Monday, October 15, 2007

Are You Ready For Eternity?

Have you ever thought about the money that people spend every year trying to look younger? I have heard that it is way up in the millions of dollars. If you take the products that we can buy over the counter along with prescribed medicine and surgery, it probably is in the millions of dollars. You've heard the saying that we should chose the battles we want to fight. Well this is a battle that we will never win. No matter how much money a person spends on looking young, they will grow old and probably look that way. We know that we are going to die because God has told us that we will all die once. Avoiding death is a battle we will all lose.
Hebrews; 9:27
(And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.)
So we are all going to die once unless Jesus comes and raptures us out of this present world. Now if you do not belong to Jesus you will not be raptured with the rest of the believers. If you live long enough, you will go through the Great Tribulation Period.

This coming judgment is a term that speaks to both believers and non-believers in Jesus Christ.
The Bible speaks of both judgments.
BELIEVERS
2Corinthians; 5:10
(For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.)
This refers to the actions which happened while the believer was here on earth. This will not include judgment of sin because that was paid for by Jesus when He died on the cross. It will include what we have done for the kingdom of God which has eternal value. This judgment will be for our rewards.

The coming judgment for non-believers will be at the Great White Throne Judgment.
NON-BELIEVERS
Revelation; 20:11-15
(Then I saw a great white throne and Him who 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, standing before God, and the books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.)

Which judgment will you be at? You can be at the believers judgment if you put your faith in Jesus Christ and believe on his name. Our works will never get us into Heaven, only by the blood of Jesus can we be forgiven of our sins. No matter what the world says, Jesus is the only way to the Father and eternal life.
1John; 5:11-12
(And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)
Put your faith in Jesus today and we will see you in Heaven. You will be a child of God and also a heir of the kingdom.

God Bless You!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Terry,

I must admit it's been a while since I've visited, but it's great to see you are still commited to posting your studies.

Brian