ON OUR WAY, TO HEAVEN!

 HOME GOING, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE:

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.”

Yes, Believers In The Lord Jesus Christ Immediately Go To Heaven When We Die!

2 Corinthians 5:1

Awaiting Our New Body, The Lord Jesus Christ Believers!

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Yes, believers in Jesus Christ go immediately to heaven when they die. By “heaven,” we mean a real place of comfort and blessedness where God dwells. Of course, believers' bodies remain on earth, awaiting the resurrection, but their souls/spirits go to be with the Lord (see 2 Corinthians 5:8).

As our Lord Jesus suffered on the cross, another condemned prisoner sought forgiveness. Our Lord’s response to the repentant thief’s request refutes both the doctrine of soul sleep and the belief in purgatory:

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” ( Luke 23:39–43). Jesus didn't say to him that he had to attend a religious Church building or pay his tithes or be a part of any denomination or religion or even that he had to repent.

Jesus did not say, “After a determined time of misery and suffering, you will be with me in paradise”; neither did He say, “After an extended period of unconscious stupor, you will regain sentience and be with me in paradise.” According to the promise of Jesus, the repentant thief would join his Savior in paradise that very day.

So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord ( 2 Corinthians 5:6–8 ) - ( Jesus Royal Believers ).

Here, the Apostle Paul did not say that to be away from the body is to cease consciousness until the resurrection. And he did not say that to be out of the body was to be at home in purgatory.

In Jesus’ story of the rich man and Lazarus, the beggar died, and “the angels carried him to Abraham’s side” ( Luke 16:22 ). This seems to have been an immediate event, with no lapse of time between Lazarus’ death and his being picked up by the angels. In John’s vision of heaven, he sees “under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained” ( Revelation 6:9 ). As these believers in heaven await vengeance and the resurrection of their bodies, they converse with the Lord. It seems that, as soon as they were martyred, they were in heaven.

John 14:1-4

Jesus Christ Comforts His Believers

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in Me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am. ...

At the death of a believer, his or her disembodied spirit immediately enters the joyful presence of our Lord Jesus. At the rapture, the saint’s spirit joins his or her resurrected body—a glorified body impervious to the ravages of aging, illness, disease, suffering, and death ( 1 Corinthians 15:42–53 ). At the close of Jesus’ millennial reign, heaven as it is passes away, and God unveils the New Jerusalem, our eternal home ( Revelation 21:1–4 ). Our present mortal bodies are not fit for eternity, but our new bodies will never become ill, grow old, or die. We shall live gloriously with Him in perfect bodies throughout the endless ages of eternity.

With this end in mind, the Apostle Paul broke out in joyous apostrophe: “‘O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” ( 1 Corinthians 15:55–57 ) - ( Jesus Royal Believers ). Big Brother Job said it this way, Job 3:17-26,

17. There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

18. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

19. The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

20. Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

21. Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

22. Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

23. Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

24. For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

25. For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

26. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came. Let His Believers write. Amen.

We are reaching out to invite you to join us in our mission. As we continue to serve the body of Christ through love, grace, and compassion, we invite you to reflect on your own spiritual journey. Are you ready to take your place and work alongside us as one of His members?

Sincerely, Senior Apostle & God's Nations Messenger, Elder James R. Winfree r, Visionary.

Founder & The Only Chief Apostle & Messenger of Jesus Christ Royal Believers Way Saints Global Fellowship Ministries. The Lord God Jesus Christ Himself Alone:

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Amen.

Romans 13:8

Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Senior Apostle James & Elect Woman Betty R Winfree Global Social Media Ministries:

Love Your Spirit-Filled Brothers & Sisters In Jesus Christ & Your Neighbors.

10-07-2026