Outline (2022)

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== Real World Dimension ==
===The Archives===
*The Narrator, an angel in the Golden City's Archives, greets the reader and explains their role in chronicling all topics across dimensions.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Introduction)
*The Narrator struggles to understand human speech and behavior, bluntly criticizing the human condition and recounting tragedies.
* The Narrator recalls Ryan Fleming's backstory and his encounter with the Pilgrim's Progress dimension.
===Hospital===
*Ryan Fleming promises Matthew Fleming, Ryan's brother, to attend church at least once.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 1)
*The Forever 21 Youth Leader assures Matthew Fleming that The King has a plan and never gives more than we can handle.
*Bob Fleming, Ryan's father, is silent and not mentioned later.
*Cindy Fleming, Ryan's mother, doesn’t trust that The King isn’t overwhelming Matthew Fleming.
*Matthew Fleming dies from brain cancer in the Hospital.
===Ignite Christian Collective ===
*Ryan Fleming becomes a hardened agnostic and relies on alcohol and porn to cope with trauma.
*Ryan Fleming contemplates suicide but decides to first attend a nearby megachurch church called Ignite Christian Collective.
*Ignite Staff eagerly greet Ryan Fleming and offer him various free items while the Ignite Worship Team sings in the sanctuary.
*Ryan Fleming calls the Ignite Pastor a liar for claiming The King never gives more than we can handle.
* Ryan Fleming views religion as a coping mechanism for the harshness of reality and death in a purposeless existence where humans are merely animals responsible for their survival.
*Ryan Fleming is concussed by a falling projector and transported to The Pilgrims Progress dimension.
==Pilgrim's Progress Dimension==
===City of Destruction===
*Ryan Fleming awakens in Christian’s house in the City of Destruction and exists as a meteorite annihilates it.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 2)
*Ryan Fleming experiences an identity crisis as fragmented memories of his life and Christian’s seem to intertwine.
*Cart Boy whistles John Lennon’s "Imagine" while pulling a fruit cart and ignores Ryan Fleming’s warning about meteorites.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 3)
*Mayor invites Ryan Fleming to stay longer in new accommodation with a better view.
*Ryan Fleming discovers a Bible hidden under his bed sheet and learns about the giant meteorite, Golden City, The King, and hollow plague.
*Mayor hosts an annual festival with various forms of entertainment, food, and alcohol.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 4)
*Ryan Fleming nearly forgets to escape the City of Destruction while indulging in cheese.
*Residents dismiss Ryan Fleming’s warning about a giant meteorite as a joke, only to be annihilated by it.
===Depression Bog===
*Radical joins the journey, intrigued by the heroic adventure proposed by Ryan Fleming, but unwilling to sacrifice anything.
*Radical shares a prophecy of a pilgrim awakening the sleeping King to restore the dying lands.
*Ryan Fleming accidentally falls into Depression Bog.
*Radical, disillusioned by the hardships, decides to return home but is mauled by the Hollow-Ones.
*Smiling Preacher claims Ryan Fleming can save himself by always speaking positively over their life, but he continues to sink deeper.
*Faith notices Ryan Fleming almost fully submerged and pulls him to safety.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 5)
===Crossroads=== 
*Ryan Fleming and Faith take the left easy path at the Crossroads but get lost and separated in darkness, eventually circling back to their starting point.
*Ryan Fleming and Faith briefly part ways due to differing interests in pursuing the straight path.
*The Devil tempts Ryan Fleming to cast a spell that would send him to a random location, but Faith stops him finishing it.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 6)
*Faith reveals she is infected with the hollow plague and is slowly transforming.
===Chesterton's Fence=== 
*Progressive Revolutionaries blindly tear down a wooden fence at Chesterton's Fence, believing it to be oppressive, only to be slain by a Bull.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 7)
*Gilbert Chesterton teaches the importance of understanding the purpose of a fence before removing it and gifts Ryan Fleming and Faith the outline of a daisy.
===House of Prosperity=== 
*Health-And-Wealth, a demon, in the House of Prosperity, heals Ryan Fleming's wounds and promotes materialism as a deceptive ploy to stop them pursuing The King.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 8)
*Gilbert Chesterton rescues Ryan Fleming and Faith by kicking open the door, driving Health-And-Wealth away with sunlight.
=== Evangelion=== 
*Evangelion Guards quiz Ryan Fleming and Faith on obscure biblical details to grant them entry into Evangelion.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 9)
*Theology gives a tour of the vast collection of theological books at the King’s University.
*Political-Engagement petitions rulers to enact laws favoring pilgrims in Evangelion.
*Legalist enforces an arbitrary one-foot hopping rule to identify genuine pilgrims and advocates visiting the Evangelion Legalist Society.
*Ryan Fleming and Faith unknowingly live in Evangelion for three months.
*Lustful Pastor warns everyone to continue walking the straight path and reveals the graveyard beneath Evangelion to Ryan Fleming and Faith.
===Blackmuck Woods=== 
*Hollow-Ones roam aimlessly through the Blackmuck Woods.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 10)
===Ivory Tower=== 
*Deconstruction and System at the Ivory Tower provide goggles, scissors, and a whip to reshape the Bible’s meaning to fit their ideological framework.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 11)
*Ryan Fleming and Faith reject the tools upon realizing they distort the appearance of the Bible’s words and other people, and foster cult-like behavior.
*Ivory-Tower-Zombies emerge from the woods, attempting to enforce compliance through violence.
*Redbeard, leader of the Ivory-Tower-Zombies, commands them to cancel Ryan Fleming and Faith by killing them.
*Ryan Fleming scares the Ivory-Tower-Zombies into the woods by severing Redbeard’s arm with Faith’s sword.
===Slippery Slope=== 
*Redbeard leads the Ivory-Tower-Zombies straight along the Slippery Slope but is killed by The Devil's archers, freeing them from their trance.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 12)
*Various individuals, including the Ivory-Tower-Zombies, find amusement in unwittingly sliding down the Slippery Slope to their doom.
*Good-Times argues there are various enjoyable ways to heaven and advocates climbing the side of the Slippery Slope to evade The Devil’s archers but risk falling.
*Ackshully asserts the Slippery Slope is merely a fallacy and the Bible doesn't address current problems since it was written before they arose.
*Ryan Fleming and Faith safely cross over the Slippery Slope to reach Paradox Peak.
===Paradox Peak === 
*Ryan Fleming and Faith safely navigate past rockslides.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 14)
*Loved-By-The-World trusts his heart and seeks approval from the world over adhering the Bible.
*Loved-by-the-World tries to reason with the Hollow-Ones but turns back to seek their approval due to their constant disdain for Christian teachings.
* Ryan Fleming repels the Hollow-Ones and their mental attack by declaring scripture against them.
*Ryan Fleming realizes he is like the Hollow-Ones, wandering aimlessly through life as a nihilistic sinner without resolution, seeking fleeting pleasures for solace.
*Ryan Fleming's burden disappears as he sees a vision of Jesus dying on the cross, falling into darkness, and emerging triumphant.
===Valley of Doubt===
*Neckbeard argues that religions are delusional fairy tales and that the straight path only leads to hardships.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 15)
*Ryan Fleming and Faith accidentally leave the Bible at Neckbeard’s cave, delaying their journey.
===Cages=== 
*The Hollow-Ones trap Ryan Fleming and Faith in metal Cages labeled despair, fraud, liar, failure, gullible, and weak.
*Humanist rescues Ryan Fleming and Faith by revealing the cages were never locked and encourages them to save themselves through their own strength.
*Humanist believes it’s possible to achieve a utopia, social harmony, and purpose without religion by relying on reason, science, and personal agency.
===Urbia=== 
*Lustful-Pastor is caught walking away from the Pleasure Palace with two prostitutes in silence from embarrassment.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 16)
*Humanist believes Urbia is the key to salvation, providing a means to escape the dying lands and transition into another universe.
*Ryan Fleming and Faith refuse to sacrifice a child deemed undesirable by authorities in the city's furnace to power the grid.
*Faith is martyred after being pushed into the furnace by Humanist.
*Ryan Fleming flees from Urbia into the Temptation Desert.
===Temptation Desert===
*The Devil tempts Ryan Fleming with an alternative timeline where Matthew Fleming is alive, but he refuses, realizing he would be secular and not the same.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 17)
*The Devil transforms into a dragon and Ryan Fleming dodges his attacks to slay him.
===River Infinite=== 
*Ryan Fleming tries to cross The River Infinite but drowns, overwhelmed by the memories of others' accusations.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 18)
===Golden City=== 
*Ryan Fleming is pulled to safety and awakens in the Golden City, outside of time and dressed in new clothes.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 19)
*Ryan Fleming rings the bell tower and is transported to The King in his study room.
* The King reveals he has always been with Ryan Fleming, sharing his pain, and planned to renew the dying lands, attributing it to a matter of perspective.
==Real World Dimension==
===Ignite Christian Collective (revisiting)=== 
*Ryan Fleming awakens in the real world dimension.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Chapter 20)
===Small Church === 
*Ryan Fleming meets Faith at a small church.
===The Archives (revisiting)=== 
*The Narrator muses on how The King continues to reach out and can use even mediocre lives, like that of Ryan Fleming, to fulfill his purposes.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (Conclusion)
==References==
Category:Guides (2022)