Heaven Or. . . (John 14:1-4)
Gary McManus, 08/14/2016Part of the Why Hell? series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
August 14, 2016
John 14:1-4 (p.1067 / p. 1081)
Miracles from Heaven:
The experience of the Beam family of
Texas written by Christy Wilson Beam.
Annabel Beam believed that she visited
heaven that resulted in new life.
Do you read obituaries?
Many obituaries are written by family members.
The three usual wordings seem to be that the
person died, passed away or went to be with the Lord.
Other wordings can be found. .
None of those are particularly Biblical.
Check the Bible: Luke 16:22,
“slept with their fathers”(numerous places)
1 Corinthians 15:51 and more.
What is a GOOD DEATH?
Used to be a standard, now it varies.
Of interest. . .Religiosity and spirituality
-- more important to those who were dying
than to family members or healthcare workers!
The old comedian said: “I don’t mind dying,
I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”
Annabel Beam said. . .
Other NDE (near death experiences) quoted from
What Happens When I Die? By (the same)
Bill Wiese.
(You can also read 90 Minutes in Heaven by
Pastor Don Piper.)
Most people in the United States, including many
Christians simply do not believe in Hell.
Problem: one person in the Bible who talks about
hell more than anyone else in the Bible: Jesus!
The questions on hell should begin with us.
Do people want to live without God?
The answer is yes. People DO want to live
without God and in hell they will live without God.
Bill Wiese has written 23 Minutes in Hell.
He believes that he was shown hell.
His testimony has been requested as a warning
to everyone. Everything he saw can be found
in the Bible. 18 of the 46 verses on hell in the
Bible talk about the fires of hell.
Hear another NDE (near death experience). . .
Bill Wiese, 23 Minutes in Hell and
23 Questions About Hell; everything you want—
And need to know (available to borrow, ask Pastor)
Hell is not intended for you (Matthew 25:41).
And yet people will go there (Matthew 25:41).
The word “prepared” in Matthew 25:41 is the
same word in John 4:3.
Heaven is where God dwells. God has given us
directions to his place so that we can live
with God. “No one comes to the Father but by me.”
(John14:6)
Those are the directions to God’s place, Heaven.
Always remember: your Pastor doesn’t
know the way to heaven. But Pastor knows
the person who does know the way to heaven.
That person is Jesus. You want to go to heaven?
Talk to Jesus.
“Undone: How God seriously complicated my happy atheist life”
christianitytoday.com June 2016, p. 80-81
by Nicole Cliffe
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