Coming Home

Well, I’ve got good news for you. That’s not at all what heaven will be like. First of all, there’s NOTHING in the Bible about heaven being a place of clouds, nor that anyone will have a hart And yes, worship in heaven in the immediate presence of God the Son, Jesus Christ will be something we will do many times, but there’s every reason to believe that our lives will be filled with many other wonderful things.

To start with, get the idea about heaven being “up there” out of your mind. Listen to the Apostle John’s opening words of his detailed description in Revelation 21 and 22 of what we often inaccurately call “heaven”: He says, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” (Verses 1-2)

John teaches that God will destroy this sin-cursed world and create a new heaven and earth, and we will live on this new earth in a place he calls the “new Jerusalem.” Rather than being a place of tedium and boredom, it will be a place of wondrous delight; a place where we will DO exciting and fun things. Without going into too much detail or supporting Scriptures for time’s sake, let me just list for you the top ten reasons our eternal abode will be a blast. My thanks to Steve Malone, by the way, for the creative way of sharing these wonderful truths. So here they are…the Ten Top Reasons Heaven Is Going to Be a Blast:

1. Number one, we get a new body.

There’s a lot of speculation that since the Bible tells us that our bodies will be like Christ’s, we’ll be able to go through walls and so on like Jesus did in the upper room. Well, that’s pure speculation, but what I do know is that our bodies in heaven will be better; eternal—bodies that won’t get tired, feel pain, get sick, sag or fall apart.

2. Number two, as Jesus promised, we’ll get a custom built dwelling place.

I’m not sure if it will be we know what that means, but I can assure you that whatever you call “home” down here will be NOTHING compared to our abodes that Jesus says he is preparing for us right now. Living in a perfect house built by JESUS is one reason why heaven is going to be a blast! Think about that for a moment—It only took Him 6 days to create the universe; and He’s been working on our home for 2,000 years!

3. The third reason heaven will be a blast is because we’ll get to eat great food.

When the Bible describes our bodies as “heavenly bodies,” for some reason some have concluded that means we’ll become formless spirits. No, we will have PHYSICAL bodies which are “heavenly” in the sense that they will be eternal and sinless. So we will still enjoy one of the great pleasures on this earth—eating. The Bible is full of references to great feasts in heaven. Now I’ve eaten some great food in my lifetime, but NOTHING will compare to the feasts we’ll have in heaven.

4. The fourth reason heaven will be a blast is we get to talk with Bible characters.