Isaiah 14:13 is good enough for me.
You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.
The ascension of Isaiah. And then there are Enoch and Elijah, taken to heaven before their deaths.
2 Kings 2:11 and Hebrews 11:5
And there was the transfiguration of Moses.
The scriptures even mentions 3 heavens, and Jesus spoke of the House of many mansions. Guess that’s just for the one-percenters.
I don’t believe that we sleep until the day of judgement. Nor do I believe that we immediately sprout wings. That takes a little more soul growth in the uppermost of heavens.
“Isaiah 14:13 is good enough for me.
You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.
The ascension of Isaiah.”
You do understand that Isaiah was referring to Satan, don’t you? That was a condemnation of Satan’s desire to raise himself (key point) above God. And we don’t ever - ever - become angels. These are important and often misunderstood realities.
This past summer, I had emergency dental wisdom teeth removel surgery, with drainage of lower left jaw duel to celuitius, a major bacteral infection which if not treated would have caused my death, either by blood posioning or or choaking me to death.
While I was asleep during the surgery, I had what looked like for a very brief time, the Good Sheperd heild me in his arms, like from the poem, “Footprints”.