How about we (our soul/spirit) are in a Matrix style "ark" while the solar system or our planet goes through a time that has a high potential of a cataclysm.
The ark is like a hyper-space dimension (heaven) where the souls are taken to if the earth goes full extension level event and live a life that is so similar to a real life we shouldn't notice the difference, but you can't fool all the people all the time.
We're the ones on the tip of the spear so we notice the differences when the real earth experienced its catastrophe and we were transmogrified into the "copy" matrix ark.
Once its safe to rehabit the earth again we will be born into a new life on the real earth.
But you won't fool the children of the revolution
No you won't fool the children of the revolution
No you can't fool the children of the revolution