preexistence

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In any case, beyond certain limits, the preexistence of causes seems no clearer than that of effects.

From The Unknown Guest by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Man, preexistence of, 6, 17;   an embodied spirit, 18;   fall of, 19, 29;   free agency of, 18, 29.

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

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

It is true—to do complete justice to neospiritualism—that its position offers certain advantages from the point of view of the almost inconceivable problem of the preexistence of the future.

From The Unknown Guest by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

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