By John W. Milor
Posted @ https://www.JohnMilor.com
Many people think of heaven as a formless cloud where people will have a kind of blind, blissful awareness. Or heaven is conceived as a vast plane in the sky, but most contemplation does not go much beyond this.
We are also familiar with the Victorian imagery of baby cherub angels in the clouds, despite the complete lack of baby angels mentioned in Scripture.
It is furthermore common for people to not ponder what heaven is like at all, because they label it as incomprehensible, but Scripture clearly states that this is not the case. Heaven is composed of three realms: the sky, outer space, and a glorified planet where God’s throne is. No, I’m not a Mormon―this information can be read in Strong’s Enhanced Lexicon by referencing the translation of the word heaven. The third heaven is the “highest” heaven, and the definition Strong’s lexicon provides is to say that this is God’s throne. The Bible is very clear that God’s throne is located in a holy city called New Jerusalem, and this city has to be physical, and on a glorified planet, in order to be transported to an upgraded Earth in the future, as Revelation 21 states (paraphrased).
Each of these locations contains places much like the visible Earth.
There are numerous descriptions of all the unseen realms in Scripture. Romans 1:20 explains that these realms can be understood with precision, using descriptions of the visible things on Earth, and there’s nothing confusing about them at all. In fact, in today’s age of advanced science, technological wonders and creative science fiction and fantasy writers, we most likely can have a clearer picture of what heaven is really like more than any generation preceding us—without actually seeing it in person.
A great deal of science fiction actually comes from various theories postulated in the field of quantum physics. The concept of a multiverse, dubbed string theory, is taken seriously by many mainstream scientists.1 David Deutsch, premier scientist and winner of the Paul Dirac Medal and Prize, describes the concept of a multiverse in depth in his book, The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes and Its Implications. While I certainly don’t agree with David’s ideas espousing evolution, his concept of a multiverse is biblically accurate.
For many people, the field of quantum physics is nothing more than gibberish, but to the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, practical applications for such gibberish are at the heart of their latest research and development projects. On the Defense Tech Web site, a controversial paper was published that outlines information about a motor that will propel a craft through another dimension at incredible speeds!2 That’s right—another dimension, and I read this on a respected science Web site.
Professor Jochem Hauser, one of the scientists involved with this new technology, was coordinating with NASA and the Air Force back in 2012, projecting a test device would be ready by 2017, so it may exist by now, though nobody is saying anything about it. The science and technology section of Scotsman.com states the following about this proposed hyperspace drive:
The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in principle but is based on a controversial theory about the fabric of the universe, could potentially allow a spacecraft to travel to Mars in three hours and journey to a star 11 light years away in just 80 days, according to a report in today’s New Scientist magazine.3
Imagine how difficult it would be to dismiss all extraterrestrial life as a supernatural hoax, if in fact we are the ones that discover extraterrestrial life on other worlds prior to public disclosure?
The Z machine, an X-ray generator of enormous power developed by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico (and funded by the Department of Energy), might be used to test some of the basic science behind the functionality of the proposed hyperspace drive.4 As for the Z machine, it’s somewhat of an enigma as well. It generates an X-ray that lasts only for billionths of a second, but equates to 210 trillion watts, which is estimated at eighty times the entire world’s output of electricity.5
The multidimensional nature of the universe is a biblical reality, and science is getting to the point of discovering this reality with physical proof. I don’t need scientific proof like this, however. I feel as if I’ve always known that the heavens are close enough to see with my own eyes. I live with the knowledge that my ability to see into the first heaven is but the mere tuning of a dial that any angel is capable of adjusting.
Nevertheless, even without an alteration of glory, or special technology, everyone has the opportunity to look through the first heaven and at the second heaven directly, every single night, just by gazing at the night sky. Any one of the stars in the night sky may be a sun with inhabited, orbiting planets.
Understanding that the universe at large is actually synonymous with heaven in the Bible brings new meaning to a collection of terms the Bible uses to describe life in the heavens. In short, reality is actually like Star Wars, yet God, (a personal being rather than an impersonal “Force”), the Creator of all things, is the only Entity capable of stepping in and out of His creation of space-time at will. All the other life He created, both terrestrial and angelic, are composed of some type of matter, existing within the confines of a multidimensional space-time.
God rules in supreme power over the vastness of the multidimensional cosmos, and before Him an ancient war amidst countless beings of unfathomable power is coming to its conclusion on Earth. Simply read the following scriptures with the understanding that heaven, usually a plural word throughout Scripture, is outer space, i.e. “the heavens.” Now picture how the story comes to life:
Rev 12:12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Rev 13:6 [Bold emphasis and bracketed comments added added]
And he [the Antichrist] opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven [an indication of intergalactic war].
Col 1:15-18 [Bold emphasis and bracketed comments added]
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones [indicating kingdoms in outer space], or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Dan 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
For Christians, many questions are raised with this conclusion I derive here. Did Jesus have to die on all the planets in the universe with life, in order to save extraterrestrials as well? If there is life in outer space, then why is everything coming to a final climax on Earth, of all places? What makes Earth significant? And why was the devil cast to the Earth, anyway?
Believe it or not, there are Biblical answers to all these questions, and these answers begin with a history lesson that predates Adam and Eve, but this information spans beyond the scope of this post. For those who want a shortcut to the answer to these questions and more, I recommend my latest book, Christian Ufology, posted at www.ChristianUfology.net. But if an entire book is a bit much, then simply check this site, www.JohnMilor.com, for another post in the future, and the information will eventually be revealed.
References
- Amanda Gefter, “Is string theory in trouble?” NewScientist.com, http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/quantum-world/mg18825305.800 (accessed December 27, 2005).
- Noah Shachtman, “Real-Life Hyperspace Drive,” Military.com, http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002065.html (accessed January 12, 2006).
- Ian Johnston, “Welcome to Mars Express: Only a Three Hour Trip,” Scotsman.com, Scottish News, Sports & Scottish Headlines Direct from Scotland, http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=16902006 (accessed January 12, 2006).
- Ibid.
- Neal Singer, “Another dramatic climb toward fusion conditions for Sandia Z accelerator,” Sandia National Laboratories, http://www.sandia.gov/media/z290.htm (accessed January 12, 2006).