2 Cor. 12:2-4 - "I know a man in Christ, who was caught up to the third heaven under fourteen years; whether he was caught up with the body, I do not know, whether he was caught up without the body. God only knows that. I know that man. He was caught up to heaven, and he heard the words of the Holy Spirit; and the man heard the words. Do not utter.” As my grandmother lay in a coma for several days, the hospital room was dark, It was quiet. My mother and my daughter were sitting beside her bed when the door of the room opened. Our junior pastor, Adrian Rogers with one of his attendants He came to visit and pray. After sharing the scriptures, they joined hands and prayed that my grandmother would enter heaven peacefully. After they pray she sits on the bed and opens her eyes (like a dove) and makes a mournful cry, Oo, Aha, Amma, Amma. "She'll see daddy!" said one. To that Dr. Rogers Responding “No, she sees Jesus! Everyone agreed. She did not say another word. And soon she went to be with Jesus. but God allowed her to see the glory before she died. In our passage, Paul speaks of one who has received a vision of glory. Then he realized that I was the person in the passage (v. 7). He was taken to paradise. There he heard strange sounds and sights saw That incident changed his life forever. God had to put a thorn in his flesh to keep him from being spiritually proud. From then on, more than ever, he lived completely in touch with Jesus. Once we see the glories of heaven and the glorious face of Jesus, we are lost to worldly charms. Before you die you may not have a vision of the glorious moment of heaven like Paul did, but you can have the certainty that heaven is your home. If you are born again your name is in the book of life. You are a vision of heavenly glory, You will have the joy of seeing the true glory of God and Jesus forever.
