THE ABSENCE OF SIN

 

THE ABSENCE OF SIN An excerpt from Capt. Dale Black's near death experience in Heaven after a devastating plane crash. Part of the joy I was experiencing (in heaven) was not only the presence of everything wonderful but the absence of everything terrible. There was no strife, no competition, no sarcasm, no betrayal, no deception, no lies, no murders, no unfaithfulness, no disloyalty, nothing contrary to the light and life and love. In short, there was no sin. And the absence of sin was something you could feel. There was no shame, because there was nothing to be ashamed of. There was no sadness, because there was nothing to be sad about. There was no need to hide, because there was nothing to hide from. It was all out in the open. Clean and pure. Here was perfection. Complete and utter perfection. The revelation of sin’s absence was astounding and exhilarating. This is where I belonged. I was made to be in heaven. In a perfect place where there is no sin. I had been in heaven for some time before I recognized sin’s absence. ...I was so accustomed to sin that I hadn’t even recognized its far-reaching effects in every part of (earthly) life. But nothing had been tainted in heaven by sin’s destructive touch. Excerpt from the book "Flight to Heaven: A Plane Crash...A Lone Survivor...A Journey to Heaven--and Back" by Capt. Dale Black and Ken Gire, page 109, Baker Publishing Group.