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The 3 Realms of Earth ... The 3 Glories of Heaven

We live in a World that consists of 3 different Realms of living ... SKY, LAND, and SEA. FLYING creatures, EARTH SURFACE life forms, and WATER creatures. We know this, but haven't realized its eternal implication ... that God has structured His Eternal Kingdom this same way, as revealed in Moses Tabernacle, given to Ancient Israel. This most interesting feature that both ... Earth & Heaven ... have in common, is the method of Realm/Glory "inter-relating." It's easily understood when we view the 3 Realms of Earth ... birds, animals, and fish can go in the water, but FISH MUST STAY. Birds and animals can go on land, but ANIMALS MUST STAY. Birds, alone, may inhabit the sky.

In the Earth Realms, we find that all "life forms" have the required features that enable them to comfortably live in their respective Realms. Birds are light-weight and aeronautical. Animals have hair, horns, hoofs, etc. Fish have special scales. In the case of animals and fish, their special features also limit & restrict them to their Realm(s). We take many things for granted in this world, not realizing that there can be spiritual counterparts in Heaven. Have you ever wondered why it's only the birds that 'sing'?? It's because they represent the Elect Believers who enter into the Father's Glory and "pleasures for evermore." Ps 16:11 KJV Earth's 3 Realms are a preview of the Floor Plan of Heaven. And so, we're already being familiarized, in one sense, to the Glory arrangement of Heaven. Because we understand the 3 Realms of Earth, it makes it so much easier to understand the 3 Glories of Heaven.
Click: the Inter-Relating of Glories to View an illustration.
Click: Birds of the SKY (A Preview of Heaven's 3rd Glory)

The two primary relationship-features of the 3 Glories of Heaven will be ...
1) the earth-realm style of ... limited ... inter-relating between the 3 Glories, and
2) whereas Earth's Realms are inhabited by birds, animals and fish ... in the 3 Glories of Heaven the inhabitants will be the PEOPLE ... in all three of the Glories.
Birds, animals, and fish will continue to live in the Outer Court.

Entering the Kingdom

Moses Tabernacle illustrates that the 3 Glories of Heaven are arranged and entered sequentially: 1, 2, 3. We cannot enter the 2nd Glory without first entering the 1st Glory. Hence, Yeshua's statement "no one comes to the Father except thru me" John 14:6 Entrance into the 1st Glory ... the Outer Court ... requires that we have a heart-felt belief that Yeshua paid the price for our sin, and died in our place. No further requirement is necessary, or possible. Because of the "fall of Mankind" Gen. 2:17 we were born 'dead' in sin 1Cor. 15:21,22 and have nothing to offer, or promise. We have merely to 1) believe the Gospel message, and 2) openly confess it ... that Yeshua's sacrificial death in our place, has paid the full price ... and God now offers us eternal life. To use a modern expression ... He cut us a real deal!!! Two simple steps take us from death to eternal life.

Now, having entered Heavens Outer Court, it's only the beginning ... we've entered God's illustrious Kingdom of untold beauty, love, honor, privilege, and wealth ... and we are now being offered the opportunity to advance within this Kingdom ... "from Glory to Glory." Moses Tabernacle and the scriptures both illustrate that Heavens rewards will range from gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ... and saved" (no rewards) 1 Cor. 3:8-15 And when their mortal lives are over, Believers will be translated into the eternal Glory, that they've attained to, along with the level of riches that they've harvested in this life. Can you imagine anything greater??? The opportunity is fabulous!!! "wherefore ... work out your salvation in fear and trembling" . Phil 2:12 KJV..."

Yeshua Explains Advancement

Nicodemus, a ruler and teacher of the Jews, went to Yeshua, recognizing Him as a teacher sent from God. Ignoring the requirements to receive basic "salvation" ... (see list below) Yeshua proceeded to tell him of a mandatory "step" for the believer who "runs the race" "from Glory to Glory" ... unto God. It's the step required to advance beyond the Outer Court and enter the 2nd Glory. Yeshua/Jesus told him that he must be "born again," but this time of the Holy Spirit John 3:5 KJV The Apostle Peter clearly and concisely conveyed Yeshua's requirement when he preached ... "Repent, and be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38 Berry's Repent simply means "to change one's mind." Just as we trusted Yeshua for "salvation" the first time, now we step out in faith again to receive the Holy Spirit, that next required step ... that will enable us to continue our run ... thru the Glories ... unto "the goal." We decide that we need to be a lot more serious, and we tell God about it. That's "repentance." With a heart's determination to get serious with God, we are eligible to receive His Holy Spirit. Truly, no one can enter the 2nd Glory ... much less the 3rd ... except they first receive the Holy Spirit. This is the point that Yeshua was making ... telling him of a "step that he was totally unaware of."

Born Anew

"Verily, verily, I say to thee, Unless anyone is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
"That which has been born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit." (John 3:3, 6 Berry's Greek-English)

Running the Race

"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." 1 Cor. 9:24 NIV
We ... are being transformed form Glory to Glory." 2 Cor. 2:18 Berry's
"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Phil. 3:14 NIV
"... take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you." Phil. 3:17 NIV
"... a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven." Heb. 8:5 NIV
"... and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Heb. 12:1 NIV
"... make known to them the design of the Temple -- it's arrangement ... so that they may be of faithful to it's design and follow all it's regulations." Ezek. 43:11 NIV

Basic Salvation

"For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 KJV
"Salvation is found in no one else., for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be save." Acts 4:12 NIV
"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved -- you and your household." Acts 16:31 NIV
"that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from among the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart is belief to righteousness; and with the mouth is confession to salvation." Romans 10:9-10 Berry's

Click: Floor Plan of Heaven for further details of "Running the Race."
Click: Floor Plan Scriptures to view the Glory-Specific Chart.