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Before The Presence Of His Glory
Contributed by Monte Brown on Mar 6, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: Have you ever wondered what Heaven looks like? Have you ever tried to imagine what it would be like to walk through Heaven and the things you would see? Well there are things that won’t be in Heaven!
Before the Presence of His Glory
Jude 1:24-25 Monte T. Brown
September 2, 2001 Sunday Morning
Grace Southern
Jude 1:24-25
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, 25To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
Have you ever wondered what Heaven looks like? Have you ever tried to imagine what it would be like to walk through Heaven and the things you would see?
Well there are things that won’t be in Heaven! There will be things that are eliminated.
• No More Sea
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.
The sea won’t separate Nations. There won’t be any need for all will live in peace.
• No Death
• No Sorrow
• No Crying
• No Pain
Revelation 21:4
He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever.
No more death, everything will live forever.
No more sorrow, because there will be no more lose.
No more crying, because harsh words won’t be present in Heaven.
No more pain, because all illness will be no more
• No Curse
Revelation 22:3
No longer will anything be cursed. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.
No more curse, for sin will be defeated and God the father, Jesus Christ, our redeemer and Son of God will reign for eternity.
• No Night
Revelation 22:5
And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.
There will be no more night for the light of God will shine and darkness will be defeated.
• Death Vanquished
2 Timothy 1:10
But has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
1 Corinthians 15:54
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.
• People With Good Intentions
Matthew 7:22-23
Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? 23And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!
• Lost People
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Matthew 25:41
Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ’Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: