How can heaven be heaven if one of your loved ones are in hell? If I am never to see one of my loved ones again,then i am in hell.Even if I loved god more, i would still not be happy in heaven knowing someone I loved is in hell.How would heaven be heaven in that situation?
2006-11-15 11:59:46 · 8 answers · asked by Sliceathroat 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You have believed a lie! Once we get to Heaven, we will be able to see things truly for who they are. God has offered His Salvation to everyone. Only those who love and follow God will spend eternity with God, while everyone else who did not accept God's love and forgiveness through His Son, Jesus the Christ, will end up eternally separated from God, which is Hell. Hell is their choice and yours. Hell is a place of shame and torment. We will see that people will get what they choose.
2006-11-15 13:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by Apostle Jeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How astute of you to pick up on this. Clearly, the Bible teaches of both heaven and hell as real places. So the problem must be in the interpretation most people have of one place or the other. We know that heaven is the place of the redeemed who will live forever. Hell on the other hand, is not a place of eternal torment where God places everyone who is not redeemed to torture them for eternity. Hell is a place where sin will be destroyed for good. All those who reject God's invitation to eternal life and cling to their sins will be burned up with the sin that they cling to. It will be their choice. They will not burn for ever, but will be destroyed with their sins. Eternal life is never promised to the wicked even eternal life in hell. Eternal life is only promised to the righteous who accept Jesus' sacrifice in their place. There will be initial sorrow for loved ones lost in hell, but God will wipe their memory from our minds after the fires of hell burn out with the destruction of Satan and his evil angels. Afterwards. there will be no more sin. Sin and sinners will be no more, and there will only be joy in the earth made new.
2006-11-15 13:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by 19jay63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. I can't imagine being separated from my unsaved family & friends for eternity. But I do know that God's Word is true.
About heaven - "And they shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun beat down on them, nor any heat, for the Lamb in teh center of the throne shall be thier shepherd, and shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall wipe every tear from thier eyes." Revelation 7:16-17
God's ways are higher than ours:
Romans 11:33-34 "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgements and unfathomable His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord or who became His counselor?"
I hope this helps.
2006-11-15 12:15:03 · answer #3 · answered by redeemed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not trying to be mean or anything, but just because you're loved one isn't there doesn't make it any less Heaven, why do you think Jesus cries? He weeps over every lost soul sentenced to hell. it hurts Him more than it hurts you, you don't have to send somebody to eternal damnation, somebody that you gave a whole lifetime to accept the truth, somebody you died for to save them from their sins, but they rejected you and your gift of eternal life. trust me, no matter how bad your life is it is not as bad as hell is, if you make it to heaven you will still be happy, you will be enjoying eternal life, you might be happier if that loved one made it but you'll still be happy, you can't be gloomy in God's presence
2006-11-15 12:08:18 · answer #4 · answered by Deborah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may imagine the pope is cool - and if an atheist thinks that it tells you something about the pope! If someone lives in some jungle and by no potential hears the gospel of Christ then something like that would want to maintain on with. quite somewhat anybody with internet get good of entry to do not fall in that classification, in a unmarried way or yet another you've heard the gospel (which isn't doing solid works, yet that sinners are saved by the grace of God, by repentance and faith in Jesus and His artwork on the go) The catholic church keep on with their pagan rituals and man made doctrine fairly of the bible.
2016-11-29 04:29:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, God Himself has promised that He will take away all pain and remove all our tears (Rev 21:14.) It is in His hands. We can rest assured that God has the power and ability to do as He has promised. It is a fact that we will be happy in Heaven. God has promised it.
Second, We will be aware of the full justice of God's decisions. We will clearly see that those who are in hell are there precisely because they rejected God's only provision for escaping hell. They are those to whom God ultimately says, "Thy will be done."
Third, we will recognize that there are degrees of punishment in hell, just as there are degrees of reward in heaven. This gives us an assurance that the Hitlers of human history will be in a much greater state of suffering than for example, a non-Christian moralist. (Luke 12:47-48.God is pefectly wise and just. He knows what He is doing. You and I can rest with quiet assurance in God's wisdom and justice.
2006-11-15 13:01:59 · answer #6 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you'll have no knowledge of what happened on earth ?
2006-11-15 12:04:44 · answer #7 · answered by JackkOfDiamonds@yahoo.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confusing, i guess we can't really comprhend it. You will just have to see when you get there.
2006-11-15 12:03:50 · answer #8 · answered by dimesandquarters 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋