Could there possibly be
A provisional heaven
Where the physical dead definitely go
If their sins are forgiven?
Maybe some paradise
Like as in Abraham’s bosom:
A kind of holding area, if you like,
For deceased Christians?
Could it be immediately
On passing away,
Or in another way of expression,
On that very day?
What does it truly mean:
The dead in Christ?
Are these really in a physical grave
Or experiencing life?
If we are joint-heirs
And seated with Christ,
Isn’t this a very telling reference
To a heavenly life?
Isn’t any man in Christ
A new creation
Already possessing eternal life
Due to salvation?
Yet Christians die
And they do so everyday
So where do they go, I must ask,
Where do they stay?
In a provisional home
Maybe annexed to heaven
So that we can rest assuredly
They are already risen?
Would this in fact be
The first resurrection
To which the Apostle is referring
In the book of Revelation?
Where go the dead:
The dead that die in Christ?
Is there a provisional heaven
Where they enjoy life?
Ever since the creation
Believers have died!
Have they just rotted in the grave
And no longer survive?
Or, are they somewhere
In a provisional heaven
Still fully functional and conscious
Of sins forgiven?
A provisional heaven
Before the eternal one
When God in Christ will judge all
Before time is gone?
I am merely asking
And I am yearning to know,
Do you have any clear evidence
You’d like to show?
Stewart Russell © June 22, 2025
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