Will Heaven Be Worth It? Or Why I Want To Go To Heaven
1 Cor. 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
Revelation 21:1-8 1And 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. 2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And 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. 4And 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. 5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelation 22:1-5 1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3And 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: 4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5And 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.
Heaven will probably not be like most people have come to envision it. Not a place of fluffy clouds and ourselves floating around on wings. Not a place ruled by Saint Peter as some suppose. To be honest, where we sill spend eternity is not what I call heaven, but that new city, New Jerusalem.
But, let us look at what it will be like this morning.
First, it will be…
A place of greatness, a place of plenty, a great place to be
The Lord will be there
The Lord will be there for us
We will be there for Him - 22:3-5
There will be wonderful worship there of a wonderful God
There will be great love there that is pure
Not half-hearted
Not pretend
Not false
Not selfish or one sided
Not here today, gone tomorrow
There will be great singing
Sing praises to the Lord
There will be loved ones to brighten our day
Not only will it be a place of greatness, a place of plenty, a great place to be, it will be…
A place where things are no more
There will be no sadness
No crying
Handled by God Himself
He shall wipe away our tears
No arguments lost (in fact none to be had)
No lawyers needed
No small claims courts
No mediators needed there
No pain
No illness
No Doctors needed
No dentists needed
No druggists needed
No drug stores
Definitely - No HMOs
No death
No dying over there
No funeral homes
No funeral directors needed
No marriage - Matt. 22:30
No evil doing over there
No preaching over there
No altar calls
Gary Marcum - New Beginnings Church - 072405am