00:00How are you? It's great to greet you again. We're now starting a couple of catechesis sessions about
00:26of Jesus' promise that leads to the fullness of abundant life for eternal participation
00:33with Him in heaven. When I think of heaven, the words of Saint Paul come to mind.
00:40in which he tells us that it is worth going through a thousand difficulties on this earth if we have
00:46Remember that what God has in store for us in heaven is far better than anything
00:52anything we could imagine. Yes, brother, Jesus has promised to take us with Him to heaven to
00:59to permanently and fully enjoy the abundant life we have already begun to live
01:05From the moment we are united with Him, Jesus has promised to take with Him all those who
01:13We have accepted him as Lord and confessed him in all our actions. Saint Mark
01:21testifies that Jesus, once he had risen from the dead, ascended to heaven.
01:26heaven, where he is seated at the right hand of the Father. And Jesus had to leave before then.
01:33of us. This was fitting so that he might prepare a place for us in his Father's house, as it says
01:39San Juan. Some people believe that only 144,000 people will go to heaven, which they claim
01:49by misreading Revelation 7 and believing that everyone else will remain on earth,
01:57which will become a very beautiful place where there will be no more death or pain and where
02:03We are all going to be very happy. This last point is a mistaken conclusion drawn from reading the text of Isaiah 11.
02:11This number, like most of the numbers in Revelation, is a symbolic number that represents
02:18to the whole church, since it results from multiplying 12, which are the tribes of Israel, that is, the ancient
02:25God's people, multiplied by 12, symbolizing the 12 apostles, that is, the new people of God, multiplied
02:32per thousand, which signifies fullness or totality, that is, we are talking about universality.
02:39This is not only confirmed by Jewish rabbis, but also because if we continue reading the text,
02:46We will see that the author tells us later that he saw a number of people that no one could count,
02:54These were all the people of God, all the people in the world. So the Christians
03:01We have received the promise of living eternally in heaven, together with Jesus, as testified by
03:08Saint Paul, since we have been sealed with the Holy Spirit to receive the same inheritance
03:15that Jesus, who is none other than life in heaven. If you read the letters of Saint Paul carefully,
03:22You'll see that this is a recurring theme in his work, because this is the promise we all aspire to.
03:28Christians. This same Spirit gives us the certainty that we are called to live
03:35with God for all eternity, for Saint Paul tells us that this Spirit is the earnest of
03:41What we will receive, that is, we now see the things of heaven here on earth, as in
03:47a poor reflection, not what they truly are. These earnest gifts, therefore, are an effective sign of the promise
03:55which becomes a reality in us as we participate more and more fully in
04:00Life in abundance. Therefore, those who reject life in abundance in this life,
04:07because in reality they are not only rejecting the opportunity to be happy on earth,
04:12but they are rejecting the life that Jesus has promised us in heaven. It is in this world,
04:18During this life, where we gamble for eternity. Life in heaven is an extension.
04:26of the abundant life we have already begun to experience here in this world. In heaven we will experience it.
04:33fully and perfectly. Those of us who remain faithful will see God face to face, just as He is.
04:43That's where faith and hope will end, because we will have what we desire and what will remain.
04:50Forever, love. God, who is love. And well, as always, I invite you to expand on this.
04:56This knowledge is available in our fundamental evangelization course, which you can find on our website www.evangelizacion.mx
05:05I'll see you tomorrow to continue our study of Jesus, who now speaks to us about the resurrection.
05:12Receive my blessing. See you tomorrow.
