preexistence

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An irresistible belief in preexistence, immortality and transmigration, results.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

It is not that there are dim memories of a preexistence before birth, but there are always haunting dreams of a true friendship on earth.

From The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul by Jarrett, Bede

If this were so, the case which would be one of latent illness or even of self-suggestion; and the preexistence of the future, without being entirely disproved, would be less clearly established.

From The Unknown Guest by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

And finally, in his Epistles, he declares the preexistence of Christ, and the fact of Christ's utterances through the prophets as far back in time as the days of Noah.

From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins

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