Everybody wants or thinks they are going to go to Heaven when they die, but nobody wants to die. Have you noticed that lately? We forget that we are all terminal. You have to go through something to get to something. You have to go through death to get to Heaven, and you have to go through death to yourself (dying to self) to get to the victorious, abundant life. Heaven is a real place described in the Bible. The word “heaven” is found 276 times in the New Testament alone.
In the Bible in John 10:10 Jesus said: "I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly.” Jesus didn’t say, “I have come that you might have death,” but Jesus said, you might have life. We won’t receive this life until we’re sick and tired of our old life. Not until we say, “Yes, to Jesus, because you died for me and I died with you. And I thank God, when you rose, because I will rise with you.”
People have different ideas about heaven. Many have no understanding of God at all, but still like to think of heaven as the "better place" where we all go when we die. If you asked people about their ideas about heaven their answers are often no more than vague hopes, similar to "maybe I’ll win the lottery some day." Let’s face it most people don’t give heaven much thought until they attend a funeral or a loved one dies. It is popular to refer to heaven as the place where "the good people go." And of course, everyone they know and love is included in the category of "good people".
In the Bible those who were believers remind us that the funeral of Christians while filled with grief and the separation that comes with it also has bright hope. For the Christian death is not the end. We look forward beyond our own time on earth and realize that we have comfort in God and what is awaiting us.
Why is there so much interest in Heaven? Well, the heavens are a creation of God along with the earth. God made everything: the heavens and the earth. The heavens belong to Him. The Bible also refers to heaven as God’s dwelling place. The Bible says that the heavens are His throne and the earth is His footstool. Are you getting a picture of the greatness of God? As awesome as the heavens are as they are described in the Bible, but God is not contained in them or even in the highest heavens. He overfills the heavens and the earth!
But now that I said this about heaven the Bible also tells us that the heaven will disintegrate and disappear like smoke. Then God will create a new heaven and a new earth that will exist eternally for His people. But only if you have made a commitment to Christ while you are alive then you will spend eternity with Him in heaven.
Because of Jesus we understand even better than the Saints of the Bible what awaits us in Heaven. Yes, death’s sting still hurts. But we know that the death of the body is our induction into a full experience of eternal life. The death of a loved one hurts but death is not life’s end, it is our entry into a full experience of that eternal life promised to us by the Lord Jesus Christ, Our Savior, Redeemer and soon coming Lord.
You want to get to heaven? Then, while you are alive you must make your commitment to serve Him. NOW is the time and please humble yourself before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Accept by faith what He did on that Cross for you. Believe on Him and His Word and then Confess it to others. That is sending your reservation ahead for your place at the King’s table and His Kingdom eternally. Do it today! That is how you make it to Heaven.
The people who go to heaven are all alike in one way: they are all sinners who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:12; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9). They have recognized their need for a Savior and humbly accepted God’s offer of forgiveness. They have repented of their old ways of living and set their course to follow Christ (Mark 8:34; John 15:14). They have not attempted to earn God’s forgiveness but have served him gladly from grateful hearts (Psalm 100:2). The kind of faith that saves a soul is one that transforms a life (James 2:26; 1 John 3:9-10) and rests fully on the grace of God.
Years ago, I heard someone say that Heaven is a place of “no mores”. There will be no more tears, no more pain, and no more sorrow (Revelation 21:4). There will be no more separation, because death will be conquered (Revelation 20:6). The best thing about heaven is the presence of our Lord and Savior (1 John 3:2). We will be face to face with the Lamb of God who loved us and sacrificed Himself so that we can enjoy His presence in heaven for eternity.
Well, do you know for sure that you have eternal life and that you will go to heaven when you die? God wants you to be sure! The Bible says: “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). Suppose you were standing before God right now and He asked you, “Why should I let you into heaven?” What would you say? You may not know what to reply. What you need to know is that God loves us and has provided a way that we can know for sure where we will spend eternity. The Bible states it this way: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
Accept His free gift today, so that you will know where you will be one blink after you die.
In the Bible in John 10:10 Jesus said: "I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly.” Jesus didn’t say, “I have come that you might have death,” but Jesus said, you might have life. We won’t receive this life until we’re sick and tired of our old life. Not until we say, “Yes, to Jesus, because you died for me and I died with you. And I thank God, when you rose, because I will rise with you.”
People have different ideas about heaven. Many have no understanding of God at all, but still like to think of heaven as the "better place" where we all go when we die. If you asked people about their ideas about heaven their answers are often no more than vague hopes, similar to "maybe I’ll win the lottery some day." Let’s face it most people don’t give heaven much thought until they attend a funeral or a loved one dies. It is popular to refer to heaven as the place where "the good people go." And of course, everyone they know and love is included in the category of "good people".
In the Bible those who were believers remind us that the funeral of Christians while filled with grief and the separation that comes with it also has bright hope. For the Christian death is not the end. We look forward beyond our own time on earth and realize that we have comfort in God and what is awaiting us.
Why is there so much interest in Heaven? Well, the heavens are a creation of God along with the earth. God made everything: the heavens and the earth. The heavens belong to Him. The Bible also refers to heaven as God’s dwelling place. The Bible says that the heavens are His throne and the earth is His footstool. Are you getting a picture of the greatness of God? As awesome as the heavens are as they are described in the Bible, but God is not contained in them or even in the highest heavens. He overfills the heavens and the earth!
But now that I said this about heaven the Bible also tells us that the heaven will disintegrate and disappear like smoke. Then God will create a new heaven and a new earth that will exist eternally for His people. But only if you have made a commitment to Christ while you are alive then you will spend eternity with Him in heaven.
Because of Jesus we understand even better than the Saints of the Bible what awaits us in Heaven. Yes, death’s sting still hurts. But we know that the death of the body is our induction into a full experience of eternal life. The death of a loved one hurts but death is not life’s end, it is our entry into a full experience of that eternal life promised to us by the Lord Jesus Christ, Our Savior, Redeemer and soon coming Lord.
You want to get to heaven? Then, while you are alive you must make your commitment to serve Him. NOW is the time and please humble yourself before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Accept by faith what He did on that Cross for you. Believe on Him and His Word and then Confess it to others. That is sending your reservation ahead for your place at the King’s table and His Kingdom eternally. Do it today! That is how you make it to Heaven.
The people who go to heaven are all alike in one way: they are all sinners who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:12; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9). They have recognized their need for a Savior and humbly accepted God’s offer of forgiveness. They have repented of their old ways of living and set their course to follow Christ (Mark 8:34; John 15:14). They have not attempted to earn God’s forgiveness but have served him gladly from grateful hearts (Psalm 100:2). The kind of faith that saves a soul is one that transforms a life (James 2:26; 1 John 3:9-10) and rests fully on the grace of God.
Years ago, I heard someone say that Heaven is a place of “no mores”. There will be no more tears, no more pain, and no more sorrow (Revelation 21:4). There will be no more separation, because death will be conquered (Revelation 20:6). The best thing about heaven is the presence of our Lord and Savior (1 John 3:2). We will be face to face with the Lamb of God who loved us and sacrificed Himself so that we can enjoy His presence in heaven for eternity.
Well, do you know for sure that you have eternal life and that you will go to heaven when you die? God wants you to be sure! The Bible says: “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). Suppose you were standing before God right now and He asked you, “Why should I let you into heaven?” What would you say? You may not know what to reply. What you need to know is that God loves us and has provided a way that we can know for sure where we will spend eternity. The Bible states it this way: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
Accept His free gift today, so that you will know where you will be one blink after you die.
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