REWARDS OF THE SAVED PART III

John 3:13 No man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down
Prov. 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? Eph. 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above
John 16:28 I came forth from the father, and am come into the world

The Son of man is come down from heaven to reveal the Divine will. The incarnation of Christ is represented under the notion of His coming down from Heaven to dwell upon earth.

Christ is the only one who has ascended up into heaven from the dead. When Jesus has returned to this earth as King of Kings, Ruler of all nations on earth, then He will say to the saved: “Come, ye blessed, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” Matt. 25:34. Christ said” Where I go, ye cannot come” John 8:22. No one has ascended into heaven but Christ, He had to be the first to be resurrected.

Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens
John 3:13 No man hath ascended up to heaven
Rom. 8:34 Who is even at the right hand of God

Here we see the Bible says David is not ascended into the heavens, but he also is waiting for that glorious day of the return of Christ. But, Jesus of Nazareth they saw the ascension of Jesus Christ. He, Christ, not David, is now sitting at the right hand of God waiting for the day to call His saints out of the graves to be with Him for eternity!

Rom 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly, circumcision of the heart
Phil. 3:3 We are the circumcision, which worship God in the Spirit

When a Gentile accepts Christ, he is grafted in, an becomes partaker of the root of the olive tree, or promises made to Abraham, Rom 11:16-24. They become children of Abraham through Christ. “If ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heir according to the promise.” Abraham, circumcision was a sign of the righteousness of the faith he had before he was circumcised. He was already a righteous man, circumcised in the heart, as we Christians must be, Col. 2:11-13. By this true circumcision, both Jews and Gentiles become both children of God and children of Abraham, spiritual Jews, heirs according to the promise, Gal. 3:26-29. The outward sign is not needful in the New Testament, but it must be of the heart fro both Jews and Gentiles.

We believe in the rewards of good and evil. But according to scriptures the rewards will not begin until Christ returns with the sound of the trumpets with His Angels, 1 Cor. 15:52-53. We believe in a Heaven so Sacred that no one has ascended into Heaven except our Saviour Jesus Christ. We believe in a Hell so hot, it does not just burn or scorch, but burns man into ashes, Mal. 4:1-3. Heaven is promised for the saved; but Hell is promised for the sinners. Daniel 12:2

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and their shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for former things are passed away” Rev. 21:17 This is a promise.