A SPIRITIST SPEAKS
ABOUT THE CROWNS OF HEAVEN
We mentioned in a previous article that those who had been
expelled from Heaven for betraying Jesus had lost their crowns. We have been
asked to explain what the heck we are talking about. To explain it simply,
when a person is accepted into The Kingdom Of God They are given a crown.
It is their symbol of citizenship. There are three levels of crowns and
stones of rank within those levels..
There are gold crowns - this indicates an individual is a full citizen.
There are silver crowns - they indicate that an individual is a visitor to
The Kingdom Of God, that though They are not a citizen They are considered
holy. And there are bronze crowns - these are residents of a non-holy status.
Individuals who have been permitted to dwell with Their Loved Ones in The
Kingdom Of God but are not officially a part of it. They can live there,
abide with Their Loved Ones, but cannot take part in any ceremonies, or,
express any opinions.
There are four stones of rank making a total of twenty-four levels. There
are emeralds, sapphires, rubies and diamonds. I will explain the lowest rank,
as it is repeated through the rest. One emerald, two emeralds, three emeralds,
one emerald, two sapphires, one emerald, two rubies, one emerald, two diamonds.
To give you an example of how the ranking system works we will use the
Catholics. A lay priest would have a crown with one emerald. He would be
the lowest ranking authority in their society. The Pope Of Popes, the highest
ranking member of their society, would wear a crown with three diamonds.
This is an example of the highest and lowest ranks.
There are certain individuals in The Kingdom Of God that wear no crowns.
They are individuals of such high stature as to be rankless. These include
Abraham, Moses, The Prophets, Jesus and The Apostles. Their authority is
considered to be so sacred that They need no symbols of rank.
Normally when I visit The Kiingdom Of God I wear a silver crown with
three diamonds, bearing the symbol of The Republic, except when I serve
as an advocate in The Hall Of Judgment. Whenever I arrive there the Chamberlain
Of Procedure asks me to surrender my crown, takes it and puts it on a shelf.
While I am serving as an advocate in The Hall Of Judgment I am considered
an equal to All who are there. This is a courtesy that is not extended to
me, alone, but to the representative of ANY society serving as an advocate
in The Hall Of Judgment.
The crowns in Heaven are a reward, an expression of the peoples' and
Their Leader's gratitude for the service that individuals have performed
in Their lifetime, a recognition of the rank They have earned by Their good
service. They are an important part of this great Society's pomp and ceremony,
and the honor they represent is well received by all who are asked to take
them and put them on; VERY well received!