"When the fifth seal was opened John heard the voice of the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held, crying out loudly, “How Long, O Lord, until Thou dost judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?” The way this is worded in most of our Bible translations it sounds like a cry for revenge. But I do not hesitate to tell you that there is no such cry heard in heaven! And most assuredly not from the people of God who have had their natural-minded, carnal, soulical heads chopped off! Furthermore, if this is the revelation of Jesus Christ, they are not saying, “Lord, just how long is it going to be until you really zap those people who have opposed us and who continue to walk in an earthly, fleshly, and religious mind-set?” That is not the revelation! We’re not saying, “O Lord, how long until you get fed up with this foolishness and really give them what they deserve?”
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Abel's spirit cried out to God - not from Heaven, but from in between.
When a believer dies, they do not go to Heaven. In fact, this is a supremely huge error most people make - the believers never go to 'Heaven'. We are told we go to a 'lobby' of sorts, Abraham's bosom / Paradise, and wait the end. Afterwards - our reality is rebooted and a new reality is given to us to live in. The base reality, where God lives, is never promised to the believer.