The book called "Eternity" (Preparing and Waiting), is a 6x9-over 200 pages, hard and soft bound cover. This book has been written to be read by everyone who is seeking eternity in heaven, and avoiding the opposite. This book introduces us to a critical time when many habitually think and act as if there is no eternity. Or, perhaps what we do in this present life has no bearing on where we will spend eternity. This book offers a message of hope and victory. Although, we face unending daily problems, the Bible clearly reveals that God is victorious no matter how conditions may appear from a worldly perspective. Also, as you read this eternity book; and as each day passes by, maybe, you'll be wondering have I done all the necessary things to enter heaven. This book will let you know where you stand in eternity.
Eternity
Preparing and WaitingBy Nina R. LongAuthorHouse
Copyright © 2009 Nina R. Long
All right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4490-2962-3Contents
Acknowledgement.........................................................vIntroduction............................................................1 When The World End.....................................................4 Freedom of Speech......................................................7 What is Eternity?......................................................9 What Happens When We Die?..............................................12 Let Your Argument Be With God..........................................19 While Preparing and Waiting............................................22 Hold On To What Matters................................................28 I'll Have Agape Love...................................................32 I'll Be A Woman Of Perseverance........................................40 I'll Have Ornaments of Wisdom..........................................45 I'll Have a Peace of Mind..............................................56 Good Religious People And Eternity.....................................59 Helping Atheists Believe...............................................62 What is a Life of Wasted Years?........................................64 Nobody Wants to Hear God's Message.....................................69 Why Did God Allow 9/11?................................................76 Why Bad Things Happen to Good People?..................................80 God's Fury/Wrath.......................................................86 Jesus Built Only One Church For All....................................91 Being a Woman, Can I Preach?...........................................109 Things That Can't Be Biblical Proven...................................113 An Important Message From Satan........................................115 An Important Message From God..........................................119 Help For Parents, From The Lord........................................127 Jealousy, Hatred, Envy and Eternity....................................130 Biblical Proof - of Three Sure Ways to Miss Heaven.....................133 A Place Called Heaven..................................................136 A Place Called Hell....................................................145 Repent America!........................................................150 Hypocrites And Eternity................................................160 Walking The Christian Life.............................................165 Am I My Brother's Keeper?..............................................170 God Helps Us Overcome Sorrow...........................................173 What Must I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?................................181 The Day of My Death....................................................189 The Return of Jesus (Judgment Day).....................................191 Where Will You Spend Eternity?.........................................195 Let The Bible Speak About The New Testament Church.....................198 Emergency Telephone Numbers............................................204 The Wealthiest Man.....................................................206 Further Study of Eternal References....................................207 An Eternity Prayer and Poem............................................209 Appendix (Families and Friends Eternal Questions)......................214
Chapter One
When The World End When The World End When our high hopes and our Most brilliant dreams begins to fade, When life has left us dismayed And badly betrayed, There's God above To comfort us, with His Unfailing love. When our empty-wasted years Have brought nothing but Vanity and unending tears, There's God to comfort us from All our nightmares and fears. When we finally realize That our earthly fame, Will never add to our eternal gain There's God our loving father, Who will bring calmness And peace to our inner shame. When earth can't offer anymore And before God closes Earth's door, Remember Christ - our sins He bore And remember the message taught, By preacher Noah. When our treasures dissolves to dust When our disappointments, Reaches disgust God will be awaiting With outstretched arms, In Him place your trust. When all else fails There is God and His Son, And the cross where He was nailed To rescue us, from our lost trail. When the stars begins to fall When the trumpet heed its call, When the mountains begins to rumble When the Earth begins to crumble, It will be too late! It will be too late! To enter heaven's Gate, For God will not be! for God will not be! Anywhere close to your destiny. When time cease to be Will it be well with thee For all eternity?
Freedom of Speech (The First Amendment)
Freedom of speech, or freedom of expression is the first amendment to the constitution. And is very important to everyone. Whether speaking publicly or expressing ones thoughts in print, is one of the most fundamental rights that individuals highly enjoy. It is to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity that we honor the rights of "We the people." The United States, probably like no other nation, has recognized the importance of freedom of speech to safeguard democracy and grow as a nation.
Also, freedom of speech is essential for the discovery of, and understanding truth. And that truth alone with proof will triumph over falsehood.
It is visible throughout history that people will quietly accept issues if given sufficient evident. And that, misleading materials implies the need for tacit standards of conduct including some degree of mutual respect that may well limit the kinds of speech that are misleading.
Furthermore, indecent and threatened information such as pornography and bomb making material should be curtailed by passing of certain laws. But under the first amendment, one will have the right to speak, write and print material to this effect.
God has something to say about freedom of speech. He gives everyone the right to speak by His authority, for He want us to speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where the Bible is silent - not to add or diminish from His word (Deuteronomy 4:2).
What is Eternity?
Eternity, is God's time letting us know it is time to go to our eternal home. It will be the choices we have made in this life that determines' our eternal destination. We have two choices - either with God of heaven or with the demons of hell.
Eternity is when time will be brought to a stopping point. It will be a day that is not followed by another day. The Earth will end, and eternity will begin and last forever.
Eternity and God are nearly the same. God is eternal, but He is much bigger than eternity. Because He is the self-existence one. He is the Alpha and the Omega from everlasting to everlasting. One could say, He is forever the same.
Eternity is a world of permanent existence. A circle with no end or a life conceived as being timeless or endless.
Preparing for eternity begins at birth and ends at death awaiting the final judgment. And after the judgment, eternity will be a very, very long time. Perhaps one could get an idea of how long eternity is, if an individual would use their calculator to count every rain drop that failed from the sky in Noah's days until present and multiply by ten-thousand and if calculated for one whole year that along would be a staggering number. And whatever large number you calculated will still be too small a number for the duration of eternity.
Moreover, we will face a very long eternity beyond the grave, which is so long you can't even come close to humanly comprehending it. As I mentioned before, You will spend all that time forever, either in paradise with God, where pure love is, and where harmony and peace abide (Romans. 2:7; Psalm 37:11). Or spend forever in an unquenchable and raging fire prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 3:12).
Eternity is all about how you have lived your life on earth. It's all about what's good and what's evil, what's right and what's wrong, what's just and what's unjust, who's holy and who's unholy, and who's prepared and who's unprepared to face God's judgment.
The Bible
Did you know when you hold the Bible in hands, you hold eternity? Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully. This holy and divine book contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrine is holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe in it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is a traveler's map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword, and the Christian's charter. Here paradise is restored, heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed. Christ is it's grand object, our good its design and the glory of God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is given you in life, will be opened in the judgment, and be remembered forever, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents.
What Happens When We Die?
God has bless us with a unique physical body. He made us remarkably whole. Since we are mortal, and everything is so temporary, we all must die some day. Interestingly enough, we will live again eternally somewhere after this life is over. However, after we die the spirit leaves our mortal or physical body. And the remains or shell is then buried in a grave - the body goes back to the dusk.
The inner part of man, is called "the spirit, or soul." It is the part of man nobody literally sees and the part that never dies, except when the soul is tormented in hell. But the soul will not die in heaven, it will live on forever. It is also, the part that goes back to God awaiting the judgment. Isn't it ironic, while we live on earth preparing and waiting for eternity, and when we die we still have to do more waiting - but unaware of it. Furthermore, while the dead is waiting to be resurrected, both good and evil awaits justice until the end. The righteous dead goes to Abraham Bosom and the unrighteous dead goes to the Haden World awaiting justice. While waiting, God has fixed a "Great Chasm" separating the evil from the good. If anyone wanted to cross over to the others, they are stop at the edge, and the others couldn't cross over to them. The Bible says in Luke 16:26, "Between us and you there is a "Great gulf fixed" so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot: neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence." So after death, God separate the good from the evil, while He holds them in a special waiting place.
For those who are alive on judgment day, there will be an amazing "transformation" even more amazing than the dead being raised to life again. "What a sight this will be"!
Will The Body That will Be Raised, Be The Same One In The Grave?
From what I understand from the Bible, I believe the body that goes into the grave is the body that will come forth from the grave. The Scriptures says, "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth." (John 5:28). I also believe we can speak with the assurance of the prophet: "thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise." (Isaiah 26:19). Yes, even the sea will give up the dead placed in it (Revelation 20:13).
The whole chapter of first Corinthians chapter 15 is given over entirely to prove the bodily resurrection. In it Paul shows there will be a change, yet be the same body! The Bible says, "So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption: it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body." (1 Corinthians 15:42-44).
Now, in first John 3:2, John wrote, "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see Him as He is." Henceforth, the raised body will be like the body of Christ, and that is enough! Therefore, we look for His return. The Bible says, "Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able to subdue all things unto Himself." (Philippians 3:21). The body that is buried in the grave will surely come forth, and the Bible says it will surely be changed according to the will of God. Further than that, I do not know.
What else will happen at this time? Well, the Bible further tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of living again? Will the resurrected still have flesh and blood? Some people believe that we will come back in a different form of life. I Believe the answer to this question go to core of the meaning of our existence. As I study the Bible for answers, I can be inspired, encouraged, and highly motivated by God's plan, for life after death.
The apostle Paul, spoke of a "change" when he referred to both the resurrection of the dead and the state of those who remained alive at the time of the resurrection and at the time of Christ. A miraculous transformation must occur before we can receive the gift of eternal life. The dead in Christ, or those who are Christians, will be raised first to an "incorruptible" existence, and those who are still alive will be change from mortal physical existence to an incorruptible state. The Bible reveals, "Behold, I tell you a mystery, we shall not all sleep (die), but we shall be changed, in-a-moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet of God will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed (1 Corinthians 15: 51-52)." As I mention before, this will be a glorious sight to see some still living when Jesus comes back. But that day will be horrible for the unprepared and glorious for the prepared. Also, that day will very noisy, a noise no one has ever witness before. Some people call it "The dooms day."
I believe those who have died are unconscious, as if they are sleeping, awaiting their time to be called and resurrected to a new life. I also believe, that the period from the last moment of consciousness until they are awakened in resurrection will seem as if no time had passed at all, just as if they were waking up from sleep. But the apostle Paul shows us clearly that this resurrection will occur when Jesus returns. The Bible reads, "But I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep (died), lest you sorrow as other who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus." By no means, that those who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will precede those who are asleep. "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a "Shout," with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ (Christians) will rise first. Then, we who are alive and remains shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus, we shall always be with the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4: 13-17)."
There will be two groups of people: the dead and those who are still alive when Jesus return - both of which will be in the resurrection. Although, "It is appointed for man once to die, and after death cometh the judgment (Hebrews 9:27)." Some will still be alive when Jesus returns.
What Will Happen To The Faithful Followers in the End?
After further research, I believe, these people's physical lives must end because they will miraculously and instantaneously change to an incorruptible spirit, inheriting the gift of eternal life.
Here are more incredible events. The Bible reveals, "Do not marvel, for an hour is coming, in which all who are in their grave shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; those who did good deeds to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil deeds to the resurrection of the Judgment (John 5: 28-29)."
Why did God gave us this temporary mortal life? He gave us life to prepare and help others prepare for eternity. And the hope and promise of eternal life is intriguing and inspiring, only if we are ready for our final destination. But, knowing that there is also a resurrection of eternal damnation gives us a reason to pause. And Jesus promised: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believe in me, though he may die, shall live again (John 11:25)."
Finally, the simple truth is that we can receive the gift of eternal life only through Jesus Christ. And Jesus said, those who are His disciples must be willing to place everything else in life secondary to their seeking the kingdom of God (Matthew 6: 33).
People have devised many ways to live, with many false values, and distractions (Matthew 6:19-20), but, the reality is that there is only one right way to heaven, only one true faith (one religion), and only one savior Jesus Christ who built only one body of believers (the Church) for all to be saved.
What Will Happen to The Unfaithful Followers in the End?
Last, but not least, the unfaithful physical lives will end as well. And they will miraculously change to an incorruptible spirit only to rise to the resurrection of eternal damnation because of the evil deed done in life.
There won't be any hope for the unrighteous in the end because they will be found unfaithful and unprepared to meet God.
God gives no second changes to prepare after the final judgment. He will say to the unfaithful followers, "Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity, I never knew you, go away into everlasting punishment, prepared for the devil and his angels."
Let Your Argument Be With God
Many of us are criticized and attacked for our ability to submit valuable information to help others find the right path to heaven. Everything within these pages are proven through biblical credentials - which is the inspired word of God.
Furthermore, the Bible silence many arguments in religion on all subjects when properly studied. Especially, when one can turn to the pages of inspiration and read for themselves, "Thus says the Lord." If it wasn't for the Holy Scriptures, I would not have anything to offer, especially if I didn't study the Bible and apply it to my life.
Let your argument be with God and not with me. For God wrote the Scriptures - not me. By arguing with the Bible will surely be a waste of your time and may put you in odd with God. God's judgment is upon those who preach and practice what cannot be proven by the Scriptures. He tells us to, "prove all things" (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
Furthermore, He tells us, "Not to believe every spirit, but try the spirits to see whether they are of God," because many false teachers are gone out into the world (1 John 4:1)."
The Bible reveals in Psalm 119:160 that, "Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever. May we always have the courage to lay aside every human commands and practices and accept only those religious acts and practices for which we can find authority in the Holy Scriptures. "Speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15)."
The Divine Authority
The divine authority of the Bible, the word of God, is magnified because: We will always be judged by it (John 12:48). Faithfulness brings blessings (Acts 20:32). We are cleansed by the word (John 15:3). It will sustain us (Matthew 4:4). It cannot be bound (2 Timothy 2:9). It is forever true (Psalm 119:160). And the Scripture cannot be broken (John 10:35).
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