The Rapture Is Not The Second Coming

1st Thessalonians 4:13-18, “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

This past Sunday morning on July 5th, 2026, Pastor Steven Anderson preached a sermon titled: “The Rapture Is The Second Coming.” This is totally unscriptural. The Rapture happens seven years BEFORE Christ's Second Coming, which I will explain.

There are two great passages of Scripture which teach the Rapture:

• 1st Corinthians 15:51-58
• 1st Thessalonians 4:13-18

The old adage is true that a picture is worth a thousand words. Here's a helpful chart that I made contrasting the Rapture of the Church, and Christ's Second Coming.

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For Pastor Anderson to claim that the Rapture and the Second Coming of Christ are the SAME event disregards and ignores all of these obvious contrast between the two prophetic events.

But dear friend, if I haven't convinced you yet that Pastor Anderson is very wrong doctrinally in his claim that the Rapture is the Second Coming, then please consider that he SETS A DATE for Jesus' return, which blatantly violates the plain teaching of the Holy Bible that no man (not even the angels) know the time of Jesus return. Matthew 24:36, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

In this chart from chapter 2 of Pastor Anderson's YouTube movie titled: 'THE BOOK OF REVELATION,' you can see in comment numbers 35 and 36 that he errantly teaches the Rapture will happen 75 DAYS after the Abomination of Desolation. Listen for yourself in Part 10 of his Revelation series, at 31:00 minutes into the video, where he states:

“When does the Rapture take place? 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 31:00 minutes into video)

Pastor Anderson admits that many believers have accused him of setting a date, which he ridiculously denies. You can hear him say this at 31:19 minutes into Part 10 of his Revelation series. Dear reader, like it or not, Pastor Anderson has already SET A DATE! Anderson says that the Rapture of the saints and Jesus' Second Coming are the SAME event, which events he errantly says will occur 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. This fact alone exposes him as a FALSE TEACHER!

Pastor Anderson alleges that he is not setting a date since no one knows when Daniel's 70th week (aka, the Tribulation period) starts. I hope you clearly see that he is in fact, DATE SETTING! Jesus emphatically declared that NO MAN, not even the angels in Heaven, know the time of His return (Mark 13:32-37).

At 34:06 in Part 10 of his Revelation series, Pastor Anderson says Jesus only meant that no one would know the time when He said it. Huh? Pastor Anderson says the people alive during the Tribulation will know the time of Jesus' return. That is blatant false teaching!!! Yet, if you listen to the sermon that he preached on July 5th, “The Rapture Is The Second Coming,” you'll hear him accusing saints (like me) who believe in a Pretribulation Rapture of ignoring Scripture, lying and making stuff up. Kindly said, Pastor Anderson is woefully guilty of everything that he accuses Pretribbers of doing.

Pastor Anderson is adamant that the Rapture will occur 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. The very title of his July 5th sermon, “The Rapture Is The Second Coming,” reveals his ignorance of Scripture. Anderson is literally teaching that Christ's SECOND COMING will happen 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. So, if this be true, then people WILL KNOW, and the angels WILL KNOW, the time of Jesus' return.

Mark 13:34-37, “For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

But there is no need to watch if we already know that Jesus is coming back 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. Pastor Anderson is making a fool of himself to say that he is not setting a date, when he just plainly stated that the Rapture will happen 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week, and 75 days after the Abomination of Desolation...

“So, I'm not setting any kind of date, I never have and I never will—until I see the Abomination of Desolation and then I'm going to start setting to set a date. And hopefully I'm still alive at that time.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 35:25 minutes into video)

How is that not DATE SETTING? Of course he is setting a date for Jesus return.

Kindly said, Steven Anderson is a college drop out! He quit Hyles-Anderson College in 2006 and never graduated. I enrolled in 1985 and eight years later by God's grace I graduated with honors in 1993. Here is my diploma singed by Pastor Jack Hyles. Kindly said, Anderson never finished his training to be a pastor, which is clearly evident in his many theological blunders.

We Can Only Conclude A Pretribulation Rapture

The primary reason why I believe in a Pretribulation Rapture is simply because nothing else fits the puzzle of Bible prophecy. If Pastor Anderson is correct that the Rapture and the Second Coming are the same event, and that they both happen 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week, then we would KNOW exactly to the very day when Christ will return.

Furthermore, the Bible does specify in Daniel 12:11 that from the prophetic event known as the Abomination of Desolation unto Christ's return when Daniel's 70th week ends will be 1,290 days. So, again, if the Rapture occurs after the Antichrist appears (which is what Steven Anderson teaches) then we WOULD KNOW exactly to the date when Christ is coming back.

I admit that Bible prophecy is a challenging and difficult subject for many believers, especially new babes in Christ. But if we simply take the Bible at face value, we can only conclude a Pretribulation Rapture of the saints.

The Bible teaches in 1st Thessalonians 4:17b that the saints will be “caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.” “Them” refers to those saints who had previously died, who will be raised up first. This is a very different event from Christ's Second Coming, when “the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints” (Jude 1:14b). As you can see for yourself, when Jesus returns at the end of the 7-year Tribulation period, we (the saints) will already be with Him in Heaven. We are going UP at the Rapture; Jesus is coming DOWN at His Second Coming.

And again, to reiterate, any doctrinal position concerning the timing of the Rapture other than BEFORE the Tribulation makes no sense and doesn't fit the puzzle of prophecy, because we WOULD KNOW the time of Christ's return. Only a Pretribulation Rapture position maintains the imminency, secrecy and suddenness of Jesus' return for the saints.

Obviously Brother Anderson and the Bible are in conflict. I believe that Dr. Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) did an excellent job explaining the matter, and I agree with him. You must decide for yourself my fine non-feathered friend. You have read the Scripture for yourself in Titus 2:13, which plainly teaches for us to LOOK FOR JESUS, not signs. Brother Anderson is telling us to look for signs, saying that Jesus' return must be preceded by signs.

Respectfully said, Pastor Steven Anderson is WRONG...

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.” —𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗟. 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 (01:27:05 video)

The inspired King James Bible teaches Jesus could come back TODAY!!! Jesus could return this very moment. ...

𝗧𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝟮:𝟭𝟯-𝟭𝟰, “𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁; 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘇𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.”

Why would the Bible tell us to LOOK FOR JESUS if the Man of Sin (Antichrist) must appear first? According to his chart, Pastor Anderson errantly teaches that the Rapture will happen 75 DAYS after the biblical event called the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION in Matthew 24:15 (cf. Daniel 9:27, 11:21, 12:11), when the Antichrist shall stand in the future temple in Jerusalem and profess to be God, committing blasphemy. At this time the False Prophet will demand that the world worship the image of the Beast, or be killed (Revelation 13:15-18).

Kindly said, it couldn't be more obvious that Steven Anderson is utterly confused, inconsistent and unlearned concerning the Scripture. In one place he teaches that the Rapture will happen 75 days after the Abomination of Desolation. Yet, in another place he says the Rapture will happen 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. Well, which is it? The guy is all over the place!

Here are some more articles I've written in defense of a biblical Pretribulation Rapture:

• Pastor Steven Anderson Ignores Passages Of Scripture
• Why The Rapture Is Not Christ's Second Coming
• How I Know That A Pretribulation Rapture Is Right
• How Much More Scriptural Evidence Do You Need To Conclude A Pretribulation Rapture?
• A Closer Look At The Pre-Wrath Rapture

God knows that I didn't write this article to be unkind, nor in a malicious spirit toward Brother Anderson, God forbid. I wrote this article because right doctrine matters!

There Shall Be False Prophets Among You

Galatians 1:6-8, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

2nd Peter 2:1, “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”

1st John 4:1, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”

Dear reader, the Bible foretold that there would be many false prophets in the world. Today I am focusing on the Mormon religion, who preach a blatant works-based plan of salvation. The following is not an exact quote from the MormonChurch.com website; but rather, the DuckDuckGo's search assistant summary of what Mormons believe and teach from the MormonChurch.com website...

To go to heaven according to Mormon beliefs, one must accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and follow His teachings, which includes faith and good works. Ultimately, individuals will be assigned to one of three degrees of glory in heaven based on their actions and desires during their mortal life. Accepting Jesus and living a righteous life are essential for reaching heaven. Mormons believe that to get to Heaven, individuals must accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and perform good works, as faith and works together are essential for salvation. They also believe in a plan of salvation that includes different degrees of glory in the afterlife based on one's choices and actions. SOURCE

That is not the free grace gospel presented in the inspired King James Bible (which ironically is the only Bible that the Mormons official use). What saith the Scripture?

1st Corinthians 15:1-4, “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”

There you have it, the gospel:

• Jesus DIED on a cross.
• Jesus was BURIED.
• Jesus physically RESURRECTED from the dead three days later.

Mormonism has another gospel (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4).

In sharp contrast to what the Holy Bible teaches, according to their official Mormon website, and this is a direct quote:

Because of Christ’s Atonement, all of God’s children will be resurrected and our bodies and spirits will be reunited Resurrection will be followed by the Final Judgment, where God will judge us according to our desires and our obedience to the commandments. If we have qualified through repentance, we will be able to live forever with our loving heavenly parents. [emphasis added] SOURCE

What blatant heresy! Dear reader, you don't “qualify” for eternal life based upon your own works. You certainly do not qualify “through repentance.” Nowhere does the inspired Holy Bible teach that God will judge us based upon our “desires” and “obedience.” What saith the Scripture? Philippians 3:9, “And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” You need God's imputed righteousness, which is only obtained through faith alone in Christ. By faith Christ takes your sins upon Himself, and places His righteousness upon you. This is imputation, a beautiful theological concept that has been eradicated from the Devil's modern English Bible revisions.

Romans 4:5-6, “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.”

The English words “counted” and “imputeth” are translated from the exact same Greek word, logizomai. That is, these two words convey the same meaning, which meaning is: “to take an inventory.” Literally, God the Father takes the entire inventory of our sins and credits them to Jesus', and He credits Jesus' inventory of righteousness to us, by faith.

Dear reader, I could have just as easily showed you what is wrong with the Roman Catholics, Muslims, Church of Christ, Lutherans, Seventh-Day Adventists, Lordship Salvation, or the popular “Repent of your Sins” heresy to be saved. Thankfully, the inspired Word of God in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 clearly defines “the gospel” for us, so that we don't need to speculate or debate how to get to Heaven.

No one is worthy to enter into God's Kingdom! It is not our sacrifice, obedience to God's commandments, nor living a righteous life, that will take us to Heaven someday. It is faith (reliance) is what Jesus did for us 2,000 years ago through Calvary's cross that saves us. Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty. Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith.

When Does The Rapture Occur?

1st Thessalonians 4:13-18, “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

Let me quote one of my favorite preachers, Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980)...

“The rapture of the saints pictured in I Thessalonians 4:13-18 is to be expected at any moment. We do not know when. Paul himself hoped to be alive until that time and said, 'Then we which are alive and remain . . . . ' So that rapture is the first thing on God's program, and the tribulation time will come afterward. The order of events, I think, is this: 

First, the rapture described there. Second, Daniel's seventieth week will begin with the rise of a new prince or Antichrist to restore the Roman Empire, make a covenant with the Jews for one seven-year period. Then in the midst of that week of years, he will enter into the Temple that they will build at Jerusalem, will claim to be God and will set out to kill all the Jews who do not worship him, the Antichrist. So the last three and a half years of the seven-year period will be the Great Tribulation. Then the events following the Great Tribulation are told in Matthew 24:29 and following. Christ will appear, coming with saints and angels. The angels will be sent to gather out of every corner the Jews and bring them back to Palestine. The battle of Armageddon will occur and Christ will destroy all the armies of the Antichrist. Then He will set up His throne at Jerusalem, will judge the living people who are left on the earth, and then have the thousand-year reign on earth."  —John R. Rice, “Dr. Rice: Here Are More Questions . . . ,” pp. 198-199; ©1973

Bravo Dr. Rice! The inspired Holy Bible teaches a pretribulation rapture. As Pastor Lee Robertson (1909-2007) rightly said, “If you take the Bible at face value you can only conclude a pretribulation rapture.” I couldn't agree more!

It is not difficult at all to see why the Bible teaches a pretribulation rapture when we consider Jesus' words of exhortation from the Gospel of Mark...

Mark 13:32-37, “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

The Lord's plain words is that NO MAN, not even the angels, know the TIMING of His return. We know this absolutely cannot be referring to Christ's Second Coming, because Scripture plainly tells us in Daniel 12:11 that from the prophetic event know as the Abomination of Desolation (Matthew 24:15) until Christ's return shall be 1,290 days. When you add the Judgment of the Nations, you get 1,335 days (Daniel 12:12). ONLY a pretribulation rapture maintains the element of surprise, which Jesus made plain in Mark 13:32-37.

One of the biggest false teachers in the Baptist world today is Pastor Steven Anderson. He is wrong on numerous important Bible doctrines. Whereas Luke 23:43 plainly teaches that Jesus and the repent thief went to “paradise” that very same day, Anderson says Jesus burned in the fires of Hell for three days. Pastor Anderson just ignores the plain teaching of God's Word.

Likewise, he actually SETS A DATE for the rapture! Listen for yourself in Part 10 of his Revelation series (at 31:00 minutes into the video), where Steven states:

“When does the Rapture take place? 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 31:00 minutes into video)

If you question him, Anderson will actually deny date setting, but I just showed you that he in fact DOES set a date for the rapture. FALSE PROPHET ALERT!!! I have been kindly warning people for years about Steven Anderson's Scriptural ignorance. The New IFB are corrupt!

One of their biggest deceptions is requiring people to pray a sinner's prayer to get to Heaven, which is totally unscriptural. Pastor Jack Hyles refutes the heresy that you must pray to be saved. What saith the Scripture? John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” The corrupt New IFB have been misled and deceived. They are obscuring God's simple plan of salvation. Requiring someone to pray a sinner's prayer to be saved won't prevent them from being born again, but it runs the risk of confusing them, as it did me for several years after I got saved.

We are told in Titus 2:13, “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” We are commanded to LOOK FOR JESUS! But Steven Anderson foolishly teaches that the Antichrist must appear first. I mentioned Pastor Anderson in this article simply because he is irrefutably the biggest denier of a pretribulation rapture, and he is wrong. I have given you two very solid reasons why the rapture must happen before the tribulation period:

1. Only a pretribulation rapture maintains Christ's sudden, imminent and surprise return at the rapture.
2. The Bible tells us to look for Jesus, not the Antichrist.

What more reasons do we need to conclude a pretribulation rapture? There are plenty more reasons, but these two should be enough to convince anyone that the rapture could happen at any time. There are no signs that precede the rapture. In Matthew 24 Jesus gives signs which will happen before His Second Coming, seven years after the rapture.

The Haughtiness Of Men Shall Be Brought Low

Isaiah 2:11, “The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.”

I am watching this YouTube documentary as I type this article...

A 13.8-Billion-Year Journey Through The History Of Everything

It never ceases to amaze me how the heathen world arrogantly speak of things of which that know nothing about. For example: The narrator of this video talks about things happening 380,000 years after the assumed “Big Bang.” Was there a Big Bang? There is no credible evidence to claim there was a Big Bang, as if it is a scientific fact.

But for the sake of argument, if we assume that the elusive Big Bang is true, how can anyone know what happened 380,000 years after the Big Bang (which happened an assumed 13.8 billion years ago). What arrogance! These people don't know squat! Astronomers and scientists talk about the origin of the earth, moon and universe is if they know exactly what happened billions of years ago, when the truth is that they have no solid evidence to conclude anything. All they have are speculative ideas to go on to form their bizarre theories. THIS IS NOT SCIENCE, IT IS RELIGION!!!

The video that I just shared with you was made by wicked people, atheists. They attribute the creation of the universe to natural processes, which is a denial of God our Creator.

The Wickedness Of ChatGPT

If you want to see just how ungodly and unreliable ChatGPT really is, go ask the Artificial Intelligence: “How did the moon form?” On May 19, 2026, I did ask ChatGPT that very question, and the results were very disturbing. ChatGPT admitted to me that by default it “infers intent” from the user, to ass-u-me that I wanted a scientific answer, not theological. I got into an endless futile debate with the A.I,. because what it calls “scientific” is actually religion.

According to ChatGPT, the moon was formed by an asteroid colliding into the earth billions of years ago, and a big chunk of the earth broke off and somehow became round. Dear reader, I hope you are not that gullible!

When I accused ChatGPT of intentionally leaving out God, the A.I. denied that it was being misleading and dishonest. According to ChatGPT, when I asked it how the moon was formed, the A.I. inferred that my question was of a scientific nature, not theological (clearly implying that science trumps divine truth). But I counterfeit ChatGPT that the official position by secular authorities concerning how the moon was formed is an unscientific theory at best, NOT SCIENCE! For something to be “science” it must be testable, verifiable and observable.

NASA's Ridiculous Insulting Theories Of Earth's Origin

Here is a quote from NASA of what they suggest teaching to third through fifth grade children in schools. Folks, I am not trying to be unkind, but these people are very dishonest. Nobody in their right mind could believe this utter nonsense...

When the Sun and planets were very young, there were lots of smaller pieces of rock flying around that hadn’t yet become part of a planet. Like the asteroids that we know now, but a lot more of them. Many of these pieces of rock crashed into the planets, bombarding them over and over again. One day, a huge piece of rock about the size of the planet Mars smashed into Earth. Instead of destroying our planet, it created our Moon. If there was any life on Earth at that time, it may not have survived.

Over time, the bombarding slowed down and Earth began to look less like a fireball and more like a planet. Early volcanoes put out gases that helped create the atmosphere. Some of the rocks that hit Earth came from far away, beyond Jupiter and Saturn, and had ice in them. When they crashed into Earth, the ice melted, helping to create Earth’s oceans. This is especially important because living things on Earth need water to survive. So even when Earth was still very new, it was a place where life could have gotten started. SOURCE

Are you getting this crap? Do you really believe that the earth was once a dead lifeless rock, but volcanoes erupted to form the earth's atmosphere? You'd have to totally ignore legitimate science and embrace the RELIGION of NASA to believe this bizarre garbage!

But that's not all, according to NASA's religion (a system of beliefs), a bunch of space rocks containing ice crashed into the earth over billions of years, and the ice melted to form the vast oceans, rivers and lakes. Oh my God! How could anyone believe such absurd science-fiction? 

Folks, NASA, National Geographics, ChatGPT, all secular universities and every other ungodly institution today, teach this bizarre unscientific trash as if it were a proven fact. IT IS A RELIGION, NOT SCIENCE!!!

Evolution Is A Religion, Not Science!

Satan is a beautiful liar! NASA and National Geographics (to name but a few ungodly corrupt institutions) do not fear God. And the owners of ChatGPT clearly have a secular worldly bias, which they have programmed into ChatGPT. You will NOT get an honest answer from ChatGPT about many things. For example: ChatGPT denies the FACT that 9/11 was an Inside Job! ChatGPT denies the FACT that two undetonated bombs were found in the Alfred P. Murray building in 1995 in Oklahoma City. Only the first bomb went off. The second two bombs were even larger! These are verifiable FACTS, not conspiracy theories as ChatGPT claims.

I have been testing ChatGPT. I asked it about the missing $2,300,000,000,000 at the Pentagon. ChatGPT not surprisingly defends the U.S. Pentagon, attributing the missing TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to sloppy book keeping and innocent accounting errors. I could understand those lame excuses for a couple missing millions, but not $2.3 TRILLION!!! Thankfully, there's a holy God in Heaven who promises to punish the world. Isaiah 13:11, “And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.” God knows where each and every missing dollar went, which was stolen from U.S. taxpayers. The LORD is ethical and the thieves won't be able to convince God why it was necessary to steal all that money, which doesn't belong to them. Thou shalt not steal!

Isaiah 2:11, “The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.” The inspired Word of God prophecies that in the future a day of reckoning is coming. You can count on it!

John 16:22 Is My Favorite Bible Prophecy

John 16:22, “And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.”

Years ago during a dark time in my life, when I was being harassed as a Christian by co-workers at my job, I found this Scripture promise in John 16:22 that has encouraged, comforted and warmed my heart since.

Cruel People Will Hurt You

If you had the time and wanted to hear it, I could easily spend a few days sharing all of the inexplicably painful instances in my past when people deeply hurt my feelings, did me wrong and persecuted me. Sometimes it was over my Christian faith, other times because I am a man, other times it was simply because they were jerks and could. People can be so cruel. A man emailed my ministry years ago and said something that I have never forgotten: People equal pain!

When I lived on Guam my wife abandoned and divorced me in 2006. By 2009, my children had all become adults and gone their own away in life. I was all alone in the world. I was at the Payless grocery store one day in Hagatna. It was early December. A Filipina woman was working the cash register. She asked me if I had a wife or a girlfriend. I replied, “No.” She cruelly said, “Oh, you're going to have what we call in the Philippines, 'a cold Christmas.'”

As I walked to my car with my groceries I began to cry. I put the groceries into my car and went back into the store to told the manager what the insensitive horrible woman had said to me, with uncontrollable tears streaming down my face. My heart was broken. I told the manager, “Yes, I am divorced and all alone in life, and I very much am going to have 'a cold Christmas.'” She listened but I couldn't tell if she cared or not. I told her it was the woman working cash register number two. I don't know if the manager talked to her or not.

Afterwards I was so hurt that I didn't go back to that store for over a year. I pray and hope that God holds that rotten woman accountable in eternity for the evil words she said to me. Your words can be like bullets dear reader, making people wish they were dead, so please be careful to think before you speak. Matthew 12:26, “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”

Jesus had just told His disciples that He would be going away. They were sad. The dear Savior had already told them that He would be crucified to death. They were all friends. Jesus was their Master, God and Savior. To comfort them the LORD said in John 16:22, “And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.” That phrase at the end changed my life, “and your joy no man taketh from you.” Amen and amen and amen! The future day will come when no man will ever steal our joy from us again. You have God's promise of it!

If you are like me, then you have had mean people rob you of your joy again and again and again. I can hear some naysayer already saying: “Well, you can lose your happiness, but you cannot lose your joy.” Yes, dear reader, you can lose both! Happiness is what “happens” to you. Although it is partially true that you don't have to lose your joy, it does happen quite often.

In the Old Testament King David lost his believer's joy because of sin. Psalms 51:12, “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.” Let's be honest, we all lose our joy at times as saints. No one has arrived, so to speak. I admit that I have lost my joy at times in the past. As I grow older, I find myself running to the inspired King James Bible like a starving man.

Drawing Close To God

I need God more today than I ever did. I want God in my life today more than every before. ...

James 4:8-11, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”

I often hear preachers quote verse 8, but leave off the other verses in the passage. They are all connected. Dear reader, you cannot draw near to God while speaking evil of your Christian brother! That is why God is telling us this here. If you are a gossiper, slanderer or hateful critic, don't expect to draw close to God because He won't draw close to you.

If you want to draw close to your Creator, then you need to turn your laughter into mourning. In other words, you need to share God's burden for the souls of lost sinners (2nd Peter 3:9). God's burden is soulwinning. If you want to impress God and become buddies, then you get busy preaching the Gospel to lost sinners. When I used to work alongside my father, I learned more from him during those times than at any other. ...

Matthew 11:28-30, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

There are people who sit at home and spend time studying the Word of God, but have never done anything with that knowledge. That are what is often called a, “Dead Sea Christian.” The Jordan River flows fast from the Sea of Galilea up north down into the Dead Sea, but there is no outlet in the Dead Sea. That is why everything is dead there! It is the saltiest body of water on the planet, and the farthest body of water below sea level. The Dead Sea is also where the wicked destroyed city of Sodom once existed. The Dead Sea is so salty that if you went swimming in it you couldn't sink if you tried, you'd just float.

To “be afflicted” means “to realize one's own misery” as a sinner. If you come to God on the basis that you are a guilty hell-deserving sinner, in humility, you are off to a good start to get to know God. James 4:10, “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” One of the biggest things that the LORD is concerned about is how we treat others. In the Ten Commandments, the first five deal with man's relationship to God, but the last five commandments deal with man's relationship to man.

The Greatest Commandment in the Bible is To Love

This fact is exemplified in Jesus' words...

Matthew 22:36-40, “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”

So, we see here that the TWO greatest commandments are to LOVE GOD with all thy heart, and to LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR as thyself. Brother Lester Roloff (1914-1982) wisely said that these two great commandments are really just one: TO LOVE! I wholly agree.

Jesus promises each and every child of God, that one day in eternity no man will ever take our joy away again. Hallelujah! John 16:22b, “and your joy no man taketh from you.” Yes, people will take away your joy. I wish that I could say, “if you let them,” but life is never that easy friend. I don't think any Christian can honestly claim that no one has ever taken away their joy at some point in their past. You may bounce back quickly, but someone at some point in life will rob you of the joy of being a Christian. At those difficult times in my life, by God's grace I always seemed to rebound quickly by remembering Jesus' words in Luke 10:20, “Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”

People will hurt you! Family will betray you. Friends will forsake of you. Spouses will abandon you. Churches will throw you under the bus. Parents will disown you. Society will ignore you. Faith in God is our only real security in life. I cherish Jesus' solemn promise in John 16:22, “And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.” Amen and amen and amen!

Knowledge Shall be Increased

Daniel 12:4, “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”

There is no mistaking that this Bible prophecy concerns the end times, because it says so in black and white, “even to the time of the end.” The inspired Word of God tells us that in the end times (which we are undeniably living in today according to Nebuchadnezzar's image in Daniel chapter 2), “KNOWLEDGE SHALL BE INCREASED.”

Scientists tell us that the whole of man's knowledge on average doubles every eight years. I read that 20 years ago. With the amazing development of new Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), I believe we are on the precipice of discovering astonishing new technologies and inventions. I saw robots walking just like humans. Technology companies are already producing robots that can  (and I believe will) replace teachers in classrooms. Can you imagine having a robot teacher that has unlimited knowledge to teach students, and never had a bad day or a crabby mood. I have read some articles by naysayers where they say robots will never replace human teachers, but I don't believe that for one moment! And robots won't have sex with the students!

With the advancement of technology in one field of science, it carries over to influence, help and impact every other field as well. This is called the “cross pollination effect.” It is my humble opinion that A.I. will lead mankind into new heights over the next 10 to 25 years that our grandparents couldn't have even imagined possible. There will always be naysayers and doubters. In fact, ChatGPT is one of the worst offenders...lol. I'm not kidding. I was asking ChatGPT today about how A.I. will exponentially lead to man's knowledge increasing, but it kept downplaying the idea, telling me that I have a Pipe Dream and am wearing Rose Colored Glasses. ChatGPT didn't use those exact terms, but the implication was clear.

When God gave His inspired Word to the prophet Daniel in the Old Testament, Daniel didn't understand what he was writing. Daniel 12:8-9, “And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.” The LORD simply told Daniel not to concern himself about it, because these words weren't for him, they were for a future generation in the end times. By saying that the word are “closed” and “sealed up,” I think that was God's way of simply saying that the interpretation wasn't meant for Daniel or his generation.

I think another good example of a Bible prophecy being “closed” and “sealed up” is Revelation 13:18 regarding the number “666.” For millenniums people have tried to figure out who the Antichrist is from the Scriptural challenge set forth to “him that hath understanding” to “count the number of the beast.” But we also know from 2nd Thessalonians 2:7-8 that the identity of the Man of Sin (Antichrist) will not be revealed until after “he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way” and “then shall that Wicked be revealed.”

So, there is absolutely no way that anyone will be able to figure out the identity of the Antichrist until he arrives during the 7-year Tribulation period. So, in my humble opinion this prophecy is also “closed” and “sealed up” until the future Tribulation comes. Some people claim that we are presently in the Tribulation, but I reject that theory, simply because the Rapture must happen first. I am a strong proponent of a pretribulation Rapture.

I think it is clear that we are now witnessing the fulfillment of Daniel 12:4, “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” And as we draw nearer each day to the Rapture and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, knowledge will only continue to increase.

I heard President Trump and his White House team today announcing a new military Space Station that is being built in Huntsville, Alabama. That is exciting. Every military man knows that he who holds the high ground in a military conflict has the strategic advantage. So, the United States is working hard to catch up with China to control outer space around the earth. China already has jamming (or spoofing) satellite communications and GPS signals in space.

I wouldn't be surprised if they also have laser weaponry in space. China is a formidable enemy to the United States! If we are not careful China will surpass our technology quickly. In fact, in some ways I believe they already have! Our U.S. military until President Trump came along was a disgrace and a laughing stock to the entire world. Thank God President Trump took out the homosexuals! Dear reader, in case you haven't noticed, the Democratic party in the U.S. has gone to the dark side, like in the 1977 movie 'Star Wars.'

Only a wicked ungodly person would vote for the Democrats, after the blatant evil and incompetence we saw from presidents' Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Those men are utterly incompetent! God pity this doomed nation if an incompetent clown like Kamala Harris gets into the White House. She will undo everything great that president Trump has done. The very fact that someone like Kamala could even get into the election process shows how rigged and corrupt the entire voting system is in our country. With all the competent businessmen, honorable decorated veterans, and highly qualified men who could (and should) be leading our country, how do we keep ending up with Hollywood actors like Ronald Reagan, Vietnam draft dodgers like Bill Clinton, and illiterate fools like George W. Bush? I digress.

This is an amazing time to be alive dear reader. Count yourself blessed. Daniel 12:4, “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” I thank God for putting my spirit into this body at this time in history. God could have put my spirit into a body in communist North Korea! Think about that. I thank God that I didn't have to go fight and die like my uncle did in the early 1950's in the Korean War. Despite my constant neck pain and burning nerves from an old injury, I have no complaints to God.

In the years ahead, if the LORD tarries His return, we are going to see astounding new advancements in robotics, genetic science, space exploration, drugs, surgery and all the sciences. I foresee robots performing most major surgeries in the future. I heard this week on ABC news that by 2035, it is projected that 170,000 self-driving trucks could be on U.S. roads, representing about 15% of the trucking market. These autonomous trucks are expected to significantly impact the freight industry and improve efficiency. I don't know about you, but that scares me! I guarantee you that those driverless trucks will cause many deaths during ice storms and difficult situations. I will always be a big advocate for humans doing work, not technology. By 2050, half of all American jobs could be automated.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Civil Court Versus Criminal Court

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”

I have never heard anyone teach this, but I liken these TWO different future judgment to Civil Court versus Criminal Court. Interestingly, whether you are saved or lost, we will all be judged according to our works. The difference is whether someone will be tried in court as a safe redeemed child of God, or as an accursed criminal.

The Judgment Seat of Christ: Civil Court

2nd Corinthians 5:9-11, “Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.”

At the coming Judgment Seat of Christ only for the saints, which I humbly believe will take place immediately following the Pretribulation Rapture (1st Corinthians 15:51-58), it will be a CIVIL COURT for all of the redeemed throughout history. Some professed believers such as Evangelist Sam Gipp and Pastor J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988) teach that there will be a split Rapture, and that Old Testament saints won't be resurrected and judged until after the 7-year Tribulation period. I reject that theory. I do not find any such teaching in the Scripture. The aforementioned men base their speculative theory upon Daniel 12:3. 

The Bible is very clear in 1st Thessalonians 4:16b-17 that “the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” We shall be CHANGED in the twinkling of an eye (1st Corinthians 15:52), given immortal glorified bodies fashioned like unto the LORD's resurrected body (Philippians 3:21). Oh, what a glorious day that will be. No more neck pain! Amen!

In Civil Court you're sole risk is monetary (loss of rewards); but in Criminal Court you are at risk of losing your freedom and going to prison. We read about the saint's Civil Court in 1st Corinthians 3:11-15, “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” I cherish this popular poem...

“Only one life, yes only one, Now let me say, “Thy will be done”; And when at last I’ll hear the call, I know I’ll say ’twas worth it all”; Only one life,’ twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.” —Missionary C. T. Studd

All of our earthly hobbies, shallow pursuits, secular affairs and things done for self (wood, hay and stubble) won't be rewarded in eternity. Only that which we have done in Jesus' name for the Gospel's sake and the Kingdom of God (gold, silver and precious stones) will be rewarded. Christ is extremely ethical and I believe will reward even the least efforts done for His sake and the Gospel's. Matthew 10:42, “And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.” So, even if you share my website articles with others to help them in the LORD, you will be rewarded in eternity. The reason why is because I am a servant of God. And if you help me as a fundamentalist Bible preacher, you are indirectly helping the cause of Jesus Christ. Even if you give a cup of water on a hot day, or a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter's day, to a soulwinning Christian, it is the same as if you gave it to Jesus (Matthew 25:40).

Only Christians will be tried in Civil Court, and their total risk is rewards. There will be tears, shame and regret at the Judgment Seat of Christ for our sin failures on earth as saints, but there is no condemnation to those who have faith in Jesus (John 3:18; Romans 8:1).

The Great White Throne of Judgment: Criminal Court

Revelation 20:11-20, “And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”

In sharp contrast to the Judgment Seat of Christ, at the Great White Throne of Judgment (which takes place at the end of the 1,000 year Millennial reign of Jesus Christ from the throne of David in Jerusalem), it will be a judgment only for the damned (the unsaved) of human civilization. Jesus Himself will be the believer's Attorney (1st John 2:1) and Judge at the Judgment Seat of Christ (2nd Corinthians 5:10); but God the Father will judge the dead at the Great White Throne of Judgment (Revelation 20:11-12). We must face the 'TERROR OF THE LORD' (Psalm 6:1).

We learn in Revelation 20:12 that death and Hell, and the bottom of the oceans, shall give up their dead. That is, the deceased remains of everyone's physical bodies will be retrieved by God to appear at this last judgment. This will be a CRIMINAL COURT, not civil court. It's not a matter of “if” someone is guilty, but what will be their eternal sentence in the horrific Lake of Fire.

Only unsaved sinners will be tried in Criminal Court, and their plight is to spend eternity burning in fire and brimstone (sulfur) forever. There will be tears, shame and regret at the Great White Throne of Judgment for our sin failures on earth as saints, but there is no condemnation to those who have faith in Jesus (John 3:18; Romans 8:1).

The Choice Is Yours Alone To Make Dear Reader

Which judgment will you appear at dear reader? If you are reading this, it is still not too late for you to settle with God out of court. God is freely offering you a full pardon and eternal life, just for the taking, literally, but only if you will accept His only begotten Son's sacrificial death on Calvary's cross as full payment for your sins, believing that Jesus was buried, but physically resurrected from the dead three days later. This is “the gospel” by which all who BELIEVE IT are immediately, irrevocably and forever saved (1st Corinthians 15:1-6; Romans 1:16). 1st Thessalonians 4:14, “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”

I admit that I spend a lot of time thinking about where the deceased have gone in the afterlife. Lately, I've been thinking about rock star Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020). Tragically, Eddie and his family are staunch Roman Catholics, the dead man's religion! I can tell you with all biblical authority that there is no salvation in the Roman Catholic prisonhouse of religion. Catholics trust in their false church. They trust in Sacramental Salvation, confessing sins to their sins priests and their wicked demonic Catechisms.

According to this toxic article from the Catholic Answers website, salvation is a gift that you obtain by keeping the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic church. That's equivalent to saying that I am going to give you a birthday gift through you washing my car, mowing my lawn and washing my dirty underwear. Happy Birthday! The Catholic church is so full of Bologna! Mark 7:9b, “Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.”

Psalm 7:11 warns that God's anger rests upon the wicked every day. John 3:36 warns that God's wrath rests upon the head of every Christ rejecter. But there is no condemnation to he that believeth on the only begotten Son of God, apart from all human works. ...

John 3:16-19, “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. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”

Friend, if you have not yet received Jesus as your personal Savior, you are already condemned by God's law to spend eternity burning in the fires and brimstone of Hell forever.

2nd Peter 3:9 plainly teaches that it is God's will for ALL MEN (i.e., all humans) to repent (change your mind) to be saved. Since the only sin that can hinder you from entering into Heaven is unbelief, then logically that is the only sin which you must change your mind about to be saved. Repentance concerning the new birth NEVER means to forsake your sinning, nor even to be willing top forsake your sinful ways. To do so would be works, not grace (Romans 4:4). To get to Heaven we repent TO believe; not repent AND believe. There is only one step to being born again, which is to “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ...” (Acts 16:31b).

Heaven Is A Place

John 14:1-3, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 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. 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.”

Listen to the wonderful Gospel hymn, “Heaven Came Down.” The word “heaven” is mentioned 582 times in the inspired King James Bible. The word “hell” is only mentioned 54 times!

Heaven is the final abode of the saints. While the term may be used to describe the dwelling place of the righteous during the intermediate state, the term more properly denotes the eternal state of the righteous after the resurrection, the Judgment Seat of Christ and the Millennium. All redeemed saints will spend eternity with Jesus. John 16:22, “And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.” What a glorious day it will be, when my Jesus I shall see!

Heaven Is A Real Place

Heaven is a real place. In the Scripture it is called “a place” (John 14:2), a country (Hebrews 11:14-16), a city (Hebrews 11:10, 16; 12:22; 13:14; Revelation 21:10-27), and a house or mansion (John 14:23). Heaven is more than a condition of the soul, more than a state of mind, more than mere thoughts and ideas. It is a literal dwelling place consisting of material reality. Colossians 3:1 tells us that God the Father and His Son sit on two separate literal thrones.

In addition to the biblical descriptions of Heaven, there are two other biblical truths of the Christian faith which demand that Heaven be a real place. The first is the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ, and the other is the bodily resurrection of the believers. The nature of Heaven must correspond to these two facts. It is inconsistent, on the one hand, to believe in the bodily resurrection of flesh and bones with the capacity to eat and drink (Luke 24:39-43; Acts 10:41); and, on the other hand, to think of Heaven as only symbolic and allegorical.

Since Jesus ascended into the clouds in a literal physical body, seen visibly leaving by His disciples (Acts 1:11), He must have physically entered into Heaven in the universe.

Heaven Is A Glorious Life

What kind of life will we have in Heaven? Many things could be said at this point, but we can only mention a few selected statements.

First, it will be a life of individual perfection. We will have new, perfect bodies (1st Corinthians 15:42-58); our minds will be renewed (1st Corinthians 13:12); we will have moral perfection, for sin will be completely abolished from our nature and practice (1st John 3:2; Ephesians 5:27; Revelation 21:27). Imperfection is such a part of our experience now that it is almost impossible for us to conceive what our future life in Heaven will be like.

Second, it will be a life of harmonious social relations. People from all walks of life and from all races and nations will be in Heaven (Revelation 7:9), and yet there will be no quarrels, disagreements, crimes, nor wars to taint the fellowship. In Heaven there will be no fear nor mistrust of one another (Revelation 21:24-27). What a glorious day that will be!

Third, it will be a life free from all natural evils. The body will no longer be subject to sickness, decay, hunger, pain, weariness, nor death (1st Corinthians 15:53; Revelation 7:16; 21:4). The ravages of nature will no longer be a threat for there will be a new Heaven and a new earth with these evils taken away (Romans 8:18-22; Revelation 21:1).

During the Millennial reign of Christ, Christians alive today will all have our resurrected bodies (given at the Rapture), free from sin, pain, vulnerabilities, aging and diseases. The waters upon the earth which were poisoned from the asteroid Wormwood shall be healed ( Ezekiel 47:8-9). Wild animals will get along in perfect sweet harmony. The wolf and the lamb will be good friends (Isaiah 65:25).

Finally, we know that Heaven will be a life of unbroken fellowship with God. Our relations with God are so often hindered here on earth because of sin. Sin often hides the LORD's face from us, and our limited understanding causes us to look through a glass darkly. But then we shall see Jesus face to face and behold Him in all His beauty (Isaiah 33:7; Matthew 5:8; Revelation 22:4; 1st John 3:2). This will be one of the greatest joys in Heaven. Oh, happy day it shall be!

Heaven Is An Eternal State

It is sometimes said here on earth, “All good things must come to an end.” However, this is not true of Heaven. Jesus promises treasures in Heaven to those believers who labor for the Kingdom of God that will not dry rot, rust or be ruined by moths. Our clothes won't wear old. Heaven is the eternal state of the righteous. There will be no end to Heaven's blessings and joy. There will be no danger of ever falling from God's grace, nor having Heaven's blessings taken away from us. Heaven will be a world without end. Amen and amen!

A Prepared Heaven

(by Dr. Jack Hyles)

An awesome MP3 sermon series on “HEAVEN” by Pastor James Knox...

1. Heaven 01
2. Heaven 02
3. Heaven 03
4. Heaven 04
5. Heaven 05
6. Heaven 06

Here's some excellent life-changing MP3 sermons by Pastor Jack Hyles about “HEAVEN”...

1. Abel In Heaven
2. Heaven On Earth
3. How To Enjoy Heaven More
4. Heaven Is A Place
5. My Heavenly Body
6. A Prepared Heaven
7. The Heavenly Witnesses
8. What Makes Heaven Happy
9. Heaven Is Jesus
10. What Will We Do In Heaven?
11. The Music Of Heaven
12. As In Heaven
13. The Realities In Heaven
14. What Would Happen If The Lord Would Not Let Me Into Heaven?
15. When The Windows Of Heaven Are Open
16. The Little Boy Who Went To Heaven And Why
17. The Happiest Person In Heaven
18. The Streets Of Heaven Begin On Earth
19. Imperfect People In Heaven
20. How God Tidies Up Heaven
21. Forever Settled In Heaven
22. I Dreamed I Searched For Heaven

The Holy Spirit In Heaven
(Dr. Hyles, chapter 35 from his awesome book, “Meet The Holy Spirit”

Heaven's Door Is Wide Open—Put Down The Pick Axes, The Grappling Hooks, The Shovels & The Jack Hammers!

A Christian Review of The Movie, “Heaven is for Real”

Laying Up Treasures In Heaven

Heaven's Inhabitants (a printed sermon by Pastor Dwight L. Moody)