"Christ wishes to raise men up to heaven,……" — John of Kronstadt

Christ wishes to raise men up to heaven, and has given them… - John of Kronstadt

"Christ wishes to raise men up to heaven, and has given them all the means to attain this; whilst the Devil, who himself for his pride was cast down from heaven into the dominions of the air, wishes by every means to attach men to earthly,- sensual, transitory things, and, in order to attain this end, he employs the most powerful, most prodigious means."

— John of Kronstadt

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