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PSALM 19-1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God; The Skies proclaim the Work of His Hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; Night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not Heard.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. (Hebrews 10:4) The old testament does not claim that sins were “taken away” (i.e., completely removed) by animal sacrifices. The root of the Hebrew word translated “atonement” in the Old Testament is kaphar, which has the idea of “covering,” not total removal. This word is also used to refer to how Noah’s ark was to be covered with pitch. Atonement only came through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The innocent animals bloodshed is pointing us to Jesus and representing his sacrifice but not taking place of it.
It amazes me how even though we pushed God away, he still tries to get us all back to the way it was when he first created everything. This really shows me how much he deeply cares about us. And I'm thankful for that.
God is love. It is simply not possible for Him to do anything but love us. The only thing that can displace sin is love, and Jesus is pure love (100% love means 0% sin). If God did not love us, He simply wouldn't be God, because God *is* love.
@Mc Sauce absolutely, if you are not thankful for those born with ailments then you are shortchanging yourself. I thank the Lord not for the fact that they have ailments of course, but that I have been gifted with the presence of another soul to bring light into the darkness of this world. As for the evil that happens when people choose to not follow Jesus, that is how it works. God doesn't force anyone to follow Him/Her, but rather He/She provides free will for each soul to make that decision and it is the very act of making the decision that refines the soul. This is how souls are made pure (the souls that willingly choose Jesus are made pure through Him). It is only by making that choice that the purity can be established, and of course, as soon as the choice exists that implies that there will be evil. Without evil, there would be no choice and no mechanism for salvation.
I know so many many young Christian peeps that literally don't know about the New Earth. Its the most exciting part of the Bible to me. I used to get sad bc I thought that heaven was going to be boring and white and fluffy and repetive. But no, God is literally building a NEW EARTH that we will inhabit and live on forever and never ever die. This means better food, better architecture, beautiful animals, no sunburn, nicer beaches, no work, maybe even better technology. This is all very exciting to me. And to be in God's presence 24/7 would be amazing
i agree, except the 'no work' part, we will work and rest and worship at the same time, doing meaningful things with joy unspeakable in awesome company...
leon scott giccsi yea, I agree with giccsi here. There was def work in the garden. "And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” The first job. Being that Jesus is coming back to restore, not re-create, I'm lead to believe work will still exist, but in His perfect plan for it. The New Earth is very exciting, you stop swimming if you can't see the shoreline. Thanks for sharing.
I started drinking when I was 16. I would drink at parties, but I also started drinking alone because I was unhappy, and I was in a lot of emotional pain all the time. My mom was very aggressive when I was younger, and my brother hated her and so did I. He started hanging out with shady people, he started failing all his classes, he was never home, and my parents fought all the time. I also ran away several times. I was always trying to figure out a reason as to why I was here or what the purpose of life was. So, I started looking at different philosophies, religions, and beliefs. When I was 18 after I was hungover, I got on my knees and I prayed for the first time. I asked if God was real that he would show me he was real because I couldn’t take it anymore. I was crying when I prayed for this. At that moment I felt a presence come over me like a wind. It was barely noticeable, but it was unlike anything in my life I had experienced up until that point. I was surprised when I felt it and I remember saying “what was that?” after that experience I pretty much forgot what happened and kept partying, until my senior year when I got arrested. After my arrest, my parents lost all their trust in me and I was expelled from high school. I was told never to come back. At that time, I felt afraid and hopeless. That’s when I started looking for God, and I prayed that he would reveal himself in my life and that he would give me signs. My prayers began getting answered so consistently that I couldn’t deny that God was doing something. It was mysterious and compelling. I ended up in Church and started reading the bible hours a day. I stopped hanging out with all my other friends because they were continually getting arrested. I was able to forgive my family and myself and to ask to be forgiven. I noticed how at Church people were judgmental and how they formed cliques but were afraid to be around anyone else different from them. It increased my faith because I realized Jesus was not like that and ever since I was young, I saw people as people regardless of who they were. After a while, it’s like I could see God's presence was in my life and then it felt like he wasn’t, and then he was, and then he wasn’t. One day I woke up and felt more depressed than I ever have in my entire life. I felt like I was dying on the inside. That night I prayed, and I said, God, I don’t see my life five years from now I'm going to die Jesus save me Lord, please save me. I was weeping when I said it and when I asked him to save me, I felt a presence inside of me like a heartbeat, and I felt it once like a pulse, and I said Lord please save me and I felt it again even stronger. It was like radiance. When I woke up the next morning, I had transformed everything felt brand new like I was a kid again. All my fears and all my racing thoughts everything was gone. I looked at my hands, and I said this can’t be real it’s impossible. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw a different person. I started praying, and the holy spirit became entirely real to me it was washing over me and inside of me. It was total love and peace, and I heard a voice but not an audible one, it was an inner voice. It said I am with you; I love you, I will never leave you, it’s done it’s finished. That was May 3rd, 2009, and ever since then I’ve followed God, I have seen many things change and many things I know wouldn’t have changed without faith and belief. I know what it’s like to be lost to feel you have no hope. Don’t ever think you’re stuck, or life can’t change because it can. My mom is a Christian now, Its night and day. Some of the things that went away during that period were severe anxiety and my addiction to alcohol. I’ve seen and experienced so many things that are miraculous and seen how God has worked in my life. When we ask God to forgive us for what we’ve done and turn away from our sins and wrongdoings and we believe in Christ's sacrifice everything changes. His word says if we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that he died and rose again we will have eternal life but not just life after death but abundant life in the present. Our sins are erased not only past, present, and future but our burdens and fears are lifted also. Our thoughts, our minds, our hearts, our souls are transformed and united with God and we know his spirit lives in us. If you seek, pray, and knock you will know JESUS IS KING!!! HE LIVES!
This was an uplifting and effortless read. It would make a great TH-cam video to be narrated with photos or just the words on the screen. Thank you for sharing.
Amen! Thank you for sharing, this was helpful, and i should go pray! Anything is a blessing that makes us pray. - Indeed the very act of prayer is a blessing. Anything is a blessing which makes us pray. ... To pray is to enter the treasure-house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse. C.H. Spurgeon
I gave my life to the Lord when I was 13. I am now 49 and still learning so many things that I love. Thank you for these videos. They have helped me, in many ways, to learn more about God's loving word.
This video gave me a new understanding of the phrase “your body is a temple of God” (1 Corinthians 6:19)... As the video stated, the temple was where people went to experience God’s presence on earth. However, they had to sacrifice a pure lamb to create that clean space so they could enter God’s presence... as we know that’s what Jesus did for us by dying on the cross. Before He ascended to heaven he promised that the Holy Spirit would come and live in us if we accept Him (John 14:16-17). This means that we can experience God’s presence anywhere and anytime because we are the temple of God (and others can experience it too from the anointing that is in us). And the most beautiful part about this that I think so many people miss is what actually happens in God’s presence- healing, peace, joy, revelation, chains being broken, enemies being defeated and so many other great things!! So when we say that ‘our bodies are a temple’, we’re saying that God has the power to do all this in us and through us. Thank you God🙌
What isn't mentioned in the video is those who rejected Christ will be outside the circle in the end. Let's remember to pray and reach out to those people so they can enjoy the new heaven and new earth as well.
Did you miss the parts where Jesus himself said, "Come unto me . . ."? Or that the price for all mankind's faults had been fully paid? What do you say to Jesus when, on the cross, He said, "It is finished." Or that ". . . many of the last shall be first, and of the first, shall be the last"? All this has almost nothing to do with an obnoxious bible thumping campaign to convert "unbelievers". And, believe me, if you're betting Hell for Heaven on the efficacy of my preaching, you're in big trouble.
@@richar44d What about Jesus' command to go out and preach the Gospel? That people must repent and accept His sacrifice, turn from their wicked ways and be filled with the Spirit?
God bless this series and you both! I'm a baby Christian and I have a hard time diving into the Bible, some things are hard to understand, but this helps a lot.
Finally somebody talked about this, the most important part of the gospel, the whole purpose Jesus even came! It's insane to me that NOBODY preaches this in the churches. Do we even know what we believe in???
I preach it all the time. It’s the basis of Christian faith. But it has been lost due to the churches accepting Greek philosophies of the immortal soul. The idea that the soul that sins “won’t” die. FYI: why would the blessed hope be the resurrection if we all go to heaven when we die? Wouldn’t death be the blessed hope then? No, as Paul says: Hebrews 11:39-40 “All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.”
YES!!! Thank you Jesus! Let our preachers sing the truth of the gospel throughout the nations! "Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!" Psalm 148:1-4
Yeah, it's quite disappointing and leads many Christians to just keep putting their hope of a better future in this world still (better job, more money, worldly success, and happiness ++), but not really in God's bigger plan to restore humanity to its perfect state when Jesus comes back. This is actually what drew me to Jehovah's Witnesses-- this is what they've been preaching all along and it really shows in their life. Their priorities are in preaching the good news and their hope is not in this world, but in the new earth and God's reign to come. disclaimer: im not a JW and don't agree with all their views, but have been studying with them for a while now all while comparing their teachings and born-again Christians. Still asking God to help me know where i should be tho
@@inquiringmind101 I know it's a year late, but don't worry about it. Unless God points you somewhere just stick where you are. No-one is perfect, you will never find a Christian group who obey everything. Maybe you can even help them😊
I remember dreaming of seeing my puppy who died when I was just a little kid. We were in a house in heaven and she came running down the stairs jumping into my arms and licking me. Jesus was on a couch reading a newspaper(?) I walked outside the house and there were more houses! Kind of like a neighborhood. Everything was so beautiful and I felt so happy and pure. Then I said goodbye to my puppy one last time before I woke up
Making complex things so comprehensive. It's liberating to delve into these topics of God instead of just trying to wrap my head around them. You guys are such a blessing, thank you!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
Please don't follow anyone who doesn't quote from scripture... 75% of what these people preach about is of their conclusion. Please please PLEASE read all of the collections and testimonies (a.k.a The Bible) for yourself!
doku dayo me too!! Well I’ve been a christian all my life but I never took Him seriously until this year. I have been reborn in Christ and I couldn’t be happier.❤️
@@ethanwasme4307 I did read the Bible dear. And all points they said in this video is a fact from the Bible. I doubt you didn't read and understood it.
God sees blood as pure and precious, it represents Life. It Gives Life. Without blood in us we'd be dead. So since Sin being the representation of death God allowed a clean unspotted animal to be sacrificed instead (clean pure animal) . Edventually Making Jesus being the Ultimate sacrifice . So in other words Symbolically. . Sin is death because it leads to death. Blood is life because it's created in US for the reason.
Sin could be a virus like Covid19 where when I treat myself or others horribly the air around us becomes toxic. Hence I spread the Covid19 because I spread sin and am rude and disrespectful. Girl, your analogy makes sense to me. There are times like that. When I see someone in a bad mood I do not want to go near them. When I hear someone is in a gang I do not want to go near them. When I hear someone has Covid19 I do not want to go near them. If it is someone preaching life, love, and forgiveness then I yearn for them to talk to me. I want to be with those who are loving and respectful. I can relate to this so much! Jesus the son of man aka the messiah is the doctor.
I love how your depiction of sin as a jumbled mess of red lines actually made me disgusted and stressed. It shows me how evil sin is and how I need to rid it from my life
I like how Adam gives the finger lol It's basically what him and Eve did to God and why we're still giving Him the finger. How merciful is God to save people who give Him the finger.
Jordan Hartley that isn’t to the animators credit. That’s to their shame. What disrespect! There are other ways of displaying Adam rebelling (and that doesn’t even begin to explain the context he was in - not that disobedience was acceptable). Absolutely shameful. And we just lap it up 🙄😩💔
MightyManofValour86 Sin is sin. Rebellion is rebellion. I think the degree of disrespect displayed shows just how serious and dangerous disobedience toward God can be. It's good that you're disturbed by it. We all should be.
Drizzy dracula eve and all of humanity came from adam. eve wasnt around when God gave the rules to adam. when eve ate the fruit nothing happened but when adam ate the fruit he lost it. it was all on adam.
@@akishapeters in our hearts in the person of the Holy Ghost 👇🏽 Romans 14:17 NASBS for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
I'm not saying this to make your heads big but y'all are getting MAJOR points in heaven for doing this Bible project. I'll be visiting your mansion quit often saying, "hey, remember that video you did where Adam is giving God the finger!? Yea I'm so glad we don't do that anymore to God." hahaha just for laughs. Thank you for all you do to help the Body of Christ.
"Mansion" can also be translated as "Kingdom" which is the most likely result as Jesus is called the "King of kings" several times throughout the Bible, and it is said that we will rule with God, so I believe that it isn't a mansion we are given, but a Kingdom, where we can rule over our small portion of creation like it was intended
@@the100summit The original greek/aramaic or whatever language it is (I can't remember) can mean either kingdom or mansion and I personally think kingdom is more applicable
Altho being raised as a christian all my life I only recently started searching to TRULY strengthen my relationship with God. May I grow closer to him everyday.
As a student taking a course on Hebrew Literature (Old Testament), your website has been so helpful in getting down the basic concepts and understanding scripture! I would love to learn more about 'Sheol' ('grave' in Hebrew) through a word study in relation to this video and the afterlife. The scene in Numbers 16, where the men who are challenging Moses get "swallowed up" by the earth down into Sheol, is really perplexing even after discussing it in class. What did the Hebrew people think Sheol actually was during the time? What translations have been used (Greek, Aramaic) and what connotations do those hold? Is there still a Sheol today? What scholarship has been done on the concept of Sheol?
Yeah. Heaven is the permanent dimension , was here before physicality. We can’t even imagine it if we tried. But we are promised from God that it’s incomprehensibly better than earth.
@@sleepinglion1192 nope. The Heaven will be created new again. The Bible says that after the 1000 year reign of Christ (Which is after the 7 year tribulation), and the dragon (satan) is defeated once and for all, God will create a new HEAVEN and Earth, where his temple will descend to the new Earth and He will dwell with us for all eternity.
@@diollinebranderson6553 we will see. The truth will happen no matter what. I believe in heaven in afterlife. Bc that’s where God resides. In the spiritual. He created earth out of the spiritual. The heaven is in the spiritual. I’m Muslim. I don’t believe in this physical world existing forever. I believe in the spiritual heaven as forever. When we die, we will find out. No way to avoid the truth and reality.
@@sleepinglion1192 thats what i said. HEAVEN and EARTH will be created New again as it states in the Bible. Accepting Jesus Christ as you Lord snd Saviour and repenting of your sins is a ticket to God's prescence. Not through the actions of man
I love listening to you guys because I always get revelation when you explain things. I'm always reminded of phrases in the Bible and I get instant revelation.
We have work to do in the mean time. At the command of Christ and direction and power of the Holy Spirit, add souls to God's Kingdom. Seek to fill heaven.
I'm late to the party here, but the Kingdom of God is here. Right now. You don't have to wait for it. Jesus said so Himself. You re right now living in the Kingdom of God.
I really like this explanation. It puts me in mind of Aslan's Country in the Chronicles of Narnia - a place where Heaven overlaps and/or interacts with the physical world. I wonder if this idea is what CS Lewis was aiming for :)
Guys this is very much amazing :) I've been struggling with my perception of God and His plan and purpose, and I came to the conclusion that it's because I can't see the bigger picture of the Bible and sought out to see if I can put that picture together. What you guys are doing is what aloooot of people need! :) God bless the progress!
Watching this video has filled me with an excitement about the New Heaven and Earth that I don't have very often. It's a very eager excitement and hope for the new world that God is going to bring to us. I can't even imagine or begin to imagine what it would be like. Will we know everybody? Will the earth be filled with new animals we have never seen? New places of nature, waterfalls, oceans, and flowers? So many things to ask about!
so the torture and maiming of an individual makes you happy inside? and you say we atheists have no sense of morality... seriously think about this with reasoning here, you are telling me to accept this gift from a guy named jesus which will help me gain favor with his Pops,(essentially). Rather than truly and mostly humbly taking responsibility FOR MY OWN ACTIONS...I think i wont accept that gift because obviously the value of that gift when compared to the value of owning up to your faults seems to be worth little to no value when you compare the two... why chose the EASY Route by accepting such a SCAPEGOAT than to MAN UP and own your own F.U.B.A.R... and I as well could have simply brought in evidence in reality and not just in my sources to counter debate all the apologetics you know...But to deny this sort of evidence i bring to you is required of you because of your notion of what FAITH is in your ideology...we can build up strawmen all day but where would that get us
kevin colvin I want you to know that Christ loves you so much that He died for you. And not that only but also a Father who loved His Son very much put on Him the punishment of your sin so that you may live a new life. I could have thrown a nasty comment back or begun a argument from apologetics or teleological arguments or justification for your morality. But I want instead to tell you about Jesus.
Listen to yourself and then listen to your fellow followers around the globe, you know that some christians say you ARE NOT judged by your works but by FAITH ALONE where as others say a mixture of both.... heck you christians dont even Baptise the same ( the sprinkle on head or full immersion). IF your gonna talk to me about following "this" almighty god, Teach him how to use a telephone first to keep his own story straight.(Please use Logic 1:01) I mean think about this could it be that only one denomination is "Right" out of all the many hundreds of them, could you even be studying the wrong Christian view all these years? shouldnt you have got the sprinkle over the immersion, Baptism is arguably very important in the christian faith am i right? So if I were to follow a god that governs over where im to spend eternally, I would follow a more competent god verse one that cant keep order in his own household...and as for you, shirley daughteroftheking, you should first debate against the members of your own flock to get the record straight before trying to get us FREETHINKERS to even consider joining your fold my friend because what your playing is a pretty sloppy hand
either you did not read my comment, or you misunderstood. It's NOT about works at all. All Christians agree that there is no amount of works that I can do to become a Christian because "there is none that doeth good, no not one." yes, you will always run into cults...followers of men, but they have one factor in common... works. And yes I understand where you are coming from. I was not raised in church, my grandfather was an atheist, my dad was an inventor, and because he saw design in the creation, he believed that all this...the creation...could not come about by mere chance (Romans 1:20). So I understand your freethinking very much. It's relying upon yourself for all knowledge. In other words I would have to be at all places, at all times, throughout history, to prove that God does not exist. So you have to rely on your faith (your thought) to believe in nothing. I rely on an accurate history book, that Proves It's Self over and over again to be true...The Bible. please watch noahthemovie.com and hopefully you will understand.
ok if you read my comments im addressing your arguments head on, to summarize what i said in my comment, I said " For me to even consider worshiping a god it for one it has to not be the god given in the bible , but one more competent enough to rely a message to his people that is perfectly consistent no matter how you look at it....And then I gave an example of how some of your christian friends dont even agree with you on VERY important subject matters in terms of how you are saved and things like baptism....then i concluded that if you want to have freethinkers like me to join your flock YOU need to check yourself and the whole christian nation to be more consistent and consise with how everyone is supposed to portray christian standards.... My friend im attacking the foundations of your beliefs and it frightens me you dont even know it. Riddle me this though here is a new question for you head over hills christians , why give praise to a god that asks you to believe in something without evidence, deny clear, and factual evidence that is steadily closing "god of the gaps" plugs as time progresses.... and lastly if im going to see this movie promise me youll take an science course at a local community college sometime...trust me your mind will be blown
I recently discovered the Bible Project, and it’s such a wonderful resource. This is probably my favorite video because this concept has never been explained to me... I am literally so excited for the day when heaven and earth are once again united, no more sin, no more death, no more evil. All because of Jesus 💕
This is such a good explanation of God's space and our space. I'd just like to add that biblically, we don't enter God's space when we die but we rest peacefully in the earth (like sleeping) until the new heaven and new earth are finally reunited. Daniel 12:2-3 (KJV) And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Joy Charisma I'm pretty sure sleep in the earth is a metaphor for being dead- regardless what is done to you after. God said "dust we are and to dust we shall return," and that just means that we will die.
There is a type of precedent for not being cremated a few places in the bible, but I agree that in the end it doesn't really matter. Example #1 is that king Josiah was a good king according to God. One of the stories was that Josiah became aware of the Law of Moses after one of the priests read it to him, and he became so angry with past generations that he destroyed all of the altars and idols of the false gods. In fact he became so angry that in 2nd Kings ch23 v16, he burns the bones of the former priests and kings that built the altars who sacrificed to these false gods, who were already dead and gone. Like, he went to their grave sites, dug up their remains, and burned them. Example #2 is the book of Jude v9, which gives us this one-line anecdote of how the arch angel Michael was somehow involved in a dispute over the body of Moses. There isn't much more to it, but it is interesting none-the-less. Even still, we're told we'll be given new bodies in the kingdom that God has in store for us, and so we will not need these old ones. I certainly wouldn't be looking forward to inhabiting this corruptible flesh body, so, yeah. God bless.
I love the BibleProject! May God continue to bless you all for your commitment to share the gospel! I'm praying for the Lord's will to be done! Thank you.
This is one of the first Bible Project videos I ever watched. I was hooked. Still am. Thank you, guys! I'm so glad you have an app Project ☺️ GOD MADE HIS DEWLING BECAUSE HE LOVE US.
You guys are really going great job at making the bible so easy to understand. I am doing your daily readings all the way through in a year. Thanks for all you do.
i will pray for your endurance in the upcoming challenges and work. i also pray that you will steward your resources that will glorify God not ourselves. i pray that this project will reach the many who are in need of God's love god bless you bible project
Thank you so much for sharing the gift God has blessed you with. I appreciate the indepth work put into this project and your willingness to share it. God's continued blessings to you all. Continue to allow our Lord to use your knowledge to bless others. 🙏🙌🙌
Guys I would like to help you reach more people, I can help you adding subtitles to the videos. I can translate them to spanish and then send you the file so you can add it. Do you have an e-mail so we can talk about it?
Jacob Hernández Jacob, todos los videos tienen ya los subtitulos, exceptuando los de anuncios, justo ayer se subieron los subtitulos del video The Messiah. Sólo es cuestión de que los actives. Ojalá te sean de mucha ayuda, porfavor ayudanos compartiendolos. Dios te bendiga
The Bible Project Many Christian Filipinos wil also love to understand these more through our language. If you will approve, I would like to join as well.
NT Wright talks about this exact same thing in his book "Simply Christian." He takes it slightly further to make the point that because we Christians are now "temple(s) of the Holy Spirit," WE are now supposed to be the living manifestation of where Heaven and Earth overlap and intersect. Excellent video, guys. I can't wait for more (and I'm sure more will happen).
I was watching this video with my kids and we all started laughing so hard when Adam flipped the bird to God, then again when the sheep was killed. Great animation, even better explanations, thanks!
I love how clearly you are able to present this in graphics form. So comforting and encouraging. Thanks very much and God bless you always and in all ways!
Thank you for being obedient to the voice of truth in creating this project! As your sister in the faith, I am praying for you and with you that lives are changed, eyes are opened, and hearts are healed through the power of God’s word!
HEAVEN A New Heaven and a New Earth 21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bridebeautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” 5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without costfrom the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. 8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.This is the second death.” The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb 9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plaguescame and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[c] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using humanmeasurement, and it was 144 cubits[d] thick.[e] 18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f]21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls,each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass. 22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of Godgives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. The wall was made of jasper, The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f]21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls,
“His disciples said to Him, "When will the Kingdom come?" Jesus said, "It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying 'Here it is' or 'There it is.' Rather, the Kingdom of the Father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it." If by grace, one has experienced this eternal (beginning-less and endless) truth, that God/the ultimate source has literally become the present experience in its totality, then one has access to eternal peace and joy, in this life and in any other imaginable life, provided that the understanding is carried forward or discovered anew in said life. The video refers to 'absorbing sin' on the cross, but the misinterpretation is that this is in order to create some future 'clean space.' I think the real 'absorbing of sin' is the liberation from one's own concepts/beliefs re: wrong/bad, that there is something we can 'do' to fix it, and that things will be different/better at some future time and place. This liberation is on offer to anyone who seriously considers the possibility that this experience, right here and now as you are reading this, IS heaven and can not, in principle, be any different or improved upon. Of course, 'men do not see it.'That said, would anyone honestly look God in the eye and say 'this (gesturing with your hands) isn't good enough ... give me more!' I sure wouldn't. I see that there could be a 'God space' that is inaccessible, by definition, to us right now, like a parallel dimension. But if at some future time you are having an experience of that space, then it has entered into the circle of your experience, and there will always remain the possibility of 'something more' outside of your experience of which you are not yet aware (unless you are exceedingly arrogant and overconfident in your own knowledge). If you believe that you need to know the infinite in order to be at peace, then you can/will never be at peace. The downside to this shift in perspective is that if you start to get it, then you realize that what you thought 'needs to be done' actual doesn't. There is actually nothing to do. Which doesn't mean you won't do anything, just that the urgency, the feeling that there is something wrong that needs to be fixed, falls away. This can be very disorienting, distressing, and boring, if you are very attached to the 'projects' that exist in your mind. This is probably why Jesus was persecuted, because this knowledge undermines (at least superficially) the beliefs that motivate people and keep society humming along. I apologize if I offended anyone. All glories to God, Peace Peace Peace
John Matelski l do apologise but l find your response very perplexing...... maybe you could enlighten us with Bible references? And also the Bible version you’re using? Also let us know in five short sentences what you’re trying to convey to us. Very many thanks.
@@ruthwishart8645 Gospel of Thomas. I actually like Bart Marshall's translation even better: The Kingdom will not come by waiting for it. It is not a matter of saying 'I found it' or 'there it is.' The Kingdom of God is everywhere, but you do not see it!
@@ruthwishart8645 the potential for this to 'enlighten' is not because it is found or not found in a particular text or translation. It would be true whether there was a bible or not. It was true 6000 years ago. It will be true in 6000 years. In this solar system, galaxy, or in some other universe. Reality is never been separate from Source. Never has been and never will be. Never could be, even in theory. Existence at peace with itself, as it is, ever changing, always a complete totality. peace peace peace
You offend the LORD "Here is one verse... here's a page and a half of how i twisted it into my own philosophical mess." no. Now watch as i present actual scripture and destroy your heresy. Thank you LORD Jesus for the discernment to do so. I am not an intellectual. I'm a dude with a Bible. Matthew 25:41 “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” PREPARED = God created hell, he made it ready to receive the Devil and his Angels. He did not intend for us to go with them, that's our choice. 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” If you get on board the Tim Mackie train you're denying that God created hell, and in doing so denying true repentance. Because you don't understand what you're being SAVED from WHEN you repent to begin with. Furthermore John 18:36 “Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.” We clearly see heaven isn't here... Moving on... John 16:33 “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” We are not promised the peace you suppose we are... we are told we will face tribulation. Persecution is very real, if you haven't experienced it, wait a while, if you go a lifetime without resistance, i would be VERY concerned. Ours is not a path of least resistance. We WILL have tribulation but through Jesus Christ, we are at peace, knowing where our final resting place is. With him, IN HEAVEN! In closing i will say this... if anyone sincerely believes this FALLEN WORLD is heaven... i truly feel bad for you and i pray you wake up, and OPEN UP your King James Bible. God bless, with love and sincerity.
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I love the video, I have a few remarks however In the ending it showed earth and heaven colliding as if everyone is going to heaven. You didn't explicitly mention hell.. it can be misleading to some people. One last thing, I'm sure the material is biblically correct but it would help if you are able to quote scripture
Hi, I really love your videos. Great job guys. I do have a question here. It's based on my understanding and I am willing to learn. As you mention after we died, we will go to heaven. But what I believe is this. We won't go to heaven after we died rather we all will sleep/rest and will be resurrect when Jesus return, of course if we found worthy. The rest who not resurrected will rise for Great white throne judgment. And another, after the millennium reign and great white throne judgment, God made New Heaven and New Earth. That's where we all will be together with God for eternity. Our eternal life is not in heaven but in New Earth. Yes Jesus said, He going prepare a place for us in heaven, but He gonna bring it here. 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. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And 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. And 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.” Rev 21:1-4
Hi Lopez, As a believer in Jesus, when we die we will be united with Christ in heaven. It is important to note the separation of body, soul and spirit in the context of rest. Our spirits are renewed at the moment we are born again, our souls are renewed progressively through confessing our sins and repenting, and ultimately our bodies will be renewed at the resurrection, which only occurs at Jesus' second coming, when He casts Satan bound into the abyss. In this context, when we die, our bodies "rest" in the grave, but our soul-spirit man goes to be with God in heaven. As Hebrews 9:27 says, we are appointed once to die, and then we are judged. The Bible is clear in the event Jesus shares of the rich man and Lazarus. Both died, and the rich man went to Hades, the place of the dead, not Hell, as the Antichrist and false prophet will be the first two to be cast into the burning lake of fire known as Hell. Lazarus was with Abraham in paradise, and the rich man could both see them, and speak to Abraham from across the gulf that separated them. This is clear evidence that we will not "rest" until Jesus comes. Also, when Jesus was on the cross, he said to the thief on the cross that he would be with Jesus in paradise that same day. Both of them went to heaven when they died. I hope this helps, God bless you for asking.
@Ceg Man, thanks for asking. I think the question you are actually asking is who decides who is deserving of heaven? If so, the answer to that question is simple. No one is deserving. Romans 3:23 AMPC - all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives. Romans 6:23 AMPC - For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord. Therfore, since birth, we ALL are on a collision course with Hell as our ultimate destiny. THAT'S why GOD sent HIS only Son JESUS CHRIST, to pay the penalty in our stead. HE took sin and death upon HIMSELF, in order that those who believe this, and turn in repentance to HIM, will NOT die in Hell, but have eternal life in Heaven, with HIM, forever.
I wonder if science hasn't discovered that overlapping Heavenly realm but they can only describe it as Dark (aka Unknown) Matter and Dark Energy. According to current empirical observations, the physical realm makes up less than 5% of matter and energy in the Universe. The other 95%+ is something we cannot see or interact with but which exerts influence on our less than 5%. Given that we estimate there are Billions and Billions of physical galaxies, just how big would that make the other realm? Wouldn't that be amazing.
tjak76 yea . . Scientists think that the spiritual realm is what dark matter is and that they can "harness" it. If the Bible didn't somehow give clues as to how the world will end, I would have guessed that scientists actually manage to exploit the "dark matter" and unleash the spiritual realm.
Also, the heaven on earth part is why humans back then could live up to 700+ years old. It was eternal life from heaven mixed with life from earth. So, the more God and heaven pulls away from earth, the shorter life is. Get what I'm sayin?
chaiz frederick l find your point interesting. However when reading the Genesis account of the Flood in chapter 6, l can’t help noting that mans life span became much shorter AFTER the flood. I have heard that this is because the waters that encapsulated the earth at creation, collapsed in on the earth thus causing the flood and also taking away the protection that it gave the earth and mankind, thus causing mans lifespan to be shortened.
Ruth Wishart ooh that is also very true!! And even scientists say that at one point the earth was completely covered with water.. but yes, I feel as if that as we stray from God, or his presence from us, the shorter our life span.
I think its the because the bible says the result of sin is death. & God doesn't change so sin must still result in death, so ppl would use the death of the animal in place of themselves. So basically the animal would take on the punishment. Then Jesus came & took the place of the sacrificial animal 4ever. So no more animal sacrifice needed.
The offering is not just some random animal picked up from random forest. The animal should be taken care of to be almost perfect, its not really the animal that absobs the sin, its the thought of sacrificing something so special. Its also a hint to what will happen in the new testament
I read and know almost all of the stories in the Bible, but what I do not know is the intentions, the meaning. I lost. But, you guys are helping and bring me to the way that I can understand what the writers want me to see, to know, to understand. I'm just so amazed and realized that It means so beautiful, finally after the dots of the knowledge from the Bible are connected. Yes, I do believe reuniting Heaven and Earth is the focus of Christianity. Bringing back the choice of human under the wisdom of God and acts how it supposed to be done (and to be careful not to eating from the tree again). Simply Amazing. Wonderful.
I love this. You guys are awesome. So many questions and thoughts being brought up for me right now. But I'll start here: Heaven and earth will be brought together completely when Jesus returns. I believe the Bible is 100% true so I believe that statement. So if I die today and Jesus comes back 500 years from now is your view that my soul will be with Jesus but not in heaven for the 500 years between death and His return? This is something I've always been confused about. Especially when reading Revelation because it seems to say then when Jesus returns is when Christians will be in heaven. But from what I've been told since I was a small child is that when Christians die they go to heaven. But it can't be both ways. Good news is: Exactly how everything works out isn't really something I need to be concerned about. God already has that planned. Jesus Christ died for my sins and rose again, Hallelujah.
Thanks for the feedback and the question: there are just a handful of biblical passages that talk about the state of Christians after they die. Paul says they are "with Christ" (Philippians 1:21-24), or "with the Lord" (2Corinthians 5:6-8). Jesus said to the man on the cross next to him "today you'll be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43). In Revelation 6:9-11 depicts (in symbolism!) the souls of martyred Christians in the presence of God. So all these point to some kind of non-physical existence in the presence of Jesus, awaiting a future resurrection into the new creation, which is what Paul is talking about in Romans 8:23 when he talks about 'the redemption of our bodies'. The Bible doesn't describe this state in any detail, but instead focuses on the future hope of when God reclaims and restores his good world. Hope that helps!
The Bible Project you along with your sources claim to know alot about what is still till this day a mystery...I would like to ask, are you 100%, without a doubt, certain of your answer to that man that asked a question... And if you are not 100% certain do you at least have some sort of evidence in reality rather than being presented in the bible to back up what you are proposing to that man?
You will not find Heaven as it is traditionally understood by Christians. Show me where it is described. There is the spirit world and the "third heaven" where Paul went to in spirit. That is where we go post-mortem. The body that borrowed life from the spirit perishes but the spirit lives on including your entire identity (soul). Nor btw, is there a "hell". Show me where it is described in scripture. You have Hebrew figures of speech for both heaven and hell but they are not actual places but metaphors using the typical Hebraic highly exaggerated figures of speech for what is simply (albeit, dreadful) temporal judgment. "Heaven" is a spiritual state of mind. Jesus said the "kingdom of God" or "heaven" is (present tense) in your midst or within you. Paul describes the saints as (present tense) sitting in heavenly places. The kingdom of God and "heavenly places" are not literal places but metaphors for abiding in the presence of God IN THE SPIRIT. All Bible prophecy has to be understood in this way...metaphorically. It is symbolic. Revelation is symbolic. It tells you in the very first chapter. Then it is important to understand that Christ returned in AD66-70 in Judgment. He predicted that it would happen within the lifetime of his audience and some would not taste death until they "saw" (spiritually discerned) it happening. After it happened they would live on and then taste death (die). Study out the full preterist view of soteriology and eschatology as revealed in scripture. It will clear away the fog of Christian myth and tradition. Our problem is that we keep making the mistake of taking literal that which is spiritual. Jesus said my words are SPIRIT and truth. The natural always points to the spiritual. This video goes a long way to showing that and that's why I like it. God has always wanted to pitch His tent alongside man. Jesus said that the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven does NOT come with observation. And yet 2,000 years later, folk are still looking for an end of this planet and for a physical Heaven or a physical new Earth. They are looking in the wrong place bcause they misunderstand what it is they should be seeking. All Bible prophecy was fulfilled in the first century in Christ and the NT church. The Judgment that took place in AD66-70 was not only of Israel but of all nations. What was judged? The Adamic nature. "Sin" and "death" have been destroyed because in Christ the Adamic nature has been LEGALLY destroyed. The man of sin (the natural man) was crucified and buried. A new man (spiritual man) was raised from the tomb and now lives forever. Adam was a man of the flesh, Christ was a man of the spirit. What Adam did, Christ reversed. In God we all live and move and have our being. Am I say we do no wrong today? No. We still do wrong? That's because we are not perfect. We need to learn to live in love. But we are no longer counted as sinners as far as God is concerned. We have been justified and are now restored sons and daughtes of God. Spiritually. We can now enter His presence with the full assurance of faith because of what God did through His Son (2Cor 5:19: Rom 5:18). Jesus came not only to take away our sins but to give us life and life more abundantly; eternal quality life and that comes from knowing God (Jn 17:3) and knowing by experience, the full extent of his love (Paul's "length, breadth, depth, etc.") I hope you will consider these things. There is a lot of misunderstanding in Christian circles and it keeps many in natural bondage. The truth has and will set us free. Blessings!
Brian Hyde I'm not sure what you mean by "traditionally understood" heaven. But there are plenty of verses in the Bible describing both Heaven and Hell. Some verses about Heaven: Matthew 5:17-20 talks about who can enter the kingdom of Heaven John 14:2-4 explains that God has prepared a place for all believers and that believers will be taken there when Jesus returns. Colossians 3:1-7 talks about Jesus being seated on the right hand of God and to set our minds on things above instead of earthly things. Revelation 21:4-8 explains that in Heaven there will be no death or mourning or crying or pain. And also talks about Hell by saying that those who do not believe in Christ as their savior will belong in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. Matthew 22:29-33 says that at the resurrection believers will be like the angels in Heaven. John 6:25-59 are really great verses about heaven and hell. Some verses about Hell: Matthew 25:46 says unbelievers will go away to eternal punishment Psalm 9:17 says the wicked will return to the grave 2 Thessalonians 1:9 says unbelievers will be punished with everlasting destruction Matthew 13:50 says unbelievers will be thrown into a fiery furnace 2 Peter 2:4 says that God did not spare the angels when they sinned but sent them to hell. There's more verses as well. I'm not a theologian, and I have not studied Greek or Hebrew. But I have been a Christian for many years and have spent time studying the scriptures. (not that that makes me better than anyone just stating even though I haven't studied Greek/Hebrew I can still have a valid opinion on Biblical matters) Also, I know that Jesus has not returned in judgement. I can know this because if that were the case there would be no more sin, suffering, or death. It's only 9:00am where I am and I'm sure all 3 of those things has happened many times already today. Also as this video talks about there will be the new heaven and earth. Which is obviously not where we are living today as there is sin and death all around us at all times. The book of Revelation explains these things well. One thing I would recommend is to understand that the whole book of the Bible is TRUE. If you don't believe one part of it that discredits the rest of it. Context of the verses is key here as well. "Am I say we do no wrong today? No. We still do wrong? That's because we are not perfect. We need to learn to live in love. But we are no longer counted as sinners as far as God is concerned. We have been justified and are now restored sons and daughters of God. Spiritually." I'm not sure what you meant by this. Yes believers have been justified and are sons and daughters of God. Literally. I am not "Spiritually" a child of God. I am literally a child of God. There is a literal heaven and a literal hell. Thankfully, God's will is for all people to know Him and the Truth and He wants all people in heaven with Him. Unfortunately there will still be people who refuse to believe the Truth. (John 5) Like I said before as well, I'm no theologian. But I know that everyone can be 100% sure if they will be spending eternity with Jesus and God or not when they pass or when Jesus returns. "Jesus answered, I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes t the Father except through me." John 14:6
Its nice to see christians read their holy book for a change , but what still sways me from saying that this is any bit as real as people in your camp say it is this simple one simple thing. Why believe in something that literally wants its followers to disregard all evidence and simply obey in its teachings...aka have faith in other words
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Could you put the references and bibliography used to make this material in the description? It would be very useful!
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PSALM 19-1
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God; The Skies proclaim the Work of His Hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; Night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not Heard.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. (Hebrews 10:4)
The old testament does not claim that sins were “taken away” (i.e., completely removed) by animal sacrifices. The root of the Hebrew word translated “atonement” in the Old Testament is kaphar, which has the idea of “covering,” not total removal. This word is also used to refer to how Noah’s ark was to be covered with pitch.
Atonement only came through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The innocent animals bloodshed is pointing us to Jesus and representing his sacrifice but not taking place of it.
It amazes me how even though we pushed God away, he still tries to get us all back to the way it was when he first created everything. This really shows me how much he deeply cares about us. And I'm thankful for that.
God is love. It is simply not possible for Him to do anything but love us. The only thing that can displace sin is love, and Jesus is pure love (100% love means 0% sin). If God did not love us, He simply wouldn't be God, because God *is* love.
@Mc Sauce absolutely, if you are not thankful for those born with ailments then you are shortchanging yourself. I thank the Lord not for the fact that they have ailments of course, but that I have been gifted with the presence of another soul to bring light into the darkness of this world.
As for the evil that happens when people choose to not follow Jesus, that is how it works. God doesn't force anyone to follow Him/Her, but rather He/She provides free will for each soul to make that decision and it is the very act of making the decision that refines the soul. This is how souls are made pure (the souls that willingly choose Jesus are made pure through Him). It is only by making that choice that the purity can be established, and of course, as soon as the choice exists that implies that there will be evil. Without evil, there would be no choice and no mechanism for salvation.
@@homomorphic The woes of this world, disease,poverty, pedophilia, murder, are brought in through the sin of Adam.
Andrew Chedid he loves us more than our own families I would blood sacrifice them for my Gods love
Me too
I know so many many young Christian peeps that literally don't know about the New Earth. Its the most exciting part of the Bible to me. I used to get sad bc I thought that heaven was going to be boring and white and fluffy and repetive. But no, God is literally building a NEW EARTH that we will inhabit and live on forever and never ever die. This means better food, better architecture, beautiful animals, no sunburn, nicer beaches, no work, maybe even better technology. This is all very exciting to me. And to be in God's presence 24/7 would be amazing
i agree, except the 'no work' part, we will work and rest and worship at the same time, doing meaningful things with joy unspeakable in awesome company...
leon scott giccsi yea, I agree with giccsi here. There was def work in the garden. "And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” The first job. Being that Jesus is coming back to restore, not re-create, I'm lead to believe work will still exist, but in His perfect plan for it. The New Earth is very exciting, you stop swimming if you can't see the shoreline. Thanks for sharing.
***** careful about those "buts" the fight has been won at the cross. Do you believe the sacrifice was enough?
+giccsi When I said no work I meant no fatigue.... no feeling of what we think of when we think of "work".... no 9 to 5 jobs so speak
amazing how 2000 years after Jesus we are starting to understand what he meant, isn't it?
I started drinking when I was 16. I would drink at parties, but I also started drinking alone because I was unhappy, and I was in a lot of emotional pain all the time. My mom was very aggressive when I was younger, and my brother hated her and so did I. He started hanging out with shady people, he started failing all his classes, he was never home, and my parents fought all the time. I also ran away several times. I was always trying to figure out a reason as to why I was here or what the purpose of life was. So, I started looking at different philosophies, religions, and beliefs. When I was 18 after I was hungover, I got on my knees and I prayed for the first time. I asked if God was real that he would show me he was real because I couldn’t take it anymore. I was crying when I prayed for this. At that moment I felt a presence come over me like a wind. It was barely noticeable, but it was unlike anything in my life I had experienced up until that point. I was surprised when I felt it and I remember saying “what was that?” after that experience I pretty much forgot what happened and kept partying, until my senior year when I got arrested. After my arrest, my parents lost all their trust in me and I was expelled from high school. I was told never to come back. At that time, I felt afraid and hopeless. That’s when I started looking for God, and I prayed that he would reveal himself in my life and that he would give me signs. My prayers began getting answered so consistently that I couldn’t deny that God was doing something. It was mysterious and compelling. I ended up in Church and started reading the bible hours a day. I stopped hanging out with all my other friends because they were continually getting arrested. I was able to forgive my family and myself and to ask to be forgiven. I noticed how at Church people were judgmental and how they formed cliques but were afraid to be around anyone else different from them. It increased my faith because I realized Jesus was not like that and ever since I was young, I saw people as people regardless of who they were. After a while, it’s like I could see God's presence was in my life and then it felt like he wasn’t, and then he was, and then he wasn’t. One day I woke up and felt more depressed than I ever have in my entire life. I felt like I was dying on the inside. That night I prayed, and I said, God, I don’t see my life five years from now I'm going to die Jesus save me Lord, please save me. I was weeping when I said it and when I asked him to save me, I felt a presence inside of me like a heartbeat, and I felt it once like a pulse, and I said Lord please save me and I felt it again even stronger. It was like radiance. When I woke up the next morning, I had transformed everything felt brand new like I was a kid again. All my fears and all my racing thoughts everything was gone. I looked at my hands, and I said this can’t be real it’s impossible. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw a different person. I started praying, and the holy spirit became entirely real to me it was washing over me and inside of me. It was total love and peace, and I heard a voice but not an audible one, it was an inner voice. It said I am with you; I love you, I will never leave you, it’s done it’s finished. That was May 3rd, 2009, and ever since then I’ve followed God, I have seen many things change and many things I know wouldn’t have changed without faith and belief. I know what it’s like to be lost to feel you have no hope. Don’t ever think you’re stuck, or life can’t change because it can. My mom is a Christian now, Its night and day. Some of the things that went away during that period were severe anxiety and my addiction to alcohol. I’ve seen and experienced so many things that are miraculous and seen how God has worked in my life. When we ask God to forgive us for what we’ve done and turn away from our sins and wrongdoings and we believe in Christ's sacrifice everything changes. His word says if we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that he died and rose again we will have eternal life but not just life after death but abundant life in the present. Our sins are erased not only past, present, and future but our burdens and fears are lifted also. Our thoughts, our minds, our hearts, our souls are transformed and united with God and we know his spirit lives in us. If you seek, pray, and knock you will know JESUS IS KING!!! HE LIVES!
You are a very blessed man.
What a testimony!!!God bless 💗💗💗
This was an uplifting and effortless read. It would make a great TH-cam video to be narrated with photos or just the words on the screen. Thank you for sharing.
Amen! Thank you for sharing, this was helpful, and i should go pray! Anything is a blessing that makes us pray. - Indeed the very act of prayer is a blessing. Anything is a blessing which makes us pray. ... To pray is to enter the treasure-house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse. C.H. Spurgeon
God Bless
Amazing, 6-years old and still fresh, interesting, insightful, engaging.
Amen!! GLORY TO THE ALMIGHTY 🙏🏾
Sure are💛
Exactly.. You come back everytime and it feels like it’s been dropped yesterday.
@@lashawn4300 Yes!!💕
@@kimyechan00 Gospel.💙
I gave my life to the Lord when I was 13. I am now 49 and still learning so many things that I love. Thank you for these videos. They have helped me, in many ways, to learn more about God's loving word.
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Amen
Amen
Me too at 13 and now 53, still learning!
Amen
This video gave me a new understanding of the phrase “your body is a temple of God” (1 Corinthians 6:19)... As the video stated, the temple was where people went to experience God’s presence on earth. However, they had to sacrifice a pure lamb to create that clean space so they could enter God’s presence... as we know that’s what Jesus did for us by dying on the cross. Before He ascended to heaven he promised that the Holy Spirit would come and live in us if we accept Him (John 14:16-17). This means that we can experience God’s presence anywhere and anytime because we are the temple of God (and others can experience it too from the anointing that is in us). And the most beautiful part about this that I think so many people miss is what actually happens in God’s presence- healing, peace, joy, revelation, chains being broken, enemies being defeated and so many other great things!! So when we say that ‘our bodies are a temple’, we’re saying that God has the power to do all this in us and through us. Thank you God🙌
this is amazing. thank you for this.
This is also the reason why sexual immortality may be the deadliest sin under God's law because you are basically defiling the temple.
aliciarobledo777 No worries☺️
Darren Wang yeah, that’s such a good way of looking at it. Sexual immorality is one of the most damaging sins for sure💯
Tina Grace 😊God bless you
What isn't mentioned in the video is those who rejected Christ will be outside the circle in the end. Let's remember to pray and reach out to those people so they can enjoy the new heaven and new earth as well.
@@robhardingpoetry Can you provide a link to that podcast? Very interested. Thanks.
Did you miss the parts where Jesus himself said, "Come unto me . . ."? Or that the price for all mankind's faults had been fully paid? What do you say to Jesus when, on the cross, He said, "It is finished." Or that ". . . many of the last shall be first, and of the first, shall be the last"? All this has almost nothing to do with an obnoxious bible thumping campaign to convert "unbelievers". And, believe me, if you're betting Hell for Heaven on the efficacy of my preaching, you're in big trouble.
@@richar44d What about Jesus' command to go out and preach the Gospel? That people must repent and accept His sacrifice, turn from their wicked ways and be filled with the Spirit?
Account ABC will god exist in mars?
Amen brother
I am from Indonesia, I am Christian, And I am so blessed by watching this video. Thank you guys
God bless this series and you both! I'm a baby Christian and I have a hard time diving into the Bible, some things are hard to understand, but this helps a lot.
So Jesus is the Temple, Jesus is the Sacrifice of the Temple, and Jesus is the High Priest...
Jesus is God amen ^^
Amen
amen
C.W. Hadley amen
Jesus is the Temple and the way to enter the Temple! THE beginning and the end, the start and the objective, the alpha and the Omega! amazing isnt it?
***** Off topic.
Finally somebody talked about this, the most important part of the gospel, the whole purpose Jesus even came! It's insane to me that NOBODY preaches this in the churches. Do we even know what we believe in???
Blood atonement!
I preach it all the time. It’s the basis of Christian faith. But it has been lost due to the churches accepting Greek philosophies of the immortal soul. The idea that the soul that sins “won’t” die.
FYI: why would the blessed hope be the resurrection if we all go to heaven when we die? Wouldn’t death be the blessed hope then? No, as Paul says:
Hebrews 11:39-40
“All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.”
YES!!! Thank you Jesus! Let our preachers sing the truth of the gospel throughout the nations!
"Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his hosts!
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!"
Psalm 148:1-4
Yeah, it's quite disappointing and leads many Christians to just keep putting their hope of a better future in this world still (better job, more money, worldly success, and happiness ++), but not really in God's bigger plan to restore humanity to its perfect state when Jesus comes back.
This is actually what drew me to Jehovah's Witnesses-- this is what they've been preaching all along and it really shows in their life. Their priorities are in preaching the good news and their hope is not in this world, but in the new earth and God's reign to come.
disclaimer: im not a JW and don't agree with all their views, but have been studying with them for a while now all while comparing their teachings and born-again Christians. Still asking God to help me know where i should be tho
@@inquiringmind101 I know it's a year late, but don't worry about it. Unless God points you somewhere just stick where you are. No-one is perfect, you will never find a Christian group who obey everything. Maybe you can even help them😊
I remember dreaming of seeing my puppy who died when I was just a little kid. We were in a house in heaven and she came running down the stairs jumping into my arms and licking me. Jesus was on a couch reading a newspaper(?) I walked outside the house and there were more houses! Kind of like a neighborhood.
Everything was so beautiful and I felt so happy and pure. Then I said goodbye to my puppy one last time before I woke up
@yourself barj shut up if you don't like it don't listen stop being mean thing like that happens your just a atheist if you don't approve leave.
@@youssefbarj9770 Not to be rude or anything but why would you say that? I'm just curious.
awww🥺💓
Yup. You’ll see your pup again.
Making complex things so comprehensive. It's liberating to delve into these topics of God instead of just trying to wrap my head around them. You guys are such a blessing, thank you!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
Love the animations. Great work.
Colthrone Yeah.. it’s something about cartooning stuff that makes it more pleasant to watch, lol. I’m not being sarcastic neither.
I'm a new Christian thank you for make a such great videos!!
God Bless you all!!
Please don't follow anyone who doesn't quote from scripture... 75% of what these people preach about is of their conclusion.
Please please PLEASE read all of the collections and testimonies (a.k.a The Bible) for yourself!
doku dayo me too!! Well I’ve been a christian all my life but I never took Him seriously until this year. I have been reborn in Christ and I couldn’t be happier.❤️
@@ethanwasme4307 I did read the Bible dear.
And all points they said in this video is a fact from the Bible.
I doubt you didn't read and understood it.
I love that Jesus' "sup?" 😂
Cecilia Piccolo hahaha noticed that too. Jesus is cool!!
😂😂😂😂😂 right
Lol. NM. You know~~
How r u? 🙌
Jesus found me in a puddle of my own making and turned it into wine.. such a lovely Mexican guy
What does that mean??
God sees blood as pure and precious, it represents Life. It Gives Life. Without blood in us we'd be dead. So since Sin being the representation of death God allowed a clean unspotted animal to be sacrificed instead (clean pure animal) . Edventually Making Jesus being the Ultimate sacrifice . So in other words Symbolically. . Sin is death because it leads to death. Blood is life because it's created in US for the reason.
Good observation.
Sin could be a virus like Covid19 where when I treat myself or others horribly the air around us becomes toxic. Hence I spread the Covid19 because I spread sin and am rude and disrespectful. Girl, your analogy makes sense to me. There are times like that. When I see someone in a bad mood I do not want to go near them. When I hear someone is in a gang I do not want to go near them. When I hear someone has Covid19 I do not want to go near them. If it is someone preaching life, love, and forgiveness then I yearn for them to talk to me. I want to be with those who are loving and respectful. I can relate to this so much! Jesus the son of man aka the messiah is the doctor.
I love how your depiction of sin as a jumbled mess of red lines actually made me disgusted and stressed. It shows me how evil sin is and how I need to rid it from my life
Amen. You right. Jesus is life, love, and forgiveness. God bless your soul.
I like how Adam gives the finger lol
It's basically what him and Eve did to God and why we're still giving Him the finger. How merciful is God to save people who give Him the finger.
Lol. I though I saw wrong. Great point too
Jordan Hartley Amen.
Jordan Hartley that isn’t to the animators credit. That’s to their shame. What disrespect! There are other ways of displaying Adam rebelling (and that doesn’t even begin to explain the context he was in - not that disobedience was acceptable).
Absolutely shameful. And we just lap it up 🙄😩💔
MightyManofValour86 Sin is sin. Rebellion is rebellion. I think the degree of disrespect displayed shows just how serious and dangerous disobedience toward God can be. It's good that you're disturbed by it. We all should be.
Brandon Burrell though all you said is true, what I’m upset and disturbed with is the fact they’ve actually drawn this (face palm)
so God's plan is to give us back what Adam lost.
Drizzy dracula eve and all of humanity came from adam. eve wasnt around when God gave the rules to adam. when eve ate the fruit nothing happened but when adam ate the fruit he lost it. it was all on adam.
incubusLive But Eve knew the rule. She wasn't acting in ignorance.
Kirsty McAllister no she didn't, why do think God went after Adam? He gave him the responsibility not eve
But she repeated it to the snake.
Indeed. :)
I love God. I can’t wait to leave this world and live in Peace.
I feel the same but please don't forget you're here for a purpose. Don't try to go before your time ok? GOD bless you.
You can start now by abiding in him John 15 , because it says “, your kingdom come , your will be done on earth as is in heaven “ Mathew 6:10 !
@@beardededdie284 I agree. I am excited too, but I will wait until it is my time.
@@hijaovercomer5500yes you are correct the kingdom of heaven is here now
@@akishapeters in our hearts in the person of the Holy Ghost 👇🏽
Romans 14:17 NASBS
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Adam pointing the finger and having it censored got me laughing.xD
Same tho
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Omg ikr it’s killing me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That was disrespectful to me
@@Monetxoxo how
I'm not saying this to make your heads big but y'all are getting MAJOR points in heaven for doing this Bible project. I'll be visiting your mansion quit often saying, "hey, remember that video you did where Adam is giving God the finger!? Yea I'm so glad we don't do that anymore to God."
hahaha just for laughs. Thank you for all you do to help the Body of Christ.
Lol !!
I want a tiny house in heaven.
I noticed that too. Clever.
"Mansion" can also be translated as "Kingdom" which is the most likely result as Jesus is called the "King of kings" several times throughout the Bible, and it is said that we will rule with God, so I believe that it isn't a mansion we are given, but a Kingdom, where we can rule over our small portion of creation like it was intended
@@the100summit The original greek/aramaic or whatever language it is (I can't remember) can mean either kingdom or mansion and I personally think kingdom is more applicable
Altho being raised as a christian all my life I only recently started searching to TRULY strengthen my relationship with God. May I grow closer to him everyday.
Hallelujah! Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
As a student taking a course on Hebrew Literature (Old Testament), your website has been so helpful in getting down the basic concepts and understanding scripture! I would love to learn more about 'Sheol' ('grave' in Hebrew) through a word study in relation to this video and the afterlife. The scene in Numbers 16, where the men who are challenging Moses get "swallowed up" by the earth down into Sheol, is really perplexing even after discussing it in class. What did the Hebrew people think Sheol actually was during the time? What translations have been used (Greek, Aramaic) and what connotations do those hold? Is there still a Sheol today? What scholarship has been done on the concept of Sheol?
same question. have you found answers?
I’m so thankful to have discovered this channel!!! God bless you guys!
I think heaven is not like we imagined with clouds, sky, smoke and those stuff, I think about heaven as a different dimension/universe.
@keemochee the 3 heavens
Yeah. Heaven is the permanent dimension , was here before physicality. We can’t even imagine it if we tried. But we are promised from God that it’s incomprehensibly better than earth.
@@sleepinglion1192 nope. The Heaven will be created new again. The Bible says that after the 1000 year reign of Christ (Which is after the 7 year tribulation), and the dragon (satan) is defeated once and for all, God will create a new HEAVEN and Earth, where his temple will descend to the new Earth and He will dwell with us for all eternity.
@@diollinebranderson6553 we will see. The truth will happen no matter what. I believe in heaven in afterlife. Bc that’s where God resides. In the spiritual. He created earth out of the spiritual. The heaven is in the spiritual. I’m Muslim. I don’t believe in this physical world existing forever. I believe in the spiritual heaven as forever. When we die, we will find out. No way to avoid the truth and reality.
@@sleepinglion1192 thats what i said. HEAVEN and EARTH will be created New again as it states in the Bible. Accepting Jesus Christ as you Lord snd Saviour and repenting of your sins is a ticket to God's prescence. Not through the actions of man
Guys u are amazing. Me from indonesia, we are the largest muslim country in the world. U bless me so much with ur video. We love u in Jesus Christ
I've seen this video regularly ... and just noticed the "sup" from Jesus. that was classic. love @bibleproject humor!
Praise Jesus whom is God and sacrificed Himself and rose again to bring Heaven to Earth!!! Praise and thank the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!!!!
I love listening to you guys because I always get revelation when you explain things. I'm always reminded of phrases in the Bible and I get instant revelation.
5:45 - I feel like NEVER fully got that concept. Your videos are not only very high quality but also kind of mind blowing in their simplicity!
NICE!!!!!!! ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN!!! I WILL ASSIST IN BRINGING HEAVEN TO EARTH! GREAT VID BY THE WAY #teamheaven
Mike Sebree Amen.
The Bible says, "Unless a man is born again, he will not see the kingdom of Heaven."
I want Jesus kingdom to come
We have work to do in the mean time. At the command of Christ and direction and power of the Holy Spirit, add souls to God's Kingdom. Seek to fill heaven.
It’s in u in us his children
I'm late to the party here, but the Kingdom of God is here. Right now. You don't have to wait for it. Jesus said so Himself. You re right now living in the Kingdom of God.
Amen!
I really like this explanation. It puts me in mind of Aslan's Country in the Chronicles of Narnia - a place where Heaven overlaps and/or interacts with the physical world. I wonder if this idea is what CS Lewis was aiming for :)
You guys making studying, learning, and reading about the Bible very enjoyable
3:45 made me smile.That was a funny way to animate it.Good job i'm enjoying these videos.
Why doesn't TH-cam let me hit the like button more than once?! 🙆🏽♀️ This is so powerful 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Guys this is very much amazing :) I've been struggling with my perception of God and His plan and purpose, and I came to the conclusion that it's because I can't see the bigger picture of the Bible and sought out to see if I can put that picture together. What you guys are doing is what aloooot of people need! :) God bless the progress!
I watch your videos over and over and over........😉
me too!
Me too😌
Jay Anthony same
Jay Anthony same here
Jay Anthony yeah me too
This was really informative, coming from somebody who is an agnostic.
I pray you find God and Jesus
So happy that I found your videos tonight! This is exactly what I needed! Exactly what I’ve been searching for. Thank you!
Watching this video has filled me with an excitement about the New Heaven and Earth that I don't have very often. It's a very eager excitement and hope for the new world that God is going to bring to us. I can't even imagine or begin to imagine what it would be like. Will we know everybody? Will the earth be filled with new animals we have never seen? New places of nature, waterfalls, oceans, and flowers? So many things to ask about!
Even in a light-hearted cartoon, seeing the Christ and Him crucified makes me cry and fills me with joy.
so the torture and maiming of an individual makes you happy inside? and you say we atheists have no sense of morality...
seriously think about this with reasoning here, you are telling me to accept this gift from a guy named jesus which will help me gain favor with his Pops,(essentially).
Rather than truly and mostly humbly taking responsibility FOR MY OWN ACTIONS...I think i wont accept that gift because obviously the value of that gift when compared to the value of owning up to your faults seems to be worth little to no value when you compare the two...
why chose the EASY Route by accepting such a SCAPEGOAT than to MAN UP and own your own F.U.B.A.R...
and I as well could have simply brought in evidence in reality and not just in my sources to counter debate all the apologetics you know...But to deny this sort of evidence i bring to you is required of you because of your notion of what FAITH is in your ideology...we can build up strawmen all day but where would that get us
kevin colvin I want you to know that Christ loves you so much that He died for you. And not that only but also a Father who loved His Son very much put on Him the punishment of your sin so that you may live a new life. I could have thrown a nasty comment back or begun a argument from apologetics or teleological arguments or justification for your morality. But I want instead to tell you about Jesus.
Listen to yourself and then listen to your fellow followers around the globe, you know that some christians say you ARE NOT judged by your works but by FAITH ALONE where as others say a mixture of both.... heck you christians dont even Baptise the same ( the sprinkle on head or full immersion). IF your gonna talk to me about following "this" almighty god, Teach him how to use a telephone first to keep his own story straight.(Please use Logic 1:01) I mean think about this could it be that only one denomination is "Right" out of all the many hundreds of them, could you even be studying the wrong Christian view all these years? shouldnt you have got the sprinkle over the immersion, Baptism is arguably very important in the christian faith am i right? So if I were to follow a god that governs over where im to spend eternally, I would follow a more competent god verse one that cant keep order in his own household...and as for you,
shirley daughteroftheking, you should first debate against the members of your own flock to get the record straight before trying to get us FREETHINKERS to even consider joining your fold my friend because what your playing is a pretty sloppy hand
either you did not read my comment, or you misunderstood. It's NOT about works at all. All Christians agree that there is no amount of works that I can do to become a Christian because "there is none that doeth good, no not one."
yes, you will always run into cults...followers of men, but they have one factor in common... works.
And yes I understand where you are coming from. I was not raised in church, my grandfather was an atheist, my dad was an inventor, and because he saw design in the creation, he believed that all this...the creation...could not come about by mere chance (Romans 1:20). So I understand your freethinking very much. It's relying upon yourself for all knowledge. In other words I would have to be at all places, at all times, throughout history, to prove that God does not exist. So you have to rely on your faith (your thought) to believe in nothing. I rely on an accurate history book, that Proves It's Self over and over again to be true...The Bible.
please watch noahthemovie.com and hopefully you will understand.
ok if you read my comments im addressing your arguments head on, to summarize what i said in my comment, I said " For me to even consider worshiping a god it for one it has to not be the god given in the bible , but one more competent enough to rely a message to his people that is perfectly consistent no matter how you look at it....And then I gave an example of how some of your christian friends dont even agree with you on VERY important subject matters in terms of how you are saved and things like baptism....then i concluded that if you want to have freethinkers like me to join your flock YOU need to check yourself and the whole christian nation to be more consistent and consise with how everyone is supposed to portray christian standards....
My friend im attacking the foundations of your beliefs and it frightens me you dont even know it.
Riddle me this though here is a new question for you head over hills christians , why give praise to a god that asks you to believe in something without evidence, deny clear, and factual evidence that is steadily closing "god of the gaps" plugs as time progresses....
and lastly if im going to see this movie promise me youll take an science course at a local community college sometime...trust me your mind will be blown
Love this. Thank you for helping make a confusing concept more digestible. Thanking God for these vids.
I recently discovered the Bible Project, and it’s such a wonderful resource. This is probably my favorite video because this concept has never been explained to me... I am literally so excited for the day when heaven and earth are once again united, no more sin, no more death, no more evil. All because of Jesus 💕
This is such a good explanation of God's space and our space. I'd just like to add that biblically, we don't enter God's space when we die but we rest peacefully in the earth (like sleeping) until the new heaven and new earth are finally reunited.
Daniel 12:2-3 (KJV) And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Weslie Onsando which begs the question. what about people who get cremated???
Joy Charisma I'm pretty sure sleep in the earth is a metaphor for being dead- regardless what is done to you after. God said "dust we are and to dust we shall return," and that just means that we will die.
There is a type of precedent for not being cremated a few places in the bible, but I agree that in the end it doesn't really matter.
Example #1 is that king Josiah was a good king according to God. One of the stories was that Josiah became aware of the Law of Moses after one of the priests read it to him, and he became so angry with past generations that he destroyed all of the altars and idols of the false gods. In fact he became so angry that in 2nd Kings ch23 v16, he burns the bones of the former priests and kings that built the altars who sacrificed to these false gods, who were already dead and gone. Like, he went to their grave sites, dug up their remains, and burned them.
Example #2 is the book of Jude v9, which gives us this one-line anecdote of how the arch angel Michael was somehow involved in a dispute over the body of Moses. There isn't much more to it, but it is interesting none-the-less.
Even still, we're told we'll be given new bodies in the kingdom that God has in store for us, and so we will not need these old ones. I certainly wouldn't be looking forward to inhabiting this corruptible flesh body, so, yeah.
God bless.
Weslie Onsando You are correct!!! When we die we don't go to heaven, we go back to the dust until the Coming of our Lord Jesus. 1 thess 4:16
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
I love the BibleProject! May God continue to bless you all for your commitment to share the gospel! I'm praying for the Lord's will to be done! Thank you.
This is one of the first Bible Project videos I ever watched. I was hooked. Still am. Thank you, guys! I'm so glad you have an app Project ☺️ GOD MADE HIS DEWLING BECAUSE HE LOVE US.
You guys are really going great job at making the bible so easy to understand. I am doing your daily readings all the way through in a year. Thanks for all you do.
Amazing Video, so useful and practical. God Bless you.
Your works are blessings to me. May you continously lift up the name of JESUS. God bless you more. 😇
that was a mind-blowing explanation! Thank you 💜
AMAZING!!! You guys explained it clearly, great job, keep 'em coming! God bless you guys =)
Great explanation. I been studying the meaning of Heaven and Earth and I get what you’re saying. Thank you very much.
i will pray for your endurance in the upcoming challenges and work.
i also pray that you will steward your resources that will glorify God not ourselves.
i pray that this project will reach the many who are in need of God's love
god bless you bible project
Thank you for these videos. My wife & I enjoy them & we donate monthly, feels so good too. I use your videos to help homeschool my kids as well!
This video is so cute. The explanation is cute. Everything is cute. I love it.
God bless you.
Loved it!!! Everything you guys do is soooo refreshing ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing the gift God has blessed you with. I appreciate the indepth work put into this project and your willingness to share it. God's continued blessings to you all. Continue to allow our Lord to use your knowledge to bless others. 🙏🙌🙌
Seeing Jesus go into the "sinful" world and create pockets of Heaven, wow, brought me to tears :')
Thank you for this video BibleProject team! You all are so amazing and strong ! God loves you all! GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE FAMILY!!❤️🥰
Guys I would like to help you reach more people, I can help you adding subtitles to the videos. I can translate them to spanish and then send you the file so you can add it. Do you have an e-mail so we can talk about it?
jon@jointhebibleproject.com- we'd love to get them up.
Por favor :)
Jacob Hernández
Jacob, todos los videos tienen ya los subtitulos, exceptuando los de anuncios, justo ayer se subieron los subtitulos del video The Messiah. Sólo es cuestión de que los actives. Ojalá te sean de mucha ayuda, porfavor ayudanos compartiendolos. Dios te bendiga
En ni móvil no me aparecen en todos los videos, eso incluye el de The Messiah, pero intentaré nuevamente, gracias por cierto :)
The Bible Project Many Christian Filipinos wil also love to understand these more through our language. If you will approve, I would like to join as well.
Jesus: Sup? Be healed!
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Just powerful i am sooooo inspired by this Aww God works in mysterious ways 👆😇🙏
NT Wright talks about this exact same thing in his book "Simply Christian." He takes it slightly further to make the point that because we Christians are now "temple(s) of the Holy Spirit," WE are now supposed to be the living manifestation of where Heaven and Earth overlap and intersect.
Excellent video, guys. I can't wait for more (and I'm sure more will happen).
I was watching this video with my kids and we all started laughing so hard when Adam flipped the bird to God, then again when the sheep was killed. Great animation, even better explanations, thanks!
I love how clearly you are able to present this in graphics form. So comforting and encouraging.
Thanks very much and God bless you always and in all ways!
Awesome knowledge and reference to the Bible. Good job team Bible project! your fellow Christ follower here in Singapore!
"reference" xD
This was really interesting, I love how you explain things. Thanks for all the work you put into these!!
Thank you for the clarity and simplicity and hope these vignettes provide.
Wow, this makes so much sense I've never thought of it like this
LOVE the animation to bits!❤all the efforts y'all put into each video, makes it so easy to comprehend:')
Thank you for being obedient to the voice of truth in creating this project! As your sister in the faith, I am praying for you and with you that lives are changed, eyes are opened, and hearts are healed through the power of God’s word!
Maravilhoso!! Ótima explicação! Que Deus continue abençoando muito esse projeto.. gratos somos aqui do Brasil!
HEAVEN
A New Heaven and a New Earth
21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bridebeautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without costfrom the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. 8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.This is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plaguescame and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[c] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using humanmeasurement, and it was 144 cubits[d] thick.[e] 18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f]21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls,each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of Godgives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
The wall was made of jasper,
The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f]21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls,
You guys are really committed to make us understand God more, thank you
God Bless You and Your Families 🙏❤️🌈
Amen you too in Jesus name Amen.
Is everyone gonna ignore Adam flipping The Almighty the ol' bird?
That why I’m not a fond of Adam and Eve
Thanks for sharing this with the world!!! God is good!!! We are only worthy because of him!!!
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Jesus, o Cristo... nosso Senhor e Salvador!!!
“BE HEALED”
Somehow made me laugh idk why
Lol
We need more of these now more than ever God bless you guys
“His disciples said to Him, "When will the Kingdom come?"
Jesus said, "It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying 'Here it is' or 'There it is.' Rather, the Kingdom of the Father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it."
If by grace, one has experienced this eternal (beginning-less and endless) truth, that God/the ultimate source has literally become the present experience in its totality, then one has access to eternal peace and joy, in this life and in any other imaginable life, provided that the understanding is carried forward or discovered anew in said life.
The video refers to 'absorbing sin' on the cross, but the misinterpretation is that this is in order to create some future 'clean space.' I think the real 'absorbing of sin' is the liberation from one's own concepts/beliefs re: wrong/bad, that there is something we can 'do' to fix it, and that things will be different/better at some future time and place. This liberation is on offer to anyone who seriously considers the possibility that this experience, right here and now as you are reading this, IS heaven and can not, in principle, be any different or improved upon. Of course, 'men do not see it.'That said, would anyone honestly look God in the eye and say 'this (gesturing with your hands) isn't good enough ... give me more!' I sure wouldn't.
I see that there could be a 'God space' that is inaccessible, by definition, to us right now, like a parallel dimension. But if at some future time you are having an experience of that space, then it has entered into the circle of your experience, and there will always remain the possibility of 'something more' outside of your experience of which you are not yet aware (unless you are exceedingly arrogant and overconfident in your own knowledge). If you believe that you need to know the infinite in order to be at peace, then you can/will never be at peace.
The downside to this shift in perspective is that if you start to get it, then you realize that what you thought 'needs to be done' actual doesn't. There is actually nothing to do. Which doesn't mean you won't do anything, just that the urgency, the feeling that there is something wrong that needs to be fixed, falls away. This can be very disorienting, distressing, and boring, if you are very attached to the 'projects' that exist in your mind. This is probably why Jesus was persecuted, because this knowledge undermines (at least superficially) the beliefs that motivate people and keep society humming along.
I apologize if I offended anyone.
All glories to God,
Peace Peace Peace
John Matelski l do apologise but l find your response very perplexing...... maybe you could enlighten us with Bible references? And also the Bible version you’re using? Also let us know in five short sentences what you’re trying to convey to us. Very many thanks.
@@ruthwishart8645 Gospel of Thomas. I actually like Bart Marshall's translation even better:
The Kingdom will not come by waiting for it.
It is not a matter of saying 'I found it' or 'there it is.'
The Kingdom of God is everywhere, but you do not see it!
@@ruthwishart8645 the potential for this to 'enlighten' is not because it is found or not found in a particular text or translation. It would be true whether there was a bible or not. It was true 6000 years ago. It will be true in 6000 years. In this solar system, galaxy, or in some other universe. Reality is never been separate from Source. Never has been and never will be. Never could be, even in theory. Existence at peace with itself, as it is, ever changing, always a complete totality. peace peace peace
You offend the LORD
"Here is one verse... here's a page and a half of how i twisted it into my own philosophical mess."
no.
Now watch as i present actual scripture and destroy your heresy. Thank you LORD Jesus for the discernment to do so. I am not an intellectual. I'm a dude with a Bible.
Matthew 25:41
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”
PREPARED = God created hell, he made it ready to receive the Devil and his Angels. He did not intend for us to go with them, that's our choice.
2 Peter 3:9
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
If you get on board the Tim Mackie train you're denying that God created hell, and in doing so denying true repentance. Because you don't understand what you're being SAVED from WHEN you repent to begin with.
Furthermore
John 18:36
“Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.”
We clearly see heaven isn't here...
Moving on...
John 16:33
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
We are not promised the peace you suppose we are... we are told we will face tribulation. Persecution is very real, if you haven't experienced it, wait a while, if you go a lifetime without resistance, i would be VERY concerned. Ours is not a path of least resistance. We WILL have tribulation but through Jesus Christ, we are at peace, knowing where our final resting place is. With him, IN HEAVEN!
In closing i will say this... if anyone sincerely believes this FALLEN WORLD is heaven... i truly feel bad for you and i pray you wake up, and OPEN UP your King James Bible.
God bless, with love and sincerity.
Y'all are awesome!! I truly enjoy your presentations of the Bible!! Praying that God will bless Your ministry and work exceedingly and abundantly more than all you can ask or imagine!! 👑✝️❤️🌎👨👩👦👦🐑☝🏼💪🏾⚓️🪨🏰🏔🛡🗡📖🧎🏼♀️🎶🙌🧂🕯💧🔥🕊🤟
The insight delivered by God is immaculate
I love the video, I have a few remarks however
In the ending it showed earth and heaven colliding as if everyone is going to heaven. You didn't explicitly mention hell.. it can be misleading to some people. One last thing, I'm sure the material is biblically correct but it would help if you are able to quote scripture
We will have a video on the Day of the Lord which will address God's Judgment.
Hi, I really love your videos. Great job guys.
I do have a question here. It's based on my understanding and I am willing to learn.
As you mention after we died, we will go to heaven. But what I believe is this. We won't go to heaven after we died rather we all will sleep/rest and will be resurrect when Jesus return, of course if we found worthy. The rest who not resurrected will rise for Great white throne judgment.
And another, after the millennium reign and great white throne judgment, God made New Heaven and New Earth. That's where we all will be together with God for eternity. Our eternal life is not in heaven but in New Earth.
Yes Jesus said, He going prepare a place for us in heaven, but He gonna bring it here.
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. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And 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. And 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.”
Rev 21:1-4
Hi Lopez,
As a believer in Jesus, when we die we will be united with Christ in heaven. It is important to note the separation of body, soul and spirit in the context of rest. Our spirits are renewed at the moment we are born again, our souls are renewed progressively through confessing our sins and repenting, and ultimately our bodies will be renewed at the resurrection, which only occurs at Jesus' second coming, when He casts Satan bound into the abyss. In this context, when we die, our bodies "rest" in the grave, but our soul-spirit man goes to be with God in heaven. As Hebrews 9:27 says, we are appointed once to die, and then we are judged. The Bible is clear in the event Jesus shares of the rich man and Lazarus. Both died, and the rich man went to Hades, the place of the dead, not Hell, as the Antichrist and false prophet will be the first two to be cast into the burning lake of fire known as Hell. Lazarus was with Abraham in paradise, and the rich man could both see them, and speak to Abraham from across the gulf that separated them. This is clear evidence that we will not "rest" until Jesus comes. Also, when Jesus was on the cross, he said to the thief on the cross that he would be with Jesus in paradise that same day. Both of them went to heaven when they died. I hope this helps, God bless you for asking.
Karl van Niekerk so what happens when a person not deserving of heaven dies? do they go straight to hell?
@Ceg Man, thanks for asking. I think the question you are actually asking is who decides who is deserving of heaven? If so, the answer to that question is simple. No one is deserving.
Romans 3:23 AMPC - all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
Romans 6:23 AMPC - For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therfore, since birth, we ALL are on a collision course with Hell as our ultimate destiny. THAT'S why GOD sent HIS only Son JESUS CHRIST, to pay the penalty in our stead. HE took sin and death upon HIMSELF, in order that those who believe this, and turn in repentance to HIM, will NOT die in Hell, but have eternal life in Heaven, with HIM, forever.
I wonder if science hasn't discovered that overlapping Heavenly realm but they can only describe it as Dark (aka Unknown) Matter and Dark Energy. According to current empirical observations, the physical realm makes up less than 5% of matter and energy in the Universe. The other 95%+ is something we cannot see or interact with but which exerts influence on our less than 5%. Given that we estimate there are Billions and Billions of physical galaxies, just how big would that make the other realm? Wouldn't that be amazing.
tjak76 yea . . Scientists think that the spiritual realm is what dark matter is and that they can "harness" it. If the Bible didn't somehow give clues as to how the world will end, I would have guessed that scientists actually manage to exploit the "dark matter" and unleash the spiritual realm.
Earth is demonstrably level. Space doesn't even exist. Have a nice day 😎
@@HeavyMetalRuinedMyLife1971a Thanks, you too.
@@HeavyMetalRuinedMyLife1971a The earth is only flat because space is curved.
Read Gary Sutlife's "Hyper Space and the Spiritual Realm." He gives an actual scientific explanation of the spiritual world.
I absolutely love this presentation of God's truth and love. God bless y'all for continuing to share the good news!!
Glory to GOD💕🙇🏿🙏🏿🕊👏🏿.Thank you😂🙌🏾❤️🕊
Also, the heaven on earth part is why humans back then could live up to 700+ years old. It was eternal life from heaven mixed with life from earth. So, the more God and heaven pulls away from earth, the shorter life is. Get what I'm sayin?
chaiz frederick oml true!
True!!!
Interesting point considering the average lifespan today is longer than is was several centuries ago. I wonder what that could mean.
chaiz frederick l find your point interesting. However when reading the Genesis account of the Flood in chapter 6, l can’t help noting that mans life span became much shorter AFTER the flood. I have heard that this is because the waters that encapsulated the earth at creation, collapsed in on the earth thus causing the flood and also taking away the protection that it gave the earth and mankind, thus causing mans lifespan to be shortened.
Ruth Wishart ooh that is also very true!! And even scientists say that at one point the earth was completely covered with water.. but yes, I feel as if that as we stray from God, or his presence from us, the shorter our life span.
God is so, so very good! Thank you all for sharing your gifts and insight, and wisdom. It is welcome and helpful to me for sure
Holy cow, it just hit me like 💡
I still dont understand how sacrifice of an animal absorbs our sin.
Surely it is more sin
The things of the Spirit can appear foolish to us hence the work of the Holy Spirit as a teacher to those who are filled by the Spirit
I think its the because the bible says the result of sin is death. & God doesn't change so sin must still result in death, so ppl would use the death of the animal in place of themselves. So basically the animal would take on the punishment. Then Jesus came & took the place of the sacrificial animal 4ever. So no more animal sacrifice needed.
@@cyberstar26 This really resonates
The offering is not just some random animal picked up from random forest. The animal should be taken care of to be almost perfect, its not really the animal that absobs the sin, its the thought of sacrificing something so special. Its also a hint to what will happen in the new testament
Keep reading and it will start making sense.
I read and know almost all of the stories in the Bible, but what I do not know is the intentions, the meaning. I lost. But, you guys are helping and bring me to the way that I can understand what the writers want me to see, to know, to understand. I'm just so amazed and realized that It means so beautiful, finally after the dots of the knowledge from the Bible are connected. Yes, I do believe reuniting Heaven and Earth is the focus of Christianity. Bringing back the choice of human under the wisdom of God and acts how it supposed to be done (and to be careful not to eating from the tree again). Simply Amazing. Wonderful.
I love this. You guys are awesome. So many questions and thoughts being brought up for me right now. But I'll start here:
Heaven and earth will be brought together completely when Jesus returns. I believe the Bible is 100% true so I believe that statement. So if I die today and Jesus comes back 500 years from now is your view that my soul will be with Jesus but not in heaven for the 500 years between death and His return?
This is something I've always been confused about. Especially when reading Revelation because it seems to say then when Jesus returns is when Christians will be in heaven. But from what I've been told since I was a small child is that when Christians die they go to heaven. But it can't be both ways.
Good news is: Exactly how everything works out isn't really something I need to be concerned about. God already has that planned. Jesus Christ died for my sins and rose again, Hallelujah.
Thanks for the feedback and the question: there are just a handful of biblical passages that talk about the state of Christians after they die. Paul says they are "with Christ" (Philippians 1:21-24), or "with the Lord" (2Corinthians 5:6-8). Jesus said to the man on the cross next to him "today you'll be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43). In Revelation 6:9-11 depicts (in symbolism!) the souls of martyred Christians in the presence of God.
So all these point to some kind of non-physical existence in the presence of Jesus, awaiting a future resurrection into the new creation, which is what Paul is talking about in Romans 8:23 when he talks about 'the redemption of our bodies'. The Bible doesn't describe this state in any detail, but instead focuses on the future hope of when God reclaims and restores his good world. Hope that helps!
The Bible Project you along with your sources claim to know alot about what is still till this day a mystery...I would like to ask, are you 100%, without a doubt, certain of your answer to that man that asked a question...
And if you are not 100% certain do you at least have some sort of evidence in reality rather than being presented in the bible to back up what you are proposing to that man?
You will not find Heaven as it is traditionally understood by Christians. Show me where it is described.
There is the spirit world and the "third heaven" where Paul went to in spirit.
That is where we go post-mortem. The body that borrowed life from the spirit perishes but the spirit lives on including your entire identity (soul).
Nor btw, is there a "hell". Show me where it is described in scripture. You have Hebrew figures of speech for both heaven and hell but they are not actual places but metaphors using the typical Hebraic highly exaggerated figures of speech for what is simply (albeit, dreadful) temporal judgment.
"Heaven" is a spiritual state of mind.
Jesus said the "kingdom of God" or "heaven" is (present tense) in your midst or within you. Paul describes the saints as (present tense) sitting in heavenly places. The kingdom of God and "heavenly places" are not literal places but metaphors for abiding in the presence of God IN THE SPIRIT. All Bible prophecy has to be understood in this way...metaphorically. It is symbolic. Revelation is symbolic. It tells you in the very first chapter.
Then it is important to understand that Christ returned in AD66-70 in Judgment. He predicted that it would happen within the lifetime of his audience and some would not taste death until they "saw" (spiritually discerned) it happening. After it happened they would live on and then taste death (die).
Study out the full preterist view of soteriology and eschatology as revealed in scripture. It will clear away the fog of Christian myth and tradition.
Our problem is that we keep making the mistake of taking literal that which is spiritual. Jesus said my words are SPIRIT and truth. The natural always points to the spiritual. This video goes a long way to showing that and that's why I like it. God has always wanted to pitch His tent alongside man. Jesus said that the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven does NOT come with observation. And yet 2,000 years later, folk are still looking for an end of this planet and for a physical Heaven or a physical new Earth. They are looking in the wrong place bcause they misunderstand what it is they should be seeking.
All Bible prophecy was fulfilled in the first century in Christ and the NT church.
The Judgment that took place in AD66-70 was not only of Israel but of all nations.
What was judged?
The Adamic nature.
"Sin" and "death" have been destroyed because in Christ the Adamic nature has been LEGALLY destroyed. The man of sin (the natural man) was crucified and buried. A new man (spiritual man) was raised from the tomb and now lives forever. Adam was a man of the flesh, Christ was a man of the spirit. What Adam did, Christ reversed.
In God we all live and move and have our being.
Am I say we do no wrong today? No. We still do wrong? That's because we are not perfect. We need to learn to live in love. But we are no longer counted as sinners as far as God is concerned. We have been justified and are now restored sons and daughtes of God.
Spiritually.
We can now enter His presence with the full assurance of faith because of what God did through His Son (2Cor 5:19: Rom 5:18).
Jesus came not only to take away our sins but to give us life and life more abundantly; eternal quality life and that comes from knowing God (Jn 17:3) and knowing by experience, the full extent of his love (Paul's "length, breadth, depth, etc.")
I hope you will consider these things. There is a lot of misunderstanding in Christian circles and it keeps many in natural bondage. The truth has and will set us free.
Blessings!
Brian Hyde
I'm not sure what you mean by "traditionally understood" heaven. But there are plenty of verses in the Bible describing both Heaven and Hell.
Some verses about Heaven:
Matthew 5:17-20 talks about who can enter the kingdom of Heaven
John 14:2-4 explains that God has prepared a place for all believers and that believers will be taken there when Jesus returns.
Colossians 3:1-7 talks about Jesus being seated on the right hand of God and to set our minds on things above instead of earthly things.
Revelation 21:4-8 explains that in Heaven there will be no death or mourning or crying or pain. And also talks about Hell by saying that those who do not believe in Christ as their savior will belong in the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Matthew 22:29-33 says that at the resurrection believers will be like the angels in Heaven.
John 6:25-59 are really great verses about heaven and hell.
Some verses about Hell:
Matthew 25:46 says unbelievers will go away to eternal punishment
Psalm 9:17 says the wicked will return to the grave
2 Thessalonians 1:9 says unbelievers will be punished with everlasting destruction
Matthew 13:50 says unbelievers will be thrown into a fiery furnace
2 Peter 2:4 says that God did not spare the angels when they sinned but sent them to hell.
There's more verses as well. I'm not a theologian, and I have not studied Greek or Hebrew. But I have been a Christian for many years and have spent time studying the scriptures. (not that that makes me better than anyone just stating even though I haven't studied Greek/Hebrew I can still have a valid opinion on Biblical matters)
Also, I know that Jesus has not returned in judgement. I can know this because if that were the case there would be no more sin, suffering, or death. It's only 9:00am where I am and I'm sure all 3 of those things has happened many times already today.
Also as this video talks about there will be the new heaven and earth. Which is obviously not where we are living today as there is sin and death all around us at all times.
The book of Revelation explains these things well. One thing I would recommend is to understand that the whole book of the Bible is TRUE. If you don't believe one part of it that discredits the rest of it. Context of the verses is key here as well.
"Am I say we do no wrong today? No. We still do wrong? That's because we are not perfect. We need to learn to live in love. But we are no longer counted as sinners as far as God is concerned. We have been justified and are now restored sons and daughters of God.
Spiritually."
I'm not sure what you meant by this. Yes believers have been justified and are sons and daughters of God. Literally. I am not "Spiritually" a child of God. I am literally a child of God.
There is a literal heaven and a literal hell. Thankfully, God's will is for all people to know Him and the Truth and He wants all people in heaven with Him. Unfortunately there will still be people who refuse to believe the Truth. (John 5)
Like I said before as well, I'm no theologian. But I know that everyone can be 100% sure if they will be spending eternity with Jesus and God or not when they pass or when Jesus returns.
"Jesus answered, I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes t the Father except through me." John 14:6
Its nice to see christians read their holy book for a change , but what still sways me from saying that this is any bit as real as people in your camp say it is this simple one simple thing. Why believe in something that literally wants its followers to disregard all evidence and simply obey in its teachings...aka have faith in other words
Remember that the Earth is GOD'S FOOTSTOOL!!! WOW!!!!
Thank you to my middle school teacher who showed me some of these videos and got me started on these awesome stories and context providers