A Place Prepared
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Don’t Be Troubled
Don’t Be Troubled
Jesus has just said
He will die on the cross John 12 32
Some one will betray me John 13 21
I’m going away you cannot come John 13 33
Peter will deny the Lord John 13 38
Their world has just caved in, A giant sinkhole hes just opened up
disappointments and circumstances has just invaded
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
How can I trust you your going away, you are going to die
you are not going to be here to help
to teach, rescue, comfort
Jesus said, you believe in God. you trust Him
He has given promises, prophesies, and they have or will come true
He has brought you out of Egypt, Babylon, Assyria
Believe the same way in me. Trust me, Every thing that you are worried about. I will take care of you. there is a plan, in fact this plan has been in place before creation
In My Father’s House
In My Father’s House
2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you.
Heaven is a real place
Or Jesus is a liar
3 Heavens of the Bible
2 I know a man in Christ fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or outside the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven,
19 And out of the ground Yahweh God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and he brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called that living creature was its name.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place—
Heaven as God’s throne, home
15 Look down from the dwelling place of your holiness, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land that you have given to us, as you swore to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.’
1 After these things I looked, and behold, an open door in heaven, and the former voice that I had heard like a trumpet speaking with me was saying, “Come up here and I will show you the things which must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one was seated on the throne. 3 And the one seated was similar in appearance to jasper and carnelian stone, and a rainbow was around the throne similar in appearance to emerald. 4 And around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, and on their heads were gold crowns. 5 And from the throne came out lightnings and sounds and thunders, and seven torches of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. 6 And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. 7 And the first living creature was similar to a lion, and the second living creature was similar to an ox, and the third living creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth living creature was similar to an eagle flying. 8 And the four living creatures, each one of them, had six wings apiece, full of eyes around and inside, and they do not have rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God All-Powerful, the one who was and the one who is and the one who is coming!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and put down their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.”
Who is there right now
souls in heaven now, at the rapture will come down with Jesus and get their new bodies with the rest of us
15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain until the Lord’s coming, will not possibly precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who remain, will be snatched away at the same time together with them in the clouds for a meeting with the Lord in the air, and thus we will be together with the Lord always. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Dwelling Places
Dwelling Places
Jesus has gone to prepare us a place
the city of New Jerusalem
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist any longer. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with humanity, and he will take up residence with them, and they will be his people and God himself will be with them. 4 And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any longer, and mourning or wailing or pain will not exist any longer. The former things have passed away.”
dwelling places
2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you.
Extreme Makeover
the crew would interview the family to get to know them
then they would create their rooms to match their personalities
I think Jesus is doing the same
prepare a place for you, perfect
some one will come for a visit and say “I’m glad this is your place”
no one is going to look at an others and say, I wish...
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also.
Jesus - be with me, the Groom
Jesus our ultimate lover will be with us for eternity
Some of you are at a crossroads right now
13 “Enter through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,
5 And the one seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new!” And he said, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water from the spring of the water of life freely. 7 The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the cowards and unbelievers and detestable persons and murderers and sexually immoral people and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their share is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
put your trust in the finished work of Jesus on the cross
put your trust in Jesus as your Savior
put trust in Jesus to take away all your sins
Put your trust in Jesus to take away the wrath of God
put your trust in Jesus to make to a new creation
put your trust in Jesus to be born again into the family of God
put your trust Jesus to give you His righteousness
AND THEN
1 And he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 in the middle of its street, and on both sides of the river is the tree of life, producing twelve fruits—yielding its fruit according to every month—and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 And there will not be any curse any longer, and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves will serve him, 4 and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will not exist any longer, and they will not have need of the light of a lamp and the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give light to them, and they will reign forever and ever.