Sermons on Revelation 21:1-22:6:

What About Heaven? Series

Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 13, 2002

Some common questions about what heaven is like are addressed.

(Adapted from a message by Tom Holladay at Saddleback Church) There’s a story about a wealthy Christian who somehow got obsessed with the idea of taking some of his wealth to heaven. Now he knew the Bible clearly teaches that you can’t take it with you. But so obsessed was he with this desire that ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-15, Revelation 21:4-5

Denomination: Methodist

Heaven Is Real!

Contributed by Tommy Ellis on May 10, 2002

Sermon describes the importance of knowing and proclaiming the truth of heaven. Some wonderous characteristics of heaven are also explained.

HEAVEN IS REAL! In Christian circles we sometimes operate the opposite of the way Jesus did. For example, Jesus hard on the self-righteous, and gentle with sinners. He encountered a rich young man, who asked him how he might please God. Jesus told him to obey the commands. The young man lists ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3, Revelation 21:22-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Closing Words Of Assurance

Contributed by Dennis Deese on May 13, 2002

God final words!

“CLOSING WORDS OF ASSURANCE” Dr. Dennis Deese - Fan The Flame Ministries, Inc. REVELATION 22:6-21 He closes with words of hope. God’s message of hope is the only hope man has. We live in a world of fact and figures - a world that wants to know what is truth. Three things we can count on ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:6-21

There Aren't Any Cemeteries In Heaven

Contributed by Neal Gray on May 29, 2002

True, we must all die. It is the fate of all humans, because we have sinned. But THANKS BE TO GOD, in heaven there aren’t any cemeteries!

"There Aren’t Any Cemeteries in Heaven" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Revelation 21:1-8, KJV Purpose: True, we must all die. It is the fate of all humans, because we have sinned. But THANKS BE TO GOD that Jesus Christ His Son has given us the new birth; so that death no longer has its sting nor ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8

Denomination: Holiness

All Things New Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 19, 2001

Four word pictures of the eternal state, explained for people investigating the Christian faith.

The central claim of the Christian faith is that someone has died and lived to tell us what lies beyond death’s door. That’s the Easter claim, that Jesus Christ died at the hands of professional executioners, that he was placed in a heavily guarded tomb, and that three days later Jesus Christ ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-2, Revelation 19:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heaven, Out Of This World!

Contributed by Dave Martin on Jan 30, 2001

Can we pause to imagine what it would be like in an instant of time, to step over into eternity?

"Heaven is Out of this World!" "Left Behind" series Part 4 of 4 Text: Rev. 21:1-3 & Selected Cross Creek Community Church Pastor Dave Martin - Jan. 28, 2001 www.crosscreekcc.org God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life Changing! Rev. 21:1-3 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-3

Denomination: Bible Church

Heavenly Relationships

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 31, 2001

Heaven is going to be an extension of the relationship that is already started on earth.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. I’ve decided to preach on the subject of heaven today. And I hope that it leaves you with a feeling about what God has done for us, & what we have to look forward to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Death And Heaven

Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 6, 2001

A sermon that talks about the new world of heaven and the dying process by which we come into this living hope.

Revelation chapter 21 1-7 Seafaring people - About 150 years ago my forebears the Clarksons set out on a journey - they were seafarers and they set out to sail from England to a New World filled to the brim with promise - that world was New Zealand - What an incredible journey that must have ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

He Has Prepared A Place

Contributed by Larry Jones on Feb 24, 2001

Heaven is the winner’s circle of life’s race.

John 14:1-6 He’s Prepared A Place ! Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Revelation 21:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Seven Wonders Of Heaven

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 13, 2001

To encourage believers to look ahead to the future and to cause unbelievers to hunger for heaven.

The Seven Wonders of Heaven Scripture: II Cor.5:1-12; Rev.22:1-5 HERE’S AN AD I CAME ACROSS RECENTLY: FREE! BEAUTIFUL HOMES to be GIVEN AWAY in a PERFECT CITY with: 100% Pure Water (free) No Light Bills Permanent Pavement Perpetual Lighting Everything New Perfect Climate Nothing ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Foundations - Gaining Heaven's Glory Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 18, 2002

Revelation gives a description of heaven that has been debated for centuries. What picture of this did God want us to receive?

TEXT: Revelation 21:1-8/22-22:5 OPENING: KNOWING HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN R.Digest 2/84 p. 153 From Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s autobiography "Treasure in Clay." I stopped to ask a few boys for directions to the Town Hall where I was giving a lecture. They told me where the Town Hall was and then ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The New Jerusalem And Eternal State

Contributed by Larry Cockerham on Jul 5, 2002

The millennium now being over, John is now introduced to a new universal order, the eternal state, where there are drastic changes in the cosmos as well as the marine environment.

John tells us in Revelation 21:1: "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." The millennium now being over, John is now introduced to a new universal order, the eternal state, where there are drastic changes in the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

"Living In The Middle"

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002

When we face hardship we need to realize we’re in the middle of a story authored by God

"Living in the Middle" I try to take some time from my professional reading to relax with a good novel. I love to read and to talk about books. When I was a hospital chaplain I found it interesting to see what patients were reading on the wards. I figured if they had a James Mitchener novel, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7

Denomination: Congregational

Does Evil Come From God, Or From Us?

Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Jan 10, 2002

The death of the innocent children in Bethlehem tells us much about evil in the world, and what we can offer the non-believers.

The Holy Innocents (The Eve of) Does Evil come from God, or from Us? Preached at Saint John the Evangelist, Cold Lake Octave of Epiphany, Evening Prayer, 10 January 2002 Matthew 2:13-18, Revelation 21:1-7 Collect: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, whose children suffered at the hands of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18, Revelation 21:1-7

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

How Will It All Turn Out

Contributed by Joseph Wallis on Jan 22, 2002

Sermon on heaven and how it will be in the days preceeding the Return of Christ

DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE TITLE - How Will It All Turn Out TEXT - Rev. 22 (whole chapter) INTRO. - This is the last chapter and last message of the Bible. I want us to look at what we find when we come to the end of the Bible and the end of the "Bible Age". How will it all turn out? I. THERE IS STILL ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-17

Denomination: Baptist