Did Marshall Applewhite believe in God?

Answer 1

Marshall Applewhite, the leader of the Heaven's Gate cult, had a complex view of divinity. He did not adhere to traditional notions of God as found in mainstream religions; instead, he believed in a higher extraterrestrial existence that he referred to as the "Next Level." Applewhite taught that this higher existence was accessible through spiritual evolution, rather than conventional religious faith. His beliefs were more aligned with a form of spiritualism that emphasized ascension to a higher plane rather than worship of a deity in the traditional sense.