Today,
reply is on the “sneak preview” divinity has provided through the
holy writings that makes heaven known and approachable to those on
the earth. The character of hope among Christians is very similar to
that for divine law, and is presented and preserved through the
Scriptures. Hope is the expectation believers are commanded to
maintain as the focus of their awareness and self-will; and, like
sacred law, divine promise, and prophecy yet unfulfilled, hope
expresses the eternal purpose and sovereign will of divine fullness.
It is written: Romans 15: 4, King James Version (KJV): 4 For
whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our
learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures
might have hope. One of the fighters in the “Yahoo! Answers”
public forum on Religion and Spirituality who uses the ID “Anonymous”
(no profile information shared) posted the following:
If
God really wants people to become Christians, shouldn't he offer them
a sneak preview of heaven?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: 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. 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. 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: And they shall see his face;
and his name shall be in their foreheads. 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. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and
true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew
unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. (Revelation
22: 1-6, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Heaven Speaks Using Mankind (09/15/2019); No Wall of
Partition (07/05/2019); Spiritual Confusion About Heaven
(05/31/2019); Divine Preparations for Advent (03/17/2019); According
To The Pattern (09/27/2018); Mankind’s Priesthood in Heaven
(02/16/2018); Material Things in Heaven? (11/10/2016); GOD Appearing
in Dreams? (05/03/2015)
“Anonymous”,
divinity already has provided a “sneak preview” of heaven through
the holy writings that provide a record of divinity using thousands
of events, within thousands of lives, over the course of thousands of
years. Without guidance and spirit matter provided from GOD, sacred
events (miracles) cause anxiety, fear, and spiritual confusion, not
commitment, faith, and sacred expectation (i.e., hope). As we see
with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, because of the process and
substance of spirit, only those chosen and prepared through
operations of GOD are granted the privilege to be aware and
responsive to certain levels of sacred truth. Developing and mature
Christian believers accept that the Scriptures are a primary tool for
their consciousness and experience of divine truth; and that multiple
operations and procedures are being used by divine fullness (we also
say, divinity; the Godhead; the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit) to
make the celestial sphere of sacred presence knowable, approachable,
and “visible”. In addition to testimonies and eyewitness reports
of their own actual experiences, the holy writings contain accounts
of dreams, prophetic proclamations, and visions provided by GOD to
communicate with the living on the earth. Included are reports from
the Patriarchs such as Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and the Prophet Daniel
as well as accounts from the apostles of Jesus Christ. The
Incarnation of divinity using human form was to prepare mankind to
exist as a vessel of spirit substance imparted from the makeup of
GOD. Sinners who turn to GOD through the ministry of Jesus Christ
receive a fresh endowment of the same life essence (breath;
spirit; word) received by Adam at Creation. Consider again the
following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
Genesis 28: 10-14, King James Version (KJV): 10 And Jacob went out
from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a
certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set;
and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his
pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and
behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to
heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and
said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy
father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee
will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 And thy seed shall be as the
dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to
the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy
seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
2.
Genesis 28: 16-18, KJV: 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and
he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I
knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is
this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is
the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and
took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up
for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
3.
Isaiah 6: 1-10, KJV: 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw
also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his
train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one
had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he
covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto
another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD
of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the
posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house
was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am
undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the
midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King,
the LORD of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the
seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he
had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 And he laid it
upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine
iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 8 Also I heard the voice
of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then
said I, Here am I; send me. 9 And he said, Go, and tell this
people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but
perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their
ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and
hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert,
and be healed.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, the words of Jesus answering Nicodemus,
an elder from the Temple at Jerusalem, who came to him by night to
avoid being condemned as a follower of Jesus: 4. John 3:
11-12, KJV: 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do
know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall
ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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