Bible Questions Answered:
“What I want to know is do they see
us from heaven?...”
Rodney/ Stevensville, Montana U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
According to the Bible, yes!
Hebrews 12:1 KJV
(We are seen by
heavenly hosts.)
Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let
us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us,
and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Why? Because
they're cheering us on, let's not fail The Lord, and all those who
are watching!
(And, No this verse
does not just refer to saints mentioned in chapter 11, 17 saints,
these alone would hardly constitute a Great Cloud of Witnesses!
Philippians 3:20
KJV (We are heard by
heavenly hosts.)
For our
conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for The
Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ:
Who should know
better than the Apostle Paul...
II Corinthians
12:4 KJV (Paul)
How that he was caught up into
paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a
man to utter.
Matthew 3:16,17 KJV (Christ's
baptism, He was over shadowed by The Father And Holy Spirit.)
16 And Jesus, when He was baptized,
went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were
opened unto Him, and He saw The Spirit Of God descending like A Dove,
and lighting upon Him:
17 And lo A Voice From Heaven,
saying, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 17:5 KJV (Mount of
transfiguration over shadowed by The Father, Moses and Elijah.)
While He yet spake, behold, a bright
cloud overshadowed them: and behold A Voice out of the cloud, which
said, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.
II Peter 1:17,18 KJV (Mount of
transfiguration)
17 For He received from God the
Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to Him from the
excellent glory, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18 And this voice which came from
heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount.
Luke 15:3-7 KJV
(Heavenly hosts rejoice over a sinners repentance.)
3 And He spake this parable unto
them, saying,
4 What man of you, having an hundred
sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in
the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
5 And when he hath found it, he
layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home, he
calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice
with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7 I say unto you, that likewise
joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than
over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Acts 7:54-58 KJV (Heavenly
Witnesses, at Stephens death.)
54 When they heard these things,
they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him (Stephen) with
their teeth.
55 But he, being full of The Holy
Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw
the glory of God, and Jesus standing
on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the
heavens opened, and The Son Of Man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Then they cried out with a loud
voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 And cast him out of the city, and
stoned him:
Acts 9:3-5 NLT
(Jesus watching Paul)
3 As he was approaching Damascus on
this mission, a Light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.
4 He fell to the ground and heard A
Voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting Me?”
5 “Who are you, lord?” Saul
asked. And The Voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are
persecuting!
I Corinthians 4:9 NLT (The
Apostle Paul, witnessed to men and angels)
"... I sometimes think God has
put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a
victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to
the entire world—to people and angels alike.
Revelation
6:9-11 NLT (Heavenly Martyrs speak out.)
9 When The Lamb broke the fifth
seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred
for The Word Of God and for being faithful in their testimony.
10 They shouted to The Lord and
said, “O Sovereign Lord, Holy and True, how long before you judge
the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what
they have done to us?”
11 Then a white robe was given to
each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the
full number of their brothers and sisters—their fellow servants of
Jesus who were to be martyred—had joined them.
(The inference is
clear, the martyrs having viewed the earth, saw that their slayers
were anything but judged, and they sought justice from The Lord.)
(When Babylon is
judged, an angel speaks of the events on earth saying...)
Revelation 18:20
NLT (See Revelation 19:1-5)
Rejoice over her fate, O heaven
and people of God and apostles and prophets! For
at last God has judged her for your sakes.
(It is more than
apparent, saints are watching the events of earth.)
Yes, saints and
angels view us.
In our world we
have at best Imperfect knowledge, but the Apostle reminds us that
once in God's eternal kingdom.....
I Corinthians 13:9,12 NLT
9 Now our knowledge is partial and
incomplete..."
12 Now we see things imperfectly, like
puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything
with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows
me completely.
