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The Ascension

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Jesus says, no man has ascended to Heaven, but he who came down from Heaven, even the son of man who is in Heaven.
Jesus also says that the kingdom of Heaven is within you.
If the kingdom of Heaven is within you; but no man has ascended to Heaven, but he who came down from Heaven then how can one come to know Heaven in this lifetime?
How does one come to know the power of Heaven if it cannot be attained but by he who came down from Heaven, even the son of man who is in Heaven?
Jesus says that narrow and straight is the way that leads to life but as my words unfold--the path seems to be shut for all those who want to enter. Is this a stumbling block put forth by Christ; however, John the Baptist was supposed to make the path straight for Christ but Christ placed a stumbling block for the rest of us by saying Heaven is within you; but no one has ascended to Heaven but he who came down from Heaven; therefore, how does one ascend to Heaven unless it is your birth rite?

The crooked paths with no improvement are roads of genius.
--William Blake, Proverbs of Hell.