By Gerlinda

When Christ was resurrected He said, "Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. John 14:1-4 (KJV)

How often has this one scripture been given by someone that believes in a pre-7 year Tribulation Rapture as proof that the Rapture is when the believers would all be carried away to these mansions that Yahshua said He would go and prepare? I know I have heard it over and over again. And they say that place is heaven. Someone that would use that scripture as proof of the False Theory is not reading all of the Bible and I mean ALL, which includes the books that were deliberately removed from the original scriptures.

But, rather than even use the scriptures that do remain in the KJV Bible regarding I Thess. 4:16-17 of when the living would be changed and join the Dead who were raised first to join the Lord in the air, they hang their whole theology on a few pieces of straw broken off from the Sheave. Those pieces are what the Promoters of False Theology have thrown at you like crumbs to a dog. They know what they are doing and you think you know what you believe.

I just do not understand what would make a person so stubborn as to refuse to consider the truth, do you? A True Seeker of the Truth must reconsider his belief system when presented with a deeper understanding. If, the Word of God shows differently than first thought, what is it the believer should do? Keep saying, "NO, no, my church doesn't teach that." or let the Holy Spirit do the convicting of His Truth?

Here is what is told by those that have studied the fragmented pieces of the extra-biblical books especially the Pseudipigraphal. Those of the Old Testament days that were worthy of salvation, with the resurrection of Christ, were taken by archangel Michael into Paradise, baptized in the Archuresian Lake, given fruit from the tree of life and returned to the place from whence Adam and Eve had fallen from as spiritual beings in the paradise of delights.

It is at this point that IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT PARADISE IS NOT HEAVEN. Think about it; where did God place Adam? Adam was put into a place called Paradise, which is not the Garden of Eden nor is it the Third Heaven where the Throne of God is found.

Therefore, with that correct understanding of the difference between these places understood, let's move on.

God has many mansions; meaning there are many places in all of His Grand Universe that He has prepared and one of thee places is The New Jerusalem.

Those of the Esoteric readily admit that Saturn is the planet dominated by Satan? And Mars? Doesn't it show signs of a great heavenly battle? Yet, most people think mansions is speaking of mere houses. Everyone gets one designed to their own specifications. That is the hog wash that has been handed down to us for way too long. So, the Believer's mind is filled with dreams of escaping tribulation and finally getting a home just like they always wanted. REALLY NOW! Do you think God's plans are as simple as ours?

How do we know that it is not Heaven? Do we recall when Satan was kicked out of Heaven along with his 1/3 angelic force after fighting against Michael and his angels fought, they were no longer allowed into heaven but he did show up somewhere else...which is where God placed Adam & Eve.

People will tell you that he still can go before God and accuse us. NO WAY! We just found out that he was kicked out of heaven for good and if you don't believe that, then what do you make of the Decree that God issued against those Fallen Angels that they would never be forgiven nor would they ever be allowed back to their former home. That is another lie we've been taught that he has the freedom to stand before God and accuse us.

The Scriptures where Lucifer is seen along with the other angels standing before God took place BEFORE he was kicked out for his rebellion.

If one read Enoch and the other Books of the Apocrypha, one would have more documentation that the Fallen Angels would never be allowed back to their former home...NEVER. That includes their leader, Lucifer. Therefore, it is a lie to teach otherwise, isn't it?

Satan does not have the freedom and power that so many seem to believe. Jesus defeated Satan's temptation of Him by citing the Word of God and saying, "It Is Written." We are granted the same power under the Blood of Yahshua/Jesus Christ. That could be another reason that Enoch is not allowed to be read. There is too much first hand accounts of what really took place.

After Lucifer was thrown out of Heaven, he did have access to a place called
"PARADISE" where God placed Adam and Eve. And, it is there that he talked Eve into partaking of the fruit and she in return offered it to Adam. It is there that Adam & Eve were promised they would one day return. That is how we know our future home is not Heaven but Paradise.

How do we know that Paradise is not The Garden of Eden? Because the books tell us that Adam & Eve were driven out of Paradise down to the Garden, which was located on earth below. We have tended to muddle all of these places together and so the story is not clear but we go ahead and keep believing these things even though we don't even have it clear in our own heads, don't we?

And here is another thing we have not bothered to study. If "Hebrew 9:27 says, "It is appointed unto men once to die but after this the judgment.". So, then did those OT Saints that were seen walking around Jerusalem after the Resurrection of Yahshuah, the Christ, appear in their earthly bodies? The answer is "NO", They were seen in their Resurrected form, which is the same promise that is given to us that await the Second Resurrection, in which the Dead will rise first and the living changed to meet the Lord in the air. Why do we restrict the work which Christ accomplished when it is said, "he has Power over Life and Death". Oh, Death, where is your sting? I Corin 15:55

Haven't we been learning a whole lot about this business of what happens to the body upon death? It, the "Living Soul", which no longer breaths, just goes to sleep but the Breath, which was breathed into the human body returns to it's Maker. That fact is proven if you just read the story of the creation of Adam in Genesis... that he was just a form made out of the dust of the earth until God breathed life into him.

That is just another truth we are now learning, which has been held from us and replaced by the lie that when a person dies, his Spirit/Breath either goes to Heaven or Hell. And if it goes to hell, he suffers there until Judgment Day. Or, you can believe what the Vatican teaches you...pay enough money for masses said, and they will get your loved one out of Purgatory. What a bunch of garbage that millions of people believe because they do not bother to study the Word of God.

Walter Veith, in his video, has given loads of scriptures that speak of the Living Soul, upon death...JUST GOES TO SLEEP UNTIL THE TRUMPET BLOWS FOR THE RESURRECTION. He also has given scriptures that tell us that Hell has been made for Satan and his angels. Yes, at the Judgment Seat, the verdict will be given to those that did not choose Jesus Christ/Yahshua as their Savior whose own death purchased for us Eternal Life that was lost by the sin of Adam and Eve. Doesn't that explain what "Being Born-Again" means?

Those that did not chose to be "Born-Again, will suffer "The Second Death", which is really quite easy to understand. They will burn like rubbish in a Fire Heap and when rubbish is all burned up, it is no more. You see, what they lose, is the right to Eternal Life.

So, we come back to this issue of where Jesus went to prepare a home for us. Haven't we heard of The New Jerusalem coming down? And it is called The Bride of Christ. Wow! what does that do to the teaching that the church is the bride?

And when it comes down, who do you suppose is already there waiting for the rest of us? Yep! It is Adam, Eve, Seth, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all of the Righteous OT Saints. That is why The New Jerusalem is called "The Bride of Christ". It is where all of His own await in the Bridal Chamber for the rest that are His Own.

But haven't you, the Gentile Church, been taught that you get resurrected first and then 1,000 years later, the rest of the OT Saints get resurrected?

Why do you think that? Because you have focused on the words, "The Dead in Christ Rise First" and you think that has to be the Gentile Church because Jews don't believe in Jesus Christ. What a narrow minded way of interpreting scriptures. Who is Yeshuah anyhow? Here is the answer, "Before Abraham, I Am" John 8:58. That is what he answered His critics when walked this earth.

Now, do you see how poorly the Believers have understood the Word of God?

Those that study the fragmented pieces of this story scattered across many of the extra-biblical books especially the Pseudipigraphal, will find that the spirits of Adam up until the time of the death of the thief on the cross, that asked Yahushuah to remember him when he came into Paradise; that all of these spirits upon death went to and were contained in Sheol as punishment for the collective fall of humanity. Sheol encompassed the portion known as Abraham's Bosom, from where the Captive were led free.

Read this portion here regarding how Adam's Son was trying to save his father from dying.

Seth is asked by his father to go near the gates of paradise and to implore the Most High for fruit from the tree of life so that he could heal his father from his ails and sway him from the sentence of death that was coming upon Adam as he succumbed to old age. Adam had been told it would be 5 1/2 days and then he could return to his former days but Adam did not understand that it meant 5500 years.

In this story the archangel Michael tells Seth, that he would not at this time receive fruit from the tree of life but that at some time in the future, the Son of God would come to earth as a human and after dying on the cross would descent into Sheol to free them from their bondage and being led into Paradise, they would then be given fruit from the tree of life, they would then revert back to their bright natured form and be lead immortal into the city of God, established before the foundation of the world to house the righteous chosen to inherit the benefits of it's extravagance.

And Seth went with Eve near Paradise, and they wept there and prayed God to send his angel and give them the oil of mercy. And God sent the archangel Michael and he spake to Seth, "Seth, man of God, weary not thyself with prayers and entreaties concerning the tree which floweth with oil to anoint they father Adam. For it shall not be thine now but in the end of the times.

Then shall all flesh be raised up from Adam till that great day, all that shall be of the holy people. Then shall the delights of Paradise be given to them and God shall be in their midst. And they shall no longer sin before his face, for the evil heart shall be taken from them and there shall be given them a heart understanding the good and to serve God only."

Apocalypse of Moses 13:1-3 Pseudipigrapha

Seth is told that extension of life for Adam was not the will of the Father but that He, Adam, and all those that were righteous of their seed line, would have a chance to return to paradise so long as they followed the commandments and adhered to the laws, that would be given to the patriarchs of his line.

God Himself had already told Adam that He would make it possible for them to return to Paradise after 5 1/2 days (5500 years) When Yahshua led the captive free, that promise was fulfilled, right on time.

There would be many witnesses to the return of the resurrected Christ and the patriarchs as many would leave testimony confirming the fulfillment of prophecy given to Adam, Eve, Seth, and many others that spoke of the coming of Yahushuah as the only begotten Son of the Most High and how His death and resurrection would herald a return to Paradise for all the spirits of those whom had took on flesh embodiment previous to His first coming.

After confirming His resurrection to the disciples, prophets, priests and the people of Israel, He ascended to the right hand of the Father and took His place as the glorified savior messiah just as stated in prophecy prior to His coming.

So, you see Fellow Believers, to assume you are going to Heaven is a wrong assumption. To assume you will have your own home/mansion is wrong. You've had your earthly desired used to pump you full of lies. To assume you are going to that place 7 years before Yahshua/Christ returns is wrong. Do we begin to see how one lie leads to another lie? How about stopping the lies and start on learning the truth that the Holy Spirit is trying to reveal to us?

The Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan, known also as the 1st Book of Adam and Eve, a 5th to 6th century Christian pseudepegraphical work originally found in Arabic and later translated into Ge'ez, also states like the Gospel of Nicodemus that Christ would assume flesh form 5500 years after Adam and Eve's banishment from paradise and save Adam and his descendants from the entrapments of this fallen world after He was crucified on the cross.

There is an endless amount of Biblical Truths being published on this site. I'm positive, there is no other site that holds these many varieties of subjects: everything from birth to death with all the in between that we should be eager to study to better know how close we are to the Second Coming of Yeshua haMashiach.

This is the whole of the Gospel Message. Gospel means Good News. We should understand as much as possible of the history given to us so that we can get a much broader and truthful understanding of God's Love for His creation and what He took upon Himself to open the door to Paradise once again.

It becomes very evident that God's House is the Whole Universe that He called into being. Eye has not seen nor ear heard of the wonders that God has prepared for us.

If you have not already done so, take a listen to Walter Veigh on the issue of Eternal Punishment. While we do not agree completely with him, this understanding of what happens upon death is full of scripture to help us get a much better understanding of why death does not have a sting.



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