Luke 17:20-21
Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”
My own dying was a relief … pg.152
certainly I dwell in a psychological heaven by earth’s standards, for everywhere I sense a presence, …that is well-intentioned, gentle yet powerful, and all-knowing. This seems to be a psychological presence of such stunning parts, however, that I can point to no one place and identify it as being there in contrast to being somewhere else. At the risk of understating, this presence seems more like a loving condition that permeates existence, and from which all existence springs. — pg.162
All theological and intellectual theories are beside the point in the reality of this phenomenon. I KNOW that this presence or loving condition forms itself into me, and into all other personalities.
Yet this is not known to me without evidence. That evidence is a kind of direct, built-in-knowing – self-evident … — pg.163
The AFTERDEATH JOURNAL of an American Philosopher, by Jane Roberts
The Prophecy
The Old Testament deliberately ends with
the prophecy of the coming Messiah:
(and Jesus confirms it)
The last two verses of the Old Testament:
Malachi 4:5-6
But before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes, I will send you the prophet Elijah. And he will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents… God has just (re)declared reincarnation! His prophet Malachi reports it declaring God’s prophecy to everyone.
Those who assembled the Bible knew that up through the time of Jesus,
this passage was understood to mean there would come a messiah,
a prophet, and that Elijah, reincarnated, would precede him.
Therefore, on that statement, the Old Testament ends.
The Pharasees and Essenes [Nazarenes], Jesus, all understood reincarnation.
It was the Roman world that did not, and outlawed it.
For all those who are in doubt about reincarnation, it has been
clearly stated that no one has to reincarnate. It is a choice.
“The stars in heaven” are a huge universe out there to explore!
What would keep us from exploring this grand universe? …
drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, sex, … etc.??
Jesus speaking to a crowd:
MATTHEW 11:13-15
Until the time of John, all the prophets and the law of Moses spoke
about the kingdom;
And if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah,
whose coming was predicted. Listen, then, if you have ears!”
(“Listen! I am telling you John is Elijah even if he does not remember his previous incarnation.
. . . Pay attention. Since John is Elijah, that makes me the messiah”)
“Let me emphasize that no one is forced to return to physical form.” … “Some are so overly fond of the bodies they left behind that they are scarcely able to wait for an opportunity to form another body and set to work indulging it. These souls are truly earthbound”
pages 149, 126-127, A World Beyond by Ruth Montgomery
for more, see: LOVE One Another
for more, see: the Historical Jesus