August 06, 2014
Perfecting
The pastor took a rabbit
trail and (paraphrasing) said, “When the Lord returns we will live with Him in
heaven for seven years, where the Lord will perfect us. After the seven years we
will then return to the earth, refurbished to a pristine Garden of Eden, and there
we will reign with the Lord for a 1,000 years. At the end of the 1,000 years we
go back to heaven for eternity.” The pastor lost me at the seven years of
perfecting. I have to laugh when I think that the Holy Spirit might have to
endure another seven years trying to whip us into shape. Even in these earthly
bodies, when we repent and turn to God our sins are wiped out (Acts 3:20). Exactly
what is there to perfect if we no longer sin? “To him who is able to keep you
from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and
with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory,
majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages,
now and forevermore! Amen” (Jude 24-25 NIV).
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Gail;
-----People say a lot of things without much thought. You caught this one well. God does not abide imperfection in His presence, even in midst of a perfecting process. The pastor evidently had a need for what to do with Jesus’ followers during the tribulation. Most who put them in heaven for those seven years give them a wedding feast. But they stick closer to Paul’s stating their change is in the twinkle of an eye.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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