The Ultimate Purpose of Life
“This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 WEB)
The person who wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes is the richest and wisest mortal man in history: King Solomon.
After sharing all his wisdom, his conclusion is this: our whole duty is to fear God (worship Him with reverential awe) and keep His commandments (to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to love one another as Christ loved us).
“Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you; even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” (John 17:1-3 WEB)
If you have been wondering, this is the purpose for which we were born: to know Abba God and Jesus Christ.
Not just in the mind, but to know God experientially, intuitively, and eventually face-to-face.
There will be a time of judgment in the future, but for a believer, there is no sentence of condemnation because our evil works have already been judged in Jesus’ body at the cross. He endured the fiery wrath of God on our behalf.
All that is left for us is to receive the rewards for both open and hidden good works done for Christ.
If you live your life keeping the Grace commandments—basically a life of leaning on God’s love and sharing that love with others, you will be greatly rewarded when it is time to stand before Jesus’ throne.
Wait, what? We get spared for all the evil deeds that we do and get rewarded for all the good works done by using the grace that God first gave to us? Yes, it sounds way too good to be true, but it is the truth.
Most believers have no idea what God’s rewards are. They know of blessings, but when it comes to rewards, it is hardly taught about. The common misconception is to mix up blessings and rewards—but these two are different.
Blessings were paid for by Jesus’ blood at the cross, and God has already blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Heaven. On the other hand, rewards are still with Jesus in Heaven. He said that His reward is with Him—we will only receive them after He comes again.
““Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.” (Revelation 22:12 WEB)
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What Happens to you Upon Death?
“The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’” (Luke 16:22-24 WEB)
When you step out of your body upon death, the angels will carry your spirit to a destination. As for which destination, it depends on whether your sins are forgiven or not.
If a person dies without receiving Jesus as Lord, his sins are not forgiven because he rejected the perfect payment of Jesus’ blood that was shed on the cross.
The angels will then escort that sinner’s spirit down to Hell where he will be burnt by unquenchable fire and assaulted by indestructible worms (Mark 9:43-48), having no rest day and night.
A holy God must punish sin just as a righteous judge must sentence a criminal to an appropriate punishment.
In today’s society, if you steal from a commoner, perhaps you will get fined or jailed. But what if you stole from the president of the country? The punishment would be much more severe.
Then, for a person who continually commits crimes for an entire lifetime against the supreme King of Heaven and earth, what should the punishment be? If you look at it objectively, Hell is what a sinner deserves.
If you ask, “How have I committed crimes against God”, then you must look at the Ten Commandments. If you have broken any one of them in thoughts, words or deeds, then you have sinned and nothing except for blood can make atonement for those sins.
For example, have you ever had a lustful thought about someone? God counts that as committing adultery.
““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28 WEB)
The legal consequence of sin is death. God’s righteousness demands a life for a life, and the life of a creature is in its blood.
“According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.” (Hebrews 9:22 WEB)
Even though God is holy and must punish sin, He does not want to punish it in you. That is why He sent His Son, Jesus, to become a Man, and to offer Himself as an atoning sacrifice for your sins—He willingly became your substitute. The royal blood that Jesus shed is the payment for the debt that you owe to God.
When you accept Jesus as Lord, you come under a covenant relationship with God. Your record of sins is completely wiped out, your spirit is born-again, and you are adopted into God’s family.
Under the new covenant called “Grace”, God will be good to you not based on your own obedience by works, but based on the blood of Jesus that has righteously paid for you to be blessed with every blessing.
It is so good to be under Grace! Receive Jesus as Lord, and you will have the assurance that when it is time for you to step out of this mortal body, the angels will carry you up to Heaven. That is when you can truly rest in peace (R.I.P.).
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Taking Revenge Won’t Satisfy your Soul
“Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.”
Proverbs 20:22 WEB
Notice how the second sentence in the verse above doesn’t really respond to the first.
In the first sentence, the person’s desire is to take revenge against the evildoer.
However, in the second sentence, the godly advice totally disregards vengeance, and instead focuses on the victim’s salvation from evil.
There is a lesson here! God’s priority is your safety. His heart is for you to be protected from evil and to be well.
Vengeance isn’t going to make you happy and satisfied. There is no fulfillment found in the destruction of a person.
In the future, Jesus has a Day of Vengeance. It is more popularly known as “the Second Coming of Christ”. He will slay the Antichrist and his wicked armies to save Israel from their hands. But Jesus takes no pleasure in the destruction of the wicked. What God loves is to deal graciously with man.
If the person who is persecuting you suddenly dies, you may feel relief and a certain sense of victory that God has punished your enemy, but it will revert to emptiness shortly after.
Your life still has to go on. Your enemy might be gone, but you are still here. If your only purpose in life was to take revenge, then you have become an empty shell, just drifting aimlessly. That’s why a life spent pursuing vengeance is not worthwhile.
It is better to embrace the godly dreams and goals in your heart, and use your gifts to build up the body of Christ. That’s a life worth living.
I heard someone say that the best vengeance is for you to live your life so well and happily that it infuriates your enemies. I find that so true.
Take no thought of your persecutors, but fill your mind with God and Jesus. God’s priority is to save you from their evil schemes. Expect and confess His deliverance, and while you’re waiting for it, rejoice because you’re in Christ!
Nothing angers your haters more than seeing you happy while they are hopelessly miserable.
“Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:20-21 WEB)
If you want to take it one step further, be so nice to those who are evil to you. Extend lavish grace to them for Jesus’ sake. It will either make them even angrier, or you may even melt their stony hearts and turn them into your friends.
Remember: God’s priority is your safety and wellbeing. He takes no pleasure in executing vengeance. Expect Him to save you from evil, so that you can focus on living undeterred for His glory!
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A few people are mentioning Inception to me. I haven't heard of it or seen it yet.
I believe the being awake while falling asleep part is safe. But stepping out of your body....I'm not 100% sure on that part.
Anyway...here is a link that I just found while uploading the video....that explains what I'm talking about...and also reconfirmed for me that this shit is real...since it describes something that I've done before in detail. It's real.
Link: http://oneflynangel.com/astralproject.html
Another cool website which someone gave to me talks about Lucid Dreaming which is very similar and probably just as cool: http://www.dreamviews.com/section/induction-techniques-12/
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