GREAT BIBLE WORDS
HEAVEN
Psalms 11:4, “The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.”
Introduction:
The word “heaven” appears throughout the Bible. In fact the Bible speaks of three heavens. The first is the atmosphere above us where birds fly and we see the clouds, etc. The second heaven is where the stars and the moon are. The third heaven is the one we are interested in today. It is the where the throne of God is and the Son of God is there at His right hand. It is the future dwelling place of all those that know Jesus Christ as their Savior.
I. HEAVEN IS A PLACE
A. Heaven is a prepared place, John 14:2-3, “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3- And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
B. Heaven is a place for those that love God,
1. Hell was prepared for the devil and his angels, Matthew 25:41, “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”
2. Heaven is prepare for God’s people, 1 Corinthians 2:9, “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
C. Heaven is a better country, Hebrews 11:16, “But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”
1. There will be some things absent from Heaven:
a. There shall be no more curse, Revelation 22:3, “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:”
b. There shall be no night there, Revelation 22:5, And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”
c. There will be no tears, no death, no sorrow, no crying, nor pain, Revelation 21:4, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
d. There will be no sin in heaven, Galatians 5:21, “Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
2. There will be some wonderful things in Heaven:
a. We shall see our Savior face to face there, Revelation 22:3-4, “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4- And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.”
b. The New Jerusalem is there, Revelation 21:2, “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
1) The promised city, Hebrews 11:10, “For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”
2) The residence of the redeemed, Revelation 21:3, “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”
II. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAVEN
A. Heaven is paradise, Luke 23:43, “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
B. Heaven is a holy place, Psalms 68:5, “A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”
C. Heaven is a place of great beauty, Revelation 21:2, “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
D. Heaven is a place of purity, Revelation 21:27, “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
E. Heaven is a place of Glory, John 17:24, “Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”
F. Heaven is a place of great joy, Jude 24, “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,”
G. Heaven is where we will see our Savior in His glorified body, 1 John 3:2, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”
CONCLUSION