Will God have his own personal favorites next to him?
2007-01-17 06:58:54 · 18 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"God is not a respecter of persons"
..In other words, he doesn't favor people. But there are (biblically speaking) ranks in the heavenlies, much like our military ranks. Michael the arcangel is like a general..which is pretty cool.
In Ezekiel I believe it also says that hell has ranks of demons sent on missions to destroy us... well praise God for Jesus then, eh?
:)
2007-01-17 07:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't say "his own personal favorites". But there's plenty of literature about what they call "purgatory", which is different levels of purification process for the tormented souls to get finally to heaven. It's been said that prayers make them go up one level each time. It's been said God doesn't want anyone to go to hell. Is why purgatory was invented.
Can I prove this? No, I can't. I'd have to die in order to do so, but then I couldn't come back to tell you.
2007-01-17 07:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by M'lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Corinthians12:
2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
So if he was caught up to the third heaven, then there must be at least three. Perhaps one is like the glory of the Sun, two is like the glory of the moon, and three like the glory of the stars, where even one star differs from another in glory.......
1 Corinthians 15
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
2007-01-17 07:29:14 · answer #3 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All we have to go by, is all the things you have done for the kingdom here on earth will be represented as either silver, gold, wood or straw. It will be burned, and the things of silver and gold will remain. Naturally things of silver and gold are worth much more than wood or straw.
Then, you will receive certain crowns for certain things. If you brought another to Christ, that's a crown. IF you were martered in the name of Christ, that's another crown.
I don't think we will be at different levels, but the rewards we receive will vary, according to our deeds here on earth. Christ is quoted "...great is your reward in heaven."
2007-01-17 07:06:13 · answer #4 · answered by Dianne C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God will no have His personal favorites, as we know He is not a respector of persons. However, I do believe we are all going to be judged individually. Because we are individuals, and because we will have all committed different sins, and obeyed particular laws, which all have assigned to them certain punishments and blessings, it must needs be that we will be at certain levels (at least of spirituality). What this means...I don't know, but that is what makes logical sense to me.
2007-01-17 08:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by straightup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man is not meant to live in heaven. Only 144,000 will go to heaven. The rest will be resurrected on earth after Armageddon.
2007-01-17 07:11:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there will be stages and learning curves to go through. No, GOD treats all his lambs equally.
2007-01-17 07:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, everyone will be equal in heaven. God show no discrimination!
2007-01-17 07:04:13 · answer #8 · answered by the girl next door 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heaven has 7 levels according to the religious books I've read. the 7'th floor is just for prophets.
but even the first floor is like ............. wow.
2007-01-17 07:06:22 · answer #9 · answered by Dirty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you believe in god's word ,,then please read psalms 37;29 then read the following;;;;;;
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Ezekiel 37:12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people,
I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of
Israel. Ezekiel 37:13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves,
O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
Ezekiel 37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land:
then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
d,,revelations21;3,4...jesus only speaks of 144,000 going to heaven in revelations to be preist and rulers with him "OVER MANKIND" the deciples or annointed were who jesus spoke to in mathew,mark,luke,and john,,,most of us are the great crowd singing "out of heaven before the throne of god...remember john wrote revelations under jesus's direction,,
2007-01-17 07:28:21 · answer #10 · answered by lowerthanaslave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋