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1 What does the Bible have to say about them
Heaven & Hell What does the Bible have to say about them

2 Course Outline What does the Bible says about Heaven
Erwin Lutzer on Heaven Literature about Heaven and Near Death Experiences What does the Bible say about Hell Erwin Lutzer on Hell Literature abut Hell and Near Death Hell Experiences

3 Christians Do Not Die John 8:51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Matthew 22:29-33 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. 31 But about the resurrection of the dead have you not read what God said to you, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. 33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

4 Heaven and you specifically
Heaven will be different based on what you did on earth, and likely who you are as a person: Matthew 5: (read) Matthew 11:11 Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. God told Jeremiah, "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve" (Jer. 17:10, quoted by Paul in Rom. 2:6). Revelation 22:12 Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. Revelation 7:13-17 (read)

5 There is a book(s) in Heaven with your Name in it
If you are saved … The Lord keeps a "book of life" in which are written the names of those who will be with him in heaven. Moses said to God: "Please forgive their sin but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written." The Lord replied, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book" (Ex. 32:32, 33). Conversely, Jesus said to his disciples, "Rejoice that your names are written in heaven" (Luke 10:20). Paul addressed the Philippian Christians as "my fellow laborers, whose names are in the book of life" (Phil. 4:3). The same book is also called the Lamb’s Book of Life because it contains the names of those who have been redeemed by the blood of the Lord Jesus (Revelation 13:8; 21:27). "If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire" (Rev. 20:15).

6 More Enter Hell then Heaven
Matthew 7:13-15 13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. 15 Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. Matthew 7:21 Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 19:24 And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. With this in mind consider the size of Hell and that is grows daily.

7 What will I be Like in Heaven
1 Corinthians, chapter 15, Paul talks about the resurrection and the resurrected body. In verses 35 and following, he states that our heavenly bodies will be different from our natural bodies, with some stark contrasts. Whereas our earthly bodies are characterized by mortality (being susceptible to death), our resurrected bodies will be characterized by immortality (not susceptible to death). Likewise, while our earthly bodies are susceptible to decay (corruption), they will become incorruptible (1 Corinthians 15:53). Also, where our natural bodies are prone to weakness, our resurrected bodies will be characterized by strength (verse 43). First Corinthians 15:43 also describes the transformation from “sown in dishonor” to “raised in glory.” Philippians 3:21 says that Jesus “will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body.” 

8 How will I be dressed Do you like white?
Angelic beings and those who have been redeemed are described in the Bible as wearing some kind of garments. In Daniel’s vision, the messenger (either an angelic being or a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ) was dressed in linen with a belt of fine gold around his waist. Similarly, the angel guarding Jesus’ tomb is described as wearing garments: “His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow” (Matthew 28:3). In Revelation 4:4, the twenty-four elders around the throne of God wear white clothing and golden crowns. Revelation 3:5 tells us that those who belong to Christ will be “dressed in white.”

9 Heaven Will Be Awesome 1 Corinthians 2:9
But, as it is written, what no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him. John 14:2-4 (A house just for you) 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that 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. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going. Hebrews 11:10 (Build and designed by God himself) For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 12:22-24 (Full of angels) 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

10 Based on the New Jerusalem
Revelation 21:4-37 (read)

11 Heaven Defined Revelation 22:3-9 (read)

12 only one way to get to Heaven
John 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.


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