Abodes

Jesus repeated several times to his followers that there are many other abodes or residences in Father’s universe, referring without clarification to other inhabited planets and architectural worlds 133:4.9 178:3.4 180:3.4 180:6.3 181:1.2

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Worship only God 133:4.9 — Ex 20:3; Dt 5:7; Mt 4:10. *Many mansions*: Jn 14:2.
• Father's house has many abodes 178:3.4 — Jn 14:2.
• Children of light 178:3.4 — Lk 16:8; Jn 12:36; Eph 5:8; 1 Th 5:5.
• Cities built by God 178:3.4 — Heb 11:10.
• Reward for faithfulness 178:3.4 — Rev 3:21.
• Go through tribulation 178:3.4 — Acts 14:22b.
• Jesus finished Father's work 178:3.4 — Jn 4:34; Jn 5:36; Jn 17:4; Jn 19:30.
• Jesus must return to Father 178:3.4 — Jn 7:33; Jn 8:21-22; Jn 13:33; Jn 14:2,12,28; Jn 16:10,16-17,28.
• Many mansions 180:3.4 — Jn 14:1-2.
• Spirit of Truth 180:6.3 — Ezk 11:19; Ezk 18:31; Ezk 36:26-27; Jl 2:28-29; Lk 24:49; Jn 7:39; Jn 14:16-18,23,26; Jn 15:4,26; Jn 16:7-8,13-14; Jn 17:21-23; Acts 1:5,8a; Acts 2:1-4,16-18; Acts 2:33; 2 Co 13:5; Ga 2:20; Ga 4:6; Eph 1:13; Eph 4:30; 1 Jn 4:12-15.
• Be guided by Spirit of Truth 180:6.3 — Jn 16:13-14.
• Heaven: many abodes 181:1.2 — Jn 14:2-3.
• Heaven of heavens 181:1.2 — 1 Ki 8:27; 2 Ch 2:6; 2 Ch 6:18; Neh 9:6; Ps 148:4; Dt 10:14.
• Glory to glory 181:1.2 — 2 Co 3:18.
• Become spiritually perfected 181:1.2 — Gn 17:1; 1 Ki 8:61; Lv 19:2; Dt 18:13; Mt 5:48; 2 Co 13:11; Jm 1:4; 1 P 1:16.