Heavenās Gateās core beliefs centered on the notions that founders Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles were the two apocalyptic witnesses mentioned in Revelation 11 and that they had minds able to channel extraterrestrials. Members of the group believed that the next stage of human evolution would be aboard alien spacecraft. The group stressed strenuous ascetic practices in order to prepare for the transition to the supposed Next Level on a spaceship, with a particular emphasis on celibacy.
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