All the righteous have a wonderful place awaiting them when they depart from this world called “Gan Eden”. We usually think of the Garden of Eden as being that one and same place. The Talmud tells us however, that they are distinct from one another. The scriptures say, A river went “out of Eden” to water the garden. (Gen.2:10) The Talmud speaks of this Gan Eden that our spirit goes to as consisting of seven levels. Each righteous person will be assigned a dwelling in accordance with the honor due him.

It’s like a human king who entered a city with his servants. Although they all entered the city through the same gate, when they take up their quarters each is allotted a dwelling according to his rank. So let’s take a look at these seven classes. The first class being the highest, will be in his presence of course. The upright shall behold His face. The second dwells in the house of the King, as it is said, “Blessed are they that dwell in Thy House”. The third ascends into his Holy Hill. The fourth is in the court of the King, happy is the man that dwells in Thy Courts.

The fifth is in the Tabernacle, as it is said, “Lord, who shall sojourn in Thy Tabernacle? The sixth is alluded to in, Who shall ascend into the “Hill of the Lord”? The seventh is, “Who shall stand in His Holy place”? So we have the following seven classifications, counting downward designated as: The Presence, Courts, House, Tabernacle, Holy Hill, Hill of the Lord, and Holy Place. In Mathew 5:19 it plainly says that whoever breaks one of these least commandments shall be called “least” in the kingdom of heaven, and whoever does them and teaches others to do them will be called “great” in the kingdom. So when asked why you put such importance on studying the Torah and the Hebrew roots, you can honestly say one reason is to get a higher rank in eternity! Now it’s up to you, do you want to go first class or coach for eternity?