29-Heaven - NKJ

1. Heaven Is a Real Place.
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.

2. Our Lord Has Promised to Create a New Heavens and a New Earth.
2 Peter 3:10-13 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. [11] Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of _persons_ ought you to be in holy _conduct_ and godliness, [12] looking for and _hastening_ the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? [13] _Nevertheless_ we, according to His _promise_, look for new heavens and a new earth in which _righteousness_ _dwells_.

Isaiah 65:17 "For behold, I create new _heavens_ and a new earth; And the former shall not be _remembered_ or come to mind.

3. The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth.
Matthew 5:5 _Blessed_ are the meek, For they shall _inherit_ the earth.

4. The Holy City, New Jerusalem Will Descend From God Out of Heaven.
Revelation 21:1-5 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. [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. [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." [5] Then He who sat on the _throne_ said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and _faithful_."

5. God Created This World to Be Inhabited.
Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the Lord, Who created the _heavens_, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has _established_ it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the Lord, and there is no _other_.

6. The Original Dominion Will Be Restored to the Human Race.
Micah 4:8 And you, O tower of the flock, The _stronghold_ of the daughter of Zion, To you shall it come, Even the former dominion shall come, The kingdom of the daughter of _Jerusalem_."

7. God Will Give Us Glorious Immortal Bodies.
Philippians 3:21 Who will transform our lowly body that it may be _conformed_ to His glorious body, _according_ to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

1 Corinthians 15:51-54 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be _changed_-- [52] in a moment, in the _twinkling_ of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be _changed_. [53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. [54] So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be _brought_ to pass the saying that is _written_: "Death is _swallowed_ up in _victory_."

8. All Physical Deformities Will Be Cured.
Isaiah 35:3-6 _Strengthen_ the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. [4] Say to those who are fearful-hearted, "Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with _vengeance_, With the _recompense_ of God; He will come and save you." [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. For waters shall burst forth in the _wilderness_, And streams in the desert.

9. They Shall Live Where They Build and Eat What They Plant.
Isaiah 65:21-23 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. [23] They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth _children_ for trouble; For they shall be the _descendants_ of the _blessed_ of the Lord, And their _offspring_ with them.

10. No Harm Shall Come to Anyone Or Anything in That Holy Place.
Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the _serpent's_ food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy _mountain_," Says the Lord.

11. We Shall Fellowship with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the Greatest Minds of the Ages.
Matthew 8:11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with _Abraham_, Isaac, and Jacob in the _kingdom_ of heaven.

12. God Himself Shall Be with Us.
Revelation 21:3 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.

13. We Shall Lovingly Serve Our God Forever and Enjoy Closest Fellowship with Him.
Revelation 22:3-4 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. [4] They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their _foreheads_.

14. God's Holy City Is Big!
Revelation 21:16-17 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve _thousand_ _furlongs_. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. [17] Then he measured its wall: one _hundred_ and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

15. This Spectacular City Has Walls with Foundations Made of Gem Material, Streets of Gold, and Gates of Pearl.
Revelation 21:18-21 The _construction_ of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. [19] The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third _chalcedony_, the fourth emerald, [20] the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh _chrysolite_, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth _chrysoprase_, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. [21] The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each _individual_ gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like _transparent_ glass.

16. There Is a List of Requirements for Entry into This City of God.
Revelation 21:7-8 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. [8] But the cowardly, _unbelieving_, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, _idolaters_, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and _brimstone_, which is the second death."

17. You Are Invited to Live in This City.
Revelation 22:17 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.

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