Heavenbound Church Blog

  Revelation 5: 5 says, "And one of the elders saith unto me, "Weep not: Behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof"" It is easy and common to think of Jesus as a lamb; by its tenderness, gentleness, and even submissiveness, but it is not common to think of Him as a lion. It is the Bible however that says it. There must be a reason for it. Let us read what Jacob was telling his twelve sons about their future, in Genesis 49: 8-9 "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son thou art gone up; he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as old lion; who shall rouse him up? Judah was one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and if we read Jesus natural and human genealogy in Matthew chapter 1, it came from the tribe of Judah. Now we ...

Hosea 5: 14 says, "For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him" Isaiah 31: 4 says, "For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them; so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof" Lions have a strong, compact bodies, and powerful legs, teeth and jaws for pulling down and killing prey. Their coats are yellow-gold, and adult males have shaggy manes that range in color from blond to reddish-brown to black. So (as a lion) shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion and for the hill thereof. As a lion He will defend her. Wow! This is a great promise from God to mount Zion. Mount Zion represents the city of God, it represen...

  The eagle is the bird that flights the highest, up to 10.000 feet. The eagle is not afraid of the storms, in fact he likes the storms because he takes advantage of the storm to flight high. When the eagle sees the storm coming he launches into flight to ascend in a spiral manner, upward, upward, upward until the storm passes, but in the process he finds himself closer to the light of the sun. Other birds and animals when they see the storm coming they get afraid, run to hide and to find protection. Christians who wait and trust in the Lord are like eagles, they see the storm coming and they prepare to ascend upward, upward, and upward closer in their experience with the Lord, the sun of righteousness. Every storm the Christian faces makes him/her stronger and stronger ready to defeat a bigger storm. The Christian should say as the Psalmist, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mo...

  This week's text is from Isaiah 40: 28-31 "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainted not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that WAIT UPON THE LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint". This week's animal figure is the EAGLE. Some facts about the eagles compare to humans: = Eagles have a 20/5 vision, humans 20/20 = Eagles can see 340 degrees field vision, humans 180 degrees. = Eagles have 2 foveae per eye with 2 million cones per millimeter, humans have one fovea per eye with 200.000 cones per millimeter. = Eagles longevity is of 35-40 years, humans 70-100. = Eagles can fly at 100 MPH a...

  Welcome to our page. Jeremiah 9:23-24 says, "Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom. Let not the mighty man glory in his might. Let not the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me. That I am the Lord exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight", says the Lord". Oh what a difference it would be if we could only understand and know God!. Let us all purpose in our hearts to make 2024 the year in which we will know God better and understand Him more. May we all come closer to Him as He also comes closer to us. Make the peace of God which surpasses all understanding be with each one of you and yours. "Maranatha"