Our Heavenly Home Series

I want you to think about something with me. Tonight three churches have gathered in this room for singing and celebration. Do you realize what this is in reality? This is a foreshadow of heaven. In this world the saints of God are separated by geography and death and other things but all that will be gone in glory. There will be no separation of the saints in heaven. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 says ‘Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them (those that have died and went to be with the Lord) in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.’ Someday we will be all together with the saints.b. Best of all, there will be no separation from the Savior in heaven. We shall be in the Saviors presence. Like a beautiful bride on her wedding day we will meet our Savior in heaven before the throne of God. Heaven simply would not be heaven without Jesus.

The Light of Heaven is the face of Jesus

The Joy of heaven is the presence of Jesus

The melody of heaven is the name of Jesus

The harmony of heaven is the praise of Jesus

The theme of heaven is the work of Jesus

The employment of heaven is the service of Jesus

The fullness of heaven is Jesus

In the regeneration heaven and earth will kiss. Over and over in this chapter it is emphasized that we will be in the very presence of God forever.

III. Heaven Is Filled With The Redeemed

I once had a college professor who professed he believed that if there was a Supreme Being, he would be great enough to let everyone into heaven. It is obvious that professor did not know what the Scriptures say. The Bible is clear on the matter that only those people redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ will enter into those glorious streets and stand before the throne of our Lord and Savior. Verse 24 says ‘And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light.’ Are you saved? In Revelation 5:9 we find this song sang by the living creatures and the 24 elders who worship before the throne. They sang to the Lamb saying, ‘You are worthy to take scroll, And to open its seal; For you were slain. And have redeemed by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation.’ These redeemed by the blood are you and I who and we will one day walk with the rest of the redeemed in the light of the Lamb of God in His eternal heaven. What will that day be like? I can only imagine.