I Corinthians 16:1-3 and the Sabbath Day
God made the Sabbath day at creation. It was the seventh day of the week. No human can change what God made or the order in which He made things.
Hebrews 4:9 and the Sabbath Day
Heb. 4:9 “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” Does this verse mean the Sabbath Day has been fulfilled and no longer needs to be kept by Christians? Answer: No, it is to be kept by Christians.
Two Trees, Our Choice
He wants us to choose Him and His way of living. It is “His good pleasure to give us the Kingdom” (Luke 12:32). God wants us in His loving family but it is our choice to make. Will we obey Him?
John 14:1-3 — Many Mansions in My House
Which “house is Jesus referring to? Jesus called the temple, “My Father’s house” in John 2:16. He never called heaven his “house” nor is the word “heaven even mentioned in these verses of John 14:1-3.
Paul: Absent from the Body – II Corinthians 5:1-5
Paul was anticipating his future death and how it would affect his relationship with God. Paul was very aware that death is like sleeping and the passage of time does not seem to happen for a deceased individual.
Paul in Heaven? II Corinthians 12:2-3
Did Paul actually go to Heaven as some believe after reading II Cor. 12:2-3? Answer: No.
Liberty: Galatians 5:13-15
Paul is clearly explaining to the gentile Galatian church to love one another and not to be mean and selfish (sinful) against each other.
Final Judgement
Revelation 20:11-15 is the great white throne judgment of God. This is where God judges ALL who have ever lived either to life eternal with Him or to eternal death, burned up in the lake of fire.
Our Destiny
The God given destiny of mankind is more than we can imagine. We are to become actual adopted members of the family of God and to live forever like Him in spiritual bodies ruling this earth as His servant Kings and Priests for ever and ever and ever. Amen.
The Thief on the Cross
“And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you today, you shall be with Me in paradise.” This translation with the comma after the word “today” clearly shows sometime in the future, the thief would be in paradise with Jesus.