How to be Free from Sin — Page 3
3 that it will be a physical battle, fought with swords and guns. The latter are completely mistaken, for they naïvely interpret a spiritual battle to mean a physical one. In short, a fierce clash between the darkness of the earth and the light of heaven is imminent, as foretold by all the Prophets, from Adam to the Holy Prophet sa. The com- mander of the one side is called 'the Concealer of the truth', while that of the other is known as 'the Revealer of the truth'. The one who comes from heaven in the com- pany of angels is the manifestation of [the Angel] Michael, and the one who is raised from the earth with the powers of darkness is the manifestation of Satan. When we observe the well-armed legions of the earth busy in their preparations, having already accomplished a great deal, we are led to believe that the kingdom of heaven is not unmindful of its preparations either. The heavenly dominion is averse to show and ostentation and it accomplishes a great deal without anyone knowing about it. People finally become aware of it when there ap- pears a light in heaven and a white minaret on earth; the heavenly light then falls upon the minaret and illuminates the whole world. This last sentence requires some explanation. Although God’s spiritual order is in complete harmony with the physical one, it does, at times, display singular features that are not easily discernable in the physical order. For exam- ple, when an earthly attraction is formed, it results in the formation of a heavenly attraction, even though the two are