No Righteous Faith - No Heaven Yet To start off with the basics Revelation 7:9 “After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.” - Berean Standard Bible What is a given is that EVERYBODY will go to heaven to be with the true Christ forever. Everyone’s room in God’s heavenly house ( John 14:2 ) is already booked, but, for those who haven’t put their trust in this Christ while they were on earth, their keys for entrance will only be handed out after a temporary pit-stop first. This will be the pit-stop of God’s fierce discipline, on a burning hot seat of painful purification at the tribunal of Christ. But, it will be on an isolated seat, for every stained robe to be washed white in His Blood ( Revelation 7:14 ). Our Saviour came to earth to first deliver all people from sin and make them righteous in His heart of reconciliation, restoring His broken bond with the whole world ( 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 ), with His atoning Blood. The world, however, did not reconcile itself with Christ, simply through unbelief in His universal sacrifice at Golgotha. ‘Eternal damnation’ makes all those believing in it, to also fall under the “ and all liars ” in Revelation 21:8 . The “Lake of Fire”, i. e. the second death, will be the composite format of all the hot seats, with each being a personal, but a painful affair alone with Christ, our heavenly Father. He loves all His ‘lost children so much so, that He corrects each unto being worthy of His Grace ( Revelation 22:21 )! Christ has the LAST say in the Bible. Christ is where the second death of those on hot seats is destroyed ( 1 Corinthians 15:26 ), The second death, as it is, is a spiritual death. The painful experience here will be impossible to describe at all. When the God of the universe punishes, He never plays, especially with the deceit and the liar ( Psalm 101:7 ). Pain cannot be seen, but only felt and if a second of that kind of pain feels like an aionion affair, this must be the most unbearable event to hit anyone. This is what the Bible says: Mark 16:16 “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved , but whoever does not believe will be condemned .” - Berean Standard Bible Please notice that the “ baptized ” was left out in the second part of the verse above, simply because the condemnation solely revolves around the lack of faith. Baptism ONLY portrays the compulsory- and visible proclamation of faith following conversion. So, It goes without saying that baptism without faith is not recognised and irrelevant. Moreover, the same goes for righteousness. Righteousness pertaining to the individual is irrelevant when it comes to entering the Kingdom of Christ. It’s the righteous FAITH that is relevant for that matter. Without righteous faith there is no entrance possible. But, let’s start with Abraham first Genesis 15:6 “And he believed in Jehovah ; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness .” - American Standard Version Genesis 22:18 “and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” - American Standard Version Galatians 3:16 “The promise s were spoken to Abraham and to his seed  . The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One , who is Christ  .” - Berean Standard Bible Since when does a ball fit into square socket? Since when does “eternal damnation” fit into the “all nations of the earth be blessed”? God’s promise to Abram Genesis 12:1-5 “ 1  Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. 2  I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you ; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3  I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you .” 4  So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. 5  And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,” - Berean Standard Bible God renewed His promise to Abram Genesis 13:14-18 “ 14  And Jehovah said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward: 15  for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16  And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered. 17  Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.” 18  So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.” - American Standard Version God renewed His promise again Genesis 15:5-6 “ 5  And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6  And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness  .” - American Standard Version Abram’s FAITH was declared righteous Pay close attention to the “ it ” in verse 6 above, because with the “ it ” God referred to the faith Abram had in Him. God accredited the “ it ” as righteousness . God did NOT refer to Abram here at all! In the verse above, the “him” is dative. The “ it ”, therefore, is the subject in the passive mood, being “ righteousness ”. So, Abram was not declared righteous here; his faith in God was! This is a crucial verse, which the whole church for centuries deliberately interprets in a deceiving fashion, brilliantly orchestrated of course by none other than Satan himself! We all know how powerful false rhetoric is and the “ Abraham was reckoned righteous, because he believed ” takes the cake! For hundreds of years fatal hermeneutics is at play in that the “ righteousness ” here was and still is cunningly ascribed to Abram, in stead of to his faith, the “ it ” in the verse being totally ignored! Clever stunt, but not clever enough for those who seek the Truth ! God opens eyes! While reading this now, what then would you think is the reason for this falsity over centuries? Simple to answer. It’s to fuel the destructive flames of the Christ-slandering ‘ eternal damnation ’ lie and to foster the nonsense ‘ free will ’. And the founders of these two myths? Catholic church ‘fathers’ of millennia ago. ‘Everlasting damnation’ ‘Free will’ The ‘acclaimed’ Augustine, bishop of Hippo and so-called ‘great philosopher and theologian’ had the terms “ casuistry ” and “ sophistry ” coined in the minds of church ‘intelligentsia’ across all borders. Augustine was a rhetorician who cautiously assembled his words to infiltrate minds. In him God made sure to turn the ‘wisdom’ of arrogance into foolishness. What else is more foolish than the unification of ‘free will’ and the predestination of God, two disparate concepts, totally opposing one another? Matthew 15:7-9 “ 7  You hypocrites ! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8  ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9  They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men .’ ”” - Berean Standard Bible It is so obvious that these ancient church fathers with their deceiving doctrines, are still so ridiculously successful, so much so that scribes, the ‘esteemed’ academic ‘elite’ and all church members avoid Romans 4:5 like the plague to this day. But before I get to Romans 4:5 , God’s covenant with Abraham must be covered first. So let’s carry on where God made a covenant with [yet still] Abram. Genesis 15:17-18 “ 17  And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces. 18  In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram , saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:” - American Standard Version Abram too had feet of clay God wove a glitch of impatience into Abram’s tapestry. Abram’s righteous faith suffered backsliding as God had to show that even the great patriarch wasn’t perfect. Genesis 16:1-2 “ 1  Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. 2  So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.” - Berean Standard Bible Abram fell into the snare of Satan and succumbed to disobedient impatience, as he already was about eighty five years old when he slept with Hagar and Ishmael was born when Abram was eighty six years old. It was ALL according to God’s plan as God loved- and would bless Ishmael too ( Genesis 16:9-10 )! When Abram was ninety years old, God appeared to him again. Genesis 17:1-7 “ 1  And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2  And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3  And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations . 5  Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham ; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee. 6  And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7  And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee , throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant , to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee .” - American Standard Version Abraham was paid a visit by God and two angels Yes, and all three appeared in human form before Abraham. Genesis 18:1-2 1  And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;  2  and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,” - American Standard Version Jehovah portrayed in human form! How blessed was Abraham, oh my goodness! And it’s getting more miraculous. Yes, the God of the Bible even ate food in front of Abraham, prepared for Him and the two angels. Genesis 18:6-8 6  And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.  7  And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it. 8  And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat .” - American Standard Version God’s promise to Abraham about Sarah Genesis 18:10 “And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son . And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.” - American Standard Version Sarah laughed Genesis 18:11-15 11  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.  12  And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13  And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? 14   Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee , when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son. 15  Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh .” - American Standard Version The Almighty God of the whole universe appeared in human form and spoke to Abraham and Sarah in an audible voice. Moreover, His mere question “ Is anything too hard for Jehovah? ” in itself substantiates the birth of Himself as being Jesus Christ, a carnal man! As ALMIGHTY GOD He had the POWER to do that! This serves to totally refute the “ Jesus was a prophet ” myth of all those proclaiming Him to have been! The birth of Isaac Genesis 21:1-8 “ 1   And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said , and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.  2  And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3  And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4  And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5  And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6  And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me. 7  And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? For I have borne him a son in his old age. 8  And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.” - American Standard Version Then the time has come for Abraham to show his faithful allegiance to God and his trust in Him. Abraham was put to the most horrendous test he never ever could dream of having to experience, especially with a child he so cherished. But Abraham passed the test with flying colours for you and me and the rest of the world! Because of THIS obedience of Abraham to the God of the Bible, ALL humanity is blessed for all eternity! Abraham’s most difficult test Genesis 22:1-8 “ 1  Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. 2  “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” 3  So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated. 4  On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5  “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.” 6  Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together. 7  Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8  Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.” - Berean Standard Bible Who can at all imagine what went through Abraham’s mind while walking up the hill, with his beloved son he waited for, for so long? It must have been like death for him itself. Abraham was just a human being, like you and I. But, God protected him, by giving him the ability to pull it through. We humans cannot do anything, if not given from above ( 1 Corinthians 4:7 )! God immediately forced Abraham’s attention to Him, having fulfilled His promise to Abraham in doing the ‘impossible’ with Isaac’s conception. So, it became just an automatic thing for Abraham that Isaac would immediately be brought to life again immediately after being sacrificed! That is why he told his servants at the foot of the hill that “we” will be back, meaning him AND Isaac! Now, to bring in the practicality of the Bible and thus of the trust in the TRUE Christ here; as much as God helped Abraham to endure this tormenting incidence above, AS much does the true Christ of the Bible (that is Jehovah Himself) give His obedient followers the ability to endure as well, WITHOUT drugs, by the way! Moreover, obedience is nothing else than trust . Christ helps one to NOT succumb to these ‘psychological crutches’. So, a justified question to you, ‘Christian’, are you on drugs? Do you rely on manmade lab-concocted poison to get you through your crises? How on earth can you experience ALL the subtle miracles of Christ in your life, if you are not in HIM in the first place and secondly, if you are not relying only on His natural medicine? To experience these miracles, the power to endure and the peace that goes with it, search for the TRUE Christ until you find Him and then keep asking for everything in your life, pro-actively as well! He’ll listen! I can attest to that, having asked Him two decades ago to never ever let me be hospitalised again, after my five post-skiing- accident-OP’s within three months . I even had that prayer engraved in ‘too-small-for-eyes –to-read’ letters on a golden pendant, cherishing it to this day! God listened ! But, back to Abraham… Abraham trusted God and God provided! Genesis 22:10-13 “ 10  And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11  And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12  And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. 13  And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.” - American Standard Version And God renewed His covenant with Abraham Genesis 22:15-18 “ 15  And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16  and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 17  that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18  and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” - American Standard Version Just as God pre-destined everything in Abraham’s life, so He did for every one of us, before and now! If this is not consoling, then what is, especially now that you know that you are already blessed with eternal life with Christ as well? Well, not so fast. Yes, your place booking in Paradise with Christ is a done deal, but, just know that in the event of you NOT having righteous faith, your ticket for entrance only comes upon having acquired this righteous faith. So, let’s pay a visit to Romans 4:5 below, to see what righteous faith is. This is the ONLY verse in the Bible that defines righteous faith! Romans 4:5 “However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly , his faith is credited as righteousness .” - Berean Standard Bible Paul wrote this, because he was taught at the Spiritual feet of the risen Christ, as is reflected in Galatians 1:12 . Moreover, Paul further substantiates Romans 4:5 with explaining more about Abraham’s faith in the verses below: Romans 4:18-22 “ 18  Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 19  Without weakening in his faith , he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. 20  Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21  being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. 22  This is why “ it was credited to him as righteousness .”” - Berean Standard Bible See how Paul is quoting Genesis 15:6 (below) in verse 22 above: Genesis 15:6 “Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness .” - Berean Standard Bible Let’s break down Romans 4:5 “However, to the one who does not work , but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly , his faith is credited as righteousness .” - Berean Standard Bible Here’s why: Matthew 11:25 “At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children” - Berean Standard Bible Professor, has it ever occurred to you that the architecture of your academic institution most likely portrays masonic symbolism? Please see how this phenomenon is seen in plain sight around the world and not only in university buildings, but also in courts, Catholic churches and so-called ‘Christian’ reformed churches as well. Just look at the erected steeples, the ancient [fertility-representing] Egyptian columns and capitals on porches, the cupolas, the triangles, the keystones, the arches, etc., etc. What’s more, symbolism of King Solomon’s Temple is masterfully incorporated in masonic architecture, but of course in masonic fashion. Have you noticed the cupolas on top? Satan’s brilliant representation of the supposed ‘pursuit of light and knowledge’. His global reign is represented across the globe, especially in church buildings, government buildings and educational buildings alike. So then, Professor, why on earth would you think that Satan would allow you to teach your students the Truth? No, for crying out loudly, he wants you to trumpet the fear-inducing lie to the world, because he thrives with- and feasts upon that lie. Does ’eternal damnation’ come from Christ? No, of course not! Since when does hateful ‘eternal damnation’ come from a loving God? Don’t you read the Bible, Professor? The Bible says “God is LOVE” ( 1 John   4:8 )! But, you say you are a Christian, in spite of your arrogant remarks upon being challenged by a ‘commoner’. Are you aware, Professor, of the immense role your academic profile plays in terms of fuelling all the hatred and polarization in the world? Had you but taught the GOOD NEWS of Christ, that ALL people of the world are just as much loved by Him and saved, as you are, then the world would have looked totally different today and a pleasant place to be on. See Professor, love attracts, love rubs off, love is paid forward, love changes people in all aspects and love unites! Moreover, when anybody feels he or she is good enough, then that he, or she will look at others with different eyes and a different heart and know the ‘others’ too are good enough! Why, Professor, do you think the world hates ‘Christians’ so much? Let me tell you. It’s because the so-called ‘Christians’, cultivated by your heresy, through your false precepts, do NOT portray Christ’s love at all. No, they portray Chatechistic conceit and arrogance, but, irrespective of all according to God’s Plan, this is NOT to say that you, when you hear the Truth from a ‘commoner’, must not listen. Look around you. Does your church look like it’s united? No, it’s divided big time, simply because [the True] Christ’s love is nowhere to be found in your 2.4 billion community. Next time when you deliver your speech on graduation day, wearing your soft velvet mortarboard doctoral tam and tassel, be aware of the fact that Satan, who hates Christ, even puts his masonic signature of the horizontal square mortarboard on a skullcap in doctoral regalia, signifying the ‘culmination of [his] academic achievement’. Professor, Jesus is the greatest Teacher ever, without flamboyant attire, without ceremonies, without a degree. Christ is the Light and the True Knowledge, freely given to all who seek His Truth. That’s why the lie has to pay a dear price ( Revelation 21:8 ) . You are deceived, Professor. Please go on your knees and ask the True Christ for His Light and His Truth ( John 8:12 and John 14:6 ). May He give you righteous faith!