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“He wh o l o v e s me
w i l l b e l o v e d b y my Fa t h e r ,
and
I t o o w i l l l o v e h im
and s h ow My s e l f t o h im. ”
(John 14: 21)
PART III
The son — Second Time
(Father, son and Spirit — Three as One)
Chapter 8
Third Time (An Age—Time Period)
Time Is Not Endless – It has a spiritual beginning and completion
Time has certain significant restraints, but it is unlimited all the same. What
we do with the time allotted is of great importance, and too many people
squander the time given. Reading the scriptures allows us to fly through
time, but the past is a prediction for today. Therefore, the past has a greater
relevance for today, so we can understand the purpose of life more clearly.
The scriptures can be divided into three time periods. We’re approaching
the end of the second time period, and preparing to go into the third and
final time. What we do in this time period is critical, because time will be
extended for a small number of people; for most, eternity is next. Many are
called and few are chosen, because most people have not found the
relevance of choice; they assume all will end perfectly, regardless of their
choices.
The limitation of time has the greatest concern related to human mortality,
or immortality, as we know it—a spiritual timeless dimension understood as
eternity. Time, as we know it pertains only to a temporary state, perhaps like