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what happens after we die?

worship God forever

Huck Finn Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place. She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever. So I didn’t think much of it.

where do we get our ideas about heaven

Plato

resurrection of the dead

This world is not my home, I’m just passing thru This world is not my home, I’m just passing thru. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from Heaven’s open door.

Where is the light? Where is the salt? Where is the church? John Stott Where is the light? Where is the salt? Where is the church? [CLICK] each line

heaven is just a temporary stop on our way back to planet earth

Revelation 21:1-2 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.  And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

Revelation 21:3-4 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.  He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

Revelation 21:5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”

Revelation 21:1-2 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. [CLICK] for “new”; verse 2; “coming down”

Revelation 21:1, 5 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”

Isaiah 66:22 “As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain, so will you always be my people, with a name that will never disappear,”  says the Lord.

Romans 8:20-22 But with eager hope,  the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

Luke 24:38-43 “Why are you frightened? Why are your hearts filled with doubt? Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it’s really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost …Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them, ”Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he ate it as they watched.

Revelation 21:1-3 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.

marriage marriage from hell screaming fighting disappointments wounding unfaithfulness intimacy love support protection celebration faithfulness [CLICK] top of both columns

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself. She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear. For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people.

Revelation 21:3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.

Matthew 1:23 The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” which means, “God with us.”

Revelation 21:3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.

Philippians 1:23-24 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.

Revelation 21:2, 9-16

Revelation 21:16 When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 2,220 kilometers.

healing for the city

Revelation 21:12-14 The city wall was broad and high, with 12 gates guarded by 12 angels. And the names of the 12 tribes of Israel were written on the gates. There were three gates on each side— east, north, south, and west. The wall of the city had 12 foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.

OT patriarchs NT apostles Issachar Zebulon Gad Bartholomew James the son of Alphaeus Thaddeus [CLICK] Issachar; Bartholomew

New Earth includes ordinary people and ordinary people who have messed up, but who have exercised repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, the Savior.

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Bride City Garden

Revelation 22:1-2 Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

Revelation 22:3-5 No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him. And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.

Garden

restoring healing