Heaven is much better than we can possibly imagine. "1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting
upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the Temple. Moreover, this even greater still secures
the Eternal Holiness and Happiness of all, who are Godly. What happens in the very next second or less after a person dies? "We are bound to thank God always for you, Brethren,
as it is meet [Greek, axios, befitting]" (2Thessalonians 1:3). If
the Omniscient God knew that Lucifer and his cohorts would rebel, why would the Creator
give Man or Angels His Moral likeness? “If I wait, the grave is … "33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge
of God! . Who hath ears to hear, let him hear" (Matthew 13:41-43). In these
Last Days, we have been told that there will be the advent of False Prophets, i.e.,
"many False Prophets are gone out into
the world" (1John 4:1), and
True Prophets, i.e., "in the Last Days,
saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters
shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream
dreams" (Acts 2:17), so we must
be very careful to exercise discernment about what they represent as statements coming
from God about this life or Heaven to come. Dead people “sleep” in unconsciousness—they don’t think or feel anything. .Jehovah Jesus Not only would the devils persuade themselves that there will
always be another day for repentance, but the Unelect Wicked cannot be compelled
to believe that there will ever be a time too late to repent. "Likewise,
I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the Angels of God over one Sinner
that repenteth" (Luke 15:10). As great as it will be to be in heaven after we die, God has something greater in store: being resurrected from the dead so that we will live soul and body forever in the new heavens and new earth. The second to the last verse of the chapter says, "And these all, having obtained a good report [Greek, martureo, witness, testimony] through
faith, received not the promise" (Hebrews 11:39). Glorified Saints are still Moral Agents, that is, they have not become incapacitated
in their ability to obey God by virtue of their promotion into the presence of God. how art thou cut down
to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! So, worship preeminently identifies the
Angels as Moral Agents. by Tom Stewart. The dead ALL go to “hell” but hell is NOT what many religions teach. Whatever happens immediately after death, we live with hope in life eternal and in the assurance that "neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Or, They Are Doing the Will of God in Heaven,
Just as We Should on Earth, "Thy Will be done in Earth,
as it is in Heaven" (Matthew 6:10). They have a new purpose of serving and glorifying God in all things. Since True Christian Happiness is premised upon the Will and not
the Emotion, then we must accustom ourselves to being happy contrary to the appearance
of our outward circumstances: Doing the right thing is to do the Will of God, and this will produce Happiness in
us and in all of the Godly, who understand it, which means that the Departed
Saints and Holy Angels will especially be glad and appreciate your holy performance
of the Will of God. [Also,
our "Commentary on the Book of Revelation" ---New Window is available for further comments on
this and other chapters of the Apocalypse.] The Gospel or Good News is that there
presently exists the opportunity to repent and return to believing and confiding
in God; but, this is only a limited offer. However... "There is therefore
now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit" (Romans 8:1). At the Rapture both our soul and our physical bodies with be joined up with Jesus in the clouds on our way to Heaven. 6 Blessed [happy] are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled. ---New Window.] "And He said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thomas G. Long, professor at Candler School of Theology, explains. Our steadfastness is not self-induced, but
it is a product of our confidence in Christ, Who is our "Sure
Foundation" (Isaiah 28:16). 27 But
those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither,
and slay them before me [it is appointed unto man, after the
Probationary Period, to be judged for good, or in this case, for ill]" (Luke 19:11-27). "He
will turn again, He will have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities;
and Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea"
(Micah 7:19). "Whenever someone turns to God on earth they break out in applause in heaven." Every reference in Revelation to human beings talking and worshiping in Heaven prior to the resurrection of the dead demonstrates that our spiritual beings are conscious, not sleeping, after death. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord,
thy pound hath gained five pounds. When I got married, my fiancé had to be present w… This careful blend of Man's Free
Will and God's Divine Sovereignty is exquisitely balanced by the Holy Spirit in His
Word: Have you ever wondered what the verse at the very end of the Faith
Chapter (Hebrews 11:1-40) meant, i.e., "God having provided some better thing for us, that they without
us should not be made perfect" (Hebrews 11:40)? A "Roll Call of Faith" had just been completed, where all the
Saints named were "sanctified by faith" (Acts 26:18). "There
is no other God that can deliver after this sort" (Daniel
3:29)! The Saints and Angels in Heaven Will Always Be in a State
of Being Perfected, As We Will Always Be back
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Neither Man nor Angels are infinite, and both will always be in a State of Change
throughout Time and then Eternity, either for the Better or the Worse, as evidenced
by the fact that: (1) Godly Men will increase in the Light forever, i.e., "But the path of the Just is as the shining light,
that shineth more and more unto the Perfect Day" (Proverbs
4:18), and (2) Ungodly Men, who are like forever "wandering stars [Greek, planetes,
wanderer], to whom is reserved the blackness
of darkness for ever" (Jude 13),
will "wax worse and worse" (2Timothy 3:13). "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of the LORD, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is
not in vain in the LORD" (1Corinthians 15:58). To despise God's Law and Government
is to despise God. What is the name of that City? John Hoole - June 12, 2011 . What Are They Doing Now in Heaven? Only one story, in particular, stands out with someone attempting to communicate with a dead judge — and the story doesn’t end well. 3 And
one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Hosts: the whole
Earth is full of His glory. "No man can come to Me, except the
Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I will raise him up at the Last Day" (John 6:44). God places great emphasis on being stable as
a Rock, and therefore, His Government will also be as stable as a Rock. (Note, whether 1 Thessalonians 4 is referring to the second coming or the rapture is a matter of debate.) Thy Kingdom come. And so we will be with the Lord forever. to understand God at Genesis man was made for the occupation of the earth. Just
look at how God has already conducted Himself throughout the ages: Additionally, His Glory will be seen in His Second Coming, i.e., "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in Heaven:
and then shall all the tribes of the Earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man
coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory"
(Matthew 24:30). "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" (Matthew 11:29). 4 And
the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled
with smoke. (Romans 8:32). 14
But his citizens [the Ungodly ones] hated
him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over
us ["Know ye not,
that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye
obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" We don’t go to heaven or hell, or maintain any conscious state. [See our article, "How to Identify a False Prophet" ---New Window, for Scriptural understanding on how
God preserves His people from wolves in sheep's clothing.] A person who has trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior goes immediately to heaven to be in the presence of the Lord. "And
whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it"
(1Corinthians 12:26). Job 7:21 (ESV) [10] …For now I shall lie in the earth; you will seek me, but I shall not be.” Job 14:12 … The deceased person is removed forever from activity “under the sun.”. Much every way, especially if
we find that God requires the consent of Holy Moral Beings in the conduct
of His Government. As the Bible says, “The dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:52). While we may want a clear cut answer, United Methodists do not provide one in our doctrinal statements. Providence is the sum of God's past,
present, and future dealings with us, and Providence is best illustrated by our confidence
in all the workings and ways of the Sovereign God toward us, i.e, "I being in the way, the LORD led me"
(Genesis 24:27). "11 And as they heard these things, [Christ Jesus] added and spake a
parable, because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the Kingdom
of God should immediately appear [they expected Him to immediately
assume an Earthly throne]. Luke 16:22-26 records the story of how the rich man looked up and saw the poor man, Lazarus, at peace in heaven. By the Grace of God, when we do get to Heaven, we, of course, will continue to grow
in our understanding of God, and will continue to bless and benefit our fellow dwellers
of the Celestial City. Protestant churches rejected the Roman Catholic idea of purgatory. If Heaven's Occupation was only to Learn of Christ, then that alone would
give Heaven Full Employment! Their focus is heaven until it is time to dwell on the new earth (Revelation 21:1; Isaiah 66:22; 2 Peter 3:13). To be present with someone obviously means that they would have to be with them. Because all Moral Agents-- which includes Angels-- are bound by
the Eternal Moral Law of Love to seek the highest good of God and the good of their
neighbours-- which includes us-- as themselves, the Angels are seeking our good as
"ministering spirits" (Hebrews 1:14), as they have been commissioned by
the Almighty to Graciously Support the Saints on Earth. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life
was cast into the Lake of Fire" (Revelation 20:12-15). "Blessed [Greek, makarios, happy] are
they that hear the Word of God, and keep it" (Luke
11:28). And, to despise God and His Statutes
is to attack the very foundations of His Government. In this passage, we focus our attention especially upon the … [Be encouraged that there is a Pre-Tribulational Rapture
by our article, "Must There Be a Pre-Tribulational Rapture?" That knowledge is worthy of being gained now because it only aids us in our obedience
of Christ. And please consider John 3:13, “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” According to John 3:13 no man ever ascended into Heaven, except Jesus Who came down from Heaven. "3 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: 4 And
they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. _uacct = "UA-212084-4"; "After this I looked, and, behold, a door
was opened in Heaven: and the First Voice which I heard was as it were of a Trumpet
talking with me; which said, Come Up Hither [the First Come
Up Hither, which is the Pre-Tribulational Rapture],
and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter" (Revelation
4:1). The Bible confirms this in Ecclesiastes 9:5: "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing." When
a Fellow Christian shows us a kindness, we thank them, but we understand that if
it was good, it came from God. On God's part, Holiness
is God pronouncing us holy and clean after we have rightly acknowledged our need
of cleansing, i.e., "5 Then said I, Woe is me! And yet, we have been solemnly
warned that God "hath appointed a day,
in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man Whom He hath ordained [Christ Jesus]; whereof He hath given
assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised Him from the dead" (Acts 17:31). What are they doing now in Heaven? The Saints and Angels in Heaven Are Still Moral Agents, As We
Are, The Saints and Angels in Heaven Must Continually Trust
the LORD, As We Must, The Saints and Angels in Heaven Are Encouraged by the Exploits
of the Godly, As We Are, The Saints and Angels in Heaven Will Always Be in a State
of Being Perfected, As We Will Always Be, Our Performing of the Will of God is Used by God to Confirm
the Stability and Strength of His Government, Our Performing the Will of God is Used by God to Confirm
and Perfect (or, Complete) the Holiness and Happiness of the Godly, Our Performing the Will of God is Used by God to Destroy
the Possibility That Rebellion Will Ever Occur Again in the Heavenlies. That is a picture of God’s people in heaven—in a far better place—at home and with Christ. (Romans 8:38-39). We understand that "naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return
thither" (Job 1:21), so our acknowledgement
of and dependence upon the LORD Jesus Christ to clothe us with His Righteousness
is an example of True Worship. "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence
of the Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth" (Luke
15:10). Do they go directly to heaven or hell or to a holding place until Christ returns for the final judgment? 26 For
I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that
hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him ["For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he
shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even
that he hath" (Matthew 13:12)]. "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10). If we can only hope to live on in the bondage
and servitude to sin now, i.e., "O wretched
man that I am! The dead have absolutely no consciousness of any kind. John Wesley believed in an intermediate state between death and the final judgment. I always thought heaven was a place of total happiness.” As soon as we die, we are with God. The Dead Know Not Anything. Also, D. L, Moody's "HEAVEN:
Where It Is, Its Inhabitants, And How To Get There" ---New Window offers Scriptural
and anecdotal information, such as: "When
I was a boy I thought of heaven as a great shining city, with vast walls and domes
and spires, and with nobody in it except white angels, who were strangers to me. We have God's Word on it, that "no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is
an idolater, hath any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God" (Ephesians 5:5). "For
a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. Do Believer in Heaven have a body now? "23 But the hour cometh, and now is,
when the True Worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth: for the
Father seeketh such to worship Him. We have not rejected the idea that there may be some sort of intermediate state. As we have
already seen, all the inhabitants of Heaven engage in the morally, eternally
fulfilling experience of worshipping God, and what we shall see following the Pre-Tribulational
Rapture will be a gathering of all the Angelic and Human inhabitants of Heaven to
worship God, as witnessed by the Apostle John in Revelation 4:1-11: So, the presence of this Throne Scene following the Pre-Tribulational Rapture, establishes
the fact that both Glorified Saints and Heavenly Angels are still Moral Agents;
and, the fact that God has created and preserved such Moral Agency in the Inhabitants
of Heaven further indicates the necessity for the continued exercise of Moral
Agency throughout Eternity for worship-- for when can worship be exhausted upon such
a Worthy God?-- and for any other Heavenly Employment to be devised by our Benevolently
Wise God. (Psalm 133:1); so, we know by negative and positive
statement that it is consistent for God not to allow sin, which would destroy
the harmonious unity of His Holy Moral Agents in Heaven. and who is a rock, save
our God? "12 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. Since the Bible is clear that being there is better than being here, and being at God’s right hand is fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11), we can say for sure that God will give the saints whatever measure of knowledge they need for the greatest experience of happiness in God. "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our
LORD Jesus Christ" (1Corinthians 15:57). "15 See, I have set before thee this
day life and good, and death and evil; 19 I call Heaven and Earth to record this day against you, that I have
set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that
both thou and thy seed may live" (Deuteronomy 30:15,
19). If man only were to say that no sin would ever occur again in Heaven,
then why should we believe it? "6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Section Index for Jehovah Jesus
Readers are permitted and encouraged to copy
and freely share this article with others. United Methodist theologian and historian Ted Campbell notes, “we reject the idea of purgatory but beyond that maintain silence on what lies between death and the last judgment.” (Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials). Our dead loved ones try to get our attention, to let us know they are just fine and playing Bingo in the sky with your old dog, uh … Bingo. "God spared not the Angels that sinned, but cast them
down to hell [Greek, tartaroo, the ancient Greeks place
of punishment for the wicked dead, equivalent of the Jewish Gehenna] and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved
unto Judgment" (2Peter 2:4). The difference between the Glorified Saints and the Heavenly Angels is
not their ability to choose morally (for they both are Moral Agents) nor their
ability to be positively affected by our Right Conduct on Earth (for they both are
encouraged when we obey), but the difference between the Glorified Saints and Holy
Angels is that the Angels are a separate, distinct, and higher order of created beings--
though we may still call them companions, associates, and fellows-- which are greater
in power and understanding than the Saints on Earth and in Heaven. "The
Righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in Him; and all the Upright
in heart shall glory" (Psalm 64:10). When Jesus returns he will bring with Him those who have died in Him (born again Christians) for they are with Him in Heaven now. We are just worshipping forever. You may say that our part in encouraging the Faith of the Glorified Saints and Heavenly
Angels must be pitifully small; but, what joy to know that we may contribute anything
to the good of all the Godly, who have gone before us! [Please see "What the Bible Says About Angels: Or, Who Angels Are and What They Do" ---New Window for a Scriptural
consideration of our wonderfully helpful Allies.] And, it so fully discourages
disobedience that the possibility is destroyed that rebellion could ever again find
its way into the Heavenlies. 4
Blessed [happy] are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. "Follow
peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the LORD" (Hebrews 12:14). 4 And
his tail drew the third part of the stars [Rebel Angels] of Heaven, and did cast them to the Earth: and the Dragon
stood before the woman [Israel] which
was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child [the Messiah]
as soon as it was born"
(Revelation 12:3-4). . What will we really be doing in heaven? Our
foundational motivation for obeying and serving God is love of God, i.e, "If ye love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15), but we understand that our obedience
may very well benefit others, Glorified Saints and Heavenly Angels included. I don’t have all the answers, but I do have some. [Two important works by our Christian brethren from the nineteenth
century are offered to aid us in this understanding of True Worship. "Be of good courage, and
He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD"
(Psalm 31:24). Purpose ||.What's New The dead are aware, however, that those of us left behind are having a much harder time dealing with what we perceive as a loss, because we, the living, think the person is gone to a galaxy far, far away. || Tribulation Topics || Download Page || Today's Entry (Zechariah 4:10). (Numbers 23:19). 41 If I whet My glittering sword, and Mine hand take hold on
judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine enemies, and will reward them that hate
Me" (Deuteronomy 32:39-41). For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. New Jerusalem. 13 But exhort one
another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the
deceitfulness of sin" (Hebrews 3:12-13). What promise did they not receive? And, who has ever successfully
opposed the LORD? If, however, the dead in heaven could see what their loved ones are doing on earth, they certainly would be in pain. "Known unto God are all His works from
the beginning of the world" (Acts 15:18). This Mortal Life is the Period of Probation that determines whether we will spend
an Eternity in Heaven or in the Lake of Fire. Ask your questions and check out more FAQS. "And the four beasts had each
of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not
day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and
is to come" (Revelation 4:8). Unlike the Medieval scholastic,
who attempted many a questionable or useless discussion and subtlety, e.g., to ascertain
the number of Angels that can be in one place at the same time-- stand, sit, or dance
on the point (or, head) of a pin-- to determine that the Angels in Heaven, as well
as Glorified Saints, are still Moral Agents, is of immense Moral Value. Amen. 9 Blessed [happy] are the peacemakers: for
they shall be called the children of God. "41 The Son of Man shall send forth
His Angels, and they shall gather out of His Kingdom all things that offend, and
them which do iniquity; 42 And
shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Their confidence and
trust in God will be forever secured: (1) "For
the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken" (Proverbs 3:26), (2) "O
taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him" (Psalm 34:8), and (3) "The
name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe" (Proverbs 18:10). how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out! Paul, likewise, described James, Cephas (Peter), and John as stable "pillars" (Galatians
2:9) of the Early Church, and the LORD Jesus promises the blessing
of making His overcoming people pillars in the Heavenly Temple. What the Scripture teaches
us about the Glorified Saints and Angels in Heaven must have profitability for the
advancement of God's Kingdom, or such investigation would necessarily come under
the classification of "vain jangling" (1Timothy 1:6). "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" (Revelation 20:11). "3 And there appeared another wonder
in Heaven; and behold a Great Red Dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven
crowns upon his heads. That Scripture confirms for
us that the rest of the Body of Departed Saints in Glory must be increased in Happiness,
when we, too, are Happy. How can anyone hope to be free from the bondage of sinning here, if we
will not be entirely free of it in Heaven? "13 Go
to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city [i.e., the City of Destruction],
and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the
morrow. "Through God we shall do valiantly: for He it is that shall
tread down our enemies" (Psalm 108:13). "Thanks be unto God for His Unspeakable Gift" (2Corinthians 9:15). Our Performing the Will of God is Used by God to Destroy
the Possibility That Rebellion Will Ever Occur Again in the Heavenlies back to top
Who can even imagine sin and rebellion in the Heavenlies? "To the Law and to the Testimony: if they speak not
according to this Word, it is because there is no light in them" (Isaiah 8:20). But, then, wouldn't she be unhappy looking down on all the misery here? "For
who hath despised the day of small things?" The Saints and Angels in Heaven Are Still Moral Agents, As
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We have been given the privilege and responsibility of taking every declaration
and prophetic utterance of man and holding it up to the scrutiny of the "More Sure Word of Prophecy"
(2Peter 1:19) of the Completed Canon of Scripture. "And
thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a Perfect
Heart and with a Willing Mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth
all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee;
but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off for ever"
(1Chronicles 28:9). (Nearly everyone who believes in soul sleep believes that souls are disembodied at death; it’s not clear how disembodied beings could sleep, because sleeping involves a physical body.) While we may want a clear cut answer, United Methodists do not provide one in our doctrinal statements. "Render therefore to all their
dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour
to whom honour" (Romans 13:7). "11 And all the Angels stood round about the Throne, and about
the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the Throne on their faces, and worshipped
God, 12 Saying, Amen:
Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might,
be unto our God for ever and ever. The Bible does not fully answer this question, but does describe several of the eternal activities believers will be involved with in heaven. Angels are Moral Agents, because it demands the Moral Likeness of God in any being
to choose to obey a commandment from God, as Holy Angels do obey, while others did
not. And, we, like
Paul, should respectfully respond, "I
am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness" (Acts 26:25). It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time [i.e., a limited duration], and then
vanisheth away [i.e., a definite ending]. "Thou, even Thou, art LORD alone; Thou hast made Heaven,
the Heaven of Heavens, with all their host, the Earth, and all things that are therein,
the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of
Heaven worshippeth Thee" (Nehemiah 9:6). Just to be associated with the
LORD in His Place is high privilege. Though we lay much emphasis upon our necessity to perform
the Will of God, we must remember that "it
is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13). But, upon the Wicked damned in the Lake of Fire, He imposes His Sentence of
Death, rules over them, and His Omnipotence prevents their escape and
contact with the Redeemed and with the Angels in Heaven: (1) He fixes a great barrier
between the Godly and the Ungodly in Eternity, i.e., "And
beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which
would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come
from thence" (Luke 16:26), and (2)
He controls with untold amounts of pain their ability to harm the Godly, the Holy
Angels, and Heaven, i.e., "50 The lord of that servant shall
come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and
appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth" (Matthew 24:50-51). And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant,
and of thy Brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony
of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy" (Revelation
19:10). Thanks! Is your hope in … We’ll fellowship, tell stories, laugh, … Thy Kingdom come. who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" 2 And I John saw the holy city, New
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband" (Revelation 21:1-2).