Now I want to reiterate (not a great linguistic way to start a sentence) what I said earlier. The idea of heaven scripturally is an army of God's people or as Hebrews mentions a great "cloud of witnesses" ( Hebrews 12:1). The idea is the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; the focus is being a functional part of the Body of Christ. Many have gotten into detailed descriptions of mansions in heaven; flowers and all sorts of other stuff involving personal visitations of loved ones. I am convinced that now as well as after the Rapture and the Tribulation period that God's people are also in prayer in heaven for those still on earth. This may fly in the face of some theologians out there and I need to make it abundantly clear we do NOT have privy to the prayer and conversations there. We CAN get closer to their walk in the Spirit if we draw closer to God through His intercession and wisdom gained as to how to pursue wisdom and draw nearer as we mature.
We can; no doubt go to the scriptures describing heaven and elaborate on the subject; and can't entirely discount certain things some may claim to have revealed. We need to remember that Lucifer himself; now fallen would draw our attention to certain imagery and patterns that encompass heaven if he can distract us from the Creator himself. This is an important point I don't want to skip over. Again; the emphasis in many so called experiences is on personal things not how the Lord glorifies Himself through His body of believers. The lack of fear of being in His presence is a big issue as well as the purposes that He has in mind for us once we enter into glory as kings and priests.
You could probably only name a few who aren't fixated on their own kingdom and moneymaking ventures selling books about experiences or paid big bucks to speak on such experiences. Luke 16:31 shows that anyone; lost or saved who comes back from the dead isn't enough to save.
Now I want to reiterate (not a great linguistic way to start a sentence) what I said earlier. The idea of heaven scripturally is an army of God's people or as Hebrews mentions a great "cloud of witnesses" ( Hebrews 12:1). The idea is the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; the focus is being a functional part of the Body of Christ. Many have gotten into detailed descriptions of mansions in heaven; flowers and all sorts of other stuff involving personal visitations of loved ones. I am convinced that now as well as after the Rapture and the Tribulation period that God's people are also in prayer in heaven for those still on earth. This may fly in the face of some theologians out there and I need to make it abundantly clear we do NOT have privy to the prayer and conversations there. We CAN get closer to their walk in the Spirit if we draw closer to God through His intercession and wisdom gained as to how to pursue wisdom and draw nearer as we mature.
We can; no doubt go to the scriptures describing heaven and elaborate on the subject; and can't entirely discount certain things some may claim to have revealed. We need to remember that Lucifer himself; now fallen would draw our attention to certain imagery and patterns that encompass heaven if he can distract us from the Creator himself. This is an important point I don't want to skip over. Again; the emphasis in many so called experiences is on personal things not how the Lord glorifies Himself through His body of believers. The lack of fear of being in His presence is a big issue as well as the purposes that He has in mind for us once we enter into glory as kings and priests.
You could probably only name a few who aren't fixated on their own kingdom and moneymaking ventures selling books about experiences or paid big bucks to speak on such experiences. Luke 16:31 shows that anyone; lost or saved who comes back from the dead isn't enough to save.
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