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HEAVEN & HELL WHEN?
The question
people have problems answering and may find confused responses in when do you
go to heaven and when do you go to Hell.
Many people find that what they believe is not based on scripture but is
based on what they want to believe. It
is based on doctrines of men, on phrases made or said by someone, or by just
the comfort they need in time of mourning.
So let us see exactly without human interpretation what does the
scripture teach on what happens when a person dies.
FIRST SCRIPTURE: Matthew
25:31-46
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: (32) And
before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from
another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: (33) And
he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
(34) Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye
blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world: (35) For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
(36) Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto me. (37) Then shall the righteous answer
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and
gave thee drink? (38) When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee
in? or naked, and clothed thee? (39) Or when saw we thee sick, or in
prison, and came unto thee? (40) And the King shall answer and say
unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the
least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. (41) Then
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (42) For I
was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no
drink: (43) I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye
clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. (44)
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto thee? (45) Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not
to me. (46) And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
In what you just read you see this occurring: 1) Jesus returns with His angels; after the
tribulation. 2) When He does return He will resurrect those
who are believers, which are called sheep, and tell them to enter into heaven
and inherit what was promised. 3)
Then he will tell the goats who are unbelievers to go into everlasting
fire.
WHEN WILL BELIEVERS GO INTO HEAVEN AND WHEN
WILL SINNERS GO TO HELL?
MANY CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE.
The problem with believing this is, that when Christ returns the Bible says
that the Lord will separate the sheep to the right and the Goats to the
left. He will send the sheep into
heaven and the goats into hell. So the
question is where will they have been before that time? If you believe they are in heaven now then
it would not make sense that God will remove them out of heaven only to return
them to heaven at the time of judgment as declared in the scriptures we just
read. Further in the book of
Revelations it declares that at the end, at the White Throne Judgment, everyone
whose name is not written in the Lambs book of Life are thrown into the lake of
fire and in the scripture we just read the goats are sent to hell at the time
of judgment. Are they also taken out of
Hell only to be thrown in again?
WHY DO CHURCHES
BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU DID YOU ARE RIGHT IN HEAVEN?
THE FIRST REASON IS MISTRANSLATION OR MISUNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE:
THE SCRIPTURE COMMONLY USED TO SUPPORT THIS BELIEF IS:
2 Corinthians 5:8 (1161) We are
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the3588 body,4983 and2532 to be present1736 with4314 the3588 Lord.2962
THE WORD PRESENT IN THIS TEXT IS: en-day-meh'-o
From a compound of G1722 and G1218; to be in one's own country, that is, home
(figuratively): - be at home (present).
WHERE:
Galatians 4:20 I(1161) desire2309 to be
present3918 with4314 you5209 now,737
and2532 to change236 my3450 voice;5456 for3754 I stand in doubt639 of1722
you.5213
WHERE THE WORD PRESENT IN THIS SCRIPTURE IS: par'-i-mee
From G3844 and G1510 (including its various forms); to be near, that is, at
hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural)
property: - come, X have, be here, + lack, (be here) present.
You can see they are translated into the same word PRESENT
but they are actually 2 different words in the Greek. Endaymeho and Par-I-Mee
The first PRESENT - ENDAYMEHO means a closeness presence. Where the second PRESENT - PARIMEE means
more of a at hand presence.
Endaymeho is the same presence as if we were to say now, "God is present
with us."
Where Parimee is more of a “stand next to present.” "I am present I
am standing next to you."
It is as If I saying to you on the phone I am with
you. I am not actually there I am just
with you. The second phrase Parimee
would mean I am with you and standing right next to you.
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THEY BELIEVE. MEANWHILE THEY IGNORE THE
OTHER SCRIPTURES TO TEACH CONTRARY TO THEIR BELIEF. I PRAY THE LORD OPEN THE EYES OF SOME OF THESE TEACHERS!
IMPORTANT ******** IMPORTANT ********** IMPORTANT ******* IMPORTANT
In order for someone to understand a certain theology they must look at all the
scripture that pertains to that theology and weigh it all out. If all
scripture is not used it becomes very easy to come into a wrong
conclusion.
LETS SEE WHAT THE BIBLE DOES TEACH ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH:
According to the Teaching of Jesus the reward of the Saints and the punishment
of the Sinner does not happen until the last day. In Matthew 25 concerning
the sheep and the goats. Jesus says that this will occur at the
end. When He comes in Glory with His mighty angels. It is important
to understand that this occurs at the last day.
Jesus says when He comes he shall gather unto himself the Sheep to the Right
and the Goats to the Left. He will tell the sheep that is you and me to
enter into heaven and He will tell us why? Then He will tell the Goats to
go to Hell and He will tell them why? Now, If we are already in heaven
why then would he tells us to go to where we already have been. PLUS if
sinners are in hell why would he take them out only to put them back in.
In order for this story to make sense you must understand that the Believer and
the Unbeliever
do not receive their due until the LAST DAY.
Let us read
scriptures that support this:
1Corinthians 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is
sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
1Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is
sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
1Co 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
(When we die we are at a rest until the resurrection. At the
resurrection of the dead we are made incorruptible. We are given
spiritual bodies at the resurrection and not before.)
1Corinthians 15:51-53 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed, (52) In a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
(53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must
put on immortality.
(Again we are reminded At the LAST TRUMPET we put on incorruption and are
changed. We are not changed when we die we are changed at the
resurrection. If we died and were in heaven we would have changed and
this scripture would not have made sense.)
John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all
that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
John 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of
damnation.
(Here again we see that judgment does not come until the resurrection.
The sheep or believers unto the resurrection of life. The goats or
unbelievers unto the resurrection of damnation. Remember the word of
Jesus. Blessed are those who take part of the first resurrection "Resurrection
of Just" that the second death has no power. Believing in the
Rapture and Saints in Heaven now would mean there is 3 resurrections maybe
4. This is not what the Bible
teaches.)
FURTHER:
Luke 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame,
the blind:
Luke 14:14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee:
for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
(When will receive our reward? At the resurrection of the just.)
John 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all
which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at
the last day. John 6:40 And
this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and
believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the
last day.
(When will we be raised and have everlasting life with Jesus? At the last
day.)
John 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one
that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the
last day.
(When will the sinner be judged? At the LAST DAY!)
A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO BE FOOLISH TO IGNORE THESE SCRIPTURES AND TEACH ANYTHING
CONTRARY TO THIS! You would have to
totally ignore that the resurrection does not happen until the last day. Further you would have to be silly to think
that at the time of resurrection the Lord will shoot you out of heaven only to
raise you again.
Lets look at
other scripture that supports the teaching:
Jesus raises Lazarus from the Dead. Now if Lazarus died and went to
heaven than Jesus raising him from the dead would be a disservice. I do
not know about you but I would be upset if I was in Heaven and Jesus brought me
back to life. Jesus also raised a Widows Son, a little girl, and others
from the dead. Why would He do that if He thought they were in heaven
where there is no more tears and no sorrow? Why would He bring them
back? The reason is because they we were not in heaven. They were
asleep. In the rest called paradise.
"YES BUT THAT WAS BEFORE THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST SOME MAY ARGUE!"
Fine, let us look at after the resurrection of Jesus. Peter raised a girl
from the dead. I am sure many others that were not recorded.
The greatest and strongest evidence is this: When Jesus was on the cross
he told the thief on the cross that today you will be with me in
Paradise. We perceive that to be Heaven. So what happened when
Jesus died. Did he go to heaven? Was the thief with Jesus in Heaven?
Well lets look at scripture:
When Jesus rose from the dead this is what He said to Mary:
John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet
ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend
unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
(He had not ascended unto the Father. In other words I have not gone
to heaven. So did Jesus lie to the thief about being in paradise
today? No! Absolutely NOT! He told him that he will be in
paradise this is a place of sleep for saints. A home away from the true
home. No conscience. Not running around and playing in the
cloud. Not a spiritual body yet. Just a sleep.
IN CONCLUSION:
Saints of God it is important for you to understand what the Bible says
about a subject using ALL the scriptures concerning a certain issue and not
just a couple of selective scripture. The cause for an increase of the
cults in Christianity is due to teachers using only the scriptures they feel
makes their point while ignoring the others. A true teacher and student
of the Bible would be one who when confronted with scripture will analyze
scripture and change his theology and his beliefs if needed.
THERE IS MANY MORE SCRIPTURE THAT CAN BE USED BUT WOULD ONLY FILL THIS PAGE AND
TAKE UP ALL THE INTERNET ROOM. CHECK CHAPTER 25 OF MATTHEW YOU WILL FIND
THAT SAINTS AND SINNERS GET THEIR JUDGMENT AT THE END WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT AND
THE LORD RETURNS!!
THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT
HARVEST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP BELIEVES AND WHY:
There is 7 SEALS and after & seals 7 TRUMPETS.
REV. 8:1-2 is the THE LAST TRUMPET
1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-52 SAYS AT THE LAST TRUMPET THOSE WHO DIED IN CHRIST
WILL BE RAISED and in tells us concerning the resurrection 1 THESS
4:16-18 THEN WE WHO ARE STILL ALIVE WILL BE CHANGED. (THIS IS OUR
JUDGMENT WHERE WE WILL BE TOLD TO COME AND INHERIT THE KINGDOM THAT WAS
PREPARED FOR US AND WE WILL BE WITH HIM FOR EVER. THIS IS THE FIRST
RESURRECTION REV. 20:6). AT THE SAME TIME HE WILL SEND A FIRE TO
DEVOUR THE EARTH AND THE WORKS THEREOF (2 PETER 3:10). THEN HE WILL RAISE
THE REST OF THE THOSE WHO DIED. (2ND RESURRECTION) REV. 20:12 THEN THEY
WILL BE JUDGED THIS IS WHEN THE SINNER IS JUDGED AND THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF
FIRE REV: 20:14-15.
JESUS SAYS HE WILL RETURN WITH HIS ANGELS AND IN GLORY. HE WILL TELL THE
SHEEP TO COME INTO EVERLASTING LIFE. THEN HE WILL TELL THE GOATS TO GO
INTO THE FIRE.
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