The study of heaven has been a much-neglected theme. What is it? Who will be there? What will it be like? By request, this Sunday we are going to try and answer these questions as best we can by going to the Scriptures. None of us have been to heaven yet but we do know what God’s word tells us in 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV): “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—the things God has prepared for those who love him—
There is not enough time in a sermon to cover every angle and nuance of this very important topic but we will try this week to give an overview of what the Bible actually says about the eternal home for God’s people. Below, in no particular order, are some of the Scriptures that we will reference in the lesson:
Revelation 21:1-22-5
Colossians 1:18, 24
Hebrews 12:23
Revelation 22:15
John 4:13-14
Mark 12:18-27
Revelation 14:13
1 Corinthians 15
Romans 6:3-5
Galatians 3:26-28
John 5:28-29
Acts 24:14-15
Hebrews 9:27
Matthew 25:46
John 4:24
John 18:36
Hebrews 11:10-16
2 Corinthians 5:8
1 Corinthians 12:13