Part -14 - Do Not Be Deceived - About Heaven & Hell

Part -14 - Do Not Be Deceived - About Heaven & Hell

It is amazing that the vast majority of those claiming to be of Christ do not know where heaven is, what the scriptures say about heaven or the role of heaven after the judgment. And also most do not understand hell its location, purpose or destiny. The majority of people have been taught that you go to heaven to be with God when you die if you are a christian or to hell if not. But is that what scripture tells us? Let's take a look.

Please Read this Before we Begin. Here we teach scriptural truths that are not taught most places. These are essential truths that you cannot be a real disciple of Christ without properly understanding.

Because of this fact you must follow the scripture “do not be deceived my beloved brethren” and see that YOU are not deceived. In order to not be deceived you must not believe what I or any other man wants to teach you unless and until it has been confirmed in scripture and by the Holy Spirit of God to you Personally as Truth. That is your responsibility no matter who is teaching you.

First we will look at the location, where is heaven.

Since everything was created in the beginning, we will look to see what Genesis it has to say about this.

Gen 1:6-10 And God said, Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be dividing between which were under the expanse and the waters which were above the expanse. And it was so. 8And God called the expanse, Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning the second day.And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it the waters and the waters. 7 And God made the expanse, and He separated between the waters was so. 10 And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the collection of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Here we see the creation of heaven, earth and seas. God created Heaven in vs 6. So we find that according to scripture heaven is the expanse (space) between the earth and the water above and below (around) the earth (somewhere out there). It is not a solid place like the earth it is the SPACE surrounding the earth. That is different than what we are told by most that profess to be anointed teachers of the scripture. They say heaven is a place somewhere above the earth with streets paved with gold , mansions etc. How can this align with scripture? Simple, it does not. How can this be, how can it just be space. How anyone or anything live there. Well that is simple also, but only if you understand scripture with the help of the Holy Spirit. God is a SPIRIT, He is not like the carnal man, made of flesh and blood.. As a Spirit He has no need of the things that are necessary for His created beings. He is anywhere and everywhere, and that is impossible for carnal man to comprehend, only Spiritual sons of God, called disciples of Christ, can understand this. In the previous parts of this series we have explained the difference between church christians and disciples of Christ in detail. Do not be deceived.

Where does God Live and Why

In the beginning God lived on the earth with His children that He had created. But at a point after Adam sinned and was removed from the garden as the earth became more and more polluted by the evil of the men living on it, it became so full of evil that God could no longer live on it and He moved to heaven as His residence, which is now his home.

Gen 3:8 And they heard the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the middle of the trees of the garden. 9 And Jehovah God called to the man and said to him, Where are you? 10 And he said, I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I was afraid, for I am naked, and I hid myself.

But after a period of time we find a very unhappy God, His children have increased in number as instructed but have become so evil and corrupt, He decides He must destroy them all because they have so polluted His earth.

Gen 6:5 And Jehovah saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and everyimagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the day long. 6 And Jehovah repented that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved to His heart 7 And Jehovah said, I will wipe off man whom I have created from the face of the earth, from man to beast, to the creeping thing and to the birds of the heavens; for I repent that I made them.

God was so disappointed and angry He decided to do away with man completely. But fortunately for us He found ONE MAN ON THE EARTH that was worth saving, so He decided to Give man ONE Final chance to get it right.

Gen 6:8 And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah. ReadChapter 6 for the details.

Then He gave Noah instructions about what would take place, when and how to prepare for the coming flood that will remove all unrighteousness from the earth to cleanse it and give man a second chance..

Hell –What is its purpose is it eternal?

Hell, or more correctly Hades is the place of the departed dead, the place where all souls are sent at death to await the judgment day. It has two sections, with a great chasm between them that cannot be crossed, one for the unrighteous and the other for the righteous. One side is where the unrighteous are tortured until they are destroyed at the judgment, the other where the sons of God await their reward, It is not possible to go from one side to the other.

Luke 16:19-26 "There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. ²⁰ But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, ²¹ desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell^* from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. ²² So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³ And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴ "Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.' ²⁵ But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. ²⁶ And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.'

As you can see from the following scipture hell is not eternal, like our earth it is another temporary place that will have no use after the final judgment. It is destroyed in the lake of fire at the judgment.

Rev 20:13-15

3 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. ¹⁴Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.^*15And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

At the great white throne judgment

At the final day of the judgment where the wrath of God is poured out for the last time. We have seen that death and hell (hades) are cast into the lake of fire as there is no more need of them, there is no more humanity. Satan and the beast and the false prophet have been cast into the lake of fire to be tormented forever. If you read the following scriptures correctly you will see that the people cast into the lake of fire are destroyed and ONLY satan and his co-horts are tormented forever. All the people that have ever lived on the earth have faced God and the books of their acts along with the Lamb's Book of Life have been checked. Those that have become sons of God (male and female) and endured to the end have inherited the earth and all those that are not have been cast into the lake of fire to be destroyed. The earth is now inhabited only by the sons of God, no unrighteousness remains.

Rev 20:10

10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where^*the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Rev 20:11-15

¹¹Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. ¹²And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God,^*and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. ¹³The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. ¹⁴Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.^*15And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

The new heaven and earth

Then this heaven and earth just pass away, they are not destroyed by fire as many man teach. They have been cleansed by fire because all unrighteouness has been cast into the lake of fire and destroyed. Then a new heaven and earth come down from God .

Rev 21:1-8

21 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. ²Then I, John,^*saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

God moves to the new earth to live with His sons

The sons of God have been transformed into eternal beings (that is all we know) and have moved to the new earth and the tabernacle (house of) God has moved there also so God once again and for eternity will live with and among His sons, on his new earth as He did in the beginning.

No One Lives in Heaven in The Eternal Kingdom of God.

Everyone lives on the new earth

Rev 21:3-8

³And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. ⁴And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

⁵Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me,^*"Write, for these words are true and faithful."

⁶And He said to me, "It is done!^*I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. ⁷He who overcomes shall inherit all things,^*and I will be his God and he shall be My son. ⁸But the cowardly, unbelieving,^*abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

Please Note:

This is not meant to be and is not a complete overview of the end time events but is the most important parts. If you understand this and are truly a disciple of Christ, (thereby being a son of God) it is the most important part. You must endure to the end through all, whatever it is that precedes this and you SHALL BE SAVED. But you must trust God tht this is true and ENDURE (stay faithful to HIM, not to a man or church but to Christ alone) to the end.

Mark 13:9-13

⁹ "But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought^* before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. ¹⁰ And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ¹¹ But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate^* what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. ¹² Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. ¹³ And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

Do Not Be Deceived my Beloved Brethren, Apostate men are lying to you. No one goes to heaven –EVER again. God and His sons will live eternally together in the eternal kingdom of God ON the new earth.

This is end time truth for the sons of God

Charles LaFoe

Copyright 9/8/2018

I will write more about the end times as The Spirit of God reveals truth.