Symbolically speaking, Heaven is the Foreign Country into which the Master Mason seeks to enter, in search of wages. Heaven, the higher state of existence after death, is the Foreign Country. — ( 2 Timothy 4:18 - Psalms 11:4 - Matthew 25.34 )
Biblical References
2 Timothy 4:18
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Psalms 11:4
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Matthew 25.34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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