Will Some Christians Be Sad in Heaven?

By David J. Stewart | April 2018

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Here are some resources to help answers your questions...

https://www.jesus-is-savior.com/BTP/DJS/Rewards/toc.htm

Sermons on "rewards" by Dr. Jack Hyles...

http://www.jesusisprecious.org/sermons/audio/jack_hyles/a_full_reward.mp3
http://www.jesusisprecious.org/sermons/audio/jack_hyles/TheRecompenceOfReward1997.mp3
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/BTP/Dr_Jack_Hyles/the_misunderstood_judgement_seat_of_christ1997.mp3

I hope you will take the time to listen to those helpful sermons. Certainly, every believer will rejoice to be in Heaven, but we cannot ignore plain Scriptures such as Daniel 12:3, "And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." So believers who don't mature to bear fruit will NOT shine in Heaven. Luke 8:11-15 is a parable about soul-winning, the parable of the sower and the seeds. We reap what we sow, and won't reap what we don't sow.

We don't read about "every tear" being wiped away until AFTER the 1,000 reign of Christ during the millennium (Revelation 21:4). The Holy Bible teaches in 1st Corinthians 3:11-15 that some believers will SUFFER LOSS at the Judgment Seat of Christ, losing everything, except their eternal security. That won't be a happy moment. You mentioned the sins in your life Nipun. Christ has already paid for our sins at Calvary on the cross. This is why 2nd Corinthians 5:10-11 says that the Lord will judge us as believers "that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" and not our "sins." So we won't face the punishment of our sins, but we will suffer missed opportunities, the time wasted, the lost blessings, positions of leadership, eternal possessions, et cetera.

When a believer sins, committing a crime, a believer can be restored to sweet fellowship with God. They can obtain the SAME Holy Spirit power and walk with God, but they have forfeited the former position they may have held. They have missed out on blessings and opportunities. They have missed out on souls they could have won to Christ. Albeit, they can never lose their salvation. They can claim the SAME promises. God doesn't have different promises to those who don't go into sin, verses those who do go into sin. Dr. Hyles explains this truth in this MP3 sermon...

http://www.jesusisprecious.org/sermons/audio/jack_hyles/TheRecompenceOfReward1997.mp3

There will be tears in Heaven. Rock "king," Elvis Presley lived a life of sin and shame. I seriously doubt if Elvis never led anyone to Christ. Dr. Hyles once witnessed the Gospel to Elvis in an elevator in Dallas, Texas, and was convinced that Elvis is saved. I believe he was too, from what I have read from Elvis' family. If Elvis is in Heaven, he is rejoicing. His sins are under the blood; but Elvis missed out on all that he could have done for God, wasting his life here on earth. The worst thing about sin is not the sin itself, but the good that it hinders us from doing. Elvis is sad in Heaven, in his rejoicing, knowing that he missed out on so many opportunities to use his fame and fortune for the cause of Christ, but he DIDN'T. This is the only logical conclusion that we can make from Daniel 12:3, Revelation 21:4 and Luke 8:15.

What would be the incentive to "lay up treasures in Heaven" (Matthew 6:19-20), as Jesus said, if every believer will receive the same rewards? We can earn back lost rewards while still on earth. We cannot lose our position in Christ, nor the blessed presence of the Holy Spirit, nor our peace, nor our hope of a better life in Heaven, nor of all the unconditional promises of God. Some promises are conditional, like laying up treasures in Heaven. Certainly, the greatest treasures of all is eternal life, our family in Heaven and our blessed Lord Jesus Christ, which we can never lose. I don't claim to have all the answers. I am not quite sure how it all works, but by examining the Scriptures, I am convinced that some believers will be happier than others in Heaven.

Albeit, since the Scriptures tell us that every tear shall be wiped away at the end of the millennium, that must mean that those tears and sadness over our earthly failures must end too. How could the tears stop if the pain of our failures didn't? Christ bore the punishment of our sins on the cross, but the Bible says we must still have to give account for the good and the bad done in our body. I always compare the two judgment to criminal court verses civil court. Thanks be to Christ, we can never be in danger of God's criminal court at the Great White Throne of Judgment. However, we can still suffer loss in civil court, where we stand to lose rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ. The Bible says that if we are faithful in little, God will make us ruler over much; but if we have not been faithful in that which is least, God will not trust us to rule over much. So I believe that our position of leadership, as we rule with Christ over the earth during His 1,000 year millennial reign, will be decided by our faithfulness here on earth.

“Now you say, 'Brother Hyles, you make an issue.' You dead sure better know I'll make an issue!”
—BATTLE OF THE AGES (MP3, Dr. Jack Hyles, “The King James Bible crowd is going to come out on top!”)


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