2. John 14:1-3

3. Matthew 26:26-29
[26] And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." [27] Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. [28] For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. [29] But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."

7. IMAGINE HEAVEN
There are many people who enjoy imagining about heaven. They think in heaven, they talk about heaven and they really believe that this place is real and that it will become a reality very, very soon.
There are also many who do not believe in heaven and just the thought about heaven makes them: Angry, Sad, Depressed and Skeptic…

8. IMAGINE HEAVEN What is “imagination”?
“Imagination, also called the faculty of imagining, is the ability of forming new images and sensations when they are not perceived through sight, hearing, or other senses. Imagination helps provide meaning to experience and understanding to knowledge; it is a fundamental faculty through which people make sense of the world” – Wikipedia.com

10. IMAGINE HEAVEN
When the world was first destroyed (in the days of Noah), God hated the imaginations of mankind!
Genesis 6:5

11. Genesis 6:5 (KJV)
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

12. Genesis 6:5 (NKJV)
“Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

13. IMAGINE HEAVEN
When the world was first destroyed (in the days of Noah), God hated the imaginations of mankind!
Genesis 6:5
Genesis 8:21

14. Genesis 8:21
“Then the Lord said in His heart, ‘I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth’”

15. IMAGINE HEAVEN
When the world was first destroyed (in the days of Noah), God hated the imaginations of mankind!
Genesis 6:5
Genesis 8:21
Romans 1:21 – they continued to be a problem among those in the world

16. Romans 1:21 (KJV)
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. ”

17. IMAGINE HEAVEN
While imagination can create evil, destruction, and total failure in our lives…
Imagination can also help to create success and power!
The light bulb, the automobile, television, medical equipment and procedures, cell phones, computers etc.
Sports figures, political figures, artists, musicians

18. IMAGINE HEAVEN Imagination is a form of the word “image”
There can be good images – 2 Corinthians 4:3-4

19. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.”

20. IMAGINE HEAVEN Imagination is a form of the word “image”
There can be good images – 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
There can also be bad images – Revelation 14:11

21. Revelation 14:10-11
“He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”

22. IMAGINE HEAVEN Imagination is a form of the word “image”
There can be good images – 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
There can also be bad images – Revelation 14:11
Man is made in God’s image – Genesis 1:26-27, 9:6

23. Genesis 1:26-27
“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

24. Genesis 9:6
“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man.”

25. IMAGINE HEAVEN
Albert Einstein – “Imagination…is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
For what does God intend us to use our imaginations?
To see the glory of Heaven!

26. Hebrews 11:1, 3
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”

27. IMAGINE HEAVEN
God expects us to use our imaginations to view Heaven through the eyes of faith!
How do we develop our imagination?
We become as little children!
Matthew 18:2-3

28. Matthew 18:2-3
“Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.’”

29. IMAGINE HEAVEN
God expects us to use our imaginations to view Heaven through the eyes of faith!
How do we develop our imagination?
We become as little children!
Through our imaginations, we see Heaven and not this world as our home (Hebrews 11:8-10).

30. Hebrews 11:8-10
“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”

31. IMAGINE HEAVEN
“But in reality, without knowledge, imagination cannot be developed.”
Ephesians 1:17-18

32. Ephesians 1:17-18
“that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling”

33. IMAGINE HEAVEN
“But in reality, without knowledge, imagination cannot be developed.”
Do you ever think of or imagine what Heaven will be like?
We cannot imagine it without first understanding what the Bible says.

34. IMAGINE HEAVEN What is “imagination”?
“Imagination, also called the faculty of imagining, is the ability of forming new images and sensations when they are not perceived through sight, hearing, or other senses. Imagination helps provide meaning to experience and understanding to knowledge; it is a fundamental faculty through which people make sense of the world” – Wikipedia.com

35. How does the Word of God describe Heaven?
IMAGINE HEAVEN
How does the Word of God describe Heaven?

36. IMAGINE HEAVEN
According to a recent news poll, 85% of people who believe in heaven but are not necessarily Christians believe that they will go to heaven.
Even more surprising is the fact that 77% of people who claim no religious affiliation feel that they are good enough to go to heaven because they are a “good person.”

37. IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?

39. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Not everyone who professes Christ!

40. Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven…”

41. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Not everyone who professes Christ!
Not everyone who does works in the name of Christ!

42. Matthew 7:22-23
“Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”

43. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Not everyone who professes Christ!
Not everyone who does works in the name of Christ!
Quite simply, those who do the will of the Father – Matthew 7:21

44. Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven…”
“but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”

45. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Those who do the will of the Father
Those who are “doers” of the word

46. James 1:22-25
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”

47. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Those who do the will of the Father
Those who are “doers” of the word
Those who have the right hearts

48. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
Matthew 5:8; 1 John 3:2-3
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
“Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.”

49. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Those who do the will of the Father
Those who are “doers” of the word
Those who have the right hearts
Those who are holy

50. 1 Peter 1:13-16
“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy.’”

51. IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHO WON’T BE IN HEAVEN?

52. IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHO WON’T BE IN HEAVEN?
“Everyday” people

53. Galatians 5:19-21
“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

54. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WON’T BE IN HEAVEN? “Everyday” people
“Average” people

55. Revelation 21:7-8
“He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

56. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHO WON’T BE IN HEAVEN? “Everyday” people
“Average” people
“Many” people

57. Matthew 7:13
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.”

58. IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHAT WILL BE IN HEAVEN?

59. IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHAT WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Great beauty

60. Revelation 21:10-11
“And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.”

61. IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHAT WILL BE IN HEAVEN?
Great beauty
Everything new

62. Revelation 21:1-2, 5
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God”
“Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’”

63. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHAT WILL BE IN HEAVEN? Great beauty Everything new
Many mansions

64. John 14:1-3
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”

65. WHAT WILL NOT BE IN HEAVEN?
IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHAT WILL NOT BE IN HEAVEN?

66. IMAGINE HEAVEN
WHAT WILL NOT BE IN HEAVEN?
No more suffering

67. Revelation 21:4
“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

68. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHAT WILL NOT BE IN HEAVEN? No more suffering
No more light or night

69. Revelation 22:5
“There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.”

70. IMAGINE HEAVEN WHAT WILL NOT BE IN HEAVEN? No more suffering
No more light or night
No more sin

71. Revelation 21:27
“But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”

72. IMAGINE HEAVEN
In all, the Word of God tells us more about Hell than it does Heaven.
However, it does tell us everything we need to know in order to imagine its greatness.
Can you imagine being there?

73. Live a life pleasing unto God.
Hear
Believe
Repent
Confess
Be baptized
Live a life pleasing unto God.