WHAT WILL HEAVEN BE LIKE? (29 OF 33)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4
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What Will Heaven Be Like? (29 of 33)
Series: Revelation
Jim Perdue
Revelation 21:1-4
We have turned a corner in our study through the book of Revelation. In the last two chapters of this book we how God is going to bring everything to a close. We have spent much time studying the judgments of this prophecy. Indeed, you don't have to look hard to find doom and gloom. But the last two chapters of Revelation show that God will create a new heaven and a new earth and we will dwell eternally with Him. READ TEXT
*A television producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation was preparing a documentary about Christianity in England. In the course of his research, he sent a memo to a clergyman who served as an adviser to the BBC on church affairs. The memo read, ''How might I ascertain the official church view of heaven and hell?'' The clergyman replied with a memo consisting of only one word: ''Die.'' Fortunately, we do not have to die to discover God's truth about heaven and hell. We have already seen much of what the Bible has to say about eternal punishment. Now in chapters 21 and 22 of Revelation we encounter God's revelation of a coming reality called heaven.*
Throughout much of this book we have seen judgment upon judgment, seven years of tribulation, trials of persecution and martyrdom, earthquakes, plagues, doom in the heavens, smoke and thunder, war, the final judgment, and the lake of fire. Now the scene shifts from images of cataclysm and judgment to images of joy and triumph.
Throughout history, Christians have always been preoccupied with Heaven, and rightfully so. The Bible tells us that if we know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, this world is not our home. We are pilgrims and sojourners on this earth.
The sad truth is, many Christians today are no longer as preoccupied with heaven because they have become so captivated by the things of this world. *Many times we have encouraged believers not to be so heavenly minded they're of ...
Series: Revelation
Jim Perdue
Revelation 21:1-4
We have turned a corner in our study through the book of Revelation. In the last two chapters of this book we how God is going to bring everything to a close. We have spent much time studying the judgments of this prophecy. Indeed, you don't have to look hard to find doom and gloom. But the last two chapters of Revelation show that God will create a new heaven and a new earth and we will dwell eternally with Him. READ TEXT
*A television producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation was preparing a documentary about Christianity in England. In the course of his research, he sent a memo to a clergyman who served as an adviser to the BBC on church affairs. The memo read, ''How might I ascertain the official church view of heaven and hell?'' The clergyman replied with a memo consisting of only one word: ''Die.'' Fortunately, we do not have to die to discover God's truth about heaven and hell. We have already seen much of what the Bible has to say about eternal punishment. Now in chapters 21 and 22 of Revelation we encounter God's revelation of a coming reality called heaven.*
Throughout much of this book we have seen judgment upon judgment, seven years of tribulation, trials of persecution and martyrdom, earthquakes, plagues, doom in the heavens, smoke and thunder, war, the final judgment, and the lake of fire. Now the scene shifts from images of cataclysm and judgment to images of joy and triumph.
Throughout history, Christians have always been preoccupied with Heaven, and rightfully so. The Bible tells us that if we know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, this world is not our home. We are pilgrims and sojourners on this earth.
The sad truth is, many Christians today are no longer as preoccupied with heaven because they have become so captivated by the things of this world. *Many times we have encouraged believers not to be so heavenly minded they're of ...
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