Human beings

They must draw the virtues of the angelic hierarchies into their body

May 25th 2025

The fact that human beings incarnate on earth gives them a certain superiority over all angels, even the most exalted, and their task is to draw down the virtues of the angelic hierarchies into their physical body so that, one day, it may become the temple of the Deity. Only then will they achieve fulfilment.
Human beings are still in the early stages of their development; this is why the angels watch over them with such patience, so as to help them to grow up. They know that they are destined for a glorious future (it has even been said that some angels have envied human beings!). So take heart, for one day the whole of creation will sing a hymn of praise to humankind.*
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