HEAVEN

When a little boy in one of the few times I attended Sunday School, I learned about a beautiful place where God lives,  and wants us to learn to live there with Him, so I better be good.   After many years I came to think of heaven as sitting on cloud 9 and playing a harp.  Seemed like a boring idea to me, so never got very interested.  Too many other things to do and filed it somewhere in the back of my mind in a don’t disturb file.  I did like to sing, my mother took me to a big old Episcopal Church in L. A; called St. Paul’s Cathedral.  And they signed me up to sing soprano in the boys Choir and even paid me.   Later on in High School I was able to get into the Los Angles Concert Choral which sang in the Hollywood Bowl.  Then move on into the Roger Wagner Concert Choral which sang in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.  One time we were singing the Mozart – Requiem in D minor one of the sections was, “What shall we say, when we stand in judgment before God?”  Of course we were singing the mass over and over to get it right and the English was written under the Latin that we were singing.  And it started getting under my skin that there was really a heaven and a hell.  And what was I going to say in my defense at the judgment. So by 23 Jesus caught me and called me into ministry at 38.

And over the years through a study of the Holy Bible I have totally changed my understanding of what Heaven is all about.  So in this paper I will try to share what I have found to be true on the other side.  Even had a near death experience on 10/31/2023 where I experienced a small taste of heaven.  First of all as per Gen.1:26, the vision of God is to reproduce Himself and have a family in which we are all invited to become members.  His eternal goal is to create a family of souls who are like Jesus.  Jesus is the first born of many brethren.  Our Creator God want to saturate His creation and universe with HIS LOVE.  And we are in a school to train us for that purpose if we will in humility and obedience allow it to happen to us.  And of course this includes the need for us to put our Adamic Carnal Sin Nature to death, Rom.8:13 with His help in the Holy Spirit, called sanctification, or to make holy.   One of the difficulties we have is the use of word meanings that are about 2,000 years old to try to know what the Holy Scriptures are really saying. Some times an animal is used to really give an idea of power, wisdom, flight and such.  Like, do angels have wings? I am not sure, or do the wings just mean no gravity for them?  Wings are only good if there is air to fly in.  Most of the universe is without air or sound.  Jesus went to the 3rd Heaven and back in one morning.  Probably the light from the 3rd heaven has not even reached earth as yet. Paul tells us he was caught up into the 3rd heaven but could not tell what he saw.  Obviously, lucifer get’s booted out of the 2nd heaven in Rev.12:11 by the Testimony, Blood and death of the Elect (not angels) on their way to their eternal union with Jesus before our Heavenly Father.  Then to enjoy meeting all of the families of God at the marriage feast of the Lamb in Rev.19.  This is all prior to coming back to earth with Jesus for Armageddon and to help set up our Lord’s 1,000 year Kingdom like Eden, as the curse is lifted.  And it would appear that we are now getting very very close to the end of the age of the gentiles and the birthing of the Body of Christ.  Which is the Church, Bride, Wife, Rod of Iron with which Jesus will use to govern the universe, In a real way, Proverbs 31:10-31 is prophesy in action.  So the 144,000 may then have harps as Jewish Saints.  But for us, I see an eternity that is more like being free to explore and take the Holy Spirit in enjoying finding what my Heavenly Father has been up to with the rest of the universe.  Of course we had, the only lucifer, so those of us who make it to the Jump to light speed will find our training most helpful in loving the rest of our Father’s Creation. So let’s now check out some of the things that the Holy Scriptures tell us about Heaven;
Heaven:
1.    No toilets in heaven, pure energy, no waste, no dirty dishes, nothing that needs cleaning.
2.    Never get tired even though the lights are on for 24/7.
3.    Never bored, always something positive to do in loving,  serving and learning.
4.    Never need new tires, they never wear out, in fact not even needed, teleportation.
5.    No one ever grows old.
6.    No watches in heaven, guided by the Holy Spirit as needed and always on time.
7.    Time ceases, Our present dimension of time ceases to exist as also does death.
8.    Music is important in carrying the essence and power of God into all of HIS Creation.
9.    Friends will be friends for eternity and forever and Jesus will be our very best friend.
10.    We will have fellowship in eating but never be hungry. All a perfect balance. no waste.
11.    Unlimited exploration of all of God’s Creation and other world families
12.    The ability to co-create with Christ Jesus in music, art and literature.
13.    The ability to know even as we are known and love without fear or hesitation.
14.    As to sex, an unknown.  Except that marriage does not exist as a form, as it is not needed.
15.    Those who assisted us will all be in perfect fellowship. 
16.    We will get in on being there for Armageddon with Yeshua, Jesus, The Christ.
17.    We will assist the Lord to set up His earthly Kingdom of Peace of a thousand years.
18.    All of the promises that God gave to Abraham will be completely fulfilled.
19.    We are so changed by God’s Love and Mercy to be able to enter HIS presence and live in HIS dimension as HIS family, the former things are all passed away.
20.    There will be no limitations as to time, distance, knowledge and exploration or God’s Love in Heaven.
“No eye has ever seen or no ear has ever heard or no mind has ever thought of the wonderful things God has made ready for those who love Him.” God has shown these things to us through His Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit Who looks into all things, even the secrets of God, and shows them to us.”  (1 Corinthians 2:9–10, NLV)

We are very close now to the great evacuation of the Church and the release of the antichrist 2 Thess.2:1-12, Matt.25, Luke 21:36  & 1 Thess.4:13-18 which tell us we meet Jesus in the clouds and in loving comfort to be with Jesus and receive our new eternal body and our rewards for what we have done out of love for Jesus.  By mid-trib, Rev. 12:11,  we are booting lucifer out of the 2nd heavens with his minions.  Then Jesus takes us before our Heavenly Father for the eternal union to be His wife, Rod of Iron, then to enjoy the Marriage Feast with all of the families of God.  Then we come with Jesus down to Armageddon and to help set up the Kingdom and assist with Abraham in receiving all of the promises given by God.