Let’s be honest. We might have been living in a bubble since childhood.
When we were young, we were all more “religious.” We didn’t inquire. We bowed when instructed to do so. We had a lot of faith in the music “up there.” And we tend to practice almost anything that our guardians bestowed us to do.
However, as we developed and learned more about the world and our intellect generated concerns about the simplistic explanations we had accepted far too readily. We think of the possible realities that exist far beyond our intelligence and concerts. We started to question whether another plane of existence existed. Is there really a life after death—an afterworld that Jesus Christ promised and showed us when he sacrificed himself for us Christians, humanity?
The expectation of the end times among Christians is focused on both the individual believer and the future of the church. It includes specific ideas about a person’s ability to live on after death. Many newly baptized early Christians believed they would not only experience the coming of Christ during their lifetimes but would also pass directly into God’s kingdom without dying. Others believed they would ascend into the air to meet Christ as He descended upon the clouds of the sky, “Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord.” —Thessalonians 4:17.
The existence of the Christian is described as having “everlasting life.” In the Gospels and the apostolic letters, the word “eternal” has a temporal connotation because it endures forever, unlike this world’s life. But fundamentally, it is perfect eternal life, sharing in his glory and happiness (Romans 2:7, 10), for that is what God’s standards for eternal life entail. Therefore, “eternal life” in the Christian sense does not refer to “immortality”; rather, it should only be understood in terms of the anticipation of the resurrection or revival in the heavens. In other words, one doesn’t actually die; instead, after passing away, one ascends into the heavens, where they will live there forever. So technically and logically. We will all live here and there to witness each other. We will be united with those who might have left us in pain—and moved to an everlasting place in the skies. Indeed, there will be a time when we are also not present in this world, but our memories will remain here to keep our loved ones connected. Just like Walter Hanna describes in his book “Miracles from Heaven.” His literature sheds light on “three angelic letters” from the heavens that his beloved wife, Kaye, and Susie, her love sent him. Although Kaye and Susie, in their physical form, cannot be here, Walter believes they are still alive and present in the world somewhere close to him by showing their presence in the form of three angelic letters. These encounters helped him develop a stronger relationship with God and helped him see the potential outcomes that can occur if we just pay attention to the signs all around us and try to make contact with those who have gone on to the heavenly realms. His book is a true representation of the afterlife; it demonstrates the reality of the afterlife and leads the reader to a deeper understanding of his shared relationship with God and the blessed souls who have ascended to the heavens to live a better life.