1 John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Here John tells us that the very life that we possess in
Christ is in the grace and power He provides all the time. This lets us know that we are not waiting for eternal life but that if we have Christ we already have eternal life with Him. Verse 12 goes on to tell us that to have Christ in our life is to have life. But not have Christ in our life is to have death. To have Jesus means we have life everlasting. To deny Jesus brings death. These two verses make it plain that if you want to spend eternity in Heaven with Jesus you must commit your life to Him.