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• QSignificantly the gospels tell us in plain language that Saint John the Baptist was the reincarnated Elias. This was a mystery and Saint John the Baptist, when…
• QThe parable of a man blind from birth is another example. The suggestion that he was being punished for previous sins presents an interesting matter for reflection. (A…
• QThe Christian religion is a direct continuation of the Egyptian, and each one of the evangelists is represented by a symbol that is one in the four of the sphinx: the…
• QThe idea of reincarnation was contained in the secret teachings of the Church, as were many of the initiatory concepts of Egypt. (A point from the Rosicrucian order site…
• QIt has been said that the Church condemned reincarnation; this is false. A council has said though, that those believed to have returned to earth were not accepted into…
• QLastly, according to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, who have kept much less of the occult tradition than the Russian Orthodox Church, a considerable span of…
• QChild prodigies are easily explained by the idea of reincarnation, as are the experiences of people who find a curious familiarity in certain places and lands. (A point…
• QThe old Christian reincarnationists did not propose that mortal life on earth is the result of a diminishing of God's grace, or one's losing their love of God but quite…
• QThis earthly existence would not mature without difficulties if it were prolonged much beyond a hundred years for reasons that it is pointless to address here, but a…

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