What the Bible Really Says about Heaven, sermon notes

1 "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.

Revelation 6:9-11 (NKJV)

9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

I. HEAVEN ______________________, John 14:2-3

A. HEAVEN, A ___________________

B. HEAVEN, A ___________________ PLACE

C. HEAVEN, A ___________________ PLACE

Revelation 21:1-4, 1 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."

D. HEAVEN, AS ________ _________ _____ _____

II. HEAVEN __________________________

Philippians 1:21, 23, 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 23 For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.

2 Corinthians 5:6,8, 6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord…8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

III. HEAVEN __________________________

A. THE _______________________ HEAVEN

Ephesians 4:8-9, 8Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” 9(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

B. THE _______________________ HEAVEN

C. THE _______________________ HEAVEN

This is the “New Heavens and the New Earth” of Revelation 21, with the New Jerusalem coming down out of Heaven.

IV. HEAVEN ___________________________

Revelation 6:9-11, 9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

A. What will Life be like in the Intermediate Heaven?

1. After physical death Christians _ ____ in Heaven, v. 9

2. Those in Heaven are not different people; they are the same ________________. v. 9

3. Those in Heaven will be _ for their lives on Earth, v. 9

4. We will be able to _______ ourselves in Heaven, v. 10

5. We will be rational, communicative, emotional, even _________ in Heaven, v. 10

6. Heaven is a place of _ ___ and shared perspective, v. 10

7. We will be fully conscious, rational, and aware of each other, God and the situation on _ ________ v. 10

8. We will be able to communicate with _ in Heaven, v. 10

9. We will continue to be _____ about justice and retribution on Earth, v. 10

10. We will _ __________ our lives we lived on Earth, v. 10

11. We will still _ and _ for saints that are still on Earth, v. 10

12. We will have a _ ____ awareness of the Holy attributes of God in Heaven, v. 10

13. Those in Heaven will be distinctive ______________ , v. 11

14. We will possess physical _ or _ in Heaven, v. 11

15. We won’t _ _________ everything in Heaven, v. 11

16. We will still _ ____________ in Heaven, v. 11

17. Those in Heaven live in anticipation of the __________________ fulfillment of God’s promises, v. 11

18. There is still _ ______ in Heaven, v. 11

19. Those in Heaven share a strong familial _ ________ with those on the Earth, v. 11

20. God in Heaven is fully knowledgeable of every ______________ occurring on the Earth to His children, v. 11.

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