Jesus Is The Way To Eternal Life Series

3. Jesus will be the "light" - Re 21:23 - "The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp."

4. They shall be the source of "the water of life" - Re 22:1-5 - "Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever."

5. Jesus makes eternal life what it is, which explains Paul’s aspirations - II Co 5:8 - "We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord."; Ph 1:23 - " I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far."

When we understand all this, would there be eternal life without Jesus? Not according to the Bible! Jesus is truly The Way to eternal life! Since Jesus is the way to eternal life, should we not also consider what Jesus has to say about it...?

II. WHAT JESUS TEACHES ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE

A. PREPARED FOR A PREPARED PEOPLE...

1. People are not going to stumble into it by "accident" - Mt 7:13-14 - "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

- The way to eternal life is such that few find it, lack of preparation is the main reason!

2. Jesus taught several parables to stress this point

a. The parable of "The Wedding Feast" - Mt 22:1-2,11-14 - "Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son....But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. Friend, he asked, how did you get in here without wedding clothes? The man was speechless. Then the king told the attendants, Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are invited, but few are chosen."

b. The parable of "The Ten Virgins" - Mt 25:1-13 - "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight the cry rang out: Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him! Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out. No, they replied, there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves. But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others also came. Sir! Sir! they said. Open the door for us! But he replied, I tell you the truth, I don’t know you. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour."