100:00:01,000 –> 00:00:03,000Theory of the Thief200:00:05,200 –> 00:00:08,900Welcome to a special edition of Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith.300:00:08,940 –> 00:00:12,140I’m David Pick and today we’re going to hear400:00:12,240 –> 00:00:16,160the final chapter of the audiobook, Heaven, How I Got Here.500:00:16,360 –> 00:00:17,980The story of the thief on the Cross.600:00:18,180 –> 00:00:23,480And Colin, before we do that, let’s go back and look at what we’ve been focusing on all this week.700:00:23,680 –> 00:00:26,719It’s the story of how the thief ended up on the cross800:00:26,799 –> 00:00:30,100with the centerpiece next to Jesus absolutely hating God.900:00:30,299 –> 00:00:33,439Yeah, you know, the scripture makes very clear that at the beginning,1000:00:33,639 –> 00:00:36,900both of the robbers, so there was one on either side of Jesus1100:00:37,099 –> 00:00:39,959and both of them were hurling abuse at Jesus.1200:00:40,160 –> 00:00:43,680Both of them pouring out this hatred towards Christ.1300:00:43,880 –> 00:00:46,900And so at the beginning of these hours on the cross,1400:00:47,099 –> 00:00:49,860the thief, who eventually trusted Jesus,1500:00:50,060 –> 00:00:53,639was about as far from God as it would be possible for a person to be.1600:00:54,279 –> 00:00:57,360And yet, something began to happen in the life of the thief.1700:00:57,560 –> 00:01:01,759He was right at the end of his life, but he started to turn his life around.1800:01:01,959 –> 00:01:04,040Tell us a little bit about what you think1900:01:04,239 –> 00:01:07,040was actually happening to the thief at that point.2000:01:07,239 –> 00:01:10,720There was a remarkable change in his whole attitude to Jesus.2100:01:10,919 –> 00:01:12,919We’re not told in the Bible how this came2200:01:13,120 –> 00:01:16,760about, but he surely was right on the very brink of eternity.2300:01:16,959 –> 00:01:18,440I mean, what is the point in going2400:01:18,639 –> 00:01:22,000into eternity with your fist shaking towards Almighty God?2500:01:22,080 –> 00:01:23,680It’s as if a stillness2600:01:23,879 –> 00:01:29,040came over him, a sense of awe and he would have heard2700:01:29,239 –> 00:01:33,360Jesus say, father, forgive them to those who had nailed him.2800:01:33,559 –> 00:01:36,839And I wonder if he thought to himself, you know, if he’d forgive them,2900:01:37,040 –> 00:01:38,959maybe he would forgive me as well.3000:01:39,160 –> 00:01:42,559It seems that he had picked up on Jesus being a king with authority,3100:01:42,760 –> 00:01:45,800because he said, remember me when you come into your kingdom.3200:01:46,000 –> 00:01:47,720But whatever the factors were,3300:01:47,760 –> 00:01:52,839he came to a place where instead of pouring out this hatred towards Jesus,3400:01:53,040 –> 00:01:54,959he asked Jesus to help him.3500:01:55,160 –> 00:01:57,440Will you remember me when you come into your kingdom?3600:01:57,639 –> 00:01:59,559And Jesus gives him this marvellous answer.3700:01:59,760 –> 00:02:04,199Amen, I say to you today you will be with me in Paradise.3800:02:04,400 –> 00:02:08,440And what a relief it must have been to the thief to hear these words.3900:02:08,639 –> 00:02:10,080But although there was a moment when he4000:02:10,279 –> 00:02:14,479heard those words, there also had to be a moment when he believed the truth.4100:02:14,679 –> 00:02:16,240He puts his trust in Jesus.4200:02:16,279 –> 00:02:19,279And Jesus gives him that promise, that assurance.4300:02:19,479 –> 00:02:22,559I mean, this is how one comes to faith in Christ.4400:02:22,559 –> 00:02:23,679This is what it looks like.4500:02:23,880 –> 00:02:26,000You believe in the promise of Christ.4600:02:26,199 –> 00:02:27,399You ask him to help you.4700:02:27,600 –> 00:02:30,600He says, now whoever comes to me, I’ll never turn you away.4800:02:30,800 –> 00:02:32,960So you come to him, you ask of him.4900:02:33,160 –> 00:02:36,000And he gives his promise that there5000:02:36,199 –> 00:02:38,880is forgiveness and there is grace and there is mercy.5100:02:39,080 –> 00:02:41,600And you believe that and it is yours.5200:02:41,800 –> 00:02:46,160One promise that he did not give the thief was that his suffering would be over.5300:02:46,360 –> 00:02:48,279Just because he began a relationship5400:02:48,479 –> 00:02:52,440with Jesus didn’t mean that he would be pain free in his last hours.5500:02:52,639 –> 00:02:56,039Yeah, in fact, even more than the pain that he experienced.5600:02:56,240 –> 00:02:57,880He was plunged into darkness.5700:02:58,080 –> 00:03:00,199We know that after he trusted Jesus5800:03:00,399 –> 00:03:04,119darkness came over the whole land and it lasted for hours.5900:03:04,320 –> 00:03:06,240And he heard this Jesus who he had just6000:03:06,440 –> 00:03:09,960trusted say, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?6100:03:10,160 –> 00:03:11,720If you put your trust in Jesus,6200:03:11,919 –> 00:03:15,160there will still be times when you experience darkness.6300:03:15,160 –> 00:03:19,559When you may be asking the question, why being a Christian doesn’t mean you’ve got6400:03:19,779 –> 00:03:24,039the answer to every question or that you live in sunny light all of the time.6500:03:24,240 –> 00:03:25,759This guy was in pain,6600:03:25,960 –> 00:03:30,360but he trusted Jesus in the pain and he trusted Jesus in the darkness.6700:03:30,559 –> 00:03:32,800That’s what real faith actually does.6800:03:33,000 –> 00:03:35,399So today we look at what the thief would6900:03:35,600 –> 00:03:41,160have experienced, how he began that eternal relationship with Jesus in heaven.7000:03:41,360 –> 00:03:43,559We continue with Chapter Nine of Heaven.7100:03:43,559 –> 00:03:47,000How I got here entitled Safety,7200:03:47,199 –> 00:03:53,520Chapter Nine Safety five thirty eight pm.7300:03:53,720 –> 00:03:58,279The lifeless body of Jesus was still hanging on the cross beside me.7400:03:58,479 –> 00:04:01,800Beyond him, the other victim had exhausted himself7500:04:02,000 –> 00:04:07,080and those still breathing had become largely silent.7600:04:07,479 –> 00:04:09,960Where had Jesus gone?7700:04:10,960 –> 00:04:17,359He told me today, you will be with me in Paradise.7800:04:18,000 –> 00:04:20,559Today meant before sundown,7900:04:20,760 –> 00:04:26,559and he said with me, so he would be there too.8000:04:26,839 –> 00:04:28,359I believed him,8100:04:28,559 –> 00:04:31,839so there was no doubt in my mind that Jesus was in heaven already.8200:04:32,040 –> 00:04:35,040He had gone there ahead of me when Jesus died.8300:04:35,359 –> 00:04:39,359Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.8400:04:39,559 –> 00:04:42,959he had no doubt about where he was going.8500:04:43,160 –> 00:04:47,359His body remained on the cross until it was taken down and laid in the tomb8600:04:47,559 –> 00:04:51,959but his spirit went immediately into the presence of his Father in heaven.8700:04:52,359 –> 00:04:56,359At the moment of his death Jesus was translated from the agony8800:04:56,559 –> 00:04:58,559of suffering in the body8900:04:58,959 –> 00:05:02,359to the conscious enjoyment of life in Heaven.9000:05:02,880 –> 00:05:05,679And he had promised the same to me.9100:05:15,480 –> 00:05:19,679Time seemed to stretch on forever, then suddenly9200:05:20,279 –> 00:05:23,679there was movement, someone had come out from the city.9300:05:23,880 –> 00:05:27,679The soldiers immediately stood at attention and new instructions were given.9400:05:28,279 –> 00:05:31,679Kill the criminals, bury the bodies and take down the crosses.9500:05:32,160 –> 00:05:36,959So the soldiers turned and walked purposefully toward me,9600:05:37,160 –> 00:05:39,160armed with their clubs.9700:05:39,160 –> 00:05:42,160One swing to the head with one of those would kill a man9800:05:42,160 –> 00:05:45,959and if there was any interest in reliving my pain,9900:05:45,959 –> 00:05:47,959they could have ended my life in an instant.10000:05:49,160 –> 00:05:50,959But that was not what they had in mind.10100:05:52,160 –> 00:05:53,959My legs were their target.10200:05:55,959 –> 00:05:59,959I screamed out as the first blow slammed into my knees,10300:05:59,959 –> 00:06:02,720then the second and then the third.10400:06:03,720 –> 00:06:07,839My body sagged, suspended, but no longer supported.10500:06:07,839 –> 00:06:14,320Unbearable pain seared through my aching hands.10600:06:15,519 –> 00:06:17,320Without the support of my legs,10700:06:17,320 –> 00:06:22,119I no longer had the strength to lift my body and to breathe.10800:06:22,119 –> 00:06:24,320Only a few minutes longer.10900:06:24,880 –> 00:06:30,000They moved to the victim on the other side of Jesus11000:06:30,000 –> 00:06:31,320and broke his legs, too.11100:06:32,079 –> 00:06:36,480Now this one, said one of the soldiers as they came to Jesus,11200:06:36,480 –> 00:06:38,239he’s already dead.11300:06:38,959 –> 00:06:40,600Make sure.11400:06:40,839 –> 00:06:43,559We don’t want any doubt.11500:06:44,000 –> 00:06:46,600The soldier pulled back with his spear11600:06:46,600 –> 00:06:51,160and with full force rammed it into the side of Jesus’ body,11700:06:51,399 –> 00:06:53,640ripping it open with a huge gash11800:06:53,640 –> 00:06:56,359from which his blood spilled out onto the ground.11900:06:58,600 –> 00:07:03,959That was the last thing I saw on earth.12000:07:12,119 –> 00:07:13,399I sometimes wondered12100:07:13,959 –> 00:07:17,399what the journey of my soul leaving my body would be like.12200:07:17,720 –> 00:07:21,320being launched out like a shivering ghost12300:07:21,320 –> 00:07:24,920lost and alone in the unknown vastness of space.12400:07:25,959 –> 00:07:27,679The thought was terrifying me.12500:07:30,279 –> 00:07:32,399But the reality was very different.12600:07:33,799 –> 00:07:37,959It felt for me like moving through a tunnel at lightening speed.12700:07:38,760 –> 00:07:40,760The release was sweet.12800:07:41,880 –> 00:07:46,600After hours of pain I closed my eyes and was set free.12900:07:47,480 –> 00:07:53,880When the moment came I knew I was not alone.13000:07:55,079 –> 00:08:00,200I was accompanied, I was carried, I was taken up13100:08:00,200 –> 00:08:07,480and I was welcomed by Jesus himself13200:08:08,440 –> 00:08:12,279Death is a dark place but Jesus had already been through it13300:08:12,839 –> 00:08:15,399and he had made it a safe place for me.13400:08:18,040 –> 00:08:24,920And watching now from the other side I’ve seen millions of people come through safely13500:08:26,119 –> 00:08:26,839because of him.13600:08:29,480 –> 00:08:34,039If you want to know more about heaven you’ll have to wait till you get here yourself13700:08:35,799 –> 00:08:39,320All I can say is that this is a place of greater joy13800:08:39,320 –> 00:08:41,080than you have ever tasted.13900:08:42,119 –> 00:08:44,280Think of your happiest moment on Earth14000:08:44,280 –> 00:08:49,799and then multiply that happiness a million times and make it last forever14100:08:50,599 –> 00:08:52,760Heaven is better than you can imagine14200:08:53,799 –> 00:08:54,919so that’s my story14300:08:55,400 –> 00:08:57,960Heaven how I got here14400:08:59,000 –> 00:09:01,880and I’m telling it so you will get here too14500:09:03,479 –> 00:09:05,640No one gets in automatically14600:09:06,840 –> 00:09:08,440It’s Jesus who gets you here14700:09:09,719 –> 00:09:11,000Heaven is his home14800:09:12,119 –> 00:09:13,159He holds the key14900:09:14,280 –> 00:09:16,039He opens the door15000:09:16,039 –> 00:09:18,760and if you become His, Heaven will be yours15100:09:19,719 –> 00:09:22,280My story proves that getting into Heaven15200:09:22,280 –> 00:09:25,000depends on Jesus and on Jesus alone15300:09:26,280 –> 00:09:28,119It’s Jesus who gets you in15400:09:29,239 –> 00:09:32,679He opens the door for people who believe His Word15500:09:32,679 –> 00:09:34,280and trust themselves to Him15600:09:35,159 –> 00:09:35,880That’s what I did15700:09:36,679 –> 00:09:37,880and you can do that too15800:09:38,679 –> 00:09:39,640Think about what I did15900:09:40,359 –> 00:09:41,719I confessed to Jesus16000:09:42,520 –> 00:09:44,840I faced the fact that my sins were many16100:09:46,039 –> 00:09:49,880and that if Death took me to the outer darkness of Hell16200:09:51,479 –> 00:09:53,479I was in no position to complain16300:09:54,200 –> 00:09:55,799Now, you might be thinking16400:09:55,799 –> 00:09:58,119I’m not as bad as the thief on the cross16500:09:58,119 –> 00:09:59,640and that may be true16600:10:00,760 –> 00:10:03,640But your need is as great as mine16700:10:04,440 –> 00:10:06,280So don’t push away what I’m saying16800:10:07,159 –> 00:10:08,760because you are better than me16900:10:08,760 –> 00:10:11,559God does not grade on a curve17000:10:11,559 –> 00:10:13,000and at the end of the day17100:10:13,000 –> 00:10:15,799we are all in the same position17200:10:15,799 –> 00:10:19,080We come up short of His high calling17300:10:19,960 –> 00:10:22,440Tell Him that your sins are many17400:10:22,440 –> 00:10:27,880Tell Him that you have been trying to make your own way in life apart from Him17500:10:27,880 –> 00:10:30,119Tell Him that you’ve been trying to make your own17600:10:30,119 –> 00:10:32,760way to Heaven apart from Him17700:10:32,760 –> 00:10:34,280Tell Him you are done with that17800:10:34,840 –> 00:10:36,840Tell Him you are ready to follow Him17900:10:37,400 –> 00:10:38,840Obey Him18000:10:39,479 –> 00:10:40,599Trust Him18100:10:40,599 –> 00:10:41,479Love Him18200:10:42,039 –> 00:10:43,239and serve Him18300:10:44,039 –> 00:10:46,840as He gives you strength18400:10:46,840 –> 00:10:48,599Then ask Him to save you18500:10:48,599 –> 00:10:49,400That’s what I did18600:10:50,679 –> 00:10:51,479I asked18700:10:52,679 –> 00:10:53,559Jesus18800:10:53,880 –> 00:10:54,359I said18900:10:55,559 –> 00:10:56,280Remember me19000:10:57,400 –> 00:10:59,239when you come into your kingdom19100:11:01,400 –> 00:11:03,559You can have confidence in asking19200:11:04,520 –> 00:11:08,280God’s love for you is so strong that He gave His Son19300:11:08,840 –> 00:11:11,640You can be sure that when you come to Jesus19400:11:11,640 –> 00:11:14,119and ask Him to forgive you and save you19500:11:14,119 –> 00:11:15,719He will not turn you away19600:11:16,039 –> 00:11:16,520Not now19700:11:17,719 –> 00:11:18,679Not ever19800:11:18,919 –> 00:11:20,359So, ask Him19900:11:20,359 –> 00:11:22,359to be the Lord and Savior of your life right now20000:11:23,320 –> 00:11:26,359Ask Him to forgive you20100:11:26,359 –> 00:11:27,400Ask Him to forgive your sins20200:11:27,400 –> 00:11:28,039Ask Him to give you peace with God20300:11:28,039 –> 00:11:30,039and ask Him to give you strength by His Spirit20400:11:33,239 –> 00:11:35,960to live in a way that is pleasing to Him20500:11:36,119 –> 00:11:37,080to Him20600:11:37,960 –> 00:11:39,159and when you ask20700:11:40,200 –> 00:11:41,239you must believe20800:11:43,400 –> 00:11:45,719Asking arises from faith20900:11:45,799 –> 00:11:47,640in who Jesus is21000:11:47,960 –> 00:11:49,400and in what He promises21100:11:50,200 –> 00:11:51,239Believing in Jesus21200:11:51,239 –> 00:11:52,760you ask Him21300:11:52,760 –> 00:11:55,479for what He has promised21400:11:55,479 –> 00:11:56,200and trust Him21500:11:56,440 –> 00:11:57,960that it will be yours21600:11:58,679 –> 00:12:01,400I asked on the last day of my life21700:12:01,400 –> 00:12:05,000and Jesus opened the door of heaven for me21800:12:05,159 –> 00:12:06,919Don’t say it’s to late for you21900:12:06,919 –> 00:12:07,960because it’s not22000:12:07,960 –> 00:12:09,239You can believe in Jesus22100:12:09,239 –> 00:12:11,799and ask Him to save you today22200:12:11,799 –> 00:12:12,520Please don’t wait22300:12:12,520 –> 00:12:13,880until the last day of your life22400:12:14,440 –> 00:12:15,719God is speaking to you now22500:12:16,280 –> 00:12:17,239Right now22600:12:17,239 –> 00:12:19,000He is reaching out to you22700:12:19,000 –> 00:12:21,320in love and mercy22800:12:21,320 –> 00:12:22,520He is ready to save you22900:12:23,239 –> 00:12:24,679Your asking23000:12:24,679 –> 00:12:25,400will be the beginning23100:12:25,400 –> 00:12:26,919of a new adventure23200:12:26,919 –> 00:12:28,359in trusting in Jesus23300:12:29,400 –> 00:12:30,359It only lasted23400:12:30,359 –> 00:12:31,479a few hours for me23500:12:32,039 –> 00:12:33,000But whether it be23600:12:33,000 –> 00:12:33,739hours23700:12:33,739 –> 00:12:34,880days23800:12:34,940 –> 00:12:35,520months23900:12:35,520 –> 00:12:36,020years24000:12:36,020 –> 00:12:36,520or decades24100:12:37,020 –> 00:12:38,159Trusting Christ24200:12:38,900 –> 00:12:40,219will be the new24300:12:40,219 –> 00:12:41,580dynamic of your life24400:12:42,219 –> 00:12:43,979Don’t expect it to be easy24500:12:43,979 –> 00:12:45,340Your faith will be tested24600:12:45,340 –> 00:12:46,380as mine was24700:12:46,380 –> 00:12:47,659You may experience days24800:12:47,659 –> 00:12:49,659of great darkness24900:12:49,659 –> 00:12:50,700You may go through times25000:12:50,700 –> 00:12:51,739when you feel that25100:12:51,739 –> 00:12:53,179God is far from you25200:12:53,179 –> 00:12:54,340You may experience25300:12:54,340 –> 00:12:55,739great pain in your body25400:12:55,739 –> 00:12:56,460as I did25500:12:56,460 –> 00:12:57,500or great pain25600:12:57,500 –> 00:12:58,299in your soul25700:12:59,099 –> 00:13:00,140But His presence25800:13:00,140 –> 00:13:01,179is with you25900:13:01,179 –> 00:13:02,219And the strength26000:13:02,219 –> 00:13:03,179He gives26100:13:03,820 –> 00:13:04,700will get you through26200:13:05,659 –> 00:13:06,700My faith was tested26300:13:06,700 –> 00:13:08,260from the time I Trusted Jesus26400:13:08,260 –> 00:13:09,299right up to the end26500:13:09,299 –> 00:13:11,219When the moment of my death26600:13:11,219 –> 00:13:12,179drew near26700:13:12,179 –> 00:13:13,539It seemed as if26800:13:13,539 –> 00:13:14,940all the worse things26900:13:14,940 –> 00:13:16,539I had ever done27000:13:16,539 –> 00:13:18,859flashed across my dulling mind27100:13:18,859 –> 00:13:20,140My sins were real27200:13:20,140 –> 00:13:20,780Alive27300:13:20,780 –> 00:13:21,500Fresh27400:13:21,500 –> 00:13:22,619and present27500:13:22,619 –> 00:13:23,500and they were many27600:13:25,099 –> 00:13:26,580It felt as if I would27700:13:26,580 –> 00:13:27,580drown in them27800:13:27,580 –> 00:13:28,780That my sins would27900:13:28,780 –> 00:13:29,659overwhelm me28000:13:29,659 –> 00:13:30,940and damn me28100:13:30,940 –> 00:13:32,140Forever28200:13:32,140 –> 00:13:33,020All I could do28300:13:33,020 –> 00:13:33,820Was trust28400:13:33,919 –> 00:13:35,520The promise of Jesus28500:13:35,799 –> 00:13:37,039Today28600:13:37,039 –> 00:13:38,780You will be28700:13:38,780 –> 00:13:39,780in28800:13:39,780 –> 00:13:41,239Paradise28900:13:41,239 –> 00:13:43,200He had given His Word29000:13:43,200 –> 00:13:44,239and I found hope29100:13:44,239 –> 00:13:45,599in believing that His29200:13:45,599 –> 00:13:46,919commitment29300:13:46,919 –> 00:13:48,440to bring me into Heaven29400:13:48,440 –> 00:13:50,080would be stronger29500:13:50,080 –> 00:13:51,119than everything29600:13:51,119 –> 00:13:52,159that would conspire29700:13:52,159 –> 00:13:53,719to keep me out29800:13:55,159 –> 00:13:56,239Trusting in Jesus29900:13:56,239 –> 00:13:57,039begins30000:13:57,039 –> 00:13:58,119with a decision30100:13:58,119 –> 00:13:59,359a commitment30200:13:59,359 –> 00:14:00,359and a prayer30300:14:01,799 –> 00:14:03,239But it’s more than that30400:14:03,619 –> 00:14:04,700Trusting Jesus30500:14:04,700 –> 00:14:06,200is a way of life30600:14:06,700 –> 00:14:07,940Looking back I see30700:14:07,940 –> 00:14:08,940that I wasted my years30800:14:08,940 –> 00:14:09,780on Earth30900:14:10,380 –> 00:14:12,059I lived for myself31000:14:12,059 –> 00:14:13,820I failed to love God31100:14:13,820 –> 00:14:15,659but that changed31200:14:15,659 –> 00:14:18,380when I met Jesus Christ31300:14:19,340 –> 00:14:20,460The King31400:14:20,460 –> 00:14:21,460captured31500:14:21,460 –> 00:14:22,460my mind31600:14:22,460 –> 00:14:23,460His love31700:14:23,460 –> 00:14:24,460and care for me31800:14:24,460 –> 00:14:25,580laid hold31900:14:25,580 –> 00:14:26,820of my heart32000:14:26,820 –> 00:14:27,820If I had been given32100:14:27,820 –> 00:14:28,820a longer life32200:14:28,820 –> 00:14:29,820on Earth32300:14:29,820 –> 00:14:31,179I would’ve lived it32400:14:31,179 –> 00:14:32,539for Him32500:14:32,559 –> 00:14:34,039No question32600:14:34,039 –> 00:14:35,039that gift was not32700:14:35,039 –> 00:14:37,039given to me32800:14:37,039 –> 00:14:38,840but right now32900:14:38,840 –> 00:14:39,840it is being given33000:14:39,840 –> 00:14:41,039to you33100:14:41,039 –> 00:14:43,039So please cherish33200:14:43,039 –> 00:14:44,039every day you have33300:14:44,039 –> 00:14:45,039and live in a way33400:14:45,039 –> 00:14:46,159that honors33500:14:46,159 –> 00:14:47,080your Lord and Savior33600:14:47,080 –> 00:14:48,760Jesus Christ33700:14:50,039 –> 00:14:51,039Jesus33800:14:51,039 –> 00:14:52,039gives all of us33900:14:52,039 –> 00:14:53,039who trust Him34000:14:53,039 –> 00:14:54,039a whole new34100:14:54,039 –> 00:14:55,039purpose34200:14:55,039 –> 00:14:56,039and desire34300:15:00,039 –> 00:15:01,080It’s not so much34400:15:01,080 –> 00:15:02,080that you are living34500:15:02,080 –> 00:15:03,679for every new thing34600:15:04,719 –> 00:15:05,719You are living34700:15:05,719 –> 00:15:06,719for someone34800:15:07,719 –> 00:15:08,719The one who loved you34900:15:08,719 –> 00:15:09,719and gave Himself35000:15:09,719 –> 00:15:10,719for you35100:15:11,719 –> 00:15:12,719The one that you35200:15:12,719 –> 00:15:13,719are going35300:15:13,719 –> 00:15:14,719to share the35400:15:14,719 –> 00:15:15,719unending35500:15:15,719 –> 00:15:16,719choice35600:15:16,719 –> 00:15:17,719of Heaven with35700:15:18,719 –> 00:15:19,719The one35800:15:19,719 –> 00:15:20,719who one day35900:15:20,719 –> 00:15:21,820will welcome you36000:15:21,820 –> 00:15:23,719into Heaven36100:15:23,719 –> 00:15:24,719Jesus Christ36200:15:24,719 –> 00:15:26,719the Son of God36300:15:26,719 –> 00:15:29,719You’re listening to36400:15:29,719 –> 00:15:30,719a special edition36500:15:30,719 –> 00:15:31,719of Open the Bible36600:15:32,320 –> 00:15:33,320with Colin Smith36700:15:33,320 –> 00:15:34,320and the dramatised36800:15:34,320 –> 00:15:35,320reading of Heaven36900:15:35,320 –> 00:15:36,320How I Got Here37000:15:36,320 –> 00:15:37,359and a great reminder37100:15:37,359 –> 00:15:38,359Colin37200:15:38,359 –> 00:15:39,359that we get to37300:15:39,359 –> 00:15:40,359heaven in only37400:15:40,359 –> 00:15:41,359one way37500:15:41,359 –> 00:15:42,359Yeah that’s right37600:15:42,359 –> 00:15:43,359and it’s very37700:15:43,359 –> 00:15:44,359very clear from his story37800:15:44,359 –> 00:15:45,359I mean he had37900:15:45,359 –> 00:15:46,359not lived a life38000:15:46,359 –> 00:15:47,380that was pleasing38100:15:47,380 –> 00:15:48,380to God38200:15:48,380 –> 00:15:49,380and he’s right at38300:15:49,380 –> 00:15:50,380the end of his life38400:15:50,380 –> 00:15:51,380there’s no way38500:15:51,380 –> 00:15:52,380he’s going38600:15:52,380 –> 00:15:53,380to get into Heaven38700:15:53,380 –> 00:15:54,380except through38800:15:54,380 –> 00:15:55,380Jesus Christ38900:15:55,380 –> 00:15:56,380and Jesus Christ39000:15:56,380 –> 00:15:57,380alone39100:15:57,380 –> 00:15:58,380But you know39200:15:58,380 –> 00:15:59,380that’s true39300:15:59,380 –> 00:16:00,380for me as well39400:16:00,380 –> 00:16:01,380I haven’t lived39500:17:02,020 –> 00:17:03,020a life39600:17:03,020 –> 00:17:04,020that was pleasing39700:17:04,020 –> 00:17:05,020to God39800:17:05,020 –> 00:17:06,260but I come to39900:17:06,260 –> 00:17:07,260Heaven40000:17:07,260 –> 00:17:08,260and believe40100:17:08,260 –> 00:17:09,260and be40200:17:09,260 –> 00:17:10,260Chuniby40300:17:10,260 –> 00:17:11,260and believe40400:17:11,260 –> 00:17:12,260I just40500:17:12,260 –> 00:17:13,020have40600:17:13,020 –> 00:17:14,020to just40700:17:14,020 –> 00:17:15,420believe40800:17:17,000 –> 00:17:18,339and I hope40900:17:18,339 –> 00:17:19,300that when41000:17:19,300 –> 00:17:20,599I go back41100:17:20,599 –> 00:17:21,599to Heaven41200:17:21,599 –> 00:17:22,339that’s the41300:17:22,339 –> 00:17:23,099place41400:17:23,099 –> 00:17:24,099I want to be41500:17:24,099 –> 00:17:25,099and I want41600:17:25,099 –> 00:17:26,099to live41700:17:26,099 –> 00:17:27,180in heaven41800:17:27,180 –> 00:17:28,180never41900:17:28,180 –> 00:17:29,180Surely42000:17:29,939 –> 00:17:31,079I mean42100:18:31,719 –> 00:18:32,619and42200:18:33,219 –> 00:18:34,219the soul42300:18:34,219 –> 00:18:35,439goes into the presence of42400:18:35,439 –> 00:18:36,599the Lord so42500:18:36,599 –> 00:18:37,619I think one of the reasons42600:18:37,619 –> 00:18:38,619why many folks42700:18:38,619 –> 00:18:39,619really struggle42800:18:39,619 –> 00:18:40,619to imagine42900:18:40,619 –> 00:18:41,619how there can be any43000:18:41,619 –> 00:18:42,619joy in heaven43100:18:42,619 –> 00:18:43,619is that it’s just43200:18:43,619 –> 00:18:44,619difficult to imagine43300:18:44,619 –> 00:18:45,619life43400:18:45,619 –> 00:18:46,619apart from43500:18:46,619 –> 00:18:47,619the body43600:18:47,619 –> 00:18:48,619but think43700:18:48,619 –> 00:18:49,619about this43800:18:49,619 –> 00:18:50,619We’re told43900:18:50,619 –> 00:18:51,619in the scripture44000:18:51,619 –> 00:18:52,619about angels44100:18:52,619 –> 00:18:53,619and angels44200:18:53,619 –> 00:18:54,619are spirits44300:18:54,619 –> 00:18:55,619they do not44400:18:55,619 –> 00:18:56,619have44500:18:56,619 –> 00:18:57,560bodies44600:18:57,560 –> 00:18:58,560in the way44700:18:58,560 –> 00:18:59,560that we have44800:18:59,560 –> 00:19:00,560bodies44900:19:01,020 –> 00:19:02,040angels45000:19:02,040 –> 00:19:03,040inquire45100:19:03,040 –> 00:19:04,040the bible says45200:19:04,040 –> 00:19:05,040inquiring45300:19:05,040 –> 00:19:06,040into these45400:19:06,040 –> 00:19:07,040things45500:19:07,040 –> 00:19:08,040angels worship45600:19:08,040 –> 00:19:09,040they’re actively45700:19:09,040 –> 00:19:10,040engaged45800:19:10,040 –> 00:19:11,040in the life45900:19:11,040 –> 00:19:12,040of heaven46000:19:12,040 –> 00:19:13,040and that will46100:19:13,040 –> 00:19:14,040be true46200:19:14,040 –> 00:19:15,040for believers46300:19:15,040 –> 00:19:16,040immediately46400:19:16,040 –> 00:19:17,040after death46500:19:17,040 –> 00:19:18,040to be away46600:19:18,040 –> 00:19:19,040from the46700:19:19,040 –> 00:19:20,040body46800:19:20,040 –> 00:19:21,040means to be46900:19:21,040 –> 00:19:22,040at home47000:19:22,040 –> 00:19:23,040with the Lord47100:19:23,040 –> 00:19:24,040it’s to be47200:19:24,040 –> 00:19:25,040with Christ47300:19:25,040 –> 00:19:26,040and to be47400:19:26,040 –> 00:19:27,040actively engaged47500:19:27,040 –> 00:19:28,040in life47600:19:28,040 –> 00:19:29,040and his47700:19:29,040 –> 00:19:30,040presence47800:22:00,040 –> 00:22:02,040we’re all47900:22:02,040 –> 00:22:03,040called to48000:22:03,040 –> 00:22:04,040join48100:22:04,040 –> 00:22:05,040together48200:22:05,040 –> 00:22:06,040as one48300:22:06,040 –> 00:22:07,040in the48400:22:07,040 –> 00:22:08,040church48500:22:08,040 –> 00:22:09,040AM48600:22:09,040 –> 00:22:10,040AM48700:22:10,040 –> 00:22:11,040AM48800:22:11,040 –> 00:22:12,040AM48900:22:12,040 –> 00:22:13,040AM49000:22:13,040 –> 00:22:14,040AM49100:22:14,040 –> 00:22:16,040AM49200:22:16,040 –> 00:22:17,040AM49300:22:17,040 –> 00:22:18,040AM49400:22:18,040 –> 00:22:19,040AM49500:22:19,040 –> 00:22:20,040MX49600:22:20,040 –> 00:22:21,040AM49700:22:21,040 –> 00:22:22,040AM49800:22:22,040 –> 00:22:23,040AM49900:22:23,040 –> 00:22:24,040AM50000:22:24,040 –> 00:22:25,040AM50100:22:25,040 –> 00:22:26,040AM50200:22:26,040 –> 00:22:27,040AM50300:22:27,040 –> 00:22:28,040AM50400:22:28,040 –> 00:22:29,040AM50500:22:29,040 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