Throughout infinitely long periods of time earth has evolved such that it can be home to countless living beings and therefore complies with its true task as a place of education for the spirit.... During this time of evolution the living beings still had a different nature, they were more or less akin to the evolving earth as far as any living being was at all able to live. There were numerous developmental periods and from a certain point onwards earth was able to shelter living beings on its surface. However, as earth evolved the more these increased in number, and thus the development of earth’s external form advanced as well as the living beings, which were assigned to earth for the purpose of higher development. It took an inconceivably long time yet this process of evolution was necessary because the spirit within, on the surface and above earth first had to prove itself during the condition of constraint, which the spirit in every work of creation is subjected to. During this time of development the spirit passed its test and could slowly evolve into a living being. The living conditions were considerably more difficult but it asserted itself and gradually evolved into some kind of human being which, however, was completely different from the present day human being.
The being was still constrained, i.e. it acted instinctively, to some extent it was still guided and did not have its own free will and intellect. Although outwardly the being resembled the human being, it was still on the level of the animal world in every other respect and lived in accordance with divine natural law and therefore instinctively, without consciousness of its actions. This being was not accountable yet, its life was subject to the law of compulsion, motivated by its inherent instincts, which in turn expressed themselves in the beings in accordance with divine will. These living beings were compatible with the primitive conditions of the earth’s surface, but to a certain extent they contributed towards the earth’s development by multiplying themselves and with their unconscious actions accelerated the changes on the earth’s surface, which became increasingly more suitable to shelter more evolved living beings until the first human beings, equipped with free will and intellect, were assigned to live on this earth. They could make use of everything on earth and, instructed by God Himself, live or were supposed to live a conscious life, which was the actual meaning and purpose of their embodiment on earth. However, now the human being was also answerable to God for his actions and thoughts. He had achieved a certain degree of maturity which enabled him to live in keeping with God’s will and in view of this ability he now was also responsible how he used his life, since it was up to him to utilise all his gifts. However, he was informed of the consequences of his life during this incarnation on earth and thus he is able to make use of his free will....
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TranslatorKroz beskrajno duge periode vremena Zemlja se razvila tako da može biti dom bezbrojnim ljudskim bicima i prema tome udvoljavati njezinu istinskom zadatku kao mjesto obrazovanja za duha.... Tijekom ovog vremena evolucije živa bica su i dalje imala razlicitu prirodu, oni su bili više ili manje prilagodeni razvoju postojece Zemlje, u onoj mjeri u kojoj je Zemlja mogla poduprijeti živa bica. Postojali su mnogobrojni razvojni periodi i od izvjesne tocke nagore Zemlja je bila sposobna udomaciti živa bica na njezinoj površini. Medutim, kako se Zemlja razvijala ovi su više rasli u broju, i time je razvoj Zemljine izvanjske forme takoder napredovao baš kao i živih bica, koja su bila dodijeljena Zemlji u svrhu višeg razvoja. Bilo je potrebno nezamislivo dugo vrijeme ipak ovaj proces evolucije je bio nužan buduci je duh unutra, na površini i ispod Zemlje najprije sebe trebao dokazati tijekom stanja ogranicenja, cemu je duh u svakom djelu stvaranja izvrgnut. Tijekom ovog vremena razvoja duh je prošao njegov ispit i mogao se polako razviti u živo bice. Uvjeti življenja su bili znacajno više teški ali on je sebe dokazao (ucvrstio; izborio se) i postepeno se razvio u izvjesnu vrstu ljudskog bica koje je, medutim, bilo kompletno drugacije od današnjeg ljudskog bica. Bice je i dalje bilo ograniceno, tj. ono je djelovalo instinktivno, do izvjesnog opsega ono je bilo i dalje vodeno i nije imalo svoju vlastitu slobodnu volju i razum. Premda je izvanjski bice nalikovalo ljudskom bicu, ono je i dalje bilo na razini životinjskog svijeta u svakom drugom pogledu i živjelo je u skladu sa Božanskim prirodnim zakonom i prema tome instinktivno, bez svjesnosti o njegovim akcijama. Ovo bice još nije bilo odgovorno, njegov je život bio predmetom zakona prisile, motiviran od strane njegovih prirodenih instikata, koji su zauzvrat sebe izrazili u bicima u skladu sa Božanskom voljom. Ova živa bica su bila primjerena primitivnim uvjetima zemljine površine, ali do izvjesnog opsega oni su doprinjeli spram zemljina razvoja množeci se i sa njihovim nesvjesnim akcijama ubrzali su promjene na Zemljinoj površini, koja je postala rastuce više prikladna da udomaci više razvijena živa bica sve dok prva ljudska bica, obdarena sa slobodnom voljom i razumom, nisu bila dodijeljena živjeti na ovoj Zemlji. Oni su mogli iskoristiti sve na Zemlji i, poduceni od strane Boga Osobno, živjeti ili su trebali živjeti svjestan život, što je bilo stvarno znacenje i svrha njihova utjelovljenja na Zemlji. Medutim, sada je ljudsko bice takoder bilo odgovorno Bogu za njegove akcije i misli. On je bio postigao izvjestan stupanj zrelosti koji mu je omogucio živjeti u skladu sa Božjom voljom i s obzirom na ovu sposobnost on je sada bio odgovoran kako je iskoristio njegov život, pošto je bilo na njemu da iskoristi sve njegove darove. Medutim, on je bio obaviješten o posljedicama njegovog života tijekom ovog utjelovljena na Zemlji i time je on sposoban iskoristiti njegovu slobodnu volju.
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