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Does everyone go to Heaven! This is not a question but a statement to think about. Many people today are still confused about this topic, and still today people are giving false hopes, misunderstandings and not fully grasping and truly understanding it, also taking this seriously, most importantly, teaching our children whats the right path of God's word.
On the surface we could take this lightly, but since we will all die eventually, maybe we need to take a more serious look at our eternal destiny. So, does everyone go to Heaven? Most would say no, but also most would probably believe that the majority of people will go there. They would continue to say that only those who have done major ‘bads’ such as murder, stolen bigger things like robbed banks or peoples homes, hurt people, or other similar things will not get to Heaven; but that most people are relatively good and will go there. Still others believe that as long as we are a member of a Church or have been baptised either as an infant or as an adult we will go to Heaven. Where do these conclusions come from? Is it passed down through the generations in our families of what they believe, is it taught in our Churches, is it passed along from friends and acquaintances. Like many other important decisions we make in our lives, it is important for you to know what is true and what is not.
As part of your upbringing you generally were taught, that as children if you are good you get rewards and if you do bad things you can get punished or have rewards taken from you. Even as an adult out in the world, things generally work this way, promotions, careers and jobs are gained or lost depending generally on how ‘good or bad’ you are at handling situations in our lives at home or at work. This way of thinking follows us so closely that we tend to carry it into our spiritual beliefs. At this point it would be important for you to see what God has said in His word, called the Bible.
You should be careful at this point that you are objective to what the Bible says on this or any subject for that matter. You need to be willing to acknowledge if and where you may be wrong in your beliefs.
The Bible says in Rev 21:27 ‘only those written in the Lamb’s book of life’ will see Heaven. Jesus told the disciples about two men who died in Luke 16:22 ~ 26, one went to Abrahams bosom and the other went into torment. To find out what it takes to get your name written in the Lamb’s book of life you need to know what will not get your name written there.
On the surface we could take this lightly, but since we will all die eventually, maybe we need to take a more serious look at our eternal destiny. So, does everyone go to Heaven? Most would say no, but also most would probably believe that the majority of people will go there. They would continue to say that only those who have done major ‘bads’ such as murder, stolen bigger things like robbed banks or peoples homes, hurt people, or other similar things will not get to Heaven; but that most people are relatively good and will go there. Still others believe that as long as we are a member of a Church or have been baptised either as an infant or as an adult we will go to Heaven. Where do these conclusions come from? Is it passed down through the generations in our families of what they believe, is it taught in our Churches, is it passed along from friends and acquaintances. Like many other important decisions we make in our lives, it is important for you to know what is true and what is not.
As part of your upbringing you generally were taught, that as children if you are good you get rewards and if you do bad things you can get punished or have rewards taken from you. Even as an adult out in the world, things generally work this way, promotions, careers and jobs are gained or lost depending generally on how ‘good or bad’ you are at handling situations in our lives at home or at work. This way of thinking follows us so closely that we tend to carry it into our spiritual beliefs. At this point it would be important for you to see what God has said in His word, called the Bible.
You should be careful at this point that you are objective to what the Bible says on this or any subject for that matter. You need to be willing to acknowledge if and where you may be wrong in your beliefs.
The Bible says in Rev 21:27 ‘only those written in the Lamb’s book of life’ will see Heaven. Jesus told the disciples about two men who died in Luke 16:22 ~ 26, one went to Abrahams bosom and the other went into torment. To find out what it takes to get your name written in the Lamb’s book of life you need to know what will not get your name written there.
