Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1181

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1181. Those angels who reject the very inward qualities, even shunning them, were the ones who were working inwardly in me, namely, at the upper region of the palate, and inducing and forcing me to think and speak according to their thoughts; and in order to strengthen the condition, they also brought me into almost the same state of mind. I even spoke from them, raising all kinds of objections to the points that I had to write about, to the effect that they were full of difficulties, that perhaps no one on earth would understand them, or that they would be of no use to people without a direct revelation by the Lord regarding every word. Further, that in this way the human race would become worse, since they might distort inward [truths]; for the more inward something is that is distorted, the worse it is for those who distort it; and other such arguments.


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