Step 1:

We live in an upside down world

The Kingdom of Heaven is Run on Humility.
God's Kingdom is driven by Abundance.
In Heaven, there is an unending infinite Supply.
God is an infinite Creator, and therefore an infinite Giver.
"The Meek will inherit the Earth."
Selflessness (serving others) is what motivates the people of Heaven.
Humility is the Social Currency of Heaven.
Humility is What makes Heaven Thrive.
Humility is What rejuvenates  all of Creation.

Proverbs 6:16-19 (KJV)
These six things doth the LORD hate:

yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

1. 1. 1. A proud look, 

      2. a lying tongue,

      3. and hands that shed innocent blood,

      4. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,

      5. feet that be swift in running to mischief,

      6. A false witness that speaketh lies,

      7. and he that soweth discord among brethren.
         
         

That basically describes in a nutshell the difference between Heaven and Hell.

Pride is the Currency of this World.
Pride is driven by a spirit of lack. Why?
Because without the Creator Creating:
The supply is constantly being drained.
The Devil doesn't create, He just takes
Satan can only take and pervert what God creates.
Pride is the social currency on Earth.
Selfishness (serving self) is what drives people of the world.
"The Proud  will destroy the  Earth."

Ok, Before we go too far: Here's a Disclaimer, and a Caution:

Many Verses in the Bible are designed for a specific purpose.
Sometimes that purpose is designed to purposely hurt our feelings. 

"No! Really?" 

"Yep!"

Why might that be? Because our feelings need to be hurt, when they are interfering with the Salvation of God in Our Eternal Soul. 

Our feelings can be Great Liars, Skillful Deceivers, and Demonic Betrayers. 

That is why the Kingdom of God is NOT run on our feelings, but rather upon
The Sure Foundation-- a Life filled with FAITH & OBEDIENCE, which comes directly from the Son of God.

What that means is:  The Bible is being honest about who we are;
And, about what we are doing, and about who we are really serving. 

Believe me, when you get rebuked, corrected, or reproved by God, or judged in any way, he can expose some very deep pain, and ugly deep roots, and evil things we have done. The chances are strong, that it is not going to feel good, at least not initially. 

So we need to learn this lesson: God reproves us because He loves us, and Because God loves us he reproves us. We don't get one without the other. If God didn't love us, he wouldn't reprove us. Think about that. 

When a father doesn't care enough to correct his son, that is proof that the Father does not truly love his son (from a heavenly perspective). Reproof is the Pathway to Life (from a heavenly perspective). Ignorance and Neglect are the ways to Death (Remember: the Bubonic Plague). Both internally, and externally, negligence produced death both temporarily, and permanently. And a death of the most horrible kind.

Therefore Reproof, Rebuke, and Correction are good things, not bad things. And the Wise Man will welcome God's Rebuke or His Reproof (wherever it comes from--even a donkey). And God knows that we need his correction. So he gives it to us, in order to accomplish his will.  Do you know the difference between a reproof and a rebuke?

Reproof (The Conviction of Error)

• Greek Root: Derived from elegchō, meaning to confute, expose, or bring to light.

• Primary Purpose: To show a person their wrong action, prove their guilt, and bring understanding so they can repent.

• Biblical Usage: Often paired with instruction or wisdom (e.g., Proverbs 15:31: "The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise"). It acts as a mirror exposing a flaw so a person can get back on the right path. [1, 2, 3]

Rebuke (The Stern Censure)

• Greek Root: Derived from epitimaō, meaning to place a value upon, charge strictly, censure, or forbid.

• Primary Purpose: To issue a sharp, authoritative warning or command to halt behavior immediately.

• Biblical Usage: Can be directed at people in severe error, but is also used to command inanimate forces or spiritual powers (e.g., Matthew 8:26, where Jesus "rebuked the winds and the sea"). It carries a heavier tone of authority and an immediate stop-order. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Therefore, Some, or rather, Many Bible Passages are designed to:

Correct us. Reprove Us,
Rebuke us, and Exhort us. 

Please see the sister page to this one:
Correction = Heaven 

This is actually an exciting study.
You can do when you have some spare time.

Our daily prayer should especially be on receiving correction :

• • Thy kingdom come.

  • Thy will be done

  • On earth as it is, in heaven.

When the Bible Corrects us, it doesn't always feel good, at the time. In fact, it can really hurt at times, when we discover just how awful and how deep our selfishness goes. That can be an ugly revelation.

Hebrews 12:11 (KJV)
Now no chastening [discipline, correction, rebuke, reproof, or even punishment for wrongdoing] for the present, seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

So, being punished or corrected by God, is actually a high privilege: that just shows us that he cares about us, and cares about our future with him. If God didn't care about us, he wouldn't discipline us. But because he does discipline us, that shows that he does care about us.

We can continue to reject his discipline. But we can't fault him for wanting to help us change the terrible direction we are walking in.

Hebrews 12:7-9 (KJV)
If ye endure chastening [discipline], God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not [doesn't discipline]?
8 But if ye be without chastisement [discipline], whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not [true born again] sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

But if we continue to chafe against [or reject] the Lord's chastening [discipline], we will be stuck in our position against God's Will being done in our lives.

This is a necessary revelation, and very needed to help get us to the place where God wants to bless us. But he can't do that if we are walking in rebellion against him, his word, his son, his holy Spirit, and his whole kingdom. When we walk in ignorance and obey not his Commandments, the only thing he can do is discipline us for our good. God will often use the negative circumstances that are happening around us, to get our attention.

Before, we can open up, to the workings of God, all around us, we must receive the spirit of humility. Sometimes, we must absolutely stop what we are doing, before we can take any step towards doing what God is directing. 

For many people they find themselves in prison. All of their big life plans came crashing down, and now they're sitting in a jail cell, wondering:
Why am I here? 

And the answer from heaven often comes:
"Because I needed you to stop what you were doing. So you can start doing what I am doing."

That is how many start down the road of humility. After losing a job. After getting a divorce. After a near fatal car accident. After some great loss, or some great disappointment. The soul begins to search for the reason and the purpose behind what life is all about. That's when the walls of pride come crashing down. And humility begins to ask good solid heavenly Questions.

When that happens, the kingdom of God is near to the brokenhearted. To the forlorn. To the lost. To the humble.

Sometimes, (possibly most often), it is at our lowest points, that we begin searching for God. But we must begin in an attitude and spirit of humility. 

Because all the searching for God, in a spirit of pride, will not position the soul to enter the kingdom of heaven, nor will a proud heart submit to the will God, found in the word of God. Therefore, we need to have humility as our first step. STEP # 1. 

WE NEED:

• To have Humility. 

• To be humble. 

• To walk humbly.

• To listen carefully.

• To be open to correction, and training in righteousness.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV)
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Please see the sister page to this one:
Correction = Heaven 

This is actually an exciting study.
You can do when you have some spare time.

If you ask me, I would skip to that page now and select this page later, when
you want more content on this subject.

Jesus the Christ, (also known as Yeshua the Jewish Messiah), has given us a message that will help us navigate our steps, with great confidence and clarity, out of this dirty & diseased world, into God's Clean & Holy Eternal Home. 

He has called us to hear, study, learn, and obey the steps that will  lead us safely  into His Eternal Kingdom. They are prescribed for us in many messages and a repeating pattern, that shows us how to walk through the door, and walk along the narrow way, that leads down the road to eternal life. There are specific and definite steps we need to take that are clearly laid out. 

Jesus our Messiah paid a high price to bring us his message. Why would he do that? Because He created us for an Eternal Relationship with Him. But his kingdom and government run on a completely different level of righteousness, truth, holiness, and love, that is basically impossible to achieve in this planet in its current condition. 

Therefore, all those desire to enter him to his eternal kingdom, will need to go through a process of transformation from darkness to light. From death to life. From selfishness to selflessness.

But here lies the problem. Due to choices and decisions of those who have gone before us: We are born into a world that is hostile to God, hostile to His Son, and hostile to his government. As a result, in our current condition, we are as unfit to enter into the Eternal Kingdom of Heaven. Just as a pig wallowing in his pig stye, is unfit perform an open heart surgery in a pristine dirt free, operating room, so are we equally unclean to come into the holiness of heaven without a deep cleaning bath, brand new, pure white clothes, and heavenly oil covering our bodies. 

In other words, we have been invited to come into God's Holy Kingdom, but we need to be cleaned-up and prepared for the wedding. We need a bath. We need new clothes. We need soap, and oil, and perfume/cologneAnd essentially, we need a new heart that is ready, willing, and able, to carry out our new life and a totally new world, it's New standards, New expectations that is totally different from the world we live now. that  up before we will .

In reality, we can trust His message. He clearly lays out two different roads, with two opposite destinations. The big problem we have to solve is this: 

We are born into a world that has decided to take the road that is leading Many away from God. 

This road is filled with many false teachers, with many temptations and opportunities to deny God, and the majority of the population is following this road.

We need to choose one, and reject the other, as we respond to His Message. 

Jesus himself paid a high price to do the will of God, to bring us his message, and faced great opposition in the process. 

He passed down the responsibility to keep sharing his message to his followers, and they also paid a great price and faced great opposition in sharing this message. 

So you probably guessed it. We who will carry the responsibility to keep sharing his message, will likely pay a great price and face great opposition, for continuing to share the Message of God's Great Salvation.

That means you and I will suffer persecution. That's an important sign and road marker on our way into His Salvation. Remember, God's servants got beat up, abused, and even killed while going around inviting people to God's Wedding Party.

 This website is devoted to sharing the message that everyone is Called to Come to the Father's Heavenly Wedding Celebration: 

The Ultimate union of His Son to His Bride. The Heavenly reality is laid out, but "Many are Called, but Few are Chosen."

 Therefore, we will explore here the meaning, options, choices, and the predicted outcomes of our choices that will predict our future for us. 

And that is why Preparing 4 Heaven is one of the most important things we can do, for ourselves, our families, our friends, and neighbors. 

It is my conviction that we should all know and train ourselves on how to share this message, so that we can have the greatest outcome for the time we have spent on this planet.

Not everyone is preparing themselves for that Big Event. 

We need to proactively seek out and identify those who are not ready, and bring them this message. And in my estimation percentage of people who are not ready is huge.

Therefore we will explore the details surrounding the Invitation, as well as the  insuring that every person, is informed about the what is going to happen on the day that their body dies, and what will happen next. 

We have been given a clear road map of the future. We have two roads set before us. We have two masters . We will ultimately chose to serve one or the other. 

And we have one of two destinations, that we will discover at the end of the road we follow, where we will finally meet the end result of the master we have chosen, and the residence that has been prepared for us.

If we prepare ourselves, there will be no last-minute surprises.

But if we don't prepare ourselves, it's a pretty sure that that there will be a lot of last-minute surprises.

It is the goal of this website to minimize any last minute surprises.

May the God of heaven on earth make his word be known so that we and our loved ones will not miss out on the greatest invitation this world has ever offered.

Shalom peace to you,

In Jesus name,

TPD