Who Says So?

 Greetings to  you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     Hebrews 9:27-28 says, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

     There are those thing in life where everyone has their own opinion.  Such is the case of death.  What happens when one breathes their last breath and is ushered into eternity?  If you scan the television, you soon find that there is an increasing amount of shows that depict what the writers idea is of what happens after death.  I notice that there are an increasing amount of productions that have scenes from the afterlife depicting ghosts, romance, comedy and just a good old time of fun going on in the afterlife with the convenience of popping in and out  of real life at will.  Nothing could be further from the truth that man’s idea of what takes place after death.

     Mankind in general does not get a second chance to get it right.  There is one chance and you are living in that time fram right now.  If you don’t get it right, then you will find yourself facing judgment.  In fact, everyone will be judged and those that have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ for their salvation, will receive the blessing of eternal life with Him.  Those who have rejected the preaching of the cross will be judged also, only it will be based on their own worlds from the “books” and they will be found wanting, or insufficient to pay for their own salvation.  Man does not get a second chance and God does not make a mistake by taking someone in for three h urs and th en letting them go back to tell the world what happened to them.  Notice what the passage above states.  “...once to die, butg after this the judgment…”  Who would you think would be the only authority on death?  The answer is God Himself.  Ecclesiastes 12:7 says, “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”  There is no revolving door at heaven’s gate.  You don’t read about having a conversation with God and Him saying,”Hey its not your time yet.  Go back and tell them what you saw.”  That thought is n ot in the scriptures at all.  The Apostle Paul wrote that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord and that coincides with the teaching of the Old Testament as well.  You may get a lot of samples of things in this life but there is no “sample” of heaven to encourage you this or that way.  The scriptures are your instruction and have made the declaration to be born again now and not to wait for a glimpse of heaven and then to make the decision.  Now is t he day of salvation.  Whom will you choose?  Praise God today for His clear Word.