A LOOK INTO HEAVEN "ONE"

 

PART ONE

A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN

Now today it will simply the basic foundation that most Christians already know. Yet, I felt we must begin here because this blog goes beyond my Facebook friends. In this world of today many, many people do not believe, God nor heaven or hell exist they simply believe when you die you just no longer exist. Some are under the false assumption that everyone goes to heaven and many other religions teach many different beliefs about heaven. We are going to look at what the Word of God says about heaven and allow the Holy Spirit to guide me and you as we search the scriptures. I will be peeking a lot into Revelation, as it reveals a clear picture of heaven. During this "Look into Heaven", here are the subjects we will be looking into:

1. A Place Called Heaven

     a. The sights we see in heaven's throne room.

2. The Angels In Heaven

3. The Redeemed in Heaven

     a. What we will look like

     b. How will be dressed

     c. Where will we live

     d. What will we do

4. The sights and sounds around us in heaven

Now this one may be included in several different subjects.

5.  A new heaven and a new earth

      a. What we will not see in heaven

And wherever else God may lead us to.

Heaven is where we find the throne room of God. It is in this throne room where Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God the Father.

Isaiah 66:1 This says the LORD: Heaven is My throne, And earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for Me? And where is the place of My rest.

This heaven that is spoken of, the throne room of God, where Jesus sits at His Father's right hand, where is it? Let's look outside and see, as we read these words of Paul.

2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago----whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God, knows-----such a one was caught up to the third heaven.

Clue, third heaven, are you looking up? What do you see? The blue sky, clouds, the sun if it is day, and at night you see the stars and the moon. This is the first heaven. Now imagine we are traveling in a space shuttle, an traveling through outer space, what do you see? Now we are passing through the second heaven. The third heaven is beyond our reach beyond our ability to see, but it is here we find the heaven we are searching and longing for.

If we go back and read in Exodus 25-37 God is giving Moses very detailed instructions on how to build the Tabernacle, everything in it, and the Ark of the covenant (right here is something there important)

Exodus 37:1-9 is the construction of the Ark of the covenant. Here we find a mercy seat in the center and on either side, facing each other we find two cherubim:

Exodus 37:9 the cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

Now let's fast forward to Hebrews 8:5 who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."

God literally showed Moses what was in the Throne Room of heaven. Let's go to one more, as I was reading in Psalm 99:1 a few years back I read this and my heart skipped several beats as I realized God dwelled at the mercy seat.

Psalm 99:1 The LORD reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved!

Now what is between the cherubim? The Mercy Seat. Our God extends His love, grace and mercy. Now I saved the best for last, we will go to this multiple times as we take a peek into heaven.

Revelation 4 suddenly John is called up into heaven and let's see what he says, just looking at a few verses will look at the others later.

Revelation 4: 2-3 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set it heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

Revelation 4:5-6a And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices . Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal..........

We sort of got into a little of the sounds around the throne room, but what does this tell us about God.

What can we see in these verses in Revelation 4:

1. God's position

2. God's power

3. God's perfection.

Though I purposely left out a few scriptures until next time, what did you see when you stepped into heaven's throne room?

1. God is the center of attention, all focus is on Him. We will look at closer next time. And He is beautiful.

2. God's great power, lightening and thunder coming from His throne. Representing His warning to those on earth.

3. His perfection, His purity seen in the crystal sea. There never was and never can be any sin in God.

Now take just a moment and imagine this sight as you step out of this world and into your eternal home. Our finite minds can not visualize that one sight. But it is very real and we will one day see it and our loved ones are seeing it now.

But a lot more to see. So until next time good day or goodnight for me it is 11:30 pm so Goodnight.