The soul has neither beginning nor end [They] come into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the defeats of their previous lives
OrigenWhat good does it do me if Christ was born in Bethlehem once if he is not born again in my heart through faith?
OrigenThis also is a part of the Church's teaching, that the world was made and took its beginning at a certain time, and is to be destroyed on account of its wickedness.
Origen