The Bible says Heaven is a place filled with all the excitement and wonder of a grand banquet. It will be as overwhelming as visiting a majestic city filled with awe-inspiring structures where you and I are the guests of honor!
Considering the alternatives, who wouldn't want to go to Heaven?
What are the things most people say at funerals? A lot of folks comfort one another saying things like:
"Well, you know they've gone on to a better place."
"He's gone over to the other side."
or
"She's gone home."
We say those kinds of things because of our hope in a future where we will see our loved ones again in Glory. It's comforting to believe in a future where we are going to live forever because in our heart of hearts, we do not want death to be a "natural" event. We do not want our loved ones to die. However, of course, our earthly bodies are all going to die sooner or later. So, we have great comfort in the words of Jesus:
Hey, can I just tell ya something? Heaven is one of the great promises of Jesus because Heaven is the cure for all our fears! In Heaven there won't be any more death or sorrow...no more tears or pain. Heaven IS a place of ETERNAL life and pleasure! And as Christians, we're going there...FOREVER! Woo hoo! If I was sitting in the pew when the preacher said that, I would have to yell out a hearty AMEN!
Jesus said:
Come on, who doesn't want to go to Heaven?
So, it's pretty much a no-brainer... Heaven is a good place and a lot of folks want to go there. But, of course, most folks are NOT that excited about Hell.
I mentioned the 2007 Gallup Pool - 81% believed in Heaven and most thought they would be going there. However, in the very same poll, only 7 out of 10 believed in a place called Hell. And just 1/2 of 1% expected to ever go there. Hell is not a popular idea.
"Hell has
But there are others who don't like the concept of an eternal punishment who basically reject the concept of Hell. Many offer the simple argument that the followers of a God of true LOVE would not need to be rescued from that same God. Many argue that a good and loving God would never sentence human souls to eternal suffering.
Just keepin' it real here... It's hard for me to understand what folks with that perspective thing the point was of the Cross. Who do they think Jesus was and what was His point?
Of course, this "theology" is not new. It's not Biblical and it's not new. This "theology" is based on and begins with the person's feelings. It's a line of thinking that starts with how the person feels. What THEY feel ought to be the "truth". What THEY feel ought to be "right". What THEY feel is "reasonable". It is a worldly view and perspective on life. It is a lost world which believes that your "truth" for you can be whatever you choose to believe with zero regard for what the Bible actually says. In fact, it is contrary to what God's Word says. That makes it blasphemy. I can say that with confidence because I know I have the Truth on my side.
Hey, can I just tell ya something? I cannot step into the pulpit and just teach what I feel and what I believe and then try to find an out-of-context Bible verse to justify it. I MUST start with God's Word. I must bow to God's Word. And, can I just tell ya something else? God doesn't even have to explain Himself to folks! He's God...we're not. And, by the way, that's how it is...all day long!
Just keepin' it real...
