God Is God.

 My friend shed some light on the question of whether Jesus will be there to greet each new arrival to heaven or not. I admit that this is hard for our finite minds to comprehend. But here goes.

First, Christ died for people. He cares about people. He is invested in people. So He has an interest in who stayed faithful and made it to Heaven.

Second, God knows the hairs on our heads and He sees each sparrow that falls. He can know each person that has ever lived all at once. He is God, not just a really smart man.

Third, blessed in His eyes is the death of His saints. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. So it seems that God not only know the length of life, He knows the time of our death. He anticipates each person who dies in the faith.

Fourth, there is no waiting room or an angel with an appointment book to see who is next to enter in. It is a personal place and a personal greeting.

Finally, God is God. He can run the universe and greet each arrival all at the same time. We cannot do that, but He can.

Iron sharpens iron, My friend gave me something to think about.