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Where
Will You Spend Eternity?
Everyone of us must face the question of
where we are going to spend eternity.
Although the greatest theologians can not
understand or fully explain it, we are all
destined to live forever—that is a
mind-boggling thought.
In throes of desperation, some people will
say, “I just wish I could die and end it
all.” As baffling as it sounds, this is
something we cannot do. It is simply
beyond our power. We have no control over
the fact that when we die, we keep on
living somewhere. We can’t end our life,
but we can decide where we are going to
spend it; by the way we choose, we make a
“reservation” for one of two eternal
locations—heaven or hell.
It is critical to understand what the Word
of God has to say about these two places.
Today, let’s consider heaven. The
Scriptures describe it as a place
decorated with gold, silver, and precious
stones. (Revelation 21:18-19) This
heavenly decor suggests valuables
inconceivable to the mind of man. It’s
going to be far more wonderful and far
more dazzling than anything the beloved
disciple John could imagine, even with the
fantastic visions he was afforded.
As grand as all that may be, the real
question is not what we shall see but whom
we shall see. Do you know what makes
heaven heaven? It is the presence of the
Lord God Almighty. Forever and ever, you
and I will live in unbroken service,
fellowship, and bliss with the Trinity and
every single saint who will be in heaven.
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