HEAVEN
In my Father's house are
many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you.
I will come back and take
you to be with me that you also may be where I am - John 14:2-3
First Word
- First of all, God is
the possessor of Heaven and its vastness is the only thing that could possible
contain Him; if that were possible.
Earth is only a footstool.
- After “The Day of the
Lord”, Heaven will become a place where men will dwell in the presence of
the Almighty God; face to face …. Without dying.
- The Word Heaven,
- Heaven in Hebrew is Samayim (plural) and in the Greek Ouranos (Most of the time plural). There is not much difference between
‘heaven” and “the heavens” – Jesus passed through the Heavens.
- By the power of God;
the universe, the heavens and earth will be purged by fiery catastrophic
events and purified - When the new heavens are created, there will
literarily be “HEAEN ON EARTH” and the
- While some Bible
Students believe the earth will be renovated. I believe we get a brand new earth and
Satan gets to keep this old one, although it’s now a burning ball of HELL fire
hurled off into utter darkness away from the presence of God; forever.- No URBAN RENEWAL
1 Kings 8:27 – God cannot be contained in any of the Heavens
27 "But will God really dwell on earth? The
heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. NIV
Isa 65:17 – New heavens –
A new earth
17 "Behold, I will create new heavens
and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor
will they come to mind. NIV
Isa 66:22 New heavens –
New Earth
22 "As the new heavens and the new
earth will endure before me," declares the LORD, "so will your
name and descendants endure. NIV
Heb 4:14 – Jesus passed
through the Heavens
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest
who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, NIV
2 Peter 3:10-12 – The
Heavens will be destroyed by fire.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a
thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed
by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
12 That day will bring about the destruction of
the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
Rev 21:1 – The first
heaven and earth pass away
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the
first heaven and the first earth had passed away, NIV
Just for fun
- In
Catholic and medieval theology there are three heavenly realms …
Ready for this ….
- 1) Coelum Aqueum;
our troposphere extending about 12 miles up which contains the air we
breathe and the birds of the air, rain, snow, frost, hail, lightning and
the four winds.
- 2) Coelum Sidereum
the stratosphere up 12 to 31 miles where temperatures drop with increasing
altitude. Commercial Airplanes fly 30 to 39 miles up where the air is of a
lower density and cooler maximizing fuel efficiency.
- 3) Coelum Empyreum;
the expanse of the universe; the sun, moon, stars and planets; .A three
dimensional continual expanse extending in all directions; boundless;
Infinite – Heaven.
The Third Heaven
·
Many
have written on the subject of heaven and its location describing the first,
second and third heaven. The Apocrypha includes seven heavens
although there is no evidence of this in the Bible. - Shamayim – Raquie – Shehaqim – Machen –
Machon – Zebul – Araboth. – (You may have
heard the term, “I was in seventh heaven”) - I could describe them all, but
I won’t.
·
Because
I embrace the first earth age; before Adam and Eve, that of Gen 1:1 and
the second earth age; that of the creation of Gen 1:2; - I fully embrace
the third earth age when the earth is judged and we receive a new heaven
and a new earth. The THIRD heaven;
paradise is in the third age dispensation of God. ( If this is the first time you have ever heard of this, I encourage you to read about The Other Flood
– The book; The Invisible War - NYOBS 17)
- To start with, this is
where God lives; this is where Jesus intercedes for us with God. – It
belongs to God and as expanse as it is; it cannot fully contain Him. –
Earth is so small that it’s just a footstool for God.
- John the revelator
was allowed a glimpse into the future of the third age of heaven, but was
restricted as to what he could reveal. However the part that God wants us
to know is in scripture and is very plain on what is there and what is not.
- “When the plain sense
of Scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense; Therefore,
take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning
unless the facts of the immediate context, studied in the light of related
passages and axiomatic and fundamental truths, indicate clearly
otherwise”. Hal Lindsey
2 Cor 12:2-4 – The Third
Heaven.
2 I know a man in Christ who … was caught up to the
third heaven
4 … was caught up to paradise. He heard
inexpressible things, things that man is NOT permitted to tell. NIV
Rom 8:27 – Jesus intercedes for us in Heaven
27 And he who searches our hearts knows the
mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints. NIV
Gen 14:19 – God is the owner of Heaven
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram
of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: KJV
Gen 28:17 – God lives in
the Heavens
17 He was afraid and said, "How awesome is
this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate
of heaven." NIV
Deut 26:15 – God’s
dwelling place
15 Look from heaven, your holy dwelling place,
and bless your people
Isa 66:1 – The earth is
only a footstool for God
1 This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is
my throne, and the earth is my footstool. NIV
Things NOT in heaven
- There will be no crying or tears or mourning
or sorrow.
- There will be no pain; no sickness nor death.
– All of these things will have passed away.
- Heaven will not have
a temple, for God and the Son
are the temple.
- There will be no need
for the sun or moon because the glory of God and
the Son will light it.
- No scorching hear
from the sun bearing down - No night and the gates will never be
shut
- No sin or impurity; nothing shameful
or deceitful, only purity.
- Neither hunger nor thirst. – No husband or wife; no marriage
- There will be no salty
sea, just the flow of fresh
living waters from the throne.
Rev 21:1 – No sea
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the
first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer
any sea.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the
Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. KJV
23 And the city had no need of the sun,
neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did
lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. KJV
25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for
there will be no night there. NIV
Rev 21:4 – No crying,
tears, pain or death
4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old
order of things has passed away." NIV
27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will
anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are
written in the Lamb's book of life. NIV
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst
any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: ASV
Matt 22:30 – No
marriage
30 At the resurrection
people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like
the angels in heaven. NIV
Pets in heaven
- I enter each word
study with a presupposition of thought and I let the scriptures confirm or
change what I think.
- In the
beginning
Adam was surrounded by animals; starting again, Noah was surrounded by
animals and again; Jesus was surrounded by animals. I want to believe that
when we get to the new heaven, we will be surrounded by animals, but I
could just as easily believe that these animals will be on the new earth.
- I have tried to find
scripture about whether our puppies are in heaven or not. The only scripture I found is in Revelation
and it speaks of “creatures” under
the earth and in the sea and in heaven; “puppies are creatures”, so it seems
they could be there… sort of.
- Animals
cannot sin,
so why wouldn’t they be in heaven.
They were God’s first creation.
- God
made a covenant
with Noah and all the animals on the
- Scripture says that the animals will praise God.
Balaam’s donkey certainly could talk.
- Scripture says there
will no longer be a curse; will
extinct animals be created new?
- This brings up the
subject of Dinosaurs, Reptiles, Rats, Cockroaches, Mosquitoes, Lice, and Maggots,
do we need them? – And that raises another scripture concerning their
value; “All things work together
for good”.
- Then
we come to;
if there is
- Here
we go;
Isaiah the prophet says there will be animals living at peace with one
another, but is this in the new heaven or in the new earth or is this in the
millennium reign of Christ on this present earth.
- Isaiah says there
will be NO harm or destruction on God’s
- Here
we go again;
the word “creatures” is translated “zoon” which is most
often translated in the NT as “animals” as used for sacrifices. It’s never translated man or angel - That
brings up the question; If God really loved the animals, why were they
used in sacrifices and then another might say; the HONORED sacrificed
animals were but a shadow of the final HOLY sacrifice of Jesus Christ on
the Cross
- Elijah was taken up to heaven in a chariot pulled by
horses and Christ returns
from Heaven on a horse; of course this could be just symbolic and not
literal horses in Heaven.
- God
says he
is making all things
- And
finally
we read that the “creatures”, and “all of creation” as well
as “ourselves” are waiting for the redemption.
- GOOD GRIEF…. I still
don’t know.
13 Then I heard every creature in heaven
and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them,
singing:
NIV
Isa 11:6-8 – Everything
will be at peace with one another
6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the
leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the
yearling together; and a little child will lead them.
7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young
will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The infant will play near the hole of the cobra,
and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest.
NIV
Isa 11:9 – No harm, no
destruction
9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all
my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as
the waters cover the sea. NIV
Rom 8:28 – All things work for the good of God’s plan
28 And we know that all things work together
for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose. KJV
Rev 21:1 – No sea
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the
first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer
any sea.
NIV
27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor
will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names
are written in the Lamb's book of life. NIV
Gen 9:9-10 – A covenant
with the living creatures
9 I now establish my covenant with you and
with your descendants after you
10 and with every living creature that was with
you--the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those
that came out of the ark with you--every living creature on earth.
NIV
Ps 148:10-13 – Animals
will Praise the name of the Lord
10 wild animals and all cattle, small
creatures and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all nations, you princes
and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and maidens, old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, NIV
Num 22:28 – Balaam’s donkey could talk
28 Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth,
and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these
three times?" NIV
2 Kings 2:11 - Horses in Heaven
11 … there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses
of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven. KJV
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a
white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, KJV
Luke 3:6 – All flesh shall
be saved
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of
God. KJV
Rev 21:5 – Christ is
making ALL things new
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I
make all things new. KJV
Rev 22:3 – No more curse
3 And there shall be no more curse: KJV
Rom 8:21-23 – The
creatures and all of creation
21 Because the creature itself also shall
be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of
the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans
and travails in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also,
which have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
KJV
Things in Heaven
- There is a city, a New
Jerusalem; The Holy City that
is a part of the Heavens.
- John the revelator
was allowed to get a glimpse into
heaven and saw the real Ark of the Covenant, so we know
it’s there containing the original Ten
Commandments. - The
- Fruit trees of every description are there as
well as The Tree of Life from
the Garden of Eden, something Adam and Eve missed out on, so
- God is there and the Son and the Holy Spirit and Angels
- God’s throne is there surrounded
by 24 other thrones
representing the 12 tribes of
- There is also the original golden bowls and the original 7 candlestick menorah
- There will be learning, serving, harp music, singing, and we will eat the wedding Supper.
- There is a
- And WE the believers have an inheritance to
be there. Praise the living Lord.
19 Then God's temple in heaven
was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. NIV
Acts 7:44 – The real
Ten Commandment are in Heaven
44 "Our forefathers
had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the desert. It had been
made as God directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
NIV
Ex 32:15 – Moses had a copy of the Ten Commandments
15 Moses turned and went
down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands.
They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. NIV
Heb 9:23 – They were
just copies
23 It was necessary, then,
for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these
sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices
than these. NIV
Heb 8:5 – The tabernacle of God is a copy of what is in heaven
5 They serve at a
sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why
Moses was warned "See to it that you make everything according to the
pattern shown you on the mountain."
NIV
Ezek 47:12 – The leaves are for FOOD and health
12 Fruit trees of all
kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither,
nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear, because the water from
the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their
leaves for healing."
NIV
Rev 19:9 – Wedding Supper
9 Then the angel said to
me, "Write: `Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of
the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."
NIV
Rev 22:1 – River of Life
1 Then the angel showed me
the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from
the throne of God and of the Lamb
Dan 7:9 – God will be there
9 I beheld till thrones
were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was
white as snow, ASV
Heb 10:12 – Jesus sitting at the right hand of God
12 But when this priest
had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right
hand of God.
13 Then I heard a voice
from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from
now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest
from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." NIV
1 Kings 22:19 – A throne
19 Micaiah continued,
"Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne
with all the host of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left. NIV
Rev 4:4 – 24 other thrones
4 Surrounding the throne
were twenty-four other thrones NIV
12 And I turned to see the
voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks;
ASV
Matt 22:30 – Angels in
Heaven
30 At the resurrection
people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like
the angels in heaven. NIV
Neh 9:6 – Multitudes in Heaven
6 You give life to
everything; the multitudes of heaven worship you.
1 Peter 1:3-4 – We will be there
3 In his great mercy he
has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into an
inheritance - kept in heaven for you NIV
Heb 2:12 – We will
sing
12 saying, I will declare
thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy
praise. ASV
Isa 44:23 – Everyone in Heaven will sing
23 Sing, O ye heavens,
for Jehovah hath done it; ASV
Rev 14:3 – Sang a new song
3 and they sing as it were
a new song before the throne, ASV
Rev 15:3 – Sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb
3 And they sing the
song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, ASV
1 Cor 13:9-10 – We will learn
9 For we know in part,
and we prophesy in part;
10 but when that which is
perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. ASV
15 Therefore are they
before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his
temple: ASV
Rev 5:8 – Harps and golden bowls
8 Each one had a harp
and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the
prayers of the saints. NIV
The
Tree of Life
- The Tree of Life is a
fruit bearing tree with leaves with healing properties. - Eating the fruit of the tree
produces good works, blessings, fulfillment, sensitivity,
it revitalizes and renews; it imparts wisdom; the knowledge of Spiritual
things providing entrance through the sacred gate into the Kingdom of
God’s eternal life.
- The word healing in the Greek should be
translated Health as there is
no curse of sickness.
- The fruit of
the tree that brings health to the nations is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control. It’s all
- The tree of life was
guarded in the Garden of Eden, but is now available to all men. The tree is symbolic of the Cross of
Jesus with its leaves providing spiritual living bread.
- The tree is more
likely “trees” on both sides of the river of life. However, the tree could be large enough
to span the entire river with waters running through it. Anyway the fruit
is good eats.
Rev 2:7 – Those that
overcome will eat from the tree of life
7 He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to
eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. NIV
Gen 3:22 – Life
forever
22 And the LORD God said,
"The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not
be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat,
and live forever."
NIV
Rev 22:2 – The Tree of
Life
2 Down the middle of the
great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of
life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And
the leaves of the tree are for the healing (health)
of the nations.
Gal 5:22-23 – Tree of Life
fruit
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control. NIV
Prov 3:13-18 - Wisdom
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
18 She is a tree of life to those who
embrace her; NIV
Prov 3:18 - Blessings
18 She is a tree of life to those who
embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed. NIV
Prov 11:30 – The Tree of Life produces good works.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who wins souls is wise. NIV
Prov 13:12 – The Tree of Life produces fulfillment.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a
longing fulfilled is a tree of life. NIV
Prov 15:4 – The Tree of
Life produces sensitivity.
4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree
of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. NIV
Reading from the Apocrypha - The
Tree of Life –
1 Enoch 24:4-5
– A tree like none other
4 And the seventh mountain was in the
midst of these, and it excelled them in height, resembling the seat of a
throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a
tree such as I had never yet smelt neither was any amongst them nor were
others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves
and blooms and wood wither not for ever:
5 and its fruit is beautiful,
and its fruit resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said: 'How beautiful
is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair and its blooms very delightful
in appearance
2 Enoch 8:3-5 – It looks
like golden fire.
3 And in the midst of the trees that of life,
in that place whereon the Lord rests, when he goes up into paradise; and this
tree is of ineffable goodness and fragrance, and adorned more
than every existing thing; and on all sides it is in form gold-looking
and vermilion and fire-like and covers all, and it has produce from all
fruits.
4 It’s
root is in the garden at the earth’s end.
5 And paradise is between corruptibility and
incorruptibility.
2 Esdras 8:52 – In it is found rest, goodness and wisdom
52 For unto you is paradise opened, the tree of
life is planted, the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready,
a city is builded, and rest is allowed, yea, perfect goodness and
wisdom.
The City
- Jesus said His father
has a home with many rooms and He was preparing a place for us and He
would return and take us there. We will live there with God and the Son.
- With the limitations
of his mind, John’s describes to us what he can understand; he describes a
part of Heaven, a city, The New
Jerusalem, The Holy City where God dwells among men.
- We cannot comprehend
the awesomeness of our new home with Christ. We can only see “a shadow” of it in our
spirit painted with the limited imagination of what we have seen on earth.
- The Holy city is as
transparent gold and the walls are as transparent Jasper and elevated
above everything else.
John 14:2-3 – Many rooms in Heaven
2 In my Father's house are
many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there
to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may
be where I am. NIV
1 Cor 2:9-10 – We cannot comprehend what Heaven looks like.
9 However, as it is
written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what
God has prepared for those who love him"-
10 but God has revealed it
to us by his Spirit. NIV
17 These are a shadow
of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. NIV
Heb 8:5 – Things are a shadow, a copy of what is in Heaven
5 They serve at a
sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why
Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it
that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the
mountain." NIV
Rev 21:2-3 – A city made for us the bride of Christ
2 I saw the Holy City
3 And I heard a loud voice
from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will
live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them
and be their God. NIV
Mic 4:1 – It will be elevated above everything else
1 In the last days the
mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as chief among the
mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will
stream to it. NIV
10 The Holy City, Jerusalem
11 It shone with the glory
of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like jasper,
clear as crystal.
The City measured
- The base is a four square,
1,500 miles wide, 1,500 miles deep and 1,500 miles high
- We have been given
the dimensions of the
- The total area of the
city would be 2,250,000 square miles.
An approximate area running from the
- The number 12 is prominent
in verse 16 & 17, if you look close. – Twelve is the number of Divine
Power, Rule and Authority. While
the number three is the trinity, it is also the number for the
resurrection. Four is the
number of creation. Three times
four is the rule of God over creation; thus the number twelve. – (No resurrection; no God over
creation.)
- Just for fun, the
number 15 is “Rest” and that
number multiplied to 1500 is the ultimate rest. Although the believer will be busy, he
will never tire.
16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as
it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia
in length, and as wide and high as it is long.
The Walls
- This Wall is made of
Jasper and is 144 cubits or 240 feet high, or about 24 stories tall.
Tall Wall Y’all
18 The wall was made of jasper, and
the city of pure gold, as pure as glass
NIV
Lighting, Streets & Rooms
- There is no night for
the glory of God and the lamb are the light
- Coming through each
gate, the streets will be made of pure gold, transparent as glass.
- The rooms will be
adorned with Ivory; sweet sounds of string music coming from the harp.
- The bathrobes will
smell of the fragrance of myrrh, aloes and cassia.
1 John 1:5 – God is light
5 This is the message we
have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no
darkness at all. NIV
Rev 21:23-24 – The light
of the Glory of the Lord
23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to
shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its
lamp.
24 The nations (Gentiles) will walk by its light,
and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
21 The street of the city was of pure gold, like
transparent glass.
Ps 45:8 – Rooms adorned with ivory
8 All your robes
are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces
adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you
glad. NIV
Twelve Foundations
- The foundation has twelve
layers; each named for one of the
Twelve Apostles. Each one with a different Simi-transparent color – See scripture below
- Twelve is a very
prominent number here. It is the
number of complete religious government.
- The city seems to be
transparent with the light of God radiating out through the walls and the
colors in the foundation. What an
awesome sight. (I added the colors in the text.)
14 The wall of the city
had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles
of the Lamb.
Rev 21:19-20 – The colors
of the Foundation Stones
19 The foundations of the city walls were
decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper
(blue), the second sapphire (shade of blue), the third chalcedony
(sky blue), the fourth emerald (bright green),
20 the fifth sardonyx (red & white),
the sixth carnelian (reddish) , the seventh chrysolite (golden),
the eighth beryl (sea green), the ninth topaz (yellow green), the
tenth chrysoprase (shade of green), the eleventh jacinth
(violet), and the twelfth amethyst (purple).
Twelve Gates
- The great Jasper wall
contains Twelve Gates with each gate made out of a single pearl.
- There are three gates
on each side with each one named for one of
- Each gate is guarded
by it own angel. Why; I don’t know
as the gates are never shut and only the righteous enter. - The sight of
the angels must be just stunning and overwhelming and are a testimony to
the awesomeness of God. I bet these dudes are over 8 feet tall – Just
saying.
Rev 21:12-13 – Twelve Gates
12 It had a great, high
wall with twelve gates and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates
were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel
13 There were three gates
on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.
21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate
made of a single pearl.
Ezek 48:31-34 – The names
of the Gates
31 the gates of the city
will be named after the tribes of Israel Judah
32 "On the east side,
which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the
gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan.
33 "On the south
side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon,
the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun.
34 "On the west side,
which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the
gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali. NIV
Rev 21:25-26 – Gates will never be shut
25 On no day will its gates ever be shut,
for there will be no night there.
26 The glory and honor of the nations will be
brought into it.
Bringing
it all together
- This brings together the
Old Testament; the twelve tribes of
- And the New Testament; the twelve apostles with the twelve
foundations - ( I love it )
A Last Word
So
there you have it. We have no idea what
the new heavens will look like, but we can know some of the things that will be
there and some of the things that won’t.
The
thing that we should rejoice about is that the believer will be there
face to face with Jesus and we will see Him as He actually is and we will be
like Him.
And
we will have a glorified body that will never die.
1 John 3:2 – We shall be
like Him
But we know that when he appears, we shall be
like him, for we shall see him as he is. NIV
1 Cor 15:51 -52 – We
will all be changed – a different body
51 Listen, I tell you a
mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-
52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we will be changed. NIV
1 Cor 2:9 – We cannot comprehend what Heaven looks like.
9 However, as it is
written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what
God has prepared for those who love him"-
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Prov 11:14
I am grateful for those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses. Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further than I otherwise ever could have.
Arithmetic
of God; The –
Don Kistler
Bible Almanac; The – Packer Tenny White
Bible Dictionary – Harper’s
Book of Bible List – Tyndale
Great Pyramid Proof of God – George R. Riffert
Harper’s Bible Dictionary - Harper & Row
Heaven – Randy Alcorn
Illustrated Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s
Illustrated Bible Dictionary; The - Tyndale
International Dictionary of the Bible; The New – Douglas, Tenney
Invisible War; The – Donald Grey Barnhouse
King James Version Bible – KJV
New International Version Bible – NIV
New International Dictionary of the Bible; The – Douglas & Tenney
Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible; The – Zondervan
Theomatics – Jerry Lucas
Victor Journey through the Bible; The – V. Gilbert Beers
Where to find it in the Bible – Ken Anderson
Who’s Who in the Bible – Paul D. Gardener
Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible – Stephen M. Miller
Wikipedia Encyclopedia
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