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Orthodox Christians who arrive on this web page may
be thinking that the word "heaven" is the word often used
in the Bible as the Kingdom of God. It is not. This diagram
may help illustrate the construction of this aspect of the realms
that lie beyond this material realm.
If you click on this image, you will see a larger
image, in the event that this one is not clear enough to read.
Here, on this site, we use the word "Celestial
Heavens" to refer to that which Jesus called "The Kingdom
of God". And here the confusion starts, because we find that
there are a whole bunch of "heavens" below, and inferior
to "The Kingdom of God." These lesser heavens we have
called on this site Spirit Spheres or Spirit Heavens (but which
is not labeled on the diagram other than as a sphere), and they
are shown in the diagram numbered from 1 to 7. This distinction
is the root cause of so much confusion by orthodox Christians, and
their insistence on all other folks going to hell. Quite simply,
they are right that Jesus taught how to enter the Celestial Heavens,
but they are not aware that the Spirit heavens always existed, and
are open to everyone, dependent only on soul condition. And, as
far as we know, no Christian has yet managed to proceed directly
from being a mortal, to the Celestial Kingdom, although in theory
it is possible. (It has been communicated that a very small number
have achieved this.)
However those that are following the path of rebirth
of the soul by spirit progress up the right hand side of the diagram,
through the spheres 1, 3, 5 and 7. Those that do not, and may for
example be intellectuals who are either disinterested in a Creator,
or who do not believe in Him, or believe in a non-personal "god"
can still progress from 1, 2, 4 and 6. They can also be religious,
but have chosen not to pursue the way of Divine Love, either deliberately
or in ignorance. They do not progress any higher than sphere 6,
but this is a very happy state of affairs for them, and they are
content with their lot.
The spirit heavens are just as physical as our world.
In fact we are told that 80% of all matter resides in the Spirit
worlds, invisible to mortals. The heavens are carefully structured
so that like lives with like - if this were not the case, disharmony
would result. To achieve this requires a complex system of progression,
so basically souls can and do progress, becoming ever more refined.
As a result there appear to be many spheres and sub-spheres, with
planes within these, within the heavens. It is the case that there
are sub-spheres where only Catholics live, only Mormons, only Jews,
only Muslims etc, and certainly there are also cultural groupings,
as opposed to religious groupings. However the heavens are really
divided into two sections. There is the Spirit Heavens - which culminates
in the Biblical heavens - the sixth Sphere. We are told that souls
in this Sphere are as perfect as when they were created, but they
progress no further. They cannot see God, as they do not have much
development of their souls, but they are in all respects again perfect.
Many have great development of their minds and intellect.
The Celestial heavens lie above these Spirit Spheres.
(Or may be yet another dimension beyond) Only those souls which
have been transformed by the Divine Love (brought by the Holy Ghost
or Holy Spirit) are able to enter these Spheres. This is the Kingdom
of God that the Bible speaks of, and indeed, as set out there, it
requires rebirth by spirit to enter this Kingdom. As souls progress
in the Celestial Spheres their soul perceptions are enhanced until
they are able to perceive God, through their soul perceptions.
I have just completed a comprehensive summary of "Getting
the hell out of here" which includes material from this
site and others regarding the structure of the heavens. This is
in the form of a pdf and can be downloaded, as also a booklet. It
is a relatively simple summary, largely devoid of any religious
connotations. An html version is also
available.
| Author |
Title |
Date of Message |
| Helen Padgett |
Helen describes
her home in third Sphere |
November 30th, 1914. |
| Helen Padgett |
Mrs. Helen Padgett's
experience in leaving her body and going to the spirit world. |
December 9th, 1914 |
| Helen Padgett |
Helen writes
about her progress from the third Sphere to the fifth Sphere |
January 7th, 1915 |
| Ann Rollins |
Ann Rollins'
experience in progressing from the third Sphere into the Celestial
Heavens. |
March 5th, 1915 |
| Jesus |
What Jesus meant
when he said:"In my Father's house are many mansions." |
March 9th, 1915 |
| Helen Padgett |
Helen describes
her home in the Celestial Spheres |
March 10th, 1915.
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| Ann Rollins |
Ann Rollins
corroborates Helen's experience and tells of the happiness of
spirits in the Celestial Spheres. |
March 10th, 1915 |
| Helen Padgett |
Helen's experience
in trying to show a spirit the way to God's Love. |
March 17th, 1915. |
| Helen Padgett |
Helen
writes that she has progressed into the Celestial Heavens within
one year after leaving the material plane. |
March 23rd, 1915 |
| Ann Rollins |
Ann
Rollins tells of her spiritual progression from the First Celestial
Sphere to the Second Celestial Sphere. |
April 13th, 1915 |
| Ann Rollins |
Ann Rollins describes
several Spheres and the different kinds of spirits inhabiting
them |
June 5th, 1915 |
| Jesus |
Many of the
ancient spirits are not in the Celestial Heavens. |
June 6th, 1915. |
| Abdullah ben Caliph |
The Muslim heavens. |
June 22nd, 1915 |
| Ann Rollins |
Ann Rollins describes
her home in the second Celestial Sphere. |
July 6th, 1915 |
| Ann Rollins |
Ann Rollins'
experience in the Second Celestial Sphere. |
July 8th, 1915 |
| Samuel |
Samuel gives
his experience in the sixth Sphere and his progress to the Celestial
Kingdom |
August 5th, 1915 |
| Seleman |
Seleman:
Contrasting the Mohammedan heavens and the Christian heavens. |
August 8th, 1915 |
| Salaaida |
Salaalida,
a moslem, helped to defend Jerusalem from the Christians, is
a very happy spirit and a lover of God. |
August 12th, 1915 |
| Samuel |
Describes the
Celestial Heavens. |
August 17th, 1915 |
| S. B. S. |
Spirit who believed
in the creeds and his awakening to the truth after he met Jesus. |
August 30th, 1915 |
| James |
Condition of
spirits and their experiences and beliefs and how they congregate
together. |
September 25th, 1915 |
| John |
John describes
the difference between the spirits of the Celestial and the
spirit spheres and their happiness. |
September 25th, 1915 |
| Mary Kennedy |
Mary Kennedy
progresses to the first Celestial Sphere and gives a description
of her new home |
October 8th, 1915 |
| Helen Padgett |
Helen
tells Mr. Padgett about her new beautiful garment as a result
of her spiritual advancement. |
December 22nd, 1915 |
| Ann Rollins |
Ann Rollins
- Description of some of the spheres. |
December 22nd, 1915 |
| Helen Padgett |
Helen's experience
of joy and grandeur in the Third Celestial Sphere. |
December 28th, 1915. |
| Galileo |
Galileo
writes of his studies of the material universe from the sixth
Sphere |
January 21st, 1916 |
| Stephen Elkins |
Stephen
Elkins was helped by Mr. Padgett and has progressed out of darkness.
When on earth, he did not believe in things of the soul, or
Jesus, or even in a God. |
February 11th, 1916. |
| Ann Rollins |
Ann Rollins:
Above the third Celestial sphere & how all mankind can become
Divine Angels |
May 28th, 1916 |
| Helen Padgett |
Mrs. Padgett refers
to Buddha and his progress in the sixth Sphere |
August 1st, 1916 |
| John |
St John: Description
of the third Sphere. |
December 8th, 1916 |
| Forrest |
Forrest writes
that he is progressing and is able to see the light and some
happiness. |
March 10th, 1917 |
| Jesus |
The only
Way to the Kingdom of God in the Celestial Heavens. |
May 15th, 1917. |
| G.H. |
G. H. gives
his experience and how his old beliefs in the creeds retarded
his progress. |
June 24th, 1917 |
| Father Williams |
A Catholic priest
who defended his flock talks with Mr. Morgan. |
November 8th, 1917 |
| G____ |
The soul's progression
as I have experienced it. |
February 27th, 1920 |
| A. G. Riddle |
Heaven is a place
as well as a condition of the soul. |
February 27th, 1920 |
| Judas |
The Twilight zone
and Summerland. |
September 8th, 2001 |
| Judas |
The Second sphere. |
September 16th, 2001 |
| Judas |
The Third Sphere. |
September 19th, 2001 |
| Judas |
The
Fourth Sphere. |
September 23rd, 2001 |
| Judas |
The
Fifth Sphere. |
September 25th, 2001 |
| Judas |
The
Sixth Sphere |
September 27th, 2001 |
| Judas |
The
Seventh Sphere |
September 28th, 2001 |
| White Feather |
The
Spheres and soul conditions. |
June 7th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
First Natural Sphere. |
June 7th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Second Natural Sphere. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Fourth Natural Sphere. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Sixth Natural Sphere. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Mortal World. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Three Lower Natural Spheres. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
First Divine Love Sphere. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Second Divine Love Sphere. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Third Divine Love Sphere. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| White Feather |
The
Celestial Heavens. |
June 9th, 2008 |
| Jesus |
Preexistence
of the Celestial Heavens. |
September 8th, 2008 |
| Aphraar |
Traveling
in spirit - extract from "Through the Mists." |
1898 |
| Astroel |
Traveling
in spirit - extract from "The Gate of Heaven." |
1931 |
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