This book is for those who have ever questioned the answers the Church gives regarding the soul, spirit, salvation, sin, Heaven, Hell, God and the like. The Church is not wrong in these matters, just not educated on the latest developments in science that lead to better answers. If pressed, the Church either states “just believe” or “we’re not supposed to understand” or it tends toward metaphors to explain crucial concepts we really need to fully understand before the End of Time. Many people will say we already know all there is to know. This is wrong on so many levels! It was said of science in the 1600s and even the early 1900s, and yet we keep on learning new things. Daniel chapter 12 states that knowledge will increase. This increase in knowledge is for a reason: so that we can finally understand what is meant in the deeper Biblical passages. The Bible is not a black book never meant to be understood. We were always intended to go beyond the analogies even Jesus used. Jesus used analogies and metaphors to get His message across to a simple, uneducated people. Our knowledge has grown since then—and this is not by accident. It has evolved, driven by design so that we can now know, in very certain terms, what the Bible means. To this end, “Beyond Mere Belief” expands human understanding on two fronts. First is the physical nature of reality. With the proof of dark-energy established in 1999, we now know that all one can see, feel, touch and smell is less than 1% of the energy in this universe. This means that about 96% is something else, another kind of energy that is not atomic in nature (the unaccounted energy percentage is unseen dust and gas). This brings us to the second front: the dual nature of humankind. The body is real. We know that, but the soul is also real—and this book asserts it is made from this other form of energy. Now, for the first time in history, we can conceive the physical mechanics of the soul and the manifestation of mortal life. With the advent of a new type of energy, we are no longer chained to the notion of “just believe.” Blind faith is no longer necessary. This revolutionary breakthrough in physics brings us closer to understanding what we have been seeking for millennia—knowledge of who we are, where we came from … and where we are going. This is not the first book to offer dark-energy as a non-atomic form of energy, but it is the first publication to present physical and mathematical proof of the concept. Another form of energy affords us better explanations of many things in the Bible that we now take on faith alone. The purpose here is to improve, to undergird your faith, to make it stronger for the times and trials that will come your way. A time of testing such as you have not experienced before. A tribulation we all must pass. Topics include: Chapter 1: The Dual Energy Concept (Overview) — Here, the theory of two existing energies is ratified, if only briefly and in general terms. Chapter 2: The Human Domain Chapter 3: of Soul and Spirit Chapter 4: Sin and Salvation Chapter 5: God is Light — We will never know the full extent of God, but we can now understand that part of His Energy He has shown to us. Chapter 6: Jesus and Us, Sons of God — This topic examines Jesus’ construct and compares it to mere mortals. There are similarities. Chapter 7: The Cross and Resurrection Chapter 8: Creation —Creation was not four billion years or even 6,000 years ago. Creation is still going on and it is we who are being created. Chapter 9: The End Times — An examination of what the End Times are for and what will happen Chapter 10: Jews -vs- Jesus — Why did the Jews reject Jesus two thousand years ago, and why do they reject him today? This section may surprise you. Chapter 11: Ten Reasons to Choose Jesus Over Other Religious Leaders Chapters 12-15: Selected Passages in the Gospels Appendix: Details of the Dual Energy Concept