Hi there,
So this is by way of a simple encouragement, that there is a lot to look forward to, when it comes to Heaven. The Bible says "as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." (1 Cor 2:9). The thing is, it is possible to be very specific, about the fact we don't know what is coming. That's because there are specific categories of things, that will be released by the transition to Heaven. One of these things, is praise.
The praise we will have to sing, like the verse said, will be unlike anything we have ever known. It will be something that we never expected to be able to praise Him - God - with. This is powerful, because when we praise Him on Earth, it is a foreshadow. There was a time when you never thought you would praise God at all, let alone in ways you didn't expect, so this is to be expected. What is encouraging is, the more we learn to praise on Earth, the readier we are for the praise that will be in Heaven. Heaven will be a coming together of praises before, during and after Creation!
Now, the Devil is an angel of conceit, and he thinks that he has the praise of God 'cornered', but the redemption of souls from Earth completely breaks that paradigm. The Devil can't possibly know the praises that are coming, so in that we are safe! Really we should be thankful already, saying "Father thankyou, for praises I never knew I could praise You with". The Devil simply can't hang around, in such circumstances - his fraud would be too easily found out. From this we know, that the Devil has no place in Heaven, that his pride in his praise will be forever offended. We can take comfort that our praises will not be lacking to this end!
In all, I think what is interesting is that we will be able to hear the praises of others, that are new to them. It won't lead to cacophony, it will lead to greater harmony. I think that will be something especially special.
God bless.
So this is by way of a simple encouragement, that there is a lot to look forward to, when it comes to Heaven. The Bible says "as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." (1 Cor 2:9). The thing is, it is possible to be very specific, about the fact we don't know what is coming. That's because there are specific categories of things, that will be released by the transition to Heaven. One of these things, is praise.
The praise we will have to sing, like the verse said, will be unlike anything we have ever known. It will be something that we never expected to be able to praise Him - God - with. This is powerful, because when we praise Him on Earth, it is a foreshadow. There was a time when you never thought you would praise God at all, let alone in ways you didn't expect, so this is to be expected. What is encouraging is, the more we learn to praise on Earth, the readier we are for the praise that will be in Heaven. Heaven will be a coming together of praises before, during and after Creation!
Now, the Devil is an angel of conceit, and he thinks that he has the praise of God 'cornered', but the redemption of souls from Earth completely breaks that paradigm. The Devil can't possibly know the praises that are coming, so in that we are safe! Really we should be thankful already, saying "Father thankyou, for praises I never knew I could praise You with". The Devil simply can't hang around, in such circumstances - his fraud would be too easily found out. From this we know, that the Devil has no place in Heaven, that his pride in his praise will be forever offended. We can take comfort that our praises will not be lacking to this end!
In all, I think what is interesting is that we will be able to hear the praises of others, that are new to them. It won't lead to cacophony, it will lead to greater harmony. I think that will be something especially special.
I hope this has been of some encouragement.Anon said:
God bless.
