Tag: heaven
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Death and Life
19Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.–Proverbs 11 This proverb hit me in an end-times fashion this morning. No doubt Solomon was speaking of more temporal matters and situations. But it also works if you take a step back and ponder the scope of your life and your…
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The Unseen Is Eternal
16So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For…
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The Point of Heaven
23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 24“Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. 25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and…
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Nothing Matters More
44“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46When he found one of great value, he…
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A Magnificent Temple
13I [Solomon] have indeed built a magnificent temple for you [God], a place for you to dwell forever.”–1 Kings 8 He [Nebuchadnezzar] carried to Babylon all the articles from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials. They set fire to…
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From Above or Below
23But he [Jesus] continued, “You [religious leaders] are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”–John 8
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A Trustworthy and True Warning
5He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6He said to me [John]: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost…
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And to the Lamb
9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to…
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Jesus Is Worthy
1Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3But no one in heaven or on earth or…
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Does Heaven Have a Waiting Room?
39These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.–Hebrews 11 (emphasis) I read a fascinating theory about this verse. It involves what theologians call the “intermediate state.” This is a…
Joel M Bradshaw 