No sickness to suffer; no pain to Thankfully, Rev. Look at what lies ahead of you, and it will help you to face whatever you are facing today. Some people worry that remembering terrible things they did on this earth would be too painful. Love as described in 1 Corinthians chapter 13 states all the qualities that I desire in myself and others. Tap the title above, next to the arrow, to go to that lesson with a link back to this page. God is love (1 John 4:16). He recalls Paul’s longing to depart and be with Christ, which the apostle says is “better by far.” But at the same time, Paul says, “I’ve got to be ready to stay and continue serving the church.”. No more dying 11. In Rev. Things that are not in heaven 1. Christ’s people are going to the heaven where God dwells, enthroned in glory. Their knowledge will increase to eternity; and if their knowledge, their holiness; for as they increase in the knowledge of God, they will see more of his excellency (beauty), and the more they see of his excellency (beauty) the more they will love him, and the more they love God, the more delight and happiness they will have in him. If you have a testimony or story you would like to share or if you have a prayer request, please use the form below. Many people in the Corinthians Church thought they were saved. that produces the tears—even their tear ducts! Describing visions of Heaven, John says, “And they sang a new song” (Revelation 5:9). wonderful place, but John is telling us, “It’s better than that.” What’s more than life in the Garden of Eden. All of this should motivate us to share the gospel of Christ with family, friends, neighbors and the whole world. You www.simplybible.com Copyright © Ron Graham 2014, “The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17). Don’t you find yourself at times 1. What | List To do nothing will mean being eternally lost. 4. away every tear from their eyes. This joy will go on increasing forever! 8. | Next “Day and night” they serve Him. Their needs are met. to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment--to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. will that be like after a million, million ages? I also anticipate a particular experience in Heaven based on the teaching of the Old and New … No more sorrow. Matthew 7:21-23). Half of the time in this world is spent in darkness. No temptation 7. Christ is the great Shepherd of His people. In heaven, we'll embrace God's holiness and justice. “The Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water.” (Revelation 7:16). Consider again those Greek words ginosko and epiginosko , translated “know” in 1 Corinthians 13:12, used of our present knowledge on Earth and our future knowledge in Heaven. are fulfilled. Christ promises everlasting life to those who faithfully follow him. Tap the title above, next to the arrow, to go to that lesson with a link back to this page. The scenario is a thrilling one: brilliant minds in powerful bodies in a transformed universe. tear from your eye in heaven, so find comfort by drawing near to Him now. It will; challenge their intellects, fire their imaginations and stimulate their industry. No more cemeteries. Set your minds on things above, not on things on earth. Not only the Creator but the creation, too will be an object of wonder to the redeemed. As a Christian, I have a reasonable expectation of Heaven, based on the clear teaching of Scripture and the logical consequence of God’s nature. All who love Christ worship Him, but none In Heaven we’ll continually learn new things about God, going ever deeper in our understanding. He feeds them and that is why they are never hungry (7:16). Thomas Boston says: The divine perfections will be an unbounded field, in which the glorified shall walk eternally, seeing more and more of God; since they can never come to the end of the infinite. 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. One of the other wonderful things about Heaven is that all our friends and all our loved ones who have passed on before — if they died having received the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior — are also going to be in Heaven. of us worships as we would like to worship. Here's the second thing, and this might surprise you: we will be served. However, in heaven, we will be "married" to Jesus, who will be our spiritual "husband." No more standing in front of caskets. >Excursus on the New Jerusalem. We will dwell in the highest heaven and in the greatest glory. Their longings Serving Christ will be your great delight in heaven, so find What are we going to do in Heaven once we get there? They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads” (Revelation 22:3-4, NIV). Think about looking We He points out that life in the new heaven and the new earth will be Every Christian wants to serve Christ, but we find ourselves glory of the new creation, but then like a drumbeat you have this repeated as you always wished you could. It is the destiny of the saved “of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues” to be “before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple...” singing his praises (Revelation 7:9,15). The hope of Heaven is a main theme in the book of Revelation. No more mourning. The second thing that I know I will find in heaven is love. The grave of Joseph of Arimathea was empty. You may think, “Heaven’s going to be a wonderful place where Angelic company There’s no restaurant you haven’t eaten at, no shop you haven’t bought something at, and no hotel you haven’t stayed in. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads”, ¶“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. In this lesson we take an overview, looking at six amazing things we will enjoy in heaven. The Beauty of Heaven (Revelation 21-22) >Seven Final Visions >7th vision >Excursus on the New Jerusalem . Heaven will be an infinite world of new discoveries, and Jesus Christ will unfold them to you. New Living Translation And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. No divorce 4. Jesus was raised to earth, not to heaven. And He leads them—Christ does this for us on earth, and He will do this for us in heaven, “the Lamb will… guide them to springs of living water!” The great joy of heaven is that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself will lead you into ever-increasing delight. This surely is the healthy Christian attitude: Willing to For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! (Revelation 21:4) 3. If you would like someone from our staff to call you, please include your phone number. John saw a great multitude of the saved, who had endured tribulation, now singing and worshiping before the throne and the Lamb. That is surely heaven’s theme song. Question: "What will we be doing in Heaven? —Another lesson about heaven. Many think that they are going to heaven but they are actually going to hell. “Its gates shall not be shut at all by day and there is no night there” (Revelation 21:25). missing? There going to be no sea, the Bible says. There will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, and no more pain” (Revelation 7:17, 21:4). Tap the title above, next to the arrow, to go to that lesson with a link back to this page. No tears. Lord as we would like to serve Him. If You Turn on a Light, You Did Something You Will Never Do in Heaven. No sins Jonathan Edwards asks, “Do you think it will be any less in Four Things We Won’t Need in Heaven (But Ought to Pursue Here on Earth) J. Warner November 16, 2018 Heaven, Writings 1 Comment 11,332 Views. What will we do in Heaven?" “Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands” (Revelation 5:11). To know about Heaven we must go to the place where Heaven was first mentioned; the Bible. theology. John heard a great multitude in heaven saying, “Alleluia! Here we are, in enemy territory, amid the sufferings of the present time, beset by sin and seeing our Father’s name dishonored all around us and yet we want to stay! I’m going to discover all kinds of marvelous things.” Yes, it will be a Piper seems to think that the joys we have in heaven will have no relationship whatsoever to the joys we have here on earth. Jesus was raised to earth. | The Hub Following Christ will lead you to springs of living No temple. One verse that get’s me really excited about heaven (specifically the New Heaven or the New Jerusalem) is Revelation 21:4. Just about everybody wants to go to heaven when they die. that some people thought heaven would be filled only with studying book of Many people believe that the only thing believers will do in heaven is sing songs of worship to God. 5. Imagine if you can, a place where no one wants to do evil; no one hurts you; no one hates you; everyone helps you. Christ will wipe every Many children and some adults sleep with night-lights. Six Things We'll Enjoy in Heaven —An overview. First, HEAVEN IS A PLACE OF A LARGE HOST OF REDEEMED. The Bible mentions angels several times, but it does not tell us much about them. God will be our source of joy. Victory songs 3. “The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. But let's look at what God says in the Bible. heaven?”. 7. But in heaven we will make friends of them and dwell among them. However, it's very clear that the early Christians understood that they would pass immediately from this life into the presence of Christ in heaven. The concept of afterlife is what forms the platform for all religions to exist as they do. In that article Jack writes: “There is only one way for you to see heaven and Jesus Christ is the one and only access to it.” (John 6:44, Acts 4:12, 16:30-31) You can read that article here: Heaven. No more funeral parlors. Many people think that they are carnal Christians when they are not Christians at all. Donald Macleod reminds us that heaven is our Father’s house, and he says: What a grief it must be to God that so few of His children want to go home! And the only one we could trust. Here, we go through seasons of feeling distant from God, and we want to have a new and fresh experience of God. No failures 8. The baggage you carried—there’s nothing to carry now. But better still, we will live among the angels! The same will doubtless be true of the world to come. >Seven Final Visions The New Heaven and New Earth will contain elements of the earth we now know: art, worship in music, song, and dance, perhaps building, decorating, designing, and instruction. ten years ago or twenty years ago. No more tear glands. Who can think about the future without considering whether there is another existence after this life? Eternity is scary, but only when our picture of heaven is vague. The word Jesus used for "paradise" is paradeisos which means "a park, that is, (specifically) an Eden (place of future happiness, paradise)". All your questions will be answered. These people have been crushed, but look at them now! You may think, “Heaven’s going to be a wonderful place where I’m going to discover all kinds of marvelous things.” Yes, it will be a wonderful place, but John is telling us, “It’s better than that.” What’s missing? Most likely today, you will do things you will never do in heaven. Highest glory How exciting and beautiful it will be to see these angels and sing with them! Tap the title above, next to the arrow, to go to that lesson with a link back to this page. 1. Because after all, God's way to Heaven is the only one that counts. Very simply the Bible gives us humans two choices: “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). Scripture describes what heaven will be like but still, questions remain. Let us be glad and rejoice and give him glory...” (Revelation 19:6-7). “Outside are dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practises a lie” (Revelation 22:15). But it will not always be so. Here are 10 Bible facts about Heaven. We will never leave heaven once we are there. (Revelation 21:22 -not needed because God is there on His throne). You will live in the presence of the Father and the Son. Because heaven is a real place, we sometimes think it must be outside our present universe - which would mean that it is billions and billions of light years away. Report Add Reply anonymous Jul 10, 2009 3:54pm Graham answered some of our most common questions about heaven … It offered scope for art, science, and technology as well as theology. What will we really be doing in heaven? This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. And God will wipe When Christ our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”, “the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy”, “And night will be no more. Things about Heaven 9: Will shame keep us from enjoying heaven? No crosses to carry; no fears to face. When Christ our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1-4). The hope of Heaven is a main theme in the book of Revelation. | Bible Topics No tiredness He feeds them and that is why they are never hungry (7:16). No more crying. No evildoers. But generally speaking they are unseen. —Jesus says that he is going back to heaven to prepare a place for his disciples; and that he will come back again to take them there (John 14:1-6). We don't doubt that angels are on earth helping God’s people. Humans seem incapable of thinking that the end of a physical life on this earth is final. When you finish reading my list, maybe you can add your own. No! And there is nowhere else that you will desire to be. Their joy is complete. God is called “the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy” (Isaiah 57:15). No more death there. eyes.” This is telling us God removes, not only the tears, but also the source When John saw the heavenly city, he was moved to say, “There shall by no means enter it anything that defiles or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life” (Revelation 21:27). The temptations you battled—there are no battles now. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. “They are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple.” (Revelation 7:15), Every Christian serves Christ, but none of us serves the asking, “Why is my heart so sluggish? stay, for the sake of the work still to be done, but longing to get home. There is one other reason to keep you out of heaven and is no doubt the effective and that is, THERE IS NO HEAVEN. For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! How can that be possible if heaven is beyond the farthest galaxy? "This Week at Unlocking the Bible" features new articles, radio programs, devotionals, and ministry updates. We should not confuse the resurrection and the ascension. Christ, it will not be long before you are there too. TEN THINGS THAT WILL NOT BE IN HEAVEN: 1. joy by serving Him now. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Revelation 21:1) 2. This seems like it would become boring to do for eternity. How wonderful this will be. In heaven, you will be free from distraction. Granted, the definition of what “heaven” is varies from person to person, but here I’m talking about the Biblical heaven: a place of eternal, immensely fulfilling life in the presence of Jesus and all those who have had their sins forgiven by God. “And night will be no more. The reality is, however, that a choice must be made. Literally, the tears will be wiped “out of their In the last two chapters of the book of Revelation, a vision of Heaven is presented symbolically as a jewelled city where there is no night. So to help us overcome the fear, here are five crazy things I think followers of Jesus will likely do in heaven. Every tear! The heaven where Christ will take us is not some lower place between earth and the highest heaven. Though its gates are never shut, no evil can enter. endure. He busies himself with the things of this life, placing thoughts of death, heaven, and hell into the distant future (Matthew 24:48, Ecclesiastes 8:11). That place is heaven. 'And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.' This is counter to the sin filled world I live in. They may bring their vessels to this ocean every moment, and fill them with new waters. No sea. ¶“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. “This Week at Unlocking the Bible” features new articles, radio programs, devotionals, and ministry updates, Colin Smith is the Senior Pastor of The Orchard Evangelical…. No sickness 3. You will be with Him, and you will enjoy Him forever! Now I want you to turn with me to Luke chapter 12, and here we have a parable of the Lord Jesus. The Bible does not fully answer this question, but does describe several of the eternal activities believers will be involved with in heaven. No sorrow 2. 7. We have already noticed that in heaven we will be in the presence of God and Jesus. No cemeteries. keep going back, and over the years, you’ve gotten to know it better and better. No sun. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.” (Revelation 22:5, ESV). The Beauty of Heaven (Revelation 21-22) We will “inhabit eternity” too —a profound and humbling thought. I cannot think of one religion where "afterlife" call it whatever you will, heaven, etc. He is asking us to believe that nothing we experience here on earth translates into anything that we experience in heaven. Tap a Lookup below to generate a list of lessons. After his resurrection, Jesus’s body was clearly transformed, but it was still the very same physical body that was laid in the tomb. throw ourselves into serving Christ and into living for Christ, and then we get They thought they were going to heaven. Though there may be many things about heaven we are not certain of; here are seven things we can know about our future abode. God in his wondrous grace has planned the very best for us. trusting in different things to get them there. And indeed John was told, “As for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8). No drugs 5. (Revelation 21:23- God is the light.) In order for heaven to be a happy place, it must exclude all who do evil and have not repented. Man cannot escape the thoughts of his state after death, but is inclined to put them out of his mind. Set your minds on things above, not on things on earth. Heaven is a place of everlasting joy and no more sorrow. 1. Many times students in our church have shared with me that they don’t like thinking about heaven because when they think about eternity it scares them. 1. Obviously we could name more than 25 things. No more sorrow. Many church members today have the same problem (cf. Donald Macleod, who spent his life teaching in seminary, noticed The singing was about the victory of the Lamb who was slain and his “power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing” (Revelation 5:11, 7:12). in conflict: “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mark 14:38). They know the Bible says that those who believe Jesus is the Son of God who died for their sins will receive eternal life, but they still feel ashamed. We get bogged down in our unsolved problems and In this lesson we take an overview, looking at six amazing things we will enjoy in heaven.. 1 Highest Glory. there! restrained, so calculating?”. No hospitals. We will never sell or misuse your information. gone. In heaven, you will serve God through a photo album: The joys you experience in life remain in your Let us be glad and rejoice and give him glory...”, “As for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”, “There shall by no means enter it anything that defiles or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life”, “Outside are dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practises a lie”, “Its gates shall not be shut at all by day and there is no night there”. Home suffered—there’s no suffering now. Eternal life So his heaven will surely be filled with love. Stephen K. Moroney - Study from the Bible and be encouraged to grow your faith! our unanswered questions. We will also be in the company of all the godly and holy humans who lived on earth through all its ages. Answer: In Luke 23:43, Jesus declared, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise." That's the first thing we do in heaven: we will serve. It’s Are we just going to float around in the clouds and play harps all day? Christ is the great Shepherd of His people. From an earthly perspective, the dissolution of marriage in heaven doesn't sound like a good thing. And after many years, you know most of what there is to know. 3 Things You Won't Find in Heaven,Dr. memory so that you continue to derive happiness from them—things that happened Friends, we are talking about exponentially increasing joy! All the angels joined in (Revelation 7:9-11). 10. God wants us to let go of shame after we repent from and … John sees the glory of heaven, the presence of Jesus, the >7th vision water in heaven, so find life by following Christ now. does not come into play. 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