Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1588

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1588. Some in heaven call this planet [of ours] a stinking pit

When several planets were being discussed, and the fact that the inhabitants of this planet are too few to make up the Lord's Universal Kingdom, I noticed that our planet was being called a stagnant pit. 1748, 20 March.


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