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"I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
Ill cross the stream - I have a dream" -ABBA
The follow youtube video and links presents some of the scientific
and other evidence that heaven is real:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVRrJvm4t8A&feature=related
What Will Heaven Be Like?
http://www.everystudent.com/wires/heaven.html
Rev.21
[4] "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there x
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall
there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
There is a common stereotype often given concerning heaven: someone
sitting on a cloud, strumming a harp, seemingly bored out of their
wits. Is that what heaven will be like? It's highly doubtful.
Think about it: we're talking about God. As you've probably noticed,
he's pretty creative. If you're in doubt, just gaze at a sunset, or
try to fathom how the universe is held together, or think about the
vastness of space, or read about DNA. Yes, God knows a thing or two.
So, what do we know about heaven? The Bible says that, "There will be
no more death or mourning or crying or pain." That's huge, isn't it?
No more "death"? You mean, no cancer, AIDS, wars, or murders? Sounds
pretty good. No more "mourning"? You mean, no young widows trying to
raise four children, no toddlers kidnapped by psychos, no crosses on
the side of the highway signifying someone killed by a drunk driver,
no whole cities perishing in an earthquake? Ever? Sounds great!
No more "crying" or "pain"? You mean, no divorces ripping homes
apart,
no daughters being violated by fathers, no teenage boys or girls
selling their bodies for money, no people feeling insecure because
they're too tall or short or fat or skinny, no villagers starved out
by governments, no lonely grandmothers whose husbands died twenty
years before they will, no talented people wasting their lives
through
a heroin addiction, no gin-infested husbands using their wives and
children as punching bags, no insults or malice just because someone
has a different skin color, no hateful words spoken or heard? That
sounds like a great place.
What else will heaven be like? No one but God knows for sure. But
obviously it will be a whole new way of life. And, if the current
world is any indication, we can expect the next one to show even more
of God's creativity. We're talking different dimensions of time and
space, and new activities and recreations we never even dreamed of.
And that's just the point: it's beyond our imagination.
Do you think you could have come up with the idea for the giraffe? Or
the tiger? Or the zebra? Maybe. Okay, you're feeling pretty
confident.
What about the four seasons? What about having the earth spin on its
own axis while it rotates around the sun? (That's a pretty good one,
you have to admit.) Or having the moon effect the ocean tides here on
Earth? What about the human eye? ...
The point: God is very creative. All we have to do is look around us.
Our world is amazing. And yet, it could be that God hasn't even shown
off yet. It's likely that he hasn't. But we can be confident of this:
whatever heaven is, it will be much more than we ever imagined, or
could imagined.
And a final thought, God created all the planets, stars and countless
galaxies in the
universe, so His people will not likely be confined to just one
little
corner of it.
Some Biblical References:
John.14
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
Rev.7
[17] 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.
Rev.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.
[2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God
out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
[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.
[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.
[5] And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things
new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and
faithful.
[6] And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the
fountain of the water of life freely.
[7] He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his
God, and he shall be my son...
Rev.22
[1] And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
[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.
[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:
[4] And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their
foreheads.
[5] And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle,
neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and
they
shall reign for ever and ever.
1Cor.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.
John.3
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Eph.2
[4] But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he
loved us,
[5] Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with
Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
[6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
[7] That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his
grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God:
[9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Dan.12
[3] And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the
firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for
ever and ever.
1Cor.15
[53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal
must put on immortality.
[54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and
this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to
pass
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Luke.1
[37] For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Is there good reason to have this hope? Yes, much assurance can be
found in the Bible and Messianic Prophecies:
Messianic Prophecy: Review the incredible evidence that Jesus of
Nazareth is promised Messiah
Be assured that these prophecies were not conspired after-the-fact.
www.messianic-prophecy.net/ - 21k -
Messianic Prophecy: Investigate the statistical odds that one man
would fulfill every single one of them in this sample of just seven.
www.messianic-prophecy.net/messianic-prophecy.htm - 25k -
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