One Truth

I’ve met many people who have said about themselves, “I’m a very spiritual person but I’m not religious at all.” I suppose these people might believe me to be a very “religious” person; being that I am a minister who spends much of my free time ministering via the internet, constructing weekly ministry newsletters and attending twice-weekly Bible Study. But I truly do not consider myself to be a “religious” person at all, BUT, that is only because of the connotation it gives when I think of the word and how others perceive a religious person. When someone says the word “religious”, for me and for many others, what automatically pops to mind are visions of those extremes that exist in modern society. Like people who speak in tongues, make pilgrimages to shrines or the “Church Lady” from Saturday Night Live.

Being newly single for the past nine months and living in a new city, I will often be asked by co-workers and acquaintances that I meet and become friendly with, “What church do you go to?” When I reply that I don’t belong to a church they immediately follow the question up with, “Oh, well you should come to my church. I bet you’d meet someone there!”

First of all, since when is church a pick-up joint?

Never mind, I digress.

I’ll be honest with you. The idea of attending any church makes me cringe inwardly and brings back childhood memories of dread because going to church once a week (and often times twice or more due to the fact I attended a parochial school) was not something I looked forward to. The thought of having to sit through an hour of the “Three R’s” - Repetition, Ritual and Routine - was my reasoning back then because my Schwinn bike with the blue flowered seat and warm clear day had more appeal. Not to mention that it was lacking in proper nutrition.

However, unlike when I was a child, my reasons are different know for not wanting to attend any church.

…Aside from the fact that the Light of Life Ministry is ordained by Yahweh and Christ and is not associated with any man-made organized religion, denomination (or non-denomination for that matter - in that isn’t a non-denomination still a denomination?) out there.

…Aside from the fact that the Light of Life Ministry is the ONLY ministry that shares the light of truth with mankind rather than the watered down versions of truth, mixed truths and falsehoods provided by other religions out there.

…Aside from these reasons I truly believe that the proper nutrition needed by each individual is provided directly by Yahweh to all who seek and who have learned how not to lean on their own understanding.

…And, aside from the fact that I really have no interest in dating right now as the life I lead is in devotion to the One to whom my life belongs.

I just simply believe that being a Christian means that Christ resides within you. And when he does, there’s no need.

I also believe that being a follower of Christ is not about Rituals, Repetition and Routine. It’s a learned lifestyle patterned after the life that Christ lead. It’s Obedience to Yahweh, Faith, Loyalty and Love. It’s cherishing The Way and Father Yahweh’s Commandments and Laws. It’s about your heart and a belief in Christ as Lord and Savior.

So…what am I then? Religious? Spiritual? A Christian?

Well, if you’re speaking of the word religious as defined by Webster’s as being scrupulously faithful and/or conscientious, then yes. I’m also religious. And, I’m also spiritual in that I am not of this world. I’m also a follower of Christ.

So I guess you could say that I’m all three.

And what does it mean? Well, it means that each day I do my very best to live a life patterned after Christ’s own life. In that aspect I am conscientious of my actions and how what I do, say or think may affect others or myself. I remain at all times, to the very best of my ability while living in this sinful world; faithful, loyal and obedient to Yahweh and Christ and do all that I can to do what would be pleasing in their eyes. I also recognize and fully admit that I am far from perfect. When I stumble, and I do daily, I pray to Father for forgiveness, who then picks me back up and dusts me off and lovingly allows me to continue on my way down the rocky, pit-filled narrow path back home to Her and Her son Christ Jesus.

What I have learned most is that it truly isn’t about whether you’re Spiritual, or Religious, what church you belong to or even whether you attend a church at all, but instead it’s a process of learning and growing closer to Father and Christ in how you lead your daily life.

In the meantime, I prefer to refer to myself as a servant of Yahweh, follower of Christ and fellow good-for-nothing slave to my brothers and sisters of Father’s Holy Family.

Probably one of the most controversial topics argued about amongst Christians and non-Christians alike, is whether or not the world was created in 7 actual 24-hour days. What might actually top that argument, is whether or not Armageddon will actually occur.

For the most part, those who are warned of the coming wrath, but that don’t believe that Armageddon will actually occur, respond by saying, “People have been saying it’s the end of the world for 2,000 years, and it hasn’t happened yet!”

Let’s take a look at this using the Scriptures.

Psalm 75:2 "When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.”

I love this scripture, because it asks us to recognize that Yahweh is the keeper of time, not us. It says when I choose a time. Yahweh does all things in Her own time. She is consistent and has never at a single point in all of history not come through with something She said She would do.

The following scripture goes in to more detail:

Ecclesiastes 3
The Mystery of Time
There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity under heaven:
a time to give birth and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to uproot;
a time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to tear down and a time to build;
a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance;
a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;
a time to search and a time to count as lost;
a time to keep and a time to throw away;
a time to tear and a time to sew;
a time to be silent and a time to speak;
a time to love and a time to hate;
a time for war and a time for peace.
What does the worker gain from his struggles? I have seen the task that God has given people to keep them occupied. He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but man cannot discover the work God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life. It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts. I know that all God does will last forever; there is no adding to it or taking from it. God works so that people will be in awe of Him. Whatever is, has already been, and whatever will be, already is. God repeats what has passed.

While this scripture is full of nutrition, there are two things I’d like to point out. One, “He has made everything appropriate in its time”. We are warned over and over again in the scriptures of Yahweh’s wrath. In fact, the word wrath is mentioned 164 times in the scriptures. For anyone to say that we have not been warned, or that Yahweh does not have a wrathful side, is purely blindness on their part.

Psalm 90:11 “Who understands the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.”

Yahweh has stored Her anger for a very long time with ultimate and perfect patience. And, just as Yahweh has said that She will display Her anger, She has also promised that once it is over she will no longer be angry. Yahweh has done this, so that we may see that following anyone else’s ways aside from Hers, specifically Satan’s, simply does not work.

Ezekiel 16:42 “So I will satisfy My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be silent and no longer angry.”

And the second portion of the Ecclesiastes verses that I’d like to point out is, “God repeats what has passed.” This can be specifically seen in the stories told in the scriptures. The books of Revelation or Daniel aren’t the only places where one can read about the coming wrath. As an example, the Great Flood, Sodom and Gomorrah and the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt are all telling the story of a judgment period and wrath that came upon large groups of mankind. They, and others, are all indicative of how Yahweh repeats what has passed.

So, to sum up this little article, everything happens in Yahweh’s own timing. Yahweh’s timing is without fault, as She knows the beginning from the end. What She has said will happen in the future has been shown to us in the past. And, because She is a loving God She has warned us in many ways but primarily through the Scriptures. She has shared volumes of guidance and given ample warnings. To assume that because it’s taken longer than we, as mere humans, have expected for Her wrath to be poured out, does not mean it will not happen. It will simply happen in Her. Own. Time.

Accurate knowledge joins us all together.

Colossians 2:1-3 states in part, "My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding,"

Complete understanding is to comprehend the Truth completely.

The Scripture goes on to say, "in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ," Here you are revealed that Christ is the mystery of God. Religious Leaders believe that mystery is meant to be the TRINITY, but is it?

Not according to the Scriptures that contain the Truth as a whole. The Scripture continues with, "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." So what does that tell us? It tells us that wisdom and knowledge are hidden within Christ; and what is Christ? He is The Word. So, where is the wisdom and knowledge to be found? It is right in front of you in your Bibles. To find it, you must accurately place the pieces of the Great Jigsaw Puzzle into their proper places.

Proverbs 4:7 states, "Wisdom is supreme; therefore, get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding."

That Scripture reveals much. Wisdom alone will not give you the Truth even though it is of importance in sorting things out within your mind; therefore, you must also possess the ability to reason out what is revealed and in doing so acquire understanding. And what is understanding worth, or valued at? EVERYTHING YOU POSSESS. That's how important understanding the Truth is.

So, what is the Truth? The Word reveals at 1 Timothy 2:3,4 "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."

KNOWLEDGE bears the TRUTH. But why does it call "God our Savior"? Shouldn't that be Christ? Who is the one that gave the Undeserved Kindness? It is Yahweh. It is through Yahweh's Wisdom that we are all given the chance of Salvation.

The part Christ plays as our Savior, that is borne out in the next Scripture of the same book of 1 Timothy 2:5, 6 "For there is one God" it does not say more than one because He is the Almighty God - Yahweh. The scripture continues, "and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men - the testimony given in its proper time." What is a mediator? It is someone that acts as a go-between. Someone who tries to settle a dispute between two other parties. The dispute is SIN. The two parties are Yahweh and Mankind. The Mediator is Christ.

So, reason it out. How can Christ mediate between his Father and Mankind if he is indeed Yahweh?

There would be no need for a Mediator if Christ was Yahweh. But he is not, and so the need exists. But what is meant by "the testimony given in its proper time." It meant that those Chosen by Christ are in a covenant with him and his Father to spread The Word's message of the kingdom and the Warning of Judgment to those that are of both positive and negative energy. That is what our (the ministers of the Light of Life Ministry) Stewardships from Christ are all about.

If Jesus Christ were Yahweh, would he have made this statement at John 5:16? "So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."

It's pretty obvious that Christ differentiated himself from his Father Yahweh in that statement, isn't it? Why? Because he told ONLY THE TRUTH. He knew he himself was NOT God Almighty. He did not try to fool anyone into believing that he was.

Now go to Verse 18 and look at what is revealed: "For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God."

In their eyes (the Jews) they felt Jesus had made himself equal with the Creator. But had he done so? Let's read Verse 19: "Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does."

Does that sound like he was equal to Yahweh? Or, does it sound like Jesus was in submission of his Father's Will? At John 14:28 Jesus said, "You heard me say, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you. If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am.'"

If Jesus was Yahweh, he would be equal in GREATNESS; but he clearly stated that his Father is GREATER than he is. He also clearly stated that he was GOING TO HIS FATHER. That alone tells us that his Father was somewhere else, not playing the 3-headed part of a Trinity which included the personage of Jesus. It just doesn't fit in the Jigsaw Puzzle. To believe otherwise is to believe a LIE.

In arguments for Christ being Yahweh by those that have no understanding of the "Mystery" about Christ, they often say "Jesus was the human part of God."

If that were so, then why, if Jesus is equal to his Heavenly self as Yahweh, that (his other self portrayed as Yahweh) in Heaven knows things that Jesus, his human self, does not know?

Mark 13:32 states: "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

Now think about that.

How could Christ NOT KNOW if he was also God Almighty serving in a third role as the Son? It is absurd and ridiculous to believe such a myth as the Trinity. However, the negative energy that bounds forth from those Satan has deceived, will often counter with this: "That's plausible because Christ is God's human self. That would be his nature not to understand everything."

But, they seem to have a lapse of memory - for Christ went his way to Heaven and is stationed next to his Father (next to his other self I suppose, to their way of thinking) as pointed out at: 1 Peter 3:22 "who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand - with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him."

If Jesus was God Almighty, he would not have need of submitting "angels, authorities and powers" back to Himself - He would have already had them. It would be redundant.

It is Ludicrous to believe such a thing could be part of a "mystery" about Christ Jesus and his Father Yahweh. Since Jesus returned to his Father, and resides on the Ladder of Authority just beneath Him, he too is again Holy Spirit.

So, why would the Holy Spirit (a part of Yahweh's Active Force) that is made up of both Yahweh and Christ, why is it that the Holy Spirit would not know all things?

Jesus went beyond being the human Son of the sacrifice. He is Spirit again, just as he was as the Word, but with "angels, authorities and powers" subjected to him. The Apostle Peter knew who Christ was. He knew he was not Yahweh. He stated at Matthew 16:16 "Simon Peter answered: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." That was in reply to Christ asking Peter who he thought he was. Peter did not say "You are Yahweh in the flesh." He knew Christ was the Son, but did not interpret him to be God Almighty.

There are many more examples to prove the Trinity is a falsehood but the KEY ingredients are the understanding of this "Mystery" of Christ. John 1:1-3, 10 reveals the first part of the puzzle piece: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning....He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him." Let's break the first puzzle piece down:

"In the beginning" is proven to be the Word's beginning - not ours. Proverbs 8:22 "The Lord (speaking of Yahweh as the Word's Lord) brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old."

That Scripture reveals a part of the "Mystery" of how the Word came into existence. Then drop down to Verse 23 "I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began."

Was that the Word's beginning, or our beginning? It was his beginning. Because the other piece of the puzzle is at Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Not created by Yahweh Himself - but through His Master worker or Craftsman, the Word. Proverbs 8:25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, before he made the earth or its fields or any dust of the world." Why did the Word say "before he made"? Because he used his Father's knowledge, Wisdom, and a part of the Active Force imparted to him to be able to accomplish that feat. So, it can be said Yahweh created everything. But the Scriptures reveal that the Word created all else. Colossians 1:15-17 bears that out as part of this "Mystery."

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers, or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

To know that he created everything else aside from himself and his Father, we read Proverbs 8:30 "Then I was the craftsman at his side."

Craftsman definition: "A worker skilled in a particular craft."

From the definition you can see that the Word's Father taught him his craft. It was a gift from Yahweh to his only begotten Son. Through the Word, all other things came into existence.

Back to John 1:1-3, 10 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning....He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him."

Let's break the first puzzle piece down: "and the Word was with God," was also answered in the Scriptures at Proverbs 20. "and the Word was God." But does that mean he is Yahweh?

No. It means literally that the WORD was like Yahweh in every way. The EXACT IMAGE of GOD. He was created a God, but in subjection to his Father. He was also God's spokesman to the angelic armies that he - the Word later created as part of the thrones of power that were bestowed upon the angelic forces.

The Supreme Cherubic Commander is a throne of power of the Cherubic Order. There is another for the Seraphic Order; the Powers Order; the Celestial Order; the Azmon Order; the Hammuel Order; and there are many, many more Orders of Holy Angels. All of the Holy Angels, Holy Ghosts - all authorities and powers were made subject to Christ for following through on the Creator's Plan for the Salvation of Mankind.

Also, to reveal that the Word was indeed a craftsman, at Genesis 1:26 "Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness..."

Yahweh was talking to the Word, His Craftsman. He was giving him directions that he wanted the first Man to be created with their qualities and their attributes. It wanted it that way so that Mankind could worship Him with holiness; for that's what the Creator is. He is Sovereignly Holy. The Word, being in His exact image, is the same.

Isaiah 9:6 reveals Christ's role in his Kingdom: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

Those are the titles Yahweh has bestowed upon his Son Christ Jesus. Note that he is a "Mighty GOD" not Almighty. Why is that? Yahweh is Supreme in all of Creation. If Yahweh ceased to exist, so would everything else. All life comes forth from the Creator. Creation's continuance depends upon Him.

To reveal that Christ is in submission to his Father even after the installing of Christ's Kingdom: 1 Corinthians 15:27 "For he "has put everything under his feet."

Now when it says "everything" has been put under him, it is clear that does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ." That Scripture is pretty plain in dispelling that Christ is Yahweh. If Christ was Yahweh, there would be no need to reference that God was not subjected beneath Christ.

Then the next Verse 28 says: "When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all." If Jesus was Yahweh, it would not be necessary to subject something back to himself that he already had to begin with. It makes no logical sense.

At Daniel 7:9, 10, 13, 14 it states: "As I looked, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened....In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power."

This Scripture reveals Christ ascension to the Heavenly Court before the presence of his Father Yahweh. There would have been little need to record the event if Christ was indeed Yahweh. But, he is not. He is His Son and our Savior.

What are angels? This question can even be extended to the fallen angels in their composition make-up of the material they are created from. Spirit-matter is composed of energy and a form of matter that none of us on this planet are familiar with. Holy Angels have assisted in performing God's Will since Biblical times and it still continues to this day.

Hebrews 1:7. This Scripture tells us what angels are. It also makes it known that angels are each a direct creation. They are given birth in Heaven. This is the true home of all angels; and it's one of the reasons Satan and his angels put up a fight to remain there. They lost, but it is still looked upon as home, even by the fallen angels.

Luke 24:39. Flesh and bones are not part of their physical makeup.

Matthew 18:10. Whose face in Heaven do the angels always behold?

Although not all Holy angelic classifications are listed in the Holy Scriptures, some are found there. The complete list is contained at the Great Hall of Records.

Jude 9 makes mention of the Archangel, Michael. His very title signifies that he arches out over all Holy Angelic Orders.

Isaiah 6:2. The Seraphs are just below the Archangel and second from the top in rank. They are endowed with the most sets of wings.

Genesis 3:24 cites the Cherubic Order at the time it was stationed on this planet. The Creator chose that Order because it was the one that Satan had belonged to.

Revelations 5:11. Daniel 7:9, 16. The number of Holy Angels that did not rebel against the Creator are given in the myriads and thousands. Only one-third eventually followed Satan in his rebellion against Sovereign Law.

Hebrews 12:22. In Heaven there is a "Mount Zion" and a heavenly city named Jerusalem. There, the Seraphs are garrisoned.

Job 38:4, 7. In this Scripture the angels are compared to "morning stars" and gives insight as to their having existed before the creation of the Earth.

Mark 12:25. This Scripture explains that those that pass over to the other side are composed of the same spirit-matter that angels are. They are spirits; that's why I often refer to ghosts and angels as being spirits. The term applies to both.

2 Peter 2:11. Holy Angels are greater in strength and power because they still possess all of the powers given them; whereas Satan and his angels have been stripped of most of their powers. This Scripture also gives insight as to the respect shown by the Holy Angels toward their Creator.

Hebrews 2:6, 7. Psalms 8:4, 5. Reveals that Mankind is below the rank of the Holy Angels in physical make-up, yet our Creator cares just as much about all of us as he does his heavenly angels.

Psalms 103:20 The Holy Angels are subject to the Creator. They are mighty in power; they carry out His Word. They listen to His voice.

Psalms 148:2. The Holy Angels praise their Father. All Orders combined - they are His army for righteousness and the upholding of His Sovereign Laws.

1 Peter 3:22. Hebrews 1:6. Jesus Christ is the Commander and Chief of the combined Holy Angelic army.

Revelations 22:8, 9. Colossians 2:18. No angel is to be worshiped. They are fellow slaves of Christ.

Holy Angels can appear visible to humans. Luke 1:5, 11. Luke 1: 26-28. Luke 2:8, 9, 13. Judges 13:2, 3. Revelations 1:1.

The Holy Angels uphold the Creator's throne and His Sovereignity. Psalms 99:1. Isaiah 6:2, 3. Genesis 3:17, 24. The fact that 2 Kings 19:15 also cites that He is sitting upon the Cherubs reveals the part that they play in the War, and the assuredness that they are backed by the Creator in the fight for Righteous Rule. Ezekiel Chapter 10 gives more insight about the Cherubs.

Holy Angels represented the Creator and spoke in his name. Exodus 3:1-6. Acts 7:30-35. Moses also acted as a messenger of the Creator to the Egyptians (giving warnings) as well as to the Israelites (promising help from the Creator). Acts 7:53. Judges 6:12-22.

More Holy Angels as messengers: Genesis 22:11-17. Acts 7:37, 38. Judges 2:1, 2. 2 Kings 1:3. Matthew 2:13.

The Holy Angels perform services on behalf of the Creator's earthly servants. Psalms 34:7. Acts 12:6-11. Daniel 6:16-22. Hebrews 1:7, 14. Matthew 18:10. Matthew 4:11. Luke 22:43. Revelations 7:2, 3. Genesis 31:11, 12. Genesis 48:15, 16.

The Holy Angels acted as proxy of the Creator - directed and protected ancient Israel. Exodus 23:20-23. Exodus 14:19, 20. Exodus 33:2. 2 Kings 6:16, 17.

The preaching work is performed under angelic direction. Revelations 14:6-9. Matthew 24:31. Matthew 25:31, 32. Acts. 5:19-21. Acts 8:26-35. Acts 10:1-22. Acts 11:13, 14.

The Holy Angels are executioners of divine judgment. Matthew 13:41, 42. Genesis 19:12, 13. Psalms 78:42, 43, 49. 2 Kings 19:35. Acts 12:21-23. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8. Revelations 20:1, 2.

The Holy Scriptures offers more insight on Holy Angels. But this will help to fit most of the pieces concerning them and their place in creation.

I conducted a query of my own not to long ago, of people who have an interest in the paranormal. The replies I received were as interesting as they were unique to the individual.

The Question: I’m curious as to how those who believe in “Heaven” envision it. Is it a real place? If so, what does it look like? How big is it? Where does it exist? Can you leave Heaven once you get there? Why would ghosts hang around here when they can be there? How do you relate your belief or non-belief in Heaven to your interest in the Paranormal?

The Answers:

“Well since I’ve heard you can’t enter Heaven until Judgment Day, and that day hasn’t come yet, ghosts or spirits, or whatever you want to call them can do/go any thing/any place they want. As for what it looks like, maybe it’s whatever you idea of it is. Where it’s at ... I got no clue.”

“I know what the other side is like. At least what part of it my family perceives it to be. Every time I’m there, it’s beautiful and perfect. I imagine heaven to be the same place. The place that gives you more comfort than anywhere that you know. That it is perfect for all. It would be utopia. The place we all dream and strive to be at. I believe we all have different opinions about how to get there, but I think the message is the same all over. When the time is right we will ascend into heaven to be with our heavenly family, our ideal. It is different in different religions, but the message is always the same. We will join our heavenly families and friend, and be a whole new type of society. One of love and peace.”

“For years I went to church and was Christian, and for the most part just believed what I was told about heaven: streets of gold and jewels aplenty. Until recently, I didn’t think much of it. Then it hit me. That’s really not very appealing to me. Gold and jewelry? I can take it or leave it and to be surrounded by that 24/7 just isn’t that great. Then I remember back to the scriptures, it talks about a place called “Paradise” and the apostle Paul speaks of several different heavens, 7 layers I think. It never says that Paradise and Heaven are the same place. It was Jesus whom had spoken about Paradise to the thief on the cross beside him. I just wonder if heaven is different for each individual, what is appealing to some, may not be to others. Which may in fact, be the very reason we have some spirits amongst us. Their heaven is being able to watch over their loved ones and help out from the other side. Maybe this makes no sense, but I just don’t think that it’s as cut and dry as it’s made out to be. God created us to be creatures of free will, and by doing this He knows that that makes us vary in every way. I find it hard to believe that He would disregard that, having made us to be this way and then after our life as we know it is finished, just herd us all into a place together where some may not be so happy.”

“I wouldn’t consider myself a particularly religious person, but I believe in heaven. I believe that heaven is either whatever you want it to be and it’s a place where you are finally home and can see others that have passed before you. I also believe that all questions you have ever had will be answered. I believe that it is endless; it would have to be to encompass all those that have decided to cross over. I think that it is another realm; different from earth and that when someone does pass away they can go towards the light and cross over I think that those who do not are spirits or ghosts, if you will, who have unfinished business here on earth. Maybe they were not ready to leave or some did not know they passed away or what happened to them. I think that if you have crossed over, then you can leave and come back, such as to visit an old friend or family member that is still here that misses you and needs you because they are going through a significant life event-a birth, wedding, etc. My interest in the paranormal relates to this because, I’ve lost friends and had two miscarriages and I’ve had experiences that I believe to be paranormal and I’m looking for proof that those whom I have lost are still there and not just gone forever. I think that there is a heaven and I think that sometimes they come back.”

“I don’t know where Heaven might be at but the Bible does mention a third Heaven. But I believe that it is going to be so peaceful and beautiful. I think that the colors will be so vivid that it will make the colors here on earth look like shadows. I think that we will have jobs there and will love doing them as they will all be centered on worshiping and honoring God and Jesus. All hate and pain will be gone forever. That is how I picture it. Only love will survive.”

“Yes I believe in Heaven and I believe that it is whatever you want it to be and you can change what you want it to be also. I also believe that you can “cross over” back and forth whenever you wish. Have you ever had a dream of a loved one that has passed, or smell a familiar scent or just plain get the feeling that a passed one is near. I was very close to my mom and I truly believe that she visits in my dreams and sometimes just get the feeling of her touch. I think that some of the ghosts or spirits here are visiting and some are bound to earth by something that happened while alive.”

“Because I was raised Christian (united Methodist) I believe in Heaven. I believe in Purgatory although I’m still not sure about that completely. As for hell....I don’t want to believe in that...then again maybe that is purgatory. Waiting kills me....”

“I don’t really believe in heaven. I want my energy recycled when i die... that is after I figure out a way to prove my own existence.”

Socrates, the classical Greek Philosopher said, “Moreover, you must not wonder that those who attain this height are unwilling to descent to human affairs; for their souls are always hastening into the upper world where they desire to dwell…”

The English scientist Michael Faraday (1791-1867) is considered to have been one of the greatest experimental physicists. When Faraday was questioned on his speculations of a life after death, he replied: “Speculations? I know nothing about speculations. I’m resting on certainties. I know that my Redeemer lives, and because He lives, I shall live also.”

Edgar Cayce said, “You grow to Heaven. You don’t go to heaven.”

David Brandt Berg said, “It certainly seems like a good idea to talk about Heaven, meditate about Heaven and read about Heaven, because, after all, that’s where we’re going to spend eternity. It’s an important place – our eternal home. So it’s only natural to want to know what it’s like and what we’re going to be like when we get there.”

And finally, C.L. Allen said, “If we really understood Heaven, we would be most unhappy and unsatisfied with life on Earth. We would rebel against our earthly limitations. If we saw Heaven, we could not bear this earth. That’s why Heaven is forever: we cannot bear to leave it after we get there.”

While I truly agree with C.L. Allen, the fact of the matter is that the human mind simply cannot comprehend what Heaven, or the Spirit Realm, looks like because we are limited by our own realities.

The truth is that the Spirit Realm existed even before the physical or visible realm. Everything is layered on top of each other. When you are on the Astral Planes, you are in the Spirit Realm and it in its most simplistic terms, opposite of the visible realm. The scientific mind cannot grasp the invisible realm because they think in terms of human logic. However, the thing to remember is that a spirit is no longer human. They have excelled above flesh and blood. That’s why the Creator says they cannot come to fully know or understand how it works. They are stuck in a rut of simplistic human minds. What they seek to find out scientifically does not exist on a chart or scale that they can ever come to understand. It is beyond their comprehension, because compared to the spirits and their home in the Spirit Realm, those that are science minded are on the scale of a monkey. For example, can they understand spirit manifestations? They think it’s a trick of the mind, so how can they ever understand the Spirit Realm if they can’t even comprehend a simple thing like spirit manifestations?

The Spirit Realm (Heaven) is a plane of existence, with other planes interwoven within the Spirit Realm’s fabric. Even if you go to one of the upper planes, you are still on the primary plane of the Spirit Realm itself. In the Spirit Realm, the spirits refer to other planes as “Planes of Existence” but they are all connected to and a part of the Spirit Realm’s plane of existence. Here’s an example. If you roped and pulled the moon against the earth, it would still be a different place than the earth, but now it would also be part of it, simply because the two are now connected to each other. But, when you stepped onto the moon, you would be in a different place than the earth. Both are a part of the physical plane we all live within.

As far as what it looks like, you have to remember that everything in the Spirit Realm is also here in the Physical Realm. What is there, is here because it was there before here existed. The thing to remember is this; there are many on this earth may feel in their minds that they are above us average people in a level of intelligence. For instance, one example would be the scientific community. To them, intellect is the prime thing to have and boast their claims of “We are smarter than all of you. We can figure everything out with a slide rule.” In my line of work within the paranormal community, there are people who believe that the existence of spirits will only be proven when we can produce results on demand. They want everything to be explainable, predictable and measurable when that’s not what it’s meant to be or ever will be.

I asked a non-believer once, what would constitute enough proof for him to believe that a Spirit Realm exists. His reply in part was, “Only when humans can understand the Spirit Realm well enough to be able to manifest it on the spot under controlled conditions will it make a believer out of me.” That’s why Christ said he will bring the mighty asunder but the meek will inherit the Kingdom. A child can see the truth because their minds are unimpaired by years of believing they are more intelligent than the Creator or equal in understanding His wisdom.

And what about Hell? Is there really a Hell? Due to symbolism in the Scriptures, people often take it literally to mean something aside from what is meant to drive home the point. In an example, I will show you why people believe in a burning Hell; then I will show you what the burning Hell they conceive really is.

“When the 1,000 years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea. They came up over the surface of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city. Then fire came down from heaven and consumed them. The Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” Revelation 20:7-10 (HCSB)

Hell is not fire and brimstone. Hell is an abyss. It is total and complete darkness, solitude and separation from God and all others. It’s solitary confinement in the Spirit Realm and there is no escaping it. Think about it. When you die you leave the container we are in while on the Physical Plane which is your physical body. When you leave that container you are then transformed into your Spiritual Body. Fire and brimstone are physical elements that cannot harm a spiritual body. So what would the point would there be in Hell being fire and brimstone if it cannot harm you? The above Scripture’s 10th verse is where the misconception arises. To fully understand the torment of forever, you have to understand what the “lake of fire” really symbolizes. That is given without symbolism. Now let’s look at Revelation 20:14-15 “Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And anyone not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.” (HCSB)

So, what is the Lake of Fire? “This is the second death, the lake of fire.” The “second death” is a death of annihilation from existence. You don’t get reanimation from that death. You have simply been completely destroyed, and are out of creation’s existence; that also means out of Yahweh’s memory, for He is the one with the power to reanimate. Because of eternal annihilation, they have lost the chance to live for eternity; but it does not mean they are in a place of actual torment. The torment is what Satan and his demons feel right now. They know they cannot be forgiven, because the fall from perfection is one you cannot climb back up to under Yahweh’s Sovereign Laws. Mankind is under secondary sin from the first human couple that were perfect. Adam and Eve cannot climb back up to perfection either, so they too are lost just like Satan and his angels that fell from perfection. That’s the reason the Ransom Sacrifice had to come through someone perfect that had not sinned. Neither Adam, nor Eve qualified to take the sin away they had committed; and Christ could not forgive their trespass against Yahweh’s Laws, because just like the fallen angels, they to had fallen from a position they could not ever go back to. That’s why we offspring of the first humans were redeemed through Christ; because he accepted the secondary sin that we are all born into, unto himself. It did not make him imperfect; instead, he bore that sin unto death on the Cross, for those that have faith in him and his Father.