Susannah knew this time that she had the keys to unlocking the gates. She believed, and she knew she passed the Virtue and Sin Evaluation test, because she crossed right through the portal, granting her the freedom of Heaven.
Magnificent, just magnificent. I heard Heaven was beautiful, but this is exceptional, no words could describe the beauty.
I can hear my favorite music being played in the background. The temperature is perfect for me, I can feel the heat of a warm summer breeze soothing my skin.
The most incredible scent, it reminds me of a fresh spring day, and the taste on my tongue reminds me of the most decadent chocolate with a hint of rose petals. And the sights in front of me are more vibrant than anything on Earth.
After lingering a little longer, Susannah started to walk, forward into her oasis.
She looked at the brochure that magically appeared in her hands. Tamara said I would get one when I enter through the gates, and here it is.
Opening the pamphlet, she read the first sentence. There are over forty-three hundred known religious beliefs. She could see that there was an alphabetical list of all of them.
You have two choices. Mark the box beside the one you believe in or tick this READ MORE box if you would like to find out more about each option you have.
At the perfect moment, a pen magically appeared in her hand. Susannah check-marked the READ MORE box.
She was instantly teleported into a classroom. It resembled an amphitheater-style layout. It was located just inside the gates within the gardens. The stage below was a beautiful serene pool of crystal-clear water, with an exquisite waterfall cascading down into it. There was an array of the most luscious tropical plants she had ever dreamed of as the backdrop.
An iPad magically appeared in her lap, with instructions printed on the screen.
First, scan the list and choose twenty of the forty-three hundred beliefs of the afterlife that you would like to know more about.
At any time, you can click the 'Go-To Now' button, and you will instantly teleport to that location.
To start, click on the first of your twenty choices. By clicking on the individual religious belief, you can READ MORE.
Susannah's first twenty choices came up on the screen. Each showed the average of how many people living on Earth will choose that destination to go to when they die. It also had a quick reference to each religion.
1. Christianity (2.1 billion) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in an afterlife, and some believe in reincarnation.
2. Islam (1.3 billion) - Virtue & Sin test, believe sleep or reincarnate, all believe in an afterlife.
3. Nonreligious (Secular/Agnostic/Atheist) (1.1 billion) - Virtue & Sin test for memories only and have no belief in an afterlife.
4. Hinduism (900 million) / KARMA - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in reincarnation, and all believe in an afterlife.
5. Chinese traditional religion (394 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in an afterlife of immortality.
6. Buddhism (376 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in reincarnation, all believe in an afterlife and Nirvana.
7. Primal-indigenous (300 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in an afterlife, and a Great Spirit.
8. African traditional and Diasporic (100 million) – believe in a Supreme Creator.
9. Sikhism (23 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in reincarnation, but believe there is no afterlife.
10. Juche – North Korean (19 million) – believe man is the master of his destiny.
11. Spiritism (15 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believer in an afterlife and that the soul can evolve.
12. Judaism (14 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in reincarnation and all believe in an afterlife.
13. Bahai (7 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in an afterlife.
14. Jainism (4.2 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in an afterlife and enlightenment.
15. Shinto (4 million) - Virtue & Sin test
16. Cao Dai (4 million) - Virtue & Sin test, all believe in reincarnation, all believe in an afterlife and Nirvana.
17. Zoroastrianism (2.6 million) - Virtue & Sin BRIDGE test; fall off, you go to purgatory for a re-test. Cross and you get an afterlife.
18. Tenrikyo (2 million) - Virtue & Sin test
19. Neo-Paganism (1 million) AKA Wiccan - believe in an afterlife – also called Eternal Summer.
20. Unitarian-Universalism (800,000) – Science & Spiritual based, all blessings and open to the idea Heaven might exist.
After reading each religion in more detail, Susannah figured her choices were;
To be reincarnated and live another life experience on Earth.
To live in bliss and stay here for eternity.
To live in bliss, and when my soul is ready, be reincarnated to live another life experience on Earth.
To live in bliss, and when my soul has accumulated enough life-experiences, evolve my soul on one of the seven levels of Heaven, or to choose one of the remaining eight levels in this realm, such as becoming an angel and helping humanity. Knowing that at any time, I have a choice of reincarnation and living the life I want to experience on Earth.
To ascend to Nirvana – The only requirement is that I must have passed the enlightenment evaluation examine.
Susannah didn't need to read about any other religion, she had made her decision.
I believe my choice is going to be. . .
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