Applewhite initially stated that he and his followers would physically ascend to a spaceship, where their bodies would be transformed, but later, he came to believe that their bodies were the mere containers of their souls, which would later be placed into new bodies.
Applewhite awalnya menyatakan bahwa ia dan pengikut-pengikutnya secara fisik akan naik ke pesawat luar angkasa, di mana tubuh mereka akan ditransformasi, tetapi kemudian ia meralat bahwa tubuh mereka hanyalah wadah bagi jiwa mereka, yang akan ditempatkan ke dalam tubuh baru.