A LOOK INTO HEAVEN "THREE"

 

PART THREE

WHAT'S MISSING?

As we walk through heaven and we see Jesus, we see God the Father, we see His throne, we see His angels, we also see our loved ones who have gone on before us. At this time they are in spirit form, they will receive their incorruptible bodies as they rise from the grave and their new bodies unite with their spirit/soul, (We will begin to look a little closer to this great event next time).

I want to say right here that soul sleep and purgatory are not biblical doctrine. When the scriptures speak of "asleep in Christ", it speaks of their rest in death. Jesus said to the thief on the cross "Today you will be with Me in paradise". The thief had made a death bed confession of faith and in faith believed in Jesus as His Savior.

The scriptures say "It is given unto man to die once and after that the judgment". The decision to believe and follow Christ is made here in this life, after we die our family cannot pray us into heaven nor can we work our way into heaven. I will speak of the unbelievers in a later blog post.

Listen to the words of Paul the Apostle:

Philippians 1:21 For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain

Philippians 1:23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

2 Corinthians 5:6-8 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

What we look like in our spirit form, I do not know. Men have tried to paint a picture of what we look like in the spirit, but that is a picture only our finite minds can comprehend. But I do know this we will recognize one another no matter what form we are in and we will recognize other men and women of God even though we have never met them, example: at the Mount of Transfiguration Jesus' disciples with Him recognized Moses and Elijah and they had never met them. And they had no photos to see. 

But let's keep walking what do you not see in heaven?

These things are not found in heaven:

1. Sin

2. Disease

3. Sickness

4. Sorrow

5. Pain

6. Grief

7. Anger

8. Hate

9. Fear

10. Worry

11. Tears

12. Unbelievers

Heaven our hope, our future, to finally see our Lord, our Savior, to once more reunite with our loved ones. It is written that when we received the Holy Spirit, we each one received His joy, and His peace. Right now we only know in part but then we will know in completion, that joy, that peace will be complete.

Next time we will look at John 14:1-3 and look at our dwelling place. And next great event coming, the catching away of the bride of Christ. 

Be blessed, I hope you find comfort and see hope in what we will see in heaven.