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How Do You Enter Heaven?

The Scriptures tell us that we can enter heaven by sincere faith. Faith is based on truth and not a feeling. The Word says you can stand before the throne of grace––so you can. You simply step forward by faith and stand in the heavenly dimension. Your faith establishes your experience, not your feelings or outward circumstances.

Moses was appointed by God to build a Tabernacle in the wilderness. The study of the Tabernacle is amazing, as it prophetically reveals Jesus and His finished work on the cross.

The holy place hosted a table of shewbread, the golden lampstand and the altar of incense. Only the priests could enter this place. They worshiped and interceded there and kept the lamps burning.

The holy of holies—the innermost place in the Tabernacle—was where the glory of God was fully manifested. The Ark of the Covenant was situated there with the mercy seat upon it. Cherubim made of pure gold spread their wings over the mercy seat. God spoke concerning His people above the mercy seat between the wings of the cherubim. Only the high priest could enter this place, and only once a year to make atonement for the sins of the people.

There was a veil between the holy place and the holy of holies in the Temple that two thousand years ago was supernaturally rent from the top to the bottom when Christ was crucified. It was a sign that Jesus had established the true and living tabernacle in heaven and had given all believers access. No longer did a veil separate us from God and His glorious presence. The true holy place—heaven itself—was available for every believer to enter. Through the gift of eternal life in Christ, we were given access to the eternal dimension and to God’s holy domain—to the heavenly holy of holies.

Now, because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, any believer can enter the holiest place. This is very exciting. The writer of Hebrews declares that we have full confidence to enter the holy place in heaven itself through the finished work of the cross. Jesus gave us access. He goes on to exhort us to draw near to heaven itself (“the holy place”) in full assurance of faith. You draw near with your faith.

Through faith, I can boldly stand before God in the heavens and worship Him. I can also access promises and blessings and bring them into the earthly dimension by activating my faith as I am led and directed by the Holy Spirit. This is why Jesus taught us to pray for His Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Questions to Ponder: Is the understanding that you can enter the holiest place new to you? How do you regard this invitation? Are you willing to ask God to help you accept the invitation?