B. THE NATUREOF HEAVEN

Heaven is a place beyond anything we can possibly conceive (1 Cor 2:9; 13:12). Heaven is like a place of holiness, full of glory and without end.

But though the bible doesn’t describe all the details of what heaven looks like, it does give some clues as to its nature. It is:

1.       A Place Of Great Glory

“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their father…” (Matt 13:43)

2.       A Place Of Continual Worship

“After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting:

‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to out God…’ Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: ‘Hallelujah! For our God Almighty reigns…’” (Rev 19:1-6). See also Revelation 5:11,12.

3.       A Place That Will Never End

“….and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” (2 Pet 1:11). See also 1 Peter 1:4

4.       A Place Untainted By Evil

“Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” (Rev 21:27). See also Ephesians 5:5.

The Book of Revelation describes the New Jerusalem, coming out of Heaven, as a place without:

a.       Night (22:5)

b.      Curse (22:3)

c.       Crying, sorrow (21:4)

d.      Death (21:4)

This is because the nature of Heaven is a product of the nature of God. Since Heaven is the full manifestation of his presence, what God is like, Heaven is like a place of holiness, full of glory and without end.