Yes because I feel as if I need to get my point across. In my last post I mentioned why did Jesus need to come? And if Moses and Noah went to Heaven when they died. Well most would say they did but if you say they did well then you are calling Jesus himself a liar.
No I'm not, oh yes you are. Remember what Jesus told Nicodemus? Jesus stated and I quote" No man has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man". Jesus “descended from heaven” in that he had previously lived in the spirit realm with his Father, but at the appointed time, the Son’s life was transferred to the womb of Mary, leading to Jesus’ birth as a human.
After his death, Jesus would be resurrected as a spirit creature and return to be with Jehovah. Thus, shortly before he was put to death, Jesus could pray: “Father, glorify me alongside yourself with the glory that I had alongside you before the world was" which is found at John 17:5.
When Jesus spoke to Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a teacher in Israel, Jesus had not yet gone back to heaven. Of course, no other human had died and ascended to the spirit realm, to heaven. Jesus himself stated that John the Baptist was peerless as a prophet of God, but “a lesser one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he is.” found at Matthew 11:11. And the apostle Peter explained that even faithful King David had died and was still in his tomb; David did not ascend into heaven found at Acts 2:29,34.
There was a reason why those who died before Jesus, such as David, John the Baptist, and other men of faith, did not go to heaven. They died before Jesus inaugurated the way or possibility for humans to be resurrected to heavenly life. The apostle Paul wrote that Jesus, like a forerunner, “inaugurated a new and living way” into heaven. Paul said this.
So based on what Jesus himself said I think it's clear that no man before Jesus went to Heaven no matter how good or great of a relationship they had with God. Remember Jesus said these words not I. You can look up the scripture itself. Now, there leaves the reason why Jesus came in the first place. Use common sense. I mentioned that God's original purpose didn't change. The biggest change though that happened was Adam & Eve's sin. God had to fix or balance what they lost. The only person that could do it was a perfect man born free from sin. Remember Joesph was upset because he thought Mary cheated on him but Joesph was visited by an Angel. Read Matthew chapter 1 verse 18 through 25.
Jesus was brought into this world to balance out what Adam has lost. Adam lost life. Jesus and his death allow us to have life. There would be no other reason for him to come to earth but I do agree that he indeed saved us. He saved us from ourselves. He saved us from certain death and it's the reason why in the future he stated in the book of John chapter 5 verse 28 through 30 and I quote
"Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative; just as I hear, I judge; and the judgment that I render is righteous, because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him that sent me"
Two things in this very scripture that stands out. He mentions all those in the memorial tombs which clearly states that people are still there and two the resurrection itself. A resurrection to life itself and after all didn't God create the earth for nothing as mentioned in the book of Isaiah chapter 45:18. He created it for us and his purpose did not change or else as mentioned we would not be alive today.
To also prove that people will remain here look at proverbs chapter 2 verse 21-22 where it states " For the upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. As regards the wicked, they will be cut off from the very earth; and as for the treacherous, they will be torn away from it.
Clear and to the point. The wicked will be cut off from the very earth. He didn't make the earth for nothing right. His original purpose was to fill the earth with upright ones. Look at another scripture found at Psalm 37:34 which states " Hope in Jehovah and keep his way, And he will exalt you to take possession of the earth.
When the wicked ones are cut off, you will see it"
Again another scripture that says the wicked cut off. So all of this so far I hope is very clear.
1. Why Jesus came to earth in the first place (I'll add more later)
2. No man before Jesus has gone to Heaven
3. The Wicked will be cut off
4. God's Purpose did not change
5. Those in the Tombs will come out
and of course death itself will be gone forever in the future and if that's the case and if that's our only ticket to get to Heaven why would God eliminate Death? Till next time...See ya Monday.
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