Day of judgment … represents “the end of this age and the beginning of the immortal age to come” (7, 113)... the resurrection is part of the sequence of end-time events that precede the last judgment and the new creation.

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" In 7,102 Ezra asks Uriel " whether on the day of judgment the

righteous will be able to interceded for the ungodly or entreat the

Most High for them " (7,102). He is told that " the day of judgment is

decisive " and that " no one shall ever pray for another on that day "

(7,103-104). When Ezra provides a list of famous biblical characters

(Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David, Solomon, Elijah, and

Hezekiah) who made successful intercessory prayers on behalf of the

ungodly, he is told that the day of judgment is different since it

represents " the end of this age and the beginning of the immortal age

to come " (7,113). The last judgment is definitive: " Therefore no one

will then be able to have mercy on him who has been condemned in the

judgment, or to harm him who is victorious " (7,115).

 

The themes of no repentance and no intercession also appears in

various contexts in the Gnostic Gospels. The parable about constant

vigilance in the face of the coming kingdom of God (see Mt 24,36-

25,30; Mk 13,34-37; Lk 17,22-37; 21,29-36) call for repentance in the

present before the arrival of the day of judgment (as in 2 Bar 85,12;

and 4 Ezra 7,82; 9,12). The parable of Lazarus and the rich man in Lk

16,19-31 denies (as in LAB 33,2-5) that the dead can repent and

change things for themselves (see Lk 16,26), and that the dead can

interceded for the living (see Lk 16,27-31). And the judgment scene

in Mt 25,31-46 indicates that the results of the last judgment will

be definitive (as in 4 Ezra 7,102-115) despite the protests of those

who are condemned ( " when did we see you…?)...

 

In LAB 3,10 the resurrection is part of the sequence of end-time

events that precede the last judgment and the new creation: " And I

[God] will bring the dead to life and raise up those who are sleeping

from the earth. " The resurrection of the dead is necessary for the

last judgment to proceed. With regard to the death os Moses, LAB

19,12-13 seems to refer to two resurrections. In the first instance

(19,12) God promises to " raise up you [Moses] and your fathers from

the land of Egypt in which you sleep and you will come together and

dwell in the immortal dwelling place that is not subject to time " .

Then at the end-time (19,13) God promises " to raise up you who are

sleeping in order that all who can live may dwell in the place of

sanctification I showed you " . In LAB 25,7 Kenaz uses the combination

of resurrection and judgment as a motivation for proper behavior at

present: " And who knows that if you tell the truth to us, even if you

die now, nevertheless God will have mercy on you when he will

resurrect that dead? " .

 

According to 4 Erza 7,32, the resurrection will involve the reunion

of the body and the soul: " And the earth shall give up those who are

asleep in it, and the chambers shall give up the souls which have

been committed to them " . And the resurrection will include whole

nations: " Then the Most High will say to the nations that have been

raised from the dead… (7,37). In fact, the general resurrection will

be the occasion for the nations to recognize the error of their ways

in failing to serve the Most High and keep his commandments...

 

These three first-century Palestinian Jewish texts situate the

resurrection of the dead in the complex of end-times events. The

general resurrection occurs just before the final judgment and the

meting out of rewards and punishments. It involves the reunion of

body and soul, which at the moment of death had been separated. And

it takes in " many nations " ...

 

Those who have been declared righteous and wise at the last judgment

will enjoy an excellence " greater than that of angels " (51,12; see 1

Cor 6,1-4; 1 Pet 1,12). They will not grow older (51,9) and will not

endure any more suffering ( " saved from this world of affliction… put

down the burden of anguishes " . 51,14). They will be " like angels and

equal to the stars " (51,10; see Dan 12,3). In fact, they will no

longer be confined to one form or shape but able to change into any

form they wish: " from beauty to loveliness, and from light to the

splendor of glory " (51,10). And they will be able to travel anywhere

in Paradise and to see the splendor of the heavenly court where

the " living beings " (see Rev 6,4; 7,11) and " all the hosts of angels "

dwell (51,11). "

 

Resurrection in the New Testament: Festschrift J. Lambrecht, pages 28-

31

Hardcover: 549 pages

Publisher: Peeters (October 2002)

Language: English, French and German

ISBN-10: 9042912146

ISBN-13: 978-9042912144

 

 

 

" But these are special time, the Blossom Time. They call it the Last

Judgment, you can call it the Resurrection Time, you can call it the

Qiyamah, they call it in Koran. It is said that people will come out

of their graves and will get their Resurrection. I mean what is left

to the graves is nothing but a few stones and a few bones. No. All

these souls which are dead will take their birth, take human body and

take their Realization in these special times. This is a sensible

thing to say and is also happening. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" There are lots of myths in the Bible and one of them is that at the

Time of Resurrection your bodies will come out of the graves. This is

not only for Christians, but also for the Muslims and Jews. Think of

this - What remains in the grave after many years? Only a few bones.

And if these bones came out how can you give them Realization? Think

of it. It is a big myth. Not possible logically.

 

In Nal Damyanti Akhyan they have clearly given that when the Kalyug

will come, all these seekers who are seeking in the hills and

mountains will be born again, and they will be given their Self-

Realization! Their Kundalinis will be awakened and that is logical,

because that is what we are doing today. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" Today, Sahaja Yoga has reached the state of Mahayoga, which is en-

masse evolution manifested through it. It is this day's Yuga Dharma.

It is the way the Last Judgment is taking place. Announce it to all

the seekers of truth, to all the nations of the world, so that nobody

misses the blessings of the Divine to achieve their meaning, their

absolute, their spirit. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" The main thing that one has to understand is that the time has come

for you to get all that is promised in the scriptures, not only in

the Bible but all the scriptures of the world. The time has come

today that you have to become a Christian, a Brahmin, a Pir, through

your Kundalini awakening only. There is no other way. And that your

Last Judgment is also now. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" These are the times described in the Holy Bible as the Last Judgment

and in the Koran as Qiyamah — the Resurrection Time. Astrologically

it also called the Age of Aquarius, the Time of Rebirth and of great

spiritual development on the Earth. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" It is very hard to believe that we can become the Spirit. This is

one of the big myths of Modern Times and many a times when I speak

about becoming the Spirit people say that, " How can you say like

that? " How can it be that easy? "

 

But it is a living process of our evolution and if it is done by the

Power of a living God, then it has to be very simple, has to be very

easy...

 

Today that Time has come. That Time has come. The Time of Judgment

has come and at this Time we have to see that we'll be judging

ourselves; but not by some sort of an authority, but by something

which is within us which we call as the Kundalini, is placed in the

triangular bone called as sacrum. Just see, Greeks knew about it.

That's why they call the bone as sacrum. But what is this bone in the

biblical understanding - it is the reflection of the Holy Ghost

(Ruh). "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" In between Jesus Christ and His destroying Incarnation of Mahavishnu

called as Kalki there is a time given to human beings to rectify

themselves, for them to enter into the Kingdom of God, which in the

Bible is called as Last Judgment. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" But in a way is good because this is Last Judgment. If by marriage,

by temptations, by wrong doings, by conditionings if you have to go

out, you have to go out.

 

I must tell you that also there's very little place in the Kingdom of

God. Unless and until you prove to be good Sahaja Yogis, there is no

place for you. For mediocre there is no place. You have to serious,

deep, seeking, dedicated Sahaja Yogis otherwise you have no place. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" So this is the Last Judgment and you will be judged for everything

that you do for Sahaja Yoga. One has to be very careful as to how you

behave, what is your attitude is and how you should change. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

 

 

" It is shocking to see where people are going-just towards hell

directly. For a mother it is a thing of great concern. How to stop

this fall? How to get them out of it? How to make them understand

what is their worth, their value? You should not take human life for

granted. It is a very precious life which was created out of many

processes. It was created with great difficulty. Don't forget

that you have to become the Spirit without which your life is a

waste. Nay, the whole creation is just a waste because you are the

highest in creation. You are the epitome of that creation. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi