(Matthew 3:1-3) “In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!..“From that time on Jesus began to preach “Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). 

It is clear from both Testaments that repentance was the pre-requisite needed for men and women to enter into the Kingdom of God, and that unless they repented they would not see the Kingdom of God or heaven for that matter, either in this age or in the age to come.

Heaven and hell are unseen spiritual realities which the Lord Jesus spoke about in the four gospels and are found in the letters of the apostles in the New Testament. Repentance was the key to opening the door to the glories of heaven.  The Lord Jesus Himself said; “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3, 5)…

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