Philippians 3:20, “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
According to the Bible Gateway website, the word “heaven” appears in the King James Bible 691 times (414 TIMES in the Old Testament and 277 TIMES in the New Testament). I have compiled a helpful list of resources about Heaven if you'd like to learn more...
“You show me a person to whom Heaven becomes real, and this Book becomes real, and God becomes real, and Hell becomes real, and salvation becomes real, and I'll show you a person that will so much the more serve God as he sees the day approaching!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “So Much The More As Ye See The Day Approaching”
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.”
I love this Bible verse dearly. During the dark times in my life when I was being persecuted at my various jobs by some wicked men, I clung to the inspired Scriptures. Jesus' precious promise in John 16:22 gave me the courage and hope to keep going and hang in there. I fully know what it's like to work in a hostile work environment as a Christian man. I don't hate those sinful men for what they did to persecute me, but I do want them to answer to God (and they will, just as we all will according to Romans 14:10-12).
I've never seen such rottenness in people as I have in recent years. A few months ago I simply kindly waved at a black woman walking down the street in my neighborhood. She cussed me out at the top of her lungs. I don't even know who she is. Yesterday I gave into temptation and went to McDonald's, the first time in six months. Someone laid on their horn just to be mean, bulling me to move. However, I hadn't blocked anyone. I drove forward as soon as the car in front of me moved forward, but the person laid on the horn anyway. People can be so rotten and mean. I am often reminded of something true that Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold said, “Sometimes all you have to do to be hated by someone is to show up.” He is so right.
I thank God for my website ministry. Since 2002 it has been the silver lining of my trainwreck of a life filled with problems, heartaches and losses. God is always good and I don't blame Him for anything. Humans are sinners and they do sinful things. It's not God's fault for the people who hurt each other. So, I don't blame the Lord. Many people get angry and blame God for their woes. Why is God to blame for the wickedness of mankind? God didn't create this mess one earth, we did as humans. Blessed be the name of the good Lord.
I am at the place nowadays that I don't even want to go out my front door anymore, because of how terrible people have become in the United States.
I am so disgusted with pastors, and I know most of you are too. Pastors today are mere overpaid employees. Our nation's first U.S. President refused to take a salary. President Donald Trump refused to take a salary. Yet, show me the preacher who won't take a salary. By God's grace, I have invested over 50,000 hours of intense labor into my website ministry, but have never taken a single penny from anyone. I do it for my blessed Savior, Jesus! I am so sick of professed Christians with their PayPal donation links on YouTube and websites. If they weren't making money, they'd disappear overnight! They only care about getting donations. Sadly, 95% of them are theologically toxic, incompetent and dangerous.
A few months ago a black man panhandled for money as I entered into a local grocery store. I kindly told him to wait a moment, went back to my car to grab a Gospel of John, and I put about $40 in his hand in spare change that I had saved. I expected him to be grateful and thank me, but instead he asked for more money. I was disgusted that he was an ingrate. That is the way heathens behave. There's an important truth in Romans 1:21, “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” One of the hallmark characteristics of a Christ-rejecter is a spirit of ingratitude toward God and man.
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I am reminded of the ten lepers who came to Jesus in Luke 17:12, and He healed them all of their horrific disease. Only one man bothered to return to thank Jesus! Wow. That's blows my mind. What ingrates those nine men were! Yet, we see this same level of ingratitude among so many Americans today, who spit in God's face, demanding their "rights" to commit the evils of abortion, homosexuality, rob others of their wealth and homes, walk around in public butt naked, and all manner of depravity.
There is a campaign to silence Christians today who take a stand against evil. Ungodly YouTube removed this sermon excerpt from my YouTube channel. Big tech companies are censoring THE TRUTH. Sodomites, kooks, quacks and weirdos can promote all manner of wickedness and filth, but if a redeemed child of God takes a stand against the sin, perversion and abnormality of homosexuality, they are banned on social media.
You can censor the truth, but you cannot destroy it. I look forward to being there in eternity when God judges the wicked, when the Lord holds heathens accountable for censoring Christians who were simply telling THE TRUTH. I want to leave this horrible world, but for now God needs me here to preach the Gospel to the lost. Job:20:5, “That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”
You cannot even talk to people anymore without somehow offending them. Somehow you will become the target of their gossip and slander.
I suffer in constant agonizing chronic neck pain. I've had this relentless pain for 20 years since 2004. The pain is always accompanied by aggravating stiffness in my neck. It is a constant burden, a monkey on my back, a raincloud hanging over my head everywhere I go. I underwent two major neck surgeries in 2009 and 2010, which didn't alleviate my pain at all. Suffering in constant pain makes everything more difficult for me on a daily basis. Unfortunately, people don't cut me any slack. I can tell people until I'm blue in the face that my neck pain adversely affects me, but they don't understand or care.
Therefore, I need to take precautions to avoid conflicts with people. I only attend church half of the time. Since I get irritated easily due to my pain, I need to stay home and avoid people when my pain feels overwhelming. I have actually had horrible church members berate me for missing church, putting me down. One jerk actually quoted to me Hebrews 10:25b, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is...” That was a very horrible thing that he said, trying to bully me to come to church in my pain.
In truth, he is a darn fool who lacks understanding and compassion for others. I cannot tell you how many times I have wanted to quit church and never go back again, because of the ungodly self-righteous attitude of 90% of professed Christians. Listen to me, you have no right to bully someone for missing church. You have no right to scold, berate or make someone feel ashamed for missing church on a regular basis. You don't know their situation. What saith the Scripture?
2nd Corinthians 10:12, “For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”
It's bad enough that I suffer in constant physical pain, but having to deal with people is too much for me. I just need to stay home as much as I can, where I am safe. People equal pain. As a child of God I love people. I have no ill will toward anyone, although there are some pastors I would like to see put into prison for a very long time for hurting people. This world is getting worse every day. 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.” In this world we can only know sorrow. Isaiah 53:3, “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” Every child of God (unless they are a selfish abusive pastor like Jeff Redlin or Marty Herron) is acquainted with sorrow and grief.
I have been hurt by people my entire life. I have had co-workers spit on me, throw hammers at me, lie about me, steal my uniforms, physically assault me, slam doors in my face, et cetera. Humans can be rotten! What helps me is to throw the cross into it. Pastor Jack Hyles preached a helpful sermon using that very title, “Throw The Cross Into It.” I long to go home to be with my blessed Savior, and someday soon I will.
I am now 57 years old, so I am entering into the last part of my earthly life. My Mom went to Heaven at age 65, my Dad at 75. So, I might have 20 years left, at most. This horrible world is nothing but misery, loneliness and pain for me; but knowing the indwelling Holy Spirit is my constant encouragement. God is my friend and Savior. The promises of His inspired Word in the King James Bible burns in my heart and keeps me going each day.
Being a Christian doesn't make life any easier, but it makes it better, since Jesus promised in Hebrews 13:5 to never leave nor forsake us. What a great Savior!!!
Luke 18:16, “But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”
Kindly, the former pastor of Harvest Baptist Church on Guam told me in 2017 to “ALWAYS SEEK GOD.” That is godly advice, and I love that pastor (God knows my heart); but he doesn't truly know God. That pastor promotes Dr. John MacArthur—a heretic on the blood of Christ and the plan of salvation. I heard that pastor say from his pulpit on a Sunday morning, that: “It's not enough to merely admit you are a sinner to be saved, you must turn away from a lifestyle of sin.” That is NOT the Gospel of free grace! I am not mentioning this to criticize him, but to edify YOU dear reader. Don't be like him, be better than him!
That same pastor uses, sanctions and promotes multiple Bible versions, shewing that he is incompetent to be the pastor of any church. Now he is getting paid a 6-digit salary as Executive Vice President of a messed-up Bible College in Iowa—ruining young people's lives elsewhere—promoting corruptible seed, an accursed gospel, and the reprobate theology of John MacArthur. Does he really “SEEK GOD,” as he advised me? No, he does not; for if he did seek God he would SEEK TRUTH! John 4:24, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” That same senior pastor drove the Harvest Baptist Church on Guam in the ground for nearly 20 years. Today Harvest is a cesspool of ecumenical apostasy, using dozens of fake Bible versions, trusting in a false gospel of Lordship Salvation, and devoid of the truth!
Revelation 21:3-4, “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
People foolishly believe a lot of things they see and hear on television (e.g., Oprah Winfrey), or read in a book by a New Age author (e.g., James Praagh), forming unbiblical conclusions that are untrue. May I say, not everything said by Jerry Springer is true! There is much fake news nowadays! I heard President Donald Trump say this week in a press conference that 'The Wall Street Journal' publishes a lot of “FAKE NEWS!” That's no better than Bob Jones University and their “FAKE BIBLES!” Despite all the fake news and theological frauds today, thankfully we have the unchanging Words of God in the KING JAMES BIBLE, teaching us about Heaven (and you can trust the inspired Words of God). What the Bible says is so! To keep the list brief, I have saved Scripture quotations until afterwards, which can can read for yourself.
Here are 40 heart-warming truths about Heaven:All the inhabitants of Heaven are part of a big family (Ephesians 3:15)Heaven is a city measuring 1,500 miles wide, long and high (a cube). That would cover most of the United States and part of Canada and Mexico to fit. All of the saved from all humanity will be there.
The city is encompassed by a 216-foot-high wall, made of jasper.
12 entrance gates, 3 on each of the four sides, each made of a single pearl.
Heaven has 12 foundations, each of a different precious gem stone.
The city is made of pure gold, crystal clear in it's 100% purest form, resembling glass.
There's a beautiful river flowing from the throne of God.
At the heart of the city is the glittering throne of God.
There's a beautiful rainbow around God's throne with every color. Revelation 4:3, “And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.”
Before the throne of God are four Cherubim beasts who praise God continually.
Heaven is a holy city, the house of God the Father. We are going to live in God's home. Amen, amen, amen!
Only saved people or angels may enter into Heaven.
We'll all be in the city of God and be very pleased to be there.
Saints in Heaven know what's going on here on earth, but do not see our sins.
Our loved ones in Heaven are awake (Hebrews 12:1 - “witnesses” see and hear something). They're not called “role models,” but “witnesses,” because they are watching us run the race from Heaven).
The inhabitants of Heaven see, hear and interact. They have a life, eternal life. They are alive and alert.
There are horses in Heaven (Revelation 19:14)
Saints in Heaven remember us (Samuel remembered Saul when he returned to pronounce judgment upon him, and Samuel knew what was going on here on earth. They were familiar with one another, nothing was erased; also, see Luke 15:7 - there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels; Luke 16:19-31 - Lazarus and Abraham recognized each other).
We will recognize our loved ones in Heaven (Peter, James and John recognized Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration; Saul and Samuel recognized each other; Mary recognized Jesus after He arose from the dead; the disciples recognized Jesus after His death).
Our bodily imperfections will be made perfect in Heaven. There are no cripples in Heaven. There are no obese people. There's no wheelchairs. There's no deaf, dumb or blind in Heaven. Philippians 3:21 promises we shall receive a body fashioned like unto the Lords. Jesus ate and drank in His resurrected body. He ascended in the air, defying gravity. The Lord walked through walls, walked on water, spoke and is alive physically somewhere in the universe today (He bodily ascended from the earth in Acts 1:9-11).
God is going to be with us. (the worst part about Hell is being separated from God. People in Hell realize what they have missed, and gnash in bitter regret and tears).
God Himself will wipe away all tears. No more death. No more pain. No more crying and tears. No more sorrow.
There's no night there, no darkness. The Lord's holiness lights the city. There's no need for candles, the sun or flashlights.
There will be no more hunger pains. Americans by far don't know what it feels like to have no food, but many people in afflicted parts of Africa do. The saints will thirst and hunger no more. The food and drinks present are strictly for pleasure, without calories.
There will be no need for a heating system. The Lord's presence will warm us in Heaven.
There are many mansions in Heaven, not cookie-cutter type homes. We will receive individualized mansions and nice homes, depending on our earthly service for Christ, with everything we need and want. Romans 8:32, “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” We will have everything we need and desire in Heaven! There are no mortgages in Heaven. No home is ever foreclosed upon.
Soulwinners will shine as the brightness of the stars in Heaven forever (Daniel 12:3).
We will work in Heaven, serving God day and night. Work is enjoyable in Heaven, in pleasant conditions, without pressure or troublesome co-workers. Only perfect Christians live in Heaven in glorified bodies. In Heaven, the saints are as children; that is, loving, trusting, humble, pure, innocent and pleasant to be around. Jude 1:24, “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” Because of the precious blood of Jesus, the saints have been justified, JUST-IF-I'D never sinned at all. What an awesome God!!!
Heaven's gates are never closed. There are no creeps, thieves or shady characters in Heaven. The gates are open all the time. The saints leave their doors unlocked, because there are no locks on their doors, because there is no need for them. Can you imagine how beautiful it will be to live in such a place, that you don't even need locks on your car or home? God is beautiful!
There is no crime in Heaven; there is no need for police or detectives.
Our loved ones are alive and conscious in Heaven. They will remember and recognize us, and we them.
Saints will be as the angels is Heaven, not given in marriage (Matthew 22:30)
There won't be any fine print or shady advertising in Heaven. Everything is free!
There is no fear in Heaven, because there will be nothing to fear. 1st John 4:18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
There is no night in Heaven, it is always daytime.
We won't need to sleep in Heaven. it would be weird to need to sleep with no night.
There is rejoicing in Heaven when people get saved.
The awesomeness of Heaven is indescribable with human tongue.
Heaven is a real, literal, physical, place.
Heaven is a wonderful 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.”
Heaven is a wonderful PLACE!!! Here are but a few precious Scripture passages about Heaven.
Revelation 21:10-27, “And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.”
Revelation 7:15-17, “Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
Revelation 22:1-6, “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)” —Hebrews 10:23
“Remember, you don't know the Bible, until the Bible controls your life. You can memorize every verse in the Bible and not know the Bible, until the Bible controls you, and permeates your thinking. You can know a lot of things about God, but until you walk with God and live with God, and abide in the Lord, then you don't know THE LORD intimately like you should.” —Pastor Ralph “Yankee” Arnold, “They Loved The Praise Of Men More Than The Praise Of God”
John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
In 1989, Walt Disney produced an animated movie titled, “All Dogs Go To Heaven.” This no doubt misled many children to think that everyone goes to Heaven, which is simply not true.
There is a false idea of universal reconciliation, or universal forgiveness, the very idea that everyone will be saved. Is that true, that no one is going to Hell? As we just read from Jesus Himself, except a man is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God. You must be born from above to go to Heaven. So, no, all dogs do not go to Heaven. Not everyone goes to a better place when they die. In fact, the Bible warns that most people go to Hell.
Matthew 7:13-15, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
We also read in Luke 13:23-24, “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” Most people errantly think they are going to Heaven when they die, but Jesus said most people cannot enter into Heaven. The reason why is because they haven't been born again. Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again. That is what happened to these people...
Matthew 7:21-23, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Dear reader, everyone doesn't go to a better place when this earthly life is over...
Revelation 20:12-15, “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.”
If you believe the Holy Bible, that it is the inspired Word of God, then you must agree that some people go to Hell to be punished for their sins forever. Psalms 9:17, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” I once had Mormon boss who wrote this Scripture passage down on a piece of paper. He also wrote down the word “Sheol.” He kindly said that if I look up the Hebrew word I will find that it means Sheol, not a place of suffering. Well, Sheol simply means “the realm of the dead.” But that doesn't limit the word to just the grave. Sheol was a mystery, since no one knows what is beyond death.
“Sheol” refers to the afterlife, good and bad alike. It is clear from Psalms 9:17 that the wicked do NOT go to the same place in the afterlife as the righteous, otherwise this Scripture would make no sense. I mean, if the righteous and the wicked go to the same place, then this warning is pointless. If we all die and are dead, and that's it, then so what if the wicked and the nations that forget God go to the same place as the righteous. What penalty or warning would there be for the wicked? Psalms 9:17 would make no sense at all, if Sheol merely means to be physically dead. Clearly, the Bible is warning us that the wicked do not go to the same place as the righteous (that is, the saved).
It is tragic that 95% of people form their conclusions based upon what they have heard from some corrupt preacher, or an idea contrived from their own flawed human reasoning, instead of studying the Holy Bible. Matthew 10:28, “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Clearly, God destroys some people's soul and body in Hell. As we just read in Revelation 20:15, whosoever's name is not written in the Lamb's Book of Life will be cast by the angels into the everlasting Lake of Fire.
Dear friend, I have plainly shown you from the Holy Bible that no everyone goes to Heaven. The Bible has more to say about Hell than it does Heaven. Jude 1:7, “Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” God rained down fire and brimstone to utterly destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, as an example of what He is going to do to the wicked.
And please don't overlook the words, “suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” In Hell God takes out His vengeance upon the wicked. There is no mercy or grace in Hell. Don't forget that friend. If you are reading this blog, God's grace is still available to you, just for the free taking.
2nd Thessalonians 1:8-10, “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”
So, here we learn upon whom God will pour out His eternal vengeance in flaming fire—upon all those who refuse to BELIEVE the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Dear reader, God is not playing games with you. This thing about receiving Jesus Christ as your personal Savior is no trifle or optional matter, it is literally a matter of eternal life or death for you! John 1:12-13, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” God your Maker is freely offering you a gift of eternal life, if you will simply BELIEVE (trust, put confidence) in Jesus, receiving His sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He raised up from the dead on the third day. This is “the gospel” according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-4,by which all who BELIEVE IT are saved immediately, irrevocably and permanently (Romans 1:34).
The hottest temperature ever recorded in California was recorded in Death Valley on July 10, 1913. I don't believe all this nonsense today in the media about Global Warming or Climate Change. It's just another clever way for the Luciferian ruling elite to control and oppress the masses. The world fluctuations in annual temperature is normal for God's creation (e.g., El Nino and El Nina). Records were made to be broken! It is nothing new that weather records are continually being broken. And may I say, even with the extraordinarily hot summer in 2023 across the United States, the old highest temperature record in California was not broken!
From my research, it appears that most people don't think everyone goes to Heaven. We see the evil committed by monsters in this world, which by very nature implies that crime must be dealt with and punished. The Bible teaches that nobody ever gets away with doing evil. Man's every work will be brought into judgment, whether it be good or evil. 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.”
1st John 2:15-17, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
I grew up in the 1970's and 1980's. I loved music as a teenager and I still do today. I watched television and Hollywood movies with my parents. As is true of every American, I was influenced by those celebrities of my generation. Now, 40 years later, many of those famous people that influenced my generation are old and dying. It is a sobering sight to behold.
Here's just a few names that come to mind. Singer Olivia Newton John died of cancer at age 73 in 2022. The drummer for the rock band Boston, Sib Hashian, keeled over dead of a heart attack in 2017 while playing the drums on a cruise ship at age 67. Peter Jennings, a famous television journalist, died in 2005 of cancer at age 67. I am 56, so I don't have much time left. My Dad died in 2010 at age 75. My Mom died in 2001 of poor health at age 65. She suffered a crippling stroke in 1989. She refused to give up her bad habit of smoking, which ultimately killed her. She loved "Kool" cigarettes, but there was nothing "cool" about them. The rhythm guitarist of AC/DC, Malcolm Young, died in 2017 of dementia at age 64. Our days are all numbered. Psalms 90:12, “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
I thank God! I thank God! I thank God that I am a born-again child of God. So many people are lost in darkness, knowing not at what they stumble the Bible says. Billionaire Steve Jobs, inventor of Apple computer (the first one sold for $666.66), died in 2012 of pancreatic cancer at only age 56. George Harrison of The Beatles died in 2001 of lung cancer (he smoked like a chimney throughout his youth). George was only 58. So sad and tragic.
I read online that Olivia Newton John was a Christian, but that claim means little these days, since there are hundreds of religious cults that falsely claim to be Christian (e.g., Roman Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, Seventh-Day Adventist, Church of Church, Lutherans, et cetera). I truly hope that Olivia was a born-again believer. Without the new birth, Jesus warned in John 3:1-7 that no one can enter into God's Kingdom. John 3:7b, 'Ye must be born again.' Sadly, it appears by all indications that Malcolm Younce, co-founder of the Satanic band AC/DC is now at the end of the 'HIGH WAY TO HELL,' where he will spend eternity suffering in torments and fire (Revelation 14:11, 20:11-15, 21:8).
Dear friend, please make sure you have been born-again. Being a member of any church won't get you into Heaven, not even close. Living a good and morally respectable life won't get you into Heaven. You are a dirty sinner, and so am I. Jesus is the Christ who died on a cross to pay your debt of sin and mine. Jesus was buried but physically resurrected from the dead three days later. Anyone who comes to God as a needy sinner, receiving Christ's sacrifice on the cross as payment for your sins, believing that Jesus was buried but then raised up bodily from the dead, is immediately, irrevocably and forever saved. That is God's simple plan of salvation, THE GOSPEL.
Proverbs 17:6, “Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.” I am just a humble sinner, unworthy of God's great love. I often think of a Bible verse, where Jacob said to the Lord in Genesis 32:10, “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.” I feel the same as Jacob. I am so grateful for my website ministry, and for all THE TRUTH that God has shown me over the years. God is making use of a nobody like me to help other people for Christ.
Most people don't know what it is like to be humbled and broken in life, to lose everything, but I do. I know what it feels like to have everything go wrong in life, and nothing ever returns to normal, with no light at the end of the tunnel. I know the hurt, emotional trauma, and inexplicable pain of soul—from betrayal, divorce, family turmoil, losing my home, poor health, constant chronic neck pain, being alone as a man without a wife. I ordered a book by Pastor M.R. DeHaan (1891-1965) from Amazon.com titled, “BROKEN THINGS: WHY WE SUFFER.” I want to share with you a wonderful quote by Dr. DeHaan from page 59:
“The greatest sermons I have ever heard were not preached from pulpits but from sickbeds. The greatest, deepest truths of God's Word have often been revealed, not by those who preached as a result of their seminary preparation and education, but by those humble souls who have gone through the seminary of affliction and have learned experientially the deep things of the ways of God.
The most cheerful people I have met, with few exceptions, have been those who had the least sunshine and the most pain and suffering in their lives. The most grateful people I have met were not those who traveled a pathway of roses all their lives through, but those who were confined, because of circumstances, to their homes—often to their beds. They had learned to depend upon God as only such Christians know how to do.” —Pastor M.R. DeHaan, “BROKEN THINGS: WHY WE SUFFER,” page 59; Barbour Publishing, Inc., 1948
Pastor DeHaan goes on to explain the flip-side of the equation, concerning complainers...
“The 'gripers' on the other hand, are usually those who enjoy excellent health. The complainers are those who have the least to complain about. But those dear saints of God who have refreshed my heart again and again and again as they preached from sickbed-pulpits have been the men and women who have been the most cheerful and the most graceful for the blessings of almighty God.
The Bible tells us distinctly that there is a special reward and a special crown which the Lord has prepared and laid up for those who suffer patiently. This principle is suggested by the incident recorded in I Samuel 30.
David, along with 400 strong, healthy men, had gone out to seek the enemy. Two hundreds, however, had remained behind because they were weary and faint, probably because of some physical infirmity. These David had left behind to guard the camp and the equipment of those who went into the heat of the battle. After the victory had been won, the four hundred who had been active participants in the battle refused to share with those who had remained behind and said, 'We'll give them just a little bit, but we're going to take the spoils.
At this point, David stated the eternal principle in the words of 1 Samuel 30:24, 'As his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.'
Those of you who remain by the stuff are not overlooked or forgotten by God: there is a very definite and special reward laid up for God's patient sufferers.
If you, child of God, are upon a bed of illness, if you are being troubled by pain or discouragement, remember that God will always use our suffering for His purposes. Our suffering silences Satan, our suffering enables us to glorify God, our suffering makes us more like Christ, our suffering makes us appreciative, and, ultimately, our suffering teaches us to depend on God.” —Pastor M.R. DeHaan, “BROKEN THINGS: WHY WE SUFFER,” page 60; Barbour Publishing, Inc., 1948
I've been at the bottom of life, when there is absolutely NO WHERE TO LOOK EXCEPT UP TO GOD! Brother Lester Roloff was absolutely right, who wisely said:
“A test of a Christian's character is what he does after he comes to the blockade in the road and what his attitude is after everything has left him except Jesus. You will never know down here that Christ is all you need until Christ is all you have left. You will never be able to tell the world for sure that He will do in a crisis unless you learn how to live in a crisis.” —Evangelist Lester Roloff (1914-1982), a quote from the sermon, “How To Go On When You Can't”
I have learned the tremendous Bible truth—that God allows me to suffer so I can comfort others who are suffering.
Every Saint Has An Inheritance Waiting For Us In Heaven
Dear reader, if you are saved, as I am, God is our adoption Father.
Romans 8:14-17, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”
Jesus in the only biological (BEGOTTEN) Son of God, but every believer is an ADOPTED Son of God. As such, we have an INHERITANCE with Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:24, “Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” I love that encouraging word and promise from God. Here are some Bible verses on the believer's inheritance:
Ephesians 1:13-14, “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Ephesians 1:18, “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,”
Colossians 1:12, “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:”
Hebrews 9:15, “And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”
1st Peter 1:4, “To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,”
Thank God for my heavenly Father! The Bible says THE GLORY OF CHILDREN ARE THEIR FATHERS!!! May I say, I am so proud of my Father in Heaven! While I was working on my ministry today, as I so often do, I paused and thanked God for using me for His purpose and glory, to be a blessing to others for Christ. I told God that I am proud of Him. That may sound strange, but it's really not if you think about it. If you are saved, God is your spiritual Father, and you are His redeemed child. If you are saved, you are my brother or sister in the Lord, and I love you dearly! John 15:12, “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”
I am proud to have God for my heavenly Father. He always does the right thing! I get frustrated often with God, praying for a prudent wife that never arrives (Proverbs 19:14). I get discouraged when I listen to the Bible, and I hear about men with a dozen wives, and I don't have one! That discourages me a lot. But I trust the Lord in His wisdom. My circumstances are what they are. I can either become bitter and quit serving God, or stay by the stuff and pray in my affliction for better days. I choose the latter by God's grace!
Jesus Is The Faithful Witness
I am proud of God that He is faithful—always faithful to honor His promises (Titus 1:2), faithful to forgive (1st John 1:9), faithful to provide (Luke 12:6-7), and faithful to His saints (1st Peter 4:19). In Revelation 1:5 Jesus Christ is called: 'THE FAITHFUL WITNESS'!!! The Lord Himself is the ultimate witness of God manifest in the flesh (1st Timothy 3:16).
Jesus sees people's pain
We see people's hardness, but Jesus see their heart; We see their problems, but Jesus see their potential; We see the anger on their face, but Jesus sees the anguish inside; We see people's wickedness, but Jesus sees their hopelessness; We see their selfishness, but Jesus see their loneliness; We see their worldliness, but Jesus see their emptiness; We see their sneers, but Jesus see their soul; We see their arrogance, but Jesus see their tiredness.
The Lord's Words will be justified in eternity. Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” Everything that the Lord has spoken in His inspired Word WILL COME TO PASS!!!
“Failing is not a disgrace unless you make it the last chapter of your book.” —Pastor Jack Hyles
“Did you know that God uses hurtin' people? That's part of the reason why we have to hurt in this world, so we can help other people who hurt.” —Pastor Danny Castle, 'KEEP ON PRAYING' (MP3)
Revelation 21:3-4, “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” People foolishly believe a lot of things they see and hear on television (e.g., Oprah Winfrey), or read in a book by a New Age author (e.g., James Praagh), forming unbiblical conclusions that are untrue. May I say, not everything said by Jerry Springer is true! There is much fake news nowadays! I heard President Donald Trump say this week in a press conference that 'The Wall Street Journal' publishes a lot of “FAKE NEWS!” That's no better than Bob Jones University and their “FAKE BIBLES!” Despite all the fake news and theological frauds today, thankfully we have the unchanging Words of God in the KING JAMES BIBLE, teaching us about Heaven (and you can trust the inspired Words of God). What the Bible says is so! To keep the list brief, I have saved Scripture quotations until afterwards, which can can read for yourself. Here are 50 wonderful truths about Heaven:
All the inhabitants of Heaven are part of a big family (Ephesians 3:15)
Heaven is a city measuring 1,500 miles wide, long and high (a cube). That would cover most of the United States and part of Canada and Mexico to fit. All of the saved from all humanity will be there.
The city is encompassed by a 216-foot-high wall, made of jasper.
12 entrance gates, 3 on each of the four sides, each made of a single pearl.
Heaven has 12 foundations, each of a different precious gem stone.
The city is made of pure gold, crystal clear in it's 100% purest form, resembling glass.
There's a beautiful river flowing from the throne of God.
At the heart of the city is the glittering throne of God.
There's a beautiful rainbow around God's throne with every color. Revelation 4:3, “And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.”
Before the throne of God are four Cherubim beasts who praise God continually.
Heaven is a holy city, the house of God the Father. We are going to live in God's home. Amen, amen, amen!
Only saved people or angels may enter into Heaven.
We'll all be in the city of God and be very pleased to be there.
Saints in Heaven know what's going on here on earth, but do not see our sins.
Our loved ones in Heaven are awake (Hebrews 12:1 - “witnesses” see and hear something). They're not called “role models,” but “witnesses,” because they are watching us run the race from Heaven).
The inhabitants of Heaven see, hear and interact. They have a life, eternal life. They are alive and alert.
There are horses in Heaven (Revelation 19:14).
Saints in Heaven remember us (Samuel remembered Saul when he returned to pronounce judgment upon him, and Samuel knew what was going on here on earth. They were familiar with one another, nothing was erased; also, see Luke 15:7 - there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels; Luke 16:19-31 - Lazarus and Abraham recognized each other).
We will recognize our loved ones in Heaven (Peter, James and John recognized Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration; Saul and Samuel recognized each other; Mary recognized Jesus after He arose from the dead; the disciples recognized Jesus after His death).
Our bodily imperfections will be made perfect in Heaven. There are no cripples in Heaven. There are no obese people. There's no wheelchairs. There's no deaf, dumb or blind in Heaven. Philippians 3:21 promises we shall receive a body fashioned like unto the Lords. Jesus ate and drank in His resurrected body. He ascended in the air, defying gravity. The Lord walked through walls, walked on water, spoke and is alive physically somewhere in the universe today (He bodily ascended from the earth in Acts 1:9-11).
God is going to be with us. (the worst part about Hell is being separated from God. People in Hell realize what they have missed, and gnash in bitter regret and tears).
God Himself will wipe away all tears. No more death. No more pain. No more crying and tears. No more sorrow.
There's no night there, no darkness. The Lord's holiness lights the city. There's no need for candles, the sun or flashlights.
There will be no more hunger pains. Americans by far don't know what it feels like to have no food, but many people in afflicted parts of Africa do. The saints will thirst and hunger no more. The food and drinks present are strictly for pleasure, without calories.
There will be no need for a heating system. The Lord's presence will warm us in Heaven.
There are many mansions in Heaven, not cookie-cutter type homes. We will receive individualized mansions and nice homes, depending on our earthly service for Christ, with everything we need and want. Romans 8:32, “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” We will have everything we need and desire in Heaven! There are no mortgages in Heaven. No home is ever foreclosed upon.
Soulwinners will shine as the brightness of the stars in Heaven forever (Daniel 12:3).
We will work in Heaven, serving God day and night. Work is enjoyable in Heaven, in pleasant conditions, without pressure or troublesome co-workers. Only perfect Christians live in Heaven in glorified bodies. In Heaven, the saints are as children; that is, loving, trusting, humble, pure, innocent and pleasant to be around. Jude 1:24, “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” Because of the precious blood of Jesus, the saints have been justified, JUST-IF-I'D never sinned at all. What an awesome God!!!
Heaven's gates are never closed. There are no creeps, thieves or shady characters in Heaven. The gates are open all the time. The saints leave their doors unlocked, because there are no locks on their doors, because there is no need for them. Can you imagine how beautiful it will be to live in such a place, that you don't even need locks on your car or home? God is beautiful!
There is no crime in Heaven; there is no need for police or detectives.
Our saved loved ones are alive and conscious in Heaven. They watch our lives on earth, remember and recognize us (Luke 15:7-10; Revelation 6:9-10; Hebrews 12:1).
Saints will be as the angels is Heaven, not given in marriage (Matthew 22:30)
There won't be any fine print or shady advertising in Heaven. Everything is free!
There is no fear in Heaven, because there will be nothing to fear. 1st John 4:18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
There is no night in Heaven, it is always daytime.
We will eat and drink in Heaven with Jesus and the angels (Matthew 26:29). The angels devoured “a feast” which Lot had prepared for them. Genesis 19:3b, “he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.” I believe eating, drinking and sleeping will be optional, not a necessity. We don't know about sleeping. Since our resurrected bodies will be immortal, they couldn't require anything to sustain them if truly immortal.
Presently, saints have a body in Heaven (II Corinthians 5:1).
Heaven is a place of perfect rest (Revelation 14:13).
The archangel Lucifer used to live in Heaven before he sinned (Isaiah 14:12).
God has prepared imaginable things for those who love Him (I Corinthians 2:9).
Heaven is a place located beyond the farthest star to the north (Psalms 75:6).
Laboring saints for Christ have treasures laid up in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-20)
Heaven is a joyful place (Psalms 16:11).
Heaven is a place of openness and understanding (1st Corinthians 13:12).
There is rejoicing in Heaven when people get saved (Luke 15:10).
There is a Holy Place and Tabernacle in Heaven (Hebrews 9:23).
Heaven is a real, literal, physical place; a city (Hebrews 12:22).
Heaven is a wonderful place.
God's inspired Word is settled forever in Heaven (Psalms 119:89).
God is in Heaven on His throne (Ecclesiastes 5:2; Colossians 3:1)
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.”
Here are ten MP3 sermons by Pastor Jack Hyles about HEAVEN...
Here are but a few precious Scripture passages about Heaven . . .
Revelation 21:10-27, “And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.”
Revelation 7:15-17, “Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
Revelation 22:1-6, “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”
The most beautiful thing about all of these Scriptures is that, like all Scripture, they are PROMISES from God. The entire Holy Bible is a book of PROMISES from God. Also, please read: 'Abiding In The Promises Of God.'
“'I Can!' makes the man.” —Coystal Hyles to her son Jack Hyles
