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Tuesday 8 November 2022

Being with JEHOVAH forever.

Revelation ch.20:4NIV"4I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They a had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years." 

No one goes to heaven when they die ,heaven can only be accessed via a resurrection, this resurrection is termed the first resurrection. 

 Revelation ch.20:6NIV"6Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years."

I am constantly amazed at how many 'bible believing Christians' including many who ought to know better ,claiming as they do, to be pastors/teachers of God's people ,believe and teach that heaven can be accessed via a so called afterlife. Those who share in this first resurrection we are told rule with Christ over the earth, during the millennium and serve as priests. Thus it is not only those who go to heaven who are saved,indeed these would be pitiful excuses for priests if  their services resulted in no one being reconciled to JEHOVAH 

Revelation ch.20:12KJV"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. " 

Here we get a glimpse of the millennium, obviously if there is a first resurrection there is going to be a following resurrection. To what end ,simply to rehash the resurrected's specific sins before consigning them to eternal conscious torment body and soul. Is that why these books are opened. JEHOVAH and his Son don't need to consult any books to recall anyone's sins, why ,they possess the power and wisdom to raise the dead. And why is the book of life opened is JEHOVAH unclear as to whom he promised to bless with the gift of eternal life. These books are not opened to aid the Lord JEHOVAH and his heavenly sons but those sharing in that earthly resurrection among whom would include faithful pre-Christian servants of JEHOVAH. 

Matthew ch.11:11KJV"Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. " 

Also those who through no fault of their own went to their graves ignorant of the truth. 

Psalms147:19,20"19He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.

20He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye JEHOVAH" 

Acts ch.14:15,16ASV"15and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is: 16who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways. " 

Acts ch.17:30ASV"30The times of ignorance therefore God OVERLOOKED but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:" 

These will all benefit from a program of instruction in JEHOVAH'S word the Holy Bible and possibly new written revelation.

There is NO place in the Bible where it is stated that only those going to heaven are saved. This is simply more eisegesis from Christendom's 'teachers' . This is why those inheriting the heavenly resurrection are labeled first-fruits.

James ch.1:18ASV"f his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures." 

Revelation ch.14:4ASV"These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the first-fruits unto God and unto the Lamb." 

Obviously then there remains general ingathering post the first-fruits. This is why the book of life is opened in the millennium to add(and if need be subtract) names .  

JEHOVAH guaranties his eternal fatherhood/companionship of all his Son's heavenly and earthly. 

Revelation ch.21:1ASV"And I saw a new heaven and A NEW EARTH: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more." 

Revelation ch.21:3,4ASV"And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God: 4 and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away." 

Matthew ch.6:9,10ASV"After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on EARTH."


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