Discovering Heaven
Value: Heaven
The scientists at Exedor Laboratories got the strangest assignment they ever saw
one day in October. The company specialized in using scientific research to find
out the big mysteries of the universe and they had done very well in the last
few years. The project they received that day though was the strangest of them
all and the customer who ordered the research was very mysterious.
Hector, the lead scientist read the assignment to his research team. All of the
scientists put down their microscopes and their special glasses for examining
things that need to be examined and buttoned up their white coats to listen.
“This assignment will be the most difficult of all we have done, gentleman.”
Hector said in a slight German accent. “We are to research the existence of
Heaven. We are to gather information from every source, every religion all
around the world and prove scientifically that Heaven exists and then provide to
our customers details of what it will be like and how to get there.”
Well, the staff was pretty confused by their assignment but they got right on
it. Before long, they were fanning out into the libraries and around the world
to find proof of the existence of Heaven. Georgiou found that the Heaven called
Nirvana is not really a place at all but an afterlife where you stop existing
and get absorbed into a “great nothingness.”
“That won’t do Georgiou. We would have to prove that this ‘Great Nothingness’
exists and how to get there. Besides that sounds more like a recipe for chicken
soup than heaven.” Hector responded sarcastically. The big religions all seemed
to have similar results where the followers worked for all their lives really
hard or over several lives only to get sucked up into some nothingness that had
no location and no witness that this place really existed. Then came the silly
ones.
“Here is one where after you die, you go to a large roller rink where you play
roller dodge ball for eternity.” Philippe reported.
“Here is one where you get your own planet and you get to have hundreds of wives
and you become a god yourself.” Sydney read from his clipboard. “Hector I don’t
know about this one. I can’t keep up with the wife I have, hundreds just seems
silly.” He concluded and Hector agreed.
“Here is one where you where mouse ears and go on rides for eternity.” Reported
Reginald.
“That’s not heaven, that’s Disneyland!” Hector objected. Gentlemen, these are
all really dopey heavens. I want something we can verify, something that is
worthy of a persons eternal soul. Something that doesn’t sound like a comic
book. Find me a heaven that can be verified with witnesses.” And he sent his
scientists out for another month of research. Finally, they gathered for their
final reports and it didn’t go much better. Scientist after scientist presented
their report but there was no proof.
“We have to have a witness, someone who has been to heaven and came back to give
us the details. Does anybody have such a heaven?”
“I do.” The shy voice from the back. It was Lucy, the daughter of Reginald who
was only in the fifth grade. She wasn’t even a scientist but Hector was
desperate.
“Then share your findings with the scientific community Lucy, come speak into
the microphone.” The little girl walked to the front carrying a mysterious
looking book in her hands. Then she spoke.
“It’s all in this book. It’s an ancient book of writings and listen to this.
’Nobody can tell you about heaven except someone who has been there and returned
again to take you there.”
“EXACTLY!” Hector shouted with excitement. “Read more little girl.”
“Ok” said Lucy and she read “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that
where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye
know.” Lucy finished reading.
“Who said these words? This person is the witness of what Heaven is like that we
need!.” Hector said frantically.
“It’s Jesus.” Lucy answered holding up the book. “And the book is the Bible that
everybody has in their houses. Jesus came down from heaven to take us there. He
tells us all about it. Listen to how it will be:” she said and then she opened
the book to read again.
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first
earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I saw the holy city, New
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall
be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain. And it had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates
twelve angels, and names written there. And the foundations of the wall of the
city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was
jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
and the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for
the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the
gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.”
“This is the proof we all need.” Hector prepared. This little girl has brought
the evidence that everyone needs to know that there is a heaven, what it looks
like and that there is a witness and how to get there. Wait a minute, how do we
get there Lucy?” Hector asked.
“You accept Jesus into your heart and you become a new creature and then when
everybody is ready, Jesus will come back and take us all there himself and we
will have new bodies and never get sick or die or be sad ever again, forever and
ever and ever.” Lucy answered confidently.
“Hector, I vote that we all go to the lab and have Lucy show us how to get Jesus
in our hearts so we can go to Heaven for more research.” Philippe moved and all
the scientists cheered for joy at the suggestion.
And Lucy did just that. She took them to the chapel instead of the lab but one
by one each scientist came to know Jesus and became a new creature and they
prepared their report that pointed to the one place we all have but so many of
us never look, the Bible with the roadmap and proof that there is a Heaven an
that God has a plan for us to live there forever.