Excited of heaven?

[MyLordsServant]

Why does such a small portion of the Christian community, talk about how excited they are about heaven?

Most Christians are worried about the temporary pleasures and displeasure's on earth. Rather than the eternal greatness of afterlife.

 

[Psalms37:4]

I'm anxious and ready to go. But I would rather go via the rapture instead of going through the process of dying cause I'm a coward. Not afraid of death, just scare of dying. 

 

Ephesians 2:19 New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁹ Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

 

Philippians 3:20 New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁰ For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

 

2 Corinthians 5:1 New King James Version (NKJV)

5 For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

 

Hebrews 11:16 New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁶ But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

 

Hebrews 13:14 New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁴ For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.

 

Hebrews 11:10 New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁰ for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

 

 

 

 

 

  

[missmuffet]

My son and I are anxiously awaiting the rapture of the Church. To go home and be with God for an eternity.

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1 hour ago, MyLordsServant said:

Why does such a small portion of the Christian community, talk about how excited they are about heaven?

Most Christians are worried about the temporary pleasures and displeasure's on earth. Rather than the eternal greatness of afterlife.

Sadly, it is true. It is a sign of unbelief.

"But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’
and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." - Matthew 24:48-51

 

However, not all Christians who actually believe talk about it but have the expectation alive in their hearts. And it can be seen by the fruits of their faith.

 

Those who do not believe do not care, they are not interested in doing what the Lord Jesus instructed them to.

"But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." - Matthew 24:43-44

[MorningGlory]

2 minutes ago, Yowm said:

Locked and loaded.  (hey, we need a 'rapture' and/or martyr emoticon)

I agree.  I think there used to be one but don't quote me on that; I've slept since 2006. 

[missmuffet]

11 minutes ago, Yowm said:

Locked and loaded.  (hey, we need a 'rapture' and/or martyr emoticon)

Here you go,but it is not one of the choices on Worthy.

[missmuffet]

6 minutes ago, Yowm said:

I just stoled it (hehe). Got a martyr one? Wait! Where did you find that one? 

Maybe we could ask George if he could add it for us. A martyr one? Ewwww....wouldn't that be kind of gruesome?

[other one]

12 hours ago, MyLordsServant said:

Why does such a small portion of the Christian community, talk about how excited they are about heaven?

Most Christians are worried about the temporary pleasures and displeasure's on earth. Rather than the eternal greatness of afterlife.

 

I guess I live among that small portion for the Christians I hang out with would be ready for the rapture before you finish reading this sentence.

[OneLight]

I am excited to be with the Lord where ever He is.  I can't even imagine how perfect this will be to live with no temptation to sin, in a perfect world, away from everything not pleasing to God.

1 Corinthians 2:9

 But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

[lastofall]

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.  For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven." (2 Corinthians 4:18-5:2)

On the other hand we are warned by God's Word not to look for what is in it for us..

"Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.  As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.  Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it." (Amos 5:18-20)