preexistence

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Virgil enunciated the doctrine of the preexistence of souls in eternal fire, 399-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

How can utter nothingness gallop its steed in the field of preexistence, or a fleeting shadow reach to the everlasting sun?

From The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys by Bahá'u'lláh

The spirit is independent of the body, and in relation to it the spirit is an essential preexistence.

From Some Answered Questions by `Abdu'l-Bahá

Answer.—Some sages and philosophers believe that there are two kinds of preexistence: essential preexistence and preexistence of time.

From Some Answered Questions by `Abdu'l-Bahá

Book of Mormon scriptures are likewise explicit in proof of the preexistence of the Christ and of His foreappointed mission.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward