Chapter 24
God said: I have given one rule to all men, by which it may be known what kind of angels minister to them; that rule is a mortal’s own manifestations and behavior.
Whoever manifests serving himself chiefly, has little light from my organic kingdoms; but whoever serves Jehovih by laboring for others, with all his wisdom and strength, is attended by the light of my organic kingdoms.
Judge yourself, O man, to know who and what angels attend you.
Behold, one man will say to you: I have a band of wise and most ancient angels who attend me! Another will say: I have very Gods who attend me!
Do not judge them by their words, nor by the names professed; but judge them by the work they accomplish. Nevertheless, hold your peace in regard to them.
I also give this rule to you, in regard to the angels who attend mortals.
As for example, you know that a soldier is not permitted to go away from his regiment, and pursue other employment.
The soldier belongs to his regiment; he is one with the regiment; he moves with it; the affairs and business of the regiment are his affairs and business also.
It is even so with my organic heavens, where es’yans become volunteers to accomplish resurrection.
And, after that, they apply themselves not to isolated development, but to affiliation, for attaining to the higher kingdoms.
The least of my organic kingdoms contains half a billion angels; and many of them contain five billion.
These are composed of thousands of branches, suited to the various talents created with all; so that all who enter find a delightful adaptation.
When you were taught of old, to say: May Your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven, it was instruction given to lead you in the method of my dominions.
As to wandering spirits, they have not yet passed the inorganic first resurrection; but those who have enlisted in my organic kingdoms, are called es’yans while learning the rites and discipline, and are said to be in the first resurrection of the organic heavens. And those who have become organic workers are in the second resurrection, and this is a kingdom of heavens.
This rule is also uniform in all my heavenly kingdoms, that, after entrance to the organic heavens, none of the angels return as individuals, to commune with mortals, except as mentioned further on, or except when specially commissioned by me or my Lords.
Do not think that my discipline is less systematic than that of a mortal general’s army, or that the heavens of your God are permitted to run at loose ends, and without order or concert of action.
Be reasonable, O man, weigh these things according to your own observation and judgment, for there is not, in all the heavens, any wide departure from what you have in some form a counterpart-resemblance on earth.