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Let’s Take a Virtual Tour of What Heaven May Be Like:  Tier One

An angel looking like a handsome young man without wings wearing blue-jeans and a button-down shirt greets me. “Welcome to heaven, Peggy” he says. “It’s good to see you here. I was your guardian angel.”

Feeling as if I met a friend, I smile as I enter through the gate to Heaven. A bit amazed at the place, I feel peace, comfort, and love. I have no pain. I’m floating on air, but I am not afraid. There is sound. The sound grows louder and sweeter as my angel escorts me to my mansion in the sky.

“Are not the Seraphim and Cherubim choir delightful?” he asks. “We will continue as I introduce you to the different spiritual angels here in Heaven. May I introduce the Seraphim? Their responsibility is to guard the heavenly throne of God. There are only four, but the four do an excellent job,” my escort says.

I notice the Seraphim, or burning ones, resemble men with six wings. Two of the wings cover their faces, two their feet and they fly with the other two. These Seraph sing God’s praises night and day: ‘Holy, Holy, Holy,” they sing. Although the music is loud, it does not bother me. As a matter of fact, I smile and hum along with them. Their light is brighter than sunlight, but it does not cause me discomfort.

Cherubim join in the song, but they have four faces and fly as if in a swarm. They have the  likeness of a man but with the face of a lion, an ox, an eagle and a man. They burn bright like a fire but from that fire comes lightning. I feel awestruck at the power these angels possess. Then I hear the noise of their wings like the noise of many waters. Each Cherub possesses four wings. “When Adam was sent out of the Garden of Edan, the Cherubim guarded the  way to the tree of Life,” My angel says.

I see angels looking like glowing wheels with many eyes that search everywhere. The wheels move constantly singing “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty who was, and is, and is to come.”  I say to my guide, “Heaven is a noisy place, but the noise does not disturb. The aroma is one of incense and flowers without pollen or allergies. I like it here.”

“I think you’ll be even more pleased when you meet the rest of our angelic choirs,” my escort says. “These creatures that look like wheels, are constantly moving. They are called, Thrones, because they carry Our Lord wherever he wishes to go–sometimes in a chariot.”

Virtual Tour Continued:  Tier Two

We move away from this bright lit area, into a second tier of angels where my guide says, “These three types of angels are more familiar to those on Earth. They do not have wings except  when human artists portray them. So, they can appear with wings according to how you wish.”

“Oh no,” I say, “Just introduce them as God created them.”

‘Hello, my dear,” one of the beautiful angels carrying a scepter with orbs attached to the top on the pummel of a sword says, “ Do not fear. We are called Dominions or Lordships. We are responsible for the governing of all the Universe. You see Our Lord has so much to do, he uses us as his helpers.  We make certain the universe stays in orbit.”

“Yes,” a different angel wearing a bluish dress sinched with a golden belt says. “Notice the difference between the Lordships and us.” A large circle of gold like a halo surrounds his head and a bright star shines above his forehead. “We” the angel continues, “are called the Virtues. Our Lord uses us to send different virtues to humans who He feels need us.”

I nod my head and say, “I needed a shot or two of virtue now and then.” We all laugh.

“Oh, you forget,” a smaller Virtue interrupts, “We also help perform signs and wonders in the human world.”

Loud sounds like steel on steel come from a distance, As I look toward the sound, I see angels dressed and ready for combat. They are having sword fights without hurting anyone. “Do not be concerned,” one of the Virtues whispers. “They are called Powers. The warrior angels supervise the movement of heavenly bodies and maintain order in the universe. Notice they carry both defensive and offensive weapons to fight evil spirits and cast them into detention.”

“Evil Spirits!” I exclaim. “In Heaven?”

“No, dear, “ the Lordship angel says. “No, not in Heaven. On Earth.”

“It’s time for us to go into the third tier,” my guardian angel says. “We will meet Michael and maybe Gabriel.” “The Archangels?” I ask.

“Possibly, let’s go,” he says.

Virtual Tour Continued:  Tier Three

“Tier Three is the most familiar to humans on Earth. You may recognize a few, since I know several have helped you on Earth.” My guide says. “These three types of angels are called Principalities, Archangels, and regular Angels. I live in this tier. We function as heavenly guides, guardians, protecters and messengers to humans. We are always sent to a believer by the will of God, never by ourselves or at the whim of a human.”

I hold my breath when I meet the first angel in this tier. He stands tall and wears a crown on his beautiful head of shining hair. He carries a scepter and stands regally looking directly into my eyes. He smiles. “Welcome, Peggy,” he says. “We in this tier are called Principalities. We guard and protect nations and groups of people like the church or a school. We are educators, like you, and inspire science and art.  I had the pleasure of helping you with your writing. I’m honored to meet you.”

My breath leaves me. I don’t know what to say.

The angel smiles and winks. “Don’t worry, your books were your own, but I was there with you to help give inspiration.”

“Ahum.” sounds a voice from a distance.

“Come, Peggy. I see Michael. Would you like to meet him?” asks my guardian angel.

Speechless,  I turn  in the direction he points. A huge man dressed in a camouflage uniform carrying an old-fashioned shield and a flaming sword with a belt full of future weapons strides toward me. He smiles.

I am not frightened. I feel protected and secure.

His voice booms. “Welcome to Heaven. I am Michael the Archangel. My warriors and I are keeping watch on the Earth as the evil forces under Satan attack in the Middle East, Africa, and the Ukraine. We are very busy fighting with Lucifer who is now Satan. We won the war and threw him out of Heaven, but he’s very busy on Earth, so we are vigilant. Don’t worry. We will win.” He turns and disappears.

“Come on, Peggy,” my guide says. “Come see my home.” With that, he transforms into the tall, man I recognize from when I was sick with food poisoning in Orlando years ago. He’s dressed in the same white flowing gown and wears the same smile.

Thousands of angels all wearing white, some with blond, red, or brown hair, and showing different ethnicities, come to say “Hi.” These are some of the myriads of angels Our Lord created to help his people on Earth. “Some of us are guardian angels, others are messengers, some are protectors. We all hover unseen on Earth to care for human beings.” My guide says. “Are you ready to meet God?”