I

In the dispositions of normal people

there’s no crookedness or deceitfulness,

people have a normal relationship with each other, they don’t stand alone,

and their lives are neither mediocre nor decadent.

So, too, is God exalted among all;

His words permeate among man,

people live in peace with one another

and live under the care and protection of God,

the earth is filled with harmony, without the disturbance of Satan,

and the glory of God holds the utmost importance among man.

Such people are like angels:

pure, vibrant, never complaining about God,

never complaining about God,

and devoting all their efforts solely to God’s glory on earth,

devoting all their efforts solely to God’s glory on earth.

II

“When God ascends to the throne in man’s heart,

that will be the moment when His sons and His people rule over the earth”—

this refers to the time when the angels on earth

will enjoy the blessing of serving God in heaven.

Because man is the expression of the spirits of angels,

God says that for man, being on earth is like being in heaven;

for man to serve God on earth

is like the angels serving God in heaven directly,

serving God in heaven directly—

and thus, during his days on earth,

man enjoys the blessings of the third heaven.

This is what is actually being said in these words.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Interpretations of the Mysteries of “God’s Words to the Entire Universe”, Chapter 16