The Revelation of Jesus Christ presents your future in a different
way.
The Great White Throne judgment will determine your forever destiny.
That is, if your name is in the Book of Life, you will live forever
in
heaven with God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. If
your
name is not found in the Book of Life your destiny is the Lake of
Fire.
THE FINAL JUDGMENT
7When 1,000 years are over, Satan will
be
freed from his prison. 8He will go out to deceive Gog and
Magog,
the nations in the four corners of the earth, and gather them for war. They will be
as
numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore. 9
{I saw that} they spread over the broad
expanse of the earth and surrounded
the camp of God’s holy people and the beloved city. Fire came
from
heaven and burned them up. 10The devil, who deceived them, was
thrown into the fiery
lake of sulfur, where the
beast and the false prophet were also thrown. They will be
tortured day
and night forever and ever. 11I
saw a
large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth
and
the sky fled from his presence, but no place was found for them.
12I saw the
dead, both important and unimportant people, standing in front
of the
throne. Books were opened, including the Book of Life. The dead
were
judged on the basis of what they had done, as recorded in the
books. 13The sea
gave up its dead. Death and hell gave up their dead. People were
judged
based on what they had done. 14Death and hell were thrown into the
fiery
lake. (The fiery lake is the second death.) 15Those
whose names were not found in the
Book of Life were thrown into the fiery lake.
Revelation 20:7-15
Now the question becomes: how do you get your name in the Book of
Life?
Given that each of us has a unique DNA sequence, it is easy to
believe
that your "name" really is your genetic code. That implies that your
"name" is in the Book of Life right from the moment of conception.
The
Revelation of Jesus Christ indicates that it is your choices that
will
erase your "name" from the Book of Life. And it is none other than
Jesus Christ who does it. This is how Jesus talks about it in the
message to the church at Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6
1“To the messenger of the church in
Sardis,
write:
The one who has God’s seven spirits
and the
seven stars says: I know what you have done. You are known
for being
alive, but you are dead.2Be alert, and strengthen the things
that
are left which are about to die. I have found that what you
are doing
has not been completed in the sight of my God. 3So
remember what you received and heard.
Obey, and change the way you think and act. If you’re not
alert, I’ll
come like a thief. You don’t know when I will come. 4But
you have
a few people in Sardis who have kept their clothes clean. They
will
walk with me in white clothes because they deserve it. 5Everyone
who
wins the victory this way will wear white clothes. I will never erase their names from
the Book of
Life. I will acknowledge them in the presence of my
Father and his
angels. 6Let the person who has ears listen
to what
the Spirit says to the churches.
It should be obvious to you that Jesus Christ is the only way to
allow
you into the presence of His Father, God. Jesus said it like this
when
He was on this earth:
1“Don’t
be
troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me.2My Father’s house has many
rooms. If
that were not true, would I have told you that I’m going to
prepare a
place for you?3If
I
go to prepare a place for you, I will come again. Then I will
bring you
into my presence so that you will be where I am.4You know the way to the place
where I
am going.” 5Thomas
said
to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you’re going. So how can we
know the
way?” 6Jesus
answered
him, “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through
me.7If you have
known
me, you will also know my Father. From now on you know him
{through me}
and have seen him {in me}; ” 8Philip
said
to Jesus, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will satisfy us.” 9Jesus
replied, “I have been with
all of
you for a long time. Don’t you know me yet, Philip? The person
who has
seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, ‘Show us the
Father’?10Don’t
you
believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? What
I’m
telling you doesn’t come from me. The Father, who lives in me,
does
what he wants. 11Believe
me
when I say that I am in the Father and that the Father is in
me.
Otherwise, believe me because of the things I do.
It is so simple. Just believe in Jesus, and He will have a place in
"My
Father's house" (heaven) ready for you. For your part, you are
committing to follow Jesus' instructions (the Bible). You are
willingly
acknowledging Jesus now is in control of your life, and you wish to
do
everything in your power to serve Him.
If you desire a forever life, please pray this prayer with me:
Dear Jesus Christ, I realize that I am a sinner. I confess
my sins before You and God. I accept the fact that you died and
rose
again that I may have eternal life. I ask you to come unto my life
and
take control of it. I believe in the name of Jesus and from now
on, I
am committed to doing Your will.
By faith, I accept your free gift of eternal life
because You love me. My commitment to You is to ever confess Your
Name,
Jesus, before all men.
Amen.
If you prayed the prayer of faith above, tell Jesus
that you love Him every day. Study His Words, the Bible, so that you
will get to know Him personally. In return, Jesus will show you His
purpose for your life. Pray daily to Jesus just as you would talk
with a brother or sister. He hears you and understands your praises
and
hurts. Tell your friends and neighbors that you now have eternal
life.
Please write us and share with us your exciting new life with
Jesus:
Rod and Linda Schmuland
4124 Mesquite Ave.
Lyford, TX, USA 78569
or email us at study@ne1.com
Lastly, find a fellowship of believers and join together with
them
so that you may study God's Word, the Bible together.