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Every moment of the
                                                                                demolition of this
                                                                                building is present in
                                                                                God's memory. Every
                                                                                moment--from the laying
                                                                                of the foundation to the
                                                                                moment when it is
                                                                                destroyed--will remain
                                                                                present forever without
                                                                                being lost.




                           To Those In Paradise Who Desire To See It,
                           God Can Show The Past Just As It Happened

                           If a servant of God in Paradise wishes, God can show him things from the
                       earthly life just as they happened. (God knows the truth.) For example, if a

                       person in Paradise asks God to let him see his dead dog alive again, his burned
                       house before it was destroyed, or the Titanic before it sank, God can show it all
                       to him even more vivid that it was before. For example, as the Titanic makes its
                       way on the sea, the fish surrounding it will all be in the same place as at that
                       moment and the passengers will be discussing the same things using the same
                       words. Or ancient great civilizations can be seen in the high point of their
                       splendor and wealth. A person who is curious about the Inca civilization can

                       see any period of this civilization whenever he wishes. Because every event
                       continues to be lived eternally with the same vividness in God's memory, the
                       person who wants to see an event will find everything present the same as it
                       was.
                           In one verse, God reveals that in Paradise people will have everything
                       they desire:



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