Moving Away from God → Rebellion of the Soul → Spiritual Age -8
What happens in the soul?
Opposition to God no longer remains only within. The person begins to actively spread sin and lies. What the person previously needed to justify to herself now begins to present to others as acceptable, good or true.
How do you live?
The rebellion manifests itself openly. The person may try to convince others, promote that which distances the person or the person’s from God, or openly reject His law and fraternal correction. It can produce moral corruption, public scandal and destructive behavior towards others and oneself.
The prayer
Prayer is usually abandoned or can only be maintained in an interested manner, seeking self-protection or some benefit. The person no longer seeks to know the will of the Good Lord because the person actively defends a way of living contrary to it.
The great danger
Evil stops remaining locked in one’s own life and begins to reach others. The person not only justifies what the person or the person does, but can disseminate, defend or promote it.
Signs that may accompany this age
• Active propagation of sin
• Propagation of lies
• Open rejection of God’s law
• Rejection of fraternal correction
• Moral corruption
• Public scandal
• Destructive behavior towards others
• Self-destructive behaviors
• Deep resistance to conversion
• Prayer abandoned or used for self-protection
A phrase to remember
“It no longer just justifies evil: it begins to propagate it.”
Where does it lead
If it continues to deepen, rebellion can reach direct opposition against God.