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1 | I there a book about the hall of souls | Col 3:16 | petcat | 200227 | ||
Hi, I'm new to the group. I had a crisis in faith and am now returning to God heart and soul with Joy by the way! May god bless and I'm happy to here. Does anyone know if there is a book written on THE 'GUF -HALL OF SOULS? | ||||||
2 | I there a book about the hall of souls | Col 3:16 | bible believer | 200228 | ||
hi petcat: welcome to the forum! so good to hear that God has drawn you back to Him. He is so faithful to love and care for His own! the following info is from Wikpedia regarding "The Guf-Hall of Souls". you will note that although perhaps an interesting topic, it is one of mysticism, based in Jewish folklore and legend. i would respectfully suggest that better reading material for someone returning to the Lord after a "crisis of faith" would be His holy word. that aside, there is plenty of information on this topic on the internet. just "google" it and many, many sites will be available to you. In Jewish mysticism, the Chamber of Guf (or Guph or even Gup) (Hebrew for "body" or "corpse") also called the Otzar (Hebrew for "treasury") is the Hall of Souls, located in the Seventh Heaven. Every human soul is held to emanate from the Guf. The Talmud teaches that the Messiah will not come until the Guf is emptied of all its souls (Yevamot 62a). The mystic significance of the Guf is that each person is important and has a unique role which only he, with his unique soul, can fulfill. Even a newborn baby brings the Messiah closer simply by being born. In keeping with other Jewish legends that envision souls as bird-like, the Guf is sometimes described as a columbarium, or birdhouse. Folklore says sparrows can see the soul's descent and this explains their joyous chirping. The peculiar idiom of describing the treasury of souls as a "body" may be connected to the mythic tradition of Adam Kadmon, the primordial man. Adam Kadmon, God's "original intention" for humanity, was a supernal being, androgynous and macro-cosmic (co-equal in size with the universe). When this Adam sinned, humanity was demoted to the flesh and blood, bifurcated and mortal creatures we are now. According to Kabbalah, every human soul is just a fragment (or fragments) cycling out of the great "world-soul" of Adam Kadmon. Hence, every human soul comes from the "guf [of Adam Kadmon]." |
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3 | I there a book about the hall of souls | Col 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 200229 | ||
Sounds like a bunch of guff, indeed! To be taken with a very large grain of salt... of course, as I've suggested before, when it comes to Jewish speculative thought, the salt should be kosher. :-) For the origin of individual souls, see post #150928. |
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4 | I there a book about the hall of souls | Col 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 200258 | ||
I went back and read the post you noted Doc... Makes one wonder about the individuals who may possibly be clones in the future. Can they create a soul in the lab too? Man's desire to be God... Wasn't there another who wanted the same thing? Just thinking out loud. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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5 | I there a book about the hall of souls | Col 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 200259 | ||
Hi, WOS... I rather suspect that anything done in the lab draws from things God has already done. In other words, the work is not truly original. Therefore, there will always be a certain amount inherited from a doner. Also, keep in mind, that none of this can be boiled down into something purely empirical. It is all rooted in the decrees of God. In Him, Doc |
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