"Therefore, since WE are SURROUNDED by so GREAT a CLOUD of WITNESSES [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], STRIPPING OFF every UNNECESSARY WEIGHT and the SIN which SO EASILY and CLEVERLY entangles US, let us RUN with ENDURANCE and ACTIVE PERSISTENCE the RACE that is SET BEFORE US, [looking away from all that will distract us and] FOCUSING our EYES on JESUS, who is the AUTHOR and PERFECTER of FAITH [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], WHO for the JOY [of ACCOMPLISHING the GOAL] set before HIM ENDURED the CROSS, DISREGARDING the SHAME, and SAT DOWN at the RIGHT HAND of the THRONE of GOD [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work]." (Hebrews 12:1-2)
The saints in Heaven are not dead, they are alive with us in prayer and conscious of their ability to face the great ORDEAL of LIFE on this earth by their FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS, they are PRESENTLY in HEAVEN {"I said to him, “My lord, you know [the answer].” And he said to me, “THESE are the PEOPLE who come out of the GREAT TRIBULATION (PERSECUTION), and they have WASHED their ROBES and made them WHITE in the BLOOD of the LAMB [because of His atoning sacrifice]." Rev.7:14}
As we imitate their FAITH in CHRIST JESUS, ALWAYS PLEADING UPON our lives every passing second to THE POWER OF HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD that speaks better promises than Abel's {Hebrews 12:24}
We shall get to Heaven Soon.
"But understand this FIRST of all, that NO PROPHECY of SCRIPTURE is A MATTER of or COMES from ONE'S OWN [PERSONAL or SPECIAL] INTERPRETATION, for NO PROPHECY was EVER MADE by AN ACT of HUMAN WILL, but MEN MOVED by the HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE from GOD." {2 Peter 1:20-21}
HOLY SPIRIT please reveal to us the meaning of your WORDS in the HOLY BIBLE according to YOUR OWN INTERPRETATION and take away ALWAYS our HUMAN BIASED SENTIMENTS whenever we read, speak, hear, write or listen to YOUR WORD in JESUS MIGHTY NAME. AMEN.