He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Isaiah, prophesying about the Lord’s return, makes clear his judgments won’t be made by what is visible or audible by men, but by what is unseen in their hearts and minds.

It’s not how much good we have done or said but the condition of our heart that confirms or denies where we will spend the afterlife, and only an omniscient God is qualified to make that accurate determination.

To be sure, our finite senses are incapable of such a task.

The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭14‬:‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬

There’s no cheating our way into heaven, no letters of recommendation from friends or family, and no “just passing” by the skin of your teeth.

Believe in Jesus and you will be saved (John 3:16) as fully as Billy Graham.

And even then, he’s just our best assumption.