I am posting chapters from my sister's book, "The End is near. End Time Bible Prophecy Anyone Can Understand." E.A. James. Available at lulu.com
Continued from previous post..
Heaven
New Bodies
The Party
Royalty
The
world is destroyed, the wicked are dead, and Satan and his angels are trapped
with nothing to do. The rest of us have
been caught up in the clouds with Jesus and our loved ones. The burning question at this point is: what
happens next? What is heaven like and
what will we be doing there? The apostle
Paul says, Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which
have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love
Him. (1 Cor. 2:9) We cannot imagine what heaven will be
like. Our eyes and ears have never been
exposed to anything resembling what is awaiting us, and our wildest
imaginations cannot even come close to what the reality will be. But the Bible gives some clues as to what to
expect.
Heaven
New Bodies
…flesh
and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God…but we will all be changed, in a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will
sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the
imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. (1 Cor. 15:50-53) When Jesus returns and the saved are reaped
from the earth, everyone will immediately receive a new, immortal body that
will never experience sickness or death.
And no resident will say, “I am sick”… (Is. 33:24) For they cannot even die anymore, because
they are like angels, and are sons of God…
(Luke 20:36)
The Party
…Blessed
are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb… (Rev. 19:9) The Bride of Christ, the true church, those
who are saved, takes part in what is described as a marriage supper. When Jesus was on earth he was a guest at a
wedding in the city of Cana, the event of his first miracle where he changed
water into wine. In those days a wedding
celebration was a huge affair that lasted about one week. In heaven, Jesus will be the host of a party
so huge that it is impossible to imagine.
We will be with Jesus, with our loved ones, and with those we have only
read about. I say to you that many
will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. (Matt.
8:11)
Royalty
See
how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called
children of God; and such we are. (1
John 3:1) Jesus said, In My
Father’s house are many dwelling places…I go to prepare a place for you. (John 14:2) We are sons and daughters of the king of the
universe and in heaven we will be living in the same mansion as Jesus and God
the Father! …in the future there is laid up for me the crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that
day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. (2 Tim. 4:8) Royalty wear crowns to signify their
positions. So we too, on the day Jesus
returns to this earth and gathers up his people, will be given a crown by him
personally.
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