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All too often preachers use
the old standby of HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE to convince people they need to become
Christians. This ministry would like to jump off that bandwagon for a moment
and share with you what you will be MISSING if you choose not to go to the Kingdom
known affectionately as Heaven. I hope to reveal to you what you
will be giving up if you choose not to receive the gift your loving Creator has
presented to you. Besides the fact that you will be spared the eternal
damnation, plus the blessings and peace He gives to all those that trust Him. I
am going to share what some of you may never have
known...
Many
of us Christians are aware that we cannot know everything that awaits the ones
that have received the gift of salvation. Mainly because of this
verse1 Corinthians 2:9, says, "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath
prepared for them that love him."
However, there are numerous places in Scripture that do give us a
"prophetic peek" of what God has in store for those that love and trust
Him. For example...
We
will be living with Jesus in person!
- Revelation 21:3, "And I heard a great
voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and
he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall
be with them, and be their God."
While residing in Heaven we
will be blessed with the fact that we will never become bored at any given
moment.
- Psalms 16:11, "Thou wilt shew me the
path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there
are pleasures for evermore."
No more death, pain, tears, sorrow, sickness, hospitals,
operations, tragedy, disappointments, trouble, hunger, or thirst.
- Revelation 21:4, "And God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former
things are passed away."
- Isaiah 33:24, "And the inhabitant shall
not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their
iniquity."
- Revelation 22:3, "And there shall be
no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and
his servants shall serve him:"
- Isaiah 65:23, "They shall not labour
in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed
of the LORD, and their offspring with them."
- Revelation 7:16, "They shall hunger no
more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor
any heat."
Nor
will we ever get tired by any activity we perform
- Isaiah 40:31, "But they that wait upon
the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
Imagine if you can, running at full sprint for miles and
miles and never once
having to stop to catch your breath! Plus every single saved person that ever
lived on this earth will be whole in every way. That means the deaf will hear,
the blind see, the dumb will sing, and the lame will be able to run for as long
as they like. (Isa 35:5,6; Phil 3:21)
Never again will we have to contend with emotions such as, jealousy,
fear, hatred, falsehood, envy, impurity, cynicism, filth, worry, plus all evil
of any kind will be completely shut out of God's eternal Kingdom.
- Isaiah 35:5-6, "Then the eyes of the
blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then
shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for
in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert."
Our bodies will be absolutely perfect.
In fact they will fashioned after the body of the Creator Himself. Jesus Christ!
- Philippians 3:21, "Who shall change our
vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according
to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself."
The
oceans of our present world will be gone from the Heavenly Kingdom once it resides
on Earth.
- Revelation 21:1, "And I saw a new heaven
and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away;
and there was no more sea."
Not only that, but once the
Kingdom of Heaven descends from above after the 1000
years and makes Earth
its headquarters, the deserts of this earth will actually become gardens,
on this re-created planet.
- Isaiah 35:1-2, "The wilderness and the
solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and
blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with
joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency
of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency
of our God."
Ever
wonder what it would be like to ride a grizzly bear, or play wrestle with a
mountain lion? Well this too will become a reality in God's Heaven. The animals
will be tame, none will prey upon others, and a little child will lead them.
- Isaiah 11:6-9, "The wolf also shall dwell
with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf
and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead
them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down
together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child
shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand
on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters
cover the sea."
- Isaiah 65:25, "The wolf and the lamb
shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and
dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all
my holy mountain, saith the LORD."
No
more curse upon mankind.
- Revelation 22:3, "And there shall be
no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and
his servants shall serve him:"
Nor will there be violence of any sort.
- Isaiah 60:18, "Violence shall no more
be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou
shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise."
This also means no floods, no tornados, no hurricanes, no earthquakes...
etc. Nothing defiling in any way will be found in Heaven, plus... NO LIARS!.
- Revelation 21:27, "And there shall in
no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh
abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book
of life."
Will
there be children in Heaven? And will they grow up while residing
there?
- Zechariah 8:5, " And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls
playing in the streets thereof."
- Malachi 4:2, "But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness
arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as
calves of the stall.
Think about that! All those saved parents that have lost their children
will be able to see them grow up in heaven with all it's awesome gifts and
glory!
Will
we know each other in Heaven?
- 1 Corinthians 13:12, "...then shall I know even as
also I am known."
Will we have bodies in Heaven?
- In Luke 24:36, after
His ensure Jesus says, "...Behold my hands and feet, that it is I myself: handle me,
and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Is it not
written "...we look for the Saviour,
the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned
like unto His glorious body..." The Bible says, we'll have the same body Jesus
has, and He has flesh and bones!
Did
you also know that besides the mansion that is built for the children of God in
the city of Heaven...
- John 14:1-3, "Let not your heart be troubled:
ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many
mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place
for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
We also will be allowed to go out into the
newly created world after the 1000
years and build our own homes
with our very own hands?
- Isaiah 65:21,22,
"And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall
plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build,
and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as
the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall
long enjoy the work of their hands."
Imagine that, having all of eternity to build your second home anywhere
in a newly created worldwide paradise, and having eternity to perfect
it!
In Heaven we will also be singing and playing Heavenly music.
- Isaiah 35:10, "And the ransomed of the
LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon
their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing
shall flee away."
- Isaiah 51:11, "Therefore the redeemed
of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting
joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow
and mourning shall flee away."
- Psalms 87:7, "As well the singers as
the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee."
- Revelation 14:2-3, "And I heard a voice
from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder:
and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they
sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts,
and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty
and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth."
We will continue
to worshiping God every 7th day Sabbath
- Isaiah 66:22-23, "For as the new
heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me,
saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall
come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath
to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD."
We will be eternally
enjoying the never fading trees and
flowers
- Ezekiel 47:12, "And by the river upon
the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for
meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed:
it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters
they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat,
and the leaf thereof for medicine."
- Isaiah 35:1-2, "The wilderness and the
solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and
blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with
joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency
of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency
of our God."
We will visit loved ones, prophets, and people of the
Bible.
- Matthew 8:11, "And I say unto you, That
many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham,
and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven."
- Revelation 7:9-17, "After this I beheld,
and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and
kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried
with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne,
and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on
their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory,
and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto
our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying
unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came
they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These
are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes,
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before
the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that
sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no
more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor
any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed
them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes."
We will study the animals of Heaven
- Isaiah 11:6-9, "The wolf also shall dwell
with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf
and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead
them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down
together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child
shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand
on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters
cover the sea."
- Isaiah 65:25, "The wolf and the lamb
shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and
dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all
my holy mountain, saith the LORD."
We will actually
be able to listen to God Almighty SING!
- Zephaniah 3:17, "The LORD thy God in
the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with
joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
Never grow old or weary, eternal youth and
vigor
- Genesis 3:24, "So he drove out the man;
and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming
sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."
- Revelation 22:2, "In the midst of the
street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life,
which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and
the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."
All that Adam lost will be entirely
restored!
- Acts 3:20-21, "And he shall send Jesus
Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive
until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the
mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began."
"How shall we escape, if we
neglect so great salvation;..." -Hebrews 2:3
And WHEN does Heaven begin?
"When Christ, who is our
life, shall appear, then
shall ye also appear with him in glory." -Colossians 3:4
A few more tidbits regarding what we will be doing in Heaven. But first, think
on these things...
Revelation 20:6, "Blessed and holy is he
that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him
a thousand years."
Have you ever wondered WHO we will reign over?
Seeing how EVERYONE that takes part in the first ressurection will reign, who
is it we will reign over? Can kings and queens reign over kings and queens?
So.. who will we reign over?
All the treasures of the universe will
be open to the study of God's redeemed. Unfettered by mortality, they wing their
tireless flight to worlds afar--worlds that thrilled with sorrow at the
spectacle of human woe and rang with songs of gladness at the tidings of a ransomed
soul. With unutterable delight the children of earth enter into the joy and
the wisdom of unfallen beings. They share the treasures of knowledge
and understanding gained through the ages upon ages in contemplation of God's
handiwork. With undimmed vision they gaze upon the glory of creation-- suns
and stars and systems, all in their appointed order circling the throne of Deity.
Upon all things, from the least to the greatest, the Creator's name is written,
and in all are the riches of His power displayed. -Ellen G. White,
Adventist Home 548.1
The redeemed throng will range from
world to world, and much of their time
will be employed in searching out the mysteries of redemption.- Ellen G.
White 7BC 990 (1886). Last day events 301.3
"Ye are
My witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God." Isaiah 43:12. This
also we shall be in eternity. -Ellen
G. White Education 308.2
For what was the
great controversy permitted to continue throughout the ages? Why was it that
Satan's existence was not cut short at the outset of his rebellion? It was that
the universe might be convinced of God's justice in His dealing with evil;
that sin might receive eternal condemnation. In the plan of redemption there
are heights and depths that eternity itself can never exhaust, marvels into
which the angels desire to look. The redeemed only, of all created beings,
have in their own experience known the actual conflict with sin; they have wrought
with Christ, and, as even the angels could not do, have entered into the
fellowship of His sufferings; will they have no testimony as to the science
of redemption --nothing that will be of worth to unfallen beings?
-Ellen G. White Education 308.4
The Lord has given me a view of other worlds.
Wings were given me, and an angel attended me from the city to a place that
was bright and glorious. The grass of the place was living green, and the birds
there warbled a sweet song. The inhabitants of the place were of all sizes;
they were noble, majestic, and lovely. They bore the express image of Jesus,
and their countenances beamed with holy joy, expressive of the freedom and happiness
of the place. I asked one of them why they were so much more lovely than
those on the earth. The reply was, "We have lived in strict obedience
to the commandments of God, and have not fallen by disobedience, like those
on the earth." . . . I begged of my attending angel to let me remain
in that place. I could not bear the thought of coming back to this dark world
again. Then the angel said, "You must go back, and if you are faithful,
you, with the 144,000, shall have the privilege of visiting all the worlds
and viewing the handiwork of God." -Ellen G. White Adventist Home
page 543.2
That's right! The modern day proven PROPHET of
the Lord, Sister White confirms that which Scriptures declare! The Word states
plainly that there ARE "other worlds does it not?
- Hebrews 1:2, "Hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds;"
- Hebrews 11:3, "Through faith we understand
that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which
are seen were not made of things which do appear."
- Psalms 97:6, "The heavens declare his
righteousness, and all the people see his glory."
Sister White merely illustrates that which is
written with the eyes of a prophet. We will reign
over those that live on the other worlds the Almighty created! And by the way,
why are they
considered "unfallen beings" on these other worlds? Satan and his minions were ONLY cast
to this planet!
- Luke 10:18, "And he said unto them,
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven."
- Revelation 12:9, "And the great dragon
was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth
the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast
out with him."
And we are the ONLY race of beings in the Universes
that will know first hand the knoweldge of "good and evil." Therefore
we will be good Ambassadors for Christ on these other worlds. It makes all those
trials and tribulations seem well worth it now eh?!
In other words...
ARE YOU NOW IN TRAINING TO BE AN AMBASSADOR
FOR CHRIST TO WITNESS ON OTHER WORLDS?
OR ARE YOU NOW IN TRAINING
TO BURN?
- Isaiah 64:4, "For since the beginning
of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath
the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth
for him."
- 1 Corinthians 2:9, "But as it is written,
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of
man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."
"The life on earth is the beginning
of the life in heaven; education on earth is an initiation into the principles
of heaven; the lifework here is a training for the lifework there. What we now
are, in character and holy service, is the sure foreshadowing of what we shall
be. "The Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister." Matthew 20:28. Christ's work below is His
work above, and our reward for working with Him in this world will be the
greater power and wider privilege of working with Him in the world to come." -Education p308
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