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    The Four Planes: Biblical Metaphysics
    The Four Planes: Biblical Metaphysics
    The Four Planes: Biblical Metaphysics
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    The Four Planes: Biblical Metaphysics

    By Jesse Steele

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    Are Angels real? What is the difference between a soul and a spirit? What "is" prayer? Is is scientifically sound to claim the existence of God? If God is good, then why does He allow bad things to happen, especially if God knows the future?

    Look at answers to these questions through a basic view of our physical and non-physical universe. Reexamine choice, free will, sin, and the spiritual realm.

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    PublisherJesse Steele
    Release dateNov 19, 2013
    ISBN9781310583490
    The Four Planes: Biblical Metaphysics
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    Jesse Steele

    Today's news, yesterday.TM I'm an American writer in Asia who wears many hats. I learned piano as a kid, studied Bible in college, and currently do podcasting, web contenting, cloud control, and brand design. I like golf, water, speed, music, kung fu, art, and stories.

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      Biblical Metaphysics

      Jesse Steele

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      For Michael and Stephen

      Table of Contents

      For Michael and Stephen

      Introduction

      Planes

      The Four

      Spirit, Soul, Body

      Light

      Expansion

      The Index of Life

      Sin & the Off-Center Fourth Plane

      Redemption

      The Bible

      False Gods

      Religious Institutions

      Miracles and Resurrection

      Two Resurrections

      Faith vs the Index of Life

      Prayer

      Meaning of This Life

      Preconscious Preexistence

      Conclusion

      About the Author

      Introduction

      2019 Update: The chapter Preconscious Preexistence was added in 2019 as an afterthought which made the rest of the book more applicable.

      It’s not easy to understand spirits, choice, energy, nature, and, more importantly… Why?

      In high school, one of my classmates asked our Chemistry teacher if the Periodic Table had ever been proven. It’s all theory, he replied. But this works.

      Scientists debate the composition of our physical universe. And, though good scientists adopt their opinions when presented with new evidence, no one has a sure answer. It’s all theory.

      Some approaches to answering grand questions of our existence involve Metaphysics and Quantum Physics. When studying the eleventh dimension, some arrive at the theory of a new universe being created at each juncture of choice. This also ties into String Theory. Though I obviously know little about these vast subjects, much of it seems convincing to me, except the new universe each time someone makes a choice scenario.

      Another recent, growing, and, in my view more credible, theory is the Plasma Universe theory or the Electric Universe theory, as some call it. This is the idea that the universe is, to put it very simply, made up of higher and lower forms of lightning.

      Rather than a gravity-based universe fabric, originating with a Big Bang, the Plasma Universe theory suggests that objects in our physical universe are attracted to each other like flames of a camp fire licking in and around firewood. To us, attraction of physical objects seems like gravity and, on earth, it’s mostly predictable. But, in outer space, where gravity breaks our earthen laws, anomalies are more explainable and predictable if planets, galaxies, other heavenly bodies, and everything in our material universe is made of plasma, or the substance of fire.

      Plasma Universe proselytes support their ideas by citing evidence in lightning itself, as well as younger galaxies called quasars being birthed from older galaxies. Fire and atoms are, essentially, made of the same substance, which is why fire is released when we burn wood, which is made of atoms.

      These scientists are highly critical of Big Bang/Gravity-fabric universe proponents for explaining away stellar phenomena as camera errors and such. But, who knows for sure?

      I assume by now that you’re probably a bit confused, possibly interested in looking up some of these ideas, and most certainly hoping I’ll hurry up and get to the point. So, let’s allow the experts to be the experts on universe theory while you and I consider these things on another level that answers questions for plumber and the plasmologist alike.

      How does the substance of molecules relate to the God who made them? Where do we fit in? And where are the Angels? Why do we see Angels sometimes, but not often? And where is the Human soul?

      In this book, I will present you with a metaphysical theory based on a Bible-centered worldview. It’s somewhat of a new scientific theory, though not entirely, and is based on traditional theology. It’s not a proven theory, as few theories of physics and science are. But it works. At best, it could give us a better road map. At worst, it’s great SciFi. For me, it’s something to think about while riding my motorcycle on a clear day through the mountains. We’ll see what it means for you.

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