From Tilling the Ground to Eating the Fruit of the Tree of Life

About the Book

From before record history mankind has sought for some association with a higher power from which today he has come to worship and call God. This book is written from a western world’s point of view, thus from the Judo-Christian religion. Its account is taken from the books of Genesis, Revelation, Arcana C?lestia and Apocalypse Revealed. It is a story of that association that has come to be recognized as not just a religion, but is to be seen as the church on earth – the church being the qualities of the Lord God’s good and truth from His love and wisdom within man in their understanding and will. It is a journey of mankind struggling against falsities and evils and of their being rose up only to again turn away to the love of their own selves until at last the Lord comes in the human on earth. Even though He sets up a New Church, He forewarns of the fall and end of that Church but tells of that coming end in the book of Revelation, however the truths of that book remains hidden. The story does not end there but there is seen a New Word that reveals those hidden mysteries and a New Church is raised up on earth. Within the pages glimpses can be seen of a new understanding of the truth and good of that new doctrine which is of charity and faith together coming to man in that New Word that is now present. Often can be seen a new understanding of the literal sense of the Word as correspondences are revealed as seen from that New Word. Again, within the pages there can be seen a new understanding of the falsity and evil of doctrine derived from man’s self and how they have led astray even into hell. It is a story of the Lord’s presence with mankind according to one’s state throughout all history. In the end there is seen a New Church that has come on earth whereby a man can learn the genuine truths as he acknowledges the Lord God as Creator and Savor and Sustainer as one God in the Divine Human and approaches Him.

About the Author

As a youth and young man, Rev. Paul Booth was influenced by the God’s Word – the Bible. However, it was not until he had finished a career in the U.S. Army that the opportunity to serve the Lord and to study God’s Word presented its self. He was ordained a priest on 13th October, 1991 at The Hague, The Netherlands. For the past thirteen years Rev. Paul Booth has served as pastor to Des Heren Nieuwe Kerk zijnde Nova Hierosolyma in The Hague, The Netherlands.