Secrets from Beyond The Grave

waters on Earth." The same Greek word used for " seawaters" is used for "the sea of glass ." The floor is clear, and a person can look though this crystal floor and see the souls that are "resting" under the sea of glass. Since the floor is like a crystal and crystal is similar to glass, these souls under the heavenly altar could be seen by John, who was standing on the sea of glass looking at what was a large area under the sea of glass. I know of no greater location for paradise than to be placed under the sea of glass where the heavenly Father sits upon His eternal throne. Heaven in the North If I were to ask you to step outside on a clear night and point to where God dwells, most would point either outward or directly upward. Depending upon where you live, someone at the South Pole would actually be pointing downward (south), and those at the equator would be looking outward (east or west). Only those standing at the North Pole would actually be pointing upward (north) from the positioning of our planet. North is always up, and south is always down. When exploring the actual direction in the heavens where the throne of God sits, most believers would say, "No one knows. It's just out there somewhere!" As a teenage minister, I became curious as to the location of heaven, and when a skeptical high school colleague challenged me to prove heaven existed, I took the challenge. I eventually concluded that it was located in the northern section of the heavens. The first reference I found was in Isaiah 14, where Lucifer threatened a rebellious takeover of God's throne. We read where Satan said: How you are fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning!

How you are cut down to the ground,

You who weakened the nations!

For you have said in your heart:

"I will ascend into heaven,

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;

I will also sit on the mount of the congregation

On the farthest sides of the north;

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,

I will be like the Most High."

--Isaiah 14:12-14