So You Want To Go To Heaven?
Copyright © Glenn Jones

As life on planet earth seems to be headed the wrong direction at warp speed, a lot of folks are beginning to wonder what is going on. Even the most secular among us can't help but wonder at the state of thing. Everyone senses something big is about to happen. Is this Armageddon? Is life as we know it about to come to an end?

It is during times like these that people begin to contemplate life after death and wonder about their future. Even those among us who claim they don't believe in God, have to be concerned. What if they are wrong? What if there really is a God? What if everything recorded in the bible is true and there really is a heaven and a hell?

The only way to understand what is in store for mankind is to accept the fact that there is a God and as God he alone knows what the future holds. If you are not on speaking terms with him, or don't feel comfortable asking him about your future, not to worry. He has given written instructions to all mankind about his expectations for mankind. Find a copy of the bible and find out for yourself what God has to say about heaven and hell.

Heaven, according to the bible, is a real place where God has chosen to live. Heaven is also the dwelling place of angles and those human beings who have been accepted by God after their deaths here on planet earth. The bible only gives brief glimpses of heaven and what it is like. If you were to try and describe the perfect place to live, you would be describing heaven. The human imagination is not capable of grasping what a wonderful place heaven must be. Imagine for a moment a place where everyone is physically perfect, there are no wars, there is no crime, everything is in perfect order! The greatest benefit to being a resident of heaven however, is to finally be reunited with your creator! No matter what you say, deep down inside you know that there is a God and he is your creator. The quicker you come to acknowledge that the sooner you can begin to take those steps to assure your place in heaven. More about those steps later. What about hell?

Again the only source we can turn to is the bible. What I believe or what you believe is irrelevant. God alone knows if hell exists or not. He says it does. End of conversation. What is hell like? Again, according to the bible it can be determined that hell was created as a place of confinement and punishment for angelic beings who at some point chose to rebel against God. This was prior to the creation of human beings and planet earth. If you were God, would you tolerate rebellion? Of course not! Rebellion must be stopped.

Against this background, God created the planet earth and a new spirit being called man. It was God's intention that this would be the crowning glory of all his creation. A being who would have the right of choice. Man would live in harmony with his creator as steward of planet earth or choose to live in rebellion. Man choose rebellion. It is at this point that man chooses to go to hell. Heaven was no longer an option. Without the intervention of God, mankind was doomed.

God did intervene, and today you have been given back the right to choose. What will you choose: heaven or hell? So you would like to go to heaven? Okay, there is only one way. That is what God said – one way!

The only way to make heaven your future home is to accept the fact that nothing you can do will be enough to erase the fact that you are a rebel. You broke the rules and the punishment for your crime is death. This is the part where it gets exciting. God left heaven, came to planet earth, and died for your rebellion! After he came back to life, you again had a choice. You may accept the fact that he paid the price for you to live in heaven or you may choose to go to hell as a rebel. It is your choice - what are you going to do?