There is always a question of intent with regards to a character of brutality, of evilty, and that is: is there a difference between a quick ‘clean’ death caused by another, or one that has incurred a suffering, whereupon fear, pain, torture, cruelty, and delight in such cruelty occurs?
… The question goes to asking how much does context matter in any transactional death, and what of intent of purpose? Are there grades, are there levels, within this and what are the effects ongoing? Added to this we may bear in mind that children suffer in many ways and it can be through death in war, but also by the loss of their beloved parents - ultimately there is suffering with children during times of war.
There are so many aspects to consider during such times of peril and hateship, this morning the topic is of intention and delight in cruelty - for it must be said at the outset that if a soldier or a combatant was purely exacting retribution or reclaiming land or property, death alone would suffice. But if they are lascivious in the sport of torture and the emotions are exalted (or degraded more aptly put) into a frenzy of a heightened pleasure from the misery they are creating then surely this is a far different act than simply a causality of death itself. And as difficult as this maybe to contemplate, it is we suggest, a very important differentiation and something to consider going forward for the days and months ahead.
It is not to say that death in war is acceptable at all, however, there are grades of consequence to battle practices. When the devil enacts in Man his motives are far different to what is said: words, intentions and actions do not align. And whilst the mischief is largely for the purposes of chaos in its simplicity, a deeper darker design does often coincide with an intent to stain purity - to mar and mark what is good and Godly. And this attack can be on the soul, it can be to a country, it can be of those of faith.
A deeper consequence of the actions of torture is that the act itself rebounds into the astrality of the vicinity where it occurs and remains. It is not something that can be cleared away with the morning sun or dew. The astral permeability is a constant record of the harrowing and terror, and sadly its ghosts remain. And so this goes to a deeper issue whereupon we have men that act within the world justifying that which they do, and yet being unaware or uncaring of the ongoing consequences of their affiliation with the devils who travel beside them; such beings that they have invited to themselves purely by the hatred in their hearts and the actions they command.
It can also be stated here that the characters enacting these atrocities have degenerated over time; having began eons ago as clean simple souls - all of them living lives in paradise with no more hardship than perhaps hunger and disease - all of them, every mortal soul started out in the early stages of evolution with a quiet life and an angel beside them. But what you see today cannot be called a regression, because a regression for the human soul would be bringing one back to a state of perfection and purity.
It is however degenerative with the individual becoming less than what they were: for that which is good and holy has left the man. Added to this the heavenly helpers who would otherwise be accompanying and advising can no longer stand the presence of the torturer. At first the angels are ignored by the merciless and then shut out as their light upsets the devils equanimity … and then they are so offended with their conduct that the heavens retire away from them - they have not the power to withstand the ugliness before them nor the permission to approach. It is only the strength and mercy of Christ that saves them thus far, for He alone has the faith and He alone has the heart and the power to endure them.
There are actions that one can take in the theatre of the world and intentions one can have that disassociate from Humanity that will disinherit one from their rightful place along side the men and women and children of the greater society. Cruelty is a betrayal of a much deeper variety it goes beyond what may be perceived as the necessity of war. Personal cruelty is never needed or justified or warranted, and yet to some the delight in this will take them to the threshold of no return, for even after death, their own death, when they themselves will suffer time and time again that which they have inflicted from the others’ perspective, even then for most, their souls have been forfeited abruptly, and irrevocably. And this is a sadness for the heavens, a complete sadness, for the element of such destruction of soul is pitiable to all.
From Christ we are asked to love one another - these problems of course were evident during the time of His great incarnation, before, and beyond. And yet coming forward to this time now when the consciousness of Man has in many respects matured, there are opportunities given to every soul during this period - from then to now to heed His direction. Every soul has a character which chooses to respond decisively and there is no excuse ever for those who have chosen to find delight and actually take pleasure in the hardship and suffering of others.
During these times of judgement the emphasis should really be upon each individual and their choosing, for the perimeters before them are being set right now in this present time. Woe to those who would cause harm to another - be it beast or to man - that to take a devilish pleasure to themselves for an intoxicating gratification short-lived and yet with eternal consequence for their own being.
