Accumulate Wealth in Heaven
It was 2000 years ago that Christ Jesus lived in Palestine.
However, people living today did not even live 200 years ago. And they will not surely live 200 years later. Yet, nobody feels fear if they find that they did not live 200 years ago, although they may be afraid that they cannot live 200 years later.
Or for most people, they will not even live 100 years later, and when they think of it, they may be afraid that their death will surely come within 100 years. But nobody would feel fear when they find that they did not exist and live 100 years ago.
Before the birth of anybody, the world existed and history was going on. And, nobody feels fear that they did not exist, say, 100 years ago. But when they think that they will not live and exist 100 years later, which means that they will die within 100 years, they may feel fear.
The only solution to this fear is that God can give eternal life to believers.
From the beginning, why don't people feel fear when finding that they did not exist, say, 100 yeas ago? But they are surely afraid that they will die within 100 years.
People do not feel fear knowing that there was the world even before they were born. But they would feel fear thinking that they will die sooner or later while the world is going on.
Before people were born, they did not exist in this world. After they die, they will not exist in this world. It is as if people were going from nothing to nothing or from naught to naught, and going for no purposes.
However, Christ Jesus said to accumulate and keep wealth in Heaven but not in this world where wealth gets rotten. It must mean that there is a chance to enjoy wealth in Heaven after death. And the purpose of life in this world is to accumulate and keep wealth in Heaven.
To have faith in Christ Jesus is to believe this teaching. However, wealth and treasure meant here should not be material, since Heaven is not material. And life people will be given in Heaven must not be material, too.
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M'r:8:27: And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
M'r:8:28: And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
M'r:8:29: And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
M'r:8:30: And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.