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  Published by CDTTT-The Committee for the Difussion of The Third Testament
							June 1999 Issue
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:


	- Note from the little worker
	- Does hell exist?
	- Does the eternal punishment exist?
	- Reflection

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NOTE FROM THE LITTLE WORKER

Dearly Beloved:

How are you ?  How else, but the same as all other inhabitants of 
this planet, blessed all the time by our beloved Celestial Father, 
which personally to me, seems marvelous.

As you probably remember, in the last two newsletters, we have 
been talking of themes that surged in need of analysis steming from 
the movie that has caused much comotion everywhere, and which 
is entitled: What Dreams May Come. Today, continuing with the 
analysis with the themes which are exposed, we will talk about two 
which are very delicate because of the numerous opinions which 
have been generated; opinions which stem from different points of 
view; of religious or philosophical beliefs, of the convenience to 
believe or not to believe in them; other opinions which simply 
derive from lack of interest; of fear and remorse. All this can often 
lead us to maintain silence, not to ask or search, not to analyze, and 
it is that lack of analysis, that ignorance of spiritual matters when 
not seen under the eyes of light and truth, that  leads us to create 
erroneous concepts which are the cause of great confusions.

So that, if you can take a rest in the side of the road, I invite you to 
travel together for a moment  throughout the light that sprouts from 
Divine teachings, so that with our spirits elevated, we see beyond 
words, and find the answer to all our doubts. Do not forget that the 
lack of knowledge, or in other words, ignorance is the cause of all 
fears.
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DOES HELL EXIST?

In order to be able to reply to this question, we need to first review 
a bit of history that will lead us to understand better as to where did 
the concept of the "eternal punishment" originate.

If we analyze the Old Testament, we can come to understand that in 
it there is not even one mention that refers to hell; in that First 
Testament  the word Seol or Sheol appears, but it has nothing to do 
with the concept of hell which surged long after. In this concept, 
fire and eternal condemnation are not implicit, it simply refers to 
the place or mansion of all the dead. Jacob says in Genesis 37:35, 
when he thought that his son Joseph had died:
"...I will go down into the grave (Sheol) unto my son mourning". 
And in Isaiah 38:10, Hez-e-ki'ah king of Judah says: "...In the 
cutting of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave (Sheol); I am 
deprived of the residue of my years". In chapter 14, verses 9 and 
11, Isaiah states against the king of Babilonia "...Hell (Sheol) from 
beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up 
the dead for thee..."  "...Thy pomp is brought down to the grave 
(Sheol), and the noise of thy viols; the worm is spread under thee, 
and the worms cover thee".

The word sheol, comes from Hebrew "Shael" which means: To self 
examine, inquire or interrogate, that is: To reflect. This means that 
the old concept which existed regarding  sheol was not of the 
eternal punishment, but simply the place where the dead awaited or 
entered into reflection.

Various other verses also exist that demostrate that not only was 
sheol seen as the place for the dead to rest and await, but there were 
also some that thought that those alive could also arrive there. Such 
as in Psalm of David 16:9,10 that states: "...my flesh also shall rest 
in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell (Sheol)...".

Or verse 16:30 of Numbers: "...But if the Lord make a new thing, 
and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that 
appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit 
(Sheol)...".

Upon the Septuagint being translated to Greek in Alexandria, 
between the years 250 and 100 A.C.. the word "Hades" appears for 
the first time instead of the word "sheol", which according to the 
Helenic tradition it was a place underneath. It was the concept of a 
hole, grave or pit. Hades comes from " alpha" and "eido" that in 
this concept means "nothing" and "to know" , which together 
means to know nothing, to ignore; in other words to be in  
darkness. This is the closest concept that the group of 70 found to 
translate to Greek what the word Sheol signified.

Once paganism entered Israel through the idolatrous kings, in the 
valley of  Hinnom also known as Ge Hinnom, these pagan kings 
started to perform human sacrifices, which consisted of burning in 
large bonfires their first born in honor of their god Mo'lech  
(Leviticus 18:21; 20:2-5; 2 Kings 23:10). These inhuman acts 
influenced in giving the valley of Ge Hinnom the concept of a 
terrible, filthy place.

With the arrival of the second era, in the Second Testament the 
concept of the ravine appears to burn impure things, and similar to 
the people of Israel in the dessert, the custom of using that ravine is 
adopted to burn the garbage. These places, in rememberance of the 
human sacrifices that were effected  in the valley of Ge Hinnom, 
were named "Gehenna".
In that manner, when one wished to speak of a place that 
corresponded to all that was impure, one referred to Gehenna. 

"...And if thy eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; for 
it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and 
not that thy whole body should be cast into hell (Gehenna)" 
Mathew 5:29.

The erroneous analysis of such phrases as this one makes the 
concept of  "fire" surge as being the means of punishment for the 
bad deeds or sins performed by humans.

"...behold. the Lord God called to contened by fire..." Amos 7:4.
"...for He is like a refiner鮢 fire, and like fullers soap" Malachi 3:2.
"I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be 
already kindled? Luke 12:49.
"...and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will 
burn with fire unquenchable" Luke 3:17.
"Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and 
cast into the fire" Matthew 7:19.
"And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire..." Jude 23.

What is the real meaning of fire in this and various other passages 
of the First and Second Testaments? In order to understand, we 
must go to the nature of things: Which are the properties of fire? 
What happens when we  subject something to this element? Fire 
consumes and purifies everything that it touches,  but does that fire 
which the Scriptures talk about, does it act upon the spirit or the 
matter? Is it true that the fire punishes the human sins? Let us see 
what our Celestial Father tells us about this in the Third Testament:

"If it was true that fire punishes human sins, then all the bodies of 
those who have sinned would have to be thrown to the fire here in 
life, because dead corpses do not feel anything, and bodies do not 
rise to the spiritual space. To the contrary, once having concluded 
their mission, they descend to the depths of the earth, were they 
fuse with nature from which they obtained life.

And, if you believe that what is called eternal fire is not for the 
body, but rather for the spirit, that is another error, because in the 
spiritual kingdom, material elements do not exist, and fire has no 
bearing on the spirit. Whatever sprouts from matter, matter it is; 
whatever sprouts from the spirit, spirit it is. Third Testament. Book 
of the True Life. Teaching 352:45,46.

Then, what does the allegory of fire symbolize in the Scriptures? 
Could there be then another type of fire, different from the one we 
know? 

"The fire which is mentioned in the Scriptures, is the inexorable 
conscience which will burn same as fire to purify the spirit of all 
stain, and that fire ceases when all traces of sin disappear". 
Teaching 71:64 (ditto).

"When the conscience of a sinner is able to separate the spirit from 
its materialism, and points out its errors, the understanding of its 
ingratitude will cause repentment and the shame suffered will be so 
intense, that it will seem weak next to it, the false idea of material 
fire as a purifying element of the spirit. Teaching 76:38 (ditto)

"Conscience is the light of God, and that light is fire of love that 
consumes all impurity. Therein the fire that smelts the new spirt, to 
rise again full of light. Teaching 76.39. Third Testament. Book of 
True Life.

When we understand all of this in a spiritual  manner,  and learn 
that the fire referred to in the Scriptures is in reality the conscience, 
that voice of God that sooner or later acts as a purifying fire in the 
spirit, we can then also understand those verses of the First 
Testament which state:

"Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is He which 
goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire..." Deuteronomy 9:3.

"Is not my word like as a fire? Saith the Lord; and like a hammer 
that breaketh the rock in pieces?" Jeremiah 23:29  

Fine, now that we have analysed were the concept of fire surged, 
let us now seek the origin of the concept of "Hell".

The word "Inferno" comes from the Latin word "Infernus" which 
means "Inferior". This word appeared in the Scriptures when the 
Latin version called "Vulgata" was made in the fourth century A.C. 
The translation was made by he who was known as   "Saint 
Gerome", who together with his assistants decided that the word 
"Inferno"  or "Infierno" ("Hell" in English language), was what best 
united in one, all the other concepts, that is Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, 
etc. La Vulgata was imposed over time over all the other Latin 
translations, and in the year 1546, the Council of Trent proclaimed 
it as the official version of the Catholic Church.

That is how various different concepts were united in only one new 
concept. Sheol and Hades ceased being a place for the "dead" to 
wait, reflect, or rest, and Gehenna the ravine to burn garbage. 
Together they were converted to "Inferno" or "Hell".

The most important truth that we found in this analysis is: That the 
symbol of fire in the Scriptures, is the symbol of purification and 
repentment of the spirit upon comfronting its own conscience; that 
the inferno or hell as such, as a place of eternal condemnation 
where fire will make sure to punish all sinners for all time to come, 
does not exist, because what is sentenced to eternal condemnation 
is sin, not the sinner (Revelation 19:10). This has always been 
known: 

"...God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He 
shall receive me." Psalms 49:15
"...And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your 
agreement with hell shall not stand..." Isaiah 28:18.
"...  And I say also unto thee, that thou are Peter, and upon this rock 
I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail 
against it". Matthew 16:18

What our Celestial Father has revealed about hell to us in this era 
are concrete reasons which allow us to become aware of our lack of 
analysis and mistakes. Consider the following Teachings from the 
Third Testament. Book of The True Life:

"Do you believe that I, your Father, could have created places 
expressly designated to punish you and thus obtain eternal 
vengance for your offenses? Teaching 52:34

Did I not explain to you that God's greatest attribute is love? Would 
you not believe then that an eternal torment would be an absolute 
negation of the Divine attribute, of eternal love? Teaching 164:34

I did not form death or hell, because My Spirit, upon conceiving 
the idea of the Creation, I only felt love and from deep within Me, 
only life sprouted; if death and hell existed, they would have to be 
human deeds since they are small, and you already know that 
nothing human is eternal. Teaching 303:42

What value would My Law and My Doctrine have if they where 
not capable of saving spirits from error and sin? And what purpose 
would My presence as man on earth have had if they were going to 
be many who would be lost forever in an expiation without an end? 
Teaching 352:48

Why condemn man to extermination or to eternal pain when his sin 
is only temporary and the product of his ignorance? Why condemn 
a being which within carries My own Divine essence?" Teaching 
297:10.

Did you ever stop to think whether it could be possible for a place 
to exist where there would be more pain and destruction than in our 
own planet? Could it be possible that another place could exist 
where death, sickness, poverty and hatred could prevail more than 
in this, our earthly inferno? Why would God have to bother to 
create an inferno, if we have already taken the time to create 
one"made to order", in accordance with our lack of compliance 
with the Divine Laws?

"Do not make as your own the idea that exists amongst humanity 
regarding hell, because there is no larger hell in this world than the 
life which you have created with your wars and hatred; and in the 
beyond, the only fire which exists is the spirit's remorse, when 
conscience shows the spirit it's errors" Teaching 182:45 Third 
Testament. Book of The True Life.

There are those that think that with corporal death comes the spirit's 
rest, and others who think that upon desincarnating, because of the 
sins committed,they must go straight to hell, or some other place to 
pay for their sins. What happens when a spirit desincarnates having 
these ideas? Or as a rebel becomes confused and does not accept 
that his time in that body has terminated? What happens when upon 
leading a life without control and full of faults to the Law, the spirit 
disencarnates in a violent manner, or commits suicide? Or, what 
about those that simply do not know what to expect? 

In the movie "What Dreams May Come" the author makes an 
interesting proposal to this respect, basing himself in certain texts 
of the English version of the Third Testament, when he describes 
that upon disencarnation each spirit creates his own hell or place 
for expiation, depending on his beliefs and practices; in accordance 
with the light or confusion that exist in him, depending on his 
errors and on his right deeds. What has our Eternal Father revealed 
to us regarding all these doubts?

"For the just spirit,it is indifferent for him the place in which he 
may be in, because wherever he goes, he will take the peace and 
glory of his Creator. On the other hand, the spirit which is disturbed 
and impure, even if in the best of worlds, will not stop feeling 
within, the inferno of his remorse which will burn him until he is 
purified. Teaching52:33.

"What men call glory or hell, are not determined places. It is the 
essence of your deeds which your spirit picks up when arriving at 
the spiritual valley. Each one lives his inferno, inhabits his world of 
expiation, or enjoys the beatitude derived from elevation and the 
harmony with the Divine Spirit. Teaching11:56. Third Testament. 
Book Of The True Life.

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DOES ETERNAL PUNISHMENT EXIST?

After the above analysis, we can comprehend that what we 
understood as "eternal punishment", is no more than that waiting 
period of time in which the spirit will be able to admit to his faults; 
he faces and analyses them under the light of the consciense, and 
once illuminated, with the knowledge acquired by that analysis, the 
spirit looks for a new opportunity to repair and restitute all his 
errors.

Do you remember that beautiful parabola of the prodigal son? 
(Luke 15:11-32). In it, the history of the spirits that form humanity 
is contained. There it was clearly revealed to us that eternal 
punishment does not exist. In this parabola we can find the 
significance of what  we have done with our life on earth through  
the allegory  of the city, in which by making bad use of our free 
will, we have wasted our gifts which are the inheritance from our 
Father, and we got lost in vices, prostitutes and bad friends which 
represent the low passions. We have gotten sick and hungry, and 
we have apparently been left alone.All this pain is the result of our 
errors and faults, of the lack of spirituality, of the loss of virtues 
and the identity of our spirit; they are the hell that each one has 
chosen to live. At the end, in the  testing crucible we face the fire of 
our conscience, which in the parabola is represented by reflection, 
analysis and the sense of loss of the paternal home. From that self 
comfrontation where born the will and desire to return to the arms 
of that Father, that without our knowing, has been waiting for us 
half way since the day of our departure.

"Remember the parabola of the prodigal son you who carry the 
weight of a heavy fault, and think above all that I am love and 
forgiveness. You must take into account that you are destined to 
arrive on to Me perfected, free of error, clean; and if today you are 
within that opportunity to model your heart and make great 
spiritual works, you must take advantage of time and make brief 
the days of your exhile. Teaching 218:17

Be on guard and pray, defeat in My name, and then you will have 
reached your spiritual apotheosis; glory will come to meet you and 
there will be smiles of peace and true joy. The parable's prodigal 
son will return to the paternal home, and will finally conquer the 
promissed peace of men of good will". Teaching 345:45. Third 
Testament. Book of the True Life.

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REFLECTION

Beloved:

Our daily life brings us face to face with that hell which we have 
been constructing since unremembered times, since men decided 
that our paths were better than those of God. It is enough to turn 
our sight around us to realize of the world which we have created.

But, those of us  that have the privilege of knowing about this 
Divine word, those that have become aware of the error and have 
reflected regarding our mission in this world, and the reason for 
everything that surrounds us, have the obligation to put a grain of 
sand daily through the example that we give in our own lives, in 
order to make of this earth " a new sky and a new earth", as the 
prophecies claim. (Revelation 21:1).

"... behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell 
with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be 
with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall 
be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be 
any more pain..." Revelation 21:3,4

           
 Your Brother in the Lord
The Little Worker
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