Relevant verses: 2Co 5:1-10 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2) For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, (3) if indeed by putting it on [...]
Answers about heaven
This is a very upsetting subject. Although I have never lost an unborn child, I’ve seen the trauma and sorrow experienced by those who have and I extend my sincere sympathy to those who have experienced this loss. Firstly, it is a common misconception that people go to heaven when they die. The Bible is [...]
We cannot be sure about the physical characteristics of God, so when we talk about God dwelling somewhere, it is probably not in the same sense as people dwell. Jesus tells us in John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. Jesus is in heaven at the [...]
Here Revelation alludes to the prophecies of Isaiah, where God says “I create new heavens and a new earth” (Is 65.17) and “the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me” (Is 66:22). It is possible that in these chapters Isaiah is speaking figuratively of a spiritual renewal. In [...]
You say: If someone is saved and baptized when they are young, possibly a teenager, and later in life, they say they believe in God but when asked if they believe that Jesus died for their sins so that they may have everlasting life, and they state that they don’t know, or they guess so, [...]
There are two issues here: 1) Everyone sins. 1 John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (10) If we say [...]
The Urim and the Thummim were put into the breastpiece of the high priest. Urim means flame or light. Thummim means perfections. The purpose of the Urim and the Thummim was to enable the high priest to inquire for the LORD’s judgment about important situations. It is not known how the process worked, but it [...]
We approach this question with awe and care because God is beyond our comprehension in countless ways. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your [...]
Your question assumes that people go to heaven at death. The Bible does not teach this — this doctrine has been developed by men partly as a result of misunderstanding some passages of Scripture. Consider the following Scriptures: Eccl 9:5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing… Psa 115:16-17 [...]
The Kingdom of Heaven will be on earth. It is a heavenly kingdom because it comes from God who is in heaven. The laws will be heavenly laws. The king will be from heaven — Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of God. There are many verses which describe the Kingdom being on earth. Here [...]
