7 Jun 2013
Revelation 4:2
Revelation 4:2: “And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.”
When the apostle Paul was caught up to the ‘third heaven’ he didn’t know if he was in the body or not. Here John makes it clear that he was in the spirit. He did not ascend bodily into Heaven and then come back.
Notice also that John goes right to the throne room of Heaven, which is where all the action takes place. One would assume that there are other parts of Heaven as well (all those homes have to be somewhere!) but those other areas are not dealt with.
There is a great deal that we have been told about Heaven, but there is also a great deal that has been left untold. I suspect that when we finally reach Paradise we will discover a great many surprises. It’s going to be a very exciting time!
Since we have so many unanswered questions, a lot of people have come forward with books about their own personal visits to Heaven. I strongly urge you to stay away from these books: I believe they are not only false, but dangerous. God is not in the business of supplying new direct revelation, which is what those books represent. When someone offers us a Book of Mormon we immediately know there is a problem, but somehow books on the afterlife slip past our radar completely – even though they’re the exact same type of thing. Both books on Heaven and the Book of Mormon claim to be new revelations of Christ, and both should be avoided. If you want to know about Heaven then stick to the Bible.