Critical Years after a Tragic Period to Come So Soon
The Great Plague of London, lasting from 1665 to 1666, was the last major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England. It happened within the centuries-long Second Pandemic, a period of intermittent bubonic plague epidemics that originated in Central Asia in 1331 (the first year of the Black Death), and included related diseases such as pneumonic plague and septicemic plague, which lasted until 1750. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of_London)
But, theses geniuses in science, Christian mysticism or spiritualism, and philosophy, respectively, were surely alive between 1724 and 1727. they were all associated with England: Newton, a British; Swedenborg wrote almost all of his books in London; and Kant were highly influenced by a British philosopher in forming his view on difference between rational thoughts and belief in God.
After the era of these great scholars, the human civilization started to undergo the scientific revolution and the industrial revolution. Through the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, science and technology never ceased to develop through James Clerk Maxwell, Albert Einstein, DARPA (U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) for the Internet, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs for PCs, and other AI engineers.
But, Christian mysticism or spiritualism also never ceased to progress through appearances of many mediums, prevalence of spiritual communications or seances, and supernatural power booms through the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Even in Japan today the spiritual business has a 10 billion dollar-sized market.
Yet, study on the spirit world based on Kant's theory has not yet started. The ability to understand the spirit world is different from the ability to understand the nature, mathematics, or the human world. To understand the God, a man has to have unique ability like the mind to choose good over evil or the God over money.
Anyway, if the Great Plague of London, lasting from 1665 to 1666, had been more destructive, Newton, Swedenborg, and Kant might have lost chances to contribute to the human civilization. In this context, the historical fact that all the three lived between 1724 and 1727 is symbolic.
Now 300 years later after the above period, other critical people might survive the recent corona-pandemic. Indeed, it will be 2024 from tomorrow. You had better think about the God in a way different from that for rationally making money or pursuing material happiness.
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John 12, King James Version
23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.