The Kingdom of Heaven

[TheImmortal]

Originally Posted by kkfern

love the tree of life is of life. most religions have a mystic root or seed. the tree of life is one of the common threads that run thru many religions.

the kabbalah tree of life closely resembles the eastern teachings with yin and yang elements.

worth the study in any religion.

kk

Well put.

In addition, there is also an interesting parallel between the 7-level (10 spheres) Kabbalah Tree of Life and the 7-chakras.

[lenvdb64]

Agreeing with kkfern and TheImmortal.

Thanks to you both and blessings!

Originally Posted by lenvdb64

Agreeing with kkfern and TheImmortal.

Thanks to you both and blessings!

thanks for the thoughts and alternate viewpoints. I am not so concerned about religion but the structure of god and the Universe from a physical model viewpoint. I accept all religions as valid and I see that many people have a singular religion of one person. I see nothing wrong with this but I cannot judge anyone. that is not the job God gave me to do.

[TheImmortal]

Originally Posted by jerrygg38

thanks for the thoughts and alternate viewpoints. I am not so concerned about religion but the structure of god and the Universe from a physical model viewpoint. I accept all religions as valid and I see that many people have a singular religion of one person. I see nothing wrong with this but I cannot judge anyone. that is not the job God gave me to do.

I love what you expressed in your post.

Your words remind me of the words of the Sufi Mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan when questioned about which sages were greatest. "I have never said that all the prophets are equal. I only say that I do not feel equal to judging them."

His words echo your sentiments with which I fully agree. As far as other religions are concerned, I only say that there is some element of the Core Truth in each religion.

[Amilius777]

I think a lot of people here are forgetting that Jesus' Kingdom of Heaven was a real, everyday, in the moment, consistent, living reality. It was to be expressed on Earth, to transform our thinking and ways which would ripple out and bring the Kingdom on earth. The Kingdom of heaven is within you because it is where peace, happiness, and love reside. Within you is where your true self, your soul and God are one.

Jesus did believe in an afterlife but he mainly stressed building a kingdom of heaven on Earth which his Jewish ancestry hoped for. Being born a Jew in northern Nazareth, he was brought up with this expectancy of God's Reign, God's Kingdom.

Jesus is saying that we are all here to manifest the Spirit in the earth, not trying to get out of the earth for a one-way ticket Shuttle bus to heaven. Jesus was so general even about "resurrection" that it stumped everybody . People are "resurrecting" everyday, either they are reincarnating on earth into happier and healthier lives full of grace, or they are transforming into something new after a crucifying life, or they are literally rising from the dead to a higher plane on the Other Side. God takes all our crucifixions wherever we are and turns them into resurrections.