Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1258

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1258. Someone was brought out to me from there and spoke with me, and from many indications I could certainly tell that he was extremely deceitful, from both his cloaked and his obvious schemes, and also from his energy field, by which a spirit is also recognized, spoken of elsewhere [152, 167, 973-82]. However, I was not able to reach any sure conclusion, particularly for the reason that we must not attribute evil to anyone, still less judge them, because no one but the Lord Alone knows a person's inward qualities.


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