Claim. Spirits outside Paradise also undergo returning resurrection — but via counterparts who match their lifetime religious or moral profile. A spirit of another religion descends to a living believer of that same religion to assist; a conscientious non-religious spirit descends to a conscientious non-religious earthly person. The common-base principle applies: any cooperation requires shared identity-foundation.
Elaboration. Per 2.3.3. The Returning Resurrection of Spirits Who Abide Outside Paradise: “Earthly people and spirits can work to achieve a common providential goal only when they first form a common base. Therefore, a spirit who returns to the earth for his resurrection seeks a counterpart among the earthly people of the religion in which he believed during his earthly life.” When he helps that person fulfill providential purpose, “they both receive the same benefit.”
For non-religious conscientious people: “no one among fallen humanity embodies perfect goodness… a good spirit is one who has relatively more goodness in him than an evil spirit. These good spirits descend to good people on earth and cooperate with them… In the process, the spirits receive the same benefits.”
Implications:
- DP’s salvation-economy extends to non-Christian and non-religious people via the same mechanism — not excluded by religious affiliation. Connects to cultural-sphere convergence.
- Common-base requirement means religious identity matters operationally (Buddhist spirit → Buddhist earthly person), even though final destination is unified under one returning Christ.
- Prepares §3’s unification claim: returning resurrection is the technical mechanism of inter-religious convergence.