Vetting by Gary Rose

There are two pictures associated with this post. Both of them are the product of someone's graphic abilities. The one with color discusses "vetting" and puts words into Jesus' mouth which he did not say, yet are true. The sign with an arrow does not exist in real life, but Jesus did say those words (John 14:6)

There is a heaven and God vets according to HIS RULES, not ours. Its sad, but not everyone who wants to enter heaven will get there. Don't believe me? Well, are you willing to listen to the Bible?

Read on if you are....

Matthew, Chapter 7 (World English Bible)

 ¹³  “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.   ¹⁴  How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it. (emp. added, vss. 13-14, GDR)

  ¹⁵  “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.   ¹⁶  By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?   ¹⁷  Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.   ¹⁸  A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.   ¹⁹  Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.   ²⁰  Therefore by their fruits you will know them.   ²¹  Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (emp. added vs. 21, GDR)  ²²  Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’   ²³  Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’ 

  ²⁴  “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.   ²⁵  The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.   ²⁶  Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.   ²⁷  The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.” (emp. added, vss 24-27, GDR)

AND

Revelation, Chapter 21 (World English Bible)

 ¹ I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more. ² I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.  ³ I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.  ⁴ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.” 

  ⁵ He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”   ⁶ He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.  I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.   ⁷  He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.   ⁸  But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” 
(emp. added, vss. 7,8 GDR)

  ⁹ One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.”  ¹⁰ He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,  ¹¹ having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;  ¹² having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. (emp. added vss. 10-12, GDR) ¹³ On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.  ¹⁴ The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.  ¹⁵ He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.  ¹⁶ The city is square, and its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.  ¹⁷ Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits,by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.  ¹⁸ The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.  ¹⁹ The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;  ²⁰ the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.  ²¹ The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.  ²² I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.  ²³ The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.  ²⁴ The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.  ²⁵ Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),  ²⁶ and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.  ²⁷ There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life. (emp. added vs. 27, GDR)

Yes, there is extreme vetting for entrance into God's heaven. Yes, there is there is a wall. Lastly, there are entrance requirements: Listen and follow the words of Jesus and live a life that God would have you to live! In short, do what God tells you to do!!!

If you can answer yes to the above requirements, I hope to see you there. If you can't, then perhaps you just need a bit of a refresher.

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