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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT HEAVEN
by Pastor Mike Fortune
October 18, 2014
YouTube: Is heaven for real? (begin at 00:10)
All Scriptures this week taken from the NKJV
- It’s where love is (Revelation 21:2-3; John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Revelation 22:1-3)
- It's where everlasting life is (Revelation 21:4; Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 33:24; Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 65:21-22; Isaiah 66:22-23; Isaiah 35:10)
- It's this earth restored (Acts 3:20-21; Jeremiah 4:23-26; Millennium Pics; Revelation 21:1; Matthew 5:5; Hebrews 11:9-10; Galatians 3:29; Revelation22:17; Matthew 26:29)
Revelation 21:2-3
2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
John 14:1-3
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
1 Corinthians 2:9
9 But as it is written: 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.'
Revelation 22:1-3
And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And 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.
- It’s where love is (Revelation 21:2-3; John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Revelation 22:1-3)
- It's where everlasting life is (Revelation 21:4; Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 33:24; Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 65:21-22; Isaiah 66:22-23; Isaiah 35:10)
- It's this earth restored (Acts 3:20-21; Jeremiah 4:23-26; Millennium Pics; Revelation 21:1; Matthew 5:5; Hebrews 11:9-10; Galatians 3:29; Revelation22:17; Matthew 26:29)
Revelation 21:4
4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
Isaiah 65:17
17 For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Isaiah 60:18
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 33:24
24 And the inhabitant will not say, 'I am sick'; the people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.
Isaiah 35:5-6
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing.
Isaiah 35:1
1 The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.
Isaiah 65:21-22
21 They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 22 They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, and My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Isaiah 66:22-23
22 'For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before Me,' says the Lord, 'So shall your descendants and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,' says the Lord.
Isaiah 35:10
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
- It’s where love is (Revelation 21:2-3; John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Revelation 22:1-3)
- It's where everlasting life is (Revelation 21:4; Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 33:24; Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 65:21-22; Isaiah 66:22-23; Isaiah 35:10)
- It's this earth restored (Acts 3:20-21; Jeremiah 4:23-26; Millennium Pics; Revelation 21:1; Matthew 5:5; Hebrews 11:9-10; Galatians 3:29; Revelation22:17; Matthew 26:29)
Acts 3:20-21
20 And that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
Jeremiah 4:23-26
23 I beheld the earth, and indeed it was without form, and void; and the heavens, they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled, and all the hills moved back and forth. 25 I beheld, and indeed there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. 26 I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the Lord, by His fierce anger.
Revelation 21:1
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.
Matthew 5:5
5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Hebrews 11:9-10
9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Galatians 3:29
29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Revelation 22:17
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Matthew 26:29
29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.