BRETHREN IN CHRIST JESUS:
The doctrine that Barton shows is a fleshy doctrine of men, and not aligned with what God's Word actually teaches as written. As I have said before, many have difficultly in understanding about the two separate dimensions of existence written of in God's Word, the Heavenly dimension where God and the angels dwell, and this earthly dimension where we dwell, which includes the whole material universe.
Even with the phrase "celestial bodies" by Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:40, those similar to Barton dwelling on materialism wrongly treat that word "celestial" to point to God's Abode in Heaven, when in reality that word simply means the stars of the sky which is part of our earthly dimension. (Ever hear of celestial navigation? It means navigation by the stars. It is still a skill taught today to aircraft navigators, ocean going navigators, etc. If your electronics goes out, you break out the sextant and take a reading by the stars.)
There's a load of false traditions of men that come of that materialistic fleshy type thinking. One is the idea of 'soul sleep', i.e., that when our flesh dies, our soul dies with our flesh, and both must be resurrected together. No, that's a primitive Jewish tradition showing lack of understanding the two different dimensions, the Heavenly and this earthly one. Jesus said to not fear those who can kill our flesh body, but NOT our soul (Matt.10:28). That means He showed our soul does NOT die with our flesh at flesh death, but that our soul continues on to God, living in the spirit like Peter showed in 1 Peter 4. Apostle Paul revealed this also in 2 Corinthians 5.
In 1 Corinthians 15:49-50, Apostle Paul said that as we have borne the "image of the earthy", meaning a flesh body outward likeness, we shall also bear the "image of the heavenly", meaning a Heavenly spirit body like the angels. Paul also said that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God.
So I don't know how much more plain God's written Word on this matter can get. If one's mind is stuck in this temporary flesh existence, then it's like being in a brain freeze.
Another false idea that primitive superstitious fleshy minds think regarding Heaven is that God's Abode is actually up in the sky around the earth somewhere, i.e., opposite of the idea that Satan's abode of hell is inside this earth. God's Word teaches no such idea, even though His Word does use 'expressions' that seem... like God dwells in the clouds.
That other dimension, the Heavenly dimension, is difficult to explain, because even though it has many parallels to our earthly dimension, it still is not the same. One dimension is made up of material matter (earthly), the other is made up of Spirit (Heavenly). Apostle John said "God is a Spirit" (John 4). That means He has no material matter substance. Nothing in the Heavenly dimension has a material matter substance. That's why it cannot be compared with earthly matter. It also explains how material matter came into existence second, that the dimension of Spirit always existed (Hebrews 11:3).
Even the concept of angels having literal wings on their backs is a myth. Per Hebrews 13:2, it tells us to be hospitable to strangers, because some have entertained angels unaware. Don't you think that if angels had literal wings on their backs it would be easy to recognize? Artists in old paintings added wings when representing angels in the painting to make sure one understood that was an angel. How else would one know in the painting?
