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NASB | 1 Corinthians 2:9 but just as it is written, "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 2:9 but just as it is written [in Scripture], "THINGS WHICH THE EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND THE EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND WHICH HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed]." [Is 64:4; 65:17] |
Subject: What does heaven look like? |
Bible Note: Doc, I was touched that you would take such time to explain how you see heaven. When someome is terminally ill, or in a nursing home, they are an easy target for the enemy. It would be hard for even the most mature Christian to hold on to God's promises at such a desperate time. Often, they feel that God has deserted them. Sometimes it helps to describe the afterlife as literal as I can because they often doubt that it's real even if they know the Lord. When someone is in terrible pain, or they are left alone to die without family members, It's not always satisfying to them to say God loves you. I try to equate heaven to something wonderful that they can relate too, never leaving out the wonderful presence with the Lord. Just this Friday, I was ministering to a young girl who had double pacemakers and three heart surgeries, and was living on the street doing crack cocaine, but desperately needing the Lord. When I told her of Gods love and mercy, she did not relate, but when I told her that he could turn her life around and break the spirit of addiction off of her life and give her the desires of her heart, yu could see the hope in her eyes. People fear death. even those who love the Lord. Explaining heaven often helps. |