May 21, 2023
Top Questions About Heaven
• What will we be doing in heaven?
• Will my loved ones be there?
• Am I going to heaven?
• What happens the moment I die?
• What will I look like in heaven?
• Will heaven ever be boring?
“Nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service…We have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever, amen. And our heart sinks. Forever and ever? That’s it? That’s the good news? And then we sigh and feel guilty that we are not more ‘spiritual.’ We lost heart, and we turn once more to the present to find what life we can.”
John Eldridge, The Journey of Desire
Perhaps the reason we fear life in heaven more than life on earth is because life on earth is
John 14:1 (ESV) Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Heaven’s peace is grounded in a
John 14:2 (ESV) In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
Heaven’s location is a real and prepared home for us to
John 14:3 (ESV) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Heaven’s hope is tied to the inevitable return of Jesus.
John 14:4-6 (ESV) And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Heaven’s access is found only in the