Sunsets Into Sunrises
Bishop Martin - The Progress of a Soul in the Beyond
Table of Contents
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THE END OF OLD BISHOP MARTIN'S TEMPORAL EXISTENCE, AND HIS ARRIVAL IN THE BEYOND.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S BOREDOM IN HIS ISOLATION. HE IS CONSIDERING A CHANGE.
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BISHOP MARTIN IN THE COMPANY OF AN APPARENT COLLEAGUE. - THE GOOD SUGGESTIONS OF THE GUIDE.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S ANNOYANCE AT THE SIGHT OF A LUTHERAN CHURCH, AND THE ANGEL'S COMMENTS. - HIS READINESS TO SERVE AS A SHEPHERD.
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IN THE HUT OF THE ANGEL PETER. - AN ENLIGHTENING WORD FROM THE ANGEL ABOUT LUTHER. - MARTIN'S EMPLOYMENT AS A SHEPHERD IN THE BEYOND.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S PLEASANT BUT DANGEROUS SURPRISE. THE FLOCK - A HOST OF BEAUTIFUL MAIDENS.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S TEMPTATION AND THE ADVICE RECEIVED FROM THE ANGEL PETER.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S CRITICAL SOLILOQUY AND CONFESSION.
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FURTHER PATIENCE TEST FOR BISHOP MARTIN AND HIS GRIM HUMOR.
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BISHOP MARTIN GOING ASTRAY. - HINTS FROM THE LORD ABOUT SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES.
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THE WANDERER IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION. HIS FURTHER SOLILIQUY, AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
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BISHOP MARTIN IN A DEADLOCK. RESCUE BY THE LONGED-FOR SHIP. MARTIN'S ADDRESS OF THANKS TO THE SKIPPER, WHO IS THE LORD HIMSELF.
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THE DIVINE SKIPPER'S WORDS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF SOLITUDE. - A CONFESSION REFLECTOR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SELF-REALIZATION.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S SINCERE REPENTANCE AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO BETTER HIMSELF.
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THE DIVINE SKIPPER'S PENITENTIAL SERMON TO BISHOP MARTIN.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S CONFESSION OF GUILT. - HIS RESOLVE TO STAY WITH THE PILOT, HIS RESCUER. - AND THE ANGEL PETER AS THE THIRD ALLY.
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IN THE PILOT'S HUT. - THE BLESSED BREAKFAST, AND MARTIN'S THANKS. - HIS NEW JOB WITH THE FISHERMEN.
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HUNTING FOR FISH.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S DOUBTS ABOUT THE FUTILE TASK. -PETER'S GOOD REPLY, POINTING OUT THE IDLE, SENSELESS PERFORMANCES OF A ROMAN BISHOP.
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THE SPIRITUAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE FISHING. - THE COMPOSITION OF THE SOUL. - MARTIN'S EXCUSES, AND THE LORD'S REPRIMAND.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S PHILOSOPHICALLY SILLY EXCUSE. - A KINDLY AND DIVINELY EARNEST CONSCIENCE REFLECTOR.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S HUMBLE REPENTANCE AND THE AWAKENING OF HIS LOVE. - THE CHANGED LANDSCAPE, AND THE PALACE AND ITS DIRTY INTERIOR.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S FIRST DEED OF CHARITY TOWARDS THE POOR NEW ARRIVALS.
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A NEW TASK FOR THE BISHOP. - PUTTING OUT A FIRE AND SAVING LIVES. - THE FIRE VICTIMS ARE TAKEN IN AND FITTED OUT WITH CLOTHES.
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DIFFERENT THINKING ON EARTH AND IN THE BEYOND - INTRODUCTION TO THE LIVING SCIENCE OF CORRESPONDENCES. MARTIN'S THIRST FOR ACTION AND FATIGUE OF KNOWLEDGE.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S MODESTY AND MEEKNESS. THE BLESSED LOVE-FEAST AT THE LORD'S TABLE.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S PECULIAR EXPERIENCE WITH HIS PROTEGES. - HE WANTS TO ENLIGHTEN BUT IS HIMSELF BEING ENLIGHTENED.
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BISHOP MARTIN, AS A BLIND RATIONALIST, IS IN A FIX.
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THE LORD MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN AS JESUS TO THE BLIND BISHOP MARTIN.
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DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE RATIONALIST MARTIN AND THE WISE AND BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT ABOUT THE DEITY OF JESUS.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S CRITICAL QUESTIONS AND THE WISE MAN'S ANSWERS.
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CONTINUATION OF THE TALK ABOUT THE DEITY OF JESUS.
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BISHOP MARTIN RECOGNIZES THE LORD IN JESUS. - THE SINNER'S FEAR. - BISHOP MARTIN'S ENLIGHTENMENT.
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A SUBLIME SCENE OF REDEMPTION: MARTIN AT THE LORD'S HEART.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S FIRST MISSION AND HIS EXPERIENCES. -AN APPARENT MENAGERIE. - "WITHOUT ME YE CAN DO NOTHING."
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BISHOP MARTIN'S SECOND VISIT TO THE MENAGERIE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DIVINE MASTER. - HIS MISSIONARY ADDRESS AND DELIVERANCE OF THE LOST.
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THE CELESTIAL FEAST. - BLESSING OF THE NEWLY REDEEMED AND THEIR CELESTIAL HOME.
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BISHOP MARTIN IN HIS CELESTIAL HOME. - THE FIRST SURPRISE. - INTERIOR OF THE HOME.
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BISHOP MARTIN ON HIS OWN IN THE HALL OF HIS HOUSE-INSPECTION OF THE EARTH GLOBE AND THE OTHER PLANETS. - MARTIN'S BOREDOM.
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THE TWELVE SMALL CABINETS WITH THE COVERED AS YET UNBLESSED SPIRITUAL DISHES. - THE FLOCK OF LOVELY MAIDENS, THE BEAUTIFUL MERCURIAN, THE PERFECTLY SHAPED NAKED VENUSIANS. - THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LORD'S BLESSING.
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THE SPLENDORS OF MARS. - BISHOP MARTIN'S MENTAL FATIGUE AND HIS FOOLISH WISH. - THE LORD'S REPRIMAND.
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SURPRISES BEHIND THE FIFTH DOOR. - THE WONDER WORLD OF JUPITER.
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SATURN, AS THE MOST SPLENDID OF ALL PLANETS. - THE EARTH AS A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN OF GOD AND THE SCENE OF THE LORD'S INCARNATION.
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THE SEVENTH CABINET. - ABOUT THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF URANUS AND ITS INHABITANTS. - CREATION WITHIN MAN AND WITHOUT IN ITS CORRELATIONS.
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THE WORLD OF MIRON, THE SECRET OF THE EIGHTH CABINET. - THE SPIRITUAL AS FIRST CAUSE AND CARRIER OF ALL CREATION.
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THE NINTH CABINET WITH ITS SAD SECRET. THE SHATTERED WORLD OF THE ASTEROIDS AND ITS HISTORY.
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THE SECRET OF THE TENTH CABINET: THE SUN WITH ITS SPLENDOR. - ABOUT THE NATURE OF LIGHT. - THE WONDERS OF THE SOLAR WORLD. - BEAUTY AS THE EXPRESSION OF PERFECTION.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S FURTHER MARVELOUS DISCOVERIES ON HIS SUN. - THE REASON FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN STATURE OF THE SOLAR PEOPLES. - LOVE AND WISDOM AS THE TRUE MEASURE OF THE SPIRIT. - BISHOP MARTIN'S COMPLAINT ABOUT THE EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS.
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A VIEW OF THE MOON THROUGH THE ELEVENTH DOOR. -BISHOP MARTIN AND THE LUNAR PHILOSOPHER.
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DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL TUITION. - THE POTTER'S WORKSHOP.
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A GLANCE THROUGH THE TWELFTH DOOR AT THE SMALLEST SOLAR REGION (GALAXY). - MARTIN GETS AN IDEA OF GOD'S GREATNESS AND MERCY. - THE HUMAN FORM AS AN ETERNAL UNIFORM FUNDAMENTAL FORM.
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BLESSINGS OF SWEDENBORG'S LIGHT. - THE OLD ADAM IN BISHOP MARTIN. - THE WOMAN'S WISE WARNING, AND BOREM'S SEVERE ADMONITION.
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THE VEXED BISHOP MARTIN. - BOREM'S SHARP WARNING AND DEPARTURE. - THE LONELY MARTIN.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S SOLILOQUY. - CRITICISM OF THE CHURCHES. - DISCOVERY OF AN AFTERNOON TEA NOOK.
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ABOUT HUNGER AND THIRST IN IMMATURE SPIRITS. -MARTIN IN A TIPSY STATE AFTER HIS MEAL. - THE ADVENTUROUS MARTIN IS SOBERED DOWN BY AN ANGRY JUPITERIAN.
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MARTIN'S FUTILE EFFORT TO SLEEP. - HE IS SURPRISED BY A GROUP OF WRETCHED SPIRITS, WHOM HE ASSISTS.
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THE WRETCHED OBTAIN REFRESHMENT. - THEIR GRATITUDE AND LAMENT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. - SPEECH OF A SAVED SPIRIT, AND MARTIN'S ANSWER.
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SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE PARTY OF MALE AND FEMALE SERVANTS OF ROME. - A ROMAN-CHINESE MISSIONARY.
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THE ROMAN NUNS' SANCTIMONIOUSNESS. - AS THE WORK SO THE REWARD!
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BISHOP MARTIN AS PEACEMAKER. - THE SANCTIMONIOUS FOLLIES OF THE TEACHING SISTERS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES IN THE BEYOND. - MARTIN'S ADMONITION.
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THE LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART SPEAK. - THEIR PHYSICAL ERRORS AND MENTAL FOOLISHNESS. - MARTIN TRIES TO SET THEM RIGHT AND REPRIMANDS THEM.
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DISCUSSION BETWEEN A JESUIT AND BISHOP MARTIN. -ADVICE TO A SISTER OF CHARITY WHO IS AFRAID OF HELL.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S DISCUSSION WITH TWO OTHER JESUITS AND TWO LIGUORISTS.
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HONEST CONFESSION OF THE MINORITE. - ROME AS THE CULPRIT. - BEGINNING COMPREHENSION AND BETTERMENT OF THE MINORITES.
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BISHOP MARTIN ENLIGHTENS THE SPIRITUALLY BLIND JESUITS.
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EXPANSION OF HEART AND HOUSE. - THE LORD CALLS BISHOP MARTIN.
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CHANGE IN THE GARDEN. - BOREM AS GARDENER.
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BOREM'S ENLIGHTENING WORDS ABOUT THE WAY TO BEATITUDE.
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ANOTHER MIRACLE FOR BISHOP MARTIN. - A TEST FOR THE MINORITES AND THE JESUITS.
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SECOND TEST FOR THE JESUITS AND ITS INTERPRETATION BY BOREM.
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CONVERSION OF ONE OF THE JESUITS. - VENGEANCE OF THE OTHER TWENTY-NINE SPIRITS.
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A GLANCE INTO THE FRAME OF MIND OF THE LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART. - INTRUDERS IN THE CONVENT GARDEN. - ATTACK BY THE VENGEFUL LADIES.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S REMARKS AND BOREM'S WISE HINTS CONCERNING THE WAYS OF ETERNAL LOVE. - THE BURNING LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S REMARKS ABOUT THE ESSENCE OF EVIL. - BOREM'S EDUCATIONAL WORDS ABOUT THE DIVINE ORDER. - "GOOD" AND "EVIL" AS THE TWO OPPOSITE POLES IN GOD AND CREATION.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S FURTHER OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THE HELLISH STATE OF THE LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART. - BOREM'S EXPLANATIONS.
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HEARTLESS ATTITUDE OF THE LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART TOWARDS THEIR PARENTS DESIRING ADMITTANCE. - THE TWO WHITE-ROBED MEN INTERVENE.
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THE SOUNDING OF TRUMPETS BY THE TWO WHITE-ROBED MEN, AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE CONVENT. - THE LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART AS GIANT FROGS. - EXPLANATIONS TO THE FRIGHTENED PARENTS.
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AN OBSCURE JESUIT STORY: A FATHER CHEATED OUT OF HIS DAUGHTER. - THE STORY IN THE SPIRITUAL LIGHT.
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THE OLD MAN'S ANGER CONCERNING ROME AND GOD'S FORBEARANCE. - PARABLES ABOUT THE LORD'S PATIENCE.
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PARABLE ABOUT THE WHEAT AND THISTLES. - MARTIN'S LOVE FOR THE LORD IS AWAKING. - CONTINUATION OF THE SCENE WITH THE LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART.
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VANISHING OF THE FROGS IN THE SEA, AND THE PARENTS' SEARCH. - BOREM'S EXPLANATIONS.
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SECOND ACT OF THE DRAMA WITH THE LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART. - THE HELLISH STORM ON THE SEA. -CAPTURE OF THE VERMIN IN A BAG. ~ BOREM'S COMMENTARY.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S LONGING FOR THE LORD. - THE FISHES EST THE SACK. - SORTING OF THE FISH. - THE CHALICE, VESSEL OF GRACE, AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCES. -THE BEGINNING OF MARTIN'S SPIRITUAL REDEMPTION.
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BEGINNING OF THE THIRD ACT OF THE CELESTIAL DRAMA. - THE CHALICE OF GRACE WITH BOILING WATER. - THE INFERNAL RAMPART.
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THE IMMINENT CATASTROPHE. - THE OLD SERPENT, THE TWELVE ANGELS OF JUDGMENT AND THE CHASM. -SPLENDID VICTORY AND THE MAGNIFICENT PRIZE.
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THE ONE GREAT, EVERLASTING HERO. - THE GLORIOUS REDEMPTION. - PARABLE OF THE SOWING, GROWING, AND REAPING. - THE GREAT HARVEST.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S MODESTY, GUIDED BY BOREM'S WISDOM. - MARTIN IN FESTIVE ARRAY. - EXTENSION OF MARTIN'S HOUSE.
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BISHOP MARTIN IS GREETED BY THE HAPPY PARTY. - HIS REFERENCE TO THE LORD AS THE SOLE BENEFACTOR -THE ONE THING STILL MISSING.
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BISHOP MARTIN AND THE BOTANIST IN THE GARDEN. -NEW DESTITUTE ARRIVALS. - THE LONGED-FOR, EXQUISITE REWARD.
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JESUS AS LORD, FATHER, AND BROTHER. - PARABLE OF THE SOVEREIGN AND HIS MINISTERS.-RESPECT AND LOVE.
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BISHOP MARTIN'S LOVE OF THE LORD. - RECEPTION OF THE CHINESE MARTYRS AND THEIR REFRESHMENT.
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A HEALING BATH FOR THE HUNDRED LEPERS. - THEY ARE CLOTHED AND EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE. - ABOUT THE ESSENCE OF LAMA - QUESTIONS ABOUT JESUS AND THE LORD'S EXPLANATION.
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EMBARRASSING SCENE AT THE REUNION OF THE CHINESE. - THE STORY OF THE INFORMER.
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WONDERFUL, GENUINE RECONCILIATION BETWEEN CHANCHAH AND THE HUNDRED CHINESE. - THE LORD AND CHANCHAH.
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CHANCHA'S DESIRE TO FATHOM THE NATURE OF THE LORD. - THE LORD'S FORMULA. - CHANCHAH'S GLOWING LOVE FOR THE LORD.
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THE LORD'S WARNING ABOUT HANDLING OF THE IMMATURE. - CHANCHAH'S LOVE FOR THE LORD IN CONFLICT WITH HER LOVE FOR THE LAMA.
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CHANCHAH ARDENTLY SEARCHES AFTER THE NAME OF HER BELOVED FRIEND. - THE LORD'S HINT AS TO THE BEST FORMULA. - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOST AND THE GUEST.
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THE LORD SPEAKS ABOUT THE NATURE AND ACTIVITY OF LAMA. - THE MIRACLE OF THE TREE. - A WARNING TO TAKE CARE.
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BISHOP MARTIN IS EMBARRASSED BY CHANCHAH'S INQUISITIVE QUESTIONS.
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THE LORD REPRIMANDS BISHOP MARTIN AND GIVES HIM DIRECTIONS.
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CHANCHAH REPEATS HER QUESTION ABOUT THE GREAT LAMA. MARTIN'S EMBARRASSMENT AND LAME EXCUSES. CHANCHAH'S REPLY: "YOU POOR ASS!"
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BOREM'S GOOD ADVICE ABOUT THE CORRECT INNER ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE LORD AND THE HANDLING OF STOICAL NATURES.
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THE BLESSED FRUIT OF MARTIN'S HUMILIATION.
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RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND MARTIN. ABOUT OFFENDING AND FORGIVING ACCORDING TO CHINESE CUSTOM.
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THE HEAVENLY LAW OF LOVE AND ITS BLESSED EFFECT.
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MARTIN IN A DILEMMA THROUGH CHANCHAH'S FURTHER QUESTIONS.
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THE LORD'S ADVICE TO THE INQUISITIVE NEW CITIZEN OF HEAVEN. THE PARABLE OF THE TIED UP BAG. MARTIN IS REASSURED.
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PARABLE OF THE WISE UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN.
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CHANCHAH'S BASIC QUESTION AND THE LORD'S VERY CRITICAL COUNTER-QUESTION. STORY OF THE MORNING AND EVENING FLOWERS.
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PREPARATIONS FOR A CELESTIAL FEAST. MARTIN'S FIRST JOURNEY WITH THE CELESTIAL MAIL.
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THE LORD'S RECIPROCAL PARABLE: THE TWO HUMAN PLANTS IN THE GARDEN OF GOD'S LOVE. GOD'S INCARNATION.
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SATAN AS A MONSTER IN THE HALL. THE INVIGORATING MEAL. GELLA RECOGNIZES THE LORD.
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MARTIN IS BEING FORWARD. "WHOSOEVER WILL BE CHIEF AMONG YOU, LET HIM BE THE SERVANT OF ALL."
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ABOUT THE FORM-CHANGING NATURE OF SATAN. A HINT ABOUT MARTIN'S NATURE. THE NEWCOMERS SUSPECT THE LORD TO BE NEAR. CHANCHAH'S HUMBLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GUILT.
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MOVING RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE JESUIT CHOREL AND CHANCHAH. THE LORD'S JOY AT CHANCHAH'S LOVE.
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A SCENE WITH SATAN FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF GOD'S CHILDREN. MARTIN'S DISPUTE WITH SATAN. MARTIN IS CORNERED. THE LORD'S ADVICE.
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MARTIN'S TEMPTATION THROUGH SATAN IN THE SEDUCTIVE SHAPE OF SAT ANA.
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BOREM RAISES THE FALLEN MARTIN AND GIVES HIM ADVICE. THE LORD ADMONISHES MARTIN. POSSESSION AND POSSESSOR ARE INSEPARABLE IN HEAVEN.
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THE LORD'S DIALOGUE WITH SATAN. SATAN'S MALICIOUS DEFIANCE. THE LORD'S PARABLE OF THE FOUNDER. SATAN'S ADHERENTS ARE SAVED.
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CHANCHAH AWAKES FROM HER DREAMLIKE STATE. THE LORD'S EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE GREAT HAPPENINGS AND ABOUT HIMSELF.
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CHANCHAH'S EXTREME HAPPINESS AND LOVE FOR LAMA. LOVE AND WISDOM. THE LORD AS FATHER AND BROTHER.
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A HEAVENLY DECLARATION OF LOVE. THE VICTORY OF LOVE. GELLA'S DELIGHT IN CHANCHAH.
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SPIRITUAL AWAKENING OF THE OTHER CHINESE AND THE MONKS. THE JEALOUS NUNS AND THEIR HUMILIATION.
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HINTS FOR THE HEALING OF SOULS. SPIRITUAL METHOD OF NATURAL HEALING. CRISES FOR THE CHINESE SPIRITS. ABOUT THE NATURE OF JEALOUSY.
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BOREM AND THE SUFFERING NUNS.
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BLASPHEMY OF THE BATHING ADHERENTS OF THE DRAGON. THE LORD'S PACIFYING AND INSTRUCTIVE WORDS.
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AT THE CLOSED DOOR TO THE SUN. LIGHT IN PROPORTION TO ACTIVITY. HINTS OF CONDUCT FOR THE SPHERE OF WISDOM.
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ON THE LIGHT-ISSUING SUN. THE LORD AS THE LAST ONE. MARTIN AS GUIDE.
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MARTIN MEETS PETER AND JOHN. ABOUT THE NATURE OF LOVE AND WISDOM WITH THE SUNJJWELLERS.
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JOHN TESTS MARTIN WITH SOME QUESTIONS. ABOUT INTERCESSION OF THE SAINTS AND CONCERN FOR RELATIVES.
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DESCENT INTO A SUN-VALLEY. HOW SPIRITS SEE.CONDITIONS FOR FAST OR SLOW TRAVEL IN THE SPIRIT-WORLD.
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ABOUT THE UBIQUITY AND SIMULTANEOUS ACTION OF PERFECTED CITIZENS OF HEAVEN. MARTIN'S OBJECTIONS AND THEIR REFUTATION BY JOHN.
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MARTIN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD.
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JOHN'S ANSWER TO CHOREL'S QUESTION WHETHER DWELLERS IN THE HEAVENS ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE EARTH AND WATCH THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ITS HISTORY.
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SPLENDORS OF THE SUN-WORLD AND ITS INHABITANTS. MARTIN'S APPREHENSION CONCERNING THE WISDOM OF THE SUN-DWELLERS, AND JOHN'S ADVICE.
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THE ENRAPTURED BISHOP MARTIN AND THE THREE FAIR SUN-MAIDENS.
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MARTIN IN A TEST MATCH WITH THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS. BETWEEN WISDOM AND LOVE.
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MARTIN'S REASON FOR REJECTING THE WISDOM-PRIZE. THE PROFOUND WISDOM OF THE SUN-MAIDENS' REPLY.
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MARTIN IN A DILEMMA. PETER'S ENCOURAGING WORDS. MARTIN'S GOOD REPLY.
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THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS BEG MARTIN TO TEACH THEM HOW TO LOVE GOD. MARTIN'S CRITICAL BASIC QUESTION. THE LOVE-SICK SUN-MAIDENS AT MARTIN'S HEART.
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THREATENING ATTITUDE OF THE THREE SUN-MEN. MARTIN'S FORCEFUL REPLY. THE SUN-MEN FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THEIR SPIRITS AND OBEY.
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THE TWENTY VAIN NUNS' CURIOSITY. - WHOLESOME HUMILIATION THROUGH THE REVEALED BEAUTY OF THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS.
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THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS PITY THE NUNS, WHO ARE IN A SWOON. THEIR REVIVAL THROUGH THE LORD. JOHN AND MARTIN DISCUSS THE LORD WITH THE SUN-MAIDENS.
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CHANCHAH'S AND GELLA'S ASTONISHMENT AT THE BEAUTY OF THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS. THE LORD'S PRAISE FOR MARTIN AS A FISHERMAN OF MEN. ABOUT THE GIVING AND TAKING HOLD OF GRACE.
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THE LORD AND THE THREE LOVE-RIPE SUN-MAIDENS.
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DIFFICULT CONDITIONS ON EARTH FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD.
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THE FAIR SUN-MAIDENS' DEROGATORY CRITICISM OF THE HARDSHIPS FACING THE CHILDREN OF GOD ON EARTH.
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THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS CONTINUE THEIR CRITICISM.
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THE DEPRESSING EFFECT OF THE THREE SUN-MAR)ENS' WISDOM ON MARTIN'S TRIUMPH.
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THE LORD'S LOVING AND WISE INSTRUCTIONS TO MARTIN. HINTS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE HEARTS OF THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS. MARTIN'S VEXATION AND THE LORD'S REASSURING WORDS.
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THE THREE FAIR MAIDENS ASK THE LORD WHY HE AND HIS COMPANIONS DID NOT COME TO THEIR HOUSES. THE LORD'S WISE ANSWER.
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HUMILIATING EFFECT ON THE OTHER WOMEN OF THE THREE SUN-MAIDENS' PHYSICAL BEAUTY. MARTIN'S STERN WORDS, AND THE LORD'S ADVICE TO THE ANNOYED WOMEN.
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REASSURING WORDS FROM THE THREE SUN-CHHjDREN. MARTIN AGAIN IN A TEMPTATION. THE EARTH-WOMEN AND SUN-WOMEN EST HARMONY. THE LORD MAKES ARRANGEMENTS TO ENTER THE DWELLINGS OF THE SUN-DAUGHTERS.
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ABOUT TRUE WISDOM AND THE APPARENT WISDOM OF THE SUN-SAGES. THE LAW OF INCEST AMONG THE SUN-DWELLERS, A TRICK OF SATAN'S. THE PURPOSE OF THE LORD'S COMING.
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CHANCHAH'S WISE WORDS. EVIL AND TRUE LAWS. NO TRIUMPH WITHOUT BATTLE. WHY THE LORD COMES TO THE SUN-DAUGHTERS ONLY NOW.
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THE SUN-DAUGHTERS SUSPECT THE TRUE NATURE OF THE LORD. ARRIVAL AT THE PALACE OF THE SUN-DWELLERS. CHANCHAH'S AND GELLA'S ADMIRING WORDS.
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CHANCHAH'S SERIOUS MISGIVINGS AT THE SIGHT OF THIS SPLENDOR. ABOUT THE MAGNIFICENCE OF A HEART GLOWING IN LOVE. VARIOUS CONTRADICTIONS.
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MARTIN'S BLIND ZEAL AGAINST THE CEREMONIES OF THE SUN-DWELLERS. THE LORD'S WISE SPEECH ABOUT TOLERANCE. MARTIN'S DISCUSSION WITH PETER REGARDING THE LORD'S ADMONITIONS.
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ABOUT MUSIC IN THE SUN-WORLD. PETER'S EARNEST WARNING TO MARTIN TO OVERCOME HIS SENSUOUSNESS.
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MARTIN'S DEJECTION AND DESPAIR. PETER'S ADMONITION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
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MARTIN'S EASY VICTORY IN HIS DIALOGUE ON WISDOM WITH THE ARROGANT ELDER OF THE SUN-TEMPLE.
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ABOUT TRUE FAITH AND SPIRITUAL FREEDOM. THE SPIRITUAL AWAKENING OF THE SAGE.
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PETER GIVES-INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTY AND THE PURPOSE OF ITS VISIT. THE SAGE'S DOUBTS REGARDING GOD'S VISIBLE PRESENCE.
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PETER'S LOGICAL EXPLANATIONS AND THE ELIMINATION OF THE SUN-ELDER'S DOUBTS REGARDING THE VISIBLE PRESENCE OF THE LORD.
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JOHN'S DIALOGUE WITH THE SUN-SAGE. THE RELATION BETWEEN CREATOR AND CREATURE.
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MAN'S UNIFICATION WITH GOD. EXAMPLE OF THE SEA AND DROPS OF WATER. THE SLOWNESS OF INTELLECTUAL WISDOM COMPARED WITH WISDOM OF THE HEART.
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THE LORD AND URON, THE SUN-SAGE. URONS CONVERSION AND GOOD ANSWER. MARTIN'S APPRECIATION OF URON'S SPEECH.
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THE EFFECT OF URON'S CONVERSION ON THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD. ENTRANCE INTO THE SUN-DWELLING.
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URON'S GOOD WELCOME. THE LORD'S GRACIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT TO URON. CALLING OF THE SUN-DWELLERS TO BECOME CHHjDREN OF GOD. A SAD TESTIMONY ABOUT THE HUMANS ON EARTH.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE SUN-COMMUNITY ASSEMBLE. MARTIN'S APPOINTMENT AS PREACHER AND HIS RELUCTANCE. THE GLORIOUS SINGING AND ITS EFFECT ON MARTIN.
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THE LORD'S ADVICE TO MARTIN. A CURE FOR WRATH. HOW TO HANDLE SATAN. MARTIN'S PRECAUTION BEFORE THE START OF HIS SERMON. THE ADVERSARY'S MIGHTY THREATS. MARTIN'S REASSURING WORDS TO THE FRIGHTENED CROWD. THE LORD'S COMFORTING WORDS.
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MARTIN'S SERMON TO THE ASSEMBLED SUN-DWELLERS. HARD LIFE ON EARTH AS CONDITION FOR BECOMING A CHILD OF GOD.
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CONTINUATION OF BISHOP MARTIN'S SERMON. DIFFERENT LIVING CONDITIONS ON THE SUN AND ON THE EARTH.
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AGITATING EFFECT OF MARTIN'S SERMON ON THE SUN-DWELLERS. DIALOGUE BETWEEN URON AND MARTIN.
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END OF MARTIN'S SERMON AND A HINT AS TO ITS PURPOSE. CONDITIONS FOR BECOMING A CHILD OF GOD. WORDS OF THANKS AND APPRECIATION FROM THE SAGE.
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THE THREATENING FLOOD IS RISING. PETER'S REASSURING WORDS. HIS SIGNIFICANT QUESTION TO THE SUN-DWELLERS: "DO YOU DESIRE TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD OR NOT?" URON'S ANSWER.
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FURTHER CLARIFICATION BY PETER OF THE QUESTION OF FILIAL RELATIONSHIP TO GOD. HIS CRITICISM OF THE INCEST AMONG THE SUN-DWELLERS.
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PETER SUGGESTS THANKING AND PETITIONING. URON'S SIGNIFICANT REJECTION OF THE PRAYER TO GOD.
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PETER TEACHES THE LORD'S PRAYER. WHY A PETITION IS SUPERIOR TO THANKSGIVING. PETER'S IMPORTANT QUESTION TO URON ON BEHALF OF THE LORD.
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THE SUN-SAGE'S AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER TO PETER. HIS CRITICISM OF THE LORD'S PROMISES.
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JOHN'S EXPLANATION OF THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF THE LORD'S PROMISES. PROPHETIC METAPHOR OF THE NEW HOUSE AND THE NEW CITY AS THE LORD'S NEW PROMISE. REJECTION BY URON AS SENSELESS AND HEARTLESS DRIVEL.
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JOHN'S INTERPRETATION OF THE PROPHETIC PICTURE. AWAKENING UNDERSTANDING AND FAITH OF THE SUN-SAGE, URON.
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THE SUN-DWELLERS' RECEPTION OF THE LORD. HIS WORDS TO THE SUN-SAGE. MEEKNESS, THE MEANS OF REDEMPTION FROM THE STATE OF A CREATURE. LIGHT BURDEN OF THE NEW RULES OF LIFE.
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THE SAGE'S GOOD ANSWER.
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THE SAGE EXPRESSES HIS JOY AND GRATITUDE. THE INUNDATED ORCHARDS. SATAN'S EXPULSION THROUGH PETER AND MARTIN.
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WHAT IS PURE JOY TO THE CHILDREN IS A JOY ALSO TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER. A HOLY SECRET. ABOUT CHILDLIKE SIMPLICITY.
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THE LORD'S LOVE-FEAST AT THE SUN-DWELLERS' TABLE. THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THE LORD.
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ABOUT THE EVERLASTING BLESSING AT THE LORD'S TABLE. SUDDEN TRANSMUTATION OF THE THREE SUN-DAUGHTERS. HINT ABOUT THE POWER OF LOVE AND ITS WONDERS.
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MARTIN SUGGESTS HOW TO RENDER SATAN HARMLESS. THE LORD'S HINT ABOUT PERMITTING SATAN'S EVIL DEEDS. MARTIN IS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO BAN SATAN.
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MARTIN AND HIS COMPANIONS AT THE SITE OF DEVASTATION. SATAN IS CONDEMNED BY MARTIN. MARTIN PITIES THE WEEPING SATAN AND RELEASES HIM.
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MARTIN SUMMONS SATAN. SATAN TRIES TO JUSTIFY HIMSELF.
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MARTIN'S CLEVER REPLY TO SATAN. SATAN'S ARROGANT ANSWER TO MARTIN'S PROPOSITION.
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MARTIN'S FURTHER GOOD PROPOSITION FOR THE SALVATION OF SATAN. SATAN'S OBJECTIONS. THE ORDER OF CREATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE LORD'S INCARNATION.
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MARTIN'S REPEATED EFFORT TO MAKE SATAN UNDERSTAND THE ABSURDITY OF HIS OBSTINACY.
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SATAN REPLIES TO MARTIN AND REPROACHES HIM WITH ARROGANCE.
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MARTIN, JOHN, AND SATAN. MARTIN'S HONESTY AND JOHN'S WISDOM AND FIRMNESS. SATAN'S SPIRIT OF CONTRADICTION AND CRITICISM OF JOHN. JOHN'S ANSWER.
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SATAN'S FURY. MARTIN'S FEAR AND JOHN'S SERENITY. CHILDREN OF GOD ARE INDEPENDENT OF SATAN.
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DISPUTE BETWEEN JOHN AND SATAN ABOUT GOD'S UBIQUITY AND THE ORIGIN OF EVIL. SATAN AS SUCH A TRIUMPH OF THE CREATOR'S. JOHN'S PROOF OF THE TRUE DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL.
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JOHN'S INVITATION TO SATAN TO POSE FURTHER QUESTIONS. SATAN'S MEGALOMANIA AND ARROGANT ANSWER. JOHN ORDERS SATAN TO LEAVE THE SUN. SATAN BEGS FOR LENIENCY.
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SATAN IS ENTANGLED IN CONTRADICTIONS. SATAN, THE CORRUPTER AND SEDUCER. A NEW PEACE COVENANT BETWEEN JOHN AND SATAN.
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HAPPY HOMECOMING TO SHONEL'S HOUSE. THE LORD'S LAUDATORY WORDS OF WELCOME, DIRECTED MAINLY TO MARTIN. HIS GREAT PROMISE: FROM JUDGMENT TO SALVATION.
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THE CONQUERORS' REWARD. CELESTIAL MATRIMONY AS SUPREME PERFECTION OF THE DIVINE ORDER. ABOUT THE NATURE OF WOMEN. MARTIN'S GOOD CHOICE AND SUBMISSION TO THE LORD'S WILL. A HINT ABOUT CELESTIAL MATRIMONY. MARTIN'S CELESTIAL MISSION AS A PERFECTED SPIRIT.
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MARTIN, THE NEW GUARDIAN ANGEL'S ADDRESS TO HIS SUN COMMUNITY. URON'S GOOD REPLY. HIS REQUEST TO THE LORD, AND THE LORD'S "AMEN."
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HOMECOMING OF THE CELESTIAL PARTY. AN ACT OF MERCY. VISIT TO THE GALLERIES IN MARTIN'S HOUSE. THE ROAD TO THE CITY OF GOD. GLORIOUS ENCOUNTER AND WELCOME.