Secrets from Beyond The Grave

In a pyramid the capstone is positioned on the top. If a line is drawn from the center of the capstone, the line would fall directly in the center of the base. Consider the following. In the New Jerusalem the Lamb is the light of the city. From a pyramid form, the light (or glory) of the Lamb could radiate from the top center and cover the entire city. We are also informed by John: And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing 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. --Revelation 22:1-3 The water of life flows out of the throne. In the earthly Garden of Eden there was one main river that parted into four divisions, and the tree of life was in the "midst of the garden" (Gen. 2:9). In the heavenly city, the river of life provides life-giving water to the inhabitants of the city. John gives the first insight into the tree of life as a special tree that produces twelve types of fruit each month on one tree! We continually see the number twelve associated with the Holy City--twelve gates, twelve angels, twelve foundations, twelve types of fruit, and so on. The biblical number twelve is associated with divine order and government. Thus the Holy City is the perfection of divine order. The Location of Paradise Paul taught that paradise was in the third heaven, but where in the third heaven? Obviously it is linked either with the heavenly temple or the Holy City. It is certainly not some orb or platform floating in vast space like a Star Trek spaceship. Paradise is the resting place of the righteous dead. The only New Testament location for departed souls resting in heaven is recorded in Revelation chapter 6. When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed. --Revelation 6:9-11 Three statements or words are important in this passage: They were "the souls of those who had been slain" on Earth--their souls were in heaven. "A white robe was given" to each of them. They were told to "rest a little while longer" in this region of heaven. These three facts tie into what occurs when righteous people die. They are carried into heaven (paradise), they are given a white robe, and they rest until the time of their resurrection. These particular souls are located "under the altar of God" in heaven. As stated, the throne room is actually the heavenly temple. John described the floor as "a sea of glass, like crystal" (Rev. 4:6). The word sea implies a very large area, much like looking at the ocean from a beach. In almost every instance, the New Testament word sea means "the