It's wonderful to be here with you today.
We appreciate everyone for being with us and it is an honor,
every time that we have an occasion to worship God in
spirit and in truth on his day. So we appreciate that
opportunity. Very much as always is the case,
it is an honor to speak concerning the word of God and I
would hope that what we have to consider for a little while.
This morning will be both edifying and encouraging to you.
I invite your attention as I have on the screen there.
Revelation chapter 21 and I want to begin reading in verse 1.
Revelation chapter 21 beginning in verse 1.
Now, I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth for the first Heaven,
and the first Earth had passed away, and there was no more sea.
Then I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out
of Heaven, from God prepared as a bride adorned for her husband,
and I heard a loud voice from Heaven.
Saying, behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men and he will
dwell with them and they shall be his people, God himself will
be with them and be their God and God will wipe away every
tear from their eyes. There shall be no more death nor
Sorrow, nor crying, there shall be no more pain for the, former
things have passed away. For a little while.
I want to talk to you about what Will Heaven be like, you know,
we spend our entire life trying to live our life, obedient to
the call of Christ, obedient to the word of God, serving him,
with every fiber of our being. So that we one day can make
heaven. Well if we're going to work that
hard to get somewhere maybe we ought to know a little bit more
about that. Great place.
People have all kinds of Concepts about heaven.
What does the Bible say? What will it be like?
We'll talk about these things in Greater detail in just a few
minutes. But this time let's pray the
word heaven. Comes from a word or a nose from
the original and it means to cover or Encompass.
A general definition is the vaulted expanse of the sky with
all things visible in it. That the Bible says in Hebrews
chapter 1 and verse 10, you Lord, in the beginning, laid,
the foundation of the earth and the heavens.
Plural are the work of your hands.
Another passage that we find to is in 2nd.
Peter chapter 3 and verse 5 Peter says for this, they
willingly forget that by the word of God, the heavens were of
old and the Earth standing out of the water.
And in the water, one more passage along this line in
second, Peter chapter 3, and verse 7, but the heavens and the
Earth which are now preserved by the same word are reserved for
fire until the day of judgment and Perdition of ungodly men.
Now the question is, what is the Bible talking about when it says
Heavens? Plural are going to be destroyed
and it's going to be burned up and it's going to be destroyed.
As the Bible says by fire. What is it talking about?
Well, it's talking about to Heavens.
The first one is called the aerial Heavens or the sky.
It is defined like this, it's the region, the region, where
the clouds and the Tempest gather and where thunder and
lightning. Are produced.
If I were to talk about the aerial Heavens, really?
You can look up into the sky and what you see immediately there
with the clouds right there, that is the aerial Heavens or
aerial Sky, that's one of the heavens.
It's going to be destroyed when Jesus comes back to judge the
world. James chapter 5 and verse 18 and
he prayed again and Heaven gave up rain and the Earth produced
its fruit now. Do you remember in Acts chapter
22? Paul was giving he was now the
Apostle Paul and he was giving a recount of the idea of when he
was converted and he was on the road to Damascus, Acts chapter 9
that happened but in Acts 22 and verse 6.
The Bible says that of Paul. He says, I Paul as I journeyed
along and came near Damascus about noon.
He said suddenly, there was a great light that shine shine,
drowned about me. Me from Heaven, that's the
aerial Heavens or Scott. Then there's the severe, real
Heavens or Starry heavens and Hebrews chapter 11, and verse
12. Therefore, from one man, and him
as good as dead were born, as many as the stars of the sky in
multitude innumerable as the sand, which is by the seashore.
Now, that's the region above the Guy that we look up and see
above the clouds. That's where the stars are.
In fact, interestingly, in Mark, chapter 13 and verse 26, it's
referring to the time when Jesus would come back on the day of
the judgment and the Bible says, he will come back in the clouds.
That's the aerial Heavens. But in this verse Mark, 13 and
25, it says he will utterly destroy the stars of Heaven.
Talking about both. Will be destroyed.
When the Lord comes back. Now I'll tell you I really don't
care. About the aerial heavens.
And I really don't care about the cereal or Starry heavens.
I don't care about the makeup of them and I have never in my
life, nothing wrong with that but I've never in my life had a
desire to study about the Stars I really don't care.
What I'm concerned about is the area or the region that is above
the area, land above the scenario.
And that's the third heaven That's the only one that really
matters in our life. Will we have an opportunity to
go to that place? The third heaven, it's beyond
the stars. It is defined like this.
It's the region above the severe aerial.
It's the seat of Order of Things.
Eternal and consummately, perfect, and get this.
You know why I want to go there, because it's the place where God
dwells and it's the place where other Heavenly beings are.
That's where I want to go. That's the most important place
we could ever talk about in our life is going there.
That is the third heaven. Now in second Corinthians,
chapter 12, and verse 2, You know, interestingly Jesus was
our the Apostle Paul on the Damascus Road and the Bible says
that a light Shone round about them.
We know the story goes into Damascus, he prays for three
days and a nyhus, ananias comes up to him and says, why you're
waiting, what are you waiting for arise and be baptized and
wash away? Your sins?
Calling on the name of the Lord, he obeyed the gospel.
All right, he was a Christian for 10 years.
And then this happened in second Corinthians chapter 12 and verse
two. He said I knew a man in Christ.
Speaking about himself, 14 years ago, he said, whether in the
body, I do not know whether out of the body, I do not know, God
knows such a one was caught up into the third heaven.
I'm going to talk about the place where it is later on in
our study. But right now, he talks about
the third heaven. That's the place where God
dwells. In Ephesians chapter 4, verse
10. Speaking of Jesus, he who
descended is also the one who ascended far above all the
heavens that he might fill all things.
Now, the question is this, what's the new Heaven?
And the new Earth? I had a fellow come to my house
the other day. Knocked on the door.
Very well-dressed gentleman older gentleman.
In one hand, he had a Bible on the other hand, he had a
magazine and he wanted to discuss what the new heavens and
the new Earth were. Well, the question is, what is
the new heavens and the new Earth?
First of all in Revelation, chapter 21 and verse 1, it says,
and I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth for the first Heaven, what
is that? That is the aerial and the
severe Ariel, the sky and the ours, and the first Earth,
that's this Earth had passed away and there was no more sea.
That's what John saw. You know, all we got to do
really is look to a word study from this past it dry here and
take some of the words, the keywords that are in second
Peter chapter 3. And we could prove beyond a
shadow of a doubt that the position that this Earth is
going to be restored and refurbished for all eternity is
false Second Peter chapter 3 beginning in verse 10, but the
day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in the which
the heavens will pass away with a great noise and the elements
will melt with fervent heat both the earth and the works that are
in. It will be burned up.
Therefore since all these things will be dissolved, what manner
of persons ought you to be in, holy conduct and godliness,
looking for, and hastening the coming of the day of God,
because of which Which the heavens will be dissolved being
on fire and the elements will melt with fervent heat.
Nevertheless, we according to his promise, look for new
heavens and a new Earth in which righteousness dwells.
All right, let's take a look at some of these words.
First of all, the word knew the word new comes from the Greek
word kano's. Look at the definition of this
word, In this passage as respects to form, it is recently
made. It is fresh.
It is recent, it is unused. And it's unworn Now, can't, we
look at that. And logically think that there's
no way in the world that it comes from something that
already exists. It is something that is unused,
and it's going to be unworn, mr. Thayer further says it is that
which is made recently, is superior to what it succeeds now
that's found in second Peter 3 and 13 and Revelation, 21, and
verse number 1, let's look at some more words.
The Bible says that the heavens that now are will pass away,
that is Perico met and that means to perish.
Or pass away to vart to vanish or disappear out of sight.
What else? Then Peter says, and the
elements will melt with fervent heat, you know the word melt
there, in this past that little four-letter, English word comes
from two. Small Greek words.
One is luo, and luo means to dissolve something coherent into
Parks or destroy according to mr.
Thayer. It's the same word or part of a
word that is translated dissolved in.
Second Peter 3, 11 and 12, and it smelt.
It, second Peter 3 and verse 10. What else?
Not just luo, but Tico and Tico means to make liquid or become
liquid to perish or be destroyed by melting.
That look what's going to happen.
We're going to get something new and that's great, you know, why?
Because everything that we know is going to pass away, it is
going to melt, it is going to be utterly destroyed.
But there's more. but by the Bible further says, when it
says, the elements will melt with fervent heat, you know what
elements mean? So not only the Earth will be
destroyed, but even the elements.
You know what the word elements here means, it is the elements
from, which all things have come, it is the material causes
of the universe. Let me ask you this, does that
sound to you like God is going to do something with this Earth
and refurbish or do a remodel on it.
Spruce it up, it's going to be utterly destroyed.
Not only that, even the elements that made up the universe will
be destroyed. And what's going to happen to
the Earth? The Bible says, and the earth,
and the works there of will be burned.
Which means to consumed by fire. According to mr.
Thayer. I'm going to tell you something
my whole life. I have in school maybe it's the
same way. I don't know.
But in school, everybody wanted to talk about how man is going
to destroy the Earth. My whole life as a kid in
school. Nuclear war, destroy the Earth.
We're not very good environmentalist, so we're going
to destroy the Earth. You can rest assured and be
confident that it is impossible for a man to destroy the Earth.
When God said he is going to do it, it's going to exist until
the Lord comes back and then all of those things are going to
pass away. Watch the heavens will pass
away. The elements will melt with
fervent Heat and the earth, and the works.
There in will be burned up and guess what?
We're getting something new that is superior.
Rior to what it succeeds in that great.
Had a discussion with this felon.
He was telling me that he said well, well Heaven is is all
filled up. And I want to, I want to go and
be here on the Earth. and I said, I have no desire to be on
this Earth any longer than I have to The place that I want to
go up, go to I said, is the place that's new a place that
did not exist for our benefit yet, that is so more Superior
and farther Superior than anything we have ever known.
That's where I want to go. And, you know, he said, can't
even imagine saying it. I don't want to go to heaven.
I can't even fathom. So, what are we talking about?
We're talking about the new heavens and the new Earth, where
is that? And what is that?
First of all, it's the Eternal place of the redeemed.
Peter talks about it as the new heaven.
John talks about it as the new Heaven and John also talks about
it as the New Jerusalem in First Peter chapter 1 verses 3 and 4.
It says blessed be the God and father of our Lord, Jesus Christ
who according to His, abundant Mercy, has begotten us again to
a Living Hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead to what an inheritance Incorruptible.
And Undefiled and that does not fade away.
Where is it? Reserved in heaven for you.
That's the new heaven. That's the new Earth.
It is a place reserved in heaven.
What else? Second Peter 3:13 nevertheless
we according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new
Earth in which righteousness dwells I'm going to taste some
people have all kinds of Concepts about heaven.
Heaven is not a concept. It is a real place.
It's where righteousness. Dwells what else?
Who's going to get in there? Revelation 21:27.
Please get this. But there shall, by no means
enter into it. Anything that defiles or causes
an Abomination or a lie, but only those that are written in
the Lamb's Book of Life. You know, I didn't say that.
That did not come from me. That came right out of the Bible
who is going to go to the new heavens and the new Earth.
The place that is reserved in heaven for who those that are
found written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Christians. Members of the body of Christ
reserved in heaven. For those that are pigs now.
What about musical instruments? Remember when I talked about
when I talk about singing and the worship of Music in the
worship. And I talked about instrument
music and I said, one of the arguments that people have
trying to support instrumental music in the worship in the
world today in the denominational world is because
they say, well after all, all you got to do is turn to the
Revelation letter and it says that there's instruments.
So, if there's musical instruments in heaven, shouldn't
there, be musical, instruments? Right in the church today, I
made that point and I talked about a couple of these
passages, this will be very, very quickly.
Watch this, the first thing that's described is trumpets in
Revelation, chapter 8, and verse 2.
It says, and I saw the seven angels, who stand before God and
to them were given seven trumpets.
Now, Revelation chapter 1 and verse 10 though.
It says, I was in the spirit on the Lord's day and I heard
behind me, a loud voice of a trumpet.
Revelation 4 verse 1, after these things, I looked and
behold a door standing, open in heaven.
And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet
speaking with me. Now.
Trumpets as far as I can understand.
We're never used for its melodious sound, it's never
described by John and Heaven for its musical melodious ability.
It is always referring to what I can understand.
It is referring to a time when a woe is being pronounced or an
announcement is given not only that trumpets here while.
And but let me just say, let me just say while it's true that
oftentimes Times, you can use the word Voice or voices.
Just to talk about the sound of an instrument.
If you look at other passages of scripture, it appears to me
Beyond a doubt that when we talk about the voices, it's talking
about voices and it just describes the voices as a
trumpet. Let's go further.
I'll tell you why. We got to go further.
You ever seen the little cartoon?
Yeah. The cartoon.
Somebody dies, and all of a sudden they come up out of their
body. And they got white on now.
And they fly on up. And when they get there they got
Wings sticking out of their back.
Got a Halo on over their head. What do they got?
I got a harp. What about HARP?
What about Harps in the Book of Revelation, Revelation, chapter
5 in verses 89. Now, when he had taken the
scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four
Elders fell down before the lamb each having a harp and the
golden bowls full of incense which are the prayers of saints
and notice. And they sung a new song, Let's
go further. In Revelation chapter 14 and
verse to the King James says, I heard the voices of Harpers
harping with their harps. Now, the new King James says, I
heard the sound of Harpers harping with their Harps.
Let's look to some other translations.
In the American Standard Version.
It says this and the voice which I heard was like the voice of
Harpers harping with their harps.
The revised Standard Version says, the voice.
I heard was like the sound of Harpers harping or playing on
their Harps. Do you see what it says?
He said, I heard voices and the voices sounded like Harper's
harping on their harps. Now, I'm going to tell you.
There are things that I do not understand, and I do not know
what's going to be in heaven. In fact, I don't think we can
know everything. I do know this though.
When we've exhausted every possible thought of what heaven
could possibly be like, we haven't even scratched the
surface to how beautiful and how great is going to be.
From these passages though. This doesn't support that
there's literal instruments of Music in heaven.
It says the voices that said that he heard John heard.
We're like the sound of Harper's playing on their Harps.
The next verse in Revelation, 14 and 3.
It says they simply they sang as it were a new song.
So the melodious harp is a symbol of Praise one.
Scholar said they are the voices of the redeemed praising God in
song and Revelation, 15 and 3. It says they sang the song of
Moses, one scholar said therefore it is highly symbolic
in this book and trumpets and harps are symbols of voices All
right. Have you ever wondered where it
is? I know one thing.
I can't pinpoint the place, but I sure know the direction where
is heaven. Where is this great place?
Where's the new Heaven? And the new Earth?
Where is the third heaven? Well, first of all and second
Corinthians chapter 12 and verses two through four, and I
mentioned this that I'm going to get back to this before.
So now, you have the Apostle Paul and it's 10 years as he's a
Christian, and he says, I Know a Man in Christ who fourteen years
ago, whether in the body or the body, I do not know.
God knows such was caught up. Into the third heaven.
I got to tell you something. Bob Smith.
Example, 13 years ago. The Bible says in second
Corinthians 12, it says that he was given a view up into the
third heaven, and Paradise, and Bob taught a sermon.
And he said that paradise was the same as the third heaven,
and I have to service us at Bob. I think you're wrong on that.
I think what it was talking about is the third heaven, is
heaven, and Paradise is the hadean realm.
That Jesus says today, you will be with me in Paradise, all
right? You were right, I was wrong.
The third heaven. And Paradise is the same word
and it's the same word that's found in Revelation 21 as the
paradise of God. So what was he saying?
He says, I knew man, 14 years ago.
I don't know if it was in the body or out of the body.
God knows, I was taken up into the third heaven and then he
further, says, and Paradise talking about the same place.
Good job on that, I missed it. 13 years ago.
In fact, you know, it's beautiful and Revelation Chapter
2 and verse 7. it says that the Tree of Life, more on that in a
minute. but the tree of life is in the midst, Of the paradise of
God. Now, where is it?
It's up. In Acts chapter 9, verses 1,
verses 9 through 11. And when he had spoken these
things while they watched, he was taken up and a cloud
received him out of their sight. And while they looked
steadfastly toward Heaven, as he went up, behold two men stood by
them in white apparel who also said men of Galilee, why do you
stand gazing up into heaven? Now, I know.
It's up. And it is somewhere past the
Ariel. Region, and it's past the
Sevierville or the starry region its up.
You know what I said? a few minutes ago, I said,
Heaven is a place, a real place in not a concept.
Have you ever stopped to consider that heaven is
populated with real people? Beautiful Immortal.
Strong bodies will have Bodies, that will be as visible and
recognizable as Moses and Elijah on the Mount of transfiguration.
Furthermore, in first John, chapter 3 and verse 2, it says,
when he shall appear, we shall be like him for.
We shall see him as he is. So what is it?
It's number one, it's a place. John 14 verses 2 and 3 in 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 and if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again and receive you to myself that where I am,
there you may be also. So number one, it is a place.
Look number two, it is a city in Hebrews 11 and 16 it says, but
now they desire, a better that is Heavenly country.
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God for.
He has prepared a city for them. John's description.
Watch this. John describes the third heaven.
Now, I thought of something, when I thought of this first
point, I thought his sister Morgan, I'm going to tell you
why. John said there were foundations
and the foundation's were great. In fact, John said, the
foundations of the walls were massive.
There were twelve foundations and on the twelve foundations
were what the names of the Apostles of the Lamb.
Years ago, she and I were talking.
She said, if it's Twelve Apostles of the Lamb, who do you
think the 12th is we both understood?
It couldn't be Judas. There's no way that's Judas.
What are the original could it be Mathias?
That was added to the 11 in the book of Acts?
Or was it the Apostle Paul? I don't know for certain in the
Bible doesn't say, but I think it's got to be pull.
Just my thoughts. He wrote over 2/3 of the New
Testament as a chosen vessel of the Lord.
I would imagine, he's the one that's the 12th.
The foundations of the Apostles, the names of the Apostles of the
Lamb. What else?
There were 12, identical Gates. I want a, what I read this week.
One scholar said The Identical part.
Is the fact that that is a symbol of the fact that
everybody must meet the same exact requirements in order to
get in. They're identical.
But I'm going to tell you something folks.
There are people in this world to have all manner of things and
all manner of ways that they think are going to get to
heaven. Isabel it said this to my,
excuse me, said this to my dad when I was a kid.
He said, well, Bob, I don't agree with you.
You don't agree with me. You do your thing, I'll do my
thing and we'll all just meat heaven anyway, and it really
doesn't matter. You know what, the identical
Gates, represent an identical way that you have to enter in.
There's only one way to enter in.
Also, at each gate was an angel and the angel stood like a
soldier on guard. One scholar says that symbolized
that you can't enter in as you please.
We're also the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.
But then, the gates were made of Peru.
What does that mean? I read some Scholars said
something about that. Get this one said, the Pearl was
symbolic of those that have overcome trials and tribulations
in order to enter Heaven. And the reason for that is the
Pearl produced is produced by the oysters response to
suffering. Yeah, you're going to suffer.
Now we don't suffer like the early church kind of embarrasses
me. When we talk about persecution
today compared to some of those of old that we read about But
I'll tell you something, we're going to have persecutions in
our life. There are going to come times
when you have to show the marks of the Lord Jesus Christ, when
you stand against something that's wrong, and you don't go
and do things that other people do that are wrong.
And when you stand out as being different, that's a scar.
That's a mark of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul had literal marks, we do not we have symbolic or
figurative marks. What else is there?
It was a city Foursquare. Look at this.
That means that the length and the breadth and the height are
equal and John said each measure 12,000 furlongs.
Now, The Furlong you never hear about furlongs except at horse
racing, I think. But a furlong is 1/8 of a mile.
So John said, each measured, twelve thousand furlongs.
It is a city for square. In other words, it's about 1,500
miles. Now, how big is heaven going to
be? Watch this.
It's like, you went from Dallas to New York City.
The New York City to Bismarck, North Dakota from Bismarck North
Dakota to San Francisco San Francisco back to Dallas.
But guess what? It's a city Foursquare.
So now you got to go up 1500 miles, straight up and do it
again. You know, big Heavens going to
be. 500 quintillion, cubic feet. I don't know if I've ever used
the word quintillion in my whole life.
I had to get this from somebody else quintillion, you know what
it is. It's the it's the number 500
here with 18 zeros after that. 500 quintillion ft3 think we're
going to have some Elbow Room. That's how big Heaven is.
And, you know, there's a symbol there that heaven is big enough
for anyone, that would come in obedience to the Lord and serve
him all the days of their life and go to that City.
That New Jerusalem that John talked about.
What about the wall? John said he saw a wall there
and the wall was forty, two, forty, four, cubits tall, or 218
feet. Now, interestingly about this, a
cubit is 18 to 21 inches, so about two hundred and eighteen
feet. Now, what's interesting, or what
I thought was interesting, is the fact that the wall is never
described by its width ever. John doesn't talk about how wide
the wall is, and do you remember our study and in the Old
Testament, Talked about Nineveh and we talked about ancient
cities were fenced or walled cities for what reason.
Keep the enemy out. Are you kind of seeing a picture
here? You kind of get in the point it
was to keep the enemy out. In fact Nineveh had walls that
were 100 feet tall and so wide that three chariots.
You remember this could drive a breast of it of themself on top
of the wall. That's How wide it was.
You know why? Keep the enemy out and it was
imperative that it was thick enough that it would do just
that. The Bible says, when the Tigris
River overflowed and God did all this.
When God said I'm going to destroy Nineveh the Tigris,
River overflowed. And it broke breaches into the
wall and it opened up at what happened.
The enemy got in and attacked them and destroyed them.
So, how come the width is not mentioned in heaven?
I kind of think that. It's not going to matter.
Because we'll never have to protect ourselves from the enemy
ever again. He had hard times.
You had to stand and be strong and stand for your faith.
What are the enemies of the Cross badmouth?
You put you down, criticize, you take things away.
I don't know what it's going to be, like we talked about this, I
don't know what the country's going to get like, I don't know.
There may be a time when we're really persecuted for our faith
and those that do that are the enemies of the cause of Christ
are the enemies of God's people. Yes yes.
What just hang on. just hang on because once we get there, they
can't get in. We need no protection at all.
City Foursquare. It's a city of pure gold.
John said his, he pictured it. He said it looked like
transparent glass. He said there was a wall of
Jasper. There were Gates of Pearl and as
we sing in our songs a street. Of gold.
Finally though, let me talk about what things are in heaven.
What things are going to be in heaven?
Number one, God's going to be there.
And he's going to be honest thrown, do you remember when
Jesus said in Matthew 28:18, he said all power, all authority is
given unto me in heaven and in Earth.
Who gave him the authority. The one who is all
authoritative, and that's God. But what does the Bible say is
going to happen on that last and final day God is going to send
Jesus back to this earth. And what's he going to do?
He's going to take the redeemed, he's going to take the church
and hand it over to his father and Jesus will step down from
his rule or Reign Over the church and God will be on his
throne for all eternity in the Bible says that God would be all
in all. So who's going to be there?
God's going to be there on his throne.
What else, who else? The Bible says in Revelation
chapter 5, if the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ is going to be
there. And by the way, there is no need
for artificial light. We're talking about a spiritual
place. There's no need for artificial
light because the light is the Lamb of God.
The light is the Lord. How do I explain all that in our
vernacular? No idea.
When we get there, we can see. It just says there's no need for
light. Because the light is the Lord.
It's going to be the multitude of the redeemed there to
Revelation 7 and 9. There's going to be the tree of
life. You remember, in the garden when
Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden?
The tree of life was removed from them.
And they now could die physically.
They were no longer Immortal. I like what my father-in-law
said. One time he says, I'll never
forget this. He said we talk about the tree
of life. He is.
And you know what? He said we're getting it back.
They lost it in the garden. But we're getting it back.
You know, what else is going to be there?
A pure River of water, a pure River of Water of Life.
One scholar suggested that the fact that there's the tree of
life and a pure River of Water of Life shows that the hunger
and thirst of the redeemed will be satisfied forever.
Isn't that great? Now, you got to come back next
Sunday. because next Sunday, I'm going to talk about this one
part right here, our treasure and our inheritance Heaven as
our inheritance. Finally though.
The name of every child of God will be written there.
Luke 10 and 20 says, nevertheless do not rejoice in a
Jesus, is talking to his disciples, who had the power to
cast out demons and he said, nevertheless do not rejoice in
this that the spirits are subject to you, but rather
Rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
That tells me that there's nothing greater than we will
ever be better. Christian.
Now as I close, let me ask you a question.
When you look up at this list, you see your hobbies. my whole
life, I've heard people say, We're going to get to do
whatever we loved in this life. We're going to get to do it for
eternity over there. If I like playing golf, I'm
gonna get to play golf on the greatest golf course in the
world ever saw beautiful perfect.
I don't see anything at all about Hobbies.
I see a spiritual place. And the only thing that matters
is having your names written in heaven.
And what did we already say those that are in heaven?
The place that's waiting for the redeemed.
Are those that have their names in the Lamb's Book of Life?
So let me ask you is your name written in the Lamb's Book of
Life. Because that's all that matters.
Your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life when you
obey the gospel and live faithful unto death, Jesus says
that he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.
We must believe in Jesus. We must repent of our sins.
We must make the determination in our mind, we're going to
change our life, we must be willing to confess the name of
Jesus Christ. And say those words I believe
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
And then upon taking those steps, we are ready for baptism.
When we go down into the Waters of baptism contact, the blood of
Jesus have our sins washed away becoming the Book of Life and
continue on that path. So our names will be written in
heaven forever. We thank you for listening to
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