ILLUMINATI COVER-UP -
PROOF: BIBLE IS FACT!
(Part 11: Conclusion)

[Cont. from Part 10]

COMING HOME

         LIGHTNING FLASHED, illuminating the battered old car sitting on the side of the road. The anticipated crash of thunder was deafening, shaking the ground for miles around. Inside the car, a small group of people trembled and shrieked in fear. Kneeling in the mud and rocks beside the rear wheel, a poorly-dressed man cringed involuntarily, then hastily tightened the last of the lug nuts. With a sigh of relief, he hauled himself up and tossed the tire iron into the trunk. Grabbing the blown tire, he threw it in after the tool, and slammed the trunk lid shut. Circling the car, the man gratefully climbed inside.

         Switching on the key, he put the car in gear and continued down the narrow, rocky road. He drove slowly and carefully, for the many deep ruts were difficult to see. Fortunately, there was no oncoming traffic to watch out for. In fact, there was VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AT ALL. Running alongside the road - not fifty feet to his left - was a very busy, twelve-lane SUPERHIGHWAY. Jammed bumper-to-bumper, hundreds of cars raced by in a blur of lights. Blaring horns and the loud curses of angry drivers created an ugly montage of noisy confusion.

         Separating the two roads was a ten-foot-tall retaining wall. The base was two feet high and made of concrete. Sitting atop this was a eight-foot plexiglass divider. Every mile or so, an off-ramp led to a large gateway. Thus, by checking the traffic through the divider, a driver could easily jump on or off the superhighway. Making such a change, however, meant more than mere road conditions: traffic on the adjacent highway was heading in the OPPOSITE direction. Topping a hill, the car slowed as the man stared with relief at a point far ahead, where a pinpoint of light pierced the surrounding blackness. A
look of satisfaction crossed the old man's face, and he began to hum. Ignoring a nearby exit ramp, he continued inching his way along the dark, hazardous road, for he had seen WHERE the superhighway LED:

         Racing as if their very lives depended on it, the contestants didn't see the danger ahead until it was too late for them to turn back. As the cars dashed around a final sharp curve, THE ROAD ENDED ABRUPTLY. Horrified screams and squealing brakes created a macabre symphony, as hapless drivers sailed off the edge -  and STRAIGHT DOWN TO A BOTTOMLESS, HELLISH LAKE OF FIRE! Disembodied, fiendish laughter greeted each new arrival.

         Meanwhile on the other side of the wall, just up ahead a little ways, the tiny light had grown into one of an intense sparkling brilliance, beckoning the beleaguered family forward. Slowly, a great rainbow-colored CRYSTAL CITY began to emerge from the stormy darkness. Turning to his passengers, the man grinned. Hugging each other, the family joyfully began singing a favorite gospel song. THEY HAD MADE IT! It had been a long, hard journey, but at last, they were nearly HOME.

QUESTIONS. SO
MANY QUESTIONS

         Could this really happen? Is there really a Heaven? Will we go there after the Millennial Reign - or will we remain here on Earth forever? If we are going to Heaven after the thousand years - what will it be like? Like millions of Christians, I have given these questions a great deal of thought. Of course, I have also questioned the very existence of God over the years - mostly during my teen years. The Humanist schools and Media made sure of that. But, being a very curious and logical person by "nature" (God), I was driven to search for the answers. That, of course, is why I became an investigative reporter. With
that background, I was prime for the gift of a computer from my loving daughter. God kept putting incredible facts in my way, until one day "The Joshua Report" was born. Even more amazing facts led me to put out this "Special Report." I use to tell my youngins that they misnamed those IQ ("intelligence quotient") tests. They should have called them CQ ("curiosity quotient") tests. After all, it really is CURIOSITY that decides how intelligent you will be. The more questions you ask, the more you will search for answers - and the more you learn, the higher your "IQ!" will be!

     "I guess God knew I wasn't really serious at the beginning. After all, I was oh, so-o-o busy - pursuing earthly pleasures and a career in the very secular (read Satanic) field of country music. Of course, I didn't think of it as Satanic at the time. But then, I was one of the lucky ones. God cared enough about me to take it all away - and I do mean ALL. Take my advice and NEVER take anything or anyone for granted (as your "right" or your due) - least of all, GOD! He put a tremendous burden on my heart - and a Mountain I didn't think I would ever be able to climb. But I found that it's true: God never gives us a Cross too heavy for us to bear, and with His help and guidance, I finally made it to the top of that Mountain. Now, my eyes remain steadfastly on Heaven. And that brings us back to the questions: "Is there really a Heaven? Will Believers go there after the Millennium? WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE?"

ALIENS AND THE
THREE HEAVENS

         I find it truly amazing that people accept PAGAN gods, i.e., Buddah, Shinto, Mohammad, the many spirit gods of the Native American tribes, (even voodoo dolls, for goodness sake!) unquestioningly - demanding NO hard evidence - while at the same time insist that the true CREATOR GOD (Jehovah) couldn't possibly exist, because they "can't SEE Him!" Of course, they've never seen an ATOM, a GENE, or even AIR, for that matter - And they have never seen any of the above "gods," in PERSON for that matter - only their MAN-made depictions! Folks even accept "ALIENS," claiming they are "much farther ADVANCED than we are." Of course, I gotta' wonder: unless they have met one personally, exactly how would they know that?

        In the Bible we are told there are THREE heavens. The FIRST is the heaven that we see: INNER SPACE - or AIR (SKY, atmosphere, stratosphere, etc.) This is LUCIFER's (Satan's) REALM. When God threw him to earth, this is where he set up his kingdom, for the Bible calls him the "prince" and "power of the AIR." But, the Bible also calls LUCIFER (whose name was changed to "SATAN" when he was thrown out of Heaven) the "GOD OF THIS EARTH," which means - at least until JESUS returns - Satan has free run of this Earth and everything in its immediate vicinity. In fact, Satan even brags about it:

A NEW LOOK AT
SATAN AND GOD

         "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou (where did you come from?)? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, 'FROM GOING TO AND FRO IN THE EARTH, AND FROM WALKING UP AND DOWN IN IT'." - Job 1:6,7

         The SECOND heaven is where the sun, moon and stars declare the glory of God as David affirms in Psalms. We know this Second heaven as "OUTER SPACE." The THIRD Heaven is, of course, GOD'S OWN KINGDOM. Now, assuming this is all true (and I DO), doesn't this make BOTH Satan and God - "ALIENS?" Of course it does. After all, neither of them came from this earth! They both come from "outer space," both have "supernatural powers" beyond our human understanding. Of course, this is a two-way street: WE are also aliens - to Heaven! So, what it comes down to is WHICH "alien" will you choose to follow - and why? And maybe you better ask yourself this: WHERE is the one I have chosen to follow leading me?

GOD: THE
ULTIMATE ALIEN

          Anybody over the age of thirty is very much aware of MIND-CONTROL ("brainwashing"). So, for the sake of argument, let's assume GOD IS REAL and, let's also assume that not only did He create all of us and the animals, etc. - but that He sends His angels to "WATCH" over us. Hmmm. Again: is this possible? I like to think of how easily the 'Wizard of Oz' did it. THINK HOW MUCH EASIER IT WOULD BE FOR GOD! Did you know that Dr. Gehard Dirks, who holds fifty patents on the IBM COMPUTER, said that he acquired most of his ideas from studying the functions of the HUMAN BRAIN - GOD's
creation? Let's take a closer look at that brain - and other "accidents of nature" (evolution)! The following FACTS ought to strain yours. It most definitely did MINE:

          "The AVERAGE BRAIN weighs about three pounds and contains 12 BILLION CELLS, EACH of which is connected to 10,000 OTHER BRAIN CELLS. That's 120 TRILLION brain connections! The CAPILLARIES in your body - which if laid end-to-end, would wrap FIVE TIMES AROUND THE EARTH - carry blood, nutrition, and oxygen to your entire body." And Humanists (evolutionists) would have us believe this came about by "RANDOM CHANCE?!" What are these people smoking?!! Because we must accept either creation OR evolution by FAITH, it seems far more LOGICAL to believe that a
DESIGNER planned and created the human body, don't you think?

STUPID
SCIENTISTS?

         Do you believe scientists are "stupid?" Judging by the number of times we hear that Christians, and anyone who believes in the Bible - or, for that matter, dares to so much as QUESTION evolution or humanism - are simply "stupid," I would guess that would have to include the following scientists, too. Let's start with John Polkinghorne, a PHYSICIST from Cambridge University, who states: "When you realize that the laws of nature must be INCREDIBLY FINELY TUNED to produce the universe we see, that conspires to plant the idea that THE UNIVERSE DID NOT JUST HAPPEN, but that there must be a PURPOSE behind it." And how about EVOLUTIONIST Paul Amos Moody? He admits that the more he studies science, the more convinced he is that this world and universe have a "definite DESIGN - and A DESIGN SUGGESTS A DESIGNER." The evidences for design, says Moody, are EVERYWHERE, from the STARRY HEAVENS to the ELECTRONS swirling in orbit around the atomic nuclei. What happens when we seek the natural laws that lie behind such design? "THERE WE FIND THE CREATOR," says Moody

         Dr. David Raup, CURATOR OF GEOLOGY at Chicago's FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, tells us that the "250,000 species of plants and animals recorded and deposited in museums throughout the world DID NOT SUPPORT THE GRADUAL UNFOLDING HOPED FOR BY DARWIN." And PHYSICIST and NOBEL PRIZE WINNER, Dr. Robert A. Millikan stated in a speech before the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, "The PATHETIC thing about it is that many scientists are trying to PROVE THE DOCTRINE (faith; belief) OF EVOLUTION, which NO SCIENCE CAN DO." (!!) And the author of 'UNENDED QUEST,' Karl Popper admits: "I have come to the conclusion that DARWINISM
IS NOT A TESTABLE SCIENTIFIC THEORY, but a METAPHYSICAL (insubstantial; supernatural) research programme - a POSSIBLE framework for testable scientific theories." Perhaps that is why, according to Henry Margenau, "If you take the TOP NOTCH SCIENTISTS, you find VERY FEW ATHEISTS among them." We have been brainwashed into discounting the scientific credibility of anybody who believes in God and His Son, Jesus Christ - and that is plain foolishness!

HAVE WE
  BEEN BUGGED?

         How can God possibly see everything we do and hear every prayer - even the SILENT ones? Well, I believe that God may have programed something like a GENETIC MICROPHONE in our brain. We know that the smartest person that ever lived (not counting JESUS, of course!) only used approximately 1/10 of his brain cells. So, we have no idea WHAT the other 9/10 of our brain was
designed to be used for. Therefore, if Heaven is so FAR AWAY that astronomers can't find it - or maybe even located in some other DIMENSION, I believe it is possible that God installed a "FAILSAFE BUTTON" in our genetic makeup - perhaps somewhere in the PINEAL GLAND (our "third eye").

         Now, if that is the case, when we call on God, it would be like hitting this button, (sort of like the on-off switch on a microphone). This, in turn, could possibly alert God's Angels - or relay it to God Himself. This "button" may also be programed so that if we verbally or mentally REJECT God - or His Word - it would SHUT DOWN and God and His angels would be out of contact. It would OPEN up again, if we changed our minds and HUMBLED ourselves and PRAYED, and SOUGHT GOD'S FACE, and TURNED FROM OUR WICKED WAYS. If we are willing to do that - and ACCEPT JESUS AS OUR SAVIOR, God promises that "THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE YOUR SIN, AND HEAL YOUR LAND." (II Chronicles 7:14) And if ever America needed healing, it is NOW!

TICKET
TO HEAVEN

         There is so much controversy about this fascinating subject. Will we be Raptured BEFORE the Tribulation, DURING, or AFTER? Will we be going to Heaven after the Millennial Reign - or is the NEW JERUSALEM our Heaven? Will we have "new bodies" - or will we just be DISEMBODIED SPIRITS? Do we need to evangelize and do "good works" - or separate ourselves from the world and simply wait for Jesus' return? Should women preach and evangelize - or should they simply support their men? So many, many questions. So many, many opinions. If I have the wrong opinion, COULD IT COST ME MY TICKET TO HEAVEN?

         I want to make this crystal clear right now: the answer is NO: honest confusion will not cost you your Ticket to Heaven! All these different opinions and viewpoints are either based on Scripture or misinformation - or just plain old-fashioned quesswork. Don't worry about it if you are confused, though. Just about every theologian is, too, on some issues (including me - and I am not a theologian). After all, they are merely HUMAN, like you and me! Some things we are not MEANT to know. They are GOD'S BUSINESS! So just remember this: YOUR TICKET TO HEAVEN IS FREE - JESUS ALREADY PAID YOUR WAY. You cannot lose it if you 1) ADMIT YOU ARE A SINNER, 2) REPENT OF YOUR SINS, and 3) OPENLY ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR. PERIOD. At this point, I really would advise you to find a church (be VERY careful which one, though. Make very sure that it is SCRIPTURAL!!) and be BAPTIZED - because you are then INVITING THE HOLY SPIRIT IN - and you will be REBORN. After this, I suggest you ask God for WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING - then simply FOLLOW HIS WILL. I guarantee, if you are sincere, He will SHOW it to you!! Personally, I don't think women should preach (in agreement with Paul), because pastors are suppose to be the spiritual head of a church - and if a woman was a pastor, she would be OVER the men of the church. That doesn't seem Biblical to me. However, she can do many, MANY other things - including teaching Sunday School, missionary work, etc., etc. But - man or woman - whatever we do, I don't believe God wants us to "just sit back and wait" for Him! Otherwise, what will God judge us on at the Bema Seat?

 THE BEMA
  SEAT JUDGMENT

         "For we (Believers) must ALL appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, ACCORDING TO THAT HE HATH DONE, whether it be good or bad." - II Corinthians 5:10 (Some of us will be lucky to get TIN crowns!)

         According to the above quotation - as well as Romans 14:10, 1 Corinthians 3:14,15, and 1 Corinthians 4:5 - we will first appear before the JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST, where our actions here on Earth will be judged (The Great White Throne is the Judgment Seat of GOD and it is ONLY for the unbelievers). This evaluation is not for the purpose of punishing us for our sins. They were already paid for on the CROSS by the LORD JESUS. Instead, it is a REVIEWING STAND where our performance as CHRISTIANS (not self-serving or phony "good works" type, but genuine, SPIRIT-FILLED Christians) will be evaluated and REWARDED! Les Feldick explains it this way:

         "[The BEMA (grk. "judgment") SEAT] is not to determine heaven or hell. It's not to judge us for our sins (thank God!), because the believers' sins have already been judged totally and completely at the Cross. WE WILL NEVER AGAIN HAVE TO FACE OUR SINS. Now this doesn't give license, not by any stretch of the imagination. We won't come before the Bema Seat shaking in our boots wondering if we are going to make it or not...The Gospel of Grace says that CHRIST RELEASES THE POWER OF SALVATION AT OUR BELIEVING (not just mentally, but ABSOLUTE KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT RESERVATION that JESUS IS REAL, HE DIED FOR ME, DEFEATED SIN, SATAN AND DEATH, AND ROSE AGAIN!)...[When God sees this], our sins are judged, and we are CLEANSED of them. Then He SEALS US, and sets us on our way working and serving Him. As a believer, the whole concept here is that we live a life well-pleasing now AS A CHILD (remember how THRILLED we were as children, when our parents were PLEASED with something that we did?), with the idea of gaining a reward for meritorious service." This judgement is in preparation for:

THE GLORIOUS MARRIAGE
SUPPER OF THE LAMB

         One of the strange facts about JESUS, is that throughout His life here on earth, He remained UNMARRIED (and NO, He did not have an affair with Mary Magdalene - or with his apostles, either!). This state of affairs was extremely rare for a Jewish man. But, according to Feldick, "there was a very special reason for this: since the birth of Jesus, the Holy Spirit has gone throughout the world calling out and preparing people who would be a suitable BRIDE - a LOVE-GIFT from the Father to His beloved Son, JESUS. All sorts of people are welcome to be part of Christ's wife, THE INVITATION IS OPEN TO EVERYONE, for the BRIDE OF CHRIST consists of millions of men and women and children! When we are all brought together as a family following the RAPTURE we shall join with our LORD in a great MARRIAGE FEAST."

         "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB IS COME, and his WIFE (His CHURCH) hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, THESE ARE THE TRUE SAYINGS OF GOD." - Revelation 19:7-9

SECRETS
REVEALED

         NOW COMES THE GOOD PART. Remember: NO BELIEVER WILL STAND BEFORE THAT TERRIBLE GREAT WHITE THRONE (described in Part 10) - or be sentenced to the UNBELIEVER'S indescribably HORRIFYING fate - a fate reserved strictly for those who REFUSED to accept JESUS as their SAVIOR, and HONOR THE WORD OF GOD! Thank God, the Judgement isn't here yet, so we have time to take a closer look at the BELIEVER'S REWARD: HEAVEN! Now, this is an accepted fact by Bible-believing Christians, but - like Hell - few people have any real idea WHAT "Heaven" is. For instance, do you picture yourself as a dis-embodied spirit, floating around aimlessly on Fluffy White Clouds, with nothing to do, but sing Hymns non-stop, flap your Wings and play your Harp throughout an endlessly-boring Eternity - while your brain slowly turns to mush? Well, GUESS AGAIN, Folks! You underestimate our Creator, if you think that's the way it's going to be. That wouldn't be a reward. That would be PUNISHMENT! God Himself has shown us a picture of Heaven through Ezekial and John. And JESUS promised us that in the days before He returned to set up His Kingdom here on Earth, many "SECRETS" would be revealed. In fact, in the Book of Acts, God is quite specific:

          "AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THE LAST DAYS, SAITH GOD, I WILL POUR OUT OF MY SPIRIT UPON ALL FLESH: AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS: AND ON MY SERVANTS AND ON MY HAND- MAIDENS I WILL POUR OUT IN THOSE DAYS OF MY SPIRIT; AND THEY SHALL PROPHESY; - v: 17, 18
         "AND I WILL SHEW WONDERS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, AND SIGNS IN THE EARTH BENEATH; BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOUR OF SMOKE: THE SUN SHALL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS, AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THAT GREAT AND NOTABLE DAY OF THE LORD COME: AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED." - vs: 19-21

WHAT IS IT
LIKE TO DIE?

         Over the years, HUNDREDS OF WITNESSES have come back from the dead to answer that question for us - and that includes people from TODAY. That also includes my daughter. She died when she was only two. Of course, she was too young then to tell us what she saw, but I am convinced that pictures of what she saw that day are still buried deep in her subconscious. Clues come from the fact that she leads a life-style forbidden by God - and yet constantly talks about Him. While denying His WORD, It is also obvious that she definitely believes in His EXISTENCE. There is a battle being waged
for her soul - as is happening right now all over this country and around the world. And in some cases, God uses EXTREME measures to get their attention:

         I am, of course, talking about NDEs ("near death experiences"). Now, I really believe that a number of these are true, because God promised us He would "shew wonders in Heaven." (Note, He did NOT say "heavenS" - plural - as He has always done, when referring to the firmament.) And let's not forget that He showed Ezekial and John and others what Heaven is like. So, the idea of His showing Heaven to people today is not that far-fetched. Descriptions given by many of the survivors of these NDEs do not conflict with the various descriptions given in the Bible. EVEN FROM SOME OF THOSE
TOTALLY UNFAMILIAR WITH THE BIBLE! Let's take a look at some of these NDEs: one witness described the moment when his spirit left his body as being "like pulling the stopper out of a thermos bottle." Another talked about "a strange darkness" - a darkness that was "extreme." Many have spoken of a "dark tunnel." One described it as a "long dark narrow valley" in which Jesus held her hand and helped her to cross:

QUESTIONS FOR
THE HUMANISTS

         "At last we heard music in the distance," the woman went on, "the most BEAUTIFUL MUSIC I had ever heard. We quickened our steps. We came to a wide river separating us from that beautiful land. I looked on the other side and saw GREEN GRASS, FLOWERS OF EVERY COLOR, beautiful flowers that would NEVER DIE. I saw the RIVER OF LIFE winding its way through the CITY OF GOD. Standing on its banks was a company of those who had been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, and THEY WERE SINGING."

         Secular Humanists have come up with a scientific explanation for all this. According to them, it is simply SOMETHING INSIDE OUR BRAIN that is triggered when someone believes they are about to die. So that when we die (temporarily), we see what we EXPECT Heaven to be like, based upon what we have been told (most of which came from descriptions in the Bible) - or what we subconsiously WANT to see. I have a couple of questions for them though: how do you explain the reports from people who have never been IN a church or even opened a Bible? Or the many reports DETAILING HOSPITAL LAYOUTS, ACCIDENT SCENES, etc. from people WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE? How about reports on what doctors, nurses, family members and other visitors were doing while the NDE victim was either in a coma, or "clinically" dead? How do you explain the testimony of those who, while visiting Heaven, learned about family members THEY NEVER EVEN KNEW EXISTED? True. This could be nothing more than deception by the Devil - but does it make any sense that HE would use a golden opportunity like this to GLORIFY GOD AND HIS HANDIWORK?!

HEAVENLY
SCHEMATICS

         Based on Isaiah 14:13, Job 26: 7, and Psalm 75:6 (by process of elimination), we have an idea of the general LOCATION of Heaven. According to both of them, it lies in the "RECESSES OF THE NORTH." Scientists have observed that the solar system is rapidly speeding toward the north. The magnetic attraction pulling us upward is conceivably the magnetism of Heaven's forces. Dr. Ralph Wilkerson details what we know about the incredible architecture of Heaven:

         "...[The CITY of] Heaven is a perfect cube 1,500 MILES HIGH and 1,500 MILES SQUARE. Imagine a CITY that would stretch all the way from MAINE to FLORIDA!...How many [people] will inhabit the heavenly city? Perhaps BILLIONS. To accomodate those masses, literalists have suggested  some of the following staggering proportions:

         1. Putting each street a MILE APART, there would be EIGHT MILLION STREETS,
             each 1,500 MILES LONG.
         2. If the city were divided into rooms ONE MILE IN LENGTH, ONE MILE WIDE,
             and ONE MILE HIGH, it would contain THREE BILLION, 375 MILLION ROOMS.
         3. Another interesting calculation is to multiply 1,500 miles by 1,500 miles; you
             would have 2,250,000 SQUARE MILES. There are 640 acres to a square mile,
             so you have ONE BILLION, 440 MILLION ACRES in the city. (Now, that's a LOT
             of real estate! - OL)

          "God has made the GATES OF HEAVEN large enough to accomodate all who wish to come through. Someone said that for these gates to be properly proportioned to the wall of the city, they would have to be at least 100 MILES FROM PILLAR TO POST. It's astonishing to note that EACH GATE WILL BE MADE OF A SINGLE SNOW WHITE PEARL (100 MILES WIDE!). The LARGEST pearl known today is about the size of a man's FIST!" (When people talk about the "PEARLY GATES," that doesn't begin to tell the story!)

PLANET
HEAVEN

         Dr. Wilkerson tells us that "Substantial evidence indicates that MANY cities exist on PLANET HEAVEN. Though none of these metropolises match the magnificence or the size of the NEW JERUSALEM; their splendor defies description..."VAST REGIONS OF PARADISE PLAINS CARPETED WITH MILES OF EXOTIC FLOWERS AND FORESTS against the backdrop of distant MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS. Proportionately, planet Heaven would prove to be MANY TIMES LARGER THAN EARTH.

         "We already know that many other planets in our solar system are larger than Earth - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus...Our SUN is approximately 109 TIMES the size of Earth, and literally MILLIONS of planets in the universe are larger than the sun. Many, who have gone beyond, report visiting these far-flung cities and park-like gardens." Wilkerson accepts their accounts (as do I) "not only because they have seen them, but because THEY HARMONIZE WITH BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS." "Heaven," he explains, "is not some mere abstract fancy of man, but is AS REAL AS ANY CITY ON EARTH, such as San Francisco, London or Tokyo."

THE
CITY OF GOD

         According to one returnee (after an NDE experience):
          "Faster and faster my spirit traveled...until ahead of me I began to see IRRIDESCENT LIGHTS beckoning me into THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY I HAD EVER SEEN. It was immense! I cannot verbalize the magnitude nor the splendor of that city. All was so OVERWHELMINGLY BRIGHT. It was like flying into Los Angeles on a smogless night at Christmas time when scintillating lights of every hue are arrayed in breath-taking magnificence. But this was magnified into a brilliancy millions of times greater than anything this planet could produce. I saw its GATES OF PEARL, its STREETS OF GOLD -
not simply paved with gold - but a solid, yet CRYSTAL-CLEAR gold. I viewed its WALLS OF JASPER consisting of a HEAVENLY GREEN unlike anything I had ever seen before. I could see a MARBLE- LIKE VEIN running all through it. There were colors that are indescribable, for how can one describe a color without comparison to other colors? There is NO comparison.

        "Then I saw one resplendent LIGHT emanating from the center of the RIGHT OF GOD'S THRONE. I recognized it as being JESUS, my SAVIOR!...He welcomed me into His presence, and I began to worship Him. I want to stress the DIGNITY of worship there. There is nothing of the frivolity that we sometimes see in our earthly houses of worship. I cannot express its glory because it is infinity! Then a strange thing happened. My attention was attracted to the hospital, and I could see my body lying upon the bed. A white car was parked near the entrance and a familiar person entered the building. I saw it
all THROUGH THOSE STREETS OF GOLD! It was as though the hospital had no roof on it. Before that time I HAD NOT KNOWN THE LAYOUT of the hospital. As I continued watching, I saw Pastor Wilkerson enter, proceed down the corridor, turn to the Intensive Care Unit and knock on the door..."

HEAVEN'S
THRONE ROOM

         JOHN WAS GIVEN AN END-TIME REVELATION BY JESUS - as well as a PERSONAL PICTURE OF HEAVEN. This is what he saw:

         "And he (God) that sat was to look upon like a JASPER (like an emerald) and a SARDINE STONE (sunset-colored): and there was a RAINBOW round about the throne, in sight like unto an EMERALD. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats (or thrones): and upon the seats I saw FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS sitting, clothed in white rainment; and they had on their heads CROWNS OF GOLD. And out of the throne (the very presence of God) proceeded LIGHTNINGS and THUNDERINGS and VOICES: and there were SEVEN LAMPS OF FIRE burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there was a SEA OF GLASS like unto CRYSTAL: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were FOUR BEASTS (ANGELS) full of eyes before and behind." - Revelation 4:3-6 (Hardly a cold, white, empty space! - OL)

THE NEW
JERUSALEM

         OSAMA BIN LADEN, SADDAM HUSSEIN, ARAFAT and the rest of the Islamic world - as well as the HUMANISTS (followers of Satan) from the Eastern Bloc and the West intend to destroy Jerusalem - and all of Israel. But, look what GOD is going to replace it with: Ezekial was also allowed to see the throneroom of Heaven. In chapter 1, verses 26 through 28, he describes GOD'S THRONE "as the appearance of a SAPPHIRE STONE: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the
APPEARANCE OF A MAN ABOVE IT And I saw as the colour of AMBER (gold), as the appearance of FIRE round about within it, from the appearance of his loins (waist) even upward, and from the appearance of his loins (waist) even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of FIRE, and it had BRIGHTNESS round about. As the appearance of the BOW (RAINBOW) that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the LIKENESS OF THE GLORY OF THE LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake." But, the most amazing and specific description of the Heavenly City of the NEW
JERUSALEM can be found in the 21st chapter of Revelation. Beginning with verse 9, John writes:

         "And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the BRIDE, the LAMB'S WIFE. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, DESCENDING OUT OF HEAVEN FROM GOD, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a JASPER stone, CLEAR AS CRYSTAL (a brilliant, clear, sparkling green); And had a WALL great and high, and had TWELVE GATES, and at the gates
TWELVE ANGELS, and names written thereon, which are the NAMES OF THE TWELVE TRIBES of the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates." - Revelation 21:9-13

FOUNDATIONS OF
PRICELESS JEWELS

         "And the wall of the city had TWELVE FOUNDATIONS, and in (on) them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb." - Revelation 21:14-
         "And the building (construction) of the wall of it was of JASPER: and THE CITY WAS PURE GOLD, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished (adorned) with all manner of precious stones. The FIRST foundation was JASPER (an opaque crystaline quartz - usually DARK GREEN); the SECOND SAPPHIRE (a DEEP RICH BLUE); the THIRD, a CHALCEDONY (also opaque crystaline quartz - usually BLUE); the FOURTH, an EMERALD (a DEEP RICH GREEN); the FIFTH, SARDONYX (an onyx having layers of DEEP ORANGE-RED sard); the SIXTH, SARDIUS (unknown); the SEVENTH, CHRYSOLYTE (a DEEP YELLOWISH-GREEN transparent stone); the EIGHTH BERYL (BLUISH-GREEN); the NINTH, a TOPAZ (YELLOW to BROWNISH); the TENTH, a
CHRYSOPRASUS (APPLE-GREEN); the ELEVENTH, a JACINTH (BRILLIAN ORANGE); the
TWELFTH, an AMETHYST (a CLEAR RICH PURPLE). And the twelve gates were TWELVE PEARLS; every several (individual) gate was of ONE pearl: and THE STREET OF THE CITY WAS PURE GOLD, AS IT WERE TRANSPARENT GLASS..." - Revelation 21:18-21

         Now, I don't know about y'all, but this certainly sounds like a very REAL and TANGIBLE (evident; touchable) place to me!

NO LOCKS
NO BLACKOUTS
NO SICKNESS
NO HUNGER OR THIRST

         "And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the GLORY OF GOD did lighten it, and the LAMB (JESUS) is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And THE GATES OF IT SHALL NOT BE SHUT at all by day: for there shall be no night there." - Revelation 21:23-25
         "And there shall IN NO WISE enter into it any thing that DEFILETH, neither whatsoever worketh ABOMINATION, or maketh a LIE: but they which are written in the LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE..." - Revelation 21:27
         "And he shewed me a PURE RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE, clear as crystal (no pollution!), proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the MIDST OF THE STREET of it, and on EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER was there the TREE OF LIFE (many trees), which bare TWELVE MANNER (different kinds) OF FRUITS, and YIELDED HER FRUIT EVERY MONTH: and the LEAVES of the tree were for the HEALING (prevention of diseases) of the nations. And there shall be no more curse; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads..." - Revelation 22:1-4

THE TIME
IS AT HAND

         "And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for THE TIME IS AT HAND. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And behold, I COME QUICKLY; and my REWARD is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am ALPHA and OMEGA, the BEGINNING and THE END, the FIRST and the LAST. Blessed are they that DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, that they may have right to the TREE OF LIFE, and may ENTER IN through the gates into the city.
         "For WITHOUT are DOGS, and SORCERERS, and WHOREMONGERS, and MURDERERS, and IDOLATERS, and whosoever loveth and maketh a LIE. I JESUS have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the ROOT and the OFFSPRING OF DAVID, and the BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR." - Revelation 22:10-16

 EDITORS
NEED NOT APPLY

         "And the Spirit and the bride say, COME, And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall ADD unto these things, God shall add unto him the PLAGUES that are written in this book: And if any man shall TAKE AWAY from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE, and OUT OF THE HOLY CITY, and from the things which are written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, SURELY I COME QUICKLY. Amen. Even so, COME, LORD JESUS. The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." - Revelation 22:17-21

         The Bible is a collection of GOD'S DIVINELY INSPIRED WORD and He makes it very clear that IT IS FATAL TO TRY TO EDIT IT! I always feel that people are foolish for rewriting the Bible, such as the Catholics, the Mormons, and Jehovah's Witnesses - as well as recognizing only one PART of the Bible. The Jews, and certain groups like the Amish, LIMIT themselves to the Old Testament, along with many "Christians," who never even look at the Old Testament, satisfied to cite favorite quotations from tiny editions of the New Testament. The Old Testament is SCRIPTURE: history and laws. In 'The Oxford
Companion to the Bible,' Benhard W. Anderson describes it as "creation theology, a healthy this-worldliness, the role of nationhood in God's economy, expostulation (dissatisfaction) with God in times of human distress and perplexity, and the insistance that the command to love God and one another must be informed by God's demand for justice and mercy in political, social, and economic relations." (Micah 6:8) The New Testament is the GOSPEL: the Good News of our salvation through Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection - along with hundreds of pages of prophecies on our future. Each
Testament makes reference to the other, and BOTH ARE NEEDED TO TELL THE WHOLE STORY.

AFTER THE
MILLENNIUM

         OK. Now we come to the question of whether we will spend Eternity in Heaven or on Earth. There seems to be a great deal of controversy about this. Mormons teach that we will go to Heaven (or at least THEY will!) - but we must keep working after we get there, to reach a higher plateau. Jehovah Witnesses, on the other hand, teach that there is no Hell, and we don't go to Heaven. We remain here on Earth. One preacher even describes the Millennial Reign as merely a "blip" - declaring that we will remain here with the Lord - forever. Personally, I believe that after the end of the Millennial Reign, we ARE going to the Heaven described above. I have several reasons for believing this - all based on what the Bible tells us:

         To begin with, Jesus told us that in His Father's house (Heaven) are many "MANSIONS" (apartments) and He was GOING (don't forget that after His Resurrection, Jesus ASCENDED - went up - to Heaven!) to "prepare a place" for us. Would He be likely to do that, if He knew we were NEVER leaving earth? Furthermore, why would God SHOW so many people what Heaven was like, if we weren't going there? Why does God tell us that "Heaven and earth shall pass away" and be replaced by NEW ones? That includes HEAVEN! And most telling of all, the Bible tells us quite clearly that GOD HAS ALREADY TAKEN BELIEVERS TO HEAVEN. Now, why would He take THEM - and leave us BEHIND? But, whatever the answer, personally I DON'T CARE! As far as I am concerned, Heaven is WHEREVER JESUS IS!

A
PERFECT LIFE

         WHAT WILL LIFE BE LIKE IN HEAVEN? Will we be bored - or will we still be able to be productive there? Life there will include celebrations, singing, fellowship, sightseeing, enjoying delectable foods (and never worrying about getting "fat"!). I am convinced that WE WILL HAVE BODIES (as promised by Jesus). We will be transformed, but we definitely will have bodies. Again, I base this on several facts: 1)God created man IN HIS OWN IMAGE and Adam and Eve both had bodies - in fact, SO DID JESUS!. 2) Everybody in heaven wears ROBES - even God - and that would require a body to wear one! 3) One verse in the Bible describes God's physical appearance as having HAIR! 4) We would have no need of fruits or HEALING LEAVES, if we had no bodies. And 5) we certainly would have no need of
"MANSIONS," if we were merely spirits. We will be very VERY busy doing whatever job God assigns us - but, we will also have plenty of time to wonder at the attractions of the city and the miracles of God. One returnee described it as being something like the EXCITEMENT and AWE we feel when someone sets off an elaborate fireworks display - only millions of times greater. And the feeling never gets old or becomes jaded. We will thrill to the pure love of CHILDREN and ANIMALS. We know they will be there because God placed them in the perfect garden: Eden, and because He has told us that when he takes over "THE LION SHALL LAY DOWN WITH THE LAMB." These are, after all, also God's creations!

         Pastor Wilkerson reminds us that "The Bible talks about going in and out of the gates. Business will be conducted in Heaven. But it will be GOD's business. If there were no movement in and out of the city, its gates would be unnecessary." Although we will never tire there, we will apparently REST from time to time, or there would be no necessity for "MANSIONS" for each of us. By the way, "mansions" in Hebrew actually means APARTMENTS. But considering the mind-boggling dimensions of Heaven
described above, these apartments are not exactly going to be studio-sized - imagine, for example, having an apartment the size of a SMALL TOWN - completely bedecked in pricelss jewels!

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"BLESSED is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and
keep those things which are written in it; for THE TIME IS NEAR." - Revelation 1:3
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"O FOOLS, and slow of heart to believe all
that the prophets have spoken." - Luke 24:25

Will YOU be "BLESSED" - or a FOOL?
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"IF MY PEOPLE, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,
SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY,
AND SEEK MY FACE,
AND
TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS;
THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL
FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND."

                                                                                       - 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Twenty years ago in Nashville, God gave me a song
that I believe sums up the STORY OF MANKIND perfectly
I'd like to share it with you:

FOOTPRINTS ON A MOUNTAIN
I have faced the driving wind and rain, drowning out my tears
And I have seen the glory of a budding dawn, erasing all my fears
I've trembled at a new-born baby's cry - as it left its mama's womb
And I have heard the Voice of God - in the stillness of my room.

Now I have seen the Mountain every man must climb, standing oh so tall
I have watched the Brave fight to make it, and seen the poor Fools fall
For I have walked those roads leading there, and read their warning signs:
"Be careful of each step you take, Friend: Your Footprints stay behind!

Now the Mountain is every man's life and how he chose to live
Did he use his hands just for taking - did he learn how to give?
For neither gold nor all the sands of time
can erase where the Devil's been
And each man chooses his own path: Heaven or Hell at the end.

WILL IT BE HEAVEN - WILL IT BE HELL
 - waiting for YOU at the end?

                                                                                                     - September Sands
                                                                                                              c1982

THE END

or... Could this be
    just the BEGINNING?

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