368. 7507. How these matters stand in heaven could be told in many accounts, for so many things have been displayed to me on this subject that I cannot possibly recount them even in part. Let the readers know, however, that these words are truths, and symbolize things which are taking place in this last day. It is his character to mingle holy things with profane, and to rebel constantly against God the Messiah, as he did at the waters of Meribah [Num. 20:11-12]; and to consider righteousness to consist in outward acts. He wants the people Jacob to be the Priesthood, or the only one to possess heaven, of which he eagerly seeks to be king. Nevertheless, he has been admitted into the lowest heaven, where he looks across at Canaan, that is, the heaven of God the Messiah. But that he will not come to it, I am able to know quite certainly from all that has been shown to me and, of course, from the things he has done and said, which are enough to fill many pages. In the text it is clear that he rebelled against God the Messiah, so that it was his own fault, which he twice before had cast upon the people (saying that he would not see the land of Canaan because of the people's transgression [Deut. 1:37, 4:21]), when yet it was he who had struck the Rock [Num. 20:9-11] without praying or speaking solemnly to it, as commanded. As for the expression, "gathered unto his people," it was a ceremonial formality to say this; for we read the same words elsewhere about the wicked (look up the passages, I do not remember where they are). When he urged the people to live according to the precepts of the Law, it was from inspiration, so they were not his own sayings. For, as everyone knows, it is an entirely different thing to teach, [which can be done] by anyone whatever, [than it is to live], etc. etc. [Law; Moses; Temptation]