I. Heaven is God's dwellingplace.
Deut. 26:15 Zech. 2:13 1 Kin. 8:30, 39,43,49
1 Chr. 16:31 1 Chr. 21:26 2 Chr. 2:6
2 Chr. 6:18,21,27,30,33,35,39 2 Chr. 7:14
2 Chr. 30:27 Job 22:12,14 Neh. 9:27
Psa. 2:4 Psa. 11:4 Psa. 16:11 Psa. 20:6 Psa. 33:13 Psa. 102:19 Psa. 103:19 Psa. 135:6; Psa. 113:5 Psa. 123:1
Eccl. 5:2 Isa. 57:15 Isa. 63:15 Isa. 66:1 Jer. 23:24
Lam. 3:41,50 Dan. 5:23 Dan. 4:35
Matt. 5:34,45 Matt. 6:9 Matt. 18:10,14; Matt. 10:32,33 Matt. 11:25 Matt. 12:50 Matt. 16:17
Mark 11:25,26 Mark 16:19 Acts 7:49
Rom. 1:18 Heb. 8:1 Rev. 8:1 Rev. 12:7-9
Rev. 21:22-27 Rev. 22:1-5
II. Only the righteous will be in heaven. The wicked will not be allowed to enter.
Matt. 5:20 Matt. 25:34 Gal. 5:21
Eph. 5:5 Rev. 22:15
III. What will heaven be like?
A. There will be continual praise and worship.
Neh. 9:6 Job 38:7
Psa. 103:20,21 Psa. 148:2,4
Isa. 6:3 Ezek. 3:12
Luke 2:13,14 Luke 15:10, 7.
Rev. 1:6 Rev. 4:8-11 Rev. 5:9-14
Rev. 7:9-12 Rev. 11:16,17
Rev. 14:2,3 Rev. 15:3,4
Rev. 19:1-7 Rev. 22:3
B. Heaven will be beautiful.
Rev. 21:2 Rev. 21:11, 18, 19, 21
C. Heaven will be a place of great joy and satisfaction in his presence, for there we shall see God.
Psa. 16:11 Psa. 17:15 Isa. 33:17
Isa. 49:9,10 Matt. 5:8 Luke 15:7, 10
1 Thess. 4:17 Heb. 12:22-23
D. Heaven will be eternal.
Psa. 23:6 Matt. 25:46 John 10:28
1 Pet. 1:4 2 Pet. 1:11 Rev 22:5
E. People of all races and tongues and every nation will be represented in heaven.
F. There will be no marriage.
G. Many of the redeemed are there - "a great multitude which no one could number" (Rev. 7:9) - as well as angels (Matt. 18:10; Luke 12:8; Luke 15:7, 10) - "thousands upon thousands" of them (Heb. 12:22).
IV. In describing heaven, the Bible tells us much about what will not be there.
A. No sickness or pain.
B. No sorrow, or crying, or mourning.
C. No violence or wars, but only perfect peace and rest.
D. No more death.
E. No more hunger or thirst.
V. The Bible provides numerous metaphoric descriptions of heaven.
A. The Father's house.
John 14:2 Psa. 23:6
2 Cor. 5:1 Rev. 21:3
B. A heavenly country or city.
Heb. 11:10 Heb. 11:16 Heb. 13:14
Heb. 12:22
C. A rest.
2 Thess. 1:7 Heb. 4:9 Rev. 14:13
D. A grainery.
E. The Kingdom of Christ and of God.
Matt. 13:43 Luke 12:32 Luke 22:29,30
Eph. 5:5 1 Thess. 2:12 Heb. 12:28
F. Paradise, the perfect place.
Luke 23:43 2 Cor. 12:2, 4 Rev. 2:7
G. The mountain of the Lord.
Psa. 24:3,7 Heb. 12:22 Rev. 14:1-3
H. A great feast.
VI. Heaven is described in Scripture, perhaps figuratively, as "up" - in the sky.
VII. The promise of heaven should be a great source of joy and hope to us. (Luke 10:20). Jesus longs for us to join him there (John 17:24).
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