What is heaven like?
2 Corinthians 5:8 (NIV)
8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:23b (NIV)
23b I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far
Revelation 21:1-5 (NIV)
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. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 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.”
5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Do we become angels when we die?
Hebrews 1:14 (NIV)
14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Psalm 91:11 (NIV)
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
1 Corinthians 6:3a (NIV)
3a Do you not know that we will judge angels?
Are my loved ones in heaven looking down on me?
Revelation 6:10 (NIV)
10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”
Luke 15:10 (NIV)
10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Will we see our pets again in heaven?
Isaiah 11:6 (NIV)
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.
Is it OK for a Christian to be cremated?
1 Corinthians 15:42-44 (NIV)
42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
Genesis 3:19b (NIV)
19b for dust you are
and to dust you will return.
Will we be married in heaven?
Matthew 22:29-30 (NIV)
29 Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
Genesis 2:18 (NIV)
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 1:28a (NIV)
28a God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
Ephesians 5:31-32 (NIV)
31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.
Do babies and children automatically go to heaven when they die?
Psalm 51:5 (NIV)
5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Matthew 18:2-5 (NIV)
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
Matthew 19:14 (NIV)
14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
2 Samuel 12:23b (NIV)
23b I will go to him, but he will not return to me.