by Me before, because he shall not fall prey to My adversary .... But you should always appeal to Me for an intensified influx of strength, you should only ever stay in contact with Me and this difficult time will pass you by as well and My coming will deliver you from all adversity. You will be able to enter the kingdom of peace, the new Earth will receive you in all its splendour and glory, and you will start a new life in and with Me, as I shall dwell in the midst of you as I have promised ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna

'He that shall endure unto the end ....'

B.D. 8164 from April 30th 1962, taken from Book No. 86

'But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved ....' This is My promise, which certainly makes the greatest demand that you shall persevere until the end .... My promise will only come true with a small flock, for a great test of faith will be demanded of you, passing it will require much strength and an intimate bond with Me, since the believers will be harshly persecuted by the authorities and the human being can only offer resistance with My support by making use of My strength which will flow to him through his heartfelt contact with Me. He must belong to Me with all his will, with all his soul, and the strength of his faith in Me will give him the fortitude to resist. Then he would rather give up his life than Me, Whom he has recognised as the most loving Father from Whom he will never want to separate again .... And I will reward this strength of faith and love for Me, for he will become blissfully happy .... This small flock, which will remain loyal to Me even during the harshest battle of faith, will be rescued by Me from extreme adversity, I will move them to a place of peace in order to then give them the reshaped earth as their abode again, so that a new era will begin, a time of peace and of innermost unity with Me, so that I Myself will be able to stay amongst My Own because their deep love for Me allows for this .... The reward is truly magnificent but My Own will deserve it, for the last days on this earth will be incredibly difficult for them, and yet they will remain faithful to Me. They will abide until the end ....

And by using all means I will truly help them to attain this strength of faith, for I will reveal Myself to them beforehand in many different ways .... I Myself will come to them in My Word, and My direct communication will let their love and faith come alive; their constant contact with Me will fill them with a love that will increasingly intensify .... I will often miraculously intervene in their life and will also visibly appear to those who wait for Me in utmost adversity and firmly believe that I will help them .... I will leave no-one without comfort and Words of encouragement; I will give strength to all so that they will be able to endure even the most difficult situation. And they will firmly believe in Me with indestructible trust in Me .... And thus they will wait daily for My coming, for their deliverance .... until I Myself fetch them because the time will have come to an end, because I will put an end to My adversary's activity and put him into chains along with his adherents .... And the day of Judgment will result in a complete transformation of the earth's surface; all creations in, on and above the earth will be dissolved and be placed into new forms, the day of the end of the old earth will have come for all human beings and only those who belong to My Own will be lifted up from earth and escape destruction, whereas My adversary's followers full of terror will face their downfall and be devoured by the earth .... For the formation of the old earth will have ceased to exist .... Yet a new earth will emerge again and a new epoch of Salvation will start, and this new earth will be populated by those who remained loyal to Me until the end .... They will be blissfully happy, as I had promised them, since My adversary will have no more control over people for a long time to come, for they are devoted to Me in love, and therefore I Myself will be able to dwell amongst them and all hardship will have come to an end .... There will be peace on earth again, a divine state of harmony and beatitude .... where only love will reign ....

Amen

Translation handled by Heidi Hanna