In this testimony, the speaker is taken by angels to the Outer Court of Heaven, where they witness how only those who have purified themselves through worship and holiness are allowed to enter the Holy City. The Lord Jesus Christ welcomes the speaker, explaining that true worship and spiritual preparation bring the soul into heavenly places. Jesus reveals that in Heaven’s first realm, diamonds are like pavement, symbolizing that earthly wealth is meaningless compared to spiritual authority. The speaker also learns that priesthood and serving God from the heart bring the helping hand of God, and that every priest—then and now—is subject to divine weighing and judgment. Jesus concludes by saying the speaker must return to earth to grow spiritually before entering higher realms.
CAUGHT UP TO THE OUTER COURT IN FIRST HEAVEN
I would like to talk about what happened in 2014. During a convention in our church, there was a guest speaker from Eastern Province that we invited. The theme of the convention was miraculous worship. When the guest speaker was delivering the message about worship, he asked the church to worship the Lord in whatever position was convenient. While I was worshiping the Lord, I felt the power that always seizes me when the Lord wants to transport me into the spirit realm. I was caught in the spirit and overwhelmed. I did not know that my body was left behind and that it was my spirit that was transported.
I found myself in front of a huge golden gate, and in front of this massive gate there were many people dressed in tatters and dirty clothes. These people seemed to be blind. When I looked around, I saw two angels stationed at the golden gate. They had massive wings, different from angels I had seen previously. Then I moved closer to where they were standing. They welcomed me and we began to talk. These angels were speaking simultaneously. They were talking at the same time and saying the same thing. There was synchronicity in their speech.
They said, "You are wondering why we speak at the same time. You want to know who we are." I was still emotional and in wonder. I said, "Yes." They spoke again at the same time and said, "The scripture was talking about us in the aftermath of the fall of your ancestor Adam. Remember when Adam sinned, the Bible said after sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden, and He placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way of the tree of life. We are the cherubim that prevented Adam from using the way that leads to the Tree of Life. We are going to tell you why we closed the way of life, who we are, and what our purpose is."
Gen 3:22-24 — And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil... He drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Then they said to me, "Come and see." We moved to a place where I saw a balance. There were two receptacles hanging on the balance containing water. The angels then said, "We are going to show you how you came here, what this place is, why these people are blind and in tattered clothes, and the purpose of this balance."
THREE DIMENSIONS OF HEAVENLY ACCESS
The cherubim said to me, "Humans through the church have three powers that enable them to access the courts of heaven. These are dimensions or means of transportation of believers in the celestial kingdom. The first power is worship. When Christians worship the Lord on earth, there is a separation between body and spirit, and they are transported to the region of heaven, precisely the Outer Court." It is written:
John 4:23 — But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
"The second dimension is prayer. Every time a Christian prays, there will be a separation between his body and his spirit, and his spirit will be transported to the Outer Court of the heavenly kingdom."
"The third power is the reading and hearing of the Word of God. When you read or hear the Word of God, your spirit is transported to heaven. Every time you do these things, you end up in the Outer Court because they are sacred."
THE SACREDNESS OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
The angels said, "When you return to earth, tell preachers, worship leaders, and intercessors that they are being caught up to heaven every time they pray, read the Word, and worship. Christians do not realize how sacred, holy, and solemn these three things are. They fail to understand that things happen in the spirit world and that their spirits are literally caught up to the heavens."
I was told to inform preachers, worship leaders, and intercessors of the separation of spirit from body and the transportation of our spirits to heaven. But many believers were never taught that worship, meditation of the Word, and prayer transport us to the three courts of heaven. Therefore, many do it lightly and carnally. Yet, the body stays on earth while the spirit ends up in the Outer Court.
SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS IN THE OUTER COURT
While the cherubim were speaking to me, a man turned up among the people in tattered clothes. The cherubim said, "This man is alive on earth. He arrived through worship, meditation of the Word, and prayer. Christians do not realize they are a kingdom of priests and a royal priesthood, handling holy and sacred things that have ramifications in the spirit world."
The angels said the church is not educated about sacred things. Therefore, Christians handle them casually. The angel asked me, "What was your condition before arriving in heaven?" I replied that I was in worship. They said, "You must always be clean and purify yourself before touching sacred things." They told me many Christians fail to cleanse themselves before worship, so they are stuck at the Outer Court and cannot access the Holy of Holies.
WHY SOME STAY STUCK
The two angels said, "When Adam sinned, God ordered us to prevent him from using the way that leads to the tree of life. That tree is Jesus Christ, who said 'I am the way, the truth, and the life.' Our purpose is to prevent carnal and unprepared Christians who land in the Outer Court from accessing the Holy of Holies. They fail to purify themselves although they are royal priests handling sacred things like worship, prayer, and the Word."
When I looked at the massive balance, I saw water. The angel said, "When you arrive in the Outer Court in a state of holiness, we are required to wash and clean you with the water in the balance. Then we dress you in garments of purest white, and afterward, we clothe you with a body of glory. Even a holy Christian must be washed."
While these cherubim were talking to me, that same man appeared again. The cherub reminded me, "This man is not dead. He is alive and transported here through sacred things."
I noticed many people in the Outer Court wearing torn garments, stuck in that place of the heavenly kingdom. They could not access the Holy of Holies, just like Adam. These people came to church but did not purify themselves.
The cherubim then took the holy man and washed him in the water from the receptacle of the balance. I was surprised, because the man was already holy. The angels read my mind and said, "We are washing this man despite his holiness to remove the Adamic nature. Though he is holy, he is a descendant of Adam, and therefore still has the inclination to do evil. The disposition to sin is still present in him."
WASHING AWAY THE ADAMIC NATURE
The angels of the Lord said to me, "Every time you come here through sacred things like worship, our task is to destroy and remove the Adamic tendency and inclination so that you might be worthy to enter the holy and eternal City." The cherubim said, "It is our responsibility to stop unworthy believers from entering the gate that separates the Outer Court and the Holy Place. There were many people in the Outer Court but only one was worthy to enter the holy city because he had purified himself. The rest were carnal and unprepared. They were blind and in torn garments."
ENTRANCE TO THE HOLY CITY
Now after the cherubim finished washing the man, they changed his physical countenance by dressing him with a luminous body and garment of light, and he was sent through the double door leading to the holy city. Then I saw members of my church writhing in the Outer Court of heaven through worship, but they were not worthy to enter the celestial City, where the Lord Jesus Christ was welcoming those who are worthy. Then the angels of the Lord took me; they washed me and dressed me with a shining garment, and dressed me with a glorified body. Then they sent me through the double door leading to the Eternal City. When I entered the double door, I saw Jesus Christ right behind the door. He was glorious and He was smiling at me.
He said, "Welcome, O man, you have found favor to access the way that your ancestor Adam could not. I am the gate of the sheepfold." The Lord Jesus Christ held my hand and said, "Come and see what your ancestor Adam could not see." Then we entered the city with the Lord. He said, "Here there is no angel because I am the One who works and I meet everybody entering the gate of the holy city."
THE FIRST HEAVEN AND WALKING ON DIAMONDS
Jesus Christ said, "You heard about the first heaven so look and contemplate." My mind was completely blown away by the beauty of this place, yet this was only the first heaven, but there is also the second heaven and the third heaven. The Lord said to me, "Your spirit has been coming here very often. Every time you read the scripture, every time you pray and worship, your spirit comes here and your understanding is enlightened in the first heaven." The Lord said to me, "Observe and look carefully."
When I started to observe, I realized that we were walking on a Boulevard of diamond that was clear like water. I was walking with the Lord Jesus Christ on a diamond that was transparent like liquid. Jesus said, "When you go back to earth tell the world that here in the first heaven we walk on diamonds, it is devalued here. When you walk on something you have authority over it. I will show you how you can become master of money and wealth on earth. You fight for diamonds over there but here it is just a pavement." This road was in diamond that seemed blue and white.
THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE HELPING HAND
Then I saw a priest along the road where we were walking. He was burning incense. He did not mind as he went on doing what he was doing. Then I asked Jesus, "Why is the priest burning incense?" The Lord said, "Come and see." Then a hand appeared in heaven towards the priest who was burning incense. I didn't understand what was happening. I asked the Lord, "Who is that priest burning the incense?" The Lord said, "When you go back to earth tell My people in order to walk on gold, there are two laws which are priesthood and what you saw above the priest is the helping hand."
Jesus said, "It is written in scripture, I will lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth." (Ps 121:1-2). Jesus said, "The mountain in this passage is not a geographical mountain but the church. It is a prophetic mountain." Jesus said, "The priesthood is all about serving God and when you serve God with your heart the helping hand of God will intervene in your life."
The Lord Jesus said, "I came to Earth in flesh as a High Priest. I had to become a human and being in the body made Me weak therefore I needed a helping hand because every priest is entitled to the helping hand. It gave Me the power to give My life and take it back."
Jesus said, "Money is always around the priesthood. If you serve Me you will deal with money and health." Then the Lord Jesus said, "Remember King Belshazzar. By accident, he touched the goblet of priests and that made him a priest according to that dispensation and the helping hand was around him. It is that helping hand that wrote on the plaster of the wall his judgment near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king who was a priest was weighed, numbered and divided. The fact that the king was a priest he was entitled to the Outer Court of heaven. On the Outer Court of the kingdom of heaven, the king was weighed on the balance and he was found light and unworthy like many believers who are priests today."
RETURNING TO EARTH FOR PREPARATION
After explaining to me the priesthood and service in the first heaven, the Lord said, "I want to take you to the second heaven but your spiritual level is still low. Go back to earth and prepare yourself."