Adam gives his life to Jesus at a young age.
He still falls into sin, but knows he is wrong and asks for forgiveness.
Is Adam likely to go to heaven?
Sam is a pastor
He goes to church three times a week and pays his tithes. He points out the sin of others...
...but fails to realise his own sin of unforgiveness towards his wife
Is Sam likely to go to heaven?
Brittany is a prostitute. She started prostituting to earn money for her son
She prays daily for forgiveness
Is Brittany likely to go to heaven?
People have different ideas about heaven. For example: Based on their understanding of scriptures such as
Revelation 14:1-4
Jehovah's Witnesses' believe in different forms of resurrection for two groups of Christians.
According to their belief, One group, "the anointed", go to heaven while the other group, "the other sheep" or "the great crowd"...
...will live forever on earth.
Fortunately, the Bible is always clear about these topics.
We will cover what happens when we die in another video. But for today's video,
Let's talk about who gets to go to heaven.
Whether you are a Catholic,
Protestant or even a non-believer, this video will help you understand the biblical view of eternal life.
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Heaven is described in Isaiah 66 as God's dwelling place. It is where God has set up his throne.
Angels dwell there among many other things...
...like the cherubim, the saints, river of living waters and not forgetting Jesus the son of God.
Revelation 21 describes heaven with precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
Having a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates.
Akiane Kramarik who was just 4 years old at the time,
drew this painting depicting heaven. She had no formal art training.
What's also intriguing is that at the time she began painting,
Akiane Kramarik had never heard of Jesus or attended church.
Her father was agnostic and her mother an atheist.
Neither parent ever spoke about God or Heaven at the dinner table, and there were certainly no bedtime prayers.
But According to the little girl, her talent and inspirations came directly from God.
Whether you believe it or not, it is quite an amazing story.
The Bible is also clear on who gets to go to heaven and who doesn't. However, it may not be what you think.
In Matthew 5:20 Jesus tells the people that unless their righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees...
...and the teachers of the law, they will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
In Matthew 7:21 Jesus further explains that many who consider themselves...
Christians will not even get to see heaven.
In Revelation 21:8 God says, "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers,
the sexually immoral,
those who practice magic arts, the idolaters,
and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
So if unbelievers, liars, sorcerers, murderers, the sexually immoral,
religious teachers and even some Christians don't go to heaven...WHO DOES?
Well, we don't have to look that far
John 3:16 says
Then in verse 36...
So basically those who believe in Jesus go to heaven
But that's not it.
The Bible tells us in Romans 2:6-8 that we are judged by our...
...works. And that even if we believe in Jesus,
,but sow evil into our lives and in the lives of others, we do not make it to heaven.
But we also know that...
...repentant sinners go to heaven regardless of the sin they committed. In Luke 23:32-55
When Jesus is executed with two criminals...
...one of the criminals repents on the cross and is immediately forgiven.
The people who go to heaven are all alike in one way:
1.They are sinners who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
2.They have recognized their need for a Savior and humbly accepted God's offer of forgiveness.
3.They have repented of their old ways of living and set their course to follow Christ.
4.Although they may continue to sin one way or another,
like Paul, the Samaritan woman,
David and many others...they repent of their sins daily and ask God for strength to overcome the flesh.
So let me test you on this:
Adam gives his life to Jesus at a young age...
He still falls into sin, but knows he is wrong and asks for forgiveness...
Is Adam likely to go to heaven?
Sam is a pastor.
He goes to church three times a week and pays his tithes
He points out the sin of others, but fails to realise his own sin of unforgiveness...
...towards his wife.
Is Sam likely to go to heaven?
Brittany is a prostitute. She started prostituting to earn money for her son
She prays daily for forgiveness
Is Brittany likely to go to heaven?
In all of these cases...
we cannot make a judgement on salvation, for only God knows the heart...
But we know that Adam and Brittany seem to have a repentant heart and are likely to make it to heaven.
Therefore, we find that repentance is key.
This could be the reason Jesus tells us in Matthew 21:31
That prostitutes and corrupt tax collectors enter the kingdom of God before religious people.
Jesus did not come for the self righteous, but for those who know they are sinners.
In his own words:
Jesus says
So next time if you encounter somebody who doesn't know who actually goes to heaven and who does not...
Send them this video so that they may have a clear understanding of who goes to heaven and who does not.
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