Until that day, no man has been judged and deemed worthy of entrance or
exile from heaven. Therefore, until that day no one gets to go to heaven or
hell. I don't care if it's an infant or the most saintly person on earth biblically speaking, they've still got to take a number and wait to be judged.
It's really that simple if you just read the book.
Given those biblical assertions, we've got another problem on our hands.
You see, the honest truth is that you don't know if any of your loved ones
are going to heaven at all. Unless you've experienced life side by side with
them, the only things you know about them are through the experiences
you've had together and what they've sold you in telling you about
themselves. It may seem silly, but your Uncle Lou may have been a mafia
hitman and you never knew it. Is Uncle Lou going to a better place?
Biblically speaking, it's highly unlikely.
More importantly, if you haven't studied the bible enough to know you aren't
going straight to heaven when you die, then you probably don't know that
there's a given standard by which you'll supposedly be judged on judgment
day.
31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with
him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be
gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another
as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the
sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are
blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for
you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave
me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and
you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison
and you came to visit me.’
37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes
and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to
visit you?’
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