HEAVEN IS A GENUINE PLACE

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: HEAVEN IS A GENUINE PLACE

TEXT: Revelation 21:1-3 KJV
And 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. [2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. [3] And 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.

A. A Real Place -
Heaven is a as real as this place we are in today! In fact, there are really three heavens! That's right!

Terrestrial Heaven -
This refers to the atmosphere of the earth and the air above us. Then,

Tellestial Heaven -
This is where the stars and the planets are.

Celestial Heaven -
This is the place where God lives. The place all the saints of God dream about.

This is the place we long to be. This is the place we call home!

It is a real place! Paul was taken there - 2 Cor. 12:2-4; John was taken there in his vision - Rev. 4:1-5:14. That heavenly land is as real as New York, Los Angeles, even as your town is also real. It is a real place where God lives, Who will be joined one day by those who are really saved. Heaven is real!

B. A Resting Place - Heb. 4:3-11 -

The Bible tells us that we are "pilgrims and strangers" in this world right now, Hebrews 11:13-16! When we enter the gates of that city, we will have laid down the burdens of this existence and gone to a place of peace and rest, a perfect place where burdens cannot follow and troubles cannot come. When we get there, we will be home! It is a place to rest from our labors, our cares, our worries, our trials, everything that hindered us here will not be welcome there! We will rest when we get home!

C. A Residing Place -

Heaven is a place where some being make their homes. The angels live in Heaven. In fact, every glimpse into that country features the presence of the angelic host.

God the Father dwells in Heaven, Psa. 11:4; Rev. 4:1-5:16. The redeemed of the ages will also live in Heaven with the Lord God. The night before Jesus went to the cross to die for the sin of the world, He gave His disciples a glorious promise. He told them that He was going to prepare a place for them: a mansion in His Father's house, John 14:1-3! When we arrive there, we will be home in a mansion prepared just for us by the precious Lord Jesus. We will be forever home!

LET US PRAY
FATHER IN JESUS NAME, I PRAY, AS THE LORD LIVE AND HIS SPIRIT LIVETH, ME AND YOU WILL NOT MISS THIS GLORIOUS HEAVEN IN JESUS NAME

GOOD MORNING BRETHREN