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The angels were very glad to hear this, but they were aware of a sadness in me, and they kept asking, 'What makes you sad?' I said that although the secrets revealed by the Lord at the present time
surpass in excellence and importance the knowledge made public up to now, they are regarded on earth as of no value
This surprised the angels, and they begged the Lord to allow them to look down into
the world. On doing so, they saw nothing but darkness there. Then they were told to write those secrets on a piece of paper, and if the paper were then sent down to earth, they would witness a portent.
So they did so, and we saw the paper on which the secrets were written sent down from heaven. As it travelled, while it was still in the spiritual world, it shone like a star. But when it fell into
the natural world, its light disappeared, growing dimmer as it fell. When it was sent by the angels to the gatherings where there were learned and educated members of the clergy and laity, there was
heard a murmur from many of them, in which we could distinguish these remarks: 'What is this? Is it anything important? What difference does it make whether we know those things or not? Surely they
are mere fabrications of the brain.' Then it looked as if some people were picking up the paper, folding and rolling it up and twisting it between their fingers so as to blot out the writing. It looked
as if some were tearing it up and as if some wanted to trample it underfoot. But they were prevented by the Lord from committing that crime, and the angels were ordered to withdraw it and keep it safe.
Because then angels were saddened and thought to themselves, 'How much longer?' they were told:
Until a time and times and half a time. Rev. 12:14.
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