God’s Salvation Plan for Creation
What is the scope of God’s salvation plan?
When Jesus entered into a blood covenant with the Father and ratified it on earth, the scope of that covenant was not limited to humanity alone, nor even to the earth itself. Rather, it extended to all creation—to the entirety of the created order.
John 3:16 declares that “God so loved the world (cosmos).” The Greek term cosmos does not merely denote a select group of souls on earth, but the whole created reality—the world in its fullness and totality. It encompasses all that God has made, pointing to a redemptive purpose that reaches beyond one realm or one people.
This reveals that God’s love is universal in scope and that Christ’s redemptive work is cosmic in intent. The salvation accomplished through Jesus is sufficient for the restoration of all creation, affirming that God’s plan of redemption is vast, comprehensive, and all-encompassing.
What is salvation?
In essence, it is the progressive lifting of souls from lower spiritual states or dimensions into higher ones—from judgment and condemnation toward communion, glory, and union with God. Salvation is not merely rescue, but ascent, regeneration, and maturation. This salvation extends not only to the souls on earth, but also to souls beyond the earth, throughout the wider universe.
Jesus, the author of salvation, was the first to fully embody salvation—not because He had sinned and required deliverance, but because, in perfect obedience, He descended to the depths of hades (see 1 Peter 3:19) and was then highly exalted by God to the highest place in all creation. In this sense, salvation is revealed as the ascent from the lowest depth to the highest glory.
Summary: God’s salvation plan embraces all creation, the entire cosmos. Salvation is the progressive ascent of souls from lower states to union with God. Christ’s covenant extends beyond earth to the universe. Jesus revealed salvation by descending to hades and being exalted, displaying redemption as ascent from judgment to highest glory.
To understand the progressive nature of salvation, one must consider the spectrum of spiritual dimensions from the lowest to the highest. These spiritual dimensions are called the spirit worlds unseen to souls dwelling on earth or in the material world, but visible to the souls from the same dimension.
The first and lowest dimension is hell—the lowest state of separation from God—populated by souls that are evil and unrepentant.
The second dimension is purgatory, a realm of purification and correction. The souls here are still selfish and morally corrupted, yet no longer unrepentant; they are reflecting on and reassessing their former earthly lives.
The third dimension resembles the present earthly order, with familiar cultural and moral structures. Souls here are not evil, but self-serving, prioritizing personal well-being over the good of others.
The fourth dimension is a pivotal realm often called paradise. Souls here are turning toward heaven, emphasizing lawfulness, fairness, and justice. Many rely heavily on moral frameworks, while some are beginning to live by the leading of the Spirit.
The fifth dimension comprises the sons of the kingdom, representing the lower regions of heaven. These souls hunger for God Himself, seeking not merely obedience to law but divine wisdom and revelation.
The sixth dimension corresponds to the middle realm of heaven, inhabited by souls closely aligned with Christ’s authority. These are those seated at His left and right—zealous for the Father’s work and fully yielded to divine purpose. Having surrendered personal ambition, they willingly embrace sacrificial service, exercising authority not for self-exaltation but in faithful participation in the Christ’s mission.
The seventh dimension is the higher realm of heaven, where the Bride of Christ abides. Here, souls are no longer fixated primarily on God’s work, but on God Himself. They can embrace mission or relinquish it without attachment.
The eighth dimension is the highest heaven—the dwelling place of the Father’s throne.
In Paul’s writings, the third heaven corresponds to the fifth through eighth dimensions. The second heaven encompasses the first through fourth dimensions, while the first heaven refers to the material world—the visible universe perceived by the eye.
Summary: Spiritual dimensions progress from the second heaven—purgatory—through earthly-like realms and paradise, into the higher heavens. Through the process of salvation, souls move from selfishness toward God, growing in moral and spiritual maturity and ultimately attaining the highest heaven—the Father’s throne—corresponding to Paul’s third heaven.
What is the significance of the material world in relation to the spirit world?
Scripture teaches in 2 Corinthians 4:18 that the material world—the realm of what is seen—is temporary and passing, while the spirit world—the realm of what is unseen—is eternal and enduring.
The material world functions as a provisional stage where souls encounter temptation and tribulation, through which their true nature is revealed. It is a temporary realm of testing, formation, and moral choice. When life in the material world concludes, each soul’s life is evaluated, and they enter a dimension of the spirit world corresponding to their spiritual development. In this sense, the spirit world becomes the lasting outcome of one’s earthly life—the final and eternal dwelling, whether a realm of darkness for the unrepentant or a realm of glory for the righteous.
How do souls enter the material world?
As discussed, souls long to enter the material realm in the hope that their spiritual state may be elevated. They do so through incarnation—departing from their respective spiritual realms to take on flesh and blood—because only in embodied existence can the full weight of earthly trials, suffering, and moral choice be fully encountered.
By contrast, passage from the material world into the spirit world does not require incarnation. However, souls entering the material realm from the spirit world do so through a reproductive process, whether they originate from lower or higher dimensions. Incarnation is therefore a unique provision of the material world, intentionally designed for testing, formation, and the possibility of spiritual ascent.
Once incarnated, earthly life becomes a crucible of refinement. Through faithful endurance of trials and obedience in the midst of suffering, a soul may ascend to a higher spiritual realm at the conclusion of its earthly life, drawing ever nearer to the seat of Christ.
Yet the material world also carries profound risk. Some souls succumb to its temptations and tribulations, and the consequences can be severe. Such souls may descend into a far darker state than before—so grievous that, as Scripture warns, it would have been better for them not to have been born or incarnated. In this way, the material world functions both as a pathway for ascent and a crucible of accountability, shaping the eternal destiny of every soul.
Summary: The material world is essential for spiritual progress, serving as a testing ground where souls face trials, choices, and temptations that reveal their true nature. Through incarnation, souls grow, refine, and may ascend to higher realms, while failure can lead to descent into darker realms. Thus, life in the material world is both a platform for spiritual ascent and a crucible shaping eternal destiny.
What if there is no provision for souls in the spirit world to enter the material world?
Without incarnation, souls from the lower dimensions of the spirit world would have no opportunity to enter the material realm, grow spiritually, and ultimately ascend to higher realms. Likewise, higher-dimensional souls would be unable to guide them toward the higher law. Jesus proclaimed His victory to the spirits imprisoned in the second dimension since the days of Noah (1 Peter 3:19). Those who believe and desire repentance are given the chance to work out their salvation through lived obedience. As Romans 2:13 reminds us, “It is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the Law who will be justified.” True salvation is demonstrated through concrete actions amid trials and temptations; mere intellectual belief is insufficient. Incarnation, therefore, is God’s gracious provision for the salvation and restoration of all creation.
Souls from higher dimensions incarnate to guide, disciple, and nurture those in lower states, helping them mature, be refined, and ultimately ascend to higher spiritual realms. Jesus Himself incarnated from the very presence of God to reveal the Father to the world. In Him, the nature and glory of God are made manifest. As souls in the material world witness God revealed in Jesus, they are invited to follow Him, be transformed by Him, and reflect His life and character.
When a soul from a higher dimension enters the material realm, it brings a higher law—a way of life that supersedes the law of lower dimensions. This is a natural order: a higher way of life rightly supersedes a lower one. Through this, souls from lower dimensions learn to live according to the higher law. Jesus, coming from a higher dimension, declared, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” When confronted with the case of the woman caught in adultery, without explanation, He transcended the Mosaic law of the lower dimension, which prescribed stoning, and instead revealed a higher way of mercy, justice, and spiritual discernment.
In a similar way, John the Baptist was incarnated from a higher spiritual dimension to prepare the way for God’s redemptive work. At the age of thirty, he called Israel to repentance, leading the people back to God. When asked about John’s true identity, Jesus said, “And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who was to come” (Matthew 11:14). In saying this, Jesus affirmed that John the Baptist was the incarnation of Elijah. This underscores a divine pattern: God sends chosen servants from higher dimensions into the material world to awaken hearts, restore alignment with Him, and prepare people for greater revelation.
Without incarnation, souls from lower dimensions would have no opportunity to embody repentance through tangible choices, lived obedience, and faithful perseverance in the material world. At the same time, the material realm would be deprived of human guides from higher dimensions—those able to lead, instruct, and disciple embodied souls as they journey toward spiritual maturity and ascent.
Thus, incarnation serves a dual purpose: it provides lower-dimensional souls with a concrete arena for repentance and transformation, while enabling higher-dimensional beings to enter human history as agents of guidance, revelation, and spiritual formation.
Among the Apostles, some incarnated from higher spiritual dimensions, while others came from lower ones. Likewise, some were predestined before birth to become Jesus’s disciples, while others were not. Most, however, were elevated to higher dimensions at the conclusion of their earthly lives.
•Peter (Simon) – Incarnated from the sixth dimension; elevated to the seventh. Predestined before birth.
•Andrew – Incarnated from the lower fifth; elevated to the higher fifth dimension. Not predestined before birth.
•James (son of Zebedee) – Incarnated from the higher fifth; elevated to the sixth dimension. Not predestined before birth.
•John – Incarnated from the mid-fifth; elevated to the sixth dimension. Predestined before birth.
•Philip – Incarnated from the fourth; elevated to the fifth dimension. Predestined before birth.
•Bartholomew (Nathanael) – Incarnated from the fourth; elevated to the fifth dimension. Predestined before birth.
•Matthew (Levi) – Incarnated from the third; elevated to the fifth dimension. Predestined before birth.
•Thomas – Incarnated from the third; elevated to the fifth dimension. Predestined before birth.
•James (son of Alphaeus) – Incarnated from the lower fourth; elevated to the higher fourth dimension. Predestined before birth.
•Thaddaeus (Judas son of James) – Incarnated from the third; elevated to the fifth dimension. Not predestined before birth.
•Simon the Zealot – Incarnated from the lower fourth; elevated to the higher fourth dimension. Not predestined before birth.
•Judas Iscariot (later replaced by Matthias) – Incarnated from the lower third; descended to the first dimension (hell). Predestined before birth.
•Paul – Incarnated from the lower seventh; elevated to the higher seventh dimension. Predestined before birth.
These insights are drawn from my personal conversations with the Lord Jesus Christ. Notably, among the thirteen apostles, nine were predestined before birth to become Jesus’s apostles, while four were not. Many of those predestined did not originate from higher dimensions, and Jesus also received as disciples those who were not predestined but nevertheless responded to His call. Judas, though predestined, rejected his calling and became the son of perdition.
This reveals that the path of discipleship and salvation is shaped not by predestination alone, but by the dynamic interplay between divine calling and human response.
Summary: Without incarnation, lower-dimensional souls would lack any means to repent through lived obedience and ascend to higher dimensions, while higher-dimensional souls could not guide them by exemplifying the higher law. Incarnation enables salvation through concrete action, not belief alone, allowing divine truth to be revealed, practiced, and transmitted. Through figures like Jesus and His servants, God restores creation by uniting divine calling with human response, making spiritual growth possible.
What drives souls from lower and higher dimensions to incarnate?
The majority of souls in the lower dimensions long to incarnate not for spiritual growth or the pursuit of godliness, but for the freedom to act according to their own desires. In these lower realms, souls lack full freedom of choice; their environment and spiritual condition constrain them, limiting their capacity to act from true moral conviction. A minority, however, genuinely desire spiritual growth and excellence toward godliness. Yet even these souls have little ability in the spirit world to grow, obey consciously, or pursue higher virtues. They remain largely bound by their base instincts, consequence, and spiritual limitation, spending much of their time reflecting on deeds committed while they were in the material world.
In contrast, souls in the higher dimensions are granted freedom of choice. They are able to exercise moral discernment, pursue wisdom, and align their will with God’s purposes. This freedom fosters continual growth and maturity, enabling them to participate actively in their ascent to higher realms. Beyond freedom, there is also structured education made possible through the Heavenly Ministry for Regeneration, where souls are taught perfect love and the virtues of Jesus Christ. In addition, they are instructed in divine wisdom as the Father reveals the infinite depths of His thoughts, and they are trained in the use of spiritual authority and power. For these souls, the desire to incarnate arises not from personal gain, but from a calling to guide, disciple, and nurture souls from lower dimensions in the material world.
In a nutshell, souls in higher dimensions can respond consciously to God’s will and pursue spiritual growth through continual training and regeneration, while souls in lower dimensions remain constrained by limitation, sin, and consequence. Lacking the formative training available in higher realms, lower-dimensional souls rely primarily on memory and reflection rather than structured training and active regeneration. Thus, the distinction between lower and higher dimensions is not merely one of proximity to God, but of responsibility, freedom, and capacity for ongoing regeneration.
Consequently, when souls from lower and higher dimensions incarnate and encounter one another on earth, their differing laws, values, and spiritual orientations inevitably come into conflict.
The First, Second and Third Heavens
The apostle Paul spoke of the third heaven, and by implication, the second and first heavens. The third heaven corresponds to the fifth through eighth dimensions. Souls dwelling here live by the law of the Spirit and eternal life, continuing to grow in virtue, wisdom, and spiritual authority.
The second heaven encompasses the first through fourth dimensions. Souls here live under the law of sin and death and tend toward stagnation unless they are granted the opportunity to incarnate and work out repentance through lived obedience in the material world.
The first heaven, in Paul’s context, refers to the earth, and more broadly to the material world. The majority of souls incarnated on earth originate from the second to fourth dimensions, while a much smaller number come from the dimensions of the third heaven. Here, the laws of higher and lower dimensions intersect and contend, placing souls in a decisive arena where they must choose how they will live.
Summary: Souls from lower dimensions seek incarnation mainly for freedom to pursue desire, though a minority long for growth they cannot achieve in the spirit realm. Souls from higher dimensions incarnate out of calling, not self-interest, bringing wisdom, authority, and guidance. Thus, incarnation serves both as an arena for repentance and a mission field where higher law confronts and transforms lower life.
How does the New Covenant influence God’s salvation plan?
From the beginning, God governed creation and its civilizations through what may be understood as the Old Covenant—a law-based, external system designed to regulate behavior and restrain sin. Although Scripture records its formal administration through Moses, the Old Covenant principle itself long predated him. Moses did not originate this system; he implemented it on earth.
A defining feature of this covenantal order was hierarchical governance. Souls from lower dimensions were required to serve those from higher dimensions—simply put, the lesser served the greater. Authority operated vertically: God over Israel, priests over the people, kings over nations, masters over servants. Order was preserved through submission to superior rank, power, or calling.
This mode of governance relied on external structure rather than internal transformation. Obedience flowed downward through clearly defined authority, reinforcing separation between God and humanity, and distinctions among people themselves.
A classic illustration appears in God’s word to Rebekah during her pregnancy:
“Two nations are in your womb;
And two peoples will be separated from your body;
And one people shall be stronger than the other;
And the older shall serve the younger.” – (Genesis 25:23)
Here, the older—Esau, the lesser—was destined to serve the younger—Jacob, the greater. In time, Jacob displaced Esau from Isaac’s inheritance, reflecting the Old Covenant principle that authority and blessing flowed according to divinely ordained hierarchy.
While this covenant preserved order and restrained chaos, it also revealed humanity’s immaturity under the Law. It pointed toward the need for a higher form of governance—one not rooted in rank or domination, but in inward transformation.
That higher order is revealed in the New Covenant through Christ. Jesus radically redefined greatness, teaching that authority in God’s Kingdom is expressed through servanthood and self-giving love:
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:43–45)
Under the New Covenant, salvation advances not through external control, but through inward renewal. Hierarchy gives way to humility, power is perfected in love, and greatness is measured by one’s willingness to serve.
Accordingly, the New Covenant mobilizes all heavenly resources toward the restoration of souls in lower states. Those who are stronger are called not to rule over the weak, but to carry them patiently toward maturity. As Paul writes:
“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.” (Romans 15:1)
Thus, God’s salvation plan is fulfilled through redemptive service, where love bears weakness, true authority is expressed sacrificially, and lower-dimensional souls learn to emulate higher ones, living by the law of the Spirit and eternal life.
Summary: God initially governed creation through the Old Covenant, a law-based, hierarchical system in which the lesser served the greater, maintaining order through external authority. While restraining sin, it exposed humanity’s immaturity and need for inner transformation. The New Covenant in Christ redefined greatness as servanthood. Here, salvation progresses through inward renewal: the strong bear the weak, true authority is expressed through sacrificial love, and the weak begin to emulate the strong.
Application
1. Live Salvation as Ongoing Transformation
Salvation is not a one-time rescue but a lifelong ascent toward God. Believers should pursue continual repentance, obedience, and inner renewal, asking whether their lives are moving toward greater love, humility, and communion with God.
2. Embody Faith Through Concrete Obedience
True salvation is worked out through lived choices, not belief alone. Daily moral decisions, perseverance in trials, and faithful action shape the soul’s eternal destiny.
3. Treat Earthly Life as a Training Ground
The material world is temporary but formative. Success, suffering, and loss should be evaluated by how they form eternal character rather than by immediate comfort or gain.
4. Bear Others Upward, Do Not Judge Them
People exist at different stages of spiritual growth. The mature are called to carry, mentor, and patiently guide the weaker, not dominate or condemn them.
5. Lead Through Sacrificial Descent
Following Christ’s pattern, true authority is expressed through humility and service. Spiritual leadership requires willingness to enter others’ struggles so they may rise.
6. Measure Life by Direction, Not Position
What matters most is the trajectory of the soul. Faithfulness, repentance, and perseverance determine ascent toward God, not one’s current spiritual status.
Prayer
Dear Father of all creation, we thank You for Your cosmic salvation in Christ, lifting souls from darkness to glory. Teach us to embody obedience, serve in love, endure trials, and ascend toward union with You, until all creation is restored.