HEAVEN

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HEAVEN What is heaven? Webster 1. the expanse of
space that seems to be over the earth like a dome
2. the dwelling place of the Deity and the
joyful abode of the blessed dead. A spiritual
state of everlasting communion with
God. Revelation 219 Then one of the seven
angels who had the seven bowls filled with the
seven last plagues came to me and talked with me,
saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the
Lamb's wife."
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10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a
great and high mountain, and showed me the great
city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of
heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God. Her
light was like a most precious stone, like a
jasper stone, clear as crystal. 12 Also she had
a great and high wall with twelve gates, and
twelve angels at the gates, and names written on
them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of
the children of Israel 13 three gates on the
east, three gates on the north, three gates on
the south, and three gates on the west. 14 Now
the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and
on them were the names of the twelve apostles of
the Lamb.
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15 And he who talked with me had a gold reed to
measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16
The city is laid out as a square its length is
as great as its breadth. And he measured the city
with the reed twelve thousand furlongs. Its
length, breadth, and height are equal. 17 Then
he measured its wall one hundred and forty-four
cubits, according to the measure of a man, that
is, of an angel. 18 The construction of its wall
was of jasper and the city was pure gold, like
clear glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of
the city were adorned with all kinds of precious
stones the first foundation was jasper, the
second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth
emerald,
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20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the
seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth
topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh
jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve
gates were twelve pearls each individual gate
was of one pearl. And the street of the city was
pure gold, like transparent glass. 22 But I saw
no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and
the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city had no need
of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the
glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its
light. 24 And the nations of those who are saved
shall walk in its light, and the kings of the
earth bring their glory and honor into it.
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25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day
(there shall be no night there). 26 And they
shall bring the glory and the honor of the
nations into it. 27 But there shall by no means
enter it anything that defiles, or causes an
abomination or a lie, but only those who are
written in the Lamb's Book of Life. 221 And he
showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as
crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of
the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on
either side of the river, was the tree of life,
which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its
fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were
for the healing of the nations.
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3 And there shall be no more curse, but the
throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and
His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see
His face, and His name shall be on their
foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there They
need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord
God gives them light. And they shall reign
forever and ever.
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John 141 "Let not your heart be troubled you
believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 "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. 3 "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. 4 "And where I go you know, and the way
you know." 5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do
not know where You are going, and how can we know
the way?" 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way,
the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me.
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Philippians 121 For to me, to live is Christ,
and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the
flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor yet
what I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 For I am
hard pressed between the two, having a desire to
depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more
needful for you.
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2 Corinthians 51 For we know that if our earthly
house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a
building from God, a house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan,
earnestly desiring to be clothed with our
habitation which is from heaven, 3 if indeed,
having been clothed, we shall not be found naked.
4 For we who are in this tent groan, being
burdened, not because we want to be unclothed,
but further clothed, that mortality may be
swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who has prepared
us for this very thing is God, who also has given
us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6 So we are always
confident, knowing that while we are at home in
the body we are absent from the Lord.
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7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are
confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent
from the body and to be present with the Lord. 9
Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or
absent, to be well pleasing to Him. Why should we
be interested in going to heaven? 2 Peter 310
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in
the night, in 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.
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Revelation 211 Now I saw a new heaven and a new
earth, for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2
Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband. 3 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. 4
"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."
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1. God will be there.2. God will wipe away ever
tear. 3. There shall be no more death. 4. There
is no sorrow there. 5. There will be no more
crying. 6. Their shall be no more pain.
Revelation 14 13 Then I heard a voice from
heaven saying to me, "Write 'Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord from now on.' " "Yes,"
says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their
labors, and their works follow them."
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Matthew 2546 "And these will go away into
everlasting punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life. Revelation 1411 "And the smoke of
their torment ascends forever and ever and they
have no rest day or night, who worship the beast
and his image, and whoever receives the mark of
his name. How can we make sure that we make it
to heaven and avoid the pits of hell?
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Revelation 216 And He said to me, "It is done! I
am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the
End. I will give of the fountain of the water of
life freely to him who thirsts. 7 "He who
overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be
his God and he shall be My son. 8 "But the
cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers,
sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all
liars shall have their part in the lake which
burns with fire and brimstone, which is the
second death."
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Revelation 2214 Blessed are those who do His
commandments, that they may have the right to the
tree of life, and may enter through the gates
into the city. 15 But outside are dogs and
sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and
idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a
lie. 1 John 53 For this is the love of God, that
we keep His commandments. And His commandments
are not burdensome. 2 John 19 Whoever
transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine
of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the
doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the
Son.
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1 Corinthians 1524 Then comes the end, when He
delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He
puts an end to all rule and all authority and
power. Ephesians 523 For the husband is head of
the wife, as also Christ is head of the church
and He is the Savior of the body. 1 Corinthians
1213 For by one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body -- whether Jews or Greeks, whether
slaves or free -- and have all been made to drink
into one Spirit.
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Acts 236 "Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom
you crucified, both Lord and Christ. 37 Now
when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,
and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,
"Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
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38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let
every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 "For the
promise is to you and to your children, and to
all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God
will call." 40 And with many other words he
testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved
from this perverse generation." 41 Then those
who gladly received his word were baptized and
that day about three thousand souls were added to
them.
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Acts 247 And the Lord added to the church daily
those who were being saved. Revelation 210 Be
faithful until death, and I will give you the
crown of life.