Marshall Applewhite

Heaven's Gate cult leader

Contemporary weird famous 175 sayings

Sayings by Marshall Applewhite

We are the Two Witnesses mentioned in Revelation. Our mission is almost complete.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Our Story'
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You must overcome your humanness, your gender, your sexuality, everything that ties you to this world.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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There is no God in the way humans conceive of God. There are only higher evolutionary levels.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'About Us'
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Our gender is irrelevant. We are here as representatives of the Next Level.

around 1996 — Interview with a journalist (recorded)
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The only sin is to remain in the human kingdom when you have the opportunity to leave.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Statement on Suicide'
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We are not here to save the world. We are here to offer an escape from it.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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Your family, your friends, your possessions – they are all distractions. Leave them behind.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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We have come in the clouds, as prophesied. The spacecraft is waiting.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Our Story'
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Humans are like children playing in a sandbox. They don't understand the real game.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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The only legitimate authority is the Next Level. All human authority is corrupt.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Our Beliefs'
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We are not human. We are members of the Evolutionary Level Above Human.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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Your religions are all corrupted versions of the truth. We are here to set the record straight.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Our Story'
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The time of harvest is upon us. Separate yourselves from the weeds.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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Love, as humans understand it, is a weakness. It ties you to this lower kingdom.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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We are here to complete our task, and then we will return to our Father's Kingdom.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Our Story'
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Don't mourn for us. Rejoice, for we have gone home.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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The only true freedom is freedom from the human condition.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Our Beliefs'
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We are not here to be understood by humans. We are here to fulfill our mission.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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The Earth is a garden that has gone wild. It needs to be pruned.

1997 — Heaven's Gate video 'Do's Final Exit'
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Your consciousness is merely a program. We offer you an upgrade.

1997 — Heaven's Gate website text, 'Our Beliefs'
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