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What Will Heaven Be Like?

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                  There will come a time when we who are alive and remain shall be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.   When this happens, a paranormal event will occur.   It will be a supernatural event where our bodies will be transformed from mortal physical bodies into glorified spiritual bodies.   We will have ghostlike attributes with all the power associated with the spirit world.   We will be transformed and when this happens we will be under the protection of the Lord forever.                 When we are finally in heaven, in the paradise Jesus referred to while hanging from the cross, the Bible promises that God will wipe away every tear from our eyes and there won’t be any more death.   Pain and sorrow will be a thing of the past so there will be no more crying. The pain ...

ABSTAIN, RESTRAIN, REFRAIN, WHAT DO THEY MEAN IN RESPECT TO CHRISTIANITY?

@WEPromote It should only matter to yourself. http://t.co/9fYxDSR7ET — Robert Richard (@tripler5064) July 12, 2013 Abstinence is a word that is used in Christianity that does more to bringing harm in leading people to Christ than it does good.  The reason probably is that when and where it is used it is not with the full understanding of what scripture actually says.  As with many issues in life, a lot of Christians try to boil them down into passages that are taken out of context and then misinterpreted to fit their own agendas. The definition of abstain from THE MIRIAM WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY - abstain is; " to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice".  To fully understand this definition, refrain needs to also be defined, it has a meaning to " keep under control" " to limit, restrict , or keep under control" .  The other word is "refrain" which means "To hold oneself back...