von Hemrick’s notes
contain a section where he writes about his observations of how angel’s work
and perceive things. He starts off noting that much of what has been written about
angelic creatures has been more from the human perspective of religious ideologies
versus the angel’s perspective (okay he is suggesting that he knows how angel's think). He suggests that because of this
misunderstanding we have fallen into a trap of "false knowledge". That these
creatures exist in such a way that it is hard for us to perceive until we die
and are released from our fleshy tombs. Okay this bit may be more correct based on some spiritual writings I have seen.
In a note on the margin von Hemrick writes about how the realm of angels is not bound by what he calls- “Zeman” or “Time”. While I don’t quite understand this he suggests that without the presence of Zeman there is only decision once and only once or as he says- “not in the now, or past, or future—but in the is”. Okay a lot of what he wrote is bit too radical and no doubt false in nature (like the part of a non-diabolical devil-- that is an oxymoron)… but there was a lot of weird ideas back during that time in Germany from what I gather. My friends in apologetics would no doubt have a field day with these notes.
“While it is true that an angel’s will is so determined that it is irrevocable, what is misunderstood is that every angel – bad or good – knows with absolute certainty the outcome of the possibilities of their will. In short, they know as a fact the outcome of things unlike us humans who see things more relative. From an angel’s perspective God’s will appears to be total chaos and unpredictable because it is not known to them. Thus they have a choice-- to follow their will or not. It is only through pure contrition do those who follow God’s will do so. Those angels which are unable to achieve this state of pure contrition fall into the only sin an angel can commit – that of following their own will -- to either avoid what they see as the outcome or fall into some pure emotional state of anger or sense of revenge or even despair. While historically theologians have called the Devil as a spirit of pure pride, the truth is this is seeing him from the human perspective of God’s plan for us. I honestly think the Devil could care less about us humans and more of his own self. He doesn’t care even for those angel’s that have followed him. The power the Devil wields over humanity is there only because it was given to him and no more. It only appears to us that he is trying to stop God’s plan for this world and that he is diabolical in nature, but this is because he is following his own will to get out of his final fate. Even so we should not underestimate the power this fallen angel or the other fallen can wield against humanity. In truth, we really will only know of their true nature upon our death when our soul is freed.”
In a note on the margin von Hemrick writes about how the realm of angels is not bound by what he calls- “Zeman” or “Time”. While I don’t quite understand this he suggests that without the presence of Zeman there is only decision once and only once or as he says- “not in the now, or past, or future—but in the is”. Okay a lot of what he wrote is bit too radical and no doubt false in nature (like the part of a non-diabolical devil-- that is an oxymoron)… but there was a lot of weird ideas back during that time in Germany from what I gather. My friends in apologetics would no doubt have a field day with these notes.
He writes,
“Es ist zwar
richtig, dass Willen eines Engels ist so bestimmt, daß es unwiderruflich ist,
was falsch verstanden ist, dass jeder Engel - gut oder schlecht - weiß mit
absoluter Sicherheit das Ergebnis der Möglichkeiten ihres Willens. Kurz gesagt,
wissen, dass sie als eine Tatsache, das Ergebnis der Dinge im Gegensatz zu uns
Menschen, die mehr relativen Dinge zu sehen. Aus der Sicht eines Engels Gottes
Wille scheint das totale Chaos und unvorhersehbar sein, weil es ihnen nicht
bekannt. So haben sie eine Auswahl--, ihren Willen zu folgen oder nicht. Es ist
nur durch reine Reue diejenigen, die folgen, Gottes Willen zu tun zu tun. Diese
Engel, die nicht in der Lage, diesen Zustand des reinen Reue fallen in die
einzige Sünde zu erreichen, sind ein Engel begehen kann -, dass der nach ihrem
eigenen Willen - entweder zu vermeiden, was sie als das Ergebnis zu sehen oder in
eine reine Gefühlszustand von Wut oder Sinn fallen Rache oder sogar
Verzweiflung. Während historisch Theologen haben den Teufel als Geist der
reinen stolz genannt wird, ist die Wahrheit, das ist ihm aus der menschlichen
Perspektive von Gottes Plan für uns zu sehen. Ich denke ehrlich, der Teufel
könnte weniger Pflege über uns Menschen und seiner selbst. Er weiß nicht einmal
für jene Engel, die ihm gefolgt sind, kümmern. Die Macht der Teufel schwingt
über die Menschheit ist es nur, weil es ihm und nicht mehr gegeben. Es scheint
nur für uns, dass er versucht, den Plan Gottes für diese Welt, und dass er
diabolisch in der Natur ist zu stoppen, aber das ist, weil er nach seinem
eigenen Willen, sich aus seiner endgültigen Schicksal zu bekommen. Trotzdem
sollten wir nicht unterschätzen die Macht dieser gefallenen Engel oder das
andere gefallen kann gegen die Menschlichkeit führen. In Wahrheit haben wir
wirklich nur von ihrer wahren Natur nach unserem Tod wissen, wenn unsere Seele
befreit.“
Translated reads-
“While it is true that an angel’s will is so determined that it is irrevocable, what is misunderstood is that every angel – bad or good – knows with absolute certainty the outcome of the possibilities of their will. In short, they know as a fact the outcome of things unlike us humans who see things more relative. From an angel’s perspective God’s will appears to be total chaos and unpredictable because it is not known to them. Thus they have a choice-- to follow their will or not. It is only through pure contrition do those who follow God’s will do so. Those angels which are unable to achieve this state of pure contrition fall into the only sin an angel can commit – that of following their own will -- to either avoid what they see as the outcome or fall into some pure emotional state of anger or sense of revenge or even despair. While historically theologians have called the Devil as a spirit of pure pride, the truth is this is seeing him from the human perspective of God’s plan for us. I honestly think the Devil could care less about us humans and more of his own self. He doesn’t care even for those angel’s that have followed him. The power the Devil wields over humanity is there only because it was given to him and no more. It only appears to us that he is trying to stop God’s plan for this world and that he is diabolical in nature, but this is because he is following his own will to get out of his final fate. Even so we should not underestimate the power this fallen angel or the other fallen can wield against humanity. In truth, we really will only know of their true nature upon our death when our soul is freed.”